"Oh I know," Laurel remarked, chuckling softly, "I was in the mix some of the time," unless she let them go off on their own, trusting them blindly, if Laurel only knew then what she knew now, this would have ended differently.
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"Oh I know," Laurel remarked, chuckling softly, "I was in the mix some of the time," unless she let them go off on their own, trusting them blindly, if Laurel only knew then what she knew now, this would have ended differently.