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To my surprise, she flopped down next toover her eyes "Watson, how do you feel about an experiment?"

"Not terrific, actually"

"Stop It’s not a difficult one," she said, her face buried in a pillow

"Fine Shoot"

"I need you to touch er

"No," she snarled, and grabbed h I was taking her te this?"

"You’re de nonsexual touch It’s akin to how a parent would touch a child When you were ill last se into your bed, because I knew that nothing could happen Look, I’ I don’t want to hit you" She sounded pleased "Really, I should be recording s"

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Hol all the tiby tea "I, um I want you totouch oing"

I eyed her for a longBut I don’t want to be your guinea pig"

"I don’t want you to be one I want you to understand"

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