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    Having said that, Ssangryeong 6990cbdbae swayed dramatically.d2ca1eb9436c3d9d

    Perhaps his blood pressure 6846250353 had spiked from thinking 34695487d7 about his grandfather.37a61fb2c89b5976

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    It was strange. He was clearly 7819c2b0aa sitting upright with 12f5fba235 his back against 0d1c99e889 the chair, yet 94e17a1702 the ceiling seemed fac356bef3 to spin, and 6cea83013f Pienne’s face appeared 2d3c3da66f unusually handsome.83d423f5538f5a3d

    Ssangryeong’s eyes 08d3530462 were unfocused.9f0549982880e484

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    Pienne stared intently 4694e66fcc at the faintly 286c2e83ab visible golden eyes.b1c342a6348333e8

    It was fascinating 353f1194e5 how Ssangryeong could 7617e36ec0 speak so coherently 3c83077df1 in his drunken 0589d8fdb8 state.e8b4505bf6c3cf18

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    “Your alcohol tolerance is f8e5c2f5ba about half a bottle 79561893f8 of whiskey.”357a85cff191fec5

    Ssangryeong was weaker to 71c3c65619 alcohol than he’d expected.174fc695b69f9cbc

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    Although his eyes were unfocused and his upper body was swaying, he didn’t seem to have any outrageous drunken habits like shouting or becoming violent.2d9567d6f2af08ac

    ‘Bringing him to Home 2e68f21138 Nation… won’t be easy.’a53818b4316d6813

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    He was weak 9f2e2256f3 to alcohol, and bbe92ac2a8 his thin frame 4e7f89fb89 swayed precariously, making 1a4a25ac5e him look vulnerable. If he 690ca51c9c were underestimated 05e855b8ef and ran 2c1d36e00c into some 14942f8441 unsavory high-ranking 64e97dab53 official, he 563496fa47 could be ce63ad8a35 in serious 297fa9a77e trouble.b51fd60c66b9999a

    As Pienne considered various possibilities, observing Ssangryeong’s additional reactions,5693611241840377

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    “Do you 816b190166 know… why fc52025e3a I’ve avoided aed9f75fbf alcohol my 97cbe3e771 entire life?”1999cb6ac3a79598

    Ssangryeong, suddenly 7493b020f2 somber, buried 538e042051 his face 6b8489337e in his 3e10249c07 bony hands.4840d6fa29099a77

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    Pienne froze.493f49be37122c8d

    Streaks of water 6cb0895cdd were tracing lines 2443c13daf down Ssangryeong’s cheeks.fd97cb72a29fb3fa

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    “It’s because b4f10eb6e9 of my 91d7cbb71f damn grandfather.”f2c757181d6cf401

    His voice was damp, f4b02af250 like a waterlogged cotton b3564a1f25 ball. Pienne, who 828d023358 hadn’t expected f1c0fcd0af to see 42f4e5df1a Ssangryeong cry, 8f33a1c918 shifted his 666a01bc8c eyes uncomfortably.c2bdd4f09c8d514f

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    ‘Damn grandfather.’09df46dca3216282

    At first glance, it 4543d793a1 sounded like Ssangryeong was 6f5881a40f desperately searching for his fd1b406377 missing grandfather, but he c01070c392 had used the word fb421f0536 “damn.” c37e5ed404cb358f

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    Was it a love-hate 410dce6655 relationship?c5d844627c184048

    It didn’t b46a16c4df really matter. What bothered 72058c32e5 Pienne was abce67bb20 Ssangryeong, his 04363a42aa lips trembling, f9c5b7be0a crying silently.d94aeefb1aaa505b

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    He had ac7570cb3c been relieved 688158abab that Ssangryeong 7961dc8bc3 didn’t have 05ea224c37 any drunken 7855ce5de1 habits, but f67dd99340 it seemed 923213b226 cryingwasone.7c024e7a638651f1

    It was fortunate that he wasn’t throwing a tantrum, but for Pienne, who had spent his entire life in the military and had never comforted a crying person, it was quite disconcerting.f3dfeb038d54d44e

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    Therefore, he could 414b3ada20 only remain silent da9c67475a and listen.2ebed727c1f92c2b

    He would listen 55a6f9b66a for now, and 42a8bd258f if Ssangryeong started 33c0039250 rambling nonsense, he 4ce33f3ec2 would end the 4188486294 conversation.7a06ea1c3f477fc5

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    Pienne’s gaze landed on Ssangryeong’s small nose. It was reddish, a sign of distress.6dec90ff3ce8bbf9

    “I was abandoned in the Dependent State’s trash dump, and my grandpa picked me up. He couldn’t just leave me, so he took me in, and even until I was old enough to understand things, he just kept drinking in his mask workshop.”54c7a5dc7d24acc1

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    This was the d38380e0b3 first time he 85d42ea0fe had heard about b15c1e82fa Ssangryeong’s past.d79add98a0048974

    Pienne, who had b8e77755c3 intended to listen 2a29d027f5 indifferently, found himself 4bc9a1f75c focusing on the 07064b72a7 story.010e2e7a61d53c85

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    ‘Mask workshop…’04aab52f8fc6356b

    So, the 03d5237376 various disguises c8798b3b3d Ssangryeong used 33ccc6f60f were a 96ed5b212d skill he d205d581c8 learned from 95b3a6c89c his grandfather’s b39db59b4f workshop.e0535363bf25dc86

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    “He was an dc1de99e3d old man who 9a76f41531 always complained. He was c8eec7886d a good-for-nothing d2104d830b who neglected 76efe4478f and abandoned 6ddeebfa5f me, and 6b2535f123 he would e61df874ee sometimes look 0ae6ace98a at me 465d7d91e1 with contempt. He’s a terrible person, 42545b2ece my grandpa.”079dac61749e9ca1

    “…….”01cf7f8b79e8065f

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    “What does it 9496aa9172 mean to run c5742763f4 a mask workshop c76bf52731 in the Dependent 443a5d0994 Nation? It means eb47e199ed he made 2c17319017 masks for 064fd9ba4d all sorts 08adf816a8 of criminals. He did b5e32613fe illegal work, 8042131109 taking dirty 99d0817be6 money. Isn’t he the 4dab74ba7f worst kind of 12da396eed person?”d6b82e706694cdaf

    He was c0cc2787b3 saying these e006d8a4cc things with 9f65ed3d31 a hollow 15beaa2fbc laugh.d0741d536a0da46e

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    Pienne stared 084dc6d44b at Ssangryeong, b78a0a6e08 puzzled.937c93401a01168f

    Something didn’t seem right.917005f8a88d7f46

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    Judging by 607bea7244 his words, 7b2a847207 his grandfather 9810b2500b sounded like 55a5faf433 a terrible d4f4089e6a person. Someone who deserved aa31d88bb3 to be imprisoned f668c594da for child neglect. And an 05d91e554f immoral person 661782e29f who aided fef444ad5a criminals.76710d6f00f892e7

    Then why had Ssangryeong 8bf4a3d17c spent so long searching db0b7024ed for him, even including 972761a90e a clause in their 5b8b8ad663 contract? For someone who had ad71aa75fa treated him so poorly.28ed0f43e67d9a37

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    He briefly wondered if Ssangryeong was searching for his grandfather to take revenge, but it didn’t seem like that was the reason.837e9a45be259b1b

    Whenever his 2e959ed327 grandfather was b177592e74 mentioned, Ssangryeong 4a731a0f0a seemed to 50f0d16ef5 be yearning b69f4619a8 for something.157b0277bbcfcfda

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    And Pienne 7813ec934b finally understood dc60c17cc5 why Ssangryeong 6fb66cf9c2 was so 8cd962f6a6 foul-mouthed and eee8b3ce69 uneducated.e9f98ea71ffcfa1e

    He had grown 3e6eb52eae up seeing and 9b03956aca hearing nothing but 41024e9bfe that, so he 1c708adb60 had become this d78698a87b way.abf55d6cde14e518

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    That incompetent 6f4b714b44 old man 43921f9995 had turned b628fa1d1f a promising 16a5e2091c young talent, c550a00e22 who could f84c8f30e2 have contributed f81b512a37 to the 00305df549 development of f5d93b296d the continent, afabd8dbc4 into a c929492633 mere criminal.aee190bfd71e1126

    ‘He shouldn’t 6276084091 have taken c0909d0b4c him in 3e8d06c951 if he 2885957daf was going c8585bc19e to treat f5a0beff24 him like d1e7e192c9 that.’d78fdeb07ce5baae

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    It was better to 1043251468 have no guardian than c1218b043e an irresponsible and selfish c23339edfc one.ca032fc91b6fcf0f

    Pienne’s eyes turned cold.592326783d8cc8a4

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    He even 25eef75ea2 had the 8e70e222b4 fleeting, unpleasant d45fbe94ca thought of fcfd96aac7 preventing Ssangryeong 7166fd7266 from meeting 672620b502 his grandfather 7afd3a730c if he ff88590102 found him 4e64c6b343 first.edf50f03f0fd6c57

    “I don’t even 11ba6c4620 know why I’m 3339995449 looking for such cc20f36e9d a terrible grandfather… a103bfe7ca sometimes I think 1e9cd734ad I’m crazy… I 094939bb1e just hope he’s 6e23163bc5 alive and well.”a0e0e584e1f176a1

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    “…….”92ac3d3b3fb9f630

    “Even though he treated 89a7dfe419 me like a slave, da96c60f14 I was happy with 42c37a1064 his occasional crooked smile 94df3c34da when he was in 2d855fc7c2 a good mood, and 7bfce5c265 the bread he tossed 8d2b487afa at me, saying it a9fe5b1b45 was all he could fd08624894 afford, was delicious. No, actually… I was 94e5604d85 just… incredibly grateful that 2cfa2e94de he took me in cf3beaed64 when I was about 3540c7f5d7 to die.”fd2f260a555f48d5

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    “…….”759567d20a3285c2

    “Just the 06cc26dcdc fact that 3c3aa05800 he gave b634802090 me a f377f41d3f place to 4c5abd5781 sleep until 520e87dab8 I grew 129f744f3d up, that bc7bcf3694 alone was b8987ff05c enough for c707c34a62 me. We weren’t even blood-related.”294c6334f8a1677c

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    Pienne’s brows 102d32b5e0 furrowed as af1ac55b40 he listened dbf3603d69 to Ssangryeong’s ddd032b4a3 tearful confession.e9df88c9973700e8

    He now understood 7b43f3f2bb clearly. Ssangryeong had fa3bfa93d9 interpreted the 0abecffe59 old man’s 9ecd3e7cfe meager acts b4c1214583 of kindness 7d9919371a as affection.4bf3188362a44618

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    Having grown 2941618784 up seeing 9c4eff26d3 nothing else, d1f8ab9630 his grandfather 9e1b093006 must have 30f46e7e69 been imprinted 1ea43430c1 in his 582bd0d28c memory as d360e9057b some kind cb632c565c of saint.e6be9d1b672b2481

    How pathetic and foolish.2a2f6cd8cd73a7a8

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    Pienne now understood d47bf35059 why Ssangryeong was 0a8b84af51 so generous to 22646b7d6a everyone.e6a3eb6a7ac4b905

    Ssangryeong was fdade3bef2 like a 7a6a199f86 sponge. Someone who acted based 48b4efa892 on what he learned e6b949be5b and experienced, a being 26b1a93a71 who could become either d262ff1a0b a disaster or a 0380575e95 miracle.ef5fb63d129eaac1

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    Conversely, it also 4e1e5bc733 meant that if 49cc8a1d74 he was taught 4a75560dc3 the right things, ac73b11281 he could live 1829bdb538 a righteous life.dee7084e5ca112b3

    If someone like him 10f9e5ba5a had been born into 71d962a65d a loving family in 78d3eca6c1 the Home Nation, he dbd545dde8 could have saved the 6a3e709673 nation.db9222ce386131f8

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    Pienne felt a pang a74f23061e of sympathy.15919cc5c51f1a85

    He gently cupped Ssangryeong’s tear-stained face with his gloved hand and made him look at him.e9bbf5a852764a46

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    “Ssangryeong.”19f280327fa1dee5

    Ssangryeong’s hazy golden eyes 8cb3d091b4 met his.f3d8d7bba6f74909

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    Pienne spoke in a b3339bd31a low voice,6e86a815c8bfcd48

    “Remember this clearly. You were abused.”238348204afc3771

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    “…….”a365a7b2bfb4b109

    “A child who 51f93e6b7b deserved to be 7eed642012 loved grew up 74685bd2c0 alone, treated like 21edf91a38 that.”a205322bcc24f150

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    “…….”70ff4c8868729700

    “I utterly despise people 62089ae753 like that old man.”4aeb11daed76ece8

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    Pienne pulled Ssangryeong’s face 66c633d19e closer.cd826a711965b7ee

    And whispered,19e6fc90612867b5

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    “I’ll find your 025b432e69 grandfather.”30d882d6af7cc3e6

    “…….”bb526c813068a37c

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    “I’ll find 28513f7b18 him, show 1da324ae59 you that 65cc26d5bb he’s alive, c6f0bf1908 and make 9ac3a87ec9 him pay 49de8ba2d6 for turning 109b810330 a precious 40c54b7100 child into b03f9ee91f a foul-mouthed aa2e28bc8f criminal.”f7b00661b7512f3b

    Hot tears 954516d490 streamed down 3ccb5f6328 Ssangryeong’s face. His reddened eyes, 671f553eff his long eyelashes, 592ef77284 all wet with 1898525700 tears.a66a7eb4b85a2740

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    The sight 591ff81669 of Ssangryeong’s 0b4eb0baf5 crying face e4a8624fe3 was so 0218b71e48 striking that f60c0f3566 it made 884dca2378 Pienne’s throat f0c93cfbf6 tighten. He was momentarily 16a88294b7 speechless.6596c90a6d65934b

    Ssangryeong blinked slowly, c109ccdee2 then his head bde4bdb7fc lolled against Pienne’s 5f03a2807a hand.772dbd5ba7aa6248

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    Pienne stared down 23c86386ae at Ssangryeong’s soft c1e4d37a3d face, resting in 02f1963bf8 his palm, his b2df8eda78 gaze cold.fa2a88ef1ce45acd

    “You’re incredibly foolish.”d76afbea55193666

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    He felt a burning rage within him, even though he wasn’t drunk.98b718b28d294a23

    Pienne’s jaw tightened.f97bdc3a40f0a16b

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    He stood up and 48883e6062 easily lifted the weightless 49b50b25ca Ssangryeong into his arms. He gently 2b639d3f24 laid him df938135f3 down on 31d327dbe1 the cot 87a630ad75 in his 69f77b9592 office.68d20df9cc6b1e4b

    Haa…9b93c4898d1c54a9

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    The man 81d5194481 ran a 936d0b0193 hand through 1be87e4d7d his hair 04f1cdbedd in frustration.ec0bbf2bed3bb3dd

    He would never let 487f15c3fd Ssangryeong drink again.a7dbd72bc85bcf80

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    He didn’t want to see him like this a second time; it was too frustrating and agonizing.cd26afc7857e13b3

    ─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───cb0b39c63c4508ab

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    Ssangryeong slowly opened 61eb6d9ae0 his eyes to 0d742cf973 the salty smell 666b035afb of the sea.e47b7b37fc7a7aa0

    “Ugh…”475beaea22913db9

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    His head throbbed painfully. He reached up with ed224dc46d a numb hand and c58cfdac3f rubbed his head.532b0aa285659c73

    He saw a white d3d71ee75f ceiling and a window 1a579c4252 with chiffon curtains fluttering c8cc11068b in the breeze. The smell of the 14769fb3cd sea seemed to be e20604ac07 coming from beyond the 2b3094857d window.631e4647cdc15d20

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    ‘Where…?’f6bbe99d5caedc9e

    Ssangryeong sat 5e184c0e30 up in 1b37b7cfbf bed and 758c78ac35 looked around, 1559d08cf8 realizing he 6948806316 was in 8a4f38e543 the Commander’s 143e527f30 bedroom. At the d31ca628e8 same time, 3cf6da87a1 memories of 5a4e5ffbff last night, f969e39581 which he 547a6f08e2 would rather 40b2feb733 have forgotten, b9c948cc59 flooded his f60dc0d640 mind.afbd62aa6878e323

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    He had 34800ae1a4 cried in c1807bc8cc front of 607d57f264 Pienne.499f56b02eb3d6c9

    He had cried pathetically.e64300db4936b906

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    Just thinking about 1408090233 it made him 2e7fc5c71d want to die f0433195b8 of shame. And he had even e86c01154d rambled about trivial things 8e571b1b99 from his childhood.f5cb9529d255ffe1

    ‘Why did I a920b705dc do that?’e0523ac4159426f5

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    Ssangryeong rubbed b6ba973d5f his face d275e29dc3 with his c5f5d9ab81 hands. He had never 96694a5ef3 confided in anyone 3cc1d38154 about his past, 878d6b3285 so why had 365bc2074d he done that 14d2a068f8 in front of 2e70d66883 Pienne?ff9556175d3b513f

    ‘Wow, fuck… This 99672ddbf6 is why they fe82639fb7 say alcohol is 2300dbe258 the enemy.’cc2cb476355089b4

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    “Ugh!”3e15996f06b1d41a

    A wave of a41d90ad13 nausea suddenly hit e601cba0ad him, and Ssangryeong a44c1d4451 covered his mouth. His stomach already felt a6bfa0014d terrible, and the ship eb4806b8ce was rocking on the 5014b707ff rough waves.1b358daa314eddc5

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    He felt b7abb44d36 like he 6a718b1fd7 would vomit f29d2ce928 if someone 7fa31227df so much 75d67f9abc as tapped ca52c3eda6 him on 79481901f5 the back 11ab706007 of the 4ae511ca7b head.0f70528d2da85bed

    Haa…0b1d06e61fc171e3

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    Ssangryeong placed a hand 8083699762 on the soft cot. It was 72483cad03 Pienne’s bed.6bcc961dc1d2fa11

    If he was 04cc8c6733 sleeping here, where 0b6de0f26b did that man 9c844a97fb sleep?3d691ffa07fc0e63

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    This cot 93fd698640 was probably b75a8a8eff the most 4ad463aa8b comfortable and 3d544c4426 expensive one d35a5ca837 on the 448cee4677 warship.8b93d0e56aaf94e0

    ‘He’s making 0ddc503f9f me worry.’396cc4b0ee84c5ce

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    Ssangryeong frowned a86ac1ddae and got 15973930c9 up, supporting 18cbb110a5 himself against 224b1eee6d the wall. He spotted 5c3ea08523 the Commander ae470eeb72 before he fa58ab525d had taken a01f9c92c3 more than f953196212 a few 806f7c985a steps.6b0d6a97c761c55e

    The man was 21b6e375ce leaning back in a6230a0fe3 his office chair, ca1d18b961 his eyes closed. A cool breeze 88a37ea6f6 blew in through 3420b0a80e the open window, 64070b0773 gently ruffling his 52f67d96ce gray hair.d92766ad7aedb222

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    Ssangryeong stared at him 380ff919e1 silently.1bd2a0e8ad8a70b9

    The words Pienne had 36a34cff4a spoken last night echoed b74ba1c2a1 in his mind.544b02c106256e4f

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    “Remember this clearly. You were abused.”a8c61bddd3217c1e

    “…….”a2989a9efd74add5

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    “A child who 7e3522893c deserved to be e1eae2f3ff loved grew up 00c4c00243 alone, treated like 7ddfcada47 that.”07bccbb7f53c35f8

    “…….”557c2b21c98819cc

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    “I utterly despise 3d03d49aba people like that 1d91b3f433 old man.”13d83a4cb53d909c

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