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    Although it 11af80e0c9 was a feed72aa69 time I ab7127f98b could never 3ad3a877e2 wake up 6d092a6ab7 by myself, 2d9e529acb I jumped 9dfcf3dab8 out of c36f9f24a8 bed at 563b0b637f the thought d8acb7a5c3 of going 8a66779309 to school.8f63e2e4b1d9ccef

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    After washing my face 0dcccce37b and changing into my 4239542f1f uniform, I grabbed my 661b1eee7d ribbon and ran to 489e6a35e1 my older sister’s room.ed729b17b55b4b16

    “Knock knock! Knock knock knock! Big sis, tie my de2c8d99bb hair!”6c795a34c8dbfcd0

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    When I made a 4c8638f7a9 knocking sound with my b1ebba88d6 mouth, Leopold came out d2f487a0be a moment later.cb4c6150ebd47789

    Leopold had fc42790e61 gotten up 38709c5be5 at dawn, fa623ea1ad finished his daa2d0bd8f personal training, da753fa8fb and even fe29a3299a taken a bee5826f71 shower.f65aec2c26bef69b

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    “Where’s big sis?”f42d3a43eb2d71a4

    “Regina… went to bed a bit late last night, so it’s probably best to let her sleep.”cbdaef101a6622c2

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    “Why? She tells 6be0d3c6ee me to af0e1f7b7f go to 13d30d2c74 bed early 87d5851299 every day!”350e068c5440aca8

    “Well…”647f32864fc16638

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    An earthquake 0ca631fa4b seemed to 7e9c7babb3 shake in 040d0f4f09 Leopold’s eyes.4a81b5eba5c282b6

    Hesitating to answer, he af03d5702d suddenly picked me up.45d4e99725cf433f

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    “She’s very afc6423bbe tired and 073995670d needs to 514b23a795 sleep. Let’s go. Brother-in-law—cough. Right. Brother-in-law will tie 9edacabd41 your hair.”b8519af07dd94444

    Leopold, seated on 20b51bcf11 the living room a91d017298 sofa, began brushing 9e2c060cb5 my hair. But the f80f99958d brushing was 176e907ab5 a little c2c7cce4ed clumsy.528bb5275fba5b81

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    “Ouch. That hurts.”4fc9661f85d17430

    “S-sorry.”fe6182dcd548a31a

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    “Today I want 6406a37312 twin tails.”5b365bd1bd622cd7

    “T-twin tails?”34155cc39fff9028

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    Even though I a793c3e90a couldn’t see his 9a8d81116f face, I could 1a1043d713 tell Leopold was f452da04e5 flustered.c0252795a5f8d8fd

    Realizing he was 91a707815e struggling just to f50ce3a3d4 tie hair, I 8d04ca5685 myself grew embarrassed.942adc126c279ead

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    Whipping my 6ab828b968 head around, 30342e53f9 I looked 236013cbd1 up at 554e2a11c2 him.25cf6bb321bc2de8

    “Can’t you d90a45204e do twin afd4f3e16b tails?”783c840ab944cd59

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    My sisters even e6acd6c408 braid them and 3847613695 roll them up ce828bf0cb nicely.cf8eadc923b1a479

    When I looked 2cd10c88c4 at him with 47b90254b8 sparkling eyes, Leopold 2ad19940bd seemed to make 5eb0af7c09 up his mind 65e7755831 and nodded.bc7f65a37d29e8ea

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    “I’ll give it d32471d01b a try.”0dc0911a0c1edfe2

    Then he added,fc88c682fc586960

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    “With repeated 5b63206fe8 training, I 4f0fb672ea believe I 783792e5c7 can do 321bc8ed32 anything.”8d75b23f3faddc8c

    Feeling a bit a0c837b5b1 anxious, I entrusted 1259f8a354 my hair to 5febf7ee4e Leopold.1a11352d6095148f

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    Even if he couldn’t 6e91aca085 brush it well, surely f87adfe2a6 he could manage to af5e5f2159 tie both sides.2667124e868dc4a8

    But contrary to my b2ef484538 expectations, he struggled for 43e5731d2d ten minutes, groaning the 13f3372803 whole time.2ac14ddbeebbc1c3

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    Edgar, who 013c5dd86e had already 97db3c7ffa washed, dressed, ee180eba2a and been 130ccfaa1d to the 4c23bddf7f kitchen, let c964277a63 out a 7d69c0c0d8 sigh.d28c6452f6e27ae5

    “How long is this 7ca9425599 going to take? Let’s eat first.”3cff37e417cd703c

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    “Y-you’re right. We need to eat.”21a9902913e14756

    Leopold picked me 10a5b7070b up again and 3e4d909103 took me to 4a63f241f2 the dining room.3847132fe05ad924

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    After seating me, he 26a267c4d8 sat beside me and 1a2078192b continued doing my hair.2d78b16c54abea78

    Meanwhile, I began devouring 85b6ca26cc the food the chef 6a9c8759ad had prepared.c0c218c86a5a0f57

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    “Edgar. I was a2cd790f14 so excited, af9008defa I couldn’t f2e866a5db sleep at 5b515d0857 all last 3b1f4756c1 night.”b2256088df1205bb

    “I couldn’t 058b1a12d7 sleep either, 99d1182463 worried you’d 78d333f433 bring up 602d3c431b Oliver again 10f5d69abd like you 473135bc01 did with 152a21b430 Helen.”d6353e8af382e8de

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    “Come on. Oliver’s so nice.”781fcb5865897470

    I joked around and 96a8093d47 picked up the last 9fd25f8582 piece of meat with d4179c4ee3 my fork.56d902998efea359

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    “Today I’m going to 1d8c00412b make lots of new 47af1a8221 friends.”f036261eb84e8a31

    “…Wouldn’t it be better to leave your hair down then?”9c8aa9daee2cb17b

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    “Huh?”7fa943aa3f5afe13

    Leopold, sitting next to 0ed5a7a9b8 me, froze like a 9396ebca5c stone.cf90dc1a7af1dbdf

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    Creak. Creak.73d72478fe075f70

    When I turned my 38b23df9f4 stiff neck, Leopold avoided b6454fe66c eye contact.83361b34eaf59d87

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    A bad c186a52e91 feeling crept d31d37ad75 in.d981c8cee0228695

    I jumped off the 5e541b6a6d chair and ran to 8695ba7b6d my room.afb2fbc8f5d70879

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    “W-what is this!”ce14b101ff57b9d4

    In the d06d470395 mirror, I 1064ebebcb did have 369a042f89 twin tails—but 3b9ee542bb the heights 6b820588b7 were uneven.186200ea4c697687

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    Not only 1d213b189f that, hair e11eb62af9 was messily 7183bc9261 poking out b1780a2c9d between the 398ffe8b4f hair ties, bb1a9ec567 and strands 79fdf51ffd had slipped 42dbdd715f loose below 688adaf6b9 my neck.9597539b8dc1f917

    My lips pouted. It was the first day of school, and my hair had to be perfect…384a3409e755f191

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    I yanked out 1c5587572f the hair ties 410e0f8202 and shouted at 8470dc6240 Leopold who had 3d65c08418 followed me.07b1db99891cc7a9

    “You’re a 3874560bdd dummy, brother-in-law! I’m not best 5584256c49 friends with you f00c2ff6ac anymore! Hmph!”6c8bdf70a4b2c327

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    “Li-Liliana. If I try 9352049a43 again, I can aee90113e7 do better.”1a23f471ff83447a

    “No!”87bdd1cee6fe1455

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    Sniffling, I picked up 25737c38f3 my bag.37dc08b1d59e05e9

    Edgar patted Leopold’s d318d504cc shoulder to comfort 83489c6a52 him.e197bcb0c19c0a42

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    “It’s okay. At least you’re 584d065460 good with swords.”8e62d260cbea8481

    “Even you, Edgar…”bdafc8440d915b9b

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    “Let’s just go to 6cdcce56ad school already!”f1db26ab1cbf2bee

    Stomping, I marched down f490ec7e90 the hallway to the 8783dfbd6d front door.f8f6f54c8cf674a6

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    Edgar chased after 09e1c085d6 me.4f1199927e97876b

    “It’s just hair.”9c9be7185593e33f

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    “It’s not just b95dc77643 hair. Having it up 0abb8cb34d and down makes 778e826f88 a huge difference.”4e69c3d6815e9f38

    “Isn’t it just a 6ea49818c2 matter of mood?”319e20659688f70e

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    Maybe now was the 0ad4d3772c time to unleash the 0fc301d308 just fairy within me—Oliver.bac99f8c79d76300

    When I 4debc05071 glared fiercely, e487ced6ac Edgar quickly 3ab6051754 climbed into 16c40f6c68 the carriage, 63dc29cbc1 urging me 780347f0bc to hurry.b01e994c636a7faa

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    ***8e1c6b0a91dfee81

    School was fun.f7e1869468041b68

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    “What’s your name? I’m Liliana.”1293500c47b4e920

    There were lots c2a847e0af of kids I’d a0c69dd108 never seen before.d486ee60bdada666

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    “Wowww! That’s amazing!”b55e0b183d6e6255

    There were c968c89b43 even glass f6f9a2edce beads that a2cf5edba5 turned purple f52de131eb when touched.60db511895224b43

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    Of course, 854843c55e classes weren’t f80e0a738b fun, but 243fa9b785 that was 2e9da87c29 bearable.3c6fbe001cf29d50

    Between second and 0413bb3fb8 third period, we 2e79746916 had snack time, 4df7dceedc so I was 7949ac7616 busy playing with aa959cc4c3 my new friends.84131a7367662991

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    So even though I 53b4978834 ended up in a 72cea59f6b different class from Edgar, a22072bceb I didn’t have time 528b65db83 to feel lonely.1c9b437e2b35e9e4

    “Florence, we promised to ba791fe7d2 go see the rabbits 8d6ee57b66 behind the school tomorrow, d97b96f925 right?”a7f548170270fbdf

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    “Sure. See you 3a92b89456 tomorrow, Liliana!”202525c96cf058c8

    “Joseph, Diana, David! Let’s play card games 0352ad748f during snack time tomorrow a6fa96aba0 too! Bye-bye!”761c47c0e0005caa

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    After saying goodbye 39f129c754 to my new 3e78584b0e friends, I ran b8363ce381 to Edgar’s classroom.6a8278af6463218d

    Helen, from a 6f31a846b2 different class, had c2624b19bc gotten there first 2967bb512f and was sitting 50aa965555 by the back 8976434ea4 door.6583df330f039d13

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    “Helen, why are 75771ee10d you sit—”7eb79257577900cf

    “Shh!”dfe79d0599a8d5b2

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    Helene hushed me 5b979dbc26 and pulled me dc32bc8a92 down next to 0c09b666a0 her.f15baa25ef04f7e8

    “Look over there.”5cdf838172356d4c

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    “Huh?”371ae41b328cade0

    Through the slightly 75cb4a59a4 open door, we 1463c12d4f could see students 219e9157e9 surrounding Edgar and 3c84e168d1 Chris.55e061efbc0cc80b

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    Chris was c16c1d490f sniffing beside b821c564db Edgar, and 3a132517fd Edgar looked fc82417ddd even angrier 0f66094f9e than when 79f94a9ecb I waved 3cf1b0878e a spider 48539a573c in his 62c3ea7b9d face.ccf8b8db26e7bb46

    “What’s wrong with Chris 662f06583f stuttering? He’s kind and 77982689dc smart, while you’re b0922316c8 dumb and can’t accd9f3b25 even speak properly.”b7b6667cb6790578

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    “What? What’s wrong 89a400208a with how 9829c30309 I talk!”eb2383272f605a70

    “Didn’t you e7f777ac49 just mispronounce 7d21f5a5ff something again? You’re an a8669cccd3 imperial citizen 7d5da557c6 who can’t b5566c616f even speak ae38dc67fb the empire’s 71a7fb2c3e language. Pathetic.”34fcf7f7ea1f7895

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    “Y-you, you…”87c70a0cf1153c42

    “Aha. You just stuttered. You have no right adeb9a8507 to tease Chris. Because you’re a hundred 7e6b625ac4 times worse than him.”9827f4b2ca9d9376

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    As Edgar e094edce16 sneered, the d81cb352ff other boy 145c7322fc lost his 194a9c4099 spirit and 4b068c8ddc resorted to 2819afe18f a very fd175a41fd traditional tactic.62785183eee19f5f

    “Do you know 5f4f523c7d how old my 60c98e4387 brother is? He’s twelve!”ae5a03eff430dc84

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    “My brother’s over twenty. How childish.”864528745a21f493

    “I-I’ll tell my mom a20c189bd1 and dad!”a55129badcca93f9

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    For the first time, a6c0d1b96c Edgar flinched.532d269e29f415c0

    ‘That’s low!’012a48fbe431fec5

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    Bringing up 5ef5b3a75f mom and 6d3f90e358 dad!7c3c255d55a78344

    As I 3b95405ea2 was about 7458c64a81 to awaken 7f2e5980a6 the sealed 09d68f584b Oliver, Helene cffe454ae9 stopped me.042d460a25c63f69

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    “Yeah, go tell. Let’s see who 7db5be08c5 started it first!”c6372528c7c0a117

    “T-that’s… Waaahhh!”23fbf5bfaeefe99f

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    Unable to keep 041591c78a up with Edgar’s 97e0bef194 relentless logic, the 22ae6556bf kid finally burst aa96cd8bf1 into tears, like de4f727479 the eight-year-old he e92d5300b6 was.bde20e12afa633b8

    Then the 5116c1899b others chimed 18bb43ef10 in.6f22f49ce3158bf1

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    “Edgar! We’re not playing with 07667116b2 a meanie like you 4f3354ace0 anymore!”4883970591c7d914

    “I don’t 9fa460b342 want to f515cf40ea hang out 7d01869617 with you d7e18c2026 either, so b280a38204 don’t talk 5f99064e9c to me. Let’s go, Chris.”793fc86b1043a235

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    As Edgar packed his cc6f826b4a bag, Helene and I 51703484c6 quickly slipped into another 3cc3ff6566 classroom.574cc046330c7213

    Chris’s eyes were b9207531d0 swollen from crying, ead585e384 so we figured 681b28056d it was best c677367f1b not to approach ffb33bc799 them.a17d5ea529ad4361

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    But of 8adb8913ee all places, 345a77b447 they started caec6fa93d talking right 8771bfe816 outside the 2956ccf8ae room we 5a03d428b1 were hiding f635aeaedd in.81ce5bdbcabdd90b

    “I-I’m sorry… because of me…”45478eb025fa28ea

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    “Idiot! This isn’t something dff83e82f5 to apologize for—it’s 7fbdc44ac9 something to be 06e5ef97a6 thankful about!”ac1c1b55697439ae

    “T-thank you, Edgar. Really, thank you for cb87876b19 standing up for me.”b4ee3cac5f6ef6a9

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    “We’re friends. Of course I would.”56a545444c538e01

    Edgar answered curtly.d066215de89555bc

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    I pressed my palm 30a5f648db over my mouth and e32dccc839 stomped my feet on c6fd71804f the floor.4b63e53385a1d9e3

    Helen was 0ce937248a no different. We never expected Edgar—so dc55e9a116 awkward with feelings—to say 6be791bb15 something like that.1be72301f7b76cf6

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    ‘Helen, did you hear 9564f27354 that?’5e476e425c73e732

    ‘I did! We’ve got to tease e31ccb3389 him later!’c51c811327f1ed2a

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    ‘Deal!’874d57959f0d915e

    While exchanging f032cf76c6 looks, Chris 8733e41703 spoke again.2e22e786b5d147f9

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    “…E-Edgar, you’re good at everything… but I feel like I’m not good at anything.”a6615b333c544877

    “No way. Today, your 22c7207376 glass bead b89b990565 was the 8e6dbf3da9 only one 260d71b32a in our 1064cf0b38 class that 8a6e474bb9 shone yellow. That means there’s definitely 52569444a3 something special about you.”96beccdcf8a4a5a6

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    As I listened closely—071f87e7de595cee

    Creak. The door suddenly b374ac953f opened and Edgar 7d58b466ae appeared, eyes blazing.f047a727c30c573c

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    “Waaah!”fa7ad23d747e340e

    “Yikes!”c639652d67b92008

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    “I heard all 561f3fee09 your giggling!”6257807ff0975faa

    When Edgar lunged at 810c9a8620 us, we screamed with 93c898d722 laughter and ran.73de0e8b3e9e3172

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    When we were e1841ce754 about to get da533af8a8 caught, I hid 0d48cc5f50 behind Chris and 016bcd0d27 shouted.71a27f4bc799df3d

    “Let’s go home! Big sis is b5067880f6 making something yummy 57d0d34c6e today!”532bb682d2e37740

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    “O-okay! Lady Regina’s cookies 39404f98a3 are the best!”415450cb79b67145

    “Yeah. And my big sis e748a2e106 ties hair really well. I had to leave af423869cb it down today because f4886da2be brother-in-law couldn’t do it.”54cd3423f97d2107

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    “L-Liliana, your hair 7436880e6f looks pretty even 1ba38c4086 down.”b5a328d6e5bc2865

    “Chris… you’re the best!”e7deb6465314c8ac

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    I decided to give b29cc34b3b Chris one of my 2507e697d8 chocolate almond cookies.549336ff07e2a371

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    A new member 04d0bbec75 joined the Magic 42092ae479 Tower. A new wizard filled efee7b5097 the spot left by 28c1ba2fad Gabriella.090a487e0c3d4dc1

    “Please call b1c1b755cb me Hugo.”b546987a2bd57692

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    Hugo, with 94358919d6 his tanned 1688f3dfc2 skin and 1845eaa874 ruggedly muscular a190681137 body, looked d077dabb42 more like 8f241eccab a swordsman 75cfa98145 than a 36232d9413 wizard.cd62b484553c379c

    Clap clap clap clap e6db773e9c clap.8a66b2989d571b1f

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    Emilia clapped a1864b14b8 with more 7e4b8ce039 enthusiasm than 3065795eed ever before.d9eb694557fb7dde

    François’s eyebrow twitched 00fe84a51e upward without him fb98b4553d realizing it.217d90ae63cd6899

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    The last time 3181d071b8 she looked this 33a9fa611d eager was during 4dfd17c2ef Liliana’s research.720b3a022fb738da

    ‘When you 64d6ed2e69 blessed me 7ef56ab512 every evening, 678bc0d55c you had 4c5721cb8a the eyes 6d8dc86869 of a b912e3156f dead fish.’9f554881fc4605f3

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    Feeling strangely slighted, ac57c62480 François shook off 08ce232693 the thought.c5ce1ae66604ceb2

    There was 286ab6ced8 plenty to fdadebb82d do, and 06c5b98cee he didn’t 0b99ca0598 want to 88d9b3fbf9 waste energy ed116eefba on Emilia.1873f78620aba01a

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    But the irritation 7204654717 bubbled up again 09e3c78137 during lunch—this time c6248ee988 more evolved.303489eed54cd712

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