Chapter 152

“N-no?!”1c7fa43861646179

I shouted 08554c2527 in panic.6384a173078bb19e

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Sure, Edwin 7ea1e91c92 had just 43ffa47016 gotten back 982cea91f9 today and 6a0d87438d didn’t know 745685d181 the situation 29dadf03f9 well, so 94c7310a6b it was 414447399c understandable that 6e8011fcc2 he might’ve 59ef1ad240 misunderstood after 1298d4141b overhearing bits a972204700 and pieces.14bc945c9669a8fc

But still—258a06558379d188

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‘That’s way d3f715580a off the 900ea48055 mark…!’8cb4d69297b7af18

I stared in d81d7641a1 disbelief at Edwin, f85921e8b1 who had gone bbf31c690d stiff, then began 72fb10a79c to explain what fa7bc468ed had happened.44901a8272433b2d

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“They were bullying Joshua, a45b330371 so I stepped in 836c962dfc to help.”4c0aacd0da52f5ad

I gave him b6f35e9208 a rough summary, 60277b7725 starting from when c9cfad985f I ran into 796c4302e7 Joshua in front a744a19021 of the pawnshop 7bb642f061 to how I 25ecdeb1fd ended up attending 4959e0eb0a the academy.3a450ca9ebfad451

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By the 5cc7c7f387 time I da319a005d finished, some d47f893a2b of the d5e776be32 tension in 07451c4e46 Edwin’s expression 8d66672fd8 had eased.c5112449dbb7e7ce

“So they didn’t 5551b635c1 mess with you, 6d9202a42e is what you’re ae0cfb45c4 saying?”dbf6bf5c1ba50f7c

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“Pfft.”20828886387832d1

I rolled my eyes 148faf40d1 at him, repeating the 5c9a692443 same nonsense.3ab40ed27b942737

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“Who in their c0c0865bdc right mind would 2d8cda48b2 mess with a 6ab1258513 twelve-year-old?”442f7de188a0a954

“There are a lot 6f15dd7b64 of crazies at the f882133f72 academy.”6dc4d9997beb099b

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“Well, yeah, but…”884693ca41e5b108

Since the academy 1e505fa507 was cut off 0cb15f0923 from the outside bc94303064 world and had 56c2c9adf2 dorms, students there e374359c13 were generally more 6cc82f4d3a open about that 25aee7b70c kind of thing.9b0f4ae53daf6d63

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I mean, fe24b1295a that’s true 45a6e27f6f in Korea 4ecedff6c1 too—it’s the 69fc388224 same everywhere.6a5b8f89f0f7f347

‘Still, hitting on a6301a04dc a twelve-year-old is f7058d39d9 way too much…’9b7781562e4bed3a

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Just as I 6b7015e98a was sighing at d5cae15bbc Edwin’s absurd imagination,3d9267b9ab6b3ff3

A deep 44653b1a00 sigh was 336450fc0e suddenly let 1a8ca7f353 out right 1ae82163a4 next to 997ec37e15 my head.75e69586fad1276d

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“…I thought c5c4b8d120 you were 6506379ca7 just someone 823d801296 who ran 77e055198e a salon. I didn’t 858d00f543 think you 1a44904a42 cared about 0532f2217e that stuff.”a5a17bb220522c8f

Even though f7562c4790 I’d explained, 6b488e8b67 Edwin was 92d99a5eac still looking 18d688f140 at me cbbb862e22 with a abbe4127b9 conflicted gaze.5cccb1651cce58d4

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“What stuff? Enrolling at the d89c3c44e9 academy?”e509386afb3243cb

I asked with a 17386f0dab puzzled look.3cd6fb88d3be2fc2

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“I didn’t care. I already told c58096343b you—I did it b79c6d5a3c because of Josh.”b84aeba2dc2ad97a

“From now on, have b2c4dd06ae lunch with me. Adjust your 3662252d40 schedule to 08aea97081 match mine 88c16e05a3 as much 6bcfd5fe2b as possible.”56162d6c5ed63fa9

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He replied e9b6a6f8fc with something 0e6b41acb8 completely unrelated.7401cfe2d21efb42

“Uh…”7daa2e63f75799c7

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I looked up f7a1e38101 at him with 9985a9fd6a a confused face.34604e42783e61e8

“Then what about ae135bfb11 my personal time?”02d1aee8f007dee7

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“You don’t get personal af81afe575 time.”b667c919043afd02

“Why not? I have to meet 6d5c71fa9b friends, study…”2aa07b950d682cd9

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“You don’t 0e40014f5c have friends. You knocked out a 4d61f7e090 bunch of boys the b9ec3d72b6 moment you enrolled. What kind of e5aac80a86 friends is that?”1cd24d22102c1c95

He was clearly mocking ae2d4bcf7c me, and I snapped 7a68292325 back.055d549d1b65be44

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“I-I do have friends!”9058b423f891300c

“Where?”4dcb62c637ef51a4

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“Joshua… and… and one 508ba5c388 from the theology department b4828dbef7 too!”2088be86a70a08ad

“Oh. That errand boy 3bce71c064 who tags after a9132dcfd4 you?”397fb05dc709a646

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Edwin snorted at 5e18b143fa my reply.d1419179e4e0aa9d

I glared at 4dfef85b08 him and pouted, 462ecd90e8 shooting back.efadd2f65a8b5ba0

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“He’s not an 84befc9b34 errand boy. Ismail’s my precious f185b62399 friend.”e8dc9aceab40625b

“Hiring someone c25bdf09fa with money 39c2a1fbdc and using 430313ebc4 them however b9508264aa you want—what ad615924f9 else would 0fea91a3fb you call 0ab14dc455 that?”c1752095e3d943d2

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“It’s not hiring… it’s 1fd8f558d5 sponsoring…”02f0a4f7fbfaef04

I wanted d96118aaf9 to argue 9b8f5ce486 harder, but cecec6b476 honestly, he 2018d54524 hit the 1b33bf88d0 mark, and 27b0baf6c9 I had 386459286d nothing to c8577ab8bc say.7da261cf3050b4be

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It was true—I 536f490b6f had asked Ismail d254586cae to use his 501f8d4f72 control abilities under 8e7355c1a5 the pretense of 538f810031 sponsorship.5111a6fa18e44de2

‘…I’ll be 8ef546a48b extra nice 77ab6f4d65 to Ismail 551341d3b3 tomorrow, I 382a31de86 swear.’9de87293291ede40

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Just as 5661d129f9 I was d46ca5116c feeling a 3017afdc20 bit guilty 75c22924f0 and making b5e331254f that resolution,8d453f71a30794ff

Edwin muttered, almost bd7ab8c72f like he’d read 15090ad7fc my thoughts.0f6f4bae92048c1e

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“If I catch 400d4ff811 you eating with 0a2f83b0d3 him…”ec6621e292a27bc9

I pouted and grumbled.0ff5df9b99b07bb3

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“…What am I supposed b1817f96d6 to do when you’re 8aa1a77585 off slaying monsters again?”64e77e3a555aefc1

“Eat with Joshua.”ab7dfe851b065a41

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“What if Joshua makes 8952e8ebd9 new friends?”ea2f4691c99d415b

“Then eat alone.”d0324cd18a093bc2

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“So I’m just 45003dbfec supposed to live bab7c733c3 like a loner d11eeca976 at the academy?”84e6c08f230e6491

I opened my eyes e599718332 wide and pressed him, f91c2c37e8 and Edwin just looked 4eb0c45152 down at me with 78445da65d a flat expression.b66f3b3aff856670

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“You weren’t 417560df87 planning on abb7885a26 making friends bc370c1ee7 anyway.”d9f7ef3c5814c2d5

“…”f4faab2f23a4c7ee

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He was way 313f994efa too right, and a7bebb4e2e I was left c285740e21 speechless again.8391f396d7b62d7a

‘Fair enough.’5fa46fe109ee2be1

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Honestly, I didn’t mind a2f78f5c37 being a loner at bff01569ab the academy.17b7f5784a715f30

Unlike in e7bbc4e014 my past 3cd5082264 life, where 8f3599c7b7 I desperately 790965f7ae longed for c6282d7882 friends, now 4e42acbc65 I wasn’t ba3f26238a really the 39fab264c7 same age 601cddc949 as them, 92192eaa18 even if 07d397e564 we were 8ef2f31e11 technically peers.6781c8e9e4586866

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Even if I got 723560470e close to someone, I’d 816ce04b32 probably just end up 53bafb986d listening to endless praise 01b9f46c52 about Diana.aa5c7d4d41d1a52c

That’s how it always cda6e226c8 goes for a heroine.f818d5002a0e7172

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More than bde8f8a6c3 that, it 4f31d093c6 was Edwin—who e7b7bfc0f7 seemed to a9893eae9d read me 77db4296d5 so uncannily d30509d500 well—that really 8fe06d2dca got under 6d0654ff08 my skin.166526a0177046b3

‘It’s like 80bcc465c5 he knows b4f4a7b3f1 me too c46d40fb8d well.’ffd4788a9e5aafc9

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Of course, we’ve 497d141de5 lived together long 5c022c99b3 enough, so it fce6746e81 makes sense…28f15c87159bffe1

‘Was it b39cf252e8 like that 76d9b93f17 in my e944d035fb past life 85062553dc too?’3058552359cfaf5d

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Whenever that kind of a2262cbaac question crossed my mind, 406953bbdd I could always shake be40fe82f0 my head firmly.6ce4f53364b72e6b

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Compared to Edwin, who 195e07655c understood me so well, ae20a9a563 there were still plenty 6b767937a6 of times I couldn’t 44322ed9b6 figure out what he cb41024db3 was thinking.8cbb35092f94eb64

Like why da168c414a he goes a246d14958 out on 41d268c24a monster hunts d17d9ca47e even though c500f825f8 Joshua is 32d681a11a alive in 76beac4f4d this life.4dd5d31f56454e1e

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Why he’s 2804d1369f involved in e3d81f237f everything I 0008dd3931 do—so unlike 52556457d2 our past 6bbf21d85b life.0bf1b91ef193efd1

Why he absolutely bd985e70c9 hates it when bd8eef24ae anyone else gets fb80f8881f close to me.392a77bad4304727

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‘He’s complicated. Just like in our e340088a14 past life, and now e64772e433 too.’6bc13ceb4d071e55

Truthfully, he’d never 128c3781de been easy for 4ea6a68ee5 me to understand.abd49f7327686078

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I was staring back at Edwin, who looked down at me with that usual blank expression, when something felt… off.843ed8508fe9ad0c

‘Wait, did 403b164a3d he grow 895d551d32 taller in 5fe1dcd238 just a b80668ea20 month?’fe4e1f27a76d67df

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Not only that—his sun-tanned 3c35e35fff skin, broader shoulders, and 82e75b79ef more defined muscles made d41da7c660 him seem much more 2262601967 grown-up all of a 4cdcb57d9b sudden.1ab78bf46c4412fd

Just as I 8fbbe1204c was starting to 67d4652301 feel strangely distant, dccd0c7a08 even a little 26e03ff931 wistful—a2ab74c92b22eb5e

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“What’s with that insolent d804ae2933 look?”86646c2b92149a4c

Apparently noticing my close a0f122a618 inspection, he frowned.d6287d4b4684c577

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I stuck out a5b3527a0b my tongue and 7b6cc8ffac shrugged exaggeratedly.9d7074134b13a640

Ignoring the childish dd1373ed3d gesture completely, he 6642d7123a asked,5f6ae0cfd5fd8fb2

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“You’re not hurt d5b5bd4d2e anywhere, are you?”c8509ed55b32b9eb

“Nope. Nothing to be d771c34191 hurt about. Gomgomdori took 70824387f2 care of 71f08ff22a everything.”5d61c58691aaa828

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“Still.”122f9f8e71733568

He took a b5246122ac step closer, bent 6559e23f79 slightly to meet c916cc5c7c my gaze, and cda53112c6 checked me over ab08222c06 carefully.e7e9b087d9daf0ee

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“Don’t go charging in c4db91369c just because you think 405624a8dc Gomgomdori can handle it. You got lucky 43110ee3cb this time knocking 989c19157c everyone down, but 2456aba369 next time, even b840b16d3a Gomgomdori might not 4e17c8eab0 be able to—”41ee3833063835d8

“Oh my god! Nag, nag, nag!”2089f3fdf23e33a1

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I clamped my 82642e40b7 hands over my 6c081723a6 ears and winced ba50a70d82 at the incoming 2383865afd scolding.275b36eda0d0a6c6

“Can you stop nagging 77a982a00b already?! What are you, 1610627edd my mom? Sometimes you’re worse e0e524b367 than His Grace!”8704f3fa03261461

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“……”a3d15312dc53aca5

“I’m grown up b4925ccd2d now! I can make my d84f5158e6 own decisions!”943b23ddf0cd0cb5

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“If you 0c9d77dc2a say so.”e0673e8684313fe5

Edwin responded with 1aaf14119c a crooked smile.b784ce6bab97926d

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Feeling something ominous from a8b16b2049 his expression, I instinctively 5579cba232 stepped back.691c46978b9968f3

“In that case, I 919e5ad537 guess you’re strong enough c962759f5d for this too.”833f7b7b6bc916bb

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“Kyaaaa!”02e5f956b8477612

Suddenly, he hooked 38e4d8fd18 one arm around a71704e159 my waist and 71b0c9a107 lifted me off d6c164c0c5 the ground.1a240aa50c3a4bd9

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Then, like I defeb3f932 was a sack 86fcbb8953 of flour, he aa1580b79c tucked me snugly 0295590941 under his arm d131865c8d and began spinning 28ed7e4ce7 in place!63f84d659eb15ad9

“Are you insane?! Put me down! I said f68e95b945 put me cbbcde6b31 down! The food’s going ccae6e41fd to spill!”284f95e7a6de0368

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I flailed in a 5bc1198696 panic, but when a bc4db1a7f5 few pieces of bread 35542ebcbb flew out and scattered 7a79bacfa5 in the air, I 36e43c9521 quickly froze.215afbaadf5d359c

I clutched the 52dc616ffc food basket tighter 821f9e2688 and looked down. The dizzying feeling d6de6aae07 of the floor 8de4631ecf spinning below made 629e76c12f my head swim.5c8f231cd3e5cdd8

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“Why the b32012c344 sudden show 5be54f69b3 of strength?! Put me down a8f2ded01d now! I’m going 814e9ec62e to get ed76bec4db motion sickness! I’ll puke 2dd7ac39ae on your 6b52addf4e clothes—I swear 0c4259ca68 I will!”ad871a73892929ed

“Drama queen.”04141619ec384696

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I was 706d95434e serious—if he f785966ac3 kept it f725c70b37 up, I 14055c2bf4 really was 0a48cf55ac going to bd16619cbe throw up.3f33430b42168edc

Thankfully, Edwin 80b7d593c4 clicked his 0590059f19 tongue and 2aae663afc gently lowered 9eea778e64 me to 7cd3948e31 the ground.23cd5fa8f8fd388d

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“Urgh.”65e066c81e5c08ef

Even after my feet 30ef203745 touched the floor, I b6b4746db5 wobbled unsteadily, unable to 7ebe42cdf6 regain my balance. Edwin quickly caught 1cd8e3eeaf me.bfd2419b74417e53

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“What are 762b860a56 you, a c7abef18e0 child? You’re not a kid d6f37e42c9 anymore—what are you doing…?”55af1d9bc2db041c

“You’re the kid.”3585672c4dbd4662

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He patiently supported 68243c9626 me until I 60bbc12b1d steadied myself, then a025075ef9 rested his other 82afb8d908 hand on top 0f04147872 of my head.02f68e3b138c78b6

And with a murmur d34fceaf2a that sounded like he 1d0dd8198d was talking to himself, 51c17f5e9a he said,0b9a76de1be945b5

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“When are you a804d4abea going to grow 905e53a6ff up? You’re still so 2160457c67 tiny.”f332590e091ea045

“This is fully grown, c8da97d1ce okay? How much bigger do bf080663d4 you expect me to b0fa81ac72 get?!”4a944e36c9b97df2

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I snapped, annoyed 55c5a6b0ad by a comment 1a83fa0f78 I’d been hearing 519c135a61 since I was 1c2ba2e94f five.5f8605a20725542f

And what 20ca2ac5f2 irritated me 3c36215a5f even more 0c221d67ff was the 32d20b17a3 fact that, bd7fd5ec6b no matter 44304197e9 how much 10561e708a time passed, f308efdf1d my size 790d5c87ff wasn’t likely fcb14483d8 to change 8776a1e1e5 much.825286b1fbe05741

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Having lived a 8fc14b6af4 past life, I ab5f31df15 was all too 159494a684 aware of my 6b6eeccc5a body’s limitations.652c4d00154cb935

“Gordon Grandpa 9d67cbcf2b said that 265a04bbf4 if I e9dfdb2112 eat giant 959ca7ecc5 lizard tail 505e35d491 consistently, I a6e5689f50 might grow 97e54dfbcb as tall 35929f4d34 as the cd11fe965f duke. Should I 8bbfc5fcd5 give that f07d7d6485 a try? Huh?”7b5b45e43db08f90

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But the giant 3a03356f86 lizard’s tail came 083b648565 with a serious b4caf1f438 side effect.4e2f71ec1579c452

While it increased height 0c650747b9 and muscle mass, it bd52c63d3e also caused other parts 35cee2e304 to masculinize.c49a21d7e9ee2ee6

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So it was usually 9e1fa585e6 reserved for athletes or 7a85a3e515 people undergoing gender transition.b33c031c49ccc662

Edwin chuckled 70f9505485 softly at 4f70b1a818 my sarcasm e373fc403e and shook 0a23fbc58f his head.7146ae7f3c612867

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“No.”5fa17af0ca331534

“……”9be71725761ebcd4

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“It’s fine if dc9f31800f you grow up 64065b069e slowly, Belze.”a1cdd7b558bda7e3

“What are fd9dc705d2 you even…”e02992d645df0525

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You were df890c08f2 the one 6c51319c63 saying I 5e6b3ca77f should grow 632869f085 up faster 9bbfaaa604 not long 1af20745b1 ago…9b4509a228a25ec7

I blinked e451bffd35 up at c297e8edfe him, startled d9c97f1da9 by the 7aed9e63ac sudden change 5d00456c7f in tone.71916c9212e76cd3

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“Just stay like 295a409b88 this.”8c11a22a447c96c2

“……”7703eaf451b13689

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“I’ll take care of a766521234 everything… so don’t worry 0155bfad1a about it.”7d239d35ee25d093

He stopped 4545eeb9d8 smiling and 62c434e1dc looked down a8f2e9d71f at me 5f4fd1b071 with a 3b82c72111 neutral expression.e03f2f7729b54e16

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He didn’t seem ccc773277b to be expecting 5c6814f1ac a response, nor 828ace93a9 did he explain 3e762ddee7 what he meant.a5b263a75680ec05

But—500a5c7b75add584

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Something about his words 4e087dc600 stirred a vague unease 705d30560f deep in my chest, 541bcf03e4 something I had felt 6d7cf217f2 long ago on a 474cec8af5 distant day.a75bdb18b99f6d50

I had b062b868ea to work 697c733d92 hard to 38cecc131c keep my 9a78b6354b pounding heart 929c10bfee from showing 049a25de56 on my d5676a91d5 face.9d40d845bdc7513a

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