A pre-drawn verdict.The sun had not yet risen, but the first rays of light already illuminated the beautiful bedroom. Throughout the night, Rick and Mary's bodies had longed for each other, searched, met and united in a disruptive vortex of passion. The two lovers lay satisfied, one beside the other looking at each other with eyes full of ardor. After a while, the blond man sighed to gain courage, caressed the pretty girl's face and sat down. Then, he took a sheet of newspaper from the bedside table and studied it carefully. The article spoke of the purchase and sale of the mine and in it there were portraits, taken from some archives, of Mr. Messnahimer and Major Miles. The portrait of the Major looked nothing like Hugg Badfinger.
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