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Evie gave hi, innocent peepers "Well, I dreamed I was in New York, all alone…"

"Poor baby" Sam put his arm around her shoulders

"I walked the streets searching for people… but there was no one…"

"Terrible…" Sam was so close she could smell the musk of him

"Suddenly, I found myself in Penn Station…" Evie paused "And thehappened next"

"What’s that, doll?" Sam purred

"Soainst Sahted himself at the last minute

Sam sot you a spiffy wash for the ball"

Evie gave him a little bow

"I just ca customer in the joint ants a tour"

"Send Jericho," Evie said, stretching

"This fella asked for your uncle, but I told hihness" Sam returned the bow

Evie replied with an eye-roll "Do you think you can one?"

"The only thing I’ to steal is your heart, doll" Sam smirked

"You’re not that talented a thief, Sam Lloyd"

Evie arrived in the foyer to find a younghis hat in his hands A notebook peeked out of his breast pocket

"Can I help you?" Evie said, giving her friendliest s his hat and stuck out his hand like a sales from Wisconsin Heard about your museum and just had to take a look for myself I can’t wait to tell the folks back home all about it"