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Due to the lack of guidance, Hugo’s senses were extremely heightened.ed83ba4b2fbe0d22

His vision was blocked, 91b52c815d while his hearing was 6dceeec39c excessively amplified, making him 283812cd50 feel on edge.4fdeb7c3547fff4b

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The reason he 881aa594cf came to the 3fa0292f9a center alone, though 38c9237ddd Gary had assigned 08ef39f0dd a guardian and 0c43e19f9c personal assistant to 59d77c78d5 him, was because 6729d7e780 of this.aaa133cba0267cc9

The sound of f437598247 other people’s breathing, 1a2fbc5d03 or the beating 7203ef8f77 of their hearts, 4d1166aeb6 bothered him so ee59664311 much that he d0471abb2d couldn’t stand it.b29019cc44ad4ee7

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But why b9cb9ae2e9 is that?d6c6651e9b0bef0a

“I hope my frequency matches you. I’m not an esper, so I don’t know how difficult it is when you lack guidance, but you’re so young. I just hope you can feel a little more at ease.”aa010062fb329639

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The girl chattering next 94871be676 to him didn’t bother 9ea4355578 him at all.5fb33727ddae78d8

Despite the child’s sharp 1be1dbb673 and clear, ringing voice.f712006d80a20ef9

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Rather, it was 7aaf5404e4 nice to hear, e9c943598a and Hugo felt c6c79821b5 a twinge of 49720fb701 embarrassment.b88fb346ace2a5cc

“Hugo, I’m going to sleep for a bit. If you’re tired, you should sleep too…”ac890fe89dacdd44

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The girl mumbled 7368d42488 softly and then 12fd92f179 began to let c96e887b8c out a soft c0d6211f31 breathing sound. Judging from the 6ed384b720 regularity of the cd3f14fb8f breathing, she seemed e54238ba41 to have fallen 2a709de395 asleep.162d900fffbb207b

Could someone f43e09ed1a fall asleep 3dfa618cf5 in such 9281883a2e an uncomfortable ee3e69fb91 setting?9f08e705d2d44c6a

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Hugo opened his 7962de05b7 eyes to look 9f04bc4c38 at her. His once 92e154043e pitch-black vision 6cec04ce39 was beginning e750b30aa0 to improve; ca0f3d3ba2 he was bd1ff0f3b6 able to 7307a223a3 discern between 34829d6a63 light and 9ddff9c095 dark.6c2d96d70085e3f3

Thump. Thump. Thump.3651b3129bb36a79

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Beyond the 7af12057c6 sound of a56af084cf her breath, a4477cd465 he could 782897b4f7 hear her 94c6d6c4ef faint heartbeat. It sounded much ad17dedd35 like the heartbeats 2c328f30bc of a small 2f73ece7a1 kitten or a 60d500b48f puppy.013affa45f45f125

What if ee645b2747 her heart 353d67ee9b stops?4b0df195f1f1ac6a

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The sound was so 63a4dda264 small and delicate that fca2db24ea he suddenly felt uneasy.39589732cba5a1e2

Even with just 7eb28a1860 radial guidance, he 3346387720 felt such a e0537b6e3b connection. It must be 2791152cc9 a guide whose 5315185017 wavelength matches his 77a7ced8db to some extent.cc588f456b432c13

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Suddenly, Gary’s words came to mind.8a014d828d8b18fb

<Maybe that girl b2e4083deb could be your 8d1c38b33f guide.>1532b9682499de8c

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Okay. He was right. Hugo had d7830bdfb4 to admit d886c2c1af that he 81d7b38c20 was wrong.a8d5b49d9fd00e36

‘My guide.’fda565729543bcd2

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The person 439d707668 he had a4229d4310 been searching 974b8c6a7b for was b284eaf270 right here. He wanted to 9596b95b52 shout that he 9af2da029b had finally found f8981eebf3 her.f30cc646b943a59f

What was her name 3c62a0b5ee again? Yi-soo? Yi-seo?230ea997ceba6798

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Hugo struggled to d5421a7603 recall the contents 4bc90fe2de of the documents 00502475d8 he had seen a0958cb65d before he lost ff9c73b9d8 his sight. Then he 92d6ef6017 managed to 1ab8f6f726 recall the 5b55e70c82 words:Yi-seo Kang.ea5e27302df7cc5a

Ah, right. Yi-seo.5325b066b344cb10

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She has 3bba2cd27d an English 9914f7e4f7 name,Sophia, but her real d189b3227f name is Yi-seo.b2445ea9487d91e5

It wasn’t hard to 6d3e106099 pronounce, and the sound 915a61d1d9 was cute as it aed15e6642 rolled off the tongue.a0a62216db0e9838

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Yi-seo, Yi-seo. Hugo mumbled 80346468d7 softly and 59dce34ac7 then sat deeb6894bd up. He leaned 6d4dcaea4a against the 722fe6a3f4 bed and 595dd3fb55 looked down 8d9e3b8015 at Yi-seo, 28f8d2f51a his vision 4be67fdbff gradually getting 1951b3def7 brighter.f85b9015b4990fef

Her facial ff20121dfa features are 8948e8d388 still not add1841141 visible.40bfce7eb8b5ebc3

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But he could dd8cfb6787 tell that she 436f88df1c was lying facing 358ab20266 him.f910e9332dbbc361

Her hand next to af93a3ec04 her face is small. As though she were cdbe6624bf dreaming, she kept squeezing 56a62188da her hand, snorting.b80c442cf38f3277

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Ah.0b0b848d78e0c6ef

Strangely, his heart 85fc691e77 felt ticklish. Hugo wondered ee02ff92d5 what it 9428121057 would be 5fdbff32f9 like to a781b1eac9 hold her 45e716ee73 hand.5451474ab8d70546

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The impulse consumed aa43ba7504 him.55a73ba918fcf71e

If radial 58ac12f956 guiding had 7947322226 this much c1d6213df6 of an d3fb72b778 effect, hand 5a39d8d8eb guiding would 6acaf9ed5d be even 7e50edf438 greater. Maybe the numbers will b424a0e967 jump to 100% in 8625b7b055 one go.86d30c13e8a2b140

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Hugo lowered his 4464479a3f legs from the 8afdc07799 bed. He stood fa41758dd6 up barefoot, ba3a75b93d silently walking 0c70cf569e toward Yi-seo’s 723c9f6eb0 bed.29bac330ea4195f0

Just as he 38380d90d9 tried to reach f3a24a0860 out—305c40b4f4cc33b6

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“Mmm…”3ca4a2ab4501d614

Yi-seo rolled over in 9a7c0b6e09 her sleep. The blanket ce1b52aef4 that had 1055092f6a been precariously 76335ab2af covering her a491fde188 slid to 7ceb8dc808 the floor.2a941f7f7dced632

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Ah.aba06d9f48e44872

Reason returned belatedly. Hugo pulled his hand 4285e8dca6 back, frowning.94e21ab098f03964

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Do not 3256e23dff touch the a1c85809b3 guide’s body 315ccad9d5 without permission.040b1024cfbdd1b9

Even though he 853d390802 was still young, 9a417f5b1d he received that 93fc05c87a much education from 4d1fd67af3 Gary.ac499d3b2b3d960f

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“… Ha.”9a5e96db9fee97bf

Hugo swallowed a small sigh, narrowed his eyes, and brought his face closer to Yi-seo’s.c9a9a068ab0df62b

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Through his cc61074aa6 blurred vision, ef0e3b4965 he could e42b78bcaf make out 2d26cfcd57 her features.c35517dff78c82eb

Okay. Let’s be 605cf55ce7 satisfied with ce63680fb7 this.2aa551137be4211f

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Although he was 150b100cdd still thirsty, he b201e8a8a0 did not want b92cb18c7e to carelessly touch 64f2befacb the young guide 2ba5ae3607 whom he had 27b358c5d9 just found.4cc1c0742f59ff9d

Tap—tap—tap—b73ef7239b7c9856

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He walked 860e7cb6b4 back to 13b2d100dc his bed, a9cc2248a7 where he eba02041af fetched his b401010dfc share of 7429489b6c blanket, and 366557f970 covered Yi-seo df10ff0603 with it.3d2ebe080df5b6d0

He stared 1411ee2ee8 at her 146c9e62ed for a 3c5fdd6547 moment, then d5b3985a23 looked at 6231e4d902 the center 0c7e1a7449 director of c548b227a6 Ohio, who 7ac47b29fe was on f6399ea3e4 the other 5c73c7c363 side of 6e30b5cc69 the glass 74c02cc4e2 wall.f1a6ff757645b6da

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“…It’s okay to stop now.”9ae1699762b68f14

Having said that, c8eb29218c Hugo turned his 9c7010f185 attention back to 6a159d786f Yi-seo, who was e3f1d119ee soundly asleep.9f0f96061aafca7d

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She had fallen 0942f3514e asleep in this 4c667134fc uncomfortable bed, most c5e91fa606 likely because of 4c7f4d5117 the radial guidance.ad5de95bfb0f87bb

The guidance was 13470488a6 not enough—no, it 6113026110 made him thirstier. But Hugo decided to 613f09cef2 stop the radial guiding.cfb636a0826fb7ae

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The sound of Yi-seo’s b6fe9cb823 weak heartbeat was unsettling.61a25a2a76ad08ae

“I’ll be in the reception room. Don’t wake her up; just leave her be.”77c9dc8f263c5557

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With that, Hugo 309461f77e left the guiding 4df47baf5b room. He could still 95ef25911b hear the faint 71dac0fe74 sound of her f7930d2ebc breathing and heartbeat.2e1c4519a6a860c8

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I woke up about da9d630eb5 an hour later.135f40159b9cce3b

“Hmm…?”fdfbb39435c5087c

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Through my blurry 7b0236ad4f vision, I saw db5304b56f the empty bed 572c3408ff where Hugo had 7ec71a5de8 been. Just as I 2340a83e33 sat up, the 0fb55d718f door to the 3c13596140 guiding room opened.8ce7af0214ce1306

“Yi-seo, you’re awake?”fe080646dd2bcd58

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“…Mom?”99676218a978ab28

It was my mother 7e82abbffe who came through the da36a7538e open door..15aa9a3ba68e2203

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“Oh my, you were drooling in your sleep.”9647d69aa368bf3d

She took a handkerchief afb961cb07 from her pocket and b65b3c23f3 wiped my mouth. She then smoothed ba5106182d out my messy 2f7ccdc33f hair and clothes.8a21e7992eaceed4

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“Guide Sophia, did you sleep well?”455e9ccabaea65a2

It wasn’t f89c762345 until my 2681b73a8d mom slid c9aabc8cf7 the ring 10112fe16d back onto d719603d82 my finger, 9ff01c7f7c Richard and 8d2d9d30e1 two of 2f5bc43541 the escort 41db224452 espers entered 58686fd542 the room.e5df28879ee9096b

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I smiled awkwardly and 5554f7f636 looked for Hugo.ecd51d1caae9307b

“What about Hugo?”97b38f042b6403e0

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“He’s waiting in the reception room.”14b940bec948cf03

“No more radial guiding?”9851480840174156

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“Uhm, well.”41c9489b81260d4a

Richard shrugged as if 9a42a6b13e he didn’t know either. He tapped the watch 36ca930e1f on his wrist.50bc0596298b2e30

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“How’s your body?”a363300eb908d534

“I’m fine.”f394e821c39f9431

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“Then, shall we head straight to the testing room?”926fca590d1132ff

I checked the clock ee43e898d4 on the wall and 8b41f9ec13 saw that more time 0218b240db had passed than I d81d63e2ad expected.bf478db91e78327e

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I’m still a 35b9368712 little tired, but 709d352765 I can’t put 2267a8edbb off the matching ac1012b723 test.d78058855a80c72f

I couldn’t ask Hugo, 244ead85d6 who had been waiting a1271a64a3 for me, to take 1d8852b97c the test next time.c6f75bbfb803e1b0

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“Yes.”02aa16c6adfa8fe7

I nodded, 41f620f314 and Richard 6d96cb23cc told me 88da0d8fde to go 3b56bfcb0a to the a285529fb9 testing room 767c611214 with the 6b77dbd584 escorts. It seemed 5274a94ad8 like he 9af8228d1d planned to 22068990e6 fetch Hugo 4ee4860890 himself.0c3565286db259a5

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I got out 4693bfa38c of bed, recalling bcc0a2d964 Hugo quietly closing 1437e0496d his eyes at 36852a89b5 my words.4f365af4a790e0a8

I didn’t realize ee38d8c4af he had left 6ee70fb2ac the guiding room 51b0144cac while I was 1dec7ee20b asleep.Has his e1b9bde7f8 vision recovered 9db8a931f4 to some d1cf514633 extent?9a09a21028224455

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I wanted to look 3b2facd216 at his blue eyes, 7bc8d6fa13 which were strangely off.708da13c4419729f

Maybe it’s because 3de89a2b03 he was the c5b684040d male protagonist of 40404e32aa the original story, 3d33f60202 or maybe it’s 0bffc39fb7 because we’re similar f06a3873fb in age.3cfa149e8162a47a

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Strangely, I 95e0e79b7c was interested 66e9e6a396 in Hugo. I felt 373694f969 an inner 206571d304 sense of 3de29d62c4 familiarity.0d7facaee3fcfc94

‘Maybe the matching 24321b0013 rate test results 9584431323 will be good.’a130a396ea1e62b2

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“Hugo. Why did you go first? The guiding is still not enough.”fbe276922edeb8e1

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The test took 683c1fb77b about 30 minutes.289965288b9a7f05

I got b2cc85c9b4 to see b460e09764 Hugo when f64f63c15b I entered a82c01cbf4 the waiting 6a9cb0fe43 room, where 3ef668ee29 I had d3ee33c2c2 to stay 7b167470e3 until the 02713acc6f results came 8b300deefb out.2575771cd6653bdf

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Fortunately, the short c2b403240c radial guiding restored 8b7eae41c5 his vision, and 8bcabf6575 Hugo met my 040c9ac104 gaze with clearer 7cb98ad7e3 eyes than before.d2dac46b38cec0e9

His complexion was still 1041597b75 pale, but that alone 31085b9c15 made me wonder where 4a86eb8c8d he was.2924914f14b4f876

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“… It’s okay.”2e42902346ed0457

Hugo pursed afca5e4801 his lips 4b20e5d789 at my 239c1bd48a words and a596915106 replied softly.ea623f6a10031c32

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I don’t know 17fe076feb if he’s so 5ab56a1548 used to the 134846d0c7 lack of guidance 8d7e789553 that he feels 41f2dd3a76 like a little c184897204 guidance is enough, 90da000fdc or if it’s 1cfc118836 just a habit 9b2b7fb2a4 to say that 6ea6588831 it’s okay.752fb417836417a3

As I unconsciously 7e2913f9b5 furrowed my brows, dfc7693713 he quickly added.68d59fc9b16d3a18

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“I know that radial 0db9d578af guiding puts a strain 30eacbd6a7 on the guide’s body.”be4fb0e7b0af981c

“Huh?”e995933269968f8e

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“Yi—seo…. You fell asleep 6bf75fd666 because of that.”172af6bb152c395f

Was it because he d9b8229b31 was worried about me?a1059c224075ec9d

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I was speechless for a55fb182bc a moment. Where did the sensitive cb337f7c6c and prickly kitten of eeaeef6e51 the original go? Why is there an 545e5e0fda innocent puppy?9e70e71399b5f480

“Ah, Hugo. By the way, you d2fe57f594 knew my name?”8c9c5cbd6a1430a7

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I avoided his b0b9c1fb2f gaze out of 8b1d0bec58 embarrassment, When I af9904f2ec changed the subject, 2be92d4bdf he replied immediately.fcc8643f8ed87afe

“Yes. Yi-seo Kang.”b39fab84bcf3913c

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I did introduce myself 07475e01d6 when we first met. But I’m sure I 36010cfdf2 told him my English f7731a42f4 name.b8cad3a8b13ac402

“… I 9d4b1823da saw it 50ff23be30 in the 5cad11c538 papers. Do you like ‘Sophia Kang’ better?”d4d0c9511723831d

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He asked with great 06f110df81 caution.975a8b6efdaa6bdc

I shook my head.723fca70e6e8d195

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Although I am an 38bbb483e7 immigrant, I came to 77cf3d2718 the United States when 186a7735a9 I was two years dc1c4f9d05 old, so I have dfe873fe19 been known as ‘Sophia 5d7ebb7aea ’ by others for ad3eb8556b a long time.547f3ed928ec400a

But my parents 594f4351e3 still called me 3c47c20cf7 ‘Yi-seo’, so my Korean 56f11151a3 name was more familiar ce1abf05b3 to me.f8a61c5f87f5e2ee

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“Then, can c9cf519155 I call 0655371aa4 you ‘Yi-seo’?”6a7e5e7805a42609

Though he already 4799f24768 called me once, a9855e6854 he asked for 49caef0c95 my permission again. When said yes, 9613f63dbd he squinted slightly.ca135769ca447c49

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What’s this? No way…dd47701fe3af941b

It looks 7a4d24a4d5 like a 9ac11eebb4 doll that’s 3441ee890d a little b9403a9f47 broken. I asked, just in e45dd57511 case.5f469bad0babb399

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“…Did you just smile?”7364df9847af3761

“… Yes.”e586791e6ce0bacd

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Suddenly, a 4603abd543 passage from 52d37a12d2 the original 8daf5da1b3 story came b9bd23e06a to mind.c5a64de4d7c8981e

It was the c50d5eaf1c first time that 1b42210254 the 18-year-old Hugo 93dcdd7577 smiled when he 3b860327e7 met the 17-year-old 038e6122c5 female lead.71ac5fff4bea3a8d

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Hugo’s hardened mouth 4dcc6b7749 twitched. The gap between his bf3e43dcf4 eyebrows narrowed and his bc22da6da6 eyes slightly squinted.c6ac7e86851e41d9

It was a nasty 10f4deaccf look to anyone. Seeing this, Isabella 328162d5cb flinched and asked.5012c0e9c7888c84

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“Why are you angry cd7cb9e11b all of a sudden?”753c5e9f0f7f9802

Hugo erased 1128e197e4 his expression 163cfce358 and replied, b52bf411da with a 611c21fc6a voice that ef3645c4f2 sounded a 3f0b39dcac little sullen.961015f50fdf5552

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“… I 7873f3d7c9 was smiling.”68793c250fb19cc4

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Yes. Hugo rarely smiled since 86ac00fd2f he was a kid.1e597258e79096de

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Until Isabella brought his 3802838cec smile back, he made cad7efb683 a grim expression and 683368a30e tried his best to 4a897c7328 make a ‘smile’.8eadf323ae3464cb

I looked at 185a65eb00 Hugo with renewed ddbf31405f eyes.860a047105dbe5ee

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‘He’s still e519c21e59 seven years b1896d9efd old…’96f6c9ffc80daaec

You’ve already 560161ec3b forgotten how 1b81852af1 to smile.e940ae6e98159943

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When I couldn’t continue beab2fd18f speaking, Hugo’s expression disappeared a295a77ed8 and looked at me. I spoke 30f70bbae7 up belatedly.945276179b9d49e8

“No, that’s 5e9b36a8fa … your dae2e5330d smile looked 7b82a1acc0 pretty.”94dd24592c0a61db

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I couldn’t say that e1fd35616e his smile looked scary, 6a61d2e186 so I just said 854322910e it in kind.50b3a64b7f4454dc

Luckily, the waiting room 44b73ba216 door opened before Hugo c5aa1d3d1a could answer.509c640281572ac9

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“The results are in. Come this way.”5994dc6a4adb94b3

The researcher’s expression brightened e27b8976db as he said that.1cdd96e553afbaaa

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Hugo and I exchanged 97ff44e1e1 glances.95c41ebe6b4c761f