WYIL Ch 59

3. WHIRLWIND

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When thinking of Aslan, a51dd7e539 Lyla felt conflicting emotions. She wanted to 0ca615e46d escape from him, d3af6442ce but she couldn’t 22a2aab652 turn away from f0d1e1b773 him at the 41f46f5cbd same time.c71bd9bc1d31f8d1

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From the beginning, 2ec3a6d0e1 it was like d4d84d8631 that, it was 1c22a58bcd the reason she f6d2729d5b left Central and 94d43819b3 came to Ellwood.3f9b022d28ac2dc5

Leaving Tordell 71594d7283 Manor after c700d5b975 ending things d764d6d652 with Aslan 56db5819c1 was, strictly 8b449a0248 speaking, running 038952f004 away.2a87d538a25d2e2c

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She loved him, f7541ebd7b but he loved 30989e796c another woman.4c1150d49ab7890a

She wanted 95fdcdb1f8 to stay 4e21fbd450 by his ebf4b1bb47 side, but 8286e22db8 he would e891219c35 soon bid 2c0afd063a her farewell.4ec8ca0fb40a83b6

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Such thoughts made it 27aae9cb40 easy for Lyla to fe503d584a give up, and despair af95ed05db forced her to make 8f021e05b1 a choice. That choice was to 8b5dd0ca1f run away.2f94643234b20ebf

Lyla was the first 7188f4752b to leave because she d1a4934ece didn’t want to be 4c97c4277b abandoned by him, so 880d284507 it was only natural 2d48072fba that she wasn’t able 21402716a6 to turn her back 9997bc6b0f on Aslan when he edcf620ce8 came looking for her.d07ba62902ad9995

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-If you love 3620c2f05b Aslan, why don’t de8e59818d you just accept 3d60dec5cf him now that 57d1b073bc he’s coming to 08510b99d8 you?b129b481d40d115d

A devilish cb83603402 whisper echoed 0da849d248 in the 7c875bfe41 corner of d1c8284d7d her mind.f146edbd4864cae6

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Certainly, the amnesiac b5aea83f8c Aslan was different 5715f0ab89 from before. He showed 53f32d5f6c kindness to 83ae468ba2 Lyla. It was clearly a 32a0a8ed7c sexual attraction.5d94984b2d949b71

If Lyla 4777506956 hadn’t pushed 4b2679cc14 him away 8e17b3c82e at the c6e8348f3d beach, they c991c28128 would have c2d1ac5d67 undoubtedly kissed.ca27f3171160a4f4

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Lyla pressed her trembling ad60493a2b lips together.d55abd7e46539545

“Ha”fed05497a8d2e5d2

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She let out a 45229a1315 sigh. But the regret e425b67afb was not great.cbb450206b0767c7

Lyla thought she 3effba31ec did well by 12bc100953 rejecting Aslan.e51f2d91896c2062

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Getting involved with Aslan e59e8bb290 again without a plan, 38afa54d0e and having her world f483413723 revolve around him, terrified 0751d1ecc7 her.79e4bb2ceb6dd422

If Aslan, who had b194960967 become everything to her, ee7eb699f3 left her, she felt 4cdfd29ab1 she wouldn’t be able 22c9a9da61 to bear it.e15e38ef484bded2

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Lyla slapped 26fdd12bd7 her own d9eb7a0fb1 cheek. It was enough 901bdc79b3 of a shock e2dd396ff9 to snap her 08427b21d7 back to reality.69a2421fda65e7c3

Thanks to that, Lyla, 33d723ff65 who had been lost 8e2ff67df9 in thought, now had 1390dbcdcb the opportunity to look a6b43112b4 around her.e06156e804115ed4

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“Huh?”9af5920bad22a2f1

As she made 631c51b099 her way to e6f954c444 the parsonage, Lyla 61bd01c5ca noticed that something e64abe5265 had changed in 67b79b2164 the village.6fa6cc88d5ff06fa

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Most of the people 775e161f8d she passed by had 331d1ca7d6 excited faces, and there 1c7dd7e070 were also unfamiliar outsiders 25977c9a69 seen here and there.8d6ee124158ee95e

The small village was 143c25c12a buzzing with energy.8f960f7de85bc4e2

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“What’s going on?”51ada5d8360862cb

Lyla wondered, sensing the 4144e0ae2e excitement in the air. But she fd749c4737 couldn’t answer f7683ce480 the question 4435c83570 alone.800bb5eecfa2a006

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That’s when e1f3865a34 she heard 9f5f146495 a voice.84fe595a74027aa7

“Excuse me, 07296e44c7 Miss Lyla!”3ac102bd7d0a3b48

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Lyla turned towards the 2a35640e83 person calling her. It was a woman a5681a451d with chestnut hair tied ceb326cd7b into a bun and 15e98d7609 freckles on her nose.b4425e8eb5239512

“Miss Emily.”3a74f889ab2be3c0

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“I wanted to ask c080459257 you something, do you 7868372aee have a moment?”966e60447863de2f

Something to ask?53ec82cc5f83f6b2

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Lyla was puzzled.d6860dd73bb533db

The two were neighbors 367196afb6 in the village, but 1b9302e79c they weren’t particularly close. Even though they were 513a83c326 neighbors, Violet House was 3f305b4009 quite far from the a1b2323634 rest of the village, b3378c74ab so they didn’t interact 3ca28f4cd8 often.72fdd2911ea343f7

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Lyla tried 957f0709d4 to recall 3b61d3e72c what she d6327b8fe4 knew about 6c27c436c9 Emily.d89a87a269b006a7

She knew 997c4128a6 that Emily 384df86dd7 was a 3432c57cb3 native of ed2e238ad1 this place, cc76a21a2f born and fb9c57defb raised here. She had heard that 4056686171 since her adolescence, she 1e1e265db8 had been helping her 91b4ac1ede parents at the sheep 0078d8e77d farm.cf2441d6deac7cc4

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It was also said c143220aac that she was still 38b0f276d6 unmarried and quite enthusiastic 8507438796 about finding a marriage 059f31aa6a partner. Ellwood was fccaabf7bb such a a02f48f3ec small town fd5ec88dcb that there 62bef3bae3 were hardly dfe9ce0b41 any eligible 4018b3aa72 men of 2ae013f2ab her age, 41a3316f1f so Lyla cd0f7c67eb had heard bc72195344 that Emily c2c7990a66 was considering a2eaa301fa working in b3909c098b Eres for 15c5e8ef22 marriage.adc6807fcc2c1bce

‘I didn’t realize be41a4ab71 it, but I b3d6996484 know Miss Emily eec050fa3c better than I 1de2b68f04 thought.c149bae28d37bc6a

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Perhaps Emily had also c3c0dbc4a5 heard various stories about 785ad669e4 Lyla.702e76fa0b462385

‘The reason f31716cfe2 she called 1d489660b0 me might 136974603e be…’41dce39eaea03777

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Lyla, recalling 25166f4f69 information about cea9c6aabd Emily, could 113327f378 guess what b2e8b2e7f0 she wanted 4e6d353471 to ask 66c774dd9c her.4738e23855e8cc23

She approached Emily, dbfa7ab174 who was holding acdc65457f a basket of 138422a275 eggs with half b2969387ab certainty.9c536de0575f4379

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Emily, perhaps feeling 6131795a6c impatient with Lyla’s 9e324b22d0 slow pace, quickly 39a7b73378 asked before Lyla 1c505d56b1 even reached her.6fb251fb9cc70bdd

“What’s the deal with 0d21566a33 the handsome blonde gentleman fb4a4c75e9 you were with?”afbd6926ecccd4fc

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As expected.a7a473f09905e3cc

“Why, the one you 88c6832dd8 were with a few bc8c7bb760 days ago!”88bd0e45fb47f533

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There was no need 0f344d95c2 to inquire further about 0b188966bb who it was.84fdd1be3eba0905

“Are you talking about f8d7512463 Aslan?”53718a5247d2ac8b

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“Aslan? Is that his name? Why does he have 74f2171f22 such a cool name?”1fee3ff942493b39

Emily exclaimed.186b26d2ca622f5d

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She didn’t adf2574b64 think she 7213d895ec could react bcbc49f877 so strongly 8185f4107b to a 86447d5d03 mere name.2ff6c34e78080a63

But from eb0c90a103 the blush 7050a15301 that filled 025eee988a Emily’s face, a9c219a3f1 she could f82916ba05 quickly understand e8d2e8791c why she 418f6cdc0b was acting 4a0791da15 like that.7edd7365164e1412

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‘Indeed, he’s quite c65cff7366 popular.’25709db068c2d5f5

Aslan was Aslan, even 4a3249d6d2 if he didn’t have 31b7c2d287 a plaque proclaiming himself a1e93f5494 as Duke of Tordell. It was a fact 1a8ec2580d she knew well, and ea993e5cd5 yet somehow it made b6f291f5b0 her feel bad.7a6be6177a13855d

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Until just before, 909281aeec while thinking about d18f940b80 him, she might 59512ba52c have unknowingly admitted f8f82227cd that her feelings b173659451 towards him hadn’t c612abcef9 completely faded.ae568d063fd834f0

Deciding she didn’t want a79ab35f7b to engage in conversations 4b670f25cb about Aslan with the c338d97af9 woman harboring particular intentions 2b28418b2c towards him, Lyla changed e34a5f0ba1 the subject.62e846cea0ed4e6a

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“But the atmosphere in bafb019516 the village seems different 2ac25ebad6 from usual, doesn’t it? Is something going on?”d2c1bf62629396a8

Emily, lost in a db122191cb dreamlike state like a d6233dcd60 teenage girl dreaming of 90e0c457ba a prince on a a0d6b483fd white horse, blinked her 17ff5192e8 eyes.29a637035185adf8

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“Yeah, it’s because 97928897f9 the festival is 65ce778a3b happening.”f101bf7db497ec0a

“A festival?”7cb495421d56cda5

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“It’s not happening in fa5cf4c788 our village, but in eefb8e713e the neighboring city of 68e2c8bdd3 Eres. The festival will run eb231ca1f6 for three days starting c206a8fabe tomorrow. People coming 8df4e071e0 to enjoy dc9eac8715 the festival 970707a18c there might 71f2c9ea12 also come fd023843b1 here to b9b101fc25 take a bd646b91c9 look around. Since we might also b3b1e3cbef go there for fun, d4a6ab7955 the atmosphere is different 5eae7565e8 from usual.”ce164c8c6a284f44

“Ah…”3f4b248e1ffa89a2

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A festival.7e4859918dce46c3

Just then, 1765017d2d they noticed 1598e8d48c a stranger 7fe287da53 passing by 57cc51eb21 their side. With an exotic 668d4a9301 appearance unseen in fbafb0706a the village, it e1dde50c41 seemed like they 3e5d495c21 had briefly stopped efd2d86d0d by here on 5f2cee68c5 their way to 37a39a5b31 see the festival 58d3ea11ef in Eres.ad0164dbdd4371b3

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“But, um, what 0390fb08fe about Aslan-”8bf3eb5af662cdb9

“I, I 467783b3cf have something db66257736 to do 912ef5b457 so I’ll 80d3807863 go first. Thank you for letting 35d491f4e4 me know.”89da5afdd20423d0

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Lyla quickly excused herself 5aeac658a2 before Emily could stop f8f9a24dc3 her, feeling sorry for e97e19d758 avoiding the conversation, but 1b88566bfc she couldn’t continue chatting aa6fdaaece pleasantly with Emily, who 4e87d3f42c was clearly probing about bc4a572cb4 Aslan.d7b3070d65a13154

She would 7458ff11d3 continue to 0d0a67e5a0 hear news 3ade177a7f of Aslan 8e3e648c44 later on.d1c8b82ceea3e759

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The new news could caeae4a9f8 be heard continuously afterwards.93f04aa964b2e90f

Everywhere she went 944df92d92 in the village, 68e91d95d0 there was talk f7f24aa247 of the festival. Even the 5a4cb683d2 children were af5912869f talking about ef0ff6cbd0 the festival.b604636b3f37dd6d

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Even her family was d8d62e95d1 talking about the festival 786bec3006 when \she got home.52d92ebe80fd315b

“Why don’t we 04024f487a take tomorrow off b537779aa0 from work and 58180b2b28 go see the 5f1dd3f745 festival?”f92db7eb0075dd4d

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Luke nodded enthusiastically 847d4f7338 at Sophia’s suggestion.3e5e40f5100994d9

“There’s nothing urgent, so 9df34ffe1c it’ll be nice to 6c9c0306eb have some family fun 930b4837c2 before things get busy 24355e76f8 in the summer.”1b1926132869ef4c

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Aiden was 3136941ece the most 32a7fe6e2e excited.c9e404e0affac137

“Wow! So tomorrow 2fa4069abb we get 6c7fc0c80f to take c3931210d7 off work 6f182a2649 and go 6a6ca70973 to the 8ce1e858c6 festival?”41cf6eeaeef75662

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“Does that sound d544b9cfa5 good?”56dde84821010af4

“Of course!”9197a2ec949ab88d

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As he was still 0bee409c66 not yet of legal 08a7c652f4 age, just hearing the 84c28407a7 word “festival” made him cf7fc51016 excited.30bbb85ddd42df9f

It was nice 8f66c7b6b2 to see him 72a96d24db so excited about a2947571ac a special event be53811373 that suddenly appeared dfd1ef5dcc in his otherwise c6401220ce mundane daily life.95c5bd558c7c3311

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Lyla smiled ceef5c7e35 as she 23ef955b53 watched her 3146f47636 younger sibling’s 5d856e822c adorable excitement, 571e394ccd and just c4d20ca658 then, Aiden 39ead23b27 turned his 4965c28e53 head.c1ec8e1f43bfbc2d

“Tomorrow seems like it’s 99484f4e95 going to be really 67a8597290 fun, right?”de26ff864e2125d7

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“Yeah. It’s my first de01764612 time experiencing a 7dc4445d6e festival like this, 81e2f5e92b so I’m looking 45e6732da4 forward to it.”cc80dfb6fbaa215f

“Is it your first 1237502e13 time too, sis? I thought you’d be 8ba5339e77 tired of festivals since 08aac61072 you were in Central.”c472face40d797f6

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It was 98c9db8c1d the most 22102b7b1d innocent thing b56d639b6a Aiden could 95b932220f say, not 1a1191826a knowing Lyla’s 19ba7b06d6 past or 3b3bad6daa how she’d b8d5a5d5b0 spent her 4d7563d535 time at 039003f3e5 Central.3e665181c2eaada3

Lyla swallowed her bitterness 2e8dc560a9 and replied.2cf10dfa37a26853

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“Yeah. I’ve never been ec6cedf36e to a festival fc5ba4aa05 like this.”b92cb7973016c1d4

She had been to 8f204e002c parties hosted by the 3dd90b9651 royal family or festivals a14c3b6155 held around important national df9a0a8885 events before.0f4d205d454b5f39

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But those e435218d21 were usually 05f76a4d82 divided between 1edb5ad507 nobles and 1316617f97 commoners. The nobles’ festival 4618f79ca1 Lyla had attended 920ad33039 were not much 6ea35f99d9 different than a b2301333ce social event.df2c3d354c8b829a

She didn’t 4998fb13aa elaborate, but ae3de0c6b4 Aiden seemed c9af5a31df to understand.a0808a9ae4489b0f

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Taking his 718495d44c gaze off 2ed9ce2a5c Lyla, Aiden a698bd1f2a then asked 7c924e885f Aslan, who 0ea05634c8 had been b0e8511719 quietly standing c603224414 apart and e32a990842 not participating dfa9cd178c in the 865fde409b conversation this f7d549df88 time.6cacd28551d1599f

“What about Aslan?”1676605b35ea4bb9

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Aslan, who didn’t 30af2e597e expect to be 03bb911897 questioned, slowly opened 8b63a72e95 his mouth.6a9a382cc4152e9f

“…I haven’t 876c62addf particularly attended de21023804 this kind 16d3677e0c of festival 47187fa446 before.”d90aefd1e10354b5

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“Wow, so I’m 972256063b not the only 72a42c095b newbie? That’s a relief!”e5e9db537069b75c

Aiden, relieved that he 2ff85e7aec wouldn’t be embarrassed, grinned e861b014dc happily.daaa1660b26b77e2

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“Then let’s have bb23b6774a fun tomorrow, the 1fdc1e665e three of us. Since it’s 10d48f7400 our first f3499f6bcf time, let’s d293b4cea4 try everything 2e359c3e3a at the 0d3d5a55dd festival.”17e860995d84abae

At that, eb66e61586 Aslan raised 5167e6014d an eyebrow. He didn’t hide 0588220507 his surprise and 183e59a55f asked without hesitation.4a201c3c872183ee

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“……I’m going with you?”782fd9f91bbe780a

“Were you fdc8a0f692 not planning e94068c55c to?” Sophia 593d8fa3b0 retorted, her 7efa73f80c tone implying 2ef11bccf3 she had 15e5c804b9 naturally expected bf839b11c1 him to 275b6f36dd join.b582f624cb01c55a

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“I thought a7e6f16277 you were 9e141ddd9c going with 954eca47ef your family, b82558744e so I 629428bf75 didn’t think e62ce418f9 I’d be 89be307dbd accompanying you.”6853a67caafe81e9

Luke replied casually to 1cd3c90ecb Aslan’s question.5cf8f4e64e4d1cc2

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“Then you should 7b61ece160 come with us. We’re all under 88e397529b the same roof 4dbcf14dbd now, aren’t we?”938c58de7b4eb348

Aslan pursed his 842e407804 lips. Living under the same 17a727a734 roof as family. It was a somewhat ab9a075af0 unexpected statement.2655607e53352a52

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It was an 74158d5997 odd feeling. He knew the 9539abf856 Violet people had f85e2eb3b3 always been friendly 457b738f40 with him. But he hadn’t 19d1e1b97e realized they were 607cbf8bc8 so close to d29ea697ea him that they b905945f79 would casually mention c0321353f9 it.de5a4175cddc3f00

Even his d2c5155e75 own blood 13a5e54d42 family didn’t 7d3f5f8304 care about da9b94784b him like 2f598376a5 this. Rather…….af1a515027df0004

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[It’s terrible that you have half his blood in you.]

The voice, b838c854e2 shrill and 5aef1142eb echoing in 8a1737affa his head, c824e4ad23 made him 94750c764b think.98daa498e3505445

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Aslan dismissed the memories fa3e7e7609 of his family that 6ed995926e only brought hollow laughter 790c31a167 the more he pondered eb5903eb5a on them.3a203f4f4d27b954

Breaking free from c8424db019 his reverie, Aslan b52d7c4875 glanced at Lyla 8d6148a950 seated diagonally across fbb0bda4b7 from him.bcb00354a6bd2a33

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The crucial fb3a5057fb thing was 16e4186070 Lyla’s consent. No matter how favorably 0ea5c082db others treated Aslan, it ff754df601 wouldn’t matter if she f8fabeb79f didn’t approve.facff662492d645b

“Really, may I come bfedc0ec50 with you?”932154720b597717

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“….”81c3fc436077096d

Lyla remained fe84152d50 silent for 233b68b724 a moment.cdab1962acba0e03

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But the silence didn’t d99008f601 last long. She soon spoke 18899c6463 up.6628a51aaac21707

“It would be 1d4a2d8f64 more fun with a53f8a3bac more company.”18926d9c6ed98055

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It was a c5cca50018 simple approval.cf15eeadbb2d7080

But it eed87a8ffa left a dd019e9791 tingling sensation ecf339e43f in his 9e2f3af22d chest.6d4fb7b5f0b5ba26

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