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Sleep eluded her. She lay in the darkness, trying to empty her head of every thought, troubling or otherwise, but this seemed to be an impossibility. Bone tired though she had been earlier, when she had stripped off her clothes and fallen into bed, she was now wide-awake. All of her senses were alerted; she strained to catch any untoward sounds from outside. At this moment, though, very little noise penetrated the walls of the plush hotel suite. It was curious, ominous, the silence outside. - Remember [Books (First Lines)] Paula walked into her private office at the London store with her usual briskness, and after removing several folders from her briefcase, she sat down at the antique partners' desk in the corner. It was precisely at this moment that she noticed the buff-colored envelope propped against the antique porcelain lamp. - To Be the Best (ch. 1) [Books (First Lines)] Paula left Pennistone Royal just before dawn. - To Be the Best (prologue) [Books (First Lines)]
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