Summary: The Fall Of Babylon

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The Fall of Babylon “They had no business barging into the Peters’ house like that,” Charlie vented to his sister, Carol, as they sat in his large, picturesque apartment in Prague.
“You are absolutely right, but were you not the one whom wrote down the address and asked the bartender to give it to Mr. Schaeffer?” “Of course! But I didn’t think he would have the gall to show up in such a drunken state!” Charlie responded with increasing bitterness. “It seems like fate was against you,” Carol responded. “I was so close to bringing her back with me. I had made my case and Marion had finally conceded, but after Lorraine and Duncan busted into the room in such a drunken state, Marion questioned my reliability and would not give me my daughter

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