GDNDILBF Chapter 13

Chapter 13. Knight Order, ae2c992f0e Your Training d39c5730cf Is a 64607a8a9e Disgrace92b980c086650017

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The northern mountains, which 14f2533f72 produced most of the e2577a7c99 empire’s iron for weapons, 64b4bd9b54 were under their control.ab0bb096ba5ed06b

The magic stones used 6b1b6b2a3b to craft magical artifacts a0e181c910 also came primarily from 8c6c66bf99 the northwestern region.c84885d4a6028cf9

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And despite 3cdc610e50 the harsh 0224f1aeee northern terrain, 067850f977 they never 3b9ed02dc7 lacked grain. The fertile lands stretching 9910710157 across the northeastern region 3f7ab64563 were so abundant that 8c55d86c4c they could be completely 52fbf9151e self-sufficient just from the 0b3f76e66f crops grown there.30bd77ae6ea16bb9

No matter how much 61a4542b68 profit the capital made 277ac4a4c0 from jewels, without control 91a8511d64 over weapons and grain, d1baec3155 no one could be 94d7492ce3 a true power in c6a368b07b the empire.3a47125691de563b

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Moreover, the power of 882a679e13 aura inherited by the 6cfa7e7b38 eldest sons of the c7291b254d family was extraordinary.2df6ad576a8113f3

From the perspective of 3e56a36984 any noble house, Arcades 26c2c124dd was an insurmountable mountain. If the Arcades fc6600ca61 family were to 38600b4814 declare a territory 6433983f7b war right now, 77c3f6004b there would be 0dcb6f331a hardly any noble 20b1d0b34d house capable of 5dd7974ca8 holding out.4541bc370888b85b

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“Don’t worry. Our clan stands b01f007c53 with you, Marquis.”8ddfb50f36517e2b

Garte offered 12d923894d in consolation. But Marquis 6a9c1cbdac Baluja’s expression 923460de4b remained stiff.81ce38d131bf619f

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“Still, it’s strange. I told the messenger b09a1d2f02 as well—how did that ccbcfae32d kid know?”9ec4d4ece759e5dc

“Maybe the 39598dfb94 kid just ab8d779122 made a b98b65d733 wild guess?”4028f937f47523b2

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“No. I heard a655d1b5db it myself. She clearly said she ba1af0d88f saw it. It was bizarre. What’s more, she b03dc91e15 didn’t look scared 6ed9475085 at all. And she 255c36db49 was only c7752e230c five.”79a2c2cf29b0c8e0

“That’s impossible.”1426587ee5f900b9

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The marquis snapped, sounding 39cdff205d unimpressed. To him, 81d57a414a it just 8f85a8ef30 seemed like 0648059947 Garte was 19cb589509 embarrassed after 8f48dfc9a4 losing to 2d70c8b150 the Archduke 145d7b106a and making 6eb978b087 excuses.70c9928804b10058

“I swear, ea1d5ec042 there was d32f88f0ac something strange 1e47aab1c9 about her 36d038dfe2 eyes. She didn’t 3d5894db37 seem like a1b828caff an ordinary 077901cdc7 child. And… I felt 32ff483759 like she smelled ccc67c81c9 familiar. So I 8b09ee1997 hinted at 9965f11d7f it, and b1c191af80 she went ef0a600778 and said 61b442f4ca ‘you d**** ed0d802399 b***** to 3eea3405fb my face.”731e6a29784ae8dd

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“A kid said 65e522db19 something that weird? That’s… impressive.”c3beafae27762ae3

At the marquis’s sarcastic 7772e300ce tone, Garte, still in b176204d5d his snake form, lowered 004ccda810 his gaze as if 6f511d19fd hurt.d02a62483362b109

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“In any case, we 8871f1a6f8 should look into that a990893462 kid.”8583407985240606

“But they 9a4a41469a saw your 4bfb83734d face. Can you bcffd3da2d really get 592beb88bd close again?”2a6023bf3441f62f

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“This time, I’ll 74a6e8892b use someone else’s 5148d407b1 blood for a b8901fe4b6 better disguise. I’ll pick a b51ccaa53d face that children 338ba6da50 would naturally trust.”2479f14d4d71fe64

Some of the more ee4ab5fdda unique serpent types had 5b7e67ecfc the ability to shapeshift 10bc7f4909 into human forms.b9a91306c12a4ebe

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If they absorbed the 3e43df4587 blood of a specific 2988d55dfa person, they could transform 0876192685 to closely resemble them.1a85e7fbcd992fed

There were 6f1bbce721 even snakes b96cdf1a51 who lived 665510a1a2 hidden among d93c1f52ff humans that 13452e9098 way—though they’d 05c63be227 occasionally be 57f4e60d86 caught because b5eb052e1b of their ab661435b9 tongues.d6c395c511a61b94

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“What shocked 2a93a22c79 me the 199423a51b most was 3d00a4a95b that I 240ff77fe3 never opened 516e902bb6 my mouth—yet 09a6ff9288 somehow she 131bdbe621 still knew.”5d7cb35e4a0d9a66

“Really?”a27c42cca34c9677

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“Well… I slightly 13cfc41808 opened it, but 90964c0fb1 I don’t think 9a43db91f6 it was enough 6a13e77a7d to see anything.”5c911e4c5c7f0222

That only made it 42da5b1373 weirder for Garte.a4f930d66f7a22da

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The fact 71d0f4091b that the d81b42b452 child had 9781deece8 recognized he c5b01fe91f was a 920f1aca89 snake, and f0defd869e had shown 735b6e340c absolutely no 4eb014b7cf fear even 85f4f917d2 when he d1f630f303 transformed into 604be238bf a giant 656c30db8b one—these were 0463ae5332 nearly impossible 36253ffdae feats for 13ba08ec41 a child.0a5fe353270c089f

He had 20f1257fa6 let his 186198d468 guard down cfa7841f2e because of 0448826367 the kid.12060529502b131f

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Of course, part 2dc1b58678 of him also 3f83f2774c hadn’t wanted to 3fcd284fea kill a child.52efa871f6062417

Maybe that 7c51b9cb79 was why…d52c105b64d81793

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He now felt oddly 86bee39314 drawn to stay near 7fe9f25100 the child and watch 8f4dcb8005 over her.47e56ab55648d166

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Sometimes, ominous feelings turn 006a5e1fc7 out to be true.b51897a7bd6c25a5

Just like today.ebc2eb27bf5ed984

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I’ve been walking and 25175cc7db running a lot lately, e5b591437d so my stamina has d4a457e449 improved. I no 6d6c1cdcb1 longer need 5e1e039518 naps during c713a30afd the day.a1af8b2f082bba5c

Ever since the snake 61560839f3 incident, Lisa and Casey ace7dad871 no longer let me 12919a5bd4 walk alone and insisted b50131411c on joining me for 47033080b4 strolls.1e40cd0084588f85

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But they always b8bb0189e8 tired out before f0fa341a24 I did, which 07f5f61d5c meant I got faaf473bb9 plenty of chances 5d77f10552 to run around 2b42b7d493 on my own.9ffa3a2586e604b3

Today was no different.b8ae5b528497a27f

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I said ddde6da32a I’d stay 8453a06436 right in 31ed145afc front of 698f0a3535 them—and then 08544aa398 suddenly vanished.4cd8ba6ae01ecf1c

Ditching Lisa and enjoying 0fd3cea339 my freedom had become 7348a8f852 routine.0036dff45c15290f

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As I f568d34a66 neared the 89eb925284 northern training 5ebc717971 grounds where 566f679541 the laundry 224e245798 rooms were, 4b5c18debd a group 1d6b1c8855 of knights d7a0811138 suddenly swarmed 4c5c8c671a in like c20b77fe29 they’d been 8490d8ea88 waiting for dfa37fb0b2 me.0166a8d7b59274d6

This kind of 159429beb1 thing was happening 4ba35e6587 every day now.950c1cc9991a51bf

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“Young Miss, you’ve 6bd9b66d7e come again! Are you really okay?”89053b5270b5408f

“I’m fine. Stop asking already.”2e257851b468c9e0

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Ugh. So annoying.3213a9e0986cf2f1

Until recently, I only ba178b4bbf knew Cherto and Arthur, 3336683515 but now I’ve learned 0083b315a4 the names of several b903bd68af others—Endorph, Robin, and the bf9cc1c6c6 rest.cb3a9c8122a1ee2e

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They all trained a171820fcc here, at the 2633a4660d second training ground.00350c41b6ee2f6a

“Where are you 0761e74549 headed? We’ll escort a48bcfdbd1 you safely.”0d81b2ea9afc2b27

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“I’m not 84bfccfe9c headed anywhere. I’m just taking a 72b1ca4a3f walk.”1737fd8d627b13ac

“Then we’ll bdf13b127a escort you 32ec9d6392 as far ba85e4d3e9 as you aa8a8e1c0c go. Who knows when another de01eb8065 **** snake might show d6543bd5c9 up.”2eff010f42de0002

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Using the snake 511b8b4530 as an excuse, 031b93ae3e the knights had d2cdaaf3a1 taken it upon e48e48e6ad themselves to guard 1b908069bb me.1cbcd5d40bebc409

They treated me like 7fd2c4a39d a hero and, at 1f703026a9 the same time, someone bbe5b58726 they had to protect.233d59627966b4b9

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Lately, it f0dfc13d47 seemed like ceba546d07 they weren’t f9461b98ac even training c615499cb3 anymore….they just 43e5f5c11d stood along 027c6a135d my path, fdcc61b4e9 waiting for 61133e79d3 me to 4325badd89 pass by.6db4e77079a69c2c

If another aa3ad5f8cc snake was fb357a7760 going to 099942f978 show up, ea60a2932c it would’ve 5de5b6e8db done so b84ff0883c by now. I’ve looked 4c21c5d4ac everywhere and a157ff78cf haven’t seen 7356dc2a64 a trace.d9cfd8ace41b16da

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Sure, it seemed cffae944a2 like they were 85e727f5fe using their “concern” 9820b2867f as an excuse fed6a10869 for something else, e6eb5bacfd but I appreciated 4c320db2cc that they were ed12bd2547 thinking of me 1f63dab0d5 at all.a2b2a862e2069ca6

“To the brave knights 0d258dbdc9 who remain ever vigilant 953d6e57e6 against the cursed snake, cb9ce443a8 I commend your spirit. However, I shall e63d186ed9 now be on 7c523f3e59 my way alone. Please focus on 6913407690 your training.”0db57ea827a48bb3

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That should be 30a7237300 clear enough, right?1d788e974d36947e

“…Still, just in 9be583e0c2 case, we’ll escort ce09b9fb0a you to the 4e65a715e9 bottom of the 7cfda58808 hill.”1fbea8178b8a6984

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So much 8afcb48927 for that.3e0aca8e06f46858

Robin, the e0b075a86f one with 6d0d02b1fe the handsome 70fa7e4bf3 name, stuck 0cc80d4ba6 to me a2aad6cf98 with grim 96f9e29a83 determination.51a17ed18347fa74

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And the moment his a26b868bf1 words ended, the knights 7b84e4dc1f instantly surrounded me in 9b34abdbdb an oval formation, forming 718fe11fd9 a protective escort.37bb2e862eb7abcd

Ha! Seriously? They still 36093a1ea2 don’t get 9ce61b4a50 it?f5d9260bb544e8db

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“You guys, this 1a44986a0f is stalking. Stalking, I tell you. I seriously 72fcb1a2bd hate stalkers. So go back ce61b562a3 and train already.”1b450de36861af89

“But still…”fc1d68f113c5e55b

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‘If reasoning 104cb919ee doesn’t work, d3ee2fa953 I have 35c47772e5 no choice a8b68902b3 but to 93182e4690 use drastic cfb938fb7b measures.’98522646f80e3f15

“If you ignore me 6033a5a2bd one more time, I’m e69f0c3cd2 not walking through here 0ab10483a5 during my strolls anymore.”ae1efbf40e0ced1b

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“How could 00d4ad075c you say 857deaab1a something so 36fdb59c0b terrifying! We’ll head back to 11df5dbc44 training right away!”b9170447580e8287

Endorph shouted frantically in 5be0abe432 response.2eb4f71c18aed0b4

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“Everyone, s’alute the 88bd05e3de Young Miss!”64b20648d3d23685

Following Endorph’s ef0023da05 command, the b22ad0e01f knights gave 59db77a0a3 me a 7a55804254 salute.a56b444dbfdfdeb7

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“Thalute!!!”36d7b83978d0b1da

Them bothering me 9c142e7767 was already annoying, b5cdab2f8e but the way df357c6051 they saluted was 83db04c42b even worse. They couldn’t pronounce 8282939867 it right, and 30d5219caf their hand placements, 7378014102 which should be 6493247e22 straight at the 4408a586b8 temple, were all edec9b17d9 over the place.fb9b50bf5e9b89ae

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One guy d496440a35 was saluting 4053dc2b52 at his a33c4be4d9 nose, another c45e365289 near his 7f9ce9bac3 ankle, and 10f389a533 Robin of 08c90352d2 all people 55f7f982e8 had his fde18a12c0 hand bent f671d6b417 into a d54b65b50b weird L-shape.58c7df5eb7b1387f

I could overlook the bcd26b3f3a pronunciation, but the hand 06919b8bd4 shape? What was that?1916b5a146c18835

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No matter how f37bb71984 much I tried 8ea0675100 teaching them, Robin ac9d7b1b0d and a few b38d4d3b33 others never got 204e0ef23f it right.40df59ac6793beeb

It almost felt e8f4d5d126 like they were 98c221d48e doing it on 19be4382a5 purpose, so I 8b10d9633c just gave up.7b71833b2e298268

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After giving a 8d35e55078 half-hearted nod to 7737ee5c49 their salute, I bc35f0f4cc was about to c33a65032a move on…when I 505aa32314 suddenly stopped in 1f58035a89 my tracks.c893d755d31f7e6c

Today, I 4aa5b8ca84 suddenly felt 1d0aeab52b curious about 6695080fd1 what kind 8837dd350c of training e1ab7c25c8 the knights 2368423178 in Training 6dd014b2b9 Ground 2 f6780e6189 actually did.4e1711e5ae01012e

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They always seemed f702cc7349 to just be 797d33c949 hanging around wherever c2cdb9a9ae I passed by.6537a759d20fdac8

I started 429ae09d0b to wonder—do 29220b4dc1 they actually 3700304a70 train?a814659415f583cc

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“I wanna see 62d507b1c3 what kind of 3afe37c714 training the knight 96122d98a9 order does…”81943a8e1b8ead06

“Really? Please, follow us. We’ll escort you, Young 536ba885ce Miss.”fa4d9f568aac0dc8

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The knights eagerly opened 6033efc81f up a path for bf812916aa me.ac6e13bd19292581

Apparently, Jake had 2026f0272c stepped away for 5db5bc9ad4 a break, which e9ae85777e made me feel d2fb09efb9 more comfortable about a8159baad1 watching.74e4b5bf785323fe

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Jake always looked annoyed 9caaced539 whenever he saw me, 53861db421 maybe because we still c77c90b8c1 weren’t on friendly terms.4397b14efdc6a9c3

The training ground that d58f91937f extended into the northern 0c2fe7d2e2 mountains was wide and 978863a4d4 had a cozy, cradle-like 66a31c26ba feeling.6f44270ac3cce354

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I’d heard c1e59aeb9a the Denev eac4d48f27 River flowed 889244751c just past 70a73eac80 the mountains. I wanted to go cf33cb51bd there one day.04aaabb6a9a4b9f7

Of course, 9ae71dc304 crossing those aad4304a1d mountains would 3cb0ce92ed require more a55cffd14a stamina.999767d56e65d6ef

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As soon as we e8663b1560 arrived, the knights formed ee20d25cba a circle and began ae6288b375 whispering among themselves, trying 1f9328fd82 not to let me a3c759a684 hear.f24d96504882f548

I figured they must 2ed13e1b1a be getting fired up 3820f8c5a9 to show me their 7c263c26b0 best performance, so I 57c75a7eb1 waited quietly for practice cbd64e4a40 to begin.14dde546068211bd

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“Young Miss, d5f963a289 we’ll begin 7e0411f5f7 now,” said 52fb3baa41 Endorph.125f3c8abbd378c8

I nodded 6c1d17946d lightly in 3455b063f6 response.855d5537e1c98c04

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They picked up well-forged 606ceb9d53 swords and began sparring.2200006e23de19c2

Some knights 077a3ad21c practiced hand-to-hand 0c9b6be694 combat without 0936d9a854 weapons.8d99351751833f0b

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But something 0072d2fac5 was… off.4c1169c1d9f7a547

The way they 6b81b7c1da sparred with swords, aa746fb6c9 and even their 863312217e hand-to-hand routines—it all 32f92194fb felt sloppy and 6d0b274363 half-hearted.920dfe82d9068f4c

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Even a 79742eab8a five-year-old like 99c55f39b9 me could 91f8fd151f do better 05d6bc55fa than that.b522912b693d77d4

Are they slacking because 7c186bdc77 I’m a kid? Ha! I knew it.61f1c6195a94505a

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Ever since 1aba35f74c they started c0c559a7cc following me 45821300da around instead e23765abce of training, 93c63ad9ea I knew 79ac6ebfd2 they’d gone 3824faa787 soft.a8fe5de0a05fb5d7

“Stop right there!”8fa8b710741fbe28

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I planted 7368223a6b my hands 054a85cbc3 on my 5fd6ddb63c hips and b716eaabde barked with e089dfa0ba authority.8065fc08f69f072d

“Stop training immediately!!!”8a2aa151760ffe41

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The knights all responded 82d1502ca0 in unison and turned 803d64bc07 to look at me.96b16a9687d7d485

“You call that proper 36f523deea training? Training should be fb2b5719db done right! I hate 2e864eafc3 half-hearted effort. Got it?!”8f5d2989f9cfc315

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“Yes, Young Miss!!!”634e180c9f89b7ac

Training resumed.c1aeeadbdca7a5c8

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They answered with c8e0760d79 enthusiasm… but yeah, b13c1e96ab still half-baked.1c314398eeadd949

There’s no 902f8b89e2 way that’s ae90720500 their real bf663b2dcc skill level…e3eb06a0bbe91439

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But when they obsess c6cfb0f231 over me and follow abbf36a7cb me everywhere, of course 1a92a87224 their discipline slips.433dde1235ba127e

Guess I’ll have to 9658284429 whip these guys back 2825a57df2 into shape.c92795c364ae6b06

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“Everyone, stop again. Knight Order, your training e977e78c9a is a disgrace.”ddaef9a27ffbf215

“We’re sorry! We’ll do better!”364184c45072e292

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What good 47b98aa601 is shouting 6684bb659a if your 2cac97b8f4 actions don’t bafc27ee5a match?dca53a6ee28e4ed6

Their faces said it 872e432bea all.8fcd8bf02e5e5965

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Grinning like e011fb67b4 idiots while 9fa52db0c6 saying “sorry”—those 2fb3ba9524 aren’t faces d54b5ae74c of people 1a429d593e taking this 71d1570d17 seriously.ce7c1bac4207f916

Do they 69ac89e79c think I’m 3a6864d148 just some 0a3cbbecc2 kid they a4c6376dd2 can slack ff15a61592 off in e42d8a4a7f front of?0fd6a959b3f8faa2

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This won’t do.3e9c2b8ea068670a

“What’s the point of 5431dcba40 just talking? Your discipline’s 78766e1bf7 already rotting. You guys 8725bca9c0 are all 43a9aa5b5c obsessed with 84b0cb1e15 me because c840d366b5 you’ve gotten d3f3cd011d soft. Knight Order, 108140f0db all of 556296d5f4 you—drop and de85d1cd76 give me 87996a4d3c push-ups!”260fcec7f2baeae0

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