te alone in t of t  almost served ranslucent as Brandin   frige face.

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    tiful, breakingly so, in a fas tle to do al beauty.

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    touc not so cold as s ly, troked . And tic, alien smile deepening again, ston of Dianoras robe, and reaco toucs. One, and t  entirely secret smile all the while.

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    t apologetically it seemed, did up tly as before, and toucears on Dianoras c o asted it.

    S suddenly, a t cast up on tide.

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    toucasted anotear.  so t again. It ive imagining, a pato oblivion. S and t, shook her head again.

    quot;Please?quot; s, needing, and afraid of  hing—could drive a riselka away.

    ture turned, and Dianoras   tood t so follow.

    to to ter and so Dianora did tion of blue sky overe gull slicing across tin