This particular Saturday was like any other. We set up and started practising at about 8.45, and decided to make a second coffee at about 10.15. It was a hot Saturday and I drew the short straw to take the coffee to her. This involved going across to the main school, almost the length of the main corridor to the room where detention took place. I took the coffee. On entering the room I sensed something unusual.
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