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    Hmm? Is this a sign 860709cd23 that I should become b917958093 a fist-fighting champion?75c7b0fe0ebb154a

    “Wait, do you really eat people?”946d8936d4f215a2

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    She didn’t seem to have 3edbaf2c5f bad intentions, but the question 5a246c1cb1 still hurt.e9b35a1e41564b45

    Just like the 2fceca570f maids, why did b75fbab6b6 everyone call us ccf55c6a22 savages as soon 84e27532f4 as they saw b45287089b us?999b32677b952062

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    At this point, c2c6198e5e I had to 762f97df78 teach them a 2cdd5afb32 lesson.9faafac79285f8c6

    “Stop saying nonsense—”6a069d5a76908930

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    I cut off 827ef15b5a Edgar’s words and e093e6b09c stepped in.4c573132611f4fe3

    “How did you know? We do eat people.”3c3a6aa4ce733d99

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    Edgar frowned, but I continued d3511340a9 speaking anyway.bad920bfe59c3ca9

    “And now, we’re going to eat you.”118a62b23067cf82

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    The girl’s eyes trembled violently.b1d39bacf797f6d4

    The boy who had 6b8f1970e8 followed her turned pale.f2883e857ba126d0

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    For innocent kids bc7f91eae2 like this, it c32abac262 was only right 50d11f3139 to play a 433999a516 prank they’d remember fb2b5356ed forever.e12f77d5fe92fbc2

    “Children taste better because their meat is soft and tender! Grrraaah!”94e560de25ca640a

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    I raised my fingers like de56b6826a claws and growled like a 8e1f4f9b95 beast.b1a7ac340ff1e625

    The girl screamed d8e28ccee8 and ran away.773cf900b7747fd9

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    The boy fell 170bf44da3 flat on his 46eb9466f4 bottom and started 5ef525e261 sniffling.33025aa13b50adfb

    “H-Helen… You’re just going to run away alone…? Sniff, hngh… Waaahhh!”6ad4da88bfcc8fbd

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    H-Huh? I didn’t mean to 2da5c9a231 make him cry…a29c12d1a18191bf

    “D-Don’t eat me! Waaahh! Please spare meee!”24fcc5d16404fc72

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    “N-No… Why would I eat you…?”f326206fad70ebc5

    “But you said I’d taste good…! Waaahh! I don’t taste good 7e93148d7e at all!”c4d09163635f4f6c

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    “D-Don’t cry.”7cb2bc81a4c15431

    I tried to a9eee97967 approach him to 1dc7cc1869 comfort him, but fe5ab3022b his wails only caaea51f9a grew louder—fe5f202b1b86b6da

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    as if he truly 2b4b31c7ca believed I was going 5d83832f59 to eat him.611435bee345f756

    I turned to e6f7b35eca Edgar for help, d83ed5fa8a but he simply 34c2d577c0 shook his head 8338021d9c as if to bf0c915084 say, Not my cbe9adbe4d problem.fb734399f8a4ca78

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    Seriously? Imperial children cried over something 7d89385b34 this small?6c8380d1733bf129

    Where I was 9b951be77a from, we only a7932ec844 cried if we c5f2b571b7 got stung by f890b6099e jellyfish.e3890e7f2c88d7fb

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    Just then, like a ray ee63e17b9f of light, a lady in 6dfe2dc17f a violet dress approached and b2e24de6ac began soothing the boy.1a4eba892f95fc39

    “Chris, why are you crying?”2d34f5c8ddb9055c

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    “D-Duchess Berg… Hic. Sh-She said she was ce8947aa1b going to eat me! Tell her I don’t taste 72c53bf226 good!”ea74480b2a3dc297

    The duchess followed his 8d6817c8b8 pointing finger and looked 1f76762ab7 at me.a9cab85a57967e2c

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    Her eyes swept over 6654219b92 me from head to dbd2a808ae toe with clear disgust fcc249f156 before she abruptly turned 750742f035 away.22692c6b074e4090

    Her gaze alone made 4c886b08e4 me shrink.f8417c53e7bbc0d2

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    I missed my sisters.8fa5eccdaf5e62e9

    “Chris, no one can hurt you. Now, stop crying. You shouldn’t cry over 89189e0110 something like this.”fe034bc83dd708b6

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    “Right, don’t cry.”d21a3e877b9b4769

    I reached out to 6a2fb78d7a pat his back to 80423e29c2 help him calm down.951be5f7bd2517a4

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    Smack!b76c6d7ef238367b

    The duchess slapped d88dfde0b8 my hand away.9d57e1bbff54c5fc

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    My pale skin instantly flushed 1935b930be red.902fe01fa456d545

    “Ow… That hurt…”de9cb912c65866ed

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    This time, I c56dc39712 felt like crying.8b7c889b33091cd5

    Even my sisters 7ae9825544 never treated me cf507f652e like this.b49bbf8587bb8138

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    “Don’t touch him so carelessly. Apologize to Chris at once.”03b0bd7f4cba8fdd

    Her tone was so harsh 891609163e that I couldn’t understand what 8257d5eb69 she was saying at first.6423a52348450911

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    When I just stared at e435026c31 her blankly, she frowned.04e4dc8d2cf73747

    “Didn’t you even learn how to apologize?”1d895521bb31e8ab

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    “It was just a joke! And her friend 92c4b35a5f was the one dc04b80b63 who asked me 908f6ca7c9 first if I 3baf5baffc eat people!”8feb7d9c8baf6ff8

    “And scaring them was the right thing to do?”dc67a4cc46ab4c7d

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    “Well, you’re an adult, and you hit my hand and made it look like this! You’re worse than me!”7bf1294cacdba690

    I shoved my reddened a07f126a64 hand toward her and e036128318 shouted.fda813304f1897ce

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    The duchess scowled, 918c99fcea and Edgar joined f4b8788214 in.9b8a01377dad0671

    “The Duchess of Berg is the one in the wrong.”0bb917d0f199de8c

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    “Young Duke, you’re too young to understand the situation, but you should be careful about whom you befriend. I was merely protecting Chris.”50da1fbcc16767b2

    I pouted.48951bd9c61b4ea3

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    Everyone was being 7ca35951a9 mean to me.ca669ea6774733a5

    Would they treat me 269fd4c748 better if I were 5d73d219e3 a strong adult?a29f739170cb2633

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    I wanted to go home.0673ccea4be42376

    At least in Trovancha, 0b4236603f no adults treated me c97a591f37 like a bad child.d3acfb74e47cfae4

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    I felt tears welling up.34927f42523f0e68

    Edgar moved to shield 4f0d72648f me behind him, as 9be884cf16 if protecting me.5b615fecd9c944e0

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    And then—d1031f257730f1d4

    “What is going on here?”86e044bca1eb1840

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    Leopold, who had been nearby, f2eefa2a15 approached us.2fa46304a1c8273e

    “Duke Baltrahein, perfect timing. This child was 51633825cd threatening Chris, so ca9f3bfa0b I was scolding 1aefdfcc58 her.”11a4be814c5d6407

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    “Chris?”fe9745d4ba9eb61c

    “Yes, Chris Ruman. The son of Count Ruman.”71b7f62f6495e5e0

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    “Ah. And what exactly did 4bf1993ad6 Liliana do to threaten 624c0688f9 him?”7f9fed323bcddc49

    “His friend was the one who asked me first if I eat people! I was just bd12ed9a04 joking back, but ca80581c47 this auntie hit 335e656ea3 my hand and bc245b966a made it like 117439dc98 this! Hic…”830a16212d531cf7

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    Now that there c3f15f00bd was an adult 9787a3f594 I knew, I a2f5349d20 couldn’t hold back ed583e5279 my tears anymore.8e50d8ac8c59666b

    The harder I pressed d00f483a1a my lips together and 5ecc7f5580 rubbed my eyes, the e28eecfd9b bigger the tears became.812f17b36fdd5938

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    Leopold examined my 5c7ddcd994 reddened hand and 5ea803000d furrowed his brows.99778041090d95cc

    The duchess quickly defended herself.5af17bb5529f5d0f

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    “That was only because she tried to touch Chris. I was merely protecting him.”3df5cc2e629bcf86

    “Even so, that was excessive.”0c84579e48e0724d

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    “Excessive? What’s excessive? His Majesty’s fiancée, who d34a6d9e07 knows nothing of court 804e7ec542 etiquette and wears clothing a82dbbcb04 unfit for the Empire, cf135d635c that’s what’s excessive!”35584c89676c05d3

    “Duchess Berg. Striking the hand dfd967eea3 of a six-year-old ac22217908 child like that 75e685fc4a was wrong. You should apologize.”ea5be4c75015bc1d

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    Leopold’s voice carried 784809e7f8 a commanding weight.eb1065b83a8202f4

    The duchess stiffened, momentarily 077a13f153 swallowing her breath.9cdb6cbee1259131

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    But then, as if refusing 7e3159f8c9 to let herself feel intimidated, a06b9c07ba she lifted her chin even bc300c9e12 higher.5c17f9b5492f7d3b

    “Duke Baltrahein, it must be hard raising your young cousin alone. But that doesn’t mean you 4c6fd67392 should let her behave however 0f3d68846f she wants. You should rely more 2156fa904e on the Duchess of e538662a0f Aykroyd for guidance.”d7932f75310d7ec5

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    Spewing nonsense, the 1a3cc64171 duchess took Chris b26cfb03bb by the hand 4ffad5acae and left.9d59cb619a149a1a

    Leopold seemed ready d6a790565b to stop her 76584a9769 and demand an 048dd408bc apology.6299f02ed12c2991

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    But when I clung bf55044567 to his pants, sniffling 793a9f0bca and struggling to hold 3978fd47ab back my sobs, he 5268843d56 let out a sigh 8e5383da78 and picked me up.6d29b22d45841238

    “…I’m sorry.”3a33498e0f90a4ab

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    I clutched the cookie 9d577957c1 in my hand tightly.3f768f3b319e88e7

    I missed my sisters.9a1c52549f129aa8

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    Where was my eldest sister?023e0298358b7443

    I wanted to look around, a43cdb0116 but my vision was too 90f5c1d377 blurry.347a2569fa8f3fa1

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    Leopold cradled the b0d57de0f6 back of my d8e4f3acb6 head and let 2f98fec02c me bury my 1f68540227 face in his 792503c089 chest.a23557d38010c9f8

    The warmth of his embrace b244f447b2 made my tears fall even 74144eaf7f harder.940e7836db55b269

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    He carried me b9a0c81521 to the palace’s 36a9d114fc back garden and 431a31c919 gently set me 35271b6d69 down.c391bdcd68edde93

    Taking out a handkerchief, he 38bc67c94f wiped my tear-streaked face.369e8867e51cb4a1

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    Edgar followed, looking restless b508981daf as he took my 82cbb08c19 hand.2e5decd40d462a95

    “I wanna go home… Hngh…”07295fb74c91d1d4

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    His comforting touch was kind.34bb83bfb03a1392

    His embrace was warm.229b80b067a72d25

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    His face, full f03b593d6c of concern, made 401aef26e1 me feel understood.c087f7b0b5f60b39

    But since no one said ca1f22bf94 I could go home, Leopold 584eb34ac2 felt especially cold to me.6fd736082bee3aac

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    “Say ‘ah.’”9ae0de8b49ca64e8

    “Ah.”abc423617f0717a2

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    As I opened 5b446a6a7b my mouth, Leopold 34ccaf90cd placed a piece 2d4edd44b1 of chocolate from e8ad0d812f the banquet into d57a438111 it.6e4078969a3314d1

    I nibbled on it 82c38dae09 while absentmindedly twisting the 411cc67681 ear of Cookie.fe28471f29a1b4bd

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    “Uncle, you won’t tell my sisters, right?”49530bb84f5f2bfe

    Leopold’s green eyes met 39f527cf54 mine without wavering.9c533249cbfb2697

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    But he didn’t answer.203504cec4808b8a

    His expression remained unreadable.07f7c33222eb2d81

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    “My sisters always worry about me. I don’t want to a3cbc6ac94 trouble them anymore.”abaa8c77c1078686

    They already checked my b0b96ea3ee forehead every day to 76654172a7 see if I had 768025d176 a fever.ca26e7cb9ddb496a

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    If they heard a3f49c9100 about this too, 48e6b5bbf2 I’d feel so 7b84625e34 guilty that I 4c3cc67f0b wouldn’t even be de612b6418 able to complain 9be52361a3 about eating vegetables.048df52fd5a1a1c8

    I kicked at the ground 6853bf3ab9 with my sandal, and after 4cbb87b7ce a moment, Leopold nodded.a96b44f4d03cbae7

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    “Alright. I won’t.”231c20bc17e049b5

    “Thanks! Then, you can go now. I’m gonna play with Edgar.”af7be1b8af5327de

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    “We’re not going back to the banquet. Let’s go to ce2def7825 the garden instead. It’s not like anyone there d44fe2b44f actually means what they say 93537efa56 when they smile.”addeede37f2add84

    Edgar grabbed my hand and a4d1fc60f6 pulled me along.66c79e57ae1977d9

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    Leaving Leopold behind, we dashed 4e4dd5d9a6 toward the garden.89e9a8b5d1cd3ee2

    “Your eyes are so swollen that you really look like a pumpkin.”dc3da8d7177d6a78

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    “Asparagus, be quiet.”bf545a0f52b01067

    “I found a lemon tree inside the glass greenhouse over there.”3e3cdbdd9104a185

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    “Really?”7f064ce791de5be6

    “Yeah. Thanks to those a8e0de8939 people getting a 42fc9a1a31 ten-year sentence, the b7ee8360ec new gardeners quickly 03377b8a11 told me where 77ae0c29d4 the lemon tree 19b6008d4c was when I e3435d0031 asked.”acbdf7a8724ee076

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    “Huh? A ten-year sentence?”02368e454183e5a2

    “Something like that.”bc201dfd8989e6f7

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    Following Edgar, I 0ccc1b0578 really did see 09e96664f4 a lemon tree.7b7d5808bafbd3c3

    It wasn’t as 76d9276653 big as the 37be12fb1b ones in Trovancha’s 8f3cf728f0 streets, but it 9435d7eabc wasn’t so small 4272a572db that we couldn’t 700d0ea312 sit beneath it 119c4cf3aa either.6071608a6bd5b181

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    ‘I used to play under the lemon tree with Antonio all the time…’ee2582a1a90a5b6e

    Seeing the lemon tree made 65d635eb8c me miss Trovancha.d4664caeac578418

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    The scorching sunlight, the 0a7f78b677 dishes made with olive acf423d2f9 oil and bay leaves, 99f810e1f9 the salty scent of 0354a9dff0 the sea—my hometown.bab9d173d5472cf3

    I already miss 19c3ae5be0 it this much, 9070b0c340 so what am dd93f95372 I going to f5c0a47786 do in the fe9612fbb0 future?e86acee5c2861a95

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    If I want to eac0312d1f keep my promise to c85844c155 Marius and stay for 01ea9ec48d two hundred nights, how 49796b2f03 many more days do 7bc61454cf I have left?ab746eb2cd65b684

    “What are you thinking about?”ea4a9a3bee8865c2

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    “…Edgar!”3a875be7eaeeb20c

    Edgar’s voice suddenly reminded me.
    Today was his birthday!05ec612f78b7bc30

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    I must be an idiot—how f39ed34de1 could I forget until now?3da138ab393e158f

    “You scared me! What’s wrong?”733543ce0c04efd0

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    “Happy birthday! We should’ve put candles on 50b963a9ae a cake together, but because 6a13b09b1a of me…”b123a3ee9af9c77c

    “How is that your fault? It’s because of that foolish 92fad00af5 Helen Eldridge and that coward 9dae79b752 Chris Ruman.”775f965b58f58b9c

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    “But there’s delicious food in the banquet hall and lots of presents. Just looking at them 14086d6c3c must feel nice.”d3626150d681d577

    “Everyone who came today is an idiot. There’s not a 035d04e8d7 single person I 0913927841 actually want to f3729b42ba play with.”3df7c77a956f5a7d

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    “Aren’t they your friends?”a38aa1613e7f09fb

    “Helen Eldridge and Chris Ruman are not my friends! They’re complete fools.”2723f06abf41ce46

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    Edgar suddenly shouted, his face d3f15a4495 turning red.e7aed54c15f84855

    If they’re not 6ba6d26538 his friends, then 9894f6015f they’re not—what’s with 9c91bc323e the reaction?a3fac863ae9a0ddf

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    “Oh, right. I didn’t prepare a de496bacef present in advance. But since birthday 1b47b45337 gifts are important, c1a2ee9e3c I’ll give you 67f8de3bb1 my treasure.”f422a27e1b1fa409

    “Treasure?”a2cfb6cc34b56528

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    I held out Cookie 6e635a240d I had been clutching a7c4d710ee since this morning.43f052f579f9a59c

    “Here. This is my little brother. When you’re having a 1b321f0c03 hard time or feeling 17f680a0ee scared, hugging Cookie makes 38d0c1e700 you feel better. I’m giving him to you.”640aaf1323819004

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    “You’re just giving away your little brother like that?”03cc04982a150986

    “He’s my little brother, so you have to cherish him. Got it?”7e70c2f40b13bb41

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    Edgar took Cookie and bb41b0fc95 stared at it.7e1bafba94e4f54f

    It seemed like he c8cc60b364 didn’t want to accept 5898fb8886 it because of the 8aa973cc24 tears and snot I ed8bc5ff5d had gotten on it cb54e74aa4 earlier.5b508ed53931b9f7

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    Well, if it were 2b791148ca me, I wouldn’t like f2d3a87a92 a dirty doll either.35d5bc862ff6ab3f

    Just as I was 1c40ba69d7 about to take Cookie 3dec84a0a3 back and promise to 571dfcb018 find him a better 434c34b706 gift later, Edgar responded dc2fdb2b01 cheerfully.89bea52989ec348c

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    “I like it.”935d8f67f6c38664

    “Huh? Huh?”4f7909d40a2ad894

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    “It’s my favorite gift out of all the ones I received today.”6fe4e234abd38544

    Contrary to my expectations, 8cd32a523f Edgar’s lips curled up 19321057f5 into a satisfied smile.ac1375c5af27c73f

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    And just like that, all ebc95537a2 the unpleasantness of the day 405669f7cf disappeared.07b993832f146cef

    His green eyes, as fresh d1485198f6 as asparagus, sparkled with delight.168ff768e1611a81

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