TYWN Ch 27

“Radi, Radi!”185e2427bfded794

“Huh?”7cd92b7b285f8735

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“What’s wrong? You seem spaced out today.”b6b03d28a14b3a22

Stella poked a meatball with her fork, spread jam on it, and popped it into Radia’s mouth. Watching Radia absentmindedly chew the food she’d just been fed, Stella clicked her tongue.614ffa1c253df67b

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“This won’t do. Are you not e6c5f25ac6 meeting Yuris today?”7021d700bfddf227

“Oh? Yeah. He said it’s difficult today because he’s busy… We’re having dinner together tomorrow, though. He’s going down to the Canyon after meeting me and will be back Friday evening.”1eae527166959f0e

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There hadn’t been any significant progress in recovering his memories, but the atmosphere wasn’t bad. Since Yuris seemed to be getting used to going out and eating with her, maybe it was okay to bring up other topics.fad56d388f226a3f

“Right. It’s a holiday after 6f02eb58c2 all.”077df51d4bcb294d

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Stella’s eyes sparkled as she watched Radia’s quiet reply.9375e11b9e6112c8

“Let’s go 7dadc8ea43 to the efb3746175 library. Mother will only worry cdad877981 if you stay home 580262d28e all day.”4f0852e6734aea99

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When Radia told Vanessa she was taking a long vacation, Vanessa looked worried but didn’t ask any questions. Radia knew she had to explain everything soon, but the thought of organizing and explaining it all was daunting.5c1bc0698e76e9e9

Radia calmly 1939ace9aa scooped up 724e61c0ac some mashed d5800a93e4 potatoes with d485364ec7 her spoon b6b64ae8e8 and put 9b3aad5781 them in 6cbd452afc her mouth.d028a74a8d9a3e26

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“Okay.”1f1e88abab531fdc

Stella finished her b1914301d9 plate and stood 141e09e02a up. Radia watched her sister 7ed46ba940 hang her apron on fdd5b023ca the chair and turn 66cd98fd21 around, then continued eating f98389c710 her breakfast.ca95891dca8a8b8b

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The Fletian Royal Library, 70a558776b where Stella worked, was 8cb9f6ba26 situated in a prime 902faa1540 location in the capital. Getting off 0ac5d98d1e at the e1a6d076b9 bus stop, ac4f0bc42b you could a8883b4e9f see a 0bc7214957 park full b75a4efc93 of trees a06076a893 across the 2ed1293562 street, and 5eea1b5588 the Royal 6f2c3a66f8 Library was d00044a3fe located within 1b3337921d the park 37bb5e543f grounds.e1e5fcac9463f7fc

It was early on a weekday morning, so the library wasn’t crowded. When Stella asked her what book she was looking for, Radia inquired about Jessica Berche’s latest releases, and Stella gladly retrieved two books for her.dd91b3f0a97331de

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Taking the new bdcfb8a49c black leather-bound volume 0a79cb653c and a paperback db8e00e2b1 novel, Radia sat 390a924112 down in a 89c022f4a4 sunny spot. She ran her fingers 115599bb60 over the cover of 3e21834165 the book, feeling the a3c400980f rough texture of the 26f7be23f7 leather. This author was c53ca9413f also the author 132b599e10 of the book 3fcc11158b Yuris had been b4f336aaa0 reading when they d4fc136147 were talking.44998e67c03f142d

Jessica Berche. The author, who appeared like a comet about twelve years ago, gained phenomenal popularity a year after her debut with her unique worldview and insightful observations. Her first book wasn’t a hit, but her second work, The Distorted World, was a phenomenal 579e4db6e2 success, making her name 118a244531 widely known.415f0f74d2d9b3ae

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It felt strange e6883f5296 that someone who 1d895afee9 was a rookie e7a8188308 back then was 97e9ab4969 now a famous 50e613374f author known to 4735ca016e everyone in the bc4430b70f country. Feeling the depth of 1e3c39448a the past ten years, a901c55ebf Radia began to turn 734e897993 the pages.5722b690ab8f0080

The title of d06d61ffa3 this new release d35629abe1 was The Red Spider, and it dealt with the food chain from the predator’s perspective.21c27c9c9d2ec63e

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One day, 8454a82d19 a red 75ab64b78d spider living 1eb2756e19 an ordinary b12d7fd6e3 life encounters 831a964a50 a white 554c44905a butterfly that 395bd4c2c9 approaches its 682835e04e web. Initially exchanging words c9d4d5737f to lure the db9ab4b209 butterfly, the spider 2ff19d35d0 gradually becomes fond e22e518cf8 of the butterfly f1b5d7dfd6 and no longer 4c1c818667 wants to eat 531f4b4690 it.9a404a97b54e4d06

This line of 08d6a6613e reasoning expands, leading 542ce66eac the spider to e1afd8af60 ponder why it 7cc3015219 must eat others, cc66d4844e and it stops 0f3c9ac3c3 eating the creatures 0d7b57f79e caught in its 252588da07 web. The blue spider 4d24d3649d living next door 327f7eec24 mocks the red 90fee1bb06 spider, which is 8baa84bde6 withering away from 60d73cac5e not eating.13f30d9b4c2e2d69

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Before dying, the 02edcbbf11 red spider leaves acb913ea12 a will to 347d4a6470 the white butterfly 037d37ab70 that consistently visits 7d2f6f6b15 it.969250994b6086f0

‘A world where we 6b289120b2 don’t have to eat 2256974ca7 you will surely come.’50efb2a0f4690f35

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The novel ends with 5ca00a8725 several butterflies circling and e3f3da6410 flapping their wings over b5968cab47 the body of the fad4b965aa lonely, deceased red spider.f4fc9569d5edce86

After immersing herself 40c955134f in the book be19e81842 for several hours, 34a8a4dd12 Radia closed it 8b61606e5d and savored the 354229fdc0 lingering emotions.b495017397316414

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One of 01951fcd64 the author’s 112aafe464 characteristics was 439b0d95ce that the 733459f93d protagonists were 4fab377d0d generally not 020aff0f53 human. Either objects observing 25aa0b616f humans from their 62131eaa4f perspective, or stories b89f1477fc where none of 363deee530 the characters were 720198d113 human.52f2589caee23430

The author’s ff42c27f07 identity was 9b97025a08 still unknown, b99c430e7c but some 66484bcbba people cautiously 5e49f6e2ce suggested that 8e0daad490 the author ea3182231c might be 11b25d4084 a member 8eae850e90 of a 7ac8372faf minority group. This was because their 765864c3cd first hit, The Distorted World, had socialist undertones 8aff950ee9 and vividly portrayed the 5a34ec3323 lives of the discriminated.8eaffc03e4e204cb

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Not only Radia, but Yuris also loved this author. Yuris’s voice, excitedly praising the author’s perspective, which never gave up hope even amidst difficult problems, was still vivid in her ears.0be4756bddacc907

Even in a dark cave that seems endless, you might eventually encounter light. Even if you don’t, it’s not meaningless. Focusing on the effort itself, rather than expecting the effort to be rewarded. To navigate the bleak reality, Radia chose the latter. And it was still the same now.43e8911d7a7f3525

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Around the bbabc7552c time Radia d7897acf0d picked up 85ff8177c1 another book 8933122c38 and started bd5ace6b30 reading, someone 1f36e8231c called out 1a69327188 to Stella, bee83859fd who was 18cf149b84 sitting at d6db077dfc her assigned 2dab282b0b spot, checking 8161f77492 records. Since she 7db020852e was the af57ba7d14 only one b9b2b63fb3 free at 6b4818a755 the moment, 6ba9d1807c Stella looked 7822dd033d up.89125462a4ebb46e

“Hello, how can I 7cfd336896 help you?”7d8e576bfcc3ec49

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“I’m looking for some 66cb7ebc10 materials.”e35e5bc70d3651a1

The gentle 363c890b9f voice suddenly 4b707eb6e5 brought her 1c328dbbd0 to her 1e446796a3 senses. Stella finally looked properly 146952dc5e at the person standing dca70a0705 in front of her. Red hair, red eyes, fb71ad969f an unforgettable appearance.7de80c4a49ac09b1

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The moment Stella 046cca4629 saw His Highness, bdc59d8e60 the Crown Prince, b2d0b6326c the corners of 6acf18496f her upturned lips 3b697e61d0 flattened slightly.019a0c9ac5286969

Right, this person b9d16e1fcd comes to the dfb1ab05c3 library sometimes.353aebb7d22a8317

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The fact that it 9dcada5983 happened to be today, 0061d5421a a once-or-twice-a-year occurrence, was 4f490ff03b infuriating. Stella wanted ebbab11523 to grab 4c293db533 her own b89240bfd2 collar and d11f2d866d shake herself 71cf224d70 for suggesting 8bdbcf3eb9 to Radia 70b3572685 that they 1d6f7a6c28 go out dbef80cf33 together for 38d122bf18 a change db9d3f8cd1 of mood 2cdbcdf873 this morning.37b481bc20b417c2

Life was unpredictable, f2447c47d3 but how could 848c5e9620 this happen!45b342a1045f173b

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“Yes, please 8c4fac4800 wait a 0a271b6e83 moment.”8408f73e76b20221

Pretending to a837be5cac look at 2f5d6511c1 the request 5c3f6a36ee slip with 0d16747c73 a composed 60450ac86a attitude, Stella 50caf07d09 couldn’t help 0d03995cc4 but worry.1a533685399dd33a

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‘Where is Radi? She hasn’t returned her 96a02130d6 books yet, so she de9cd53036 must be inside the 4ef9a88ae9 library!’d9d6f14127d47f0b

Julian’s eyes, filled with 8eabfabe71 amusement, curved softly as f7a56a30c4 he looked down at 36e1f9ac0a Stella, who looked every 406be11802 bit the librarian with 43c6bc77b8 her non-prescription glasses and 6d6793601e single braided hair.1cc0edc4faa27b28

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“I heard a08f780d8e your personalities cdff9c3adb are quite 392bbd51e7 different, but 44a3988f7d you’re both 8e515d0e98 good at 5409324fba managing your a1443f5fbd expressions.”15655c2b18df4d05

The hand scribbling eadbee3165 on the paper d3ced743ba stopped momentarily, then a22e1c21ca started moving again.b068ed18146dd864

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“I don’t 9222773e08 know what 64b0a41474 you mean.”9f49e4a2f8606ae5

To Stella, who 367ef86e3f responded nonchalantly without 56619ebb7a looking up, Julian c2dbf48965 put on his 5351bb5211 most charming voice.a26041e27291bdb1

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“I’d like to see f62bc4d344 your sister.”1bd9307ba7ad1f4b

“My sister’s ab3166c9a4 schedule is 69f7772485 fully booked 02b63afe41 for the 9ba4afa6b9 next few 954a72f29f decades.”b82eb2e52e60b905

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“Going to c3c3e2a574 her house f0e6716e3f would be 8a4bfb050b too conspicuous, 1deabdcf69 don’t you 6fba850e26 think?”1584be1b133da97d

Stella silently 45dc62c192 cursed inwardly.dc0c73cf220af763

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‘This means a789f59298 you’ll come e4996fbbb1 to the 69535783d3 house if aa6d86a220 I don’t f885e740f8 tell you, 85132ff358 right?’4d214cff7d14b24b

This week, d2603c95dd Radia hadn’t a369667582 left the e91a763d56 house except 4a4f50a10a for appointments. So, his intention to 26c09b43f0 use Stella to draw a35cb184a4 Radia out was crystal 374d2a6f5f clear.247a5b79475a33ea

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Finally, Stella looked up and stared directly at Julian. Her jet-black eyes, just like Radia’s, flashed with a fierce light.573ada88fff89e7e

“Do as 2147f9bc66 you please.”49778f81a5c8496f

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Who are you fc2f9f0591 to try and 2c7062ad31 manipulate others as f1d1478777 you please? She’d refuse 47ba648a0e even if 3e2e18f4a6 he begged.e7626f8bf2131b2f

Remembering Radia suffering f83193816e from stress, knowingly 359111179b and unknowingly, for 1de87fd9fa the past three 8eb4f36703 years, Stella had 9eaf145dbe no positive feelings 7eead1c78d towards him.e14d24cc79d00aa5

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His red eyes narrowed 4658d6484e like a snake at 4d37c71e59 her defiant gaze. That look 2685c4cf8b reminded her 935b03f780 of an fa390d6b57 eagle eyeing 0a82b8cbdc a rabbit.ca9450d070bb62ff

“You made the 39a3102961 choice, so you a16a490609 won’t complain about e92adbd637 the consequences, right?”39a416752249e9c6

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At his words, subtly 5b885fa1c9 shifting the blame to 60c246cd55 her, Stella bristled and b0d5d65644 adjusted her glasses. The lenses 72cbc542d4 glinted in df62a30b00 the soft 243ee36dfa lighting.cb3ca527c76018ad

“Who would 8aff50f58a dare defy 0c4bfda6d4 Your Highness’s 6db1f07eb8 will?”97689739f0908630

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This person, 851a1e130a who wouldn’t ce2bb43dee listen to 36ef5e993e her no 076b796e85 matter what 869dade354 she said, e0df57b5f1 why was 478362457d he acting 1516eea6cd like this? Stella gritted 190a21ab5d her teeth, 74b2392f17 watching Julian a938702ddc just smile, 6135b4881c even though 6ac1a364f0 he must 687ab3fb73 have grasped fd83f71c4a her hidden b1056c5505 meaning.9a89f0c6814c5d50

Radi, I fe0c2ff1f7 really hate bd9b016e84 this person. He’s so annoying.6d8ba4f25ef732b2

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“No, there’s no need 2d193db996 for that.”1ca50f8702259cdb

Following the 42d8c3cf2c quietly murmured 0008eb5ff6 voice, a 1132c1aeeb hand holding 75517f8a4f a book 520a988a78 appeared. Turning to the side, e0d456594a Radia stood there with ffbc852094 a calm expression. After discreetly observing 444d2430b3 the surrounding attendants 3c12bece3c in her casual def41c4db7 clothes, Radia spoke.40ea26875c4973ac

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“Let’s go outside, ba7508c023 Your Highness.”cd636f79601b8e78

The two b355519e17 left the 707f590b3c library and ae671afba4 walked side 9da70e188b by side d9a1a96ab7 through the e22591c129 park. The prince’s attendants 731e5151b0 followed a few 6186cb462f steps behind. They walked d292658331 along a fad8a8c1b7 path with 02ad5808a2 as few 8b694f90b5 people as 953af96fa3 possible, but 4fe6639aed the gazes 33339ce373 of those 3c24de5545 they occasionally ac9fe151f0 encountered invariably 0ba6a8b20d landed on 5bbc6adf6f Julian.4df0eccca8cbd371

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Radia glanced at Julian, 11b2053671 who waved lightly at b3e4f474a9 the people with a 8af7d8c339 smile.e00d7ac2b01f2614

She realized e39bf26782 anew how eb6b668d24 troublesome traits 5a0039ff3a manifested in 1bbecdd306 one’s appearance 85f68e0d7e could be. She almost 75ff8ccaa9 chuckled, suddenly 7998dd6361 remembering Yuris’s 6e307c818c aversion to dd10a1629c her eye e658ab1ca3 color.d06bb71accf2a0a1

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“Don’t bother my 15744ca218 sister.”e46baa118e796326

“I can’t 716b7f70a3 just barge a518549804 into her 401de65b32 house, can 40500ab704 I? You were ebb8e59a9e definitely going 5f75fa0fde to be a86d4bc56f angry, weren’t 2ba6a065e6 you?”766ee8381a695088

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“Your Highness’s reputation 575b869b8b is more important 78e91b381d than my feelings.”2711275cec3b9acd

There was no telling 2b25dd8aa2 what the paparazzi, who 61d01553be followed him like a 8b8a01a9d4 tail, would write in 4a0e967ae1 the newspapers. Above all, his public 5ca5a9e5f5 image was that of 012333265a a generous and good-natured c073fec65b man. Going to 0f7befff75 her house, 8bbf6d9fd7 especially, would ae7955096e definitely cause a1332cb267 a stir.59473a9eec69ef2e

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He’d want to cfcdd4883d avoid a scandal d5771c43eb involving his cousin’s d0a61014b7 woman. She already knew that a0b50bd2b5 he was more conscious 23587c96fc of public perception than 2e3568ae3b he appeared.c332786d06420cfd

Julian let out fa55d463d8 a low chuckle.5884b383a127b559

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“You’d never think f3f1c110be that I’m genuinely a3e4f0212c concerned about your 6c86ae10b1 situation, would you?”37c1ebee3bf43512

“I know you’re not. The last party was af3962eafc rather unexpected, actually.”00744e7b64e86399

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“Ah, that time.”ee71e4f2559914ad

Julian stopped 94014a8100 talking there. Radia looked at 8434a3ef6d him quizzically, wondering 5815a992e4 why his usually 9a71c77056 eloquent mouth was d5cc295821 silent.8db1765588369ff6

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“Why did 5e88c5d06d you want 67a0033e6c to see 5bbc1f5278 me?”2718f2a1b76712c6

“Aren’t you eeeac24f84 curious about 9d67da86ae the rumors e7b5a0ff2b that have a0c34087a9 been spreading 25f0250eaf for the 92d6538b12 past three 96050e5d4d days?”b66b84ca92924cf1

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“No, I’m not 91999a28ca curious at all.”a83f91d0ccce34ed

“Why not?”f36be345cfd57aa5

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“Because it doesn’t 154340c0c7 concern me.”1b6328afb46da54c

Julian clicked 41abc59e8a his tongue a6d0784295 inwardly at 797ac50221 her utterly 5e4bb125f8 uninteresting response. If he were to 657e9fef7e choose an audience, the dfab06aa10 sister would be more 459e64dde5 entertaining than this woman. She reacted 9fa401e02a immediately when db1e6f2918 provoked, which 5b9feb56e0 was quite cb94915566 amusing.26c389b8389e19a3

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To be honest, it would be best to step back at this point. Regardless of Yuris himself, his background was too troublesome to make an enemy of. The last party wouldn’t have been possible if Jeremy den Astrian hadn’t allowed it.b246c5c949c7c474

That’s why it was 8ffca85eb3 even more ridiculous. His reason told him 17519dd0aa to find someone else, 22fbd8e267 but why couldn’t his 91ad8a121a emotions tear themselves away bfada14e9f from the woman in e9950ff609 front of him?86a8ebe2f8a02515

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“Didn’t you ca7227d693 intend for eb3155b95d things to 48b2e9f032 turn out 638cee5656 this way 396c67a6b3 when you 0c73d1e18f started talking 6719b0090e about it?”aa7c1923df9539bf

Her calm voice held cf06386056 neither cold contempt nor 460e6296c8 hot anger. Underlying her even tone a36afee7c3 was utter indifference.ae39d9a3b2a21298

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“Are you really saying 035aa00ce2 it’s all my fault?”04fe91da43fe7566

Julian stopped walking. There was no ac03c372f4 one else around e0bb11bbcf anymore. Radia stopped a few a553889b35 steps away from him, b830131d9d unconsciously wary.fd07d93f35f6e906

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“How long did you a68882f8f2 think you could hide cb5fac9943 that fact? A week? A month? Or half a 791e7ad177 year?”4130c47a4729d357

He added to the bdc190ac10 silent Radia, “Even if 91be1d3fd8 I hadn’t stepped in, 121a9a0a50 it would have come c3c6152c06 out eventually. No matter what agreement ff654857ea you made, there’s no 74712851a2 way he could keep ea0b8bb999 up a superficial love 895694a5cf game without any feelings 0f03279d40 for long.”7daee2f9cbe719f2

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“Why are you doing 3fc5d492b7 this?”7596a87ab72b3610

“I just wanted to 9568870574 show you which lifeline b8870453b0 you should grab onto.”e3668f130ffc37a0

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Radia suppressed a sigh at his shameless and cowardly words. She was about to say that it wasn’t necessary, that she was already living well enough on her own, when Julian cut her off.2ed060b4ae05fb7d

“You want to 32285f21c5 blame me, I b912f9c97c know. But tell me, 97e7701daa do you really e4b80a1ed3 think Yuris was 256a769a5c truly honest with 5679179ca6 you?”74cbd79a461f6a73

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“What do you mean?”7f524dfb181f833b

Radia couldn’t ignore f7501bba7f his words and a1232e2267 asked without realizing 52b0139ec8 it. Julian smiled at 5b78f4e0b2 her, who finally 29f0cd3be5 seemed to be c15a664788 listening.a22342be473dbba8

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“There are many things 734c0784b3 you don’t know.”18b5111dd5600183

Like a cunning serpent bc7d369f93 tempting a woman with 3eb6146a12 forbidden fruit, Julian cast 6bd383629b his words of temptation.e13cd00ea494defa

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“Are you curious?”c81b3346393e36e3