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Lustful Stupor

Lustful Stupor

She grips me. By the throat. Sweet seduction. Alluring promises. Adventures, passions, and pursuits that make my heart race. My hands shake and sweat. She is an old lover with an unavoidable beauty about her. She beckons me to lie with her, the master of her trade. I am not her first nor am I her last. What will awaken me from my lustful slumber?.

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