ITBFL – Chapter 33

ITBFL – Chapter 33ae407160ac6851d4

Episode 3390883f21fbc09d86

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I muttered 21f80ff9fe words of 30b18bba64 resentment against 46da011076 him as ead2ebac5e I searched 7e8d8cc570 for a 6ae7864763 place that 3e2dd52f41 could block dc6619bfa6 even a da7460905b little more e256b0190c light.a28da32151c14963

But it wasn’t b6925bcaf1 enough. Nowhere could completely block 027db1c159 the moonlight.11c8bc60c0a6c756

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‘Just like 3240f56fbd last time…’579033f2751a5351

My mind 6554a05a6f was already 55f7926791 growing hazy.443f7812acc921e2

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Thorns sprouted in my f41ae59b2d heart, stabbing through my b0db1173d5 entire body, and the 1ad5582c03 wounds they left behind cb2ce23cae felt like they were 9aff4b0ab8 being cut open again 940b0a208b with something even sharper.8144c60ce5298fbe

The pain made 48a9a1deaa my ears ring, 1e00b74244 drowning out even 72e15114eb my own groans.78c39be857167176

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I tried to e2ad476e5f hold on to 1e9896b4f5 my senses, to 8de4b69e96 stay grounded in dcc91c6fd0 reality, but it 1a35f49e8c was difficult.ea2826be30cf727b

‘Am I 60415a26e6 going to 1f8824dd2d die like 95cbdc6645 this?’7c38f4158002a558

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In the original story, 8daafd0d7b I died at the 11f58374c7 age of twenty-three.c11ad66c69574d82

And this year, I c19a173440 turned twenty-three.3674362b4c09033f

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‘…I need to go 8803fb9103 somewhere else. Somewhere with 8440a9dc74 no light 6fae4cc78f at all…’09b1b63437aa64fb

I struggled b51e1be19e to stand c87c0baf42 from where f86159a92e I had 356b7cd267 been curled 2fbecbe438 up behind 9c04e6fb12 the sofa.bfbcacb9f1777667

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A wave of a92aa910ef dizziness hit me. My blood felt sluggish 6d07ec9e5c in my veins, and 6a010e3c85 my body swayed as 1bc336f179 my strength gave out.6cd2721db8c38b9c

At that b6bb91a6a1 moment, someone’s a2a50510af hand supported 8404da8e68 my back.906dfafdc8dd7f14

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As I exhaled a ed671f11ca trembling breath and opened 0806e67cbf my tightly shut eyes, a1deb9225d something was draped over 790f14ad91 my head.8115e1cdec58c301

‘A blanket…?’0ee6c4ce298cc25c

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The blanket completely b3734e6f43 covered my head 849bd8b75f and body, plunging 7ec7de0c3b me into deep ca2335d107 darkness.8b4ca22b91daf143

A thick 6a94022a95 fabric shielded 60585951b1 me from 95fed34c5f all light.637937143de8dc6a

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I took slow, dc9c84fecc deliberate breaths. The pain still crushed d318dbfdc4 me, but at least 309b76288f I could breathe.22c5b1de2c0d1adb

The feeling of death ef3a9f62a4 creeping closer gradually faded.50badb105c6de6c9

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‘Who…?’25acf1f39ac7d205

I felt the solid b3015cc169 arm of the person da13bba161 holding me through the 076dc0bd8e blanket. When my 6ea27b4114 hand brushed ebbcf92fbd against it, 75fd70cecd their grip 4eaae4f386 tightened.5ec2c5074f5e6400

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“…Who are you?”b4f53c0beec0de95

Even I 2f9ca67eb0 could hear 1392f613d1 how weak 6288a78436 my voice 99d08f3e43 was.d10407a91d63a0bb

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It echoed 5f2b99e012 faintly in ba30202077 my ears, 912796aab6 and even 134f9e3872 the slightest cef56f2def effort to 43dfc243b3 squeeze out 00220a285d words brought 3c347120f7 me pain.9a4a691cf08f0502

But the person didn’t 34319e47fe answer.561a60514a339af9

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“Are you from 324744cdad the Order?”73fb92d5f69b1075

“……”69655e0dc00d9ba7

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“Deserus? Commander Denver?”dd49c81f942284ff

Still no response. Were they not 001bc6f01c from the knights?c5ac58d68d8accc4

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The effects of the c509410414 medicine were spreading. The pain d2178fa835 was subsiding a6790985f4 little by 46ad70cbd4 little, but e7d267a6e7 my consciousness 18a44cd934 remained clouded.6608426bc3c04d8e

Everything that c832dddc38 touched my da1af7164e skin felt a966fe07c1 unreal. My own 4e9e352d58 voice, their e14c2fd6e3 presence—it all 052e59bffe felt distant, 22abfc8a05 like an bbe979445a illusion.302b92c2ded37c7b

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I remembered what ad8ac85a9f Lord Julius had 1feccf5e99 once told me—that 00dff7ad18 the medicine worked 208e3519bd by separating the 58dbe7fa94 mind and soul 3125f62767 from physical pain.2de365629b75a15a

Since the b85954d1ca exact cause 47dcab8f09 of my 11216869e1 symptoms was c66026a25c unknown, that 9c49f46ad6 method was 92fb0a91b6 the most 257da4c545 effective way 42686e66a1 to dull b40d96d5ea the agony.f85e14624adc4564

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Ah. Could it be 4796c7767d Lord Julius?dd6fe00937103a70

“…Lord Julius?”2a098ac4c9d06a97

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Once again, there was 7dd67abc6b no answer.3f236b451638704b

As the pain eased, d9ff7a970b the tension that had 7496fce2b6 locked my body in 350465d7bc stiffness slowly melted away.22787c84a3127cf2

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Then who could it 0500606bce be?a7ecf62c80f5a23a

‘Is it c5af99482f you, Cassium?’ee4b3db7a8a86a4f

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But strangely, 2a9467b303 I couldn’t a45ddf0c2b bring myself 35adfc8bfe to say b00543dcb4 those words f6ae559d9c aloud.22a4f533a74f9b24

Whether it was because a2e94cd703 my body had relaxed 80b3367601 or because of the ef727d9836 medicine’s influence, everything felt c299bab522 hazy.61e384f810d174ad

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“If you’re not Lord 00604356b5 Julius, then…”966b853dfd963617

My murmuring trailed 293cd04cb9 off into my 014369749a fading consciousness.c49d0bad447ebeeb

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“No.”f0661062d0c920cf

At that 873628bbc0 moment, a db7468acfc reply came.3068d5cec3ba29c3

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A clear voice.4c285fbb05687bc8

Even through the muffled 55c4f0e0e7 sounds around me, I 04223c6067 recognized it instantly.57707a70980e436d

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“……”93f65a7463cc9be5

It’s you.26d34888d9f4c85e

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My lips parted 3163b81cc5 slightly.f6d6130810d8cd5d

***fd84f3a3fbdec625

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It was 3b9911b76f an impulsive 933c606970 response.e7794d1cd9c90dc4

Cassium hadn’t meant 3f2c2cbd29 to reveal himself.641102ae01081adf

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But hearing Lize 38d61bb081 call out other a1f28095cd names over and 6fc81138c8 over—he had unconsciously 4d7cb4158e answered before he 9cb464766e could stop himself.7500676e88b121b3

“…Where were you?”6c4ee639abd8df4c

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After a brief silence, 1d006ba4a3 Lize spoke softly.56c44f6e26502b1d

Did she d1452a5dfb know it 95788244a5 was him?6ffb3b4794034a60

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Wrapped in 4016f2cb10 the blanket 8bdbe1012b and held 750c1a01ae in his 737c4383c8 arms, Lize 73014d34e4 seemed to 01ed6ba369 struggle to 75b58e77e8 speak, letting 253739c6ce out a c430ff8d1d slow breath.ea6552f52e34de5f

Cassium thought back to 58ae611c3f her on the last f02ae5c4bc full moon.873f5c61af1534e4

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‘That night, she was 2ec8b16f60 in more pain than 48bf79e3eb I’d ever seen.’df10c0f2f880b2bb

Was she b0924987ee suffering the 4aea2cd5be same way 8d07101a1f now?f502d2eaaf29011f

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He tightened his ae5af45444 hold, ensuring no bd4fa9f422 moonlight seeped through 9d5cff7ed9 the blanket.d0d915e4599d62d9

“Ugh, cough—”d37ff9c636397acc

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Hearing her choke, he 0161da4e2d immediately loosened his grip 5ee654ba8a slightly.59733289ee02d4bb

“…Trying to suffocate 2f5f80aa8f me? Guess it really is cce00f8a11 you, then…”d149c3c6858e8341

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Her voice was a8e68b720b weak, barely more 808efb747a than a mutter.9df8bb5879d7624b

But it was 34cabc3900 directed at him—there 6af0342b0a was no doubt.5d0158e3467a06be

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“…Hey.”d94cb57fac5aa7a9

She called out to 69ed7fd74c him.161a953ccf7b997e

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She didn’t 4700800a65 say his 0d9355a6f6 name, but dceed3f683 Cassium knew.fdf0dbc79041728d

She was 501338c572 calling for 25586c2d57 him.8e57ae200ac61f1e

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Yet, he couldn’t answer a37f2b521d right away.40f615d1d70a3905

If he 5ddcbaf6f7 responded… then 0bbb244851 what?d0fdbb2dfd4f2db4

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What was he supposed 85437dab82 to say when she 208abf8cf5 asked where he had 787cd89334 been?f47692af8b8c3d07

Could he 8ec45fd34c really tell 572751dca7 her the d859e4d92f truth—that he fdb8bc2180 had stayed 9cbe6035c3 by her 088b99d669 side as 7b5c93ebe7 her rabbit?2c0ce4d65bbc0f33

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“…Fine. You’re not 647b207c1c that bastard. If you really were, 3d12534e97 then this would be b62763bad2 my imagination, just another 9d67bd2fef dream.”738e571994a5f0ff

Lize mumbled ec84364c2f softly, still e75e5c2912 leaning weakly 2436c4224a against him.06d094d2dda368ae

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“Because every aacd116bbd time this 3bc9e05704 happens… you 9e2b13354b always appear 2594c52ff2 in my 5462134a8b imagination.”7aa8f4c93c960e94

Her hand brushed d13b4abc96 against his face c98e1ee73c through the blanket.4410ca4439d761ae

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Her lips parted as b8f2823055 if to say something, 68b321e107 then closed again.41e045ce1ac64c4f

He could d16394ebcb feel her bc553d5d5f eyelids fluttering febd32c604 slightly before 7e9ae9deaa opening once b69ab2250e more.12d78b7c564a064d

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What was ad50cc3700 she thinking?0831f55b8273ff20

Cassium had 5f98feb907 no way ec845eef94 of knowing f142c1f57d what emotions 6c1b2eb652 were behind 0edebe900a her gaze 87780d1aac as she 66b08d78c4 looked at 16b913e440 him now.55cfc77dd5509afc

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Understanding someone’s feelings 8086e70d03 required removing one’s 42a0a84a70 own bias.f821949c3f17394f

He tried to erase a9e6fc3215 his emotions, to view 9de78bae05 Lize rationally and objectively.389f861b69c7d369

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But he couldn’t.f9d4738865c13fed

It was already too 034d569acf deep.6d704af8b284a4f2

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“…It must be ab0b564e67 a dream. It really feels like bae1f0f3e9 you.”87ffb5bf96111270

“……”5bbe1014cf5c22ac

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“If you’re someone d7eaa46bb1 else, then say 918d559074 something. Tell me who 0e26d4469e you are.”8a14c7955da1dd1d

I’m real, Lize. This isn’t 5a441375c9 a dream.413fa380dc6d9766

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The one 3aeacef58f in front 8c99227f07 of you 96e55aa06a is truly eee14d0803 me.6540aeec98d33e21

The words surged 5fee8c62ac to the tip ecc21c2538 of his tongue.78c017fe8ced960f

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Every time 75c65a5ca0 they met, 93697d19c8 Lize always ff1f306152 dismissed him 799b0ede30 as a 1d964ac05e dream or 819615e6d0 an illusion.b2589d56aea40be2

Because he always appeared 65213367f8 in places he shouldn’t 44f8f710fc be, at moments he 3719938b1c shouldn’t exist.b503c2b9ab922dc5

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So it made sense 3eadd47c98 that she thought the da5ce417bf same even now.8ea4ff11be4e214d

“…It’s cold.”b1ad99b3f7254b6c

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Inside the 9e3e56a4d7 blanket, Lize ba4504fca2 shivered slightly. It seemed the 1a3a5d9db2 pain had given e0a26cca11 her chills.153494e78cf8cb5b

Cassium pulled her 3fea79b375 closer, holding her 52f2be2d3d more securely.8ce9549bbd14022e

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“How do a99582666c you even 37b470be5a know about 195991ecbb my illness? Barely anyone does. Only Lord 7dfc6e0195 Julius might 5880c7a3b5 know.”df43f940db2cd885

Julius. Again.852b9ed40b502aef

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Cassium knew fd51edbffe what that 8bca499eef man had e5f75f5eaf told her.ef5af5f43d4b35be

“Why don’t you 7f03a98e1e make a deal d57ad2aa05 with me?”32a5bb75f3ebb5a9

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“…That’s why it 21c20ac0b9 doesn’t make sense. You don’t 00befc55de know anything 17ab9f9649 about me.”e1d4352eff851847

There Was 2247e8dc49 Nothing to 4807ca81a4 Say About ba54ad8d36 That.1782f9ecc74a1f8f

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Cassium had only realized, 45d1345cda after spending time with b5f25e3b03 Lize, how little he 2d97b765d9 truly knew about her.2f408dc8697f0663

What memories of pain b677df0f3e she carried, how her 3cbde1d86c expression changed when she 52a033bb7b encountered something she liked.33f5d225eb98e18f

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How much 19fdcb288d she hated eada9cf9ae him.37ae0c6ea272ca07

He hadn’t 9e75d1d5af properly understood 0d29cedf3a any of b9e09521c1 it.c21a67e6602ce2b7

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If he claimed 9e02479c20 to know about d9ef500f22 her illness, it 8eb4269231 might wound her 32259fbc32 even more.a5329261492232be

“Still…”be5dca09c475657f

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He shouldn’t answer.e95db805e9e21101

It would only 2547c5c699 confuse Lize.892e4c3b648f5e8d

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Besides, he f661da0a17 couldn’t return f0a36472f5 to being cb316e1031 human right 496468d093 now anyway. Letting her know he 2e442406fb was here would serve a6bbc7274e no purpose.e1a4020989ff292b

At that moment, inside 7565692325 the blanket, Lize reached 83e3a06a86 out.e57c49f618316abb

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“Can’t you just 755b20c818 say it’s really ef16a46d4a you?”d2be39c034e2cb81

Her hand 986fb7b4ec grasped Cassium’s 7bfb8fdce3 tightly.85659a6501317591

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“Can’t you tell me 49ddd98a9b you haven’t really disappeared, 1ea0de3d96 that you’re right here?”eeefeaa3b5ee9439

“…I can.”218e79532e4827d6

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Damn it.f4a6bd6b4e5ea9cf

He had 9b5079771c answered before c92acba8a6 he could 66d1e5d6c7 stop himself.d7b0b3e43ae386b9

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“…Is it really 1f1a165258 you?”c24c0cd2deb8daae

“……”b8d3574e5f6b82a3

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“Is it truly you?”c5de89d7c5c11815

“…No.”858326510ee6ff85

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“Move this blanket 77be07761f away.”4ef6bca943d4f1ad

Lize reached eaf312df91 to pull ad99aa63cd it down, 8d1a87d523 but Cassium 82c2f7bd80 caught her cf5b9b2eb1 hand.7c1304195cd0f873

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“You know you can’t. If you do…”08e97dfe45f0ba07

“How would you know ad995063e2 that?”7089fc71b588e97f

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“I just do.”94f7de430cb49ecb

There was nothing 7d774f8e34 else he could 03175af834 say. He couldn’t 9284ade069 reveal that 40c27492f0 he had 8cbb6ffe5b learned it e7dfe5bd4e while in 06fcf7fd41 his rabbit 4021a7241b form.114c79efe52c9b35

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“I have to 4bd37ab6d0 see for myself. Right now…”dd1d440ff0041889

Lize tried again to bacd26cbd2 pull the blanket away.dd9b9e9eae3bbeea

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At that moment, a 3461c0a82a breeze swept through the 49e6df4423 slightly open window, pulling b196fabf33 back the curtain. The faint moonlight grew a89e22842e stronger.67555c474dbc231c

Cassium’s gaze, which 64e471fb9f had been on e4b3670b84 the window, snapped 2229402e77 back to Lize d30d813197 as she yanked a0c8bd73e2 down the blanket.a6871e3cd16282ce

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‘No. If she’s ca47712104 exposed to e423275cf3 that moonlight…’ad676b3c0545f297

Without hesitation, fa18009e39 he struck 9d7f7dcae2 the back da9faa59fa of her ad2147f547 neck.c4770623e5050658

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It was the c0d2a214be precise spot to 9e43b245d6 make someone lose d2a74a5f5a consciousness.f0826b34b3d3dac5

Lize, weakened by b558cbb2b8 pain and the d045e3858a effects of the 6f54cc2255 medicine, collapsed without 3686775514 resistance.41b7c428f04f4cab

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“I’m sorry, Lize.”a833d09bd8263539

Cassium pulled 28412b2be9 the blanket 94af8768f1 tightly around 4f3b0eeb6a her once d90bd01ce7 more.98be5204b54c4fd1

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“I want to 1916424ae1 see your face 43de683b0a while we talk, c5a03e4324 and I want ee049b9b93 to answer when 08eba82444 you call my 61b42638df name. But…”0a8a9ed6b772825b

Maybe he had 006e130e46 been a rabbit 62453fbb66 for too long.369f12f2127fb12b

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Everything felt blurred.b4c604bca17336b6

He couldn’t quite 5780ecc235 remember how he ffe639a49b used to speak b046c3fd57 to Lize, how dd4e62a0bb he used to ded2a92671 meet her gaze, 3988f23c43 what voice he 9ad96709ff used when he c7db4e2eeb addressed her.a63021ab26ee0cad

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All of it.c7ad6694de6ddad6

• ❁ 8d5927b12b • ❁ 907bcca0cd • ❁ 87c9287535 •By Esraa• 67d7561942 ❁ • ac2a839c46 ❁ • 71520255f8 ❁ •c652a8c6d691f75c

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