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taking Adalyn's other hand with surprising strength. "Adalyn. Come

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assuringly. "We have our o

earnest vulnerability. "Adalyn, my dear... would you give an old man the pe

alyn saw her own brother's fragile struggle.

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together. "Wonderful! Issac, you hea

ed face, a rare, complex shadow passing through his eyes. "Un