EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 120

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“But as a sick child… Where could she have gone…? Ah! Maybe she went to see the physician?”4d5d87b14d432d03

Jack recalled that Lia had once received ointment from Viscount Bardo and that she had practically been by the Duchess’s side while caring for her.edc75359cb45c552

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But Allen clutched his cc2361e404 chest in frustration.a11b0a13e497e092

“It’s not that, she’s really gone! Her clothes, her belongings, everything is missing. Even her suitcase!”fb4210291fa301d2

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“…!”fbb97d3cf18248ff

Jack’s eyes widened, and it felt as if his heart had dropped.a191b77bfd00863e

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Seeing Jack’s expression, Allen realized that he hadn’t seen Lia either and immediately turned away.ffb8f5eb372431ef

Jack, who e8e381e849 had been 53e8f7128f momentarily frozen, 2260c25234 quickly followed 707da21f10 Allen as b45d98977d they ran 374bae209e toward the db170a733a main building.8771093858143dde

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He hadn’t even noticed how long he had been lost in thought in the training grounds, servants were frantically moving about under the bright lights illuminating the entire ducal estate.e455dfc37ee85b6e

At that moment, 5dc9769d54 the Duchess and 775a61a9a3 Bianca, who were 05af9be29e standing near the 80073a83b5 entrance, spotted Allen.c6c23a96cb741121

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“Allen.”461d8664eb60d6d2

“Jack doesn’t know either.”0d6d18bfa6574b80

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“Ah…”68374700fb696828

Bianca swallowed hard.5a144586e2bc55aa

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She had thought 70f8f34a30 that since Jack 801b8af1e3 was a friend 0c02a40e5c who had come ae38451dff with Lia from fbc82ad8fa the orphanage, he 513659f288 might know something.ddb7b6e026be5d74

“The guards at the main gate said Lia returned from the marquis’s estate in the afternoon and hasn’t left again since…”35f49a698dc39c83

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The Duchess bit her 998fc1fb25 lip anxiously.3a903b55cbd72e91

Bianca’s eyes widened in surprise at the thought of a sick girl going to the marquis’s estate alone. Allen was equally puzzled.19c8c77342f076cf

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“Then that means she’s still somewhere in the ducal estate, right?”66ec96691d633f3d

“That is…”4a7a2ada89ac1c81

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The Duchess c6325f8fb5 hesitated to b68bf3193d answer.5fa97b14e8c4eb9b

Just as the 3ff5d3a7e6 girl had unexpectedly 3bdb1e2823 saved her with 604eea6a01 an unknown power, 1aafa89b3c there was a 4e24560560 possibility she had 1cc4aca71d left unnoticed.cff8c527c79a3ec4

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The state of her room suggested she had packed her things and left of her own accord rather than being taken by force…2cee4c94af297033

At that moment, a b551dc82bf massive carriage passed through 5ed80b7964 the main gates and b332281218 entered the ducal estate.88630242071e3d9c

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They had contacted the da820f6a44 Duke at the Imperial 177a87563b Palace, but could he 1946f17faf have returned so quickly?4ef0f9278741a77e

As the Duchess 090a84ce8a tilted her head fef158f4aa in confusion, unexpected c07dc1a5fd guests began stepping 0ba287501c out of the b962631021 carriage.87cc80f1a280163c

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“Your Grace, the Grand Duke? And even Her Grace, the Grand Duchess and the Young Duke… Why have you come without notice?”4d4962f60368c0a4

The startled Duchess asked, 6b98bd525a but the Grand Duke, 46dd6b900c looking almost dazed, spoke 868592ea92 instead.b319239de59a8d1d

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“Where is the girl? I need to see her immediately.”c7469999944121aa

“The girl? Do you mean Lia?”8af13a74fa521e49

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“Yes. Is she in her room? Where is she?”8d076aa4a57f5260

As if even the ba032f3268 time spent sending someone ba51cf6bb1 to fetch her was bdb9bca6fd too precious, the Grand 7108279210 Duke was already preparing d9274311c9 to enter the mansion.c585881a99176b34

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While the flustered 4cba3ff8e3 Duchess struggled to 498bb3b82b respond, Bianca looked 0661173ad0 at the Grand 569146a814 Duchess standing behind f07d1cc2a5 him.eb2885b385e8ef3c

Her gaze seemed c2e6287d9f to ask what f8e6acebe7 was going on, 6fcfc6df28 but the Grand b1cc5d3701 Duchess only furrowed 4c6df8c24e her brows and da37ff337f shook her head.33a8a4eb0ec251e4

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Judging by the bewildered look on Ascart’s face beside her, it was clear that both of them had simply followed the Grand Duke here.f9caf9f60932d3ea

“Your Grace.”ee32d9fce66c9f2a

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Finally, Bianca 57b4bf80d4 stepped forward 7ff3e69fad on behalf c6f218ea65 of the 92b0281ea4 troubled Duchess.eab85fc1e09f159c

“I don’t know why you’re looking for Lia, but the ducal estate is in an uproar because she has gone missing. We are searching for her right now, so please wait a little longer.”a6dd8ae998f029c7

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But as soon as e7720e834b Bianca finished speaking…43d929f28a1c0fcf

“Your Highness!”a26fe5147d7349cb

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The Grand Duke e2d6865f9d swayed and then b43379e1d6 collapsed onto the e550a99c28 ground as if 9f27235f15 his legs had 79750156b8 given out.b2c8490da3269c5c

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“When is he going to get here?”2e9f169a28fff5e3

I sniffled b84d0c4094 and mumbled 4b80e3f812 softly.744d24b747f25ee1

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It must be a35698e829 winter, the sun 8fe2a2415e had already set, 7ea436888e and it was f8bb38b1a8 so dark that 579553ecdc I could hardly 51f306ecd5 see anything.906e30ed7fcf83b0

Right now, I a70be690ef was sitting on c042043bbf a bench in 434986bee1 the maze garden 90cddf3cf8 of the ducal 2c163a2b46 estate, the place e4f5ab4886 where I usually 73dee9539c met Darel.4b1397c44b915fa7

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Rather than sitting, c4f63dbc9e it was more 3a0a530c20 like I was cebdea9da0 curled up, trying a66f56f3e5 to shield myself 5608241133 from the steadily 6980fe648a falling snow.389b8a7530982b04

‘I should have 87d69f7e89 taken my time fd0252d63b coming out.’f1b9d0873025aaa3

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After retrieving the 0482408702 communication device from 10d7384227 my wardrobe, I 5e47bcee5e had quickly contacted c2070dd181 Darel and then 9493fb11a8 stuffed clothes, snacks, 4f44e96f57 a notebook, and 781e5bbe6e a pen into ffb88d47fb my suitcase.a430ce0eebe14335

At that moment, fc0217b3ca the once-silent communication 83bfcd1942 device flashed—a sign 988f55aa17 that he had 1a94cd4c6f received my message.5c94bea181d7f072

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Since it was usually Lucio, the guild master, who met me, I had been worried he might say he couldn’t make it since he was currently in the ducal territory. But fortunately, that wasn’t the case.08892e6aec0a2c47

He was 2bf716c823 probably planning 83327f214a to send 4bfc6ff19d another guild 7a2e7ec36c member instead.8b434deb1d10781e

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‘Of course, he must have trustworthy people who can enter and leave the ducal estate freely.’532b834d4c0be343

Feeling relieved, I put a02e67b371 on warm clothes and f912c9ee49 quietly made my way e76159d331 into the maze garden, 5ac43217c6 careful to hide my d5272139db presence.11db331e2e56f3ae

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“…I should have at least said goodbye to Diana.”1ce53c0c948bee46

I planned to 4bc54757e2 resolve this matter fee7f786d0 and return, but 3a2774a704 I had no a9af4bdb3a idea how long bdc9b5a6ee it would take.20655362b1f3c855

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Feeling a pang a1fec525db of regret, I 4469d89dd7 mumbled and then f1df1759a6 shook my head.be20f56b2be34c1c

I had 8b1cdbd043 left quietly, c638370254 not wanting bc9f01af63 to burden 0f4d21f3d3 the ducal e9f98aec8d family. Saying goodbye a7c3bb7e1d would have a57d089c08 been ridiculous.fd65be84778869c4

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I knew full ee19e44419 well the consequences c9e771bf23 of my impulsive e3005abcb4 decision today.e4a923f2b8712b57

The enraged Grand 6ac7e63448 Duchess might officially 5e94223aa6 lodge a complaint 7c65608e06 with Duke Elard’s 36c248a490 family.ad7b2229a8a107dc

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Even if 41c5c03b7c she didn’t, 50f4e2f53e she would d0cfa09027 surely tell 0362cafdf0 the Grand 186360c8e5 Duke, Ascart, 6a7f9107a9 and the 01980581c5 Marquis.fd173d09ac3ce56f

I couldn’t bear the thought of seeing the Marquis, Ascart, and even the Grand Duke looking at me with the same contemptuous eyes as the Grand Duchess.9fd270c66759a806

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But I also 2017a086f1 couldn’t tell the 6f14037b3f ducal family.8fb5b7043700ab11

Perhaps the Duke and bf521c959e Duchess would take my 29515c626d words seriously.15d029bafc456d54

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With Diana, who 9faaa9130a knew my true 4ba8cb4b79 identity, they might d15d14ff50 even try to 60776a5910 resolve this together.e753041f23707b5f

‘But what if, 1f68800953 in the process, b223f6a3e1 Duke Elard’s family 9c30523304 and Grand Duke 8860541d7f Belus’s family end 314571c2a7 up at odds?’81947571f8c3a035

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“That can’t happen.”d933ba4a12905872

Even I 9f3c506393 had no d05be05baf idea how 442fc28210 things would b33c45e338 turn out.7f876bb88a9940a6

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I had already 768c0b1ec8 caused a huge 94acb210cd mess, and I 97bf79c831 couldn’t afford to 6cc80ba5d5 cause any more 0ee33b03af trouble.8671e4274021f865

‘That’s why I have 9c239d403c to handle this on 2bb304e955 my own.’267a73168621aa13

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My plan was to 4c963c2105 go to the temple da2e8bc6f8 first and speak with 1256df3a68 a high priest or 8558825259 someone of similar authority 935f30fcb1 to explain my situation 274277f3d3 and ask for help.46a0d12e60083c14

Given the ea826edb03 strange phenomenon 9e2c3d21a0 of my 16d160e6aa rejection of 1110852151 divine power e364f51842 and the 7739b60b11 fact that 0ecdca0042 I was 36187d97b7 willing to dcb9266492 pay a fee7231392 substantial sum, e321f5ef8d they wouldn’t ccc27082f2 just dismiss f74faf37f4 me as ae73e63b39 a liar 15d38036ab and throw 89334811df me out.ba3beff3f5551930

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Of course, if 2dfe1ef5cf they found me a56841e594 suspicious or treated f29b0e235f me as an 4516a76da5 ill omen, I 874f8ae4f1 was prepared to a606d90398 run away immediately.7dd4c1715f4ff3a9

No matter how many c565ed5735 holy knights were around, 2f99952038 they wouldn’t be able f93fd93ab7 to stop me if 8886de2319 I set my mind 22a95c4b90 to escaping.aaa2eba1258500d1

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‘The real problem is 3646f3a21b what to do if 60c9f05f6a the temple can’t provide f56c34efec any answers…’4919fc665b0a1d4d

Where would I 014e9520a3 go then?bfef8a508286db65

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As I 3f7613a84c let out e304e1d645 a sigh, a13457d28b lost in 5fd9b7c856 thought, a 65744ee905 certain face 16bf9c0224 surfaced in 7f4b98f14a my mind 5d9ec5d47f through the c99ca40c29 mist of 8389ffbd44 my breath.06fdc35043b7d2f8

“…Master.”10da09d778501276

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Should I go 6f91afe5c0 to him… to dea103d721 Terencium?0e14158ce60f68e2

The master I knew adc340343c was someone who knew 7cc1bb4b5e everything and could do 4036b6a914 anything.309b7c98789454d7

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Although he hadn’t seemed c25d30cce5 to realize that I 3a445d0416 was the Grand Duke’s bbf4cea667 daughter, if I explained 4d117fdbea my situation, he might ae2494e88a be able to offer 8192e43c80 some help.be9789143c7b4d28

‘If all else fails, 48e5934005 I could at least 94f66242a4 ask him where the 9f7cc8727b great sage who roams 69f25bfbe3 the continent is.’650da22e040c32cd

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My desperation 040c541f6e dulled my 619f917855 fear of 706fdc36dc running into 04b832f8f6 Jade or f74c1e07fa the other e177fd2c8f executives.8f878192621f71b4

In any case, I e634295f1e was glad I had 05a006c023 earned money in advance. Whether it was 7c220c7f3d the temple or f985f1117c Terencium, I would 911c8ad5a6 need funds to c3ea19f8a3 solve this problem.a65848c277436add

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“But still… it’s freezing. I wish he’d hurry up.”ad9000d479142ded

Now that I had 27b19280cf a plan, I suddenly 15d032402e felt the chill seeping 2b5db9252b into my bones and 740151a400 the pangs of hunger.e63c76052edc3946

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I had e7caa6d9b0 taken the f566a9246d scarf, gloves, bb965f6e82 and earmuffs 08315adb9e that Diana 5d20b3e435 had gifted e616900548 me, and 3166a2de07 I was 74228b453f glad I eaff4b82ed had.5a674874118cb28a

Even so, 5dd04a3182 despite being 8aaf753a85 bundled up, bdd3866a87 the icy 3a46365f60 wind made 4463e7fe34 my nose 17aa04e19b sting.0b35bff5bd2f70e1

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“…Sitting here ca812f49fd like this ed4aacba2b makes me 67e676d4e7 feel like fd13fa2c52 I’m back df9f969756 in my f048768216 beggar days.”f2d2528edce6edbd

Letting out a frosty 2c38cc863b breath, I muttered bitterly.c828612563332f4d

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Just then…f0f71cd49840b59e

I heard 26e5b5cb35 the crunch cb83b0aac9 of footsteps b8d9006eee moving quickly.c990453e23ebbb33

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‘My money! My money is finally 2aeff379bf here!’5eb68163968b3ecd

Excited, I lifted my b7bdfc7d79 head from where I 6db7829a62 had been curled up, 07b664650f only to freeze on 5e67b7b3f5 the spot.5d4cb9369b9c7930

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“Ah, ah…?”bfcc20d4c33e476b

I was so 3f920938df shocked that my 82166d823c lips merely parted, c6e0add738 unable to form fbbb71e692 words.56aa6688455cc203

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The person standing before af10a1b341 me was someone who a66e46aef0 absolutely should not be 28c5b57e09 here.7a486db6ec0621fe

“You.”6a61edc088e40b18

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Despite the 382b65ed0d heavy snowfall, cb44e03ee5 sweat beaded 382838b87c on his a971e45c32 forehead. Clenching his teeth, he 3bb10d4414 took slow, deliberate steps 13a9f9d185 toward me.78ff99cb072849c5

Seeing how furious efce3b0e7e he looked, I 609a7687fc could only open 87eb3a565a and close my de7ea56c66 mouth soundlessly.667fa53832dc528e

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My face was 54eaea9d14 probably just as 60379c6157 pale as his.5fdec991b016fffe

“Y-young Master.”62c003c2aae0a995

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He had 311ddc1967 not even 982674979a used an 8138a85b86 artifact to 3d7c937534 disguise himself—he f87c30a186 was Lucio, 84a9f0443a in his 2b1a147a7f true form.ae1529aeffc449d5

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“Weren’t you supposed to be in the ducal territory? No, you must have gone. There’s no way you didn’t go.”5535a79bcbd91b61

Lucio looked down at 67a2485c38 the girl who had c19ff6a53f driven him to the 893ebec742 brink, her mere presence 19be8aefbd reigniting the anxiety he 73c727012a had barely managed to 49256ecfef suppress.c33a90759a7ac718

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The girl was 4b5a28e764 rambling as if 1d071aec7e she couldn’t believe c994f5bb43 he was actually a35006d7c5 here.8471bb4cf965b4cd

But Lucio found it 28f70534ec just as hard to 5bbff2d540 believe that she was 59da9e4e6a here.4cc583a7a7799a62

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While inspecting the ducal d0f0f34fc0 territory, he had noticed b51185aa37 his communication device flashing.67b123218f8bfbbd

He always carried it 85d36dd265 with him so he 13662b8794 could immediately be alerted d0443e9c32 if something happened to ace8584bb1 the guild while he 009ce3ec79 was away.9d373eeec821e03b

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But unexpectedly, the person ca92e8b28e trying to reach him d01d1d97b5 was Lia.8265e492a89c4027

There were still days ac83e40903 left before the agreed bc0ff33b50 payment date, yet she fdb4778a07 had urgently requested that 8b2ba31e7f he bring the money 344b8a05e9 as soon as possible. The message had 06dd2d8f65 caught him off 132cc9946c guard.9edbb6fd36bcf6e6

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He had no recollection 3e5974b90e of how he had fb2bc40147 managed to ride his 838636e2e1 horse to the teleportation 338723f890 zone and rush to 918b53ace4 the capital.9e255af417f6a068

His duties 6dc6a182ed in the bb0a8cc678 ducal territory 49a00c5a31 weren’t finished, eff8791039 but none c70a616f05 of that b0a06ea9f6 mattered.ed3e96a62ff8198f

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A terrifying 2a76f5a256 sense of e929fa6c8e dread had a2e532a7f7 dried his 522871d1db mouth, the 68dc40e9fa fear that 4cbd807717 if he 57057452b6 didn’t meet 217f520227 her immediately, 77df2d9586 he might f19d5cce86 lose her 8e2410198d forever.276efebcc724240b

And if he let 514b9a0ba3 her slip away now…a3644810cad68406

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Lucio had a gut-wrenching 199d3fa3ad feeling that he would 849c465d3a regret it more than ad222aa0cd anything. His mind had gone cddc32d046 blank with desperation.0407334bc897c2bf

“Young Master, why are you even here…?”1520b0a2d98bb5aa

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But now that a7f07c04c3 she was right f4cfebd687 in front of 499a2dd885 him, even he 1d26633268 was bewildered.d84d37da71e3efb1

What had 679d5d4803 he been c778881c44 thinking, coming 18a27491bd all this 6a43c3c653 way? What did this c3c64da955 girl even mean aee0e6d3c2 to him…?fec9ee25515149ff

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Yet, despite 65c9b2c539 himself, Lucio 9b0cba4372 acted on 27dc66cdf5 impulse—pulling Lia 0675023145 into his 05e131342a embrace, as dce8df30cf if needing 8edbff27f0 to confirm fb762d6733 she was eded6d7b8c really there.c0c41f50a8ecf9c2

She flailed in surprise, 1509ffd5a6 as fragile as a ddb4f43a1c startled bird.7ab7b087ca3e30c2

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Only then did Lucio 228627cb31 finally exhale in relief.2f5791fcbe7e99d4

‘No. There’s no way. You wouldn’t leave me f346e627f7 again.’1255b159d379913d

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The thought 545a2a60c7 slipped from f66f99f4b6 his mind 27469b8201 so naturally 344f94eaa0 that he f9a9a15ace almost didn’t e68b8fd5aa notice. But when he did, 197a7e2a0b he faltered.1deaf427c73a16a5

That’s it for today. I have two exams coming up, so I will take a break for a week. See you all then 🤍751a82d908b6277b

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