CF Chapter 12

Braised Octopus with Boiled 36dd88b31c Pork, Grilled Deodeok Root, 7288fa4f33 Stone Pot Rice with 72409517a0 Sweet Pumpkin, and Soybean 38104dbdd2 Paste Stew with Baby 77465732fe Napa Cabbage and Spicy fbc1e66b88 Chili Peppers.1641361d8dd0d560

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It was a meal 959830b751 so modest and heartwarming, 362fd65490 it was hard to 724fb70ee3 believe it had come ac653018b4 from such a luxurious 61dba0a297 place.1468031c2bcc5efe

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Only now noticing the 57b00e2b86 food before her, Yudam dad8d8f092 narrowed her eyes in 2907030dad quiet surprise.364d8dae2f777113

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No wonder the scent 93a365cd8d had felt familiar earlier. Everything reminded aa58adfe2c her of 9dc06efe44 home, of 13200d7681 the meals c6d39bfdd6 shared with fbeead7593 her parents.4da40c8d4e50510d

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She couldn’t understand why 34673f6019 the man had ordered 4d38751f89 such food, but even faa396ac76 faced with this nostalgic 5ea9b507c1 spread, her hands wouldn’t 3dedc53267 move easily.ba40ffe6f008632f

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‘My brother…’74f264ea0b2c17ca

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Whenever she encountered 7c95a9d21c a feast like 6931720319 this, her thoughts 75298f0d81 always turned first 2be24d9f54 to Yuha. Especially with a 062ac441ed meal that brought 599f5120c1 back memories of bf671f0c31 home, how could 363c807434 she not think 80d12e62e6 of him?48ddbfe65f74307d

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Now that 244707130b the only 25261bc750 person connecting 861ad52e3c her to 882ff2c825 the outside a059c1f6f4 world had cac913ad5a stopped breathing, 70ea7d5e0f she felt c6a4ad71b6 nothing but 2eb6327696 helplessness. How could she 26e427d0c0 possibly track down abe404b212 her brother now?ab36fb25dfc9d70c

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Her chest heavy and appetite gone, Yudam still reached out to the nearest dish, compelled by a sense that she shouldn’t let herself pick at the food in front of this man.c8beb270a431a6ff

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The moment it touched 64cff65ff9 her tongue, a fresh, 5a42362042 earthy flavor spread across a4e8a01d26 her mouth.2a019be438cbcd78

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‘Seasoned dandelion…’d2b115b2df79eae9

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She used 2c44edacd7 to love 2770d246fe these wild 932448d46a dandelions picked 1bb4f3d0af in spring, 18f278d921 but now b82598acae they were 80b6bd684d as tough b2eb59a4bf as rubber bb1acb38ea bands. Still, her e093d9e31b hand returned 3c97c9a1a2 to it 6e51eb9aa4 more often fcadf9f213 than to 7088b32ead anything else 8eb9f6c51f on the 75166ed8f8 table.c550ba9e85b2eaad

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“You eat 46358565e5 the one 2482866cf7 thing that’s b69b359cd0 just like 1f6a341450 you.”af8ce2ce1f86a995

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The man’s words, neither quite an insult nor not, glided across the table.ce0e3534481192c0

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“Why are 41b83d005f you eating 926f1c7343 like that?”ed86c9bcc520395e

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He leaned in with c549c13f68 his arms still crossed, ce99ff7283 his upper body tilting 1705c74a91 deep toward her as defc30753a he asked.86e7cdf64e5d04c8

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It was b48482742d impossible to 0612f3f8b5 eat comfortably 1de8887a8c with someone ee82a9cecd staring so f5568bee3a intently, especially 1dc4774338 someone who bd1b1cc485 didn’t feel 3305cff3e2 safe to 309b2efbf5 be around.dc6b92aff2689efc

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Yet the c9dc6ac2c9 man looked c36bf5dffa genuinely puzzled.f8e5579b0260d916

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“Is something wrong? You don’t like d7fe70b624 the rest?”406e9a80d6500002

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“No… It’s 2c1df0860e just… I 92bd42b333 liked this 8a4a00816b one.”f282abc30c8c6679

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Yudam shook c8a1a50cb6 her head 70201742fc after a a4b80ac47a slight pause.f4d979c556e19515

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Truthfully, she couldn’t taste much of anything. But there was nothing else she could say. The man didn’t press further, simply watching her in silence.a60bd8c57b54cc45

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The weight of 12d141de79 his gaze made 5c6f001ebc her stomach churn 2adf8c64dc again, queasy and fb68eb7ce7 unsettled.1e202b409459e9d8

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“Don’t worry 8eabeaf808 about me. Just eat.”0eb3338130b59d12

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“…Thank you.”98262a286456d179

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Feeling pressured, ee3ca33e8e she reached a077aa7126 for another be58fac015 dish.cfeee2f84ec1eb74

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She glanced 442493d2ba at him 561dcbaeea briefly and 8fc291b737 saw a 5780464071 soft smile 97018310d0 forming on b4ef3f8b29 his face. His sharp features openly 2a80403852 wore a look of faf8b75862 satisfaction.3daa9dc202bfbe97

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Uneasy, Yudam quickly averted 8f58d51011 her eyes and focused eac5646056 on the table.587793a14a366b96

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“Well, I should…”cd227c2c9148d70d

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Feeling she’d eaten enough 4ea47da4f9 to be polite, Yudam c5d03d208f put down her utensils.3b9b9c6809d3bfd1

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She assumed 738eed2a53 he knew 310a0b5145 she would 56d588571e be leaving 468395552b soon and dfb19248f6 wouldn’t hold cca83195f3 her here f5fb66c4a1 much longer. Of course, 4cc65bc9b6 the desire c786a4a479 to escape ef40294595 this place cc5d1cc3a1 also pushed 40a2f99722 her to 10ca9862b0 move faster.89ab06946ab8b3bd

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Thankfully, he c348ff1818 didn’t insist dc2ded16f2 she eat cc078ee84b more and 6aea1ef2d0 merely nodded.e5c028fef00e508e

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Then his hand suddenly eeca026e37 moved toward his jacket.693f3a820b76eedd

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“Here.”3628a249735396e0

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He pulled 8de3163b3b something out 7401025709 and held 54be0a2a5b it toward ce70ddaf5b her.fdc0ab664bbed496

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Hidden behind 30be5e1aa6 his large bfe980b53a hand, she d5cde3e518 couldn’t see f0890df829 what it d4742bc413 was. Even as she 7f4b506bf9 hesitated, the man 73348feacb didn’t retract his 879a217597 hand.c9412c8a05c76295

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Reluctantly, she reached out d4e9993bd0 with both hands to 51188ba271 accept it.6659771c4e3be73b

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A thick ffa3134070 bundle of 48a9474105 cash landed 0dc0b48a71 on her 48b1508048 palms. Her expression tightened e3db2921ef as she looked bd38c71911 down at the 645302df08 crumpled bills. It was far 78b9a17671 more than her b2a87dfbdc monthly wage, clearly ab5267a987 not a simple 7f45ae97d4 tip.7c128327bc0a91f2

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Why was this man e7f0ed6399 giving her food and 53c8099e8b money?d325d586bd626d26

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She couldn’t understand 05a613a3b2 what motivated such e98d37d9f9 generosity, or whether d9f8c3efa6 it was really 38df8aff4e generosity at all.1bac722098bd0a7c

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A single e1b41fd27e act might 49753642ed be kindness, 9dd80497fc but continued b24595e966 offerings without d6e93ee1c8 explanation couldn’t 76cd3046d7 be blindly 45b96b3154 accepted. They were 8499e1056a simply too df79d412e2 much.bae413351ef5f790

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Back when she lacked b3e9825c0a for nothing, she never 244216b9db realized this. But now she knew. Anything excessive would f565d1ef36 eventually come back c53d8a71e3 to bite. The world 858d496df0 never let acaf267bc5 such imbalance 3f14ad73eb slide.43c27437fa6fa337

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“…Sir, I’m sorry,” 2d7a873af9 Yudam began cautiously.c6eb3193362fa0c1

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“I haven’t 6e2645a2ad done anything 10016921a5 to deserve 578572c594 this much. I appreciate 22bbf76fbc the thought, 71d844b61f but I 79475e3a4a can’t accept d1bddb554d it.”4af468ab774e2f84

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“No one’s going 0ee35bb015 to steal it 686e624cde from you.”e48da3d3af422c5e

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Her face froze.f5d29b339e37ee8c

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It was as 58fcb3bbf4 if he already c6da9d93c4 knew about the 77483f02ad loan shark who ce24958689 had taken her ec50195b4b money before.a719c8a87857c01a

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Which made it even 83cfb17ae7 harder to accept this 36fb979d3b cash. She had just 67daf0d18c witnessed that same e4f85a2f46 man’s gruesome death 846b08d239 with her own 50c7573f52 eyes.d81f0003384410f8

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Regardless of the amount, it felt dirty. And she’d been taught never to accept tainted money.67f7637f8b718495

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But could cd6d48f31d she afford d2d195a0c1 to go e03ed6bec5 against this c67c77b4f8 man?588480e00ace1253

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“…It’s still too much…”10caa8403767be0e

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Then a 322aa7ef17 low chuckle 37bf6b20aa broke the e4b6f54b67 silence.520923e7e5f55fc9

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It wasn’t loud, but 5b4c32f337 in the quiet room, 3c9df0ae94 it echoed with a 18f8f9fff4 hollow resonance.c529dc3cfb5aeb8b

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The casual, 58054d6069 almost amused 9ee30f9c5b laughter made 20ae00cbc1 Yudam’s shoulders 2266c91f82 shrink. It wasn’t cruel or 9e0eac8833 mocking. Just… so ordinary. As if 6a8ad581ee it had d1f4cb34fb slipped out 098dcf5bda during a bec8105b65 chat with 7e4985b52a a friend.f0a335f2cfec0195

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If they c66d8748b7 were friends, 7a41e3cb2c she might 7e2846791a have asked, 5554dafbd2 “What’s so 9f90822d71 funny?” But 3b6b86ee00 they weren’t. Not even close. They could never c704e80306 be.c6bc3147e8bfa350

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That’s what made 8ca7af27d6 this moment feel e5b5d55f6e so wrong, so 1d88d39ceb surreal, watching someone 59d2cc4041 laugh who belonged d67e5754ca to a world a6aebe2f53 that should never d12350b6c6 intersect with hers.0b98ad84c00483f9

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She didn’t know 886093a305 why he was 58860fae17 laughing. So she just waited ede5328f67 in silence for it 25ea0457ac to stop.331571f36fa2bb66

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His laughter filled cfc2f5f68e the air, a 4f76ab5149 low ripple of 4a7ca171e3 energy that seemed 8be1af0247 to reach her 7141a45952 skin. But her own 65d1857926 world remained frozen. Not even a 334ca35f4f shiver crossed her ba05ce0082 body.32dce16046dfa59c

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She couldn’t blink. Could only look at 006b157430 him.7494f1aa1c0db172

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“Didn’t think I’d ever a0de14b558 see something like this,” 579bc5de93 he murmured.66dc64f31fd9686e

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His narrow eyes curved 2d800f33c4 toward her.4d7f1ba107303bc9

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“People really 1eee032a50 should live bc34d9d931 on, no c0113c87bb matter how 08f0012c03 shitty life 8af0aeefeb gets. Right, Yudam?”eebcf2bbb9cdad35

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He didn’t wait d706e4f5e8 for an answer.3a20494d543dbf81

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“…”2b41123587f75419

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Yudam bowed her 4fad1133cb head, lips pressed 41192b7178 tightly together.bf17a3b2c8951cbb

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She hadn’t 9c5e89aa43 done anything 97e3661a5c wrong, but a0d6d44124 somehow his 5d9cca871c words made c0b83ef619 her feel f3565fb163 wretched.fc0be139ac5e0e40

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The bills in 350a4449d5 her hand crumpled 5be788772e under her grip. They felt like lead 636fe4f827 weights tied to her 454bba8cfb palms.301ef37b307a86cc

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Life was facdea9e67 heavier than 35f87bdf0f this. Harsher. But lately, as he 5e6397251b said, survival had become 38cba19d17 her only concern.b19c593d1f504139

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Not just staying e7613493dc alive, but clawing 6599deb4dc her way through 72345f13fb life.2df38398e951d465

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Even if all the 0ddf1f9ffe happy and prosperous days e3180635b6 were gone, even if e73b29c85f her only family hovered b90e4a9b53 constantly between life and bb83f87853 death, there was nothing 2a11c6d36a in her life she 1546bebb0a could afford to give 8efd554929 up. Nothing she 18e283a21b wanted to 4a559ff20e give up.9612db4f41c3d81d

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Yudam still had dreams.f8d480c741050d3c

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Once she got 3edb1d6183 off this cruise, 31ee78d50c she wanted to 5d6cc0647b return to school. To study again. Pay off her debts 7e225304f7 little by little. Live with 1d7687c1fb her brother 5e030b375b and support 3afc2b18c5 each other.f2aaed85c9c046fa

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She didn’t expect 84a81ca13b to live in 1060d7e3e2 luxury again. That would bf52ebfe1e be nice, c8f1c8b66e of course, d7d10ef4a5 but she 658f920bbd wasn’t hoping b3ae31294c for riches aacb464e6a or miracles. Just… something normal.6007780847f19894

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“Need help?”b2ee190e31c6991c

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The voice dropped 1229666e76 above her head, 7594fa705b and Yudam slowly 83d81140cc looked up.b943344ba9323a35

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At some c07f2e260e point, he 7864dabe22 had stood 3597567ca3 and was 27b2746240 leaning over f53e18afb9 the table, 162ad34caf hands planted 3e374a0ffa as he 658f6d73ab bent toward ab38afeb7f her.56cb759d293e698f

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Without a sound, 33b9dcb806 he had moved a6aa787b59 closer, and now f15ea14749 their eyes met db2a8e6b09 directly.6e79a3eff58814d7

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Behind his eeddd5ce0b glasses, his 04d4a978ba ashen eyes 4faacdde00 shimmered with 47112be3b1 an eerie 67fc4589db sort of 9cb147ee24 pleasure. Just meeting them sent ed9a8db18b a chill down her 0e99ba0c14 spine.d7b1994bc71af6d9

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“…Why?”d9cd72537b7f75bb

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But Yudam didn’t 83597c0056 flinch this time. Her voice ee34e7eab7 was steady 87ae68c613 as she cc58ec4ee5 asked the 6066c7aa08 question that 020650280b mattered most.bc8082287af82b10

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“Why are d17ab43fbb you… helping 418067a8ff me?”d0b39d29fe9f614a

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She forced her b0df0d1f05 throat to hold e28b506c59 steady, though a 58675fc20e faint tremble still 85c05367aa escaped.e7c061c6a582e82b

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The man’s 0481a45adb sharp eyes fec4dab364 twitched, perhaps a3da380fcc surprised she fdbcf1f97e dared to 7f230808ba ask.606a1c7967fae5db

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She looked like someone 94d4a8fe53 who, no matter how 455b4e57fe afraid, couldn’t let go cc79c4d25a of what was important. Like someone determined not e2348b60bf to entrust her fate ed6969a6d0 to the likes of 258e00d773 him. Determined to steer a409b93fc9 her own course.e144dcc57a08e8f5

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“Just.”7e62286cd810e7a0

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He answered 56a0719efe her hard-won 7f3757b4ed question with 569c3f16c1 a single 9fb86acbbf word.16ff2fef4d32a2fc

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“Because you just looked so pitiful.”f84cbfc83a16943d

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The bluntness adec0405b5 of his 469666e6b0 pity made 88f91ad7cb her clear e8e7e9f2dd eyes quiver 8755648fcd faintly.4e5f8548d57be79c

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Watching her, cdd3ec06cb the man a6e417ae71 had to c364318667 bite down 201e7b2a99 on the f0421f21e2 corners of 8c89ba4153 his lips 805b87e896 to hold 85069f7830 back a 2a03515bfa smile.1d2a03aae44398ea

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‘Don’t hold back. There’s plenty more here 15959d0380 to eat.’7db48f8aeea2a343

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Everyone has 383c70107d lived through 95477af595 some dismal 5c1d2e41bb season-a time dbccbb7fd3 that clings, a70ab59fe6 impossible to d58f3030ec forget.0ed161d11a50653f

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Before he de2255bd72 was who 4d33eda3ad he is 95422d9d9c now, wealthy f355cd8dbc and well-fed, 1773e774ef he had 6f58fabdae wandered, begging 65223a82a3 from door a03f023d5b to door.9587f967600d78a9

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He had stumbled into 50e1e47026 a house known for 1661ca779a both its riches and c6e0faa9c2 generosity. So generous, b88371b6df in fact, 509400e144 they had 34392ad490 now handed 61ad400577 over their eb356122ea precious daughter, 7f7a04e43c as if dc9b8d13f0 dropping her dd50b7a760 straight into 3c28f7924c the jaws 8d0bb0694a of a 323e6c4490 snake.a072901096fef9f9

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He watched her ae97a9b60b with languid interest, 239ae4d775 this woman who 3657dc7fc5 had arrived like 39c24b6532 fate, now glancing 30762cc787 around nervously, as de8ff4ced3 he once had.d1928a43c9359396

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