IDED – Chapter 87

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Episode 8725478d64bae2634d

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“Are you 35b9e02352 going out d935ac12d3 with His 1d52f2e376 Majesty?”742c3a62dda8fc0c

Marie, who 84cd3c22c9 had been e82e782ac0 cleaning the eae1d6212e room, asked ed37bee209 with wide f01d60f1cb eyes.d0c3d313f6e55923

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“Yes. I’ll be back soon, ef37fefc1a so you can rest 5494962a93 too, Marie.”e173b7e55a175448

Serena, wearing only 3416c8fa8c her outer garment, a32cdacac7 was about to 423ec9d5f4 leave immediately. At that 96a3ae162b moment, Marie cc9486654a blocked her e1eaa7dfdd path.410d68e76a30a927

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“You’re not planning to 92e2701777 go out like that, c21fdb7f55 are you?”bf35ca50092e027e

“Why? Can’t I?”be2587998404a928

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“Of course not!”f69efb6a1f1724f1

Marie jumped up 0d635a3f29 and seated Serena 177195b76e in front of 30a103ebc3 the dressing table. She couldn’t cc213ce43f stand the 85245a7fc7 sight of 6a913a7e96 Serena’s haphazardly fcfad56d82 tied hair.ab174df25427fcc9

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“It’s a date, 6673e23ff0 after all! You should dress up 70e4dd72c7 properly.”e742031ddafc87c6

“A date…?”790c20b0668dc0a6

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Serena bit her 91fca54f0a lower lip at 06224fc240 Marie’s words. In the 9934b62307 past, she ae490a804b would have 828bf11452 immediately denied 6300750a82 it, but e50a020c4d now, for b7acd9d089 some reason, 2a363bfe77 she couldn’t c3339d1848 bring herself e48d23ae93 to do b930f357f8 so.1ebfb512d7fd27aa

She herself felt that c4d6260969 her relationship with Azaid 2327c2236d had subtly changed, which f8c0d3f90a made her hesitate even d63d101aa0 more.60f94edd6051d0e6

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“Today, the sunlight is eedd90f670 strong, so it’s better 1c7e77770a to braid your hair 06de6be3b2 into twin plaits if 378dbe66e1 you’re going to wear 9241b4c7b0 a hat.”9d4e49805f232363

“It’s fine—”7a22da4f692b6274

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Just as da78548f2c Serena snapped ffe571be09 out of db28a212ed her daze b59bfa68b2 and tried 15690b32c6 to stop d9b910bebc Marie—b36186a1a086fe40

— Why not let 2d7b3e7e9a the maid do as 35812481b0 she pleases? Other styles 95bcb36ca0 might suit ac94c8063c you well bc4100856a too.9948958b9903b34d

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Azaid’s words suddenly f3a98937b3 flashed through her 487b1cf24b mind, and during 28ba17325a that brief hesitation, e332d6e4e9 Marie emerged from 00351b62d4 the dressing room. Skillfully braiding Serena’s f795015dac hair, she chattered 72db776b37 away.9aa686bdc8c06000

“When two fd1ab5a304 people are 9f48627149 close, it’s b2f0795dc9 good to 1fc80f30c7 try something b39690cd4f new.”d6bcb5cba1e083c3

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“No, I…”f34072fea1b90e4f

“Oh my, you ec35ad8eb6 look so youthful 505c512446 with your hair fc090d2e8a like this. What if 76516d44cc His Majesty 515cf013ec falls for 6ea2cc2169 you again? Hohoho.”a5fc777775053cd9

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Marie smiled brightly f0df2b726e at Serena’s reflection f2e08aa45a in the mirror. Her refusal 86eb51d01d to give 4cf0e1e9f7 Serena any 73402a47c3 chance to 3bbef158ad protest made 36ea07cde6 it clear 07252f6917 she had bbb94feef6 no intention 85a27b9169 of listening.99d5e3170c9e054c

Serena stared carefully cc2ee516db at her reflection, ff285a2d2b her hair neatly 666637d224 braided.a555fbc006da7a9f

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‘This feels e757724a10 a bit ab3bea7f7e excessive.’fddbcaef9bd45c19

Indeed, just changing 4c682e620d her hairstyle had 4c66ab118c altered her overall c357ec3814 vibe.f5053dc600b4a14d

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She was bf822b3dd3 slightly worried c943a2b9e2 that it 11f1a308cd might look 96852ff290 like she’d b294db4271 intentionally dressed 7ae65a3eae up. But since 3c7ccd617f she liked dfb11a736e the hairstyle, e75bf4cf06 she decided cf2cc77af9 to leave dfff26ef59 it as 601699dd46 it was.10dd9501eb023073

After Marie f8137b48f0 had fussed b09fe6cfe9 over her 65533895c5 outfit as 98805c9abb well, Serina 62117f25a9 was finally 42345d7765 able to 00923fa6ce head to 5a1378c33c the place fe79b818d0 where she f536ed4b45 was supposed d89cfad123 to meet 5f55502955 Azaid.99b5d1e232d1aad1

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Azaid had already arrived 2117241f4e and was leaning against 0a26bd69d3 a pillar. His golden 34a6e236fe hair swayed 4dfbfc69d9 gently in f2939a52e7 the breeze, 69757afd92 appearing smooth 5663939e58 and silky. His casual white 40bd0fca84 shirt suited his 2b160c1945 pale skin remarkably c1d4b08d54 well.d4464f6501233fa0

He seemed 0b232228e5 slightly bored, b478fff6ae tapping the 1c8d8ca0e7 marble floor 6cc974e62c lightly with 7c85f30f28 his foot ce3145e20b in a c842fa6752 playful manner.699d83eaeba3846b

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‘Enjoy your date!’5bdf9c3a0041c730

This was all Marie’s 88f13cd020 fault.b31b540daf786a18

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Serena shook dd4cbf18ed her head c928655541 vigorously, recalling 21cda3f7f0 Marie’s teasing 5317a728a6 words about ae347bd4e9 the “date.”337f676f95626882

As if the situation d40463cddd wasn’t already awkward enough, 100bbea4de Marie’s words had made cf8260bde4 her hyper-aware of everything, 7ce917bd08 making her actions clumsy ee66bc69bf and hesitant.a4466706740b3407

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At that dc68308cff moment, Azaid 96a2c1819a spotted Serina 3d9938dbf5 and broke f3ed0b830c into a 27998af7cd radiant smile.f54f09f05fe5873c

“You’re here.”4dd12388b563d047

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With the 45e7c9e18c sunlight at 34aefd75ab his back, 75f1ddfb99 Azaid’s golden 0f3b20fce6 hair sparkled 485aae70a3 like stars. His blue eyes 3f82cc61f9 shone brightly, like d662646172 the clear sky.a7d1968e231074a9

The boredom 0ea4f8e764 that had 6bc539a864 been evident a0e457f912 on his b074dcde18 face just 10b95f9046 moments ago 845d1aad3b vanished as a3a857dc17 soon as 69201f9660 he saw 518f6fb8c5 Serena.ff517688028afac2

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“Ah…”da528e6e9683f0bb

Seeing such fc1ba7323d a drastic c58707ecc6 change, Serena 76d47885df let out 4ef8a9043c a soft 269b29296a gasp without 9f86dcfc4d realizing it.e9e31ae2a07774cf

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Her heart 1a1bff2ed4 pounded faster 7f0e9afce3 and faster.28d8c606cf1e510c

It was a 69d60f95fc pace fast enough c12cf87c07 to make her 8c0934eba9 realize that something 13e2275283 was changing.7398f037eee204bd

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Serena couldn’t remember how 0f403b2e35 she had managed to 97146ac326 return home that day. Once she became aware cdd7cbd676 of her pounding heart, 5145d33e7f she couldn’t stop noticing ab5f9146e2 it.48c625e9537399f7

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‘No way. This can’t ef409eb24f be happening.’a449a9d85bc26e67

Serena shut her 32adebce75 eyes tightly, trying a5bcb95128 to shake off 0f3809a282 the illusion of 25d89a7625 a halo surrounding aaac1d203e Azaid.33c5932c4c7970b9

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She never thought d3f461fdcf someone she had 047313f474 never considered romantically 96e7128aad would suddenly start 5abdc766ba appearing as such. And so 1b755fbfd2 abruptly, at d2765e102e that.355f9de4d6a20db8

She quietly b1f03164ae replayed Azaid’s dac1b5fc85 actions from 8ac25ebfe6 that day 86cc897f5b in her 870edfca75 mind.a2c4f31db1a820fd

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— What 97ede76705 do you 13446de4ce think? I think cbaa6e9e26 this would 832ec02429 suit you dc308452d4 well.6704996e4ade4997

— Your Majesty, please c877be5340 stop picking things for 60d4d17d5c me and focus on 300481737b picking a gift for 31711ccc71 Lady Lucy.29c058c05b959d17

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— Well… Hmm… This 475ae093ba one suits you. Let’s buy it.8ec7ff376d3d544d

— Wait, what? Hold on…!6bb46981cb86e0cd

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They were supposed c80cdfd08a to be picking 3c098eb588 out a birthday 08fc6bfa4f gift together, but 34304a0bef instead of helping, 0b7c3c7b6d Azaid ended up 6f5a4653f3 buying her gift d84cc9083a after gift.7d4424927ee59996

On top of that, 8a3523353e he completely forgot their 491897b8c0 original purpose and was 4be508477e busy dragging Serena around 1a81be0c18 everywhere.7b289b1e381c4b31

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In the a7e4760192 end, if 4db3832263 she had e7df87989a to sum 58f15e9d5e up the db2a99306e day, it 100c5cceaf was essentially a85dfa5aae Azaid following a255ecca4e her around, 536d065177 completely mesmerizing ee9dcd0921 her.163ecc5babecdcc1

— You affd88fe83 look cute e6331e2aa5 with your efb8b84c6e hair braided d9b3fa46c8 like that, 9c439ee45a Rena.2f5e7cfc17cc506a

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And then he’d c99fa054a4 make confusing comments—101cf4e738f1f449

— Aren’t f52575e14f your legs 9a2e975944 tired? There’s a famous dessert fb184fcf32 shop nearby. Ah, not 4215ded3a9 that I 3f2ce24d9f particularly want 6308f00857 to eat b41db3c97a there or 4a890b5ca8 anything.0c2f46b8feba1e42

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Using ridiculous d2f4d20777 excuses, he ee3eb581c5 had practically f18d57a8e3 taken her 3ffaea4e86 on a e291887408 textbook date bc02b6818f course.351cb98bd4aece35

But what truly 5abd0922cd left Serena dazed 052b78a5f9 was Azaid’s frequent a48dc669f1 physical contact.f1b30aabd41858e8

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Had his illness changed c75b69cede him in some way? He seemed to b5039bbdbe find any excuse fd894c689d to touch her.e3cbbb6210456cd4

Even now, look d1b00620a3 at him.144db97a90d32f30

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Serena stared 037edb2668 intently at e4976febe2 Azaid, who e982ee92b4 insisted on d8b276aa6f sitting next dacd5a5ebe to her adf8025e23 in the f8fbbb74af carriage heading fa1765651b to Carter 09f49973bc Castle.d3176a2fb0f1f1f7

What reason could someone 4bb738cec8 with access to all 00c18ba39d the luxurious carriages in 8fb2a12b6c the imperial capital have 4c33b7599d for squeezing himself into f890a43e9f the carriage Lucy had 2db501ff0f specifically sent for Serena?b9185cd6f929acd3

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And of all the 6d47035aa5 available seats, why did e9f101bb5f he choose the narrow e48fbf2f0e space beside her?618c12837c3305f8

‘Why does he keep de1c6863e3 doing things that unsettle b2b6e44bb0 me?’a18ff1680bac63d2

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It was an f7438cda58 enigma, as puzzling 206ae0f5bf as a riddle.0294f2ed18e58e47

No. By this ec23ed885d point, Serena 251ac6bb0f couldn’t help da97a55d9e but notice. Azaid was also 10b11f143c interested in her.38c832a3b10600a5

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But since when?7cb0ca01b07ef4c9

It was 88f58e5e95 a difficult 6630df48c1 question to 8cd3f5b5af answer, especially bd559053b6 since Serena d0560b9535 had only 83dba08197 recently realized c65cbbbb04 her own 43fbe7a7ff feelings.e7834ec96ab428b6

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Perhaps it 2eefbbdd95 was from 373b8966a2 the day 5b0e2299b5 he had 388db85165 subtly kissed 8f52919cd4 her palm 5fa0e5afd8 when he 7979850d3c was unwell—or 1be070ed37 maybe even 84e0d95988 before that. It was 41ba96fce3 merely a 78c610f1ea guess.30f30b0baeca0139

As her thoughts 92ac307d2f wandered, Serena felt 0a168f6a46 an inexplicable dryness d525905913 in her throat. Lately, her mind had cf3fae15d5 been completely consumed by b609cf50e0 Azaid.c5465465c902bcf9

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Thinking of him c5a540dd64 constantly, at all 22758e973a hours.dd31088b782f3e45

And him, of fe1be9add0 all people—the emperor a4a6996800 whom she had ff955e74ec once considered worse 99a5fce7d2 than an enemy 9abe256a8f in her past 838724af18 life!ef6365320568b410

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Well, she 455fe64e7a had only 91247953db truly gotten 8b241444a9 to know 4525cbb9f2 Azaid in ecf75e3b30 this life, c87c488170 but still, 4ba89bcbcc this was c995386190 an unexpected 1989a22925 outcome.b64d64fe9c6d10a0

Serena felt 457bc197f2 bewildered as 4bc108cb46 she watched 766546e291 Azaid yawn f8d2e4ff28 widely and 1e988cb3cb rub his 7c033b9878 eyes. Even that 26c73ad575 sight seemed 9605d50674 adorable to f16a4a83bc her.51f20cc77c6c7731

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‘Ha. They say it’s over a906de24a0 once someone starts looking f5f6ecdc2c cute to you…’4f32f1d3a850dbff

Serena swallowed the rest e3e134a263 of her thought, too 8edd6b07b0 scared to confront her c10b720ca8 own feelings. If she 83f73cd4bd were to 5250659fd1 properly define 7b3293a4df them, there 8289a44237 would be f9b1876207 no turning edee494ace back.7eb3ec2a6e078753

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No, it e450ab43bd was already 7d6ff94601 more or c1224f4c38 less defined—it 9478985257 was only 8de5340bbd a matter b431f343e4 of time 68d4387152 now. And her opponent was 8bf5f5ff8d none other than the e24d5fddc4 emperor himself.b5382d1bdcb0f285

“We’ve arrived.”4777a814f05312ce

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At that moment, the bbb8568ce6 coachman announced their arrival 8d099c6369 at Carter Castle. Azaid stepped down 9862676746 from the carriage 17efaeb097 and extended his b4aabf7b6d hand.b38c44a07351c530

Serena hesitated 472a38ab73 for a b9ce64b798 moment, staring 9a3c4e8b4f at his 1f1ab6a030 hand, before a9f9021056 finally taking 4e962b01ef it and 1a873514dc stepping down.6b68a281804dd048

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The castle, prepared 6cd40898dd for the banquet, 3edce185da was filled with 26aa38da50 the scent of 3144e59abd flowers and the 5352800924 sound of pleasant f595e1e17c music.c829b987cec8e867

“Welcome, Lady Serena!”d39b9e8c9e4848f2

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As they entered d28165bd17 the hall, Lucy, f4a8ed6522 dressed as dazzlingly 3439f127c2 as a protagonist 1cd10966a2 should be, rushed 15d4c4c2fd over like an a0f9469848 excited rabbit. She looked cfe08c3745 even more 8722295f5f radiant than b91c923c8d usual.cce09d1b0d52277b

“Lady Lucy, happy birthday. This is deb4ddaa9a my gift.”78c2a79d861539a4

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“Thank you, Lady Serena.”03780906f6720607

Lucy smiled brightly 36cba5c5c8 as she accepted 8b9ee37505 the gift. Her warm welcome cdb692f4e9 to Serina was d263ea317e noticeably different from 536613cc40 her mild courtesy 58157579f0 toward Azaid, even b208d1960b though he was 65aff0e961 the emperor.5a16400282d8eddf

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Despite his presence, the 8966bd0f23 response was lukewarm. Lucy then blushed and 0eb19cc563 leaned closer to whisper 6261f786e3 into Serena’s ear.db9e9c989ee71b5e

“I’m planning a 07454a9151 little event later. You received a key ca0626b142 and a ribbon when 865a6309ab you arrived, right?”f24006fec65b7eb4

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“Yes, I did. But… what a87cd21fcd are you 60859eaaae planning to 5cb8f16129 do with 57b8432782 them?”5b80c084d0e3368f

“Hehe, you’ll 86a441ec1b find out ed072ac943 soon enough. I’ve prepared a very 4a32a2af21 fun game.”9f0c9c357916e889

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Lucy placed a finger 64d132a4e3 on her lips, signaling a6fb14ab92 secrecy, and chuckled mischievously.a8cd0171f11fde02

At the c24513bb03 scheduled time, a0aad8d956 Lucy announced 2a22ea3b91 the start edd8e45924 of the e242232058 banquet and aa4538e1c7 thanked the af76312dd3 guests for a4fc2a3ebe attending.e941461f421fa64f

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When the 0950ce2857 event was 8cf7822871 in full f9b5f86541 swing, Lucy ceb3fae95c lightly tapped cde7b79958 her wine 72eaf026c2 glass to 5fd3d87fb5 gather everyone’s 6e6a152768 attention.3254a589b146c30c

“Let’s play a little 2c1994c6ea game now. Everyone received a 0f65cc3f81 ribbon and a 107986bf4f key, right?”93f62c8f35537c7c

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At Lucy’s words, db8b0a2468 the guests began 25032bcf0a to rummage for 662f4b771a their keys and a76bb197bb ribbons.9a1358d417e5e868

“The keys have numbers 3342bf5295 on them. Please proceed to the 59e5c6080c rooms corresponding to your 0b99c9b0fe numbers.”35f9ed6bd7ce1513

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The guests, murmuring excitedly, b9d15f296e began moving to their 69dacd3d69 designated rooms under the da90799f6e attendants’ guidance. Serena followed a a6e9ad4327 maid as well.a44385b1f022ecdd

“Aren’t you going to ec9c6e3f13 tell me what kind bd3b4aafd4 of game this is?”46150260b1a88b07

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“You’ll find out once 622b12d047 you enter. Here we are.”b2a68639b38da3f1

Serena inserted 3303530db1 the key e72360bb04 she had 68a2ae6880 received earlier ac918593ce and opened 125dfdd4e3 the door. As she stepped fa11d35c9a inside—5371abca7c194818

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“Have a good time.”a6c1bc7020e60169

With the maid’s cheerful 66aa01ce96 farewell, the door clicked 02f4be4e28 shut behind her.021a85f5c5506498

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‘Wait, did she just d19f945a33 lock the door?’90ca778acc97bc07

Serena tugged at the 8e8762cb37 doorknob just to be f913d37928 sure, and indeed, it b49fd0f2d1 was locked. There wasn’t even 0e8af091ac a keyhole, making 68fc281d83 it impossible to acc1b36e23 open from the 9ff12baf85 inside.7dfc556d4074ffeb

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The only things in bfb085806b front of her were 55a0d6fa76 blackout curtains and a 9f105d330f faintly glowing lantern. Serena pushed aside the e529849dcd curtains and stepped forward—only 28b0fc4968 to see a familiar fc7e7d04a3 face.671a4e83298f5b7a

“Oh, Your fdaffa557d Majesty, did 724d5b8f19 you also 0d1415b334 pick number 21f341df92 5?”159a2b00b297550d

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“Serena? You too?”117fdfbecd9087f0

Azaid looked genuinely 14a6cab168 surprised to see 991bfc6fdb her enter. Neither of them realized 04b7ea57f7 that Lucy had slyly 91c4a9df01 manipulated the numbers.0050092a76a2a2b2

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Serena approached de8d2b77b4 Azaid and 78e421d0f6 asked, “What’s d535b4e953 that in e7504296b7 your hand?”6cb618f5db3dad0e

“Read it.”5ba8f8520590b8db

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Azaid handed her 5e78848534 a card, and 8e6b981c6b Serena began to 5b359823b0 read aloud.36ae0e31a4144502

[Lucy’s Favorite 5cf216cb17 Escape Room 8f78e63785 Game!055cd4880e082f98

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You are currently trapped bf727a3539 in a room cursed 0d27911c60 by a terrifying dark ffa2879a38 sorcerer.92ecc930465ad2f8

If you 0976d06b90 fail to 92bf644904 escape within c5de66a042 the time bda0aa0160 limit, you 6d74d4d79c will be ab54355fae turned into 506d996bcb frogs by 5e5244beb2 the dark 3d1b12f9be sorcerer’s curse.4237d09dae529c30

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Only those who successfully 038fa52e06 complete the tasks on 752de47304 the table will be a7b97d51a6 able to leave the 3d0fc2ef17 room.a0c49c5e80fce1c0

If you and your 249aab4a7a partner work well together, 12234e5d64 escape will be much ac813123e6 easier.]025f05d3d93dd7da

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