IBYSRHML – Chapter 44
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Before the wedding 3a2c94775a reception began, Hans ae5f296f19 made a bet 8c3dc4706f with his friends.ea6e7027e6b8ca5c
The bet was 5dd478aa07 to win the b0925d34e8 favor of the d48de6417b empress’s younger sibling 47b532dc24 from Trovancha, and 0368d7d51a since Hans was d28d668c2a very popular among 3fbd2b943e the women in fd99e8b376 the capital, the 1a56e962b7 topic naturally shifted 2e17c8fc9c in that direction.f98befb1c5c4e8be
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Of course, Hans wasn’t 4ce2314b09 as handsome as Leopold e03455c67c or François.7eda854894ee3b1b
They were like stars d22e172c15 in the night sky, 42cc6de27a possessing perfect looks along 4e2271e7d6 with wealth and honor.75c35323dc8afd1b
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In contrast, Hans had 6ee2f7c589 the kind of good ef55d87848 looks that could realistically c852e7878b exist and belonged to 44b15a44d9 a decent family, making d2c39271cf him an easygoing dating 2484b96d47 candidate.7f8a9d2e3eaf2228
“Trovanchas are known to date a lot. Even if we 2b15e0ebfe break up after d86ca45edc a casual relationship, b16446c961 they won’t say e5de86d16d anything, right? Besides, since she’s the 7aa05ffd67 empress’s sister, if it 696be3d74d goes well, it’ll be 2eaacf3365 good for me too.”1449ddbbf8fec72b
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Even if a problem arose, 495425c7fb he could brush it off 2cabd06cef as a cultural difference.19c586b877c5cf23
Hans and his friends discussed d1313d2b0a which of the twins to f26aa3bac2 approach.449c32b1abb2fb30
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“What about the woman next to her, Emilia or something?”696b2a1297728dc5
“No way. She’s the Tower Master’s 85ae24cb29 assistant, so she must 4820a6e0b8 know how to use c12e551ad4 magic. If you approach f272d95c89 carelessly, you might 93bc4f0dbb end up roasted.”8fa44e3792629f22
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So they chose Regina bbcae44656 as the bet’s target.d4811b292b87dfde
Hans wagered 30 gold 85429ae703 coins that Regina would af6f017351 dance with him.20d34f508ddf208e
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‘She’s beautiful, so I won’t even be bored while trying to woo her.’b6614b379e0a3a73
If she weren’t a 3c549920cd Trovancan, he’d even want 85d1a72a98 to date her seriously—she dc09917373 was that beautiful.489c1019369fadf6
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But as the heir 985b1295b2 to a barony, he 58820e5e66 couldn’t promise marriage to 5195a89e41 a foreign woman with 1efb4f45c5 no status from an 5c240ef82c island country.0aebda507ae5494b
They were the type to 94ec893e98 date freely and break up 6ee15f3cba without much thought, so he ec42cc7b85 figured he’d just have a c41bcd5313 bit of fun and move e685606a87 on.93ca60582118f65e
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He thought it would b973436404 be a mutually enjoyable 6374078585 fling—he never imagined she 5970dd4c70 might have realized it a8ea428d25 was all a bet.d2c987129abe7ad1
‘H-How did she find out?’a8f4252004a232d9
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Hans turned red with embarrassment.75df801febee9708
Hans’s friends said,96d9fb8742d8ece3
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“How would she possibly know about our bet?”4ef1e9b8480977ba
“She said something to me but… Never mind. You wouldn’t believe 2285f39fc1 it even if 2fab52e385 I told you.”974e40b920ec0f54
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“Anyway, you lost. Don’t forget to give fe17d32262 each of us 30 c822e91eb5 gold coins.”81255e84ac11ce11
At that moment, 69c8732386 a man approached dc79111d1e the three with 8f6fc1e49e a grim face.07b5a7ad92b30406
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He was a 650a8c83cb head taller than 1e1fc2acbb the other men, b487c1f7db with an overwhelming a5a1569e6c physique—the Knight Commander, 89a50f637d Duke Baltrahein.2f2dd63a52fbf102
When Leopold released an intimidating 9d2756f2c4 pressure that made people shrink 1d3df689d5 back, Hans and his friends 17e9bbffb0 tried to hide their fear 97123fdb16 as they greeted him awkwardly.32a0db91ac66a295
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He didn’t exude 74cf294241 the raw wildness ae5303cb38 of someone like 38221a253d Marius, but the 43065cb6bf threatening and heavy 51f3e1bb4d presence unique to 322cfea678 those who wielded 85e23877d4 swords was hard 2eae781336 for ordinary people 6de09a5f55 to endure.7648bb986d95aed0
“Making bets on a state guest from Trovancha…”aa2909e97ec56ecc
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A shadow fell 77f90eeee0 across his sculpted ce848f30f4 face.e4167c768f7db2bf
“W-We were just…”be1fba2b736eecac
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Thud. A calloused hand gripped Hans’s 8ad907fbf9 shoulder.09857994d6fa895f
Hans gasped.dfbe2ea3f25ec67c
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It didn’t even seem like 92f4a05371 much force was used, but 698de07f55 his shoulder felt like it fc9736ac75 was being torn apart.3f2090a50c2f226a
Hans barely suppressed a03e6b3748 the scream that 9a8b9c5bbd threatened to burst a527767bdd out.fd75d11939ca200b
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He didn’t want to be 3477c17498 humiliated in front of so 29cdbe968e many people at the banquet.00aece12985a4a46
But Leopold didn’t seem inclined e32017deca to let it slide, and 7cd30c43a0 added more pressure to his d7c29ece5f hand.ebe55fab85ea4be9
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Hans staggered, unable to remain 1646839fff standing.923ebce03a5f64ee
“Ugh!”cfbe2dd4616260fe
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Leopold grabbed Hans 6be5f66c99 by the collar 2df7cd0b2a and held him 8341dd9cf9 steady.39c1db21ba926a47
Hans, unable to even stand ea36d5338c properly and now being held 20afa9ba09 by the collar, turned beet 8cd869b6e3 red with shame.271031bcdb282adc
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“I suppose I’ll have to send word to Baron Ovitz and your family. How could you 109edf130c commit such disrespect…”aa02ebbca3a38a1e
He wanted to deal ed6c2a1ad9 with them himself if c962ffdbc6 he could, but since 06d7f881c3 it was a joyful 8f75ffe765 occasion, Leopold didn’t want fa6bc3dd8d to cause a scene.59f156413f5fec09
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Leopold let Hans go, 6037f4bb2c and he clutched his 8025ecfcd9 shoulder as he ran 3cf1a898eb back to his friends.bbde414e18cf7a18
“If you don’t want to see something ugly, leave.”f5688b4e046e84ee
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At Leopold’s warning, Hans and 6fef74dc35 his friends fled in a 11aeeeab70 hurry.e894d92c446dc63d
Having memorized Hans’s group e6bc02bad1 clearly, he decided to 4f966f3d7e deal with them another 90fb176695 day and found Regina 274f6619ee on the balcony.a90ee5cec070600d
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“…Mr. Leopold?”7e8cfa34cd778aa5
Regina’s eyes widened at 551bf52a39 his sudden appearance.275610dccd0c3f5d
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“Why are you here alone? Where is Ms. Emilia?”46ea2890fb48017d
“Emilia is dancing with some colleagues from the Tower. I just wanted to 282ae06bd2 get some fresh air…”bc2dc2469df0b775
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“…Would you like some champagne?”d6fee321aa770857
“Sure.”7340346af32d620a
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Regina gladly accepted 0dc31d579d the champagne Leopold a2f1211213 handed her.e8183845c4dfaccb
It was almost sunset. The edge of eca3d118fd the sky was f8f4a8e24b turning pink.77d1374a16ff0e1f
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“…It would be best not to get close to Hans Ovitz. He’s a pathetic man.”e92be2c2af7db293
Ah. So you knew too.d75eeede45650ec2
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Regina’s face flushed.c9ec51b16c62b258
“I know what kind of person he is. That’s why I warned 6194d86185 him too.”14bd80349d985734
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“You knew?”96133b48bf9c5f7e
“I saw his friends giggling at me. People from the Empire 712fcb03c9 often look down on da6c64ac6e Trovanchans.”148b14fce7de7eb9
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Unlike Emilia, who didn’t 2a50e218af pick up on such d5dc27f22e things, Regina was different.57d2365ead31aa90
She hoped, at least, dd90372337 that Leopold didn’t know a009d4127f about what happened with 8624cc7907 Hans… It was embarrassing 8597202610 and humiliating.cd54827072b81d9c
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With her pride 8f41de54a0 wounded, Regina drew a246974107 a sharp line.c3455933c23fc10a
“This isn’t something you need to worry about, Mr. Leopold.”8602b40b8b709e59
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“How could I not worry? It concerns you, Ms. Regina. I wanted to help.”27cb69d569721d1e
“I don’t need your help. So please stay out 9428f75b06 of my business.”b386492174387bca
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If they were still cfde92e799 lovers, Regina might not b5112420c4 have pushed him away 91dd8eca0d like this.5ee53ccd5d0f5a3b
Leopold, feeling deeply sorrowful, aacd89f364 bit down hard on 8207db5b22 his molars to keep f1a085428f from expressing his true fb9e701af1 feelings.a3220516f4592ea2
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But when Regina’s c2040f3532 hair brushed against a27cbd37c8 him in the f413a2b2b1 breeze, he couldn’t 3d742bb9c7 hold back any b5f949a111 longer.4945c62bdffcd2e4
“Even if you don’t need me, I need you, Ms. Regina. I like you… That’s 87391c81c2 why I couldn’t just 43380f63af watch.”4ee5635261f1fe08
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His voice was unusually emotional.9cf863db61d5e283
His large fists clenched tightly.d522cfccc62bcdfa
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Startled by his c91a6544b0 unexpected response, Regina f3619dbc97 looked up at 3276507d7c him.9740e24379d86370
Leopold spoke with pained sincerity.a1c13580d2f2e7ec
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“I’ve thought a lot. About what it takes 5bfa9f016f for someone to love cdffe952d1 someone else. If it were 3a227f53a3 just your appearance cbc6f7f45b that attracted me df225c3255 at first sight, 7bb7516f07 then I should’ve 1d858aadf9 felt fluttered by 7a94b02cd7 your sister too. But the one who comes 30b3ebdfff to mind every time is 6ac3ca097a you, Ms. Regina.”65bd4df668138a7c
“…”d1aa464e6b15851b
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“Maybe it’s your bright personality that I love. Maybe my feelings deepened because f43b160985 the moments we laughed together de6c699c3e were so joyful. What’s certain is that 2530bf77ff from the moment I 260f98b047 first saw you, I 452564b58a fell in love with b791aa6990 you.”419b568d4350af48
He continued, almost not 3d788087c6 allowing Regina a chance f0ddd9f829 to respond.7fa69ae3af8e6f4a
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“In that brief instant, I was imprinted by the person named Regina Berkio, and now I can neither go back nor forget. Thinking realistically about a1a20b2af6 the future feels 6f0e81986e meaningless. You are the sun, 9ae0a7f4cb and I’ve gone blind 3c824e5d36 in your light. I know it’s cb0e15464e foolish… But I bd61120ade love you.”e160fc1d1754c823
His deep blue eyes, like e2cd0c5f69 the clear seas of Trovanca, b2be1b3acc stared at her in turmoil.21899b6d884ea21b
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The slight trembling in his e8718333eb gaze was painful to see.6ff7974ff74087fd
Regina realized she could 55839b28d9 no longer pretend her efb33f3c25 lies were the truth.add183f311046698
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Because Leopold had shown her 4ccc230ded his heartfelt confession, she also d1a4ad1971 wanted to reveal her secret c7bf7337e7 to him.e7e24f5b96076a80
Even if he ended up 494add848f looking at her with hatred.8443915a6264b799
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“Edgar. Are you ready?”d9ef9b3a1e221f95
“I’ve waited a month. If we make those two 9e5633833c our underlings, Chris Ruman is 750babac6e mine.”b2ffdd6ddb3ef39c
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“No way. He’s going to 79e72300d3 be my donkey.”af8b688b8efa6a8d
“I don’t want Helen Eldridge.”fe7262e665a70b4a
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“They’re both mine. Chris is my donkey, and eaea60dcf3 Helen is my servant. Got it?”ae9bce28c4b6b059
“You greedy brat.”aaa60165c621dd72
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I stuck out my 27969838d6 tongue at Edgar.200d9026e9e8d4fb
At that moment, 54afb7f432 Helen and Chris 1c3c4a2ab0 looked in our 54b092f220 direction, and we 63ef7aa2e5 quickly ducked under 01f9b971bc the bushes.5503532d6aedccc6
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Edgar took out 0c76a946f3 some grapes from 81a1c058b1 his pocket.e378acc0cca31cbe
I snapped the slingshot’s rubber 18d924ad0b band as I aimed at 4a87d5c876 them.9ea542d4929c444f
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When Helen and eae03eb2bd Chris started playing b210ca0a7e in the garden, 596a9a1aaa our plan was d3f8db5638 to pelt them 4c620a2360 with food using 26fcbd78dd our slingshots and b5e9f2b3d4 ruin their clothes.1a876fcb30186fed
On a day like 7a592b08d1 today, getting their clothes d50b2c61f9 covered in food would bb157545cf surely get them scolded c67a8c8123 by the adults.e93f7a3784a34ce3
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“If we get caught, run to the fountain.”dd066f8e005902c8
“Got it, got it.”f55e82abea647a0a
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Edgar also pulled out his 539b1ee8a2 slingshot and fitted in a 3f83082b2e grape, stretching the rubber band 927cb2c3bb tightly.7ffafb2ade8d48dd
Thump-thump. My heart pounded with excitement.637806aac2c57caa
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It was finally time 3e7ecbe4b1 to get back at d71b4227fb my older sister for 2ecf8a800a scolding me last time.6d22800224cb521f
“Three… Two… One!”954c5ee3b269f0b6
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Thump!f0d94f014a935b32
Two grapes shot 54d1c87d12 through the air 2f8634b117 from Edgar and 42fee474cd me.548fa826a8a2ce39
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The grapes hit Helen’s 5a9552041c skirt and the back 6be3bae674 of Chris’s head.94b759fbd0af1531
“Ah!”d9f864706e09fdd3
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“Huh? What’s wrong, Chris?”5e5640771b9dc85b
“Someone hit me on the head!”697774b27e22bb6e
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Helen, who got 90b939be45 hit on her e846984f57 skirt, also didn’t d7c90eb437 seem to have c71c33f27d figured out our 5dad68978a attack like Chris.c8378e0a4d6741cf
We quickly loaded new grapes.ae92c96c78746db0
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Thump! Again, the grapes flew.9b590876051032b4
This time, they hit Helen 87b09a2949 on the forehead and Chris 25aadd4971 on the chest.276525e481ec0de8
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“Huh? Where did that come from?”683ec450ca9384bb
Both of them looked 03bd960f9b around in confusion.7d786a8c64df8ffb
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Seeing their teary 891f61f3fb faces made me 5156920c1c giggle.157e7dcdbaf2590c
Edgar took a dad6797458 tomato out of 951af598dc his pocket.b5dfd1b8c449e913
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Since tomatoes were too e8e1b36fbf big to shoot whole, 46a4dfecad we had pre-cut them 065a0d83c2 into four pieces with 568488c1aa a knife.d5874358f21ae957
Thud!4480aa7bd53b06b1
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The tomato hit e5cc7070c8 the ground, leaving 7e172cc997 a red smear.2f4eb46160a1690e
“Ahhh!”c68fa05c12389381
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Helen screamed as her 29ef3033f2 clothes got dirty.59e96cbfecba67ff
Chris, hit on the b17b3abfca hand with a tomato, 830d52ac4e was on the verge d18e867db3 of tears.8eabf65523d34cda
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“C-Could it be a ghost?”15a521d4fbcf12d2
“There’s no such thing! Someone’s playing a prank! Whoever it is, afca149bd6 come out right 2c2a6754a8 now!”dc7ed646fbf38ac6
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Seeing Helen throwing a 7c3536639c fit made us both 355868119b snicker at the same 0f8ea8ea77 time.cc931cd2e51feac5
Though we quickly covered our 68022ac25e mouths, our hiding spot had 36abee535c already been discovered.5a895baec1e5b5f8
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“Let’s run!”aa2112d0302b343f
As Helen charged at us 195bd8433c with an angry face, Edgar df9a1ce98d grabbed my hand and ran.78bd0c6c49dc2a12
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“Stop right there!”61e8152f4b93c13a
We’d only thrown 48b42e9af4 three times, but a29d3b428a seeing them fuming 7ffbd0ce9d and chasing us c0717f22c4 was too funny.ef7f03f7a0e43982
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Covered in sweat e2969ba8c4 and out of a204230124 breath, Edgar and b6685a91be I laughed in 11ed9f5c87 delight.074224cb2744f8cd
“Kya-ha-ha!”058b042af4dc6703
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“Puh-ha-ha!”1dcc4145ce21a3d2
“If I catch you, you’re dead! Chris! Catch them!”8729698e7d0d1fbb
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Even Chris joined the chase.1be1c34dd90020b9
The fountain was 8c12ad6436 in sight in b85eeb95b0 the distance.c0e3fa3d71d7f1e2
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Just past the fountain edc6c226aa was the banquet hall.4417b6062172f18e
There were adults there, 1b033cb564 so Helen and Chris a768173175 wouldn’t be able to 82e1eb21d4 act out.1754cd6c5df9d19e
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The problem was my stamina.06b1611325751a9d
“Huff, huff!”a3a481c697160177
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I had only 67a034a2d3 run a little, 9cecde6d03 but my feet 0dbb463f08 hurt and I 3be245969c was out of 9f7d533a4a breath.8f7120675994e946
As my breathing c5a0833fe2 grew heavy, Edgar ec20189600 stopped running and 79c4c2f5e9 looked at me.42bf2ac2fe12d445
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“You okay?”4458f76a6315cf3d
“Yeah, I think so.”75c2cadb98fa4f8f
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“Got you!”023df5b79486623e
But before we could run b9a262f493 again, Helen caught us.8f15a74e2625a32b
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Having run at full 5880c529ce speed and stopped abruptly, a3bd9ccf6f her body leaned forward c962579d35 with momentum.87731a5db8567d70
“Whoa?”cd6ad6a54d09d9af
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Edgar and I fell 3890a83f74 behind the fountain.a7bff11cefa0265a
As I flailed in the 40d64b9320 air, my hand caught hold 03d586692b of Helen.f1db815e8f5f34f6
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