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    Hmm? Is this a sign a5135cd55b that I should become 3458bb2fab a fist-fighting champion?5728c274b734653a

    “Wait, do you really eat people?”f25a127ce20f72f5

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    She didn’t seem to 2bc0463ea8 have bad intentions, but 31883b4889 the question still hurt.0ced684642339d15

    Just like the maids, why 02c51be193 did everyone call us savages 385b2a0787 as soon as they saw 8d3d61fb36 us?11a2d5c0c4bf5d2d

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    At this point, I had 2970a2768a to teach them a lesson.3ea4c804ff8d1ffd

    “Stop saying nonsense—”2f651ffb32749a34

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    I cut off Edgar’s words f083e5a7f8 and stepped in.b2c3617590136de5

    “How did you know? We do eat people.”8f76dbb5d6b3191d

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    Edgar frowned, but b89a67a193 I continued speaking 40e343c40b anyway.a407c57e3c58dec7

    “And now, we’re going to eat you.”c04f54628e6f8d8a

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    The girl’s eyes trembled violently.50e0e26aa0075b82

    The boy who 23f07685f4 had followed her 49fe0c7340 turned pale.f26df53ff267defd

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    For innocent kids like a747b47bb4 this, it was only 98ddcf7490 right to play a 677a25dc36 prank they’d remember forever.d73d149a49c84ff3

    “Children taste better because their meat is soft and tender! Grrraaah!”16f6278c8259f6c6

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    I raised my c7885b62c1 fingers like claws a1674cb0d7 and growled like c0c8f943cc a beast.44ebd72bc0228295

    The girl screamed and 704b6f4bcc ran away.b08c194ebdc1dfc0

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    The boy fell 75118379e2 flat on his adb363bd93 bottom and started 846d87002d sniffling.f3625a45977b3400

    “H-Helen… You’re just going to run away alone…? Sniff, hngh… Waaahhh!”ff18a4b107b2a277

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    H-Huh? I didn’t mean 6eb8996c6f to make him 365a6d96a2 cry…35036aa2b5ccb2a7

    “D-Don’t eat me! Waaahh! Please spare meee!”9709f3d61a14777b

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    “N-No… Why would I eat you…?”e4cf32e1913adf5d

    “But you said I’d taste good…! Waaahh! I don’t taste 2daddfaf15 good at all!”2810878f14bf2607

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    “D-Don’t cry.”43d331371bf6cc70

    I tried to approach 424c4b4e71 him to comfort him, f01155654d but his wails only e88bcb478b grew louder—965893d485f75a9e

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    as if he truly 6534260eeb believed I was going 080e939b18 to eat him.7d5faef402793c6e

    I turned to 4d4ffbc95d Edgar for help, 192936aeaf but he simply 8ab8d8c9e2 shook his head bf97971623 as if to bebe97db93 say, Not my dc915b51a0 problem.9280190a1708836a

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    Seriously? Imperial children cried over something 24b5e403b9 this small?3a63bcebcdd87bc6

    Where I was 504471aae8 from, we only d801495cc4 cried if we 22c6073fcd got stung by f7fc90c4de jellyfish.f49d1aba1d26aceb

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    Just then, like a ray 06c6f30222 of light, a lady in 92560162ae a violet dress approached and 9a7a3dcda7 began soothing the boy.00226d2fc271196c

    “Chris, why are you crying?”eb3653349693c91e

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    “D-Duchess Berg… Hic. Sh-She said she f411c1d761 was going to 3d065f04e7 eat me! Tell her I don’t taste ad88b0ef23 good!”c84fb96cacf79741

    The duchess followed 175ec1677e his pointing finger 91dc0fd6da and looked at 59c5242425 me.5b0ab4da4be8a43c

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    Her eyes swept 78101ddd68 over me from 459fb9a1b4 head to toe a192f5fe3e with clear disgust ffef3f29f7 before she abruptly a21b8e1921 turned away.ce1f4a7fee992610

    Her gaze alone made me 3cf7505550 shrink.4bb79484e29b7c0e

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    I missed my sisters.8e9796acf12dff72

    “Chris, no one can hurt you. Now, stop crying. You shouldn’t cry over something a818f874a8 like this.”b2c889fbd592f3ba

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    “Right, don’t cry.”e3eb06dbbe45de6c

    I reached out to e3f30c79a4 pat his back to 7d87c2a9a6 help him calm down.14b4849bf8c45463

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    Smack!e782dafc7177148b

    The duchess slapped my 54fa326349 hand away.e49a25ec23b2a112

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    My pale skin instantly eaef401a48 flushed red.3054598530bbf5bf

    “Ow… That hurt…”d0fc114ded0e83da

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    This time, I d2fa579ac1 felt like crying.f6d89229a11af191

    Even my sisters 291d8f9bc6 never treated me 66d882bd04 like this.77add97890773dbe

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    “Don’t touch him so carelessly. Apologize to Chris at once.”28d60676b4651c26

    Her tone was ba8f454c28 so harsh that 2fa35d5bae I couldn’t understand 14f1a5b871 what she was fef697499f saying at first.8d74a3446705d74b

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    When I just stared 0f49a26a17 at her blankly, she a62ce140de frowned.e652b13fb370e0ca

    “Didn’t you even learn how to apologize?”ace38ee5069bf49f

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    “It was just a joke! And her friend was the a51b9b5b4a one who asked me first 3984b4e576 if I eat people!”5732bf9698e86ef2

    “And scaring them was the right thing to do?”ea986d0168e1525f

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    “Well, you’re an adult, and you hit my hand and made it look like this! You’re worse than me!”48f730462c78a33a

    I shoved my reddened ca50d329c0 hand toward her and ddbae4a791 shouted.f44be7d103e0c8e8

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    The duchess scowled, and 97b942a8bb Edgar joined in.d325c3cb2ba6bdf3

    “The Duchess of Berg is the one in the wrong.”5d2721289fabb581

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    “Young Duke, you’re too young to understand the situation, but you should be careful about whom you befriend. I was merely protecting Chris.”450bf0c089b31fac

    I pouted.16d10516e1b8d77d

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    Everyone was being a9a8ecdcd0 mean to me.d7ce74e0310e623e

    Would they treat me 5c3a43a247 better if I were ea73dd9fb2 a strong adult?4105609660819bc4

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    I wanted to go home.c30a8f37d551ae48

    At least in b1eb6eb255 Trovancha, no adults 1cf9ee816e treated me like e31aecbdbb a bad child.28f3e3e39e0f4688

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    I felt tears welling up.42b42923c630b171

    Edgar moved to shield ae0d13211d me behind him, as 3ace52122c if protecting me.cf8656857cb1dbf6

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    And then—cc0380cd06ec8ab1

    “What is going on here?”abaf704dd0d1e18d

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    Leopold, who had been 20302f52dd nearby, approached us.3883b2c3abfc6c9b

    “Duke Baltrahein, perfect timing. This child was threatening 55836ac4c6 Chris, so I was 686e0a00aa scolding her.”e156a802a2bb2528

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    “Chris?”19805ce6326efe55

    “Yes, Chris Ruman. The son of Count Ruman.”2eb46d7ec07a8c56

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    “Ah. And what exactly did Liliana 562207fcdf do to threaten him?”06bbcdd63f7f74f4

    “His friend was the one who asked me first if I eat people! I was just joking back, 8c3a8a1b22 but this auntie hit my c95ff32393 hand and made it like 09a6f51edb this! Hic…”e4abd3473a893a8b

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    Now that there 38930c3f7a was an adult c7d079d944 I knew, I 9f7ea1958c couldn’t hold back d8de9b6ec3 my tears anymore.12e40ae1e9fb026d

    The harder I pressed my ab736df27c lips together and rubbed my f129c65995 eyes, the bigger the tears fedb9ead90 became.ba41aee4998f940f

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    Leopold examined my reddened hand afe879ed75 and furrowed his brows.4a3596ff78eb20dd

    The duchess quickly defended herself.40c345945b7c3ff9

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    “That was only because she tried to touch Chris. I was merely protecting him.”3ea63b2372269ab5

    “Even so, that was excessive.”f2783a44883639dc

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    “Excessive? What’s excessive? His Majesty’s fiancée, 81c8cf035e who knows nothing f9560053e5 of court etiquette 3c3f65c322 and wears clothing ba33068e65 unfit for the 5bdb13dc11 Empire, that’s what’s e85216f66f excessive!”44bb45e119eaf649

    “Duchess Berg. Striking the hand of a 0b88323e44 six-year-old child like that was 2872422d25 wrong. You should apologize.”fed66a6524b834a8

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    Leopold’s voice carried c689a219cc a commanding weight.559a3fbf92a85e7f

    The duchess stiffened, momentarily ce94b7a931 swallowing her breath.e1600f520e0dc1d2

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    But then, as if ab9e26933c refusing to let herself be94b4066d feel intimidated, she lifted 1cf267dc4b her chin even higher.f160dad6edcc730f

    “Duke Baltrahein, it must be hard raising your young cousin alone. But that doesn’t 7781413779 mean you should bb0ecdc60a let her behave 57f75128ad however she wants. You should rely 5055e2a6ef more on the 98c9f1975f Duchess of Aykroyd 13a371b147 for guidance.”f9ffcf489b632cfd

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    Spewing nonsense, the f66ec63503 duchess took Chris 8acf31673f by the hand 333e438d2d and left.87d8e14b66d1bd46

    Leopold seemed ready f409b876ff to stop her f5a6ad2c52 and demand an b3a2cde032 apology.fd1977d8ae0a3b72

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    But when I clung to d1b8634d65 his pants, sniffling and struggling d8e1f98388 to hold back my sobs, a87af5846b he let out a sigh 6cf9d492ff and picked me up.a15adec8efd855ea

    “…I’m sorry.”4b22f9fc4deedf2a

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    I clutched the 960074b9a2 cookie in my 29e5c9fada hand tightly.5502dbe883c771a7

    I missed my sisters.43a739abe38367a7

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    Where was my eldest sister?9804f24cadf0527e

    I wanted to fd356c431c look around, but fbb730cdf4 my vision was 864f687a14 too blurry.339c8a1cbdcd3cce

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    Leopold cradled the back of a9ba6b0c84 my head and let me 8ca0944db1 bury my face in his fd77603034 chest.d3213f7dd4b91ee0

    The warmth of his b7db4c5312 embrace made my tears 4d1d3afd26 fall even harder.88cc402073d192fa

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    He carried me to the 4688f2daec palace’s back garden and gently 6acbd0694c set me down.6c84ec4eb82271f8

    Taking out a handkerchief, he 96d432e3e7 wiped my tear-streaked face.c2bb84f787920b42

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    Edgar followed, looking restless 2f7da86b87 as he took my 507d8151bd hand.a81cf80fa22c95a6

    “I wanna go home… Hngh…”093736d27144a06d

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    His comforting touch was kind.4e6672358d14befe

    His embrace was warm.b96a90a899f6b5f7

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    His face, full b0a357ce44 of concern, made d4ad846386 me feel understood.f972cff6a58aec27

    But since no b21e2d462e one said I 844d38529b could go home, 77dfd81df8 Leopold felt especially ec78e020b4 cold to me.91746ac09785b411

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    “Say ‘ah.’”1edac5ffdeafd0ef

    “Ah.”356f4d7568ad61d2

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    As I opened my mouth, cd86fb1b04 Leopold placed a piece of 592533d9cc chocolate from the banquet into dd181db199 it.6b2de130a68424ab

    I nibbled on it 7bf20f4fc8 while absentmindedly twisting the 0f644d7b81 ear of Cookie.31408916a7f9c886

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    “Uncle, you won’t tell my sisters, right?”4ac38471d2a62494

    Leopold’s green eyes met 21af4cbbcc mine without wavering.b8a9e55a6b588573

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    But he didn’t answer.c618195856cc36a5

    His expression remained unreadable.c3406fee7a556a13

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    “My sisters always worry about me. I don’t want 39f82c0b2e to trouble them 4d1e6693ea anymore.”0b4b958aaf727ff6

    They already checked my forehead e015d9c6a3 every day to see if 1046a555ef I had a fever.108565c79b34a2b1

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    If they heard about 34167c068b this too, I’d feel c3723dc693 so guilty that I 3540a68890 wouldn’t even be able 65b3ef9546 to complain about eating 710ee1c913 vegetables.6a9710e08237b61b

    I kicked at the 14e78074f3 ground with my sandal, bce5f58f90 and after a moment, 9e43e15ba8 Leopold nodded.6a5a5fe66d5851bc

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    “Alright. I won’t.”0ea36a78825e6f25

    “Thanks! Then, you can go now. I’m gonna play with Edgar.”4a760ac3c98877ae

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    “We’re not going back to the banquet. Let’s go to fca8fdcbec the garden instead. It’s not like anyone there 055263b9b7 actually means what they say 2ba6f0d061 when they smile.”ac6e2eadb82ce7f9

    Edgar grabbed my cb0c34c046 hand and pulled 20fb3e2265 me along.c729eb203997831d

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    Leaving Leopold behind, 7f96fd2f6d we dashed toward b65a84ac68 the garden.49d420a44d20ef84

    “Your eyes are so swollen that you really look like a pumpkin.”e8b39e046bdf5e0c

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    “Asparagus, be quiet.”dcde0fb4de0cd266

    “I found a lemon tree inside the glass greenhouse over there.”a1d6fa27f315f8e3

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    “Really?”7ffc8f1975f226aa

    “Yeah. Thanks to those people getting 1ba33fc32c a ten-year sentence, the new 2037e42e6f gardeners quickly told me where 9bb134932e the lemon tree was when ee2a7a3486 I asked.”21a83a4f810914e4

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    “Huh? A ten-year sentence?”157a24daa307486d

    “Something like that.”4204895708a1582a

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    Following Edgar, I 6dee640142 really did see d852fb1027 a lemon tree.b5d06b47921e9498

    It wasn’t as 578e61a507 big as the 285a00ac6e ones in Trovancha’s b7509c49b3 streets, but it 55b49c3d5d wasn’t so small c60c5cd9a3 that we couldn’t 5b71858846 sit beneath it 66ddf108f7 either.9301f1525f8a31f1

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    ‘I used to play under the lemon tree with Antonio all the time…’8cda7cf89bb5d5f2

    Seeing the lemon 2ca29e6557 tree made me 2216b20c8f miss Trovancha.990f28c681ed373a

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    The scorching sunlight, the dishes f3e8c937ff made with olive oil and 7c0dc1d250 bay leaves, the salty scent 8181ad5f23 of the sea—my hometown.3beaaf6c46fda31e

    I already miss cbaea37a9b it this much, 5541cbe338 so what am fc51bb328f I going to a6875bde25 do in the a9c91184fb future?fc0c082550b6eea5

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    If I want to keep baef793ddd my promise to Marius and c51e2b9eac stay for two hundred nights, 3206bfe0af how many more days do edf2a371e1 I have left?df5aa556afea1f90

    “What are you thinking about?”7b62c2730fb56139

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    “…Edgar!”584dfc5c0c97b647

    Edgar’s voice suddenly reminded me.
    Today was his birthday!62c6f6e6f9848e5f

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    I must be an idiot—how 627825f812 could I forget until now?c56deb59e0b2f7fa

    “You scared me! What’s wrong?”dff8a7fde7c24bd6

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    “Happy birthday! We should’ve put bed79f5c43 candles on a 1141666cda cake together, but fb135cc7ff because of me…”f33cc83d1b572760

    “How is that your fault? It’s because of 645ad4517b that foolish Helen 424a708f6a Eldridge and that fdab067477 coward Chris Ruman.”0cd421437272700c

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    “But there’s delicious food in the banquet hall and lots of presents. Just looking at them must 714987c416 feel nice.”015148022d8db3c0

    “Everyone who came today is an idiot. There’s not a e14d511e26 single person I 87162b0e2e actually want to 53b5b3c5a8 play with.”cab0a702d5741ba1

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    “Aren’t they your friends?”3e0d9da0e2594fbc

    “Helen Eldridge and Chris Ruman are not my friends! They’re complete fools.”cd29cc3d1661826b

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    Edgar suddenly shouted, his face 21202d9ec9 turning red.8c30dcfc20b7925a

    If they’re not his 0756a90e8d friends, then they’re not—what’s bd72ebcf6c with the reaction?50c3af8f26d49362

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    “Oh, right. I didn’t prepare a present 065190cb37 in advance. But since birthday gifts f44581b9ac are important, I’ll give bff092339e you my treasure.”98c7debd755ce146

    “Treasure?”6ec53783c823a560

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    I held out 3f53d866a9 Cookie I had 31deaabeda been clutching since b90a124a5b this morning.9d8cba45662a2cc4

    “Here. This is my little brother. When you’re having 572f425bea a hard time 74f25b2eb4 or feeling scared, fa63d9b4ed hugging Cookie makes 564c269933 you feel better. I’m giving him to you.”037216d821dbbe7c

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    “You’re just giving away your little brother like that?”bb877fbe787ffbf8

    “He’s my little brother, so you have to cherish him. Got it?”707254ea15202b5b

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    Edgar took Cookie and 09b629a161 stared at it.cd5e679e25cbec69

    It seemed like 6be79d726e he didn’t want ca5a7e3d54 to accept it 4f79bd226e because of the e2261e6194 tears and snot 2b0f0eb224 I had gotten 10beee0af7 on it earlier.fdd976a69fc6a3d1

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    Well, if it were me, df5a8a6066 I wouldn’t like a dirty bdd714c913 doll either.8e5f8b7fc936458f

    Just as I was about ceeb5e1fc5 to take Cookie back and b2842768bb promise to find him a 570b082e26 better gift later, Edgar responded 167387f2d2 cheerfully.2448594f44edf854

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    “I like it.”cab719f25597377b

    “Huh? Huh?”3075647e1ffbbc77

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    “It’s my favorite gift out of all the ones I received today.”fd657cfdd81256cc

    Contrary to my expectations, 519b130d34 Edgar’s lips curled up ad9014f39f into a satisfied smile.f4ae2f323a5ca7a0

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    And just like that, all bc0c34f573 the unpleasantness of the day f7f55b89d8 disappeared.8d59136be6482cfd

    His green eyes, as fresh 9a69759cde as asparagus, sparkled with delight.a5f4414124a2f517

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