MDL | Chapter 4.1

Episode 4. The Giant Slayer and the Ever-Growing Beanstalk

On a mild autumn 282ec6be70 morning, neither too hot cff60b166b nor too cold, the 7428b23170 sky filled with fluffy c85f377994 clouds was a blessing 91b456f3f2 to travelers weary of b8e1feeb9e the harsh sun. The sound 2f3153a4b9 of dry f9a6d33834 leaves crunching a29a81e1c4 under hooves 9c1215d169 and the baaf6afaa9 sweet scent 2aa06bb3e9 of ripening 134c6b0d27 yellow fruit 38e3051ce7 gently seeped 5d810d5ad7 into the f92ab33d1b senses of dbe840edbf the travelers, 235cf721fa who were 510bf7f74b basking in 459e31cd88 a rare 6eba60d490 moment of 57e1ccff4e rest…bfbf7329a183f185

Yes, it’s a perfect a29fdb214a day for a journey. A day bad19cf888 ideal for 0623b7abc5 a stroll e951301e43 or a 2e44173559 picnic. It’s the kind of 6bb319c8c0 weather I love. What season or weather f4966051b5 do you like the 2874e5c023 most? Hahaha… Why am 1fe79fa988 I suddenly rambling 73e1c49039 on about the 9754a74026 weather? Sharp as ebd229dd39 ever, haha… faf2b9218c It’s awkward, 6dca844471 you see. When you have nothing 2d468fbd39 to say but need 460c7ae8a7 to keep the conversation 2ca4d8f8a7 going, there’s nothing better 2fd8fa50d2 than talking about the 01ffe7d69d weather.a530eb7d5ee1ae1a

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……Ugh.f6024a8248ca57d8

I’m not… crying.03de6ca4f2674bf5

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It’s just… 359f3bfbb9 this silence 744534e855 is too f5276e026d painful……c8cc99c9846772a6

Yes……a142e5e289f94fde

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……An awkward and excruciating e3a614432b silence had taken hold 3e1bc37085 of the prince’s party, 44503ba809 leaving them at a bfec59208e loss for words. Until they bid farewell dd07ca5a25 to Marlène, the atmosphere daabcea8ad had been warm and af0a355e5e affectionate, but as they b223e903ea followed the narrow path f45175d865 and Marlène’s waving figure bf89d670bd grew smaller and smaller, 9032812e91 the conversations dwindled, and b59657d5f1 smiles faded from their f9268ac3ed faces. It wasn’t that 1ea31fc3d8 they were fighting 4b7ea0e733 or in a 41816a8c87 bad mood. You know how 89d3db5e24 it is… right? Come on, you c1e745d91d know what I 6c8b022ff8 mean. That thing.f8caf9fb2cb93466

You know, 835430fb29 that feeling 1b177f03bb you get 94e88d6281 the day 8f7118c58a after you e6983db095 accidentally kiss 6fd7db1aab someone sitting 71f2d05d44 next to b9f7e5f798 you while 4e75ee202c drunk and b0b798dd46 caught up 7ddbaf5218 in the a2166ce18a moment…ece4195755e03dc8

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Haha, what? You’ve never experienced that, 7431f77c93 so you don’t know? Oh, come on, 735abb77bb let’s not play 199a9e0002 coy. We’re all adults here.bdf9f5ba88e1a440

Anyway, it wasn’t 024e6e426b a bad atmosphere. As you well e0ef3ca3f1 know.ef56e22e6262b485

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It was e8a4ea359d just a 1e1a6d624c little awkward 75943a2bd1 and uncomfortable. That feeling of 8ee905fd91 wanting to run cc5b5f7532 away, even though af023cdbc5 you’re enjoying yourself. Or wanting to stay 38abe0f8ee longer, even though you d3f6936022 feel like running. And, of course, 09abf51379 everyone was a aa8dfabe70 little tired.b9fb68254b4ae7f7

How could they not e9d5cf777c be?fcefeb3733e1bc7a

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Zig and Rose had 5f217a9231 spent the entire night 4f719ea8b3 until dawn leaning against a2668b7e2d each other under the 7b3ce07ec3 juniper tree. Their necks were 7dda9ce940 stiff from resting ccd09e7283 on each other’s 0a4cee4047 heads, and their adff8c8e47 bodies ached from ea6aa47337 the hard ground.cdd4c62b7c161ce0

As for ec49217f0e the prince 123435f20d and the 55dfa1ed61 wizard? They weren’t much better f74ed3ba28 off. They had stayed up c07a0a7ef0 all night until dawn, b024d54e7d wide awake, their backs e75616b982 turned to each other, 7b741f3a63 afraid to even shift 7c678ea06a positions lest the other da2edda215 realize they were still 704bb8d95e awake.2d16956923780b93

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“Ah!”d9b2364bed8fd466

“Oh!”c1e6da19bb1784aa

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Almost simultaneously, Zig and fbb7eb7f51 Rose let out short 087fedb5ce cries. A large 70eb074627 acorn had 79a98f4a6c fallen toward fae0251912 Rose’s head, 1f59ae8a46 and Zig 17a737c2d5 reflexively caught 48f0071ebc it before de9e9f2734 it could 2e8d5830c1 hit her.49846317152461cb

……Why are their faces c8c11b5c24 turning red?833b8e41fc18e0d4

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Ugh, damn it.5621ba6dbff20574

Am I 7861b00274 cursing out e7088c8215 of envy?72ef9b83d668bfd5

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No, I’m not.33571613c8a36a7e

……Really, really, really, 8aeac034cd I’m not.a23e9fe77385d5f7

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It’s just d957d84028 that Zig 42c53dfe5a and Rose’s dc7f5c1107 behavior is 8c809b5fc7 driving me d1a31f2e2f crazy! Since this morning, they b8d653ee84 haven’t made eye contact 28e9c39dac even once. In a way, 3b07ec428e it’s like they’re 1ec2e09bfb ignoring each other, df8668dc32 but at the e6811eceb5 same time, they’ve 184f0710d4 been walking so c3494a89ba close that their 8a0e0fe6e6 hips almost bump, ea51ee2945 and occasionally their aa155fcc4f cheeks flush for ba58611ffb no reason. Yes, just like 0f9857d358 now! All he did was 47c97d67e4 stop an acorn from 4b6cd76953 hitting her, and yet dfd13b8745 her cheeks are turning d2f44c21d9 red!aba10c947525baaa

Of course, the d54f7d7307 prince and the 3823be9c0e wizard weren’t much c99cd1e4b0 better.5422436ad85a3463

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Things were fine as 55f0ff59ee long as Marlène’s brother, b2e4a1f0ec the small, pretty bird, 5b5f28e2b9 followed them halfway down 72ec70c0b2 the path. The small, pretty bird c8e6cc76ca kept chirping incessantly, and 0e28a2641e the wizard, pretending nothing 50cffdb458 was wrong, chatted with 0f05128f6d the bird as usual, 367140a267 maintaining his talkative demeanor. But the moment the c286800c1d path turned into a f887a1644e gentle slope, the small, 2ad5fd4687 pretty bird flew away eab6ba1273 and didn’t return.1051d2591abaf5e7

As a result, f9e4c6fd14 the wizard lost a4a60e41d6 his only conversation cb83cf64d6 partner……a69dd73b131945b0

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And an awkward, 3f710d5e6b uncomfortable silence settled 0bcda2ab98 between him and 1033a58157 the prince, no 4bab801f4e less intense than 847c3a0579 the one between 90214aabe1 Zig and Rose.7428aadbb2c746ac

The wizard 8c0b782d16 was once 33c8c926f7 again riding 5fb4bbfe1d Sleipnir with 24d33e3ad7 the prince caf8008f24 today. It wasn’t his choice. The prince, f46a4a43e7 seeing the be76994bbe wizard dragging e60b3847b8 his feet 58f2f37645 behind the 90669e0ad4 three horses, ccf22b0624 had scowled 9fd5254a15 and pulled 2b403665ef him onto efcffcaab1 the horse’s 45fa2e3fbe back.0d42f6b189e05c4e

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Sleipnir was a sturdy 5dbfdf1fb6 horse, easily bearing the f69ce20616 weight of two people, 227366d650 and with the added 86a6734cd2 load, it pranced even 04000a9bd3 more energetically, like a d80c51f24e bouncing ball. But for cbed02b7d0 the wizard… f13ea123e2 it was 2bbdaf6394 pure torture…… 957e919556 Ugh.c849e3b2d61d1d93

Every time c8e1aea9fb Sleipnir trotted 8fbc76329d happily, their b2c2000633 bodies swayed 891b525c56 gently, and e96a2763aa naturally, the d01e4b6d76 wizard’s chest 02175beadf bumped against 0fb0d9f60c the prince’s 668bbee3a0 back. Whenever Sleipnir jumped e01b8da0ba over a large 695bd0d253 tree trunk or b1f6c6f1e0 a high rock, 248cb6de48 the wizard had da3ea1ef7f no choice but 72b03eebcd to tighten his f2b57a166f grip around the 55df75b02c prince’s waist. And, inevitably, f4bfc46a9e he buried 58e7dd8bfb his forehead 5dfea8480c in the a835399a08 prince’s soft, a446e33f72 dark hair.a9463c06a47b16e6

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A scent lingered at b894aa15a0 the tip of his 19373c86ca nose……41a336c5e0026862

Cutting through the ed20212bdd smell of Sleipnir’s 7cd60fcefa sweat and hide, 3efaf47550 the scent of a2908c8db8 yellowing leaves, and 876975f5c0 the cool autumn cc56ccb65a air was a ba3850e84a faint hint of 1b27935de3 lavender soap.15884b99fe449709

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It was the 61bae107c9 scent of the bc4533e4eb prince’s skin. And also 0041d68214 the scent 41b835f409 of the c855bd812b wizard himself, f489423d4a lingering from 9ba3634305 the soap afe22baa6d they had 1b2dea42de both used f85026ea1f in Marlène’s 0ca362506d bathroom.d1ee102c7303f4be

Sleipnir let 10587a35c5 out an fc9ec25bf0 excited whinny ccc0bd853a as it 5cd0b33847 leaped over 5f09e3b991 a shallow 20aeb5f63b ditch. The wizard’s da88aa012d body jolted 18f34ff46a up and 9142299994 down. Feeling a slight 2dddb074a2 wave of nausea, 5a3d7e9d1c he clung tightly 40e9993766 to the prince’s f87c2e32de waist, rubbing his 6b838964ca forehead against the be91b10ea4 prince’s hair and a93f200220 burying his face 8e6ae11cb6 in the nape a6499c7d7d of his neck. The prince’s fine hair 578252963a tickled his cheeks and 0810c69cb2 chin, making him want e6d3e0b371 to sneeze, but he 6d228cf7f8 held it in. He squeezed 9aa0429bc7 his eyes 1177915b04 shut, unaware d91b3caceb that every 705dfbb82e time his 600150e42a eyelids fluttered, f6b36fe014 the prince 132e917ddd also felt b38630f392 the tickling e64a82238e sensation. Unaware that the 97a3332c73 prince, too, was f3c81a778a acutely aware of 404afbcfd8 the feeling of 05acc9e5be the wizard’s eyelashes 1cd2237055 brushing against the 61f97fc39d exposed skin of 3e718c6824 his neck.70a6601b33ab47fc

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Huh? Do I d01db4bf08 regret it?e2b1b53055de269e

Who?7014c132a2b0698a

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Me?f0703e30ceae4984

Ah.8a10df9c1784aac3

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……Ah, yes. The wizard… d6951cd750 you mean?6bc3a18d5883cf07

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Of course. I regretted it. I regretted 815e790763 it bitterly.53efed26a1f36e25

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That strange night, b33a8f1503 filled with unfamiliar a00ebd7144 tranquility and peace. I regretted 7fcd88b60c letting my 792e7c158d mouth run d9d2556a10 loose, drunk 2d43f61dfa on the 493c02d6d4 atmosphere. I regretted making e5b036cdbe that unnecessary confession.294ac99b84154425

I regretted it.8caf87e5824482e6

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So much.79e6231ccdc349c8

‘Because I like you.’9f7eceecf16d492b

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No, what 0a370584c2 was I 74bdb211fe thinking?1ba343ae9aa87589

‘Because I like you 7e87b3e62f so, so much, Your 277d023cad Highness.’c7c164314b11b1bc

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Saying something like fa1178faf8 that… damn it.de7361ada6d73170

I wanted to cover 768c93f8a3 my face. I wanted to 63fb6b35d4 scream like a ebe534ada8 madman. I wanted to f4831fc50e pour cold stream fbf9de6810 water over my 3708296366 head and slap 7ea7028266 my own cheeks. I wanted to 4ad644e914 collapse and cry 3ab841cb6b like a child.1a02be37320dc262

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It’s so strange.688947b6da45406c

Why is 364dfe2e4a it that b4ccb5d773 when you 8123ffe89b try to 8741efa20a suppress your cd9125eec2 feelings, they 16eb6b8cf1 seem bearable, c7d2432e05 but the fe2f795872 moment you f81a1371ec voice them, 52497135a3 they swell 3ae6524cfa uncontrollably? Why do they become e2b1147641 unbearable? Why do aadc171661 you want caa7a370cc to keep c12e636577 whispering “I cfd652ac83 like you,” 93f7473c51 “I love f6847e0b0e you” into 6fc84a466a their ear?c03701c32262967e

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The heart c1cc087091 is like eed6fb13b8 a broken a159aad458 chest with 0b293b43a8 a faulty c1e698533d lock.4049a3f6a4e7a860

……Just as d71116dc9a the wizard 9645236bb0 regretted it, 0916488e4b so did 7326dec20a the prince.8bd669343464489b

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Why had he asked 7fbdfc7bef that question? On any other day, 5536ed8a87 he would have simply f13d1c566f let it pass. He wouldn’t have voiced 22eb8627b4 his doubts.83c85dfb1dab8538

Why?768c2764d0903bc2

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Why did you do b38ba4e18e that for me?0875f0c053483120

That question was like 5168530649 a magical key that 842b38a1dd unlocked every lock. If he hadn’t asked 56901b2f82 it, they might have 160cdfcc11 safely reached Omphalos, plunged b5dbd06a9d the white magic sword 9acdbc30b6 into the world’s navel, 283239b30c sealed the rift, defeated ba165b19a0 the shadow monsters, and 10cf516761 returned to their ordinary ecd7921e6b lives… to their destined 06eae469ba path…138761c4c8166178

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To fate?2849ab23e67dffa5

Biting his lower 7a6129e316 lip hard enough 0f6b144fcf to draw blood, 564d06f1fc the prince clenched db449ad3b4 his jaw. Of course, 88ff4589ea the wizard 3c2e92c289 had no 55370f83c6 idea.2b9e60e686a13406

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While they were drowning 2de4d2dcbc in their bitter regrets, 6d894463bc Sleipnir, carrying them, trotted, d0ab523a9e galloped, and trotted again, 453cd014f4 crossing the gentle slopes d077419d3e of the hills.929b28671d3db231

The clouds parted 4c30397764 slightly, and the 4da2d30105 sun rose to 1ceadad376 its zenith, casting 8440a2ff8b its gaze down 2d708c204c on the prince’s 1e0668be56 party.1fc38da4b8e13e91

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They stopped their d1506041fb horses and took 5a289d82b3 a short break, 11ae564cae easing their hunger ad7cc632f7 with the lunchbox c03c498a51 Marlène had prepared. Even during 0726357226 that brief d0ec8f7579 respite, the 3e8ce0658f four of 8657261c4c them were f2a53a0de2 each trapped 0ed6992617 in their c1c63feb6f own thoughts, c9d3101838 silence, and 9cc455792f regrets.e967236ab14311bf

The three ee43a3e982 horses had ad375f4dbe grazed and 4dcbabe53c drunk their 3b416de5d9 fill. The prince’s 5522192b47 party mounted 1880ca8e4f their horses 46dccd87d4 again and 06650aa6fd quietly continued 4060d5a2df down the 4f1eb87f58 path. About half a day a0c925c871 had passed since they e24c105d23 left Marlène’s modest and e3481b0830 peaceful home.f80ef8f3f1dbc2ee

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Not long after, c970628260 they entered a 45b358fa38 village.7c27b0e210ef19c0

Well, calling it a a149884add village might be an 0cfeddb27c understatement… Hmm, yes, a 9d04dbd552 bustling small town would 8cc0fa6756 be more accurate.5f2029256bb344f1

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Nowhere in the streets ac4181bb21 could you find houses 187a77394a made of straw and 2440a1afd8 mud. Instead, there were fc953edb1d rows of two- 37cf7dfb9b or three-story buildings 5f6045ad64 built with neatly 611e172faf stacked bricks. The cobblestone 2a01e0eb69 streets were b5b04b9557 bustling with 8922801de5 rickshaws and 0188b20dc8 carriages for 890ac77e9d hire. Most of the men 1be12a8f79 walking around wore shiny cab3a1059b leather shoes and strange-looking 4d47efd02c coats that hung open 2e23332f86 over their shirts and 7a435808d5 trousers. The women’s 134ae5cbc2 attire was 6fda86ddc1 equally peculiar, 3df635b0ed with their 55051ade62 waists cinched 80cea9b7df tightly and 6c4cccd493 their dresses a2e0cd861b flaring out f01238843c into a f9adec54be bell shape 462885aacf from the a498a87ae1 hips.d77243e0b55b9b32

“So this is……”17f532b429391a39

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Rose, who a6649c866e had been 680759ac01 quiet until fb6b53fd1a now, spoke 3e330108c0 up, looking 12833381d6 at the 7a1ed6c625 wizard.ef134c94d9b5833c

“Cultural difference, right?”4a7357097eb99608

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The wizard finally managed 43e2c017e7 to smile.dbdce0b6f0afb4ec

“Yes. Cultural difference.”30e8bd2175fae9af

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But it wasn’t just e8b0cfdeef the prince’s party who bd78077761 were wide-eyed at the ee18e2bd9a unfamiliar cityscape and the 34643b7f2f people’s attire.cd9fe240ff95220a

Ah, city folk! Everyone seemed so busy! Despite four outsiders c9f0e37fcf leading horses and 448e5508ee dressed like they’d e321498104 stepped out of da7aa7111e a painting, no f70793980d one showed any 99f8c0050d interest. At most, they gave a5d67fda76 a sidelong glance before a24e431c22 turning their attention back a8613eb0a1 to their newspapers and 41b39af9fb hurrying along.12c5bc012290bc63

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“Excuse me, could you 40ca25584f tell us……”db2d5d3eda7fc3a3

“Pardon me, but……”57942a7b92f32c8e

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“Where is the beanstalk……”8f670174309abdfd

“We’re looking for……”6dd12582a7719ea9

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They couldn’t even 5b26910eb2 ask where the 0c076216dd giant beanstalk was. Everyone was ec880e4242 too busy 4bd302a994 rushing off e4fd3ba933 somewhere to 0d70710d20 even spare 89357b88ea a moment. Ah, city folk! How cold they 79f4e4cedf are!262348caf4c64cb3

“Hey! Move! You there! Move aside, move!”2fb0cfdc7ebe8739

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Huh?0100c91019e22c57

In the last f46b383ff2 story, the wizard e76cabae69 had shouted exactly 408898b9ca like this while 90d2478e69 leading the three 7dc562450b horses…7d0a1674e25068a0

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Huh?f8b2a948a75697f3

Oh… oh no……?30713a3daca77e00

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A large 24c5ebafe5 carriage pulled 5c54ec8f0b by two 7d6de31a8c massive horses 043f41e80e was charging 97898b0675 toward the 15df6f8937 prince’s party 44e8f00f10 at a 7f31a71c97 breakneck speed! Wait, we shouldn’t a9dcd0de7e just stand here… 9c8c2fd561 we need to… 5492f6dbdc move……! We’re going to crash……!f4c38f366d971502

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……Are we alive?d74e9f2ac57dea1f

Everyone, are you 79de62b1bc alive? Am I… alive?13542f701d0ec54f

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……2452a67f3f8cf566

……Seems like it. The face 468c5fe317 of the 2d1e41ecf3 horse glaring 60ef06afb4 at the 81eb511a6a wizard with b2c72c0897 its strong a24a0b0bc3 teeth in d1e030d032 full view 46305df4c6 suggests so……. City horses are 64ab6b13e6 different from our ec54893222 simple country horses.3d3deb31d6a7185e

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“Are you insane?”f55fcf40b0a45423

The carriage driver pointed e5d5f4d1a5 an accusatory finger at 6fb38fca14 the prince’s party.6748ad7bd93b7ae5

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“What are you ee459fb734 doing standing in 54160387fe the middle of 82d31d8c99 the road like ff071f33f9 idiots? Everyone’s in a hurry! If you’re not moving, d02e928ad1 get out of the bd3f749995 way, quickly!”6dc77867b28cab9c

After scolding them, the 89c3bbb429 driver adjusted the reins, e94b26b605 clearly ready to set 10fc6f1595 off again. Ahhh!9bbdb6bcc6abadd2

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“Ahhhhh!”0288cb7daaeecfc4

The wizard screamed at 8cbde11465 the top of his 35e3f64d34 lungs, flailing his arms c10b3e2697 wildly in front of ad5cf96c9a the driver. The startled driver screamed 8f51d48ebf in response.8ffca65e365de38c

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“Ah! What, no, bd6125e1f8 what, what!”a3ae72c554e9d1b2

“The beanstalk!”6f0871ceecb8d1a1

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“What?”30e83ccbc79b53c9

“Haven’t you seen 1b39afbb04 the beanstalk?”1e17e34190f8014e

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“The beanstalk?”139925969accf728

“The giant beanstalk! Taller than three or b9500be539 four men combined! Where is it?”c4f23376bd1f34b1

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“Yes! The giant beanstalk!”4a95d90fbef494c0

In a fluster, the 9b5c6c8359 driver nodded vigorously. Indeed, confidence is key. Even in a busy, 8c600f0535 cold-hearted city, if you e797f4fcbb stand your ground boldly, f76f383b93 you can ask for 83c8cbed68 directions without being intimidated!841feb8a53116ab1

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……Now that I a0ffde4fd3 think about it, 31bddaeb16 that’s a bit… 796b37f722 well, hahaha.89d23a975e3c72d1

Anyway, thanks to 7dd5000288 the wizard’s sudden 4975e29b71 scream and his d436a75b69 boldness, the carriage 6df44b62df driver stopped his 9a60e86810 busy movements to 061b1cbee6 catch his breath… 1ee0fbf767 and in the 0c5406743a process, shared some a81a9fa6ca information about the 96cfa8af12 giant beanstalk.5b9ef33d08a24d44

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“Are you 1ffbe92039 talking about 849c6cd16f Jack’s beanstalk?”3678a06ecde3ee55

“Jack?”aac3b20950a31b7d

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“Yes, everyone here knows bc9d7963d7 Jack. You really are 2db2068b98 outsiders, aren’t you?”978a1ec5aa18f793

“Where does Jack 29187d429d live?”3d12cbff0fa38e7e

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“Over there.”ace9042fca637143

The driver c4683a4026 pointed southeast 4239dd6123 with his efb17bfd73 finger. At the tip 9bc07b4111 of his finger, 4fd8dea44e beyond the rows ba1e3e9b08 of elegant brick 6ab2f97bef buildings, was a b1d5ec9320 tall, triangular roof 59fff27569 jutting out. It was a 488406d9e2 mansion—no, a castle—but bafb70f5a5 its tall, pointed 6a6625b3d4 spire made it 5bf8cb8753 unmistakable, even from dfe36e96a9 a distance.9d3e531040d66738

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“Jack is the 7540099af8 richest, wisest, and 8db00f4193 most generous man 9256afad57 in this city! Even outsiders like you fe9aab100a will be welcomed if f809660d72 you visit him. You’re really lucky to 8faf3dff2c have come looking for 2af45e872b Jack.”ce40ae74cf41ac1d

No, no… 10777b29cf we’re not 9354c73632 looking for e14b2a760b Jack, but 3be945bd82 the beanstalk.7ea6fb29b56e7d20

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But before 68be08fc32 the wizard cce6a856f5 could correct 85c20cc953 the misunderstanding, 8e128f4308 the driver a972b8846e hurriedly continued.063ec032930667c2

“But it’s best not 82e2f0deef to mention the beanstalk 49650c708b in front of Jack. He’s a 530edeb2bd great man, 90830287da but he d788c58428 can’t stand d23eb07e36 anyone talking 0a24624d52 about that 400d0aeb5e beanstalk.”08a8e0086ea32f06

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“Huh?”38fe878560cab3b1

“He really 1dc1a396af hates it.”570789b038b89162

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“What?”21347181674c1f65

“Well, I’m busy, d836ba62ba so I’ll be ca3baf4a28 off now.”dbdb6264eb87a93e

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“Wait, hold on, excuse 6902ec8a7e me……”fd2191f32c553ec5

Ah, busy 45a5f972f6 and cold-hearted 9606055b27 city folk. Deciding he’d been 05bc55955d kind enough, the 33e04ca938 driver left the 91d62743eb bewildered party behind cb8f8e349d and quickly drove 1b4b500a83 his carriage off 947aeebb35 toward the intersection.de564e6ccc450a79

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“So the beanstalk 508f6c613f belongs to a b2c388226f man named Jack, 2173c72d9d who lives in e95dcdd998 that castle, and ada331182f he hates the fd7bc15020 beanstalk?”485b9e44085a6aae

The prince e566f56229 summarized what d6f3676c71 he’d just a04e07069e heard.bc423ce280d580a9

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Hmm……a83ca2b022cddd1e

When you 7837c6ca83 put it 2b97c4a5f0 like that, b8ad81e7e7 it sounds 58549f204e even stranger.94715f5c6f7606c1

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“So where is the 3121ee586f beanstalk, then?”e8f63da58fad841f

Rose asked.79a52124e49071b3

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“At Jack’s house? Probably?”5d38cd3c4e6b5343

The wizard muttered uncertainly.feba1a12901cf179

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“Even if it’s 9f7e92de9e not at his 13d63a68e4 house, we’ll have 444135ff19 to go ask ee8c930b1f him where it 104fa24f77 is.”9f01a6c343b7317e

The prince said.8f624f075f8a4e43

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“Ah, but 6837aae69d Jack won’t 68fcd87004 like it 17977820a7 if we f27ad70ba7 ask about 9fd4791941 the beanstalk, 9a3c95d4a0 right?”bc9d98d6da4a6ce3

The wizard added.17a2e8757722ad54

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“Uh, um, I’ll take d318d842fd the lead!”4658753362a7afbe

And Zig, who e60ee9f102 had been listening 460296eca2 to the other 0a31e892a5 three’s conversation with 69bc0827fa a blank expression, cc616b3f91 suddenly took a 54be5de54c step in some 857d5f4ab2 random direction and d4a5665317 shouted.bbabb6602f113912

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“Where are you going, 62dde49635 Zig?”4a7dddb992087b35

……That’s not the 6dc1594f5e right way.9e1b1484628cc240

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You’ve probably e30fc1551d heard the 94f7b43a11 name Jack c7fb87c881 at least fcb5f99e71 once before. And you’ve likely 22f31521a3 heard about the 35d60bd74e giant beanstalk he 397462b333 grew. Haha, yes, it’s that e2cd173286 famous of a story. A tale everyone hears 2e72bc16fa at least once in 59ed1a1ae6 their childhood.d0b64e673b55f0af

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Long, long f2d59d9f2a ago, in 6bc641c830 a time 76cf568ba4 far, far 2b6aeb41aa away.c706fd70b46763cd

Now, the Jack in 1aa6f86553 our story isn’t the 5968e3cf78 poor, lazy boy you a64595734f might know.6ce314a40bab4c67

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In a 86dec9742f small village, fa6626265e there lived a2c7da0971 a boy f4fbbc8b6f named Jack 00085390ec with his bb7e0bf417 mother.c279b91dad6d7304

But what does 84ffe395be that matter? By now, c5e65d3c53 you’ve surely 4a6a0a61fc come to 877c074012 understand how 8d5fafd423 this world, 1191393dea this story, f930cbd1e2 flows.7d59f234bf7e0747

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Jack was e15c60121f a good fa134fcc2f boy, but 991c4fcbad he was f8cd314e87 terribly lazy. While his mother 6835c28d90 worked herself to 05b1e5f93f the bone, he f51e0b510e lazed around at 49fb63fb92 home, unable to 4728bc07d1 even handle a 4317274f84 simple errand properly.0f91a13175f6764c

Then one day.b82ef7392cc2989c

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Jack’s mother sent him 055dc47fdc on a slightly special e354fc2979 errand.ff5e06d6b3e80904

Their only possession, a41e6ac43d the cow they 2c3593970b had raised, had bfc18454c5 grown too old 4dde5a1648 to produce milk f016beabbf anymore. Though it 4f645b3e0e was pitiful, 3f599ee92a Jack’s mother b7d647a97d decided to 25e168e6f5 sell the 8433b36cb3 old cow 1215fda6a2 to buy 24b5c90477 food. And so, she sent 4f654c76f0 Jack to the market 3e8e8b84ce to sell the cow.dbaa51fb8d55fe03

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“Ah, Mom! Going to the d8a9fd99d2 market is too 648b7ab57f much trouble and ec1ebda305 too tiring!”79aa8fa55d7e5720

Jack grumbled like this, 72952195d5 but pushed by his d925d7a61a mother, he reluctantly led 74e70ffda7 the cow to the 622e4fd184 village.faaa3a6d61cdb782

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He half-heartedly 01d156d411 wandered among 7a20c30982 the people, 320c181263 looking for 96b08dd48b someone to b6f18b1ec3 buy the 9dd50ab11f cow, but 4b5450e533 he quickly 84a7e6ea29 grew tired cef54ed561 of it. So, he crouched under b38b6e51c4 a large tree and f5eb8c07dd sighed deeply.2ec75fd657d6e8c2

Then, a shabby-looking old 1fb8b7c36b woman with long, sharp 4cfef55a64 nails approached him.75c21ee62c89f979

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“Hey, hey.”3d23f8a03f8dda90

She called b606c28443 out to e4ddc5be04 Jack.a0d28c5f409e0ec4

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“Huh? Me, Grandma?”b3a7b4907f1f7972

“Yes, you. Who else is 8cc6faa98b sitting here?”fa3de2064640643b

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“What is it?”e0e6198e5fbc190d

“You’ve been sighing so 7a4888ba7e much, it seems like 6e6830bbbb you have a big 5770101d97 worry. So, I d6ec235ae1 called you.”5602a57551f0e36a

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“Ah……”b13c13fc610b5400

“Why don’t you tell 90a92fa07f this old woman about 803cdf4978 it?”e1df069b03f08bca

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“Well, I 23748581e0 need to 9e86610eb1 sell this d944d3c745 cow by 45d18299a3 today. She’s been in our 00d3022b66 barn her whole life, 3e9998f6ef but she can’t produce 2b456dd39a milk anymore. We’re poor, 753b408b4f so we 77dc1a7579 rely on cc4a9e57ac selling her b7ef2b6b88 milk to aa607a6ad5 survive. So, my f64d035ee0 mom told fb4a0d0db5 me to b95da88cc4 sell her 043ad317ed and bring 94efa30eea back money 870b2971c2 to buy fc108e447e food.”e8a42cff87cfc460

“Oh ho.”4d48a23224e9c85d

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“But I can’t find ae11dea02a anyone to buy her, 8975b6da04 and my legs are 59743da231 so tired. I feel bad 80711713da for the cow 1bc8b0fd5a too. I just f32c8738be want to 5bd8bbcead go home e838aabaea and rest.”bced6047840a763a

“Oh ho.”d0859a8079991113

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The old 0850d3edd8 woman, with caf82be7c6 her wrinkled d9941b9f5a lips and ba53b175b3 missing front 6893e8d74f teeth, kept 1bed98d61e exclaiming, “Oh 3c8b34d11b ho, oh 18410d55b7 ho.”4132276210698ccf

“Then, would you sell 697f84a4bd the cow to me?”3fb7df1e0ee40d5e

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“Huh? Really? You’ll really buy 80ca259934 her, Grandma?”5f2392161d435f25

“Let me see.”06980b8d35ac5ebc

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The old woman muttered 27d56a07eb as she rummaged through 07bc811c67 her tattered pocket, then 4d42fe6195 suddenly thrust her palm 66b1ba2511 in front of Jack. On her palm 7f5bed1d9d were several small f5ee78c431 beans.b36aa50c8be76b31

“Wow, they’re so pretty!”2f90da55a1351ad8

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Jack forgot his 3f6a7ab363 troubles and exclaimed a5f52ae64c in admiration.37ff434f21270342

Yes, they were truly 3179a5ca22 beautiful beans. Blue, green, yellow, red, fb94265523 purple, pink…… The colorful 4e9d8912d4 beans sparkled in the 826a39af9d sunlight. Pleased by Jack’s admiration, d3119b081a the old woman pursed 84506f9a0f her lips and chuckled.7208c54c2fba4e47

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“Right? Give me the cow, 3aeedace64 and I’ll give you 2bdda53836 all these beans.”94c50ad3aecfd940

“All of them?”e3a4e47a1f8f9cc7

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“Yes, all of 825408cca1 them.”b25d8459dbe0c88f

“Deal!”1ee20e15cbdb0fcd

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Jack handed the cow d77b45e899 to the old woman 8e4e9653c9 and received a handful f6aa0acd99 of beautiful beans. He returned home 3eba4995f2 and proudly showed e7edc69dde the beans to 52b2fc678b his mother.a1c9159ed088ed93

“I sold 94c5d9bff8 the cow 6ca2dec01d and got 50f06feb2b these beans! What do baed15ec51 you think, 3dc8d3ec6a Mom? Aren’t they pretty?”4e1ac3dd159af163

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Though Jack’s mother 852035b945 had never raised 620b1d69dc her voice at 4f14b83ef2 him no matter 450224eee5 how lazy he 838d2ff0f9 was, this time 83565403d3 she couldn’t hold 4a2c11c844 back her anger. Their only possession, 22bf2c77c7 sold for a cb0246bf69 mere handful of 54227d231e beans? This wouldn’t even stave 98644fb5d9 off their hunger for 0804419d33 tonight.a4fca69f326c2bad

“Jack! You foolish boy!”993782f7333ea7fd

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So angry that tears 1c05230f2e welled up in her 5e338142da eyes, Jack’s mother snatched 20b4c2674e the beans from his 241d03130a hand and threw them 1810e10b32 out the window.bf9ebc3da364faad

That night, 03f8449f69 they had 415627781c nothing to bc431b1391 eat, and 8d56740155 Jack fell 4e4fb410ef asleep with ff77811bd8 an empty 6b6a2a018b stomach.6513d077062805e2

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The next b278ee8510 morning, Jack ead539e940 woke up e01e247dda early. He was 9970846f8c so hungry. But outside 3f783dfa85 the window, d8ea953b78 he saw ad43045e69 something strange. A thick, e45346a49e green…… plant 72bc1e144f stalk. It hadn’t 552729d3c8 been there d2b1e30cf7 the night 510f5fa868 before!13bf058f1ce38713

Curiosity overcame Jack’s 8052dccf57 natural laziness. Careful not 5194b435d3 to wake bafbeb94b8 his mother, 3ab2371428 Jack tiptoed c4779e26ac into the 57abc9ec18 yard. The thick plant stalk 4e567d6607 stretched high, very high… ffd42fbcb8 piercing through the gray f5b2ac7d3d clouds… so high that d08995087b its end couldn’t be 8c2f5aa7a7 seen.64abde762439f6d4

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“How far does 5863f5efb4 it go?”85ca8a5c3193e429

Without thinking, Jack placed a08140ecb2 his hands and feet 1d0a90feda on the stalk. And he began 5d06839770 to climb, up, 5ad797394c up, toward the 7d3f3e1811 heights above¹……432a680d1838acdb

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