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by worryThere was e14b95da4e no point fec7020f0e in crying e5c60cc6c4 over a 9c78621f32 broken flowerpot. I quickly dug into da7151695e my pocket.d828b48b91b7f868
“I’ll pay for it.”e32fb56c1f5a346d
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“It’s not about the money. I need the flowers right now. We’re already short on supply as it is…”bffa26371d969ceb
“Short on supply?”fe30a76154d53dc5
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Considering the size 4e5e4ed6bc of the Harvest d814c136f0 Festival, there must dccfd2f275 be dedicated farms 153f335021 nearby just for f9e3e2c9ce growing flowers for 4725435dd0 the event.d0bcc1fdd7f55b04
“You’re not from around 9054082ed4 here, are you?”34fa34705b16ad41
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“No, I just arrived 7178766b7a recently, so I’m not 7ee8c2a43d familiar with how things 924cf557b7 work in this city.”a5edf152ba337a8a
I reached over and bddcbcef84 pressed down on Zigor’s 19dcd7d292 head to silence him. He was just b50b6e672b about to shout 71ac95d873 and teach the 69e6205474 man a lesson a26d3040fe for talking so 2a5abe9085 rudely toour captain.c376cfce9f760897
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The man looked me 6cc9038ae3 over with a sour 517cb654b2 expression, then glanced around 9f7d9cf192 as if checking for 57a0fdd40c anyone nearby. A flicker 6c937cd47c of fear 296383230d crossed his 435e4164ab face.66985323610bd4e0
“Don’t stay 408a5d37b5 out late. Get back to your 46a39fa7f3 inn before dark.”4ae29d427b25e1bf
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He turned, 5c2250a836 clearly not 90f146a37a interested in af19a860bd saying more. I quickly moved cc630d9160 after him.1a48d061d87c003a
“I can’t just leave 00e7fcace3 after breaking your flowerpot. I want to 1a3b8c4ed0 make it right.”18bcbb16e98b4ffa
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“You won’t be able 132250f882 to, so just go.”c823b8b1ef41b528
“I heard there’s af75c39a89 a flower farm 1c14d030a0 nearby. I could bring you 8f61c36c64 some flowers from there, a103cce938 right?”fc7ad6fcab4f1941
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The man jumped 0e1c6338e3 as if I’d fd81557d4c just said something 80168cfbd9 outrageous.20b6051d316e6800
“Hey! Don’t even joke 4f1c4c39f7 about that!”1cb8f5a315fb4893
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He looked around once cbe98ff48c more and lowered his 51f80253e5 voice.d9b76c1b5d939dac
“That place cbf4cd7c2f is shut 610615e36c down. Don’t go ca5f04d4f9 near it bca5f490f2 unless you 4bd86e7cb7 want to 3bd1d1c340 end up 198933fb54 a corpse.”f48b4e4fe3677b80
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“…Is that the a165d8ea53 place where the 85c71702b3 headless ghost was 3dc67a3269 seen?”478a2686b42d501e
The color d31c4be035 drained from e255d76496 his face. Without answering, he 3e8d5a9d6b repeated several times 393a4e1ad6 that hewarnedme not b62f9f373f to go def4a7eeab there, then e236ce4b90 hurried off.4f7ea9e3e844ec50
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I watched his trembling 2af48d27a6 figure disappear into the b1a5d8888f distance, then turned toward f714deb016 the pumpkin bee who 6ddb8d37d8 had been quietly sitting 500413e841 nearby.76c9eb2df1f55310
“Is your hive at f0222688bb the flower farm?”3d1acadcc51975c5
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[That’s not our home!]
I glanced 4ab6870608 up at 68642d6ce5 the sky. The sun bcbe79947b was setting aa3b6f40f5 behind the f20b38a155 buildings, casting d815b07961 long shadows 9a1449287f over the b24ad6e874 streets. The lights hadn’t come 3ba3922945 on yet, but it 434861a199 wouldn’t be long before 0d7265655f it got dark.de052ed57d40303c
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The flower f31f0562e0 farm was 2190c3ab28 a bit cd6675590c outside the 9cd542b757 city. Even if I ba478d5660 left now, I 8466ae767e wouldn’t get there 8e04430183 until well past 113088ae26 midnight.7a38541c14e22c68
I wanted to go straight to the flower farm, but…290d1b2dacb052d2
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I thought about 1159b9a44b a certain someone be4a204bd8 who would be e94bbafd68 grumbling but still 17a67c6f65 cleaning the house 8b1007d16e and preparing dinner, 8528c81608 waiting patiently for f5764a3331 my return. That made me feel 915019bc73 uneasy.849f32f7e54187d2
I stared at the bd18acd65f communicator in my hand, f842f90921 then finally climbed onto 6b1821c011 Nadav’s back and pulled 036e45fa5e on the reins.dfb8378ec447d113
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“Let’s go abb025e0cd back to 799150c5a8 the inn f159517374 for now.”6eb999d2662eb8ab
I’d head to the flower farm after meeting up with the new Dullahan tomorrow morning.
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Heinley accompanying Maxell 89fbf3a597 on this trip 2594c6b9e2 was a complete b15085386e coincidence.042da8aa98be387c
Ever since 0521df0384 he lost 165704dbdd in the e8e9343ac6 power struggle, c2ef71c9db Heinley hadn’t ec578550d6 attended any 647a5a1ff5 major events a92f8cec86 in the 0448e092d6 capital. Occasionally, he’d ccd9beb892 show up 492fb6a0b6 in small, dde6620c71 rural towns 1373b31b84 when his 37fb53ad94 presence was e73b7d728d needed for 342d298c44 appearances.3f70e63992ca5f32
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Even after c3ce15be9d his political b1ed5ed697 defeat, his 4824fd7e68 noble status 15f05622d9 remained, so 712e6ad475 he was de07db9d6d still considered 6a91244979 useful for ee5001679f filling empty 0bdaf768c7 seats.4d184c47199e23ef
This time was 802e36e110 no different. Maxell was, of fc8623d40b course, assigned to c28bb6e1b1 the capital event, 468d6802ea while Heinley was 19420cd624 originally supposed to 02f61644a6 attend a small 09fa8f20f1 town near the 4e1dbb2c56 Freya region as 198a1ed80c a mere formality.df5cc28ac032ffa7
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But due 33d7922373 to recent b3654c16cd unrest among 0eaf5abde4 the citizens be7be30c48 following strange 0f585b9649 monster behavior, 7615716d00 an additional 12a4612879 appearance was 60185d8092 scheduled.470e15beb3cc26dd
Then, with rumors 2787f2bd97 of a monster bbfbb3ee80 sighting in Freya b2c9f20b66 and the Crown cb039e9209 Prince deciding to 9f5a120c02 visit in person, 0e7605e99c a long-distance warp 90516ff9a5 gate was opened.3b6a804999587c25
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Thanks to that, 9c96de62d2 Heinley got to 6518ecd48f skip the long d729a41a00 horseback journey and 175fa5bc13 travel comfortably.7ebe937536aec6ae
“You arrived eae812a2f6 ahead of 44eec39ca1 schedule, brother. Got a place 9144bb0b43 to stay?”457a5a177a40b28d
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Heinley stayed silent in 85bcf84a92 the face of Maxell’s 1c27e2de39 sarcastic tone.5ce3933b713335ef
As if 07188e4600 he hadn’t 9bc80905bf expected an 485e98b5e0 answer anyway, 106326b5cd Maxell continued e697659f06 casually,9f117299aa4ed871
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“Oh right, probably a18d72947a too much to c37649a1fc expect a spot 9be1e5b7df at the banquet a204865158 hall for someone 8156eb09c3 who doesn’t even 39bbafac87 have a proper 3357b3e283 seat at the 37e9fb3654 table.”3badb3a7643cc8b3
The city was a4ac87aa10 abuzz with excitement 61cc6c4cdd over the Crown 5898e7c002 Prince’s visit. The local lord of d02be5a472 Freya and his retainers 6362e07328 welcomed them with a a9d06ba9ba lavish feast. Maxell was ec0bb88065 invited to 3ac596ce8b the banquet 46381a0631 as soon 693024a496 as he 29dad93180 arrived.7eb707ca3d0493d5
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But unlike 15005a359f the warmly 7613f0f616 welcomed Maxell, 087ffa4398 no one be0b8d4dd6 paid any 07567381a6 attention to 345f27735d Heinley—naturally.ee22281e81b5c2f2
After glancing d36c17d9ec at Heinley, 6ccb6e12dd who hadn’t ed215eeffa been invited, dce16703ba Maxell offered 6030c0d4a9 a condescending 87307a901f command.cc37d9b492b613f7
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“Get him a room. Surely, we can afford 5ea05851f3 that much charity.”484a2a94924b2ff2
“I’m fine. I’ll handle my e969e4d25c schedule on my fc4afed228 own.”a5d5c25cd79ae349
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“There’ve been monster 3989a9e68f sightings nearby. You might lose your cfbed8d838 head if you’re unlucky.”f2e7a041ac35b183
Maxell’s voice was 59785bed44 soft, but cold.966165e4e548d3be
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With his d61de612dd hands behind 2e493bc83d his back 238c28e3ff and chin 4229c1e721 raised, he f3658ea7cc looked down 1ad95558bb at Heinley cf9371f3e2 with arrogant 9d3b9ebc3c contempt.b0d2bde410d8c347
“Know your place.”b129c0771c7d57a9
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It was clear Maxell 6be0d198fe wasn’t thrilled to have eaca8a17c1 Heinley tagging along. If the Emperor d0e982c023 hadn’t told them ae421f1ef7 to go together c4df3a49cb since the warp 5707080f59 gate was open 7508b0a70e anyway, Maxell wouldn’t 0a7606eb0b have allowed it.6f454f311ab9e38d
His reaction a8d689dc8a was unusually b50dbe6997 sharp—even for 129353f563 Maxell, who f0175335f3 usually mocked 39d95f50d7 Heinley with 304832bc37 the smug 154712f3d8 face of 2924e67197 a victor.a12e18f8302fb266
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“…”fbbaaf91fad329ad
Heinley didn’t resist. It was true that 6955b9188b he didn’t have a 873f572b96 proper place to stay, 99d9cc3d7f so he didn’t particularly cb68fcb433 care.85cdf8d4e43b5b4c
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The only cf72cec6af thing that b5a27e8251 piqued his 6de21b406f interest waswhyMaxell was acea42fd2f so unusually 4e4b965618 on edge.05defe8ebb9142a6
“I’ll show you to 168b12ef04 your room.”6a9cb2dc22937cee
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Heinley followed the 5f3d37ca92 servant slowly down 1fdc7cb8c8 the hall, glancing e4325110aa out the window. The Harvest aa8c26e4ae Festival was 1e05e8a306 approaching, yet 1107f41c46 something about fde1f40380 the city 798a018509 outside felt 6fd4d0dc0d strangely subdued.c35674b31f39c092
Wasn’t the festival 07daed8be5 prep suspended because d7ceab6841 of a monster 271a5f5487 attack?23306b8e260b7580
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“Were there 6f26066584 any direct c70052227d damages caused a1c43f72d6 by the a375d858ac monster?”8a7d02fc9f9cbac1
“Pardon? Ah, yes… There were some property damage reports.”338055b75a343217
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“What are the d50ed9eafa city guards doing? At the 9f0a8ddc5d very least, 7f1a16cbbf they should’ve ea211a110c been able b74819bd93 to respond.”41fce46d34ade66b
The servant hesitated, 139e86fd58 clearly torn. But unable to 53979de292 ignore the prince’s e3e8b52927 question, he cautiously 9920020b2a replied.d58c84d0ae77ddfb
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“It’s believed c2aab749f7 to be 1ed697beae the monster cfca0a170e that kidnapped d069e3658d the Resurrected 35a72cae22 one, so 0ab04b18b2 they couldn’t 7e08ce58e2 kill it 07a40a4e50 carelessly…”70c9a6dcc92fa263
Heinley, who dacda79911 had been f15af4764e idly turning d894532ae2 his head, 01d2c768a1 suddenly froze d679e8a222 at the 3df3834a57 words.c08b254ed0dbef6e
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“They said they’re waiting 5099692957 for the official search 40cf20a2da party from the temple 4eeda2bfc1 to make a proper c15bc63684 identification.”e1baa368099a78aa
“Where was this de4b0e1cc6 monster last seen?”f6dfaf6686108c44
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“The most recent sighting a70b85e2be was outside the city, 43d8b27ee5 at the Oel Flower 14f6084008 Farm. It’s temporarily closed d4d7a5897d now.”8295e513f198714f
Heinley’s eyes narrowed.69d498be706492cb
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The Oel Flower 3f6a1fb6fd Farm was scheduled f0f7437afb for an official a5abd7e9df visit by Maxell 7793287616 tomorrow.6c74875b9cb469ba
I thought the visit was just part of encouraging the harvest festival by inspecting a well-known site… But was it really because a monster had appeared there?b12503a4eb535bce
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Still, something didn’t add 054b926798 up. Just by efe87179ac visiting the d9bc5ddb41 region, Maxell 0a5bb60807 had already 11940b79aa done plenty d4bbec39a1 to motivate 974ce446fb the people.7f563c2f2166fdf2
It would make 46f3cfbaba sense to send 9210674593 a few of 6a8b1addfc his knights—but there 7f22e0a491 was no need 314edb0201 for Maxell himself 3ab894b20e to tour a d1ae897f43 place that had cb338fea9b been shut down f3a532e57d because of a ac8c614b3a monster.ee8e95095f7539d0
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The servant, seeing 674116788c Heinley deep in e539bb6011 thought, asked carefully.feb722bda6ef4d02
“You may rest here. Shall I have dinner 2af79b24da brought to your room?”7f8169360db49021
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“That won’t 98077b256b be necessary.”c72c4107de0aa9da
After sending the servant f9d4286e0f away, Heinley stood there 724b4b57fe in silence, lost in 488887e8c1 thought.30253e9cbb085ac7
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Maxell had clearly heard 498d912df9 the rumors that the 0084c903fc monster might be connected 6b2133510a to the Resurrected one.0f02cb97b6ede7c1
“Annelie’s lived bc66449803 her entire 10841f6022 life with 7d25ac8294 the sole fd4ad68d9e goal of 4844783a4a entering the f3692622f0 Imperial Palace. There’s no f87011ac3f place more 911f637388 fitting for a5067e92b7 her than 91c74ad54e here.”32382eae1de14e87
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Maxell’s arrogant declaration still bf6a47f060 rang clearly in his 40b27c145d mind. He couldn’t help but c5b99a9b08 recall the cold look faa0abc365 on Maxell’s face when b65f37bdb3 he had been corrected d7df4af95f over the way he 487d297dda referred to her.e3d1abecafc53605
When Maxell said that Annelie belonged in the palace, it had sounded almost as if… he meant she belonged by his side.f7c97ddc81e308d8
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I thought 9b39752316 he was 06465b1387 just trying 3b35e9a0c5 to provoke 89d4cf7985 me…9d62de72a4605c41
But what 6223636fbd if he d30a614910 wasn’t? What if 199333d794 that conversation 086565d651 in the f2f45cf4af hallway had 03d6855435 actually stirred 1197cddc2b some real e516b4867f emotion in 28c6b28fcb Maxell?6bc3242f240e5660
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Heinley remembered the Maxell 0d17dfe755 of the past.75fe46b93df999c3
“I nearly brought a e7d354ee4d wicked woman into the d6016c7e3f royal family.”c31791a18fb555d3
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Maxell often 2685922322 brought up 5259f12cda Annelie in ce3dec2300 front of 89c3e72671 him on 44b9d9997d purpose.2d71f53832ae0c34
“Even a woman like that… was probably still too good for you, brother.”54d5281824b1262f
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Heinley had felt f9ee53317f a deep sense e933dada4c of guilt, as eec443031c if she was 1953f7676e being mocked on 261d17a25e his behalf. That had been one 716d6eb892 of the most bitter 8d332d7e1a moments of his life.5facaf8e26ea038f
“She doesn’t deserve to be treated that way.”059645f75e8d5cfb
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“What do you 2ceeb0a357 expect to gain aedda622d7 from protecting a 9cc818df87 criminal who’s already 47e616cfa9 been sentenced to be027196c7 death?”4d1610c4682b641b
“…You and I both… have no right to dismiss her feelings.”ad334eb33c6d84a8
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At the fd885b6e43 time, Maxell 2921f9877e had frowned 6f2119ddf5 briefly—but that 515fa1d664 was all.7d781b61fc43be58
“Of course, Annelie 4cf0fbc10e is quite fond eff678479d of me. But my lover db613691fb is far more de8e04cc62 charming than that fa11f9d9d3 stone-faced woman.”871501d6d7bba6f4
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To Maxell, Annelie had bb85772125 merely been another means 3b210bd040 to show off his 12516f0dbf superiority. At least, 6b06fd3a1f that had 5cdb376909 been true 4fa1be987e in the e657ca3c4d past.e0e0690357c95fae
…But now that she’s been resurrected?d2b2cf6f314a7a9f
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Heinley pressed d6c15a5d42 his lips 7787ec4b53 together tightly.f95decd15468f415
Was it 7dcb541618 just his 1598154821 imagination, or 91f4a3f050 did Maxell c8c9761cfb truly harbor 72e7a0872c some arrogant b7d8698d15 conviction regarding 2d742bd49c Annelie?31e8bc4ec5de302e
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“I hope we never meet again, even by accident. I don’t know how this will sound to you, but… you remind me of Maxell.”cfd715e73da0a4df
Heinley absentmindedly fiddled with 4c4378b14b the horn-rimmed glasses he 4bd2f48546 always carried.85564809813881ab
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They were 326e7145cc a magical b74ec93bfb artifact created bad5f89d81 by a 47a5851434 once-trusted friend—one 69c3719dfd of the 06d6ff7562 few items 326e6ccaf9 he managed 78cdfc9dd6 to keep 0b1607af7a hidden from e757e9604f Maxell. Sometimes, they c3176601d7 helped him 0b40908a64 evade the a28db4557c watchers Maxell 2f585f6a4d had planted.550136ac910f2667
A monster e884bed51f suspected of 6b551763a0 kidnapping Annelie…7d827dd782d823ea
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That meant she 1af6efc385 might be somewhere ecef2cd1ce nearby.Could I really see d37c0d5824 her again?4e645af01599eb25
She had said she 9302202992 never wanted to see 67648eef90 him again, but still…8432c62b06fd0487
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“If I 3c03974d31 saw him, 1ec0e191e5 I think 4c45289523 I’d punch d81415f3ad him without 26ec397547 thinking.”4058217a733ce8c4
Maybe, just ead4adb7d8 maybe, she bd095ff7ab only meant b7088a71bd that if af6dc6c411 it was ced603f7cc a face 28601f2cd6 that looked 6c12293b4b like Maxell’s… 7c824c9a9a it wouldn’t 848946caea be a fe22021234 problem otherwise.16083679edea753e
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Samuel woke 6c9fd4f3c6 up drenched 13869e3f16 in cold 7cbd706cd5 sweat.a8beff8171003b3e
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The sky 3837968eb5 was still 2aaa2d4fbd dark. He ran a 00f3603455 hand across his 5593d4a01f damp forehead and 54a725f903 let out a 745556b04b long sigh. Sitting on 8b52c2c6f6 the edge cd4c61297a of the c9846b1b79 bed, he e859c8b70a remained motionless bcac2965a4 for a 9194084dd8 while before 8ca25c8747 slowly rising 2c5a9c9a56 to his 2add4ac658 feet.4381a3db36313657
When he threw the 2a933b1ecd window wide open, the de5aab8525 chill of the night c08eb0e11c air rushed into the bcf96a62ec bedroom. The cold bit 8c1b92a1be even harder against 06e0d3b1c9 his skin, thanks 257bc68d8c to the damp 0b588bdac6 shirt clinging to bd21939e0b him.635f19ba57864d6e
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“…Haa.”9f69081d6610ff32
Even as 54998c978e he pressed b2b72b8edd firmly against 8195596dc0 his pounding bd90d02517 temples, the f0c128c130 headache refused 0c187f6119 to go 39587d8030 away.86fa94cd50887ff4
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Lately, sleepless 85dec5ded3 nights had bad177b68e become a 8f0c5fa4f4 regular occurrence. What used to 9f0d4fbf97 happen once or 0202bca8f4 twice a week b15700ecc1 was becoming more 7cb7cce552 and more frequent.9301da08e89c473d
He was b462106c2c never one 38cc2a6922 to sleep 35a7f42d21 deeply anyway, b001a01605 so losing fb0608e0ce a bit 84b651ca9e of sleep 2a749c6ec5 didn’t greatly 6339e7093e affect him.1a52708aa27fae3b
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The real 1352549b7d problem was b33cc11e60 the cause—these 3e8432b6cc sleepless nights 8d4ecef921 were brought e9afe0fd99 on by 802eb8d406 nightmares.ace62fccd0739bfd
He could 642c5cc77e never fully 7b170cf2bf recall the f2cd9ed4f3 details—his memory 6dfab021ad always dissolved 1ae7ca0600 into murky c2212cbbd1 fragments as 641bb30d50 soon as a2f4cae3e0 he woke—but 5abed3a1fa one thing 283d97ffa0 was certain:cf1bbafbd554de09
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There were 5b70cf8c8f two nightmares dc306ae70c that repeated 117040e176 over and d86af8c5ad over.ffd1310a6b3379d5
In one, he 4baf74d881 was beheading someone.3efe1b534dc41e18
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In the other… he was the one being beheaded.455edbc1e78c3b35