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Author's Note: This chapter 8 concludes the Cassandra - Vampiress series.
Cassandra - Vampiress Chapter Eight: The Reunion By JR Parz
Prologue (Evening before Punishment Ends)
Theresa whimpered and groaned as Damien penetrated her... harder and faster with every thrust, eliciting a supernatural ecstasy. "Pleeeasssse." She begged him, moaning. Due to his command not to reach climax, she was kept right there on the edge... and when he did finally allow her to explode... did she ever! "Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" She cried out before drifting off to darkness.
She wasn't sure how long she was out, but she woke just as Damien was sliding out of her... and immediately she felt an overwhelming 'need' for him to fill her again. Exhausted and unable to move, she wondered how someone with her incredible powers could be reduced to a quivering, lust-ridden, pleasure slave... conquered in ways that rendered her weak, docile and totally female.
'Damn', she thought to herself. 'He's playing with my emotions again... making me feel this way.'
"I have a few rules for you before you leave." Damien announced, as he lay there naked next to her... grazing his fingers along the crack of her ass. "Sarah's my property... just like you and Cassandra."
"Yes, Master." She replied automatically, then blushed when she realized he was forcing her to respond this way.
"And domination of one another is only allowed through consent unless of course, I permit otherwise." He smiled.
"Yes, Master." She whispered, blushing.
"And under no circumstances are you allowed to one another, understood?"
"But, Master." She replied, still forced to respond subserviently, but still being able to voice her opinion. "Sarah has been allowed to treat Cassandra like a slave and I can't just forget that."
"Cassandra's heart may have been heavy during her punishment, but physically, she felt pleasure." Damien responded.
"I wouldn't Sarah... just let her know that if she ever messes with Cassandra again, she'll be messing with me." She explained.
"And what makes you think that Cassandra can't take care of herself?" Damien asked, then added. "Cassandra's a stronger vampire than Sarah... and a lot more powerful than you give her credit for... but if you can stay within my guidelines, you have my permission to do what you must."
"Thank you, Master." She replied, grinning.
"I'm very serious about this, Theresa. Screw up and you'll be right back here as my perpetually horny maid."
"Yes, Master." She replied... her grin turning to a blush.
Damien gave her a whack on the ass before slipping out of bed. The slap should have pissed her off, but instead it only inflamed her arousal. She hated when he treated her like a sex slave, but she hated her body's reaction even more. She stole a glance at his equipment and smiled... even in its flaccid state it hung powerfully huge... and she licked her lips wishing he'd take her again.
"Theresa... I'm honoring my word that you and Cassandra can be together. Your punishment is over tonight at midnight."
"Thank you, Master." She replied.
"Are you planning on living with Cassandra?"
"Yes, Master." She replied.
"I suggest you make some alternative plans in the event your reunion doesn't pan out the way you expect."
"I will, Master." She whispered, wondering why he would suggest such a thing.
"Then leave."
"Yes, Master." She smiled, slipping out of bed... then hurrying off to her bedroom.
Having expected Damien to summon her, she had already instructed Tricia to pack her belongings and was pleased to see that she was nearly finished when she returned back to her bedroom.
"I'm going to miss you, Mistress." Tricia whispered, teary eyed.
She opened her arms and allowed the ex-model a hug. She had grown fond of Tricia and wondered if Damien would be willing to give her up. "Call me a cab." she instructed her.
"Yes, Mistress." Tricia replied.
She figured she'd store her belongings with Carla for the time being... but rather than alert her to her arrival she decided to surprise her.
***
"Mistress!" Carla cried out in surprise.
Theresa smiled at her thrall... who was on her back, spread-eagled, and getting eaten out by a lovely with a nice ample ass. When the looked up and saw her standing there, she shrieked, and scurried off the bed for her clothes. She remembered the girl, Debbie, and this sparked her memory of her younger sister, Dawn.
"Return to the bed and ignore me." She commanded the girl, who immediately dropped the she had picked up and moved back on the bed.
"I can't stay, Carla... I just had to drop my suitcases off." She stated as Debbie repositioned herself between her thrall's legs. "I wish I had time to join you... but I don't." She added.
"Oh... unngghhhhhh." Carla groaned, nodding her head.
She turned her attention to Debbie and scanned her mind. She saw where she'd been arguing with her younger as of late and this didn't sit too well with her. She made a mental note to address this problem when she returned. She leaned down, kissed Carla on the lips, and then disappeared. I. (Sarah's Apartment)
"Ohhhhhhhh... God, Yes!" Sarah screamed out from Cassandra's tongue lashing. "Harder! Harder!" She frantically begged and then exploded with yet another orgasm.
Later, while leisurely stroking Cassandra's long hair, she started to feel sad and frightened. In less than an hour, Cassandra's punishment would be over and she feared that this would be their last night together. She sighed and stood up... then using her mind, she summoned her thrall, Holly. Naked, the teen beauty entered the room and bowed her head.
"Stay with Cassandra." She commanded.
"Yes, Mistress." Holly replied, smiling.
She leaned over and kissed her sleeping pet and then exited the room and went to the guestroom... where a was eagerly licking out a girl. Unlike the blonde, the wore panties, which meant she was on her period. When the spotted her, she immediately instructed the brunette to stop and kneel subserviently before her.
"Hi Mandy... are you enjoying your new life?" She asked the pretty brunette.
"I... I don't understand this... but... but yes... Yes, I am." Mandy replied with a blush.
"Oh dear, you don't need to understand... just enjoy. Is the first you've ever tasted?" She asked.
"Yes." Mandy continued to blush.
"Well?" She asked with a smile.
"I... I like it." Mandy whispered, coloring even more.
"Aren't you glad you joined our little club?"
"Yes... thank you." Mandy responded with downcast eyes.
"Jessica and Christina each had their turns but eventually I had to kick them loose. If I had known you were a virgin, I might have called on you sooner."
She then turned to Britney, who had been obediently quiet. "Well dear, how does she compare with the other two?"
"Mandy's more innocent. Prettier, too." The pop princess replied with a blush.
"Yes... I've always considered Mandy the prettiest of you four... but don't frown, 'Brit', you're still the sexiest with that 'hot bod' of yours."
smiled.
"Anyway, I need to feed... so leave me. Go join Cassandra."
"Yes, Mistress." replied and quickly left the room.
II.
With only twenty-eight minutes left of her captivity, all Cassandra wanted to do was sleep... but Holly's tongue wouldn't allow her... and soon she was opening her legs wider for the girl.
Then the door opened and walked in. "Sarah told me to join you."
She smiled at the pop princess, having grown fond of her. Then she looked down at Holly, captured the girl's eyes, and willed her to sleep. didn't even have to be told and a second later she was replacing Holly between her legs. certainly had its privileges.
As tended to her 'need', she thought about Theresa Fawn. Did she still love her? She remembered questioning this about a third of the way through her captivity. The bond that they had shared didn't seem as strong. Did Theresa still feel the same way about her? Sarah had asked her what her plans were and she told her that she still loved Theresa. Then quite surprisingly, Sarah asked if she might consider returning if things didn't work out with Theresa. Did Sarah care for her? She knew Sarah could have made things worse and the fact of the matter was that she enjoyed her captivity to her, basking in her true submissive nature. She ended up telling Sarah that she'd think about it.
"Ohhhhhh... Yeeeessssssssssss!" She suddenly cried out as eagerly lapped up her cum. then shifted around and lowered herself over her mouth so she could return the favor.
III.
Theresa soared through the air in her Eagle form... moving faster than any Eagle ever did... and arrived outside of Sarah's apartment complex with 15 minutes to spare. She looked around and smiled. Despite the late hour there seemed to be a lot of activity going on. Then she noticed the party...
"Hey, gorgeous." A greeted her with a smile.
The was cute and 'fuckable'... only if Damien hadn't altered her sexual orientation. She sighed and moved on... scanning the other partygoers... and that is when she saw her. She was very pretty and had dark hair, like hers. She also appeared shy, reminding her of Dawn.
"Hi... I'm Theresa." She greeted the girl, staring into her baby brown eyes.
"Julie." The replied automatically, appearing slightly nervous.
"Tell me, Julie... have you ever licked pussy?" She asked, smiling.
The blushed, nodding her head 'no'.
"Have you ever thought about it?"
"Yes." The whispered, blushing even more.
"Follow me." She commanded.
The got up and followed her... heading away from the party. Some of the other partygoers that saw them let out some 'catcalls' and the that greeted her earlier asked where they were going.
"Julie is going to have her first taste of pussy." She responded, provoking even louder 'catcalls'. Julie wasn't allowed to resist when she reached for her hand.
When they were far enough away, she twirled the around to take a good look at her and smiled. The looked precious, still blushing, while also looking nervous... but she could also smell her arousal.
"I bet you're aroused, aren't you?" She asked.
"Yes." The whispered.
"And I bet when you came to this party tonight that you never thought that you'd be seduced by another girl, did you?" She asked, smiling.
"No. I... I never been with a before?"
"How about a guy?" She asked.
"Not all the way." She blushed again.
'A virgin!' She thought with excitement. This shined new light on the subject and it also meant that she didn't have time to do what she wanted to do. She glanced at her watch and saw that she only had four minutes, so she drew the closer... hugged her... enjoying the feel of her ass. Then she kissed her, and mentally sent her a command. 'You've been awakened... and now crave your own sex. You will remember and fantasize about me and I will return for you. Until then... reap the pleasures of your new sensuality.'
"Yeeesssssss." Julie mind reeled.
'And now, for me.' She sent, smiling as Julie shuddered to an orgasm.
***
In the form of a white cloudy mist, Theresa drifted up to the eighth floor and materialized when she reached Sarah's balcony. She looked through the sliding glass doors she saw three blondes, all naked, on a bed. One of the was sleeping while the other two made 'love'. Cassandra was one of the girls... Then she glanced at the Cassandra made love to and gasped... Britney! Was Sarah crazy!?!
She then looked at the that was sleeping and a quick scan told her that the was Sarah's thrall. The she wondered, looking back to Britney, and saw that only mesmerism controlled her. Why didn't Sarah enthrall like she had done with the younger girl? Then something else that she'd been dying to know was whether or not told the truth regarding her virginity and smiled when she saw the truth.
"Theresa!" Cassandra suddenly cried out. Cassandra pushed off of her and jumped to hug her... and she nearly swooned when she felt their 'Double Ds' crushing up against one another.
"Wait." She gasped with she felt Cassandra slide her hand down to her crotch area.
"What's wrong?" Cassandra asked, looking confused and slightly hurt.
"Sarah." She whispered.
"She won't bother us... she's feeding."
"Feeding? On who?" She asked.
"Mandy... who cares... Let's make love!" Cassandra exclaimed.
"But what about me?" suddenly interrupted them with a pout.
"Oh... I'm sorry honey... Sleep." Cassandra commanded the pop princess.
Still feeling slightly starstruck with Britney, she watched her drift off before turning back to Cassandra, who was smiling at her. "Let me say goodbye to Sarah and then we'll leave." Cassandra beamed.
"You can't be serious about wanting to say goodbye to her, are you?"
"Of course I am." Cassandra replied.
"How can you even be nice to the bitch?" She asked.
"You have it all wrong, Theresa, Sarah didn't do anything to me that I didn't enjoy and besides, if you want to be angry with someone... be angry with Damien. He's the one that controls everything." Cassandra responded.
"But aren't you the least bit angry with her?"
"I'll admit I was angry in the beginning but eventually I came to understand that she was nothing more than Damien's puppet. Let me tell you, she could have treated me a lot worse. Anyway, if you're still having a problem with this, I'll say goodbye to her now and we'll leave right away."
"I'm sorry, Cass... but I can't allow Sarah to get away with this and I don't want you talking to her."
"Theresa... I'm very much myself again and this isn't your decision. It's mine. I'm going to go say goodbye to her now and you wait here." Cassandra replied and started for the door.
Theresa gained Cassandra's attention and then morphed into her exact double.
"Oh my, God!" Cassandra exclaimed, looking at her in disbelief. "I had no idea you were this powerful!"
Taking advantage of Cassandra's shock, she bore into her, mesmerizing her... and within seconds Cassandra stood motionless in a trance. "I'm sorry, Cass... I didn't want to go to this extreme, but I don't want you interfering. Go back in bed and sleep." She commanded.
Without saying a word, Cassandra returned to her bed, settling down between and Holly... and fell asleep.
She felt bad about doing this to Cassandra, but at the same time she felt kind of impressed since this was the first time that she used her powers on another vampire. Damien had told her that once someone was mesmerized... human, vampire, or 'even' a witch, that they were totally subjugated to your will. Now, wearing Cassandra's body, she left the bedroom to find Sarah.
As she expected, Sarah was busily lapping up the dark nectar from between some innocent's legs. The teen looked in addition to being dazed and happy... She was also very, very pretty. Then her eyes lit up when she recognized her, having been thrown off guard by her dark hair. Mandy had been a the last time she saw her, and although she hadn't yet attained the same stardom as Britney, she still managed to have her own television show on MTZ... and star in a Motion Picture. Then she realized something else... Sarah had just drunk from Mandy's and if she were virgin, it would mean that she had just been transformed into an Initiate, which was one step away from being a vampiress.
"I've come to say goodbye." She spoke, deciding to interrupt them.
"Cassandra!" Sarah responded. "I thought... I thought you were leaving tomorrow." She responded.
"Sorry... I came here to kiss you goodbye." She replied.
"Ah... sure... I just... Have you thought anymore about my offer?" Sarah asked, climbing off the bed.
She wondered what Sarah was talking about and knew she couldn't risk scanning her mind. "I'm still thinking." She whispered, hoping that this answer would suffice.
"Oh... Okay." Sarah whispered... then moved into her arms for a hug.
She had to admit, Sarah's body felt 'hot' and arousing to her and she was tempted to make love to her as their kiss turned passionate, but instead, she patiently waited for Sarah to open her eyes... and then slam!
Sarah didn't even know what hit her... and given she had the element of surprise on her side... she quickly overwhelmed her. Sarah was hers! She smiled as she walked around the former actress, inspecting her shapely petite form. Sarah stood there like a statue... unable to move, talk... anything. "That was too easy." She whispered into her ear. Then she turned to the pop singer, who was just now coming around and sent her a command to 'sleep'.
"How does it feel, Sarah? How does it feel to be on the receiving end for a change?" She asked... then allowed her to respond.
"Why did you do this? I never harmed you... I never treated you mean. Please, Cassandra, please release me... I... I love you." Sarah replied, starting to cry.
"No! You can't love Cassandra! I won't allow it!" She screamed at the top of her lungs. "You ruined everything! I love Cassandra!" She responded with anger knowing that as much as she wanted those words to be true, they weren't.
"I... I don't understand." Sarah whispered in shock.
She glared at Sarah with hatred and then morphed back into her true form.
"Theresa!" Sarah cried out in shock.
"Yes... and now payback time. You were responsible for making my life a living hell... let me return the favor."
"Wha... what are you going to do to me?" Sarah cried.
"You'll see."
"Damien won't permit it!"
"Misa... Remor... Talto... Vesual... Misa... Remor... Talto... Vesual... Misa... Remor... Talto... Vesual... Misa... Remor... Talto... Vesual... Misa... Remor... Talto... Vesual... Misa... Remor... Talto... Vesual..." She recited and then with a wave of her hand, Sarah began to glow!
***
Sarah felt the bolt of magic engulf her... swallowing her up whole. Her body felt strange and she clutched at her breasts... something was happening to her! She looked down at herself and saw that she was shrinking and getting... younger? "Oh my, God! What are you doing to me?!?" She cried out in a much younger voice.
"Go look in the mirror." Theresa suggested.
She ran over to the mirror and gasped. How was this possible? She looked at her chest in utter amazement... then further down her body... "I... I'm a child!"
"Twelve years to be exact... and right on the verge of blossoming. But don't expect to, though, because you're body is frozen in this state for the next year."
"This is impossible." She mumbled, running her hands down her child-like form.
"I'll have to admit you were cute back then... but I can see why you chose to dye your hair. I bet even then you knew you were going to be a 'hottie', but don't go expecting to feel anything sexual because I've age regressed you back to the day before you reached puberty. In fact, I even conditioned your mind to feel ill at the mere thought of sex." Theresa told her with a smile.
"But why?" She asked, tearing up. She thought about her recent feeding from Mandy and felt ill.
"Sarah... You deprived me of my love for Cassandra and now I'm depriving you."
"You can't do this to me!"
"Yes I can... and did. You're cursed to live this way for an entire year and only then will you return to your former self. Theresa responded.
"What about my feedings!?!"
"You're still a vampiress... and still have your mesmerism powers." Theresa grinned.
"I'll get even with you! I swear! I'll get even with you!" She sobbed, dropping to her knees.
"Maybe you'll try... but remember... I'm a Vampiress Witch, which makes me about ten times more powerful than you."
Sarah felt doomed... How could she be like this for an entire year? She looked over at Mandy and felt... nothing. She thought again about feeding from her 'down there' and felt like throwing up... her future feedings would have to be from the wrist... or (God, forbid) the neck.
IV.
Cassandra thrashed around, whimpered, groaned and cried out while Theresa tongued her. She had been relentless having gone at it all night... and again this morning... and when she exploded to yet another orgasm, they both finally collapsed on their backs in exhaustion.
"God, I missed you so much." She sighed, basking in the afterglow.
"Me too." Theresa replied, looking slightly distracted.
"Let me go say goodbye to Sarah and I'll be right back." She whispered.
"If you insist." Theresa mumbled.
Cassandra got up from the bed and pranced naked to the kitchen... Britney and Mandy were making breakfast and Holly was sitting with a child at the table. The was cute and she wondered who she was... whoever she was, she'd been crying. Then it 'HIT' her!
***
"You had no right!" She yelled at Theresa.
"Sure I did... She fucked with me, costing us a year of our relationship and now I'm fucking her, and costing her a year of her life." Theresa replied, defensively.
"Why is this so hard for you to understand? It wasn't Sarah that fucked us... it was Damien. Sarah was merely a pawn in all of this." She responded, frantically.
"Look, at least I didn't turn her into a slave." Theresa replied.
"No. But what you've done is worse! How could you do this? The Theresa I remember would never have done this."
"Don't be getting moral with me! Remember who snatched who at the mall!" Theresa snapped back.
"You weren't a vampire then... and that meant different rules." She rationalized.
"I was a witch... and you should have let me go."
"Well... Now what? I can't just leave her alone... she's only a kid."
"She's twelve." Theresa responded.
"I'm going to have to take care of her."
"Let the others take care of her."
"Mandy's going back to her singing career... and so isn't Britney." She replied.
"But you told me that Mandy's an initiate now... she won't be able to handle it." Theresa responded.
"You forget... I was an initiate for a whole year and still able to model. It'll be difficult for her and she'll need a steady lover, but until Sarah is restored to her former self, it's necessary."
"Then let take care of her."
"No. will fill the role of Mandy's sex partner. They'll both be able to continue their music careers and be discreet lovers at the same time."
"But what about us?" Theresa whispered.
"I'm sorry Cassandra... but what we have isn't love anymore, it's lust." She responded.
"What happened to us?" Theresa asked.
"I happened." Damien suddenly announced, entering the bedroom.
"Damien!" Cassandra cried out, immediately dropping to her knees.
"Well?" Damien asked, looking over at Theresa.
Theresa sighed... then slowly kneeled down, too.
V.
"You have some issues, Theresa. You really are in denial about a lot of things. You know perfectly well that I broke the love spell you were under the night I turned you."
She blushed, nodding her head. She remembered how good it felt to be in love with Cassandra and she missed that feeling. It wasn't fair... and to make matters worse, Cassandra no longer felt anything for her. "But how did you break Cassandra free from my love potion?"
"I recruited the services of a very powerful warlock... and to make a long short, he cured Cassandra of your love potion about eight months ago. Did you really think that I could allow my favorite to suffer for a whole year?" Cassandra blushed, smiling. "In addition, I also wiped out the added lust Cassandra felt towards Sarah, which means that she's pretty much been running on her own feelings all this time."
"Are you saying my feelings have been my own?" Cassandra asked, surprised.
"Yes dear... I still ensured your obedience, but everything else came from within."
"Are you mad at me for what I did to Sarah?" Theresa interrupted.
"I've got to hand it to you, you're certainly creative." Damien responded, turning to her.
"Then you aren't mad?" She asked.
"Mad? Well, lets see... By turning Sarah into a child for a year, you're not only depriving Cassandra, but you're also depriving me."
She blushed, having not considered that.
"I only meant to deprive Sarah... I... I wasn't thinking."
"Blind rage can do that... and I suggest you work on your temper. If not, the consequences could be devastating." Damien replied, then turned back to Cassandra. "I just talked with Sarah and she told me she loved you." Cassandra smiled. "And I sense you love her."
"I... Yes. In a way... I'm not sure which, but I do feel something." Cassandra whispered.
"Well, thanks to our darling witch, all that is on hold now."
Theresa looked down to the floor in shame, feeling bad... she wished she could turn Sarah back, but she couldn't.
"Theresa, I know you can't turn Sarah back... and I'm not angry with you. You stayed within the parameters of my restrictions and I'm actually kind of impressed."
"Yes, Master." She whispered, relieved.
"Now, has anyone given consideration to your living arrangements?"
"I'm taking Sarah and Holly to live with me." Cassandra responded. "I'll assign Holly and my thralls to care for her."
"Alright... and what about the initiate and the with the big boobs?" Damien asked, gesturing toward the kitchen. "Incidentally, are those real?"
"Yeah, they're real." Cassandra giggled. "And I've grown pretty fond of them."
Damien smiled.
"Anyway, I'm going to make them lovers for the next year." Cassandra added.
"Just like I did with you and Tricia?" Damien asked.
"That's my plan." Cassandra replied, smiling.
"But Tricia was a thrall... making her easier to control. Mesmerism would cause too much a strain... do you plan on enthralling the blonde?" Damien asked.
"No. That's where Theresa comes in." Cassandra responded, turning her attention to her. "I want you to use your witchcraft to bind them... this way we can let loose when Sarah summons Mandy."
"I guess that's the least I could do." Theresa responded.
"Interesting." Damien grinned. "And what about you two?"
"What we had was artificial." Cassandra stated.
"And you, Theresa?"
"I guess Cassandra's right... I love her but it's not the same anymore." She replied.
"So, it looks like you'll need some money to get your own place."
"Yes." She blushed. As powerful as she was, she still needed financial assistance... at least in the beginning.
"For the first year, stay within 100 miles from me."
"How come?" She asked.
Damien raised his eyebrows.
"Yes, Master." She replied, sighing.
"Now, before I was aware of Sarah's fate, I was looking forward to having a foursome... but now that Sarah's out of the picture... at least for the next year anyway... I was thinking of replacing Sarah that out there." Damien stated, smirking.
Cassandra and Theresa squealed with excitement.
"Do you know who that is, Master?" Theresa asked with a giggle.
"I remember seeing her in those soft drink commercials... and I especially remember seeing her a few years back on the cover of Rollerock Stones... but I'm not sure... Should I?" Damien asked.
Cassandra and Theresa squealed out with excitement, again.
Epilogue:
Theresa was happy that she and Cassandra left on good terms... they agreed to get together every now and then for some good sex... but that's all it would be... good sex.
Carla was ecstatic when they moved into their new apartment... exactly one hundred miles away from Damien's mansion. Carla pouted when she told her that only Linda would be joining them... needing Debbie to care for Dawn. She had lifted the love spell Debbie was under for Carla and replaced it with a different spell. Debbie would begin feeling much more protective over her younger sister... and in the event Dawn wished to experiment, sexually, she also gave the a nudge in that direction.
Just then there was a tap at her door.
"Come in." She called out.
Carla, stark naked, walked into her bedroom and kneeled down before her.
"I take it Linda is ready."
"Yes, Mistress. She's on my bed."
"Is she nervous?"
"Yes... but she's also excited." Carla smiled... licking her lips.
"You remain in my room... to your heart's content."
"Yes, Mistress."
"When you see Linda next... she'll be like you... a thrall."
"Yes, Mistress. Will she still love me?"
"Yes Carla... as you, her." She replied, "but your relationship will be more on equal terms."
When she entered Linda's bedroom, she lay naked on the bed... She was even more beautiful than Carla was.
"Hi." She greeted the girl.
"Hi." Linda blushed.
"You smell nice." She commented, joining her on the bed.
Linda turned beat when she realized it was her arousal that she was referring too.
The end of the "Cassandra - Vampiress" series.
This wraps everything up and I hope you found it pleasurable reading. I'll eventually be starting "The Vampiress Witch" series, starring Theresa Fawn. So, expect to see all your favorite characters as the saga continues.
For whatever reason, the fan fare for this series has been low, which shocked me. I always love to hear what you think, regardless of good or bad - as long as you offer sincerity. E-mail me with your thoughts at jrparz@hotmail.com
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