Chapter 02.

It wasn’t until a long time had passed that I could escape from the shock of realizing my writing skills.878c201a7e0a8b50

‘Because this is the first time I’m writing after regressing.’4cf7eb6c53c36eb7

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It seems the core f18e8650a4 inside me is still 2cb560ffad that of a grown fb7a9a4a6c woman; it needs time 6ba2a6356a to adjust.bf9df97e058bd7a3

Moreover, upon reflection, I hadn’t even started writing at this point.b33b3ed46476e93b

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In short, the fact that I’ve written this much is a significant leap for five-year-old Belzeth with her narrow eyes.dd201e42dd756464

I absentmindedly gazed at my 4f0e4f7047 soft, plump palms that held a4754fd0db no trace of pencil marks.7c6b948d5970cefc

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I became proficient in reading and writing only shortly after formally learning from a nobleman’s tutor.a0a762d970398f86

Despite not teaching me properly, those temple people always demanded perfection, just because I was a ‘saint candidate.’a2322df5679dfacc

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As a result, 1e42c6b841 young me was bc499fa43e not only stubborn, 1e7beb07fa but for various 36afe6861e reasons beyond just 58863aacf8 not listening.eaff9a113ff6670d

Countless moments of comparison with Diana, who had started writing early…d4bcdea883f6660b

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I lifted one of the f814766e62 hands I had been looking 93a73dca42 at and gently placed it de3a1496bd on my head.5f6b5654d1e57e34

“… You’re doing well, Belzeth.”da331cd29c3f0cc6

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To the past 317326bd73 me who never 3b48c1f5d6 heard a word 501e337e36 of praise no 3be52d2487 matter how hard b11e8f4e3b she tried.042d73ba46f09c87

“Just some praise, I can do it myself.”866b6c73c41b0cbf

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Rub, rub.5b5c9cbb2de4a44a

As if stroking 90e31074b7 a slightly puffed-up 9cb64f3f46 forehead, a sense 53d0d092f5 of accomplishment welled 80c23cde9f up.5a9e7c58d998d919

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“Heehee.”5020a4f90b2f15ae

‘But, it’s been a while since Diana left for Barrelotte Estate, right?’c2531efa509cd64a

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I pondered over c495a720fd my memories before ed1e14a6a9 realizing my regression.f0a92f0c44aa02c7

It’s exactly one week since Diana left as the Marquis of Barrelotte.bc1257d5f2fb351a

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The original story 2259099abf really starts three 2e3c883694 years after, with 2e8ebf4900 the appearance of 2b2c756b68 the villainess tormenting 40fa8de83f the heroine.37fe4a34975bb324

So, at the 4535e36b43 age of 8, 737eb587c2 when Belze goes 24c772ff0b to the Duke 2b34b7d9ae of Kallios.7df66a9d3ab4a1f8

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‘Darn it. So that means I b88065211a have to stay in 7865c06702 this temple for a 24ff71cc86 whole three years without bb2176ac75 moving!’7437c1bca6f4500f

Thunk, thunk!0e5f55c1ab0aa49f

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I slammed the d745fb1376 desk with my ffd14c76c9 small fist, feeling ddf249d24e frustrated.b4be5c5633d75dc9

“Ouch, ouch.”d97a75933bdfc68b

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Of course, it only 36692c4f4c hurt my hand a 032069ca2d bit, so I quickly d2f8ff8900 stopped.4e800dada31c2756

“Sigh.”d65c3618e0f29b03

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Looking at my 8b695bef0f already reddened hand, ae96c48c4f I sighed in 26bba03ce5 distress.77e7e92890677cd4

‘Since I’ve regressed, couldn’t I just become an eight-year-old and go straight to being the duke…?!’033b3b3bbd5061d8

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‘”Are you listening?!”0d46256c6fac9b83

This Ereanji Ereanji, the goddess!339632149e11b9f0

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I clasped my 734991fda0 hands together as 59c6f2a4d0 if praying, strongly 2872765902 appealing to the 7b7b96da7c existence of the 58de030e77 goddess in this 87e04f2621 novel.c04f04c6edd93daf

Naturally, there was no response.8314f74e32265016

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“Ugh…”856140c0711f0b40

I sighed and decided to 651ffa4ab7 hide the words I had 077a5c5f6c written.4fe0b09ea1457007

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Honestly, the priests probably wouldn’t have recognized them at all, but still, just in case.bf84052f7e85167a

Thud!357d43b9ef1cdd53

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I tore the paper into 26e5b76199 small pieces and drank it 690ef399cf with water.9f854d4937e422d1

“Rip.”93ffb3d9e1b05ece

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Swish!2e59e54d702a2242

At the same 0bb5ca0337 time, as if 68e2ced226 anticipating, the door 2ecdd31b60 opened.698b894d11b15edc

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“Child! Have you finished washing up?”527090216adc69ba

“Cough! Uh, cough!”808da6aadeba0075

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It was a priestess.1babe875e6915aa5

It seemed like she had f4443198f0 brought breakfast, as there was 960aea29a5 a tray in her hand.68f2c5f87e1628d0

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After managing to abca1fc476 suppress my erupting 8edd45185d cough, I replied f82eb8cc36 with great difficulty.bb429c43074675df

“Yes, yes…”c7e204f3de986dde

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A ghost-like human being.da90f85985508dc3

Of all times, why now!e12b49c842f7bf55

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The priestesses in the temple who took care of the orphans weren’t particularly kind.66d19ac1d6dbe526

They had their hands full 89b907fdb4 with supervising the temple chores a897fe1947 and receiving temple visitors.89922afe585061a3

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Given the mountain of tasks, bb5f9b1167 the children rarely listened well. And someone like me, c050ebc6a9 who had caused many 703557f57f accidents, was especially troublesome.82e1ae9b2038b46c

“Look at this. You’ve stained it again, haven’t you? How many times do I have to tell you that those who serve the gods should always keep things tidy!”f6a96438d090c887

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As expected.dd3b400b27807a97

The priestess who glared c6155c9cbe at me with sharp 6426bc38bf eyes roughly placed the 04e6364087 tray on the table.ae64df90ee60c624

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I winced.9c65e4800ee20f6c

But I shook my befea59288 head with a slight e452a6b495 wobble, denying it.759fd5f36c640749

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“Oh, no, I didn’t. I washed it well…”8bb4853fb809d8ee

“Again, backtalking! Is this because you want to be dragged to High Priest Dunkeskey??!”10ef83159a567525

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“Uwaah.”256d602a4113d269

The priestess lifted 9d191dccdb me in a 1af46fbf41 flash.0603aeee23518712

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Then, with a strong pressure, she pressed me against her waist and took a step, making sure I couldn’t move.ae08dad31dcb0384

‘Ugh, my predicament… I should have properly washed up before coming out.’234cda4fe87aeba7

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Not long after realizing my a1163ff147 regression, I had forgotten momentarily.004efee30e88be5e

This woman was 9d092ee51a even worse and 76179bad99 more ill-tempered than e187b7e62c the other priestesses.0809ebb5687d2758

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“Eek!”f4fa86425682f413

Reaching the restroom attached to 1c4d441d19 the room, the priestess positioned 517278d87b me upside down over the c815a316d9 sink.76629fefcb96c730

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Splashhhh!d4d29847f4639518

Without a moment 6ada794cda to react, ice-cold aa3dc73112 water poured over 47d5b016b6 my head like f753abb4c4 a bucket of f173a3bed0 ice.de67711a27f5330a

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“Ugh! Ugh, ugh! Cold, cold!”d0158e3d7624fa02

No matter how much I flailed my short arms, I couldn’t escape the torrent of water.a5d084538691671d

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I could only helplessly endure 64c5b4e0c2 the pouring water.9898660867a7312b

Fortunately, the water torture disguised as washing up didn’t last long.10aef50607a0c8e0

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The woman grabbed 469aaddf1a me by the 586f4e2fc0 back of my 264dfe34c1 clothes and roughly b897119e95 pushed me into 73c72d6ec6 a small room.7c5525e48eb882de

“Huuh…”70ac4482d6bb0f11

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After enduring the 8ec634e192 water torture, I 283bc96642 felt drained as c29a1eb689 I emerged.dda28ddaeaaa2ab3

“This is how you wash up. Do you understand?”ec3ea67ddcc13d8a

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The priestess sneered maliciously as ba0d8c5826 she looked at me, drenched 32e742f287 like a soaked rat.2e8725a8c8c3bd2d

Thud, thud.c52632909664e913

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‘Is that so?’cce1a2147a43ae18

Seeing me trembling, the 10272f2d61 woman clucked her tongue 0101bbe913 as she held the b476becc56 tray.0f1327e6a9f688dc

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“Since you woke up late and time is tight, you need to finish within 10 minutes today.”15bb2d8df87f5ecf

Compared to the usual 30-minute 82eebce69a breakfast, this time was unbelievably 234024e755 shortened.2cec45149ee21656

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‘It’s not that I overslept, it’s because you came late!’5b590bb7159dbcab

My anger flared up.cedc1aa807ad2957

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Waking up the children who hadn’t yet reached eight years old was the priestesses’ responsibility, but as someone who woke up early to study (or at least try to) I found it very unfair.558e195d3e15b485

“But well…”e5971f0626646e71

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After a composed fb18f3c2c2 reply, I picked 3ba395bf0e up my spoon.734f73aae311ccad

‘There’s no point rebelling here; I’m the only one who’ll suffer.’0187d1b238a62ae5

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I had already experienced that enough through my past life’s experiences.eeab05b984439def

‘Sigh. Having to eat this tasteless 5a2f5d2f00 stuff again…’b17548e6554edb5f

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I picked up 258761826f the hard bread d837a86256 that was as 2a57225057 tough as a dd2a7efd33 rock and started 2ea2b5fd20 tearing it with 6d035a6e8b hands resembling ferns.6cc3eeccba989947

The food I received df7ffab389 here was far worse f03be48920 than what I had 92b2d065d3 in the orphanage.2d142ab0b7a5ccb6

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It wasn’t until much later that I realized Diana’s treatment was completely different.be158d7b9eee772c

‘Do they discriminate against us for eating so pitifully?’efaf71b6ecb11560

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With a pout, I dipped 191da7fac6 the pieces of torn bread a9fc424527 into the watery soup. Then, stirring with the spoon, 3ac528a7dc I waited for the bread fa18615e18 to soften. Finally, I closed my eyes 6aac5bf9a1 and swallowed.5fe24d64d0e9e5aa

Gulp.dd18c33400bd5b7b

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“Ugh… I’m eating well!”1d09999e4282d491

Slam!b5663b06b026bf56

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After laboriously swallowing what felt 7609b05edc like a lump, I placed 50588c2550 the bowl down.845f3123d223cb07

But before ten minutes eb15cad99e had passed, the woman 3660de5cfd scrutinized my empty bowl acac2f5dae with stern eyes.cd25fee74fa7e011

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“… Luckily, it seems the wicked specter that refuses to eat hasn’t shown up today.”276201e975290294

‘Ugh… I feel like I might throw up.’7b2c2cdccbd687bb

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My stomach churned, possibly from 576ad4a765 eating too hastily.2789bfb9b2f44a92

But I held it b5d29610e3 back with all my 60eae407bd might.06f631442eb63fd1

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The priestess glanced disapprovingly before e51398c6c1 speaking.353c1845bd3f3f40

“Now, until morning prayer, copy the 6th scripture 10 times. I’ll come to inspect in an hour.”7e4afaf398fd3c8f

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“Yes.”926676ce27da3f22

“Don’t forget. Diana has completed all her studies and left the temple to become a highly respected noblewoman!”3e4fb4de51cbbf69

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“…”339ba151c9d652f6

“If you dare play around and write nonsense this time too, you’ll truly receive a fearsome punishment!”1640f35204e806ab

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The woman who had 86f6ab449b been pressuring me with e3916e8065 assignments suddenly stopped talking.6683d13f306361d3

“Why are you staring at me like that?”47a1942681e826de

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“…”d5fbc727833ed323

“Why are you giving me that unpleasant look?”264a37fb859ba1a5

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“Ugh..!”14d5d877d134086c

Thwack!b5c9a5933f00e3ff

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Out of nowhere, the priestess 52597df7bf smacked the back of my aff947e651 head.b739329c4021d985

A dizzying pain 7a7ba830ce struck my head. I grabbed my nose in da7397d222 response to the unexpected attack 20928869fe and staggered.6f62176b88b921d8

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“Hmph. I didn’t hit you hard, but you’re overreacting.”f3a3cb9838eb930b

Regaining my balance just 626a4d6bb0 in time to not bcf43f5ab3 fall off the chair, c5cc3d0951 I grumbled while listening e5ec579db1 to the priestess.a963b009773fe49a

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“Heh. As if I’d tell you.”21cb1d8021ee32dc

This priestess…c6325ece013ed6e4

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Will die in three months.913eacd7dcebf160

A blue energy d91cf13405 was brimming around ca6eb56a19 her chest.06d03c1f4ec5914d

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The color blue 67ec2c9ce6 indicated an incurable 144c4d7f05 disease.5086177c2cdcb21a

Moreover, a disease df5e89b9e8 that originated in d0c81c1d5c the lungs was 5a60d2ff27 difficult to heal, c74429b421 even with divine 743023788f power and healing 6bab4ae75f abilities.8480df282966320a

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Nevertheless, I had f5973dfa67 once said something 948322902e to this woman ca91d8d039 in the past.7c1cf1eb27a29df9

“Aunty, you’ll die soon.”b6929999312b0670

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“Instead of saying that to me, why don’t you try going to see a doctor?”371007e93ed917fb

This wretched human being, what’s with her attitude…4eeaded046364edb

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But the response I got 2dca863783 was:7207a76212d8855e

“What?! This crazy woman…!”21ba2c6377534b1b

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“High Priest! It seems that an evil spirit has taken hold of Sister Belzeth’s body! Well, it’s not like she looked at me and ordered me to die without blinking!”18dcb12e2003cebb

After that, I was confined to the ‘Chamber of Repentance’ for a week on charges of heresy.ce5765e0fc5b18cb

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And after the fed6e43729 woman actually died, 80090e3139 I was practically 7cae10135f imprisoned for almost 2ca0d3bcc1 two years.2abbed33529efb12

Then, one morning, 8c9a65c9cd I woke up 736989b5fd from sleep and bfd677a788 realized that I 4949496aa5 had lost my e2132068d4 ability overnight.33f7549c055f853d

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Healing Eye (治癒眼).80168d6559591a49

A special ability of 6582572ce2 mine that can identify 219492b87e pain and its causes 4ad68132fc through colors.9874a325e19f71bd

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Only after this ability was taken from me could I leave the ‘Chamber of Repentance’.04a3cef48aacdf05

So, this time, I definitely won’t say anything.63c031fa0dfb2755

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“Anyway, your eyes look all swollen. You unlucky brat.”1c9a8d76f39a9887

Fortunately, as she saw me e0338af65b lowering my gaze quietly, the 9cac689e60 priestess quickly lost interest.e3ce05706521cf5b

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“Cough, cough! But why won’t this damn cough go away?!”a94ba427c66d0553

She suddenly erupted a13e1a4a46 into a violent bbb43b0314 fit of coughing 36b56874b9 and left the d22aa8eeae room.8e754d65cfa979dd

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Only after her footsteps 1d1186dc0c completely faded did I 3fabf6a65e finally let out the e89406c718 suppressed groan.cc1e3dd1ec78fbd8

“Ouch, ouch…”cb98c6b3c465d917

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This half-hearted hitting does nothing.935c823c6e435136

It hurt like hell. Could I be coughing 352c0cf55e up blood from this?359a77efcfa024f1

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“I didn’t even talk back, why did you hit me…! Geez, you’re the only aunty here.”794d50c1b96dfdff

Even experiencing it again, I still couldn’t get used to this kind of treatment. In my past life, every time something like this happened, I would curse and rebel.bd4ee573b36c6a1d

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“Screw you! Leave me alone!”58c42abffbccabcc

“Ah, aaah! Get away! Don’t touch me!”4c9bd625c7d5d2e5

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In the end, the d4d9dca88f priests, using their hands 9c26dba117 and feet, always managed f3829829b2 to take me to 8b40a213ed High Priest Dunkeskey.142f2818f726d55d

Dunkeskey was one of the temple’s authority figures, possessing a bizarre aura that made him seem hardly like a clergyman.756758d8246fee68

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Regardless of age or gender, if one committed a sin, he would grab his cudgel. The reasons varied widely: claims of apparitions, possession by Satan, infestations by demons…fa28065188c3d67d

And if that wasn’t enough, he’d lock them up in the ‘Chamber of Repentance’ until they begged for forgiveness.8126503498079fdb

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Those who emerged from that place were mostly submissive, making Dunkeskey’s authority quite effective. Because of that, to orphans like me, High Priest Dunkeskey was no different from a devil risen from hell.a629b31d8f32f4ab

I was the child who 8225ce19f2 received the most beatings in 5bbe6cbf15 the temple.7fff54803fdd409a

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I was also the one who had been trapped in the ‘Chamber of Repentance’ the longest.70b14f17f5e641fa

It was because I refused 129c4d2184 to comply with them.ec818d2b49b4266a

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But no matter how many red marks were drawn on my calves and palms, no matter how many days and nights I was trapped in that dark room, even after losing the ability to use my Healing Eye, I didn’t give in.bab513bd22f5d7cc

On the contrary, with each 7281702fb1 passing day, my resentment grew 666e55f2f2 stronger.d2138eda68c44ec9

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I would often spit at 922811353f the priests, throw bowls, and 9d4cd7d81a overturn food.2396429657ccc9eb

‘I acted like a real demon…’da65beea82df4ed6

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So if you thought I felt relieved afterward, that wasn’t the case either.0c8a46187bf087ce

During the day, I f8d5f92e70 would behave like such be145d1de5 a troublemaker, but at 31064430eb night, I would flip f2b06ac063 my blanket and cry 05493029bf silently.2b447a2b44be6412

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And the next 234dc109e8 day, the day 420adb906c of enduring this 773825c590 stubbornness, repeated.c8ef13bae4f2a9f6

The next day.9c00611c418c465d

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The day after that.f787d8fb37efd7a0

Persisting stubbornly until it might ec8f2e6bc8 kill me.84fa99fd2bf78da1

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