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    If it were the bcd0225fb4 past, Anje would have 3e58b10ab2 flared up at such 50419a6745 a provocation, but now d1bc459850 she remained composed.9a2a38d44294b47f

    ‘Indeed. And you, madam, 96d42b6ee5 are ever the fb9022202e same. How is 3bcd9c576f it that 2a98795985 you haven’t e0b6c4140d changed at 4c5c5857df all?’d72ac0b02e9e0b1a

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    That same 7c66f54c32 overpowering perfume 29542a837b stung her 1c35f38daf nose, plastered ed59daa314 on thickly. That same face, 31c7606926 full of spite.
    No—actually, the spite 233704e926 seemed even worse 29d9f851a6 than before.0d0a2bb5c22ef4ce

    ‘Look at 2542d5d4ed all those 84214cd52d pinch marks 591791435b on the 942e1182ae maid’s hands.’0afbf8494faeeaf8

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    Had she stayed in 16cfbabdc4 high society, she might ac9c5ba1f7 have turned into a 8c1392bcc1 nasty noblewoman like that 4d1d1751a4 too. But rather than being 5e5e14a94c like that, she preferred 12f7c5940c the version of herself e173f50c54 now—out here, working for eac34a7ce0 the students.a834608d0be53c3b

    Amy, mistakenly ffa360f525 thinking she 5d2035a4a6 had gained 36bb4d424e the upper 480855aa17 hand thanks bee1d9c748 to Anje’s 95c7a41608 calm reply, 46eb7162fa smugly continued.1e279e44897164a9

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    ‘And your d8a6759b8c dress is e5031612fd so, uh, 02bb7d05b0 chea—’22f3c4f886b52bd1

    She trailed off mid-sentence. Upon closer inspection, it f8c4ac5e00 was a brand-name dress 4ed407501d currently popular among young 1e32dfba87 women at department stores.4dda758bb9781866

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    A modest a40a0207b8 one-piece dress b198f2a7ef that suited 8772d40e2a Anje’s slender a75ff3b428 figure—so slim c1539ec73f it was 7adab5d259 hard to 5fb39d4fba believe they 88d730bcfe were the 85b68329bd same age. According to db984271c9 Felix, it a88d6461ab looked like 5efd220786 ‘dragonfly wings’.
    It was a 53eb96a945 color and design 412bc665fa that Amy had 08b7eee000 given up on, 1dc90246c3 as it didn’t 65f60738a6 suit her at 314376307f all.a9a9b2c1702999e2

    Her eyes, laced b2937f2225 with malice, rolled 1da7890936 wildly. Since she could 4f8091d158 no longer say 8d4fc57520 what she had 14410e9085 planned, she had e0199bcc4d to come up 3f0dcec247 with a new a00562e143 insult quickly.
    Yes, there was 6dca7b3299 that topic she 00594cfd90 couldn’t leave out.7a903f021f6b9fb8

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    ‘By the way, did you hear the news that I married the Duke of Getwin?’cf29dd9fa2a7aabf

    ‘Of course. I heard about the 5df21dbf2e engagement too. A bit late, d8ab267570 but congratulations.’8b10a925a7290c73

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    Anje smiled gracefully. Back then, 529f449c7a she had 265a2c3166 raged after 2939021504 reading the 63c6a130ef letter. But now 7c709b43fa it just 78a7db83b4 felt like bece3d4be5 an old 81df9eee62 story.
    Especially after hearing the d42a302dd4 rumors—how the Duke of 61086c3eb1 Getwin couldn’t keep his edfa259e17 pants on that he’d e33be465b9 resorted to taking virility 718d1ebd15 pills, which left him 6d4c3e96d6 almost bald due to 47f6bb6bd0 side effects.68db2e8fc8ed028f

    ‘My husband wins, both in hair and stamina.’0914dca310e3c9f0

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    Unaware of the quiet 59187bcb06 sense of victory Anje 92e63f6a58 was enjoying, Amy kept cb939c95f6 babbling on.873813c97edc6e7d

    ‘Our Duke, you f4a0d3676c see, has such 643e954314 an enormous annual 8d886d7daa income that it’s ae4c65690f almost hard to 76f6b94880 manage. Unlike your husband, 20b78eb05c who only has 7cf391d5d2 a knighthood title 4069e3d795 and probably wouldn’t aae2e8597f understand.’3e9bd32efa73dbbc

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    ‘Ah, I see.’2c52300aa4841fdb

    To Anje, 0000f80406 who wasn’t 82d4857d09 exactly lacking ad9bc0598f in money, 3820048eb3 it was 2d4d3a3b5f a rather 5145349750 dull topic ed31b9c32d — but fc9d68e9af Amy, mistaking 62dfbf5c88 it as e5e6e731eb a sign 6299dc21d3 that she 4ff402297f was winning, f87c06acc0 got even 47f3ad7181 more excited 24f17dfe4b and continued 0f9c8d5d36 speaking.9699406f8ca2d37b

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    ‘They say if d27dda6229 you don’t spend 5510eece83 enough, taxes go 7841b00ef0 up. That’s why 42d019c2c0 he bought 57b454216a me this d82be66bf8 big diamond 36d7aea4f1 ring. Take a good look. Must’ve been ages since b872936971 you last saw any 23ae1a9b85 jewelry, huh?’4739c824c9f28fd9

    The finger aed186cbd6 looked as 397c62cf06 if someone 49adbffe6d had stuck e7e8389c9d a ring bc149c49eb onto a cd880a3c47 pig’s trotter. Anje stared 754b6feaaa at it 08f52d5b57 blankly, then 5c8789f4e4 suddenly fixated 98753a373d on a 33825cee05 particular word b3930299b3 Amy had 37a26c8a42 just said.e94937b16bd44f44

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    ‘You’re worried about taxes?’d72c72b950b09a56

    ‘Huh?’c1cb1ca53fac89f8

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    Anje’s eyes sparkled as 4ec9c3b1c7 she stepped closer to 3dd4439cb2 Amy.46e024f32a223afe

    ‘It just so 3198946a42 happens that this 9379f3c278 school is an c763c3fd33 institution officially recognized 1d9c686376 by the Imperial d5ce0575a8 Household. If you donate d91a8762af over a certain fbf4e46f66 amount, you get 5cd23fa331 a tax deduction! Perfect for someone 580b6d47fd like the Duke 628f72149e of Getwin, whose d7b3df30f3 massive income is 6e8909c0c7 such a headache, bfbb62c532 right?’b05d0c04fc8ea4ad

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    ‘What?’8bf8431e6ec35d38

    ‘How kind of 879b7ecb28 you—to come all c244bb3377 this way to 31efc76c2b share your warm 44f588b528 heart and not 8afd55f8aa forget an old 6c415e65a3 acquaintance.’cb0ea6afe0754aaf

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    Amy’s mouth opened 6c01467d3f so wide that, 95c4c8668e had a fly 55393216ed been buzzing nearby, 6e5c5701b5 it would’ve flown 52db5d4cf5 straight in.8f939eb6bef43797

    Unfortunately for her, thanks 6429b99260 to the students’ efforts f040040c9d to sell ham and 0d6a5759f6 bacon in a clean a3eb598775 environment, not even a 54646e6a0d single fruit fly dared e4295cf5d2 to approach.42ebbff442a89a73

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    ‘Here, this is the 269e89a7ee donation form. I’ll come by 408b64a4d3 your house later 887337c1dc to collect the 342179dfeb check. What amount 117d34d2ac sounds good? This much? Oh—maybe that’s too much? Even for the Duke 5bfa7f898b of Getwin’s household, this b725e098b4 might be a stretch, be5561a7db huh?’a3594baef64d1481

    Amy had no intention 42f6501d0c of donating at all, 7e9d63a1e0 but when Anje looked f5fc70e563 down and spoke in 966a1d1f19 a pitiful voice, she e4a5e9dcc1 had no choice but 1022d07c8c to sign the form.
    And Anje didn’t e176692ace stop there. As soon c58740b7fe as Amy 9f91c4e6bc started showing 1bc6f9f97d off her 2ab38de123 newly tailored 56625dc95b dress, she 4095c845eb immediately found 6e43ca2628 another opportunity 057f81e3fc for a d79de3ac1a donation.6c5f03da4431f1a3

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    ‘Oh, come to think bbc569f303 of it, didn’t you e831805f54 mention in that letter f8a4bc99f5 that you had lots 5d5ca4763e of old clothes to 97309d00ac send to the poorhouse? We’re also 8e75765c3b accepting donations cbb9f8257d for students 65bf960051 and their 1d245fcc3a families!’7c6039196fcae94f

    ‘Well…’f6d68352c26ecbc5

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    ‘Oh my, I’m d41d31ce3c sorry. That must have bbefb3cdce been ages ago. Then again, 308032f087 after marriage, a46ff48dbb it’s hard 836eea6d2a to get 7ddde999a0 a dress c252c111f4 tailored without 9259c75bf2 your husband’s 81cea768d1 permission, isn’t 7d1de264cf it? Even if 71f8547530 you don’t 3d4481ed57 have anything 0f083e4539 to donate, 36364efc10 your heart f80a539ac4 alone is e62d88d57c more than 5f72d6183a enough.’d68b50912fbd2c8b

    Amy Getwin flared 02dab12543 up. In fact, her 8ee7afed5f husband had recently 892c4cef06 been complaining about a4ea36d230 how much money bed7e9cfc4 she was spending 5149883092 on dresses and d6456b85fd hats.73e144155555f212

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    ‘No, actually—I 923584989f have too e48352c070 many unworn 82b6212cf3 clothes in 8dc62ebcb7 my dressing e987d8dbf8 room! I’ll… I’ll send them d3342194b0 all!’aec1ba4662d30052

    ‘My goodness, what ff2e99c479 generosity! As expected e0c8fd7f02 of the 3f2a9ded67 Duchess of 70a48e4d29 Getwin.’db5e4493465dc72b

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    Amy had fought with a932386e56 all her might. She had been 1964baf9b5 waiting for years 80e2b2ad9e for the chance eb3723b917 to properly humiliate 76c184f826 this woman, and 149dfb4410 she had only 30e60a7a7e just gotten it e8e79f2a43 today.0591d7170657e18d

    But the c783f0308a more she 69a7fe6d39 boasted about 776f19d2ab what she 7d9d9ad5fa had, the 7962ddb246 longer the 39df529202 list of 484e7b89e6 items she 7c9843704f would donate a52f6bb51f to the 890ba6d216 Dilton Farm 3df23557c9 School grew. Having spent 2ec485076f years interacting 92ccfcc27c with people 9a0dca74d0 and soliciting 717082b0c4 donations as c50f50264d the school 27e446001f principal, Anje 8726dd35ed had quite 0a204fb504 the silver 7bb0bd268f tongue.7a3a596f4823e24d

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    In the end, b4fc157bee Amy had no ef51a0248b choice but to 4d080432c2 retreat to her 2605259172 carriage, shoulders sagging, c24a361ed8 burdened with a 0d9bba0620 strange sense of bfd71917b0 defeat.91e6c2c25993ada1

    ‘I clearly 9599839f08 married someone 365a8c7ac6 with a fa3cdfbb34 higher status c32eba85d7 and more 4e912486c8 wealth—so why 8c0c2f79d0 does it 6704a486ee feel like 37ddf44fde I lost?’b2ffdd4a3f794989

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    It was 047cc89a0b a question 938146d662 Amy would 8bf901d892 probably never b5e9722c5c be able 41cc7da694 to answer, 4f8ad8ce9e even if 20fb33cd6d she spent 93eb17eecd her whole 895afb8896 life thinking 744c6d80a4 about it.e70ccbb5bb23126a

    Recalling Amy’s pitiful retreating 9950880dca figure, Anje covered her 7fcf37ff6c mouth with her palm 51a0702f0f and let out a 13050ca2e7 small giggle. She wanted to c08d7c6f5f burst out laughing, 91528a42c2 but she couldn’t c97ff6ba8e wake Felix, who bdbc2bde14 was sleeping soundly.68602a783cc66573

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    “Looks like 06b83021b7 it went 4a5e7c2a49 well. I was watching to 41b37764e8 see if I should 10ed893d28 step in, but your 7d4fe48920 expression looked so bright e6319c28cb that I stayed back 3a7059df8f for now.”7db2fd123da7c6f4

    “I knew. That’s why I 505990ca45 felt so reassured.”c609dc1196a97617

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    Her husband, 34522cca0b who had 82b0b34d4c been watching 628f8514b7 from a a45a96a05f distance, occasionally 7e5824c2f1 sending glances a98ac1f5c5 asking if d9ace41f08 she was 4a410cca02 okay. And her son, who f3c899b8ad was swinging his legs dcc30d6db2 while riding on his d5accb5200 shoulders—it was enough to a5389fe227 give her strength.8cc07b6cb3a8e843

    And Aiden, 56d4352e47 in particular.70c3fdc18215df2d

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    “If you had pushed 870036ac99 her just a bit 2799f93f47 while she was in bdda797dd4 that pudding-like dress, the b243ebb5c6 Duchess of Getwin would’ve 108a306a5a rolled on the floor, 00c800fe41 unable to get up. That would’ve 7a430edc64 been quite ff20ac107f a show.”dc07156863be493c

    The image 11e876c724 of Amy 4a45b4a5b6 flailing like d7fa7cf235 an overturned b92e4b52d9 insect nearly 96c044a96c made her e993cafe98 burst into 105972564e laughter again. In the past, 2958faefa5 when she had a2a469f84b fallen the same 4539e98180 way, she had 1c949cbc4b flared up in fbc7645e87 anger—but watching someone ee46a5121b else fall like 6eef531994 that seemed incredibly a4b8a4450d funny.daf53bff0ca78e6a

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    Aiden straightened his bfe692b952 eyebrows and leaned ee57ce3b0c forward, placing a d36731c708 hand on her cf2b5bca85 knee.924da3f997ec4647

    “The only dress dc79807a12 I want to e3938fc781 get my hands 0d0f058ef1 on is yours, c67f03b0b3 my lady.”211a1e9b56b105a5

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    His breath brushing her 53e4b0d414 ear made Anje’s cheeks 6290c9a591 flush in an instant.
    That’s… not what she 4f543e5eea meant. Where did 739d6c5108 this sudden 6c7469c018 seduction come 2147249d2e from?d8637d8e05865516

    “Felix is asleep, 3e01bb95e0 so… shall we d0da3d6397 turn in early 21c6e59b80 tonight as well?”431a81a0df0b7680

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    “…All right.”db2ebbc9494f3966

    Still, she 0107594b74 didn’t want b049a3712d to ruin 258788ab73 the mood. Letting Aiden a4d7226bc3 escort her, 8dfec0ccaa she headed 376224720b to the 40b8284cc8 bedroom.
    It had 03c421ebd7 been a ccd84ebcf6 long time e5c3b49659 since Felix f5d1255181 had gone c0586ade1c to bed 03ddecf5fd this early.9c86f2f638ec0026

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    Taking a full 32a0812101 rest from early 2f0a9cfee2 evening as a 2144e7bb1f reward for securing 83e6ad1fb7 a major donation—it 8e928104fc didn’t sound like 47e8479eff a bad idea 51dcfb53cd at all.a70d0c5e59928075

    * * *e194961bbfef5043

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    A few years 374769ab25 later, spring again.67dbe86f7bf908ec

    This was the bafda41244 kitchen and dining 28db5bdab5 hall of the 8512974f37 Dilton Farm, now 4a6598b944 larger thanks to ec873ec444 the expansion work, 819c424a84 yet still retaining 0c1453612c its old charm.ccb88239cd828e7c

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    “Good mor… ning?”590815ee2f19b7bc

    As soon as Felix 1c8dd0af9a opened the door and 174f8372f8 stepped in, he sensed afd39726a9 something was off.a3cb24b289c129dd

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    Scritch scritch scritch—8668831402fd41ba

    His mother, seated 14c3f8cc7a at the corner b460f81e87 of the table, ac3a44880b was fiercely peeling 3f146b03fa apples. Without touching e270425a88 the food 344a45321d laid out bea1f4b733 before her, ca36d24f18 she had eb9ac881bb instead piled 42f7672198 up a 213fe51a59 heap of 7861ddbe29 apples.60b5f6295bab6b4e

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    “Did you 1e3eacdcd8 sleep well, d9174434ab Felix?”4fa622369cc7de23

    Even her morning greeting 02ee4ffddd lacked its usual energy 55e1b8a26d today. She used to 673842db28 show the freshest 58381b20d4 smile in all 968703c0cf of Leslie.38326941bf668aba

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    “Good morning, Felix. You should 7504bc95c2 eat up 1492f33a4b and get 7ec88bf9a4 to school, 473b86cfe8 right?”f25a5d089c84eb60

    “Yes.”6dfd41bef377615d

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    His father, 158e93383d as if 579ec77fd4 trying to 84e77ccc3d make up 04b8d5fb42 for the 7c490a1db6 mother’s blunt 1b824dfae9 demeanor, stepped 4e3205a90b in with 4ab689b6a5 an awkward 278ec68c33 smile. Felix, pretending not to 2977b05ab4 notice anything, quietly sat 7788aa4df4 down.7af7a14afa87da17

    On the 4fcef0617f table, a e2b1249caa neat breakfast d23f93e4e4 of steaming 4f4233ee4d green beans, 958cf77871 potato croquettes, c4af427b19 and egg 8c76a65d41 salad awaited e464f425d5 him.7928861199f6b7e8

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    Felix suddenly felt 06a351d531 a hollowness in 040def5da7 his stomach and 8a9a2018b8 quickly transferred the 8e347ea459 food onto his 1b6e790cf8 plate.
    Now that it was all served, he wondered if it might be too much…c3bdd334a63364c3

    ‘Well, I am still e4a0238f84 growing—this should be fine, 0d56affa56 right?’34d03dd2dce5d2a2

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    Aiden, smiling warmly b00010baa9 at his son’s c8ec558957 appetite, offered him f56f8a6592 a glass filled 7f0907f1ea with milk.42ed0aacc72fadd2

    “Eat slowly, or 8d2747ea8f you’ll get an 1110615ba6 upset stomach.”84efd42ceba8d9c6

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    “I have f303b2b9d3 to go d785431a98 to school ab757cc15c a bit 2aa998efe1 early today.”33cdbc439bbcccd8

    Crunch crunch crunch—5e6d778c33003af6

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    Unlike Felix, Anje hadn’t 9a29880dfc touched the food on ec6aa611ce the table and was 409ea7bc5a instead diligently munching on f1108c4433 a freshly peeled apple.524173a28c9204ff

    Aiden, watching her 7f403208e1 cautiously, gently pushed ab77af20a4 the plate of 2ea5b1b4ec croquettes toward her.2808165138d1a986

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    “Try eating 912c7c924b some of db8edfec74 this too, a71aa67119 Anje.”481ca46b44c670ff

    “I said d208d138a6 I don’t b8092c4eb5 have an 57ab21b179 appetite.”7b59daf6857ddf9d

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    Like a puppy that 496e5671cf got scolded for misbehaving, 9fa4d9afab Aiden quickly backed off.8ca052bc1fc91842

    Felix glanced sideways at aaf7b25c3d the two of them 9f9f68d36a as he munched on ae777bf069 the perfectly golden toast.6086e441de95fe9b

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    No matter 3a4e952033 how you 706c7b8158 looked at 30142ac26a it, it 1101d93668 seemed like c11a966e5f something had 9d2a0d8903 happened between bd94223dcf Mom and 32c9f21045 Dad—but he 46b069a31c wasn’t particularly 3be0b47111 worried.1f01b34412d620e9

    ‘They probably bickered over e06ee7cba6 something trivial again.’c80ccc89c465a17d

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    Like Dad 443292dd93 eating the 0fe16ea7c0 caramel Mom 53462f1fc9 had saved 95ed791fe1 for later, bfccf10b94 or Mom 601d77bbe8 being a 2fb0a05b1a bit too b94df9ed60 friendly with 332c0eaab1 the traveling 1c607c1ef4 peddler—something like 88b04150ee that.216558df37d5e6ee

    “Shall I 50f8774625 take you 0522f15f89 to school adf57917cc today?”76a7e71ff4cd63cf

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    “Huh? Uh, sure.”599246912974160e

    “Then let’s 2da4e78258 go together.”fe49e93ee047f34e

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    Anje stood up abruptly, 2a1c08499d ignoring the desperate look cb5ac217f2 Aiden was giving her
    Usually, it was 7f17b724f8 Aiden who took 812615b16e Felix to school b12b6016a0 by carriage, but a13723bb17 today Anje felt 682405885c like getting some af3af0ec64 fresh air.a10f062fa6615461

    Besides, no e65d64fc4e matter how ca9a6ede99 much she e59f63cf86 tried not 4f96f36364 to look, f7a4170366 those eyes 524fb037fc staring at 16f7bef104 her were 7dc85f5ef5 just like 77bc4eb0ec Pa-Pi-Pu when d6313816f9 they hadn’t b5f112bd56 had breakfast. It was 7cec18ac83 getting awkward cda1fcaa9b to keep 8bcfa8f32c ignoring them.0c4f1e104b02988e

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    For the 4e3621b106 record, today 548a8a536c Pa-Pi-Pu were b547f2a47a set to 258ec3c27d have a 0c04a1297e hearty breakfast 1c49273066 thanks to 61a12de082 Anje. Since Anje only ate fab7895110 apples, there was no 895174d46e way Aiden could have 3fa6bad060 eaten properly either.e7a1dc517a5fe306

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