The Compass

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I pat my pockets, then sigh as I remember. My phone is still in the wreck of my car, or somewhere among the shredded remains of my clothes. Along with my room keycard. Right now, I have to hope Owen is as predictable as I think he is. I knock. Sure enough, the door opens a second later. Owen stands on the other side, wearing the expression of someone who knew perfectly well it was me and had already guessed I had nothing useful on me. "You might have the wrong room, Iron Man," he says, a slight smirk tugging at his face. I stare at him until he opens the door properly. I step inside, clocking the book open on the coffee table and the half-drunk tea. This is all very Owen, but there is something unusually cheerful about him. Just a restless energy around the edges, as though he is t

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