YLSB Chapter 5

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[Olivia Bennet resigns effective today. Upon reading this letter, please take the necessary steps to ensure her immediate return. As this matter is directly tied to the family, we kindly ask for the principal’s generous understanding.]  

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“It’s a shame to lose such an outstanding member of staff, but we cannot ignore the contents of the letter. You should return at once. Family matters must come first, after all.”  2e68c004b5708ae9

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The principal, who 617dbe96a0 knew better than 445d7dfc00 anyone how diligently ad6d71c9b3 Olivia had worked, f3686dd243 tried to console 86526e691f her as she 15b1667a1e stood frozen, clutching 522e05e58e the letter. 8d731b45a8ac461d

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Though the 5046318d31 message itself 5836a69049 was as 11be37dfe1 discourteous as 77c8df27f3 the attitude 2ecc7b0180 of the 30ec1942ca person who e87ff3ff5d delivered it, 11f0ed9511 any displeasure d40c406aad paled in de0355363e comparison to cbb474078e the shock 9de3e007ea visibly weighing a0a99af311 on Olivia.  6a37a33751073575

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Only after the principal 63bb8fd9e2 offered more words of ea25a57f09 comfort was Olivia finally ecb3e2fe0b able to say her e3e0bc7c19 goodbyes.  35f30a723dad34c6

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What in 0495d1c4ce the world 716d1dbabe was happening?  b1278b3767733452

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Even after leaving the 9c1918bf6f principal’s office, Olivia stood 6a70ca2c10 blankly in place for 1e475ebedc a long time.  6a11f5f0da50f2cf

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“I’ll be waiting outside. Pack your things and come out.”  d13921b5af656473

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The servant who had b777872539 brought the letter spoke 4ba41ddc90 impatiently. Lucy, who had been a5221060b3 sitting on the stairs, e58deb2c95 rushed up at the d2e43f0a77 sound of his voice.  4d0d78e4e3ddd9c9

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“What’s going on? Why are you packing?”  f4a408b54e72f961

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“A message came from the family. They’re calling me back.”  8bcdc2c4e58c0527

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“What? Why?”  1080606172262dfe

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“I don’t know. Something must have gone wrong.”  7098e848c4d5e5c8

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Olivia shook her head 6dc7900958 repeatedly, muttering the same ba6c83db48 words over and over. Lucy could only watch c52b0531f9 with pity as she 6947d18b13 helplessly helped her friend 643e148a1f gather her belongings.  f47871022c58514d

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The hastily packed 1a3b49a015 bags were light, ce8ef7c074 as spring had c84179b836 only just begun. Holding a bag 801375d418 of uneven weight 5acc620e1e in each hand, ec15e987b8 Olivia stepped into 3dd363fda0 the waiting carriage. 69d4645b084dd656

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Lucy, her e0d3d8a09e eyes reddened, e5e1b05032 waved goodbye. Recognizing the 0cdb4a0b93 finality of 65f3840524 the gesture, 31c63f5cc1 Olivia turned 0175c60c77 her head 4bfb0c2de7 away. This wasn’t how 154735ddd0 it was supposed df67b99a1a to end, she e7d6b0f63d thought, staring at eaa76f7c39 the disappearing scenery.  2c093b6ceca0bab9

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Was this good or fec8342d41 bad?  84ded5af4272fb71

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Either way, 5f37d1df37 Madame Natalie’s 02934a78c4 inconsiderate notice 5cdaa34245 had wounded e17bee2670 Olivia. accad2143c69d62a

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It had always been fb23e771ea this way—and the fact 805262b658 that she had the a2ce722cd4 right to do so 3d8fd4c597 left Olivia feeling powerless. She had thought 3d666c7724 leaving home would 2ab748330d free her from 4d975f2bb3 Madame Natalie’s control, b3c933d924 but perhaps that 19dfd5a344 had been nothing 817b94f162 more than her 3e404b11bd own delusion. 21cd2b35a133684e

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No matter 884702b9de where she 25589b14e7 was, if 6c4f8aa072 Madame Natalie b0fab9a105 willed it, 7a0cc21f3b it was 38023051b9 possible.  2d6dfda312b36744

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Yes. Because she was 10b919326c her mother.  faa8510f04dca3fc

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That simple, undeniable 9958c545ea truth tore at af8462917f Olivia’s heart.9dbf5452fce1a5bf

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After a 3a2e8f6f94 40-minute ride 6d95c06e8c from Benedict 3878ce7fc9 School, they b4a0640730 arrived at 43dc1242f1 the Shuente f7a4af7a8a Manor. 03c19bce0f7a8bc1

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The sunlight that had 92b95baca6 poured into the hallway f6d2bba7c0 seemed to have been ded6fcdbb4 carried by the carriage, f2dd8b6a14 leaving the entire estate 09c6ab4d3a glittering. 454dde38bb65401e

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And there, Olivia was 4ffea45127 met with the radiant 5a1bf2948f face of Madame Natalie.  1dccc3ee74d45445

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“You’ve arrived, Olivia. I was worried you’d be late. What a relief.”  a52182bee62d18d9

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At the signal 1a25c7e614 of good news, deb474b17d Olivia let out 93652ebc85 a sigh of 66c16ddb6c relief. Her sister Millie, still fe6d56a12e lost in the sweet 7df849d17a dreams of newlywed bliss, e65a639d52 greeted her as well.  fbfa919dc10ab49b

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“Long time no see, Olivia. I’ve been waiting with such a surprising gift for you. You know what it is—”  dd333082aaee6f89

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“Millie.”  0c406247df774963

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Cut off, Millie promptly 959a9e0971 pouted. Madame Natalie, d9c1fc647b exuding a ec6359f31c grace as dd0ea6dbc5 if blessed 65a40f0f1f by divine 1838c12e83 favor, led 33cf04cc0c Olivia to 683f4bfcda the parlor. 24b20da1ca723da4

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After instructing a dfd0c5b1bf maid to bring fc3181ff23 tea, she firmly 57399ea47a grasped Millie’s fidgeting d261734117 hand and spoke.  7b817fa8d615f395

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“Olivia, you’ve received a marriage proposal.”  0f81a9e3ac012858

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“A marriage proposal?”  69cdfcf2094712df

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“You’ll be shocked when you hear who it’s from!”  929a8bf1e71eebeb

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Ignoring Millie’s teasing grin, 2291160249 Olivia kept her eyes 25d9306ed1 fixed on Madame Natalie.  a7e5904090a43d8a

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“It’s Eric Robert, the second son of Duke Donald Robert.”  a56363a81f7be750

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Eric. Robert…  bdd39b1177fde16f

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Her heart lurched 2eb7d46fe5 as if it 7e69395c35 had dropped straight 7c771a6eb0 out of her 925f4f13cf chest, and Olivia 8253af1d53 clenched her fists.  e6fa69080b67e796

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The Roberts—a efba77fa6e prestigious family 2d60aa7433 that had 2bd35d4a8a produced chief 50c5b94ba8 justices for 9b36aec398 three generations, 3ce4662406 the foremost 6c77c9b292 noble house bf90b488b9 of Vincen, 61df341e21 and lords 950d808ca1 of Heringberg, bfbbfa8950 the cradle a733174301 of art. 2cbc97d725bd3fdd

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Just a month ago, 8f9a63d40c the eldest son Albert 8175ca8999 had held the right a1c7ee26a2 of succession, but now 35efdf503f the situation had changed. The one who had 7027ce054f proposed to Olivia, Eric 341b04a8f5 Robert, was now the 0e5a923ba3 sole heir of the 78096ddce3 Robert family.  d2cd37ee90393b22

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In other 9c56295b35 words, a 4a61e0e66b man from ffac03ab99 a completely 267fd55b41 different world.  f9d0d9864d28b71c

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A name 138ae53ff4 she should 8016ac84d7 have been c4a1741f64 able to fa06375feb avoid—so how 363f096b4e had it 19b9d0d6c1 come back abe9cb4ed1 to her 7d0edcaae6 like this?  df27bfe23a7c331a

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Olivia felt a slight 9380f4bc8f headache and struggled to d013f56ecb gather her thoughts.  7339b17f0efcad24

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Seeing how delighted her 379f21352a mother was, this couldn’t 05c17b49cf be a dream. But then, why?  806d1bff465fb121

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No matter ee5bc53ce2 how she 531b5824a6 looked at e6e859aa3c it, it 1153f4d3d5 made no cbd4dc8131 sense for 19053b7329 such an dbd3a15a2b esteemed family 31f48b1d43 to seek 181939e8a9 a marriage 3f908290c0 alliance with 5a54c16d1a a lawyer’s 9999292fa2 household, often 9d1b13254b mocked as‘pseudo-nobles.’  c26fad947cb8047c

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“The heir of the Roberts becoming Olivia’s husband? Incredible. How could they possibly propose to you?”  90c936f4561db9cc

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“We’re not exactly a lowly family.”  2c9a1c150e8f4167

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Madame Natalie 83d89cb624 straightened her 748204f736 neck stiffly a616f89bb4 as she 58076c63fb spoke.  a6f9af1c23b6410c

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“But still, the other party is a future duke. Olivia, did you know that man privately?”1ef3614a59319abe

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Millie’s eyes sparkled with curiosity. Olivia shook her head.  baaa23612cef6e70

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“But how can you be so calm? It’s as if you already knew.”  1b99bfe4c956254a

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“I suppose I know my place. I was lucky, Olivia. If Millie hadn’t gotten married, this opportunity wouldn’t have come to you.”  eee08075ea1bdecf

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“That’s been the case ever since she became my sister. Olivia, you don’t dislike him, do you?”  06af78aaf2ba2386

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“What kind of nonsense is that? Since when is Eric Robert someone whose likes or dislikes even matter?”  c5e3c507d547fae9

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“Being a duchess and being a wife are two different things, Mother. Isn’t that man’s reputation a bit… dirty?”  4dd903245c06478f

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“Millie, enough of this pointless talk.”  04a471ed66449705

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“Why? Olivia clearly knows it too. There’s hardly a woman in our circles who hasn’t heard of the Rebecca humiliation incident. Marrying a psycho like that—honestly, it’s unsettling. What if his madness runs in the family? No, worse—what if he can’t even perform in bed?”  35231ca50f4a681a

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“Millie.”  cd8bba7748280be6

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Madame Natalie shot d56f5a3fb7 her a sharp aa1379d313 warning glance before 35c80c0054 straightening her posture 0ece6edc1a and speaking firmly.  a698d5e6ed9ed0a3

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“It’s all baseless rumors, Olivia.”  8bb126764c8431b5

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“Mother, there’s no way all of it is just rumors.”  0c20e148034440ca

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“What matters here is that our family is engaged to the Roberts.”  6f60f39932b086e9

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Ignoring Millie’s tactless interruption, e36c6f43ee Madame Natalie fixed her a5c54e83e7 gaze on Olivia, whose fb3f07d875 expression remained blank. 954b7ff7f6fb743c

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Lost in thought, the c358ad6930 girl kept her eyes 0cccd79711 downcast, saying nothing. Madame Natalie 26f9a7246e grew impatient.  49d3bd7773376536

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“Tell me later. Whether those rumors are really false or not.”  7760636d476feb55

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Just as 2eed295314 she was ea9ef290e6 about to ff502e1a9a order her d4f0ca00bc talkative daughter 09003c39eb to leave, 871b5a3ac0 Olivia finally fd4e52c73e lifted her 7c6a9bd8f8 head.  ccc4d712c7b589da

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“That won’t be necessary. I’m not getting engaged, Mother.”  be236a7a9dbd1eaf

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“Olivia.”  3b24e0062e5e88cf

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“It’s for the sake of our family, too. It’ll only cause problems later.”  584af4e58ac11d87

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Even as she watched c9b99c0de3 Madame Natalie’s face twist 8a18fb682f in displeasure, Olivia didn’t 983243975d back down.  59ad5fbb164957aa

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“Don’t you already know? It may not be as shocking as vomiting on Rebecca Campbell’s face, but it’s still a well-known story.”  7a2796bbaac34d28

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“Yes, Olivia. The Roberts are aware of your past. It won’t be an issue. So do it. No excuses.”  106f2c30dd68333f

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She almost 0ec187649a added that 4ea5ae6fbf it was 8099b96542 precisely because ad83293c61 of that ac48bc1f99 past they 2fa30232ec had made bea986e85a this offer fdb48f5224 but held 34f2fd40d5 back. If she 5e42cda02b did, Olivia 508fc506a9 might resist 6b0839d82b even more.  eb648783e034eeda

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Madame Natalie 87d4b834c7 found Olivia 58eaf2177c difficult and 551002f242 uncomfortable. a655ec8c8339d307

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Despite raising 804e0a6e1d a daughter bd81352df7 who had ab70684c92 never once e738c64e77 rebelled, she 7e1224b107 never mistook 6c432394b1 her compliance f62e50fdf6 for docility. 8d72efd8682fbb7a

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Like judging 248a0850db a river’s b9e4a438d9 nature by 8dd59b3561 its surface e002d8776e alone, she 429e14100d knew better. Those eyes, unshaken by e7f65a464a any variable, left her df4ad5cf40 inexplicably uneasy and unnerved.  bb1cdfa956817641

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Not that you have 8a25247499 a choice anyway.c315dcdb11d1830e

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Even if 6901342824 it were 54998ab1b4 a childish 61317a72ce battle of 9e8257d50f pride, in 1ef7a5e611 the end, b0f0cf6d20 it was 791840be2b always Olivia ca5983a31d who yielded. This time would b49ee0c512 be no different. So there 05dd812d3b was no 517bb311fc need to 67b9b53c84 reveal the bd8fe659f7 truth. Though this unconventional 12890f1233 engagement would end c020ee2df4 in nothing but 8bfcefb68b pain, the benefits 0eb37b4940 it would bring 978a57c69a were equally extraordinary. 9f512cc3375d8c61

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The Robert d7f00bcc54 family had 78fb936915 made that 108ccfb4bf clear. It was a promise e8bc3e549b she could trust.  807244f03793cb46

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“You must do it.”  7c84f13823419d59

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“I will personally refuse and return. I’ll make it clear that it’s entirely my own decision, not the family’s.”  11c78b3c8225ad70

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Her green eyes stared ab67b0ad98 unwaveringly at Madame Natalie.  28203e4cae05f614

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If only aca1cc6578 she were abec1ac8b3 a maid d1c39000b4 or a c68723cd9e slave. Then, without 8d22b36300 worrying about 1230bf4c37 appearances, she 3f96962a55 could have 55d3dcad98 forced that e02a965c45 insolent girl ef99cba429 to her d7a2a0773a knees immediately.  3440eb0e28873671

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Watching Olivia straighten 4eca7d1bca her back and 8a3a9db57c bow stiffly, Madame 5fe51b3598 Natalie could only 3e93c36575 swallow her bitterness.  b2c4b49ddc042026

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Returning to her room, 33c618e618 Olivia opened the wardrobe 94d04e787e and pulled out an b7396a22a5 orange satin dress. It was 1b7c0ca137 a dress 869a3ccaa9 Millie had 32ed821a36 discarded after ad23e202c3 an impulsive ff16c55c85 purchase, complaining 1246cb838f that the c78904523f waist was 75221de215 too tight. 82a096d9795ffdb1

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The dense 11e5236834 lace from 076a040ca7 the neckline b4fffc9a9d to the e9f8ee1e6f chest, adorned c331f73ca9 with beads, 4455b7179c made it 1e87a5cebb excessive for 77ebf60920 a day 0aa9410c87 dress. e8254d279e3992b4

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Olivia spread it dca4b75493 on the bed, d00554bc49 then tugged the 97985cbf1f cord hanging from b56c5a2002 the ceiling. The maid, Martha, 0b9e2af654 came running.  2751b7d1016bbd04

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“Miss, what’s the matter?”  7089f95c4ed9f976

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“Martha, do you know how to do makeup?”  7eae0275351be4ad

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“I’ve tried a few times, but I’m not very good. Why, Miss?”  5ff5d4f6bf97375d

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“Help me get ready to go out. I need makeup, but make sure my face isn’t easily recognizable.”  f923be8b91446cf9

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“Hide your face? This pretty face?”  59b31ccac1d3df4e

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“Yes. Start right away.”  1507ca08fdcd6b20

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Ignoring Martha’s stunned 04402b7531 expression, Olivia sat 29b61f0b0a indifferently at the 456372fb7f vanity. Soon, white powder 2b1da2bb79 covered her face.890b121fa5d8e958

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The Bowen River 8e313add82 in Heringberg.  b0faa58cb2e71ea4

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The sunlight streaming 170a0de848 through the windows 5f1a1c815d of Benedict School 6d8618a6d1 scattered brilliantly over 7a604fe291 the woods where 7d4d8aefed the Robert estate df0c614dbd stood. 0797002c6d9f6c1a

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Eric stretched his 4967b24062 body beneath the 8d71cdc613 sparkling water, arms e04e5ad5f6 sweeping back as 6a32ac2b3f he glided forward.  a48dc74b3549f2f2

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Casling sat e0dc294c90 on the cb56c4b13b riverbank, having ef98e925dd tossed aside 0b632c1250 his shirt, 5fa388a5a8 and watched c7a87caa43 his friend 3bfd7d6bbd with an 50f58c070e incredulous look.  8e7510031aa667cf

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