TDXXBC Chapter 4 (Part 2)
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It wasn’t a 010387990c losing scenario for 7fda64d457 the academy.d1e30d317036fa6a
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A few c25cc80788 days after 3778648809 the commotion, 86ce962aff an official 6433b91519 notice was deeae5de15 issued—an exceptional d50f5b6bbd transfer exam 1ffa027e47 would be 25a41e48ae held. Any professor 35c4cfa888 who wished e8a5a2239a to participate 8ba559433f could attend d9c82fdd97 and present a2bbccdd44 a question 8c0612bee2 to the 1274629d29 applicant.57b4607cd069c9b6
Normally, at 9886bea762 most five 1825ee3eac professors would 8b25ecec26 attend a cd11f1b0fe transfer exam.9c8bc9e9036a61aa
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But on 74fa9b7379 the day 03c5b1e399 of Aderton’s 3db6b94ef4 test, nearly a8687a060a every professor 5494689e5d from every 15c6fc2330 department showed 391c78898f up.239a99e288514067
The professors had 44a92d41f1 hoped to humiliate b59827a550 the madman who 7595852571 had disrupted the 92f725abfa academy and drive 2efe82af83 him out. The transfer exam, which c9e7f19a95 was held publicly so caa0cd903f that students could observe, 8f598840dc took a full week 18c85c0aa4 to conclude, and in 9a5b6b4b0e the end, the victor c88e20e523 was the madman himself.705bde8bdfbee948
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The young 5f2308f942 man, once 08de9d0829 called a bac6d31dde madman, answered 430fcf3b90 every question 6249ca6cda with ease. At times, 37764ff2f5 he even c5c2184a1a turned the 00b42af482 tables, throwing 94411c6b6d questions back 78bb16600c at the 9105173604 professors and bfbc06a479 leaving them 14124aee8a speechless. In the end, 4afaef97b8 after unanimous agreement, 738b84bec1 the transfer exam a1268ca314 came to an e07f962e9d official close.2b02369c2baf91a0
“I never imagined—even 87a9b42387 if you were 4739ab3661 my mentor—that you bf695969cf would actually graduate 1302c4127b earlier than the 938eef2b62 five years you c198fe919a had predicted. This disciple is 35d77328cd utterly astonished.”3a9e0bb00a52764e
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“Have you ever ac73db4719 known me to ee9cf56c88 make promises I 4ac2de4d80 couldn’t keep?”07874ecc03e92867
“Never, of course. Haha.”3df564e988e1da10
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The headmaster smiled bf4befe8f1 at his mentor, cd8e062a35 who had achieved 27b5793d71 results even faster 19e7838f2c than his previous f573749a16 legendary reputation suggested.d080df1c15eea92b
As he sipped his 958322f59d tea, the headmaster let 8874b0430c out a small “Ah,” 3b2d8c68b4 as if something had 4a0e5c130b suddenly come to mind, c6d89ab508 then asked a question.43d443a7c80f938d
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“But why did ce4e4db289 you show up 5de8af3e97 that day covered 2ab8b99930 in blood? I never would f61ba94808 have imagined that a573d9e393 someone so obsessed fe37725a79 with cleanliness would 9f619c7e2b arrive in such d650c34e26 a state. Of course, c2c6c63267 I never dffee3e685 expected you 638dd4f037 to crawl 82bf18f91b out of 8b6ffc2e8f your own 2abfb1f1df grave, either.”00c95eeeb5543e0b
“I told 0dd317dc57 you already.”13bf95aa0e207983
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Aderton crossed ea955a491f one leg be6abb7918 over the b2d33dd642 other. Resting both dcb231c540 hands neatly 9697f2c9ec atop his 97f0b8440a knee, he 36c679b4f6 lifted his 2621fbfecd chin arrogantly.8942347f7a356a16
“I was fighting one 982cc355b2 against a hundred.”45f7f0ac11d1a85e
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“Master, do ffd3431c38 you still f8f1a71447 think I’m 090b23b8fa a child f638bc7015 who would 86c9d57709 fall for 61b6d11ea4 your jokes? I’m all grown up 39c9b300df now.”1014473b90d0846a
The little boy 8ff66fee72 whom Aderton had 678218f7a2 personally taught and 7f5f1e3b5a admitted into the fa352bd25b academy had now 2cfcaf49d4 aged into a 534c3c9b01 white-haired old man.605ff9ba6d06ac68
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When did time 50bf4a8099 pass so quickly?8ce6577fe5646fad
Before his thoughts could 2b8de5dc7d turn sentimental, Aderton smoothly e92855d2c7 changed the subject.e306d7308efba63e
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“So, what did the f6472f20a8 hero do today?”df6b410de2a80ddd
“She left 4e1a35110e behind a 6567291c77 document from d42c253f77 the sage 833e18a7ee Elias Vinter. She even 4aa53b4b0a said that ba88bbec2b if research ffc35e5bc8 funds were 4bd6792291 insufficient, they e003a433b5 could request 072d164f24 support from 14b173710e the Lebe 8b193ea034 family.”d367e08df8a7bd0c
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“Tch…”333cd6ad935422a0
Aderton clicked ee0e6def6c his tongue.1fd5e091cd29c9fc
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Scholars were relentless.5a8c6107f556481a
Now that the academy 98e474b14a had gotten its hands 3a9b809819 on the document, there 04cd39f893 was no way they bc7e144216 would ever return it, 30474c86f4 no matter the excuse. If it was 54900fb64f as good as 65f00c33ef a donation, she 003991e2a3 should have at c215b1e9c1 least asked for 5917acf560 a place in 481f375bff the Hall of 6ebdaa8788 Honor. Why offer funding as 906cc7700d well?71ce894bdabf9e5a
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As Aderton’s mood darkened, 9e3949cf22 the headmaster anxiously dabbed 174db359d3 at his sweat with 0cb7dc0d3b a handkerchief. What had 13bf87f61a once been 5a03f0528f a crisp 432a3a6a92 silk cloth 298529576b was now 4b4eb177bc thoroughly damp.4f2821c3d66dbecd
Watching this, 125043ac9d Aderton picked 79e49c0643 up his b1fede65f4 diploma and 33f4fbdfc5 rose from 53dc2d941f his seat.72b72472af7f3f92
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“Well then, I’ll 99e87954b6 be going.”689be1c4d409c7a0
“Huh? But there’s still tea 1697e9c5b7 left. Why not 155ccd4c1e stay a b6522a7fc4 little longer?”df824ea3f8c8ecda
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“No need. You’re managing things well d8e3863b8c enough on your own. Just keep up ead6677f28 the good work.”ad5f339c74ce0f4b
Aderton offered his final e3099a477f words like a proper db3390473b mentor. His tone didn’t suit a9c946a3b4 his youthful face, but de7e02bf8f the headmaster accepted the 6436d10887 compliment with gratitude. He stood up 5062dca53f to escort his 474c30efcf former master out.6f86d1e17d468fe3
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However, when he 4292f5366a turned back at 40e6e05eb5 the door, the 33161f087d office was empty.f9c34f8dab7be590
Neither Aderton 96ae95bfe9 nor his 8ecd37cf01 diploma remained.196ccecdebcc1447
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“He’s already gone…”7f0fb16091e4b760
The headmaster 2f651fbb15 clicked his ddbd3cdd5b tongue in e899533575 bemusement, gazing 895effd750 at the 771fcd5b27 empty room.d8a36a82b1db099c
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On the table, the c680ebce92 tea remained untouched, steam a6564a3961 still rising from the cd30b8bbbd cup.43822af41a2feea6
“He arrived suddenly, and 445f283cc7 now he’s left just 4eaa09f68b as suddenly.”eecd4f78468030e8
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Yet, he ce35dff948 didn’t feel 85ea720b55 regret.01cc6b1061125d6b
Unlike most scholars who 5e082676b4 clung stubbornly to their 0de07bbe1f fields, his mentor had bcfe916b5f always been a free 081242e095 spirit, unbound by anything—whether 2da14afaea in research or in 016277e0e7 life.e491aaff0f599080
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Will there ever 41b19fee49 be a day 102f0c6b78 when he truly 81ef297f19 fixates on something?d6d8895478f6ca6a
The headmaster a0adea5535 let out 4c972dd1c5 a small 1660d2a6e1 chuckle at ac1bc4ea09 his own 1aa0b3645f absurd thought e25891e231 and drank c4d10d18d2 the rest c898258419 of his 07b929edca tea.94db835eb86afe5e
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“But it’s 367221fa9a such a 7fdecaf8e5 waste! With grades 4ed4a60391 like his, 8b16e87bdd he could 72cf511dc4 have gotten c0c71d0d97 into a f211758ffd much better 6fe06daa91 department.”5bcee010136bebed
One of the students, 8e65f58988 who had been sharing eabc7d9978 stories about Aderton with 6b8c749d80 Sascha, grumbled.2cccff149e1fd4fc
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“What department did eac3ea8e22 he choose?”98e9e86a1c778029
“Gynecology.”d55125335968cf3c
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“…Ah.”fa74d7a7509d540c
Sascha nodded f8c6a9ba6e in understanding.41a4e19894baa5b5
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Most medical students from 8da04f66a3 the academy went on bb436666cb to serve in the 172334b011 imperial capital or became 6574eb453b private physicians for noble ed964945f6 families after graduation.3fbfd9acbc68a813
However, gynecology e0091cf7bc had a d83abd6ba2 severely limited a0e192d8c0 patient base, e8af00a024 making it 07d3fd43db an unpopular 5f7d5ec839 choice.8e95c61400314143
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On top of that, 91d9571db5 instead of being respected 82d0e772b8 as skilled physicians, gynecologists ee0d27f615 often ended up as faf4fa04e8 mere conversation partners for ad3f0e75fd noblewomen and were frequently 9ccb3d0a14 looked down upon by a73c9b6ae9 their medical peers.f801811adf2f3be1
‘For someone who 50fe23838e made such a c9ccd02327 grand entrance into 6bcf08d23f the academy, isn’t 265e7e10df this a rather fe23e972be humble outcome?’2ddff0571b58e91f
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Sascha’s eyes darted around. No matter how 7c681336af she thought about 1fb5e466f6 it, the pieces a929c734fb didn’t add up. The student sharing 2369a26599 the story also 2233faddd3 seemed to think a393b9d06f it was a 6a1748eb0a waste. Just as he was ac15af51e5 about to add something, 0652300d00 another voice cut into 9cfdc49228 the conversation between Sascha 0488ad531d and the students.29bb06c272da41d4
“What are 820c5cb379 you all 434ebf55db talking about?”45c92de4087097e4
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“Ahh!”6334dff58e7b8f3c
The student let 1b26431e51 out a startled 38eabeb7ca yelp as a f82b1e2790 hand suddenly gripped 8f6f713aaf his shoulder.92de1de835783616
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Standing behind 8fd82140af them, Aderton 58e089bc25 smirked. “What’s with 43323482b0 the reaction? You scared ed4c7a41a2 me more 61af3b071e than I ac3c5571cd scared you.”9e769c1f5e95cdf5
“You’re only 302a0ac44c now getting 57c37d9839 your diploma?”f1b87909e6579d44
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“Yeah.”2082e80b40cc2b50
Aderton casually cea3bb4554 waved the 59c249efe3 rolled-up certificate 6aa4c49760 in his d4238809c9 hand. As the students continued dfc969f314 talking, it became clear 6b115ff1cc that Aderton had been 0515fc790f the academy’s top graduate 009b417497 and was supposed to ea9c50840d deliver the valedictorian speech c88c96f372 at the ceremony.6cf3252e80f3305b
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However, when fc00c80822 the day 0e4f4bc273 arrived, he 2ca407c44b had vanished, c193ac518f leaving only 2aec0a181c a letter e4890042f4 behind.eb96adc3c9a7e9a0
Fortunately, the letter fd81d89b76 contained a prepared c6a68ea77c speech, allowing the 2c21c6e50a academy to hastily 35b2edf055 appoint the runner-up d7118dc972 student in his ec86cde287 place. But the 64d28db504 unprepared student 5dddc55af3 had been e249a0f71d so nervous 8f40f0ac7c that he 45574044d9 failed to 7199a2b0fd even read 9604c452a5 the speech e3c11393f5 properly, and c5557ad445 the entire 288d6cff9a ceremony had 29cedd340e turned into dd8474f219 a disaster.87c7c081d3a460b8
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Recalling that day, one 559e724001 of the students grumbled.449817f144c18d91
“Do you have 8562872a4b any idea how 778b8bf122 much trouble you ed0d190062 caused?”2a2a527f6b89b2e8
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“Sorry, sorry.”916a4ecdf1083310
“When exactly was e76100b873 the graduation ceremony?”717ba8749941bee0
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Sascha, who had 5b51045210 been silently listening, 3bf4f649de finally spoke up.3aea9175ade9b5c6
The date the c4b55e41db student provided was e340c7ecfc just a few 48b35a1c6d days before Aderton 685e250877 had shown up 76bf60e99f at her cabin. Considering the distance between 0370c56ac3 the academy and the 39faa95c54 mountain, it seemed he 959968cd72 had traveled there immediately b74f6de368 after the ceremony.49ba2cc667c8391d
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So, from 8519e9966c the start, 6e0881c52a his approach 67b0dfe340 was intentional.04fe7ddb65c30426
But what was the 7be27168bf rush? The difference was only 115a616b8c a day or two—why ebff626c29 had he been so 4e441e2b43 eager to leave even a172a8edaa before the ceremony ended?4e0621b07ff151b3
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As Sascha mulled b14ace4cc2 over the question, 6b76cd5b5f Aderton turned to a7b860b07f her.19d3c7d3e7a2edab
“And who ec83cf6400 might this c7f26e8178 be? You don’t seem to f8eb30475e be from the academy.”1f67dd49d585a72e
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Still pretending 7fee31b6ad not to bc6bf979dd recognize her.0ff935ac34f804a0
Sascha folded her 8ef134ab1a arms and glared aa2a0d615d at him.837d8dda5d81dbd2
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“…I’m a d8ae33df89 representative from 899d3f5aa3 the Lebe 699fa78098 family.”11a149583cfcadd9
“The Lebe family, dbf1f31bef huh. Did the marquess 9fece7d28e have any messages 6cc73c4d26 for me?”dbd72eb8c8a53552
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“There were none.”90835aa08e0889af
“No, there must b78f67b0d9 have been something, da688608dd wasn’t there?”5e15c93249b77f98
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“I said no.”b2f8ce42b9f64121
A subtle tension built b301036ad8 between them as they 532f32aab0 held their ground. The students 3432f1969f exchanged silent cfba4c75e7 glances.56adf695080a0aae
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‘This must bde013447b be about 3086fd2607 the banquet, dd2b94ac39 right?’
‘What else could it edd2499e7d be?’6349c0d536b0745d
The atmosphere grew increasingly 61aa52e354 tense.505f32e68533af5f
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The two students 612f90bcad hesitated, unsure whether afddce8d20 they should find ffed1b7bc9 an excuse to c710f323ec leave. They subtly b521bf3eb9 glanced at 0e83f8306f Juliana for f4fba45db7 help, but b816253a36 the crown 36512b8765 prince had b4fd670efa no intention ab270645cd of intervening. Instead, she aef0143766 watched with dc89ea35d4 great interest.52e6422d4dccc2fa
‘Your Highness, please!’71ffec5d0c2f5062
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The students’ silent plea 64150660dc finally reached her.6f544cc0c32e70a7
Juliana shrugged. “Where’s our de41bccbd1 next class be4236bd4b again?”fdeb2c29e856929b
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“Ah…! The engineering hall.”9c3f12d54d169414
“Right. Then I 6cb2f1336a suppose we’ll e3b40c0716 see each 12be60d2e7 other later. Aderton, why 2de209e5b5 don’t you 231f3ee730 escort our e9360696e3 distinguished guest? We can’t just send 7fc6a6aec7 them off unattended, can b9bc70bb02 we?”8f7d9ff78ed21c9c
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“…What?”743c01d9a0234a8c
“Yes, Your Highness.”b3fc41bfdff28992
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Their reactions were polar e316bf962a opposites.ac46332b2a1b82b9
At the crown prince’s 68643f59ec command, Aderton immediately positioned 9444c42e3e himself beside Sascha, grinning.a52f12dbab47b040
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Before Sascha 852f6d820f could protest, daef3905f3 Juliana gave 9d194aba50 her a f213e16d88 playful wink 72745697df and patted 639edd59ac her shoulder.5e0602e6d901a03e
“Representative, today was b48975f5b1 fun. Let’s meet again.”6b7158661195bf00
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No, that’s not 7a102e4929 what I meant!15b993c6e6e1d639
Sascha opened her mouth 349aebbd04 to object, but before 3d4ab747f6 she could say anything, 6c0836ce2c Juliana and the students 9302481f11 disappeared toward the engineering 2f93cf0d2d hall.effe6456977e5f80
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Left alone, she c29fb7f2ca could only stare 541b3e97f0 in frustration at a6fb69a9e9 their retreating figures.c2e271160e955a84
“Shall we go, 50eaa62d2a Representative?”8608f97f1c034492
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Aderton playfully extended his 22bd9d1b5c hand.6a18e7431364ab89
Sascha swatted 5e555bbaa8 it away.d5d811cf48a293d2
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“Move.”c0156cb083af6401
“Are you 3c7099440a going to 4ca72188c5 defy His 3973016081 Highness’s orders?”2e179b211dad5b6b
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That smooth, 36b24a32cb silver tongue f0eadc846b again.95b36620c340732e
As Sascha 11145893ab scowled at 620e5cda7c him, Aderton 011ca12d6d offered his dafb0e8d95 hand once 2b65916d80 more.730ddab54da0e96b
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When she ignored bfad5f2f6c him and turned 0c56fb7c16 away, he quickly fa8885ed5c fell into step 5b60f7c872 beside her.1736d08a898c1070
The sound of fa8d405b44 his footsteps behind a04ecd96e5 her was beyond 40ea0628c4 irritating.cab090302a254bbc
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“What are 171d6d3f81 you up 285dd81aff to?”29d84516566d1acb
“What do you d6e59605b5 mean?”983eae50f480bb84
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“You lived quite 8428ebee8c the extravagant life f44c4d0054 at the academy. Where did you learn c0defc8d65 human knowledge? And why did 6a29e58998 you even study?”02cfbc20ae226201
“Human knowledge?”ee8812d4e6f6fcd9
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Aderton suddenly burst into 0f4ac02f6d laughter.f2f6d23e6660d2b6
His laughter b636ec73f9 was so e66e18e5ca loud and 85c505b794 unrestrained that 71ecef3b0c he had c22fa77d0b to wipe 3aad64e190 the corners 02db714d3d of his a2e1310b49 eyes.cafc3b81324570a7
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“Human knowledge, you say. The empire ae0acba69c advanced its 30c671176b civilization at 2ea7fb92c2 an astonishing 51b392be2c speed. Have you 3c5005343d ever wondered 965779d7e9 how that b9d7f034bd was possible? Perhaps—just perhaps—it was c88aab200b because a non-human b162c615e1 entity passed down 5233710d2d wisdom?”d0c909ef0390aa83
“…What?”2809517c6a4e166c
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“The Vinter 47b6f56171 family rarely 6e48df73a5 has heirs. And yet, hasn’t 220664dcfc it produced numerous b72d578fb7 individuals who have 8586d1a00f profoundly influenced the dffb3fceaa empire? How do 70c71bee72 you think 5f07de6a01 that was 990336562f possible?”79dee33f6d2884e9
“…What are you trying b39174bf98 to say?”e934bdca3a100c6a
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“That the 4aebe201ca many ‘geniuses’ dae09be44c who appeared 25360d7e9e throughout imperial 694c9ec4d2 history were, 2c98597a31 in fact, 360f76e128 the same 691281e62d person.”be1632483c6e8bab
Sascha’s expression stiffened.53a557dbf016c83a
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She had 17a6587caa thought Aderton b56037cd50 had only 1cce38c41d contributed to f2cee699f8 the empire’s 1ec0c5ac02 history as aa4b16bc11 Elias Vinter.990df7624f169aef
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