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"I'll be back later," Kesley said in the morning. His eyes stung as if they had been sandpapered during the long, sleepless night; his lips were dry and cracking, and the oppressive city heat hung around him like the caress of a giant velvet glove, smothering without actually touching.
"Where are you going? " Santana asked, not looking up. It was a mechanical question asked out of mere courtesy, and Kesley ignored it.