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Pete stood in the doorway. The light from the hallway illuminated his tall crumpled figure from behind. The light gave him the appearance of having a bright yellow and white aura surrounding him, making him larger than life. Then again, Nico admitted to himself, in his present state of mind anything appeared to be bigger than life. He saw everything through a haze, and the world moved in slow motion. This must be what they call an out-of-body experience he decided. It felt surreal, as though he were watching it all through someone else’s eyes. He watched Pete walk, in slow motion, over to where he was crouched, leaning against the wall opposite the front door. The touch of Pete’s hand on his shoulder made him shudder.
“Are you all right?” Pete’s voice was low and sounded muffled to Ni
