Miyamasuzaka

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Ena

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(Oh, here it is...
Next to that big building... Huh?)
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Ena

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(The entrance... Did one of the students draw this piece...? They're hanging up their art here now?)
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Ena

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(They're all so good...
It's like each one is trying to suck me into its world...)
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Ena

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(Wait... This one's... Futaba's...?)
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Ena

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(She's gotten this good...?
This one too...)
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Ena

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(It's them... Everyone I attended class with back then drew these...)
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Ena

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(They improved this much in just two years...?)
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Futaba

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Is everything alright, Ena?
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Ena

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I-It's nothing... I just...
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Futaba

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Class is this way. Let's go.
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Ena

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Okay...

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Art class

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Ena

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Oh...
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Ena

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(It still smells like paint...
All those memories are flooding back.)
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Futaba

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Ena, the chairs and easels are here.
We can sit... There's a lot of people, so how about here?
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Ena

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Okay...
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Ena

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(I'm really here...
I've come this far, so there's no turning back.)
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Ena

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(I only recognize about half of the people here. The rest must be visiting from elsewhere...)

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Ena

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It's him...
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Yukihira

Hello, everyone.
And welcome to our visiting students. My name is Saneatsu Yukihira. I will be your teacher.
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Yukihira

It's nice to see some familiar faces here again...
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Yukihira

This workshop will last for three days. You will not only be working on your foundational principles, we will also be having deep discussions regarding your work. I hope you're all ready.

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Ena

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(Day one involves drawing sketches, day two is oil painting and we'll be given a theme to draw as we wish on day three...)
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Ena

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(Sketches used to be my forte... But now...)

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Ena

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(No, I have to do this...
So I can keep drawing for N25...!)

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Yukihira

You're too conscious of your light source here, so it's too detailed. It should be more like this...
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Ena

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...
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Ena

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(We're drawing flowers and sculptures today. Their textures are completely different, so I have to find a way to make them look distinct from one another...)
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Ena

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...
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Ena

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(This looks all wrong...
Is it because I haven't drawn any sculptures in so long?)
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Ena

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(Is my light source in the wrong place?
Is that why my drawing looks like it has no depth...?)
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Ena

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(What am I supposed to do...?
I know I need to look more carefully when I'm doing this...)

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Ena

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No, my pencil...
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Ena

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Sorry, Futaba...
My pencil rolled your way...
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Futaba

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...
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Ena

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(She's so focused...
She probably didn't even hear me.)
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Ena

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(No, it just means she's that serious about this. I should pick my pencil back up and...)
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Ena

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What...?
No way...!
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Ena

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(Her sketch looks so real. No one ever goes this far. Her shadowing's so detailed too...)
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Ena

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(The way she used intermediate tones almost looks professional...!)
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Yukihira

Everything okay, Shinonome...?
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Ena

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Y-Yes...
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Ena

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(I have to keep drawing...
My sketch isn't anywhere near done.)
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Ena

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(But...)
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Ena

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(No, don't let your eyes wander...)
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Ena

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(Just keep drawing... Just keep drawing... That's all I can do right now. I knew that I'd be the worst one before I came here...!)

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Yukihira

Alright, time's up.
Let's begin reviewing your work.

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Yukihira

Please bring your drawings forward.

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Yukihira

We'll start with this one.
Whose is this?
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Ena

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Oh, um... That's mine.
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Yukihira

Overall, it looks slanted, and the jawline appears bent. Is this really the sculpture you saw, Shinonome...?
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Yukihira

Your use of shadow needs work as well. It's as if you've forgotten all your basic principles.
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Ena

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...
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Yukihira

Next.
Ah, Natsuno, this must be yours.
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Futaba

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Yes.
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Yukihira

Hmm...
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Ena

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...
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Yukihira

I have nothing to say...
If anything, it's rather ordinary. I suggest you put more effort into composition next time.
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Futaba

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I will. Thank you very much.
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Ena

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Oh...

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Ena

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(Yeah, Futaba's sketches have always been amazing...)
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Ena

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(She's improved so much since then too. She probably had to draw so much to get this far...)
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Ena

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(I knew this would happen too.
I had it all coming.)
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Ena

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(I ran away while she and everyone else kept at it these past two years...)
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Ena

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(I guess that's it for me...)

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Futaba

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Is something the matter, Ena?
You don't look so good.
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Ena

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No, I'm fine...
Sorry, I'm gonna head home now.

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Futaba

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Oh...
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Futaba

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Um, can we head out together?
I just need a second to pack everything up.
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Ena

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Alright, sure...
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Futaba

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Thanks!
I'll be right there.
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Futaba

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How was your first class after all this time, Ena?
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Ena

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Yeah... Nothing's really changed...
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Futaba

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Nothing's changed...? Do you mean the class itself...?
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Ena

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Yeah, like how tense it is in there.
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Ena

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(Not only that, I still can't draw to save my life. Mr. Yukihira gave me his two cents as usual too.)
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Ena

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(Why did I run away that time...?
Would I have gotten better like the others if I stayed...?)
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Futaba

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Tense...? I think I understand.
Mr. Yukihira's as harsh a critic as ever.
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Ena

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I still sort of can't believe you've been going all this time, Futaba...
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Ena

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What have you been up to since I left?
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Futaba

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Oh, um... I joined the art club at my high school and started coming here every day.
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Ena

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Every day?
What happened to once or twice a week?
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Futaba

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The thing is... I want to go to Tokyo Art University.
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Ena

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What...?!
You mean THE Tokyo Art University?
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Futaba

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Yes, but I wasn't sure if once or twice a week would be enough to get in since it's the most competitive art school in Japan. That's why I asked my mom if I could start coming here every day.
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Ena

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Now it makes sense...
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Ena

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(Futaba's serious about art.
Unlike a certain someone who ran away from it...)
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Ena

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(No wonder her sketch was so good...)
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Futaba

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Um, Ena...
I've been meaning to tell you this for a while now...
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Ena

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Yeah...?
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Futaba

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I really like the way you draw.
So, I'm really glad that you came back.
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Ena

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Huh...?
What's there to possibly like...?
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Futaba

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I've always been drawn to the way your art has this strange uniqueness to it.
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Futaba

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It's almost as if you're seeing a different world, and able to express yourself in ways that the rest of us can't...
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Futaba

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I've actually tried copying you a few times in the past, but I was never able to capture your style.
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Ena

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...
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Ena

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Alright, Futaba, let me ask you this...
What did you think of what I drew today?
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Futaba

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Huh? I...
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Futaba

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I agreed with Mr. Yukihira...
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Ena

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Okay...
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Futaba

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But that's not the whole story...
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Ena

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Oh, sorry...
I was told to get home early today...
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Ena

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I need to go now.

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Futaba

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O-Okay...
Um, Ena!
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Ena

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Yeah...?
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Futaba

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See you tomorrow!
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Ena

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Okay...
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