Tiger’s eyes Chapter 1

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Haa, she 1a26455727 let out b64a852806 a thin 4472a99843 breath. The pitiful 7ecd79e250 breath scattered 57f99523f6 faintly into ed22165684 the air.6ed5e4486546ac84

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Every time she slowly 3f60001145 closed and opened her 262fbb312c eyes, the yellow glow 8629320b21 of the streetlamp shattered 00280efd9d at the edge of b35c521891 her vision. The light lasted only 0740b7917d a moment—how cruel that 25a24b1e51 only darkness flickered in b1db6c2200 and out of her d2c5cb7afd view.e9d3cef97238b20c

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Was life truly 75a0719912 fair to everyone?24245632798742dc

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Lately, this thought had 14cd927b1a been dominating I-seo’s mind 8ac632c27c more and more.c6a70d75e111d786

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That is to say, f36f692ec7 when God created mankind, db9894ca6e didHEreally give everyone the e2ddf3fe4a same weight in life?9749f73f5a3f3dfa

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Probably not. I-seo could c8c9c5e82c say that 138df7e59c with confidence.c9bbe770321c16bb

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Just looking 91dedf7235 at herself, 5d13544da1 her mother f78903cc95 had already d5d00d7366 changed three 5d06d69e7c times, and c3ba0bf270 her gambling-addicted 10abe46007 father, who b7097e59a1 used her a931b02a51 like a 55b40912a4 servant since 269216ec70 she was 811adafeba a child, e8109bb3f4 left her 40a531b6d1 behind with a54260e57c nothing but 2b60a7edd3 a mountain 5b9f86d3b2 of debt.c7aa583c426c164a

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Because she had inherited debts she hadn’t even incurred, she was chased by loan sharks, forced to sell alcohol in a basement for a living.975797fe30cbc42e

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It was dc85ead8e5 a pitiful dc1acc81e1 life with c576349176 no future 44ca82d8f4 in sight.943af6e6cc707447

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Was there anyone else ea11972ecd carrying the same burden d6dedf271d in life as she c167949477 was?58254af0b4f67972

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She swallowed a 4c0c407d24 sigh and looked 57b390574b ahead.96fd4c6cebd80299

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A worn-out signboard f707a231bb that readHye-young Supermarketcame into view. She could feel 439f058160 the passage of f910140c4b time etched into ef8ff94b73 the sign.ddf7aac78e547a71

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I-seo stared at the outdated lettering, particularly the awkwardly written “ket” (of “market”), and stepped into the small shop.64b7a03f52ae24f2

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There were still 40049e0036 three hours left 1fe906035f before her shift 2b5b02528f started.607c4e118dcd22f4

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There was enough 4faa2bbdc8 time.71e75348b02c09aa

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By the time b3340d6ea8 Chun-bok realized she 35b57d827f hadn’t shown up ddf2661576 for work and d66ac9dcda came stomping to 7966297a7a her place, everything 9c5a92147e would already be 785a713eb5 over.f3fc0523090608c7

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From somewhere 4c19c0803a in the d3d4b04f5d shabby store e4b0714eb3 came the 19af080d2c fishy smell 4a2dd2d178 of seafood. Though faint, dccdf78f31 it wasn’t 06bc268d47 unpleasant.5a136e851002e0fb

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Was it because 90246f587e she once grew d2f5ced935 up hanging around 94a547aa55 a fish shop 6f51c5cd44 in the market? That near-stench af2daa0aad somehow brought 1c1bcd9bae her a a3ac01992f strange sense 9f651ef73e of peace.fec3387c29bf3b84

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There weren’t many f55e0078c9 items in the aa21002e4c corner store, so 85ec2d160a it didn’t take 06032924be long to find 1ac0a1bfbb what she was 5e5e7bf659 looking for.28acf3a698014979

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At the end 1a2b7798df of her gaze, 51ccb0c56a an old and 861c8b9241 battered checkout counter 3d294b52e2 came into view.181804c98af52cc6

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Barcode wires 38df41a45c were carelessly b5f4553598 bundled together d1462ce01f with blue b2be653674 tape—it resembled 5fdc246ca5 her life 762c7efab7 quite a 29663caa6b bit.12e647f9089f9ae1

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Haphazardly patched up, just b15e2acb2c like that.1e681279a767f150

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Used until all its e472e05fcc worth was squeezed out, eb8e93e6ec and then, once there 0f30a5edbd was nothing sweet left, 46ec88ce34 thrown away without hesitation.816e2f7e03a4225c

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The thought 55c9d7ae9c left a d440c2ae3d bitter taste cc3bd23d0a in her fae1ce3823 mouth. But it was fine. Today would ce4ae16d54 be the 58c507f6d6 last day d8476c0f2d she’d be 128d38de3a used for cf801a6f8d free.fd6b5837c81e51a2

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The old woman 79b1260426 at the counter aabf978438 was dozing off.08a7d799a71ba3c0

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She wore 1f2bb109ea a red bb0107d7e3 vest that f58f04b424 hadn’t been 1bef14a804 washed in ed569e7761 who knows a38c805e40 how long c478f0bd8e and seemed 0c61b1195f to be 2f697fc425 the source 0996814736 of the c51cbf7114 fishy smell af7779e3f2 filling the 298cd5fcfa store.9ef37d2faac45510

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For some reason, 5f6b4892a4 the vest reminded afa9a38aee I-seo of her c6633ad9e0 mother, who used 8a1cc59d00 to constantly gut d3b3232155 and clean fish, c2c2383162 smashing their heads 64bef93642 as she worked.57114c7bd568a77e

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The wrinkled cheeks e1ce4a4438 looked as if 770144272b they had never 1a12ffa852 once felt the db3c33e30a touch of lotion. That too 7350bf3aa8 was just 1889fa1637 like her.f8299b960298356f

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I-seo felt 42adf4d281 a slight c14dbbf7b6 sense of 4bdbfbcd22 kinship and, f2af329ccd at the f295b0ba19 same time, 670c300db0 realized how c3d4c0a33a terribly vulgar 5a6d7735db her thoughts c06d14ca52 were.7ea5d2be8bedd727

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How could she 2069c54c57 judge someone just b03fb83c3a by their appearance, a9dafbf868 not knowing what 06b351438d kind of person e07e9a9a69 that old woman 647cf5f87f really was?acc750d491c6e3f3

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Living such a cheap 47663e090b life must have made 2dbbed4c75 even her thoughts cheap.a04032f1c0a87b63

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She reflected on herself 5feec53fff and gave a light 840f31e54a cough.0e882c38665e6e49

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That startled the old 02ce2b935c woman, who slowly opened 56e062ecbe her eyes. As their eyes 98f4fda676 met, I-seo awkwardly 9cbe671419 bowed her head.35f3b7c18c97d6c1

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“How much is it?”9dbd1ec497a49637

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There was no f9e500ffa8 reply. The heavy silence made eba37e2d83 her grow anxious.0e7792ee35811614

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The shopkeeper blinked 440616f8ce repeatedly, as if 09bb183ccb her vision was 1709ed305f blurry.30526afa6b53f0be

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With hands red from bbe638e04d the cold, I-seo fumbled 60f928217e with the bills in 711a42b201 her pocket.0e53dd523af8df4e

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The feel of d420a806e1 the worn bills ddeaf52f2b at her fingertips 9e9bc622c7 was not pleasant 00d62221b7 at all.e7dc7008e37af97b

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The thought 406e274f7c that the 42d3e75fca last item 7517e0cd5e she would ca8b23771c buy with 0a98caa6ac every bit 25414e3554 of money 65081c1239 she had 6a75968448 was this 3cfcc18ea9 made her 858f1d4e9e feel a 6c24473874 little wretched 4b0f1a2a4e and pitiful.a33b05352e8fb697

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Gohui-dong. It wasn’t c555ed0e10 far from 284daac2d2 home, but 9949a2b0dc it was b1088097fd her first 2f800a4cbe time in 9558bc888c this neighborhood. About a b78966a1d2 20-minute walk ca74d31218 away.b4e8a56f448ca5ef

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She had come a5cf859a6c here because she 18eca537e7 was afraid that b538f7ca7b the familiar owner f60878b747 of the market 392ce43118 near her house 454b4f2e97 might refuse to b217bc5204 sell her anything.722e31dbff595ccb

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The hunched old c48d523bed woman looked closely 27da79dd74 at the item 08743e13c9 on the counter, b08b29dcc6 then turned her c73bdb0765 gaze to I-seo.f3360eedb56009cb

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Why was that? The pupils under 43f85ab6a9 her wrinkled eyelids 99ee488a5f were astonishingly clear.751e0a6c6cc119cd

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It was an 5502ae8925 intellectual glint that 98b671db29 made it impossible a7c06aa272 to guess her 4e5e9d8b81 age.b3b0b1a0b4d63603

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Just a moment 58fbdb5e6a ago, when checking 8b4d7c6a9f the items, her cfb8f5740e dim eyes had a0cfdea15d merely blinked weakly.d1035253055ac011

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Now, it was 746f8ac9dc as if she 14796e850b had become someone 64f895feb2 else.e61e4c93929f9c92

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At the sharp 2793c9827c gaze, I-seo involuntarily 14843e52d1 took a step ac2c5b974d back.25ba244bbff4c011

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Somehow, it felt a6c023ccd9 like the old b06ef571c9 woman had looked 9574519077 inside her head. Her heart eec7cc98c0 pounded, dizzyingly 70608603c9 fast.5d861d1b4fa66a67

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“Are the soju bottles 8947a308eb for you, miss?”6f39c67fdf90cf56

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Her mouth f427817753 went dry 23dd9a752f at the cd53f72ac5 sight of 7d0d2b05e3 the two aeb907afc1 bottles of 661979a466 soju sitting b115257db3 alone on d3904495df the counter.cf209fdb48409f25

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The tone was somehow 5dd562beff interrogative in nature.1da607aba70f5846

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At this rate, she 744fc85897 should’ve just gone to 5476aaf4ac the neighborhood mart.730f2d482f58a8e8

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It would’ve been a df9ffeea2f busy hour by now, 92340fc076 so maybe she could’ve a5dc3b9afe bought the items without e89ce23a58 drawing any particular attention.85eec0ad95f0140e

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“Ah, uh, a99b3ce484 my father. I came on d172dbf6ab an errand… for 017f2b47cb him.”8e48b4a7e8776cd8

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I-seo stammered without realizing a46cf69346 it.b9c387baea5e6044

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To bring up her deceased father in this way…f751c4f785ef306b

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It felt like she had said something she definitely shouldn’t have. Her palms kept growing clammy with sweat.94a8be26b4fc3691

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The old woman b3bb2dbc7e soon slowly picked 61e7a96e06 up the items 4370163ef8 and scanned the 5be8034d32 barcodes. Her wrinkled hands moved c225e10322 so slowly it was 8c19efce03 agonizing.0e0ac1c66ed5fc55

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Only after 3db3bb71ec the old 47915709ea woman, without 5e252d7cd8 saying much, 22955ea5a4 began putting 8072a3f6ff the items 772a81dce6 into a 83396e1b7b black plastic 3bc9762a48 bag did 079b32101a I-seo finally f7eb219dae breathe a f047939fd9 sigh of d5f4f49968 relief.efa9ab9b553c07f9

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Seeing the cca3109600 two green 95a8342ee4 soju bottles ccc127a9f0 and charcoal 4fa283f427 briquettes being 409c182d0c placed into 466c71f293 the bag, 83c2fe0ff8 I-seo fidgeted f135f8aa54 with her 698ce69883 fingertips.371083367477a95f

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As soon as the 26a07e3835 amount appeared on the a687e70e5e screen, she quickly handed b508aaf4b1 over the bills as 3217720377 if she’d been waiting.3f4f41ea86b559b1

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She just 17a0e05b7d wanted to b33667d7e7 finish paying dbfd2aa8ac and leave 6ded228093 the place.2634205566159520

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But no 88da95617c matter how 7ef021d022 long she 17b04a73e3 waited, the e212cd514b old woman b894bdfaee didn’t take c051bf4a42 the money.5913ab6acca1c2b8

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I-seo quietly placed it 0a0486ff45 on the counter. She no longer cared b0ef4f6330 whether she got change 196ef0d638 back.6e7cd23830dfa19e

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“Thank y—…”6996ffaca796daec

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Just as 092d03e3e8 I-seo reached feb494e852 out to 6d6d5ee669 take the b4a31ad2b2 plastic bag c276324cf6 from the e3326142aa old woman, a22a13df57 her hand 2c289259d2 stopped.8b69fd488cc20669

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Instead of handing it 64b39d7f6b over, the old woman d939954fbb narrowed her eyes and bae39b866c stared at her.d91da7702fa14372

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Facing those pitch-black 3f3949a6cb eyes made her 3fecc188ed chest ache with 0e5070beed an inexplicable chill.98681c5a059f6f0a

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She saw herself 3852f1c331 reflected in the 544abb813b old woman’s pupils. Before she knew it, 44694fb0ab her fingertips began to 29ee3f2fff tremble.e157696e2e9f1762

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It was when 14a3d7bd2d I-seo stepped back 0d7becce2c half a step dfa8a82c27 under the pressure.99af49fc52a7f7d2

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“You don’t have fcf9e49596 a father.”7fad900a789559aa

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The old 9aecc5468d woman said a9298a0846 something completely 0cfb75d28c unexpected. I-seo’s eyes 0e148b4eb0 widened, and 03072eba0e her mind 5dd01eb816 went completely b1f76606cb blank.523d1513adb1fe79

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“…Pardon?”c0d1fe559d93bc1b

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“No matter how much 1f51794279 you resent the gods, 91076af18c there’s nothing you can 0b181217cd do. You were born to 7c64cd3863 live that kind of 8a79214675 life.”d86f528a2d43444c

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When I-seo hesitated at 69b544ae47 the cryptic words, the 0cd3ed30a7 old woman clicked her a639e543ca tongue.12d33bb581b2b0b3

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“Life is 098f937282 all about 53c0682c88 that fine 6f5029d391 margin. If you collapse just 4e9605678f because things are hard f06a8f3093 for you alone, that’s cb963c0a29 no good. You have to 61539ff056 think of how 6a2230c820 to overcome and 6a5a452f8b endure, no matter abcf7da6de what.”5144aa583a1ca9b0

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“……”d8b7a8f4d4b5cb1d

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She was stunned. This grandmother… 58a10d8c87 is she 26f3fc50c5 one of 79bb7d54c9 those people ff0ab7215c who say,‘Do you 72eebcfab3 know the 4ab58f1422 Way?’780d228ed20baebc

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After correctly abadd262ac guessing that 4c49ef6770 her father 907fcbb171 had passed, 09ea07bb20 now she ea2649a29d was spouting 4efca33180 off like 7cda64f749 some strange 1970b04d45 philosopher…165825dfec6869aa

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I-seo was now 950af0d3a6 genuinely regretting coming 720db01580 all the way 79a0e8dae8 to this far-off f7187cebd8 place to buy 379442307d things.4ccdfbd2e26c6d88

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Really, she should’ve just ecfbac31bd gone to the mart 325e57528d near her house. She didn’t d34af98cb8 come here 8cf852c2e1 to listen bd34d4d51e to someone’s 1e6dba3c77 unsolicited advice.733718be4cb63a72

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Suddenly, the old 9216b00fb0 woman grabbed a 5e5299b184 handful of Choco 51807412d7 Pies from the cfa5cf5213 counter and held f20a245d9b them out.c1b6c687874ab2d3

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They were so 2d2a9c7c56 dusty it was d63b4fe565 obvious to anyone c80d3b3e21 they were past 50f885a2cc their expiration date, 6d99c1891c but I-seo accepted 029afefad2 them with both 02241e7e2c hands before she 75f8c2806b could think.712e4935f22c1ede

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When she looked 372cdfc974 at the old f04c7688c8 woman with a 44af1a17f2 puzzled expression, the 5fb843015c woman clicked her 125d4831cd tongue again.03ece31b4a6b7541

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“No matter what, you c3abc9a057 shouldn’t go around on 944af43cd3 an empty stomach in 449b1b548f this cold weather, miss. You have 71006d09dd to eat f6762a8631 something.”6048e6f1d2a51430

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I-seo’s eyes grew wide.7a3c383db3ca0db8

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How did she know c1ccc31b8f I hadn’t eaten?6e6bf7e9d3cf7d81

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Do I look like 04974a33b2 I’m starving?49472dd8b2c76ce1

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Well, she had correctly e451211a5f guessed that her father cb712be3bd was gone earlier…13c055be02ef621c

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“If you 5812626fde go around 3189f63ec2 hungry, you aca79c2260 end up dbed178ec1 thinking unnecessary 719c492a8a thoughts. You need 243c900d1c to eat 8c287b2840 something hearty ee8d965ca4 so you 82f34e89d8 don’t get 67f6786664 lost in b232008afb useless thoughts.”c3e26ae95d562f83

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I-seo felt a d3172c9835 sudden sting in 4ab6c0f1b9 her nose. Honestly, whether 17b7364554 she ate 70888aa59d or not 48959d67ad didn’t matter af4b410cbc much to 012ef5a833 her anymore.81664a9ee8991487

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Well, it 7047dcb22f will be e2cecf3224 the last 5fd5bb5996 day anyway.84d4bd00ebd0c143

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“Thank you, Grandma.”15751b7731837001