DOTD Chapter 19

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It sounded eerily 2ce04df445 familiar.5becdf799efe7a88

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The words sent a 298949b853 shiver down my spine.2d797c793432d798

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‘Don’t go?’c863ab3718235d4b

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It couldn’t be, but he sounded so sad.a0dde8c2f68c7e3e

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Had he mistakenly assumed I wasn’t standing up for him?ba51a621d3e02fa3

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I squeezed between the 2357a70402 two men blocking my 4369b9f183 way and stuck my 9fa2e430f1 head toward Adrian.147957b4d9b6f45a

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He’s not the type to be sad because we haven’t seen each other in a long time, and he’s talking to someone else without bothering to greet me…07179ba3fe7d8ea7

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‘…Adrian?’fd29a593942c10cf

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It was edb2e84bb0 only then 6085307fcf that I 2f12c258f3 realized something 6fc3b24a9b was wrong 1481e7e2cb with my 54c3eaaff3 friend.21f294ac4070e566

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My heart 96d6710bb7 sank as 2f6108c47f soon as e700a50c69 I saw 05cccccb79 his face.1a1a145235bf3d13

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Adrian rarely showed emotion. It wasn’t that they were infrequent, but rather that the swings were not severe.60f10fb9f23d39a8

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So the 3b79721f97 emotion of e72b3a8d22 despair on 2e43307103 his face 7a15e99e58 was very 707afeb3ec foreign to 1091988b58 me.9ed2a7498fa44698

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…I’ve never seen him like that before.5cb05828fca60400

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Before she had time 04349182dd to ponder, her body c4025db4cb moved toward him.9c78edc5426b3006

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“Bella…!”9352e35ab53e6dfc

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Evan staggered and grabbed 2e05df6b7f her.0f6aa1dce15aa27c

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When I 68db500972 look back cdefa8c058 at him, 629d9639fb I see 6bcfcadbfa an unknown 5a68aeac0c emotion on aee9c8abae his face.5006234b5a7d6460

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I felt sorry for his scratched and bruised face, but all I could read was… ‘desperation’? Even that wasn’t quite right.0a8c98ff042524cf

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Even that wasn’t accurate. I’ve raced here and thought of all sorts of hypotheticals, but I don’t have an answer.1598564ec9e86d95

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Why did 68c1429bbb he have 46334da3f1 to fight a76c04d84a Adrian so b8c5c8a27f early and 12751a3f34 so recklessly, 965547b6f6 so much 545bdcc9e4 earlier than 8f0c1bf071 in the 3ff8c6b377 original story?d2259c17357402b4

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Was the reason their 3ef590cfe8 meeting had been accelerated 9c1971c493 because he had come 6457f07fcd here to save me?6d7d2bfa832710cc

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‘Even if we did run into each other… why couldn’t they just not fight?’02861386e012f58e

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No, of course not, they’re meant to be.1bb6f978018752de

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In the end, I’m the only one stuck.a45d93bd4d749631

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What would I do if this situation came up? It’s not like I didn’t think about it.9287e9eb045ad552

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What do I need to do now? That’s for sure.197e4a534a818ea1

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Not to a58d8a1a8e be torn 5fddd96291 between the 59e6bdfefa two. This place cb489cc30d must not 6518344a0e allow me 0dc428a06e to hesitate.bbe1610915d95616

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“I’m here to stop the fight, because I want to, and I have the power,” I said, pulling Evan’s hand away firmly.b3e7d324a14c4cd5

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“I’m here to stop the fight, because I want to, and because I have the power to.”e0686f558078bf80

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“…”08a8eaedbbaf2350

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“If you mean you don’t want to stop the fight…”e8ceebea20c3e108

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“I’m not… that’s not…!”3af554343bc7f412

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“…”1dcdf0dea6f49f4c

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“…because I want to protect you.”6f58689d51e88d96

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“I know, and even 22f7fcf257 if this fight is 63ee23c5a0 reckless, Evan jumped in c9d7764f03 because he has something 77282c69c2 he wants to protect, 5ab5475c27 and so do I. I have something I fbcf49cef1 want to protect, and 46eb91d0a4 I need to stop a23026abe6 this fight.”5ebbe154e2e51942

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“And what 6eeee664c3 about Bella?”68ed62180d6f51dd

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“…”400a1b5d9e002ff5

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“Who’s protecting you?”5b3abf072bf32fcb

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Evan’s question was tinged with anguish.7b7ae39d166b3f5a

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It was all I 95e43912bb could say to a 280f98b23f man who was so a561bb9ddc concerned for my safety, 041ad5544a as if I were 09339ab896 the one charging in 34a9a407b0 with my life in d44fdf521b my hands.7d524d3e5d8ba3c4

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I know it sounds c82ed0034d harsh, maybe even cruel.5c373d35a05954b0

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But I want him to know that it’s the kindest thing I could say.b5bf81851617015f

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“I don’t need Evan to protect me.”6e35995ba72dcf20

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It was the same thing I’d said to Rowan before I came here.19c8a9be3c5b4b94

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Evan bit his 93964bc346 lip at my fb1acb2eae words and lowered 6ceae198eb his head. He looked b1fcc00141 a little 2befafe0e4 sorry for 85e46f82a8 himself.f2ccae524dbd9f91

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Something about him reminded me of a wounded puppy… Perhaps it was his male-buffed appearance?cc47c1134265f206

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…But I did save him from Adrian’s lethal spell, so hopefully that offsets some bitterness.6595cc533d690faa

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Evan backed 86d4f81f3c off, and 05b68591eb Rowan stopped ad99eb45b1 holding me.0e2cb60611fdc563

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He seemed to have lost the will to continue the fight. I’m glad it was easier to stop than I expected.2aa42ed4fe3cdf5a

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Oh, by the way…f2f6a57d086d34af

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What will 033f7fa371 the atmosphere 2081535d93 be like 855e1fdefa if my d9ff26ac8d relationship with 24ce0e0fa9 Adrian comes 67ba9d3ea7 to light de61adc053 in this 927fa51724 situation?234aca2121559796

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The person e4d2aaea9e you thought 4d4bae837b was on 030e13d2f2 the same c20b0265a4 page turns c1b3163205 out to 119b3e346f be friends f236b744bd with the ce878df5c3 enemy.006dd4594df51780

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I don’t think it’s going to be like this. I think it’s going to be more of a shocking revelation, but I feel like it’s going to be a sense of betrayal.001fca1aa98d02e1

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Betrayal. As I 5e3bbef9ab reflected on 35e45ac329 the word, 9ad7a35441 it became 6ae1921137 more vivid.66cf0fad7523cda7

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It was the outcome 963c61d3e6 I wanted to avoid 693e0f2078 the most and one 0a849487a0 of the biggest reasons cefa9a8b14 I wanted to stay 08d870ebd9 away from them.df1ff8cc147e3aa9

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Somehow, I feel like a sinner, even though I didn’t deceive them because I wanted to.423f625d3cfdc53d

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Why can’t I just not care about what people think of me, why can’t that work?81a8e52b17ebc236

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Trying to hide my confused thoughts, I start to walk toward Adrian, but just when I think he’s given up, Evan grabs me again.61e22a3afadc02be

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“…?”e8ce6875f1a1d309

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“How could I 53d9fd51d6 let you go 4d0c9c499d somewhere so dangerous?”992f5ce088ef48fe

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He said, almost sobbing.9c7bf9e195f8daf3

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Dangerous…?f7d9e30e9374866f

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Well, from their point of view, it’s no wonder Adrian was considered dangerous.f76c17a274f51f41

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But at this point, I couldn’t help but feel a little uncomfortable.878a6ce792dfcb0f

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Why do they naturally 7c2565721a assume that Adrian would 8011c6834d be a danger to 79ea272b61 me?0c48199f5f090a6a

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Because he thinks I’m one of his people?38b162bfce25d54f

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Because I was baa8554aee taken to the b0cb8d14da Tower, and he 774cd90f02 was the one 329a3bca15 who ordered it?9454965b2b497e25

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It’s subtly different from that. It’s more like he’s going to do something to me, or has already done something to me…7c7f2e9be9f8b60c

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‘Oh, no, f87af70ad0 not because 479aafff88 of the 8902d5b388 earrings?’25f51e5889b7ea8f

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And then there was d28d43b3ad a moment that just 00b18d2a82 flashed through my head.af01a4f01e8ac795

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The look on Evan’s face when I told him Adrian gave me the earrings.d2b59c55a2040295

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Was it anger, 6941b0f4e8 sadness…?1e714503eeed0a3a

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If anything, I 002c0ccdd6 thought you felt dc4f04b9c0 betrayed because I d1c4b6448e told you where e38cbffcc9 the earrings came ac3426c4c3 from and revealed 739fb355e5 that I knew d3cd052955 Adrian.34265964ecdafbcd

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What if you 364b46fed6 already knew about 90331f3a71 the enchantment on ba621bd13e my earrings?c85165b8e51a7600

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Was it‘anger’at Adrian for giving 84e1c01d43 the earrings to me?320482a6b72ca536

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‘…I’m pretty sure I misunderstood you.’06e0399b4cc4eaf3

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Unable to control 4882a68b8d my expression in 3950c3ab15 this unexpected situation, deba6fe1ef my face subtly df0ff66874 changed from smiling 9e6552c1bb to crying.cf40b48c202c1f80

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‘So, to 1b415fa45b summarize, I 3fc53b1b53 was captured 4f52ac11b1 here during 6d7b79a735 a misunderstanding 784376661f about the 85dabbb477 earrings, and 3a23067f72 Evan, who 641513dafe came to fef77337ea rescue me, 9060806d50 happened to 50cd9b5368 run into 2e2da6d6b3 Adrian.’6623cae17d7af55a

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Plus…83e49c7a0317d505

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Looking around at the 5359799bb5 nearby ruins, I realized a355e52df5 that this was the 4b966fa522 room I was being fe19c9bfc5 held in.d926d4e98fcd4526

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What if Adrian had heard I was here and had come looking for me? Given the circumstances, Evan would have stood in Adrian’s way.fb0b2d921e700042

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And then the fight…00e18684ba325f52

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‘Haha, no way… this fight was… because of me?’d450d316a5d7b68f

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I chuckled 44edd13b6d to myself e547b3ad14 at the 648274f53b unbelievable reality.5c97bda7f2975a7e

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It’s not like I’m some innocent comic book heroine crying out pitifully, ‘Don’t fight because of me.’f116636dd2191e66

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Turning to Evan, who 2df9c432dc looked like an abandoned f6487a38f0 puppy with no intention 1aca5fa881 of letting me go, ff28eba1c2 I opened my mouth bc7f4452d0 to speak.6ec791264b5ff883

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“I think there’s a misunderstanding here…”c24b50629b37b3b2

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Still, the misunderstanding must dd70c8dafb be cleared up.db144ccfece2318a

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Glancing at Evan, I’m about to continue, when his face tightens and a look of wariness crosses his face.8501171a869e1c2d

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Rowan, standing behind c7507ec71c him, shuddered and 4d3dd66d21 took a defensive 597db398e8 stance.2dc6a2dabdb0d1ea

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Their gazes darted to 5ddf83a880 my back, and I 9425bc7608 reflexively spun around.981bb8ec4a8c1666

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A familiar cd2935e4ee scent hit 451d150469 my nostrils. The faces staring 5298508ced back at me 43aa5bbdbf were unfamiliar. The languid eyes I ea42f25678 remembered were now distorted a89c92b8f4 with genuine emotion.9ccf0ff589102656

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My jaw dropped, but 155054698e I was even more 51270b7daf surprised when I had 66caa8912c to use a defensive 8d39bb2d59 spell.c4019939d2b9aafd

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Adrian fired an offensive spell at Evan’s arm that was holding me.3669f0bceaf4bed4

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“Ouch!”f5f6330b68f08807

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Evan groaned 70cee56851 as I 8d70131584 managed to fe6edc7f66 block his 675d2117ee arm from 6482cb833b being severed, b03282cce2 but not ba1962e726 the impact.ea8f4cda9628e440

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Adrian, who hadn’t missed my momentary hesitation, grabbed my outstretched hand for defense magic.26183668e06c0b44

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The next instant, 53a180a237 I was yanked 77bd77ff08 backward by a 6672202641 strong force and 1b93f8337b slammed against a 41e196cf27 solid body.55410eae08518d2a

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With a flick 0e37d6168b of his arm 6962890823 around my shoulders, 0650f0d3c9 Adrian blocked my 6c9f01dda2 vision with his ed5e8a667d cloak.4dcf17ffae36a830

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As the ea22d6da2c black hem 911a68bdcd of the ed2363919a cloak obscured 5524cdf7e6 my vision, 2be9392f73 I cried 051926b1bc out in d25e91f742 desperation.053013a3a88aac39

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“Stop! Stop, all of 764b98c0a3 you!”0a6a97a6296db583

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All three of them 746f0b4b32 stopped moving at once.7da4e034d2385cb8

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A roaring fireball and b955b01bb3 a sharp ice spear e46b1899fd floated through the air, 23b0579481 and Evan raised his 706d7c8f29 molten sword and pointed aa3ea6cfcc it at Adrian.f2f1209fed044bed

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Without wasting any e42e7593d5 time, I poked f632e1685a my head out b1479d8f7e from under his c570431f40 cloak and shouted 4670899980 again.bfc9556400f838db

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“If you move an inch, I’ll kill you all!”35ed6685c95cec73

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…The words came out more violently than I expected.0138740de2e83755

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I didn’t want to go this far, but I had no choice, because if any of them started a fight, we were all going to die.c632c6b1589f0513

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Are you a little fe25a376d2 surprised?8d26541249271752

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Everyone was stunned. The effect of 6e8336b93d the murderous threat 0b823163d9 was clear. No one dared to c23c89c85f move.01b34dd2ab1c9654

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‘Ah, I knew 6fb9bc6767 it.’e90fd7ea6ccc83ac

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Yeah, people don’t listen to you if you try to be nice and soft!169942146c739fa0

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Even if they’re shocked, it’s better to speak tough…3ace44749b5691b7

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“Huh?”5daf36b6c5560478

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I stared at Adrian, b1824069b4 who was closest to 031811f355 me, startled.d8db5d14f87abb91

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“You…”027cf396ef75e56b

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Unbelievably, he said,“Are you… crying?”66cefbb2cd5d3a54

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That’s right, I was 7792bdf5da crying.23ba7c9e744a91a6

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