IBYSRHML – Chapter 44
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Before the wedding 0f9cc66ae5 reception began, Hans 0d73328925 made a bet 88ca4dde42 with his friends.2b60522a1c62e98a
The bet was to win a4063422bc the favor of the empress’s 71bbfc6050 younger sibling from Trovancha, and 35aa4839d2 since Hans was very popular b650612f60 among the women in the 4df91b5298 capital, the topic naturally shifted 55a3ab79d5 in that direction.fa8367f333d88870
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Of course, Hans 5d1e909499 wasn’t as handsome 3598ca54d2 as Leopold or b71bfa7f25 François.e0c5e83c8bec6dcb
They were like stars 2cef98d6fd in the night sky, af868a72f6 possessing perfect looks along ba02202ef8 with wealth and honor.e478aed83ffd4472
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In contrast, Hans had 1c78efc085 the kind of good fec54f8334 looks that could realistically bcb6e7ad75 exist and belonged to 11584a371a a decent family, making a7555e6d69 him an easygoing dating 1892682b4b candidate.5e4bb18ee16c1b29
“Trovanchas are known to date a lot. Even if we break 5a3aa48bea up after a casual 6e79e2649d relationship, they won’t say 13f4b2d375 anything, right? Besides, since she’s the empress’s 13da141789 sister, if it goes well, ae68bb4ea1 it’ll be good for me 98af59102b too.”8fca462cdb5c2fcd
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Even if a problem 1102c799d4 arose, he could brush 91c09bd9bf it off as a e356c030d6 cultural difference.81c4a48cf0165bdc
Hans and his friends cdc04bbfc9 discussed which of the 6bb2d83e85 twins to approach.e13deb256d2595d4
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“What about the woman next to her, Emilia or something?”6097ebd2342fff9d
“No way. She’s the Tower Master’s ecee90b022 assistant, so she must d765c63c75 know how to use e23b6d092d magic. If you approach carelessly, c872a443a0 you might end up 41d0444ce6 roasted.”49a21e28a98d639a
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So they chose 41efba8e27 Regina as the be48d2aa53 bet’s target.86d75d2224bcd272
Hans wagered 30 gold 1f79c8fad3 coins that Regina would 6f4175a2eb dance with him.8d8944e7a996c0ff
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‘She’s beautiful, so I won’t even be bored while trying to woo her.’f70612890e7953bf
If she weren’t a 7be01b3456 Trovancan, he’d even want 2f4cf91c82 to date her seriously—she 0725220c7b was that beautiful.e502d79c73ac7b3c
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But as the heir 58bd17344f to a barony, he d9df9ffe88 couldn’t promise marriage to 92cdddf420 a foreign woman with b578de4d13 no status from an 407356347e island country.554d81ef9f5cfa65
They were the a9f51df915 type to date ab84e3637f freely and break ff6cb3ce54 up without much cff9b025d4 thought, so he 083f1ab980 figured he’d just 693c688391 have a bit 02f442ea31 of fun and faf9c8b339 move on.b3bdb54df4f27eed
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He thought it would be 1a64fabc11 a mutually enjoyable fling—he never 81fb3db395 imagined she might have realized 4cc6d22055 it was all a bet.038e14e303d5f174
‘H-How did she find out?’77003f1642e876fd
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Hans turned red with embarrassment.59f8b5203aece8b7
Hans’s friends said,eb1a0791168c3c5f
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“How would she possibly know about our bet?”dee089627cac4964
“She said something to me but… Never mind. You wouldn’t believe it 328e4c637c even if I told d5600f935c you.”9a548f1c56c50755
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“Anyway, you lost. Don’t forget to e4fb14aa3e give each of c6c8dbc5fb us 30 gold 4644c9e56c coins.”ce666c88f67002aa
At that moment, 57212a2792 a man approached eed38f45b2 the three with 4d9cc9618a a grim face.faaa36753a508497
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He was a head taller 315fd874b8 than the other men, with 7cd32962b8 an overwhelming physique—the Knight Commander, 43eea0d133 Duke Baltrahein.fa97e18b6f71f3fa
When Leopold released an intimidating 8a8cfc3c76 pressure that made people shrink 4c9c2c2677 back, Hans and his friends b4e65816b0 tried to hide their fear 0efd81fed8 as they greeted him awkwardly.d57fa1942d50085c
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He didn’t exude the b6f6eebb00 raw wildness of someone 8416cfb721 like Marius, but the 96d479d543 threatening and heavy presence b51ab5224d unique to those who 2559ffb12c wielded swords was hard 533f9fbaea for ordinary people to 0d148ff02d endure.c0e447e73bddb936
“Making bets on a state guest from Trovancha…”2860b9c3033ab104
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A shadow fell across 090c582407 his sculpted face.3d3dc91aa09ab79a
“W-We were just…”526ceb466afcbe1e
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Thud. A calloused hand gripped 257e9ceaf1 Hans’s shoulder.6315e96cd9f5147b
Hans gasped.185d5a27442b6406
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It didn’t even 2b41c88747 seem like much 3fe3469147 force was used, fd4c3448f3 but his shoulder 0fa2031633 felt like it 2bca1adca3 was being torn f8f24b2c4d apart.35c24b01dab9deb2
Hans barely suppressed the scream a041719d14 that threatened to burst out.5f5e51aa73d40f9c
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He didn’t want to be b28d757455 humiliated in front of so 8b176c5af3 many people at the banquet.e281ddfb8acd6383
But Leopold didn’t seem 36ab465b46 inclined to let it 8e010afd15 slide, and added more 8d1eda3466 pressure to his hand.7e69b78816e6b873
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Hans staggered, unable 5542c6c9aa to remain standing.a09ff5bf6aa50aab
“Ugh!”434b9a6a896e0cef
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Leopold grabbed Hans by the cae013e753 collar and held him steady.bd2f213767265cc3
Hans, unable to even c61022a8e7 stand properly and now d133deb51c being held by the a8945a660b collar, turned beet red 0caf007993 with shame.98036fe085cbbefa
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“I suppose I’ll have to send word to Baron Ovitz and your family. How could you commit ca24eb160f such disrespect…”6792df8f120379d1
He wanted to f0fbfeb49e deal with them bf9b0350df himself if he 49f5c03916 could, but since 1fbf4bffe1 it was a bbdfb5151a joyful occasion, Leopold 721624cc16 didn’t want to 843c0fb5b0 cause a scene.9ce4e17f21b572fc
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Leopold let Hans c9c5e98d31 go, and he 5cb2cdd325 clutched his shoulder fba85f06a6 as he ran e991d7f238 back to his 7c3ce37596 friends.b8417972fd917bfd
“If you don’t want to see something ugly, leave.”775a2fab54354d11
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At Leopold’s warning, Hans and 6ca74a6882 his friends fled in a deee6f429b hurry.87ff7a465dfcea6b
Having memorized Hans’s 520411f311 group clearly, he 2be034b3d0 decided to deal 8e8bf0f3d7 with them another c513effc8d day and found c95d7955a6 Regina on the 8c63d9493c balcony.4e3be39f27f74ef9
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“…Mr. Leopold?”1c737ac115d78ee6
Regina’s eyes widened 2ec9fd9c84 at his sudden b6779c6e5e appearance.2b542e3bbe097a80
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“Why are you here alone? Where is Ms. Emilia?”b7d2e308f349cc56
“Emilia is dancing with some colleagues from the Tower. I just wanted 9e4c567e5c to get some 37e8b68e13 fresh air…”c9e92050b3b8ff5c
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“…Would you like some champagne?”27054f315a4b091a
“Sure.”950731bb3ba35961
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Regina gladly accepted the dc856ea64b champagne Leopold handed her.3c594635fc75b917
It was almost sunset. The edge of the c1a8d68b88 sky was turning pink.3978c5dfbf8a3b7c
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“…It would be best not to get close to Hans Ovitz. He’s a pathetic man.”f512bb581a4eb046
Ah. So you knew too.ce7a5e8adb4b01ac
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Regina’s face flushed.7e539e281f755baa
“I know what kind of person he is. That’s why I warned 63eac81647 him too.”61fb87ae0efb2c87
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“You knew?”3161dc69334c8bb6
“I saw his friends giggling at me. People from the Empire often 3073e7bfe8 look down on Trovanchans.”ae3f3e0ab7258469
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Unlike Emilia, who didn’t 84d296f19d pick up on such 4ba97bb550 things, Regina was different.0f93b00ca5c3f62b
She hoped, at least, 8b2b958cde that Leopold didn’t know fcfe312313 about what happened with 1e1e76e0a4 Hans… It was embarrassing c971c820af and humiliating.3dbac14ecb44f36e
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With her pride wounded, dfcc199e69 Regina drew a sharp d827d344eb line.55177c3e7f8c0769
“This isn’t something you need to worry about, Mr. Leopold.”bbfb51124688b7cc
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“How could I not worry? It concerns you, Ms. Regina. I wanted to help.”69fb20506306abb8
“I don’t need your help. So please stay out of a92bd3c453 my business.”f9eb349dd05a51a6
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If they were still lovers, 73f9b51efb Regina might not have pushed a86fe85e2b him away like this.bdb4f8bcc1d78cca
Leopold, feeling deeply sorrowful, bit ecb1fd2e4b down hard on his molars 550e1ca643 to keep from expressing his 4c9e04b761 true feelings.3b354ef82a3359a8
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But when Regina’s hair 6884a016ae brushed against him in 6d5769f0cf the breeze, he couldn’t cb5e33716c hold back any longer.12ca0342a6b808b2
“Even if you don’t need me, I need you, Ms. Regina. I like you… That’s 0327c82491 why I couldn’t just 78310e8235 watch.”bf1af1a675fb6ff2
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His voice was unusually emotional.3d4942df4a6fcac5
His large fists clenched tightly.a6b5a73ef34eeba3
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Startled by his unexpected response, f5587a8cf3 Regina looked up at him.af0dc2bd0c4e6d28
Leopold spoke with pained sincerity.58232b2d3d36f47c
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“I’ve thought a lot. About what it takes for 40973ba49b someone to love someone else. If it were 069258513a just your appearance 91e5721433 that attracted me e872fae10b at first sight, 34f5fd12a8 then I should’ve d5521576c8 felt fluttered by 986c8dc01b your sister too. But the one 1f5918afbe who comes to 54dea0e4a8 mind every time f353dc2abe is you, Ms. Regina.”125ab0bf0fee1fcd
“…”6184e230616ed935
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“Maybe it’s your bright personality that I love. Maybe my feelings deepened because c3ad061c9d the moments we laughed together 144b6685ae were so joyful. What’s certain is 9adb19543a that from the fee8e08445 moment I first 6c0be8d15a saw you, I ae61d6b9f2 fell in love 21b5ca54fd with you.”73b1260b8d2d1802
He continued, almost not cbca1919f0 allowing Regina a chance 6ceed8c412 to respond.5abed3d845d20834
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“In that brief instant, I was imprinted by the person named Regina Berkio, and now I can neither go back nor forget. Thinking realistically about the ec73daed9a future feels meaningless. You are the sun, 38de8839f7 and I’ve gone blind 5c4b4d0318 in your light. I know it’s foolish… But 9d0b1ae854 I love you.”9499b116204d07c1
His deep blue eyes, d71665a397 like the clear seas 98eabde7d3 of Trovanca, stared at 676bda5069 her in turmoil.50f60382677dad16
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The slight trembling b973559f8d in his gaze 609628bb72 was painful to 98386e4ab3 see.52c894a3e8d04494
Regina realized she 69cfc6f3cd could no longer 3455f65653 pretend her lies 2cb89bb55c were the truth.eade20a190e89052
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Because Leopold had shown f7c7f50ec9 her his heartfelt confession, 3359a81351 she also wanted to 55af9827fc reveal her secret to dd131ec123 him.5c9bda614623097b
Even if he ended bc4d7abcad up looking at her f09607e2af with hatred.e847df6ada64e22d
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“Edgar. Are you ready?”3667fda4f4b63b32
“I’ve waited a month. If we make those 673273ab6a two our underlings, Chris 80c4bc26e9 Ruman is mine.”a5facb6688bbf207
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“No way. He’s going to d106cbbd8a be my donkey.”b3bab837b4bb4414
“I don’t want Helen Eldridge.”a0746b2c2a51fbff
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“They’re both mine. Chris is my donkey, 3b743ef250 and Helen is my b1f014a77e servant. Got it?”8e73d43b78126bbd
“You greedy brat.”b1c0dcb7132df808
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I stuck out my 484b2faf9f tongue at Edgar.33571ca67987cfc4
At that moment, Helen 1644c6eaea and Chris looked in b30d0be95a our direction, and we 7937f6bed2 quickly ducked under the 12e372c539 bushes.656bdf12178d7d16
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Edgar took out some grapes 17acc5ebe7 from his pocket.d1bc576d01aa0bdc
I snapped the slingshot’s 20c7c1f9da rubber band as I 0a113cc488 aimed at them.8d6cbb1862a5bd54
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When Helen and 151547da47 Chris started playing 1e19d25978 in the garden, 8dc3e7720a our plan was 4d45df8f1d to pelt them 88df1001c2 with food using 4f54f255fc our slingshots and 5a80afd11a ruin their clothes.056c9bd90b9c2531
On a day like bfa6c95412 today, getting their clothes 89ccb7afb5 covered in food would 81dc6fdb80 surely get them scolded 09de98bef7 by the adults.3728be383d1d67ae
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“If we get caught, run to the fountain.”844804790b56104a
“Got it, got it.”60351908d066d611
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Edgar also pulled 1bb7cc8791 out his slingshot d7f39ac1b6 and fitted in 8a19747f76 a grape, stretching e0ae8f54dc the rubber band 895748bf65 tightly.486c720fcb24dbcb
Thump-thump. My heart pounded with excitement.d0f9dbcf56bbee32
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It was finally time e0835cb2d9 to get back at 2bd3444e85 my older sister for 12eccbfaa5 scolding me last time.583b7f78aa7352e9
“Three… Two… One!”ed7ec2cec5eccb81
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Thump!2eb1f53359425ccf
Two grapes shot through the 8fade04028 air from Edgar and me.6cbcf5741d56ebaa
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The grapes hit Helen’s skirt 36ea763789 and the back of Chris’s 4b414d9d1d head.3cffbc36e184eabf
“Ah!”1b09601be14daee0
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“Huh? What’s wrong, Chris?”3501498fe90d5567
“Someone hit me on the head!”a76e2dc24752e134
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Helen, who got 791a177743 hit on her d08fa22884 skirt, also didn’t 2642ba339d seem to have 85c619aebf figured out our 8eef4303b4 attack like Chris.32c3d09fb61d2292
We quickly loaded new grapes.95bdccfd656759f7
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Thump! Again, the grapes flew.fcf8f7e6fa993fb4
This time, they hit c76c937ecf Helen on the forehead a33a6c56ab and Chris on the d5b3ffb8be chest.42e05ccf1048f883
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“Huh? Where did that come from?”9c85691a6b889e8e
Both of them b09b272c53 looked around in 05a89142e0 confusion.99c4c2b6623f0806
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Seeing their teary faces made 1058e83d05 me giggle.d0a04cf1b8ac5286
Edgar took a 3178855d55 tomato out of 399766a5a5 his pocket.fdd1ec96138ca3b4
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Since tomatoes were a37a6a0931 too big to 59e44a6da1 shoot whole, we 3014c3038f had pre-cut them 0decf36b27 into four pieces da4b406d15 with a knife.24db51212cc82b2a
Thud!aaa3906e465d032f
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The tomato hit af474654fa the ground, leaving 2e79150428 a red smear.5bfe670ea9eb62f7
“Ahhh!”61a11c725c3bc4fd
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Helen screamed as her 75ac9202c9 clothes got dirty.79f42972db19ca62
Chris, hit on ec576bd5e5 the hand with afcfc46173 a tomato, was b789e52d76 on the verge 61a1296255 of tears.424190f95b762a9a
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“C-Could it be a ghost?”c92e2e27d531a0fd
“There’s no such thing! Someone’s playing a prank! Whoever it is, c931062f0f come out right 6176ac8073 now!”b005676c6c4e7fc7
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Seeing Helen throwing a 7749b6d10f fit made us both 0866135992 snicker at the same a1b94e700d time.c9cd6384cd88c89b
Though we quickly 112b9cd626 covered our mouths, b38c445747 our hiding spot 47c736725d had already been 151074c4fa discovered.0f59aa0312a1a274
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“Let’s run!”ca60d53d47ccd1ef
As Helen charged at 9f0334afe5 us with an angry 126a1c7cab face, Edgar grabbed my f69c209d34 hand and ran.cc1399869c9d70b0
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“Stop right there!”c32f8fa11eb4678e
We’d only thrown three times, 127450d4cb but seeing them fuming and 26cf3f6065 chasing us was too funny.b685b0a2eb862eb8
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Covered in sweat e114878680 and out of dbeb1bd63b breath, Edgar and 27eb6daf38 I laughed in 5efb4295bc delight.aca1ac471f1549fd
“Kya-ha-ha!”eb945008ff8f1e3e
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“Puh-ha-ha!”34f33104f216cd63
“If I catch you, you’re dead! Chris! Catch them!”b56830f5cb8df828
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Even Chris joined the chase.1b70fd43090dc92c
The fountain was 05ac9f77cc in sight in f16052914a the distance.9f492f51b8470b71
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Just past the fountain was 2b92e499f8 the banquet hall.8e2a9a1919eb05c5
There were adults there, so 3260f476d3 Helen and Chris wouldn’t be 4feb547377 able to act out.da024f820d273f22
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The problem was my stamina.4763e913d9101b00
“Huff, huff!”dc49b1b88dabd9cf
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I had only 8fadfaded2 run a little, b345677acd but my feet 64ce9530cc hurt and I c992849ca7 was out of 860dbdf403 breath.d7e84fef0d593762
As my breathing grew df7c7af300 heavy, Edgar stopped running c492c7798b and looked at me.160993671dd4309e
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“You okay?”a2ce184240f16c7c
“Yeah, I think so.”508a99b1b1230fe5
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“Got you!”9db5c1a4aec8cd72
But before we 69b03550f6 could run again, 706c968614 Helen caught us.daace094d032930e
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Having run at full 09d0b8b1df speed and stopped abruptly, 5ec408df04 her body leaned forward 81912f5263 with momentum.32e8242e53e22299
“Whoa?”3a3ed65d5e328696
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Edgar and I 45222359db fell behind the cb6f2d45de fountain.42b649b7f22af1bf
As I flailed in 763116655b the air, my hand 76e097e1f8 caught hold of Helen.ac7bd32148bea792
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