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Kanade

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*Sigh*
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Rin

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<Feel better, Kanade?>
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Kanade

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Yes, thank you...
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Mizuki

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<Thank goodness! Man, you had us worried there for a second. We were all working and then we heard this big thud!>
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Ena

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<I thought my heart was gonna stop when I heard that you'd collapsed, Kanade.>
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Kanade

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Oh... I-I'm sorry...
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Mizuki

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<Rin and Mafuyu told us everything earlier.>
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Mizuki

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<The song you're composing really has you stuck, huh?>
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Kanade

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Oh...
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Mizuki

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<We can't really give you any advice when it comes to composing music...>
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Mizuki

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<But if there's something else bothering you, we'd like it if you could tell us.>
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Ena

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<Yeah. Telling us might help clear your head and make way for some good ideas.>
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Kanade

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...
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Kanade

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Right...
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Kanade

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I'm struggling to capture it...
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Kanade

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The warmth Mafuyu felt.
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Ena

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<You're struggling to capture it, huh...>
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Ena

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<Can you tell us exactly why you feel that way?>
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Kanade

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So, I realized something after hearing that story and talking to Mafuyu's dad...
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Kanade

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The warmth Mafuyu felt when having those apple slices was an expression of her mom's love...
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Kanade

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I've been trying to work that into this song...
But it hasn't been going very well.
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Ena

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<I see...>
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Mizuki

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<Still, that's really surprising.
I feel like you'd have no trouble capturing that.>
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Kanade

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...
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Rin

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<Do you know what's causing this, Kanade?>
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Kanade

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I had a dream just now...
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Kanade

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It was about Mafuyu being taken somewhere by her mom.
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Mizuki

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<What...?>
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Kanade

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That was when I realized...
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Kanade

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I'm having trouble composing this song because I still don't entirely trust her.

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Ena

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<You don't trust her?>
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Kanade

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*Nod*
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Kanade

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In Mafuyu's memories of her, as well as the story Mr. Asahina told me... She's a devoted, and deeply loving person.
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Kanade

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But...
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Kanade

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When I'm composing...
I keep being reminded of the coldness I felt when I actually met her.
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Rin

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<Oh...>
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Kanade

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I think that's what's getting in the way of me fully realizing that warmth they talked about.
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Kanade

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As a result, I've spent all this time running around in circles...
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Kanade

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I just can't align the person they remember with the person I spoke to...
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Ena

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<...>
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Ena

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<I kinda get what you mean, Kanade.>
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Ena

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<I haven't talked to her in person like you, Kanade, but I have over the phone... And even from that, I could hardly believe a word of what Mafuyu was telling us earlier.>
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Mizuki

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<And Kanade, you've been doing so much to protect Mafuyu all this time.>
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Mizuki

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<Maybe that's helped widen this gap you're feeling.>
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Kanade

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...
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Ena

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<But if you think about it...>
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Ena

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<It's completely normal for you to feel that way, isn't it?>
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Kanade

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Huh...?
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Ena

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<I mean, how you see someone can be totally different from the way others view them.>
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Ena

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<And of course, understanding how someone else sees something isn't as simple as just hearing a few stories from them.>
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Ena

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<At least, that's my experience.>
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Mizuki

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<Yeah, you might be right...
And we're talking about a person's family here.>
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Mizuki

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<Some people can only act a certain way when they're with their families, you know? Others don't get to see that behavior...>
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Mizuki

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<We have no way of knowing what happens behind closed doors. The good and the bad.>
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Kanade

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T-True...
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Kanade

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(They're both right...)
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Kanade

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(I don't think there's any way to make the way Mafuyu sees her mom align perfectly with how I picture her.)
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Kanade

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(But unless I find some way to do it, I won't ever be able to finish this song...)
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Kanade

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(Is that even possible...?)
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Kanade

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(I mean...)
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Ena

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<Hey, Kanade?>
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Ena

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<At this point, I feel that all you can do is go and see for yourself.>
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Kanade

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What?
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Ena

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<If I were you, I wouldn't be happy with whatever it is that I made unless I solved the puzzle you're dealing with first.>
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Ena

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<So, I think you should go, see for yourself... And then put that sensation, whatever you find, into your song.>
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Kanade

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Oh...
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Ena

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<That might help bring your vision closer to Mafuyu's. Or, it could make things even harder for you...>
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Ena

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<But as long as you don't know for sure, I don't think you'll be able to move from where you are now.>
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Kanade

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I agree...
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Kanade

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Honestly, I didn't want to learn any more than I had to about Mafuyu's mom.

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Kanade

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Because I was so convinced that we'd never see eye to eye. I felt that I didn't have to make an effort to understand her...
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Kanade

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But...
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Kanade

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That won't be enough.
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Kanade

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I can't compose based on information that I don't have. It's impossible for me to turn a feeling I don't hold within myself into sound.
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Kanade

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That's how things have always been for me...
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Ena

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<Kanade...>
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Kanade

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Which is why...
I feel that I should get to know Mafuyu's mom better.
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Rin

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<You're looking a lot better already, Kanade.>
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Kanade

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*Nod*
I'm sorry for making you worry so much, Rin.
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Rin

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<No, that's okay. Anyway, good luck.>
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Kanade

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Thank you.
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Kanade

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Then, I'll contact Mafuyu's mom now and...
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Ena

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<What?! Now?! Are you crazy?!
You need to keep resting!!>
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Kanade

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Oh, right...
But sleeping feels like such a waste.
I want to keep working on...
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Ena

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<Are you still there, Mafuyu?! Get in here and put Kanade to bed already!>

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Mafuyu

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What was that?
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Kanade

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Oh, Mafuyu...
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Mafuyu

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I heard Ena shouting just now.
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Ena

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<Kanade said she's gonna keep working on that song! She needs to take it easy for the rest of the day!!>
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Mafuyu

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...!
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Mafuyu

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Is that true, Kanade?
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Kanade

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U-Uhh...
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Mafuyu

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I said I don't want you to push yourself so hard, didn't I?
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Kanade

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I-I'm sorry.
I promise to spend today resting.
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Kanade

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I'm really sorry, Mafuyu...
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Mafuyu

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About what?
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Kanade

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About not being able to properly compose this song.
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Kanade

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I want to know more...

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Kanade

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About you and your mom.
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Kanade

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Once I do...once I have a grasp on that warmth, I know I'll be able to do it right.
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Kanade

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So, please bear with me for a bit longer.
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Mafuyu

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Kanade...
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Mafuyu

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...
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Mafuyu

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I...
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Kanade

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What?
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Mafuyu

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I also want to know more.
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Mafuyu

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I'm scared, but...
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Mafuyu

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I want to see if what I felt was real.
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Kanade

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Mafuyu...
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Kanade

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Okay. Then, let's go find out together.
Next Chapter: Resolve