The maid – Chapter 39
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Adelen lay f7b0e49736 on the e4c3aecdfd bed, clasping 6a9b4906da both hands fa787891ad together as 033e6f30c0 she stared 981491ea38 at the 2ffbdc965f ceiling.9adc4b3a068562f1
A birthday.d63c68e2d690a4af
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Something she 19b82a626a had never 7cc2f6c7b8 even considered b80c7314e9 suddenly appeared 8d52948f19 in her f5148755d1 life.f4e89c1ab61b8cc8
Some people said it 4c5f3b42f3 was fine to celebrate 4ba1c71b66 one’s birthday alone, but fd81c30387 Adelen didn’t want to 2ed12180c5 go that far. She believed 517747ac3b that for 8adac087c5 it to 15fc608658 truly be d2cb5c1418 a birthday, 28eb641b3a someone else 54f1289a50 had to 9f741bc71c celebrate it f9ef74ee46 for you.a1ee7f8623264c6b
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And now, she actually df5985ee23 had a birthday.ca445f8b64986d1a
It wasn’t 262df1411a something she ad20c35ed3 had declared 47ddb18c22 herself, like, b4e88a88cc “From today, a3d6cbe2e7 I’ll call 5097f4ab91 this my dcf14b75f8 birthday, so 3fed2985c5 please celebrate 40222ae84b it.” No, ab98f708c3 other people 36f6c3d46d had decided a04c17e94d it for ecf23b9767 her. They created 219cf66949 this day 22d58c8059 and told deb27099a1 her they 1c0711784f would celebrate e4492215ef it. It was d8b2096d73 a real e15e6b6682 birthday.f665cb94b183cb58
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She was so excited 2b3667c0b5 that she couldn’t sleep f143d8a08c that night.a55c935c4ae5b031
And today—her 6aad79fdf7 birthday had cd8a700508 finally arrived.b7a6abf58c194ac8
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“Alright, the d440737990 star of 83b3fd58f7 the day be1f4d3779 should sit fe8e8ce84c right here, 5fdfd94296 in the 2e594788c3 center.”24fb6c29fde3f723
She had no idea 9af3047c5e how the morning had 10629a9f8d passed.cfe41536ec80bb78
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The birthday party was f7548a81bc set for lunchtime. Since Rakalt’s schedule b66cab6675 was open around b2071345e9 then, they decided dc282c7d8a on that time.d24ab3b3ed4fd0d1
When noon arrived, the 2eb1745c64 head butler came in 80b9d0c722 carrying a cake. A few knights followed 9589412298 him into the room.db65ab3138c84ae2
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Originally, the plan 3e53a76002 was for a 48dbbea2ff small, simple celebration 75404389e1 with just the 134b61b70e head butler, Adelen, f06b4194a5 and the baby.437eef3411ce8577
But the head butler 9c72b4365b insisted that since this 8fde47b13f was a real birthday 6f0c5ca8de party, it couldn’t be f488b9ee23 that small. He expanded the scale a1deaf27a4 and invited more people.01abda5244f4d485
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And so, from baf4e29263 Adelen’s perspective, what 6e1699a4ae turned into quite 36606f3c13 a lively birthday 35d9f4168f party unfolded.72d722dbe6c380b0
“The birthday girl 2ab42e5ab8 must wear a 5e7371ca68 flower crown.”a6cdcfd6bf2b6d29
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As soon as e252d26230 Adelen sat in 62a7aa2765 the middle of 85efad4de8 the sofa, a 013dff10c9 flower crown was 16ba776701 gently placed on 5aca641add her head.5263236b1957ffdb
“Wow, Adelen! With that flower crown, a1dc3e7f09 you look just like 6783933598 a princess. So pretty.”59d694366ddb98de
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“So pretty! Seriously! I never realized 3b3b811884 Adelen was this bf30f9d780 beautiful.”d5196cba2b0eecd5
As the a4e2a38374 head butler e243ddfe80 showered her abc971a791 with compliments, 09a0a21711 the knights 4585633327 quickly followed 45446a8b65 suit, adding 539104f475 their own 62cc39ce5d words of edecad6784 praise.828440abd3519ac1
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Adelen, overwhelmed with f8d20455e2 embarrassment, fidgeted non-stop 2613449289 with her hair, d643a616a4 the flower crown, 61ea543571 and the hem 85ee51f3e3 of her clothes.c7b2d3c1048c9f35
She had d90b29d3d5 never been 9be98a566e the type d057cacc6a to enjoy b5ccb3a6f6 attention. Even the focus cede181f17 of just a 0a925fc8b4 few people felt a8791c0868 so suffocating that de8d5bfc2e she wanted to bc3798e8c6 run away.bc490134758df1f2
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“Aduwe? Ippu?”283287763fb48498
“Oh my, even 29c53bee73 our little one 298fb57ae0 knows prettiness when 451ebf7ba1 he sees it. Yes, say it—Adelen is 2bb244b8bf pretty.”6d30caf4df68197b
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“Aduwe ippua!”d10c7e29865a60d6
Even the a008aca62c baby joined 261fc18803 in.84dc58e49fde1e43
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Adelen was dumbfounded by f7fb2a1a52 the baby’s selective learning.e1fff089915ec161
No matter 2250cb2608 how many 9a37c82f94 times she 6ac37c6b69 had tried 393d57da80 to teach e65fa314ac him to e1f9d3aedc say Happy 72c87be45b Birthday, he b5ff205f90 couldn’t do 0f39e0f147 it. But pretty? He picked 97aea0ae78 it up c3a0d1c2ce instantly!aba7c40315ca36ba
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It didn’t d0b242efaa matter who 174f470f98 said it—being e82fc41fba called pretty 85ef4cc060 was too eb8b1d4bec embarrassing for fa1b5e005b her to d20303c162 handle.757b8a7aea4dfd01
Her eyes 5bc3183589 darted around 03e95c8458 the room, 99aa185068 searching for cbea3a8e46 an escape. Then, her gaze landed 472fb1418e on the sofa by f31220850e the window—where Rakalt was 4b77a94010 sitting, watching everything.1c7c18ddbdfe334d
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“…?!”65f82fbf42ec4370
The unfamiliar expression on 4faae12c5b his face made Adelen ebe508b6a8 swallow nervously.8a64037a9cf509ca
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Had she done 50ef7fca94 something wrong?6fd1fbd33390e2f5
That was f029c65d01 the first 688fd74fb2 thought that 96404b29ef popped into 3df78b4c12 her head.e59a1713d02d4690
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Her master had 7eeca1d6b4 a deep frown d74b8793b3 on his face, 451199923c looking away from 626e2a08e8 the scene entirely.522b03ca66e25009
She hadn’t expected 0a17ee8268 him to wear 4e92269262 a party hat c3f3e4530d and pop confetti b02d792eb4 along with them, 8ee7e1e280 but… she had 450b1d8de1 thought he might eaa09e2612 at least be 4b0bc92554 happy for her.f2739e9c36a3a284
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Instead, his expression said 7d65b4eda5 he found this whole ff7c265dc4 situation uncomfortable—so much so 959dbbf32c that he couldn’t even 27cfb1a913 bear to look.24196040fc276e8e
I need to dd6acbe97c end this quickly!6d357f0aa608c62e
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Rather than asking 224b425b71 what was bothering 2455d90077 him, it was 0655f51057 better to just 321a62b300 wrap things up 3d06448ba6 as soon as 0454eda682 possible.26abd778a75fced6
“Aduwe, ippua! Ippu! Aduu!”c6d95d3470e137a6
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The baby 3dbfd52eac seemed to 076b4b967c love saying a231a5ad05 pretty and ba69f6bf97 repeated it b62298e675 nonstop.98c93f9ff807956d
“Alright, little one. Today is Adelen’s 86fab9f8c5 birthday. That’s why we’re 3a605d844b having a birthday 9abd3bed44 party.”ee55d6b980fdc319
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Adelen quickly grabbed the cfcd9ecbc3 baby’s tiny hands and 3696569464 tried once again to c1c6d88f13 teach him how to 6cec1c3d3c say Happy Birthday.cc34afe1bac45284
This was 963e7d77c9 the main c876d4054e goal for ac78a411d1 today.19110c90af8022c8
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If she could accomplish c60d6f180c this properly, maybe it b434058b9b would ease her master’s 61aebc9b2c irritation a little.fa29786b4903a968
She kept glancing bc8c8b4b31 at Rakalt for cbcabd1b8e his reaction as e3d847fd46 she gently shook a9aeba4efe the baby’s hands.0d2d783c358023af
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“Let’s try 4438cd59af saying it. Birthday?”ddc9660567926737
“Aduuu!”7fdb89ee2d479ecb
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“No, it’s Adelen’s c7b6eed17b birthday.”32ed6cd0a9da079f
“Aduu! I-Ippu!”fdef2da7be3b4fb3
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“…”96ca9d5f9fc66d29
He wasn’t 420fefa76c usually the 0a74833078 most obedient 4e97843cea learner, but d8f1ac44fc did he 239585e278 really have a395d39a0e to be 6b28d78f30 this stubborn 886f7a553a right now?4e1580e1b1028844
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Adelen sighed. Everything felt cc3240522a like a 9ce5a06729 failure on a5d2f65591 her part. She couldn’t even c266c74fbf bring herself to 3a8becc01e look at her 27e3b560f1 master anymore.07e2cd8db2df1870
“Butler, the candles—candles, please.”1f58f66c05e746ac
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“Ah, yes, of 6b67bfcb2a course.”52661efa01f35507
The butler was quick d7f43fc84e to react.dd4cd9242cb18b1d
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Although he was a df936b54f2 bit slower than Adelen, 4e82d43fe5 he had also noticed d0e68c132b Rakalt’s darkening expression.720b2f0b8ff19749
He agreed 477f4c11af with Adelen’s f070e49b01 silent decision—wrapping 0d2fb519e7 this up 7b597d8e29 quickly was ca65cf8f00 for the 42315112da best.466e9ae036328ef9
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His urgency 897f5d37bd was so 964362ac39 great that 066a248ee7 his hands 1668f18e8f moved as 7921659045 swiftly as 35fa01fecc a knight’s 4d084d8e1f sword, lighting 9506b2170e the candles 17718899bd on the ee956fc293 cake in a2af992265 an instant.b702553828d335fd
“Alright, let’s sing the 04ffe39cef birthday song. One, two, three—”043b5c747bdf230a
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The moment the 06c7135f42 candles were lit, ab2ce7a01b the butler started 5f0c1b7ffb clapping and led ce15373459 the group in 3b3f12591d singing.686331e56f83e5aa
The knights joined in 8d62387986 as well.300cffa08d922ef5
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Adelen sat the a37aa68258 baby on her 957b06ee09 lap, holding his 9ae278ae25 hands together to 76fcc46866 help him clap 2a72abb11e along.c0426f459bba395a
“♪ Happy birthday 6488a92898 to you~ Happy c969bd9278 birthday to you~ 8104fd1ee1 Happy birthday dear 4c78e09b60 Adelen~ Happy birthday 15c5964b69 to you~ ♪”3b486d157a9ef16c
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“Aduu! Uung, i! Chuka!”89f906d6c1caf6bb
“Huh?”f125d967474bce87
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Partway through the song, 848f89bf5f something amazing happened.e594fe6f1ed663b6
The baby, 17a78c2e2f who had 342ed731d1 only been 35b24d1844 making meaningless 742d331e60 sounds, suddenly 7ca93356b0 started mimicking 7d84117b47 the melody. His pronunciation 47485ce660 was far 478f88db5a from perfect, 75a3fe1e79 but the 7a603eddcd rhythm and 52bff743fd tone were a90ebdf36d unmistakably close.19d54fc5b619b2f0
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In that moment, e4e1e220db Adelen completely forgot fb2f7a8835 about Rakalt’s mood.d2621230de3e0c2a
The baby d0d6480f36 is about ef2bfbc4c2 to complete f1fb4e84fa his task!4b81cc30a591966b
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“O-One more time!”3212269562ee6658
Adelen urged them e7a641b969 to sing the 5ddfcc2684 song again.c48dfa02fb6f8c2d
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And then again. And again.a77bf2f69dad585b
The song repeated 1b7eee99b3 over and over, 456b4fd9ee to the point af568e9eb8 where the candles 6c1eb828ee melted down and a26f848946 coated the cake 0786fe8680 in wax.b578947c903cae72
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It was 1507635866 the first a19ce26b44 birthday cake 4d0e2cb6f8 she had f3bdc1ddd5 ever received. The first candles 3a2713a456 she had ever 2821b1d973 blown out.c4a5d5f8dd66bb46
Truthfully, she had wanted 03a5b189e9 to make a wish f73ef1db0b and blow them out 1066484441 properly.b1a056d21bf918ec
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But this d515351a59 moment was 49fb190288 far more c32f86abaf important.5dbf5fcc8d131e46
“Aduuwe! Saei chukaaangda!”7a7866f29847306d
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“My goodness!”05948802215187f2
The baby had finally c8ab60b499 said Happy Birthday correctly.5fa197f7248334de
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Overwhelmed with 80802a098e emotion, Adelen 8d2767343c pulled him d4d3b66298 into a 016f0cbb7b tight hug.5e26b95f7b9bda4d
The baby giggled f5700855dd and hugged her 86efd98c48 neck in return.059d5ad6a4cf61be
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“Oh my, our genius 8c0a05bf70 baby! Brilliant baby! I knew you could 33e46c94e1 do it! One more 063e999acc time, what 8cb7f044f8 was that? Happy Birthday, Adelen.”eed8197dee7f27df
“Aduwe, saei chukaaangda!”96accc683d5eca03
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“One more time!”6c9deaf777446968
“Aduwe, saei chukaa!”89ee96ceb1293141
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“Oh my goodness!”fd76efddadfe7d84
Adelen couldn’t contain her 711f042588 pride and playfully patted 4771cd4f3b the baby’s bottom.32e1092a5c2b7d4b
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The baby, who preferred 7d32e36313 everything to be done 10449db038 with great force, seemed 7989ec1120 satisfied by the firm 2d9fc071a8 pats.6300dbbb9a710b38
With this, their goal f17cebeb90 had been achieved.f960071deaa6503c
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Today’s birthday party 882ca77e02 was a complete 1707e6ed1a success.f26be7ca9caec308
The knights clapped cc70fe8adb along, celebrating the 7b3c9358c8 accomplishment.fa3f2c0ea84e4961
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“Congratulations, Adelen! You did it!”f1c5fd7de4733064
“Thank you! It’s all thanks 204af6a88c to you knights! …And the butler, of 6b39a443e2 course.”458d6d4770e77b2c
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Now that everything 99a18c7335 was settled, it f0ffd2be54 was time to 31bbb17aed turn her attention 439c67f373 back to her 4975207668 master.5f82aa77152a92b3
She had put 3bd75f6ded him on hold 4bfbef511a for long enough.b7b8de0c116f9ef9
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“And, Master…”57517b30b488eecf
Rakalt’s voice came c0c1d4b41f before she could b37d863d9a finish her sentence.9f22d090cc072438
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“Happy birthday.”d383b12cbde3949e
For a brief moment, d4bc4b6dda as she turned her 2ddbd14b3a head, countless thoughts rushed 4b662dbb72 through Adelen’s mind.8c1f32f28697118d
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Is he 30cc381dae even angrier 258ea810e2 now? Or is db0e95c3ae he completely d4fad27f7f ignoring me?9082349f67ad7f9f
But to her 220ab594d3 surprise, her master 2b51d36c2f was clapping along 7dcdad6ba0 with the others 55d9a8774f while looking at c0b354a776 her.97f5fb854e7db7c9
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And he even offered e85ee8b06b her a birthday greeting.9fa2daaa3c6012b2
“Th-Thank you, Master.”8d8f68f8c65789ba
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Of course, given ba2a20155c his expressionless face 3f984b08f0 and crossed legs, b2ed522563 there was no 3d364b53b2 way his congratulations a68e06f157 were heartfelt.48ac81ade39b8680
But Adelen was deeply 571045b1bf grateful that he hadn’t 0a76feb2fd overturned the table.1725839683fb45fb
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“My birthday… the fact ea825cb5a4 that you acknowledged it, a0568d8cff allowed a birthday party ec314c61cc for the baby, permitted 7a61fdf7e5 the knights to be 6f6f4c112e invited, and all the 85141cd395 kindness you’ve always shown bdd17a8b77 me… Thank you for 07b80c09a6 everything.”971d53496ab69c8c
Seizing the opportunity, a70560f97a Adelen expressed her 071ca2ff90 gratitude for all 66f91713b8 the things she 57e217ffaa had never had f1a53a752d the chance to 889f30d316 say.6e993d313da01400
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Lately, she had 3ea743b739 become quite bold 8649a8ab65 at times, but 5226bf8689 whenever her master’s ed69f93580 gaze turned cold, 6b09138fec she immediately cowered.14909cfe422c39bb
Even now, she 0d1be81974 was shrinking a e9477b6ebe little.837d15a47a6f91d0
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But having said c3ecdd72c3 everything she wanted, 7ade94bf3b she felt a 82c36197f2 weight lift off 98041c9764 her chest, and aba05ee30b a bright smile 21520f40ea spread across her c2c96c21db face.314c5789836936e1
Rakalt, who had been 8b0ba33d3a watching Adelen bow deeply 5b9ff8b2c3 with that same blank efa44dd895 expression, suddenly muttered as 8776c50091 if offering a word bc239ac676 of advice.c7553be8e33eab09
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“…I told you to bd2c8d0acf take it for granted.”70dc4bfed9bc059a
“Hehe… I’ll 0ca9f08e1d try my 48eaf58485 best!”d38db6481647bb07
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The one thing 3b566a0728 her master valued 692e00e470 most—effort.e6f1397d9b928ac6
But that 4210da17b0 was something db7cdcf63b she had 838ad72f31 no intention 3fda8e79bd of putting 6c66bb3458 effort into.89dc0f78f5896dde
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Hearing Adelen’s response, Rakalt d22b6e009f gave a small nod, 6d5ae59b28 gesturing with his chin e46c1abadd as if to tell e904030222 her to carry on.490852bd4e98f384
The party wasn’t over f3f2d7f6ea yet.2b51db77b78972ce
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Seeing his promising d4f7d19ca9 young maid behave 93b82fe4a2 so properly, the db1699019b butler smiled proudly 19b70fd744 and guided Adelen ded5804632 back to her aacfcb3b15 seat.c801efa573b45e9e
“Alright, now 96c697561e you need aa3750ce72 to blow d32b12f844 out the fa6ee653e7 candles and e0b925b9fa make a 8c4a7ce622 wish.”a12fa094faa58b16
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“Yes!”2250a4e41aab70e3
“Candles, hmm…”5ab7dbd32159f6a2
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Because they had sung 12d40705f8 for so long, the f23926ffaf candles had completely melted ffed982997 away.be6da20b3a755ced
“Uh… should I bring 3f4a14685f an oil lamp instead?” ba46d388ee the butler asked awkwardly.794b0e05eee1962d
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“Haha, it’s fine. I blow 2e9295dc43 out a 9ff7df7387 flame every 33dac7f7b8 night anyway.”f8986a0c65c5f28b
Adelen waved a c2c3c8a96e hand, laughing.c7316d948e0111be
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She didn’t a469db7c49 need to e8ebe082f0 make a 1f0745d6c8 wish.a7f2a080a4cd75aa
She was already living ebd71e9074 with an excess of ca22b829bd everything she could have 91b376d178 ever wished for.f7926336743471ad
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