MDL | Chapter 4.1

Episode 4. The Giant Slayer and the Ever-Growing Beanstalk

On a mild 1a3d86d640 autumn morning, neither 639f3b475c too hot nor e482a90266 too cold, the 7243b99191 sky filled with 0d7343ed3d fluffy clouds was b7b32215af a blessing to f24711bcd4 travelers weary of 88f15fa028 the harsh sun. The sound of dry b8015e0192 leaves crunching under hooves 7ae04f7182 and the sweet scent bb69cfc27b of ripening yellow fruit 7b7eb4a92b gently seeped into the e4e108339b senses of the travelers, 3baf91cec2 who were basking in 82f6469275 a rare moment of a71ce59f1f rest…7580349d83d87b81

Yes, it’s a perfect e561c035a5 day for a journey. A day ideal 8f9b793568 for a stroll 4704114479 or a picnic. It’s the 8e9e7eed45 kind of 459a7f7ec1 weather I 7b67c9a80c love. What season or 95b5f72369 weather do you d754ed3365 like the most? Hahaha… Why am 345272163e I suddenly rambling facd2edcc1 on about the 90837b9dbb weather? Sharp as ever, haha… 722329a9fe It’s awkward, you see. When you d81047b350 have nothing afeac43a0d to say d72087331c but need e3ccfd2341 to keep 5391ec770e the conversation 3148f7a9bd going, there’s f9072bdbb8 nothing better ee02976a2c than talking 4af78f5eb9 about the fcfc6b6d25 weather.47dee227f7003856

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……Ugh.8a9e1958e7bf789d

I’m not… crying.f407f2a97bb821eb

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It’s just… this silence 55aaaedec3 is too painful……6cfc13c68124d8f0

Yes……4da7202c8a10b39f

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……An awkward and a56628a035 excruciating silence had ac8a295d7f taken hold of f8af697458 the prince’s party, a23eb9c0c6 leaving them at 3356b63cda a loss for 1fa9580b79 words. Until they 99a0808d9f bid farewell f5ae57a856 to Marlène, 21375da0ba the atmosphere b27a4b6771 had been 6a91e4423b warm and 2a0e84b29a affectionate, but 2eada334ab as they fc2f6e3890 followed the ab949402fb narrow path 583cb5aae7 and Marlène’s afb055e601 waving figure 23619b053f grew smaller dfd855a279 and smaller, 23580257b6 the conversations 743cce4f3e dwindled, and bfb715b6fe smiles faded 925a40f07b from their f309d35237 faces. It wasn’t 57acf728d1 that they 283624d26e were fighting 98b08b260c or in d090891abb a bad 20246e220e mood. You know how it 80f14d00ec is… right? Come on, you 3c6a882dca know what I 707f8b0c81 mean. That thing.73f883c8d1c01c30

You know, that feeling 75c38007ba you get the day 79b879a72c after you accidentally kiss 71e852a383 someone sitting next to 3c2fb88444 you while drunk and 3ffc093b8e caught up in the dab3b592dc moment…eb2b98b72074d041

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Haha, what? You’ve never experienced 92622f8255 that, so you e2aca70088 don’t know? Oh, come on, let’s 7212116f47 not play coy. We’re all adults here.0d2927077ee05d0b

Anyway, it ffd2f800b1 wasn’t a 58f76dad76 bad atmosphere. As you well 7539d06acf know.aaa7b69542004113

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It was just a43355044a a little awkward 1aac8bbea5 and uncomfortable. That feeling of wanting 9560276f56 to run away, even 4ae3ba0982 though you’re enjoying yourself. Or wanting 158b03b2f2 to stay 683d426978 longer, even 8d52b9f618 though you 878a909877 feel like eaf8a564c0 running. And, of c305b600ea course, everyone 987ef0ac9a was a b0f2a520f3 little tired.00d0e9d961ccd7cc

How could bba7620f26 they not 51be77d5e2 be?bbe9ad51e00f0a3b

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Zig and Rose had f583d2097a spent the entire night 7562f613f0 until dawn leaning against dca207773f each other under the 6bdbd92826 juniper tree. Their necks were 31bbfe4c68 stiff from resting 21ba2730a2 on each other’s 803bc89183 heads, and their 7f2caf15f0 bodies ached from 2dcd7d813a the hard ground.19d2e9ac676a3561

As for 195d45ff9c the prince 1cee489f80 and the 2eb1b6e1fa wizard? They weren’t much better 2980e907d8 off. They had stayed up 62bbb0fe31 all night until dawn, 676d6396e0 wide awake, their backs ea403fb35b turned to each other, 6a3ca4fb10 afraid to even shift 2c5828c5b4 positions lest the other 4f51d589ff realize they were still aa2052ba24 awake.af2cd57e3981ed1a

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“Ah!”ecdd48a9d53d4fe4

“Oh!”7061410cbfb3ff53

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Almost simultaneously, Zig and eb8ed305eb Rose let out short e609bedb61 cries. A large acorn had 98c39709e0 fallen toward Rose’s head, c53e586200 and Zig reflexively caught 9114cf7aec it before it could e66dede1cd hit her.d1b8d6ba5dad6d9f

……Why are their faces e6b973d44a turning red?4fd54049e95f7f0a

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Ugh, damn it.4bfaf6f4c9ecf9db

Am I cursing out 30903b1638 of envy?94d0082ad5d86709

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No, I’m not.0c1b6ba566018f91

……Really, really, really, I’m a923e77a3b not.0d470eedbc0e3ea0

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It’s just that Zig a361c938d4 and Rose’s behavior is 680b19f343 driving me crazy! Since this morning, 30016e4b28 they haven’t made 74273e59d4 eye contact even 2234ab9693 once. In a way, 084605b5ca it’s like they’re c4371c1951 ignoring each other, c7d40b7b92 but at the 3cde6bf5ac same time, they’ve 9519d6d8bc been walking so 3fcc312126 close that their 22797f003e hips almost bump, f18242edbb and occasionally their facf0bbb1c cheeks flush for 57589bba70 no reason. Yes, just 28d535f759 like now! All he did 708be567b6 was stop an 33ee0fa035 acorn from hitting d35d51d45f her, and yet a86d6b0d77 her cheeks are d5dc7d1c32 turning red!52d7cd2cc8740ed7

Of course, the prince d9423a4f52 and the wizard weren’t 6d189bc5eb much better.f473ec29e4e9c545

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Things were fine 452636c17a as long as 7633b01e1a Marlène’s brother, the 9f349319c0 small, pretty bird, c5e44a25eb followed them halfway e3f7868a68 down the path. The small, 4ccea07b62 pretty bird 7a321621c8 kept chirping c15da9503c incessantly, and e433cb465e the wizard, 06379cee92 pretending nothing 3dfff4d730 was wrong, 6ee43524b3 chatted with 18e3b10e18 the bird 5fe51200ea as usual, 77a69faf87 maintaining his 985d379bde talkative demeanor. But the moment the 6ab1e04133 path turned into a 682c114f5e gentle slope, the small, 6a758ccb66 pretty bird flew away 6f58cbff84 and didn’t return.b27e3e285bdb6bc4

As a result, de527beee4 the wizard lost dd972b983d his only conversation 99ba50e904 partner……ab8ca59e61feff4e

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And an awkward, uncomfortable f9adc77d6f silence settled between him 971b5a57be and the prince, no 9cd8bfb59a less intense than the b0cec16c27 one between Zig and 5cd7a17544 Rose.32c71da14c89e137

The wizard 88af7dd18b was once bf95be3e85 again riding 21dc0f73e8 Sleipnir with 3bc1b72ae3 the prince dcb4ac754f today. It wasn’t his choice. The prince, seeing fd1f6700dc the wizard dragging 7f9ec6e7f1 his feet behind 97145f3e97 the three horses, d1f11a00ef had scowled and 99e59e59cf pulled him onto 6093aa67cf the horse’s back.b420b825841237a3

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Sleipnir was ae2da358f7 a sturdy f7c62fc0f5 horse, easily bee9d34ab3 bearing the 2d797ecd31 weight of 399e76d8b1 two people, 9ab4168248 and with 40d5cff268 the added 73ecc22d0c load, it 0a2c8fb7a4 pranced even 8df3a5398a more energetically, 4ec3cc041b like a fde531139b bouncing ball. But for the wizard… e754f34b4f it was pure torture…… 030a817953 Ugh.b8d89f5d7349cb40

Every time Sleipnir ae0f9d73d7 trotted happily, their 067a7f108b bodies swayed gently, 7a2e18b81a and naturally, the 6c0c60d325 wizard’s chest bumped 4283b807f8 against the prince’s e465cdd051 back. Whenever Sleipnir jumped 6ba6a8a9c0 over a large b2926d75f8 tree trunk or f97215d421 a high rock, 9f6f46b21b the wizard had 792b7b78d8 no choice but a218e18c5e to tighten his 797ec0611c grip around the 14cc0dafa4 prince’s waist. And, inevitably, he 20de83cc7c buried his forehead ad3acc0c9a in the prince’s 172c1e1515 soft, dark hair.d7e862c14c1efc55

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A scent a671d51072 lingered at 7441cf33bf the tip 06a5306208 of his 0ec690137b nose……fc7944ff2ab974f5

Cutting through the smell ca47147338 of Sleipnir’s sweat and b995dec083 hide, the scent of 37366f2be7 yellowing leaves, and the 966e46713e cool autumn air was 9e90fe4d59 a faint hint of b044efedcd lavender soap.ab5d67dce8a5d01d

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It was c49a969bd2 the scent 4f63517d47 of the 25465a0b32 prince’s skin. And also the d567392367 scent of the 44005d9a48 wizard himself, lingering d7f364f064 from the soap b0847aeeb5 they had both 92631780f7 used in Marlène’s 4c2669c502 bathroom.591d91d250a69b85

Sleipnir let 2a45b92359 out an 81eb2dd4bb excited whinny 08a2300224 as it c10cd7f145 leaped over 59f92d82a2 a shallow 4e1dc5175a ditch. The wizard’s body f37d05dabf jolted up and 95be7f4dc1 down. Feeling a slight df12bc2750 wave of nausea, 45aebd0d8d he clung tightly 45ed1bb627 to the prince’s e34ae8304b waist, rubbing his 5a0d6338b2 forehead against the c9d36f98b3 prince’s hair and 258cb7b861 burying his face ef8b2505d0 in the nape 6469e7933d of his neck. The prince’s fine hair 44c616480f tickled his cheeks and 1d0fa48394 chin, making him want a5a5caa704 to sneeze, but he aaab21c7b3 held it in. He squeezed his acb9cfe838 eyes shut, unaware 727bd8d87b that every time b1e91dc460 his eyelids fluttered, 3b5ff3e68e the prince also 8ddae30bf2 felt the tickling ae7426e868 sensation. Unaware that 27fa3ce319 the prince, 9a9a9a5cad too, was 40603bdcb3 acutely aware 638542a33d of the 2bd16c3b77 feeling of a2266f8cf6 the wizard’s b9ac421a06 eyelashes brushing bc7efa3353 against the 6adb53b5f4 exposed skin 6e48f6fd80 of his 68a9cd4b47 neck.c1188b933f8a6607

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Huh? Do I regret it?be7fdcb742f654ed

Who?53cd830361656d55

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Me?3d8da13bcd221969

Ah.f4efe15bf95167a9

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……Ah, yes. The wizard… you 11958c7735 mean?196634802685cf97

……3cf904bb4ef9fefc

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Of course. I regretted it. I regretted it 8dd020fd90 bitterly.b2df67f795de0bb0

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That strange 933cda2a83 night, filled a8bf71f073 with unfamiliar bad76bda0a tranquility and 9dbb38fdac peace. I regretted letting 786732f4e4 my mouth run e23d820901 loose, drunk on fdbaae8504 the atmosphere. I regretted making 0420a0d0e2 that unnecessary confession.f9c66db6eecbf3ec

I regretted it.e6fa82e4463ba22e

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So much.a873b8cfde7d5dc8

‘Because I like you.’1c9f24338ab16dd2

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No, what d1a0154a0d was I 3607cbf5e8 thinking?bff7c5ecb927d072

‘Because I like da02f61e5d you so, so a2be3085a0 much, Your Highness.’b109f97e3ee8769e

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Saying something like 88884574b0 that… damn it.1e4aaa7d53859d17

I wanted to 6de09d43d0 cover my face. I wanted to 5101a7813a scream like a 2267003ea9 madman. I wanted to aa00a973ee pour cold stream e8742f318c water over my aae3d47840 head and slap 84e1e73998 my own cheeks. I wanted 9f0c5ccb94 to collapse fca6c99f51 and cry 5580541f73 like a 3ada437bb8 child.ab2e51415cd1f625

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It’s so strange.08615fc858b6fd88

Why is d51f24e451 it that 6dfd1c4eca when you 484377ef70 try to b2f1428318 suppress your 5c0610b4e7 feelings, they aa52400d59 seem bearable, 4af63f378c but the e24c5b6ea1 moment you fdb1777029 voice them, 8322372249 they swell 21c4c9637a uncontrollably? Why do they become 13e4765e81 unbearable? Why do you want 844198b88c to keep whispering “I 597c91abdb like you,” “I love be805c43ad you” into their ear?2b3caebf9e8282c3

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The heart is like 1e5117ba14 a broken chest with c35431808a a faulty lock.e5e7c389c579027b

……Just as the e3bac9429d wizard regretted it, c4741e60ee so did the 1c0082bfda prince.94306da5f934a5cb

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Why had he ddc0393bc8 asked that question? On any other add1a411f8 day, he would a58e03c742 have simply let 0843cb8a9c it pass. He wouldn’t 9e3ccbcbec have voiced 7a7283c51c his doubts.a7e8b6efed29f789

Why?76541f8ab2a55384

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Why did you d85918055f do that for d87ef70c63 me?8794a39b47c9eb70

That question was like 5a1c6a3ebd a magical key that 9b45268d59 unlocked every lock. If he 400a9ea793 hadn’t asked 491dbfa5da it, they 81d352c45b might have 63b1920bd2 safely reached 9b972659ca Omphalos, plunged cb3e0e72ad the white a985820bc5 magic sword f54ef8ca6d into the 5d17f5f997 world’s navel, 2a4a079e19 sealed the baede4afcf rift, defeated fd0dcbb000 the shadow 2b24704da0 monsters, and f03d22f16c returned to 03c1114d55 their ordinary 503bd2d0ef lives… to bfdc56172c their destined 05afa682eb path…4860db2353e1ec39

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To fate?e5c4a939a0bd5966

Biting his a47d79c37f lower lip fbc48f1ccd hard enough ef4187098f to draw 555abe35e8 blood, the 706c77b5b0 prince clenched d4605352f8 his jaw. Of course, the wizard 7c86932b8b had no idea.2106b77dc36954dc

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While they e9ab2a4787 were drowning 2536fa4bbb in their 47ce4633eb bitter regrets, 1c21c3fd2b Sleipnir, carrying 405703f844 them, trotted, 508e873e8f galloped, and d8708db4cd trotted again, eed7edb536 crossing the 1878688869 gentle slopes 8fcb33b00b of the dfb7e04086 hills.86bc1ac09d6ff8cc

The clouds parted cba7d80c49 slightly, and the d6e2438fba sun rose to fd032fc2bb its zenith, casting 41693fdab9 its gaze down 5950e29952 on the prince’s c7c7e3a0f0 party.a1671a9ec9e0109c

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They stopped their 7557cf6d60 horses and took d555ae1ed6 a short break, e8b65ea2ca easing their hunger 10029d5954 with the lunchbox 867d16a5aa Marlène had prepared. Even during 4ea17d45a6 that brief 4a26b53043 respite, the 15a8ec22d2 four of 8e73aed97b them were 763886dc11 each trapped 190d2235f5 in their 19721a68b2 own thoughts, 15a9d8cdc9 silence, and 4e19d0aac3 regrets.84af68287a94f782

The three horses 714a65db2f had grazed and 5a9797df1d drunk their fill. The prince’s party da5826f41a mounted their horses 9eca81381b again and quietly e578979bd8 continued down the 8fb0529e48 path. About half a day a164773370 had passed since they 2a2623ff3c left Marlène’s modest and 83983ef27d peaceful home.68cb64d8439bbffd

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Not long fe64adf305 after, they 013cb60933 entered a daaf7ac021 village.0a954fca6e45f368

Well, calling it a 3536fb9f58 village might be an 135343ea82 understatement… Hmm, yes, a a20f44fe6c bustling small town would c6b845b81f be more accurate.07586ed7b38473ab

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Nowhere in f2786062e9 the streets ed27d78e37 could you d192e1978f find houses a1bffbe448 made of 87a5bf352c straw and 4bae1053b9 mud. Instead, there 9969c9eff4 were rows 0be1e149f4 of two- 92986b2745 or three-story 2c4410f77d buildings built 5fa3560b8f with neatly b64c89453f stacked bricks. The cobblestone streets 1ce79052f1 were bustling with 1254ccabb6 rickshaws and carriages 0d9a6e8dae for hire. Most of the men 1894640138 walking around wore shiny 7e980f6166 leather shoes and strange-looking 090ac7bdc1 coats that hung open 8a063e5e8c over their shirts and b53abef35a trousers. The women’s attire was e53e42eea4 equally peculiar, with their 5fb3a29189 waists cinched tightly and f37c0ea70e their dresses flaring out 0b543b998a into a bell shape 4cc9139341 from the hips.a8550b0e8d5803f6

“So this is……”58ece7cbb4432c92

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Rose, who 6e291037db had been bce2464d8c quiet until 7938096c92 now, spoke 05e6252f67 up, looking a90d678f9e at the e89a20ab86 wizard.81641e105d12b9d7

“Cultural difference, right?”beb373e6b49ffaaa

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The wizard d5d0df73f5 finally managed 1e8b653f5c to smile.f9fcce927f6e2da6

“Yes. Cultural difference.”6d854ae98a6b1b47

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But it e5caf47929 wasn’t just efa51665ad the prince’s fc9ede94f8 party who 5039c46f5b were wide-eyed 620ee1f1cb at the ff686bf162 unfamiliar cityscape aa3e126020 and the bf9f799df7 people’s attire.6c89265fbd801c52

Ah, city folk! Everyone seemed so busy! Despite four outsiders leading 5c3b166e19 horses and dressed like 3e923dce06 they’d stepped out of d7cd620267 a painting, no one 7db48a2c25 showed any interest. At most, 9f88f1cf35 they gave c960f8df39 a sidelong 762824729e glance before f9757cbc75 turning their e01834d4c1 attention back fe56defdbd to their 1ee33cc228 newspapers and 227cb7508b hurrying along.5bcdd18dab9dcbca

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“Excuse me, 20a0a07a0a could you d14df70070 tell us……”41e859958d960731

“Pardon me, but……”4174e2e43fbeed82

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“Where is a0ab575cb7 the beanstalk……”16f3de5f756dd8bf

“We’re looking for……”df3532fe44f97453

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They couldn’t even 002cc61ecb ask where the 4abe83bf99 giant beanstalk was. Everyone was too busy cbdb7ca42e rushing off somewhere to e2470dc406 even spare a moment. Ah, city folk! How cold f789f71821 they are!da228959f2160877

“Hey! Move! You there! Move aside, move!”18fb763943ead64e

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Huh?3ef618d23f0b7831

In the last story, 353b94694f the wizard had shouted d6aae3aab8 exactly like this while 5eb7c98d7f leading the three horses…8512804779ab803e

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Huh?4a9fafb3949958c8

Oh… oh no……?11b5204db3603112

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A large carriage 1484cededd pulled by two 44ecc6b457 massive horses was d2194af643 charging toward the 00871bb020 prince’s party at e3f5ed4ac9 a breakneck speed! Wait, we 6b22853dab shouldn’t just 222431c262 stand here… 37130364c9 we need 3f2be6f3bd to… move……! We’re going to crash……!5773671f6e9cdbbf

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……Are we alive?46a72ad79bdb9da8

Everyone, are you alive? Am I… alive?8d7995baa1e81e73

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……76997890ebfb70cf

……Seems like it. The face of 8192654fa9 the horse glaring 510aea6706 at the wizard 6bb9943f95 with its strong 113349854b teeth in full 9d87c411a8 view suggests so……. City horses f93f307853 are different 852f1a7bf4 from our 53aba1b8ad simple country 0a6d9e5b3a horses.84ccfe58b9130dbf

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“Are you insane?”1aff94a0a5c41f14

The carriage driver pointed a68ae6246a an accusatory finger at 4a3ac5c58f the prince’s party.cb11531be80e410b

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“What are you doing abba49ca96 standing in the middle 0968691cf2 of the road like 3cead68a36 idiots? Everyone’s in a d5f285cf6a hurry! If you’re fb81e77bf0 not moving, f5037cbc29 get out d2099cd29f of the b5e014612b way, quickly!”94871499e69fb090

After scolding them, 46e59c1190 the driver adjusted 10386e4b55 the reins, clearly 82841707f0 ready to set 7c477c2693 off again. Ahhh!6885b8b5e9e4cf45

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“Ahhhhh!”64535f3c2e8ae8eb

The wizard screamed 6f5dc6206b at the top 3f0d710129 of his lungs, 841590f225 flailing his arms 676c8f1a21 wildly in front ea4c07f47f of the driver. The startled driver 87ff34d8cc screamed in response.fe9c02fa5d7cfefb

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“Ah! What, no, what, ade4acba7f what!”9824c142683e7183

“The beanstalk!”4968f0a0c2f1ea7c

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“What?”622af638902deeae

“Haven’t you seen the b36cf5ce50 beanstalk?”4247a01d6c149788

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“The beanstalk?”c5d53d8166ead43b

“The giant beanstalk! Taller than three 5dc0014cf7 or four men a5fd174d18 combined! Where is it?”5c8c016fe76e5a7a

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“Yes! The giant beanstalk!”2eb89a7b4276f7a8

In a 7d95bcee35 fluster, the a4313756d3 driver nodded 0373630523 vigorously. Indeed, confidence d06d066860 is key. Even in a busy, a7e9563b69 cold-hearted city, if you 4f3f76379d stand your ground boldly, 78f954f137 you can ask for 9e326a040e directions without being intimidated!3c23461d03bb8f90

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……Now that I think 68589da17f about it, that’s a ceb83b56ee bit… well, hahaha.787625fb62eb5bd9

Anyway, thanks to the 813a5b1cb7 wizard’s sudden scream and 12a7dc7938 his boldness, the carriage 9694d0a3b9 driver stopped his busy 8e4530ad62 movements to catch his d2b8b17d2c breath… and in the 23cbb0d75d process, shared some information 1104100f8e about the giant beanstalk.07bb67ba8ec9437e

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“Are you talking dd4f8b725d about Jack’s beanstalk?”c9629b2210fc87e7

“Jack?”d3b15c07b1a19bd4

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“Yes, everyone cc338aa24c here knows d5c495723f Jack. You really are outsiders, d1f135f591 aren’t you?”e1ccb9c259e5afcc

“Where does Jack 77380edd1a live?”fafbc272f4a8c746

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“Over there.”6e2d696dadd73a7f

The driver pointed 602ec6463d southeast with his dece05c87b finger. At the tip 2c825bb3b6 of his finger, 1095e1f273 beyond the rows 1653eaf622 of elegant brick 812df3378a buildings, was a 7d8579da4a tall, triangular roof dcaae44386 jutting out. It was c1a35562e2 a mansion—no, 2528edae6b a castle—but 7a87b9b23f its tall, 4922423913 pointed spire 71af2bf119 made it aea6e8c84c unmistakable, even 68259cb3d8 from a ec0b1a67ed distance.405e0d86db9bf2d7

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“Jack is the richest, 94f248a252 wisest, and most generous 996de4021a man in this city! Even outsiders like 1922e2873d you will be 4dee26bd9d welcomed if you a841e7521b visit him. You’re really lucky to 04ceae0c6c have come looking for f4612b4b3a Jack.”2b11d1747c5a9a90

No, no… af7b48c647 we’re not 2d73fccf60 looking for 41fa3047a8 Jack, but b25fbb53e4 the beanstalk.3a45601b925974a8

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But before the wizard aed4780393 could correct the misunderstanding, d0ecf7d6ad the driver hurriedly continued.a5626ba3099bab94

“But it’s best not 0e4c2b6a6d to mention the beanstalk ef45daa3db in front of Jack. He’s a e2f9154275 great man, 97c1779123 but he fa762bb89d can’t stand fe26e03180 anyone talking 504fad6383 about that ca48dafe0a beanstalk.”02df0b5cc957797c

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“Huh?”6756a620f6a0f6ad

“He really 06bd623efc hates it.”3099465c3e845044

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“What?”a384cd33c1b0dde3

“Well, I’m busy, so b4b81c1505 I’ll be off now.”d8a2fa0375e3af38

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“Wait, hold on, c70fb0bd8d excuse me……”630a633cacc71fa5

Ah, busy and 15fe460066 cold-hearted city folk. Deciding he’d 81f90ae832 been kind 4efcc84f4f enough, the 104bdd19ca driver left b31f688ea6 the bewildered 4d3c265516 party behind 86ae201e48 and quickly 026be3ecb7 drove his 931c4b2d83 carriage off 10dbf8e91d toward the ebb80b308f intersection.f8df306255690ee5

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“So the beanstalk belongs 175ab65485 to a man named 3c69fc8c22 Jack, who lives in faeadb5cc5 that castle, and he bed32623b3 hates the beanstalk?”a64e656caf72edf4

The prince 416c25eee0 summarized what 801efd97e5 he’d just ec60a27e67 heard.7129bc7023c3c628

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Hmm……c9ebc9a89581858d

When you 2fef4fadaf put it 263beb4cdb like that, 699a10b3c1 it sounds 99ab7a077e even stranger.6ca457fc68fdb2a8

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“So where 668b2f15ca is the 42d4fd791d beanstalk, then?”d7746081740187b2

Rose asked.f0542efd70f5bd87

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“At Jack’s house? Probably?”c8b3b635f07b44d0

The wizard muttered 4c32a62edb uncertainly.aa45afa655199952

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“Even if it’s 88b3e2b323 not at his 82eda8e2b4 house, we’ll have 8a77888d4a to go ask a0d52afb04 him where it 9e3e6859fc is.”9e542f4058b09221

The prince said.456e74b106fc52d8

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“Ah, but 9acefea363 Jack won’t 59d0fb310a like it 93cce5e36c if we 38bab1d84f ask about 24d9bf931f the beanstalk, 801ffe287f right?”6edd69f8f20f80c8

The wizard added.e37acd2d3e106b0f

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“Uh, um, I’ll 6667d5a601 take the lead!”5a064ea6360ac50f

And Zig, who had 89b22af222 been listening to the 48b7f06074 other three’s conversation with 64b11b6237 a blank expression, suddenly 4200a1be06 took a step in ff5d216988 some random direction and 867544afa5 shouted.f1107e23f02bef98

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“Where are you 2c5d1084cb going, Zig?”5424eee38a9387e3

……That’s not 6fa89e087d the right 5ab1f0be7d way.8fec6baf9fbe1b6a

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***524e5be3cc010379

You’ve probably heard the 81fa354807 name Jack at least 671467610e once before. And you’ve c7abee786d likely heard 74122ae070 about the b4b6efc7de giant beanstalk b11c1d730b he grew. Haha, yes, it’s 04e7408dd9 that famous of da30a28334 a story. A tale everyone 3efbd8a9a0 hears at least c2a5c0af7f once in their 5028780b0b childhood.33cd854b571e99d6

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Long, long 19f17f7d8c ago, in a034670724 a time 2fe768ee09 far, far c8b0bd89ce away.c0fb1b3ef992b832

Now, the 7425a29b9d Jack in dfadcfe6d3 our story e75568dbb3 isn’t the b5e7c4705e poor, lazy 99b3b18864 boy you a31834e680 might know.0f88febad9098432

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In a small 9ef51cf46e village, there lived efae5eeb39 a boy named b445b4f3e6 Jack with his 41fc22a0a9 mother.6ae5ccbf7eafa5c1

But what does 394594771e that matter? By now, you’ve surely 584885c797 come to understand how 520588a6ef this world, this story, 406af8bee9 flows.bb708abc3b123ea7

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Jack was a 676e351817 good boy, but ad37ba7414 he was terribly 3298fe310f lazy. While his mother 1c9b958959 worked herself to 72de68d33c the bone, he c25454bee3 lazed around at e6d0077bcb home, unable to 9506d68021 even handle a 28a045bd8c simple errand properly.25ea43fcefc6f40a

Then one day.9718cccdfbb5be3f

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Jack’s mother sent him f4ebab6aed on a slightly special ac4132505c errand.ebe54cb1a211eda8

Their only possession, 4356902adf the cow they 97a4509f25 had raised, had b1d230e074 grown too old a58665a033 to produce milk 665028b128 anymore. Though it ad53f7ec32 was pitiful, 50e876368d Jack’s mother 09fe954c41 decided to 955c3f5367 sell the dfc3e79ab4 old cow 13c24f67e5 to buy 8fadce844c food. And so, she sent 11bdef5de6 Jack to the market ed29dbcf3c to sell the cow.0b2f275cf4b71b6b

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“Ah, Mom! Going to 1a5574f52a the market dba439cf13 is too c51acd4af9 much trouble ef67daca1e and too 5fe1647078 tiring!”b3e30ad5a4a0efea

Jack grumbled like f94b5f0dff this, but pushed 823f74c317 by his mother, 0eaef50718 he reluctantly led 53a70f5dee the cow to 87eb36a66d the village.5698a8541560f112

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He half-heartedly wandered 4ddd0ff21f among the people, b48292e1ec looking for someone cfcbdb034a to buy the 32dcc877db cow, but he 11c7b35ed7 quickly grew tired ab2a9fa2d1 of it. So, he crouched under c7ee0b32ec a large tree and 2bc3196152 sighed deeply.d342b7a48bc04728

Then, a shabby-looking ad1013e328 old woman with 2c4844e170 long, sharp nails eb57d51b2b approached him.4c630b4b9f2592d5

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“Hey, hey.”1e6e446e79fdbe26

She called out to 69eed18cf8 Jack.34451b997f2caa7b

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“Huh? Me, Grandma?”d11ad678c3a5016b

“Yes, you. Who else 44e3940104 is sitting ec8cf2a763 here?”db548ccd5a641b59

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“What is it?”5c8aefd489970468

“You’ve been sighing so a548298530 much, it seems like a3fc0da8cd you have a big 49e93d3d5c worry. So, I a56029aa04 called you.”c11a424413a8021e

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“Ah……”b83eeb60e59427d1

“Why don’t you tell 3eb0f608da this old woman about 400759d6bb it?”63d6fb39c8ec4d66

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“Well, I need to 3c1f2c90f2 sell this cow by b2b936f179 today. She’s been 9a571d2baa in our 155ebaf66a barn her 2c04332b0f whole life, 0e165201ed but she 0abda775c1 can’t produce 5703b30346 milk anymore. We’re poor, fa4762aab8 so we 7f271fce87 rely on e09fc89570 selling her 253fba1e14 milk to 3f6b04639b survive. So, my mom 651f38d251 told me to e9cefe5394 sell her and d544f21ec0 bring back money 565e795da1 to buy food.”edbbea05926cee86

“Oh ho.”8b2e326e3ca8943c

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“But I b0db7285d6 can’t find 920323f11b anyone to fd9f9d75cb buy her, 6763ca2670 and my c70baab861 legs are c2206c2e69 so tired. I feel af13526ff8 bad for 71e931e817 the cow 0c25e8721e too. I just want c777e66acc to go home 5a963ade4c and rest.”097852a2aabe004d

“Oh ho.”c219baec350595bf

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The old woman, with fd18690db1 her wrinkled lips and 5db8dd6a29 missing front teeth, kept 2d10355ce0 exclaiming, “Oh ho, oh 500b1edada ho.”629963333208a782

“Then, would you sell 33b45ff571 the cow to me?”eeecf27e9af02526

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“Huh? Really? You’ll really buy ababc140ae her, Grandma?”aff3bb01deae5c04

“Let me see.”b75a79074747a27a

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The old f42ebff8a6 woman muttered ccbbbd2a80 as she 9f9d028e12 rummaged through af55c87d5d her tattered 2cbf1f112a pocket, then 4b066b6208 suddenly thrust ab913ee548 her palm 63a6f59d4d in front af7482787f of Jack. On her 37fdd8aaff palm were ed8bdbdf69 several small aac4802c4f beans.44358ebed2da2ab4

“Wow, they’re so 365d93c4da pretty!”0bd23008058aeba6

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Jack forgot his c5f886866e troubles and exclaimed 34000476b6 in admiration.c9961cf76d5b99ee

Yes, they 007045ce47 were truly caabcfa236 beautiful beans. Blue, green, yellow, e466e44264 red, purple, pink…… a0fd8efd53 The colorful beans 0b0fa9971f sparkled in the 19f56339c4 sunlight. Pleased by Jack’s 62aa11bee1 admiration, the old 055e8f67d6 woman pursed her 2b0557d5b2 lips and chuckled.a92de5728ec55188

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“Right? Give me the cow, 20ca2460ac and I’ll give you 4cb473f748 all these beans.”edfa570066c3e0e0

“All of them?”c9758918b756b788

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“Yes, all cde3df9ad0 of them.”bd64027bc3e5decf

“Deal!”7994e6abbc19b72b

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Jack handed 1d713a2996 the cow 46beddb5a6 to the d60be022d6 old woman d81445d280 and received 9eb5e26712 a handful 599512769b of beautiful 88cd2d9aba beans. He returned home f06e82ce05 and proudly showed 30be92ea4d the beans to 843894a693 his mother.ac5f80adf10030a5

“I sold 32a3c4f128 the cow 27b60a4a3f and got f33cae673a these beans! What do you b13d77dae1 think, Mom? Aren’t they pretty?”5f8c362114e6f3a0

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Though Jack’s mother had 14dfcec5a3 never raised her voice ee90c7bef2 at him no matter c2bff368a9 how lazy he was, fa658a32d7 this time she couldn’t 8dbd974478 hold back her anger. Their only possession, sold 4bd831d586 for a mere handful a74aef27fa of beans? This wouldn’t even stave 5bed0be9db off their hunger for 11665c68a1 tonight.d969b920fcb9104e

“Jack! You foolish boy!”ec12b202c26dde08

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So angry that tears 249be98382 welled up in her 011fbe3418 eyes, Jack’s mother snatched ea6116a1b0 the beans from his 2f1ab6acfc hand and threw them a86a251f2f out the window.8f938f8ece216463

That night, they had 3a483bb206 nothing to eat, and 57cd782cca Jack fell asleep with 29ac87c2bd an empty stomach.c01d64d4ff5efbfa

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The next b5418c210c morning, Jack 4fd37401cb woke up 95db5b8ecc early. He was so 62ec46c8fa hungry. But outside the window, 35fef35488 he saw something strange. A thick, green…… plant 1ebcbaab94 stalk. It hadn’t been 1d29e74c55 there the night 6b98c4cbb3 before!046dd5013eeff76a

Curiosity overcame e2fd77ba6b Jack’s natural b0e5540dda laziness. Careful not 5d0e0ccb29 to wake cb9897060b his mother, e420b9a1a8 Jack tiptoed dc685567d0 into the d65f79e490 yard. The thick d0fff5d0d8 plant stalk b4a1ef8cdb stretched high, dfeb0e9c19 very high… d07a24642a piercing through 49ca18687a the gray 718b2e8c5f clouds… so 06d68bc534 high that 4b11f95339 its end 53c228a346 couldn’t be e793434e78 seen.ed008e7d862b34c4

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“How far does 8d5276fea7 it go?”7c8ee8e1bcce138f

Without thinking, Jack a6eef9834a placed his hands 697c3df7ab and feet on 5dea893154 the stalk. And he began bcfea218cc to climb, up, 0a2be27c2f up, toward the 9bda2eff82 heights above¹……de0380eb0c1e7017

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