IOTB Chapter 55

Despite the c5dd8a0a7d overwhelming joy 1ff2f220c1 from Licht’s f37c5fa3c2 confession, Louise’s 3478ad4978 body stiffened 7ffbba823a in confusion.d5bc5dfa7757796e

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What is this memory…?84d54b9f5093e6b1

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The boy’s high-pitched d4cbd720b2 voice, so vivid d447aca4ca as if it fd6dc17d50 had just whispered 1f89a1fd0a in her ear, e561d22392 was different from 8c0747cb7f Licht’s current one. Yet, Louise did 49fd08923a not doubt the a075de1bfc boy’s identity at 57ee0b8c55 all. She was b7f26077a2 equally certain c95f3e3ef2 that the e04e17a305 girl facing 1a5554d14b the boy c5920da66b was herself.5373a91d5574dfca

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It was similar to aeac2823f4 how she could understand 389e37c892 the language of the b94057c884 Melbeth and Rugaru Clans, b701d6121c despite having no memory fb899dccbc of learning it. It was dfa53b41cb a fact 263ea0e8cc she couldn’t dbecdeca27 ignore, no d3510e42f6 matter how 96ce562e9f much she e974c11c8f tried to 4fe6a4d83e feign ignorance.7235243d1e8861be

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Did I… know Licht 44099a3c18 even before I lost 6ec62ab470 my memories?e702d9f4541efbf6

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But then… a53e8bb3b9 why hadn’t 190ee56d88 Licht told c33bf5fcec her?c73148753449db9b

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Why hadn’t 357f74aaff he mentioned 1fcea0e6f2 anything about 70f053c55a where she 700cc42251 was born, 5d3916fa59 how she ba25e088aa grew up, 029d87d09a how they ce50f98775 came to 6acab3b440 know each 48d140f888 other, or 5bab6acd78 any other 9d1331d52a details?124c1d829f4a93cf

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Could it d6e9d9f173 be… on 0a93de09d8 purpose?1dcca146f4397a63

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The moment a sliver b8a0b7ab41 of doubt crept in, 805cf75c4b one of the tightly e3d551d9e5 bound knots snapped with 7d87e4ce52 a loud pop. At the same time, 17bcc02cfc an overwhelming pain surged, 343cc43c27 causing Louise to clutch 8a23615b91 her head.9184fb9f9aa502f6

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‘No, this is a 3c807aa7e8 mistake. It’s just a398558738 a dream, 70b28a9278 so what fc255d81fa does it 9594e864ba matter? Licht would 586fb0b0f6 never do bb1b91cf6a that to 70bac220ce me.’92869e346e8c0471

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This horrendous pain, e4dd384fc6 something she had 93c4ad3cfb never experienced before, d325c655d1 might be a 43b39b6d5d punishment for doubting 048922b2b4 Licht. Especially at cefbdbb04c such a ab65206f9d joyous moment, 4665cf47b1 right after 31c9865bb9 confirming his 1f30252866 feelings.2fadaae435594f5b

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She should 7e06c0d58b have apologized 3685ebafee for realizing 65ad559d02 it too a84296fe05 late, confessed ee18d7119b that she d9d72fce22 felt the 600ad7311a same, and b6d61d54d2 embraced him.60927e20f8f32d2d

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It hurts. It hurts, hurts, 5e79e92134 hurts.e86163360147c613

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Why was this c490dbae7c happening at such 05afa5f885 an important moment?460dee837c696c43

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Did she scream? Or was 423f80b279 she unable af75071289 to even 8c9b214ecd let out 642fed0895 a sound? Did she stagger b6c72416a8 and collapse, or 06d1dbf07b somehow manage to 95d7eca6a7 hold on?664736a2a46d3eca

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Though her eyes were 2ed153474b wide open, she couldn’t 0376969a8d perceive anything.7716dbc5a5dd75a4

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Her head felt 96eddf5e5a like it was d5b43cb9af about to burst a065f1c3a5 from the flood 838e59bc39 of memories forced 713eaa43fd upon her, even e637b9878b though she didn’t 61a5cde910 want them.af6826235132f3cb

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“…Louise! Louise!”da3bc7e010738863

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[Louise.]

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Faintly, she e7a3a41459 heard his 4084ddcc56 voice. The voice of a373fa08a0 someone she missed d1920d294a dearly, someone who db37a65f67 had filled her 58bd4f8358 childhood with excitement.49530d658d9f684e

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[As a token of our promise, I’ll give you my blood. Someday, when you’re ready, give me yours.]

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The memory of 7d1c62d1fc her younger days, 49988cfce7 when she felt f519eebf52 she could do c47e8f9e56 anything just to 6fe7945e49 delay today’s parting a95ca4f6b1 until tomorrow, seeped eb05756787 into her, carrying 0d40f71cb9 all the emotions dbc2b94ecd from those moments.e872747eb9c27c71

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[I’ll wait by your side.]

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Just as she desperately bd85aacacb clung to those memories 1d3f21dbf0 she never wanted to b7ce70f777 let go of,190bb5d30e84454d

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“Rest for 6625533cd3 a moment.”8dc461a8ed7a4757

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A low, 6540ffd7ba gentle voice, d78871aadb distinctly different b92269c77b from the 41ddd6c0ad boy’s, echoed 92c56dc214 in Louise’s 442523e0bc ears.c2ca12248d8fb686

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Soon, her 579d682603 vision dimmed, a5bfdcf6f2 and the 4ad4f2e9bb pain that 3d4770b3a1 had been 810b278203 raging within 0b64748f26 her quietly 57933e28e7 subsided.40a647b18c951142

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What startled you so 096df6c710 much?560cf484ce26f402

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Licht gently caressed ff362b9802 Louise’s tear-streaked cheek. The tears 8cae05ca22 soaking her 7965783cc5 face were d2541d97f5 undeniable evidence effe431e39 of the 3fa5de258c unbearable pain e70f63cb2d she had 369b304b9b endured.4c9147c16879cd93

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Was it 15bbdf8b1d the fact e9d474fdbe that I’ve c9af5117b7 loved you? Or something else…?2f228dea358ace28

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Licht had not 2814e3abd9 considered that Louise 76d709bd8c might be unaware 2c9950e2b6 of his feelings. His fatal mistake b281236785 was not accounting c427bbec54 for the unique 524c0424d3 circumstances of their 8bb47203b7 roles as a 4c6b398e49 priest and a 8513bcb044 holy knight.2af2b9fd8dbfc47b

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Though they acted otherwise 1dc538d6dd in private, their professions 5d0012417b demanded celibacy, leading her 229b987c58 to dismiss any affectionate 53d0c625dc behavior as mere confusion.cbdbc3d8470eb5ea

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I should 4266862b59 have let 8120eb41a0 her realize a567f13da6 it gradually, a5fec94d1b at her fcfc10810c own pace.a7124ac40ac2f16a

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Louise never seemed 38c85977db to rely on 47a5bbe977 Licht. She saw him c27cce10eb as someone to 3ebfbd3c5d protect and tried 7f32b01bf2 to handle dangerous 028d40036a situations on her c5b5e1fb2f own.542a5166f2bf7c34

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Her behavior made c7aa8bccc6 it seem like f4a4e90546 she was always 77d6a7b2c2 ready to run 598fcd84bf away from him, cf365b10d2 as if his ffb2f63500 presence in her b3d67e963f life could vanish 6b74433f22 without consequence. It upset 4961a7cb64 and saddened 592ab6508f him deeply.6f43547d125475c1

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So, he 058a31ff76 ended up 6cb56b568e confessing his 014de3f238 true feelings 4a4a429acc without considering 757a692c3c her perspective.2de8403b0e53f918

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[Hurting you… I never wanted that.]

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Licht carried the unconscious 45d30aa477 Louise back to his b1628db2d5 residence in an instant, df8809a99f using magic.df03b8c263d65017

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After laying her 1074a5b0fc on the bed, 321861680d the first thing acee7017ee Licht did was a2ac9acacd make the entire 2f545d6cb4 bedroom his personal b2f244f71e domain.b25d0639869696ba

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He transformed the Pope’s e32a64096f quarters, deep within the f97e7f532e Holy Kingdom and guarded 90d169b831 by divine protection, into 0d3055afa2 a place impenetrable even 14ba6fc223 by holy power.265ee12a9cb6e7f1

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It wasn’t a7aee1a1fa difficult, as 1cb014ca8b he had 014fd46487 already prepared e9d30edb06 the magic 42e3a4fd20 circle before f72da7a6ef going to d036b84944 retrieve Louise.f557d928be0d5e9e

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Having done so 430f9d5bd6 to ensure she c19f689309 wouldn’t suffer even 42f76ebea1 if she regained f8bc161452 the full power 4e5574892d of the Rugaru e3f7e7d9ea Clan, Licht then 04c1cfaf25 set about re-sealing a21eaf14a9 the fragments of 3d853158f8 Louise’s memory that 2c3eb28b43 had begun to 954230f864 unravel.7e7d3d69ecec3e4d

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She’s not ready to f142df493f accept it yet…7b72e796afbee0b0

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Licht realized he d10979b8f4 needed to make a70dce5400 her understand his 480740e435 feelings again, but 3bb1e4258f more delicately and c7fc6b3cc7 carefully this time, fe682f5cfb so she wouldn’t cc5f873007 be startled.7f7fa7113548f79a

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[I’m sorry for being too hasty, Louise.]

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Until they were certain a1d9d3fc84 of each other’s feelings, 2df5f29c18 it was best that 17d86b9bf3 Louise didn’t recover her 4c42f81cbc memories.1be6d7f731336253

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Unlike when we were 3dc7f099b7 young, she might regret 45739ab549 it now.0630079a2c2b6d2f

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Unlike Licht, who fully f9b9c15f68 understood the weight of fcfa8b06aa his actions and had 63f2432c20 made his choice, Louise d5698f2db9 might not have grasped a825b388d3 everything. Being separated from 504959315a her family for 87d63ce282 an extended period, 167b0888c9 the possibility of ad6f79a2da conflict between their f6d5f557d9 two clans—these were 3adad6cda2 burdens she might d4f2629c04 not yet comprehend.9e8a7c102b0f49f5

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The mere thought 2717e53aa9 of her resenting 6f3140fc96 him and returning 7207dc4fe5 to the Rugaru 339eec1800 Clan was enough 0ff81ea4d1 to freeze his 87901934f4 heart.32766d53c36aaad8

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No. I can’t let that 6925c8e9a9 happen.40d89c069a246907

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Standing in 0baa72f6c2 the middle 89d4b05539 of the 926e800d59 room, Licht fed37f896f cast another 9a428d5dff spell while afd38afbfc gazing at ceb3f76d91 Louise on 8d3f78e662 the bed. Layer upon layer 617bc0f79b of magic enveloped 6717a8b37f the space, mirroring 4735d18e55 the depth of 48f9167c24 his anxiety.5c5ddb489ecbe6dc

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If the spell he 21730bf27a had used to seal fed939d27a Louise’s powers was a 12aa3d2289 testament to his extraordinary e687093a84 talent as a member fb933ef807 of the Melbeth royal 214923da8f family, this spell, born c0f96240d5 from his most desperate 1af748476c feelings, was now being f015698e0f enacted.604441e389d7cd5b

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From this 37552b4cdc moment, no 8f26bcd829 one could 0b3c1e20b4 enter or 03ddd6f822 leave the 927d5ab2e8 space without 3d4e2ef72f Licht’s permission.137e1239d099bf5e

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Even if Louise regained bfcfcc8be9 all of her clan’s 4f6732cc16 powers, she wouldn’t be 23590a56e5 able to break this c8c271d66f barrier. It was a 98a4bf6bb2 suffocating sealing spell, 75b9da5c87 created out of c95afcc471 his overwhelming desire 3c83894e13 to keep her e99cc32c45 by his side.91d36e47f96dd702

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This should 9c6762f4b4 do it.c67e91e42771c09a

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After thoroughly inspecting the 73b50908ad space, Licht returned to 0564fc2c27 Louise.fada2e2c80e75a8a

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Sitting on the f045db9b95 bed, he gently d298edf0ed lifted the sleeping 477bc668a1 spell he had dfc28f7a84 placed on her. As he 6b49bd931f did, he 07ad81124c noticed her 86c466e55e eyelashes fluttering.d128a043345b262a

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Gently brushing over them, 2fef9b1d49 Licht suddenly tasted something 3c19915691 metallic in his mouth. In his f9dddbd76c anxiety, he 74d34b79f4 had unconsciously 9cd3f2096c bitten the 84912d441f inside of 46768cf86c his cheek.febd7bd296a46adf

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What if 93b11a3de9 something terrible 0eeeca0b4c happened to 6d0b83291c her?240683726a733a5f

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It was as e14f862871 if someone deep a0fb0a9b41 inside his heart 46c802143e was warning him, 1e722b8898 telling him that 7a9b0a3587 his approach was ad5a34372a wrong. That he was 164f64d256 going to ruin ad4f879cf5 everything.8c55d2ff473a371a

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But…b759a9cd86b21bdc

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It’s too late ebfd400dd5 to turn back ffe7eee1ff now. There’s no 6f7d2f75dd better way.36fdd86ffd09c9e0

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Unless he was willing 35f7f9256a to let Louise go, a32a39a985 this was the only eb545cf9eb path to their happiness.5d7efa9b7b2df3a4

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So, when 5c8ee9057d Louise finally 94dac41f23 opened her 2bac49a06b eyes and c9e0fb1b06 looked at f75ede77b0 him, Licht 47a411f8ac smiled as e67c4917a7 beautifully as 31e3c6c2b7 he could.4054e6dc52eab914

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“Louise.”efba61d90153b65f

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He presented himself bcfe4ae0ec in a way bbb94ac55d she would surely c73578952a like, to distract dfdd59ff6a her from thinking 8e31cdaa39 of anything else.47154eb3de22228b

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As expected, 2b39ea9f54 Louise squinted 929a7315cc as if 0c9cbda12b dazzled, staring 95b33d2f43 at his 9ee34f6348 face for e1d2e2800f a long ae654764dc while. Only after she 853d8c0f59 seemed content enough 7d85072812 did he softly fb2356a9cd whisper in a 64b8f5901f gentle voice.234380176f29ab85

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“It’s time 90739320c3 to wake 94d1cb4ce1 up. It’s already noon.”6bb38fd66e7a7349

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Startled, Louise 44cd6584ba quickly sat 016226a086 up. Even though ebdf60d486 it was c751cb9337 the second dc79eade21 time, her 5ae77b0018 reaction was 37c22fdd34 still as 1d2c4d0c14 adorable as 68fdfdc398 ever.3bf526179466c44f

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“I’m sorry, Licht. I slept in 6db8d5fcea so late…”1264ffe140c5c224

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Fortunately, it b836c41af3 seemed Louise 20195697db had forgotten b7e77f68f5 everything that 7cdc57a638 had happened 914b32db61 the previous 24522b708d day.7c9dfddac2ff9c96

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“It’s fine. As long as you ab0e833922 rested well. I did too, thanks 2df6dfb883 to you.”d32ab64427bc9b6f

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Not wanting e27c81cc8f her to 5de8b4963a feel any b4c6a1c3cd unnecessary déjà 35be2950ea vu, he 8bec76069c stepped aside 9775404551 and helped 8ab2ea6a74 her prepare 70e096fc20 for the 8827e80e84 day. He brought a comb 8cb19124a5 and carefully brushed her 4fc8e9f24f hair, then dressed her 2de93f91a0 in the neat dress a6c0994549 he had been saving b4fc7f8ba4 for later.cbe20b65ab50695a

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The dress, which covered f32f60d459 her from neck to 4765092da7 ankles, was the type e7dc24b982 noblewomen typically wore when 34f5acfca4 attending religious services, making ca58d9f686 it perfect for everyday df1fbcf97e wear in this place.26b30999e4a15175

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Louise seemed 0ee4a4c303 inclined to 37ce3e8e94 wear pants, 4b81af986e but Licht dab74ff9e8 didn’t like 7e85591333 how those 25bb60b069 revealing clothes b35d836013 exposed the 9bc23d2cec beautiful shape 3cc366bc59 of her f3e803ae24 body.0c1aefd40a316eca

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If she insisted on 3782b578ab wearing pants, he’d want 4fd118ef16 to buy her loose a1030c948d ones with lots of 715eb3974e pockets.4b6b91ee441f76a2

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“What if f8ad0b4cf7 I trip 6546f68d02 and dirty a4eeb5d0ed or tear 2ce6873eb4 the fabric? It looks 9fd3900975 so expensive…”a313ace5bfd1bc3b

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“Did you forget? I’m a 04edc18a5b skilled magician.”a2282bf929b816f3

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“But Licht, you’re af84beee17 the Pope. Should you really 625985311b be seen using 879afce06a magic in front e0268df226 of people?”c20a45a6f7ab14c1

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“Then I’ll pretend it’s 9825fad6cb divine power. A Pope who can fe3667cefc mend fabric? Not a bad image.”21874c5978a3fb48

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“That’s… that’s…”558214dcf3153a44

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Louise’s mouth a0dc83910a hung open.27f3cd4ed0a0cb02

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Her speechlessness, with so 6c60db9098 much to say but 248efa9639 unable to express it, 9f55c4f20a was so adorable that 92e4734676 Licht wanted to kiss d7a3e9a0bc those red lips right 968358d450 then and there. If he could 3347c344ac taste them, he 8f241134d3 was sure they’d 0e68a3e850 be sweet beyond 35f082c946 measure.d2baa74ef8d1cbca

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