Huff, Tanya - [Blood 04] - Blood Pact

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3、hotographs,youshouldreceiveitbeforenoontomorrow.ThemomentyoucallmewithapositiveID,I'lltaketheinformationtothepoliceandtheycanpickhimup.”"Thepolicethoughttheyfoundhimoncebefore,inVancouver,butwhentheywenttopickhimuphewasgone.”"Well,he'llbetherethistime."Vi

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