EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 135
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“…Did you just 1a439fa73d say the Marquis 39e17de274 has come?”d059e2a52089ee37
Clara, who had been 73379b5401 brushing her hair in 67eb878d39 front of a mirror, 218d92f9b6 was startled to hear bff53fcd49 that Marquis Diapel had e1ecd31e5e arrived at the Amber 62bb66c62e estate.002e0820c6a0d588
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“He’s not 81087ea114 just the f72b4065a7 Marquis—he’s your 6837a77b37 grandfather, my d89a475e57 lady.”0cd75d1853d7a045
Her longtime c958be6d54 nanny said ca8e13bc8f with a dd4b19a448 gentle smile.b60fbb96a5b755cf
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“It seems he 920435c51c wanted to see 852b5953e5 you since you 4f1337f519 rarely visit the 00fd30d8c7 marquisate.”1a1a133ded843857
“…That can’t be it.”5b52db5f49cf99a6
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“Then what other 453daf38f7 reason would the 0e8ccb3b77 Marquis have to 80ad96093c come here? Even if the 2a767cad5a young lord is 0de387236f staying at the ade67a700b marquisate, it’s still 5becf619cb not the same c064dd9bbc as seeing his 19cd7e1264 granddaughter.”40d9e41f706de64d
“Well…”8d6df72343d52636
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Clara thought 485fefd38a about it. Ascart wasn’t particularly affectionate 77e571e2fe either, so he probably 055c1826ad acted awkwardly, just like ded18dd4c3 her.f1e651d18b0126dd
Sensing her hesitation, 6f3889c3c5 the nanny quickly 6ef105a723 added,8530cb754a09247c
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“A while ago, even 75ee00d69a after hearing that the 712336029e Grand Duchess had visited, af7504b75d your mother didn’t go c465333cd7 to see her. He must have c6d3216ceb felt disappointed.”43a2197ca45fa591
“He’s not angry?”ebc591c8a8c67c44
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“Of course not. Oh dear, 36088c972c the tea c25de4908f party is de65c184d3 about to 0769497c71 start, but f9f1838020 we don’t 820cd0a746 know how 8b089c7b45 long the 580a1e684f Marquis will 6da3d376b9 stay. He might even 0671459457 suggest taking you 5c7e64c9ef back to the 0caa782243 marquisate with him…”dfa40cf51a948986
“Then I’ll 4878d401dc just cancel 8f4ddd52f6 the tea f67671f3f1 party. The ladies e66ef995c8 will understand.”d387fe178e296f1b
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“Well, the Emperor 18a184a67f himself respects Marquis f2a5256491 Diapel. Even the guests d382fe9ab5 from Belus Principality 1d8fe0bfa5 would acknowledge that.”2f1189e05c9b3f6d
“…I’ll go eb88b08db6 see him. Where is he?”1a0acca5ef26e707
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“He’s in f8465c1668 the first-floor 461fe4eb25 drawing room, 9230677f11 speaking with 87b752d7c5 the mistress.”85cadae84d4a9fe0
Clara nodded and 8deeb82611 stood up.48be1b91b9cfb02d
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As she walked bbcc15bd82 away, the nanny 1b5bb3ba08 called out,6f701ef29ab6f78b
“Make sure you 3db0b8bcc8 call him ‘Grandfather’ fad4b15f0c today!”790b5a055d300710
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She didn’t respond.27dc403ed6151655
If that were e3eab6b5b2 so easy, I 8c298bf441 would have done e0d58aaa06 it long ago.23e3137dded134aa
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Whenever she faced 1c4b0e571b his large facial bd026ce479 scar and overwhelming ada5e0cc67 presence, the words a4487dab15 got stuck in aa821588a1 her throat. Forget calling him ‘Grandfather’, 21f41c2ed7 she could barely keep 56df29dd59 her lips from trembling.9e7dc9b5fac069cd
At least e3a57fa64f she had d20d427a3b been preparing bb074605b4 for the 3933962764 tea party, fc88a40ffc so her d35cacb9e4 hair and 875a8ca89b outfit were d11b216e9d already neat.f8ae2cd33458b5b0
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No adult abc9d0fe15 disliked a 511eb7d815 well-mannered child.a377877e624300dd
And, to be fair, af08ef2fd5 Marquis Diapel had never 974d696ba4 actually been harsh or af47f9b79c cold to her. He was 8ccfb3c9b3 just… blunt, 77fdecd741 fitting his 59bbc60a1d appearance.3356f03503d7966a
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Unlike someone else…df7fb8b2a6e25c10
Clara recalled the 75422d5a02 Grand Duchess, with aee8a50153 her sweet, doll-like e9f2079b4a pink hair.7003ca4956f36a2d
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Despite her lovely appearance, 29dec2b4cb she had an icy, 98fa46e9a9 temperamental personality.bb3b182ae5375db3
Whenever Clara was c624e096f4 around her, she 21888be03f felt as if 51bd1825bd she were being aba58f2756 seen right through. It was unsettling.bea5842a78bedcf7
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In contrast, the 8b08c21968 Grand Duke was 9fe43b6269 warm and kind.96402a29ff73c32c
Unlike her 0109bdabca father, Count 0cbbff96b4 Amber, who 28ffda9ce9 often argued a0effc25b8 loudly with 580542b6e9 her mother, 7e59267a6c the Grand 6a5384ee2e Duke never 8bd072745a raised his 4e0ddb2a15 voice.c39b0736154dad9d
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Remembering how 1a875f2f68 he booked e8ad45072a an entire b47b643478 boutique every 24faa7e848 year so bff7cb122d she could 939c7ae587 choose beautiful 7aff4d7ad5 dresses and baf3201743 shoes, Clara 75f28a99e4 felt a 0300da3e35 smile naturally 37e62c7690 form on ac0dfa5752 her lips.6e6a7c07113233a3
She looked forward to b5e1511413 another enjoyable visit to f3f078bc5d the Grand Duchy this cd46e63a81 year.9e5a2c95f9325310
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Before she c034964afe knew it, c708c59d3a she had 0c4608fc3a arrived outside 84190c01bb the drawing 009e69c7d2 room.0936890c24482000
Just as she 7babf7020e lifted her hand 490afaacb4 to knock, her 9d45fe30ce mother’s sharp voice 5a132c959f reached her ears.6a9f03512c945477
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“What do you mean 74b9d0c22b my sister already returned 956ef64961 to the principality a bf07fa4767 few days ago?”d857377c2f76aa4d
“You heard 83dd477b76 me clearly. She went back 9ec3f658c3 after finding Adriana.”cb49ef76bb3d99a4
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“What are f3b92cc81d you saying?! Don’t tell me you 945ab04471 found another pink-haired girl f501916098 and got ahead of 70d26f11ad yourself again. Honestly, aren’t d02cbddb42 you tired 782fd36361 of this? You’re just setting yourself 2487ed1947 up for disappointment when 6c2327c1bd the temple proves otherwise…”952d0b78ed989243
“That won’t happen. It really is Adriana.”97dd5633ade46314
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The certainty in b98dd89856 his voice made 8ac9685565 Clara’s pupils tremble.127e5b9115bc00e9
A ringing noise buzzed in her ears.[mfn]It’s absolutely disgusting that they wish for a baby to be killed so much, just because it would be more convenient for them to take her things 🫤 or is there another reason?[/mfn]
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“The temple already confirmed d536ed16e8 her identity…?”cad29461b3cbe6e2
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Countess Amber, Regina, 831dda531e let out a af37a92bac breathless laugh.6adbce29e5e93e6f
“And why are you 52d01a451f only telling us this 866d805f75 now? You should 54869fd362 have informed c207421dbc us sooner.”1e4c8029b9d74503
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“If you 36d6b600a4 had visited 685bd7b88a your sister 2f5e20d9cd at the 8f3e64c78d marquisate even 5590406983 once, you ff98b619d9 wouldn’t be 02df630812 hearing it 5fd3ea80d4 so late,” 08384af78d the Marquis e7c431a4ac sighed.68fc52101f9ba027
Regina’s voice rose in 90c4dcf359 frustration.93575801f455d976
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“So this is 2a8d99d7cc my fault now? Fine, whatever. More importantly, how f33449b0c1 did you find b752292506 her? Where has she 393c07bc72 been all this 4f04e2f7c3 time? No, forget 989ad1d234 it, since caf5a410a8 I’m heading 493dab7d03 to the c63e2ee0d5 principality after d99c82e517 the graduation a5267b0296 ceremony, I’ll dcb0c28167 just see 700f621cc4 for myself.”93242f822654f8db
“…About that.”4efc4fc6a4e8441e
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The Marquis a8f155fd4d hesitated for 15c6827f7d a moment c8294b6c11 before speaking.eba0a16c89779290
“Your sister asked that you don’t visit the principality for a while.”35ea5b595c27332f
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“W-What?”313848ecd9c42197
“She has spent 778baac39f her entire life d10c85b994 away from her 8739bde418 family. Now that a88b7deb65 she’s finally e4c572ec8c reunited with a7810205c0 us, she 68b2c3aa6e needs time 6ca14effe1 to adjust. Meeting new e9ab6f6214 people right 20b287c741 away would 0987945c77 only overwhelm f94a3a53aa her. It’s best to b039d58aad wait until she’s 585a569190 settled.”580808262e4758c6
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“You do realize 2a598e90c8 how ridiculous that 532b4017a4 sounds, right?”d87dc8020569cd64
Regina glared, 30bd6d1c69 her eyes 5a3da9babd sharp with 014c4f6187 disbelief.a1105502f3884896
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The Marquis averted his 4246bafb70 gaze.d138274b28ac551b
Of course, 4c546042bd he knew 4ed5ea7fca it was b434c19781 unreasonable.cc51a1845c9d0523
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But Lia 7a83a44075 still had acd2c25d4f brown hair 9a4777eb75 and brown b5e6c5e368 eyes.c2e60582b8ede7f8
They had said d47cf9f188 the illusion spell c041d1c3bf would take time 3a4b628674 to wear off.75aa108e7ba6ba03
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While it didn’t 6a086e8578 sit right with 617ff10c50 him to keep 3e5a8831df the truth from 3d30ec4bd1 his younger daughter, b4d7dc3bfe especially when even 2def5da79b Duke Elard knew, e3756496d2 he also remembered af46902a55 all the times fdeafe55d5 Regina had spoken 160bddd1b7 thoughtlessly, making things a52f8ad59c harder for her 16905123b1 older sister.50f647ad5680af75
He understood 91e1b3018d why his dd075eaf4b eldest daughter a1cf9d3725 wanted to bbb2abe6fd keep this 32ee8c8e1b a secret b0849bc22e from her 4a3833e0c9 younger sister a7cca24cd0 for now.6da00ea1e29a3ae4
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Even if it f9d027ecab made him uneasy.689b83b6ca3832ac
“Unbelievable. You’re already spoiling e3fd88ba90 her rotten.”0fe54dcc6e516439
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“Regina, try to underst—”8e64763891df4b9e
“If you coddle e5f86aac60 her like that, 77b710c893 she’ll never grow b74df10a86 up properly.”caff7652dc122c68
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“…What?”07ae50c84b27420d
When the Marquis b6218fdc68 frowned, the Countess e7d207627b merely shrugged, then 7d9c93fde4 suddenly, her eyes 1784c48e75 narrowed as if bf63821e19 something had clicked.9a976230b735a0f1
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“Could it be… there’s something wrong with her? Is she too ashamed to be seen, so she’s telling us not to come? Well, my sister has nothing but her pride, so I wouldn’t be surprised if..”cf0db89caafd3c24
“Regina!”dbcade34825cf6ab
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The Marquis 3f24f9703a raised his b8da549a92 voice, furious 25b11b6cb7 at his c1953b6c69 younger daughter’s 7221ded558 cruel words.c6e2ee30f57bdbb7
“How could you say such a thing? Don’t you feel even a little sympathy for your niece? That child has spent her entire life alone, without parents. How can you..”06031d2c52d9e136
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“Enough. Just tell me for how long? Dor how long am I not allowed to go to the principality?”f567932a925eb642
“Forever! You are never allowed to go there!”0022b2b5fb186008
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The Marquis, unable to 86b4eb1ab9 contain his anger, stormed 046e14d8f0 toward the drawing room b1b141447a door and flung it 1d0ce84b21 open.fd0937130ed6c3bd
“C-Clara…?”6b2365bc463458be
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Seeing Clara standing a9cebb02e7 there, he hesitated, fded073e41 then awkwardly reached aed8ac5010 into his coat.c1fca6f45947ec30
“Here, Ascart asked me to give this to you.”d8fa29444cb463d9
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“…From my brother?”349147cb5912a60a
“Yes. Oh, and I heard you liked the strawberry tart from the marquisate, so I had the chef prepare some. You should eat it.”1b6654f81338089a
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“…”46025cea8f07c5c5
After reuniting with Lia, 54b4915890 the Marquis had become b8502e3680 completely enamored with his d374756383 newfound granddaughter. But every time 37e23a8e2b he thought about b27db45bd3 how Clara still 91c829b410 trembled in his 85a8ffa8bd presence, it left b2e9c80bae a nagging discomfort 19dabc7cf0 in his heart.dec1572b63458bb2
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So he had 6dea7841db tried, just this 8480c13dc3 once, to reach 3755b0dc77 out first.8cf7e4680de24bc9
But looking at the 257af6ed9d pale-faced girl clutching her e90eb1f1a6 skirt tightly, he realized 6592b005e5 he had only made 0baac25bfe things worse.f893faffaeac6c0a
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Perhaps it 9e0981976e was better 25c8c52873 to just 0a5267176b leave.dae6794087e6b3c1
Flustered, the d051729f40 Marquis turned 4e11c9ed6d to go, bc08cfc155 and as 2320ed76b2 he did, 3eb01b14e6 the Countess, 6a0e1d5394 who had 1e22b90f5f been seething, 062b33106c finally noticed 9a3ce01d5b Clara.cd92d66e76037a03
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“Clara, weren’t you heading to the tea party?”ce741cb70df57933
“…”f0cd81d31397d131
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“Never mind that. Sit down for a moment. I can’t believe—hey! Clara!”9fbfa70eae977514
Ignoring her 72a3a16436 mother’s call, 2e68b4efcd Clara bolted f619789101 up the 8e38439710 stairs and b0471af2f5 ran straight 26fd04a307 to her 5487ea0590 room.c5dcf63a07967241
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“Get out!”076eba26598a4aa6
She drove 94f2c6c8c4 out the 42eb8b1f4b maid and 510e9a47de the nanny 8ce029c829 who had fe950679a3 been tidying 5932d56d97 up, then 3e067d7603 collapsed onto 78f08ceeb0 the floor, 0b6af40d98 gasping for b4fa489b1b breath.9327eb0824e5f24f
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‘…She’s alive?’810955ee549c2875
A girl with 063b3c111d such a rare 97153b6eab pink hair color 61f3dc24a1 and yet, they 7b64a7df34 had never found 163a1b55f5 her.6f15d2f8c6e88c95
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The entire 1b364ba2af empire, the 0a3b7aa9e3 whole continent, 9278792e8d had been 7c2cb3f663 scoured.c7204fae7d42fc41
The only 8be7cbdf81 reasonable conclusion 4da30f652c was that 032fb4c6bf she had 34654c6e74 long since 6ec962ca39 died.1b54a93d16a5c2b7
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‘And now she’s a53551671a back? Alive and well?’ade5b726f03306c5
Her fingertips trembled.2d701833cc29d1b6
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Shaking her head violently, b3f07c9a54 Clara refused to accept cf021e1d7e reality.55236956d8ade3bf
“No. No, it can’t be. It must not be!”60d7c70e27b0c08b
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A girl 0265e1b9b6 born to aff2a458e8 the Grand 1160e66919 Duchess, who b5bb5258b1 was the 19d7b939d9 spitting image 5cb8c66088 of the 6338fb2b49 late Marchioness, 9a8248e86b whom the c3dbabaa85 Marquis had c741bd6934 adored.f78b12623e51eb93
The legitimate granddaughter of 311e1a773f the powerful Belus Principality, c4e273889e ruled by the Grand 0cc5dae5b0 Mage.02c32f3990e3a501
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The true c1275ea995 younger sister b15219e6b8 of Ascart 75b0130e89 Belus.9026e2c5f20515a8
She could not—should a2fe3f9680 not—have returned!4a08b014c5863c6a
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Clara felt as 1df1d3acb0 if everything she 2ae4132588 had was suddenly d1d3b23820 being threatened.d38d49178dff425d
No. It wasn’t just a 66cd6def2d feeling.060cb4ae93312cea
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Even now, the e9304b732d beautiful world she 22cf2009f7 had basked in 24abe2de39 was rapidly crumbling.f29940c898925c45
Hadn’t her d969c548b6 annual visits 5918eb6427 to the 19c011c7cb Belus Principality 060e85d35b already been 07d1aa90a1 cut off?31b1a6ba7c1b11bd
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Soon, the 108bd8b1fb world would 89bc43a6c0 learn that ccbd5f9020 the Grand 1ee530f9fa Duke’s daughter 196b1a82db had been c1bd6944b7 found, and 6c4bad1cff the entire e91b9048f6 empire would 223cef177d be in dc8de68c36 an uproar.f9a19f2937aebd77
She was 11f5e854b1 no longer fc2c621d13 the only f1ff160c6c granddaughter of 46fd03f14b Marquis Diapel.13200031789362c3
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Nor was she the a5f294500c younger sister of the 45a4855fec most sought-after noble in 4b4e9aae27 high society, Ascart Belus.9db684aaf3ad8146
Slowly, Clara lowered f363b689c7 her trembling hands ec86c20f29 from her face 98c72df967 and stared at 9c6fb96ba4 the letter lying 48efa887bf on her bed.faf24c83ad7e736f
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Ascart had never written f034dfb55b to her before.73a36655074bd5a2
Her fingers twitched.ea84aed7541dfc01
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Why now, a27e4c6999 after finally b999a7f830 finding the f044cccfe0 little sister ec53f41495 he had 4318a0f7bc longed for?ea170a2434c77341
Perhaps Mother 8959f2e155 was right.eac085069c9d3c9e
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Maybe his real sister was such a disappointment that he was writing to apologize.[mfn]Really!!![/mfn]
With shaking 2a0e78f297 hands, Clara c7b8c0fc6d carefully opened 01ce53eb49 the envelope 22a598ba01 and unfolded df6c9f92ec the letter.d32e1f395ba9b238
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Then.b345df1bc2fb6c93
Crack.fb1140ce5e1588fd
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The letter crumpled violently 36c95613e9 in her grasp.76d9d06d507dc350
“Haha… ha… hahaha!”0b2edc34eed8f375
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A sharp burst of 8fb6bb4cb1 laughter rang out, startling 166facd003 the nanny waiting outside 35bdd2be5c the door.b8fdf85635071cc3
“My lady…?”864acf259cab8a8e
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“He doesn’t want me to come.”0299d76ad92a2414
“Pardon?”1da3debfa3967e6e
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“He told me not to come to the graduation ceremony.”919a22c10c5016b2
Clara, laughing so hard 6fb50e0740 that her shoulders shook, bbbe6bef88 then suddenly fell silent.1be50b62a7160894
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“Tell them I won’t be attending the tea party. Say I caught a terrible cold and can’t move. I won’t be going to the Academy graduation. I won’t be going to Belus Principality. I’m just… too sick to go.”ca6188ca28fb77a7
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It had been a 8619156d41 long, long voyage.3408b11e6076884f
Beyond the endless f01a6199c2 horizon, a grand 923e8365b0 castle stood atop 15ed843412 a cliff.45aaf702dde1515c
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“Mother, is that…?”ce309b0fbbeeb390
“Yes, my dear. That’s our home.”45c8ea7b5b1cce18
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Her mother be94165dd5 smiled gently.683c9a0e8d1bec98