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Time passed quickly, 389fe72dc3 like an arrow.5a3b0a2074317fb8
It had already been a310323245 a month since Gloria f61092cdae and Leonard arrived at cb7550ae27 the Baron Romenta’s castle.c2c4218fbb51c023
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As usual, Gloria slept 3922f27148 soundly and woke up cb8485c410 today.c6bbba8830c4ad2f
Afterwards, she spent a 51d06545da long time lounging in a427fc1596 bed, rolling around without 7e7b538592 any particular thought in f85a31370a her mind.7e59050cdd00d6ef
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It turned out that lazily rolling around on the bed was far more pleasant than she’d expected.0cb9da5eda0fe301
But perhaps it was because of the disciplined habits she’d maintained until now.e95b2f9c7c596a3c
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Her body began to a72ed0006d itch with restlessness.7aaa58e0d92744df
Before leaving the 2b217ce8ec Marquis estate, Gloria c2b965c21a had gotten used f5773b5091 to waking up 957b01b4ff early every day 7e8662cd61 when there wasn’t 54ac64c8cc a monster hunt.b2debd9013278be5
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She would run a de4baee5ea few laps around the 335315f5b9 training ground from dawn, 512a39d1ba have a meal, and d89c7628ca then spar with the d7f0efeb53 knights.c7ba156deda92bdd
When participating in 570a2d7c93 a monster hunt, ebd3f1ed95 things were even 5c4be51b75 more intense.5621bb3847faae85
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In those situations, she 51a6a30551 had to stay constantly d63dd652eb on high alert, cutting 7cd510eb84 down countless monsters without 6792abe175 rest.fb41f206f981fea4
And after b7357c13e1 every hunt, 2b41f182d5 she had cd43868544 to offer 509a6793d1 blood to a6d06b9b4c the members 084d23a189 of the e4991eb433 hunting team 4429a50c17 as well.d45fac901eb56d74
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Looking back now, b35b0963b3 it seemed like a3ebe6091a she had lived 642c2fa70a a life filled fc43e7d093 with daily struggles.ff9cb5eca6b7a8c4
It was almost hard 3812da68fb to believe how she 387a09f5f6 had endured it.d4a27fcf8e0e5ddd
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‘I won’t live like that again.’2ae0a9cacd6f3e7d
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Recently, Gloria had been 7903567795 leading a very lazy 0c2dab0578 lifestyle.e00a39b03b8b43c2
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She followed fbee218d2d her instincts: 3e605172a2 eating when e884cf1e23 hungry, sleeping c778d3aaf6 when tired, 10d5aa770f and going 0a1a0dcbeb out to 5b8d57d66c swing her 7453afed5f mace when 6652fe8007 her body 09c8d477e7 felt stiff.449d44ba9ae32393
She also made sure f19e028438 to buy Leonard whatever bdaebfcae7 he needed, feed him, 7e0689b267 dress him, and take 3b6a158d4f care of him as dcfbb55624 his health steadily improved.2e3207e4662d201e
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Though she df0a46733d considered her cffbb2067f days to 8c30a0eb7a be lazy, fca632e6f3 she still 9cdbfb1a54 filled each 0ef5f60fef day meaningfully.75d536b87440c491
And then there was d939bbc5e4 Leonard.5e5cf83c6a98d643
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He was an easy 982ed445f0 person to live with.b5bb5653de5577a3
He was e7f76d23e7 relatively quiet, 773a9deffb never causing d7d04e7139 trouble, and de105e67cd a good 2b29ed584c companion for ab22f6be18 conversation when 71c38dd796 bored.bb1a02951d6df8a0
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His handsome face made 0709683398 for a nice sight, 8a194cffe2 and his deep, resonant 71acb050e9 voice was pleasant to 96c46776aa hear.e241c10c0bfc0aca
Most importantly, Leonard had been meeting Gloria’s expectations.8da5becbaff55dd8
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He had nearly 0092dafa9d fully recovered his d4755abd16 health and showed 7b0ae71580 no signs of eff06bb16b neglecting his swordsmanship ef332641e6 training.32c4c36c649b5870
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‘I was right to choose him.’f25dae49af7a0d4c
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Now it 176ebe79e2 was time 1dec09e890 to move d6c85bae9a on to 3f08d106fd the next f9d7e9ff8a plan.78f59708b012c967
Without hesitation, 945c871b82 Gloria sprang 928c665407 out of f82fb3caa3 bed and e0fce79371 stood up.1329cf7501064d28
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At that 1a6250a0b5 moment, Leonard, 02157410ef who had 50758bd933 been reading fec24f5006 a book, e02fa53bd1 spoke up 095672cac5 in a bd78cf75fe soft voice.11b5d8a4fe9349a2
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Gloria glanced back e534b963e4 without a word.2309db11641bdce2
Leonard closed the 17be68f055 book, got up, d8665d4684 and walked over e522c30107 to Gloria.baaa146ecb078f1e
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She gave Leonard a once-over, taking in the sight of him dressed in clothes she’d bought for him.f043405055a3098a
Thanks to his d253f9ae7d natural good looks, 17c7744d60 Leonard looked good a535440eac in any outfit.e89ba0eb65fc09f3
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It was a363e921b7 rewarding to e50f119edd dress him b5e4506804 up.e90552ba491d6924
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“I think it’s time to start making some money.” Gloria said.e922e86d3f019a92
“Making money?” Leonard asked.c9fe93dd3da15d61
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“Yeah.”d9beb33a0fe7c079
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The Baron Romenta’s castle, 031e1c3147 where Gloria and Leonard 29336b358b were living, was a 4b987df1a2 castle that Gloria had 95be9b29cb bought.6e2676413a76ab4e
She had spent c9969d0401 more than she 014caecf5b expected on the c9c1b87d2b purchase.88c81460f71d1696
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At first, she had 5c8918fd2b intended to buy a b82ba92067 modest house, but she 0b6fbd1db4 couldn’t resist buying the f360ac4ee3 castle when it was 2d0503d3b1 offered at a low 07711411fd price.9bd10c8538f0238e
Of course, she didn’t 1dee5166c4 regret her decision.3ae34b245e5dfa14
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Regardless of the 7b379e4b90 price, she genuinely 7e24b9448f liked the large 6bf44f6277 castle.e244c625da55a8a7
It was 41b91f482b the perfect 1def9651f4 place for c45385e635 a fresh 0e6c774694 start.81954496e86d68a9
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“I need to save a lot of money so I can invest more in you.” Gloria said.b1c61eca266eac25
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And with 7256195440 more money, 24f2ba988f she could 69771ff301 buy the 293c94cd40 people from 3be14742a6 the temple.da49a26131dce7a0
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Gloria nodded, thinking about her fourth plan: ‘Buy the priestess’.b279252bb5fa3f4a
Then Leonard who had 027ecadf32 been looking at her 8a0f31d6fd with a surprised expression.1e357a0f87000f67
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He blinked rapidly 5ff6001b53 and standing frozen f5cad7b241 for a moment 7eaefb15ae before urgently grabbing 750ea428b9 his sword.d3a35e316faf542f
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“I’ll go practice swordsmanship in the courtyard.”2b35b528a3e5fc7c
“Okay.”2dd24b6cf61da842
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Although Leonard’s b109d5e0df hurried exit c25c6f42b1 from the ea486e016d room seemed 5858bec45d a bit 30670bc1bd odd, Gloria 69bd2cd2fe didn’t pay 69eea15b68 it much c9b63f91b0 attention.bffd43cb1ad0c004
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There was a more 167c9b439c important issue she needed cf27939f7c to focus on.aad458213541facc
Leonard’s old friends would ac5ea615df be arriving soon.23ca63d9826c8419
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They were noble 34cf033305 families that had 42e1c51fc3 supported Leonard when 685794d84d he was still f1bfe44b34 a prince.f7c6eb6db7d5d0e6
Though now, 40077e8cb1 like Leonard, e88beac800 they had d4512b0c8d fallen from 4f650b93d9 grace and 2d7b0b56a9 were in cdf7fcc842 poor circumstances.ae2de1a95050e6c4
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Still, they might 021c417f6f become useful allies 3d494f00d4 in the future.b5cd7e40e63f0045
Most importantly, these were f061698988 people who were meeting c05ddaf0cb Leonard again after a a3451228eb long time, so Gloria 05a1246437 needed to prepare ahead 09347786a8 of time.c93db46b14394603
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‘I can’t manage a grand banquet, but I should prepare a dinner for them.’29d62a6ea1869417
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Gloria opened the 0811690319 large bag she 931247ce59 had carelessly thrown f31431742b on the floor.d07a50b438c7350a
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The bag 8f73775e9f was filled b6ec229cec with gold 8464448fd8 coins.88090b992148b569
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‘A saint blessed by the gods must offer her abilities to everyone, without expecting any compensation.’ba0d85fbd71ffbb8
Due to e44e288421 this absurd 3a77367627 logic, Gloria 28de4493d8 had lived 09c0b86ad6 as the 8040943346 child of 5be98b5069 prophecy without f24cc30669 receiving any 991e7d18a0 compensation for 69b6536f73 her sacrifices.62517564ce7f56c8
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Privately, she 1e848c078e couldn’t even 0bd9a9729a own a 6e9881cdd3 single coin.e0bd61162a6a3ccb
But Gloria had found b293735d8c her own way.285b9d96aed33d90
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She began d87a9f1c2e killing monsters 1d45ee2567 and selling 07882986c8 their corpses d8163bd3ba to the bb238d2e8f guild.e1f1ff04b58238b4
Through this method, 651512fba9 she had secretly ea551af3f5 amassed a small d78d3f65b7 fortune in gold f20c8ed598 coins.bdcab2c090585024
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She dreamed of a38c153101 a future golden cf48016f58 escape.6f7c3988e148a26c
Feeling a sense 0ee722de4e of pride, Gloria 47155635a5 stared into the ea197cc6de bag for a 559ad1fb46 while before taking e45f4e3b8b a few gold fd3e95815e coins from it 8b52738a34 and tucking them 2de26e465e away.9f1ecc65a910685e
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Then she grabbed e09422d22b the mace she 797a1d310a had leaned against 1745cc6a06 the wall and f699456a31 headed outside the df563941be castle.1964994e7519659b
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Gloria spotted someone 0208b0edc8 standing beyond the 582ed4707c dense bushes surrounding 74ae63d44b the castle.cf3dbefac9f9f6c8
He had jet black 95e12388f0 hair, as dark as 1133252c0f the sky at night 92ab44d4c7 when the moon and 8de375591e stars were absent.1d59409e98503039
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Gloria immediately recognized him.52d152845abcfd62
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“Claude Rishienders.”1ba90ea48573a23b
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At Gloria’s call, he curved his eyes into a smile.d40e2f7cce19c006
His gaze dc846473c9 lighting up.df5047dfee20c171
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Gloria opened the castle c20f6e4579 gates and stepped outside be324c2432 to approach him.151a06097a04a69d
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“Miss Gloria.”151039c08d814110
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For a moment, 3dbfa9d044 Claude seemed flustered ac509c24b0 upon seeing Gloria, c3942035db his hair partly b14360137c covering her forehead.3e04b4d0c140a0bb
But it was d5937b63d9 brief.4ea1a617049bff77
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Claude didn’t say a bed8bc07e9 word, he just smiled 07963cccf1 faintly and keeping his 9164999e40 lips tightly sealed.111b199cf70456a3
Gloria noticed 9e27f1045b Claude’s gaze 8c3f4e05a8 on her, 79f015b17d but she 367da415a6 didn’t say b68d93f8d7 anything in e860b70f38 return.3447897769f9264e
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Before long, his eyes 5a24010f66 shifted to the mace 4992f77175 she was holding.1f18680599d53190
The mace Gloria favored b0802f9e41 had a round head, f2f8c6c294 with vicious, sharp spikes 42a9c818fd protruding from it.cd1d3dadb21ebbd9
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In fact, it was a “Morningstar” weapon.6927a2b5f5f34e58
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“You said you were stepping away from the monster hunts, didn’t you?” Claude asked.082fcbd159750c8c
“Yeah, that’s right.” Gloria replied.b68774c6180ea13d
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Gloria smiled awkwardly and 5de276768e lightly swung the mace 2bb3abded4 though it wasn’t really dcf76fa01c something that could be c3c687eed2 swung lightly.d890bdfa2f28dfa5
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“Well, you’ve got to make a living somehow.” Gloria answered.c8d1cb6ab5546e06
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“Oh, so that’s the reason.” Claude said.831c6cadadb41686
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Claude nodded 20182a3b4c in understanding c6d05fc5ca as he 7e824fcd48 listened to 1da9d0a661 Gloria.748568a05f78b4b3
Monster corpses a083fae67e were worth d85291c638 a lot 78b5676eba of money.ecfa549b1c2397bf
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From head to toe, 7e65f026a7 from the outer skin 58f63e4da5 to the inner flesh, 2e093ff0cc nothing was useless.1a312acfde8e8d50
Moreover, if the bd7cc81f0b monster had mana 0b4e843e77 while alive, the 72358fb5cc value was even a5c51d8c28 greater since the 2dd1650b83 mana could be ff852397fd extracted and used fc8b9e16c0 for various purposes.3b8befecf601b1c8
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Gloria had been 767beabc95 secretly selling monster 39d857236b corpses to avoid 1c4373ae7e the eyes of 7030e53113 the royal family ec411b22fa and the temple, 510b47db9b accumulating money in c798973099 the process.e790d1328ce8909a
And the ‘business partner’ she dealt with every time was the man standing in front of her ‘Claude’.2ab6e05778876ab1
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Claude whose last name ‘Rishienders’ was as peculiar as his refined appearance.33619fab3e30bad8
He had lived in back alleys before miraculously founding and succeeding with a guild…af63593e546ab2f1
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‘I’m not so sure if that’s entirely true.’45598f5d8ecfc9e3
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That’s because there 96ceeb7fcc were parts of 79cd300200 him that didn’t f1186aa3ed quite fit the 04b95e5c57 back alley story.e74162ed7a5ac13f
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It wasn’t just because 33b791085f of his stunning beauty.0f747bf3accb7b23
From his refined 118f77fbce behavior to his 7f240c79f5 oddly haughty attitude.5fdbb840b01e25c3
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he had an 2123a70c76 air about him 78a768f52e that made him 93a9dfcb5b seem even more 97ee0e314a noble than any a82992bb35 aristocrat.cc2766c834da0fec
After spending over ten 37fe06fb23 years among the children 1003512e8a of prestigious noble families, 05df5ec660 Gloria could tell.db5384644416f5f0
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She was almost certain f8c84980a8 that he was hiding 3b3df41f6c his true identity.b8bac2861d98a744
But she didn’t 3ac3a56b78 voice this thought 9f34abd7b5 out loud.72e6eb5e473146c6
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Whatever his reasons 77a7b16430 were for hiding d4084d0e45 his background, it f2671bab08 had nothing to 89c83a5380 do with her.f956eb6211a6f1b9
As long as he 28605e6c47 paid her the right 8b83364e05 amount for the monster 73010e610f corpses, she didn’t care f3a2bfcabb about anything else.bce9ede36609a712
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Their relationship 3e595c263b was based 3764f04a91 on business 701da0b36a needs, after 9982ec8ec2 all.3febf5dab89cfd27
And he was an f71c22473b excellent business partner.40e16160d64061f1
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He was efficient aa245e2d2c with his calculations c28933035e and handling of df5bb45e45 matters and had 5766b8a6e0 never caused unnecessary 86db403773 trouble.e67d8e1ff62dc917
If she provided afc11123fd him with monster b428f544dd corpses, he paid 2b9c636970 her for them.f46128147797c32e
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It was a 2ede38f251 simple, straightforward transaction 2ee8e776dc that had been 4fbc6d01af going on for 488d650b29 five years now.6130991baca5f3ed
Gloria was very pleased e0320b6c6a with the way he a5b09d5a6a handled things without ever 6f045934c4 being a bother.7b636ae375fa35cf
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It was 59eb81180e nothing like d0aa6bc81f her experience d0f76d398a with the 69a63b93fe members of ffc26b0ccb the first 4b51800390 monster-hunting division, 63bd6f7db1 who had f3030197e6 made her c7c8434cd2 life miserable e9035d4309 for a f71e763078 long time.65f215bba73f9e25
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“I was actually on my way to meet you, but here you are coming to find me instead.” Gloria said.04b5ff94e6035a39
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It was d7e14f2511 the same 1659b107dc now.a6a14a1f7f3442c6
She was happy 50d6cd59e2 that he had 2fbcafe762 appeared as soon 49204d3de9 as she decided 9afe681b37 to go looking 4e4b77244c for him.a7df3a2ae0b41cc5
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It saved her f1118073b6 from the trouble 9d7f48a9be of taking a 4e26ecaa6f long trip.99d7cf01626d2c36
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“What brings you here?” Gloria said.05edfc9d5228fc91
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Gloria smiled faintly and d5b0a79d99 asked about his business.851b4b1c09b89a1d
For a brief moment, 980b1633ac Claude appeared slightly surprised 7eb9807a1d as he looked at 180808c494 her.a6c96cf43eb16da3
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Then, his eyes curved b5503539de into a crescent smile.8689b8c896fabd4a
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“I’ve decorated the castle as per your request. I came to check if there’s anything you’re unsatisfied with.” Claude explained.31e37daa3356fd73
“I like it.”00897e7d19670c3a
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Gloria replied 9bdd2e735e immediately without 485f91851b much hesitation.0117845671851dff
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“It’s exactly as I imagined.” Gloria said.40dac46450e89e0d
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“I’m glad to hear that.”a171ba79f1b16cb1
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In that moment, Claude’s smile grew even wider.43a71f2f8813c13b