There wasn’t enough air in the hallway. There wasn’t enough air in this house. Arthur felt suddenly suffocated and like he needed to be somewhere else, anywhere else — or, like he needed to be throwing a pair of dice and feeling like he was someone else.

”Dez,” Art said, a little helpless — he was not sure if he was asking her to stop talking or what, but it was the only thing he could find to say.

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