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JULIA

Lisa led them up to the pool. Janet and I went to the kitchen and popped the cork on a bottle of wine. I got some crackers and an assortment of cheeses and put it on a platter. Janet was quietly crying, tears rolling down her cheeks.

"Why are you crying?" I asked, pulling her into an embrace.

"I don't think Alice will ever understand my relationship to Chen, Domina," she said