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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="8bdd2a6826575600883f84c59ce0f04a"Val nodded but stayed silent as she heard the stairs creek. She walked out of the kitchen to see Damon walking down the steps./p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="8bdd2a6826575600883f84c59ce0f04a"Val nodded but stayed silent as she heard the stairs creek. She walked out of the kitchen to see Damon walking down the steps./p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="67fface81e9ab9ee47ac63f855297d90"" You heard me?'' She asked not very shocked. He nodded and crossed his arms, " why didn't you say she was wrong then,'' Damon turned around and went to walk away. Val scoffed as he did so, " Maybe that's why I chose Elijah. I want to let you in Damon, but I can't do that if you don't' let me in.''/p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="ccc1d2dd866fa9735a127d6eb5a2a875"Val nodded understandingly, " I getting there. I always did wonder what you were like when you were human.''/p
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