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I kept my eyes closed, waiting for whatever would happen next. It took me a few minutes to realize that nothing did happen. I opened my eyes, but the room was too dark to see anything. Then something tickled my nose. The familiar smell of tobacco brought an unconscious smile to my lips. I slowly turned my head to the side and I saw a pin[puncture] of crimson light. Now I knew where the smoke came from, but I still needed to see the face behind it. With a trembling hand I flicked on the reading light over my bed to create just enough light to see a young woman sitting in the chair by the window, watching me quietly while continuing to smoke her cigarette. ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦Ã¢â¬ÅBuenos dÃÆÃâÃâíasÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬ÃâæÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬ÃâÃ

fascinating, this sounds like it could get interesting!

I'll keep editing in more as I go along...