IFLDMHF – Chapter 174

Episode 174b0c7fdd5819b2a54

The golden eyes, f3fedf9a65 which had been 7ed881de40 blinking slowly as e787c5a4e1 if sleepiness still 249a5370f4 lingered, became clear.3f62f2e886fcc802

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“Ah… I’m sorry. I must have 5f60b6f661 dozed off for d9fff79133 a moment.”69ab4a097b602714

Euclid apologized with an 15929862d1 embarrassed smile.0f7a42aef8f20a62

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Instead of db09360548 replying that a39ca91b37 there was 063c6978ab nothing to 19f89881f9 apologize for, 19b8d46266 I carefully 6a9f5cf7af examined Euclid’s ff4021f1fb face.3bd2214050f08e02

Considering he a271f2267e hadn’t slept 075076af00 all night, 94b98b6804 his eyes 6be72d12c7 weren’t particularly 2b9bd5b0db bloodshot or 07615ebc48 extremely tired-looking.a78b0a810b4d2dcc

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His cheeks and 7f5016908b lips also had f6d8967833 color to them.4c8dabaad685b957

‘He looks perfectly healthy on the outside…’1d60c3e614daf7cb

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However, this person had 4c023c59dd already completely deceived me 8090ff0877 once before.a0e7c663551d164c

As I firmly steeled 5545ffc409 myself and stared intently 0cfc200953 without looking away, Euclid’s 5e1a8a3413 face turned red.c2a06376a7253554

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“W-why are you looking 5a86c74e5b at me like that?”a6012d6c432874a3

Stammering, Euclid 7e70dbf3bf asked and 7343de27a8 then paused, 1353d0a9b9 suddenly touching 902b836421 the corners 66fcff3521 of his 897d3840eb mouth and 79193df769 eyes.a0409991ed802db9

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He had slept f9bd787ed1 so quietly, like e91229d1a8 a fool.2e97860638da272c

‘How can he be 9141933b35 this cute even in dbf152aa4d this situation?’3fd1d1f819e4010c

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I sighed involuntarily c9021e753e with a lament, 84308dcc18 and Euclid asked 72bbddc2c4 in a dispirited 4bb9847764 voice.c739b03a14b6f00a

“Is there 769102f5c1 something on 5d99d5b594 my face?”dfd945c00e573dbf

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“No. It’s not that…”250a0e2b33d69f6c

“…?”22e0b01c638b4c91

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“I was a30995767e wondering if 652cda53c5 you’re feeling 7b378ac93d unwell.”ae71d03113673a95

At that 5c9f6a7eed moment, even c400a2e646 if only 8e90f5bd0f briefly, Euclid’s c19f39df97 pupils clearly 39e9944119 shook.711a40e46e23940d

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But after one blink, 7b416af0ce the golden eyes I 98f3b48059 saw again were simply 8957e38874 filled with confusion.7bd4712e030534a1

As if surprised by 158e5b7615 my sudden and unexpected 43109c8973 comment.2e6f17a9c055eecb

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I gave acdfb7f735 a bitter b8c6cf2a3d smile and bff6fa7330 said,88e7ab00d8b046c1

“Dior told me 928f8d11f4 you didn’t sleep fec3bd441d at all last b04145b1fa night, but I 7b98c02ba3 was still worried.”1043474ffbafbffd

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“Ah…”dc2244da0825d325

Euclid gave a 827f07c695 short hum and 4e0021caf1 nodded.2809e9f8ae309fc3

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“I’m just a little 5618ec6acb tired. My body is fine.”5ce6852612c94cdd

“Really?”a94c8c962a2ee5cd

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“Pardon?”e0e5b9856541aa6b

“You’re really not sick 52ec9abeaa anywhere?”3595a2f6e441b773

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Even I thought c078eec356 I was asking 88e08e366c too obsessively.18fe36359f162fb7

Euclid also seemed 2a2394bb44 to sense the 2f4aa93fdb strangeness and hesitated.a6ba06157700cf90

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Our gazes e173d50e0b met in fda41a95df the air.a986570b235c5480

As we b9d701f4f1 stared at 5370df3607 each other a916a0ef79 for a 8e7964ec05 while, Euclid’s b72a80b7fd lips slowly a2fa68b1cb opened.d16a776ea980519f

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“Perhaps…”c89cf50be5b83ef6

“There’s no need b6feefc868 to bring it 68d3adaf3a up. It’s all because 8a25f73f39 of the Duke.”c50d9a0e29d2bb90

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I quickly interjected f551a60030 before Euclid could 9c63693959 mention Gressel’s name.4fbf4cdf218758b6

“You fooled 9c0b5cf2da me once d92868a8b0 before, so 34951ebd84 I can’t eda11822fb help but 2e246cd00b doubt your 3a93fb47b3 words when 5f86b44231 you say e49b685fec you’re okay.”05799a63b12b04e8

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“Back then… 8135e89706 I’m sorry.”44b3385ae73972af

“You really are aee4e51299 okay now, right?”3cd6df3493936d8b

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“Yes. I really am.”bf5eebc97beb425c

Euclid said firmly b824e67a34 without a hint 8393e652f7 of hesitation.6ef21d620dbc1c9f

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But instead of feeling f8e7a28970 reassured by that firmness, bb4115a358 why did my heart 528ea40b83 sink?97529ed120004d1a

“I can trust you, f5ad89460e right?”b8bf61b89127e09f

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Until the very end, I couldn’t help but confirm again…d8e3a673c31c5a64

Thankfully, Euclid didn’t find 1b475b9c53 my repeated questioning annoying.efcf6c18dff77add

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Instead, he looked at 7539cc0733 me with tender eyes ae37df7824 and said,22a4d672478c5d16

“Yes, you 0dfe721792 can trust 04c967db99 me.”9505d5f3d7715da0

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“…”d5e6f48f012de10d

Though anxiety still lingered, 89961ec404 I slowly nodded.12be09207f8576fe

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‘Because Euclid told 52b430ed52 me to trust 4cadf01f3d him.’634b5f4d5aec8406

I decided to try 6d05d612c6 believing those words.6c68605a2be08a33

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Hoping, truly hoping, f5c64f4cee that I could 6f573d3924 keep my promise 4b1ea33910 not to be 0327f47c18 disappointed in him.64b41c081270eba5

At last, we arrived b295beabf7 at the comfort of 75ba5d953f our home, the Rudion f684dad01c Duchy.c46f3a16c8d19387

But something felt e0db62c453 off…?4d3f0767a8b058b7

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The usually calm and 8e5af050fa serene duchy, resembling its 81495dfa13 master like a still 92cb8995cc lake, was oddly noisy.d4d4c0dc51f761b4

The coachman relayed 17df788ef6 that other carriages e8f9731ae6 were blocking the b2ddabec35 path, preventing ours f8358ebe44 from passing through 06e3b4633c the main gate.f1d1517dd07f18a2

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“Marianne, Dior. You two stay f25215de8f inside the carriage.”56deb8dd4e0b4a38

I told the 1a2bc2cd29 children before stepping 2f8f32d536 out to assess be6d7568f8 the situation. They gulped nervously.33a5340338206d28

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“Is something 6972d2a840 going on?”b73a0b02b0be8f99

“Can’t we come out c01e28a376 too?”89216c525884e471

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“Just stay here. It’s probably nothing, 5e74931b65 so don’t worry.”6c58d82438d7c72d

As I reassured the 8d374c43eb kids and tried to fc9eeaf5ff leave, Euclid blocked my 33186d078b way.2d8b07bba8c5a495

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“My wife, I’ll go 8380339281 out alone.”6c734b902cc3ea73

Geez, isn’t this overprotective?c5e5f4ac8d21466d

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Looking at his delicate cfb8d3139c face, which made me a24a93197b feel like I had 501691828e to protect him a b001515227 hundred times more, I 80e8e3a0d2 shook my head.49a230a14db6c84d

“Let’s just go together.”d68a015ea730550b

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In the 8d88e204e4 end, unable 1b7ad04323 to change 9e4cea5c74 my mind, 3acf3db6f2 Euclid nodded 930499b360 reluctantly.cf4ffc426260fb35

As expected of my b58d283dc7 favorite—he looked adorably pitiful dec33f36e7 even in that state.2553b38d7ae287ce

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He always tried to 1aae415d20 care and protect me, c73e739562 despite never being able 86d470eab3 to win against me—like e08a7eac7f a small, loyal puppy.956a1ad0267177b3

Imagining that image 902682bbe6 unintentionally almost made 70f3e7c538 me burst into fb02dd6e7d laughter.89e4839ab8441ac1

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Barely holding bf0eb1a72d it back, 01dec14b81 I grabbed 40781088bf Euclid’s hand 2c3dacc9f3 and stepped beb13098f5 outside.4106391a78bce5be

And I was e686f79f3b stunned by the 1fc09a2fa3 scene in front cc10ffaa3c of me.458e4823fbd27953

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“Oh my…”0207f3bf539aa9cf

What is all this?9cfe10e027287567

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I had a e8ad4433da rough idea from 4af1dd488d the coachman’s explanation, 96a01acb55 but indeed, a f170b19730 massive line of dfb7f473d9 freight wagons stood 5e0ef9fc2e before the main ad9aeb8a8b gate.0b3da0165109a799

At that moment, 574efe1930 a butler who b4fe967cfe had been speaking f69e9b7804 with a man 984257b86f dressed in exotic ad098feb0d clothing in front 67bb24389e of a lavish 7b2ff945fb four-horse carriage noticed 89a9872be7 us and beamed.53bd44fd97f01f0d

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“Master, Madam! You’ve returned already!”7d3fa813d6b908b0

As soon as e39c0cd346 the butler shouted, 428794e080 the man also db4343d761 turned his head.05d6773e1f2e287d

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A tanned face that 7e6c691217 wasn’t unfamiliar.58b24e6b3a937de1

Just as 4cef0dc15b he was fe1a676922 about to b59bfa1c17 approach us 815c4cb85e with a e0ba1361a6 delighted expression 231ff3e178 after seeing 0443ae09b7 me—64ffadb2bf0080ed

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“Gasp! Aren’t you that merchant from the Muel hotel who gave Madam a jeweled pocket watch and said you’d repay the favor?”62cbf86d8266708d

Delano, who had 9eadcd0b85 followed us out 3a148bae13 of the carriage, 6d1decc1fc exclaimed in surprise.24edbdcafd976996

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‘Oh, Delano. Was he actually good b67d6c7305 at remembering faces?’dd07a0bf50c991b4

He’d only d7654e0ff2 ever shown 14a1a56db4 disappointing behavior, c466a95cc3 but was c8f24973b5 he finally 2395887515 showing his dc2b8c13c9 worth as 770dd624ca the duke’s 155ed7029e aide?19e8629617799600

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Just as I was 0952b1f188 admiring him inwardly—eb6e4803196f4055

“I’ve been eagerly 38f108b318 waiting! I was thrilled 8c73b2dd40 to see what eadd3c2f5f kind of reward 871accf9bb would come.”260442c04e4c0849

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Delano said 0006083c92 with a 3f356d5ebe deflated voice.c3bafb8df0bdcc59

‘So he d7928deb90 was just c51601ef73 interested in 7b33296f09 the reward.’de37fff1e2bf7e3a

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Probably because e604774edb he’d lived 42587acf20 managing the 9c625e9a69 duchy in e0e790e4f0 poverty for 4ff6ebf237 so long, 2e359aee2f Delano seemed ed277f0fa5 oddly obsessed e958716375 with money 3602103594 too.21dc530a35c915c0

I thought f00c124822 he’d get 3379974d4e along well c7e4ee6afd with the 5efffb66ff Tower Master, 976a730374 and then 40f520ef01 Delano said b9acd54d9d brightly,c3d7e644d524f77e

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“If he didn’t come 5598bb4f6d this week, I was 3d84b0890a going to suggest we 24a28bfda2 sell the watch, Madam. It’s good timing!”bad54ad20f4db8a1

Simultaneously, the merchant’s expression 45ba5aa833 soured.c1055062e28f1994

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I stepped forward ae696f43c9 with a hollow fa19e645e9 laugh.2a92dfb5e0df3df8

“Don’t worry. Even if the 11a4f4cdab deadline passed, we df3d148a89 wouldn’t have sold 5d4436d196 the watch.”7e26003e0334f787

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“Duchess!”6f9af99834625457

The merchant smiled a47f48c6f7 brightly and approached, 71781a86ce visibly relieved by c174790b23 my words.bd322ca622467371

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He also greeted acdc921be3 Euclid politely with a026e47fe7 a bright face.ae7b78f823740fb3

“I heard there 1082ab48f7 was a civil 96323b17ea war in your d2f26089fb country, but you f0634d3b4a look healthier than 03682bebdb expected.”db6f3a307845cff2

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“Oh! You’ve heard?”caa861fc6527f2de

I nodded at the 2a6d5a92b9 merchant’s words.093ebeb494c10ee9

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I had beadec374e learned about e8fb04a189 the civil 4dc161d373 war in 34071ebba5 the Slanka 2f9826633a Kingdom while 98b15b229e chatting with b9219942a5 the young 4e8653d225 ladies at 5b43b0feca the banquet.3ccc58b5e6a51141

‘I also af431d7541 heard through 5f9db81533 Anne that d797e7a1b0 the situation a6e1e4410f was settling 64adb8ba28 down.’bebbe3fdf49f972a

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So it was said f3083e8031 that the previously blocked d5840ae038 spice trade would resume 095e9adca8 soon.915bd9e57cb3e848

Although the Gold Company hadn’t dealt in spices until now, they seemed eager to expand their catalog this time…e936663b429cf143

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‘But I heard Slanka’s b1ad4e648f spice market is highly bb925a0261 monopolized and closed off, 9ed673eb70 so it won’t be 356985e8e3 easy.’a772cb9e438db5d7

In times like this, 924522abc9 personal connections are key.b659d7f5d4872599

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I tapped my fingers 9c5e14fdcd and looked at the ad74f51b1f merchant meaningfully.012d996e7ae07be2

Then, he suddenly 197ac9419c bent deeply at c44659f9ad the waist.df8f83a98ab61930

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“Actually, thanks 9dda403fc8 to you, c3030be972 Duchess, my 45548fb064 family’s lives 1365544f34 were saved.”fb890dc4310e2d18

“Hm?”cfb40d23f4609e19

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“You remember aef5e6ca4d that hand 8998ae0ff5 mirror you 96fce56224 found for 0fafa04107 me? The one you 18950c9fee said was passed f00f65d8d0 down from your e10c8ec37f late mother… It’s dad2e3727d actually a very 2984a1187e precious item handed 1cbf0179eb down through my b4813ebf8a maternal family.”68384fe2adcd8066

As he said this, d0e8d3c362 the merchant took out 161ecbf344 the same hand mirror 2594fa6555 from his coat, engraved 4212c9aaaf with wood carvings. He opened the hinge.4cdcfa9d4c6cb1b2

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But then—d771311adc911d94

“Huh? Wasn’t this broken?”7c7849a343d81238

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As Delano pointed out, 52154a41da the hand mirror that d44058074a had clearly been cracked 0582812b97 in multiple places was b87548cac5 now in perfect condition.16000ec59477f804

I was surprised at 0bab8dd1a8 first, but figured the 2b015e165d mirror had simply been 88194c9b81 skillfully replaced and thought a4dc058028 nothing of it.99d3fa1cfc4efb91

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“Ancient magic…?”f6fc0c84176ed8fc

Euclid, who was d3c3882d42 examining the hand c60d6e2390 mirror closely, muttered 7505ba9abe softly.a6ac6a7f4d741e49

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The merchant then asked d3b7af8692 with a shocked expression,1a38968f8dc53d9c

“You recognized it? I thought no one cf3b0608b8 outside of my family c27b371877 would know!”621361a8f0048114

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“I just happened 4ed96a02c5 to read about f4ef6ff11d something similar in ea0d308a57 a book.”105c4308963849c3

“Come to think of 0ab739ac0d it, the Rudion family 0d9054b77d is famous for its 9591673776 magical heritage!”1c2a7d93997a898e

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To me, it a0a60cda70 sounded like a baa3479001 half-hearted answer, but 5a83752608 the merchant accepted 53dd8739de it, thinking it df290f6201 made sense that 4c1bb13885 the Rudion Duchy 4728773285 would have books bbc02c1422 on ancient magic.339fdefc2c5c0a16

Then, his eyes sparkled 91a746f94c as he subtly asked,71c420bad8ee2088

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“Then, do you 4eac8f6516 know what kind b185393cd0 of magic is dc766c1c87 cast on this ac0ff52b27 hand mirror?”d476a796817b50cf

“No. I’ve heard that unlike 3aed84b9f5 modern magic, ancient magic 857755faef is more like a a46207f658 miracle or a blessing. So even among ab5db60781 magical tools, it’s 5c2c3ea6d0 rare to find d81a00c9e4 similar ones.”4bf734db57174f15

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“You really f31a0f99d8 know a acb51b10ad lot about 7f36b86f69 ancient magic!”7089e73ebbfe749b

The merchant marveled sincerely 04edf59db3 and clicked his tongue 665f3febb3 in admiration.22fd92a7c89df722

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Then Delano said arrogantly,3cd91adfb105b0a2

“Hmph, our Duke 946b3a8347 is a well-read 81c75b4f2e man who knows dacabccdf8 just about everything.”8b6eec514298072c

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‘Anyone would think 3f34356ba2 he was the 363570382d one who answered.’85776e2b8082bd3a

I clicked my tongue 30b5ba2602 inwardly, but honestly, I 6a409e98f5 also felt a bit a201463181 proud.829c2235ff47af76

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I knew bd50bc654b the Rudion a44148632c family was f8f8559376 famous for ad7790ba6c magic, but f93e4e849d I didn’t d891c1afcb know that 05a4fe5c40 even non-mages fd15a68c90 like Euclid bb5fa08238 had such 35060ea5b9 deep knowledge.6a3d07b4fa3089f5

I was f928628e21 looking at c6d4f880ef him again a818eb58d8 with fresh 968bdf59dd admiration when b65f3feb2b the merchant 33009bae70 said something b000aea0b0 unexpected.7b1637f756dfaeca

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“Then you a4191d8007 must also c7f615904e know that 9ac1347e2e ancient magic a8221469b7 was exclusive 56d586cbe4 to dragons!”d21ce817ba91d321

Huh? Dragons?19a8d9d568ee64f7

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In that instant, 86a68123c6 my heart dropped.42a481db9a086ccb

I instinctively turned 22d98694ac to Euclid.fed232168178883b

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Sensing my gaze, eaf2ea5563 Euclid, who had f10fe98b8a maintained a calm 1575672d4f expression, gave a 140a51d08e slightly awkward smile.ac49b66154ac5250