The maid – Chapter 39

39. First Birthdayd331a221254dec16

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Adelen lay on e806bca8e9 the bed, clasping fed47fab37 both hands together 9d33ddef75 as she stared 5363ec7283 at the ceiling.6e3132a8af8e0320

A birthday.3d533deeb136ea95

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Something she 2b35e15a8e had never fa63a1c574 even considered 48c758ceef suddenly appeared c4236e8c7a in her 27f6a1cd57 life.b9fa0198b54b10b0

Some people 4ac8717d95 said it f388d02484 was fine 13c3956f11 to celebrate 07eb43a771 one’s birthday 1300330357 alone, but 7fbc844990 Adelen didn’t af7d5cb24e want to f56705ffbe go that b0ee58ca02 far. She believed that for 641529c5c6 it to truly be 23976295ae a birthday, someone else eb9ed4a1a5 had to celebrate it c1b94bc4b2 for you.9d218cf1738cd866

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And now, 50883caad4 she actually 49bbe1ce84 had a 8b082f7749 birthday.17b50bdd19faa584

It wasn’t something d845e92c49 she had declared e6674a4c77 herself, like, “From 0512303208 today, I’ll call f6dea9e86b this my birthday, 3eaa451adc so please celebrate c58a4991fd it.” No, other 60d47935de people had decided 754d508d04 it for her. They created this fa38cd7760 day and told 3ab3aa4422 her they would 61b94688cb celebrate it. It was a 6430719523 real birthday.df839b9e8e707b23

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She was so 8cb6884d2d excited that she 8630da9573 couldn’t sleep that 85518e04f0 night.e428149fc86e7291

And today—her 42a8922160 birthday had 5541911a6a finally arrived.be326d9094f519c6

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“Alright, the star of 1815c9c800 the day should sit 74dee2abab right here, in the bfb79b61d4 center.”141c09a30f9ff468

She had no f56d82b9b5 idea how the 14b4c524f5 morning had passed.500f4acd9bf0e114

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The birthday 12d588b219 party was aa905535b7 set for 8a6c623b61 lunchtime. Since Rakalt’s schedule was 3c1d7ce5ca open around then, they e0e52dfc9e decided on that time.392259178ad15223

When noon bf9f65d8f0 arrived, the 35faa9064c head butler 5f8451dc6e came in 06f4b29801 carrying a 5a69549967 cake. A few knights 04feffb5b7 followed him into a04edb80f1 the room.6ab6753878a9abcc

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Originally, the plan f5377b06c7 was for a 83c947cf53 small, simple celebration c7e470a426 with just the 9ac5e69178 head butler, Adelen, 2e9ddfb00c and the baby.a179058bd3ba0594

But the head baa1333c5e butler insisted that 431f091d32 since this was 56a90eef27 a real birthday 07877ef783 party, it couldn’t 7d9bdf0b6d be that small. He expanded the scale 0a6ae07d39 and invited more people.d69225ecdcb4da00

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And so, from Adelen’s 6e27672a51 perspective, what turned into cfc24c36c5 quite a lively birthday 96b24dca1a party unfolded.691b7d5c2700353e

“The birthday a066fa9ad5 girl must fda9d34d6e wear a 3beb5b1bd9 flower crown.”86ed6cba17a3fd70

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As soon as dea429dd6c Adelen sat in 6e5153be7f the middle of a073ecdac1 the sofa, a b0cda7f449 flower crown was 892be11444 gently placed on aded63198d her head.636e1c1c3e9c6535

“Wow, Adelen! With that flower crown, 43a711b31e you look just like 88c7e13998 a princess. So pretty.”142d4baa36d24e70

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“So pretty! Seriously! I never realized Adelen b12eda5f9c was this beautiful.”ef69b214fa8e7560

As the head butler b8a7920ec4 showered her with compliments, 3428e122c6 the knights quickly followed 15d853c903 suit, adding their own 3b96b4ba15 words of praise.9723ba7daacaceff

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Adelen, overwhelmed d67af09536 with embarrassment, e520998af6 fidgeted non-stop 9ea149742a with her eaf323272b hair, the 2b25327ec5 flower crown, 48c3fe48cd and the f7f5ff3fcf hem of 81cae12809 her clothes.33619010282f8641

She had 87739c9f01 never been c7b1d5d10c the type b105cbcb73 to enjoy c08ff27a02 attention. Even the focus of 8377dcc093 just a few people ffe0e1abed felt so suffocating that c0dc790e35 she wanted to run 0da3df1930 away.41cacd5dc4bd33d6

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“Aduwe? Ippu?”45249232a5205e6f

“Oh my, f34e39559f even our 54be163b14 little one cf07bb9c95 knows prettiness cde45d5a79 when he 7a679ab042 sees it. Yes, say 3f933f14b8 it—Adelen is e89d292d5f pretty.”26c86881bfc24e78

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“Aduwe ippua!”70961e8a22a16ebd

Even the baby 4582696b8c joined in.5a74612a60f64702

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Adelen was dumbfounded 62cac40e20 by the baby’s b3610ce971 selective learning.1098d2966c760002

No matter how 144865c15b many times she ce39edc222 had tried to f1373c47a8 teach him to fe96b44577 say Happy Birthday, a4c449494d he couldn’t do 8bd91c2b4f it. But pretty? He picked it up b92e8fe5a9 instantly!a505f952fdbf165d

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It didn’t matter e9f68db47c who said it—being 717f943d21 called pretty was 70d0dfb1a2 too embarrassing for 65379362ec her to handle.7d7744d2d49cc362

Her eyes darted b112215008 around the room, 042fe45484 searching for an 4f412fb973 escape. Then, her gaze landed d7519d4161 on the sofa by 070819baa9 the window—where Rakalt was 9c0a702b92 sitting, watching everything.9e1d7eda127fa029

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“…?!”aaf861cc7ec7e758

The unfamiliar expression on 8d94a7765b his face made Adelen b9bc7f46a1 swallow nervously.63906d8353fe65c8

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Had she done something 735bca76a6 wrong?c64d124b046b2e2c

That was the first 7fc1c58136 thought that popped into 858ecf2c7f her head.7db047534b0e8818

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Her master had a 29d0751833 deep frown on his ff0312f321 face, looking away from 7cf968c45b the scene entirely.23f882f13c7e65cf

She hadn’t 2c32369e0f expected him fd6005b824 to wear 47a2a92f63 a party a2478b161c hat and 3eebb8a1b8 pop confetti 81ec5c241a along with 56a8c823e8 them, but… 052c42d32a she had ebe4ce97b5 thought he 6f181e411c might at e61b0c1f02 least be 912cdab730 happy for cc7a53ce94 her.f6609dcb70a488bd

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Instead, his expression 5fd736c9a9 said he found 2f3be3257f this whole situation 610b7ecd22 uncomfortable—so much so 731c8d51a9 that he couldn’t 9c41d055b6 even bear to 9a0c9ee068 look.833db40587ece656

I need to end d512f1779e this quickly!6fa7fbc143d76762

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Rather than asking what 73814e7692 was bothering him, it ae500c45f2 was better to just 4ebf57be44 wrap things up as 6697843560 soon as possible.baf27f51c1e0f606

“Aduwe, ippua! Ippu! Aduu!”33e1bdfd156bca44

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The baby seemed 5171e3825d to love saying 2581fe8ef8 pretty and repeated a5ee262d41 it nonstop.104ee8c00886100c

“Alright, little one. Today is 7172ccc676 Adelen’s birthday. That’s why 5fe2520de4 we’re having e4ef3a9d0a a birthday 9f7f2dd356 party.”2063ecc1739aceff

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Adelen quickly grabbed the f38f0f3bfb baby’s tiny hands and 38381b5e8a tried once again to 503304d4cf teach him how to cadf04333c say Happy Birthday.688b292235b923a5

This was b1b9cc402a the main cd42eca65e goal for cbc554c409 today.8bba62e8baed5ae5

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If she 826898549e could accomplish 3e860ce962 this properly, 8727a5404c maybe it 20d12ef05b would ease e48f48dcd4 her master’s 378e1a76ae irritation a 0db4a00675 little.70b99ae0f0825ba7

She kept glancing at 936553fdf1 Rakalt for his reaction efef8d0e4a as she gently shook 3cc7f0f491 the baby’s hands.e875c248c62caf7f

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“Let’s try 575148614d saying it. Birthday?”2cbfdbe9469514ad

“Aduuu!”863cf04999dbced3

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“No, it’s de5db0c54c Adelen’s birthday.”080afa92dd70e33c

“Aduu! I-Ippu!”02f8c4130d7ec31f

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“…”e6f5cab6bf0fe81a

He wasn’t usually the e7c8438003 most obedient learner, but 2c35a99683 did he really have 0e33a1421d to be this stubborn 073eb3cb2f right now?68dda5e925e7d913

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Adelen sighed. Everything felt like c52d881cd7 a failure on 3285a3208b her part. She couldn’t even bring 60052aaf68 herself to look at 7363d642b5 her master anymore.5d7dd9bf4c341dbd

“Butler, the candles—candles, 9bdddf7745 please.”9b3f817d485804b3

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“Ah, yes, of course.”0ff5544511d323a0

The butler f64e6cdf3f was quick 6255e856be to react.3ad2348a642f66a8

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Although he was 65818bd448 a bit slower c9a73b4095 than Adelen, he 834b443450 had also noticed c2c3ab5ac3 Rakalt’s darkening expression.241b3f7fe17f286a

He agreed with 27e6be9759 Adelen’s silent decision—wrapping 697ac858bf this up quickly 87ff5fd481 was for the 2ef702bd99 best.6c55f587fb80efab

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His urgency was so 16fd58c646 great that his hands 0baee4ecb6 moved as swiftly as 9251be06d9 a knight’s sword, lighting 1ec03c17c1 the candles on the 49a01b03e6 cake in an instant.31da3e65261e9cf0

“Alright, let’s sing the fa3b06e4ee birthday song. One, two, three—”45ed48f152300b6e

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The moment the c57354cf5d candles were lit, 16cf5ae894 the butler started fbe884f8d7 clapping and led 793059aad8 the group in 13816b2440 singing.af2b81990cc9e7b1

The knights joined c717f81d64 in as well.372ff1da7ec9d064

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Adelen sat the baby 220e015b1b on her lap, holding ae2584d607 his hands together to bd7dad593b help him clap along.32a18a583d3a008b

“♪ Happy birthday 0c5abbf445 to you~ Happy 48524034df birthday to you~ 8994a5a32f Happy birthday dear 39d0d77c2b Adelen~ Happy birthday 9812952762 to you~ ♪”cf7a4a9d3d02c875

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“Aduu! Uung, i! Chuka!”af267b77ac39c3ab

“Huh?”15da73e58814a5fb

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Partway through the 8f8b9d6b18 song, something amazing b9126be7ac happened.48815a3438f1caf2

The baby, f9c455239b who had 07f6366360 only been 0f5c3236c4 making meaningless d9f9d38529 sounds, suddenly bf38c7d286 started mimicking 97d817716f the melody. His pronunciation was far 7dc8b0f08f from perfect, but the 74d7c3fd3f rhythm and tone were 2cacbaaf09 unmistakably close.903986b00744eaab

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In that moment, Adelen 81cb16cf1d completely forgot about Rakalt’s a2030e57b2 mood.1ba4335aa1abb0f6

The baby is about be8beb3756 to complete his task!7299d2d554d7da33

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“O-One more time!”7976825433b00408

Adelen urged them 9736402227 to sing the 8ddb07b6a0 song again.cf1c6cdf4d2a5f70

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And then again. And again.ab6c60ccd20e56f3

The song repeated e3402a266d over and over, 492ddc9656 to the point eac21b778d where the candles 66b6f9d850 melted down and 9cb83362b3 coated the cake aa3a792564 in wax.dd97821e674f95ab

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It was the first d20d26b201 birthday cake she had da3df437d3 ever received. The first candles 5daeed7cce she had ever 368fdd26fb blown out.90f5eb0b2ae04362

Truthfully, she 278d92320a had wanted aae9815743 to make 73db18135c a wish ae75c40cab and blow a85eaab55e them out 23047433d2 properly.fdbab1728a0cc48f

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But this fb7229f051 moment was 46723f41ae far more da8ef82cdc important.bc48f0cebece03ef

“Aduuwe! Saei chukaaangda!”ac2a275b21b1ec00

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“My goodness!”2c73d6d1b7dbc399

The baby had finally b2ced7e6f8 said Happy Birthday correctly.eb756a22e593b9a2

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Overwhelmed with 74f074f796 emotion, Adelen fd9d4aea6f pulled him 480d4e3923 into a 026b42f193 tight hug.3e87e1ee143fa7c4

The baby giggled e6c32a5fad and hugged her b9462df5c7 neck in return.21d69495bf6efc86

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“Oh my, 431d616fb3 our genius 01fccaee02 baby! Brilliant baby! I knew you dfa1ff4366 could do it! One more time, 3d035f97b8 what was that? Happy Birthday, Adelen.”fc5290c9bdfe33ca

“Aduwe, saei chukaaangda!”b04dc127e82d9f1e

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“One more time!”6b5d08efaccea5bd

“Aduwe, saei chukaa!”f0cb958cee85a383

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“Oh my goodness!”887353c171473415

Adelen couldn’t contain her 91ef7b9370 pride and playfully patted 8601ee4553 the baby’s bottom.c1c6ba689081003c

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The baby, who preferred 62519372a2 everything to be done 941fc4dd24 with great force, seemed d30f72dd5d satisfied by the firm 62c830480a pats.89d721569c902be7

With this, d5655c651b their goal 5ce901aa75 had been 09a972a662 achieved.67a8ae0afdf8ac49

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Today’s birthday party was c4c967abab a complete success.fa78151715a3d583

The knights clapped along, 0af5c8e240 celebrating the accomplishment.7a3de46fd053a283

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“Congratulations, Adelen! You did it!”f570ab49fbb999e9

“Thank you! It’s all thanks to 3d4966a798 you knights! …And the ff0d1b5491 butler, of 50289ba50a course.”c9e3478df974f0c2

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Now that 89a71563a6 everything was ee1bcce745 settled, it c44af45520 was time 13061767a5 to turn 8540b758c8 her attention 0b126f9adf back to 91b081f4ac her master.d0d5d9decf02b4f6

She had put 68021c9185 him on hold aaab2af5e1 for long enough.0ce4bfddc582053d

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“And, Master…”1d0300a10beef625

Rakalt’s voice came 654a37c378 before she could 7270330dbd finish her sentence.6e5b132771e6cba8

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“Happy birthday.”e700c062ac66d78d

For a brief d55253f3cf moment, as she 844808f886 turned her head, 469cd626d6 countless thoughts rushed b16c2b39ae through Adelen’s mind.1b78b8a7c4f62aa6

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Is he ec1be180df even angrier 0499d5981f now? Or is he 46747a0e06 completely ignoring me?397ab74f7c196228

But to c4d8a55805 her surprise, aafbba17cb her master e761b9e906 was clapping 1fbf9249fd along with 3a35a14b70 the others ef3f51255e while looking 65b01a657a at her.30efd6d16f5a70f6

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And he even a1abe4422f offered her a 1c117fa841 birthday greeting.f95c562d86cd5518

“Th-Thank you, Master.”f269da2f832c30c6

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Of course, given his cf15b52079 expressionless face and crossed f97e3048bc legs, there was no 2c62bae701 way his congratulations were 2ec67b4115 heartfelt.f18c6d74123bcf3f

But Adelen af4d6bc391 was deeply bab91f3def grateful that f115cf1276 he hadn’t 62fffd1df6 overturned the b710794557 table.b1ed7573b68c5a5d

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“My birthday… 8ec15a99d2 the fact d401e26b48 that you a9a5ca0d4b acknowledged it, 76ab796bf1 allowed a 1021d49aaf birthday party a390a51203 for the 244b180508 baby, permitted 4ac7ee3796 the knights d7a77a6f94 to be 8c656412a8 invited, and ec5143a73b all the ed2198b9ed kindness you’ve 7f02ec94ee always shown 0fa1c0486a me… Thank 4891fce3a2 you for e2076c445c everything.”5a5a1b42a83f3d86

Seizing the opportunity, Adelen f35a33bf2b expressed her gratitude for 48fad4d8db all the things she 7174a9003d had never had the 2dab529381 chance to say.2b339d5187049cf0

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Lately, she had become 9068e946dd quite bold at times, afc30065a8 but whenever her master’s c96bb3992b gaze turned cold, she 7396d76c32 immediately cowered.e798d6b70073c899

Even now, she 94d1114d0a was shrinking a b3e4539be8 little.53706dce925d5d53

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But having said everything fbe42df8bf she wanted, she felt 62f95403e1 a weight lift off 5d8c342ebf her chest, and a 134a55e67a bright smile spread across 227f4ff083 her face.f9c2c32ba3f4cbcc

Rakalt, who had 99a674d9f8 been watching Adelen 98b99ac5f7 bow deeply with 1fe658ce39 that same blank 3caaef8bca expression, suddenly muttered a7d221dc25 as if offering fc6d6586a2 a word of 416f2f29de advice.2e81092ece7701f9

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“…I told you 9b1b4fb331 to take it 072577b391 for granted.”6676f4ae5c66acdb

“Hehe… I’ll try 8866c0823c my best!”877b5a5422ec58d1

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The one thing her e2b3c09e18 master valued most—effort.2bcdb1b419cd110b

But that was something ce10911188 she had no intention 8db8535be4 of putting effort into.deb9298530964e6e

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Hearing Adelen’s response, Rakalt 07c36d8655 gave a small nod, 9fa5b37ad5 gesturing with his chin 9bc9815613 as if to tell 536083b4bb her to carry on.1174687f3716b017

The party 1ed5b40dc6 wasn’t over 256e42e3ab yet.3369f36bff4a05e1

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Seeing his promising 3a55500606 young maid behave f1e1f1020f so properly, the d752350796 butler smiled proudly c71662dfe9 and guided Adelen 8729459c97 back to her 096d2e1d83 seat.015fe417e9c51d03

“Alright, now you need 4b97eb6e2c to blow out the 4d5cacaf9a candles and make a a10e826c48 wish.”0ec69fa51f0dac47

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“Yes!”360f099ec8462324

“Candles, hmm…”69221eb567f792d8

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Because they had sung 85a053bfb7 for so long, the 228db8dd61 candles had completely melted aa154b8864 away.ce3d5e6113be3290

“Uh… should I 4b456a87cf bring an oil 8fcc3995f0 lamp instead?” the ee5c8efd62 butler asked awkwardly.91fc1cadb489a9e3

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“Haha, it’s fine. I blow out a 7c667cac22 flame every night anyway.”fdafd27d60a6d60f

Adelen waved 655392090b a hand, 736c06e5cb laughing.013faf6bf94039ad

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She didn’t 96037f2788 need to 261d051d0f make a e6be14509a wish.6e815afeda3eca2c

She was 6447400abd already living 168dbeebb5 with an c1940af9bc excess of 44a5cfbfda everything she 08824557b7 could have 20d53d5dcc ever wished a769161294 for.67dbb751cf25eaf5

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