XXXIV

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"Look me in the eyes,
and tell me you don't recognize me."

Silence again.
Archer doesn't contest my claim.
He glares at me harder.

Confident,
and daring,
I whisper,
"Five, nine, eight."

Archer frowns. "What?"

I place the box forward.
He doesn't break our eye contact.

"Password."

He takes it with a mixed impression,
finally letting go of me,
and turns the dial.
Once, twice, thrice.

The lock clicks open. 

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