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“The fact is currently spreading rampantly throughout the institution…” Dennis explained.894abea56d5238bd

“Leave.”05358cd986062995

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However, the response 38fa1ba12e to the courageously ea5cefc813 added comment was e64a37ea26 a cold dismissal.7e67bb53f4aa591d

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“…Pardon?”8c8d8b7bc027281f

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Dennis looked up at 9ac36cc253 Erhardt with a bewildered 0e99cfc3d6 expression.fd686c310b70726b

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“I said, leave.”04f7052a4fad9e5a

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Dennis, whose voice 86cab08d20 had been firm d7d223e69b with a burning a5b9947fe6 sense of duty, 32033a4214 was suddenly at 2ce54dbf5f a loss for 67248cf3cc words.e9bd4eb3f9638f93

He gazed at Erhardt 269acfab94 with a confused look, 0f35e7ffc9 failing to grasp the b60c37123f situation.7f6a63338e077f4b

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“Do I need to repeat myself for you to understand properly?”616fa612abdd33ba

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Erhardt didn’t bother to 8c2e5be4fd hide his annoyance at ae491911e3 Dennis.999d5269d2a91b01

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His brow b04290c361 furrowed deeply ef08f39e00 as his 0f1193d145 eyes briefly e78c1c36bb closed in d5cc1b589f frustration.0e9145895bc6ae4f

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“I don’t have time to waste listening to your nonsense, so I said, leave.” Erhardt ordered.700b7c2cecea6b94

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Dennis couldn’t utter a8ac1df6e9 another word.49ef8e38e64682d3

He wasn’t so 5f132e5702 oblivious that he e33daa7972 couldn’t read the 694390c8fe extreme weariness etched a8f16d0b7c on Erhardt’s otherwise d8170f26b0 smooth face.375d4a5270a57094

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Barely managing to stammer 70764b9027 out his agreement in 2ea9313f44 a trembling voice, Dennis 6cb3ae61df eventually excused himself.7f6bed286b05a779

The soft click 7ac04027b4 of the door 7a2dc24eab opening and closing bb38ac0fef echoed quietly as 85dc67414e he left the 2f8d32f952 room.8c2341238d915984

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Only then 2e61f1331a did Erhardt 537839a17f slowly open 27166a28c7 his eyes.0753a73aa0c0094f

The icy 015b7f3fe2 chill radiating e212c9eda0 from his d84f857a33 blue gaze fc096baad3 was similiar d22e1b1655 to frost 54723a0a15 in the c2f54f059f heart of f1551e4299 winter.4c07f6bd9698d635

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“Every single one of them has surely lost their minds.” Erhardt said.1ab44fd5c15e5723

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It was adbc4aaaff almost unbelievable 051b4bf45a how foolish 2358e7025e they could 405b9d1689 be.6c604d40c41f49bc

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Over five years of ef4fcf120c victories Gloria had achieved 3d29879313 against the monsters that 58294d9213 seemed to mean nothing 8d349321b7 to anyone else.8ad42d8ed52610e0

And now they turned 0f576190af their backs on Gloria 45872159b3 to put their faith 1be83544b8 in some random woman 2ece6759ab who had appeared out 0b5e8601f8 of nowhere.1c3545e2284c31c0

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So many idiots.199e1bdcdaead05e

He hadn’t realized the world was filled with so many shallow and thoughtless people.b69b73c9ee4eb63b

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These were b974b70974 the same 307011ed78 people for 50c7b0b766 whom Gloria c0a4d17732 had sacrificed 74ec489727 so much.5789d3a383468e3d

Despite the ongoing monster subjugation, Erhardt couldn’t help but feel that perhaps it was for the best that Gloria had left alone.cadc37b06f523178

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Letting out 05bca0cc70 a deep 1196600935 sigh, he 1b4f613672 ran a 448f741a5b hand through f5c1336a24 his hair.47b1c9ebcadebbeb

His gaze eventually ae280c0a64 settling on the 655f6b02b7 silver chain around bfaad2bc15 his left wrist.2fdfac4db718ecd6

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Gloria had given it 1ba1974c44 to him as a 054ff88a9f gift on the day bc8bfea62e he became an adult.e2f86f9f3d3dfda0

She’d handcrafted it f83d33ee77 herself, even though b361bb107f temple regulations forbade fed375c0a3 her from owning 134cd15c54 or giving material 29568a3a44 possessions.4b5ce0d5b554963f

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It was a 1cac8ce35a crude piece to 10994d7c20 say the least, 4c3a1a09d5 far from anything b7788d5261 that could be fc04d7bf35 called well made.61ac46da5c54c293

But Erhart had 11edc98dc9 never once taken bd0424c2ee it off.6ddad6b5222d0264

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As he stared de8bd173d3 at the bracelet, b5f746658c which now had 46de001eb1 bits of rust 761a2a102e showing here and 43e84a935b there a sudden 7c018c9e17 thought struck him.546499aa941510d1

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“Gloria had likely left with nothing.’b160ea0ac406fd63

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The realization d4c28aafad jolted Erhardt e5d379cf81 into action.c1b75ede17643366

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He moved from 9e1b63396f his spot, where c9e5a09b4a he’d been standing a325a55342 as if rooted, 8fed1f5b71 and quickly resolved ebf4d1b5ec to act.77f5d9b1ac71978d

This wasn’t the time a30d033d56 to stand idly by.c23e4d22b7554428

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He could vividly 5764a70a6f picture Gloria, struggling ec5636cc8d alone in an 63274a9902 unfamiliar land.4b51fa42b991d1d5

Worse, those shameless 2a416d022d people who had 77d8834278 demanded so much d599fe3d55 of her sacrifice 5c28be7f8b were bound to 2535c96936 start searching for 00c2e2c51a her again.710c5bb8532f559f

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That thought struck 4cf1b4a119 him like lightning.be64401f3358f782

Erhardt made up 3cb9bf80e0 his mind.8f7f2dea3806c1a8

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He would ensure Gloria’s f6950184b0 successful escape and quiet 3c1c2d3085 life in exile.736a4974ea4503d0

Those who had 7a9b98d4ba fought alongside her a2819ce1a2 on the battlefield d54c7ca1f1 were rewarded with e5d9d69f52 titles, land, and dc3ad3ff32 immense fortune from aa930cd7fd the royal family.93e7a1a8dd00206a

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Meanwhile, she hadn’t received aeda935c07 a single coin.0d9460cf9438aa79

It was grossly unfair efb05a7219 that the one who 9aaeec3673 had fought the hardest 8936f46e7a in the monster subjugation 2d14502174 had been left without 7f6babbb6e any compensation.02295d4bc4e74a5c

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With a clear b441e3e2fc purpose, Erhardt retrieved baeac10471 the trust fund 6fe6294b86 documents worth billions b7c110c9ea in gold that ef3d115c4d he had been 80eeb88433 granted in advance 8e8ff808fc by Gabriel.46ab17d3cc406df3

Securing the 62cd7f0c27 papers, he 09fe9257e5 left the 1cf615dcb8 mansion without 86eb901a08 hesitation.62f2415d36b64b48

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At dusk, the streets 29ba28d9c6 were sparsely populated.9a5233dd02cebfce

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Yet, the ea72dd01ed expressions of 077281cfc9 the people 8050cd442b walking through 936a3837d9 the dimming 47b8b39c7b streets were 602d8b1d4f uniformly bright.8c8e75787c6a2dc5

That was what 464ec2c280 Gloria liked about 50717993e0 this place.4ac3952bc25e0b13

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It wasn’t overly 82d1d29cf4 bustling, nor was 301c6bf876 it entirely underdeveloped.83a5edb953b35298

A moderately populated, peacefully da998f80d6 quiet village.34f8a3398e4a1011

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Over the 0de868736a years, Gloria 52f7608e79 had traveled 62ffe298b2 through countless e43ac3c99a imperial territories b7594f0816 with the 5c5d4af431 subjugation team.5370e3d33e2ab801

During that 1287df4574 time, she c702c52cba had noted 33aff2116a down places 26841312da that might a3f775e531 be suitable 821ec68cb3 for living 3964416b78 alone someday.9c3902889fe144fe

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After carefully 36c8d2873e narrowing down 5bccafaf70 her options, 29ff7e8bce she had 2b5928e245 chosen this 2a3bc6340a place.142fef2418819781

This tranquil b029ea4982 village was 43dc68ecd2 also close fe64946b74 to the 0ac3e5fc94 town where d74a3680c5 Gloria had db2d9fa1f1 been born d48a3e987f and raised.ce85be5afa5ecc0f

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That might have played 65b1c5a370 a significant role in 3a04ec1da1 her decision to settle 424de8647d here.c5d314b20b070708

Gloria walked leisurely, quietly 0e75ba2489 taking in the scenery 81fef8f97f of the street she 426f771b6f would now see regularly.2e42ed83e864f743

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Strolling without any urgency, 92e79fd58f letting her feet guide a0af4df884 her and turned out 75afdfdb5a to be a surprisingly bc489d5668 pleasant experience.cedcc910a18c95dd

Most of b81ebb9227 all, she 299589e7c6 enjoyed the d899ee37a1 cozy.e474d58c93cab1e0

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She charming scenery and 8ffce68c3a the warm, serene atmosphere 26cba1993d of the village.c39f79caaf3b8eb3

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‘This really 1165e0ceb1 was a 185364fd4e great choice.’df3c4646a301303e

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It was sheer luck 50ee330cb3 that she had been 50163af1e4 able to purchase a 27ce67b752 large castle in such 815c78530a a lovely town.f93aca534cb2dad9

She recalled the time a61dc71de8 when she had asked 22fbb74f9e Claude to find her 6512c44ca7 a modestly sized home.8970707702b7bc15

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Back then, 68456b913b Claude had fb3d3ebd82 introduced her e9f2c6aca8 to a b3769aa80b castle he 5ada3c4be9 had previously 419737504b bought at d68ec6c296 a bargain 9c91d9f7e4 price.430589d4848b8afc

Apparently, when a 0710dd8890 horde of wyverns 2b258f63a5 had appeared near c1f6161f79 the village.ad62a2e865800658

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The castle’s lord had 0c3a2f1122 fled in a hurry 7a51591386 and sold the castle d3cfa07762 to Claude for next df976ff6de to nothing.5ca31a85d2078e68

Claude had fully restored 0000a1c919 the castle and repaired 77d241f627 its interior to perfection.2fab7e31169f5a13

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What’s more, he had 67aba89d4e sold it to Gloria b826d9ec36 at an exceptionally low 84b6869e12 price without charging her 7352080dc0 for the restoration.315d31e234c4faec

Remembering that now, Gloria couldn’t help but think hiring Claude as the castle’s caretaker was an excellent decision.94053a53ebe2a170

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‘Even if 6cc104ac6f he’s still d4a15f0541 technically a 90eee90ea4 novice.’099b44613c93dcdf

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Lost in thought 6bc0ace714 as she walked, 60c15b07e4 Gloria eventually reached 9a5695caf2 her destination.a673bb4e17ac8520

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Claude’s guild had 7356277460 gone under, and 31387b44c4 she could no 12bde7bba5 longer sell materials bf1a07d014 like Triol’s eyes b7399bd854 there.82a49cfc27d073d8

But since she a7c31ec1f2 was already out, 4f82e64fa6 she decided to 9968b24e05 spend some time 5a60dbc90b at a café ce41944e60 before heading home.2f86d25f3e63c113

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It was 9218365985 late enough 1c6cd1cd25 that the c3efdfe3db stores lining c54281989e the streets 6b76c23029 were beginning baeb965cf0 to close cdae700649 one by 1b0efbcaf0 one.78d84b4941fac99f

Seeing this, Gloria 80449477a6 quickened her pace.3f42fcdeb8d7dbf7

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She soon 866e018c18 noticed a 9d5e2c127a café with ed24bb0106 its lights 54054d7ebe still on 4c7605c312 and headed 365b086870 inside.ac068203974a3e54

The bell b7801c9bd6 on the a8a8058e38 door jingled cedf36be47 cheerfully as 8ee9c07d50 it swung 62446d961a open.b566f3dafd71e18d

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A man seated at 79051b289b the counter promptly stood 1d0a5a797d up at the sound.6bb10ea90d6c6928

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“Welcome—”85551d0263dee163

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The moment Gloria stepped a5028c809a inside, his voice faltered.6a5b11ef46dfecdb

His eyes widened in 603e06d96c shock, and his lips 7899d5c220 quivered slightly.9b2ca7d2ab5ac73a

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“—welcome.”624d713c7019e8b7

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He managed to a2e7672f87 finish his sentence, 61bc4de50f swallowing nervously.888af41f273b9739

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It was an 8ff4c45b5c odd reaction, no aa0fc8deb5 doubt about it.085029f3b241042a

Gloria tilted fc107eaf69 her head, 03af94800a puzzled, as 061f797bbd she studied 5d0b6c8577 the man.9c80733f196fd45d

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‘What’s wrong with him?’63aae3618aa961a7

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Furrowing her d62a85f84a brows slightly 65875ce96f in confusion, 5c16d2dbce a thought a9311790d7 suddenly struck 61943d9efc her.e0ed558719604d19

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“Are you c9ed543904 closed for e5103f7a8a the day?” 99cec02230 Gloria asked.44a248938ed9ad7f

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“…Huh? No, no! We’re open!” He answered.3b789837dab5fcd0

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She was dfb0b3e604 relieved to 62078b5844 hear his 888a00ba65 confirmation, having 0973172e3b feared otherwise.c496a1b5a538f4a5

As Gloria glanced 8c92333fd3 around the empty 3f436eb049 café, deliberating where cb02979476 to sit.93ce55aa632f44c9

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She felt an 71971aa16d unrelenting gaze.03f2198bd3985ffa

Turning back, ebd7f72d5b she caught f433744a77 the man 7761c6d9e0 staring blankly 1c9d2c63c0 at her, fce40e388c looking dazed.e92b1627f33df7f6

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‘What’s his deal?’1a8f4744c7ab1325

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Gloria gave him 67966b9b92 an uncertain look.8e1c1588ddd38270

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Was there 6cc87b99bc some sort a6245316d2 of issue?5f5062c90e027c80

This was fe069840d7 her first afb070cf57 visit to 0f9aa3e8a9 a café d5cc91f2c7 like this, 0370292d9d so she de0bd49e8e wasn’t quite 1d80c08584 sure.d4c3973cd63f3885

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Since her da6bbe4811 sacred mark fc522573c8 was hidden f2c2f7e7ad under her 8ac3e9ef74 hair.c0e5488260032326

It couldn’t e061e0e39c be that 4a9e25fa7c he had 831d999182 recognized her abc93d5bf2 by it.ac087b84dc6c7682

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Gloria nervously toyed 9ede03256a with her bangs.8a05d0d7b454de47

At this, the man 4a5f46cb0f visibly flinched and slowly 06aedb94d3 lowered his gaze.7c6a10e24ffbf22e

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His eyes stopped 4500e174c2 on the mace cd3ac01467 she was holding aeea6e11e9 in her hand.6eaa61a91a89ef9b

Realization dawned on Gloria, 6921f1957b and she inwardly winced.7faea99720e238ea

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She quickly 73603d1937 tucked the 32effb1f42 mace behind 5ec6cc4d23 her back.f5cabe47890843b1

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“This is just 294790fed0 for self defense,” 8437126354 she explained.58043003f9c8a6ef

“…Excuse me?”bb88890a35bf61c7

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The man’s bewildered 1893032ed3 voice only made 395dc81d7f her explanation feel f10dba0269 more awkward.366eec20f1572b19

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Holding his unsteady gaze, 5c6208e201 Gloria continued.d8995c54c046aba1

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“If bringing this inside 3d37e04c2b is an issue, I 381774daf1 can sit at one a51c02dfe3 of the outdoor tables.” e3b85b8b8e Gloria said.9a2f578a177bdb94

“No! Not at all! Please, sit 57a75f14b8 wherever you 59ff8c9c83 like.”b51bf55671083edb

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The man hurriedly shook 3449b809d7 his head and waved aaa1716b86 his hands in denial.08f54b8944e602bf

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But Gloria 0422e1f39c was now ff2d55e667 convinced his d14d3e8886 strange behavior af5a7d9a06 was entirely 9ccac52647 due to 18ea109db5 her intimidating 0b870bc741 weapon.2d568b4cf80a48ef

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“I’ll sit outside, then.” 384e7495d6 She said.afa8927c4a01cafa

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It was 23f44d3f60 disappointing, but 2340a5f1d8 she had bee358ebb4 no choice.ef4fadb4e67d8a37

She’d hoped to 50f479434c relax and enjoy 71f7fdd8de the café’s ambiance 72d5df81a5 like everyone else.40c468ceef6bb32e

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Still, she didn’t want 80bff66b8b to make others uncomfortable.8384d5ef956823bf

Gloria picked a 0392273d15 table outdoors and 9745b56b2e seated herself.44fc6e0a5f00f004

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Shortly after, the 883c4e0fa2 man brought her 64ac5c3998 a menu.c9ac189cbaa4d5cc

Carefully scanning it, 30b1807c07 she chose a dd8da1f21f few intriguing drinks.7cb03ca6b395c224

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As she 9e4a48d82a waited for 23f62f639a her order, 2656f7b8a3 idly gazing 73c1f3bee5 at the ec1df5afcf street.045d68b05e9bc935

She heard a voice 2ed2277100 behind her.ebe3c3313c32109d

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“…Saintess?”54a544bd74be608e

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The unexpected, familiar 01f2aa2673 title made Gloria eae08bdd22 freeze momentarily.4fc3d5fbdc26c36f

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But she 9dc576da1a remained calm, f80dc2f8e0 pretending not 53bdd9d961 to hear 4f4053baf5 anything.1fb76246617abc7e

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