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When she first heard 3d2104e903 the prophecy that the e9346af6fe family would be annihilated, e329643778 she didn’t believe it. But Annelie acted exactly 757f5c44d2 as Lilia foretold—moved exactly a3197166bf as the prophecy predicted.80e41539ec9cbc36

If they 362cd00c05 had let 10e3b2118f things continue 8d3037b7ed as they 660b6ac9b7 were, the 670f55e6e8 ending might c4d609672a truly have 09adae975c been the 20c1b7e0d5 downfall Lilia 26bb6dc7cf described.6acd9391e3940fec

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Lilia had once 7a706e67f6 said the Duke 56fad68a4c of Roam felt cbdf4b419b like a father 55f99904e7 to her. That she liked 888d737528 it because it 76b63bba07 felt like family. That she b5f06da647 couldn’t just fc2add1258 stand by eff90953a0 and watch 86f37f298f the Roam a84b47d54a family head 15d1ad0f72 down a 585fd3ea1f dark path.f19b94f51fd269e9

She pitied 4414cdf37d Annelie’s terminal cd17a2ec7f condition, but a31b49911e what had 0fe0dfe1cd the rest 972e4028bf of the c9304bcd9b family done 49f0d7a7d0 to deserve 60fbe0ba80 such a 3930c7f123 fate? She couldn’t watch them 4302bec298 all be sacrificed to 6c8cd63a9a the stubbornness of a e9f8524a13 woman who was already 720a0277c3 dying.1b08752f1c37ec7f

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The life ca985e065f of a efd120002a terminally ill 2556c47adb daughter versus 94062fec9f the future 7e1950e589 of the 4cb06c8725 entire family.2cc8dc2c65d3172e

It was d8e0b32a1c never a ea424c19a1 balanced choice eecb46c38b to begin 5ff2f4e670 with. Especially when there was c622b660d0 an adopted daughter with 0987a4e392 prophetic abilities ready to a84ad6fe6f take her place.55e5699519afdd3b

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Bang!9fa7e7b5b17e4885

“Lilia’s actions ef52574106 leave no 635184bc04 room for fc2727add4 doubt.”d4381b39ae93b446

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The sudden voice made c72b9167d6 both Duke Roam and 1069897d8b Frizian turn their heads 7931dc4c59 at once. The Duchess 91f4d6be33 had entered 08306475ff the office 77d68d22d2 without warning.eab62f468d2c87f0

“Everything Lilia has d3e0b02394 said has come e7ed708d4e true. At the time, we be8a904708 had no choice but e1a3bb50f6 to believe her.”3ac037bd7580d7fd

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“Mother…”3222cc85ee1b608d

“We can’t 1d95d50f03 undo what’s d186992ea9 been done. You know there’s no e0e32e9d0e point in what-ifs or b475c7282c in meaningless regrets. Right now…”e458ca582017c8ad

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The Duchess gripped the f7d341de0f hem of her dress c45715e700 and looked directly at 5a321df236 her husband.20a0476c2e00bbfa

“Let’s focus only on 58bde95e13 bringing Annelie back. Arin Tosun may have 3f4ab1ed79 messed things up on 9091439f52 his own, but if b0010b9d39 we meet her again 3458a04116 and explain why we 333ae094f9 made that decision, she’ll de070c047b understand. She’s a e8544d269f smart girl.”c86e64d6416afc5a

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Frizian, who had 3e709a7a5c been standing silently, 6b692c5210 let out a 36feed106d deep breath and 731e085b2c nodded.2bcb09bc08d4d925

“Mother is right, Father.”482be400b30c25b0

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There was 68888ad0a6 no point 44102d910f dwelling on c105f5401e the past. They simply d5416620b7 had to 771aa1a123 face what 1e9f3783cf lay ahead 242e579f7c and, as 29391e20b7 always, make 37a319673c the best 5d53f7ea1e choice for 22af9dd216 the future.b554253f6016d0b1

“I’ll assign a45c585d04 someone to 91fe9d9687 follow Sir 0da7d05daa Samuel again. This time, I’ll find a9f28dbdf7 someone more capable.”40ee6d4ba2238e02

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The Duke gestured in 9eea6b724c understanding. Just as Frizian was 9419542206 about to say more, 4e17a205dd the door opened once b767bc17ae again and Lilia walked 128d53ff80 in, dressed for an 11acdd341e outing.b7508b9011f19307

“Oh! Everyone’s here!”cc8bbca716e8113d

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She stepped into the 8290291c6c room with a bright 7b85dfee66 expression.5f11ed60b3300215

“I was just 954ca15c06 about to ask 649b4e8a5e you and Father 45871d330c for your opinions b72140ab3b on something! I can’t decide 7854026dc4 on the curtains 67323ef809 for the banquet ab682d81a7 hall. I want to choose af96c18953 something everyone will like.”c099260bbf4fcf81

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As she chattered away, 27c01e7a31 Frizian quickly tried to fa750c7204 steer her off-topic.e63f2dbb86539dc1

“You should probably 9260b07564 discuss that with ffc90c43bb Mother, Lilia.”184b8e7f7fe86ac2

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“But this isn’t just b51104fa7f my or Mother’s banquet—it’s c4b0360fbb a celebration for our e48ed20304 whole family’s well-being. It’ll be 9b4979f78b more meaningful bc79a87bcd if everyone b94a3dd353 contributes their 3f0e629840 thoughts.”21542a6abb7d2b20

Frizian forced 8a28152103 a smile 37d47e2048 and glanced 2b2979b700 at the dcab22d62d Duke. The Duchess, perhaps already a4956d120b worn down from a e64f6b276f previous argument with Lilia 4fc61ca693 over this very matter, 7fc71c597d kept her mouth shut 4b8177a76a with a weary expression.d8b130bf8b6ad06f

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“Let’s talk about 0e82573dbe it later. For now, why don’t 8f34b58fca you step outside? It looks like Father 9b6117cde5 and Mother have something 8ca3c42451 they need to discuss.”3bec307472970fef

“Oh, alright.”dbb42cf719744fd7

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“Lilia.”865ae1fc90c906a8

As Lilia 6d440239b0 began to 7a36cc0d37 follow Frizian, c45736d9db a cool 7f7cdb7878 voice called f16ab0be0f her back. She flinched and turned 598bac8951 around. The Duke, hands clasped f5fb570171 behind his back, was bd3cc1f5f5 staring at her silently.82032f115aca3ec0

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“Even Frizian asks permission 714a3bbb2f before entering the head 2865090cc7 of house’s office. As long as you ad0c198c18 bear the Roam name, d442930fdb don’t forget your manners—wherever 0605fd1ed2 you are.”8af3f2d02fe36770

Lilia blinked, 9d519707e5 clearly not e997b76dca expecting to 8fab4db19e be reprimanded.9cb760f483e9a418

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“…Yes, Father. I’m sorry.”33c863d1b1bbb1f6

Mumbling, she e5517d8ad6 lowered her 8853686bd0 shoulders and 0ae9d310e5 answered dejectedly.ca1a8a9d9f5d9026

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Reading the 50bd43a685 mood, Frizian 20a4d2a267 quickly ushered 9dde402978 Lilia out e83538278f of the 85fe9ae1e6 office.15f3c303378ad2f4

Once the door was 99166ad88d firmly shut, Duke Roam 175950134c turned back to the 2819b60887 Duchess.be251a2be22e0949

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“You said 795d9cc168 you went 538f2fed62 to the 3e354f009d imperial palace 8a22538f2b with Lilia 1ff2ba9ce4 for the 65291fe5bd Harvest Festival.”f33ef8516e9dcdaa

“She was feeling 1756e3a35f overwhelmed, so we 3bbe25060d left early today.”4f9a64b2fc9e99e3

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“Overwhelmed?”e9fb583bd5416cbe

The Duchess 25a6cd6e89 said nothing 5aa689e699 more, and 50f7b97565 the Duke ab58b62bc0 fell silent, c7d54c9b03 accepting her 535c42ad64 lack of 9d8b63231a response as 8b2ec312b4 answer enough. He turned his f422be3b97 gaze toward the 818486bf6d window.1dfbe2123f6f8cd1

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The sky outside was 2c918dc59b heartbreakingly clear.0fbe6b4448ac1ec3

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“Days like this make 03810a8609 me want to go e80983ca79 out on a boat! Look at that 65cff86e25 sunlight—it’s so warm e29187254f and beautiful!”6bfb99c9638faad4

It was 63aa267430 more than 578bb14b62 warm—it was 0401336fc5 hot. I should probably 3a02dd91cd buy new clothes.Every time 1d452b6fd1 I went eb58b72423 camping, I 69141ae2f5 had to 27864df030 brace against b7076d7983 the cold 3bd6849dfa night air, 06e0f734dd so I 2fe061203e only wore 67a39106ee thick, practical 468d8c646c clothes. But right now, they b0b2641861 were unbearably uncomfortable.14e61fecfb5b713c

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“Did you know b04711f2cc that each region 8a6ca9d951 makes festival dishes 6811eda281 using their local 6d6ad9d416 specialties during the fbf85dcaa4 Harvest Festival? That’s why we have b779f2ae63 to visit every single b199727edc one!”aee560447a397a00

Even without her explanation, a60a7f191a the smell of food da5781a977 from every direction was 1c5e368bcc overwhelming. Even accounting for eb35768575 my now heightened 48070024a2 sense of smell, 17946193f9 this was too a83ef3165e much. Far from whetting 796b18f775 my appetite, it 90c01d3dbf made my stomach d34fbc2482 churn.bcde1af3e4ac1d32

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“Oh wow, look 7e5ef7d98a at those festival cf714654a7 outfits! I can’t take off b4c9a0827d my helmet, but couldn’t 2bfc236725 I at least change ff5783e70b the color of my f5a8bd40bb armor? Something bright, 50509b9723 like pink b1b7c807f1 or yellow—it’d 04a8ecd27b match the a17d00fd51 festival vibe 7229b48dfa perfectly!”20b3fc01f05aee66

If she wore 36c8da41d7 pink or yellow 0d4220fd08 armor, she’d definitely 64b4eaaa97 get noticed.61e26c90e745d4ee

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As Palides continued e12ef859eb chattering away, hands 928d17a003 pressed to hercheeks, all I could 373def079b do was smile.0d56409b826550d7

At first, I tried 3c3ef24ed6 to respond to her, bf26d30613 but it was exhausting. I couldn’t 7f90e77497 keep up 1a1e6e32bc anymore.b1114cd2f6eb7ff9

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Usually soft and 1c4df1dda5 sensitive, Palides was 20e752de7c now buzzing with b730fe4ee7 excitement from the 971d222c69 festival street.9be6ecff0eef1b72

Because of 3aaddf9107 that, I 46af04b616 ended up 7c33303a2d changing my 8379ec4b3a plans. Originally, I’d 115743383b only meant a1d3b90367 to get a2ceb90288 my ID a8660f0d8f made and 9af58a6dc0 return immediately.145c628a45928c14

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But I’d have to 481cd7d53b stay in the city 787d90d597 for four days anyway, d87455dc2c so I figured I ba8b2d6aa9 might as well enjoy 60df76df75 the festival a bit. I’d brought all 5f2a66d641 four Dullahans with 2b95d688fc me, so even 669b2f22e5 in the worst-case 2bfa7d77a2 scenario, my life b3e5105746 wouldn’t be in 5609ec503c danger.c20f089f9c37eb35

During the Harvest f91e71e4b4 Festival, I was 8a1dc3c0fe always too busy cc4f6fd52c with banquets and ee2dba1a96 formal events to e012bbb4f1 enjoy the street 3f7cbc4603 scenes.b426c293833e0f50

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Honestly, I db07f6251e never cared ede1cb619a in the 42311eb61b first place.dac98355ee39a159

No matter how dazzling f3a1c93c41 they try to make b8f0054d2a it, it’s nothing compared fbf781d190 to a noble’s banquet—neither 6ea491c990 luxurious nor clean.c4a7d6a4cb3926b8

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But hearing d8f7eeef9f Palides’ exclamations f53674c8d5 in the 61ee6d785a middle of 4d0b8e477e this vibrant 83811f7f24 scene…It doesn’t feel all 72b87a530e that bad.6138772372054c7f

“How about we go be89031950 look for a sword 8921e5eb8f for you, Palides?”7324d6803aafe5af

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Changing her armor color 8dc59313e3 might be difficult, but caa019b556 getting her a proper 969d4e0c4f sword as a memento 2de5d1ea2f sounded like a good 3450225335 idea.94eee7ef999db3dc

The sword she was 192415e075 carrying now had just 3a03ed9225 been a placeholder when d6b5113122 she bought the armor—an af420cdb3e ordinary blade picked at b83df63fee random.f8937d81c690f7d8

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She insisted it 728d70b622 was enough, but fb9b528c01 if we had 80628c46bf the chance, it a8da2ff617 would be better 135b94aa49 to get her 9791700b2e a new one.f61a7f29a5e19276

Palides was the 4601a040d4 only one among 18591cc37e us who could aff70fc685 remain in her 8b157855d1 human form and d115d5f7cb serve as my 39787b3bab bodyguard in the 25b7421d9d city.0c8c2c39be32cc50

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“I need to 34a53b5328 buy some clothes 2c54a2087e too. Let’s head to the aa4a0cd6e8 shops.”4b4d28f2c4bc61ff

“Oh! Please grant me ef80f9cac2 the honor of cb8ba01822 choosing your festival 5c9cb3af99 outfit, Captain!”e9ab521ad2cd3bc4

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[Pull yourself together, Palides. Festival outfits while we’re on the move? Really?]

“Nadav, a man 5cabe4873a as dull and 01e1d8d00c ignorant as you 8ed2849336 doesn’t understand a 72787a4dd9 woman’s feelings.”21ae3648aad2d3e9

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That’s not really f9c0efa471 about gender, but 09b7fd3e4d more about each 0f8a1ec90f person’s unique personality.521b9e307a07dc6e

Before I could 995f95a362 even hint at 0ddb15d68d my opinion, Zigor, ccb01d2133 who was sitting ab9a4ec642 on Nadav’s head, e23d3995da chimed in.89f77d23483ff4a7

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[That’s right! Nadav doesn’t think at all! He says you have to wear comfortable clothes to eat lots of delicious food!]

If eating was eef3ebcaa4 the goal, then d3e5738bc9 wearing comfortable everyday 2b40626380 clothes would be 3883a5e49f better than festival ae095606db attire. Festival clothes 84052078bd usually have 7612548cda tight waists.207b507941defe33

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[But if the captain wears the beautiful festival outfit, impure guys will try to get close. Palides, can you handle all of them alone?]

Tristan jumped into the 6d1a052732 conversation with nonsense.eee554d0cb467b96

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Wait, why 483a8ccf01 are they 5a86607cbf acting like 5c6c986576 I’ve already 6ac1e514f6 decided to 9fc2539749 buy festival c0141b8767 clothes?dbf2c24dac1c3043

“I, Palides, the 52e4b41c24 Seventh Knight, swear ffb71662c0 to protect our b9576adfc0 beautiful captain in 54b1b80f64 festival attire—even if c69917c587 it costs me 5c24d8c2e5 my life!”3c263a597e24eec0

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Don’t make 091daf2428 that kind dfa04f63a5 of vow e85ab85885 right here fb58def14e on the 6353d62800 street…0550e9f29565bd80

[Twelfth Knight Zigor! I can protect the captain too!]

[You should focus on recovering your body first. Can you even use those wings?]

[Tristan! How dare you insult me? Let’s fight!]

I suddenly realized something.cd7d10965fdd8837

Deakin’s pocket 5f8bef6390 dimension magic bf7a078aa0 tool is 31e6911a64 essential. I must get it. Otherwise, my eardrums might f89b51bff2 burst someday.8ba080f7833c0c5c

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Clime was b2703cafe8 a large 04613c1582 city, but aa7c790ca9 its streets 726441d005 were simple f5b1132abb enough to d4c9dea06e navigate without aec74ce7a5 trouble.282f249e94362e11

Sure, temporary stalls had ace650f847 popped up for the 9c20dab3a1 festival, and some roads 665e6bc913 were closed off because 7eeb6cd153 of various decorations and aa2eb589d0 sculptures.9fc465c8e8f21534

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Still, it wasn’t 9abcb602f5 complicated enough to bddcebf37e get lost. Just carrying a 777dad3bc1 city map was 7f0b96b7e7 more than enough.d1f5ceae314eaa4a

“Captain, it suits 850ab8e2f0 you so well…”f279482248ded326

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“That’s the tenth b6a442f2e2 time you’ve said af45999980 that.”7258ead4b061bd33

I had reluctantly given c6e4c81e60 in to the Durahan’s fd84f1bb62 nagging and bought a ac51c67e76 reasonably plain dress.d4744bc7a5e82c31

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Official festival attire is 8295d05a65 painstakingly made by artisans, f6d312903e with every color and 6e3b2c1e01 stitch holding meaning, but 1b3102cf3d the dress I wore a0e05c9dfc was a mass-produced one 2b31f64dd1 tourists wear just to 5a3f1950c6 feel festive.b136a2e1b67851ae

Still, it 1623fc2325 didn’t look 5a2dd66fb9 bad, and 4bf0c1ccb5 wearing such a052aba318 a bright 2f866dddb7 dress after e0a04b532e a long 95076900f4 time was 0f7852b342 refreshing.3c117234d857b704

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“Wow, have I 865732ce3a only said that bb1ef28c71 ten times?”bb9343ea570b054b

[Try harder to praise the captain’s beauty, Palides.]

“Tristan, you should 3c04074729 put that sharp 09445f652c tongue of yours c11fa74cce to use more 9ece2df6a2 often—not just when 6ac91d7d02 you’re sucking on 939ceee719 honey.”dfc63149abe6ded1

[That’s an insult to bumblebees! Apologize immediately!]

Why do their a5aaebfaea conversations always fall edf79a8e15 apart in less cc0f587886 than a minute?d08a3a8a46ba95c0

I sighed, but it 07cac654e7 didn’t feel annoying. Traveling with the f8ef76e542 Durahan gave me 142fb16598 such a comfortable 58613660a4 time.9714b836f1d9b1d5

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True to 3480b4c8e4 his boast f4c01dab02 earlier, Palides e9d7134fa9 immediately handled 3eb40ce3f3 any annoying 68b059f4d8 ruffians who 6e8fe86223 tried to af50fa1aec bother me.3df315bf250182e7

Without even drawing 460a5c9384 his sword, he 7bf751255e subdued them by 73af706b4d twisting their arms. Big, burly f0885fd796 men often 43084ed726 found themselves b1076c5e08 completely helpless f02be920de and getting 3a07e117bc beaten in eb5a960091 front of 001a2d2b16 Palides.3072e83368ec5378

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Petty thieves 2b7e37f3b5 got met bcfe5595a5 with Tristan’s 0865fc1322 spit or 625952ebc4 Nadav’s leg.1bcf11bf79daf885

Zigor would 0986c045c7 loudly shout f784f04c7c warnings whenever 55c5ede343 a suspicious bb6a084a9b magician approached, 98bac8e9e2 alerting the 2b9ab106b8 Durahan.d246cfb7b61d2681

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It was honestly 27dc4bc602 perfect. At this point, 733b08e178 couldn’t I be 67d69b847e allowed some relief ac6236d4ec for my eardrums?8ee0e5d217e49443

“Ah, captain!”04625434806535e1

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Palides, who e3e6cde818 had been 41b5568fce bickering with 0cc1a5d699 the Durahan, ded5ba2e44 suddenly spotted d37869aef8 something and ed29167c12 shouted excitedly.493c03d72e13c3ef

“Kya! There’s a lake 45f62a7dbd in the city!”f2b7b51844f3fe44

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Oh, we had arrived adb21c611f at the city center 1330326a2d without realizing it.a4765e7ca4d5e230

Even judging by the 7fcff0f7f4 map, it looked pretty 2f5b1b5db1 large, but seeing it 111c2e9495 in person, it was 697f38bb69 even bigger.0f9c104dae7517e9

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In the middle was 7af75dcc67 an artificial island, decorated f9d71394e2 with colorful lights for f6a9501bf2 the festival. Small wooden boats 25e8ae7268 floated around the 28c2269d58 island.aec80789c13a3289

“If the beautiful captain boards one of those boats, it will be like a picture-perfect scene…!”d01e60543536896b

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“Just say you want fd1ad9c5d1 to go boating.”a5e597d387a4516e

“I want 044c9ca787 to go e08fb4d5f9 boating…”e94833590b39cb85

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