For the second time, Liberty studied the photo of Martin Laskoff, taken by Brandon on his iPhone.The man's receding hairline left his forehead broad and shining, the hair remaining around his ears short and gray.He had dark, intense eyes, a pug nose, thin lips, and flesh that had become wrinkled and sagging with age.Another photo featured Laskoff wearing his glasses, the dark-colored frames doing little to enhance his nerdy appearance.

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