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Rain slammed against the windowpane as lightning lit up the room in stark white flashes. Marino's eyes flew open. Gasping, drenched in cold sweat, he bolted upright in bed.

Heart pounding, he looked down at his hands, then began frantically patting down his body.

Nothing.

No red skin. No claws. No horns.

He exhaled slowly, relief washing over him—followed almost immediately by disappointment. A strange, hollow ache settled in his chest.

It was... j ...

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