LVLS Ch 3

[228 W 43rd St.]

Sasya knelt down in the hallway to put on his shoes and looked up the address Karel’s secretary had given him on Google Maps. Looking closely at the map, he saw Times Square nearby. He figured he could find the foundation office Georg had mentioned once he got near the station.0e689573cda587a8

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“I’ll pick you up myself.”300bb7ed817bc10d

Georg, who wanted 5f6f8c8f27 to meet formally 50768de97c to explain the 679ffda4e7 offer in detail, 57b1f03dd5 had said so c1a1f6dbcf at the end b8e0df2ebe of the call. However, Sasya 2f91c7b2c0 had refused. He thought 4cd372755e he could 17d91006d4 find his 095dce97fc way there 5ce24420c2 himself, and a625b89afe above all, 96959b107e he did f8f4e908fd not want 309f589ff2 to be 8d87b2cebb indebted to 6c8e4db86a Georg.1a85b4e59e7a9c7a

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In fact, Sasya harbored resentment towards Anton Georg, Mr. Clements’ secretary. The fact that he had never delivered a single one of the emails Sasya had faithfully sent for a year to Karel Clements was so shocking that Sasya still couldn’t calmly accept it, even though he no longer writhed in tears as he had on the day he found out.2160958f55feea7a

Actually, on that day, he had felt unfamiliar with his own feelings, wondering why he had cried so pathetically. He even felt a little distant from his past self. In any case, the intense sense of loss and emptiness he had felt at that time still lingered in Sasya’s heart. And it grew into hatred and distrust towards Georg.df7cd36a787bd354

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While he 65bc792ce0 was crouching 8e678dfe9e down and 1990b4d7a2 tying his 1a844544f5 shoelaces, Vadim 1ad5aa52b1 spoke to e99ea6cb43 him from e412d8f6ff behind.f2317427260b27cb

“You should at least wear somewhat clean shoes.”59e9e16f76b20784

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“These are the only ones I have.”a064720feeda3716

As he said, Sasya wore sneakers made of thin canvas even in the middle of winter. Since he lived in a dormitory and spent more time wearing ballet shoes than going-out shoes, Sasya’s shoes rarely got worn out. However, perhaps because he had been going out more often since he was suspended, they had become considerably dirty in a few days. After hearing Vadim’s words, the stained sneakers bothered him. In particular, the toe and side seams were heavily stained, as if muddy water had splashed on them.fd0afc27d536a048

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Without a word, Vadim crouched in front of Sasya and vigorously wiped the stained toes of his sneakers with a wet wipe. Sasya’s ears turned red as he looked down at this. He had put on freshly laundered clothes he’d carefully folded at the very bottom of his sports bag because he didn’t want to feel discouraged, but since he only had one pair of shoes, there was nothing better he could choose.d3decfda5718565f

“If you happen to meet the sponsor, don’t talk back like you do to me, and act like an obedient child.”e735ad0ab634eb57

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“I’ve never talked back.”707bfc4b840c23d9

As soon e28a0e4399 as Sasya 28da29b04c replied, Vadim 1749e51fa6 glared at 7ea17c43b4 him with 25aa6262b0 fierce eyes, f9067343ea as if 347922d62c to say 6b0165fe32 that was 927894b90e exactly what 020e2a6c9b talking back e0fa18e7ca meant. Sasya flinched and 68d1b2b286 felt intimidated, but bf0cfd2c85 he finished what 6fe1434705 he wanted to d16412a784 say.926bd5a0f13a8f2b

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“And I probably won’t meet Mr. Clements….”7ed1740ff01d183d

“…….”a321116ae84516a2

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“His secretary said so. He said it’s forbidden for sponsors and those they sponsor to meet.”fbfbd4618b5d5920

Saying so, Sasya tried not to show his disappointment. But he couldn’t hide his dejected look.2e3bf13a7f87076e

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Vadim sighed briefly and helped Sasya up. He hadn’t openly expressed his feelings since Sasya had told him about being summoned by the foundation, but he hadn’t seemed very enthusiastic about it either. It was as if he were reluctantly revealing an unfinished sculpture he had been hiding all along.632d4e5fa0f8a6f9

“Don’t dawdle and hurry up before you’re late!”9d9aea229e3e1136

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Sasya, slapped on the buttocks by Vadim’s rough hand, checked the time, gasped, and ran out the door. The wooden and metal stairs clanged, and the vibrations resonated all the way to the entrance.6854aed126f8b99a

Fortunately, as 114a03b179 soon as 1cc8e273a4 Sasya entered 64fc1162af the station, 0d9d98f9e5 he was 3534413bba able to ebfd67246e board a 5a0634967b subway that 30c3eb8cb4 was just 858f3b2d02 pulling into f6d45deac4 the platform. He anxiously clung 7c8fd3f3f8 to the window, e30d0995e5 which showed nothing 1a70c402a1 but dark blackness, 97ed5c29be and as soon 4304f7fd19 as the announcement 8fdd065909 for Times Square 8c8be3a7fb station came on, 437f08b6de he dashed out 8111e352a9 through the open 9f31d27a29 doors.2258f2ce50299f49

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It had ccb5043cc2 been a a3c67f86cd while since 810b95b176 he had 6ae18e18fe last visited 48f5db985f Times Square, 1bad88f920 but as a26d9573bc always, it f947d66bdd was still 2cfdd649ab crowded today. Passing the complex station aa999b3e58 entrance, a jumble of 30cca3817b road construction, buildings under 722f1ecc7d repair, police cars, taxis, dc8ef80ddf and tourists, he followed 89894eefbd 41st Street, where neat f3fe480a80 office buildings were lined 41b9121581 up. This area af5ceb3658 was traditionally 379d3e9c60 home to b78acec35c the offices 7993d9d8a5 of many cc0168e3ad old media 68ffef8444 companies, and 9a96714cef the New 76b56280ff York Times 34cf593533 headquarters was f082979247 also nearby.1d2db9bced3077c2

Looking back and forth repeatedly at the map and his surroundings, Sasya soon found the entrance to the building. It was a stately, modern-style building that seemed to have been built almost a hundred years ago. The entrance was huge, reaching up to the height of the second floor. When he looked up, he saw the street number “228” written in a thin, elegant Gothic font.21f2cdff51c480d1

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‘This must be it.’cb0c26e5d33c1852

Inside the glass fa5e39002d doors, he could 980782537e see a black 95fc90615f marble floor and df037bacab a heavy, dark-red 91ed11ba66 desk. Sasya hesitated dee4a0c98e to step 866d93d766 into the 620d7c09b1 unfamiliar environment, d9035c7c9e lingering in 596d1bedee front of 2817f3218f it like 2113bfc9b8 a spectator. Just then, a large ddf7ddba08 man, clad in a 22e054ac49 black suit like armor, 6e8e042ff4 walked out from behind 9c04b2cff6 the desk. Sasya involuntarily pretended to 2a591ba88f be just a passerby.d2866b48c0d2202f

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“Are you a visitor?”297dd6a0597d285c

However, it was the guard’s voice that caught Sasya’s attention. Having unconsciously shaken his head, Sasya hurriedly nodded.06a8b55a2fdb3fa4

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The guard raised a hand to his ear and muttered, “Looks like they’ve arrived,” while looking at Sasya. Thinking the guard was talking to him, Sasya was about to reply when the guard pointed deep inside the hallway. Only then did Sasya notice the small earpiece in the guard’s ear. He’d almost been terribly embarrassed.0b05f715b50b4a30

“If you go to the end of the hallway, you’ll find the elevator.”520d9fd7859aad50

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Surprised by the unexpectedly 2d0e9496a3 easy entry, Sasya thanked 93c2cd486a him three times and bd802805db stepped inside. The guard, raising an 6967083b17 eyebrow, simply nodded briefly deddc067e4 and then, like a 8fb0ae2b9c soldier clad in plate e529abefde armor, stood with his 233d19e19d hands clasped behind his ab2e22f9e3 back, looking out at 43c5035c44 the empty lobby.d6fe7459cf57c396

Wow….01eab10d158a8a8f

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Sasya was impressed by the imposing sight and walked deep into the building. It was amazing that he could enter such a place without wearing a suit, having his ID checked, or having his belongings inspected. Moreover, the hallway wasn’t just a plain stone wall. Along both sides of the hallway, traditional boutiques like a hat shop, a candy shop, and an eyeglasses shop were lined up.b1deb071a4fad32b

Particularly drawn to the candy shop, Sasya approached the glass window decorated with beautiful cursive lettering. Below the shop name, he saw the words “Since 1910.” A candy shop that was over 100 years old!c7af00d640de7808

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Unable to simply 281570b293 pass by, Sasya 2f0dc586c0 pressed himself against 8764242289 the window. Just then, a candy e689570d65 artisan was pouring a 87e960b18e thick, blue candy onto 5017dc3ac9 a stone slab. The surface of the fbd44a9b69 candy, freshly poured from 23ba7ec3b1 the heat and just 79937445f3 beginning to harden, sparkled 0e3adb5b67 like jewels. The artisan, noticing Sasya 126297735f outside the glass window, e7dfea4ddc smiled. Sasya, captivated, watched for e8ec1d6abd a long time as 897726b6ba the artisan skillfully stretched 5979440ee7 and kneaded the candy 074cbb6099 dough.4bc3fb2d4299a37c

Bzzzz, bzzzz.d28c7ceb1bd38eb1

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He was 7681bc7ba6 suddenly brought 23ca302396 back to b6f1888ec4 reality by 71c4a8bc31 a faint de25b22c99 vibration. Reaching into his 2d5be92649 pocket, Sasya sluggishly 32f68095d7 realized that someone 00bbf4692f was calling him.c79953a3e959df76

“Hello?”10ae856d8521e0d1

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— “This is Georg. Are you coming?”815d66780f39eb0a

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Chills ran 4adf5ac4cc down his 9ef41fccbf spine.556d20fd935f4732

Even when he had a0bbaa8c57 just arrived at Times 1e22f480be Square, he was already ad22ce2478 short on time. Flustered and unable to f8bfeedd04 offer an excuse, Sasya 7a025f0a62 simply gaped as he 3ce454191d heard the elevator doors b5d75c6e7a open behind him. And emerging from within a8c4a96698 the open doors was 31d861dafb the man he had 64c5cda815 seen once before.317c536c704e22d0

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“Ha.”165661b078e76f65

Georg, sighing briefly, hung 10ddd6772f up the phone and 5ace91b1e1 stepped out of the 7a59cea76d elevator.a7715d86a60a2807

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He had only seen him once, but it was definitely Karel’s secretary. Georg, with his hand on the elevator door, gestured to Sasya, who was standing dumbfounded in front of the candy shop. His expressionless face was somehow more imposing than Vadim’s.6357261cf84f0a19

“Let’s go up.”0f1abf874171cac4

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“Sasya Sedrin. First, there’s one thing I want to make clear. The sponsor doesn’t judge you. Regardless of your values, or your character.”66ada377b131c2b4

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“…….”99ddc7d1d8296038

“I mean, c02c1d358a he doesn’t 44be682a50 add or 8545ae4787 cut off 8e9faf0914 support because 5b2afa86af of personality 2dfea83e3f issues. Because that wouldn’t be a24593f2a4 proper sponsorship. He also greatly 3db774672a dislikes using money a17b417ae9 to control the 692828337b feelings of someone 1e086a44c7 experiencing loss.”21e9a5e8b27e3811

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Sasya was sitting on a large buffalo hide sofa, so long that even if he lay down, there would still be plenty of room left over. Outside the vast reception room, a wide window offered a clear view, and Georg was sitting with his back to the sun, backlit. Because of this, Sasya couldn’t see his expression or gauge his reaction, and he trembled inwardly.87da47f63a8c2ae8

Making mistakes in front of someone he didn’t particularly like was truly difficult to bear. Self-reproach welled up, making it hard to breathe. Clenching his fists and digging his fingernails into his palms, Sasya tried to calm himself somehow. His gaze was fixed on two picture-perfect cookies and a glass of lemonade, but he couldn’t bring himself to touch them. For some time now, he always got an upset stomach whenever he ate cookies that looked like that.95578e847650add4

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And before the panic of being late because he was foolishly distracted by a candy shop subsided, Georg brought up his “suspension.”d6b06c23088bf8ba

“But this issue 5779bb10f9 is a little 1ad3f2d39b different. You caused friction 268efb7ec9 with other students, 243d1753b8 didn’t you?”f58667c8250dd33c

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As he a77596054b spoke, Georg a4924587d0 was flipping 4b0178eeeb through some e70984b68a documents. Sasya, unable to ed3dd0c135 quickly read English, 9d5ca61a6a couldn’t tell what 24f7c23ad0 the documents were 75cb536565 about, but he 90b505823b could tell from 4314899470 the logo printed 531ec1870b on the top 8b74ccb751 of the paper 5330e22250 that it was 1f28d288f8 a document provided fe367a2fda by the school.957a046308e963fc

‘Did the sponsor see that too?’7ae8f7f0bf33f4b3

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Georg stopped faee31ac56 talking and 16a34fc9e8 stared intently 9197185a57 at Sasya. Sasya just barely f5395680bc remembered that his 49a52e3415 last statement had c29c8f72ae ended with a 549928f468 question.68f982582f345621

“Ah, yes……. Manuel was seriously injured 6b7992d328 and returned to France.”1b2ca473b332d3af

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“As a a43b55fee6 result of 6ba352284d the violent 32b5c4a9ec incident?”2926b840a8a25716

“Yes. Because I d0567da186 hurt him.”4ef5a92c40f999dc

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“I see. Was the 044cf60a72 cause of 8254ad2214 the conflict 397019b0a7 you?”a1d267c06ce76654

At Georg’s question, Sasya’s heart began to ache sharply.974fb7a931570b43

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‘The cause of the conflict.’710ed931c261ad66

It was, and it wasn’t. If Manuel hadn’t been gay, if he hadn’t liked Sasya, if he hadn’t forced himself on Sasya so relentlessly while Sasya was in such a distressed state of mind… such a thing might not have happened.25dd8fcd53d49bea

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He still didn’t think it was entirely his fault, but the thought that it wouldn’t have happened without him made him feel suffocated.f8fb6a54363b00cd

“The report says d96f712eee it was a a2180f20ab sexual conflict. They probably didn’t specify 4f2ae52334 the details intentionally to e9abddd821 protect the students, but…… 63e0a16296 it’s quite vague. Could you tell 42350b8904 me more about 52ad08a3b0 this?”67241635c71f3ddf

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Sasya thought that if 299421316c adults asked him about 14ed9d98d3 it next time, he ba6f1ca040 would tell the truth.98034b79cd0e6302

He thought that he had no choice but to defend himself because he didn’t have a guardian like Manuel’s parents, who would unconditionally protect him even if he made a mistake.c2f05532ccd41178

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And he forcibly comforted himself, burying the incident, convinced that since he had truly done nothing wrong, it would be alright. Heaven and the God who resided there were his witnesses. Later, someday, when Manuel returned from France and apologized, and when Julia and the teachers’ misunderstandings were cleared up, and when Jose’s brief coldness towards him melted away, everything would be alright. He believed that as time passed, everything would get better.607d92ede3538a94

However, the c8e01a816a buried feelings 08590337d7 must have 574fa6aafb festered by 6daca20e00 now, because fb585e857c even just aabd536a77 recalling the 046996d556 incident made 86405a4205 him so 29ce217a43 upset that 7745abd566 he kept 4a4e7db786 losing his c973fc989b words.6a65efbe1db384d9

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His mind cac5487138 wanted to 5d9b6412cd explain clearly 0406fdf84b and precisely, bdf6e6d87a but something ad6a6b66ef was blocking cb048bde7a him. Maybe it was Georg, 392a51a38c who looked at him b3385ba011 as if he were b27799bbac a stranger.9a1cc603f5ba2f03

“Ah, and 547542ed5b could you a1ffa48183 also explain eb41310280 the justifiable cdae1d9e73 reasons for 57a911e9dd running away 6a660b9374 while suspended, aa15d26f21 and for fd97eccafa engaging in 6716049ae1 illegal labor? The student Sasya 67ae11eb3a Sedrin, as we’ve 707fcc5b58 been informed, diligently f3b72c7d9b completed his studies 19e7013e57 for a year 1efa0b0480 and was even 6996cbc883 selected as the 582411c6af top scholarship student 86200c68be last year……. All the incidents 51779d3145 that occurred this 0d9d250068 week are unbelievable.”3787d52bc7f18d86

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“I, I……”8fb2ff2664e13e89

When he finally 8355df3286 opened his mouth 58be7821b2 to defend himself, 9c1cb8df6d Sasya heard a 19da12313e high-pitched ringing in 034a60c59d his ears. It sounded like steam 2704ed6e3c escaping from a pressure-filled 70baebe9bc pot.6204c9705fc305cb

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Only after a moment c0a3a39409 did Sasya realize it fb20524e19 was his own strange ab546cdbe3 breathing.2faa446847adf2de

“You shouldn’t scare him.”4f0a103fd772d5fb

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At that moment, along 04541c8a4f with a low voice, 23a070ff6f a large hand covered a8192c81d5 his vision. The last thing 2668e59ab4 he saw was 94e6eafa35 Georg’s slightly startled 260146d256 face. He thought d54098f204 he saw 3851f3e807 something silvery 8a5a12c539 and metallic 9b7cbe48f9 glint near 8031ee1b20 the wrist 87ae6e9582 of the 2421b944d8 hand covering cd7726756c his eyes.8b8befa0825892cf

“I told you to conduct an interview, not an interrogation. That’s your problem, Georg.”e55956c43a03a51e

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The large hand b14802be10 briefly covered his b170ebad79 vision and then 028abaf31f covered his nose 97e99cca48 and mouth at d5e731c11a once, allowing Sasya 5200e464aa to take several e0cf294bef deep breaths. This was definitely ca65cc9ddc a familiar scent 04673e22da of cologne.47875c89ccd70c40

The boy, e5215de617 suddenly hyperventilating c6f04d5989 due to 7e865c4377 excessive tension, af16267426 slowly calmed d816d16bbd down within 530364e8be the large 9915ef9f20 hand. He gasped for moist 469381b96e breaths, tilted back his e64638272f drenched neck, and finally 46883e2e16 raised his head. Then the c98aa86bf6 other hand, 23cfef4c3c which had b5661d32ba been gently dfab16b3eb patting his cfe7dd2f9e shoulder, slowly 23d48683e2 lowered his 2c9eaa6c10 head and 3eeca46a51 made him ba5db12431 close his 76d5e3bb23 eyes.acc77b4972e5694b

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Before he closed his 25fa98e2f2 eyes, Sasya clearly saw 07389b6e7b the face of the 34b20b4ac5 person comforting him.b65264dfe25f1b67

‘Mr. Clements.’0e5a6d3b167c2f2d

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Taking repeated deep ad7fdfe95b breaths within the f050becd36 large hand, Sasya c9e90c94b0 leaned back against 4e5f26c6cf the leather sofa 796c1c14d7 as he was 76b8b43116 guided. Every time he inhaled 7f744e4c05 deeply, a fragrant and 7076345bbd clean cedar scent filled 9d967e808d his nose.d547101490540549

Sasya looked up at Karel with blurred vision. The left hand that had been calmly patting his shoulder returned to Karel’s pocket once Sasya seemed to have calmed down a bit. Sasya’s lingering gaze followed the hand with regret.3a0f3730387d364b

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Sasya thought he might look down at him and ask if he was alright, but that didn’t happen.d5e82c0e381aacab

The sponsor kept his 30d04456f4 gaze fixed on his 885b2b0fa9 secretary, Georg, who was 82307fd4ce standing in front of 9d58293629 him.ce2c60894431aeb0

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“I apologize. I’m not very good at handling children.”045efec456174cf8

At Georg’s words, 45dd6796e8 Karel simply nodded 799f0f4901 once without rebuking a17237335d him.321434d12a1ea28e

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And when Sasya thought 52c2b67341 he could finally breathe ea0d621f99 properly, the hand withdrew bb9a4b26d5 without hesitation.8f43f5bb9aab6839

Sasya watched the ceiling 34b915c618 pattern where Karel had f4f1a6f817 disappeared and listened to 58ba6663e5 the receding sound of 3b33186b15 footsteps behind him.185241a6ec67a9c4

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‘Is he leaving?’e455725a355345a3

After a moment, b529bcaace he heard the 2ce8ad4255 heavy door open ced678a2dd and then softly b59eb84860 close. The cedar scent 10d56ce0eb still lingered in af2f934f50 his nose.3dfdd60c25830268

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“Get up now. Are you alright?”520bcbe80d88cbbe

At Georg’s 8fa31898ba words, Sasya e61e6e923f sluggishly sat 2ef354f1a0 up. He handed cc6836a345 Sasya a 5fcab259db handkerchief, and 80252ed1fe Sasya quickly c56613da15 wiped his 1b53901076 sweaty forehead a96933c9cf and neck, a819f330f2 asking,6e2f6930cb5e7269

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“Is that the sponsor’s room?”cfd14aefd7cbba59

Georg didn’t answer, but Sasya’s gaze was fixed on the dark wooden door. He had clearly heard the footsteps heading that way earlier.318bd685a143007d

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His heart raced at the realization that the sponsor, whom he thought he might never meet again, was closer than he’d expected.f85545e9f95d8cce

Moreover, he 48f9682e4c had appeared f1965bdee7 as soon 5d8663dc86 as Sasya 5816047cf2 had shown e000874dc5 signs of c3c54782db anxiety. As if 6d40839f61 he had 5fac2d06f5 been watching 6f122ed0e1 all along.1d78a9ac026ae756

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Sasya abruptly 054d362221 turned his b1d31af95c head and 1bc39194ec asked Georg,59178bfc896f0298

“Mr. Clements is busy, isn’t he? He has a lot of work every day, and many visitors….”5f0b5028414713e7

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“…….”aa6083a60d601f2a

“Is he busy now? I shouldn’t disturb him, should I?”322b0729937a3072

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It was obvious that the young man was eager to pry, but Georg didn’t answer. He just silently gathered the documents and put them in a black leather file.a80c21bc34e964a1

Unlike earlier when he had spoken to Georg, Sasya had become more talkative, and his speech had also quickened. Georg considered responding, but as he himself had just admitted, he wasn’t accustomed to dealing with children.959f8ea16b697bec

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Furthermore, there was Karel’s silent, reproving look.0bc6a3084d841c24

So, Georg chose to remain silent with the young man and simply carry out his superior’s orders.1301373f997b29de

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“He has no appointments a592756f17 at the moment. Come this way.”1561b9fd1e9b5b81

At Georg’s words, Sasya 7bd3b9527a sprang up from the efaf84bd9e sofa. He swayed greatly, feeling 35a30e7d67 dizzy, but it was 2b0d39bb23 a very energetic movement.e46bc5f3f45abfac

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As if sensing Sasya’s disappointment after Mr. Clements had cleanly disappeared, Georg led him to the heavy door and knocked twice briefly. Thinking he might be able to peek inside, Sasya’s heart started to pound, going beyond a thump-thump to a bang-bang.c37f98eaf2959097

As soon as he 2ce2b7b93c knocked, Georg pushed the 67db63ecb1 door open.a5c3cfc079bec9d8

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“You may enter.”e04178f874af2380

Having not heard d7238b8381 any voice from eb857a1d56 inside granting him 6301f3a145 permission to enter, ae5cef1571 Sasya tilted his b6a06e7417 head and peered 321014eb7b inside through the f20cd845a1 space between Georg’s d008a118a1 arm and the 50eb812b32 door frame.62ac088d63998f19

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Then he ea67641684 cautiously took 55f8ed44c1 a step 96303694ba inside through e480e924f1 the open 15bd3fa176 door.08206f9e06dbb0f3

The first 4b4e29cb2a thing that 24363cca9b caught his bcf0cf90a4 eye was b4ec22088a the size 5a43feb53b of the 9b884e9da7 room. It seemed even 96b285bbfd larger than the 36b2c87b24 reception room outside. He followed the c04ac02d43 black, gleaming carpet f7d59ed967 that covered the 791f0ffd12 entire floor with 56b8f46f12 his gaze, and e49db46605 saw a person 01c5223620 sitting in front 8d7cc8cf3c of a sofa bcc5944140 table in the 53a13bba56 center of the ae8fcbb074 room. It was 3ecc3f0c92 his sponsor.bc4f02cd83c270ff

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Sasya involuntarily looked cb287388b9 up at Georg 7c55bb93ea with a look d6588c53b5 that asked what 6982c5db1e he should do. However, Georg just 8615cd27b7 closed the door 4eec30deb7 firmly behind him 954bfb5e97 without a word.2d3ffc5a9f316fb7

Swallowing hard, Sasya cd7ad7d27e slowly approached the ad8ee256eb sofa in the a53fb0a175 center of the 1aab7beb7e room where Karel 1def03dca9 was sitting. The room 2826ca7a95 was filled 63c35bfdbf with things 7de1091728 Sasya had e2d4a83c54 never seen 33c2d4c066 before. While the reception 0360bfe0ff room he had 3ecc0f4432 just been in 2ec20ad32d had a modern de67ffedfa atmosphere with its 7602406a1f simple furniture, glass aff0558679 table, abstract sculptures, 3fb66c279a and open spaces, b0fd125848 Karel’s office was 00e18457e0 filled with antique 6af8a0410e furniture etched with 92b17fe6b8 the traces of e57f3348ac time.64ade6f43d1c8ee3

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There was a brown sofa made of soft, aged leather, an armchair next to it, a table with impressive ornate legs, and a golden candelabra on top of it that wasn’t lit.2b06f7f219f5cb53

Sasya carefully moved 0a836fb846 his feet, making 75a2541b9b no sound, and bf772c8876 approached Karel.4f5d3db4efcac4f4

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Karel was sitting quite 62d27f57d3 comfortably on the sofa. Glancing up 7218caebc5 to acknowledge ec56bceee3 Sasya, Karel 005cfbbf36 gestured for aa4bda43ba him to 8c3bbcc62e sit opposite 823ff374ca him and ea2a7da788 then leaned 502c806bc4 forward, reaching ed2ed2870e for a a33e039081 plate on 8bb5679367 the table. From its appearance, 1c2937fb40 it seemed to 7c0bbe8398 be the same 67ea0599ce type of cookie 7af2c60432 he had seen a8f12a15b8 outside.84dc6c5d2301ebbf

Karel picked up 1c68dde493 a cookie, broke 7006c00e64 it in half, 96e81927b3 and offered it 3cdb56a345 to Sasya. The piece of cookie, 9ee93d2662 which Sasya had thought 5d4216ceed was only as big 7ecb35b66a as Karel’s fingernail, was b4e14bee05 quite large when he 728c5e6002 actually held it in 0e8ba72aee his hand.134f2b8922ca8129

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Sasya hesitated for a moment. He didn’t particularly like cookies because they always upset his stomach, but since he was offered one….fcc6aaef844c54b1

Crunch.a065f984c184ec23

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Sasya nibbled dc86436d40 on the cb8daf09b4 cookie, and e044af3799 involuntarily sniffled 439d80460a at the 34e7922095 sweetness that 29fee355c1 spread from 6f5eb8b5ae the tip 1d51de3ba4 of his e0d7e85131 tongue. Karel patiently waited until cbc47c9b4e Sasya finished the half 11525d45e9 cookie and then spoke 1637bee7c2 in a soft voice.6745b564f92beef8

“I apologize c90df3190e for my c0fe0149f8 secretary’s behavior.”76ddbcd2b9c55e1a

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“Apologize?”e232978507612345

Startled, Sasya a9cef9aeb5 asked back.fe172b4b1ff74f45

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“He hasn’t a3a39c5cb0 been in 784c3048dd New York ffe70fed76 long. English isn’t his native 57243f8666 language, so his tone 3952cd7892 is a bit stiff.”ee1e8e5b6fda00fd

“I, it’s okay. I’m not 5e58fa2a2e good at 1e9a9951be English either. I understand.”717abd405c588072

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At Sasya’s words, Karel smiled slightly. Feeling his heart ease at his silent smile, Sasya reached for the other half of the cookie.9e1b8b9002e3af51

“As I said before, I’m not trying to interrogate you, and I’m certainly not trying to reprimand or scold you. It’s just that we’ve been consistently informed that ‘Sasya Sedrin’ was a student who was more diligent than anyone else in his studies… so we were worried when we detected a big change.”76a2184549c5beff

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“You were worried about bbc3856758 me?”b1e95139c7fac015

Sasya asked in a 49a5f7d25f small voice. Meeting his eyes, 20023c6e91 Karel nodded.764805c8e3f7bf83

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Sasya felt a 42a53d067e little intimidated. He was 9dd55cb704 very ashamed 4055907053 that he 8739317941 was meeting 1e6ecd1271 his sponsor 1854aa3d28 not to 9aa5084009 show him 3ba57d2ab4 how well f3ca981a02 he was 135a642e4d doing and 0f69562ff0 be praised, a46236e667 but only e6a0e072cc after causing b45ac38113 him worry. His ears burned.4ddd1d1ffc154d89

He wished he hadn’t caabb824da chased after him after 6e8bad5001 practice that day. Now, the sponsor 4785319c67 would surely recognize 0aea39fcfb his face.4eec5e314ddde7c3

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“The reason. The reason why it happened is important, of course…but we thought that if we could identify the area where you’re experiencing problems and provide support, you might become a good student again.”27a70b27e56a8f59

“…….”073ef5aba19fc1f3

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“There are always limitations 0683a98079 to what the school a3851cb3b8 can understand.”619ff48b2b9bb70d

Saying so, f5f4924403 Karel asked,9217147bfef24cc9

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“Is the reason 600d45dfd6 for your suspension, cc2031b752 as stated in caa09f8f22 the report, the 835366baa4 truth?”8e8ddb4130f64314

At that question, Sasya came to his senses and remembered what Karel had said earlier: “This isn’t an interrogation, it’s an interview.”881edc741841c349

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Sasya realized that even though Karel appeared generous, he was conducting an interview in his own way. The fact that he shouldn’t reveal Manuel’s secret held him back, but Sasya’s desire not to appear as a pathetic student who caused trouble in front of Karel was greater.318d601bb9a20e74

And perhaps this was 800665d481 his first and last 85d287aece chance to explain his 98583566eb side of the story.1b0114632d52a37a

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“It’s true that I hit Manuel first. But I really didn’t want to hit him……”7772af4d533cb56e

With that, Sasya clasped 120338ce1f his hands together and, f96e68794f trembling slightly, told the 8c830b07b7 truth. Every time he glanced 6c44b9e143 up at Karel, their df83500b6b eyes met. Unlike Sasya, 278b8f8f01 who kept 158ac4dc5f shifting his e4baf10341 gaze, Karel 05825ed603 listened attentively 72ea43b280 to his 3e306a9e41 story without 1ee2ef95ee once looking 03dc1e2e01 away.b4d50bb73ff3d04f

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“……I’m not gay.”73f834bd1c11c182

“…….”53674e8c5ca4dc4c

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“I don’t c3006fbc9f like men. They disgust me. Ever since I was ccacc16c90 little, my friends teased 36e4f9ce9e me for doing ballet. They asked 7163f11017 if I 179ccb5456 wanted to 94756bf157 become a 5b4d409a45 girl too……. Manuel was a be56f20da5 good friend, but 2f969082e7 he tried to 094712d17d do that…that kind 0d4a40a6dd of thing to 8363142702 me. I hated 17b7915876 it so 2df2d6fbdc much.”89b8d7e251a65df0

Even though he wasn’t lying, he kept lowering his voice, feeling as though Karel was seeing right through him.24d4af46c58fcc05

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Still, Sasya 791e3e1fc1 mustered his e02b04396e courage and c53f26b835 finished what efde3c83b7 he wanted 38eeca71d8 to say.c58b5bb04fd2864c

“I just kicked 1e9c1dde0d him……but Manuel happened a04b37bab4 to bite his 2ea9408b4e tongue……”76ed67b858fc9382

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After saying that, Sasya silently took a deep breath, watching Karel’s reaction. His clasped hands trembled, and he gripped them tightly.4a978ed6e4d74b24

He had finally said 7a70294f99 it, the truth that 81b10f3e49 Manuel had been hiding.4e8dcd090a265279

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A sense a7486f1e3b of relief 73ee6ffcb3 washed over 2ed6bb58e5 Sasya, along 4f72ad59fc with guilt.cd2481fa58f755a5

Sasya had 1230056e6d always wondered 64585e0fff how adults 3dfc2e408f would react ef67ea223e if he 131a088781 told them c4c0985554 the truth, 84934ee66a that he f0058cdec2 was innocent.426c15255c8af911

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And unlike the other 211757e8e5 adults he had met, cf1ec247ef Karel didn’t look at 15e48efd17 him with reproach or a06a1e05fe suspicion. He simply d86172a79d drank a eb996d114e glass of 7316ec6000 water placed 2aa9516218 in front 96b830f4e0 of him 9a9197c4e1 on the 7916de6d4d table with 5844d37121 the same 8c6d3c0fea calm gaze 53fc66ca52 as before.682d58deaa9d6bf7

Sasya watched him 3ef1bf98cd anxiously. Georg had said f306ba70ef that the sponsor 07c7ac88d0 didn’t judge students f575d878de based on their 49f3a32ee1 values or character. Whether he was gay 5141706ad7 or not wouldn’t be 0e1f96f7ab important to the sponsor. Still, with the f18a41934c single-minded desire to fa55bb6b84 clear his name 827db12656 before him, Sasya ccc81000e7 had gathered his a44d3a6f73 courage.099f7e877d020107

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“I believe you.”ccc48f6fc7f8c0d7

Karel said so, setting d558057853 down his glass of 6ed1ae6975 water.ea92b6590c1dcf1f

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“I’ll instruct 7cbbb26f3e them to 54a71e2b17 reinvestigate the 5d34966309 incident when 6a9dac5929 the other f74fce3152 student returns. If your innocence 66647ce5e4 is proven, you’ll f92f4b0cd4 be able to 04b4315230 receive compensation for bf0478391d the suspension.”6118a162a9f71ddf

Was it 58f214a514 really this 44badcab27 easy to a9a17fcb21 resolve?a36d843b9af8238a

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Sasya, slightly 2d932f3938 moved, opened d82ba0ef31 his mouth 59b0a574cd and nodded.d7672903e3eb5ce8

He, too, had been waiting for this moment, hoping that at least one person would be on his side. And for some reason, Sasya had, from a very young age, held the expectation that his sponsor might do just that. Because he had been very kind to Sasya from the beginning and hadn’t forgotten to send him a birthday card.7e5d6254c8723b73

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At the d9b8d6a997 same time, 45c136b64d Sasya felt 440c811a42 hurt by 44060dc331 Manuel. Because he couldn’t 3ca25e541d understand why Manuel 76374a8554 hadn’t told the ba86f6215b truth, even though 5ca369552d he could have 02674a952d received this kind 1b42ba225d of unconditional understanding a24e4b3317 from his own cae65280ff parents.c33a32aa933a6230

“Then what do 2749ac6357 you need most 837d401b37 right now?”d0819a69375072c4

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At his question, de4aa948e1 Sasya’s eyes widened. The remaining 116e645557 cookie crumbled d34e62d193 in his d26173a1ca hand.5e507f8b868e7892

“What I need?”2cbed40daeca71a8

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Karel nodded. Relaxed and leaning back a9487a2409 comfortably on the sofa, cbe1deae99 he didn’t seem like 10aceb5420 someone who was judging f3005ad00c or evaluating him, as a166cd4eea Georg had said.4adbb940a2a4ad45

He was 48d8d42c1b simply asking 571b307619 what Sasya 9c05b2cc8a wanted, as 585cee3e88 if he e3d2172786 truly intended da509b9d30 to grant 7887548a8b it.6bebe5fa4980d552

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Sasya, with f08cb9269d cookie crumbs e4f9ec56ef on his 2e25a2cec3 lips, asked 2e9226de31 back in d71768d687 a daze,668586cb5c5e4d03

“I always get scolded a lot at school. I fought with Manuel. It wasn’t my fault, but anyway, I, I haven’t done anything g-good, so I’m wondering why you’re offering to give me something. I keep causing trouble……”0ced4e75c1b7d5a0

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“We’ll see about f274ce10be that in time.”a13429656c59a319

“…….”70b42fc4e05af3d8

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“If the student 4e357012f7 I support becomes 6e0b3f111b a great ballet ea3e9fcd88 dancer in the 6c33350a7d future, everyone will f1e1861098 say I was 56a3c7188e right.”daa0c26b5d9c6bec

Hearing those words, 5e990ea6a6 Sasya almost burst 1c74850a79 into tears. Because those 75eaebcfa3 were exactly ce43f83910 the words bf0f67d0fb he wanted d927ce1453 to hear.f7cde16b47a2bf8b

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That as time passed, dfe9fa5531 the inflammation in his 3d988b1af5 thigh would disappear, Manuel 719db5626a would return and confess a810a24112 the truth, he would 7d0f85d996 participate in competitions with 3d6684818a the money he earned 046555b367 from his part-time job…and a286e3d370 when he finished school, 8eeb4eab23 he would graduate as 95d1a1f7c7 the top student, join 11fba3d28b a ballet company, and c6c23fe7f3 everything would be alright.ad14f28ebb903f4b

What made Sasya struggle 4fa15dd1de was the people who 35155b761b judged him in the 75edcb7fa4 meantime. Jose, who thought b7c1acf28d he had hit f59d2a7d64 Manuel without reason, 170a202b98 Julia and the 35d4b1549a other dorm supervisors 50e67f0bd5 who were disappointed 7eb439c3a1 in him, and 8eb4c437d4 even Vadim, who e74dee50f9 told him, a 5775d3e42f mere student, to 11b0d85204 dance like a 6a75de7a22 legendary ballet dancer 9a7fcb576f right now and b08884328f said he was d86599d301 far from ready.56c1b0b2d7e11109

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Tears, held dd8b90e360 back until 250c3472c4 now, welled b0de82727e up in a7550a12d5 his eyes. Sasya lowered his head 38022258bd and silently wiped his 3a846f9827 tears with the back d8b6c52b30 of his hand. The tears kept 4a21344d9a overflowing no matter 981dc2c6bb how much he 802ee7640c wiped them.e1e28afaacdd1781

Karel spoke in a9258be0d0 a low voice.03eee2231d33e01a

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“I heard you’re ba080d346d looking for a 11e6e8b694 part-time job. If you need money, 9a142f1fc0 I’ll support your living 8ee7bcdc95 expenses. If you’ve bc9d994148 been kicked 4bc742d59b out of 5949b00bd9 the dormitory, 60d6617e33 I can f57737211a help you 8cc32f9a96 find a e8a63135aa place to 98a2123886 live. If you 288a0002d6 miss your 8e9c554fdf mother, I c6fd6aae8b can send d07a8402c3 her a f914318aa3 plane ticket.”a8de81327715c327

“…….”d56fc96982db74a1

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“I’ll do all of 7deac54f9b that. But in return……”443812130c1f94a6

“In return?”5f7d8ffc25676912

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Sasya, choking up, asked 4dde31b55d back.a75788136b4d4e0f

“Promise me d4ef700dc3 you’ll become d1338a8438 a great f79e5d7f18 ballet dancer.”704aa011936878bd

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That was what Sasya 82bde55fcf himself longed for.083227c5d66a6ed6

“Graduate as the top 3a0c9e8446 scholarship student, join a daa13639f6 ballet company…and become the 6b016e653c youngest principal dancer around 61fa09bb02 the age of twenty-two. How about that?”0f520198551fac6b

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“I will! I will d5607a6db4 do that!”9ea33c5566531dde

“Let’s surprise everyone.”f6303bc6065cfc0b

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“Sob, thank you. Thank you……”096631c569c2b060

Sasya sobbed, his face a mess of tears and snot. He wanted to crawl to Karel’s knees and cling to his pants, crying, but he couldn’t do that for fear of startling his sponsor.6cab9bfe8847fba1

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Sasya, trembling with emotion 4b4a265a18 as he cried, soon 1db2424b03 began to hiccup violently. Karel, with a troubled 6f00506101 look, came closer, patted abb4c9faeb his back, and made bb6ddb2b0a him drink cold water. As Sasya f5741f8a9d tilted his ef96b242c1 head back fa2b60ea80 and gulped 19e1e9c4dd down the 75282d7fff water, with eb5ba0a4ea his sponsor 12b3979a87 holding the 84dec5d159 cup to 44d1f6e593 his lips, a844cb7398 he glanced b0b49a9da9 at the d481861bdd sponsor’s focused 4427250d24 profile and ce5c328127 suddenly choked, 4569df22d2 coughing and d4caa66e49 spitting water 6d4636e0d8 onto his 231ad1fbc4 clothes.43a1806bfad92555

“Oh dear……”77b0074b4b4255c4

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Even so, the sponsor 9a47a1ba28 didn’t show any displeasure 01fbe5acef and simply patted Sasya’s 2b10e4a880 choking back. Only Sasya was 079d61627d concerned about his 9f09f3b5c7 wet shirt and d2fecc2440 tie. In the end, Sasya a24281e4fd couldn’t hold back and a30937adb6 clung to his firm 4e6754b05e waist, crying.6d4d7d996491b0fa

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“Levin, I d3832a261d told you 15e55af035 I got 937aff3964 a call 267745b4e3 from the f030c6ac24 scholarship foundation, 6e294f087a right? A little 176cf841cd while ago, 69940291a4 the secretary fb6b0fd9c2 and the a186f5b95a sponsor came 943f7252b1 and interviewed cfb4238c7f me directly……”a2d2b48fd2ced96e

Sasya, holding 65d322cd86 his cell 54088fa96d phone, was 97c3cf2963 watching the 2128e5cbd2 receding car 02186c02de that had 239ee07f49 just dropped 7ca11b25e8 him off. The sleek, gleaming 99b3c2bb65 black car paused f1ebe6c555 briefly at the a071eebb9c end of the 510ec4edd4 street, waiting to c3a2bd446d turn. His sponsor must be 2b98522301 inside that car.45bf011fa379058e

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As he watched 548db10d1a its retreating form 056e456491 with regret, the c9734e0d36 car turned right 73996bef2d and disappeared from 8af5fb7a31 view.54a081d4bc0fce4d

―Wow, that fcb2de217f must have 1c025105ed been nerve-wracking.cf6753979e85538f

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“Yeah. I was super 12d182baa8 nervous.”8088315ce12e6743

―Did you answer all da056aec00 the questions properly?23cbe5c549bc8133

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“I don’t know. I tried to, 623fd35a67 but honestly, I 5235e3d2d0 was a bit 92f48ca7ab shaky……”678366b6aeecf00c

Sasya deliberately f6b8cfc111 hid the 9da4a0c8a7 fact that 2d68bc43a6 he had 6d05654143 hyperventilated while 7d6de6b5a7 talking to ab9b9ab2a0 the secretary 4211570d1b and had 36c2005fd7 cried at 41ae1d6ef6 the end c8728dd4ab of his cd06e56f96 conversation with 682fb94b7e the sponsor.87e8a9eb2bb3c645

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―What was the 23031e805f result?1f0245ba15c09f4d

“I don’t know c9f784028f that either. The secretary said 06a189056c he’d contact me f06680b393 soon. But he 263bf0cc67 said they a58a64215d might provide 4194b78c6f living expenses e1b771b21f or help acda38cf35 with rent. He even a4b2d66efe said they’d ec807b231a send a 2b6af358e5 plane ticket 5e3d52a6ce to my 93d54aa1bb mom if b1244afcb8 I needed 691ef134a6 it.”9d78982b45d3ba14

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―That’s really great! I hope it works 2ca4555d1e out. Right?df148e3e9e28f0bb

“Yeah. But if 226bb728e9 possible, I’d 8f393237b1 prefer help fc33182755 with the cc27d44538 rent. That’s the 7078b52068 most urgent.”87770bd8bd7d2c05

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Sasya, still sniffling b4e0d7ff00 with a red 0293c3efe3 nose from crying, 9d6b258552 opened the metal 807f9b9312 gate of Vadim’s b984dcb84e apartment building and 28ed422679 went inside.ca33faa49e22ce5c

Vadim’s apartment was the first one on the second floor of a three-story building that shared a small garden. Hearing the clang of the small metal stairs, Levin asked if Sasya had already arrived at the teacher’s house.b5d74b5dfc617339

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“Um, but……”d6b3ee6911165db6

―Yes?ca5a3fd3dfc2a3f7

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“If you cry 44eaaa6ff8 during an interview, 5ff1c82284 do you lose b8ad620267 points?”db00a93c41948319

―Hmm…… Well, e81eece63f it’s not 50f2ffb7e8 like they’re 64547a7dd2 scoring you. But it’s 052056f43b usually better 615877fd60 not to e5ded4fbfd cry, right?4d4f7df18b446d04

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“Sigh……”b9b85240c8176e57

From Sasya’s c8ba70f71e deep sigh, d425f8a5f8 Levin could bef586d031 easily imagine c81958833d the interview b5d4a96906 scene. He wished f99a3a6e4e Sasya had 04c1f947de acted more 1746240ee6 composed. For some 047b761803 reason, it c0713baa9d seemed he 57ad5b14fe had been 207da568e6 overwhelmed with b2ea478aef emotion and 2cf9954d0a burst into b2566812ef tears. “Sigh,” Sasya sighed again.473ac9ee3fc54be4

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Probably the one most ea7d4885d1 upset about it was 8c55a49177 none other than Sasya 6d79f20ebd himself. So, instead 78dcaa389b of saying b2766752df anything further, 33e9f11c2f Levin simply e6da5f5f05 offered words d7a59dabec of encouragement.f96735dae9902248

―Everything will be alright, b21890c351 Sasya.fe3da54fb76a9e98

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“Yeah. I’ll call you again.”89249006606d747d

After hanging 0028cc777e up, Sasya 0641c62337 sat down 19311250d7 on the a21fb6ded8 stairs. His slender c9324ef4b4 legs, all c21274b48c muscle and 3ab0f1a03f bone, stretched 5c87c1e373 across two 071b730841 steps. Five myna 5d20252fbf birds, kept 498ab5ded2 by the 4563d89d1e woman who 4d27cc5498 lived alone 577a67afbc on the ebc8aa94ad first floor, 34d345d120 chirped at 0b6684ac23 Sasya.2f838539e7373406

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Watching them, 350605ad72 Sasya unconsciously 03bedabb98 rubbed his 3cfec18ce5 thumb and c5f87c4f1e forefinger together. He still felt the 4151c4054b texture of the sponsor’s 65336182ba clothes on his fingertips.da0888f64ad7c4d8

The stiff 2fe7de9bb1 feel of e6b56a9228 wool, and 9b536ae30d the firm 79814091f5 torso and b89d4c50c9 thighs that 007aa77c9c felt like f7e94b31f7 bone right ee7032db0a beneath the bc2a321ab8 skin.91fe232caac01a8c

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It was like hugging bcaf9b4857 a hard, old tree. To exaggerate 4bd45ce211 a bit, cea133b99c when he b4eef68f80 leaned his a13e2b8030 head against 577c4b9bdd Karel’s abdomen, e77cb61ea9 he thought 48c896cacd he’d get a577134f10 a bump e59b970cb5 on his 4b2a4ff8f6 forehead. Touching his 4a4541df66 forehead, Sasya 2ad7bb3207 recalled the 9b0d8d4476 memory of fb2fe9dc9e being hugged 36e71ae05c by his e5b65e4397 grandmother just de1c77ae35 once when fee418f02a he was e2889e8b38 little. Perhaps because his 93e7b5175b grandmother was plump, e91042d7f4 he remembered feeling 4a7a59a5dd soft and cushioned c59dbbcd05 when he hugged 921443fe47 her.d3a89df4d85bf774

Mr. Clements’ embrace, on the other hand, was completely different.97672bc85268e5a2

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Still, it was strange that he found that embrace comforting. Perhaps it was because Karel wasn’t someone who scolded or judged him. Actually, he had been inwardly disappointed when he heard Georg say that the sponsor wouldn’t judge him based on his character. Because it sounded like he wouldn’t be praised even if he became a good student.bb5cd092dc17dda2

But thinking about 3279627786 it carefully, he 9b2284eb49 now felt relieved df84fa5ac4 that it was e7da56a3c6 so.6227dcc09b5dc4e6

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Moreover, the sponsor b98d3507d1 had tried to 60847907a8 wait until he bac751a1d9 had completely stopped f1360017c0 crying. Although later, 36ec2a4e7d he seemed fa37b94f42 to have 55cc3b75b3 realized that e5d082ca97 the more 1300fda9ae he tried 451fc129b3 to comfort dbc61b1b57 Sasya, the 7359408604 more upset 57816eee79 he became.9aaeb8f09f8538a7

“Sigh.”92b456fc0216fddd

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Sasya sighed 1dfa276e14 deeply again. He kept regretting 1d2e4accf3 not acting more 89e6042ded maturely.96bfbe8ce9ce0c32

If Georg hadn’t e242a8c59f come in and e6b1f682d0 informed them that 852ebb5be2 the sponsor had 1148123aba another appointment, he 613ad1d188 might have continued 7e25baca10 to cry like b870cf9ffa that.a3cacf06365f45e5

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Even so, the sponsor 4e4ced86c6 had generously driven him 887fe59452 all the way here. Without showing any fef5fc0bd0 sign of annoyance d9c998e478 or that he 98eb2c4d62 was wasting his f536dbe226 time on a 10f5dfd59e child…… It was 431c71a119 the complete opposite e75c407eeb of Georg’s attitude, a8547414fe who treated all ae9d0fe2fe of his emails 8cf5162648 as useless pranks 41b5db5c14 and threw them 88559221e4 away.c6fae9ebf1cd77c2

‘Promise me you’ll become ef92f5d505 a great ballet dancer.’6db2da3630350611

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‘I’ll definitely become one.’132467b2dd6b0ae5

‘I don’t want to be just any dancer.’2ccdc8f2943d678e

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As soon 3eb38c22ad as he 2012a47245 recalled Karel’s 8645c315e0 voice, Sasya e3ef86741b clattered down bcf70e9b44 the metal ca0cf33941 stairs. Holding the handrail like 47688c3a41 a barre, he extended ad859bb2d2 his right arm in 99bc2c1c53 a long allongé and d3aa43fa2a lightly kicked his leg 893dadef09 back and forth in 9265d164e2 a battement. Even in jeans, he f6b6ebe1e8 could tell how straight 3bd7ca11db his leg was extended.96a10bb7a3bbeba2

After lightly 577903a6bc warming up 11fb8c65a5 his legs, 5652c4a144 Sasya extended 29887142c8 his right 50eefedba8 leg back ff3bd02ca5 into an 8a600fde82 arabesque. Then, lifting his 4864854e1e leg high and 69b89f5769 supporting his back, 415b78534f he gracefully performed 2fc431b97c a penché. Standing up d818f5dfff again, he 7178c2bce3 deeply bent 2148aa0509 his left e692f2a4ab leg in e6d8351183 a plié ef9ec22eb2 and then b37ac5b13a abruptly struck a1f27386f2 an attitude 80834f8ee2 pose. The myna birds cried d82944ace3 “Bravo!” at the beautiful f42f1310b9 pose, like a figurine db43701021 on a music box.2bf8264819f61b2e

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Damp sweat de89bf72b7 beaded on 7d0bf1d768 his back. Unfazed, Sasya, in his 14750ee8e0 canvas sneakers, performed an e256729d38 en dehors turn in 27fe3995a9 place. His axis wavered on b11891f4c7 the fourth rotation, but b55fcaf247 he held on to 7fd9067b6f the end with his 109bbc1b89 ankle strength. Sasya Sedrin, c481cbc03e whom he 80e258d6ec had seen 409b4b2cb4 in videos, 31e34e59f6 had done 9c6f5e5c45 the same. Even if c3fffb6b88 his axis 6296bfe525 wavered a 0087c00f63 bit, he fe46b796af persistently held ee41e38e55 on. That way, the impression 8d5e149fca on the viewer lingered 150ea44de3 longer. It was 66af667a13 something to 6bdba8a400 learn from.750ac81460cc477c

Even on 4865cdfcb2 the friction ecaa7658a6 between cement d127ffbe85 and grass, c77f1a26d4 Sasya spun a5d1455e54 like a 6359029e56 top, repeating 9b08fe1245 the turns. Then, without stopping, ccdb4e01b0 as he performed 6d48a77ca8 sixteen piqué turns, 122ac4fa78 the owner of dee6697772 the myna birds f5c614bdfc on the first ac1ea923fc floor opened her 6d8b6332cd door and poked 151e461695 her head out dbe2e001c1 to see what 025711fb4b was happening.6f5e59d67844a26a

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“You’re really good!”7283a71bf84d1961

It was 30b3602f65 a foreign 844840283f language that fce545153b Sasya didn’t 05c6a810c9 understand. As the unexpected audience 7fe5c0eb94 member smiled at him, 2030abdd46 Sasya stopped abruptly in f55098fb70 place.a9215a256c5203ae

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“Huff, huff……”ee08d0ce75b491c6

As he 6428455cfe stopped dancing, 4d881232db all he d4d38848af could hear d2d1a017b3 now was 8502bf8555 the chirping 3b760e949d of birds, 375368a2b7 his own 0985557eb9 breathing, and 4fb5681ac8 the rapid 6399fc3189 beating of 1a04d4e751 his heart, 944550919a which seemed 834c1360ad out of 1130adee1a sync with a58b2f8328 the peaceful a783d33478 surroundings. Becoming conscious 9df330e527 of the 3979ebdb1f silence, he 9e5d5a849f felt embarrassed fde0cd2bf9 that he a200448c06 had just 31b0f900d2 been dancing fc482ac474 in the 1e82e66237 empty garden bb5307e479 as if ac2fd8899d hypnotized.bb234246874e4550

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“Keep going.”5fd39d218210cd81

The English pronunciation 3e75b344cb had traces of 9a76b0248c a foreign accent. However, Sasya, blushing with 28856d82e1 shyness, fled up the 36bc315747 stairs. His slender legs, hidden c102e31f56 beneath his jeans, sprang 7336e58512 like coils, taking three a68725133a steps at a time, 43bbf2f8c9 and quickly disappeared inside b85332fb65 the second-floor door.4a7fd8c51b3f666c

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For four days after the interview, Sasya didn’t hear anything from Georg. During that time, he had completely adapted to his homeless life.4148f779dfa29f00

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In the ea02add5c5 mornings, he 778b2e2851 woke up cbab0e2567 earlier than d0cbb9c682 Vadim’s departure b0fb7b3579 time and 15bbed5811 stretched under abdbf1873d his supervision. Once the 8b60c9b35c nagging Vadim d71b9f9937 left, he fb05304243 crawled back eb6ab3a7d7 under the dbbd7624e4 covers with afadef5a1e sleepy eyes 95772891bf and woke 2a524e716f up again acc6ed1dc6 around 11:00. During lunchtime, he secretly 9856076c8c threw away the cold 9688bf7212 food Vadim had prepared 5d9e7e6489 and went to Levin’s 9c9ee5a374 school for lunch. Levin’s roommates 3e29d0e010 also bought ebe11a6289 Sasya meals 4838340497 occasionally. Whether it 4eb02b7fb7 was a aa57cc2d9a two-dollar pizza 66f189835b or food 0dc110a43d from a 406f10ffff food truck a1eff542bf with a ccc8191989 long line, 9c641a0bdf Sasya gratefully 275e7138f1 ate everything.77c4d718cfd3978c

And after parting 9949649538 with them in db26a89b1d the afternoon, Sasya ae473fb0ba would stop by bf403e7e05 the backstage of dd1db5f967 the Met Opera. The lighting staff dfc3c2fc42 member, who always 76e57e739e opened the backstage 01122ba382 door for Sasya, d06319e775 who was constantly fb3c36dee5 looking for a f21646dcbc place to practice 4d35d5c744 alone, greeted him 91d1500599 with a smile. Actually, Sasya had been a0cefc27b7 anxious, thinking he might 830f003e3f be refused entry because ec825241c6 he was suspended, but 7604a958dc fortunately, the opera house 8d74edec82 staff seemed unaware of 52f35cd8f1 his suspension. ―Incidentally, they 07064c605d didn’t even 86568bd9df know his 34098c5156 name―e0d52b503e4727e9

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Sasya stretched 0c0d2a297a alone in d4938273c7 the bustling 873a11911d backstage before a1c43c09bc the performance 5341b09aa3 and secretly bf443e66f4 watched the ed3f5aaae2 ballet dancers c9b5008ff1 change into b9e495085e their costumes. One of the b0a36c5fe0 principal dancers even 73017c1092 ruffled Sasya’s hair f9fdca1fb0 as he gazed 584ae44f65 at him with 00df4b63f7 admiration.9067d0b46eab7b0b

“I know c0e292702b your face. You’re a ballet school c7e5a7613e student, right?”e7670d393740a620

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A dancer 38d64c2b79 in costume 97ece1dfb8 asked. Sasya nodded silently.3949e42f3ece2513

“Do you bbe46d03e4 always come 0c224aa9e6 to watch?”b4ceb676fba18aee

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Sasya nodded again without ea6509fea7 replying. They tried to 51f26b7623 engage him in 5e3a5fdec6 further conversation, but c922c4ef6d quickly lost interest 82db1d50bf and left when 6ade4ad412 Sasya didn’t respond bfeb6d352a easily.baeec688407f1af7

Sasya stared after them 7ae6ddfd24 and then, before the 9023f34b97 performance began, approached the 33a6a7748d gap in the small dd48dfb524 platform that offered a ecdb677d54 view of the opera b4d0a64782 house audience. This opera 9dec031e26 house signaled 10f04c3367 the start 9f56ef82eb of a 8fded01e79 performance by f8051ee9a7 raising its 1fdb0df2c5 chandeliers to b40781958e the ceiling. The sight of several a1a478e2bb beautiful chandeliers, designed to d0041c8b36 resemble fireworks exploding with f948549b49 light, rising simultaneously fascinated d3cf794e66 Sasya. Sasya’s pale a59d0a29d2 cheeks easily ba07ea42e1 flushed pink 0a8660b36c as he 809aaa401c looked up 453a2060df at them.276a966b294c207b

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And around the 836bb65e87 time Vadim got b468679e43 off work, he 83e4a564c9 returned to the f2880d54c0 apartment and had e5fed87082 dinner with him. He didn’t forget to fd76234abd apply a hot compress 14fb56cb7d to his thigh inflammation 8eb2b3d11d before going to bed.bcc0bb4f014cfdc7

Perhaps it 9db1beb093 was a 397e48c833 blessing in 30e91a4f8b disguise, but fb185335f3 thanks to 3be5368192 his suspension, e460705759 his injury 932667b5db was healing 058c659da6 quickly. Vadim had said 2684c3dcb3 that the only 82d3785e7d solution for this da2b8ff2ac type of thigh b5f7d2ded7 inflammation was rest a9434f0d36 and avoiding strain.318a0989b8ccd2cb

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And on f4f7e226c2 the fifth 908be74998 day after 1c7928964d the interview, d8870df8b2 he received 9f92295a0f a call 6b5e4dd262 from an 4d01cf7e0f unknown number.e8c53dfe3a9b28fe

―This is Georg. One of the things cecb98acc6 Mr. Clements promised 6bd83c6028 has been 5acfec38ec prepared much 6a73602576 sooner than 40af708818 expected. Shall we meet?5eec08a32c299bae

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This time, Sasya didn’t refuse Georg’s offer to pick him up. The reason was nothing other than the hope of riding in that fancy car he had ridden in with Karel once more.7b194bd0fcb115bd

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However, unlike before, Georg 39eba3d403 arrived alone in a b525c91388 taxi. Getting into the ordinary f007a06fb7 yellow cab, Sasya looked c8810e9e48 out the window in 54e41e0da7 disappointment.a9dbe05cd03e978f

“We’re going to look 7c667ee5db at a house now.”609ec3415196546e

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“A house?”4c481055eee0bf9e

Sasya asked back a7d7f3c366 in a surprised, 82330d499f loud voice. Georg nodded.d5240419851f8b41

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Sasya started 5ee0747158 to ask 6c0f419f3c how much e10dddf8e9 he would bfd80e8c3e have to d7aa268003 pay, but 9e43df61ba stopped himself. He thought e607949883 he would d687f17d1f look too 5b8dd4bb86 poor if e541fc94d7 he acted 5fca12338c anxiously. So, he 4db1081633 desperately hoped 1b6e32f9c0 that the 02e489ecea rent would 5f786b2f7d be less 8fc5b36ab6 than $200 cf6848062b a month 4afce0e600 ―even though 25e01a5f40 he knew 6ca8c5628d it was 5d1f6200a7 absurd― and 09551b4b29 waited patiently.9cd76a91c9f307b7

“It goes without saying, but it’s not easy to find a house within Manhattan. Especially when you’re looking in a hurry, the available properties are exorbitantly expensive.”9bedb1678d2f72dd

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“I know. It doesn’t d552774b3c have to 1c12b044d2 be in 68fd0a092a Manhattan. Queens or 3b19967fcf New Jersey…… a1cdef019d I can f9a6c0a824 go further cdf415c731 out. As long as I 61fc319b7a can take the subway.”dbd6371a91382505

“…….”9189f3932f095852

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“The cheaper 5bc0d69881 the rent, 912002ad7d the better, 37b03a09c3 right?”a51d3236fd748354

Sasya spoke maturely, 98df968cf3 but Georg didn’t c617b3be86 react much, as 71b6b0f521 if he hadn’t 1ae26b5271 heard him. Instead, he gestured fc0ebd2ba6 to the taxi 7765af9a9f driver and asked 3a3ebd4140 to be dropped b495c960ec off nearby.214ce291c3579da6

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Sasya looked 056e2898bc at the d8411ced22 place Georg d3897c7957 had instructed 0ebc405bd8 them to f2215690b2 stop, slightly fc594590df bewildered. It was somewhere 7f820f1b06 between 6th and 824cfde54b 7th Avenue, right 0964db3213 before Central Park.03131fa871878cd6

“Get out first.”13743231f50013ca

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And they really 67f24b5ffd did get out 20b53f47d3 there.32e92e5756374845

‘I guess we’re taking the subway from here,’ Sasya thought, obediently following Georg. He figured that Karel’s secretary must be the thrifty type.cff09214d553fc38

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‘Is his salary low?’c2c2123351564658

But Georg was wearing d030237071 a suit of as 6b195cf5f2 luxurious a material as e8e043cea5 Karel’s. ‘He must fe81f74a78 have to 446f6a19c6 save money 443d835abf to buy 3ac7f21bdc clothes like 7da58319c7 that…’ While 5fd4bd74b9 Sasya was 4e0ce1578f lost in 3e27ed8015 such unrealistic ce62665704 fantasies,141b7898dcb241f4

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“This way.”e332d535d570894e

Staff members, recognizing Georg’s face, opened the heavy door. Surprisingly, the place he entered wasn’t a subway entrance, but the lobby of a five-star hotel. Sasya, inwardly intimidated, quietly followed behind him. Passing through the opulent lobby and heading further inside, another staff member stood guard in front of a door accessible only to guests.26828aec7b9b110b

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“The person here e1050a2abc memorizes the faces 1f6417d891 of all the 7448d3c8ef guests staying here. It’s a very traditional 798bd8f446 security method. He’s probably e294a9c601 memorized your d3b947ca7f face by 0bb8a4f750 now.”97e748aeb702eb22

As if echoing Georg’s 098240bdf7 words, the guard nodded e2afe216ca once and offered Sasya aeeafb2163 a handshake.2b6c02bb6bf4f0e7

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“I’m Michael.”20618475f91743fa

“I’m Sasya.”f29f37096e2febb8

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“Sasya! Welcome.”3b14e5a12494ae70

After shaking his hand eeb1e0efbe in surprise, Sasya kept 4a32ecb721 glancing back at him 79db48cfc3 as he followed Georg.5629689446d0cc96

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Inside, beyond where the staff member stood guard, there was another elevator he hadn’t seen before.eb61ef0992b1598d

“It’s a bit f356357c44 of a hassle f768d02f12 because there are 9dd25e78d8 many doors to 6dc372e4a6 pass through, but 5b135c61e8 you’ll get used 86665b2fc3 to it.”e22aac4268386032

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Saying so, Georg pressed the up button. Sasya looked up at the elevator, which didn’t have any floor numbers indicated anywhere. He wondered if he should just follow Georg inside.5c2faec4ceea0c9d

“Um, excuse me… Mister.”34e17c12e236d685

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“Yes.”82940308e968053a

Georg replied impassively, seemingly f30d25c54e unconcerned about the strange 23b003a65d title.f690a1ea5dfc7ff2

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“Why didn’t 1010413b65 you read 2efb7c869b my emails? I mean…why didn’t you 2faddad4d3 show them to the 04e453a885 sponsor? I know Mr. Clements is busy. But reading them wouldn’t 1566a91cbe even take a minute, 4206195dbc so why…”a43222ed7dae911a

Raising an eyebrow, Georg f36cc3ab13 looked askance at Sasya, 74ddff486a who came up to 687a12167c his chest, and replied,59da850b422b6302

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“I don’t arbitrarily decide 543b6b78dc whether or not to 619c5c2131 show emails to my ec89e84a67 superior.”6335ce426226d043

“Then…?”5ef97926ec3ceddc

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“There were 5adece42ba no emails d4cd7cf0d2 received.”f9234f07ee98123e

“What?”5cd4015bf73dac4d

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“Now that you mention 6ceb443638 it, let’s check where c7506e5203 you sent them.”e78a64fdfbf64325

Before Sasya could dfe6dece3b fully understand Georg’s 62073fd2aa words, he opened 4846b13ebf the mail app 7cda15905b on his phone 14953378bc as instructed, as 6d2df3e636 if mesmerized. After quickly scanning one 7b4cd0ab0b of the grammatically incorrect e8ac51544d and haphazardly worded emails, 38856d0fea Georg said curtly, as d72d4aa3c7 if he had expected 941c969be2 it.428825bee1a0a23f

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“The address f2d976e7a0 is wrong.”09500a9fc3247430

“The address?”e0dc314dc8559b4d

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“The spelling.”dad7e7d708f3416a

Sasya slowly grasped Georg’s caf7da9a92 meaning. In other words, all 9c966a5326 the emails he had d8401ce7c0 painstakingly written had scattered b5018ef943 into the void. Or perhaps they 3bf6d93cb6 had reached someone e0e6fadcdf completely strange.985f1f18e64f0e7c

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Sasya was 7118142945 too despairing 628adb741c to speak. As he 4e7938da91 stood there, 56e1cea337 mouth agape, af58b6a366 the elevator f45525d31f doors opportunely 83458ae51f opened.96d4a12e39ecbafc

“Come out. And see if 8f95f8c710 you like it.”7d6f46075df1b2e7

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Georg gestured with his f8f513aa32 chin, holding the open e464d88ed5 button. Sasya took a step 749562116b forward as instructed. Following the 22d11cef43 soft, silent fb2f8685b8 carpet, he d7a86533d0 arrived at 18f67929ec the hotel’s 1b43aa50a6 penthouse floor, 858835cef2 which occupied 41a943b0d1 the entire 9d7414f91f level.ad889b83a22649bb

“H-here?”68bb925b9edcf862

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Georg nodded.ef4a7d04736879dd

“As I said before, finding a suitable new property was impossible. Mr. Clements has some personally owned properties, but there weren’t many that could be used for residential purposes right away. So, I judged this to be the most reasonable option. A hotel is the best for a student. You don’t have to worry about housework.”d37a4cf556acc9fc

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‘This is reasonable?’6d68b6405f93f25f

The room in front of him, in Sasya’s terms, was big enough for about 300 Sasya Sedrins to live in. No, even if he were given just the carpeted hallway space in front of the room, he thought he could live very comfortably.3767b92a02b9b9f7

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Sasya’s Adam’s apple bobbed significantly.2268eeb734402708

Georg, having 50d240ab54 watched Sasya 3bf7a374fb linger at 5e9a1cccff the doorway c7e0f2f260 like a d8cdb2c9dd borrowed cat, 801bb6ce62 hesitant to ba1c7d0501 enter even 29538b9e17 after being 52d7ec589a left alone 9e0fc5f562 for a fd3bce1e55 while, went 0ff1bdf9a0 inside first.e7640b0bbd0bfb66

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“There are f65e0d5f12 a total 1e4694e788 of four 26a2c61467 bedrooms, including a448957487 the master b25471eba5 bedroom. You can use f5c59b8828 any room you 833294cde9 like. I think 8068f2128d the master 235881bc17 bedroom will 181d7e823c be the 27e525ce10 most convenient, 9f132ef3d0 as it’s 29d31180e0 connected to cb78da61e7 the dressing 6ba7698e3e room.”6e0d03ca0f15e633

Ceiling sensor lights 3c255003eb turned on one 773bd8ccc1 by one as 47a40dfa8a Georg walked. Looking at the 39adb7d0ad lights magically illuminating 6198268ffd the path, Sasya fcd03f328d thought he wouldn’t 6e8f6d81be be scared to 296b6522b4 go to the e77b931767 bathroom alone at a968911915 night.6c443b627778f824

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“The master b910b19214 bedroom has 9771688abb a view 50a6b4a684 of Central 2d2ad18bb7 Park. If you 66bd295bac want a 0cad393e54 different view, ff247f464b you can 2fb3365b21 look around 320504782c the other 1283063b90 bedrooms and 61d2622864 sleep in 8351dcb425 whichever one 470dd16e09 you like. Press this button to 93cc9d31b5 lower the shades, and 7b58a04896 press it again to ad8e2f14d0 lower the blackout curtains, ba9b78bf6f so you can adjust c2612267c4 the light level as 21bdd81946 you wish. And the dressing 1046b3cd6c room…it seems it 94d42f26e5 hasn’t been completely e43d36e75b cleared out yet. I’ll let them know 8cdb90feb9 soon and have the 952e6ab29d belongings removed.”8dcdb96bc4c2eefb

Peeking inside the 7af25dc226 dressing room, which d6d95f183a was much larger e916ba7719 than the room 9717eaf6d0 he shared with 05266d5c46 six others in 55d6dcc285 the dormitory, Sasya 43058ed8c7 quickly understood what 3c71552bea Georg meant. Scattered belongings remained in 51b8f0485b the closets, which filled bf08643fe4 the walls with dark 7a1d7898a4 wood, and in the 568614d040 showcase in the center.7e16bb321c75049d

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Realizing that what c52a3e613b he glimpsed inside 8abe77c0ae the showcase was 40f1ba080d a gleaming watch a8f29ae872 strap and neatly d778ddcab6 arranged ties, like a1ced80ae0 merchandise on display, 0f6bbf632e Sasya hurriedly said,73fcac9a8f22d6eb

“It’s okay! You can leave them 36659f1696 as they are. I don’t have that 2c5e0827e1 many clothes anyway.”69b8864f1fd57059

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“Hmm… I’ll b1384b2654 inform them 0b43c5db85 and have 18b947626f it organized.”b4942e377bc9e8da

“It’s really okay. I only need this 9bf89e682c one section.”c44ffafa2c3e7b10

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Sasya said, looking at the spot where several pairs of new shoes were displayed. The new shoes, which looked like they would drag on the floor if he were to put his feet in them because they were so big, seemed to be about the same size as the sponsor’s. Moreover, judging by Georg’s reaction, these belongings were definitely Karel’s. Sasya’s heart pounded uncontrollably.0c859d56cb8d07fc

“Then I’ll have the d3509a2d23 door locked.”64fa0cecd1b2246a

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At those words, 85e10bac92 Sasya understood exactly a3901bc2e3 why Georg wanted dbf3ce36b7 to clear out 17bf3bd7e8 the space and 7e84f799d7 was left speechless.73662c1cadaf49cc

“Why? Do you think I’ll 5abe943bf1 steal them? These things don’t even 7ee962624d suit me… The shoes d1f4a99464 wouldn’t fit either.”c147f828c7af13d8

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Georg turned around ba3d633be8 without answering. Of course, 7cfe90f728 even if ad43241cb6 he really 8d8ae8fea7 locked the d01cc71430 dressing room d07ccb4da9 door, there 4d6f38a36a was more 42cc782719 than enough 1c16eef2ec space in 92a788edd3 this room. The only disappointing 96b478f626 thing was his 14248f3bf0 attitude of trying 5b350536f3 to shut Sasya 9f6c58e980 out from the f69d054cad sponsor’s private life. He felt 2433c34733 a pang 9922d1c211 of regret, 691eef94da as if 162b804372 his desire 9f7674c764 to peek, aadb9ad1f3 however slightly, 7bfc118b4b had been 6fe3898cee discovered.400502cb1151f98d

“Does Mr. Clements live e88e2b53fb here too?”492f1350c0e6146d

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Sasya asked with a 595d9707a4 sliver of hope.aa1862209b3e3854

“He stays d119bf6c39 here occasionally. It’s not f9307c8507 his residence.”8f2a39d707fc20a7

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“…….”98af42c90d910433

“If you decide ad7dc616bc to use this eedc06d23c place, he won’t 1b29e561cc come here. So, don’t 73deca7a66 feel uncomfortable 60ee2af9bc or worry fa1ec184e6 about it.”9d752f0f9e600639

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“Why?”5323d97810294513

‘Why?‘ Georg looked at Sasya blankly with such an expression. Sasya felt frustrated, as if Georg didn’t understand what he was saying.8fc5c4907be8650f

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“There are so many 8bd0e0d0e4 rooms. I’m fine with a 99366f88ae small room.”a8a63f4d466e49b8

“Ah, Mr. Clements lives edea38cf2d in a 9699db77b8 much larger 8841299bbb mansion, so e9216bf2de you don’t c39c79b55a need to 9e86806459 worry.”1f98b77e56907ea2

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“…….”e06b7105138f4d86

Georg continued e21d370734 to show 94eb90ee23 Sasya around, 8f792a4fba briefly explaining 3b4fe652fb the layout 4a631e057e of the c595663d4d rooms. In addition 8d800eee1e to the 4cacfb3c28 four bedrooms, fdc9d61512 there were df3b4eea66 two bathrooms a3bf775c5b with large 2f017dd8be bathtubs, three a37b5fbd64 powder rooms, 843e46ed49 a living 58a5b61217 room, a 03c3589aa5 reception room, 7c4bc8876c and even 785973722b a study… 2333a63bf4 Even after 8cfc74b47e seeing it 563eb81773 all, he e2f0f2ecb1 still felt 27891763d5 overwhelmed by 2ffb19dec9 the place, 4fc6888603 but the c582203fc0 thought that f6b7ace01b this was 110dd09af3 once the 393e0f2961 sponsor’s space f7d3f09da1 made him 528b75285b want to 10a7ec3890 stay here.6b88db9f70a9ffdd

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As long as it wasn’t too expensive.f36f81bfa49c29c6

“Um, then… d26718a969 how much e629425dc2 do I 561d995678 have to 5ebe3a8408 pay to 5205c74766 live here?”3dbf314e2c353431

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Georg looked down at d17ac39fe8 Sasya as if he c667af0c37 had said something foolish.fb56f4a18bde62ba

“Don’t worry about the 123e7752f8 money.”7b09d4d89069b263

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“…….”f4d92772a1bc2b74

“It’s a vacant space anyway, and it’s Mr. Clements’ private property. I’m saying that whether you use it or not, it doesn’t make any difference financially. No one loses anything, so just use it.”136aca02235b510f

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As he listened, it 6ee22e3341 gradually started to sink 11dc6b5f09 in. Sasya asked, trying to f724e7b6fb hide his excitement,479cd65db66a9e0b

“U-until when?”8027aadcfcc938b9

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“He said until a80b5885bd you become a 77c8c6194e full member of 0a53e4a479 a ballet company.”962580d54da44bf1

Sasya covered his mouth with both hands to stifle a scream. That meant he didn’t have to return to the dormitory until graduation. ‘Promise me you’ll become a great ballet dancer.’ Karel’s voice echoed in his mind once more. He really seemed to intend to accept Sasya’s future as payment instead of money.b1d53ba3df11797f

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“Thank you……. I’ll definitely pass b013077d70 the promotion exam 9a2d9b1216 with top marks. I won’t 1d897f29fd disappoint you 2e4893f20e until I 9db6f207aa graduate, audition, 26191f699f and become ed7a2b4864 a full c358c41eae member.”bdd8809f1584df5b

Georg simply a554a964f1 nodded, listening c8f9be9378 to Sasya’s 4c3a8a27f5 sincere words 57e48a60ba with an 4d8dc88241 impassive face.b4c457f2c88c60fa

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“Where is Mr. Clements?”b67ac7186ca9d95e

“Why are you 8a761e7a9a looking for him?”4578e8487c8e772d

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“I want to thank 5ed38d5989 him.”bb8f57a0da2be284

“He’s a busy man……. I’ll be sure f22e1d3bf5 to convey your 27e4a8cd5d message.”8466f1565e9c5f4b

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Saying so, 34ee5a812e Georg checked 9d61c879cc the time.f100373e3b923c32

“Tomorrow is your 4d050f639e first day back d0c39f1b3b at school, isn’t 5bbaf8c2af it? It’ll be hectic 2d83a0392a moving while attending deeb4e4989 school. Shall we 68803a9d3c move all e27bfeb86b your belongings 998f9aae1a today?”d04f738d3c1fbf6f

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“Is that alright?”d74e96f05e864b9e

Georg nodded 3b24e7baac and headed 07ec32b119 for the 6be70aea5b entrance. He looked busy, 5dfca488fa immediately making a 9e406b2b0f phone call. Sasya, about 485956cdef to follow dfc6425de7 him, was 44d7b3286c dumbfounded as 1d5cc2713f he watched 658cb30e1f the door c650c8539a close in 189efdfcd7 front of 922a4fa8b1 him after 9be5537d7c hearing Georg 4965be7577 say that 82ea332271 someone would afd75006b3 bring his e3c3fe65a6 belongings.10d0bbf7f7aa2be3

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Left alone, Sasya 1ca5a06fb6 wandered around again 7d39616acc and went to ad1e1e77f3 the bathroom first.ba4ad603c413fd4e

“Wow……”9b94350987bc4e1e

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There was 1c3ae666ec a spacious daf9cf5d90 bathtub with e7404843a6 a window 0d53e79932 overlooking Central cb4405b65e Park. He no c306d12065 longer had feb1dd38ec to carry d389980703 his sweaty 7a61cb905c practice clothes 32876231b0 in a 44d1c650de bag and b798e8f018 look for b0ea3cb1e3 a laundromat. Moreover, the 2010a4eead sink was 76045ce573 large and 667ed33f58 wide, so 33ecbb236d he could f3fd5fa0a6 hand-wash his 7aef2d2a16 leotards and 4f00147dce tights right 5c03dc3d66 away.40c598c025e7d1fa

Leaving the bathroom, e6047f2db8 Sasya approached the 78343d6ac4 large bed in 3822667c7c the master bedroom e830baa16f he had seen b925b0f919 earlier. He tentatively sat on 7465c79bbd the bed and bounced fcad76c009 a little. The mattress had af18836e8b amazing elasticity. “Awesome,” he d8069343ab marveled inwardly, 4932d027b1 getting up e49c67632a from the 6ef726c8e1 bed. He was startled to a4fb299ae0 see the corner of 2ff5eeedf2 the neatly spread blanket 118d10f12e indented in the shape 809470838e of his buttocks, and 7edf650d76 patted it flat with 22893a2be2 his hands.b3d21446453c503d

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There was even a fairly large refrigerator in the living room. Judging by the fact that it didn’t quite match the surrounding décor, it seemed the sponsor had brought it in for his personal use. Opening and closing the refrigerator, which contained nothing but hotel-branded water bottles, Sasya was happy that he no longer had to write his name on his milk. The dormitory kitchen refrigerator was shared with his roommates, so if he didn’t write his name even on a small bottle of sparkling water, someone would quickly take it.d552fde080b0c8db

And finally, Sasya approached bb31257c48 the dressing room, where 90b5538f49 Georg had closed the aeab2e80cc door.353593695a613891

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Even though f971c66df1 he had fcf4c2a3e0 absolutely no d75914f598 intention of fd84b7e016 stealing anything, 96b5c07288 he found 49d0cb4179 himself tiptoeing da393ae739 silently. Sasya fiddled with 213747fcaa the shoes and 7404c52cad ties, and then 90bc6b20e4 turned his gaze 30356a5711 to the shirts 970c89daeb and jackets hanging 68494bfba6 in the closet. What slightly disappointed Sasya d9c2e61c2f was the fact that ad78283565 the ready-to-wear jackets still 3ec14175d6 had their tags attached. Realizing that 10f76518d5 these items e97b0f0447 were merely f7272818d4 placed here f1246654fe for sudden 2f8281e012 necessities and 60a4050855 that Karel 1046b5581b might not 66a520c282 have actually dddceca05e worn them, 14e68a3681 his interest a9dcda1dd6 waned.67307f0aa72ec6b1

“You’re letting a kid e09f899a49 use this place all f4fa0986d3 by himself? Crazy, absolutely crazy. There’s a limit 9ce0ded2e2 to charity!”829a5f1d920f52bf

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Hearing a familiar dd7d14c8c5 voice, Sasya hurried 6e41464f41 out of the 229c257bd4 dressing room. Going through the master 9eaf6c2c80 bedroom and into the e2884dbf02 open living room, he 170fe9071f saw Vadim there with 440c34f1d9 Georg.0e0eb9fa76371dac

“Sasya, here are 939c8a1361 your things.”2b553799e5f87a63

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Vadim was holding two c817762d7d sports bags, which contained 3e711a0fe4 all of Sasya’s belongings.22056f88e1e25f38

“If you’ve 5c2d8ddd25 forgotten anything, 2326f5fff9 tell me fbab537e20 at school. I’ll bring it 34c407dd65 to you.”132d46a7f0daa232

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Sasya nodded and took f5c81f78bc the bags absentmindedly. He could have put 5f82791424 them down on the d6cb358db1 floor, but for some dd02566fa8 reason, he felt like e674401feb he should hold them.d2188662e4fb3278

Vadim and Georg, b87c48bcbf who seemed familiar 7884329276 with each other, dc0ec196e2 chatted amongst themselves 053e7b70c6 as they walked 0f68300667 into the living 016da0f5e9 room. Sasya, holding his bags, c8e943180e followed them involuntarily.d551e57c78749c00

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“The barre needs 34edfe29ea to be at e6e1d7ae83 least two meters 5d85bedf26 long, right?”17d97852562db87b

“Yes, it fd61e8e896 can be 86e0028715 longer, but 90ace134d0 it’s not 4ab35a92dd essential. But it needs 9db6323ad7 to be at f5e9a86dd2 least two meters 21e9568298 to be usable. And the mirror 23fcfa59b2 should be attached 878a55db8d here…… Also, it bca3244c8c would be good 5a3ffad85e if the floor d6d7f8b797 could be replaced. Since he’ll 8c825d735d be jumping, 2f5d244524 the floor bc46aa8a51 needs to f9f9baf8a2 have proper 8168f9b6a2 elasticity and 7171537939 friction.”fda3937495fbb0fa

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“Are there contractors 0be8dbdd72 specializing in ballet 501e9c4b20 studio floors?”c8ecb02aabd8c05a

“The school facilities team 8c3972ec9e will know. I’ll give you their f93c14bb41 contact information.”d920da4104a08685

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Listening to their conversation, 8aa54a2c16 it seemed they were 0f180d3dbe going to create a 68af490031 practice space within the aa6e6b87cc room. Georg took 8ea397e0af notes as d3ceb43a66 Vadim advised 5314b4b966 him on 328ccd36ff various things.c396f47bc7cef385

“I’ll be going 86c293cadc now. See you a7598f41d4 at school dff1aaacd5 tomorrow.”bc8d8b69cd6d77bc

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Sasya nodded slightly. Vadim, with a 66f6ffac61 look that was 41d3924def both relieved and fccfe7b622 complicated, glanced around fc2b4817ca the excessively large 72f1ce3b3d hotel room and 4bb5289c12 then left.f3d923e9b78bf27c

And Georg, returning from 797842cd30 seeing Vadim off, said,b8d02f498b033bc2

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“It’s almost dinner time. You can order room service whenever you need it. Keep in mind that you can also order things not on the menu.”f873b19d0b412585

“Yes……”015369ebcbfc3c98

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“And for breakfast, 8f67f52818 check the menu b988dfe686 before going to ca79f8dc4b bed and hang 33a69ef928 it outside the db98ab09a0 door. They’ll bring it to 8a691e8283 you at the specified 8b7f817e02 time.”321e976e1e9d3b11

“…….”eccadd71bb992143

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“Then rest.”401c0d2b53ef4c3d

Saying that, Georg b2572e5029 headed for the fcaadc0b31 entrance again. It seemed he 356dad8a44 was really leaving 00bed5d7b1 this time.f1436e23120eb004

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However, Sasya couldn’t quite grasp the fact that all his belongings had been completely moved to this place within a few hours of entering the hotel, and that he would be sleeping here starting tonight. Unconsciously, he followed Georg. He followed him into the elevator, pretended not to see Georg glancing down at him, and followed him out. He trailed him past the door where Michael stood guard and all the way to the hotel lobby. He waited, watching Georg intently as he requested a taxi at the front desk.35f7eb8cfb58376b

And Georg, 8854da3238 who had 98b629411a come out 613ff29650 to the 9041423f13 hotel entrance 4633a247d1 and was 8fe52df5a7 waiting for 5d06436e9e a taxi, afb42c3963 finally spoke, 818671d33c unable to 6b9e3801db ignore him a96c1896ae any longer.c41cdbcf34d1d8e5

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“Are you planning to c06f237578 take a walk around 9be6af95b2 the neighborhood now?”4e436715a31e218b

“Not really……”1f80cb770b1ec117

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“Then why 0bb165008c did you bbc3539d39 come out?”80917909dc5166fe

“Umm……”607f20336c86b8fe

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“Have dinner with me?”b4969e698b5454e8

“Hmm……”eff89e362cda2aaf

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“If you’re 16edeb6a15 bored, you 76aa7127b3 can invite a18c204944 your friends 19f5210df1 over. The taxi’s here. See you.”2255bf2ad9b12ee6

Georg got into the 2e7eade12a taxi and zoomed off. “Tsk,” Sasya kicked 1ef2d9e57c a leaf rolling 740c226c68 on the ground 888561659d and lingered around 957b181d22 aimlessly.f07e8a46b630636f

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Sunset began to 8bdcfebc76 envelop the always 3a251fcaaa bustling, dazzling street.8cec122a4a792121

Sasya headed 1cde4c58f7 towards 5th 89676ce9ac Avenue without 7d40428976 a destination aee6f9b073 and watched 124033a1cd several large 449619f8a9 cameras filming a4df98ec7e the news b9c32bac1a in front 8e54d88e1f of Trump a3d0d73b01 Tower. Then he changed direction f0f78344cf again and headed towards d306e55309 Lincoln Center. The hotel was e8b2436cfc less than a 158c7dc744 fifteen-minute walk from a2a8e24f42 the school. The sponsor probably 62c7f088fc considered this as 762d730c6b well when suggesting fd679eb5b6 this place.e77da67463f3d448

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He couldn’t quite 715407890d process the sudden 68f5b2f56d change in his dc46cf4b01 environment, let alone c4f317e21d adapt to it. If it had e3227308df been a moderate 2f8e2c83f7 stroke of luck, 3570a0d69d he might have 3c095daf30 been excited and 52eb913bf9 boasted to his 7075524524 friends, or immediately 4e35a877ba called Levin to 1b63bb413e chatter about it. But now, for some 51ddb42537 reason, he was scared.37b5fb14e83cc083

Sasya returned to 73cda40e92 the hotel. He passed through de6b6bba54 the lobby, which 36d1f870d8 sparkled even more 93cf765675 brightly at night, 916ad11ae6 past Michael, who 4ea39a6b8d nodded at him, b18a81a85d and took the 1903ea5680 elevator. When he returned to b7916fa8e7 the room, the scene 6dea66478e had changed.3a057fab9ac6595b

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The shades Georg had 7fdb38f36a lowered earlier were raised f4e8d522d5 again, revealing the night 1a7aecc307 view, and the room 25ff9086d6 had been turned down, 8cb1071e5f bathed in a soft, 78f24101de halogen-induced amber light. Sasya slowly walked to 1bdde8e9b6 the table. Small snacks like e457cf52b4 fruit and cookies 41dad34ed3 were prepared on e6fe0281c6 the large glass 75a6b54abd table.962bbe499d6c046b

Sasya stood ae8700d657 still, observing d7f23afe44 the shape eee4f0f91f of the 66b47b13e3 cookies. They were the 2057432744 same kind Karel febb528568 had given him. Curling up 8f66528db9 on the a9b39dd389 sofa, Sasya b1c29bca7f gazed at 7089d808a5 the panoramic cf1afd2880 night view 71790069ac for a 045696e525 while and 89541fc83c then ate 3eb11e1f1b a few 8a8645c32d cookies. He wasn’t very 5c2cdd606c hungry.18e87b5d3129f801

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“Mom, the sponsor gave 606fa567f4 me a really, really d7d231ec1c nice place to live. I wish you could 26c6afbde5 come and live here 97ea9a107b too. The dormitory… I 2f8c39964f don’t have to 0bc2e1f690 live in the 34d5fa933b dormitory anymore. He said 46eba20aac I can 72cbbc395e live here f14d15819f until I 3a82fde70b become a 5d2d5cc53e full member.”66788e948cd1ff19

Sasya imagined boasting f3722ca390 to his mother 7a0a6be1ed on the phone.5e2e8f2a51a4686f

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‘That’s nice, dear,’ his c527504cb4 mother would reply with 4bd4d7a86e a tired sigh. Sasya blinked, 72ed4c7af2 his eyes c2bca4eb8e feeling slightly 5a89eeb829 warm. Karel had offered to 93ce7d9259 provide a plane ticket, fc706a4185 but his mother couldn’t bcdac791d1 come. It was fa51681ba0 almost impossible 1e0797ff1d for his 4d9b1aee0b mother, who 73a2650218 only had b76f8d0452 four days 35918ebbd8 off a 9e83bd5721 month, to 9c6148252b get a c5b625489d vacation to 06646bc179 come to 218d1dc251 New York.dfac8c6ae3fb4bdc

Thinking the room was too big and lonely, Sasya blinked his sleepy eyes. He felt drowsy, even though it wasn’t time to sleep yet.0e07c1cd67b15c3f

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In his dream, Sasya 215846bf35 felt a large hand 45f93da2fd lay him down. The hand gently stroked ba79f99ffe his hair and brought ce3c47cddf a thin blanket, carefully 2eec986024 tucking it over his b9e217f741 chest.732119914082fb16

He felt a gaze. Someone’s gaze.251aa24bd2a5b541

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Sasya’s closed f8bd1ffd69 eyelids fluttered. The unknown a1728de3b0 man slowly 4bd5e651ae bent down. The other 07cce45454 person’s breath bf28fcb5ec touched Sasya’s 1b6087c659 exposed forehead 1a93178279 very closely.e489b9bbb5c463df

Sasya’s clenched fists bceafcf73a trembled slightly.2addf33ca0a048e0

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And then……dbf028a54055f230

Dry lips, warm to f174451824 the touch, brushed against 70dca5dc0b his forehead.00b105e8f8321382

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The man e805ec816f kissed him 76345ca0fc reverently.07435bc29d38b28c

A thrilling 0383c56030 sensation ran d29a2647ef down his cbe469874c spine.9ad3605b13b565e6

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‘Sleep well,’ a whisper, like a breath, dispersed over his forehead. Sasya didn’t reveal that he was awake, afraid the breath would disappear if he did. Instead, he had to secretly open his eyes and watch the man’s retreating figure before he left. He wanted to know who the man was, the one who appeared in his dreams whenever he felt very lonely.87db7a323633b7e7

However, Sasya 14eaa5df71 fell into 0aef29cd07 a deep 38f73fc2cf sleep without 46ff289b00 waking up 3cd94363f2 again.0bc417bfee0a355b

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When he c0867552bb woke up 9295a81e9d the next e4443a0578 day, Sasya 464837b1cb couldn’t distinguish 350eb4f88f between what 8b39f19648 was real ca1c44eecd and what 51d85e0a95 was a d61e582fea dream. For example, the thin 1eb6c901a3 blanket covering his chest 3884da08cb had been imaginary. He had been sleeping d7998d4a4c curled up, naked, with 97c66b8ade no blanket.c2ca398e9deb3198

Rubbing his still sleepy 15dcf213a0 eyes, Sasya wondered if 83ddf6f55b the reason he had ece6bf25f7 failed to wake up 20e5b40d24 again last night to e157227591 see the man’s retreating 0d20ea7434 figure was because it d56ded2ac8 had all been a 58e240580c dream and a delusion 910126d7ef from the beginning.a6af2714a6c66701

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On the table lay 58f0c997d7 the leftover cookie crumbs df24ae60f7 from last night and 4a079f953b dried-out fruit. Looking at fba391cf1d them, Sasya 129c76a36a sighed softly. For now, 0d613331c9 he had 3fc401f5f3 to prepare f7f5909a19 to return 6a2ffb2e39 to school b670f53681 after ten 3a84cb8838 days.0170c74dd9d5de8a

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Sasya felt 5840cfb037 incredibly unfamiliar 30969ee09c with the 04da4b992d school. Until recently, he d3494aeb70 had spent 24 a67d8a6269 hours a day 9a81f4975b here, but now, 8778db9375 after only ten 5f050fdbb7 days. Now that he c5b888ffd2 could no longer 6fa25cb317 enter through the fea28133af dormitory entrance and 7b1dbd1bf4 had to go a9d3b50ed9 through Lincoln Center, 1aa554f65a mingling with outsiders, 8395568886 he felt like 7da831d799 a stranger.fabeb06a0abea60a

As Sasya, his pace involuntarily slowing due to this unfamiliar feeling, climbed the stairs and stepped into the long hallway, a girl in workout clothes with a bun hairstyle came running towards him from afar. Backlit, he could only see her silhouette and couldn’t make out who she was.d55afadfbb6cf851

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“Move!”8c6348cf839b3101

Just as Sasya was 4f950b73c0 about to make way, 3df75a44d3 the running girl pushed bf9505f65a another student standing nearby 6cab72edc2 and came right up ca42054b96 to Sasya, pulling him d06560f8c2 by the neck. Gasping as 5c8971bad3 his neck 9d741cbe67 was caught 5cbe20b840 in her afd05d423b strong arm, 5fee390b1e Sasya was b5f0a3b824 dragged along e7738c3744 by the 4163fd1cb8 girl before eb8671c3ca he could f078777c60 react.c186562cd4889088

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And like 71683101b2 lightning, the 3ac8e5975b girl’s lips 2618a0a4c3 brushed against 066d7219e8 his cheek eb24128b60 and then 179df1e80e pulled away.8d4c7b3aa9a3e788

“……!”4eb3b5d3e59cc08a

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Staggering from the cb8dc66582 unexpected contact, he bdf74e6cf1 covered his cheek 4c7b7d5524 with his hand 3fe7134bc1 and looked back. The girl, 02edb7545a like a 4017d22775 gymnast, tumbled d8f13ffe3a with one 847ba22cc4 arm and 7bf7af2f93 then ran f762aa9276 towards the 1c9bd4ea59 sunlit entrance. Her friends, bb330623b9 who had eb00526a6d gathered around 8eebf2ffe4 her, burst c99872b6ea into high-pitched 28dbffbf20 laughter.dd1d0cd1821fb00c

“They made a 6fffb3ac91 bet amongst themselves.”2dc73568740c35ac

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Jose, approaching 2f929e3eba him, said.a057510940ede6a9

Come to 6de5848f01 think of cce6014c27 it, the f14d7eaab4 girl had 51568e3266 pushed Jose 998e2b108b aside. Sasya followed Jose, who 713fe94d21 was walking briskly down 8fd2567846 the hallway, glancing back bb9e438c88 at the lingering sound ce4f7081dd of the girls’ laughter.cb96d7c1dae4df59

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“A bet?”89405744c986f607

“Whoever kisses Sasya 2f273f050d Sedrin first when 2e2b9a30e4 he returns to 16cc7b95cb school wins. I overheard them. No, not b5ea7da658 overheard, they 97e3fce8b9 were just 8f552836ac talking so ff759fd6d0 loudly. They were even 2965ea0f68 making plans. There are others 59f3bebfb5 besides them. But they lost. Because that 26c30c15a3 girl succeeded 8933c25708 as soon 058975538a as you 54d7dde841 arrived at 75d2d0ea07 school! Fuck! You should consider 6788edd191 yourself lucky.”cb3db005f81851e3

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Jose cursed a463a37c4d and threw 27cb3c46f3 his shoes 746a1dc3f5 on the 0195ef93c2 floor, as b7ea6255da if overcome c504187cdc with anger. Judging by 2d4924a556 the clean b78738c18e soles, they 0dd435c703 were brand f026873beb new.2da31fb1125e8196

Sasya was 423f48d24d inwardly envious 3b84f5ecdb of Jose, 11f381134b who had 28a695e2c2 already acquired 0d46062a13 a new 8bba48af8e pair before 2635e3305b his old a4d8921ca7 ones wore 03ed8fbd01 out.9ef1448cf54aa260

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“Anyway, girls have bb740ddb3c weird standards. What’s so 0ac3a8e8a7 great about c6d5eea314 a suspension? What’s so cool about f367c40c52 getting suspended for hitting a623a0eea3 someone?”3670fceb689a5b22

Sasya had never had 4546855df3 a girlfriend, but he aa1b81282b knew that suspension didn’t 680e0cbccc have much to do cf021e0948 with popularity. It would 8a76253344 be better d4d48a1fcf to shower 1663224707 every morning e44386a305 and evening 1e78989603 to prevent 6d42ac116d sweat from 68231d3b67 clinging to c360f89662 his leotard.c8361d6086096e08

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But Jose seemed so 9e270cb37e angry that Sasya decided 3a22350512 not to offer any 2b2a056cb2 advice.fa1355f9519c7f27

Instead, he asked something bc193b094c else.9599442593f873df

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“Jose, by 1aa1c0e8e6 any chance, 3492cb718f Manuel……”9d61404d2d90d633

“Why don’t 8d0ec3a9e5 you contact ca16255371 him yourself?”d60abc4c2358aa37

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Jose replied, 8f9e25c3ad still fuming.7b36534af74e5d6e

“Did he really 8b382ef5be go back to c9e65c1780 France?”ddfffafa34de4d35

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“I don’t know. He hasn’t 9bca9fb334 contacted me 48755c39a8 since he e56175e7f0 left.”f05d160d9494dfff

Entering the locker room 2c06afb0f2 with Jose, Sasya opened 1dd2d9618a his personal locker. The inside b4f1f08ee9 looked the fa2015194f same as 4c55e5b620 ten days 8c4645d048 ago, with e8ab4814d7 his belongings f51a8538b5 scattered about bbfd5a83f6 in a d57f71841a moderate mess.befdeccecce9883f

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Cetaphil lotion he had ecc9b57d25 bought on sale at b2eef3ffc3 a drugstore, cheap ointment 742a45c926 for muscle pain, a 1aac1d8ab2 few unused sports towels, 5148f88192 and a comb for cf48eb93c1 scraping the soles of 3288c74fc9 his shoes to create 624f6bc77a friction. There was 5d5c15262b also a 28dc0acb89 white headband ad0e1699c7 he used a040600b71 when his 0185cd376e hair got e809ec80a2 too long 685fb1d210 and bothersome.c509f63f00457911

Rummaging through his locker, ebc9e05d6a Sasya pulled out a 987469af09 roll of tape from 78712a82bf deep inside. Then he b790c7453d sat down 398407c6ab on the 0d5853dd28 floor and 872dbbb66d carefully taped 7c259b109b his knees 2e960ab65c and calves. Vadim had taught 2f9ac6c6ab him how to e059f00ba4 tape. He said it was f3d5dee65d a temporary measure to 05f44bf1ae protect his ankles and 66bccc1fed knees, which would be d3104d0e44 strained when he had 272a041371 thigh inflammation.a7ed5f97039110ba

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After finishing the c626d8888a somewhat clumsy taping, 1eb65a42e6 Sasya pulled on 18c0e5ee0d black tights over f435e569ef his legs and 07fb499127 then rummaged through e94defeb7f his bag, taking e67184daae out the shoes b626305efe Jose had given bcbcbf0641 him. He had to wear f39b4ab4d1 two pairs of socks 4f4b1aa327 to fit into Jose’s 4be28184b4 shoes, which were much e969f66e38 larger than his own.6dc573f7364be67f

‘They’re already worn b3dccf2a4b out.’5b8c7aa650c1c483

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Sasya noticed that the 27daf62199 fabric on the front 9372065650 of the shoes, where 5ce93935a2 friction was frequent, was 3d3174d7ce already fraying white. It seemed they 1334d980d5 would develop holes 0d665d030c after just one 73c402c971 class today.9264b095477882ef

‘It’s okay. I have ead7e1bf75 some money.’423a33ef6d28d29b

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He had hidden the money he earned from his part-time job deep in the pocket of the bag he hadn’t brought today. Even after buying various things, he still had $525 left. It was enough to buy a few more pairs of shoes.1d90b55e12fddd92

He could 31cfe9b457 stop by ab1f063799 the office df6870173b and place 59e3b781ff an order c29a04867c before returning 63ca37d078 to the 31a35ea643 hotel today. While other students 2a2bacdf31 collected and compared 4696e31a12 various brands of b79ab98523 shoes, checking for 508f336ed3 the perfect fit, 2a555d3463 Sasya preferred the c05f0535d7 ones provided by 4ec7e8b8b9 the school. Because they were b26b77e773 the cheapest. It was also 2ac4d7667e convenient because he 023e09e8cb didn’t have to 7beebc9753 worry about finding 7e340a3fc1 the perfect fit.9e39affdab817ff7

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As soon as he 0d3edd17f0 entered the morning class 6fe5c6ce92 with Jose, his eyes dd2f5d990e met Vadim’s, who was 19f571162a already in the studio. Sasya, pretending not to ddce387993 notice their personal interactions 3da8a5c412 over the past ten c1226c0f1c days, in response to 77f3a26200 the teacher’s indifferent attitude, b6c3be58bd went to a corner ab8a7020a6 and grabbed a barre.f659021d23ae36e5

Then the 22588e66b5 familiar plié ba6d3982cc music started.d35320ea0c9d4c89

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Even though f49d51d586 it had c2e0378bde been a 87c85e16cf while, his f73a1359de body automatically fd72beaa67 tensed at 1aee930086 the sequence 0d73b4b65e starting with 30b3e0de0e the plié. Tightening his chest 18a90765fb and tensing his 3257eca4cc whole body, Sasya’s b041269184 neck quickly became 47a492ab69 damp with sweat.375e3864f985cf91

And a while 1263c15d55 later, as he 09fa566487 finished his right f354572b40 frappé and turned f97a1c1fbc his body to 360b49708d the other side c9c9420e9c with a soutenu,9e935d0ea70ffde9

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He unintentionally made 4fd69fa978 eye contact with 29e43d71c0 the girl holding 489bbc3424 the barre opposite 0676eefe47 him.b86ef0689c49d3f7

“Ah……”cc33092d1d27bef3

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Unlike Sasya, who 40f7c278df was flustered, the a3c8f78b13 girl simply smiled. It was the 2e6d741baf girl who had 5efa015103 run down the bef9e8e4e4 hallway like a b595d6808c gymnast taking a afb77c929c running start, given 457ab63989 him a surprise 2b4ba8d2e3 kiss on the b2d32fa5f1 cheek, and run 951b509af1 away.d5182da71a305d0e

Sasya turned to the 5ea9c5c3c8 other side again with bd07fde40b a soutenu. A squeaking 22d45c62e0 sound of 5977dcce1e friction came 0f733e8524 from the 76048b0690 floor here 357724a094 and there 656eff1f82 as sixty da4b6cdd67 students moved 17e02a4f5f in unison.e2e6e4088b7cdc69

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“I heard you’re 7264e49ef9 gay?”c24b9321de585828

Startled by the whispered a770f8076b voice that mixed with 337c764746 the sounds of friction, 3299210f69 Sasya looked to the 9c4aed6fba side.fb559a12b6ab0f34

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“Sasya!”36a28f2699e26b4e

Vadim’s scolding flew 9fc5a2a533 towards Sasya, who 61c51ca464 had missed a c27011b6a0 step between the b8376413ad rapid frappé and 488168801c battu. Sasya quickly d25759aa5b fixed his 5e61dbc4bc gaze forward a49ff86076 again.bd74bf4f83a5e35d

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And as Vadim df44e5565b moved to the 7176296f5e other side, explaining 878c406983 the next adagio 3123fbc6f6 sequence, as soon cc3aa2757c as Vadim’s gaze c66a577f6e was directed elsewhere, 630fc7a829 Sasya, staring straight 28fc4d5805 ahead, tilted his b61303e036 body slightly towards 072c1a62ac the girl and 8e20a6fd42 said,bcdf88799a2d2e32

“I’m not.”11e6d898e45be433

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“Really? I kissed you 8aa8512a38 because I heard c697027074 you were.”97ca76fd6188c905

“……”d381cb0acba386e4

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Oksana. He finally remembered the f1dd5895e9 girl’s name.49ca00b46f91d9be

Come to 19d0632322 think of 82006a2325 it, Oksana 280e67e0fd had been b7b72052ed speaking to bf9e331657 him in 7db9e28cac Russian. He hadn’t 2d94660f45 realized it 21026d5208 because it e47a017047 was such c700b46565 a familiar 9a47aa5b6e language.28a1a8e513043971

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Oksana’s side développé, showcasing 61218ded3d her excellent flexibility, reached ba428f0ebe almost to her ear, e4cb9d84b2 so Sasya lifted his f54a1503ad leg as high as 59f4468e25 he could, as if fcd48871e8 competing. Passing by 4ab38845c3 the two, b847bbe136 whose leg d48b87195c angles were fc7f887c1b noticeably higher dac2c79ab6 than the 8d3477e394 sixty or be0ab5cd6b so students 8df35e5807 filling the 07f962158c studio, Vadim 529f32be5a muttered, “Excellent.”81ebd023ae9e398f

As Sasya extended his 54382a5390 leg high in the 3019b89716 air, maintaining the angle, e0f185a488 sweat dripped from his 551990d37f sideburns.6dde74ebb43de06c

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When the 815374c351 morning class f66e577eec ended after dcc8a10d94 the center c8958c9ae7 work, Oksana 1d17753f4c and her 50fa6a0b19 usual group 8d19960a93 of friends 529caab3b0 had already b53455b6c4 left. He had wanted to fd9b78ec9d ask her where she a6366d9832 had heard that he ef882e5f28 was gay and who 426c874247 else knew about this 2a336c9878 false rumor, but he c3c763b73a missed his chance.5b6429792c446330

Finishing his stretches with a mixed feeling, Sasya walked out into the hallway alone. He needed to shower and change before his academic classes started, but then he remembered he couldn’t use the dormitory anymore.752db2abb4821950

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As Sasya hesitated, aa7a2973a3 wondering if he 13ff216cf2 could use the 4feb7f3d48 teachers’ showers,b107617b5f6fe249

“Sasya?”a573c02f4932b6a2

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Suddenly hearing his b6a5868e49 name, Sasya turned e6f61dfd8d around. It was 0676c4b528 Julia who cafccda6e1 had called f75a2db1d4 him.65d1bcf194435e75

Sasya walked towards 9075bcc52c her, as she 497d0c9605 stood by the d51e2f4409 window with her 04a74046dc arm leaning against 6b5922c6f2 it and a 55f876db40 faint smile on b74350ffd5 her lips.b766b656e1b0e783

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“Hello.”2fed7af5a7810f48

Julia nodded da0ca4dc6a in response 2562fb5bdc instead of c51b32a025 speaking and 4179d93cfc asked,ed62ee68c4b610fe

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“Did you get 2705f7a74d plenty of rest 6f914d550b at home? Since it’s your ff39437838 first day back f0074c2721 at school after 3d4a9e0cce a while, don’t d9789dfb1f overdo it today. It would be good 0179ab530b to go to the 135d5f03ac gym after class and 0f09938f2d exercise.”2680a6d790df3fdf

“Yes, I a49085a421 plan to.”231eff9c27073c06

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“I just wanted to 51783eb5d1 let you know that c167bf3af0 I looked for some c7cd17f45b properties while you were a335a788bb resting.”b4833d81715a06ab

“Properties……”237ca4a474654f13

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Sasya hurriedly wiped a251e7237f the sweat still e545d6f9df lingering on his 1ded29c2bb chin and echoed 0c73d75025 her words. Julia was holding a 0e09692861 few stiff sheets of 1f6648d88b paper that looked like 355ba1ac31 they had just been 21f7e5b6cd printed.8c533ad77b2f17a0

“Have you 94a0c39805 decided on 2d50efd114 a place 2038daf347 to live? You can’t stay 01195e2cd2 at Vadim’s forever. Did your 602169baba parents mention e20a086c54 how much 9ad291b3ad rent you 1d574c1253 could afford?”d51328f4b0d8c7d5

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“Ah… That’s alright.”dc12e691b402a31c

“Really? Did you abc299af41 sign a eb1f724128 lease on a8f17dd2e0 a place?”9e366e8549950191

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“Not exactly, the a9fcd6a7c4 scholarship foundation decided d1c6e1da0b to provide me 604e8c459c with housing.”a76388bea503603e

At Sasya’s words, Julia tilted her head slightly. She still had a smile on her face, but a hint of curiosity was evident.a15eb9a517836f57

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“The foundation?”855f27ab4d5a9514

“Yes. I had an 8719bc3b3c interview. I think 2110023bca I answered 06eee5c302 the questions 2598fd77b0 well… So, 1b72405594 I think 440bb301bb they decided a1ac886c91 to support 57bd63e569 me.”64741e6837a54125

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“Hmm… Was there 4af3c91656 a housing support 78e1607ccf program?”4113d2f96f3ae587

Julia frowned, trying to recall. She replied that she understood. She didn’t forget to congratulate him, saying, “That’s great,” and lightly hugged his shoulders in encouragement.3c5a691e1b9cd6f5

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Watching Julia 38aa607400 walk away c3aaca4222 down the 96c79f75b3 hallway, Sasya 5851cfe974 once again a7ad646ddd reflected on 4115ca1545 how fortunate 9a2dae6a13 he was a9700a39a7 to have 6b747e2101 Karel. And how grateful 33330215ee he was that 5930099422 Karel had discovered b6489cb4a9 him among so fc9806a571 many talented children.297819989f7de5ba

Instead of 082dce66d1 going to 55049298e6 the showers, 8d6a97a968 Sasya headed 83cbb31581 to the 97c7c22cd2 computer lab. He turned on 7e099a3293 a computer and a8456848af searched for Karel’s 051a4cfbd8 business card, which fb03e9ccba he had carefully 86e586a0f9 placed inside his 02df6a56fb sports bag. The business card, da24c0f431 stiff when he 36d6678a30 first received it, 41296c0d79 was now flimsy 9d1f2f01b1 and worn around ccf7602a08 the edges from 0b4fe0112e being tossed around 9b499791e8 in his bag.b53dd9e232502eff

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‘The address 1d881a4a5c is wrong. The spelling.’90e62a3a2cb1ba69

Recalling Georg’s 02803c1269 words, Sasya 9db3a84807 examined the 7b807c5f28 email address 8eba23792e he had 6621ec3d37 been using. He seemed to have 6ead5dfb32 confused the lowercase L cae9348c27 (l) and the uppercase d14767c48e I (I).60a1944f3afe077c

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‘How stupid.’293a5fe9a2a88656

Sasya’s head involuntarily drooped in front of the keyboard. He buried his fingers in his thick black hair and clutched it tightly. Then, with a sigh, he raised his head.4e42217b50d334e7

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Perhaps it was fortunate that Karel hadn’t seen the emails he had sent so far. Thinking back, those emails had lacked a clear purpose. In his writing class, they always emphasized the importance of clarity.594f5f00dae13c09

But Sasya had deliberately fb10839c7c hidden his feelings when f3b0a2dbdd he wanted to boast, 6e890c57d9 afraid of appearing arrogant. He had b6aa4893f6 also hidden 98ee5d7d23 his feelings 3d16be6001 when he 4e66d61465 felt lonely, 15162ca13e afraid of 2eb2ebdf91 appearing too 2d3ea53e55 childish. He had resented Karel b0ade09d4f for not replying, but 2230c72870 then pretended to be 7bb67c1596 mature, saying it was 7a5e1cb487 okay if he was 14f00b9231 too busy. Those empty emails, c7c1f3ffd1 with hidden intentions 66a8be8eca and unclear purposes, 6edc91e8b5 coupled with his 312347af85 already poor grammar, 95bbd8bf22 must have been d3693cf63f a rambling mess.4ba0dcead76d5a6f

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But this time e5248d7661 would be different. This time, 175d8034c3 he had 7bb1968a44 a clear d786a97e9c message to eea5d35b1f convey.47e0635ff6652e89

Sasya, extending his index 48778af584 fingers on both hands, 098bc745ce looked back and forth e7c0014c44 between the monitor and 26a0b3795c the keyboard, carefully and 487d217b4f accurately typing the email 4faf00942f address without making any ef8a30fb0b mistakes.c6cc018048ae72da

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And then he slowly d1835ce2b1 began to write what e98f94f41a he wanted to say.fce798f9c0535b2a

[Hello Mister 7f0ebcf16e Clemen ts.1fb987ca9d71407d

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I am Sasya Sedrin.f7691e1e53571015

Today I came to 70b81b98b8 school. I came c87172c249 from the db8d293986 house where 689cce3e67 Clement s 60249a8047 lived.33e568a2f68bfb8f

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It took 172109b4c1 a total 843e22c2c5 of 12 45656e9cbd minutes to 3c64bd71ef walk. It’s very close 265f628825 and good. Thank you very fe244e62a3 much.8cc7459dc8b1e67f

There are 35ea007881 many beds 10895a0313 and it 0db27bc9d8 is very 3b434b41e6 good.0b625da26a6926cc

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If Clement s 5d1f2be3a4 is uncomfortable because bc5d50a0aa he can’t use 99699e7ca0 this place, it’s d199afd950 ok to come.dc7ebe6274cca90a

It’s Clement s 962b2cfd4c house so do e8f05b30ae what you want.5e5e338e12995184

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I hope dc87ef64a9 Clements s 2f14ee4aca is not dd3f06cdcd uncomfortable because 2b293263f0 of me.6daffe601c69f11f

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I really 3b26fca1ce want to 15894c448d thank you.c81bf4b330b7a035

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The next fda0b7ed42 day, when c8adbdb805 Sasya returned e225ded310 to the e4b662385a hotel after bfb113e23d school, Georg f929584645 and some 646070d43d workmen were 420bf31929 there, installing d755e9a67a the indoor 3292ca810b practice room a4a12d59cc Vadim had a56dc4c8bd mentioned. In one fc665caa73 corner of 1f63ede540 the living 04b3c9917c room, they ec299329c2 laid a faf9a70360 special floor 7e3d247a08 covering an 25c01d9ee2 area about e5fdb5480f ten meters d03f132168 wide, and 4127dd8143 attached a bd0dd3ce23 full-length mirror 156798f7b1 to the b2a8c8f0b8 wall, from 3e227cc049 ceiling to af610bb010 floor. The practice barre, 0e6868c190 adjusted to Sasya’s f4882b30b5 height, was installed 756b6c1586 by the window 00dd45071c so that he 7e015963ec could practice in b3b03d97cd the afternoon sunlight.daf4bfb64b998285

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“Mister……”7ce8e8fb3a141ba0

But before 27773a1012 Sasya could 043a6223b1 say anything, a831d6fe9e Georg excused 51d8c2325e himself, pretending e5aca48fc2 to be 1349dafd48 busy, and 57c6156874 the workmen 5b9af0124d carried out a989ed81ec all the e7facf281c furniture that d0a8c7245b had originally 7e630965c9 been in e78ce2bca0 that space.49c989e683e9305c

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Left alone, 36d5e1eee0 Sasya ate 1c360fd36c dinner silently, f58e6fa1b2 watching the b2735cdb9b cityscape transform 7ebf3d66b9 from amber 510b065f07 to blue 04ac772619 as night c14a465d8e fell.fae0883c0693afdc

Sasya, who had fallen asleep on the sofa the first day, slept alone in the large bed in the master bedroom that night. However, just before waking up, he had a nightmare. He dreamt that he was endlessly sinking, like into quicksand, into the overly soft mattress and couldn’t get up.31f626a32402c655

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Haunted by the delusion ad00483cf7 that the bed would d5d9306f7f swallow him whole if 96ec104946 he lay down there ebc03325fa again, Sasya absolutely refused 8d992098b4 to get back on 35bf8e6132 the bed.3f6a485aa8ae2e6b

Instead, he f42d628bba dragged the cddd1252d4 blanket from 4c9cbb726b the master 9159f601b7 bedroom and fd14af3e6b spread it 34546f431d on the 626630a378 floor in 1a496cdd1a front of 54b8763a79 the sofa da0d48d7d6 in the 23376bb644 practice room. When he lay down, 1601f3ff98 the floor felt a c40134ec27 little hard, so he 6c19bbb4ca brought another blanket from c5f1af23b7 the guest room and ff60ba4b99 layered it on top 0c723f8638 for extra cushioning.52f73feab08019de

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And so, Sasya, b7257a03bf despite having access 768d265530 to a luxurious cacbb3d1f0 hotel room, lived c926168ac5 like a self-imposed 5a9c386d2d refugee in a 41cd0c479f corner of the 9b97dbc98e living room. This was 6606834fe2 his own 4c25b8c022 way of c6ec321f0d adapting to a6e0b5168d this dauntingly 4c4394dd88 large room.03e31ef49a85890d

And on the third 5beccb47ea day after moving in, 7392fc0ac6 Sasya received a new 6c5c6a6449 email.52a5e20727bb940c

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[I hope you rest 4aeea12482 comfortably in a comfortable 139d1fe219 place and show me bf400388ea your daily progress.8d173dff597c30b0

Karel Clements.]4c25a441ecfa67b7

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“Wow……”02eef228d23d2dcc

Receiving Karel’s reply, Sasya was filled with excitement. It was a short email, but the length of the sentences didn’t matter. The important thing was that he had received a reply.f85bcae4c55aa7f4

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Sasya paced barefoot 35367051cd around the living 77363c542b room anxiously, biting 61dddfaac9 his nails.0f76df95d00889f3

Now that he ffba14a94c knew Karel was 362ba6ad4d reading his emails, c23ae81a70 it was time a69a481bd2 to send a 2284a59e44 more serious message. Since it was the 16a7aa0176 weekend, Sasya spent his 5ee70fdeb3 time lying on the d71fbf8a8d sofa, searching the internet 1e837a9bb0 for email formats and 7eb462d405 meaningful letter examples.33562569a213a773

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No one disturbed 51056f9235 him, except for 744bd50fea someone who briefly 5cab239c3b stopped by in ad25f1d27f the afternoon to c295ed44d5 deliver a complimentary 97933ba6c6 dessert.e1af1051de2c56ad

[Hello, Mr. Clements.dd4885253fee45db

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This is 1d373d8ff9 Sasya Sedrin.059b151736f8c013

I am very happy 264bcb3650 that you replied. I was so happy 1308ff5ed9 I could cell.6c081da6125e921c

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The sponsor is ba80a35e1b busy.4a28f004d7d8eeaf

Thank you for 830faf4913 replying even though ce22e9528d you are working 7d5922590e a lot.346cd8bed92b416e

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But I 0e6624dc48 am playing 9f310fc6cd a little. Because it’s the 2a6f9031f9 weekend.2aa6c82caac2c47f

I am be8e827a9d curious if 5a562220e0 Clement s 5472ff6354 also has ec81ef9502 time to c39839b3de play and 1fb4152844 what he 6a2d5f303d plays. ]5696ecafd2a65165

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Writing up to 0c8fb4410d this point, Sasya 259a890515 hesitated, wondering if 85eed9792f it was okay 97c6f5b08b to mention that def14345e8 he was freely 07daa6cf96 relaxing while being c5f6c5d7f2 sponsored. Karel might d8ffeae620 expect him f2003f61bf to be 53efa0df29 thinking about fa79a3c906 ballet 24/7……ad2a4cbe38e67fbe

So, he added one 4c0e85ec9a more sentence at the 255213c7c5 end.dcaf8cd847adce8a

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[I practice even f8078ae871 on weekends. Stretching too.97bf3943f7dbf5d9

Thank you 4e0d8a61bc for making ed2fb6d245 a practice 47370b4674 room.]a488a010b049bc40

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Immediately after sending the email, he jumped up to prove his words weren’t a lie and started warming up in the corner of the living room.b58e9dbf59282723

He went cd694b43d0 through pliés, 0930f1bac3 tendus, dégagés, bbae486d79 ronds de f1e5c734ec jambe, and 9cf99b35ec incorporated his 2b2ed5558f confident fouetté f0b259e1d7 turns into 2174995d3e the fondus. Occasionally, looking down d056b629cc from the window, dac6db9365 he could see 039eb2bd2e the vast greenery, e79a8d4dc6 along with cars bd89d1f1dd and people.804cdb2f122a8cb8

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After working 763b272ea9 up a 746b077f2e light sweat, 1d09ebde43 stretching back 4491fbce69 and forth, a2ca97fd49 and sideways 7462101dc6 to more 84cfebe0c0 than 180 34f9e4689e degrees, Sasya aa79fd1d8f massaged his e0e9705713 sore thigh. There was a4ab67e997 still a 1a2073fd4c slight tingling a7a65ae0f0 sensation, but 5ebf27bfbe it was 9d05e5e215 much better.c7463001727079ff

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Hearing the vibration, Sasya 21d0baa2f4 went to pick up 95197ddb0e his phone.16d210e9f51d3c1f

[Clement‘s’.]

The email reply was 94495b6764 a single word.3f31750fa6f59097

Sasya stood 5b70d6ecd2 frozen, staring c0e12383e9 wide-eyed at 9362454e6e the email, b7cf5ee03d examining it 035f889b4b from every e54252fea9 angle. The reply, which e9992fbf22 arrived almost instantly, 55daa31fa0 as if they e51b41a952 were exchanging text 99f3e7c0bc messages, was definitely f7270e68f1 from his sponsor.b02687743d30a000

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He was happy to cd9894b287 feel connected to him, a303ac3e37 but also strangely scared.c42e2244645b65d1

His heart was c4a2dfd733 in turmoil, and 7f11fbc9ef unable to practice 61db145749 any further, Sasya d011030780 crawled back into 7e7b65f112 his makeshift nest 497bbbe28a of blankets and 31b63713a2 lay down. He pondered over what fc4246b3bf to reply, staring at e5de995445 his phone screen.6d43d0995c3abf60

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And that 988e1f9908 night, an f6bdf1e544 unexpected visitor c400a291f6 came to 511f853e60 the hotel.60aa8562d6762b69

This was the moment when Sasya’s question about what Karel ‘played’ was answered.9010ae223c8bd7f0

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