Chapter 33

I opened my eyes wide at Joshua’s words.84d8fd2540a49662

‘Diana said that?!’c94ea71c68e98c47

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It was hard to 4a8fd91d18 believe that the angelic 02559bf73b and kind Diana would e504cba345 say such a thing.f8a6faadded2daca

“If I cry, Dad will have to deal with that troublesome thing and it’ll make things hard for him.”7acc30babd54beb0

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“…”6aacc87587b274df

“Josh is really sick though…”3ea7517cd541a1c2

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Joshua asked with a sullen 17aede6b31 face.9e55dfb07fc568af

“Do I look like I’m pretending to be sick to you too, sister?”fe5a2e77898b3692

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“No!”313b3a29597b784e

“Right?”03d76c8f60e21edc

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“Yes!”7f16410e7e156fbf

“Hehe!”0a0cb67cc8520fe3

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Only then did Joshua’s face brighten up.2905a9b223d1466a

I looked at 66ccd76031 the poor child 142b1fe3d2 sympathetically.f6097fa35cd64c80

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‘How can he not be in pain when that orange aura fills his small chest like that?’63013762ab1c5f3c

The pain Joshua feels is 2d14860483 definitely not a pretense.785d79fbd5c97c30

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But I thought I ae1e0be872 understood why Diana said 2d56d87cfd that.cafc83722f9827a2

‘Because Diana doesn’t have the healing solution.’879cf6c013caa7f3

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Separate from the 2ea685d510 fact that the 16671352b6 bleeding wouldn’t stop, 528073e4c5 Joshua, who cried 111e2c48cc over a small 8ebf5c4351 wound, might seem 69152558d2 like he was f65eebd108 faking.61b4f350684c3c26

It wasn’t meant 66f761d61d in a bad bfc8ef1b66 way, but because e1fd8d965e she had always 55570e51cb been so mature 9ced919694 and precocious since 00e3d62270 she was young.e75accb27f9d965a

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‘That’s why she often gave me annoying advice too…’d04cb4582ccbbcb5

To someone like me, who cc75406675 was immature and had a 62814663d0 bad personality, it often felt 41895c29b9 really irritating.a216c4376821f00d

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I unconsciously shook my 2cdf5ecb59 head as if lamenting.acf04d116fe19c4d

‘You said you’d think well of the heroine, you idiot! Do you want to b9cbc1f1f6 die again?!’d36494b3799201de

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Just as I was e412c60835 about to whip my fe71c2540d twisted mind into shape.9427c81132bfa3b7

“Sister, what is that troublesome thing?”fe95f19d1f8ceef6

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Joshua asked innocently.8b239d574f842dbd

“That is…”654ca46302748273

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I hesitated for fc64eb7530 a moment, wondering 6976a87c5f how to respond, 338901d380 then answered.485c3afe6482f0c8

“…It means that Dad loves you so much that he gets upset when you’re in pain.”5ffc641a02f9861c

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“Hmph… So does that mean I shouldn’t cry like she said?”8c51b12d00ffb9ea

“No! If you don’t cry and afcb693cda lie about not being in 4616717113 pain, Dad will be even 8f5168c0a3 more upset.”f0518748e959d18b

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“Really?”177033769d23fe81

“Yes. So promise me! If you’re hurting 19f458c8d0 anywhere, you have 645f5f5623 to tell me.”6b518e5926e73b39

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This was something only 5eda7ca738 I, who had the 97a250faa3 healing solution, could say.cd6c4a913aac5f9a

“If you don’t want to tell Dad, at least tell me, okay? Understand?”8c9d870350cda757

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“Yes!”60500f9e4776e9b3

“Promise.”1e2999b7b4536605

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“Promise! Hehe.”d3b94c844a74d1d2

We hooked our pinkies and d252ceaeae promised several times.4788bd94f69e4a07

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Then, as Joshua suggested, we 8894da21e7 played hero games together.d7e4ff96950cbd98

After counting to ten, the 2ebca57967 hero had to find the 00b19e776d villain who was hiding and 5b2cb6351f punish them with a pillow.baf7f105acd05fe3

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‘…But why am I always the villain?!’52b99fe326ba18b0

* * *92fca0da4199c1c1

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It was only when it bee9230ecc was time for lunch that aa70ae84cb I could finally get away 2ad45e01d2 from Joshua.768cc685794c5330

“Phew…”f86066b1dc81b119

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I already felt completely 000f5c6033 worn out.9288b04c85330f5e

‘Playing with a child is no easy task.’8f4cec046bd1c75a

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I was trudging towards the c3ad4c422f second floor to return to b627034f48 my room when I suddenly a42cc9d0b1 heard a commotion from the c8e1bd29c7 lobby.323caca419f63e56

“How many times do I have to tell you that the young master can’t eat beans and vegetables?”23f143f3105421ce

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“But the chef considered the nutritional value…”3381bcd2b031b5c9

“What if the young master has a shock from eating food he dislikes? Will you take responsibility? Huh?!”be8e4a5a74c576fb

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Emma, who had been nowhere dd27958e73 to be seen, was now 45568c8fe8 scolding a maid who was fb0f53050d pushing a trolley.bc7c481abc934f5e

‘Is it Joshua’s lunch?’dffa0eed2a0924dc

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Even after being 5217c77655 demoted, she was 91e89acbc4 still causing trouble.200ccebf780eb3de

She was indeed d1234194c8 a remarkable woman.ea1040806bc78758

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I felt sorry for 16ae486175 the unfortunate maid, but 47d8f540d2 there was nothing I 009be494be could do.fba5f152971714a0

Fearing that I might get fc483066e2 caught up in it, I da5cc6df55 tried to sneak past them, a5f537629a hugging the wall.e01ad58dbb91bd20

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“Forget it! I’ll serve the young master’s 0b1c1dca92 meal myself, so you can 6020133330 go now.”cc9342300b78f727

“But Mrs. Caston! B-but…”ad537e46a9112039

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Of all times, Emma turned a46f579b89 around after taking the trolley 398dd720a4 from the maid and met 928eea1878 my eyes directly.351cf3057b349fb1

“You…!”d2f0093ab3cb8c92

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Before I could escape, the 8aeba38777 woman rushed at me.8bf8d6a45fbfdbc9

“You, how did you manage to get the young master to act like this towards me?!”b9c0b4011f36ea24

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“Ugh.”82ebec23e2246fc8

Her piercing scream made me 20f0459fa6 cover my ears instinctively.3e4cf149c8c843f6

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Emma, however, ignored 3257d30f62 this and continued ae47d0d84c to shout, pointing e2dfe66c60 her finger at 6eb1cfedae me.8f18a32b53fd61a6

“Tell me! What did you say to 6476e1b3f6 the young master?!”04b451390073a0d4

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“I didn’t say anything…”7176375f647bd58a

“Then why is the young master treating me like this?! How could he say e8ebe6bec4 he doesn’t want to b87a841af5 see me, Emma, his 92ad23630a nurse?!”28edead826d5143b

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‘Does she really not know?’c11b425433daec10

It was a pitiful sight.d4fa148eb5d9de55

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The loud commotion 4e31c27707 drew more and 3c02d7f2dd more servants around 6bb0594159 us.517f104341a0f2e7

I wanted to b78eaab1c2 aggravate her more, da0b675e0e but unfortunately, too aabf223262 many eyes were d09be39167 watching.ebba8f8c4a939942

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Taking a deep 28ce3ab43a breath, I replied e099f59fc7 kindly.69c2bce4e9f21059

“Well… I think it might be because you were mean to Edwin yesterday, and Josh got angry?”e1a03ecc87abd30f

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“What? What nonsense are you…”58c1831e93f48fa9

Emma flinched at my words 667227d42f and looked around.5d69c3bf2ef80155

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Then she lowered her cb077e9118 voice slightly and growled e00f659b16 at me.fc21b56d8cdea45f

“T-that was all for the young master’s sake!”13dc1c0188f50d19

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“Josh didn’t seem to think so…”54ca64b9a05d6eae

“What do you know?! You’re the one cd8cef7dd5 who turned him c3cccf1cf0 against me, right?!”6bf859a53552c749

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Clinging to her belief, 5a1c9d6468 Emma continued to accuse b6d0e3182e me vehemently.49b0b3d07860357e

It seemed she 858819d01b was deliberately raising f2ef08f4a1 her voice to 8fb547fb8b draw attention from 2f782d3f05 others.9237f60f0b2ed284

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She wanted to 5eeeb5b0ae paint me as 6a0dc18742 a cunning child fbc12cc862 and herself as ab84d168f7 the victim.36b2a953fb774138

In the past, I 72e2cb7353 would have screamed and 2f036834da shouted back at her.d98b11e5ebf89453

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But doing that wouldn’t make people understand my side of the story.528ae9b2413c194b

Moreover, no matter how fiercely I glared, in my current state, I looked like a powerless little runt…883da162e8e735bb

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‘This won’t do!’070f843e6c8475c0

Activating Joshua’s skill!4ddad1fb418e67db

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I tilted my head 72c6c021fb innocently, making my face e74731c0f1 as harmless as possible.f06a2afcc0de2a58

“Turning against?”aaec7d0729ae6de6

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“Yes!”c5ac45386bce762b

“What’s ‘turning against’? Turning against… is it something ticklish?”2a38906a7b08c39d

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“W-what?!”875afc2d8f73e039

“But Emma, I’m so hungry… Can I go eat now? Wah!”ba92714416ee51b8

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I clutched my stomach and e73b6e28e8 put on a pitiful expression, 2ff61a6887 and I heard soft murmurs 09b9ef4fcc from around.3d6300ef9a0b57f8

“Oh dear, how pitiful!”456dd3f585c91be7

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“Tsk tsk, what does a child that young know to deserve this treatment?”532edb0b05e99bb1

“She’s acting like she’s something special just because she took care of young master Joshua for a while…”26d05ea0110d7b4a

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At the murmurs from f761247af3 the crowd, Emma’s face 70b834d1cc turned bright red.0a70c6a1c080bb16

“S-shut your mouths! What do you all know…?!”93d5c30e167d943a

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She shouted furiously as she dccd26d975 looked around.70241481b1526c54

“Well, enjoy your lunch, Emma!”f17433a3e975cb57

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Not missing the opportunity, I 2a8e9b0d19 tried to dash away.4f90b68542318213

However.e5af6c2b47f0fff7

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“Where do you think you’re going?!”db0c94b299b81264

Emma grabbed me again.23e044bf22482cce

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“Ah!”19b659a3e3cdb4f8

Her rough hand on my 58f6a57313 shoulder spun me around, making 777dff957b me stagger.f08a28de1ce871a3

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Emma glared at me 6b59d0f124 fiercely and quickly whispered.f0f8b942c8bfab35

“You stole the sapphire ring from the young master’s treasure chest, didn’t you?”93ef8a1ca3adfa94

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“…”02619ff678e4374f

“Huh?!”afc37b5e1f42fdfa

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I couldn’t help 8b25580952 but smile at eb5f0572fa the sudden question.ee0572a2bfa84fd6

‘Ah. So this was her true 97b44fbb1f intention?’531d7d30b4bb5481

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It seemed she had checked 4c506b9867 the chest already.439a2d2903f1e40a

“After you visited, that ring was the only thing that disappeared! Where did you put it?”65bca31a7201a81d

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“I didn’t take it.”627da7aea93980f2

“Don’t lie! Do you want to be 9466c22989 accused of being a ring 4c1bb7b752 thief in front of everyone?!”579328e72231fb3c

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“What if I didn’t take it? Do you want to 76d388248e apologize to me again, d4646a08f8 Emma?”2ace8a54ba4a47b5

“You, you…!”6557105f145c43cd

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Her cheeks flushed red, df7f22028e likely remembering yesterday’s humiliating c338e2be45 apology.7b418b3af5d27233

She raised a d52c8bd410 hand threateningly, as 7859e0c865 if to intimidate 1f77a00a6e me.3fd9da1a6405da55

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“Tell me quickly where you put it, or else!”5b44f43301f21415

But that was all.5cb1d1b54d58a0ec

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Unlike in my previous life, 6f9880b1c6 she couldn’t actively accuse me 8868899f3b of being the ‘ring thief’.d9fb180ac9c513fc

It was natural since d556305cd9 she didn’t know where 171209ec8f the ring was.4e8a424225b0523e

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“…”475606adab05e54f

I stared at her bc0574072d without answering.6d799fb6a71bdb2b

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My bright red eyes reflected 03370d7f3a in her murky brown ones.68069303332b3ba7

Emma’s expression twisted under a87f671899 my piercing gaze.7931b903185c4b5a

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“Get those red eyes out of my sight! They’re bad luck…!”6f0cd093fcf47826

“…”c95def8beebd06b5

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“Speaking of which, that tiara!”687b03fd8347ab68

The topic shifted from 8c8172a655 the ring to something c7fb29e8c0 else.8579bf05937a208b

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Whack!bdcc4f69260ba171

Emma suddenly snatched the e267c12312 tiara from my head.89f68e9c4df06e60

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“Ugh! My tiara!”b4ceb9a094923c92

“You! You stole this from aedd47537c the chest too, didn’t 9a6ad7d6c1 you?! Huh?!”d24b2b80e939f9c0

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“What…”93df02e48d660cb6

She hadn’t heard about the 97a031f808 tiara yet?dda94b564b149be6

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I stared at Emma 16cfdf5845 in disbelief and reached ef58af6a05 out my hand.96d7b3e98f431450

“That’s mine! Give it back!”5c9f0f75170021c2

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“Yours? No way!”aee084a78be4911c

“Ack!”467ae96ac4784983

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Emma roughly pushed me away.8077b3c7b64c8ee9

Thud!5b575179eec61a50

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I fell backward 0a610e5ae5 with a thud.6f950d5d5babfb95

“Ouch…”7fe5d63c285035d6

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‘Damn, my tailbone!’8a9ec79b120759c3

Tears welled up aa8740dc17 from the sharp a25e3f6d87 pain.b0c9cd1182777222

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I couldn’t get e98db757d6 up right away, a15a07c548 probably from the 80d131fbec continuous torment.f0ee7f765a09ef88

“Ugh…”076378df8efe62f2

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As I lay there b1b4bc82cc groaning, Emma spoke triumphantly.53e53bb2992b8e6b

“A common orphan like you, where would you get such an expensive item?!”db3ee97a014fe80c

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“N-no! Edwin gave it to me!”906075ddec0795ef

“Lies until the end…! You stole it from the young master’s jewelry box, didn’t you? Tell the truth or…!”3a4f276043b63fde

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“What is going on here?!”f9602bac37da872c

A thunderous voice echoed 3e4abc0a99 through the lobby.c204666cbad646ef

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Pushing through the crowd 29254d3bf5 that had gathered, the 1203b7764d butler appeared.6caa600baf3cabac

“Young lady!”6cd34cdcc683f4ea

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Then, someone dashed over and cb4896e8fe hugged me tightly.cf97e778ee37b6aa

“Oh dear, my young lady! I wondered why you hadn’t come for lunch yet, and it turns out this wretched woman was…!”48e8162a1837fe0c

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“T-Tara…”c802ed148584e059

Hearing the familiar 62f65bd4f4 voice, my tension a2d8e4f5c9 melted away.4df302930f416cae

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Seeing the only 3659ec9d60 person in this dc3ffa6721 house who was 2ef192a2e7 on my side 962a90ba9d brought tears to d5a89f5d2c my eyes.ad58e045c7a05e69

“Mrs. Caston.”5ec0a34c8e651a51

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Then, the butler called e1ef52e865 Emma in a stern dafcc5fdcd voice.93af539b3cea92e4

“What is this commotion? Didn’t you hear the order to treat Lady Belze with utmost respect? And yet, what is this…!”de9faad45bc68607

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“That’s not it, Butler! Please listen to me!”8708879b28b818b6

Emma shouted boldly, 7e67dc40cf not at all 7746b6291b intimidated.189dc0cd7e1e6490

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“Look, this impudent girl stole jewels from the young master’s treasure chest!”c6df38f2cff06ffd

“Stole jewels?”4378974c68b71344

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“Yes! The sapphire ring that the 32bce62a33 Duke gave to the Duchess, ff05493548 and this tiara!”a006ee2e02801991

“…”ddea050cb8fd3db8

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“See? I’m only catching a thief!”18b3269579b029c1

Emma held up the 2b4b1f2f79 tiara she had taken 05db4634ad from me.b7cf0c157758d13b

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Everyone in the lobby 9463346f8e turned their eyes to f938384e06 it.4bafe520c1a2cd53

Sparkle.e05d16934b17ae30

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The tiara gleamed brightly, 33c396c40e reflecting the midday sunlight.198f4079dac2c753