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The twins got out of the cab after paying the man who drove them to their destination. "Thank you," Juliet said before, hoping to add even the slightest glimpse of happiness to the man's dull life. As the car drove away, she sighed. "Poor man..."

Julian took his sister by the hand to lead her again. "Perhaps...but he had made his choice. That is his life now." Julian nodded with another sigh and a cough, then walked along with her brother. They walked in relative silence, their steps in perfect syncronicity, their bodily and facial emotions identical. The only break in the mirrored actions came as Juliet heard her brother's phone beep, signaling that someone had left a message. She gave him a silent jab in the side with her elbow, which he then dug into his pocket, getting the cellular device, opening the Voicemail, then handing the phone to his sister, who brought it to her ear. She listened for a moment, the message reaching Julian via telepathic connection to his sister. He took the phone again, dialing the number, then handed the phone back for his sister to speak.

Juliet accepted the phone, waiting until the person on the other line picked up. "Hello, I am looking for Patricia..."