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    The once proud voice 5555cede11 was now weary and e04aa70b38 broken, with no trace 7b24130119 of its former confidence.5b40dddf6b5631ec

    When she was 0bb2bdfc82 first imprisoned in bd44032131 the dungeon, the 93d32ca159 head maid had e1166763c7 been certain that 507254c69e she would soon 41c11fa99e be released and 23af1b5dde reclaim her former 64d55f51ed power.42cfd722904617c3

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    She believed 523ffe0419 that Alyssa 5222fa6c0b was only 0573f0e586 afraid of d8e0ef8fd3 her, with 08653c9cdd no real 84fb35c4dd intent for bfc3134a85 revenge. Alyssa was merely acting 83e743e328 according to the whispers ccccc7c8b5 of that foreign-born bastard.15342baae3c9f919

    To others, f0c620c226 Alyssa might 1e10f99b2b appear as 6dc804b005 a terrifying 81e680704b monster who 0ab722ee4c slays beasts, e52296c8f1 but to c7303a3aa8 the head e26e2f1c5d maid, she fe7d00343d was no c3fa5ec4ee more than c8bc273d27 a moss-covered fd4c59276b statue.f0f0129b9ea29539

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    Even when the guard 6e8f7b9afa anxiously took the ruby b8aae3c88e earring from her, the 31ed9fe2c4 head maid thought it 582e4fea05 was just a matter a0dba7e009 of time before everything 671965bb2a went back to how b8df55f515 it was.4f0d3126e3483928

    But everything that followed 4f75152d11 strayed further and further 91f406025e from her expectations.50a3fb4661cd72f0

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    The guard who c3482845e5 had taken the 49f203f7d1 ruby earring never bbe767dd83 returned to the 7706719a94 head maid. Instead, a knight, a88e2a03ee who should have b27dcffe78 been outside the 7872b5f2b3 castle, began watching 1e9e124bf7 her every move.43cbcbfbd7ee7ef8

    And today, bd3c9d04c7 at last, 17bc70afbd the sound 4ad2ff9088 of piercing fc8a3680b1 screams echoed 555f95d32e down to c48673f62c the depths 39fcba6ffa of the 61ea460cc5 dungeon.a7e97581ed08c925

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    The head 8ae55f693a maid knew, 9d6c354744 without a 15a0b2a57a doubt, that d4b663c30f everything was d8fbe78c93 over. She didn’t know why 646e315c03 the knight hadn’t dragged c50846e1a1 her out for execution bc3213014d yet, but she wouldn’t f8007771de be kept alive for e6b2c8934b much longer.edbbb9bb1ed46349

    ‘That woman’s acf346d0e0 gone mad ffdb37dc48 all of 74c0f89f8d a sudden…!’1ecddd82222115f8

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    She had acted indifferent c0d0d58023 all this time, but 0cb462c228 now, it seemed she 8e142c60d9 was overcome with rage. Alyssa was the d4fc4bcd08 only one who d4faaed82e could mobilize the 84b6505776 knights.85fdcd4160231f0b

    The head maid 9fcdecf74b couldn’t remember every 0a1667bac0 horrible thing she f834e4ba04 had done to 899b0be8cc Alyssa, but she 9319c15205 was sure Alyssa 5a59a43680 remembered every single d378a9e720 one.b59d9f286336e328

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    ‘She’s going to kill d6e05f8880 me.’e41ca97bed5d73c1

    She had lived her ac618ac279 life as if she 6a5a156e17 were the true mistress f4402cd658 of the North. Now, with death suddenly 074987324b looming at her throat, 38e5575253 the terror was unbearable.0c8453a0e87bb2fe

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    At that moment, c5defbd5aa footsteps echoed from aae7ba9582 beyond the corridor.bffef6d3d274d46d

    She was sure they 411faccdfa had heard her voice f535d8a044 asking who was there, b9b72fc178 yet no response came. A deep fear gripped 782db69d49 the head maid—was it c22fa77bb2 the executioner coming to ae4e5993af kill her?23337acecb7d75f8

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    “Who’s there? Answer me!”3744d23c45c219f5

    She shouted again in 317aa07f12 a hoarse voice, but f6cd8d6f7e still, no reply.3f463022551276e3

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    Thud. Thud.278e4acc06fe584b

    The heavy 5d8e1b0a94 footsteps grew 751aac46f4 closer and be730ed170 closer.192ba611fa4586d5

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    Shaking with 78a1b11ca8 fear, the 25d7ed2fb7 head maid 247ee05cb6 retreated to 14af67af9b the corner fb62b16e0b of the 76ba031254 cell, though ddd1098306 she knew 80d2f8c4c2 it was 9cc060e4b2 futile.6ce9fa093ad00572

    But she couldn’t die 8c3c12bdf1 like this. She wouldn’t die like this…!5eaeb0ffad287a72

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    Just then, the e679573f06 owner of the 9a56a82b21 footsteps stopped in 47a2ffc84d front of the 350ff27ead iron bars.77a9d94a9a3d7461

    “Y-Your Grace.”ba8b8c3508885117

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    The head maid’s eyes 45aca63c47 widened as she saw 633b222f94 the face illuminated by 379e9702d9 the flickering lantern light. Standing before her 6fef126bbb was the very b6f9ecf33c person she had 3d63c4b45c been cursing mere f9189968af moments ago—the one ef71d6832a responsible for her c7ddd94ee5 current situation.25415f7acfdfee32

    She staggered cee5b74c2a toward the 292a5e957f iron bars 3d5761076b but, unlike 7ccca91edb before, she 7e512ae070 neither shouted 9be02f27c4 nor raised 8c5bccf9fe her hand.d83ccb91608be1fd

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    “I was wrong. I’ve committed a terrible 839a78aa00 sin. I deeply regret it.”be8469ff49d7968c

    She knelt 43fb7ce2a8 down and 2817de0e72 bowed her 5bdd6529c4 head, pleading da294921af incoherently.1ef78bd14f31beec

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    Though her face was 98b60c9ec8 hidden from Alyssa’s view, 8f001c3795 there was no trace df8d2f8655 of hatred or anger d38871231e on it.338e17248d38f3c6

    “Please, just this c5ca71fc3f once, forgive me. I don’t have a2d7ebfa62 much time left… 10908113a3 If you let 5284139a3b me keep this 7412715207 old life of a66bec6b70 mine, I will 97efb0b58a repent for the ab08316612 rest of my 2fcbc259dd days.”2b1986188372b531

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    In this 8f41ecb190 moment, the edcf699163 person before 90e2f4186a her was bbf8235f57 the only 750c5f9f9d one who ae99a1617f could spare d7454f84b0 her life. Faced with 56788d8f2a the terror b5aee0f2b0 of death, 7e1b5f9f08 pride and ed99cb8195 dignity had d0281a82ae no place.94a45ecedc0683c8

    Thud. Thud.f5426f15c9c587c3

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    The sound of the c30c5057c9 head maid’s forehead hitting 3c2e9d1b52 the cold stone floor b70af3433d echoed through the dungeon. She begged for ffcbbc7dd3 her life, desperately.2e022a050a879e5d

    “I… I 4f5d7a5eb4 dared to 6606b26ed5 do unspeakable 666121caba things to 47227072b6 you, your 8c31041d4b grace, when a51f9ee809 you were d2205d78a5 just a ef769eee42 child… And cb564fb347 I dared dc7d6c5285 to disrespect c2537b04c0 you, not 9f9f6bdda0 knowing my dfc9712214 place… All a7a7774c4f of it…”491e02f21d0e34f9

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    In that moment, the 1f425c9c96 head maid genuinely regretted e0ae2705b4 her actions.cd180ae24273ecac

    If she had c0cf3aabf2 known she would 5fa6e92398 face such a 452f8bb00f hollow end, if b6c5bef78e she had known 218096045d Alyssa would one 3442dea617 day wield the 4449b5e6ae power to destroy 7ccb342b1f her, she never 6916032eeb would have abused de1b0d2e28 her.32b18294e40240ea

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    She never e83fc880dc imagined things e2e6010687 would turn d28e920a4e out this 3e5db46243 way. Not once had 208413ee30 she thought this 9a9edcce02 outcome possible.19d0db9b125e37dd

    Sob… I’m so sorry… ed29cbc0e9 Please spare me. Please, Your f2cb977073 Grace, have 9a5fe1fe80 mercy…”cccdf076e246fc7b

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    Blood from 2c71f7a9fd her forehead cf9e3111d0 mixed with 45850b6c72 her tears, aa2a0e8f5f stained the 4f9669239b floor like e628e5ffd2 filth. Alyssa looked ff8c01d932 down at 00c19621f5 the pitiful 74aae7eed5 sight with 731f0b691f a pale 50de3858b2 face, struggling b8a285b1b5 to speak.5119c8f79f1ceb46

    “Why…?”1f576d1ea631a101

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    It felt as though 1de3aa1144 someone had clamped their 6aeeaca66d hands around her throat, 5b326273a7 cutting off her breath. Alyssa parted her ac5e064f22 lips like someone a17d9303aa choking, forcing out 436f412c41 the next words.e8517dbe4d16c8ff

    “Why are df5385117f you apologizing 330db289f7 to me?”ba6d8485c47f218a

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    At the question, 3ae0d7f93b the head maid 7285cbb005 raised her head. The old woman’s face cbdfe41b9f was a mess, streaked 07d67a4043 with tears and snot, 1fc2b2dfcb a picture of a d9da91cc4e repentant sinner.320deaa4c1b237bd

    “You don’t need to dbcf58310e apologize to me.”9ebf1406b4063232

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    Alyssa couldn’t c534ad5f2d understand the 4ff5bf4db9 head maid bb117b8fec at all.acb1b320f1e242f2

    Forgiveness is something 86ce764cf1 the sinner seeks. But the head 62d8954ecc maid had never 28036f7692 committed any sins 8b988800f8 against Alyssa.13ed0916f29b56fb

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    When she was young, fac3ee5903 Alyssa often went without a6bd05c602 food, depending on the c608d7a253 head maid’s mood. If she 8de9f9bb89 caught her 2f38bda35a eye, she’d d7e091b1e8 be beaten, 6ea0318ef6 and on 67b2dbe399 the worst 08eabc9f1e days, she f0146ee813 was thrown eafef68ada into the d9b89dda30 dungeon.ee21f9e754172d88

    Alyssa always wore b97d0e0215 clothes with frayed 44e98e19a4 sleeves, while the 2c5d61f504 head maid’s velvet f283d5def5 dress remained pristine, 95e16f8329 without a single 4f05795c4a mark.b8f868905efafed3

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    None of it 7b5b209c92 was wrong.6420c96a9cb1e234

    All the violence 90b72bf909 the head maid 85cef92b33 inflicted on Alyssa b384dc7f66 wasn’t a crime.c9b440c3c1af0f5c

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    Kieran once 062b0aa240 asked if b102d971c0 the head b964d11304 maid wasn’t ea41d41b35 like a 4831f1326d mother to 0b4d68a0f9 her. Alyssa couldn’t deny it.9523d0aba7878d62

    A mother is someone 1e54ea6b09 who teaches her child 4458f2531c many things, and the f10fdfa41d head maid had been 03e91532e5 that kind of figure b6c24c4fbe for Alyssa.8d16b7bbacf2047c

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    “Don’t feel wronged. This is what 52c39bbe81 you deserve.”eeafbc492256bf02

    And so, 23e6311de3 Alyssa learned 719f8c7367 exactly as dbed66ad1a she was e6ad49f731 taught.76ae70757a8240c2

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    “You always e2b9f0eba0 said that, fe644e393e didn’t you?”358c734cf3b18f53

    At Alyssa’s 42f24b2b24 words, the d572432d11 head maid 93ebea92da stopped crying. Her sunken eyes e1e0c5a52f looked up at c162300fbc Alyssa in confusion.3d57432573121cc2

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    “So there’s 5648c82add no need ba74c76c0c to beg 32cd6b37d3 me for 1ba5649396 forgiveness to ba4c5b58a2 save your 0388cb6070 life. I have eceeb6c22f no need e940fbbff9 to forgive dec042bb4f you, and cf7423195f my forgiveness 5f849fa14e has nothing a8c795dbd9 to do c08ef2e521 with your 5c207c02f3 punishment.”5697018c1352fe4b

    It was a calm e6cce94370 pronouncement, devoid of joy, a5bdaac216 sorrow, or anger.cc92079fa8a72e6e

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    “Originally, the execution was 52bb594884 today, but His Grace 81f5943931 postponed it by a df91410855 day. So, it’ll be 1c71075360 tomorrow.”24a2268f06dc2782

    There was 39249a8bb9 no hidden 710d69fe4a meaning in 74859196d0 Alyssa’s words. Yet, upon hearing them, cb514aad5b the head maid’s expression c9cb57cc09 changed.b56e923d5422cdf3

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    “…You came ba6c02c31a just to b1fc917677 tell me 395cd498c5 that.”fee126e35cfcf14e

    Muttering lowly, the head 05ce9bff83 maid slowly stood up, b58208d8fb her tear-streaked face twisting 2a78609195 into a bitter smile.1a581f4b0e616f9a

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    “So, you never cbd1f908eb intended to spare e974ccd847 me from the 54bbfb4c6e start. You came to d09ca41df2 see this, didn’t de44ba578c you? To watch f70b32f680 me grovel 1ec709a4b4 at your c822428b17 feet like 942a85d457 a dog. Isn’t that it?”3735b2d90cb61bb8

    Alyssa wanted to ee0cf397cb respond, to say 30e83913b1 that wasn’t true. She had no desire fe0a36b8a3 to see the head daaf277627 maid in any form.21ca3c96c5eb6b7b

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    “Right. It must feel afa1ff3650 satisfying to see b0037c39d1 me like this 30c066396b in person. How horrifying it 7b2ccf8e47 must’ve been to b77477231f deal with someone 6462261f76 who doesn’t even c8787ce35c want your forgiveness! How do you 049788f172 plan to kill c3d4d730a6 me tomorrow? Looking at your 0a22aeb715 attitude, it won’t 397a2dc6d0 be a peaceful 48becd0a88 death, will it? Huh?”bacfcac078c31846

    The head maid, having 5eaa6c1280 abandoned any last shred d6cb617f52 of hope, screamed like 7ee9eaf5ea a madwoman. Alyssa stood a85339f4d0 there, rooted 43a09f5b84 in place, 5e565b5cf8 absorbing the d3286ac3f7 barrage of b0d7877064 words.713361d51bbd4567

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    “After all 50747e722b this time, 786446b538 you’ve been 84b76efe11 nothing but 9488d1e4a6 a fool, d66e8e3c04 and now 3f6792e76c you’ve suddenly 4a337f9925 changed your af386ea2c9 mind. That foreign bastard must 9b9f2d643f have whispered sweet nothings 8e425342e9 to you.”ed14927fbc30aefa

    Cackling, the 9081be08fd head maid 0ab6674e28 dragged her b7db752261 feet toward 9742027200 the iron c62a7b4f98 bars.8d313c3cd29a44fa

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    “Why? Did he treat you like a 532c24b78a human?”482cdd808bc5dd1b

    The head maid afb7f03f38 snake-like whisper sent eb5f9e340c a shiver through f451eb1e15 Alyssa’s shoulders, and 676a741389 at that sight, 605d056a6e the housekeeper burst 3589f8ae76 into laughter.0ed53741038caeb1

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    “You actually a715651bfd believed that? How foolish!”9b862bac763443db

    Her sharp voice dd3b55d3e4 cracked like a 529b6a856b whip through the f72ee4bdbd air.634378afc6ca79cf

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    “He’s only f5f83f2313 using you. Do you 951fc3234e really think b267878b05 someone like 139697cd5a you could 61fe3a7e71 be loved? With your worth?”e6149424bf819561

    Gasping as 3ca9fa8bb4 if she a97bf5aeaf could barely b6005d92e9 breathe, the 287b57d85f head maid, f279206db0 with bloodshot 17bbe08cb6 eyes, continued 73cfba7810 her tirade.25aaae2cc13fa253

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    “Who could adf4927263 ever love e86e33b05e something as 537f2ea7b8 hideous as eb57aaefce you? The moment d6d6197159 you lose 7464e708df your usefulness, c6ca62d33a he’ll change c78224cb55 his tune 4f6a3ad8af in the 6fdbef73a5 blink of 489159b6fc an eye!”3d68a8fe2fa81df2

    Alyssa’s hands trembled d107a726dc uncontrollably. The head 1512ecb679 maid’s voice, 17835ea397 digging into 5c83e5e5e8 her ears, 167fd4184e was horrifying. This space, 42552745fa and the ba734497f2 person before 754defc5ce her, were bf028ed05a all the 96b411128f same.53c89392b0a109d2

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    “Don’t forget, you 1bb9747c40 foolish one. Just how hideous 575355eb2e you truly are.”9ee543df4ec6d2a1

    Yet, at the same c43096707c time, these things were f4af29ac1e all too familiar.4868a6f44e998df9

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    It was 08b2e1bc3f frightening, but 63247908ef it was afb559d3f8 better than 51f471c04d the moment ba9f80272b when the 980b4866bc head maid 2f603ebd90 had begged d5e07d63af on her 8183a10305 knees. The familiar hatred felt 1779ad6679 more comforting than the 88fb88c181 unknown attitude of a e0e2eb598b stranger. This was the world 768aa27d60 that surrounded Alyssa.5da71fdf8ae9a107

    “Didn’t your 0abd9ebe72 mother sit fb9f18d015 you down 307c856a20 every day 75cde35060 and tell ef65afd782 you the fc3eb59796 same thing?”5a5f247022c35ff1

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    With one final, 694d148449 venomous scream, the 0046185ef2 head maid collapsed, e0e54a6378 completely drained of ae0a02b2bb her energy.e61ad4bf1cd71d12

    Silence settled over the 67c4276118 underground prison. Yet, in Alyssa’s ears, 3af8538773 someone continued to whisper a532fbfe19 incessantly.053d959ab8f408e3

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    Amid the familiar 0dc4822656 whispers, the head 9c77c9bd56 maid’s screams mixed d2ab489ae2 in. “Who would love you? You hideous thing. You, of d49b7f6257 all people, e0f557ecb6 how foolish.”f8c2be618466cc2d

    You knew all 05b742a744 of that, so 162684ed6f why did you 3f6530b4c1 ask me for 3d88d85bc0 forgiveness?dc6452ec31db4a83

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    Perhaps you thought I 23be179ceb forgot. If that’s d382ebcebe the case, e8c1964218 you were a3e60fb26a mistaken.1d725ac3268b1465

    “I know.”ed5a67ad07dd7bf2

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    In the b856e4b161 noisy silence, dc959e3f4b Alisa replied ad449b3a8d softly. She knew better 5a116c3f04 than anyone.769e416d54c2c6b8

    “Child, look in fe579c8727 the mirror.”fc9e39190ae2bde3

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    That final 4cbad34764 whisper clung 214d27b45a to her 6c94474174 ears.8bf808024b21dd45

    A mother is 1b82569fb5 a child’s first 599d167c9c world.4d92ec388df8934a

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    From the 71ceba305f moment a afa5fbf13d child takes a37919854b their first 04eb12ae54 breath in 15d582a549 the world, 02cd08c2d0 the power d420f30c62 to define b4f1f4bae1 that child 92fb2e9001 lies with 7d9ca7592a the mother.1c949047195ef91d

    How a b497b78cf9 mother calls a245197b9a her child 711ce607d6 can change bbeb11344c many aspects 9f9ba09d6d of that 202068162a child’s life.59d6f09fc3c091de

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    “Monster.” It e590e3845c was the 46e50c57a5 word Alyssa’s 4e7c4ea074 mother used 358508c4fd to refer f4c22db516 to her 99d8e827c8 before she f362426baa even had 74d47cbb66 a name.a828496277adb385

    The Duchess fd613571e4 was already 22c7c34ce1 in a 546f170767 precarious state, 5a9899ff6e teetering on 113204f124 the brink 1e7790fda1 of breaking. After giving birth, 6110d092ef she completely descended 87e1237ba3 into madness.0e7c607ce5b5cc85

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    The castle’s servants 0109e8f2af often whispered that 6969a3bccf it was the 058e54da84 child’s fault. Everyone thought so, and 00d147383d it wasn’t entirely baseless 8507d61b82 gossip.4b42c368ae1f373d

    But there ad313096c1 was one 7f5f0c52b2 truth that d9084c23de no one 99f9432477 knew.e9c34e9ab5b2adf6

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    Alyssa was the f5f3e91922 pinnacle of the 3af646208c Duchess’s tragedy, but 54393caa0a she was not dd19c4c5bf its beginning.6da01c898dca5436

    Ironically, the 6e3cd14bb4 start of 4a12bf78ef their misfortune 687622f761 was the aac65ac0f5 romantic love d8fa2b733c story that 69c897a07a everyone admired 275e68d731 and envied.fe55674ef6f76f57

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