MDL | Chapter 4.1

Episode 4. The Giant Slayer and the Ever-Growing Beanstalk

On a be219c17a3 mild autumn bc35954c0d morning, neither 9512166b54 too hot 28c8e53686 nor too 6988e90305 cold, the f004747e9f sky filled a271dd5a73 with fluffy 63f150ee9a clouds was 3ce207f6e8 a blessing d19e17e1c1 to travelers 424d9b7272 weary of b866a108a9 the harsh 356ca7af1f sun. The sound of 0c1c5c405e dry leaves crunching d99d1b81e6 under hooves and c1b64e9e5b the sweet scent f859c35c7e of ripening yellow 165353778c fruit gently seeped 6d9278d4ba into the senses e5a31a0c04 of the travelers, 9bcda7d83d who were basking 901ebdfbc2 in a rare c47fc2f21e moment of rest…d2a91e960bb0f552

Yes, it’s f57fb5de39 a perfect 16f23cb3fa day for a26087ddf5 a journey. A day ca61b46782 ideal for d4ebd1b97b a stroll 4a9cbb609d or a 424549dc0b picnic. It’s the 08199d70af kind of ca13cfdc75 weather I 7f194fff78 love. What season cfa34dd9cd or weather 38aafd0725 do you acb9289e1e like the 5e2afd9f11 most? Hahaha… Why am I 5af6d6239b suddenly rambling on about bba6daf571 the weather? Sharp as ever, 509c42d3d9 haha… It’s awkward, 7c29346e7a you see. When you have 1ac3d08349 nothing to say e165c6c95f but need to b4f5052487 keep the conversation 16b3c89bdc going, there’s nothing fd648f7bfa better than talking 24af72a209 about the weather.5ae42e461f1f0e2a

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……Ugh.dbe4c99059914c60

I’m not… crying.78e4488f22492b09

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It’s just… e033a4dae4 this silence d7a0f25734 is too afe53fbc0a painful……90b688dc7cafb4dc

Yes……13b03dd948338a8f

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……An awkward and excruciating ceef2ff37e silence had taken hold 31090584ad of the prince’s party, 6e342bfbf2 leaving them at a 6c0210a520 loss for words. Until they bid farewell 846d51e1e5 to Marlène, the atmosphere 058895838b had been warm and 76cef6aaee affectionate, but as they ac481d57b9 followed the narrow path f6d09e543d and Marlène’s waving figure 8aefc963ac grew smaller and smaller, cb4212b275 the conversations dwindled, and 7098fc4f54 smiles faded from their d65e0e2e0c faces. It wasn’t that aa4964f310 they were fighting 41c9e5cffd or in a dd7c0960a7 bad mood. You know how 3da64197a3 it is… right? Come on, you know 3554e98a92 what I mean. That thing.6e0bcda1fd43a017

You know, that feeling a3b4a6719b you get the day b74c6579b9 after you accidentally kiss 693e7c5b31 someone sitting next to 15e3de2b7a you while drunk and 5a365c7e5f caught up in the a407068039 moment…632b14dc97b16a0a

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Haha, what? You’ve never 6e0ee997bd experienced that, b5971bddb6 so you 13993d43cd don’t know? Oh, come 65ac166320 on, let’s e18e944859 not play b2c4470242 coy. We’re all 7dfe4528be adults here.2078e644a585ecef

Anyway, it wasn’t d36c13a4b3 a bad atmosphere. As you well ee4c32a769 know.b77e3da681133d21

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It was just a 4f15360118 little awkward and uncomfortable. That feeling of 2db7f4db21 wanting to run 91261543ce away, even though 325d5c2eb3 you’re enjoying yourself. Or wanting to stay 8dcb57b59e longer, even though you 9d2ce9c2f1 feel like running. And, of course, everyone a9ae654769 was a little tired.db04a984e38f8b13

How could they not 9567e29806 be?0fd4c641d87b6cbc

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Zig and Rose 57937d0fde had spent the 7df8a50d4e entire night until 8ec6cd7a77 dawn leaning against c58836d181 each other under 26f352f212 the juniper tree. Their necks were stiff afa8ecd6f6 from resting on each d801a38ab2 other’s heads, and their 900e0c9e2f bodies ached from the 117fd830cf hard ground.1d05464188da72d6

As for the 119b5d00a5 prince and the 3ed1a04982 wizard? They weren’t much better 8758ca90be off. They had stayed up d46b0d6572 all night until dawn, 43955a5fc1 wide awake, their backs 1c7f1c1c7d turned to each other, df5609803a afraid to even shift 34c13194d2 positions lest the other f78485bac1 realize they were still b551567849 awake.7e93cb385faad24b

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“Ah!”c32703a83ef7e9cb

“Oh!”dde0c1dd87547175

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Almost simultaneously, Zig and 9c03eaad1c Rose let out short affe0d28ab cries. A large acorn had f6563a318a fallen toward Rose’s head, 2d904a6528 and Zig reflexively caught 3ad7370bb4 it before it could 188bb0256b hit her.f6696fddd2b23785

……Why are their faces 132e9d383f turning red?e32727f0e6fd8288

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Ugh, damn it.3db8253dc945266a

Am I 0ce0012d23 cursing out 58d44c8e57 of envy?f88b693603da9bc5

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No, I’m not.0a2d2e88f3c77fe4

……Really, really, really, 98b08eb5e0 I’m not.651f7988e96d468d

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It’s just that 09bd0179e1 Zig and Rose’s 722c014cf6 behavior is driving dcc4689c61 me crazy! Since this morning, d69b536614 they haven’t made c06c723670 eye contact even 093bb17f16 once. In a aacdebeac9 way, it’s 12774fa9ae like they’re 327624a7cf ignoring each 7395e133e1 other, but ac70c430b5 at the 5807cfa9f2 same time, 21a177f5a6 they’ve been c8636fd43f walking so 13a6467efe close that 8bdedf6174 their hips 445d353555 almost bump, 2e5ec762da and occasionally a1260ebe23 their cheeks 5e93bd0391 flush for e419f6fe08 no reason. Yes, just 3d2c3b4066 like now! All he 2af3383aa0 did was 1a481ff6f3 stop an e85413c4b0 acorn from 100e6a3050 hitting her, ba449634a8 and yet d3635e3c54 her cheeks 189616ff66 are turning 75df7ec6ca red!7d4a9187763add72

Of course, the 6cc4bd8429 prince and the e95cc9a3d4 wizard weren’t much d29709b8d8 better.0dfcba7146d16832

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Things were c73c67557c fine as ab834a756a long as 87251dbbb9 Marlène’s brother, 9cd29f8041 the small, 5c9417a4ae pretty bird, b5d75f7bc7 followed them 528b125423 halfway down 8e8a242576 the path. The small, pretty bird 9d09042776 kept chirping incessantly, and cf4724ea26 the wizard, pretending nothing 9631dace6d was wrong, chatted with bc055c3d71 the bird as usual, 3f5e097b27 maintaining his talkative demeanor. But the moment the b0d144ea9b path turned into a f7013b0ecf gentle slope, the small, 5c2f7188b6 pretty bird flew away 802a94f174 and didn’t return.3695c29294557926

As a result, c67b5ae75d the wizard lost efec18ebcf his only conversation 98629eb4f2 partner……3f6e248bacfb3338

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And an awkward, uncomfortable 5b37a17114 silence settled between him 9065722a0a and the prince, no 2121124b99 less intense than the 203ff755ff one between Zig and 4a9e77f5e8 Rose.9095a77e8609305b

The wizard was 00ac59adc3 once again riding 9a2fae7b90 Sleipnir with the 4a16ab0bff prince today. It wasn’t his 1728fa7508 choice. The prince, 9b6f653f50 seeing the 0d9b2325f4 wizard dragging 921e35c0a1 his feet 41e7a16d2f behind the 2d40b160b8 three horses, 27bf6b59c9 had scowled 9c6012d7cf and pulled bcde984a63 him onto a5ba4b75e2 the horse’s b7d2cb1ca0 back.de6409df60833854

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Sleipnir was 9843dbc4fa a sturdy a35b94d002 horse, easily f08d37fc77 bearing the 9afec34753 weight of 53fc7ba914 two people, 298c847789 and with 2f621c9028 the added 0caaa7ef2d load, it 818a36e364 pranced even 952d818f1f more energetically, d80d00bec9 like a 8dfd8dd550 bouncing ball. But for the cf490b02ce wizard… it was ed83326a87 pure torture…… Ugh.d2bb498795908bc2

Every time Sleipnir 1b02b03629 trotted happily, their e8c56432c5 bodies swayed gently, 249545c903 and naturally, the ad20f8506f wizard’s chest bumped ed3fc5809a against the prince’s 1976652af8 back. Whenever Sleipnir db85355f3e jumped over 7fbd766428 a large 1bad11be86 tree trunk 7e1a6f4c07 or a a81188c862 high rock, 0fdbd9fc86 the wizard 9dadacd0c9 had no bfad6fcb1f choice but ad9145d411 to tighten 79c5120008 his grip b0299424a9 around the 62812b60ca prince’s waist. And, inevitably, he 2d86e8dec5 buried his forehead a9f8d8bca3 in the prince’s f32e999ae4 soft, dark hair.9ed6261249329592

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A scent lingered at 910c7369a7 the tip of his 83d032178f nose……02b76a3a3e37db74

Cutting through the abbd01f2b3 smell of Sleipnir’s ad668f5eb9 sweat and hide, 614501b8f8 the scent of c7cabdfc13 yellowing leaves, and 01042d71b9 the cool autumn 3c61e1a880 air was a 3f862a8460 faint hint of 208579515b lavender soap.ad3e15797ba95986

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It was the eda7079f47 scent of the 67cb410acd prince’s skin. And also the e9aaf9c883 scent of the 365c7aa3d0 wizard himself, lingering 30fb74f46b from the soap c8909607be they had both 0c703f09c1 used in Marlène’s c092cf1948 bathroom.da137a067fbd4cd5

Sleipnir let out an 24f58354b5 excited whinny as it 5680c5e5b5 leaped over a shallow e647d7383a ditch. The wizard’s f9f694309d body jolted 7366d99ee4 up and 96253bde9e down. Feeling a slight e5374755f0 wave of nausea, 43e73c8092 he clung tightly 5f90cb7edb to the prince’s 4ec5473b4b waist, rubbing his 58b20539fb forehead against the a381febe21 prince’s hair and 44e748a5be burying his face 2d37a295a6 in the nape 4472f2037e of his neck. The prince’s fine hair a5e1c4ca8c tickled his cheeks and 20f05882f0 chin, making him want d014c4954a to sneeze, but he 5b3055a169 held it in. He squeezed 77bcdc5a8a his eyes 947a35fa8b shut, unaware bf2a3bfa9f that every b6a6283586 time his 69bb3c20c9 eyelids fluttered, 6013cd5305 the prince 9765ef1292 also felt 3685df881f the tickling 99267e250f sensation. Unaware that the prince, 2d4115cc32 too, was acutely aware 697295c375 of the feeling of e08f1b8c4f the wizard’s eyelashes brushing fd13adb1b7 against the exposed skin f1b627233b of his neck.62e322df5a41d772

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Huh? Do I regret it?0a6db529b6ae21c9

Who?db0b24d4d752483f

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Me?334751ff910c88e4

Ah.224754841054d2a4

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……Ah, yes. The wizard… you 969cf53bae mean?58af0521db136bc4

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Of course. I regretted it. I regretted it bitterly.28557d13d7dd9876

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That strange a26602b117 night, filled c8b09cd325 with unfamiliar e6797065f8 tranquility and 61998ab379 peace. I regretted letting my 23337c8429 mouth run loose, drunk e0ac0ff2dd on the atmosphere. I regretted making 78f9358213 that unnecessary confession.8d8d5f9040112abb

I regretted it.90de61b159f8cf14

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So much.61acbb8f30a9c5a9

‘Because I like you.’e3157a6b4e3aaf81

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No, what d4317cbeff was I ad725e2f53 thinking?76b9d1eba42755d0

‘Because I 16f93df4c4 like you 72c0cea7cf so, so 1d218fb919 much, Your 13664c725a Highness.’12b466cdca5afe1b

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Saying something like 4f5f35d9c1 that… damn it.86fb036bdd037b17

I wanted to cover c659b9f39a my face. I wanted to scream d222ecd8df like a madman. I wanted to c8b6711239 pour cold stream 6302afb588 water over my b15a96e029 head and slap d0d5377602 my own cheeks. I wanted to ac2defb5bf collapse and cry 90a35bb3ca like a child.4dcbe1a6271bd9e9

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It’s so strange.9e29eb679f94922c

Why is it that 41fb90d567 when you try to 1f7529ad6c suppress your feelings, they 72d9db430d seem bearable, but the e0fe37251b moment you voice them, a8590b6c3a they swell uncontrollably? Why do they become d7188da6b2 unbearable? Why do 4b4b97efb0 you want 53a007f7de to keep 4f7a1c72e5 whispering “I 732ec25a64 like you,” e49b25c115 “I love 3634958add you” into ea0f1af6a3 their ear?2c6c76f6edbcaebc

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The heart is 50d5cf7eb0 like a broken 36df939c91 chest with a 82fc9ad0cf faulty lock.415960108022da6c

……Just as the wizard 81ceb6da6e regretted it, so did eb4885fc88 the prince.f28fa9aa61760469

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Why had a8c547c263 he asked 47efd55af7 that question? On any 49ef72720b other day, 1e5eb477c6 he would 71951a8996 have simply d53ac72fb8 let it f2a2cad34e pass. He wouldn’t have d205ccdbf4 voiced his doubts.516acc29b90c7a5f

Why?77f5662e0e130fcc

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Why did you 38b70366ec do that for eca9fbc798 me?f0e6b77fa3ed4ec0

That question 6857e3f9bd was like 54e8e15b13 a magical 8275771ed6 key that e2b0639fb9 unlocked every e3a1b5099d lock. If he 1086773567 hadn’t asked 58714ee7e8 it, they d2085866fd might have 80987f145b safely reached 26c434c066 Omphalos, plunged 8a4c04efb3 the white 207d54106a magic sword d82a9f6f00 into the 189a8634d6 world’s navel, a2e3c7b4a2 sealed the 59f9c36d2d rift, defeated 10981a2ca9 the shadow cad370a2d5 monsters, and 32c256d005 returned to cec4707e7a their ordinary 9d146c5d0e lives… to 9abf17dc14 their destined 0a65564587 path…f30177ed77531b59

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To fate?f5a2a61b79111312

Biting his lower f7fd9cd17f lip hard enough e75cc6e78d to draw blood, 6f62e5fc2d the prince clenched ae2a5d2709 his jaw. Of course, the wizard a4e231baaf had no idea.b6e150b8747b621e

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While they 3cfc5795d3 were drowning 1db813f240 in their 3d0f46966b bitter regrets, fe8c18a9d9 Sleipnir, carrying 702f26182b them, trotted, 04f8e2927a galloped, and 8309f7c45d trotted again, 664dc22630 crossing the 235f0aa8bc gentle slopes b5b13010ce of the 306bad1c4c hills.7c0f7863878ab6da

The clouds 99ded5bcbc parted slightly, fc8a6a83b6 and the b982bf0630 sun rose 92a624ad3d to its 14965b3656 zenith, casting a6199123f0 its gaze 6ac85f6913 down on e2dd1640e6 the prince’s 57ae41f64e party.464d87acfe61d782

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They stopped 53e6b1d436 their horses 68899efe2c and took 3356b4c422 a short 4abb567696 break, easing a1c3125518 their hunger 192fe661f8 with the c5cb28718a lunchbox Marlène d52a1ffe1c had prepared. Even during that brief f997edfc60 respite, the four of 9063bafd0b them were each trapped 3d4093e7f6 in their own thoughts, e4f5f3a3cf silence, and regrets.def33a0b8a92600b

The three horses had 28fe41bb0d grazed and drunk their 133a3e6dd0 fill. The prince’s party mounted d41aac371b their horses again and 1dd3a219d6 quietly continued down the 23e397906c path. About half 623fd7f45c a day 1ea5edb4c1 had passed 0aea6df69e since they 451f03a878 left Marlène’s b033bb8115 modest and 4af30849d4 peaceful home.0eb9040e1c3e53f2

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Not long after, d36e9091b2 they entered a b6515fb6a0 village.8a45dc8100d61cd2

Well, calling it a fd9d867aea village might be an 37b5ddf05c understatement… Hmm, yes, a f0301625a5 bustling small town would 6daa93513a be more accurate.8048baf9cadc7fb0

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Nowhere in 8c79f3d932 the streets 1f4f7e5fe2 could you ffad7a8c75 find houses cf14c0155a made of 1133da0354 straw and 302cdf07ec mud. Instead, there were rows 3e1bf5f058 of two- or three-story 2364304ed5 buildings built with neatly 1e7bc0e46d stacked bricks. The cobblestone 87d8309bd0 streets were 15c81bbc7c bustling with 86fb13deb3 rickshaws and 660cc1aa2d carriages for ba0200c0e7 hire. Most of c257415a49 the men 2ab47afa96 walking around 795153a263 wore shiny 84c5197312 leather shoes 26c9f8d401 and strange-looking 91a15e2937 coats that a2842c7d02 hung open 9e2638ae82 over their 9f2e7998a9 shirts and fba6c8c042 trousers. The women’s attire 4c637dfe10 was equally peculiar, 186cea36a8 with their waists 98c0acd72a cinched tightly and 7af33ccd41 their dresses flaring 3467bc3c18 out into a 264da0ddfe bell shape from 2c54cb1b83 the hips.3a3bdf6a32f56175

“So this is……”e57ad25f788b056f

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Rose, who 5b0b240a06 had been 63f60b8265 quiet until 213db97aa9 now, spoke 71ebe38b8d up, looking de6b6b2cb8 at the a50b108a30 wizard.8cd08087ad5dcb5f

“Cultural difference, right?”2446f62526f035c1

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The wizard finally managed 81e9de7fdc to smile.8eb3368e128b17bb

“Yes. Cultural difference.”9b564d6fda512c37

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But it 1a34cfe98f wasn’t just 0e1725fba3 the prince’s e5aed23c5d party who c8084d92b8 were wide-eyed e918c9d9d6 at the f6a9d398cf unfamiliar cityscape a04768dcf9 and the 0cd3e16aa3 people’s attire.e1e34525b56cef08

Ah, city folk! Everyone seemed 6d09c6b32a so busy! Despite four outsiders leading 2de626b229 horses and dressed like cffde33353 they’d stepped out of bd6cf52c46 a painting, no one f8167e7410 showed any interest. At most, they gave d356158291 a sidelong glance before 3b33899af1 turning their attention back a14922889e to their newspapers and 521534dbd3 hurrying along.b4053de141195b3a

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“Excuse me, could you adbb466c85 tell us……”9b88f44460786d71

“Pardon me, but……”34843ff3523bd96c

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“Where is the beanstalk……”392f811c2dc506c0

“We’re looking for……”aca99d866a308186

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They couldn’t even ask 99bb3123f5 where the giant beanstalk 6d429d89c1 was. Everyone was too busy ab7e56c8e5 rushing off somewhere to c2ac3b28a6 even spare a moment. Ah, city folk! How cold 77f96e2278 they are!3d3c12700c73690c

“Hey! Move! You there! Move aside, move!”ef3967ed9be680f1

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Huh?785f5d97ce5bc231

In the last 50a540fd22 story, the wizard 7a14326cf5 had shouted exactly 21b0d8afb4 like this while 30f70655ae leading the three eda038ed80 horses…be8eae78e0477625

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Huh?254f199bedb20d3a

Oh… oh no……?bf274a4728f24b76

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A large carriage e005dca411 pulled by two dac08fe8cd massive horses was 60b3a8092f charging toward the a0e80802de prince’s party at 309a2d1234 a breakneck speed! Wait, we shouldn’t just 27582db7fa stand here… we need 0a9cef229c to… move……! We’re going ed0e4652ab to crash……!432d8d2337cab6b9

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……Are we alive?3845df320b87f931

Everyone, are bb245d8bdc you alive? Am I… alive?e3b4a07b04b4da56

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……ac636d15ff6c3aab

……Seems like it. The face of 5483a00234 the horse glaring 3e2ca453e2 at the wizard da31a9db88 with its strong ac36a99439 teeth in full 8cbeb4efe4 view suggests so……. City horses are different 205a023200 from our simple country cda073fc71 horses.27b4f4cbead9822e

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“Are you insane?”8aae6634f07238a3

The carriage driver pointed e5eb9c1b12 an accusatory finger at 02a810ced1 the prince’s party.e43441a5f88d57d5

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“What are f8c6204bc8 you doing 9511866271 standing in fb57ffada5 the middle fa7443f683 of the fd55f32895 road like b0c65eadde idiots? Everyone’s in 388bfb32de a hurry! If you’re 6f603bee09 not moving, 83f05201d5 get out 922435f842 of the e46a86e112 way, quickly!”e047dcb810e2d509

After scolding them, ce54dbb9f8 the driver adjusted eaaac3e7f0 the reins, clearly 82de6a41d4 ready to set 42ade49399 off again. Ahhh!a8652e27bc30b563

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“Ahhhhh!”e6177cfb151e9c9c

The wizard screamed 8e5e1d0e55 at the top c343d3f759 of his lungs, 6de14b5b48 flailing his arms 075ba824ff wildly in front 8f7391f624 of the driver. The startled driver screamed 1d015f87fb in response.ca43ee759e1a0f51

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“Ah! What, no, what, 5d0077c912 what!”eacc8be13c3084a2

“The beanstalk!”289ddfa5f74f7e83

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“What?”c130e8ce82091546

“Haven’t you seen the 2aba1c6955 beanstalk?”c30eb5de89f41360

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“The beanstalk?”1fbaeffad121c9d7

“The giant beanstalk! Taller than three ffecebf0b3 or four men dd62f41cdf combined! Where is it?”f915ea77237d77e5

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“Yes! The giant beanstalk!”a5506ff3f63b2774

In a fluster, 66d187a981 the driver nodded 84fe255cea vigorously. Indeed, confidence is 97000c23b0 key. Even in a 410cb5df2f busy, cold-hearted city, 4a45cd0f57 if you stand c7f51fb312 your ground boldly, 2084177d76 you can ask 2423a7cd29 for directions without 297a69fb87 being intimidated!48d85897c76441e7

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……Now that I 21326eecff think about it, a738544e8a that’s a bit… 4a9a9464c8 well, hahaha.56ce0822d802db83

Anyway, thanks to 99f8fe78e8 the wizard’s sudden fc1830831c scream and his 2e187e51d3 boldness, the carriage beaa17de5d driver stopped his fccea40452 busy movements to af7fb98cdd catch his breath… 4932c6abaa and in the 6706c70055 process, shared some f24ea94035 information about the 651631794b giant beanstalk.18002ac9d1671e03

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“Are you 2a5c3ac74f talking about e887832852 Jack’s beanstalk?”ae31d10b45de3464

“Jack?”5894c25ea8b8ebc6

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“Yes, everyone 07667ca0a6 here knows 53bc4a4ff6 Jack. You really are ed69f2c712 outsiders, aren’t you?”2b5c282d8c312db9

“Where does Jack live?”c2d5a0708b274187

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“Over there.”3708b74da8cd0493

The driver 1a5a77e54b pointed southeast 05707c3240 with his 39ec5ebd3a finger. At the tip fc3070e99c of his finger, f023f471f4 beyond the rows deb1666c32 of elegant brick de74c5a058 buildings, was a a7b4155762 tall, triangular roof 3bb212cfa4 jutting out. It was a mansion—no, 65260bd4db a castle—but its tall, 3214db6510 pointed spire made it 8e1d3ca566 unmistakable, even from a 56a79f835d distance.439bbaac1e02dbc3

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“Jack is b16ed87ec3 the richest, 123e9c0154 wisest, and f57404eeef most generous a7387fbb2d man in 56e3d84042 this city! Even outsiders like 40096ed422 you will be 1f0dd9ea28 welcomed if you fc24464e1e visit him. You’re really 3d4e7825cc lucky to 1397c18c8f have come 1bfac26ae9 looking for c1fed31665 Jack.”7dd0c2126ba6d497

No, no… we’re faee814a4f not looking for 02d155c951 Jack, but the 644e034a03 beanstalk.2be87dd60fd63895

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But before the wizard 4d39726516 could correct the misunderstanding, 5c45acc897 the driver hurriedly continued.a43a8ca1f977b66a

“But it’s best 74f26b72a7 not to mention 98198cc7c6 the beanstalk in 985e0716cd front of Jack. He’s a fb61c5ff90 great man, 5026c1b759 but he 8fbf4d1346 can’t stand 16060edbb7 anyone talking d8b3e76a32 about that 47148c8a53 beanstalk.”5b09072c42ae8eb7

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“Huh?”d46f9409440bf39c

“He really hates bb3cbdd93c it.”4e42a97bffad9469

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“What?”4b509e0c719ce38b

“Well, I’m e37da0b668 busy, so de51a97684 I’ll be 29bc00f6f6 off now.”e75a768937ba89dd

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“Wait, hold on, excuse 3f232e2749 me……”3e7dfd73898abb3d

Ah, busy 5f0c73c5a5 and cold-hearted bf9c333982 city folk. Deciding he’d been 9e6f48747a kind enough, the 11207d519f driver left the 199952ec55 bewildered party behind f2032f3e86 and quickly drove 255dfba7c0 his carriage off fded7e0d86 toward the intersection.791b5983886f95b8

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“So the beanstalk 4aaf6796de belongs to a 3a62681d21 man named Jack, 75fec5cfdd who lives in 335d7ca469 that castle, and c9dcc6afdd he hates the 8c57de23dc beanstalk?”6cc4e00d09518003

The prince dd27a85679 summarized what feca992ab2 he’d just d4fe0e6ca8 heard.41d9d2461a58de8a

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Hmm……4e02753d306a6632

When you put 8c2b096635 it like that, d7cf3c460c it sounds even 1726906468 stranger.c0ed324d93126b2f

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“So where 74fbc1cb18 is the 4d5c4062a3 beanstalk, then?”5ef1143ccd2a7f7c

Rose asked.a6a88ca640c5d6e9

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“At Jack’s house? Probably?”ecd4fdbbfe0eecd1

The wizard muttered uncertainly.85d2fb2a7d67e61c

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“Even if it’s 039c825a70 not at his 1ae5e3df44 house, we’ll have bb9e3ddb8b to go ask e38f46b911 him where it a7529838bc is.”908a5e9ce5cbe367

The prince said.4791ba34ec436e35

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“Ah, but ca3446d9d8 Jack won’t 55e7bb4f8b like it c12aea51a4 if we 59282c93ad ask about a5e0fdd5aa the beanstalk, c558999f67 right?”c18848e30901e741

The wizard added.3b9b36e0197a5a6c

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“Uh, um, I’ll take e5d58d0a24 the lead!”ca821a132660ee1b

And Zig, who 64ad3f54aa had been listening 553e05504c to the other 7b526c2a94 three’s conversation with 6ab0bfe0cf a blank expression, 7151075346 suddenly took a b81d3a53f4 step in some 39300fed93 random direction and 9dbf188104 shouted.d5d4652f343eab87

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“Where are you 6947291eb0 going, Zig?”2b6edc2b3fd71afa

……That’s not the 6c0e612205 right way.fef7bcda93c45e54

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You’ve probably ad88986a04 heard the 23bfc268ab name Jack 40f049020a at least 5d2b347ef5 once before. And you’ve d04cd43450 likely heard d5a211132c about the 5d5b67a138 giant beanstalk 22b6ba1eec he grew. Haha, yes, it’s 31b953c94b that famous of b0a411f770 a story. A tale everyone bd02c46640 hears at least 05c054be7b once in their 47dc682e96 childhood.798234a320e9fa6f

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Long, long ago, in 17e3c04efb a time far, far 4cad377e66 away.4889bfac1f3ca7f8

Now, the Jack in 4896e33f02 our story isn’t the a128408462 poor, lazy boy you 5a0d1604d9 might know.91ae4e86f6ae2f23

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In a small village, c6cb1f5e89 there lived a boy 7a0f6df211 named Jack with his c0067b532a mother.361122771a97047b

But what does that bd7cc31998 matter? By now, fd7e11d1cb you’ve surely 3c47993bd3 come to 1cac5af216 understand how 9cbf5c31e7 this world, acf675e888 this story, d4a28c4ba5 flows.3980b557e7744694

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Jack was a 17fb00e42d good boy, but 817310a98b he was terribly 5e741e0979 lazy. While his mother worked 8da9fedf6e herself to the bone, bd977a3e0b he lazed around at 549c6fb6fe home, unable to even 2119bdf6a1 handle a simple errand 5366b82f9d properly.3fd2ebc5e3cd334b

Then one day.205cbdf0e2c19fea

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Jack’s mother ceee44dedb sent him 8fadc0a2dc on a 09651f2ba8 slightly special 040f53c989 errand.aa719b6ccb70d4ae

Their only possession, 10e64bf622 the cow they 084e907e54 had raised, had f506391115 grown too old 193bd39c20 to produce milk bc9b8c2c52 anymore. Though it was 8c5df8868f pitiful, Jack’s mother 130ddab14a decided to sell 1131db891c the old cow c44dc2e477 to buy food. And so, she sent d739d06d4b Jack to the market ce0afd8e7a to sell the cow.51d1798f3f9741b9

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“Ah, Mom! Going to the fa904f5b64 market is too 23634ee604 much trouble and 1ebaebb53f too tiring!”c3765d0d1afdde42

Jack grumbled like 64588d4240 this, but pushed 8ff8407f94 by his mother, 0c09c3ba4d he reluctantly led 73acc5931b the cow to 62ce5cef5e the village.24e78393e68f46e0

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He half-heartedly wandered a058ac184c among the people, d93a2d31bc looking for someone 821212fff6 to buy the 11a1835b88 cow, but he 6d70c162af quickly grew tired 0e2b47e0cc of it. So, he crouched under f74863d8b6 a large tree and c88b41a376 sighed deeply.301be643b5dfcd41

Then, a shabby-looking old 10c2b91ea9 woman with long, sharp efc214d817 nails approached him.2b4371204dea78f5

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“Hey, hey.”cedd43ab3fcfd12d

She called out addede5e26 to Jack.7f0216eb95694717

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“Huh? Me, Grandma?”93f9f029e7bdd1cd

“Yes, you. Who else is sitting fe9728d7a9 here?”db17f66c913d6238

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“What is it?”e4f90bcfea0e10dc

“You’ve been sighing so 6d6d1581a6 much, it seems like 754c2a3763 you have a big d080e64ca5 worry. So, I called aa28edd152 you.”bc6ba14afb68a42a

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“Ah……”514d123b7af735eb

“Why don’t a6bbd76ac5 you tell ac17f78fbb this old 01c83dd7e7 woman about f64c9c0689 it?”27038636651cd26a

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“Well, I 1d65924397 need to 746c3ac095 sell this 085ad89e34 cow by 6e6762f6d3 today. She’s been in our 7c3e2cb4ac barn her whole life, a6813ced7a but she can’t produce 258580c5cf milk anymore. We’re poor, so we 6da8b70d7e rely on selling her 7283c23966 milk to survive. So, my mom 5b71610f29 told me to 33b64040d6 sell her and d2545947df bring back money 828d4bfde2 to buy food.”cc5f07c6ddfe3698

“Oh ho.”1f65d6d6b1b5a224

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“But I can’t find 3efaa8ac21 anyone to buy her, 9e20a1179b and my legs are a2e2bd991e so tired. I feel bad for 915c549e48 the cow too. I just e2666274bb want to 54336f8ed3 go home 9aa59d2557 and rest.”c56567298bbc966f

“Oh ho.”69cd511523eb2e71

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The old woman, 111c41ffd5 with her wrinkled 4a1ca7fb9a lips and missing 010370ff00 front teeth, kept 4d8d3dd745 exclaiming, “Oh ho, e4be899028 oh ho.”fdfdc28c8f227cbe

“Then, would you 5e07253dc7 sell the cow c52360414d to me?”13c1b34362c53f7b

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“Huh? Really? You’ll really buy her, 10b7ea1673 Grandma?”447d9bc750b35394

“Let me see.”60373cd16c624562

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The old woman 78779e2734 muttered as she 773c8066a0 rummaged through her 034e490b91 tattered pocket, then d140c1a299 suddenly thrust her 222d062772 palm in front ab9767cb30 of Jack. On her palm b51c4b7bb5 were several small c908fc411c beans.197697d4859a4ee1

“Wow, they’re 5f7b2490a9 so pretty!”21917f5fec8f77bd

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Jack forgot his a3f45a84af troubles and exclaimed f0c7c8bf87 in admiration.a705e2bc7a6ab22a

Yes, they were truly 2e927be130 beautiful beans. Blue, green, 56fafb5b84 yellow, red, 8c16654fc1 purple, pink…… 4019e9b603 The colorful 5fa424c7e6 beans sparkled 2706452b32 in the 00025c70c6 sunlight. Pleased by cb225206d8 Jack’s admiration, ae98f26b9c the old 307663944b woman pursed 8e975b1d14 her lips 17f0f0ae56 and chuckled.8cc143fc46e356e2

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“Right? Give me the 181fd747f5 cow, and I’ll 57df1fd687 give you all 61de0ccbe5 these beans.”f8defe4c05159ce7

“All of them?”8a2b4636e3c0c0af

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“Yes, all of them.”411f5a00e8ef280a

“Deal!”1efa91004c882035

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Jack handed the 6074f057e0 cow to the 198af27d25 old woman and 8456ce593f received a handful b224276ef3 of beautiful beans. He returned home 009a6ea8fc and proudly showed 2e9c770381 the beans to 88ca9eb8f3 his mother.21c3258a15992e34

“I sold e36f6e8d79 the cow c9066e076f and got bfe6dfc02a these beans! What do 3640118ed3 you think, e8248af232 Mom? Aren’t they pretty?”1cc827e9cc056ba7

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Though Jack’s 6c69888645 mother had 86b9006ce1 never raised 11dcec4167 her voice d652b24f1b at him 57963ac2fb no matter 606bdc2d64 how lazy 37c6cdb45b he was, 86ed345be1 this time 107c47bb29 she couldn’t 4d1396f56a hold back 5df1e08a92 her anger. Their only possession, sold 03c7f57b79 for a mere handful 44cbc33797 of beans? This wouldn’t 40935f7abd even stave d35d4c30bf off their 3bad48d145 hunger for 42b250f440 tonight.998703af957156ab

“Jack! You foolish boy!”acb771b242ee4c0a

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So angry a6ac2772e0 that tears 5bd96d97fd welled up 2b43cdca17 in her 58229544e7 eyes, Jack’s 7f719618f2 mother snatched 290494d45b the beans ca2e016ff5 from his c4a0ed50e0 hand and 40cee53e97 threw them c6d3562ad7 out the c65848e069 window.bfbe628358789f05

That night, 5cc2137597 they had ab6d3c22db nothing to b166ea0163 eat, and e490998b57 Jack fell bf34152f1a asleep with 2be56b005a an empty b280249809 stomach.6ba547fb9d793ade

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The next morning, Jack 6430e0e55d woke up early. He was so 3c8794524b hungry. But outside the window, 8014f17394 he saw something strange. A thick, green…… plant c7258274ea stalk. It hadn’t been 36958fbf81 there the night 1d234d77bb before!3c0fd2f45fddfcf9

Curiosity overcame 273d66784f Jack’s natural 2c3773766c laziness. Careful not to d013c60c0e wake his mother, 64f4826aa7 Jack tiptoed into 2ddbfea709 the yard. The thick plant 8a26e740c7 stalk stretched high, 342a4539fe very high… piercing 6905c02673 through the gray e69fdb0003 clouds… so high 3be5d48169 that its end 1c9985a679 couldn’t be seen.1477d0edadc250f4

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“How far does 440bd98b65 it go?”cf5e4942fec164a7

Without thinking, Jack placed c510c2b566 his hands and feet e395157d51 on the stalk. And he began to ccd81cdca0 climb, up, up, toward 2b5951bbec the heights above¹……f8172951cc35c992

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