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The Cost Of Distraction
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2026-06-17 07:30:00David's Pov
The man's name was Feretti and he had been skimming a collection route for nine months.He was zip-tied to a chair in a warehouse off the industrial strip, Luca was leaning against the far wall eating an apple with the patience of someone who had learned that silence was its own kind of pressure.I walked a slow circle around Feretti and thought about Lenny sitting at her kitchen table past midnight with her lamp on.That was the probl
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