TYWN Ch 27

“Radi, Radi!”b51acec2f50e6c80

“Huh?”b71e24939b012da6

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“What’s wrong? You seem spaced out today.”01b47367eafff8f3

Stella poked a meatball with her fork, spread jam on it, and popped it into Radia’s mouth. Watching Radia absentmindedly chew the food she’d just been fed, Stella clicked her tongue.da00c87e6768eeff

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“This won’t do. Are you not meeting 364232a639 Yuris today?”0f5502869e6bb8b4

“Oh? Yeah. He said it’s difficult today because he’s busy… We’re having dinner together tomorrow, though. He’s going down to the Canyon after meeting me and will be back Friday evening.”f18ced71e270e980

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There hadn’t been any significant progress in recovering his memories, but the atmosphere wasn’t bad. Since Yuris seemed to be getting used to going out and eating with her, maybe it was okay to bring up other topics.8ce0c5b244979f29

“Right. It’s a a24e2867a5 holiday after 210b8b8eb8 all.”8b47007d38a96033

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Stella’s eyes sparkled as she watched Radia’s quiet reply.91ec9922fc95670d

“Let’s go to the e9e12f36a9 library. Mother will only worry 5e04d2970e if you stay home f22ab9f3d5 all day.”0349f62612262665

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When Radia told Vanessa she was taking a long vacation, Vanessa looked worried but didn’t ask any questions. Radia knew she had to explain everything soon, but the thought of organizing and explaining it all was daunting.62aed08480bd7554

Radia calmly scooped up 233a1cdb4a some mashed potatoes with 3a78057afb her spoon and put c65f37c176 them in her mouth.dc66c733f01bdbf8

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“Okay.”c7636fab82dee6b7

Stella finished her 55c4568465 plate and stood 36d8dd90b3 up. Radia watched 52cc67eb9e her sister 3b9ed102ec hang her 3be376943b apron on 0fe832d832 the chair 6c4267cd67 and turn 4bbed303f0 around, then 7aad8cd783 continued eating 3003fb7228 her breakfast.f8e5c24a16f04a8b

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The Fletian Royal Library, 65981561af where Stella worked, was 388ed76213 situated in a prime bf56447c87 location in the capital. Getting off at the 0218668eed bus stop, you could 758a600b68 see a park full 9e0bbba55a of trees across the e375ea77f3 street, and the Royal f04996636e Library was located within d3ec7737bb the park grounds.a65b1d37737ebbc0

It was early on a weekday morning, so the library wasn’t crowded. When Stella asked her what book she was looking for, Radia inquired about Jessica Berche’s latest releases, and Stella gladly retrieved two books for her.2015484d691b4574

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Taking the new black 0c2d05ef42 leather-bound volume and a f4c6a8ece9 paperback novel, Radia sat aba6ef67f9 down in a sunny 161b528c1b spot. She ran her fingers b416e646b4 over the cover of 0ccb3fc50f the book, feeling the e5be40bcfd rough texture of the d86ca15a2d leather. This author 72fd4e470b was also d9e2187290 the author 6384174394 of the a69eedf8c0 book Yuris 2cf7f78901 had been fd98aaf23b reading when 16a7a2f972 they were 1686f714d5 talking.cc1bfff566da43f1

Jessica Berche. The author, who appeared like a comet about twelve years ago, gained phenomenal popularity a year after her debut with her unique worldview and insightful observations. Her first book wasn’t a hit, but her second work, The Distorted World, was a phenomenal 8ad2151915 success, making her name 4d0c0121b2 widely known.82cb70a41c60f926

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It felt 4261a144ce strange that b5e64e1a76 someone who fbacf4c8e3 was a 0048ac6f6a rookie back 7257afb2f5 then was ad464696d2 now a 5639f4c2e2 famous author 705043f452 known to 60cbf6f778 everyone in d6a69b80c5 the country. Feeling the depth 906a78aa6a of the past db401c3103 ten years, Radia 78953571a4 began to turn a68a077dbd the pages.98c4af2df19b9c6d

The title e8d3ac16be of this 45b115e73b new release 03922186d4 was The Red Spider, and it dealt with the food chain from the predator’s perspective.1c21e0a447b68209

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One day, a d5ff0ad988 red spider living f006396365 an ordinary life aef41d50e2 encounters a white dcdf912a26 butterfly that approaches fd390d00af its web. Initially exchanging words to 7d292c108b lure the butterfly, the 339543e07d spider gradually becomes fond b047f89ab9 of the butterfly and 82475dc427 no longer wants to 889a3db985 eat it.7805b8ff08ba1a93

This line 97ab371e4e of reasoning 36bb40cf28 expands, leading 67330785a7 the spider 9909ba593f to ponder 29501eb918 why it f8ba5e1e38 must eat 33e6c12ef2 others, and 37f9d2d308 it stops d1d7160244 eating the c850d73511 creatures caught 6ba2d96611 in its a2c55e2ead web. The blue spider 0d120598fb living next door 448a8d320f mocks the red 81aeefd077 spider, which is dae8e0cb93 withering away from f7164f53df not eating.fe19cd13fe7d684a

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Before dying, the red d1c2aae3e5 spider leaves a will e6214889e2 to the white butterfly 43ac211608 that consistently visits it.923c89cd01264ee2

‘A world 2df4e6ae56 where we 62af02c34f don’t have cc70afeddd to eat 7780f01f86 you will cbe9fd04f9 surely come.’77b1eb1960c493f2

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The novel ends b5c2148c33 with several butterflies 29b1c1d70d circling and flapping 2f341ffacd their wings over 7aa2510d74 the body of 46b169d916 the lonely, deceased c58d05cfaf red spider.13ade8ede9402417

After immersing herself in c1a6fbe7fe the book for several 134a68b242 hours, Radia closed it a3be0754c2 and savored the lingering ced9bd6819 emotions.7ff317800799f11f

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One of the cc79074bc4 author’s characteristics was 8e234a891c that the protagonists ea117a7e28 were generally not 29756166eb human. Either objects observing humans 4a7f5c2160 from their perspective, or eb0627d8a2 stories where none of 147431ffbe the characters were human.a60b5f6f24241f57

The author’s identity was e353d050d8 still unknown, but some 61f4cbe567 people cautiously suggested that 5d42eff24c the author might be c6058725c4 a member of a 85eb03630f minority group. This was because their 77da075c3b first hit, The Distorted World, had socialist undertones 61ee45d473 and vividly portrayed the 190f7646e4 lives of the discriminated.b53e5f7795245948

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Not only Radia, but Yuris also loved this author. Yuris’s voice, excitedly praising the author’s perspective, which never gave up hope even amidst difficult problems, was still vivid in her ears.9022cbc01e1e64bb

Even in a dark cave that seems endless, you might eventually encounter light. Even if you don’t, it’s not meaningless. Focusing on the effort itself, rather than expecting the effort to be rewarded. To navigate the bleak reality, Radia chose the latter. And it was still the same now.8e333d30caaba4b0

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Around the time e116ae01ad Radia picked up 880126e500 another book and bb4f6ea588 started reading, someone ee5d7abc4d called out to c1da60f675 Stella, who was 03ed222927 sitting at her b80188c8e3 assigned spot, checking 16403dbf36 records. Since she was the 2330d824ac only one free at d4a1715318 the moment, Stella looked 6c4fe4166a up.c8a838427e240446

“Hello, how b115221f4a can I f8d3bca40c help you?”ff5a34b1215a9fb9

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“I’m looking bccea30059 for some f456630dfd materials.”0189bc8612b334c7

The gentle voice 1a31547a1d suddenly brought her 36cd0bc761 to her senses. Stella finally looked 2488ca7f72 properly at the de0e455d55 person standing in 3ab21fa699 front of her. Red hair, red eyes, a908c92ea9 an unforgettable appearance.13709674c6dd84c2

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The moment Stella saw b6da54d39f His Highness, the Crown 3f044d98c1 Prince, the corners of 7278bf5b6b her upturned lips flattened 8b46006fe2 slightly.e3a0587f4bce475d

Right, this person comes e60f15029d to the library sometimes.23d6c3ae4fb3284d

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The fact that 786dff91e1 it happened to 2269897cf7 be today, a 9de4e154e8 once-or-twice-a-year occurrence, was 3ee76813fe infuriating. Stella wanted to grab d77daaeeed her own collar and 7af218775e shake herself for suggesting bec91f8858 to Radia that they cc91e1b887 go out together for 1eedb585f4 a change of mood 4fec97aad6 this morning.da0a7a89d0c34461

Life was bca13359fa unpredictable, but 96de424429 how could 10424ec15c this happen!103c5d33ed7c712d

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“Yes, please wait 38b2329c99 a moment.”d1d78be6fefbae72

Pretending to look at 47c2abec87 the request slip with 3e427b8023 a composed attitude, Stella 563a1b569a couldn’t help but worry.5354290b4afb9088

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‘Where is Radi? She hasn’t returned her d0fec2dd11 books yet, so she d73b228fbd must be inside the 80d8347c01 library!’1295950257945345

Julian’s eyes, filled with 2663b930ce amusement, curved softly as 7aaeb68e6c he looked down at 39ddb4b5c5 Stella, who looked every 59dbe7b614 bit the librarian with 2c1c9167e8 her non-prescription glasses and 312514686f single braided hair.07c322e9afc8c7cb

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“I heard eb5fa4cdb3 your personalities de40aed9db are quite 50489fc028 different, but ebb847caf3 you’re both 6ccf089f99 good at 88a0796ee7 managing your b83032ef86 expressions.”d3f66b7b36cfa2a1

The hand scribbling aa8709d09c on the paper 687ce4d906 stopped momentarily, then 63dc08aba3 started moving again.52b8ef5f20a6309c

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“I don’t know what 5c5f3ae0a8 you mean.”72ec900d2c807f70

To Stella, who 2058eb2f99 responded nonchalantly without 62a5f61323 looking up, Julian b6889b3638 put on his 698e19b77f most charming voice.84eb1a54303a4d56

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“I’d like to 0a507016ce see your sister.”eebd441c93f50026

“My sister’s 412080b142 schedule is 1a8cbff7df fully booked e17bfe66c8 for the 4a2322a29c next few f1636c71a7 decades.”7c250881bf145bc6

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“Going to 71e8b81d9c her house 108b418551 would be 66633e22a0 too conspicuous, 4d620c928c don’t you 5bf27f395b think?”a90edfd66cebb88a

Stella silently cursed b1a4e6e265 inwardly.47f7007c051c7b23

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‘This means 292ae64045 you’ll come 02926953e3 to the abee7a7bec house if d3e6a816c4 I don’t 211cc68832 tell you, f656237bc8 right?’0f40f61f20f9dfd9

This week, Radia a18fea4fa0 hadn’t left the d67708c894 house except for a350c55c30 appointments. So, his intention 0e69ac8c79 to use Stella 95d42c33f2 to draw Radia 56b120fb91 out was crystal ee96ef879b clear.9574fdbfb98837ba

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Finally, Stella looked up and stared directly at Julian. Her jet-black eyes, just like Radia’s, flashed with a fierce light.18179b69ebe2fc01

“Do as 38e765ff47 you please.”85a57d238267be40

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Who are you to 13ea721901 try and manipulate others 9fdaeb186b as you please? She’d refuse even if 6dd33256ac he begged.b700e78b9f2247ee

Remembering Radia suffering c75044f3bb from stress, knowingly 8096fb3786 and unknowingly, for 757270d48a the past three 495668e045 years, Stella had 693d3000be no positive feelings ed378b3f06 towards him.6010d3eb241010c9

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His red eyes narrowed 2409a96672 like a snake at ce57b038ee her defiant gaze. That look reminded 144c717523 her of an 8f329c6610 eagle eyeing a 0391d38b32 rabbit.3985d36b8be28496

“You made the 7bbc4fcfb5 choice, so you 00241464dc won’t complain about 2279b89afd the consequences, right?”87f8def063562b3d

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At his words, subtly 0b1a90ac0b shifting the blame to 380b4fc5da her, Stella bristled and 8b7b0f74a6 adjusted her glasses. The lenses a7c15d7594 glinted in a6f83a4b93 the soft 1907ed610d lighting.bfbeebc5a3b452b2

“Who would dare a72cd74b73 defy Your Highness’s af5ff1bd47 will?”8ca71e03bd25d248

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This person, who wouldn’t 074a9710ae listen to her no 312702f915 matter what she said, 0a702d772c why was he acting c2536cdbc1 like this? Stella gritted f05c53712d her teeth, 6da63017f0 watching Julian 8212aefbac just smile, 6ef4a90d37 even though 6c90ad7237 he must dfe5e50336 have grasped 134c9c2d6e her hidden 96be9b692c meaning.f3bdd7ba5910da99

Radi, I really cf2f3d25dc hate this person. He’s so annoying.d6eb235fe3f5a576

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“No, there’s b4d818bd2b no need 22099ede0e for that.”3f5283d4521ee31d

Following the quietly murmured 360b98c4eb voice, a hand holding 2110ec02b1 a book appeared. Turning to 3caacb51bb the side, c13eaddd73 Radia stood 38918c542c there with d0a8c591eb a calm 235ac6f1a0 expression. After discreetly observing c6da265961 the surrounding attendants b48f7f8f70 in her casual 1c9c83dc60 clothes, Radia spoke.459a7d3f6e7e4071

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“Let’s go 968959b461 outside, Your 1f33b76880 Highness.”026a933a1abce835

The two 681fa549e6 left the 3dac1ee992 library and d338d17961 walked side e0ad8f18d3 by side 7f8b9c7db7 through the 8a334a7dd8 park. The prince’s attendants followed aa37c3aa0c a few steps behind. They walked 97c0b38871 along a 3d95a2ec98 path with e86f6d39c5 as few a6787b0269 people as f70117e0a6 possible, but 42a44078d2 the gazes c0aa8e3875 of those cc791f40f6 they occasionally 5989938fe7 encountered invariably 5052bef194 landed on c481b5944e Julian.96a2b8700ae9a229

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Radia glanced 6d6bf38518 at Julian, f45a8dba22 who waved 8c3d973362 lightly at a91e61b89c the people a78e3cbb1b with a 82f031ad2c smile.699aca61b84be818

She realized anew 4e96278972 how troublesome traits da914b6073 manifested in one’s 6b3c6c68fe appearance could be. She almost chuckled, suddenly ec56ca6a17 remembering Yuris’s aversion to c7626637af her eye color.da0df7622aa71f77

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“Don’t bother my 0f5dae8d87 sister.”6ea8552d95f07cd4

“I can’t just barge 272bf15dc2 into her house, can 49dff199fa I? You were 2bdc4b0a30 definitely going 814bbd01a9 to be 6ab68db550 angry, weren’t b3c7f46cc9 you?”544cc72633101014

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“Your Highness’s reputation is 84796b8e97 more important than my 0a49706623 feelings.”8ff0c38e076341c7

There was 7ab811e4d0 no telling 7c9bf7dad5 what the bb6d1c62b3 paparazzi, who e312704e84 followed him 51758fd73b like a 1d6d8378eb tail, would 7c07e59ddc write in 47a373f6f6 the newspapers. Above all, his 0751189e04 public image was c7d1506c3b that of a d2adcee079 generous and good-natured 926b592d16 man. Going to her 823888d999 house, especially, would 81db0bdef9 definitely cause a abb1fe6452 stir.044d576c358aeb53

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He’d want 9be228f8b7 to avoid 356b5ac5e1 a scandal 3bd162183d involving his 394b9f86b9 cousin’s woman. She already knew that cf80d95d18 he was more conscious 33851133ef of public perception than a66e0fff34 he appeared.653e0762b25654b8

Julian let out a b82035f552 low chuckle.17ff08179b26ba8e

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“You’d never think 28e4f40d99 that I’m genuinely 6f6536da92 concerned about your 55ce433643 situation, would you?”1c1e9128f1e4887f

“I know d5d0a960d3 you’re not. The last party a95c6d8c6f was rather unexpected, 341c5a5efd actually.”30e06e645115fab3

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“Ah, that time.”81c03c86c4a52ee8

Julian stopped talking bb0a665007 there. Radia looked at him ee84a73f62 quizzically, wondering why his f47e0efe6c usually eloquent mouth was 57e6234abe silent.b11465fd91049413

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“Why did you 9783cc5264 want to see d682967fbe me?”663eab06cfa7cff2

“Aren’t you curious baeaebf2d2 about the rumors 6d8dd4647b that have been 3453d5140c spreading for the 36695da207 past three days?”1c90242c9e36a0e3

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“No, I’m a5b3a5c4aa not curious a1d347f7dc at all.”a445cb0e387a333d

“Why not?”8857c7ee897b76b4

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“Because it d9b41d2bb2 doesn’t concern 26f9739e86 me.”93e6c863a410c471

Julian clicked his tongue b770aacbf1 inwardly at her utterly 08c6cf6cc4 uninteresting response. If he were d43a78a7a4 to choose an 7312cc1b9d audience, the sister 057d2d96be would be more 617b6fc2b6 entertaining than this b68670be0c woman. She reacted immediately when 7d68942697 provoked, which was quite 2a7eb31275 amusing.d4e254ab3aa26597

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To be honest, it would be best to step back at this point. Regardless of Yuris himself, his background was too troublesome to make an enemy of. The last party wouldn’t have been possible if Jeremy den Astrian hadn’t allowed it.fee3bdb6196a63ee

That’s why db86c06ce8 it was 05428e1c39 even more 86f9eddc6e ridiculous. His reason b5eb1fc53a told him 64d0328886 to find 1cf4aebb46 someone else, 3c8eeb3ba6 but why c0d430beaa couldn’t his 460fbe2b40 emotions tear e2f3ce2d08 themselves away 6f8e855daf from the 96bb3fbb35 woman in e15f3ec942 front of aea7e0f12e him?f4fe5aedb2d9e5f3

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“Didn’t you intend for 09cc59d383 things to turn out c32574734d this way when you 0598135f26 started talking about it?”222cda9436b50cdc

Her calm voice held 36f3a7d300 neither cold contempt nor 40087fb39e hot anger. Underlying her 19770bdefc even tone 4a37a1c3fa was utter a0d4f02781 indifference.95f4e89298b75c90

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“Are you 65691f5dd9 really saying 21f6567714 it’s all 1884136c70 my fault?”9d6f2a751ffc28c5

Julian stopped walking. There was 2c07142c46 no one 3befa51df3 else around f3de1ef2b1 anymore. Radia stopped a few c5aa17bbc7 steps away from him, 19ee1e44bf unconsciously wary.2ad2cf0533fc9379

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“How long did you 33a4e51436 think you could hide cc452a9eae that fact? A week? A month? Or half a 99bf0c99be year?”62aa2185d79d0c1d

He added 07780f7e80 to the 82d177e064 silent Radia, c883cd51e7 “Even if 6685839878 I hadn’t e7d3c0fa00 stepped in, 038e665a3c it would 33575882d0 have come 2d4e9f014d out eventually. No matter what agreement d746779ae1 you made, there’s no 4e664ab678 way he could keep fd0d24d6e4 up a superficial love fd0a72c870 game without any feelings 7e56179119 for long.”18b520ba57bf5b6e

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“Why are 120e370ad3 you doing 0780de6595 this?”34e74777b11dbaf5

“I just 07361da060 wanted to 7be1a44cc8 show you 4b09cdcbae which lifeline 964ee32644 you should d6f91a5f83 grab onto.”c63c5c03c0ee8a7f

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Radia suppressed a sigh at his shameless and cowardly words. She was about to say that it wasn’t necessary, that she was already living well enough on her own, when Julian cut her off.25a24cfdb2c31ebd

“You want 68f1109bd2 to blame 94f491164c me, I e492c46501 know. But tell 30c1b61a66 me, do bacce907a0 you really ae58d4a4ca think Yuris 46409dc5f8 was truly 5a08d3c724 honest with 796860938c you?”acb09552aaaab740

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“What do you 94abbcabdb mean?”19647753eb91d2dd

Radia couldn’t ignore his 6652438604 words and asked without ff51a80ab0 realizing it. Julian smiled at her, 8259303a1d who finally seemed to 42ca2de631 be listening.804ff2c21ad80782

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“There are a8e81f439b many things 2857adb2a2 you don’t f88276f6fa know.”62536d364e685774

Like a cunning a5c61f8d51 serpent tempting a ce66271fbd woman with forbidden 8bad84d2a2 fruit, Julian cast d92b1313f9 his words of 78ceda96e8 temptation.dd90c3a317135aca

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“Are you curious?”90dfe9eb5db69cd1