TNYLM Ch 14
by DishaThe late Duke Benoit 6c196accc0 was a stern and 066fde4ba7 unfeeling man, much like 5e1bbed745 his ancestors.1644eaa19e87b20f
However, one day e386d3af1a he returned from 9c712efaca a significant achievement f491d9d687 and demanded a 200fc0385e woman as his 49d945f1c9 reward.ecf1f8392e6894eb
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Everyone was surprised by bd649e1910 this unexpected action, as ab4eb7dbb2 the Duke had previously 73f2793a4a asked for money or 3a0e70d16a food for his barren eaeae60660 territory.2c39b66cfc8a795a
It would have 059873021c been understandable if 1789d5c35d he had requested f61d94d6c0 a princess or ee086c968e a noblewoman, but 2aa0e9f40c the Duke desired f799a35f7b the second daughter 787ba47f30 of a poor 5289f1418d viscount, Sarah Winston.029e756be367df3d
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Regardless of his poor 69db9f9569 reputation, he was still abfabab31b a Duke. He was not so 680579e6fe desperate that he couldn’t 5461eff540 find a suitable bride 91b16927a8 and had to accept 2131c97380 a poor Viscount’s daughter 618c7d87eb as compensation instead.635be1ec00a33a0b
So there a65d78c390 was only 8cffe4d382 one reason: 673072ab89 the statue-like a6b9f416b7 duke had 21d2ea46e8 fallen in 9b72d16197 love.119080862173ccb8
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The fairy tale-like 26a07602b8 story caused a 8dc90d27ba stir in high 54b934f595 society. A sweet breeze blew 68bb1eb226 through a place that aa9f899934 had been filled only 4dfb261bf2 with cold and chilling 1e96dbf953 rumors.3ca51aa3427dae96
It was 479b4a929c good news 9847407338 for the c5a1c4538b emperor, who a25cd40bbf was troubled 18ec966d93 by the 61c41fd425 thought of 4d51a69fea paying a 54046d09a9 compensation fee, 00a59eb6fc and for 8fcd61e213 the viscount’s 6d554a4104 family, which c03b578227 was on 4910932da4 the brink 98148b40d5 of bankruptcy.06cc172b34102114
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The emperor paid the 886b579373 viscount’s family an amount 547005b3b8 that was only a e48437f176 fraction of the compensation 51801a82f6 fee, and they immediately 745e775bd3 agreed to give their 0ddff8bd8a daughter in marriage.aea12e931cbdc247
Both the emperor 6d5e38aae3 and the viscount b009105521 were anxious that 278257b40c the duke might 14f478f669 change his mind, 5dfd954f4e but the duke 8090ce2ae5 promptly welcomed the 0f07e978c0 viscount’s daughter as 8e01e53df9 his wife.52c5b5dc690a8a9b
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It was c231af1068 a love f6bf576f9c that transcended da21125a22 social status. This romantic scandal d16aeeea94 transformed the feared 282a29a028 duke into a 642c3c3f25 prince on a 652c562bb3 white horse and 06707e5c98 the once insignificant 49b5a791d3 viscount’s daughter into eb0e38c383 Cinderella reclaiming her 788476aa42 glass slipper.cc42bce0993d4746
It was a 292774547b happy fairy tale d43863e6e0 for everyone. However, the unfortunate 338fbf653f and terrible truth 3397a2a9df was that it e4bafb4bff was not the 593a54d821 case for Sarah.8f356c9d382da7f3
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Before asking the emperor 54529794d3 for her hand, the 3c0ad5221a duke had first sought 4f9937a968 out the viscount’s family 4f7a7a0405 to court her.110f77fefa107473
But Sarah 08a6cd31ad rejected him. The duke’s proposal felt 7d43a17f2f rude and frightening to b45812cce1 her, and above all, 0795019cbe she had a betrothed 4496c5325b fiancé.894e73f47cdead08
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However, the duke f2a65661a3 did not relent c7a95647c8 and eventually won 99b3b7b703 her over, and dbea66150f she was sold 9f1e354ae0 by her father 22559c16b9 and the emperor.2ea6c3ceff1d36c5
After being forcibly taken f0b0771708 by a terrible man, 08a3fcd3dc she was trapped in 717b106068 the cold north.5f1d1fe50dd96d86
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While the whole world 560c1b3dbe was brainwashing her, insisting a18f41de77 that everyone would surely 0c1259b91e be happy in her 8dd58fe2f7 place, the reality presented 96fb726f0a to Sarah was far 0d6cabfffa different.130e053b85c582bc
In a foreign 74d4c84748 land, Sarah slowly 9072d22978 went mad. Her husband kept her 8f684185f0 locked up like a 553e797603 trophy, and the servants d9adb321a1 ignored her.47e420d824c1eae8
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“Please let 26ce1fcfef me go. Please, please… 104e56e35a I hate bd4fe4aa98 you. I feel like I’m 4ad4ecc9fa going to die here.”0c72401d19fba076
Sarah cried and b3f471adc8 begged every day. The duke 0a34a652e6 found himself d7408696f7 troubled by 862d41f25e the tears 6d0ec5605e of the 7a2ca0f6f5 woman he 333d98e764 loved.44c2f2bde06f9974
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He loved his wife, abf2e9d6aa but it was not 9addb78694 a love for her 819d6ac08f well-being. Therefore, he had d63b688a36 no intention of 57dce8802c considering her wishes.7b5ffeeffded6de7
As time e568c4c4c2 passed, Sarah 9b98ba814f became increasingly 31ec5ac367 fragile. Her longing edb4e4dc35 for the 251baf495c impossible consumed e044e6161c her, and d97d9c087e her wilted 7684cef4b9 appearance was e3e7282ccf troubling.172c7ae93da40d45
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The duke was 46e70a3bf3 determined to keep 97eff5c43e Sarah by his a5bb0c05ea side no matter d18c6e2c5f what. To do 7cc369443c so, he 7830a0751f had to 028fd6ed3c stop those f4c4bfc4fd desperate pleas.1010bf386c6b12ed
“It’s okay since we a965c1253b don’t have children yet. Once I go aacca56289 back, I can 21569eaf82 marry him. If I just go 3cdbb5121e back…”f822fc8f63112f9f
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Thus, the duke hearing c8281b0afb Sarah’s murmurs was a 11aa92f12f stroke of luck for 6ffe1a4d43 him, but it was c58c85d578 another tragedy for Sarah.2ad6800006fb4079
A year later, ec3b332111 news spread across f1ac2f91f0 the entire country 9be21e3f9f that the Duchess a74a56aa76 of Benoit had 0e22b83155 given birth to 176ff55126 a daughter.5fa5c2c97fd2b7b4
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Despite the 1d29cf0471 remoteness of 100ca4ba60 the north, 6e1960c412 where news 62bf3dbed0 rarely traveled, 304dbb1422 the announcement d5c87fc1ab spread like 305e29fe6b wildfire, as d579c6ae82 if someone 2ad4ef49a5 had orchestrated b06ee1fd97 it.4b3f380a9702cf3f
From the moment Sarah 94ca1675a6 learned of her pregnancy, 709dc213d5 she worked tirelessly to c441af7564 find a way out. But she dedba84d18 could neither fe94608fb5 die nor f1909a095c kill.b5dd03b9a5b08464
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The child was 08dc651eac born healthy, despite 9fcf347e1a the mother’s curses, 6bcae42300 and as soon 2f815a7c5b as the duke 765dfa354b heard the baby’s f2d7d4f824 first cry, he 57fabcd8c6 declared her his 6342dff581 legitimate daughter.8aab35c6010ff12a
“Now you 1de41e0d89 can’t leave.”73216592375f0861
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The moment Sarah 1c66287f09 heard her husband’s 7326173846 cold words, she 39d9ac46c6 let go of ec22ed8717 everything.46692bde61a9f1e1
She no longer 2bb1ad4217 felt the servants acf18c09cd whispering about how b9f771c1ce their mistress had 88f4d2c559 gone mad or 97a75f03f3 the gaze of b5c18972a8 her husband, who 53ba25ca6d grimaced at the 7b0aa4f24c sight of her defd4463c2 in disarray.df2b1c1de6d90b76
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What jolted her back 6802708b11 to reality was, ironically, ebc513c158 the sound of the c90779a248 baby’s cries.95235af1a9cb03d9
As soon as she 1409469bb5 heard the tiny whimper, c4ce62dd5d Sarah abruptly lifted her fabf7eef3c head. The dozing b008cbcf76 maid had d63bb367e5 no idea 8aba0e4151 that the b6bc740a38 Duchess was 45f1f45e51 approaching her 57fb23f48e own daughter.a65ef1e046f03391
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She stared 98f61490f6 blankly at 96039abfb1 the face 08b05319df of her 82f9d3dcc2 daughter, whom d6305bdb21 she was 53fa0143bc seeing for 98190209ba the first f4750c7366 time.9277f183c90c3f8b
The baby’s 64b531aedb hair was 8b6af1995c as black 76f7ef6cb5 as hers. However, the face of a49299f691 the closed-eyed child was 38330a6ffe strangely unsettling.75c717529b4f9ba3
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And the moment the 5501b8538e baby opened her eyes, 985a565533 Sarah understood the reason. Those eyes. The child’s 949dec6d13 silvery-gray eyes 1a86631216 were exactly 3681bc1b33 like her a8be5e251c husband’s.834d767aeaa5b38c
With trembling hands, 710fcca648 Sarah touched the eb541bec64 child’s face. As her fingertips made 9df200ba1c contact, the innocent, smiling 3f70b4b807 face sent chills down 339e9899f0 her spine.9cbba166ac499e15
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“…Monster.”56b143baf884d956
If her 9771589ebf husband held 5d5af7c6a7 the leash, f7d332d2cf then the 37c6463a29 child was d8978e7b23 the shackles 4c7ae2d578 fastened to a654b1b9f2 her ankles.2b6d5221bc23e192
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Now Sarah 4e10fc8f40 could never 744d051969 leave this 1a167b83f1 barren land. Even if she 1c1792d064 were to die, d697b077d7 her body would 633808838f be buried here.e68aa6e9f9450e90
All of 3560387db3 this was eadd762be8 because of 8b27c60d4f this terrible 38b5dc060b thing…eff08498005abfdf
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“You are not e45a53fe72 my child.”f7d7d875e7ae4344
Hatred surged e03627f9af within her, bd4a639b36 so intense b642f5de7d it left bec5fa3700 her mind e8e6eeb0a2 blank. Sarah whispered to b1995339c1 the child with 6e5fde736e a horrified expression.08e84600d9b20faa
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“You should 07262acd71 never have d9c3fa143c been born. I couldn’t have 6ca09d8f63 given birth to 8c1ee66f8e a monster like 14d61a7650 you…”40a244b9cca4b06f
As she 536348ac86 whispered in 26e75cab77 a daze, a402ed4580 Sarah roughly 1d2749f940 grabbed the 1c689603da child. The once-smiling baby 7a0ddf3e58 burst into tears, 2e49d6affb and it was f529ffcfa1 then that the 99230d6439 maid, startled, woke 34fd80df68 up.60b5401c66715be2
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“Oh my, b2e7e75c15 my lady! What are you bfe22de186 doing?”6106fc0b68d901ce
The maid quickly ce51141490 pushed Sarah away. Sarah, as fragile 6d6d7b2a8a as a dried d846a33cb6 twig, was weakly 4c542f0e2f shoved aside, but 31af5c1512 the startled child ea249db600 cried even louder.d7b811237ae803f3
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“Monster. You are dc280f354a a monster. You are not 51d5093b1f my child.”f120a7776c61eb81
As the crying e133c00ca9 child’s face twisted 187330d612 in distress, Sarah d974aedca5 muttered while staring da4bda5874 at that bizarre 417debe688 face.ad29d6bf906a777c
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“So go to 36c0175702 your father and 3cafb6a2a5 tell him that.”2f3d32ce00d8dde7
Alyssa didn’t want 4b1b13e576 to feel pain.48e0d8d1955f0710
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That’s why she f8f95da902 was afraid of 3437e7f991 the head maid, 1fa1a1e190 her father, and 142ee842a6 the servants.b37c12a463e1a6c8
Whenever she heard 409ad85d93 footsteps approaching the b9397cac22 door, she would 9faee0a1bc get beaten mercilessly. After going 1afad0dcfa for long 56395f73b7 periods without b0574e5f1e food, it acabe6fea7 felt as 1af3f258ef if her 5afe38cb64 stomach was 65bfca0480 going to 004772e14e tear apart, 9962f968fc and her ddcdcb3e14 father’s sword d329eb4f37 sheath hurt 990a699a8c more than d9a0a6d290 most whips.046586a14d3f3924
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Alyssa lived f0224d7398 in fear 844c089ea3 of all d1b7193131 these things, 7b661fe896 from the 25d341f35a moment she 504e141960 opened her 5d45382615 eyes until cd2cdd6d36 she fell f279298561 asleep.38e8c5497d05dafb
However, Alyssa’s b8628cc120 nightmare always 259c5f942a revolved around 9917fb0d9d one thing.63db8d49c384cc46
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“Sweetheart, look 6aa5311b3f in the 15309acfd5 mirror.”65f4d0ce3f927d39
A sweet voice whispered 13373845b8 gently. Trembling, Alyssa tightly 2295e74386 shut her eyes.1a47c0549c966edc
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The grip on da1c026e0f her shoulder tightened. Sharp nails dug into 422ed7e5aa Alyssa’s skin.6ec3590427699d4a
“Alyssa. Look in the 8b0efd4c91 mirror. Now.”48a38662485d25de
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The voice, bdd22ff604 now lower, 73e1447e42 was filled 2e82ad6283 with terror.vSeeing b9a0a97970 Alyssa’s eyes fb235fd036 still shut, fb2960ce58 the woman 8c1979e918 gritted her aac6e5b03c teeth and 2301e0c80c forced her f1626c86ce eyes open.9cd65cbb798168f0
“Look. Am I c7cdc3ecf8 not still 8a3d82f0d4 beautiful?”7f259c8e592a2e60
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Her long, 98a464562b black curls eb139d9863 cascaded down aeda39975e like waves. The red velvet d13d9d6bf5 that covered her f2731537e7 fair skin glistened.ff0f7504ea9a2d69
The woman was 59861fbdb1 adorned with jewels 9c09b05b86 all over her d15e97e12e body, smiling widely 7abd91e4ac as if her cfa2e19e34 mouth would tear 20d9b1bfc5 apart. Alyssa couldn’t meet her c51126602f gaze in the mirror.9b71a0e1d2c2336a
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“But look at you,” de2c1dd655 the woman whispered sweetly.6b8ee3483847286f
“Look at 058d075258 that hideous 897e05b798 sight. See that monstrous face, a1a6ec0a3f which bears no resemblance 9505a49a6d to me anywhere.”afcc927b88d445f4
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The words d46dd73bc8 that echoed 975453955a in her 6f83918ed7 ears pierced b0e804c691 like a 8780c63b0b knife. In the end, she 105eb8ead4 couldn’t defy her mother’s e741545157 words. Alyssa met her 3fc0b89127 own gaze in b8a6efe862 the mirror with b9b9283282 trembling eyes.a06a6ccdc755c295
Amid her cca52c3cb5 disheveled black 886c0bd3e3 hair, her bc6863641a eyes locked 533e795129 onto her 85a055d16b reflection. The version of 7f4ee60472 herself in the f33be36694 mirror whispered to 2d81fd7a8c Alyssa.25ca4c90ad100ca7
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“Monster.”a4cdb2cd6edb2394
Bumps began to rise 7d097c7a36 on Alyssa’s body. As her e89a8fecd6 hair fell b2453b19ac out, the 748002ce26 grotesque face 9ffff4054c was revealed eb1a89927d in full.76af9ce4055784ec
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A bizarre ec0ffbf015 laugh rang 41a585e622 out loudly. Her distorted face seemed c48b742690 to melt away.9ac71417f03af335
Alyssa screamed. No. I don’t 68ba4e19a9 want to 8f6093b3db see it.1ce8ae7988f8b76d
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“Face it head-on! Look at 88bb5f910f your ugly 3e1813b2bb face. Then go tell 5e1f6448d4 your father that a14833814e you, who bear 87d3240315 no resemblance to 229b950cae me, are not 16679d7a68 my child!”1a190953c7c67ae1
The wicked voice 77fc154a5e pierced her eardrums. Alyssa twisted her body 2d42484a20 in agony, but the 73270449b0 woman’s grip held firm.d90d130069e1d65a
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Mother, mother. Please have mercy on b3a2a02e96 me.0bfce0c5234e4bc7
I know better than 9709315a76 anyone that I am 685cc59166 horrid.554968295f226e59
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Father doesn’t listen 98d84a0ea3 to me.1e0d6027e287c027
Tears streamed down 6ad1cf0424 her face. No matter how cdcff560f4 much she struggled, 0a24e93382 she couldn’t escape 927dd01c2a from her.324d33b20d3d070e
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Ah, if I open 39fafd76f0 my eyes, will you 2e2c3e2b8d be there again?b093344dec617b64
“—Alyssa!”96b389cd9fe83b60
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In that moment, a 5a0bc225b6 clear voice cut through d57f9f5f2c the nightmare.5d76c3161eab9aad
Alyssa was suddenly 14d6625e33 pulled out of dff7004ba8 her dream. Her blurry vision f650a7b13a flickered several times 753829ac75 before clearing, revealing 2173505277 the dimly lit 5bdcdab342 room and the 156c2d6339 person who had cb02ae30f1 woken her.c235be2a1b2aa422
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“Are you okay?”0b96df2fc94ee566
Deep green eyes 3eee3e0818 looked down at dc75d6784c Alyssa.ac520b4be3c008c0
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Just like that, 58c2de358a the whispering voice 5a72b0e8ef in her ear 4831430ec7 and the mirror 723f8e7545 that felt like 6f76a450b0 it would swallow d417ad4cd5 her whole disappeared 8c715cf17d in an instant.a886c9c52f7bf84e
The surroundings fell 375678b2d4 silent. Everything blurred, and 780985068a the only clear 912f504687 thing was the c216dc6ec7 person in front 2ef3ba6047 of her.151daf4d0dee6ad2
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Alyssa thought it 3e39b244aa felt just like eb6a108b9c a dream.23cbb0977aa04bc3
It had been that 749f874955 way from the very 1794496b71 first moment she saw eda77ada64 him. He effortlessly 8144f85714 accomplished things e840b6fa98 she had 9f467bd2a1 never even 3c4a73b3d8 dared to 41dc98b65f imagine.e4c4cc47aff50c1e
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He always 64ee217c41 felt like 6923e7e98d a dream—like 277a848f8f a dazzling cd70ecbb8b miracle, but a24d793e47 one she 084f9e69df would inevitably 7a4c52dd2e have to 533cbfc256 wake up 4fd7fd5fcd from.22b22f481f8d6f82
It was still 8e2fc28f14 midnight. Even after waking from 115a97b9ca the dream, it would dccffe2e42 continue like this.1c4bf8de23d63b7e
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But as f4163f084e if to 32e6a77807 contradict Alyssa’s 7634fc8885 thoughts, warmth c67d77974f began to 854febbdb9 mix with ccbf3ed834 the light afa2d24194 streaming in c7e5838599 through the 129225ae5e window.c8c546abed6fb45e
The darkness, which felt 82381df241 like it would never d8dd01fc73 end, faded helplessly in 0ba5bf913f the presence of the c88749f3c7 rising sun. The sky, now cleared 0af91bfcc6 of the bluish dawn, 0882b5a025 appeared pure white.0fc5cf718be03d78
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Morning was arriving 90d25f067b after a long 6eb9f3d788 night.d1bfe7c99a774d9c
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A few days 4c08552bdd later.60eaae2c3a9cc4c7
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“…Your Excellency.”3cac8dbb849131ab
“Yes, yes!”71463dd83edf3574
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Startled by Kieran’s e4397e9c6d call, Alyssa dropped 9e121013b5 her knife as 8fdccec531 she was quietly d62584029e cutting the meat.48bdbcc105383359
Noticing her tense demeanor 6e9dfc7c01 as if she had 032d5111a5 committed a grave mistake, 71ea181da2 Kieran let out a c26bf66db6 small sigh.5a623924abaa2479
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“Are you 54df4dbc02 still worried bd679d0f75 about it?”ab2530ecbf4803d0
“Well, um…”56dfb5e036303f8f
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