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◜ she sat curled in the quiet, fingers tracing the pages of a book as the soft murmur of water and the hush of stillness wrapped around her like a second skin. for a moment, when her brothers were absent, peace settled over the estate like a rare and fragile thing.
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and the one he's planning to see was @TheSeniorSister , since the last time he talked to her here and even had the honor of strolling with her he felt like coming back again .. her gentle demeanor and sweet smile just made him feel at ease and delighted.
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then, through the lattice of the window, she saw him. her parents were away 𖬺 the servants, it seemed, had missed his arrival entirely. she set the book aside 𖬺 stepped out, the hem of her robes whispering against the stone path as she moved toward him. ◝
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