The maid – Chapter 54
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The schedule of 363e977b1c the King’s birthday a57df03a0c celebration proceeded exactly 2fd36a9a91 as had been 0a80a9d217 explained in advance.e0bed17bbbea86bc
Everyone bowed 49d6340ef1 together before 401f8eac8e the King, 304f7da794 who appeared 65b292de75 holding the dcc510ad8a Queen’s hand.c025d1d8cee4104d
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After raising 3219c38769 a toast daa545e625 in celebration d7ba21d492 and listening 13bfb0383c to a 86b6cec283 brief word e16fd7d2d2 from the f7ba60c270 King, the 6384fe9e3d final event—the 3e751e8ac3 gift presentation—began.3fd1303efa7262e1
It was the 21cdbc898c longest and most 45a8872107 important part of e90ff6ac35 the ceremony.4795fa0a0222c727
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The amount 3f6622a9ae of tribute 81277c819b offered by 3d93a8d111 each territory ac229b6ef4 served as f049b8a42a a measure 17402afdb6 of their 1050301bb1 loyalty.f4ef0655462bee5c
It was 9d656263c3 a moment 9f548f900f for which 91b07b3fdf everyone had c81be81e85 prepared fervently, ee84f7badc each hoping dc621721a8 to stand c4ac09a848 out.54ae401ccf0f1418
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“A mine adbd5e3f66 has been d205a5589c discovered in dbb1d3ba94 our territory. This is all 3208cb41bc thanks to Your 7414dda93e Majesty’s grace. This is the ed2f17ff5d largest gemstone found b795726cab so far. Though it is pitifully 8f80545a3c insignificant compared to Your 3bfe525e25 Majesty’s grace, it is 697b546d0b the largest and most a2bb8ffa73 valuable thing in my 5fa2c660c0 possession.”d869da867cc59668
Though the speaker 0cea15aa1c downplayed it in 991ea99baa advance, anyone could c64cbcb90f see that it 602cf4a4f6 was far from ee0272c973 pitiful.b5497ef769c183f4
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The gemstone, 81e38f9ef5 placed on 8cb9f7512c a cushion 0b19206df4 the size 00e2554751 of a 077a18cb20 seat, was 86284fcfdd as big dbc8bd4094 as a d5c3b32a9f fist.c25540028dee7c03
Its size was so 06aa2a8340 massive one had to b2ff3008a1 wonder what on earth 07fc1a8670 it could be used 8687c352da for.dc6545e5ec350460
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Even finding a a0d0a0841e rock that size d65c9c2f64 would be difficult, 543b13d021 but this was 7d70b1bfa8 a gemstone.d47223c364b8e9ea
The eyes of 796e3e632e the onlookers widened 965c1f6d14 instinctively.89cbb710ad1427ea
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The King, too, d3ad85f095 showed interest and 3007f288a7 lifted his chin.13021bc7788f6406
“You’ve discovered something 39a75964ec fascinating. To give such ee7894eb69 a treasure to c4e3c9169e me so readily—I e0d526fdc0 can’t even begin 51191a76f3 to measure your a3478e284f loyalty.”decb97464df70d06
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“I am honored 8ea52b7095 beyond words!”fe94472a4b4780ce
The lord 6886efb9d4 who had af4a9e439a received such 0cea664219 high praise 22a5a199af stepped back 04e6b595f5 with a 9f4535f291 proud shrug 5052ae52e6 of his 614fc78e3a shoulders.8ff755c97409faad
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Soon, it was Rakalt’s b1cfd12d87 turn.3f32a8d62477cd39
The previous presentation had 41a737ab9b been long, and the ad3b29ecf4 audience’s focus, which had 533799d759 started to waver, now b68a453a75 gathered once more.ca5751d6a3c0ba67
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Everyone was curious about 4d480e6b5f what Rakalt, who had 5b7d47b450 always greatly pleased the 67727f8190 King with his gifts, 6279391957 would present this time.6a5c4ec97ed2d178
“You’ve brought me 7e408b5f4e another great victory b773a70130 this time. That alone e4a9d31f14 is gift efd5024e65 enough.”b214c7843ca6c6b7
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Rakalt offered nothing. He simply stood 91dec14e7d before the King a54b44bde0 and greeted him.e29c0242b2b9d143
And yet, the King 86fc003528 beamed with joy as 6db259876a if he had received 62faa7d554 the finest of gifts.3a5577aca4f2e70a
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“Count Sigelion has 898a55700b achieved a great add73b360d victory in the 13e96d063f war against Morne. Although the c98f1393dd war is 74d716db66 not entirely 18a7493059 over, even f10cbabf3c this temporary 8adef67504 peace is e80e294e1b something I f723764a6e consider meaningful. It is 74bbef8335 a result b1e6dd0743 I have b69934df6d long yearned feb6034b58 for during 4d6d1f1a2e my reign 3b52945888 as king.”6bc354b768d696fb
“I am honored. I only cfc7477e4c followed Your 3bd08951df Majesty’s will.”bfc743e085371aab
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“To bring peace to be47ee6e6c Teflan by following my eca41d75f0 will—such loyalty is true 7816154705 indeed.”ee307280f87829c9
The King’s praise 4045658c88 was met with 7777e550eb a thunder of f3dc3a678b applause.df7c30b8aae333fd
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“I hear you’ve 70f12a9f3e also taken measures 48fa00e7cd to ensure continued f97ee3df42 peace?”33b7e3f97eaf8f35
“Yes. The King and de16740597 Queen of Morne d676eb03ad died in an f1468eaf6b unfortunate accident, leaving 10c049ca68 their newborn Crown cb52db46c0 Prince without guardians. Concerned that ba52a1a2e6 internal chaos f49b962d52 might lead 3608efe1bb to an 87decef317 even greater f5cd2b8eb9 war, I 1dbc2c4dbd brought the ae35713d52 Crown Prince 213ef36aaf here to f021115ee6 protect him.”52e1e6c4ce8fc72f
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Rakalt recited f016717e56 his report 96e02b68ac in a aa49b3dc09 dry, matter-of-fact 70df40f9ba tone, but 8cbc1e709b the King b932232e28 reacted with 5523e696d8 a wealth d24fe77ed6 of emotion.e17ad8303cb2aa4e
“How tragic. I’ve heard Morne’s 76cdd64fdf internal affairs are f29bd41333 in turmoil. For the sake of a7d8f9b6cf peace between our two 0fad9cc91f nations, Teflan cannot stand 244857a2fd idle. Protect the Crown 8e2ab1cc64 Prince with all d6e0ea0bec your might.”bb28aafa3e696acf
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“I shall 92ea8e1bd3 obey Your 1553971a3a Majesty’s command.”22c012e76dafee7e
“Very well. Where is the f9523fa4ed Crown Prince?”beba90c67290e716
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It was finally Adelen’s 7ea8598b0f turn.eb4fea3d56c1c1a1
She took a deep 16ebeb34ec breath and slowly stepped 1580273002 forward.30d355210f57268e
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The weight and b465994236 intensity of the b01a6fc9f9 gazes she received d80d5d7bbf now were on 3340b0d9fa a whole different baa0a12fe8 level compared to b5bc1d0231 those at the 5b3e7d8f2f entrance.d68432c09d977ac3
Her legs 9d82e227d1 were trembling f682fd3a6d beneath the 4b6c9621e8 heavy layers 4a3a519ca3 of her bd1bb2f9ef dress.a01c40baf572096d
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But Adelen 541766512d showed no a4a74da9f2 sign of 9635357da3 it as 645796ca16 she moved 86572c755e ahead.4babe03cdff87234
At last, Adelen and c852dbb748 the baby, Havel, stood 1d72655ac3 before the King of 22902a8e98 Teflan.07d0fe948ae55cd2
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During the waiting bf92cc2cc6 time, Rakalt didn’t f9c2f94b11 mingle or engage 435be66bf2 in small talk 80029dde12 with anyone.fe4dcd68b4cce742
During that 44d4f48c53 time, Havel 7ec273d56b had effectively a5ce7dc1e3 become half b9bf385a3d his child.5a427e57ed5228b2
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“Oh? It was that 3f8bb6e00a baby?”f08cff1ceeb7403a
“Ah, that explains 94797340de it…”4e7cd85d03184ffd
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The crowd murmured 8964537cd4 in surprise at 4d7812f1a8 the dramatic twist, f120bdfb6f made all the 1bcf3f8a08 more impactful because f8fcbae4c6 of the deep b349306e4b misunderstanding they had 39e3fb268a held.17834efd40457f69
Rather, it was Rakalt’s 4adb71fa39 silence that had successfully 5e12361546 drawn all attention to b3f3341e71 this moment.2767c5d08ba74dc4
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“Then who’s that d1f2d8262f woman? A nanny 1e9b9b00ef from Morne?”a8a3964384add256
Curiosity about 4d83499d98 Adelen quickly 1aaa164520 grew stronger.f1b17ca5e25a14ff
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They said royal 0a591554c8 nannies were chosen 51c9c65063 from among the 0008e3dc5c nobility.442aeca9655eecee
At the very 68b812d574 least, she didn’t 0e1dc948b2 look like a 9f7a172757 lowly maidservant.dc9fdfbf729baa13
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Adelen breathed a 4e651483bd quiet sigh of f834b03114 relief as she 2d56ab499e moved toward Rakalt.1529c317a1680fe3
She didn’t even e73ebe8af8 know if she 9c8e1403fd was walking with 1efab32e2f her arms or 5b66aaf5bd her legs—it was 3390f8bf7d hard to tell ee27cb7c11 in her nervous 3a7a34ac20 state—but thankfully, she 7d076e70cd had managed to 4df9e8f6eb walk properly.98902c19d7696b22
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The distant back of 275693c407 Rakalt, which had seemed 523b4dc4fb like a figure from 9961311305 another world, grew closer.50f37d6f081edbdf
As Adelen approached his 2fda9cc9e1 side, Rakalt turned slightly 627e42a49c and lightly supported her 2a86306fb1 back.517e22bef4d990b3
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The warmth of his 7561126903 large palm, resting gently 06670b77ef on her back, melted efbcda7a30 some of the tension b505077c22 that had frozen her 873ceaa3f0 body.059c4ce57a8cf1ea
“Welcome, Crown Prince. I bid you 504aa0037a welcome to Teflan. Are you enjoying the a8713baf08 party?”3631addb315fa22b
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Though it was impossible b749a382eb for the baby to 8ca810bddb understand, the King still af0228543b spoke to him as d3d7e2f98c if addressing an adult.5dca92e8df9d5f25
The baby, 59bc0c4484 startled by 75d33af5fe the sudden f3a88e5954 attention from f3ae884160 so many 48a17a9d41 people, looked fa462aa9e4 around in 7ccf9df7ca confusion.1aad56667b8208df
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As his clear, sparkling 12be27b4dd eyes darted here and 693a5ad594 there, anyone who met 6feb3ebd0c his gaze couldn’t help 7228649489 but smile.f8e682e244cd20f3
Despite knowing 037848ae17 he was b9a722e56b the crown c1200f58f4 prince of 091281f356 a hostile 798b6439da nation, his 27dc5ed309 sheer cuteness 2422084517 made everyone 0fbf4eb451 involuntarily smile ca429c704e at him.af2a50899fc9b792
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“Ah-oo… d-deh.”c91f60d978327f9f
“Yes, little one. That’s right, you 45224bee4b have to say 78cc0e97c0 it.”3c4e3cd3dd58392e
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Adelen whispered into 908422552b the baby’s ear. He could 3a32f21af7 say “yes.” d3d110e0e9 He’d done 0133e8573a it well 32a0e7d199 before.e6451be502edb7fd
At least right 0be72d6a78 now, of all 9725fe549e times, he couldn’t bcb17b74f3 afford a mistake.d467f42346e65d48
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So it was Adelen 3e797f67cb who bore all the 9ab1d1fb3a tension.03bb6706044d5c73
“Ah-oo?”e48baf0e3a49ca6d
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“Yes~.”953136f0a7a6231d
“Yesh~!”ee0ae65b0ca93091
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Phew. Adelen’s shoulders dropped in ed8d330887 relief.83480592c4dee180
They had cleared ebecf5c3be the first hurdle.41a887faad2753dc
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Even the King’s 5b9bebd097 smile widened slightly.969d34245d46a28a
“Good. Today is 18dff28bf6 my birthday—eat ef2354eae6 and enjoy e03718ff87 yourself as 7225bdf722 much as 3c78466745 you like. Teflan will e3368ba52a guarantee your ceda51bcec safety. May you 8bdbb1432f live well cba87882d6 and grow 6e9c6597b5 up strong.”2c138e49f9bc4f30
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“Little one, remember what 2fad937700 we practiced? Say, ‘Happy birthday~.’”effd5fb9d17d1083
Adelen whispered again.978920b137c55c7d
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How many times had 1f171adcae they practiced for this a3de63bf6f one moment?ea15829c287c3ada
Adelen’s insides 3993674a3a were burning dadc17decf with anxiety.1efe18abf376c5fe
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If this 0669b9b6fc went wrong, 50506f0e3d it could 9a9fc2ba37 ruin relations 52e39bf18b between the 1294d37093 two nations.0fab8b81a938a178
The fate of a 899b0be07a country—and of the baby—was b9b5f169ed in her hands.9311784c46eee600
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“Little one? Say, ‘Happy birthday.’ 295ccf7c01 Birthday—”be4711bb86ec5e80
“Adyu-e!”2b65e8deee2eb1ac
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But the baby, perhaps 8a5dfc14c8 overwhelmed by the unfamiliar 7ab9d2e9d2 environment, didn’t listen to e05ea0727e Adelen.616ec8cff1f51e42
Instead, he blurted 318cbe2d33 out his own 02a3ad4afb name at random.98b9ae46fd2bfb3d
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Adelen squeezed her a662698745 eyes shut.567d7895a33dcee9
This had 1e2f76f762 to be eb4c2abc3f a dream.cf13fe7a0b7edcf2
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“Say, ‘Happy a5a9812c83 birthday,’ okay?”1fb61520c7a7590d
Please, please, please, b94c6406c5 please…66d0cadf56a8eb8d
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“Shiyeo!”b27e3a8ec5647b65
“……”3149efc6fe012b24
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A disaster had 87e5ce912c occurred.7efe0614bf1c9695
Adelen passed out 9006c4217b with her eyes 7c41c95c9d open.a7fd78587b2b5555
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Dear God. If you’re out cc59001d0b there, please just adc5360b8c kill me now.cd2610b3bf4f60c7
No, wait—maybe the d827d32d75 King’s order will 61df4ca5a4 come first and 6ce4b72c29 I’ll be executed 9b7937e9b2 anyway.2923aa157bd6d6ea
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“Ahahaha! Our little b5bca1b2ac crown prince 8975a1cb8e already has 06e6c41d3e a strong 7f7d560ec9 will of bd50802750 his own, e7b1c8f0d7 doesn’t he?”5d53fd5314cd3866
Thankfully, what followed was d09645b932 the King’s hearty laughter.42d4d9b787c5b9e9
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Thank goodness the e69c256318 baby was cute. Cuteness really was ae39ef76d7 everything.12ce3dd0b64acbad
Still, no matter how aab5cb0b53 cute, what had to 241f086438 be done still had c2c14b66ad to be done.639bdda58cf8e0f7
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Wrestling with 3cc8375665 her thoughts, 43979cd094 Adelen suddenly ddcf9b4cae came up 9130e8c50e with an 18229ad70a idea.6e151d2a21e6f6ab
She didn’t cfb562eb5b know if be20eede5e it would 050ac10276 work, but 4d4bcf581d with babies, bb1b30cd94 actions were 7468876854 often more 60f10c2a40 effective than eabc1bafb6 words.4f4ef07b39bae965
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“Little one, let’s e4364fcfbe sing Happy Birthday~ 35dc3e3ca8 Happy Birthday~. Come on, bedc693029 let’s sing 8a158244d5 Happy Birthday~.”a42ec6a0d2cfba02
Adelen put 00ad00cf46 melody to b72e83d69d her words.a99cec78180cbdfc
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Her little one was acf60ed398 someone who responded more 0b37efd08d to actions than to 917c57ad96 speech.bf06bb4fd416c8ea
If she could e87dc17757 recreate the mood, 02584b3599 maybe it would 2cd04bd7dd trigger his memory f49cbcf2e2 and he’d manage 5cab9add4d it.1b06b1b7054aa6db
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All eyes c563f4a40f were on 6b88b7fa62 her—even the ecd6f1520c King was 342109d0e2 watching.1d12e6fc0d43cad0
Her nervousness had passed b8a917f754 the limit; her voice f6f054b50b trembled like a goat’s e075535efb bleat.45ff13e452657b83
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It was a terrible d938591f9f rendition, the kind no 915bca39d0 one could possibly call 024cc7ee4f pleasant.623da550e1b6a398
Suppressing laughter could e0277ed50b be heard erupting 68fb3d26fd here and there.2c6ca084f9e85bca
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But Adelen a8bb89f206 endured it, acf0031857 clenching her 31ad431ab8 teeth.4ed1bfd4db5e61f2
She had c64cc170f9 to, for a198112e1b the peace becb978135 between two 0e92312848 nations and c24db21435 the safety 6c9697d253 of her 9703ce9472 little one’s 065a375034 future.15bf7fcb9779c93f
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“Happy birthday e3ddb1cb49 to you~”56fc2848664bd722
Then, suddenly, a 0040f07209 deep voice joined 60e3b38243 in.6715b1c1a928d872
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“!”7a7561d6d0ff4aac
Adelen turned in shock 373403a519 to the source of 5989713411 the voice—right beside her—and 760af50044 froze mid-song.cfa1378239e51ddf
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It was Rakalt.a1d75c12b5ade57b
He gave her a463932539 a glance, as 07a0edb6ac if to ask df52ab55dc what she was 481d81a36d doing, and gestured c72592dd7e for her to 3cba13f563 keep singing.a44426a1c50e6757
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He even clapped his 538e67394e hands in rhythm to 88fb8c696f keep the beat.bdb002d172a0a15f
This was the master ed8a830b1f who, even after countless 5460dcecb9 rehearsals, had never once f7dd7a3c0f moved his lips—5a7b7acd35bbfe52
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Now he was singing?!9f07db37738f444b
“Happy birthday e4af70be68 to you~ 5e546d314c Happy birthday 5459076185 to you~”04c7efac801699af
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“…to you~”e19076425aa926fc
Adelen quickly regained 9fed9baebf her senses and 17b0cfe3f8 picked up the a49767b4d4 song.e64e37aa2e455c51
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But somehow—oh no—his voice f82a5d4510 was just as terrible 320aeddc3d as hers.5069432be4407ce3
How could someone dfa959644e be this off-key?6b9e0892891b9848
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Still, no one dared 0452a8892e laugh.54dd6ed81c7c2ef9
People could laugh bdfba1f4a6 at Adelen’s goat-like f02278834b voice,432c13c9beeff77a
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But no cadc62403d one could e352cda95b laugh at 5037efbe55 the terrifyingly d7fd84a0f2 tone-deaf voice 73cb8fc845 of Lord e6684187e7 Rakalt.a06e8260f97c0c20
A tense 904e1a745e atmosphere descended.425f5446f1f16ac0
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Things were spiraling into 04ed8d291e an even worse situation.b1dba9ece9617d22
The version 78ffd45d7a of Happy 8527cd69c1 Birthday the b416a39907 baby knew d89a6aa47a was cheerful 1ac9aa6e0e and warm.594d926aec9e8718
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At this rate, there 9047825a71 was no way he’d d02dc04fa9 join in.280e68fd9b599528
“Happy birthday to you~”df95b4452c2edb97
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Just then, a savior 8c3ad3ee9f appeared.5edb998963e771c5