638: Rom-Com
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Seeing a Woman's Face
Zander thought back to the night they met. He could park in front of the pyramid, run inside and snatch a jade stone. But Emily had very specific tastes. An what if she didn't like jade? It wasn't like he'd be able to go back and return it. How could he make up for three years of romantic ineptitude with a single birthday present? There had to be a right answer. Cleopatra's crown, joan of arc's sword, a baby dinosaur? What was the greatest thing he could give herThe hardest problem hehad ever attempted to solve. Zander is an atheist and believed fiercely in random causality. By the end of
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