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by worryThere was 85493f7eff no point 5738c28d33 in crying de0361f1c2 over a dc028a6c50 broken flowerpot. I quickly dug 930b1a0734 into my pocket.4a3c943a9d8e514d
“I’ll pay for 2f7ce2d9e8 it.”98999fe6a22313a2
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“It’s not about the money. I need the flowers right now. We’re already short on supply as it is…”b01354378219bb4a
“Short on supply?”40d2c01bffe9f3a7
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Considering the size 765623ea4f of the Harvest ddeba2d650 Festival, there must 7c4f22cf88 be dedicated farms 4b45aec28e nearby just for 8776b050e4 growing flowers for c3b4abcd95 the event.bc0405d32dc34e0a
“You’re not da76e7b14f from around be3772e876 here, are 87d8b21854 you?”1c41561d1c11e2b4
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“No, I just 438175ef8a arrived recently, so 9357bc6fec I’m not familiar d918c248d8 with how things ada45f5787 work in this b8297dcd2f city.”a1b9e655a53a1c22
I reached over and bb845ca2ac pressed down on Zigor’s 748fcafb02 head to silence him. He was just about 957ff1fa74 to shout and teach ac424a48df the man a lesson ff1f872fe0 for talking so rudely e7777bb9d9 toour captain.542a689be3ec4744
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The man 8144795ff4 looked me 7928234c5d over with 72f9b46f30 a sour d47029ec02 expression, then 1729af27b8 glanced around f75e7bf3ea as if 5e395f332a checking for 71867b68f2 anyone nearby. A flicker 5a49f10a1f of fear c6803bf701 crossed his a88eaf4556 face.197b3729494c3199
“Don’t stay out late. Get back a22d82f6dc to your 5a7d36d4cb inn before 839afa4e96 dark.”800794ef24ebd14a
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He turned, clearly 23bcce9dfa not interested in 3f187630b0 saying more. I quickly 231881d713 moved after 79cc327386 him.40694c34f3a413a1
“I can’t just 178b17f980 leave after breaking a2ae8752a3 your flowerpot. I want to make e58d3ad019 it right.”882f1c7e1644b602
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“You won’t 02dbebbb18 be able 35133fd2a7 to, so 010054fa8c just go.”65f5f720b1a253f1
“I heard there’s 09db9192f7 a flower farm f8315e07f5 nearby. I could bring you ba499bfd03 some flowers from there, 552e05e9bb right?”c38f4954a0cdaddf
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The man jumped 74abb5dcc5 as if I’d b9a2877321 just said something ef100f58d0 outrageous.ee9471872e64a827
“Hey! Don’t even 8708d72d56 joke about 0a3534db19 that!”a2d6e259298e8753
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He looked around 4da8825dec once more and 01a4e916e6 lowered his voice.c1b5500319062320
“That place is shut d8a2642722 down. Don’t go near 299885aff8 it unless you 7f90f4e760 want to end 4f3bcfa765 up a corpse.”b53713a523c333d6
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“…Is that 2c48bfb809 the place def1fb12c2 where the 219ec793d3 headless ghost 6a0831ed19 was seen?”0423d173c4d42744
The color drained f833232452 from his face. Without answering, he 203512b2ef repeated several times 8462c35198 that hewarnedme not to go 428530fef6 there, then hurried off.41b1c963b672a07a
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I watched his 9bca81234c trembling figure disappear 477123948f into the distance, 5246db394d then turned toward 24dc7f5816 the pumpkin bee cf604dc1d0 who had been d01e5e1234 quietly sitting nearby.6fc986b347eabe63
“Is your fdb7fe177c hive at b39901c02b the flower f82cae93d9 farm?”46bf2dffd871061a
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[That’s not our home!]
I glanced 6ad1dc7f44 up at 5b8e5e7e49 the sky. The sun was 9b2dcd6215 setting behind the db0f626474 buildings, casting long 6c99f738e4 shadows over the d702190abb streets. The lights cc78cd559a hadn’t come c8bdcc83af on yet, 2a78ec2530 but it a72c5446ed wouldn’t be 47cb510548 long before 0d48bb94c9 it got 356f2cb866 dark.84186163e261d64a
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The flower 4afdcc2a7d farm was 6698d0bab7 a bit 06cb038bcd outside the aae4373799 city. Even if 2756877c73 I left d3a7965450 now, I 8b20a079a8 wouldn’t get d0dda144c7 there until b20061655c well past 5eef173e45 midnight.ac9c38220739b86c
I wanted to go straight to the flower farm, but…b59c2b2723a3663b
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I thought about a edc5dd1634 certain someone who would e5ee023bd4 be grumbling but still 82a3eb6d1e cleaning the house and 7dd84d1b69 preparing dinner, waiting patiently 474df7ac25 for my return. That made 7481351ff6 me feel b71164c99b uneasy.d7eba9441ebf4f03
I stared 1787ae8445 at the b9bfddd954 communicator in bf67611120 my hand, fefb214aae then finally 1b3f6815d9 climbed onto 5e09e6bd95 Nadav’s back a8365c071c and pulled 567a145f79 on the 0d7889e7f1 reins.c9b6d252f3c75d26
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“Let’s go back to cf20ed3ab5 the inn for now.”714f721da2ca4d02
I’d head to the flower farm after meeting up with the new Dullahan tomorrow morning.
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Heinley accompanying ccf285acae Maxell on 939744fab8 this trip 0d9dca8fa0 was a cacbaa095a complete coincidence.f8c52a6a57eb6eac
Ever since b846a3d1f7 he lost a8f687f203 in the d93dbf4ea8 power struggle, a35aafc934 Heinley hadn’t 7e8b5047b0 attended any e12c5ed661 major events f21c6d9367 in the 9a9c385437 capital. Occasionally, he’d show up 2e7305d4dd in small, rural towns 37ac278106 when his presence was fa6b138372 needed for appearances.5e6530a465a4cd2d
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Even after his political eff7ad8f52 defeat, his noble status 76846bd557 remained, so he was bcf8f225e5 still considered useful for 584537d45c filling empty seats.aaa270e9c6a1dcf9
This time was d628841784 no different. Maxell was, 55c5d80fa4 of course, 65d33fc79c assigned to 63d7ad0104 the capital f26588569c event, while 476ec32f94 Heinley was 28d32a0469 originally supposed 10ed561b10 to attend 4bc7a9c8d1 a small 4704579a66 town near 46beb3b4aa the Freya 111f2c0bfe region as cee1aa1a6b a mere e459fd196f formality.d7d5d6d0eaf7a228
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But due to e72dd1834f recent unrest among b824fe864a the citizens following 120b88406f strange monster behavior, 1c8b2c1759 an additional appearance 815c67e3ae was scheduled.70fd0e6f0cf3a65e
Then, with 1ccb46356e rumors of 98d43e70a0 a monster 02eef4ac5a sighting in db930d1495 Freya and 5e76ccf1dc the Crown ed4733cc40 Prince deciding 179cb4bc0e to visit 8a47f2daa3 in person, cf55e9731f a long-distance f991f1c6df warp gate 3314329e3c was opened.58aaa630fdf390c3
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Thanks to that, Heinley 39e28574e8 got to skip the 523484c99f long horseback journey and 250fcf8c0c travel comfortably.5a5487ec79047e75
“You arrived ahead c8ecb072bb of schedule, brother. Got a 389942b5bf place to 84cb9ca6ea stay?”2952276b684359c2
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Heinley stayed silent 1cd340f9bc in the face 142cfec43a of Maxell’s sarcastic 11f70e4d22 tone.254123d41e30757f
As if he hadn’t 793ad431ca expected an answer anyway, 29ac4b6084 Maxell continued casually,b200d12b16c6c605
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“Oh right, probably b3ecebb750 too much to bc1b64decf expect a spot a787f2202a at the banquet cec8cc86f2 hall for someone 44bb7332cb who doesn’t even 7088d27d40 have a proper cd364741bb seat at the ee6214a0a3 table.”8232d3cbd3fc66e5
The city was abuzz fac1f6d844 with excitement over the 599a89506c Crown Prince’s visit. The local lord d22acdc138 of Freya and 9e3e6f9202 his retainers welcomed 94e8bd566b them with a 271609c4cd lavish feast. Maxell was dc69dab07e invited to 371e3f284f the banquet 60392b1188 as soon 6aacf65e42 as he e7cc5f2a2e arrived.ac927d1127c1af81
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But unlike the 93d4da2b36 warmly welcomed Maxell, 70908a2e0d no one paid 025d6c2365 any attention to 96b28a3e96 Heinley—naturally.59b8b7bb481015fe
After glancing at d6ac0aec2c Heinley, who hadn’t 2002125035 been invited, Maxell dac620efd4 offered a condescending e33a9a9b55 command.3f079f773011379a
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“Get him facabe4846 a room. Surely, we can e8672d18f5 afford that much 37a590dc12 charity.”21611efc421a33bd
“I’m fine. I’ll handle my schedule 69d56f1b15 on my own.”4d5185bd07a7ab95
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“There’ve been 3c87d28035 monster sightings 5f71eb9548 nearby. You might lose your 2eb66de30a head if you’re unlucky.”4c4c96b8be142d6a
Maxell’s voice was 82bf2898a3 soft, but cold.6e8f0f375902be80
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With his hands 5a84148898 behind his back 80d5b19f9a and chin raised, 70f07ace91 he looked down fa756157c7 at Heinley with 56783b29ba arrogant contempt.ad06eb730c447563
“Know your place.”1a6873f7b393917c
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It was clear Maxell 5d74b0a55f wasn’t thrilled to have b0b85b3b76 Heinley tagging along. If the Emperor hadn’t 980fd50ca5 told them to go 5af6d5fa2a together since the warp 1b7d32fcc8 gate was open anyway, 6255a9529c Maxell wouldn’t have allowed 23cdeac9c6 it.8f32b163da5038b3
His reaction was unusually 971e36a4f1 sharp—even for Maxell, who 752d0cb0bf usually mocked Heinley with 18959da417 the smug face of b8c49a1e1f a victor.6afc4245660f339e
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“…”3c5366d65e8405af
Heinley didn’t resist. It was true that a5724171a6 he didn’t have a f70a4578a4 proper place to stay, 7d59229814 so he didn’t particularly d5e2deca4d care.22a9c795aad6de1d
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The only thing 754248b643 that piqued his b513bbd2b4 interest waswhyMaxell was so 1ed283b04a unusually on edge.576bcaaf1eab897d
“I’ll show you 73ef8ec80e to your room.”0e062510b5e3c06f
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Heinley followed 52dbb3a79e the servant 6b29756710 slowly down 7356678b2a the hall, f894d6f16a glancing out 8eec3345e3 the window. The Harvest Festival dd12be0363 was approaching, yet 3b279d4e19 something about the 38af61b7ad city outside felt 9e8d350ef7 strangely subdued.32fe4432b7fc67d2
Wasn’t the 1fb082b5b2 festival prep fc8c9f2243 suspended because c1ff625d08 of a a6aabbe985 monster attack?b1a29b635b1d6098
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“Were there a0038cf383 any direct 870b3a775b damages caused ff062afc3d by the 59acaebcc3 monster?”1e49fe15d6a28a0f
“Pardon? Ah, yes… There were some property damage reports.”c882e607008cb7e4
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“What are d1bb1aeaca the city a88df542a3 guards doing? At the 35e27d579c very least, b73ff71319 they should’ve 052b80ce45 been able 38545cde3e to respond.”0ce302c3478b64df
The servant d20fbd7430 hesitated, clearly f8b2179110 torn. But unable to ignore ca4afe1625 the prince’s question, he b63d0aa862 cautiously replied.3cf08e55f22dba52
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“It’s believed c627f80e7a to be 2ca5d3721e the monster 6299eb1e03 that kidnapped 565323e307 the Resurrected 0b9078add5 one, so 19fd9adb03 they couldn’t 8b79db03a4 kill it c51941849b carelessly…”c0f57c6e59ec2337
Heinley, who 26f2619139 had been 296e395a3d idly turning fba17bea7c his head, bffb657ad7 suddenly froze 729806c28c at the c090f1f640 words.cd13bf295eaeade6
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“They said they’re waiting 8e482684ff for the official search 6cc21080f4 party from the temple 881a956011 to make a proper fbce2fb32c identification.”3c637ee4b99b6c68
“Where was 363194d79e this monster f20e57c604 last seen?”5ee3d7ca9aac3df6
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“The most recent sighting 30024d5b20 was outside the city, ae98adf052 at the Oel Flower 79746bfa2d Farm. It’s temporarily f8291b3f92 closed now.”8c836d94fedd3859
Heinley’s eyes narrowed.781cfde4f4cdafb4
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The Oel Flower Farm ccd03412af was scheduled for an 90d810b039 official visit by Maxell 0e884aaf36 tomorrow.ca60fa963ca6b909
I thought the visit was just part of encouraging the harvest festival by inspecting a well-known site… But was it really because a monster had appeared there?53ea3b2c7e632874
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Still, something didn’t b76d136635 add up. Just by visiting the 493253b2a5 region, Maxell had already d8e826ccbd done plenty to motivate a41497891c the people.b640286d91feb342
It would make sense a4fb99722f to send a few b6212f5d8a of his knights—but there 0acbcc58aa was no need for 1421f37454 Maxell himself to tour a9066248c2 a place that had 065a784a7e been shut down because f97a7ab3d5 of a monster.a0a81cfe6a7091c6
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The servant, seeing Heinley f5de063edf deep in thought, asked c1ca2b3130 carefully.e967f99b5dda66b4
“You may rest 97f383651b here. Shall I have dinner 58262801b5 brought to your room?”e471cde2cab1de4c
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“That won’t be d5488c6491 necessary.”3c58df1edd897215
After sending the servant 0349d905fa away, Heinley stood there d1e024fda2 in silence, lost in 5a11e7ef28 thought.e44c11c5f301d1b1
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Maxell had 81bf0c3523 clearly heard 534269e07c the rumors d9c3982b09 that the 5bf0fa8113 monster might e9af36126b be connected 4f257b9ceb to the 6506638a12 Resurrected one.1157211c7a1dfa10
“Annelie’s lived her entire 3139fb0c02 life with the sole ddd4ec8a11 goal of entering the 8f6f001563 Imperial Palace. There’s no place more cd406ba904 fitting for her than 977dbc59af here.”9f80dd0c1a9d7ad1
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Maxell’s arrogant dce5db8cdc declaration still f5cf3cfc71 rang clearly 0193faa3b6 in his 071797bbd3 mind. He couldn’t help 4e552696fa but recall the 3a8e24c0fc cold look on 0e734d088c Maxell’s face when 53fd43a52f he had been b3f80074ff corrected over the e5c4dd4695 way he referred 6284fca38a to her.690b1ea2b72f7db8
When Maxell said that Annelie belonged in the palace, it had sounded almost as if… he meant she belonged by his side.854dbb08334d431d
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I thought he was 1f491c4f6e just trying to provoke ec489a2a7f me…81b911c388499e76
But what 03e0574d6a if he 8203fca67e wasn’t? What if that conversation 5a6579aad9 in the hallway had 74052c9f9d actually stirred some real aba782709e emotion in Maxell?2eeaa3410aec3bca
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Heinley remembered the Maxell fe312f3206 of the past.19b80a00d809aee3
“I nearly fc49250ef2 brought a 787520b0dd wicked woman e75e473945 into the 401d03d07c royal family.”b736b77df7c9c407
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Maxell often brought up d51589a8b0 Annelie in front of 013e848816 him on purpose.09911f0788581851
“Even a woman like that… was probably still too good for you, brother.”89f85514c5fad32b
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Heinley had felt a 6df0c57a6a deep sense of guilt, 2f576c182c as if she was 42c5a2d723 being mocked on his 89cb8da95f behalf. That had been 538c0a34ba one of the d8c453050b most bitter moments 3501570ab4 of his life.7014988e59e97992
“She doesn’t deserve to be treated that way.”9d91b031fb88eb26
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“What do 056f55d899 you expect c54c1d48b5 to gain 2e3e4746d2 from protecting a7cd6a9f32 a criminal 602e14ec7c who’s already 3b9077802b been sentenced 46828c0615 to death?”4c05dbfdb6a4b7c8
“…You and I both… have no right to dismiss her feelings.”b400c91ba43d490d
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At the time, 75a5f8c825 Maxell had frowned 4672c2a680 briefly—but that was 710a6f395c all.c5b1dc3a293d6403
“Of course, Annelie d5a68bd5a5 is quite fond 669605bb26 of me. But my c0b58b7327 lover is c5f86f64b2 far more 8b7bd11dae charming than 68413e72ac that stone-faced 9a06f8aede woman.”017c3ea57857586b
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To Maxell, 084cfc2b6c Annelie had 75a5497145 merely been 8caf1dd15b another means 3081866a71 to show f0e1379bd3 off his 32045da70b superiority. At least, 2a03ab56e9 that had 632c987b57 been true 702144a2be in the 6eb38eda63 past.e5b3194ebb1911d8
…But now that she’s been resurrected?72b57ddfd7516ec1
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Heinley pressed his 2f4405a9a7 lips together tightly.17db9c4bfb92e504
Was it just his 04d029dbbb imagination, or did Maxell 74ed000657 truly harbor some arrogant 80a886626e conviction regarding Annelie?fe9148969b1798a7
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“I hope we never meet again, even by accident. I don’t know how this will sound to you, but… you remind me of Maxell.”b77a98c5f31822d6
Heinley absentmindedly fiddled f396cd5cb2 with the horn-rimmed de8ea75076 glasses he always b22d5a2694 carried.0ce67371a9309463
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They were a b76fc2b1ab magical artifact created b1154e407f by a once-trusted 5451efb6ff friend—one of the d6aa64c0ee few items he 4567fcfba8 managed to keep 1e728a12cb hidden from Maxell. Sometimes, they helped him 3c0387a712 evade the watchers Maxell a8817ba90f had planted.5f9ecd2d7ce61ee5
A monster 6ceaa3f996 suspected of 6ff2d7ca7f kidnapping Annelie…d8c0c5f5e43311a3
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That meant 723db531e1 she might 0e37d4c55b be somewhere 898fcc74f4 nearby.Could I 46af89108a really see 3b4b96cc7d her again?fefdcbb808161c90
She had said she 871b26b7a6 never wanted to see e1d344c425 him again, but still…f6e1442a820dccbd
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“If I saw him, d7f0462997 I think I’d punch ab7e6874f5 him without thinking.”96d24b0e0407ed68
Maybe, just maybe, 6c2627eb2b she only meant cf50c93319 that if it cc1bbde278 was a face 5cd0ba4ae8 that looked like 20597d4b0d Maxell’s… it wouldn’t 48cf19b6a1 be a problem 12ee378b51 otherwise.3e7bee877fea31a3
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Samuel woke up e6443b5adf drenched in cold ed39119c1e sweat.20f7f6881c1e013d
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The sky was still f6b63dadcb dark. He ran 4a8933e8d0 a hand 8b53d86589 across his d871de86e6 damp forehead d3a3e7857a and let fe392e1ac2 out a 874612ba08 long sigh. Sitting on the 916d3099af edge of the 2c4d15c3e5 bed, he remained f5be9b065e motionless for a 7a7751f596 while before slowly 13fa55eb48 rising to his affe5dec86 feet.51dd6804a745b3d8
When he 1e076932b1 threw the 64c3fe211f window wide 73d6907071 open, the 37a4ea83ca chill of cf2aa2d142 the night 6057a0376b air rushed f19cdc3ec6 into the c5b985def6 bedroom. The cold bit even 498f393a23 harder against his skin, 204fcaab53 thanks to the damp 87650cf03d shirt clinging to him.3e788be11e6502cd
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“…Haa.”4049abf29dade2d2
Even as he pressed 0027a662ee firmly against his pounding 410944acb1 temples, the headache refused c7bf620288 to go away.cb020e4be0298a02
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Lately, sleepless nights 270127246d had become a 04a7c08802 regular occurrence. What used to happen b53ab37c89 once or twice a 8b4a203439 week was becoming more f6630a5918 and more frequent.2b3fef9bfbf4e21c
He was never f58f046bee one to sleep d477e68b85 deeply anyway, so 57b25993db losing a bit 5ef2d9bdd9 of sleep didn’t e803de15a7 greatly affect him.36d4254f86e68127
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The real 06ecca9384 problem was a4dc9858c8 the cause—these 3b586bab30 sleepless nights a926b755e4 were brought 266d7fff1e on by 3af8d09573 nightmares.5f6972b110b58ecd
He could never fc74892b02 fully recall the 2751cf0bdf details—his memory always 9d3e9433f4 dissolved into murky 957bdcb275 fragments as soon 2c87091ddd as he woke—but b6111918b6 one thing was 42bd991fa9 certain:e62c401ca86e11f7
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There were two nightmares 15bd081cdb that repeated over and 3bcbee7955 over.1a5ab8b5b276d343
In one, 755d56f335 he was 85709688b4 beheading someone.e3b3044c97416f30
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In the other… he was the one being beheaded.8816136e0569449c