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Glancing around at the teetering towers of books that fills the room in a mixture of wonder and fear , I contemplate where to start . Bending down , I start to fill the lower shelf with the nearest pile of old books . Crouching down , I swat the strands of hair out of my face and when I shift , I wince at the sting still between my legs ; a reminder of Riven . Before I can reach for the fourth book , the ringing of my phone causes me to startle and push over the whole pile with a loud thud . "s**t ." I breath out , scrambling to my feet in frustration and pad towards my phone with a groan .
Scooping up the phone , I swipe my finger over the screen and push the device between my ear and shoulder , walking back to the books scattered on the floor . "Yes ?" I murmur , crouching ba
