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b'\\u201cAre you all right?\\u201d The voice, sharp and worried, shot out of the pocket of shadow to her left. Startled, she turned and found herself blinking at a cop, one of the ones who patrolled the park on foot. In the last light of dusk, she could just make out his half-frown, his badge, the hand resting on a nightstick. He reminded her of her father. She shivered and pulled her sweatshirt more tightly around her. She should have brought warmer clothing, but she wasn\\u2019t going to be here long. | Copyright 2017 by Susan Palwick. Narrated by Gabrielle de Cuir.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'