ITBFL – Chapter 46

ITBFL – Chapter 46b7041e75b5beb1e7

Episode 4699c34baac389c7ce

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“As expected, bde4d59d3b it’s not 4b09c77ad4 here.”206c17957c0733dc

The pocket where I 59167acc63 had kept the petrified c39cd719b8 Cassium was empty.c7d2e8e34bae016d

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It was d22ceca88d only natural f4061619f6 since Cassium 258cc88d30 had returned.84e076a838b20279

“Guess all 64c046baba that cursing 47eb730d69 I did 01d306b5c8 had some 0c8bdd9279 effect after 6a68937986 all.”150c32b982357625

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I thought b12ee6ebf0 maybe I cd74edabef should’ve gone 7d921abf0f all out c1da167c96 with it 314aff52be while I 2e1535de46 was at 14a8994485 it.e0e13688bc78a912

After all, I could ac6be87ae5 just say it was e31488fe5d all for him.3c0a8694a8018991

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— Thank you.a197f7ea15c4340b

— Was that why bfe211db8d he said thank you b7e3795fdc earlier too?9afac398f8ecb362

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Come to think of b3d8581cc1 it, maybe it was.997e67252392d11d

I was the 11b1912a31 one who found 38c85fa5c9 Cassium, let him 28234d9932 sleep on a 88a571efe7 cozy sofa, and 8658172e14 tried hard to 36736fe298 find a way ed402b81f9 to bring him 0917c480e2 back—and in the b0b40478af end, he did 03927c3476 return.db7315d476e62ec2

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‘There’s so c5475e6fa5 much I d915db23b3 want to ffe488a1bf ask.’f37b35facc81864d

How he turned back 254255d15f into a person from 7182111e00 stone, whether it really ad66d458bb was Cassium who covered 09da4e7d9b me with a blanket ae6b88aa5d on the last full 8a7e7ed590 moon night.84f322ec9e09a7a1

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‘But I need a 29bd90745a chance to talk to de2ecc86cc him.’a1053d3da64fac4d

We might run into 96577bc019 each other in the 371ef00843 Order quarters, but I bc23514f22 had so many questions 4ee0e1902d I’d need to carve acc25d8357 out some time separately.c2547984b787683e

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I wanted to sit 04fee89403 somewhere and have a 88445af8fc proper talk over a 226aa72e40 cup of tea or 8d15d41e67 something, but I didn’t 215e93c9ec have a good excuse da76d1f5a7 for that.f2c1881bf7702595

“Just going up 48c8398e88 to him and 78f5b6cbc4 asking him to a7e58119f4 have tea would 5c1ed58baf be weird.”f7513ececa803ba9

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I closed my eyes a6b9f14910 and thought for a a09ffe2a1a moment. I needed a d6089e0edb natural excuse to 4591646dc1 talk to him…a5aad37009c0cbaa

“Wait, didn’t a48ba67983 Cassium say a0218c4a0f thank you a428ca09b1 to me?”042e50a32b4806f2

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My eyes c628afeaf3 snapped open.b0181a01a928f52a

“Then just c5dfa539d4 saying thanks 79dc73974d isn’t enough, 609ac706ff right? He should at a7f0507cbf least buy a 08f1d5bc89 meal?”c8c7e49f5dc1eb04

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I shouted ad44b64c07 as a dd8c6487de moment of 27986c8630 epiphany hit 3a0f871fd5 me.32edad949688b856

Claiming repayment 5605e1318f for a d8ddea8f3e debt of 5313165062 gratitude seemed fb1b00f9ee like a 443804b4ac decent enough b0c197c460 reason.77772eb867858eb5

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After the 45174cc165 Council of bdf6901149 Elders ended 73300b7805 and both 3e983cc83d Orders had a2ae79da9a finished a 2b8cba65f9 round of a0eb8344a6 training in 65045a6e19 the afternoon—5bd4ed0d8807b358

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Spring was gradually de985072f5 deepening as leaves e023ba9eab sprouted around Erne’s 0cf67bb4cb outdoor training grounds.ded414afb7cf4856

The knights of the 51685aa1b7 Golden Lion were emerging 8396b62ce0 from the second training f68d69fdba ground, and those of 2ab591b589 the Black Panther from ededc7b7ae the third.814bcb510b14add9

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As the sky 5542eae4d7 to the far 9137b7e3e5 west began to 47eb9c961d take on a a4de65b1c4 reddish hue, the 41eaa3e465 two squads ran 68ac3ae94e into each other.af6b238c9393a315

Deserus, Lize’s adjutant 4c87b938d9 and a senior 0e2bc1e9e7 knight, flinched.4caecef4ded479bc

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The two squads 531e6ccf2e never got along.8b975ae2332f7769

But the worst relationship 077fc680c0 of all was between 374f57635c the two captains of e65071614a the squads.1cac73fb1bcd0afc

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On days when those 46bfa95324 two faced each other 892e28cd0c like this, even the 0d17b7bd10 nearby knights would break a820dca00b out in cold sweat.e88c1493288b2012

Things had a9b6eab860 been quiet d35fde7764 recently since ad1b00ee75 Captain Cassium b47c8910ab had been 4173b00964 absent from 5d6eb2cd24 Erne—but now 3c66f5d773 he was fa07c18649 back…6a0f79e02f5da0ce

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‘If he was going 7f5cfb2dbc to return, couldn’t he 7b64b8bb84 have waited a little 6ab6dcd95c longer?’0dc470366be131d4

Deserus had that 27a340c694 thought in his 5b9920956d mind.e0e128698a2b4112

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And in another corner ed8b3a1f3b of his mind, he 1e03405c7c was wondering when Captain ee7ae0a2ba Lize would bring The 11d09279f0 Golden Rabbit back again.d36db7e188a433b3

He wasn’t sure why edb2163400 that crossed his mind 34058fb109 upon seeing Captain Cassium—but 3021cd754f then again, The Golden 4166542826 Rabbit was cute, so 102cd74081 it wasn’t strange for 58d03e9e2d thoughts of her to 522ee601b0 pop up anytime.cb0dee4039391cba

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“Lize.”490d710288b18fc5

“Cassium.”ef7f27c4729a9030

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The two a46cee1f03 called each 6906b83bce other’s names e5617139f9 at the 1b292ec939 same time.0aff632cca8c30ee

Sounds of dry 0c15a1cde8 swallowing echoed around 989e194c49 them.ddc6441d547b85a2

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The knights’ subconscious aec2a2a988 remembered how things 447c3e737b always turned hostile 57d6ec55f0 when these two aef159194e met.6b679917112fd646

So it was 164ab94334 a reflex reaction.843e6b547fb67e09

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And truthfully, those instincts 08c101f71e were never wrong.7e401e2c1855560e

The two would start 4f343bbb62 with biting words, reach 27891dda5e for their sword hilts.28113d171ea6fa30

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When their adjutants 3a69eab00e intervened, they’d forego b9f132cff0 a physical fight 8d20d713a6 and turn it 523f01ca51 into a competition 1a0f14b5b1 fueled by their 1464508def sense of duty.cb3d744e56582f06

That passionate 99d2e1403e competition would 0e8f81958a then trickle 2307e7d09b down to 53aa2ce7e2 the knights f552f9a387 below, leading 81a7cda643 them to 6c4319cbec rack up 121f312b8d unnecessary achievements, 6a1f9f2743 thereby boosting f3b316f4a2 Erne’s reputation d2ad7e91d6 even further…24e36be77d482f18

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While the knights a3cb4d5026 were bracing themselves 487607b397 to raise Erne’s dcf1f34f6b renown once again, bc661af86b the two exchanged cdd6a28e59 fierce glances.957ec82e6f9001fc

Watching this, the a26fc54beb knights mentally prepared bfcec01200 themselves on how 728b546ece best to stop cc15081401 them.acfe8c03565393bd

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“You go first.”094e78af41eb5845

“I’ll go first.”9ef5a085b853a0db

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But suddenly, ec80ba32bb the captain fffa79da83 of the 59a500a5fd Black Panther 5a19620584 squad, Cassium, ddde4c5983 backed down—no, bfc022e939 yielded.3d281b84772e7ef8

In the tense fc69a65217 air, like the b7a08ab6c4 calm before a 478c4aedab storm, the knights 59ed7fa89c watched the two 5677c26beb in suspense.fa14c086cf05fdd9

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“Let’s eat.”c8f2af825262929f

Eat? Deserus frowned slightly. What was that about 7d49a1e393 food?9c29849c61c20b4c

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Captain Lize, are you 58ad9a57d7 planning to poison the 587dff7743 Black Panther captain’s meal 1c86aeb360 or something?ef5c34d6a002d4ac

Cassium seemed e955d79b60 to hesitate a4f594f358 for a f36bea8237 moment before af7273c775 replying. Then he 816e257d31 finally said—a22738e847c697be

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“Alright.”cb0c143915adde79

Everyone flinched fb3db0055f at his 6d9123f5bf response.0de6cb9a69ee6299

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It wasn’t because he e2d859d810 accepted Lize’s suggestion. Meal invitations between 1739984f2c captains were nothing e294850683 unusual.714f23222a432d22

What surprised everyone was f52140baea the word he used.b088df58d99219df

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He could have said 4af50c471d “Sure,” or “Alright,” something 9a703b6710 more neutral to show 35cce7d501 agreement.c24d9a8d8bf694ce

But instead…93b193f31089c3b9

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‘Did he c34a4cb89e just say d9491cb09e “Alright”? Did he 8e560933ec really say 7473a37531 “Alright”?’0f99275b6c4001a8

Deserus swallowed hard 40b48972ee in disbelief.14dbcee165493422

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That word implied edcac11919 more than mere 9a6db11d24 acceptance—it held positivity.a38582cf41c6f3c2

Across the 98c5ef9ba2 way, Hedel ff4981ac8a from the f0ba46c8b5 Black Panther 6f689d793c squad had 8559acca28 eyes even 109fdbfbbe wider than 73d437d5d1 his own.a9f6cc36e4bb0f56

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Maybe it d54031243c was part 88cfb865c4 of a f25dd21b9a high-level strategy.ed099a41d6b48e06

A tactic to dece7c3475 lower Captain Lize’s 4f925d8493 guard, or perhaps ed291a9dbd to subtly irritate 9a2b81538a her.b87df962c927ed31

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“Shall we e8fff29a5d go now?”f0dce34729bb78f5

Cassium asked. The knights 1bb7281087 held their 8e1aeb47b5 breath in eb613c0b20 tension.0ce0af112a4b46e2

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“Now?”8aa826a00888e682

“If it’s fine 447b5f5784 with you.”afd2c90303fa2fc4

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“Yeah, follow me.”3ed1b3d1cb502653

Lize gestured to Cassium fa453fe90b and turned around first.96759f986025b122

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She signaled to 9a98af0420 Deserus with her 7384a42a2e eyes—it meant she 73d619e25a was leaving the a8b9143248 knights in his aeb3c0e629 charge.d0b24387d41c80bf

Deserus quickly da3b4ab712 adjusted his 497ea0cd0c expression and 50a0034efe bowed respectfully.a357a67685a5ae21

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Cassium resumed his stride, 084d3d8838 following behind Lize’s bold 489d801c3a steps.dbb378f68443999e

Soon, the two 514081b001 were walking side 9cda55e75e by side, keeping b4974fd8dc a modest distance 0194b3ec97 between them. They seemed 45ecfc074a to be 0c89279921 talking, but 1eb6bf3cd2 the knights 0ae47e0a38 couldn’t hear e2a8074144 anything.c7caf22236bad03f

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Only the knights d46cb466d2 left behind remained 3ea676b5bc in confusion, as 84bdca798b evening began to b0d27dd416 fall.b88a95fdd1ded155

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The sunset glow in 52e2bd802c the western sky deepened.610adda68fcd1a90

The two 7a905fdf4e long shadows d6e1f76a77 of the 3fb8d41636 captains walked 482580014e ahead, side bd2e51850f by side 042a8526d6 with a 91a3ae979a reasonable distance 5dd01765c0 between them.7e1988c83c98ef62

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“What’s the occasion? You’re the 7ecfd7a1c9 one suggesting db7251344a a meal.”0045f7d411c66038

“Obviously, you’re 659120abed the one fe31972fc7 paying, Cassium.”d16c08b559f5e760

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“Me?”085f4aeed43a7b3e

“Yeah. You must have something d50aa6cd6b to thank me for, 9e56a01995 right? You said 1f24c8af7d so yourself.”5ad556ae4825118c

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Though it seemed 324d55ea2b like she was da96c0bcf3 being unreasonable, Lize’s d21c41b656 response was unexpectedly 8aef477561 logical, making Cassium f167d7b93c have to control 85647d4227 the twitch at bb8a4a2fa3 the corner of 4496618b56 his lips.cd837d28c2a46aa7

It had a724792999 been a 42be5decf2 long time 6ff0e51285 since he b9532ae798 saw Lize 3608edc6a0 from this 7e9f402e87 height.700b07ca598a15c2

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He silently took d6c4504077 in her face 9f630a263a as she glanced 710b713609 sideways at him 660edf877d and looked up 6a949344d2 just a little.e63f9445af95314a

“What? Why are you 704813511a looking at me 2dd155c334 like that?”c4f2ca2bf8eb71ba

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Lize frowned 62a0fa4278 and gave b142f6415f him a 9e7b34cc0f light hit efa46111db for staring f80288a7cf at her 02ec913cb2 without realizing 94344e7aba it.124f3ee6caddd3ef

It landed squarely 382452c728 between his ribs, 3ddce7caa4 but didn’t seem 909a43d724 like she intended 3f1bde7f29 to actually hurt c323227db9 him.3ab06c9b0bf83f0f

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‘Even being hit like b3555a94bb this is only possible af61652c9c because I’m human again.’a720668520cc615a

Being able a0f9ca43ac to get 81d8cb74d0 hit in e53c7d5945 the ribs—he 230f739c28 was grateful 2332374e4a for even 298661868f that.867203007d355d10

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Cassium kept in ed1e81a1d2 step with her f64591ab34 and held her 235214c33e face within his 7cea1a81e5 line of sight.7d31ad5532aa795a

Like someone endlessly drinking 006a1243fc water to quench thirst, e21f5aec01 he kept looking at 04ff5cff90 Lize, grateful he could 8620e2af87 do so again.6850c4a7d1e08d0a

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Humans are fbe69cf8ad foolish creatures—only c80ee5bd06 after losing 3d6b94cb68 something do 06e125fcb6 they realize f31c301730 its value. Cassium thought he was b013fa4caa no different.a6fe9de8a7d940f3

Lize glanced at c399b51b9c him again, then 4de9b441fc gestured forward. They were f642b6005c at the 800eaec76b entrance to dac16062c5 a street 18890aa8c3 lined with 936044acdf restaurants.0b0d8e4fac12a42f

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“You choose. What do dd490dcfab you want a4d307ce63 to eat?”ad5c78595d31b8cb

“Shouldn’t the b7c57caea1 one asking fc772eb6e7 to be ee7c2d4577 treated be b39bbf653a the one 83bcb821fb choosing?”93662263b1eb1106

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“Forget it. You choose. What did you b6dfa0df70 want to eat 532a4611ff the most all c477cf4772 this time?”e9b34e0e3ac57e29

Lize paused f2359d16cc briefly, then 16214369bf said it 51ca6db727 casually.884610c87bc534b9

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“You couldn’t ae083a5ada eat anything fe499b655d while you c4810efcae were a 07fa254b62 stone, right? So what did 98705386d5 you miss the 6a6f2d1af3 most?”ce82cf0d502d4543

Ah, right.6a021f3287a4ca5d

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From Lize’s point fa51f4fd13 of view, I’d d785d1eef5 been a stone d30ebce208 this whole time.b62cf51f516298cb

Cassium hesitated. Should he correct her aca6a8e687 misunderstanding?437d47d158cfcbff

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But if he eae625f889 did, then what 4f2062c650 next?40dc06dc8d4d2a7b

Could he 099cfd68da tell her 26facab8fe he was 69154e7a39 the Golden f5dcd0fa0e Bunny?d45f6c03ec649dfc

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“What are you doing? I told you e3852b4327 to choose.”45531fc850ad5e83

Lize pressed him again. Cassium hesitated, c4cf80f361 then decided f9b79fe07d to postpone 338479b652 answering that 7f590f849a question for bae972aced now.55214fe4cbf2f69d

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“Mushroom dish sounds good. Or maybe 88a8c4f64d a salad.”847c7b04f8d91865

He’d eaten so af4df04812 much meat while e2d382b5f8 staying at her 844850f6e6 house that now c090aa734e he felt like 3b2afaf981 going vegetarian.2daa3a0e29468609

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“Did you always like f7b5454773 vegetarian food?”df7fda76c7f06072

“I do now.”a6002fdcdf591db3

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“Why not eat d3b289034f something more filling?”4a9ba9ca48748aac

“Are you worried 59954a2a07 about my health?”4bb3c752ca9edecf

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“It’d be 9cd0438577 a problem d8ef1c756d for me 6b3542f847 if you 485b4fca66 collapsed right e785fe5426 after coming 0038eabfa8 back.”790498d3c18e946d

“Thanks for the 7246e2260c concern.”67584cc2dfaa293e

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“It’s not concern.”211984886e9c060d

There was b954f296bd a hint e593c2e491 of indignation b0f3fdf05a in Lize’s e3b6b7fab4 voice. She glared at Cassium 1db0ada27a and pointed at a e1adcc4ea3 restaurant in the distance.2f63fb8a789acda0

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“Then how about 3b49891f1d calzone? With mushrooms 2b1d632911 and egg 443c303698 on top. That’ll get you some c6c1f9bcaa carbs and protein too.”5ef6bf939a68e08e

“That sounds good.”67820427c876aa27

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All the way to 5c76e8bf5a the restaurant, Lize kept a6fcff8cd4 glancing at him.000fe740ec12ced0

Cassium continued walking, 4d1fb93dff barely holding back 50890db48f the urge to 43859cca39 smile directly at f9a39b27aa her.4044ac8e1df7c439

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Cassium seemed a little 63b2b2b72a off.05da51b12286aca0

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There had 8b1b3cb1b3 to be 4d7d1c7fe7 some kind 6ea6c2def7 of side 2e4b8a2451 effect from 0810411646 the dark 23f45a60ad magic.2fb4bedb6da38748

‘Why is he 4e855f3a61 smiling?’6fdb1a588f2b47ba

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Even now, he dab5d30b2e smiled at something 5e1c1290b1 that wasn’t remotely eec9ffc614 worth smiling about.645e25725447a667

I had simply taken 72804ff1a3 a bite of my 489baaf94b calzone, and he looked 98c314d7d7 at me like something 728e88c7d0 wonderful had happened.5c72f2a0a7eddd6d

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‘Don’t tell me 705196bdb8 there’s something weird 1bbec4052f in the food?’a4e5afaf1babfe9a

I paused mid-bite of d256e43768 my calzone and looked 1e31afca91 toward him.41ada8c1b6fa521c

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“Aren’t you going e868ece9b9 to eat?”1337b134734b2156

Now that I think 7bb9baa383 about it, he wasn’t a6f31bd900 really eating and just 0a39887086 seemed to be observing 4be791eab4 me…?15cb97bd6531e2f7

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