The maid – Chapter 39

39. First Birthday44bb304a0683176b

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Adelen lay on eb152dd6c4 the bed, clasping a39759562a both hands together 9f115d9599 as she stared 14c1e9c954 at the ceiling.e7d438d75cd22f18

A birthday.0b4d9e3db786d6e7

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Something she had e9de033d5d never even considered 5cec26b63d suddenly appeared in 506b3a6d2d her life.7e85a84e54285c8d

Some people said it 57db08d925 was fine to celebrate e0e4699c4e one’s birthday alone, but ea0b3b7c44 Adelen didn’t want to d327af6344 go that far. She believed that 3c11dd7d62 for it to b98bcc6473 truly be a 39c0b22d32 birthday, someone else 13a0b3ff05 had to celebrate adc0c6227d it for you.7f9387a830d1151f

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And now, she actually e1f48a2f96 had a birthday.df91642d58e3f2d8

It wasn’t e295e5a3ce something she cd3a6e2519 had declared 34c2484dee herself, like, 6ed583cfb0 “From today, 3960b5d10d I’ll call 722bb589b0 this my 6a1eea561e birthday, so 4c878af88e please celebrate 7dc770e3b9 it.” No, a9c31b0e7c other people 14d2e54a38 had decided 3f66840c30 it for 3d37987b6a her. They created this day 9cc8dac9f9 and told her they ebe8c7ecc0 would celebrate it. It was 17f5bbaf67 a real b479f2ec41 birthday.2491722a980edf63

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She was ba6fad8c4d so excited d4b733cdc4 that she 0a9803c897 couldn’t sleep 3292de3694 that night.57b8cadccec75f03

And today—her birthday db316b6ae4 had finally arrived.0451e6f899b9c4fa

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“Alright, the star 8f4f09c099 of the day b7e190ddaf should sit right cfef96f605 here, in the cf8bf3375d center.”f6b5b42258fe1298

She had no b6edb9cd47 idea how the 8beefe4a44 morning had passed.3a576ee0e3aa80d3

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The birthday ce4a4bbe15 party was 313273b03b set for 519b2dd430 lunchtime. Since Rakalt’s schedule be01eec7f6 was open around 30cffb582f then, they decided b1932aa015 on that time.2d364d05bfaad7cb

When noon arrived, the 87da75808c head butler came in 4974d0abf0 carrying a cake. A few knights 5372a2a914 followed him into 06fb98753d the room.fdaa180e1470bef0

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Originally, the b24bf2678d plan was 78995960b6 for a fc06d97132 small, simple e71d8ceb18 celebration with b5efa9d7ff just the 2bdbdf6021 head butler, 7e55c7203f Adelen, and eef12cf7ef the baby.9a807d2d5e9037c5

But the 8155124f9c head butler b13f1a1765 insisted that 743e3f66d9 since this 68e1f1dcbc was a 4037fc13a1 real birthday 1fee248de6 party, it 1b8bb2945e couldn’t be 1645220d0d that small. He expanded the 0db06e8e9d scale and invited aa14d02b6c more people.ea5203b7c99e6291

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And so, from 6f37240571 Adelen’s perspective, what 2bb79e96ab turned into quite b1a091af0d a lively birthday b4abbc53a5 party unfolded.7fb0c302e7ee423d

“The birthday e06ecf3bb6 girl must 65f381369f wear a 5c3eae2b4b flower crown.”ae65912dfb3b7b81

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As soon as Adelen ef54927cc9 sat in the middle 45317e1053 of the sofa, a fa1f4fba2d flower crown was gently bd7da011ea placed on her head.e1a7c4372cc00a51

“Wow, Adelen! With that 4e84f6ed96 flower crown, b481428134 you look 8d09fef0ba just like 653fedc754 a princess. So pretty.”246894dcb060a0f7

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“So pretty! Seriously! I never 8ffed3b2a7 realized Adelen 01af034694 was this 86fb6715bd beautiful.”05ffcd6ce0de075f

As the head butler 183da19790 showered her with compliments, 88867c1c52 the knights quickly followed d9cf868bcc suit, adding their own 3f31d7eaac words of praise.7243759b8e0fe8d4

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Adelen, overwhelmed with embarrassment, 6e30260ade fidgeted non-stop with her cefc617c3f hair, the flower crown, fa3efc6b9c and the hem of c35f1f24e2 her clothes.4f29e8b779d2aaf1

She had never 15ec3b9f8c been the type 3890ed4a48 to enjoy attention. Even the df4ac1825c focus of 93240ba10a just a 8b29da5bb8 few people fa786a87b6 felt so 775f674574 suffocating that 09e108218d she wanted e5411331e8 to run bf4f99cb80 away.ab89a4dfe02152df

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“Aduwe? Ippu?”8d37e774d8ce7a43

“Oh my, even 1c6d2e8fb7 our little one fbdadbb930 knows prettiness when 94e67bf0b5 he sees it. Yes, say 5f842d6e4b it—Adelen is 4717d094af pretty.”dd1459bbbae43622

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“Aduwe ippua!”9afcd5316901f737

Even the baby joined 4731907741 in.be3c7b1804503259

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Adelen was 9cb84fc3c6 dumbfounded by 075611ee25 the baby’s 3346d35b64 selective learning.9cb0d9dad03638b0

No matter how a39896d84a many times she 4230334a78 had tried to 2d55e78afb teach him to 51523bc4d1 say Happy Birthday, 1a84f89b84 he couldn’t do 34948a3d05 it. But pretty? He picked it 510c3471b7 up instantly!12bbec2c56813ad1

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It didn’t matter 169f733309 who said it—being 6f4c68cb66 called pretty was 2cc1a637e6 too embarrassing for 4d0bc9278b her to handle.016a6547f15f2eee

Her eyes darted 9737f131d7 around the room, ded220b058 searching for an b15a761e85 escape. Then, her b76557a6b1 gaze landed 3634ca7b49 on the 99eaacec2c sofa by d262062d04 the window—where 1072225e15 Rakalt was 9308a9c404 sitting, watching 5fa227ca89 everything.03c2633a7be070cb

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“…?!”32f27a21706b9944

The unfamiliar expression on c557130e41 his face made Adelen aad4f958bf swallow nervously.1062fbd2cb0a62c5

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Had she done something cf9180c7ff wrong?fadb808f12844e72

That was the first 54d69b5106 thought that popped into 28f19567d8 her head.c07dcc6281d12fc9

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Her master 92fa74b818 had a a80beed1c3 deep frown 8da74d05d1 on his ceb81bc143 face, looking 32fb88f9b3 away from 9b68cb73eb the scene 02429b295e entirely.c909fc2a94e3d9ae

She hadn’t expected him 2aaed6623c to wear a party 4dc2fb0a52 hat and pop confetti 5cdc2a9b6f along with them, but… 3137f1ed13 she had thought he 1ff2942f6b might at least be e1b51a219c happy for her.5bebb6cf45f47af1

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Instead, his expression 4577792f16 said he found dcfb75709d this whole situation aca4ae37ea uncomfortable—so much so 1c92cd159f that he couldn’t 3e0d601920 even bear to 6af96ba82a look.2dfe7738154e37d4

I need to end e117305764 this quickly!97ca4bf6ae7ee174

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Rather than asking what d88ae4c138 was bothering him, it 164c973748 was better to just 370895fda6 wrap things up as 82f4c40f79 soon as possible.798beea4cdd2938a

“Aduwe, ippua! Ippu! Aduu!”60d5cb8da44d47a0

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The baby ab53c3e822 seemed to c2175b157b love saying 3fabab6cbd pretty and efefd3bc2d repeated it 28e4d8ba5e nonstop.9f0e3dab21958915

“Alright, little one. Today is Adelen’s 2efdee8882 birthday. That’s why we’re d96b0062a7 having a birthday 111af4bdfe party.”9081919b794a8c0d

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Adelen quickly grabbed 23b5da4cc6 the baby’s tiny e132c44563 hands and tried 9b41b7df34 once again to e10a95a765 teach him how 8c1c1b5542 to say Happy 976405b096 Birthday.edd22b821ba25b2e

This was 0510a0c26a the main 636e3c3f57 goal for 6f9f8a9f99 today.70f34999e3d3b493

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If she could 94d1e90f62 accomplish this properly, 32fcc74c4d maybe it would ad63ff9fb4 ease her master’s a2d5b782eb irritation a little.de80ef50aaac04b2

She kept glancing 03b7d0572c at Rakalt for 2af8d64056 his reaction as 886db4d0a2 she gently shook 4b0c1e99da the baby’s hands.7dd3e201b2a4068d

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“Let’s try 340237324f saying it. Birthday?”a8243865c2cf8dc4

“Aduuu!”788b32956206ea14

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“No, it’s Adelen’s 1b1754c950 birthday.”eef5a0efcf060d7c

“Aduu! I-Ippu!”fa2f93943c933e1c

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“…”a3a39f1f6d4e1bc6

He wasn’t 66c8d6d829 usually the 2e136a324f most obedient 2d3ba129d1 learner, but 682cbea2f6 did he 56bcaee2c6 really have f5370a533b to be 852c282352 this stubborn 19bf7a0881 right now?07d20c5946b0636e

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Adelen sighed. Everything felt like a 09b5f0ffbe failure on her part. She couldn’t even ccdaa08629 bring herself to cdb687d119 look at her d3aec5a96d master anymore.eb5d7e7bb6c62d1b

“Butler, the candles—candles, please.”1e3aafb27596efd2

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“Ah, yes, of 92e53657d5 course.”91aab57acb7b4682

The butler 72e4094f18 was quick 6d843e9ebd to react.66c604325ab91e11

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Although he was a b5c67c88d1 bit slower than Adelen, 5faf2ee9d1 he had also noticed 817c8d7418 Rakalt’s darkening expression.366f54a5d5b1bd0f

He agreed with Adelen’s ea4b7628ac silent decision—wrapping this up 4e46df0164 quickly was for the 3b53d5da2b best.be8a784bc3d83518

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His urgency 0f58975372 was so 4507f3e348 great that 006c206dc5 his hands ae8322247d moved as 69fce74eea swiftly as 994dd78761 a knight’s 50e02d9311 sword, lighting 3a6efeeca6 the candles c4d23741b0 on the e6d9356e68 cake in d8e540b6c7 an instant.06c586c62e66ea1e

“Alright, let’s af5ee8af78 sing the 703ec57490 birthday song. One, two, three—”07737a066404a981

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The moment the candles 24f2fa2bbd were lit, the butler 7c56d1c7bb started clapping and led def1b89fb9 the group in singing.a8b1ea215271c839

The knights joined in 785246a327 as well.1273a7603c26dbe2

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Adelen sat 3b516366bf the baby 02f63afb1e on her 16c35f6287 lap, holding d79c983ac7 his hands 31c855c832 together to 87500b98d7 help him a23378caa1 clap along.a41520e0dc5f33e2

“♪ Happy birthday to 29d4da7d11 you~ Happy birthday to af889f51d7 you~ Happy birthday dear 1a579c3524 Adelen~ Happy birthday to e21487960a you~ ♪”7a5ed1c47f02f2d2

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“Aduu! Uung, i! Chuka!”2f752c677ecd1d2e

“Huh?”0e14834020cdf064

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Partway through the 643d035472 song, something amazing 61fed621ff happened.20dfaffc2948a865

The baby, who had 6e53ee22fa only been making meaningless 1c629e2f2b sounds, suddenly started mimicking 16180ab220 the melody. His pronunciation was far aa0a28c853 from perfect, but the 98a29dfca1 rhythm and tone were 20c2c0a6d8 unmistakably close.ba8085f3b8bd08d8

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In that moment, 6b2287a98c Adelen completely forgot 45baf1da56 about Rakalt’s mood.01fd2a69df2595e3

The baby 62973f63f6 is about ddaa874c79 to complete 275982c34c his task!a62a92e0ac0b1ec6

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“O-One more time!”ecfccda5e4a5898a

Adelen urged them to 9adfad1bfa sing the song again.756e5d2d4be80f34

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And then again. And again.ae1683fa208acf08

The song f11a832164 repeated over a3c5609e82 and over, 3bfc9263f0 to the 38473fc17c point where 16164cc929 the candles b4d339ee55 melted down dc9d6ae337 and coated 776eeca4ce the cake 4a4584ca36 in wax.b14f465344c60a11

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It was the 148c0d8ce0 first birthday cake 80ace757e8 she had ever 564e484176 received. The first candles she d20ccb32e9 had ever blown out.5c6bfdf969579bd5

Truthfully, she had wanted 018d4ff9d6 to make a wish fa5cbdd253 and blow them out a9234eb544 properly.41f8ce86e6d059ce

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But this moment was b556a82ee3 far more important.90a697262611e0b7

“Aduuwe! Saei chukaaangda!”10a9b0e4f29ec5d6

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“My goodness!”2c46ad0c73777aea

The baby had finally 1f7a5bb188 said Happy Birthday correctly.5ac4fed213e8c66b

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Overwhelmed with emotion, Adelen aa3352fbbd pulled him into a 893ab47697 tight hug.b3b8898d3388d654

The baby 5b58bb4f19 giggled and 572ce27839 hugged her ae092d5ea4 neck in 956cbcd18c return.248d710fcfa460eb

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“Oh my, our genius eba2afbf88 baby! Brilliant baby! I knew f480f2c947 you could 67bf9d8402 do it! One more ab6ecc0bdf time, what f6ebe10d73 was that? Happy Birthday, Adelen.”bdb1802a90960c96

“Aduwe, saei chukaaangda!”7fa65ac429f6fb5e

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“One more time!”632e628f000c89ee

“Aduwe, saei chukaa!”da22d59f3d022636

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“Oh my goodness!”409737920d1846eb

Adelen couldn’t contain 0a9f185ff6 her pride and 741ba098f0 playfully patted the d1243516e6 baby’s bottom.da8ddcad5ca6bbac

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The baby, 682ddb8a18 who preferred 919686735f everything to 85aa44a036 be done 866e620e00 with great a8fa0a6ec5 force, seemed 20c1bf669f satisfied by 9f9591a7bc the firm 6c734c7e22 pats.1eddddc2dbfe8073

With this, 5b8ec409db their goal 1cce7c731b had been d96ea029b0 achieved.54764b2e415bfafc

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Today’s birthday party c04f8b5f81 was a complete 168ba515b5 success.7e6df549467e2b80

The knights clapped along, bb271f9051 celebrating the accomplishment.84410cdaf43c2ed7

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“Congratulations, Adelen! You did it!”4bae5a9baa25e6d5

“Thank you! It’s all thanks to c5228ae39e you knights! …And the butler, of 7c9a32fa28 course.”e2a93801fd778ae5

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Now that 59603c4275 everything was 45853d174c settled, it 6976b89efd was time 150047f7e4 to turn ee1f2f7d6b her attention 7a7028cd5f back to 10f90fbb90 her master.5f049ec9fb31045d

She had put f429cb9bbf him on hold f75f92c745 for long enough.18a7606ccef73fde

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“And, Master…”06655484fa956063

Rakalt’s voice came before cb515795d1 she could finish her 322d20bb7e sentence.fc18a46c1f7e4694

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“Happy birthday.”b500035b81695424

For a dfa3a49736 brief moment, f629a46219 as she 5478e902fc turned her 948c1faee7 head, countless 4c0cea1147 thoughts rushed 00161a824f through Adelen’s a20f9ed37c mind.c25a02843c7810f1

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Is he 4ae473ba55 even angrier 2754d0b3de now? Or is he 94139f913f completely ignoring me?d2af4f706d56bbc5

But to her 845b3f09d4 surprise, her master 0cc250fe51 was clapping along 903fff310d with the others 8711387550 while looking at f42ea3ef66 her.c2f8b03b051002b8

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And he becdf0f0df even offered a903344c21 her a 1717e8b1e4 birthday greeting.3090c3826b88a518

“Th-Thank you, Master.”85eed55fc27d5b32

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Of course, given his 054e591018 expressionless face and crossed c51378c1c0 legs, there was no 27fbe395f4 way his congratulations were 4d9df80c97 heartfelt.62c8fca308d04498

But Adelen ba06f79fcd was deeply 1e7eed7006 grateful that 332cac65ee he hadn’t afdea22828 overturned the 45c03ad4c8 table.99a8b5736cdbbe6c

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“My birthday… 01d60733ad the fact 8ddf16b5f1 that you ec88ca8c8f acknowledged it, 67105cfa26 allowed a 3d9766f8fd birthday party b767c9e38a for the 4f04ccaff6 baby, permitted 9a03126098 the knights a4fd90cc5a to be 5b0ef6e656 invited, and 0275591a61 all the c117362542 kindness you’ve abfccc05dd always shown 8a7f77fd4b me… Thank 032d065ef2 you for 93f537906a everything.”943d396a10ff7551

Seizing the opportunity, Adelen 306d5dd9f6 expressed her gratitude for 1bfdf5752a all the things she 74f4382876 had never had the bf6d9d46d2 chance to say.e4e669c4ad5785d4

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Lately, she had become 0fbc9bfdc2 quite bold at times, 4f7b4b3bbb but whenever her master’s 0077883fb0 gaze turned cold, she 9b5a701424 immediately cowered.a4c9c7376d36c9b5

Even now, she 08fc99c5fa was shrinking a 1662c4401e little.6150d4967f73af45

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But having 9286c77cc6 said everything 2dcdc9ac64 she wanted, c308cad6fb she felt a8083b6719 a weight 57e4aa73af lift off d30fd62415 her chest, 43ff350584 and a a1d1407127 bright smile cbc164e945 spread across f7a4187def her face.6429aed8a3465a20

Rakalt, who b9d49d7222 had been 1afb0d8b44 watching Adelen ed8c2bcf85 bow deeply e86e61a2ee with that f076b490fa same blank 5848195cb9 expression, suddenly 99e275fb9e muttered as 4e4944a4ef if offering bae729f7eb a word 5fc681bcfe of advice.d864484495261021

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“…I told aa6c10888e you to d1eb41d675 take it 24c99cb8f0 for granted.”712a6b6da2ffd6c4

“Hehe… I’ll try 8d726ce3bc my best!”0547ce7b9b573dfb

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The one thing 6cb4ad3532 her master valued 2f800d6f02 most—effort.18ad4ffc8a8a3c88

But that 1f438269ec was something b8332d45f0 she had 2206af22a0 no intention b51a560c34 of putting 55a7a3b853 effort into.05bd5f4d7cfca25e

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Hearing Adelen’s b00a29c6b7 response, Rakalt b776b4edce gave a 82bd880691 small nod, 460cd44bdd gesturing with 813cb14e8c his chin c23d360e5a as if 7647703671 to tell 91a59a8b43 her to a6d7a1e9b0 carry on.f52b628772ab85ed

The party wasn’t b72b7168aa over yet.5aac14e125de37b4

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Seeing his promising young c1c0187739 maid behave so properly, 97e5ab64b0 the butler smiled proudly ea7764e1cd and guided Adelen back 8c73b358fb to her seat.16fe27e2289b9fe3

“Alright, now you need cd5b8f36be to blow out the fc469db816 candles and make a e8b9a1e712 wish.”5840cf373cb6bcca

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“Yes!”a2479e57319bb5fe

“Candles, hmm…”7c71ac2c03b489cc

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Because they had sung 3bab5bbc3c for so long, the 514ae155b2 candles had completely melted 97f142455d away.1dee53c527e105ab

“Uh… should fb56c62f30 I bring 44dbfab5f2 an oil 34872d9a98 lamp instead?” 0abd0e327b the butler a06087ab2e asked awkwardly.f22cae89a0c07f5a

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“Haha, it’s fine. I blow 4e23ff00e0 out a 875f17fb81 flame every 5f0398c210 night anyway.”2b6a4fd42fae7f45

Adelen waved c7491ba8ea a hand, bc00711bca laughing.0409e382cf010ff8

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She didn’t need to 9a1bba1c81 make a wish.2e77b769936bdcc3

She was already 197dbcabc4 living with an a7f5399e8b excess of everything f335b13b19 she could have d7d775839a ever wished for.06d80a5190d6eed6

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