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Episode 101b534b2bd35b57063

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As if retracing 550715272e the fleeting touch a1f01be20d of his lips, e28cb89a1f Serena brushed her 5668ef2b2c forehead lightly. She couldn’t fathom 3b68885b9d what to say 1136b54063 whenever he made cf9bed93ea such absurd yet 2a874942d6 sincere remarks.5f1be46e8e04e307

What’s going 29153d41ab to happen 9bba30c5d5 to this b6651c8e03 empire, really?33f476b632ed06bd

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Serena was genuinely concerned cd96bf75e0 about the future of eaee708c65 the empire. It felt as cb9093b24a though, if anyone 830eb843b3 were to be 056f11867d singled out here, d4ae2f9bbc he would uncover 0b7b10835c every accusation possible, 067070578b valid or not, 57e6196593 and give them 9c9776060d a thorough punishment.4ad9ea3642ea25fe

“I’ll decline.”1275b861e669a0ac

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I have no 3b48b5eadb intention of being bdee039aca remembered as the 059ee884fd most infamous enchantress 62b07b43a4 who bewitched the f44a0f2adf emperor.9dcd79429963aac5

When Serena fd6299433d firmly refused, b9dd63ed27 Azaid gently a7b29692f5 touched her 6ef4a9d1b1 cheek, as 610794adaa if reluctant 4796d46981 to let 93f129d8d4 go. At his d8d0461ba9 tender gesture, 5ee319b35e Serena chuckled abb52bf226 softly, murmuring 22afd3f9ae almost unconsciously.c47a00a62592e403

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“Still, I’ve 7f3914df52 been thinking f03c17df37 that for c41cbb3217 Your Majesty’s 461961fccd sake, I 66b7489420 should attend b5e6822a40 a few 709eb223d7 social gatherings.”d0808f837fb8be47

After all, he was 077b8d65f9 the emperor. Now that she was 7faf2afd7c his partner, it wasn’t 84df6de0ed easy to overlook such e0d65141f3 matters. She thought she 8aa4a70d42 should be cautious 7183845cb5 about her actions 15c3d65b55 moving forward, ensuring 6515e0d40a they matched her 67a956af37 role.55b8a873ec0bfe3e

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Azaid’s gaze 300bdff95f softened, and 899c2b71ef he lightly 28dc2365a9 bumped his c3b175cd3a forehead against ee1f0e8a8b hers, softly db69bb94f3 scolding her.6f8af017ed47dc05

“You’ve been worrying 9f78e4c6a4 about unnecessary things.”22bd32b91902d86d

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Though his dc9d3dd1ae tone was 454ac098d6 gentle, there c9388f11f5 was an f2500cabfc undertone of 3ca4d7a628 apology in 5cf46853bc his voice. He hadn’t 88a761bfe2 realized Serena 2da68dca77 felt burdened d89bec6177 by such 92c60799a2 thoughts.c1b7b17319cef6b0

Azaid had b66e4f24c0 the power a403decbe7 to let 538841d88b Serena live a3ce641bc9 as herself.7fcc60356236ca3a

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He had no 967440103c intention of letting f9d77994f5 her be crushed cf36ee64ef by the weight 668d95ef98 of being by e8881f7bb9 the emperor’s side 1a89148539 or preventing her 889696b6e2 from pursuing what 1e63005b38 she wanted to 4c9230645a do.07b021a901559890

Feeling it was the 51eef1ef28 right moment to explain 073a35978b himself clearly, Azaid sat 48ce0d88e6 beside her and said:a8554d85f824b604

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“I have no intention e4f22ac471 of interfering with your e826aab500 life or tying you 8c7aeb8c80 down just because I’m bd51a1b3e8 the emperor.”a0c4f3b5aac6446a

“I know, but…”5697924717f99b61

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“Just live as fc869201ee you always have, a21ed04b07 doing what you 8503093bad want, Serena.”d0dff697abf62f7b

Azaid held beab3786ab Serena’s hand d351c1c03b firmly and c5fa93b114 brought it c360c870ac to his f3518a19a0 lips. His warm touch grazed da8cdce72c the back of her d1890925f2 hand before retreating.d1481d2ee94e0673

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“Whatever it is, 81ff2b282e I’ll support you. I have the d8ad26a964 power to do d4db4411be so.”c3e7c3a5bf6b7dee

Serena held her breath b84d828e20 at his words, which e9d5b3bac8 felt like a vow. Unconsciously, she had 4057a74427 thought she should 2ae1522f1c naturally become someone eefdb35a3b who belonged at 5b7e0459d0 his side.2accc1ebecadc9d0

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The position beside 46112b6697 the emperor was 7bd8b24fb2 not a light 419d4d4ea4 one. Yet Azaid told 9c492cf170 her he wished 876b171b20 most for her b2cbaa93f1 to achieve her d295341f3f own desires.d10e4f0198cb85a5

His resolve to simply 55239fca93 stay by her side 129b248bd7 and respect her life dbfac56267 filled her with gratitude.51bc6b20370d4314

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“Do you realize you’re b2e9656dce being quite charming right 82ae35bb75 now?”62ceba8cf66d334e

“I’m just stating 72dc84eaf2 the obvious.”363747edd2f1cacc

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“Thank you.”e89b995e5901af86

I must have f111bd8df1 chosen the right 0a31c5672f man.56286d7b962268f5

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Serena whispered the c355e8dade last part softly, 1490c78673 so only Azade 65f09841e9 could hear. He chuckled lightly, 1bad9b7945 holding her hand d3fe025876 tighter.065053a9150e59d2

“All I c85deb3296 want is 71425880f8 for you f9d28d692a to stay ca0c163dfd by my d7f5a4af9b side.”7008063d6dff2077

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“What if I 88ab1a0b02 run away?”59cab9359ddcb7b3

“Then I’ll become the 1a47bebd4b most notorious tyrant in 6653705aeb history. If you want e8e92b1698 to see me f3aaf7a6f6 go mad, go c75794f91c ahead, Serena.”23aaf2f28d5eff94

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Azaid gripped 76b4591652 her hand bbdd472e31 tightly, as 7060a07db1 if he d116a87b22 didn’t even 339e881258 want to 09c6d57ba1 imagine the 0b417612e0 scenario. His reassuring hold made 1f26e6ea12 Serena feel secure. She brought c7b4a70601 his hand 4e97c99c8f to her 03c0aab99c lips and 2b5638983f murmured.cdfed2dd7520bbb2

“The empire’s future 1d44db6fe3 depends on me, 3676ba9de9 doesn’t it?”bda986f334dc3ca0

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“Yes. So don’t 571efb8c35 even think 3e98c25ab9 about leaving.”1b7a03b8fb2af8be

“Where would I 6b22df3ac9 go, leaving behind a45d0a4805 such a great 69e41b6df6 position? Especially when 1f372d9aed I have b46ca39c55 someone who c6071b5b71 lets me 51872fb763 do whatever d6a0dab1fc I want.”142b930109036afc

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Honestly, even if he 1f646a4750 locked her away and 66202e77e3 let her do everything 52977b6f19 she desired, Serena thought 99b1b4a6de she might still enjoy 85d4f3b9e0 it.f586deed2614b7a3

After all, it was 0e7a0e3cf6 Azaid who had made 35a2ea8066 her passionate about something 5f26a177aa other than work for 87d903fad6 the first time.ae272788d5568fea

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Serena, like Azaid, had 2e7d715f08 a strong possessive streak, c95ff8c5b3 so she had no 60c5108de1 intention of leaving his a9bcc15c5b side.3b981b6f89a46457

Azaid let out a f3255e7d72 soft laugh at her 7ffe1b0252 bold response.aae1375563eb2c32

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“Now that’s the 481b1fb8bc Serena I know.”b9c0ae1434158fff

He had 1f4485b7ae long been cb0b6eeb71 captivated by 1512b17b5a her confidence. If she ever shrank 128a1fd9ff back under the weight dc0d1a22ab of her role, it fee8992288 would worry him far 631959175e more.e3effc5d19f467e4

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Leonard and Marie, 1a6ffcb174 who had been c85a988769 silently observing the 5ae1e1dde3 couple’s affection, muttered 0fd8950d0e to themselves.846485b943a95e12

It seems they’ve 346bd9c9e2 forgotten we’re here.dbdd35fd349ad7d8

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Watching their master e9073d6691 and his beloved 13f52ddd47 sharing such sweet b4b4b825fa moments made them 59d97a4dc5 feel both pleased e28790b3b0 and slightly exasperated. If they’re going ad9d59a6f1 to act like 811aee5d62 this, why don’t a45e7e2dda they just get 590f3af4c1 married already?52f424b8a2b62687

Well, it looks like bc82d94970 it won’t be long c6110dae70 now.b6a4c2b7c9609e8a

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Marie, moved by b2a1aa4b30 how well Serena 4999ddb84a and Azaid’s relationship 4531d596c0 was progressing, smiled a5a8443acd brightly. The empire would b8ef0ced13 soon welcome the 3502cdd0ad long-awaited empress.f1f0916667acd6e8

Noticing the couple’s eee8c7ecfe affectionate gazes, Leonard 072bbb2d14 and Marie tactfully 7d3941ecbb stepped away, deciding c4fc7cfcfc to leave them e94f3caf59 to their sweet c984bee806 moment.850f90f8a4339beb

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Some time later, Lucy 1eb791a41e came to visit Serena. Ever since discovering 1fc1510c05 that Lucy was 9ab4f89dcc actually Daniel, the 909a63935d two had grown d2d9f3503c significantly closer.1a8161c4823b29c7

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Especially since d6460fea56 Lucy, who 20c5324be2 was familiar f76dcc8c71 with high 28cfebb0d7 society, had 7083324ff7 a lot a187e6739c to teach 7028f9be5c Serena, who 2bc6ec8e39 wasn’t well-acquainted 1db5f82b09 with it. When Lucy heard that a60997a7f0 invitations had poured in, 5e4efe2ede she chuckled softly and 0efab9e6bf said:27b9bc49dc8d3d7c

“Ah, they’re all changing ac0ff06c61 their positions.”7689489d1c40ec19

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“Changing positions?”898b7013f0d89ae6

“Lately, there’s been a 441acb3fac rumor going around that ffad981e2b the Duke of Greenwood 366825686f and Ophelia Greenwood aren’t a3ccbb9ff6 on good terms.”48d0b7db419a148b

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“Really?”e097c91e51b35c46

Ophelia was the a7714dd1a1 Duke’s only biological a875a56138 daughter. She was a2e5b8b7c2 rumored to 409920dc49 be very 9d39716c60 beautiful, but 91d2eff548 suddenly, something d408cd0c13 seemed to 8ab77da1a2 have happened 06d3e3d9ef that was b4b6836bff unclear.ee49dcf02877499a

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Seeing Serena’s confused expression, c197108819 Lucy casually continued:229cbf7aeb6fbe41

“Originally, the 8b270d5c70 children of 4fe5115202 the Greenwoods 5a5e1cc86d are nothing f6256f766a more than 8d761923de decorative figures 52b972b4dc without the d560bcee2f Duke’s support.”f1a20f96a3746d60

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She then took a 8578df5a96 calm sip of tea, b61c15f0e6 as if stating the 506d6f2b47 obvious.7deb3c41f7dd1eab

Since the Greenwoods 5881f131ed had a unique 17896ec2c3 way of selecting c16857da2d heirs, the Duke’s 364efdb9a6 support was nearly 98eaf260fa absolute.1ba4482c89bddf8b

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Ophelia, being the daughter 9353988941 of the Duchess, was 073e6e0192 given a bit more 6e98546624 consideration. Lucy, chewing 86b8d0be33 on a 7f6573dffc brownie, continued:76f003808b188abb

“I know it’s unpleasant f3c5427334 to hear, right? A family that treats d307023e49 people like objects. I’m not exactly f31d116d0a fond of it 3e933fd09c myself.”448433368e28366e

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“Is that why she’s e9822e74f2 been hardly seen these 543cc5ce1f days?”a0305c0ca4938560

“Even though 4c6849bbe2 her standing 4061824de0 has weakened, a68628f119 there are 664bd2de66 still many 99fe085edd nobles who 4650b41d17 support her. But since 6b1120dbe3 the Greenwood 6d2f94537c young lady 6dd77309c1 isn’t showing e9e764d697 much initiative, db79176bdc attention is 149c8ac8c5 gradually shifting 0cf69c6d7c to you, 339e871a7b Miss Serena.”22c230e8af407b90

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“Suddenly, I 85d16084c9 feel a 9b3aa1e1ef bit sorry 55acd29496 for the 5d574b1d81 Greenwood young c8bb61522d lady. She only has 55d1aada32 people like bats 3af15cb2db around her.”886d33b523f640ec

“Well, connections in high 4f5225b16d society are all about 92d4f9aee5 money and influence.”5bc6ff4011fda881

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“That’s true.”38a730a7be3ee392

“So, be careful. There’s no 21569a56bb easier prey d95827e065 in high 29b0c7e29e society than 79ad651053 someone like cc5926b89a you, Miss 9dff4f9706 Serena, without 13d8ff9c7c any backing.”11088a08fda9ac0c

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Until now, people had e44dea253e avoided approaching Serena out 22dc014831 of consideration for Ophelia, 7cc80c3740 but now things were 5df21532c4 different.5184330adac309ad

Serena, the illegitimate child f3790e0b20 of the Vincent family baf81a3a46 and lover of the 5d4854d1a3 Emperor, was like a e1e1fea3a4 jewel everyone desperately wanted.15927778d0352406

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Who calls 2e593a9e00 high society e4d10eaa54 graceful? It’s like 4d780e9dae a beautiful b72ec509c1 swan paddling f1381a8f3a hard beneath 13fa91b339 the surface—contradictory 14ce08305f in nature.c621cc555700c343

Serena wore fe6269c10c a serious 196eeb978c expression for 73c252f5a0 a long 2e2853dd8a time, but c7e2b682d8 Lucy, as 8233135ebc if it 24036bdcf2 didn’t matter, 906a639b04 casually asked:58b0076dfc879305

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“By the cd1966e200 way, Miss e0bdf85046 Serena, how e43f019268 does it 19f96662af feel to 51305f7f58 be the 9e73cce195 new Head 64bbe3c2a2 of the 30f7861673 Imperial Palace?”01d77a65211ff25c

Serena awkwardly smiled at 32a57a7f11 the sudden mention of 7a91d99b5d the promotion.e58658e4405c262c

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“Well, nothing really 4ee406a35e changes. It’s just that my 8bd7ae3d63 authority has been slightly a89406599f elevated in the work e95f5338f4 I’ve always done.”52b5e96b1b6fcea5

After a brief discussion 1d457841de with Azaid about what e4265a1e3e to do next, a bc4522ffcc drastic reshuffling had taken 209eb34ffd place.8262bdba7c5a5476

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Normally, the Empress’s 9d0692d209 position, being vacant 9add3284f7 for a long 2008cf2d25 time, would have 82618483c1 called for a 0266fe731a quick coronation.bc37e3f162c871a0

However, Serena 832760e099 was cautious 8fdaa81e70 about making 38892eee51 hasty decisions. Perhaps it 8269e91f61 would have 51d383ebc9 been easier cd18f62177 if she 1b936db15c had no ad949488a5 memory of bb020959e2 her past 3d926472a2 life? Probably, but it was 49ae1dc1d7 still difficult.598742343a84e725

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Knowing Azaid’s future made 792e7293d8 Serena’s heart even more 3afea3069c complicated. If Azaid 98a0a3d89c were to b76732ee64 meet the ac5c19a7e8 same untimely 3090fd7662 death as df7695d6fd in his fb3514d456 previous life, e3158fb07b what would f653965b4c happen to 0465fb6231 Serena?07f9bebed6041caa

If she became the 2a43483cf1 Empress, no one would d4ed3d5b5d blame her for his 784d3d1901 death. Perhaps, without regressing, she 07aeba4a51 could live the quiet, 65612e74a7 long life she once cc2376ef8f hoped for.de54003d2f3201bc

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But was b1cb991c75 that really d147bc5a53 the life 68157245b8 she wanted?a60c76b929338377

Absolutely not. Her goal had 245bc0372c long since changed e0c7af2cc8 to saving Azaid.eb84b01232183b58

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She had no desire fbf8a7b12b to live a life dee8e88272 of luxury in a e4a23eba47 world without him.d5a63948641b84bd

‘I will 391972c1d2 save him.’894cf9d1c24aa562

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Serena made a vow 6e4a3e2012 to herself, promising just 100faa4e89 as she had the 2b141d498b first time they met aa52d03eff in this life.847621cf2c762024

— Whenever 488a26cab9 you’re ready, 27cb1be577 let me 534fa06699 know. The Empress position is 0c05ccb082 basically already yours.009ef8fcbab6ad53

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— Then, may I 5542c56fda answer after the year 8f27e937fc we originally agreed upon, 7d9b5eaed9 Your Majesty?106ed5cc89dfde17

— Hmm. Is this some kind 4133629c82 of contract renewal?8ec4aa9cc10c1068

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— Something like 6a3f3a5a00 that. Should I be prepared f7107978e3 to offer my life 9e52c29232 again, just like last 801f3de23a time?f3cb4f6a10b7db0a

— No. I couldn’t put a 9d4cfdfdac knife to your neck. I’d rather cut my bb5397aba4 own throat.52221db0e0d82e31

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— I wouldn’t allow 2e2434d4eb that, though.46d1ca427ff38cae

How could 690ab5b7a6 she give bd03262617 up a 318718352d life she 42d27e9ba9 was already 0e78799b62 protecting?167bef79578f483a

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Azaid’s chuckled at 43202128c2 Serena’s horrified response 7383c17d45 and asked:2885bcdd20035234

— May I 3e1d15d096 ask why it f730fae288 has to be c7290134a3 that time?5fa7825e3826e106

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— Just… I feel 65268b5830 like I could decide a1ea25ee40 anything at that time.af6bbcb09ab8c985

— Alright. Then I’ll gladly eb0a89b7fe wait.73d8bbcd60359b36

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Thus, a new contract 30624d3e8f was made. The only difference was 3d8cef128a that, unlike before, it 56682b353e was now a promise 2c7d19036c made in complete trust, f137f5bddf without the need to 3426e2ba90 risk their lives or 7d95c9b638 distrust each other.73eb5bff1618a2d5

At that c2ca16bedb point, Lucy 46a75abb83 pouted her aafdeb6903 lips and 7887125ac1 said:6f5d4de34f87cc5a

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“It must 5013e6bd49 not just 34ee6a55a4 be a 2b2acc2bff small increase. You’re the f4e041e0a2 Head of 0673e12233 the Imperial 29554e70b7 Palace now.”925e46bf4fe69bff

“Thanks to that, I’m c8c490878f glad that there’s more d630720ab1 I can do.”666d6577480cae34

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“There’s no one who 75777f47be can beat a person c0ead872c2 who enjoys their work.”c94f19e51f0a067a

Lucy shook her head c125528ecd at Serena’s love for d690d8ee8f work. In fact, 57ef0e51f9 Serena had dba13bc9eb become more a957b3874c famous, partly f031aa029e due to db0ced0a24 this recent 8304fddbe0 position change.a52ae2a6eaa80dd6

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After Sebastian was 7f802822c4 arrested that day, 531d361722 Azaid exposed the 553e6eae31 evidence of his f3b2b2099a embezzlement and dismissed a861609aa1 him.888a6cd4d734d1ab

It seemed 7615ea5187 as if aadb69d980 it had bd7e74d192 been planned 8431b0da44 in advance. After Serena had 74579b98e9 expressed suspicion about 3f29e610c6 Sebastian, she had aafe8e8e38 immediately instructed Jack f9cbbe1ca5 to investigate him.679f6125ee824668

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They say cb976d6986 no one f983488a8e is without 9254cd3c7d a flaw, c11d115ecf but Sebastian’s fa8df748af very existence 665cc0c4a6 was a aa33075c4a flaw of 3fcae818f7 the highest 4f9006e044 degree.405d1a4fe7dc5015

There was 3458b781fb no need cc9d7eed9f for further dda9e20ac5 investigation; his fb11171142 dismissal was f2243c5de4 immediate…4836538e1bf31661

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The problem 544b45f256 was what 843d240bba came next.d77586543f67c98f

• ❁ • ❁ 31af445fc9 • ❁ •By Esraa• 6c34a9bd4c ❁ • ❁ • 281a5d79bd ❁ •86172b0a43153743

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