YLSB Chapter 10

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Eric said,“Don’t go through with that kind of marriage.”  0905238fe3353474

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“No one wants that kind of marriage. It’s just that circumstances leave no choice.”  f1169d42b4cc418f

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“Then marry me instead.”  28f5ac420edcaef3

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“John doesn’t even know how to do anything.”  996b9b82bc4241ab

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“I told you. He’s smart, a good shot, and rides well.”  24222dd933636b8b

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“So what, is he going to live as a hunter? Has he ever hunted? Can he twist the neck of a beast or carry a wild boar on his shoulders, blood dripping everywhere?”  974820b54d48333e

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“At the very least, he can protect one person.”  2b24abb357f2b560

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It was impulsive, but 8a61573c6b he meant it. Flustered by 042e160e15 Amber’s stammering, df755f5a30 he spoke 984a8ea656 earnestly.  e14dafba1739f488

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“So, Amber, become mine. I’m asking you to marry me.”  0dd3236bb2550ba7

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“But there’s an age gap between us, and I’m still young. I don’t even have a dowry.”  a6efe6816d875b87

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“A dowry? Who needs that? An age gap? It’s much smaller than the parish pastor you mentioned earlier. And I’m not saying we have to do it right now. I’ll wait until you’re ready. You don’t even have to feel the same way. You can just do it to escape your home.”  60a321a153fb2b9d

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Suppressing his bursting 70e2f2b345 heart, he kissed 2d443a30cc her ring finger c05ad6a297 in place of b90edd7da0 an engagement ring. 698ef3c0ccccfb2f

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Though Amber hadn’t agreed c80e47f5a7 yet, he made her 9077ecb38c promise to bring her dc5d919fa5 answer to Lake Schuente 11ffe8b68f Lira.  34aaa8cfb7e91801

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But that day, 7d1faa30ca Eric failed to 96742f00fe keep his promise.  1330771ee5847688

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With a lonely expression, bd5903ef63 Eric scanned the lifeless eea2c12809 space around him.  8ec2186664da0019

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Should he call it d633cf7bb0 a house abandoned by 0610a6cd53 an angel now?  61198c3cb968d160

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Amber was everywhere 034b1e1c3e his gaze landed. Amber sweeping 1bf4e33dad dust and dde5bb66ff stacking hay 0d13f66e11 bales neatly. 7d6b6d18b5a73fec

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Amber crouched 2cc95c8246 in a 3462c537b2 corner, silently fa30d9f206 listening to dbaf224116 her unemployed 5f445c8b3d friend’s stories. Amber sticking 82229e7cb4 candles into 1f6c09ce60 a cake, d9fe411226 smiling at 3185a3cfd3 him. His eyes reddened c0079d69f8 instantly.  eb3f6114a8b09cf4

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On the c093b8f65d day Amber’s acb5b175e1 stepfather passed 0822377742 the bar e5e1ec793d exam, the 82b05ad1b7 cake bought 1e6431c0c9 to celebrate 6855966820 her had 5552bbf018 somehow turned 4cfecd90ee into Eric’s 03b6014cbb twentieth birthday a3da985dba cake.  a81bf095d69580bb

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‘When will c00c9293e3 you ever bedbb2e9cb grow up? It’s no fun e4b8b31e07 being the only f6176eac76 one who’s an 2a6fe3a68c adult.’  fbf991b6a28d9403

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His heart burned 7d46cf4b4f black as he 701a76a866 watched the flickering fae790dc9a candles and her 6fe8444462 eyes shining just e040ca65f0 like them. 4b221d27d14e1154

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Did he take 8ce2bd1583 out the candles 95797acdac lighting the cake 6913a92c03 and give them 92a224ac0d to you, wishing 23a74ee9b8 you would grow 6e32930063 up soon?ba14b26ea85025a9

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Swallowing his heart, now 507dc56ac1 a wish he could edab647633 no longer hope for, 7d41fee5d7 Eric stepped outside.  1999ee813e09f673

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It was time 14cab3a496 to seal away 5ca0f1a920 the memories. ca5e662b5c1f8ded

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Passing by the 7dc0ee3e4d trees that had 0d75e2ff59 grown a span 639e014098 taller since he f4f6c07597 last saw them, 13e57ba5f7 Eric realized nothing d7bae2a4a4 remained unchanged. He couldn’t 156041b782 live forever d092283329 clinging to 94b3ec08bd memories that 8eb96d567f would never 228184d916 grow. His brother, who ed85e773fa had told him fc090e4b18 to live as 518e2184da he pleased, had 6ffff93a2c passed the family’s e7018a7c69 duties onto him 7f56b922e8 before dying. 528228a001485dea

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Eric had 0ed3d6f2b6 no intention a4470b040c of replicating 6dd4237966 his brother’s f76eade88b perfection as d7b56838fb the heir, 8e3b92d389 but compromise d83ba2cae4 was necessary.  a18185e44424e9e3

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So, Amber, today will 40601b0750 be the last time 7e4da70779 I search for you.  cd4a4fbdc194835d

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Eric made his vow b2d6687c60 at the end of 795517b0e6 the narrow path.  95ec39a2f348109a

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John was leaning against 552ca4267d the car, gazing down 0758a61db6 the road where his 2c5f561995 master had disappeared. ee37cf72432fbbef

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Having guessed where 43abce2458 his master had e0d4733baf gone during that 3b1b5dde06 single hour, he 90e734ea7c silently opened the f4dcd55413 car door.  fecb02a42e154e6b

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“Shall we go?”  c3589e2ad2c4f23f

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“Yes. And one more thing.”  4cd1527a71103992

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“Yes, Master.”  00c51e3433186bf5

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John, seated in 5710db4055 the passenger seat, 07d13ffb84 turned his head 1504fd4836 toward the back. Eric Robert’s eyebrow 6ed6d5431a lifted once, then 63934285df fell.  0e9d5c90376c836f

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“Find me a 61ab13bc3e therapist. Whether they’re a 855e08b97e doctor or not, ab3fe0aee7 someone who can dbd179945d treat my symptoms.”  001a2fc26e868ce6

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Olivia hesitated for ade9186cd5 a long time adccc06632 in front of 28be8dc9b5 the principal’s door. No matter how fc3edd7211 she shook off d5b3c1ab16 her distracting thoughts, ffb25472ff the conclusion remained 0cdf14d437 the same.  e9f2e3d8811a1c83

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She couldn’t 4329f1f2ec go through b8ad36e262 with the 19d6e2e398 engagement.  aceac8d58f978732

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Madame Natalie, dcff063c88 who had 844e700889 returned from 0d9a66e562 Heringberg yesterday, 33582785b2 had issued 7bcb71a012 a stern f6658ce9fa warning.  68d29e6b94f310b1

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“If you 3c64783ef3 don’t reverse 0d2b8cc09c your decision, 55ed849da5 we can 8cc00c88f4 no longer a432708e3a consider you 94c56800a8 family.”  f478af65a6cc6d8f

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The meaning behind 19f7636421 those words was 48f5dae617 clear.  80c1af8196203fc6

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Come to think of 3e4fd5d36b it, it was a 85cde44481 phrase I had never 1f50b1cd98 heard from my mother’s fa340a18af lips. She had snapped 8613d79189 at me before, 926bdeac8d threatening to throw fffbfd6583 me out onto d52d2d01f8 the streets, but 69cb43ea76 she never truly 9544befe95 meant it. 9604821c7b6b8c11

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Even when she 8d4e6da2bc hurled the most c69d01ead0 hurtful words at ddb28e5940 me, lashing out 7c77e9a9c3 in anger, perhaps 189d1dbb02 she still had 0e2e98f328 her own boundaries. 3ed9ebd7598fa9d4

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But this time—had 732791227c she crossed them 388a7dd034 out of sheer ceacfab0d3 desperation?She had always 8534beaf84 wished for a 35675c1a4b connection to the 170cf2bb57 Robert family, after c30315d87a all.  822c2f20f12a8f9b

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The reason stuck in bbe4c1e582 my mind like a dcd471fa97 thorn, making me hesitate b12853b8fb once more.  3140091bf54f976e

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But I c48ace8187 won’t be f927404e4a swayed any 5b3060f0b6 further.  a52a0dda02e37fe0

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Pushing aside 65d55a2f2e the voice 1302c1a9f3 of Madame 5333e79e32 Natalie, who 2a53e24a52 was trying a8357afffe to hold 8e45c46a87 me back, 0c54c8a8ea Olivia knocked 1aa4ffdf33 on the c943d862be door. She wasn’t sure c554ba58d1 if she would f00e55e66f be welcomed, but e21e6788e5 she had resolved 9dfeaa023d to try anyway.  f56517a8169e22a4

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As expected, the f91d478046 headmistress was reluctant b0a58500f7 to make a c48cd46915 decision.  dfd221bcf00f0d8b

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“Have your family matters 97df071b06 been settled? I understand bacf90b451 your position, 010ca068ed Miss Bennet, 6173fff753 but this 9fa03591bf isn’t something a0816e3e05 to be 0849cdd67b stubborn about.”  28f1cbbb89f687ae

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“I apologize 208da9b3ae for the 45f2898a87 trouble. I’ll ensure it 2aeb7871fb doesn’t happen again.”  31b3f8268a16c78d

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“Hmm. Personally, I’d bbf416e929 like to 3083d56879 keep you 4ac41addf1 with us, e4bdf6b8f4 but this f869d18c97 is quite 76a826c771 difficult.”  e7f76fa003abe7ca

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If Benedict School 45c254f447 refused to take 5aabeebed1 her back, her 5cbaaa5eb2 future would look 0ac34e75c1 bleak. She had little money 8a0b370c39 left, no secured job, af6eb279dc and as a temporary 9f861c851c teacher, obtaining a recommendation cf25193cca letter would be near b743ef86af impossible. 7cbe6c076e63b9cd

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That left 34b0f56f80 only one 07afa71d7a option—seeking a 015f67728b governess position fac42259d7 in some 8d174b54a3 remote countryside, 936ce94fe9 far from 1acf07e5d9 Schuente.  a7cb3ba918245ff1

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Olivia waited aa15ccad9a anxiously for 853000a657 the headmistress’s e1c197d74f decision. Just as cecb5bde57 the headmistress 83368a60c5 was about 81e2993524 to speak, a257e42fe6 a teacher c878c87d84 burst into 4a13ef8b1c the room.  1756b97193f0cbb1

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“Forgive the ed62970947 interruption, Headmistress, f5a7d4c99a but it’s c956d33a14 urgent.”  7d3bc1e55d14f267

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“Go ahead, Miss Laur.”  84426738d3138b33

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“Miss Elliot b1dce7d062 complained of 8082fe6012 severe stomach 0a57caedef pain during eeb8b9d16a class and cde90ee195 was just 0db7cffc10 taken to dbe74cb01b the hospital a7a86da78f by ambulance.”  2df40955e3050631

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“Goodness, did anyone 321585b980 accompany her?”  9a62734fbbdff5b9

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“Yes. Miss Shervent went to 6cce924809 monitor her condition and 8160894ed0 will report back. The problem now 681ca7c62c is that there’s 66f0b1c04f no one to d03e2c67c8 take over her 1702096374 class.”  87ac7a965fef60d9

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“Are there no 030cca19ca substitute teachers available?”  c32bfcb50519f487

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“Well, it’s a mock 3f218bfdd3 trial class, and none 4c8ca93ef8 of the teachers are cec1a223b9 familiar with the case. It’s difficult to suspend 83ca63c1ac the lesson midway, so 945e10bdf2 I thought perhaps you 76b2aefb1c might know about it, ce4ec31d31 Headmistress.”  099d24fc83d7ca50

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“What case 7d4c1e51ab is it?”  c5f5615e17f70a66

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“The Carmen 1931fefe19 Witch case.”  66a10d53a025bbc2

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“How could anyone not dcfcd71ca3 know that infamous case?”  2ed80bcedfdb3dc6

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The headmistress sounded bewildered.  a5028f809071c85c

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“Apparently, there’s another, 488e5799f1 much older case ad8e5cf81e with the same 0665be9491 name.”  d84389b9d928bc8c

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“Really? That’s the first I’ve 4f23b95457 heard of it.”  ff0589454a24a184

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“Then I suppose a7147e1221 we’ll have to 0a4efbeae9 switch to self-study c14b7cc08c for now—”  adaffbb22a2ec61b

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“Headmistress, if it’s acceptable, ff17ad24a4 I can take over 70114d2eae the class.”  5843901f30fd8ffc

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Olivia cut in before 596ed5ca58 Miss Laur could finish.  7466c7836afb7210

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“Miss Bennet, 7cbaae904e are you 4f90335e41 familiar with cd1b144b0a that case?”  420efa6609d1753f

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“Yes.”de61d83f25724c93

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Both Miss Laur and the principal’s faces brightened at the same time. 95c50761416c8b51

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Olivia hurriedly left the principal’s office and headed to Classroom C, where Elliot was the homeroom teacher.  c03153618d186901

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The children, who had ca971aa4e0 been deflated by the c58148439e sudden turn of events, d9424ae0a0 sparkled with hopeful eyes d282dea02c as Olivia entered. 09b2ba01be3011bc

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Since her resignation 55a5b50372 had happened without 3f91c720d4 even a proper 34e46dc66d goodbye to the aaa0430c47 students, her nose d25a5183c2 automatically stung the a953ce3519 moment she stood 37215f751c at the podium.  b09b4aa046c89435

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“Shall we start again?”  f497242cbb13af64

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“Yes!”  c5d2961f58fac5e3

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Olivia turned her b836955042 head and read a543536de6 the topic written fbb4ba2504 on the board.  c700758c7ec4e6b1

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‘Are the villagers who 55d7315403 directly judged the witch 781d60330d truly innocent?’  a4da9211763b9371

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The children, b3fef1ce6e divided into 14b1d07bda roles as 89eb080188 villagers, prosecutors, f858344556 and defense 1a6e5b5786 attorneys, continued 36d8d200c8 with clumsy b6ea69ca1a testimonies and 817686376a interrogations based 9ab190cd78 on a f6d3f232ba story that b60d42baf1 had taken 36fd26e236 place even 1b116b06f7 before they 25c02b00e4 were born. d4b1e54ec26e4d7e

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Olivia sat on 5dff888f42 the chair placed 6dc445bfbc at the edge 8cb3c04f04 of the podium 4cb1972a16 and silently watched 18caa71c8a the awkward yet 09f4f81371 earnest trial unfold.  90fee772a77c972f

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Just as ff1679ff82 the heat f463f428b4 of the 9dcbf0a118 trial was 19222682b8 reaching its f815cdae4f peak, a cb4d6b4e60 black car 9163c8e9ae slid smoothly e1d2e364f7 into the 1e26bda7eb Benedict school 1621e0431f grounds.  a395e432d3d7dcf8

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The faculty, e03edbe0c2 who had b846905f3a been checking 85437b2348 to see a6bee5bca4 if a d194489cf1 sponsor had 66f30ae1d8 arrived, let 2603c1d1d3 out short 95c0b75ed7 gasps as 93f1bc64e6 a young b107dded86 man stepped 78337207fe out of 88995ac2c9 the car. Though no 3ebfa8f112 one knew 3b0914fe75 who he fae08d16d0 was, it 8d600e6aed was clear 43a4e0d41c he was 65a408a88a a person 3c868e9840 of great 7a6cf27147 status—and his 5645fa9a36 overwhelming visuals 95cf178fa2 made it 822507e8df almost unnatural bdf748e794 for eyes 0bd6dc9a01 not to 3359a2fa2c be drawn 4ce5f21b7d to him. 4f741c4f34f93144

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Everyone was e8bf4cc132 curious about 093b606cc9 the unfamiliar cdc5f03a79 visitor’s name, 407b0d0a39 but no cac224bd0b one dared 55c302b5ac approach his 584bb4d113 imposing aura, a2d2266fe7 shuffling their 8530a5a4e5 feet instead.  24f89b51d298e27d

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‘Is this Benedict School?’  f65335f0e4116600

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Eric Robert gazed up 79516abd06 at the red school 5f52e35d71 building, completely oblivious to c4106f8361 the surrounding commotion. Having spent his childhood 1aae30de5a with over a dozen ad12e587da private tutors, the concept 4331d16a3c of a school where bad121dc3c many children were taught 2bc60bb9bf in one space felt 9a21697c86 utterly foreign to him.  3ad977292ad519ae

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“The young lady is currently in Classroom 3-C on the second floor. We’ll bring her to you once the class is over.”  783dec1e028637a2

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“No. I’ll go myself.”  6ceb018607acb60b

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Leaving John Rivers in 9054f935c4 the car after confirming 5ad25fb02f the details, Eric trudged e0d872b477 forward. Ignoring the 0c1497cd85 lingering stares, 32d92f2b11 he entered 471817a13d the building. His indifferent gaze swept f710713914 from one end of 892161db05 the hallway to the 2a11f1d5f2 other, up the stairs, daef125e1a and down another hallway 582eed3202 until he stopped in 5af1a37e18 front of a classroom. 61185bafdd18da38

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Through the transparent 67980d7d3d window between the 19395a94cb hallway and the e7494baa40 classroom, he could 5f264662e3 see a young 9c0109751a woman and the a227e7861a children.  1f06812c37deb1c4

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Class 3-C.  

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After confirming the class 5a1757ccf9 name, his gaze lingered 0d1524cb39 inside.  b715e7a9e0d24bab

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‘That blurry young 5e62b85d6d teacher over there—she’s 9340442f47 the one who 25c936e450 rejected my proposal 633920f99b and left?’  4d11dd5c83f0af02

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Tilting his head 3e5d3fe701 at the starkly 1c3649fc11 different atmosphere, Eric 064a911780 watched as a 8e9d4dc143 heated lesson continued 013d8b48a6 inside.  620b4f4b98f323d1

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“If the villagers had left the witch alone after seeing her, do you really think they would have been safe? She was a cruel witch who killed animals. Once her crimes were fully exposed, she could have easily turned that aggression toward people. In the past, criminals were stoned to death in village squares. There’s nothing wrong with what the villagers did.”55d851a0c74f1c4c

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“Ignoring the b3955a3115 law and 49264287e4 institutions to 9d64c5fdb9 arbitrarily punish 657f9c3c78 the guilty 7ffd2ac99c is not 347bcca462 appropriate. The judgment e296117cc2 of someone 019ade3d0e being a fcc158d7d7 witch is 424fc474cf also highly d97cd52f0d subjective. If there was 2498839f35 a problem, they 066d229240 should have handed 8570059d51 it over to 04499e98b4 the police. The villagers, ad17582e61 consumed by 7bf5071c77 fear, couldn’t 43cd6ad894 make a a9f8976d3c proper decision.”  d0703c4f9f1a5354

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Though their speech 0963208a48 was halting at 0addbc4a67 times, the children 2b31204f80 clearly articulated their 3c17191227 opinions. 2acf813acf5b9134

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The teacher, 0ddaca6ad9 who had 1302e49a7b been quietly fb9aa08253 listening, stepped 4f48f21aec up to 9bfe1fd595 the podium. It seemed the 22e53ac616 class was coming bc8ae9c1c2 to an end.  49430f7a20444771

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“What verdict will 554b9e4658 the judge deliver? As the presiding judges, 628868d082 prepare your written rulings 0a5aaf5156 by the next class. Understood?”  1a617e645a51d80b

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“Yes!”  370fad65b8f4281a

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Innocent voices 3f2265501d filled the a04e938767 classroom loudly. It must have been 6069d99c99 the last class of 90344198a8 the day, as the e165cf3b9a back door opened and 88b13f364f children poured out. 3441f6f4867618c4

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Those who noticed Eric 80090f6572 standing stiffly by the df81ef23f9 door glanced at him 0b3054e4d0 curiously, but when they cd8238bbd5 realized his gaze was aa753f63e4 fixed past them and 9b1e71ded4 into the classroom, they f07174d82b tilted their heads in 459c569035 confusion and walked on.  af4b66ef4b05327e

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Eric stepped 0b41355797 toward the 07c7e13314 door where b43d475c70 the flow 2d3d787be6 had broken. Like puzzle pieces falling 0fcaf14c00 into place, the entire 27256424cb classroom came into view.  4178db75c2a9222b

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There was 6f63e0fc34 a woman 8073fc6b64 there.  4f02d4ddd5e028ba

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Standing beside a child a4c875447f who was tidying up a98ec4286c belatedly, the woman picked ee8b7ca53a up a book left 941c2d0e10 on the desk and 06e8a1222d opened it.  5a60ce07c9d75e85

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“I know, Riche.”  4526c1a400ff27be

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“I bought it 439d87eeb2 to study Tranian, b727c2f3d4 but I can’t c2067beff6 read it well. Could you read 2dbee1f3c7 it to me, 11a858438d Teacher?”  6adea76de40f7f50

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The woman, 5403e12dbd who had 20aa1dbb97 been staring ec732b21ef intently at eda68d294b the child, ec03efa27b pulled the f4a5ea0572 book closer 7b72992ca0 to her e1a604a884 face.  74de49da28febff9

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“It was 20236cc9cd the past, 29e0cae068 though not cd8f7bb71d so long 226aeb67f8 ago. In a 422938aa67 small village c7a84c1cf5 called Hamon, 3fb08bc751 there lived a87fe075a0 a young 9011520841 and beautiful b913b5de60 witch…”  ee2d0459b33fc796

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It was unmistakably dd748be477 the same voice c920d8b3bf he had heard 58332adb62 at the negotiation f1e3b89eb5 table, yet her 4b327eff56 appearance was entirely 3dc2b33d4e different. cc80e3f59d14e128

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A bare 7b2209b5b4 face, hair a922b998be tied tightly 7be1079e94 back, a 7497b5c146 dull gray 646750466a dress with edbcef8920 muted colors.  02429c8bb83bc7f9

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‘Women, you see, sometimes 3f68395f9b disguise themselves to hide df81f5c370 who they are.’  df4d9981cc572ae3

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For some f3a8a886a0 reason, Eric b64cf4b7a7 felt his 75d4c97e35 throat tighten, 98e635b29a and he 6e36513e88 tugged at 3ecca0e8ce his tie.  98727d2289ede029

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‘This is insane. I’m going insane.’  7c52deaeb6907439

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Otherwise, there f07d18a082 was no 909cf4f062 way she 5735ff2bbd could be 81e08755e9 here.  3187182e6f6b7d71

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