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For a moment there was the sensation of sinking - the floor giving way beneath my feet, my throat pinched off, the world swimming before my eyes in a surreal haze. What was happening, I could not explain, though I knew it had something to do with the words the man had incanted under his breath. I was dumbstruck.
The offer curled off of his lips, hanging in the air temptuously as he swirled a spoon through the foam of his cappuccino. Bring the box and let the girl open it. His words were a poison, but so sweet that I couldn't resist their allure. Unleash the treasure of ages, the box of secrets.