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    Episode 369957156bdf9dc6d1

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    Hmm? Is this a sign that 5464eaf9e0 I should become a fist-fighting 4ae2e4b804 champion?d155100ea07f30ad

    “Wait, do you really eat people?”7174f8b52e245947

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    She didn’t seem to have 3241f902d0 bad intentions, but the question 48bc422b69 still hurt.f2d0b64f5dd8d242

    Just like the maids, 2522059411 why did everyone call e6f99b7cb5 us savages as soon 5c429b09a7 as they saw us?2e61eac90590983c

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    At this point, I 43ac9ce600 had to teach them 74ec80de56 a lesson.0afa83d905b342a5

    “Stop saying nonsense—”a594cea6e093f84a

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    I cut off Edgar’s words b66e90b17d and stepped in.ac6d3fc31c63d96c

    “How did you know? We do eat people.”30e806e5bfdedd80

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    Edgar frowned, but I continued 0070a674e7 speaking anyway.5f9a2b9ea9b37091

    “And now, we’re going to eat you.”b17ba9f598599f0b

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    The girl’s eyes trembled violently.ce188f0adb60c137

    The boy who had followed 0047ca9442 her turned pale.eebb132ca829975c

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    For innocent kids 0a4432aaf9 like this, it 0e0075ecfd was only right 7edc8d6327 to play a a7b65e7e8b prank they’d remember 7ce577fe73 forever.0b79bb668bbdae3f

    “Children taste better because their meat is soft and tender! Grrraaah!”6104538a6beecd39

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    I raised my 599eefeae1 fingers like claws 6d6832675e and growled like f8312a5871 a beast.ad7155d963693024

    The girl screamed and 6d94676ab1 ran away.b71db4e4e0cf988b

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    The boy fell flat on 8f9189934a his bottom and started sniffling.478adac0e37cb26d

    “H-Helen… You’re just going to run away alone…? Sniff, hngh… Waaahhh!”4e0ddd3b02ff8064

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    H-Huh? I didn’t mean to make 5be96d5e52 him cry…0883250d03beb207

    “D-Don’t eat me! Waaahh! Please spare meee!”898d4929da7439f8

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    “N-No… Why would I eat you…?”431c78ac390cfca2

    “But you said I’d taste good…! Waaahh! I don’t taste good 94697f5fd3 at all!”451ac44e37e79250

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    “D-Don’t cry.”c44410d608387e63

    I tried to bd29a21c06 approach him to 9777b94915 comfort him, but aba4ada31b his wails only 6ec07ac1ea grew louder—51322a1d1fc6a643

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    as if he d6f4623c06 truly believed I bb545b7c99 was going to 009144128d eat him.87db0d232a93a074

    I turned to 866338b96e Edgar for help, ddd13fba3d but he simply a10e0cd691 shook his head fe5b40090d as if to bbcdfbe430 say, Not my fd07af35ce problem.280be6b41b425d87

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    Seriously? Imperial children cried over something 2a93346194 this small?27b7a449bd665588

    Where I was from, we 8adf753d0f only cried if we got f8a9348218 stung by jellyfish.9829f9f092b82f61

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    Just then, like a ray 06e5fa3701 of light, a lady in e30ebdaf78 a violet dress approached and 763b27ce10 began soothing the boy.d1a82cd6b0c952fc

    “Chris, why are you crying?”f6b9c11c2b855a17

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    “D-Duchess Berg… Hic. Sh-She said she was 42ac5ab410 going to eat me! Tell her I 8363f7d2b6 don’t taste good!”e1edaab2d63fb06c

    The duchess followed 7878944c8c his pointing finger 141f4c3a13 and looked at 45ac0c7cb6 me.8894971a5837a8f0

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    Her eyes swept 83d4fc3690 over me from 31465ae182 head to toe d6e82d97b1 with clear disgust 778f4fbd47 before she abruptly d032b91ac0 turned away.b9e9f1ee296c7fb7

    Her gaze alone made 5c30d532d4 me shrink.a85ddd357ea47bcb

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    I missed my sisters.d38cb8909f9353f2

    “Chris, no one can hurt you. Now, stop crying. You shouldn’t cry over something 83a694d37b like this.”4f34e0b844331bf1

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    “Right, don’t cry.”f81e9939f525ff54

    I reached out to 31f2c0fb48 pat his back to 7c2086432f help him calm down.3144ddf68fb8288e

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    Smack!9322b6c13d92e67e

    The duchess slapped my hand e40d29d4fb away.495b559cbbbf64c3

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    My pale skin 6b8d3dc628 instantly flushed red.e1149bb2008f8056

    “Ow… That hurt…”b91608b61bdb8b55

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    This time, I felt like 8d16f45255 crying.10c204f7082aad61

    Even my sisters fe25e88317 never treated me 494b848a7a like this.0bcc2460f95893fc

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    “Don’t touch him so carelessly. Apologize to Chris at once.”4b6064bbcee0bb5b

    Her tone was so e5d9b38a66 harsh that I couldn’t ea760cd6cc understand what she was c69418ba53 saying at first.d6e113369a7a35a7

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    When I just stared a5add57d0a at her blankly, she 4f0f71e44b frowned.585216b1935afd3f

    “Didn’t you even learn how to apologize?”a849eef8f6c92942

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    “It was just a joke! And her friend was the 0fddf8d3ab one who asked me first 03a8ea6a7d if I eat people!”2ef686ed0d68f214

    “And scaring them was the right thing to do?”151978a7254c2e2e

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    “Well, you’re an adult, and you hit my hand and made it look like this! You’re worse than me!”2e441ffcd6bfadcc

    I shoved my reddened 6a7eb597fc hand toward her and 08bf26d53e shouted.5c36a3bb0e97cbfb

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    The duchess scowled, and Edgar 3c9010697f joined in.f618f468e6422b88

    “The Duchess of Berg is the one in the wrong.”63d7d8323b53f90e

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    “Young Duke, you’re too young to understand the situation, but you should be careful about whom you befriend. I was merely protecting Chris.”3ba3885cf60def0c

    I pouted.8691b5fed7017306

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    Everyone was being mean da4c27b3d3 to me.df0f37a6c4ee073f

    Would they treat 1c6b3f408b me better if b97c91b05d I were a 2c30deb020 strong adult?660609756e324e2a

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    I wanted to go home.dc5de8e66eaba895

    At least in Trovancha, ab5920b8e9 no adults treated me 293287f4bd like a bad child.3a4ec334831d8ba2

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    I felt tears welling up.63e1bd742903962f

    Edgar moved to shield 25d98612e6 me behind him, as 8918430a00 if protecting me.406e689cfb170d25

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    And then—6603a85fc628d45b

    “What is going on here?”e88f4163776fa491

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    Leopold, who had 9d370ecfad been nearby, approached 07c1e62404 us.fed11b7300fbdfe4

    “Duke Baltrahein, perfect timing. This child was threatening 6a51c185c1 Chris, so I was c63b437598 scolding her.”9b055ebb5d4c2932

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    “Chris?”7901cf9af50175ae

    “Yes, Chris Ruman. The son of Count Ruman.”e5dc896c115b29eb

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    “Ah. And what exactly did Liliana 6299815b11 do to threaten him?”7ac3167c517dcbf6

    “His friend was the one who asked me first if I eat people! I was just joking back, 3fb54859da but this auntie hit my 60836f6d54 hand and made it like 8d05348d44 this! Hic…”b2f66747b9448c74

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    Now that there ee40b998d0 was an adult a68399deb9 I knew, I d474ef9aef couldn’t hold back 788e3fbd92 my tears anymore.c7d2b9b59b672026

    The harder I pressed b6e8d89f6d my lips together and 544af26906 rubbed my eyes, the 17c4286b46 bigger the tears became.0e755bed318ab834

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    Leopold examined my reddened hand 91d8c3797d and furrowed his brows.4234ed3dc07173ec

    The duchess quickly defended herself.59174977ed0d4baf

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    “That was only because she tried to touch Chris. I was merely protecting him.”b1abf64cae05964e

    “Even so, that was excessive.”9d01c189464f6074

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    “Excessive? What’s excessive? His Majesty’s fiancée, who knows d4f8661344 nothing of court etiquette and c1990ad5a7 wears clothing unfit for the 60bf15f957 Empire, that’s what’s excessive!”56ada4cbc68c8e51

    “Duchess Berg. Striking the hand of f6c6cbeedf a six-year-old child like 3414402832 that was wrong. You should apologize.”899da2f36e164eed

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    Leopold’s voice carried a bc7c8438a2 commanding weight.280663b86a51ebf4

    The duchess stiffened, 661f685b15 momentarily swallowing her 85408fe624 breath.95017014a62a9763

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    But then, as b11dcd8e59 if refusing to fa676f620a let herself feel 02a1952af7 intimidated, she lifted 3d642c4a2a her chin even 990030611b higher.e5f132c59e86b447

    “Duke Baltrahein, it must be hard raising your young cousin alone. But that doesn’t a61b10fa0c mean you should 111facba86 let her behave c545050d36 however she wants. You should rely 7d3b634154 more on the 8c27ebd9d8 Duchess of Aykroyd 5dae4a2324 for guidance.”fc09860c66f00e56

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    Spewing nonsense, the duchess took 9fd3ea0e1c Chris by the hand and 5c2f83f76a left.a52d8e9013dd7296

    Leopold seemed ready to stop 47282c2cd1 her and demand an apology.a685be6ac57b35a9

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    But when I clung to 1c33ab19da his pants, sniffling and struggling 4ce5a45f42 to hold back my sobs, 3ac88ff5e8 he let out a sigh c5b4d8d579 and picked me up.84c1f4fd877144a2

    “…I’m sorry.”2c68d03fdc8a7d11

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    I clutched the cookie 58ab04c195 in my hand tightly.7ffc78ea6d79686e

    I missed my sisters.bbcf0594dd1e0eb1

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    Where was my eldest sister?7511b75d7223bec9

    I wanted to look 76c8973f2a around, but my vision f9c3e90e4d was too blurry.3e6a8572eecd4c9f

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    Leopold cradled the back 83b79b7ff1 of my head and a61231b577 let me bury my 28d510cdbb face in his chest.3d60ed0b3cc96d9e

    The warmth of 30fed8b723 his embrace made c73b2a4e9c my tears fall 45fbdb1bcd even harder.9a4c5ed01a9bf1c4

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    He carried me to 65c8355d8e the palace’s back garden a44d4dc695 and gently set me 7f8346918a down.12ecaa0f170dc6a4

    Taking out a 9f62001fe2 handkerchief, he wiped dffe00f688 my tear-streaked face.d4b3fd661719e440

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    Edgar followed, looking restless as 87a11f1172 he took my hand.06444a032e6308a5

    “I wanna go home… Hngh…”27ac129c40a22ea0

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    His comforting touch was kind.b4813a0433c23f49

    His embrace was warm.28a9ff54fb6f3015

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    His face, full dc94ad4bed of concern, made 0e6fbc435c me feel understood.2c40801201eacbb8

    But since no one said 198ee3e4a9 I could go home, Leopold 3e69116321 felt especially cold to me.88c6e6e914a4feb2

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    “Say ‘ah.’”00e443bc8c6297f2

    “Ah.”9b6f11507cc8c826

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    As I opened my mouth, d7edc1541d Leopold placed a piece of 5fac588d3a chocolate from the banquet into 27bfbc4f2f it.80a53fca5703da5e

    I nibbled on it while be0e3908f8 absentmindedly twisting the ear of b16b58119b Cookie.facb9737abdd9235

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    “Uncle, you won’t tell my sisters, right?”2ad2ede5b2d23570

    Leopold’s green eyes met mine 9f5eac6688 without wavering.bf22e6f2fa0bbe3f

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    But he didn’t answer.0db700e6463af3a3

    His expression remained unreadable.7a9799c4d70c0fda

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    “My sisters always worry about me. I don’t want to 36bab0a924 trouble them anymore.”400f8c268e0bb856

    They already checked my 638ccfadca forehead every day to 3bf8e0a148 see if I had c3f7baef6b a fever.afadf55bbab46105

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    If they heard about 2bac57b077 this too, I’d feel 110914f6d1 so guilty that I 84aa010598 wouldn’t even be able 12287fbbc7 to complain about eating 4f674910d5 vegetables.82a85d138877a973

    I kicked at the ground 0911fdc0d8 with my sandal, and after 0f1f05367a a moment, Leopold nodded.bc78f2e493870ac6

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    “Alright. I won’t.”6230ee6d7ae008be

    “Thanks! Then, you can go now. I’m gonna play with Edgar.”818e0b9c3c9cd3e8

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    “We’re not going back to the banquet. Let’s go to the garden 64e7330ccb instead. It’s not like bf746d3cd0 anyone there actually c99fd2a150 means what they e3383aa7bc say when they 1aff2bf9ef smile.”229e27427385ffb0

    Edgar grabbed my hand 54e7d73fd1 and pulled me along.60866af8b11f90d8

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    Leaving Leopold behind, 7322037290 we dashed toward 68b045d2e5 the garden.b4d5e1ff50dd686e

    “Your eyes are so swollen that you really look like a pumpkin.”19f53faa599cef54

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    “Asparagus, be quiet.”43c45029dcfc7957

    “I found a lemon tree inside the glass greenhouse over there.”128a5e2724dd63bc

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    “Really?”eaf46cfd286d35de

    “Yeah. Thanks to those people getting 830ed74dc8 a ten-year sentence, the new 387c27fb8a gardeners quickly told me where c439f8f095 the lemon tree was when 4fe7db38d3 I asked.”43ff39cfce96c23a

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    “Huh? A ten-year sentence?”ef9884bde4282fc3

    “Something like that.”ae81989b714e841b

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    Following Edgar, I really 7040744f91 did see a lemon 391093be83 tree.2331212fe75550e1

    It wasn’t as d247c501b1 big as the ed91757168 ones in Trovancha’s a36be7f66f streets, but it c906f4d0b1 wasn’t so small 44263d6215 that we couldn’t b42f5f6e3a sit beneath it 4b459bef28 either.bcd4c5b20d4493da

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    ‘I used to play under the lemon tree with Antonio all the time…’59193038d84d7936

    Seeing the lemon tree 8437c2b21f made me miss Trovancha.80791658e4bb18f8

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    The scorching sunlight, the dishes e218d9835c made with olive oil and 64a1810570 bay leaves, the salty scent d32891fcbe of the sea—my hometown.78d9d2e1b8843e55

    I already miss it this 6b871a46d4 much, so what am I ad05a58037 going to do in the 22731a359a future?52c09ae6b37e1950

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    If I want 419986b4c3 to keep my 275735b39d promise to Marius 120c0bf653 and stay for 31c9cdb52c two hundred nights, fd7387c955 how many more 2dfe4c5c5a days do I d4ca2b1369 have left?dbee8a66868437d4

    “What are you thinking about?”c206d65b4eea31a1

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    “…Edgar!”f824d29b227a69b4

    Edgar’s voice suddenly reminded me.
    Today was his birthday!a5d24e7378ef3268

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    I must be an 2096e3898d idiot—how could I forget 8d6eeab2d3 until now?257163d775de7629

    “You scared me! What’s wrong?”7dc40389f3ed466e

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    “Happy birthday! We should’ve put candles 08feae3c7a on a cake together, 5c33128617 but because of me…”aba0eb41e6d1e7c5

    “How is that your fault? It’s because of that 18fa673adb foolish Helen Eldridge and cb26bd0a18 that coward Chris Ruman.”ed6b52cb37d19f1b

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    “But there’s delicious food in the banquet hall and lots of presents. Just looking at them 039932e1bf must feel nice.”6ff7705f52767b38

    “Everyone who came today is an idiot. There’s not a single person 932f4ea2df I actually want to play ed06dca0da with.”509c020e01d534c4

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    “Aren’t they your friends?”03a03d28d4cf7f34

    “Helen Eldridge and Chris Ruman are not my friends! They’re complete fools.”566b5a9e1ba212e5

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    Edgar suddenly shouted, 4c42aa4b9e his face turning 920f6683f3 red.23167911ee8d0e16

    If they’re not his friends, 6dba07210b then they’re not—what’s with the ef6aee4ab1 reaction?49daa63ad94675da

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    “Oh, right. I didn’t prepare a 99cc69eac8 present in advance. But since birthday gifts are 9f49b75680 important, I’ll give you my 8c062575fd treasure.”67e5bf64499d1e14

    “Treasure?”447a5d54d3b9fc0f

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    I held out Cookie I 42bb5d62d6 had been clutching since this cd1c71435b morning.d923539cf4147e82

    “Here. This is my little brother. When you’re having a 4ed937d0f1 hard time or feeling b4735d7c62 scared, hugging Cookie makes be707f2a95 you feel better. I’m giving him to you.”946ab5ead5a7602d

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    “You’re just giving away your little brother like that?”836a32ca5bf5fc09

    “He’s my little brother, so you have to cherish him. Got it?”163db4d6c6cbceff

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    Edgar took Cookie and stared 4edb0f4328 at it.9ac94886b4c62e53

    It seemed like 51a06defe6 he didn’t want ecff598302 to accept it b116facd8e because of the 7e486d4f96 tears and snot b9ff5ac989 I had gotten e901ec0e88 on it earlier.e8b25a54e5feb3a6

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    Well, if it were me, ac4656c6cf I wouldn’t like a dirty 38bc1a8ed5 doll either.581878924901bf86

    Just as I 0490d4a24a was about to 486dab645a take Cookie back 585ed290b7 and promise to 704ca48312 find him a 5f642ea6f3 better gift later, 55ba5e4f6c Edgar responded cheerfully.ec8b2ee1c170d443

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    “I like it.”2a691b32273b651c

    “Huh? Huh?”96e6082db90d0489

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    “It’s my favorite gift out of all the ones I received today.”68e7406fc5f5fa9d

    Contrary to my expectations, f930c8fc53 Edgar’s lips curled up ff85b6cf52 into a satisfied smile.090c6f428fd17551

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    And just like that, all c84fa0ba0c the unpleasantness of the day e6095528e0 disappeared.74a16bc94c8a7626

    His green eyes, 869d681a26 as fresh as f10c79b305 asparagus, sparkled with 7f9118a9dd delight.5b189023956ef62f

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