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\u00a0untroubled by the grime of reality.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I felt the world tilt. The exhaustion vanished, replaced by a surge of adrenaline that tasted like copper in my mouth.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Just as I took a step back, intending to hide, to flee, to process this impossibility, Lily saw him. Her face lit up with pure, unadulterated joy. She didn\u2019t see the betrayal; she only saw her father.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cDaddy!\u201d she screamed, breaking away from my grip and sprinting down the aisle.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0untroubled by the grime of reality. I felt the world tilt. The exhaustion vanished, replaced by a surge of adrenaline that tasted like copper in my mouth. Cliffhanger: Just as I took a step back, intending to hide, to flee, to process this impossibility, Lily saw him. Her face lit up with pure, unadulterated joy….<\/p>\n

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