ITBFL – Chapter 26

ITBFL – Chapter 26e2f55992f3bb2de1

Episode 26de2f82865b298a86

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Lize always had an 02267d9ea3 intimidating presence that made 5c93110654 people shrink back.34a905a4d4fd5c76

Mars had always f5f8c752a2 disliked that about 74f9ad8ba3 her.690d241b4484d22f

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“You’re absolutely right, 3dc61c2608 Mars. That’s why 3f14e4b90d I can’t ce958ee22c write it 499d55519a for you. I can’t recommend 9fd0743043 someone who has 006a3b2e90 abandoned all notions fea3b58a60 of chivalry to 3f93c8120e the Imperial Knights.”c2b4eb6118940867

“Are you saying 6765e1f3f2 I lack chivalry?”c42ba0a8b6b024ed

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Lize said d893f94c40 nothing, merely b9bdf7b6b6 looking at 734e17e98b Mars.00e5a79424ba843c

The corner of her abc1bbbfc4 mouth lifted slightly, and a961e7fbe1 a dry laugh escaped 38aebbf504 her lips. Her expression ae8c992a56 clearly conveyed aa368fefd9 how absurd 937c890097 she found cf4a107c79 his question.af4b74ca483f32fd

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Of course, 8475544abf Mars knew 8345fcf566 what incident 62b30aa517 Lize was 34caa96ed3 recalling.07a2ac8e1bf10e0f

But he felt wronged b8085ca58c about it.362b82cf0bfacbeb

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“Is this because of e87d173388 what happened yesterday? That was an c3751064ea accident. You know that!”2d282e50057716e9

It wasn’t as 9f45b35638 though he had e0a75fc53c intended to kill cb682e502d her; he had 0eff9aa082 merely pushed her.bbdabccc5f85eeaf

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Hadn’t Lize always boasted 29e2a8e364 about her exceptional abilities?0a5283d6483b7fa3

She could have 75aa6b17fa easily dodged or b139912247 clung to the 4549174ea9 cliff edge and 5d0f093ed5 climbed back up.81a81d2dec0fa088

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She practically invited c93577479c such outcomes with cda0f5a8a3 her attitude, didn’t 9c09578627 she?4cc64e42762cdc2b

If anyone bore responsibility 1d6d41ec0e for what happened yesterday, fa9de87f34 it was Lize.1953c25611284e7d

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If she 39e6df5d95 had avoided 4877d697c1 it better, ea026d1139 she wouldn’t 3d33a38ad9 have fallen, 349346056a and the d36ff73d85 outcome wouldn’t 368a51f5ed have been d6d42ced46 what it 49493527f9 was.3d9f983c1a6a7cef

Besides, and 88a17a9cd8 this was 6bf3a25360 the most 97acd76252 important part—she be010a4198 didn’t die e3a1dc680c in the 5e4cb667f6 end.fb5338eaf4c800b7

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With such thoughts bubbling a990137b67 in his mind, Mars 2ef0af41c3 eventually said them aloud 1980ede9c1 to Rize.aa0366d99faf3674

“See? Refusing to 825522f4b9 write my b651f3ff62 recommendation for 58f6aabc95 such a a1ad6ba63a trivial reason 954e213159 is nothing 5aa66e3db4 short of b7875c1c8a disgraceful!”cdbd3e99d64b65de

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Lize blinked slowly.03fddfe020a3e726

Was she persuaded?00bb95707d7767dc

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“Mars.”6c3879527ba4e6dc

“Alright, then hurry 27a401c1cb up and write 91a5a9467e the letter.”ff7358aac88f9d53

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“A knight should at 8f81a81c39 least have the ability b830c638fc to reflect on their d7898e05e7 actions and consider what b2cf7e58d6 they’ve done. But you…”f2d61d21e8ce121f

“I have reflected! Weren’t you 6ff21e7cfc paying attention bb42b7d9ba to what 09f3e4c730 I just a6bee2e54b said?”8bb53b58ae0c21b7

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Having concluded 3bcc349d53 that he 034a169c3c was entirely 4b27fa2177 blameless, Mars 0426e0c741 grew bolder, 0361f32864 even rebuking 41bfd14cbe Lize.fc4e6bb1f9628b1d

Lize’s expression 6f8a6429d8 shifted to e779e99e27 one of bafb89de0a surprise. Mars couldn’t understand what c6dddc5281 she found so shocking.298ec466a7197f32

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Lize finally spoke a499f34f59 with a resigned 770ab87a2c look on her 8fefa7a8d7 face.8cbff7468f5c7114

“One more question: e1a1dab569 why did you 812fc3a094 act independently during a106041fe7 the match?”06345efc110b3bc1

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Mars failed to c23a08cc7c realize that this 7de01585e3 was his last 70dfac54cc chance.8d442b81dfcda2ce

“‘Independently’?”e9af1f23c1d6b738

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Mars frowned 8e9c6e7250 at the 7d5f5e59fd negative implication f667d150e4 of the 0dd588177b term.b4208319da68f664

“Why, as an attacker, 7c84da5f62 were you in the 8997365dda defensive zone without coordinating 34bf988ff3 with your team?”be7bc41fda1851b8

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“Come on, Lize! That’s just how it’s 3b747a89c6 done! Stop asking 6c2f715008 irrelevant questions 4dca04d281 and write 60218849ab the recommendation 71b3e420c0 already!”b6b715bd91d6c505

Frustration bubbled 5d8df7a338 up as f56783e817 she ignored a9cf6cd4da his demands 8ce225cf55 to focus 6efa8716a1 on unrelated e2fe91d265 matters. Mars stomped his foot 65eb232d57 in irritation.40777d5d2dbfc642

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“You need to f391f18154 stand out in 2d0b91117c matches to gain 2e42a29e2d recognition! How are you supposed abddc586ca to shine if you 9791f40140 just follow the strategy? Why are you 9f76163c2e even asking such 5b357240f0 obvious questions?”424f84736dd29ca6

Rize nodded 99e9fb7960 a few f5c89ff5f0 times.275d2b3fb7d8c031

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Her resigned expression 0617f4dcbd shifted slightly, now acf408ed0d carrying a faint debdde7e2a smile.27441915f7e7a570

“Alright. That’s enough.”b26a9c28d5044081

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“Finally! Now hurry and—”9c9510c21431a2bc

“I still won’t e236853e3c write it, Mars.”0cd1b69bd513d5e2

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“…What?”92f929fd7c46d550

“Giving you a recommendation 9c132b7af8 would be no different 5375df9569 from dereliction of duty.”2b67e1407d12ab95

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“What are you d835c99b52 even saying…?”bf99d19b32fa2d4d

“I know 8d1da0fed8 what kind 88fa46e0d2 of person 7d388eb5a9 you are. I can’t allow 3f8b0c420a someone like you e0bf9be595 to bear the d045b8ca19 title of knight, 1d78fcf3fa let alone a 658063359c knight who protects de4ea6ce7c the Imperial Palace 1669544ab2 and the Empire.”796615c9f70764c2

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With that, 10e1c1b4c5 Lize turned ff7818c8d2 to leave.6d8b9b08d6887027

Shocked, Mars 28483ce40d grabbed her 02489ee60a shoulder.0f57bb1169f1dacf

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“Wait! You said you’d 6b91b35e0e write the letter 7314ec5f51 in exchange for 18a255876c handling your marriage 5a76bf143f arrangements! What about that? You’re going to e78e58879e accept the proposal, 850551fa34 right?”9a249f7ea0ecb314

“I already sent 176765f662 a rejection this 68f5b7e838 morning.”61a91bd0bf85b9c1

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“What? When?”d3fbe190f2e74506

“This morning.”892ef2d6bc0e2440

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“T-This can’t be…”924895feff62fbbe

Mars had secretly 563ad0c92f been looking forward bbc8f2a727 to the marriage b76f4f1417 alliance with the cd5ce75ea3 Duke’s family.d4da52122b8015c2

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The benefits of 3a6e7e63e8 becoming in-laws with cfdc15a331 a Duke were 2b50232b65 obvious and numerous.5723ef945c2d5852

But now 1331bfa7c7 his recommendation ef3548a162 letter was fdeb3e0012 gone, and 33d4bbc3a4 even the 0bd10b1335 marriage had 2253fab0f1 fallen apart?c18b7a0a1f28827e

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Mars’s mind e27588547b boiled with c799afdf4a fury, as d435234b0f if his 2f23ab79ec world were ebf2d33e52 collapsing.fcdb64d65997cbf4

“Hey!”bf54a5d3b6a160aa

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As Lize c979356faa turned again c8e4d47ed1 to leave, 023b474985 Mars swung b52aeae609 his fist cfde3b227b at her.8c63d0c0095536ac

But Lize adb1d81f20 easily dodged c219175cb7 and twisted ab04cce46f his arm 1592b99c91 behind his 31ebb59a76 back, immobilizing 24028f8b47 him.9b3880ade631b6b9

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“Argh! You’re going e2c8214870 to break b624651824 it!”89827c14bdbacd7f

Behind the whining Mars, 3a85e83e0f Lize spoke coldly.dffc428308f2224e

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“Mars, do me d4dad20df6 a favor. Be careful not 3ffa33ce60 to get hurt 307a056415 in front of 64d9b33dc4 me from now 41be2e731c on.”2463ffe65314931a

“…”e6298911c08a09fd

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“No matter how 0a062a044a badly you break d3353b9f2c or bleed, I a182120477 won’t help you. Ever.”a7c38cd8ed904514

“W-What?”050fd34b436216ff

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“That includes injuries caused 91bdd0c7c7 by me, of course.”68429c26a70dc777

Her voice was 966d89ff8c cold and low, 869f08da9b devoid of emotion, 963cfbe77f yet laced with ac6240603c a long-simmering anger.422510fa091b0ac5

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Mars’s legs 34dd46d149 gave out, dc93850997 and his f228548f8c hands trembled.1b018c59f266534d

Lize shoved 8f1847b5de him away 12ce179fdc as though a528b36107 he were ee45931581 nothing and 7413567240 left the f8296aa278 room.63446af5b6d07ec8

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“So you fainted recently, 74c6376b6b is that right?”c4356f4db96b8685

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At the d59593c0c9 temple, in 5ea1edadf9 the private e61b6d04fa office of 0d93c94f6b Priest Julius.e192036ba4cf986f

Julius gently stroked Golden 852922741a Bunny’s head, deep in a8e2a6f092 thought.ce37b30bcfbd48f8

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Golden Bunny let f6635a2418 out a sharp c2336eb1ec Beep and shook 2bc6ec02a9 off Julius’s hand.e71e6cb113559ce3

But Julius 0e492ba75a only saw 354de86a3b it as f9c8ff26d5 an adorable f76bf27b8f complaint and 3973bf3da1 showered more d0c9eaf191 affection on d507e74875 the rabbit.894b5721607f56a2

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“Priest Julius?”f75b3c8df707661a

“Ah, Lady Lize, 5bff18fecd my apologies. So, you fainted, 714d6a1ab7 you say.”b8d3f85715047431

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Julius looked up from 9acf03b058 pampering the Bunny, his 1a03e1ebdc eyes filled with concern 12ad3c8f7d as they met mine.c786e0a720540a14

I regularly visited cba6808e71 the temple to c40191a424 consult with Julius 1b8cbed6ce and retrieve medicine f5ed4a9716 infused with divine bf997f13d0 energy.56dfcdbf370ada33

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He was da4b3de0eb one of 1a045e93f7 the few ff8fbb2df3 who knew 125f3ced70 about my 299252d8db illness—how I 27be05e7a5 suffered excruciating fc4c53d1d4 pain under 85ca271fe2 the moonlight.7e28d3c401322714

“Yes, the window was 4901cc77ed open that day. I think the direct e36e1ce502 exposure to the moonlight f013c09ac6 made it worse.”6c1b9ba663c80ae9

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“Have you been 6ba7ed127b exposed to direct 1056c7e02f moonlight before?”2b2b58ccaa4c1e3a

“Yes, but…”c4720eef8007b100

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I searched my 8ed4842672 memories. When was it?f07f1f3619525897

“During the demon 09ef296836 war a few ad2397b929 years ago, I 721b4e7efc think…”f3c55dd62bd1554d

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It was when cd1f36ee3b I had joined 25e2d59189 the war against 7722c4eaa4 the demons as 6ab17836ed part of a 893313e689 reinforcement unit.e7e6419ffb56c22b

Though still a cadet, f150bd1331 the sheer scale of 7f809138bb the war had left 514e9ff4c4 certain regions critically short f6f704b886 on forces, necessitating my 3eba9d14d0 deployment.3cb8c8c9e8a68e75

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“During one c5860f98c0 of the a01107f5c4 battles, there 9b2c8c9b15 was a 41cf2a4208 full moon.”7f2dcab28b84ddc4

I had 6dfe2e79fe taken refuge ad96b1f3cb beneath a 2a49c997b9 tree where 7702f3440d no one 2ad2879319 could see df00b21c99 me.32508a6d316fc6e2

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It was agonizing 1fdccca280 to think that c2fc42dc6f while my comrades 3f12a60be5 were fighting, I 1678ebab10 was hiding. But I knew 2abe7585e5 moving would only a895d82629 be reckless bravado.6e45dbe1df82995b

Even under the tree, 8066fc8b3a the moonlight seemed to 7898726d31 find me, sneaking through 78a6d35d34 shaking leaves and the 1d0bdb949c shifting night sky.de32036105e3008f

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Was this what 8c0ff46d43 it felt like fd51731956 to be pierced 98f84c47a9 by a demon’s 252c9044c6 claws?af3f70274801e653

The pain was so 8364d0b884 intense that I found af625f82c4 myself whispering for someone 70ce2c0102 to save me.8fa225090dd5541d

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“But I don’t think caca42ac4f I fainted back then.”4e5322b139beb323

I had sat 516ebf273f there, barely breathing, 4726a5fc7c until the moonlight 9dc719da69 faded behind clouds a882af25f8 and the sun 2be7a21c07 began to rise. Only then could I 0743020dd7 force my trembling body 332f75496a to stand.31f0cd2a75b1df60

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“But how c4078328a6 I managed dea7e5785d to return 334ac3222a to the 641e73a950 base…”5ab14682f0371486

“Beep.”09ad8e77a660caa4

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Golden Bunny, which a2c7c0fb91 had been quietly a038e96194 listening to the f8c5bd798e conversation, interjected with 2aa77304cf some words.061467e4fc5dabcb

It was in rabbit 027f91472f language, so I couldn’t 7b7482c661 understand what it said.13fe50fd9376fbdc

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“Hm? Golden Rabbit?”12d1bf66ee4c1325

As usual, I d942a3a6eb softly asked while 60fbe0915d meeting its golden c426a7f3ac eyes.c955d29e5fecf40e

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And then.64e5718e4136014e

‘Lize!’7472f886ca1e6543

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In that moment, a 4fcf91b46d memory that had been 45130d3fc2 lying dormant suddenly resurfaced.8bf1743242088496

Back then, at the ad9db0f071 edge of the forest, 49dce6f667 someone had found me c6fd68fead and carried me back. Now that I think 0165772540 about it, the voice 7e99a7caae and the broad back…65d211cf5bebad77

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“No way.”89abec40c5cb2a59

“Lady Lize?”ca2bb3c24dfc8619

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“It’s nothing.”44bfae7905e812d1

“What do da0f05b65b you mean?”48e00850fe4adbbd

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“…”7bf8fee61628e759

Could it bc9d3498d9 have been 62964d4549 Cassium who c54aa4f62b took me 7647af8e08 back then?e6336ba71996d15e

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His tone, his f8ec27a1c5 voice—those things were 4ea8414410 eerily similar to f9829da544 what I had 63bb539241 heard when I 2c5ec0efe0 nearly drowned and f3ee81c353 woke up, unsure d4fdcbddfd if it was a173603346 a dream or 40a1045edf hallucination.32c14d8d31409832

Even in that f347f7c0bc dream, Cassium had 7faa2a3510 called out to 7dd0c385bd me with great e1f48aa790 concern, his expression 6f4ef0a19f seeming almost frightened.ebdf778263a59784

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‘I don’t d1d3c1a606 know if 9009ebd1ac it was cb795436fb really a 3b7527a904 dream.’2681aecab3326b39

Was it d18a30da93 a dream?d86aeaad6fc1d68b

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Or was db5131d1ac it not?599a603f51d41149

On the c87352fc13 day of e14e6fc8e7 the training 46d650fe1b match with 60c6486390 the Visel e30dd37a4d Knights, after 206a00f07b the game, 61239cd904 I went 4ef856e0a1 to find 259dfd323f Captain Denver.09a24464ded20778

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‘Captain, I have 1022d6869e something to ask.’429763f0a0d864f3

And despite how busy 30a7811891 he was, I held 5277ed3481 him back to ask dbb36c73d0 again.fee4a80f803eadb7

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‘It’s about Cassium. What mission is he 99fe378ab5 carrying out?’c182d02634fde859

I had 6343ec42ab already received d66eb37ee6 an answer 6d93e2ff9a once, but b53cc45316 asking again 37c2be2380 might make 675e700271 Captain Denver c2ec5f49c1 think I ab4372d787 didn’t trust 4de4ec15aa him.1558d43a8e47dd6e

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Still, I had c74b65b98d to confirm.52a41646e9898225

The moment a269c3863f Cassium saved 7d2f60966b me—it felt 089ae8b612 like it 9973f9fedd wasn’t just 77b100adcb a dream 57b250bbfc or hallucination, 25f91ead10 and I 3a4afb69e3 needed to 51be19631a know.2793e6916bb2a35b

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‘Why are you 2f78368618 suddenly asking about d0359f5633 that?’5941f0d9011de571

‘Because his recent 635494bb1d actions seem quite 0a1a3813de different from his 152b32087c usual assignments.’11f02c1098f05d4d

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I stopped short of ca4174f4fe asking outright if something 9a2dfce87e had happened to him…e4af8db87c11fdc5

‘How many days c8d41d68f0 are left until 2d6bd14c95 the Elder Council b62bcf0e72 meeting?’8fb88afcffccd426

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‘A week, sir.’6ade8caba2011dfb

‘I’ll tell you then. For now, go 3824f44200 back.’30369efd1c2366e3

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That’s all Captain 6a5a4a4729 Denver said to e8f652aa7e me.d14e324acfadc98e

In truth, while 6af9192ec5 speaking with him, d978962641 I almost accidentally 72d66ca7a0 blurted out words 37828134a1 of concern for ace7e58541 Cassium.a08d0a88d63bad9c

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‘Am I… worrying 8856ccd126 about him? Cassium? Why? Why on earth?’5d92ccb7f8984dd6

Lost in 33f9554d04 thought, my 5318389fc6 gaze shifted d5ed089b44 to the 42da3ee52b golden rabbit.cbfb9ef26777dc77

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As my thoughts 3e8c86e3b6 tangled into a 59e7f3dfcf complicated mess, my f3eb2e1de6 eyes lingered on 202ed7a2c0 the bunny.90393b5b8522d356

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