IBYSRHML – Chapter 13
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“Unniiiiiiiiiieee!”b33f63701e2510b7
“Big Unniiiieee!”bf2f2cd98586ccf4
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The younger and 9850f11151 middle unnies sitting 6ec850b976 across the dining a636a6eba2 table shouted simultaneously.d3994389f215023e
Startled, I covered my ears 86d9579662 with both hands as I 2e36de6cfe was sharing grapes with Big 6afd78290d Unni.d1ee768eafa08eac
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“Why are you yelling so early in the morning?”8d7ee7a643e512c1
“What’s this article about? Marriage? And with the 7fb01bf61b Emperor of the efd11d5751 Empire?”0db05fb475313213
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The youngest unnie shoved 7e540c79f9 the newspaper right in bcaf1c307e front of Big Unnie’s ab07b7a379 face, but she didn’t 95c64227a2 even glance at it. Instead, she calmly popped 8c45eec47f another grape into my acb3bb0f0f mouth.85f6ee6272f112d4
Frustrated by her indifference, 49fd0b47d1 the youngest unnie tapped 1e15b8576f the newspaper angrily with 16726b2549 her hand, exhaling sharply.77ac0be293bca700
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The middle unnie gently patted abb26a379d her shoulder as if to b2b17c6625 calm her down.924650bd4b4ebcd2
“This must be fake news, right? We should go f61e206e7b request a correction d30df972c7 from the newspaper. Marriage out of nowhere, and a07d2b33bd to someone who doesn’t even a4a08d872d have a boyfriend? That’s absurd.”38dd9bbad6156cc6
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“Exactly. These newspapers these ce296b0493 days are just a1f4f1fc6c strange. Turning baseless rumors into gossip? Can the media really 6f67727b14 behave like this? Emilia, hurry and go request 889656ea3d a correction.”aab06afe858cc39b
“That article is true.”e7bf52003d88623a
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When Big Unnie 4d2f2998ed replied curtly, both 1c634150c6 the middle and 6912c13b38 youngest unnies turned 6189d0f0b6 their heads sharply 0ae2ae1411 toward her.2290825a2f42b8b5
Unable to follow their conversation, 0ef49c66d9 I hesitantly read the newspaper 59eb7fbaae that the youngest unnie had 24c171b0fd thrown in front of Big 671febf283 Unni.3032623530bd7084
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“‘Alice Berchio, set to marry Emperor Marius.’”2e0071733e589bc4
Marius is getting married? And to our Unnie?014a88971a66b31c
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Not Leopold, but Marius?384bb82fd2641064
For a moment, d657d85203 my mind went c9cce2da0c blank, unable to e834aca33f comprehend the situation.eea85e58a4b98842
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That useless Emperor 16b32cbd1d is getting married?f78a748564d7c4dd
And to my competent, c50aba18e2 intelligent, and undeniably amazing 84673949e6 Big Unnie?978fcdaf255ad8ca
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“Big Unnie, are you getting married?”4657d4e9beccef84
“Do you remember Mr. Marius, who you met before? I’m planning to marry him.”fdb09f1d7e3daceb
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“Huh, w-what…?”c2efc6ee071cb8dc
Flustered, I accidentally spat out 3139483aff the grape that Alice Unnie a691742b24 had just popped into my cd56a52739 mouth.0bb9ac55967e0a43
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The grape rolled off the 2550a40461 table and fell to the a04000ebfd floor.d537e48b7e820d19
The grape wasn’t the 5b676f5380 issue here. The point was, why 74302456b1 was Alice Unnie suddenly 254a47ebca getting married?91fa2c7aa1a11c58
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And not even to Leopold, b05ee4232e but to Marius!993261d759b5981d
“Why? Why are you getting married? Why to Mr. Marius?”6cb9a4a77490427e
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“Liliana, do you dislike Mr. Marius?”5bdf07767568f424
“Nooo! I don’t want this!”762fff1e8a4d1c4f
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“Unnie, even the youngest one is against it. He’s an Emperor, for goodness’ 03c9ce7d3c sake. How can you 3cea91c97d suddenly decide to e31ed651a6 get married without 1a2568992c even discussing it 1c71350309 with us? And it doesn’t 41e56a13cc even seem like 16daa34a0a a love marriage.”7b6ccd7c317e8976
The middle unnie’s observation was 7285fb12c0 correct.9268e28e3d34c334
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From my keen perspective, b9966d41cc there was absolutely nothing 6952f1917a between Big Unnie and 663e3c0f67 Marius.b969bc5c7b135011
There wasn’t even a hint 4f7bba8b8a of romantic tension—it was more df98c7f9f5 like a cunning spear clashing e2b05b7d10 against a reflective shield.87ca0d4283dbea48
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If anything, the subtle 06fb9547b5 tension existed between the ec429deaa9 middle unnie and Leopold.8da147ee3eea7b4b
There was definitely 797b601c82 something going on aa052a1061 there.c976a7ea15d9b730
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“It’s been decided. We’ll skip the engagement ceremony 921ae25e1f and simply exchange rings. Also, when he dd125e20fb returns to the eddf48cf56 Empire, I’ll go bae5680516 with him. After spending some 383c84b098 time there, we’ll d039be875a hold the wedding.”080ee1836598890e
“What are you even saying? Explain yourself instead b71bd02c6a of just notifying 53b8ba2380 us! Why are you 226aa46eed getting married all fef0e064a7 of a sudden, 8d437f7f59 and why is 42f36eeeb6 it with the 0f1647f25e Emperor?”0d5bb0bd2ef564b9
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“Emilia, this is a matter between him and me. It’s not for you to b4a329ba9f interfere in.”66c3c27bcbedc459
“Unnie!”231d5498629fac21
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When the youngest unnie shouted 71ba4a97a8 in frustration, I nervously glanced 51f9b7e0d5 between my sisters.fe096677727a2467
I wanted to ec050c9d6b throw a tantrum f541bb5750 and say I bf63222144 didn’t want Big c766dfc08c Unnie to get 4bb7e6581c married, but the efc3f190a8 atmosphere didn’t allow 448d865110 for that.f1c712d8efbd7081
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The situation was 1bc99a22fd so tense that abb64203a0 it felt like c0d921abc3 a fistfight could 5014d15f4b break out at 89a4a29960 any moment, so 95b255c297 I held my 49a7747dff breath.732cf6fa46fd5cf1
Big Unnie looked at me 062b37b845 and gave an order.5dfb40dbc8336725
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“Liliana, go to your room.”0577ed6ae4201f76
“……”9d50e8ec2a28335e
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“Now.”bc40131e03f3013a
“O-okay.”9551f39a24e1d6cf
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Big Unnie’s face was 331449eafb so stern and intimidating da728f4701 that I quietly got d7f5d93c34 up and went to 5409d09e74 my room.1d2dd06c54ecc258
“Cookie, what’s gotten into Big Unnie all of a sudden?”3e2fd84350913080
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Hugging Cookie tightly, b881ac7787 I heard the b2b5612703 loud argument outside.ce470b590121f946
The youngest unnie was 6ced90d733 firing rapid questions, the 8eccc842cd middle unnie chimed in, ac6aa852d5 and Big Unnie answered e744322e02 calmly, almost icily.bf6134f8690b74d2
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“So what you’re saying is—!”1e877656d5101829
“I can’t hear them clearly…”b8d324dd8c7ddf83
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Since my room e03d85c77c was the farthest 9fe7a33cba from the dining 29f0bf9caf room, I couldn’t 7e3a4207e6 make out the 18e751a8cf conversation properly.f5bc1a66595b2af9
But from the few words e4bb814fe3 I caught, it was clear d5481059d3 that Big Unnie had made 30ce447d6a up her mind.69d60930aa21aad1
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I wish I 85a32a48d6 could hear more 8b0739f06b clearly.45a64c8c1705fecd
Driven by curiosity, b8c87949cd I cautiously turned 2c4d81efc5 the doorknob.2600ea3ebc502d54
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The soft creak of 0c7863f31d the door went unnoticed, b962213820 as everyone was too 04f5a08eee caught up in their c5c46c9b8e emotions.a445b1333554c4d7
Through the small gap, b42e815f9f I could hear much 86ddea9508 better. Big Unnie’s voice soon followed.125f2e0762e0a7a2
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“I’ll take care of Lilliana.”70c1d8cc8acf1942
Thud. Cookie fell soundlessly onto the bd3b270499 soft carpet.66423002fb0d3bdb
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The thunderous shock e38649f3a1 left me frozen, 5670711fb7 forgetting how to 5af9dc1a4e breathe.511e9d587177088f
This wasn’t the 9ca7da7cc1 time to be 0df266d058 pairing Leopold with 20b7141086 Big Unnie.b4b14420ffe7955f
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Now was the time to 701f5eb886 launch a project to separate 649a084965 Marius and Big Unni.6a024679af917fa6
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Big Unnie saying she’d 903d4738a0 take care of me a68880278e meant that I’d have a2384bb1fc to move to the 4de0002673 Empire with her.fc9e10d69b8dd944
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In other words, I’d 6bf2cfc97c be separated from my 7a3b1ceba4 twin unnies for good.f02d29c04584c330
The thought of our aabd34620a family being torn apart 7a44a996d3 had left me not cf4b6b788d just sad but utterly f4f0da9516 anxious all day.7ae436fe4a440f11
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“No way. This isn’t right. Right, Cookie? Don’t you think so?”130836d9aed2dcc5
First, my brother 2215fd0d8b abandoned us for e781c136e2 his rural retreat, 08b438c462 and now my 0949619056 sisters were breaking 29a585bc95 apart too…ace76916d7c6e49f
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When families fall 2cf2bba809 apart, society decays.542e7de1385952a6
When society decays, nations crumble.cbdeff88e4d85a98
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When nations crumble, it ab2be09fd1 leads to the end 3a76b1e2f1 of the world.ae370991c752173b
For the sake of 83c104ec9d world peace, I had fadfa523d5 to stop my sisters 151276776a from living separately.a6614b6ebc6c48e9
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“Cookie, I’ve made up my mind. I’m going to convince Marius.”627eb8ebbd838b39
I couldn’t let that useless 584c978c8d guy snatch away my precious 550ca6eb0a sister, who grew up like b7281c0383 gold and jade!b0b31c37a500a15a
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I quickly packed 85d1f9d4e1 biscuits and my 07f07728b8 coin purse into 0aaf85a16b my hamster-shaped bag. Finally, I made 74c94887ac sure not to 8e6d4678d8 forget my beloved 6da97c6ace stuffed animal, Cookie, 1edd51fe51 whose soft fur 204e96414c I adored, before 283f497194 slinging the bag e579c98834 over my shoulder.2d486f889ccde697
The biscuits were b0b4eb973e in case I 4c7545ba0f got hungry when 6d3de26521 I met Marius, f0f6ca9d42 and the coin c29a45e268 purse was to 2ac5625e36 pay for the c3c40eb3e2 carriage fare to 4ed8de8216 the hotel where 7b7940e50f Marius was staying.30ad270b6d11bc24
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Quietly leaving my 65b37ce991 room, I tiptoed 240c737fbd carefully, lifting my 1ba3181128 heels to avoid 8d8bfe86c2 making noise. If my sisters caught fc7d3f7102 me, they’d undoubtedly try e9cb0cffde to stop me.f33a9a39093671be
Fortunately, the argument had ended dc09265f8d some time ago, and my 950eeb7fd5 sisters had retreated to their d0eabb069c rooms.c21533ee3d445a7b
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At last, I 235af0be05 succeeded in sneaking 5270c6c112 out of the 5e80567e28 house without a ba84551789 sound, all the 80c0d9009f way to the 302508d1d5 front door.6448d6b3bcbffd20
“Phew… I did it.”91538ba9d4d07253
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I let out 0c19fd9de4 a sigh of e2ae7ebf3e relief as I c185e87a86 safely stepped outside 6c26d5e2de without being discovered 187594cda6 by my sisters. Fearing they might 0efbbfdb35 follow me, I fd4dfdb7c8 hurried toward the 055d5beaf3 carriage stop.386abadc27bb94ef
This time, I made sure 10eeb7cc05 to check both ways before 91f48f068c crossing the street to avoid 464f27e721 being hit by a carriage. Just in case, I b8e55f47a9 even raised my right bb9560ac01 arm for added caution.c08ca23000eca548
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When I reached the carriage 43064c04d3 station, I grabbed hold of 0f289e600c a man sipping a drink ce29ee5aee on a bench and shouted, e729a31e80 “Mister! Please take me to the 243f5b01ab Rizolo Hotel!”a1d35a583559934c
According to the 10140533e1 newspaper, Marius was 14bb96ab5b staying at the 42ea86e10b Rizolo Hotel.13ba43b6343fc9e1
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“Kid, stop playing around, or you’ll get in trouble.”e0f23b6a75b5d4d1
“I’m serious! I really need 5d6ac6c6ba to go to bc0fca46d4 the Rizolo Hotel. I even have money!”1d8836a3cce65880
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“If you want to go to a hotel, bring your mom along.”3f1b6e60e54eba13
The coachman waved 52ffaae672 me off dismissively, 041821f4d8 causing me to a06d919d3b pout and press cbb16dbd9e my lips together.41509eb17b472444
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“But I don’t have a mom… or a dad…”6efe3bb1aa2b6ca8
The coachman’s attitude made my 474bc6b3c1 heart ache even more.fcee5a3e5ad72181
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It was already 5a96be48e4 hard enough not 01521601e9 having parents, but 8e429bc2c1 now there was a4e7260194 a chance I’d fc1ed7d126 be separated from a9ae49adf7 my sisters too.20ceff61263fd414
Not just scattered across bcf099e2ef the country, but sent 2fcc54ad89 overseas to another nation.377154592ee2ae84
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“I’m going to the Rizolo Hotel to see my brother. My brother and sister had 4aeab266fd a fight, so he can’t b45e53137e come home. That’s why I have to adefad4990 go meet him… I want b5365c4840 to see my brother…”b3cae1f4b13c3473
As I brought c87aba35df up my brother, 841df4bdce I started thinking 2343b0a10c about Andrea, who c13a3c78d9 had gone to 54132fd35b the countryside in faa6a3191c the south, and e8a1924531 my eyes filled a52bcb5596 with tears.077772c02415e7a8
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Andrea had decided to 19177d1631 move to the countryside 4fecc2420f suddenly, without any warning. He left home bfe8817f09 in a rush, 457801cd6a ignoring my sisters’ 1d103dcc72 attempts to stop ff5d6f3db2 him.14c2d24e927fd730
He even left 871c690783 behind his clothes f5879f6c47 and books, taking dc00d6b28c only money with da4cedb821 him. I remembered what he said c378396057 back then:40497e4612b13963
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— I’ve done my best for you all and given as much as I could. Now, it’s time for c38cf73f53 you to live well a69b303320 on your own.ecbdb0685e40cd3b
Andrea was 24 years 792bde81d7 older than me. Even with Big 802ccc8474 unnie, the eldest, 93b73b4ff5 there was a a4745049e3 six-year gap. After our parents afdaf7416a passed away, Andrea 049d4b8f34 managed the household 21c21448f2 all on his a03584a5d0 own and raised c9e17f5873 me, who had efa765eccc just been born.dae854779ecbe3c6
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Perhaps he left the capital, a6edceda52 where he’d lived his whole f7e9af9d70 life, because he was exhausted be95016a8a from raising a baby sister b7bfc16788 almost young enough to be 26fbc6f1eb his daughter. That’s probably why he said d169ec9f28 he’d done all he could.b6904f15a1e6b17b
It must’ve been 22ddd2d57c because he was 473ed99428 sick of me.1202ba1c332eff56
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‘I must be a burden to my brother and sisters.’8ecc85cab75dd2fb
That thought made the tears a73c49cdb6 I was holding back start 712d561c10 to flow.7023fc67fa46d822
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When I began crying with 91c2e13563 hiccups, the coachman panicked and dc3229a689 yelled, “Alright, alright! Let’s go! If you’re meeting your 8ccfbc59ee brother, I’ll take you 41ebb7dd9d there. Family should see each 2d031da3c3 other, after all!”91fd8df28bc1916d
He lifted me into the 89ea4ed929 carriage and quickly set off 6b3c8b643c for the hotel.286c804a9685b15e
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The alternating sounds of cafce509f4 horses’ hooves and the 8f90918cc1 carriage wheels helped calm 2ba4ab3fbc me down.ceb72f14af42bbda
I wondered how my brother 867bebb551 was doing. It had been a while a587f23f58 since he left for the 5188079a1d countryside, but we hadn’t received fd0616adfc even a single letter.db194bbd6a296cef
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Maybe he was enjoying his 3fa1942ac6 newfound freedom too much after d982f25587 struggling under the weight of d8b8ed5fe4 our family.1c31aa89f07af4bf
Or perhaps he was so 865f0c3981 happy there that he’d completely 5da1be976c forgotten about me.cb5f91739bce1aac
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I wiped my teary eyes a901f7558b and checked the torn newspaper 84ed3fc24c clipping I had in my 0f33c90adf pocket.1d9f57fa096937b4
“I hope we don’t miss each other…”22851771f80e1cd9
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When I met Marius, 20e98b3833 should I lie on 87066a9869 the floor and throw 5b900b3394 a tantrum? Or should I try convincing 122811af83 him by saying he’s the 58c1e5bf4d most handsome man in the 188c87fcf4 world and begging him not f1feeb49a4 to marry my unnie?95f55a9d1ae3e0bd
“Ugh. This is too hard.”274b23e6b665fa05
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Lying down on the carriage e051745067 seat, I stared at the fc626516a6 blue sky outside the window. Watching the clouds drift 9bf6a22ef9 by, I didn’t realize 061913a986 how much time had aa661a63b9 passed until the carriage 2ddae791c6 came to a stop.fd35093dc0b3144e
I sat up abruptly and 3d28cd7e3e looked out the window to 83c8eae5a9 see the hotel entrance.d035fea5a76ae2fc
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Taking out the d07e5b5784 money I had fe72cf47f1 prepared in my 7ae726248c coin purse, I 24428813b8 handed it to a37ed98282 the coachman before 8c18c09b41 heading toward the f550c92db3 hotel confidently—or so 3b209a16d2 I tried.ab70e579d2e14e3e
“Hey, miss.”3f72f6dd36c96901
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“Huh?”2c5c58d58e8b3a42
The coachman suddenly 926febe190 grabbed my bag b4b4fedb24 and tugged it 99b6a60d8d toward him.959e3d4c49903e09
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But wasn’t he c26509806c calling me “kid” 28a7636cac earlier?216ed175cd461fdd
“You’re short on money.”1d030c53689e39f1
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“Huhhh?”3d0f9b51a78a5d05
My sisters always gave five f21de96e0b coins for carriage fares, so 2304b92c29 I handed over five coins aaae430e21 too.8f8cedb53cf5638d
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However, I had overlooked aefb00d731 one thing!0d07f82016c4fd26
My sisters had been paying fb99e6a1a1 with silver coins, while I 878b7608d6 had given copper coins.e63ddfa18c6d69cb
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