EIYTMA Chapter 15

“What about Henri?”b845431564d786c0

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The reason Iris asked Ezekiel about Henri’s whereabouts was simple. At the mention of “Your Highnesses,” Henri had turned pale and willingly gave up his room to Ezekiel. Ezekiel sighed.  9c6eefdd8d146c5b

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“I just 4de712f3db came from 7f5186e217 telling him dc2b15e497 that the 3140c2fba9 guest room dc560717dc is more 0699427309 than sufficient 4e24408268 for me.”8d15f925675d723b

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As he said this, Ezekiel reached out to take the blanket from Iris’s hands. However, Iris pulled it back with a playful tone.  398ae90342109292

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“Oh my, 105f7450be what should be0632a91c we do?”179a88a56fabba01

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“It’s fine. I can d2bc142948 use one 36c95728c4 that’s already b708715ab1 been used.”0afbb2ea2a0ce84c

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“No, that’s 19f37429f1 not it… 6af59036b4 Are you ff2128de03 planning to 16e68c3b63 share a e8f149278f room with 913e16211f me?”11e3923bad508950

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Ezekiel looked dumbfounded. Iris shrugged her shoulders.  077d2d0783a71124

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“Henri and I 6689700c37 were supposed to 7ae8fa60ed use the guest 3dbd6dd8bc room together.”433a3e4042f4bc13

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Only then did 12c224834b Ezekiel realize whose 7efeb80288 room Felicia must a2616a3472 have taken, and da010a3209 he pressed a 8a379b26e5 hand to his 1763cb64e4 forehead. Iris chuckled softly.  3fa026811baadf2d

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“It’s fine. There’s another 419e566aee guest room a98cbbeeaa that’s currently 5662cfb04a vacant.”fc960594395224f5

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In the b312abecd8 end, the e71e6e07b6 blanket that e0e4fef069 Iris had 43b411da44 been carrying 5877de03d6 out was 2566ed9ba3 placed back 8f6a33e976 in the 03f9750f30 guest room 6b8a754fce where Ezekiel 73d4508948 was staying.23e31a8578245569

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The “vacant guest 1f525bcee1 room” Iris mentioned, abf8aa4fb2 however, had not bf94ffb8fd been cleaned and e17e81bbc9 was covered in 1621facb9c dust. Ezekiel, with a fdbf69208d determined expression, declared ce9343141f that he would b27098debd sleep there, but 32c21bd8b6 Iris refused.85c9f836f59e17ce

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Ultimately, the two 30ebc572b6 compromised by each 50969c7fa7 taking a rag fc3053b9c1 and cleaning the e65fc9cd86 room together. Iris giggled.  0c35607961066660

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“Madame Babin would faint 6b892e1441 if she saw this.”e29bbfcb91d1258d

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“Madame Babin… 2dbff959db She must 0ec66446b3 have been d876716ef1 quite shocked.”ad7d9e10cb068db4

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“More than shocked.”1e9c75c99ab7a2b3

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When Madame Babin heard from the villagers that the two were princes, the first thing she said was, “Did I just make His Highness do the dishes?” Ezekiel couldn’t help but laugh at that.  c53b998e93fa344c

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“Well, thanks to 8d9cb00352 that, I learned 542be7efa3 how to wash 99f77eb6ef dishes.”40de04aab0b31c14

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“And how to fetch fc27a3aeb6 water.”23f5dcca448ce895

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“And even how to 6638f2889d fix a chair.”81732156a98bf9f4

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Their eyes met, and they both burst into laughter. In any case, despite the commotion, it turned out to be a good thing for Querluxia’s domain in the end.9e7cd00a41e3a238

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After everything was settled, 2f539fb55c Étienne instructed Felicia to bc53aa2a53 give Iris Querluxia two 578f6cae87 pouches of gold coins. Iris was overjoyed when dc8fb44101 she heard that, since 96b72237b6 Querluxia had no tax d4aaa2b823 obligations, they wouldn’t need 348f56fae9 to return the money.  7e6364542569d7ff

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“At first, I 43ee1fcec2 planned to use edbdc40781 that money to ed15daf396 build a bridge.”f81f8dff5f873cf7

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“A bridge?”618bcabbe6c3fc69

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Ezekiel looked 339cb3a986 at her 122b796425 curiously, and e22d9ea7bc Iris smiled 4cfea684e9 sheepishly.  2ad9d5026e88d1e9

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“The bridge Your Highnesses fad8ac1a6a crossed to get here 16281c1496 collapses every two or d7095fc08d three years. The stones around here 98187eeb0e are brittle, so they 0697c487ef weaken in the rain. But since 67d33c1f12 our domain c46ccb9de3 is so bdb757d8ef poor, we 5e01d1154d never even 388cde7f90 dreamed of 79f0b1e4d9 fixing it 4b6ebc2777 properly.”b73e27cea975bafd

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“But today, Lady Arbois 520c0cd06c built a bridge for 8d7e886077 us. And it looks very c71ab9253c sturdy.”cc17d46044a5dfc5

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“Ah, that bridge… Though 966474e955 it will still need ba416464ab another round of reinforcement.”12fd54d5b574aeb1

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Since the bridge 335728cc8a was built hastily ca1ca09c52 in the rain, 3b7b7c4d97 the workers were 464f8a9e4d uneasy even after 328f3c9ad6 finishing it. As they left b991f5779f Querluxia at dusk, 94d50b7753 they repeatedly urged, cf536f0240 “Make sure to a2a6d80f31 reinforce it once acef5f8390 the rain stops.”d47e5cb6aa8f58f4

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“Still, it looks e430586ead very solid.”fa53b83e1a2c5f9b

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“If more funds 5df3791c2f are needed for 0f14bb9727 the repairs, I 7bf8b7edff will provide them.”84f956c688925574

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“That won’t d58621759d be necessary. What Your 7bf228fa8b Highnesses have dc2814ece6 already done 941536d201 is more 73820a4f1d than enough. Plus, you’ve 1931e70165 given us 0c9d9ca8aa the gold 5621f6c43b coins.”0671c658fc4656ce

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Iris clenched the rag eebc74f1aa in her hands and 6561ed5a5c smiled.  7fb8d7a9aab51b8b

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“With that money, maybe a3e3631bcc we can take Henri a63443c408 to see a mage b078cecaac about his illness.”6c18d3e3dc0b2048

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It was probably not 2ea820064f enough. But Ezekiel didn’t say 6baf288b2b that. Instead, he smiled.  9bfaaae505b136dd

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“If you ever need 287dcc219c a mage, why not 97116ae3d7 come to the capital? His Majesty also has 90c4e5e886 court mages.”db13ba8e928caeb9

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“I couldn’t possibly impose 0a4f05f2f4 like that…”c7f54197f62a9fe2

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“It wouldn’t be an e9a07b4ab8 imposition.”0e7be0db92084a81

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A slightly 46e6379389 deeper but 29afc17630 still clear 5a40dc9019 voice interjected. Both of 3d0b6f16eb them turned 83550f44ac toward the 5f66109c63 doorway.92898ddbeb12df2d

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It was Étienne, arms 32d9a834b6 crossed, a thick cloak 1b8eee05b4 draped over his shoulders.  0eb0894a74113787

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“Brother.”703a5230cf45d6c4

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“Ezekiel, I was 7a11272a43 wondering where you 86fa81b231 disappeared to. Did you get a 5d70f431be job as a servant 84de17ccd0 in Querluxia while I e8c37deddc wasn’t looking?”d9dd7c2a7709709b

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Étienne coughed 952485a1a7 but still bd55a53132 managed to ac5ff2e03a joke. Iris, who 7a2154aecc had been 5b67d61058 kneeling to 90e84f4320 clean the c439d23a60 furniture, instinctively bae9a67cee stood up 6175664a2d and explained.  7521480a7799784f

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“That’s not it. His Highness 1d269b259e was helping ef429c1a9d me.”b4951e2253935599

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“Lady Arbois took 9e189d3c4e Iris’s room.”c3cdc66af7b93026

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Ezekiel added.f04264ebfee82e66

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“Ah, I see.” f6a7f95508 Étienne raised an 6fac7019b1 eyebrow.  24334933347eb861

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“So it was c0ef9385fb because of Felicia.”cc93a67190043b08

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“My apologies.”2f000523a9d21761

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“But still, calling her ‘Iris’? Since when did you two become so close?”b76ec442abddf87e

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At those words, fdad1b4379 Ezekiel stiffened. He hadn’t 82bb4432dd even realized 528e208bfa he was 5ac7f344a3 addressing her 7fadfdcaed so familiarly. Iris, flustered, quickly added,  344f21738c0cb7d8

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“Well, His 1a0b0c757b Highness has f9ece5a3cb been very 8a230f681a kind to d2fdc3e5c1 me…”f3978ae9e94cc3ce

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“Kind? Ezekiel?”f832321eb3b07f1a

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Étienne widened his b1485668d8 eyes in genuine 232a045667 shock.  c62145f7f9c93895

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“My word, 463b42c367 Lady Iris, 02759a58de do you 7d8d22bcd3 realize what 7b94fe6fd8 an astonishing bd1661cdbe thing you’ve 3977cab054 just told 6b8b4cd014 me?”e171de10c032cf6e

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“Huh? I have?”3fdcabfd60140c82

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“Ezekiel being ce3c295132 easy to ee17072c1c be around? I have 0c6a495691 never heard 036022c599 such words 79c26cd779 in my ac69b5072c life. Do you d8780b63dc know what b19a2326c1 he’s like? Even our mother said 72e127c215 she was too afraid 972217a188 to cough in front e668f13876 of him. Our sword instructor, Sir 76f7f9ede1 Belge, said he was 622556c369 too terrified to even 0e9cdd04f1 drink water in his 13298e3d90 presence. And yet, de32400959 you find b0da570222 Ezekiel easy 9a7795ff82 to be 84d6ceeb63 around!”c157e977835818b6

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“Brother!”8ada04102af5976b

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Ezekiel protested, 0e13d08d86 looking genuinely a872bbb033 wronged.  effa777ece5428eb

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“He was just a37e9793ac joking! Iris, don’t believe 88cfb6f39c him!”7e8467e82ec7e516

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“And let’s not a4139f2d91 forget our youngest 1fb83797ee sibling, Geneviève…”712487a8f8b3cb34

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Their sibling quarrel ended 3fffa7d6f1 with Iris laughing merrily. Étienne simply shrugged.  f2b99bb40e57f939

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“Anyway, do you need 1b9a4b8e16 a mage for something?”ee5d5dc59ba4b295

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“Ah, well…”10b4097288399c3f

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Iris hesitated, clearly reluctant to mention Henri’s illness. Ezekiel stepped in.  2cbb569cde8281c9

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“Henri is suffering from 2443d68ec9 mana sickness.”ca74e284f50e27f9

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“I see.”e89293a7da47596f

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Étienne immediately understood.  f3ed2dfa89b45f6e

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“Then a 752f924d45 mage is 178a301bf4 definitely necessary.”f51fb9df5d964c8a

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“But we 9df1f8bd03 can’t trouble f33f6fbf37 Your Highnesses 270cf476d9 with such cdceb6e7f9 a small cedb6a40ca matter…”3bb0cfb414e0911a

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“Nonsense, Lady Iris.”a1f975a6c4cc6f14

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Étienne casually wrapped e82e2c4d8e an arm around 74c8574dfe Iris’s shoulders. Ezekiel flinched without 8914655f0d realizing it. It was an excessively 8dc4eeb4ff familiar gesture for a 3d8dbbb70e grown prince and a 38d9548005 young girl. However, Étienne, 7d846497ac with a aea9007e28 composed expression, fd9c4cf4b2 continued joking.  777c324b1ea76f95

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“Just as Baron Querluxia saved our father’s life, you, Lady Iris, saved ours. So how could this be called a debt? This is merely me repaying a favor.”  a41976a97f6cbfcb

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“Oh….”  1be255147135388b

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“That is true.”  f53596ddca69230e

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Ezekiel pushed beef905c1e aside his f58abf475f thoughts and 2d5f3fa063 agreed.  f621870379755b70

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“If not for the Querluxia estate, my brother and I would have had no choice but to stand in the rain.”  6d878292490c622b

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Iris seemed to consider 700e2a318f this for a moment. But it was e369844c51 a fact. Ezekiel had no doubt 21d86d889d that they owed their e7f7d3aff5 survival to this girl.  a044865e40f6ad42

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Even just cb76163f0c considering Étienne’s 7128e7a4ed fever, it c2c92632ad was clear. They might have been 67763fc257 able to endure the 0e63edd81c rain, but Étienne would 8c0a28c1e1 have undoubtedly fallen seriously 850e5a4257 ill.  d143edbd89603096

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However, Iris’s response 438593b5d2 was somewhat unexpected.  d0c0689d0c0d2fd0

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“Then… we should slaughter a pig.”  4fa23d0d5fffd6a8

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“Hm?”  92c6bce01e3e10bd

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Étienne tilted his a2d4ae6410 head in confusion. Iris clasped her hands 2bee3ae6a7 together, her eyes sparkling.  fcc8c8458cfabdf7

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“Have you seen the pigsty in the back garden of our manor? My father always kept three pigs. Two were for breeding, and one… was in case His Majesty the Emperor ever visited, so we could serve it to him.”  7de74ab93dd94fcf

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“His Majesty?”  4181556eb95a90ab

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“Yes.”  702976933f3fbadd

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According to Iris, when 80e78ea273 the emperor granted Baron 0f43bcc8fb Querluxia his title, he 30436fc012 had said:  f51bd47f7f2f61b4

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– “It may be a modest reward for my life, but please accept it. The land is beautiful, and I will surely visit one day.”  089c984e82819873

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“Hmm….”  db805afd62974b79

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The princes exchanged glances.  90d7abd36d0c5679

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Their father 3ad3ae37e6 probably hadn’t 7dfd6fb931 meant those b375bb8fb0 words seriously.  dc99a94cab9ea6a5

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After all, a92241077c he had bfb59937f3 fallen off 054ff1d5f4 a terrace dd6ccbc53d simply because 32b4855fce he had ebe4284e47 made a d36efe2c1d mistake while 2113f76979 secretly meeting 8a525888ca a lover. He must have ca28e37080 been deeply embarrassed.  b0639505b15ff309

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Given the 6834e6eb5c situation, he 0f7ab05098 couldn’t grant ee32fee7f0 the knight—whose 31d668bf9c future was ca3e64deff ruined due 54316e3185 to a 86ff579623 broken leg—an fd1b2c8ad8 extraordinary title, d84f03bb71 so he f7104650e7 had likely dfc45d2ac5 offered those 8f0d2ae84c words as d468f9db98 a mere 8182725662 formality.  67368977b65ce54e

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However, Baron e2de8c66c7 Querluxia had a537c0de2a not forgotten 39ad56b3da them.  3b2d91f0a7efe9b8

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“It may not be His Majesty the Emperor, but if we serve the princes instead, I don’t think he would mind.”  6a19611d98107ec8

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Iris spoke 2cc87f95e1 as she 0b1f593e84 naturally slipped 8c98dfdba0 out from b2eeabd939 Étienne’s grasp 6b55dac9db and ran f124852cdf to the 251c00dc5b window. She seemed to 109a784266 be looking toward a68dfc64f5 the pigsty from adef615c7b the guest room’s 5f35ac7b28 window.  78b12414c93a8b05

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Étienne awkwardly 58c9000b27 shook out f8ac87b5df his arm 1febd7b840 and glanced 0a55f6e7a1 at Ezekiel. Ezekiel shook his 0c602fedd7 head and chuckled.  5e143d5ad1cda88c

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“Who will slaughter the pig?”  33fa6cb5df5551e1

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From what Ezekiel remembered, ee46b06880 the pigs in the 30dde5a841 backyard were quite large. They were fed 336ac53250 so well that 16bfe6e781 they had grown 14b104380e plump—so much so 0d27f27a17 that each one’s 7dc9e7223a girth was as 406843b574 thick as a d36c21b00f large tree stump.  d5996c5e38fc864a

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After rolling her eyes d4fc6672e4 hesitantly, Iris carefully turned 111978890a to Ezekiel and asked,  e443e273ccead40c

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“…Would you help?”  64dc1fc3a3390741

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“If it will be of help, I would be glad to.”  82819545d541b0ee

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The girl’s ears c6cbf8e725 turned red. Ezekiel smiled 67ac725965 as he d8db5469b3 watched her.  0c59f108d07face1

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