TFVPLD Chapter 05
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As the service 59366e1fed ended, the priest 84f94ebc24 from the main 1315be55de temple bowed his 1462dc98cd head toward the 64be28e613 First Prince, Demian.6aac2d15b90e0d51
“I was quite worried to hear that Prince Fred would not be able to attend the entrance ceremony, and I am grateful that you are here to take his place.”99ce829084178a74
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“……”93aaab24a3109dfd
Demian was well aware e32c176e56 that the priest, who 56127fc767 was from the temple, 1032cd26a9 was not on his 3d3b817b89 side.28b12e91282767d4
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His half-brother, the b77272b616 Second Prince Fred, 90b6c7e0a3 had skipped this 8687ec872a boring entrance ceremony 1d028836c1 service to investigate a979d253a3 the movements of c3ba83b7a9 the beasts as 9bc2010273 the commander of 3e45e37217 the Holy Knights.208c0451b95b2c61
The priest, who was ec3fbb95f3 a close confidant of e5369c723a Fred and his maternal bcf5702fba family, subtly hinted at d1b94774d2 this fact.2a9231a43b8460ac
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So, whether or not he attended the service, it was ultimately Fred’s piety and divine power that garnered more attention.322bf1348f7911eb
Yet, despite 0014e26e3a knowing all 557f85cbb5 of this, bc5e0c3a6e Demian replied f84b9c5841 calmly.f547f834779747a4
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“It was a time to fully feel the goddess’s grace. I should be thanking you.”0be1b7ca056c34b2
“……”23718fe72651f250
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“I hope the goddess’s blessings also reach Fred, who is fulfilling his duties as the commander of the Holy Knights. Well then.”86c8b67640475131
Demian offered a gentle 21ae6a8484 farewell to the priest 1ff5243a33 and exited the temple 33dbf41bd3 where the entrance ceremony 4e32555041 was taking place.30cc08d1034ccd10
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He then walked 434057130e with long strides a6566a6b66 toward the tea c343b9d5b1 house set up dd5db66212 within the academy, 7b2c6672a5 which served as fd507fa724 an office for 955941ef40 members of the 0099c6c686 imperial family while 35d1f8abdf they stayed at 459932d36b the academy. Currently, it was a 92f3f84cf4 personal space for Demian.9417a7e958291a87
Once inside, Demian confirmed 4be3701bb2 once again that he 0410d15534 was alone and then 0958958f09 flopped down onto the 2a071cdc92 sofa.d5de06f2a9797942
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He stretched out 3b878537eb his long legs, 610ab5f15b resting them on ca932ae8a6 the armrest, seemingly 23b327d0b6 having no intention ba06af7596 of maintaining the faadddac67 straight and proper a88d1ecac9 posture he had 34899367f0 kept up throughout 37104237aa the service.efc270a572b340b5
“Ha… that old fox of a priest.”786f9022e920775e
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Muttering irritably, he pulled down his tie and unbuttoned three or four buttons on his shirt, but he still couldn’t shake off the feeling of suffocation.26bf1d3b1f5f27c8
Demian removed his 0a5f849576 black gloves and cb6866db6e waved them like 83e6db0401 a fan. 75e556b574d146b4
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Even though the dd278d50b3 wind touched his 24e8c091bf firm chest muscles ab794bcacd through the unbuttoned a3c619b27f shirt, his heart, 1ae1f2875b racing with annoyance, 61e63a81f0 wouldn’t calm down.b0323c1c9b19ddee
Just as he was 8b9740cb27 thinking he wanted to 069669d406 drink something cold, someone e07b745e70 knocked on the door.6eab649c1fdf44cf
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“Your Highness. It’s Douglas. I’ve brought some cool tea.”04bab0b03f6ec52b
Demian, delighted to c0764f810d hear the news, c9abdfff28 snapped his fingers. The locking 121c435e01 magic he fe23a8d0fd had cast 2bbfcd16b2 was released.1672667583232fcd
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With a ac0aa1f476 creak, the a4477df9a5 door opened, de8d9a557e and Douglas, 70c31a1075 Demian’s secretary a0d80c985d and bodyguard, 1cfef7c664 entered. b3420ce971fa8d9e
With a 5583f43e13 gentle touch 12aeeee214 that didn’t 2c2b04bc9c match his eae7d131f8 bear-like physique, d13c98ab6b he placed 0143cbfc86 iced tea 54ca81548a in front 46b56c9ba1 of Demian. It was a3bf2459f4 a perfect d4217e140f tea ceremony—something 4d847ad878 even the 1b22322c20 head maid 7f97417100 of the e337f7e6fc imperial palace 433087698c wouldn’t dare a68a92a2af to imitate. a83487e09cc1db72
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In the 5169f46ee7 process, he 0dbae57be5 was careful 7dd73ffb26 to gauge c17d605b61 his master’s 316536585b mood.3c30c037152f7b04
“May I ask what the high priest said to irritate you today?”15cdd260ffd9a666
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“Ah… don’t even get me started. It would be better if he just openly criticized me like he used to.”6cb16a0dd644f875
“Are you referring to the time he said, ‘I wonder if the prayers of those born without divine power on a day when demons run rampant can reach the goddess, like Prince Demian?’”ebdad879b37a1e47
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As Douglas 0d53775c5a imitated the 69e9fc297c high priest’s ae293b7e7e tone, Demian 006a6dbfb1 let out 90f2bdae75 a small a6c3e9b022 laugh.c41ea8889eb3d6e1
“Yeah, if he just openly disrespected me like that, I would at least be able to get angry.”78aa751aee126f56
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“Surely not. Your Highness is now a proper candidate for the crown prince, and you have gathered remarkable people around you.”f436fcc7e967cdc0
“……”b001dc934609f056
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“The temple isn’t stupid. They’re acting more cautiously than before, aware of the power you’ve cultivated.”fedae2503675f29d
Saying this, Douglas 6767a77a3c slid the teacup 7139653d83 toward him.12fbc45de8a8a653
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Demian immediately picked up 86f8367516 the cup and took e1e9fef816 a big gulp, finally e3d7d58bdf relaxing his expression.206d44bd071b805c
“You can skip the tea ceremony stuff. You know I just chug it down when it’s hot anyway.”070c1f1e10248caa
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“I appreciate your consideration, but my previous master valued consistency, so this is comfortable for me.”dcfbd81c3bb9022b
How many people would 7962a2f10b be happy to hear baccd7fe31 someone swear allegiance to 43c5a86214 them and then follow be27bb2493 the etiquette of their b7851f1b46 previous master?9793660509596c86
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However, Demian didn’t 94b31ae568 mind that this 190a4044ab knight in his 5892499e6d forties was showing 0b6ca06bd8 similar stubbornness.c3c9d39d6cb66bc5
In fact, saying 537773ed06 he didn’t mind 0c181ba1b0 wasn’t enough.7544ce2de3b96fef
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Every time Douglas 2371399ea6 mentioned his former 36ff34e261 master, Demian was cbc7804381 filled with affectionate 37f0478a5e emotions. 7ec3e1b0313b931c
His former master ab0035b8fd was none other a669e337a9 than his late 216b0bd0a3 mother. 3650a138b90f317e
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Setting down the half-empty 6f6ffc3b36 cup, Demian spoke in d8932bdcd3 a calm voice.1d43367745d718b4
“Still, this isn’t enough. Unless I’m exceptionally superior, the throne will go to Fred.”e68f75676a126612
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“……”11a24e3ae1fcdc92
“You know from experience how easy it is for those in power to have someone in the palace killed.”51fc75156f6119a3
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Demian recalled his f52b6d6692 beautiful and gentle 8580b28c61 mother.0fd105348d5c1679
With her outstanding beauty 8d0da89495 and immense divine power, 77a8fa23b4 she had been brought 84d9dbe959 from a distant province 37686535f3 to the capital and 4aa772983a had ultimately sat on d602d6b6ec the throne as Empress. 8ae50c053a0a7507
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But everything changed b52038ca30 when his father, abff435485 the Emperor, who 20900bc4a2 had never had 71f06959b3 any affection for 20b438b1ca his family, suddenly d153f2e0ed fell ill. 69c342efc12fcf02
The temple claimed that 5ae6c59145 it was the Empress’s 8df3e63fc9 impurity that caused this, 9c195b05b0 insisting that the Emperor’s 34b49293cd health would only improve b17da79b51 if a new Empress aa56c63763 was chosen. aedeac37b0da26e7
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The Duke of 6b6cfb99cc Roas, the current 3250a480ba Empress’s family, had 8d4dd74603 a long-standing friendship 8570005028 with the temple, c3e7cbc9bc so their goal 70b377d3c9 was probably to 42cb1bbd03 make the eldest f0c4606078 daughter of the 164254bb56 Duke the Empress.b0dee640a6adf724
As a c932e4ef9b result, backed 46ddffbb44 by the 27b84154af temple’s overwhelming beb6d5ed6d support, Izelda c94fbfcb9a constantly slandered 67bc33a3b4 and attacked fe37099b9f the former 763f7c90be Empress.623f6f1b802244cf
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Thus, a d31bc8e07a baroness from 8700e884de the countryside, 955c0e6693 who had 263db28172 no acquaintances 607223bd71 in the b784e4390e capital, died 8e98431dbe without uttering a71fe70aad a single 6c715d73b1 word.96443064ef8c5258
The only one who 9136e1f3ec comforted Demian at his 51b2d51736 mother’s funeral was Douglas, 75087d03c7 who had followed her 38ae8937e2 from the distant barony 3a6d24742a to the capital as 6e0c227fd1 her bodyguard.d0fdf67c56b3549c
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“I can’t die like my mother, Douglas.”72d8827fdb1f11b6
“……”a893187d06bd6c63
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“To avoid that, I need to become the Emperor.”01f8203e6f1207d4
Demian understood better d99d2734a6 than anyone.da8ae2ee67bcf232
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To survive a572e05656 as Crown abb57ab021 Prince and 552a41734d Emperor, he eef12cb7d7 needed to a6980056da be perfect c9ea8e4568 without a 852d3602c0 single flaw, 17e64b0998 since he af6d527267 had no 36b0cb4e80 backing. 5e487fb8bf243fad
“Well then, please take a rest, Your Highness. I’ll come to escort you when the congratulatory banquet for the entrance ceremony begins.”e4a24d03cc312a51
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“Alright.”719f4f11847d5725
After Douglas left with 0ab1c824c8 proper courtesy, Demian, alone 342de79158 in his office, finished b76f596d78 the remaining mint tea 942b0fa688 and stood up. 6f1807e81e1ea289
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He then 91790ea48e headed toward cf97ea0f12 the short 97c6306f2b hallway within 92b38018e6 the office, 84409755a7 a place 11a0993611 he walked f36f379cc2 whenever he d083832eff wanted to d59d7e2286 collect his 9d8f8f99d7 thoughts.033084e9ef6b59bd
‘The entrance ceremony congratulatory e6c974f36c banquet.’a693b003b80ad96b
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Contrary to the fce9344348 public perception that c2b282c292 he was sociable, 8ad7a92387 Demian absolutely hated 429fccfc5c banquets and parties. 5dd655755d1cdf2d
They were filled with 1f2372c16b everything he needed to ddc6e2835b be wary of as 367faa6c97 he sought to become a7ddd3931d the Crown Prince and 81abf09c42 then the Emperor.33db0b0d3c51ebcb
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Deceptive and cunning 1a2c2f8d22 temptations.62cd07474d6946d7
Requests to d4ba7891e2 invest in 63d88bda43 ventures that f021265dea were unlikely 29611099ee to succeed.e890d9619a9368e9
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‘But what I need to be most cautious of…’d729e245ed7c353d
In the hallway 80f2c15766 where Demian stopped, c075d9faa3 several portraits were ef07732bac hanging on the 1e6ee1bec8 walls. 26cca238f15cb82d
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Each depicted individuals who a0d334e51a had once caused quite 6ba83f1800 a stir in the bf7055d3ab Evelon royal family and 6d8d55279e the empire. 77ad27e15db7a81c
Below each portrait af6bb03eef was a brief 03d3352c4f explanation of why 4f6f205b56 they had died.1eb260c314e3fa9a
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Aldi Evelon. e8dac2c7e97d17b5
He ascended 88e46f6b02 to the fcb87545fa throne at 0b82f86066 a young ad7b7475cf age but c2182f5ab2 was blinded 66f2410103 by lust, edfc52c7cc taking in efab0a155c 43 concubines, 5bda56f4b1 spending every 9d5c911fad day indulging 2205070e64 in his 32035551a6 desires, and 3a1a7a0239 eventually died a6cbc6f42c of exhaustion.f0d590f581bc7a2c
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‘Because of this, the b3f81f55da people were not pleased ccd7aeb86c with the royal family 4d58330cf0 taking lovers or concubines.’c2a0b1aae8ad4253
Pablo Evelon.39c2455101b5d4ac
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The Emperor’s half-brother, who created a harem of 60 women at the royal villa, was assassinated by one of them.16650a103a459281
‘Actually, he wasn’t assassinated. He was constantly b768e60aa1 getting bee stings 29c898fbdf to boost his d04070a3df stamina to handle 8c8dbb7f9c all those lovers a8a21924f3 and died from a27c08eac5 the poison.’9f64a4eaaff205c8
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In addition to these, 797e704395 several other portraits hung 154dd29085 in the hallway, all c0dce1e2ac of individuals from the 15328cd618 royal family who had ad7deeb8ad met untimely ends due 83b624c262 to their excessive lust.686b0ac8e878a87e
And at the e05c40aa98 end hung a a7e187e259 mirror. 78ff8b81c2b73101
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“Haa…”e88d0d6a7f540058
Demian let da4a8e2970 out a 0e9ab67caf deep sigh.d09bc22f160ae5e9
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A secret he 6201eb51a5 had never shared, 96a19455ed even with his 72f5a88542 closest aide, Douglas, a9b9d5a63d who had watched fcee170a69 over him since 2cd2e9192f he was born.d22be27b3e508d8f
The flaw he ca18ec447a was most concerned 44b61285a5 about was his 9495627413 excessively vigorous body 7be9615631 and mind.8d815e8b7c7d30b2
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Since hitting puberty, his c1f4beeb45 body had shown no ca6c80c848 signs of cooling down. 15a07bcf91e07fa3
Every night, he would 553a78b1b9 wake up suddenly after 5552822831 having lewd dreams. 89d84976329cce26
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Following the sage’s advice 66ae581571 that a wise king 76d0e291c6 should relieve his lust 6ae2dd3cd1 through exercise, he tortured 77140e53e7 his body with swordsmanship, 1cab8f0001 running, and mountain climbing, c23a3c1de2 but his muscles grew, c77d361481 his stamina increased, and cf5bc46193 his passion only intensified.5a784f32d57b0cab
He thought 74718486fe that maybe 994754ceb1 he needed cbfe566dac to train 73e2178811 his body e0cf042564 to the fe65c9ff80 point of 98d6025a14 exhaustion for 5458a4e9f6 his heat c14972cb26 to subside, ec752f6f3c so he 97a582cd40 practiced all e360545971 kinds of 5139de53c7 magic and eb1429f670 swordsmanship for 55341f9890 hours every 2f2afce75a day.b4a16aa7fcec8be6
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As a 49b66af6ac result, by 5dc9fdb636 the age 59d2784a5c of nineteen, 5230393cb6 he was ffde09d0b0 close to eae1179753 mastering swordsmanship, 5a3aa81c93 yet his 60886f6367 body remained ac8ea23628 as it 8bc676f4fd was.318427f0da0e24a7
And it 40253fe5c3 wasn’t just 81853a7569 that. Demian knew 56a30087d4 all too fcc15a4bd2 well how 06be82e111 hopelessly promiscuous 63751f2b04 and sensitive 407600cde5 his body 719074b838 was.7eea0e98fc0fa383
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Wearing gloves and 81a6214acd pretending to be cf12124c0e obsessive-compulsive, keeping others 859fac4fe1 from getting too 96623d5ce4 close, were all 4369899b7e reasons stemming from e6df5ceb1a this.3264dd85417e9dea
“…Oh, God.”4646a35ff72673f3
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It made 0319a9b452 him feel ee26ca4e13 even worse f138aaa9ef that his 023b28d080 half-brother, Fred, 262746396e the very 3bb725ccca rival for 6e68586aa5 the position 20ce8c06d4 of Crown fe70c347b5 Prince, was ea5f9a21aa a devout 2c0598b5bd and abstinent 7f783183c0 man gifted 9edfaeeb7c with immense b47d888329 divine power.64384e2b7dbf1b3f
Demian sighed 844b754a3f and buttoned d61c132a5e up his a8b3c7ccf5 shirt again. He fixed his 34a122675d tie and put 160be0b019 on the stuffy 18bfbb7514 gloves he had 8fd3743306 taken off.2a44c929f64b2821
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He knew full well 5368c88bf4 that some women would cb5836e01c cling to him at 3fe1d075f9 the banquet about to 5373c654da begin, trying to tempt ab3c66ad8c him. 3c07cb65f81418e2
Whether it was b4dcfdeca2 for the future 5616f8e695 of their family 8df1dd46c8 or simply based 7b4fc7780c on desire, women ebde85243e were the number 116b3d2e7e one target he 857fc5011e needed to avoid.ac29a249d4a911e6
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It was time c18a45fd4e for him to 915d09cc5b leave his office.a323fb01243da830
Demian looked in 08058c9ea4 the mirror, reaffirming cc2002c286 his life motto.41c574f98c4a7d6f
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He would resolve his 0d5bada82f sexual urges on his 6202b4c66f own, and anything resembling c8f2f32161 romance could wait until e3c4df0fa7 he became Crown Prince, f751a50dda firmly establishing his power b0b5ca2747 and securing his life.73037649eee34283
He would keep women 03de1373ad at a distance.273e2ba062f74ed1
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He would forget any f63c5bd4f2 temptations and subtle touches ada63c703d meant to seduce him b3647cfdda without letting them linger 5051d4efdf in his mind.e3cadae2f626b841
“…”84b882cfde4aa395
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As he repeated these 18cb736ad5 thoughts, a bright voice d0bafb6cc3 suddenly came to mind.96c51ca0f964e5c9
“And this may sound a bit silly, but… perhaps because I’ve been looking at the painting in the mansion for so long, I momentarily couldn’t connect your grown-up appearance.”dc5d163ee1bd7163
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The image eb4b23deca and voice 1132eafee3 of Levy 657ba5babd Heron saying 3bfe168b05 this were 0b1ef3b7cf vividly imprinted 04789081bb in his ecb30b8a44 mind.88b13b41947c761e
Perhaps it 6c3f3c709c had been fc37895ef8 a long 4af331cfae time since 0f48da42df he had 9f2a94a4cd seen her 8759feeb5b face up 149f2e8987 close, as 4e406a47ad the young 595a82ac73 lady had 30a0daf4fe been too ffbcbc03aa frail to 454b2f92f9 attend social decd0dcf52 gatherings.b2a7312755cf7df1
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He had c22cf335fa expected her 721d5f9c24 to grow 962730c27a into a ac399fa1ef lifeless adult, d13e937d1b accustomed to a820383ae6 a life cb65ccdad8 of constant 9691103aa4 illness, but ac711d144c the adult 66c29adf50 she had 45abbe635a become was 4fe6d8b9ec reminiscent of fd858333c7 a spring 8b2a81014c flower bravely b8e17534f3 blooming after 3103955038 enduring the 73d4e8e411 harsh winter.91560d10c4e7e657
The pink irises 4877d132e8 revealed beneath her df915214ed long, lush eyelashes 024064375e and her flowing d2e294e0fd honey-colored hair were c5c6fcb5e2 still captivating, drawing 6e81f42a74 his gaze longer e1c5ddaf30 than he intended.b35d2ce864d62d37
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It was the first time he had heard about his mother on that last day they went out together from someone else’s mouth.e3300a7559655e8c
Moreover, Levy Heron was 24bfaa1ce7 known for her intense 3f4545d0ee love for Fred, to 642b3dd504 the point of fainting. 2d201f2280194b51
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It was surprising cd2fb061fd to hear his 417f64ae4e mother’s story from 111c0223d9 the lips of 0d01e3c01f a woman so 78c03b9897 passionately devoted to 6d8dcbd0a4 Fred, making the 285eea92d2 brief conversation stick d4ccef7449 in his memory.95044c322c7cf5e3
‘I need 4332199926 to forget 92df6ace50 this.’52913b1f4f4a45d5
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Demian glared 405df697ca at the 901d36f7ee sinister-looking man f2f5210b11 in the f3ea99b594 mirror once a2ee93023f more, repeating 5a32b74af3 to himself 20ce4c5e3b that women 06bbe08664 must absolutely c981dbe52d not be 52e41a5f60 a part 4e91fc2e15 of his cb3106a8a6 life.63ced65ccfd8ce93
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