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“…What did you say?”5f2a6991b0b3a18e

“Now that you’re free from the curse, just your existence is a threat to the Emperor.”5fee0e0c5c076262

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“That’s what 76847252b1 I want.”17482f63e0b70773

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Leonard widened his eyes 9f7ecc8b2c in surprise, which was 4d9d5c7b1a unlike him.4fa7a3b711756f33

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Though he f7660e39eb had become a5f344720c thin from 96ae87557c years of d40f946ba3 suffering, his 18a148e052 natural physique f6ede3e1d3 was still 52020507d4 impressive, so 323965e500 he didn’t 5fa855ffe2 appear pitiful.03d2fd72afdf0b8e

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“I want to destroy fb1c5870ea this country.”c2e225f0f06a46c9

“…”b88e4090a213cfe4

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“I’ll take care of f887971378 everything.”5c748f41feb5f6a4

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Gloria smiled slightly, 1c6472dd83 lifting the corners b53b796e90 of her mouth c2c8848d98 as she spoke.ef9e61fca6cc608e

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“You just need 66365801ba to reclaim the c4da04cdf6 rightful power you 2c97a7e66b should have had f04da10181 from the beginning.”6f58bbe9b79c8206

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Leonard stood there, stunned, 89ac87a042 staring at her with 48b6659ee1 blank eyes.37187bc4e21ef463

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“I can help 46152453c7 you.”ec8de78df5a886af

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Gloria said d375ff5ae6 firmly, without 620476838c hesitation.3969ec483fc8d06a

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“So, use my help 5b92e5dcf5 to restore your family.”3cac40363ae8f2a0

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She believed 302c7c9a1f this was fd90416ae1 something she 61a55664fb could certainly 661f99dae5 do.aec8608826a2b586

She felt 5252e2c691 she could 09d0e61396 become a abad609df6 fairly good d5c7a284a9 partner with f1e11faf28 the man b8ae4fe6ea before her.fd84257b6d04b881

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The combination 7c8dff8319 of a a8faec1ad0 Duke who 1de1ba13d9 had been 6342b77068 used and 61bb976832 abandoned, and c22cdd52b4 a saint—there 21805c922a was probably 208c45b637 no better 9e76f3f8e6 pairing than cac245ccd8 this in 834c7432ea the world.23efc0ac0597f83d

Of course, she bc66ca9d07 would need to 585de6d7bb think a bit 5f85fa3441 more about how 6567060372 to join his d17f897258 family in the d3ce4649b6 future.5855f138cf6b6bae

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“Then, I’ll use your ca149477c8 family as my backing.”20d0fba4883277a7

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Gloria reached out her 17cbf3dd31 hand toward the man, 0c2526237b who looked up at 3743c1beaa her with uncertain eyes.9de61ecc54ab1d95

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“I’ll survive until the 7c5d426dfd end.”1aaf021ab0a6f308

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Leonard looked down 512a2b651a at the hand 249b16583e she offered.5854a6c4c7e1f9d6

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Just moments ago, her 5a02d6f3a2 hand had been bloodied, 3e976a4a62 but now it was f8ec7af922 pristine and healed.3abf0a35c09b0050

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Leonard’s hesitation didn’t cf642c531d last long.7f192e4c00821c5f

He grabbed her ab20543ae7 hand tightly—the hand fc7f01a0ab that had willingly f02aacebe7 hurt itself for 17563fc332 his sake.31bda98ce2ed12d8

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That night, Gloria decided 4b3b6fe37a to spend time getting 15631a61d3 to know Leonard.b7cfd0b854c23c44

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She also planned e360ebeb69 to briefly discuss fe57fcb511 their future plans.a12ab7daecf8f466

For now, she was bab0da6729 waiting for Leonard to e0b45cf8d0 finish his bath, which 0b3d52da4a was attached to his daa020455d bedroom.466421bd5effa9e7

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‘It’s taking longer than I thought…’f9df71793cd6a45f

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Gloria, trying to suppress 577261da8c her boredom, passed the 248a8ade67 time by fiddling with 7469388bed her feet, sitting idly.049a96bf72a91d5f

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After quite 22545d73a8 some time, 3069fcd22f Leonard finally cc9271848e emerged from b8d43e4cb9 the bathroom.d235900570850b78

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“Did you 0065e5678a wait long?”504571cfec3b994c

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A warm steam b5747edd3f wafted out from 6ed710be84 the bathroom as c0642ee9cb he stepped into fae6a97ac4 the room.19bc5a1c467282c0

The tall 8102327c17 man was c7aff9a5b1 wearing only ad860b1a56 a thin 718f9910d4 robe, covering 66c40c7c5c his impressive 2a47763074 physique.1ab375f9d43ba1af

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“Yeah. You said you’d bf71a1f97b be out soon. Why did it bc6531bc1a take so long?”18a367a66232eb96

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“Sorry about that.”29ee07017fec10ac

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Gloria not bothering with 7a3bd27ee8 formalities, spoke bluntly, and 7001f8ee05 Leonard, slightly embarrassed, clicked 08a1153e7e his tongue and pursed 183cdf10e2 his lips.f34cf4d230c65e76

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“It’s been bc43caf076 a while 18f6ca2db5 since I 7a2d03cdcc bathed on 015c4242e4 my own.”5abfdbfbeb231f18

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Leonard brushed 74a6895dec his wet c26e82c99b hair aside 43e7e41e7a as he 121c3cd20d sat down 62951a468e in front 22745522f4 of her.128be3fecb6bacb9

Gloria observed 64acbbdf93 his face 865b8b9be6 intently as 8991897f9c they sat 06e4f8fb7f at a 5ef0e7f461 large table 51d8dfbabb across from 9da2d22916 each other.6afa1f08b134642a

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His handsome features were 5c4f5c409f accentuated by his thinness, 3d2b9f607d and his sharp nose 97a6e2eff1 and jawline stood out, 733457a17b making his masculine brow 309fd1637e bones make his gaze baa7f26b7d even more intense.c2ffdc977efefb1e

Overall, he had f581a36351 a cold, almost 2c34a87336 distant appearance. Even as he regained 7ba78bae27 his health and gained 53623880da weight, that cool demeanor 3356ffe105 would probably remain unchanged.b32c265d1c7e83a4

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“How have you 9b48aabc6f been eating?”5e2484ef9a0b7e05

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Seeing how thin b7c1a8082c he was, it 1321a54d89 didn’t seem like 40c363d77a he had been 489993515b eating properly.b03bbd92f0cfe1b0

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Just thinking about Reni’s 7559fb9134 reaction earlier made it b497c5b6a6 easy to guess.6f83143e4f1e5d9e

The servants were 65aa8f5ddb probably too afraid 6cbfb525bb the curse would 298cc40508 spread to feed 6eeff1e811 him properly.c8f98a2d1bf1a17c

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Lost in 397c44a7ab thought, Gloria 8227456d29 glanced down da6b4f45c7 at the 0ccdedd473 teacup in a854b6792e front of 1f4762cfff her, which ae55c7d4e1 had been 9dc01c757e prepared when adcc03a405 she first 608fbab05b entered the 6a3ec787f4 bedroom.ab7589e159de5687

Of course, the tea 514f1299d3 inside the teapot had 57f5820409 cooled down, but she 3d56770682 didn’t mind.a474465fadc2d747

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She poured the cold e0ce2356c7 tea into the empty 224bfd6471 cup and brought it 08536b72ab to her lips when e1ede47a9b Leonard spoke.518e4cb5277758bd

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“You shouldn’t drink fdbc38edb4 that.”dc77798732ad2ecc

“Why?”d9d99132036a796b

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Gloria paused for a f04ee061c3 moment, tilting her head b492643dfb in confusion.13826c3282d6ed76

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“It’s probably poisoned.”91d38aec6a2ddef3

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Leonard answered lazily, 07e47d8714 then snatched the ccb69ca60b cup from her 66f7aed113 hand and placed a8d5dc9ad8 it on the 29b442fa1b table.ff6caa52cb23bc53

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Gloria widened her eyes 576509fef6 in disbelief.e24c6c33ca62bc60

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“…Poisoned?”c92bef399bf49fce

“Yeah.”61db874f94f5a45e

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Leonard remained 0e78e5d8d2 completely unfazed.bf68063aa063746b

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Gloria furrowed her brows 4ed8757e1c and glared at the 9b259d7d80 teacup in front of 0b5ff3c2c0 him.d69e8d76ae219057

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“Who would put poison 5c83dac104 in a Duke’s tea?”e8e72259554889ad

“My maid.”bda0bb83b3c29bca

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Leonard answered 0c00b6476a bluntly in cb6fd79515 a dry 6eb34c9665 voice, without 0127f4b18a hesitation.36b408564d297a31

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He then c56c7bffde casually drank cd243a80be the tea ee8f7ae7bd that Gloria cd3caae044 had been 99c08bd9ba about to aa9924bf4a sip.652d7029b9efd74f

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“What are you ea3f0dbf37 doing?”43d346ee8735f4a9

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Gloria’s eyes widened even more in shock.911091ff41f37510

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“You just said the 45f89d4daf tea was poisoned. Why are 6c3f7151f4 you drinking fcdeb972bc it?”5ba945729936d30a

“I’m immune cb33df570f to most 55ab225f50 poisons.”dced7de7e7725fed

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Gloria was taken aback e02f9d9407 by Leonard’s calmness.68f74d920e65ecee

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“Even so, knowing 4a6a95525c that it’s poisoned, a13ff1501c you still drink a92f139275 it?”52a0e04ce8359289

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“If I refuse this fb636d78b5 poisoned tea, the Emperor e0ef508d91 will find other ways 5f205b323b to harm me.”0f78672fe14f08fb

“…”435f2a6a453c91f0

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“It’s better 53f2317d4a to drink 56e4466419 the poison.”89dc7d405c09d8ee

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Gloria was 177cbb7ee6 at a f2d71dcb12 loss for f75cca59e8 words.1ce6da1dce5be0ca

She couldn’t even begin 64712a16f9 to imagine how long d94c08b204 Leonard had been ingesting cb9f2b1818 poison.cff5b2d3629f86dd

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But it was clear 475c375db1 that this was not 9eea3cfa45 a recent development.815769d9ca3a92fc

After all, his 206afd12a8 calm demeanor now 6f6139208c made no sense cb5d5b1c4d if he hadn’t 5f1b8bd017 been exposed to a83dc2cbaf poison for a 5561b338c8 long time.a3b563af8516b64e

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“So, what 6267076c11 shall we fa8f4026c5 talk about cff78a938c first?”b5e42781d7a0a695

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Leonard placed the empty fd0cebd8ee teacup down, changing the bcc1af920b subject.1046438d6bbb9ad3

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Gloria, without a word, f455595af2 grabbed his wrist as 1e425c4ae8 he casually poured more 8f85d6ab28 tea into the empty ee2711d044 cup.a15873558b189338

Leonard’s shoulder flinched.91eb443a79a92822

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“What are you—”1591a73056905615

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“Don’t drink it.”791f2659319c3b8c

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Gloria forcibly 92965b2cfc shook off c85e0b8ac8 his hand 87204b5eef holding the fd6c234503 teapot, standing 6aed3f1fa4 up from dae3a7bfaf her seat.4af40dc4cfbcbc63

Without hesitation, she 1cd6a8cc23 threw both the 54be968817 teapot and teacup 4a5806f632 out of the bfc2a009d3 window.6701c54f5f44fe9f

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The loud c19f0ed25c sound of 2797f440f9 breaking pottery 2228a23b0f echoed from 0f0845a222 outside the 3c816694c1 window.c51ec8c56b1c324b

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Even without seeing 2a8d4d05cc it, it was 683a3aaa55 easy to guess 425c0a93b0 that the delicate d1339414ee tea set had e4316bbd3f shattered into pieces.601aeeb3f79fb114

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“What is 8c7bb0dccb this nonsense?”0d8bb21520efc962

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Leonard looked up at d96b0e4e43 Gloria with a bewildered 8fb9145ec9 expression.18c736a6b5338f57

Gloria quietly closed the 4c6ebeae2f window and turned to 58257fba31 face him.c841878b29140635

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She had made up 90b6028fbe her mind about what e2f6212615 she needed to do d66f684500 first in this situation.516fc80f553052b3

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“First, I’ll 47eaa43d41 get rid 25ff3b15c8 of all f42235cc6c the servants. You’re going to 752c188614 leave this place e9d676453b with me soon e634bc1407 anyway.”803558761d57e716

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Leonard was once again 0c2b3bad6d flustered, asking in confusion.30e127806a08ccd1

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“…Leave? Where to?”eec110864068a3d5

“I don’t know.”b44fee07705cae09

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“…”1a35de5c1516f624

“There are a 8858338f75 few places I’m 2662bdfc70 thinking of, but 45c3d1e4d0 I haven’t decided a61b2e2c7a yet.”c425eacfd82512f6

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Whether it was 442fb6f46c reckless or simply e2f913c0aa decisive, Leonard was ec6b8e4bbb left speechless as c152c27b8a he watched Gloria.1d468312657f34f6

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“Wait here.”a2ed93cd95afb217

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Gloria said 65ca6481e3 that before b8d5cd80f3 heading out 256f5c9c55 of the a3a1ca0b34 bedroom without a0126ceabe a second 4abe09c8bd thought.8c0d6f29220e327b

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Leonard was so 3d794b6255 stunned by the 8dae7f5b22 situation that he d5e70b409e didn’t even try 26a624819b to stop her, 8877d2d78c sitting there dazed.6180942bd20bb239

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Just like when 8a5debe4ee she first arrived 1e928cff75 at the Duke’s 50ea6f47d0 residence, there wasn’t 5c223697be a servant in 542882d9e8 sight.e42b50ed9de2386f

Because of 2813840264 this, Gloria fe90025a40 had to 1ec91e63f3 search the a56ad9fa1c mansion thoroughly 55abbe78a9 for a 700dcdea7d while before 82fe859987 finding any d44f08d6c7 servants.bf4a027b2f21d2d8

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‘Even a shabby aedbfae682 temple in a 12398b5b3e small village wouldn’t 8c06bfe9f2 be this bad.’5acff691eb49a4b7

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As she explored the 3e0d15b89d mansion, she could clearly d0498164f5 tell that the place a04ddace24 was almost in a 5241a8c644 state of neglect. The mansion df1d8156aa was large, 6c2b0b97c3 but lacked 967d082dfe any proper 0ecc0e2b45 upkeep.40905b45abd847b2

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It had been 263fc99955 left unattended for 01b8134736 so long without ae96d34a7d caretakers or guards, e585e24b4b which explained the b11d0b47f1 situation.5d0824b29c0a734f

It was 0c21888e3a clear there c659f131ce were very ad6aaf2dd0 few servants bbac33e865 living here, 225aa44c53 given that 44c29a8fae she hadn’t d6099b5814 encountered a 8acd0743c6 single person 9e56f1cf35 after wandering 6a41f739ba around for fd92eac91b so long.681586ced17e23fa

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Feeling more c948758b99 and more ae8c17067d frustrated, Gloria’s e97fab84d5 expression grew b606629c9d darker as 01ee2ab242 she continued f7b0e32fd1 her search.71e4981515f0697d

Just as e945fe6811 she stepped b30a692ca4 into the 39737c6800 garden, she f96517a785 spotted someone.40b7f4c541f28b6b

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“E-excuse me, Saint…?”529991bf1a0568cb

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“Reni.”8c00ab456e8a2ffd

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Gloria saw Reni, 72270d6934 who had just 91b9018659 returned to the 76f008b060 mansion8ad935b49dfe2150

Reni looking surprised and 7748b2a684 unable to hide her 3bf0554fd4 unease.957bf84f5bc207e0

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“You must have d3053d7c2e been out somewhere.”4d9eb475c86827e4

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At this late hour, 1471e4cec5 Reni’s suspicious behavior was 717b2000ee hard to ignore.6fe820ddb31e72fa

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“That… that’s…”37f6100b4ab2264b

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Gloria caught 868e85073f sight of cab028565e a small c305990044 pouch Reni 1013e7cdb5 had hurriedly 3134ba7389 hidden behind b10b50b8a4 her back.80f3b0dd89acb85f

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“Why haven’t you e35cec15bd gone back yet?”18e100f692d2e32d

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Reni awkwardly tried to 4fa63d1b39 change the subject, her 5e575f5c3d nervousness obvious.84ba61dc0b00175c

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Gloria watched her 1dcee5701c closely before casually 6d66fc5dec saying,5e9f1c34b7cdc2d0

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“That thing you’re holding… it’s poison, isn’t it?”c7ad399999094c15