Chapter 152

“N-no?!”373756cd7926b5ff

I shouted in c3c2d04bc2 panic.2260045cdb8af537

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Sure, Edwin had just ebe1ee9da0 gotten back today and 2af4117a00 didn’t know the situation fae7a65f90 well, so it was 065a45b70b understandable that he might’ve 7d004b1400 misunderstood after overhearing bits 65b7612afa and pieces.e1aadc5683a2c4b1

But still—9a92ce7e4ee31e95

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‘That’s way off 075274dfe2 the mark…!’24f1c10a52c87955

I stared in disbelief b2cc792abf at Edwin, who had 04e6e4fa8f gone stiff, then began 001b19200c to explain what had 76ca636b14 happened.89b324ce0a49070f

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“They were bullying 6c3e47a652 Joshua, so I 70b48efe88 stepped in to babaa6959d help.”1571cfe1fdc4d2a7

I gave b9b3a0201a him a 68dc8e5777 rough summary, c841836fd4 starting from 56cba0641c when I ac4c75ee8a ran into a1fc7374e4 Joshua in cbc6930626 front of 7bd7acf743 the pawnshop 34dbaf809a to how c9cfe0f789 I ended 764cc0a886 up attending 52be1018d1 the academy.7c63e72ccfae5c6a

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By the time I 03c155ce04 finished, some of the 3774b9b671 tension in Edwin’s expression dca75aea71 had eased.37ab0ce7b892c6cc

“So they didn’t 62e9c3d340 mess with you, 01a6cca8fb is what you’re a3ec13960d saying?”5a9991fb683d989b

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“Pfft.”df82fe27a46064c3

I rolled d2c49850bd my eyes 82817bfb14 at him, 4831ff8136 repeating the 8e96557101 same nonsense.f405ad80e72c1db2

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“Who in their 7aa474fbe5 right mind would 9f4c31d227 mess with a a3e2d7c224 twelve-year-old?”3595f11acd756361

“There are a 7e0b6bc160 lot of crazies a9072c384c at the academy.”465a0057a2f03744

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“Well, yeah, but…”0d44ca45a3fe4694

Since the academy was 3239318c5e cut off from the fe6e0de8ac outside world and had f5ff33b4d0 dorms, students there were a7f06125d6 generally more open about 3113fe2e31 that kind of thing.ce599677f3252128

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I mean, that’s a43cd7ece1 true in Korea 7d98c7a48c too—it’s the same 08e86b342f everywhere.0f092c480a4af01e

‘Still, hitting on fa9f40deae a twelve-year-old is 2b7ad6e151 way too much…’2bab2200962f5700

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Just as I d83a563dbd was sighing at 4df489801c Edwin’s absurd imagination,487264d8e89720d9

A deep sigh b37ea87557 was suddenly let 08cd9981ec out right next 97c258acee to my head.71ed2a410631ec71

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“…I thought you f69f71fde2 were just someone c174af2662 who ran a 64d6c12d89 salon. I didn’t 09c793f3b3 think you 6e13860737 cared about 2506e8cd1c that stuff.”15f07fa8d944a999

Even though I’d 756a5f2e43 explained, Edwin was bb86234b9a still looking at bd1d7ece4e me with a 7cff5fd996 conflicted gaze.1728877624e9c775

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“What stuff? Enrolling at 158a8c384b the academy?”2eb05d3ac7bb728c

I asked ccf183afb8 with a a5db856819 puzzled look.4b2ebfd1d9064db3

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“I didn’t care. I already 19145f39a7 told you—I 5445e51a3e did it 8ee356301c because of bd784da6f7 Josh.”54b18bcfe9dd3785

“From now on, 2b799d9d27 have lunch with 664f75d348 me. Adjust your c6f4a1d634 schedule to 1ed5bf6c8e match mine ce9b208e12 as much 0371ceb848 as possible.”af67312f77a3aca6

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He replied with 4db1c3bb2a something completely unrelated.a1d4cfc9f900adf4

“Uh…”8122d0350ca12fc7

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I looked up 2b2fd4a2b6 at him with 0247bfa9a0 a confused face.256b1fbd686ea05f

“Then what about ff01983e59 my personal time?”f55feb488605e85e

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“You don’t ea7f01de40 get personal 34b6762a34 time.”09571c6668bf37cb

“Why not? I have to c6957296bb meet friends, study…”19656cc34feb79dd

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“You don’t have friends. You knocked out a a28e4047e9 bunch of boys the 62a74c59c1 moment you enrolled. What kind 83d9184c56 of friends 60e8622ce1 is that?”4aff96014b88e28c

He was clearly 4fe5fdacd2 mocking me, and f495599d73 I snapped back.a00433c7f300b282

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“I-I do have f0c3e46673 friends!”9ce9576817b186a2

“Where?”55ab703a919ca090

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“Joshua… and… and one ee0d9016fb from the theology department dc2ef863a0 too!”3c9f17ffa5b327a4

“Oh. That errand boy c1cf3de2d8 who tags after ed685239ca you?”4f677e98cf53c3b5

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Edwin snorted at 8751efaa81 my reply.392ede26d5194996

I glared 4125dc6c50 at him 0582b0bfe1 and pouted, b7eea71709 shooting back.ab18c10d74e0bf1d

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“He’s not an 574759733b errand boy. Ismail’s my precious 98bee77fa4 friend.”1d7724cb5399d743

“Hiring someone with c37695c1b3 money and using 531624239a them however you b8a32f0c04 want—what else would 8741552a76 you call that?”911ac4d7311f2743

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“It’s not hiring… 257798957e it’s sponsoring…”1d7a6a3e01deed2b

I wanted 3e55a22b68 to argue 924c417225 harder, but 86e3b75e80 honestly, he 5f2116b8e3 hit the b20bf89c04 mark, and 581f696663 I had 345ef31be6 nothing to 64e5cabbab say.40e5a3e7ba91e793

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It was 100190d8b0 true—I had f8b40b42f5 asked Ismail 904d557052 to use 09459b5c8f his control 34b8f06ec6 abilities under 322eb9262b the pretense ad6e52fa25 of sponsorship.7cf199c2d51fbb87

‘…I’ll be extra 1282b65c6f nice to Ismail f7e40703bb tomorrow, I swear.’85aa663d4eb97863

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Just as 7c5c9411b8 I was 169927b645 feeling a d0a8d8f73a bit guilty e69228e984 and making a467a2374b that resolution,4c380625ea726833

Edwin muttered, almost like c9b8d1340a he’d read my thoughts.595dcf24ecadd896

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“If I catch d7168af2ae you eating with f79803b7a7 him…”98d5c61df8301ffe

I pouted and 71dc78fc75 grumbled.b093b61e440e6450

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“…What am I supposed b0f97812b2 to do when you’re 2ca73b4ae3 off slaying monsters again?”8afa36a0bdd8c23c

“Eat with Joshua.”2f0bdd6f304dfe38

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“What if 14eddfb0fe Joshua makes 3c1c0016a5 new friends?”0e4e6fa363352801

“Then eat alone.”532cd26ce5c652ef

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“So I’m 21c7d6f176 just supposed f376294615 to live a567ce30e6 like a f7136a0904 loner at c5dedb8be2 the academy?”7349b188b3f30fb0

I opened my eyes 849da49352 wide and pressed him, 62782c01a5 and Edwin just looked 8856467b74 down at me with dc16bedb84 a flat expression.01dd3bdc784aa7bc

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“You weren’t planning on 996ff28960 making friends anyway.”b99ffbfc0ebb9723

“…”948a80a88fc6b793

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He was 4ec71584db way too 81d2dd05ff right, and cbe4bb5248 I was b797d77db4 left speechless fda3b6d2df again.2479991790c3f100

‘Fair enough.’22e8705926ed76b8

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Honestly, I d7afd3195d didn’t mind 95427a4e3b being a cb9c0ceaa2 loner at 29256d7dfa the academy.1939d36158f8170d

Unlike in my e6f6ff1db8 past life, where f187e28568 I desperately longed 62f308b7cc for friends, now 865202bc9b I wasn’t really 9208c8b078 the same age a21f49a20e as them, even a752eec95a if we were 61a82f2ee2 technically peers.8bf93c59fcb77287

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Even if 404cd5b80d I got 2187ea2b21 close to 16dc84c75e someone, I’d 9424fe4a6a probably just 5796fb07fc end up 927e9eedec listening to c83995e245 endless praise 6e7f524cd2 about Diana.afca31cad302966e

That’s how 96e6554da6 it always 3b3ad6d67f goes for daf50610e5 a heroine.3d561ea0d22ea390

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More than that, 5c4d2b61a4 it was Edwin—who 60551d002a seemed to read e1fac02ebe me so uncannily 6c4b80c64d well—that really got 14fb362d16 under my skin.00f4afe62d1dec7d

‘It’s like he knows 340a4d74e7 me too well.’2e82c2bd5b8efb25

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Of course, 37b594b627 we’ve lived 38c8b4d1d8 together long 8bdf7bd458 enough, so e413893b24 it makes 4efd009de2 sense…1d2c6cbab58f70c7

‘Was it like bde1db9880 that in my 8a87e9c557 past life too?’a95f64770b8e375d

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Whenever that be947a7080 kind of 261454a287 question crossed a6426ca9ab my mind, 0b1a1ea3f0 I could 73b038bd35 always shake 0278699e96 my head 48b8e56ee1 firmly.9048cc66a16bd463

Besides…f0ae43ee5067ef16

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Compared to Edwin, who 0906296784 understood me so well, eb1247f11b there were still plenty 871240109f of times I couldn’t ae9445885d figure out what he d8a232ce0d was thinking.cc4304c8944d1ee7

Like why he goes 3684daf4ed out on monster hunts eb574d75bd even though Joshua is 74335442c3 alive in this life.b749db5d8fd50d6d

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Why he’s involved 9c3fde3fbe in everything I ffc5ea8c8d do—so unlike our 75d49e04c0 past life.272441fbc822bbb7

Why he 1beed18e9b absolutely hates 90f6669833 it when 741a9da2a4 anyone else 29f91d7bfd gets close 6cbe19cd03 to me.a0f340082d13f494

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‘He’s complicated. Just like in 0f47c39b14 our past life, 228d527a47 and now too.’78efd5b3188cfb1d

Truthfully, he’d never been 9d0a196abd easy for me to 3e7d9ef4dd understand.4199ad15f1b76d68

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I was staring back at Edwin, who looked down at me with that usual blank expression, when something felt… off.d70115ff4dc71cf9

‘Wait, did 7683ad81cc he grow 5ef5dbde05 taller in a9f80aa8b6 just a c99f8adada month?’9df2905173210313

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Not only that—his sun-tanned 0b5e8d36d6 skin, broader shoulders, and c930e676c2 more defined muscles made aa37ada1e6 him seem much more 7f40da770c grown-up all of a dcca9b7297 sudden.cdc39be70a8c6ad7

Just as I 9277bd24d2 was starting to 0f68d09bc9 feel strangely distant, 4601dea29a even a little 097b3afe36 wistful—6c8c4260701004b6

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“What’s with 5b470efb63 that insolent ecb818fbab look?”c104d05444d0ad47

Apparently noticing 383ff234c2 my close 750145ac49 inspection, he cb91633402 frowned.d567a4848e993c26

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I stuck out my ef2ffaa82d tongue and shrugged exaggeratedly.95a7e651ec42f5fa

Ignoring the childish gesture cf2e2343e2 completely, he asked,a4c396ed27a0beab

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“You’re not bcf5c8dc5a hurt anywhere, cc84f49b33 are you?”29000192b299d610

“Nope. Nothing to be 1dcd75ef2d hurt about. Gomgomdori took care of c885d7136f everything.”23fcf07f08cc8006

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“Still.”d84dd428691fbef7

He took a 90f0649ecd step closer, bent 7d7b0b569b slightly to meet 651f2ce0d3 my gaze, and b2ea4bb33c checked me over 767b0f439f carefully.13d1cf9575da7a6d

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“Don’t go charging 271fb04a03 in just because 938a630cbb you think Gomgomdori 57249dbf9e can handle it. You got 98625d3296 lucky this 73f789d723 time knocking df36b6ded5 everyone down, 8c37981068 but next 90c46e3c6f time, even 6777d76c03 Gomgomdori might 914e9401aa not be e7bc72109d able to—”991bb55400c9ab0f

“Oh my god! Nag, nag, nag!”547d64a6c9b7aec1

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I clamped my 7dcaac0796 hands over my 53946bbc88 ears and winced 1ce06909fa at the incoming c03d72c142 scolding.f4ff8241df8fb090

“Can you stop nagging 30ab708ad6 already?! What are you, my b1bb006da1 mom? Sometimes you’re worse than d77a4ad9d2 His Grace!”51c4606e7949795a

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“……”7f2eff6ee4e8c1c3

“I’m grown 4d6c7b8927 up now! I can make my 34b28ac466 own decisions!”de93674100f6d4c9

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“If you say 7d8d589a8e so.”01870c30fe170723

Edwin responded with 268d4ea599 a crooked smile.6c4992a760d13311

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Feeling something fa108b7ba4 ominous from 29756d5ba6 his expression, 252ffd753c I instinctively c96ad86af1 stepped back.0052879c8e1ef45c

“In that 6dfc93ff7b case, I da3324e735 guess you’re 673dc8138a strong enough 4f17887008 for this 58b1692b01 too.”ac5cd2d4082f9d26

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“Kyaaaa!”d9a074e2c300b94e

Suddenly, he hooked one ca9e88f8be arm around my waist 6491da421b and lifted me off 2aad893552 the ground.8d5c36f83c2ffe0a

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Then, like I was fd5820f7c6 a sack of flour, 3be1656411 he tucked me snugly cd98e83341 under his arm and 473a238806 began spinning in place!e06867ce08f6ddb2

“Are you insane?! Put me down! I said put 42d5a38ef2 me down! The food’s going 3dc12501ee to spill!”fda029f1c0f526ab

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I flailed in 602cf768ec a panic, but 96d3f622da when a few 196b80f044 pieces of bread bfffe295c8 flew out and e9d99552db scattered in the 2e581922d2 air, I quickly 572d5a92e1 froze.81ba205f8464a649

I clutched the 61cd3bd5fb food basket tighter 93e317720c and looked down. The dizzying feeling of f6b45385b5 the floor spinning below a99b4bbb33 made my head swim.043e0b8d179a12f1

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“Why the sudden 2fdc455655 show of strength?! Put me 25d8d69573 down now! I’m going to get 15321e58ee motion sickness! I’ll puke on 4da9cc3407 your clothes—I swear 3705d52154 I will!”6702e07fc3289490

“Drama queen.”dd5f8f2cd110de41

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I was serious—if he b52e6a6f46 kept it up, I 83c005f5b2 really was going to 4548aca69c throw up.ab143eede38fad6e

Thankfully, Edwin 852a50e12d clicked his fc89340a1a tongue and a8ca7e2f88 gently lowered 1d4817df8f me to 541b326d72 the ground.ddb565589b3680ec

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“Urgh.”410f0e5cd3a3a58c

Even after my acc5e77a14 feet touched the b73c00285f floor, I wobbled 917f01d879 unsteadily, unable to f6ea9540ba regain my balance. Edwin quickly caught me.c2ef6e6b555f78ff

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“What are you, 49955abf95 a child? You’re not a af6dd202e4 kid anymore—what are 5dac94fd62 you doing…?”8390cdf27cb89902

“You’re the kid.”39b23456535af4cf

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He patiently b7641ce7d5 supported me c9a9f8f387 until I d659ee0edc steadied myself, 338f133183 then rested a910c2320b his other d6b489e96e hand on f3f0095edb top of e5e7237aff my head.a4bb02f2085a55d3

And with 4ccce53e7a a murmur 557e8b3458 that sounded cd1c865786 like he 24581324f1 was talking 908105a1ef to himself, 1a09e86e32 he said,153aed7ab89a40f8

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“When are you 9864405d1e going to grow 72f9f9b81c up? You’re still so tiny.”3a694f4e159e3f23

“This is f641b2cdad fully grown, 103371b64e okay? How much 2a6a9fe910 bigger do 3f3981a4a0 you expect c054b5d17b me to 2003eb166e get?!”8ab3c3f910121416

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I snapped, annoyed 650846ae54 by a comment 9d8513544d I’d been hearing bbd2962fef since I was ef91736392 five.a051165453033d14

And what irritated me af05d4db2d even more was the 0033c5d0d7 fact that, no matter 48e8f57ebf how much time passed, 058de32d3a my size wasn’t likely 8f75336ff5 to change much.03dcc6ba742eeacc

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Having lived 97f55182ab a past d07ffdd8f7 life, I c5a6fc4151 was all 65a35c263b too aware 2c308b0644 of my 01cd95aef6 body’s limitations.a19e11e3284f2cb0

“Gordon Grandpa said that 2ecb92f18a if I eat giant a7aadbe050 lizard tail consistently, I 5a393d5a02 might grow as tall a36e387024 as the duke. Should I 49dfb557d4 give that ea7ef22fe7 a try? Huh?”992f1ca6fa0ff5f2

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But the giant lizard’s e5c2380cd4 tail came with a 4f02c9a923 serious side effect.b9e0cf00f5a75705

While it increased height 6331d07506 and muscle mass, it 4d54b75f03 also caused other parts 62dd3ab36b to masculinize.915801537952bd94

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So it was usually aedf84b0a7 reserved for athletes or 58a7f16ca9 people undergoing gender transition.25d47f4ceb7108ed

Edwin chuckled softly at 3a6c059fa1 my sarcasm and shook 0e84ef2e9d his head.bb71af8031d2d6a2

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“No.”1fcc4cee161550da

“……”bd76d8738de391a1

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“It’s fine 243afdca2a if you 4c885ff443 grow up f8c02b09c9 slowly, Belze.”6cc6eb31949fcfdf

“What are d894d6cddd you even…”248d740bffc14fd9

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You were the 4aeda0d368 one saying I 7bee6a6bb2 should grow up 265192e7f9 faster not long 90feeb7cb6 ago…5d32f6ab02967f99

I blinked 41ac75aad8 up at aeb2512153 him, startled 5aee059626 by the 98b7b1f86f sudden change a984736f9f in tone.37927a293a47490f

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“Just stay 530afe358a like this.”7d098b3b18c0e701

“……”e7e9404dfc4788ab

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“I’ll take care 144a10b374 of everything… so f7b87bd661 don’t worry about e41d512dd7 it.”8a47a4557006afd4

He stopped cd6a927fb4 smiling and 800fd07b51 looked down 18f577942b at me 385ab9a2ac with a 9e0f383359 neutral expression.395a336a35250069

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He didn’t seem to 27fb7643de be expecting a response, eaa793a01a nor did he explain cbb228afe8 what he meant.346fe3240b3fa475

But—8b276714b821209c

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Something about his 53286bd275 words stirred a 72bd1c682e vague unease deep 685d35b163 in my chest, 9cb65207bd something I had a12afac016 felt long ago 3389896a94 on a distant 4c30c2c107 day.9f69e1ba9ecff30a

I had to 3947f365ae work hard to 23f304ba96 keep my pounding 6e4a16389b heart from showing 9ca19d53b4 on my face.b55b269f4223bda6

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