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The Secret Life of Ellie

Monica found her note book on top of the beer crate where she kept her clothes. She ran into the bathroom, stripped off her clothes and stood shivering under the thin trickle of the shower. Her plan was to tell katya first. But somehow she found the right moment. There were always people in the apartment, or they were all out somewhere,. watching a band o with a big group at a bar. Ellie had a boy friend whose name was curt, another musician, a bass player. Someone took a hundred marks from the pocket of ellie's leather jacket. Cutye's photos were left out on her bed. These small crimes and clumsy invasions of privacy

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