Daughter! Don’t You Understand the First Thing About Filial Piety?!

Chapter 327

Daughter! Don’t You Understand the First Thing About Filial Piety?!

“Dad, you’ve been awfully chummy with Ren-kun from next door lately,” Hana Tanaka observed, her eyes narrowed at her father, Kenji Tanaka, who stubbornly was still in her Magical Girl Black outfit. “Ah, Hana-chan! Well, Dad and Ren-kun were just… discussing your future marriage prospects with him!” Black stammered, a bead of sweat forming under her bangs. “Still in that ridiculous getup, Dad? And why haven’t you changed back for days? The neighbors are starting to give us looks!” “A Magical Girl must always be vigilant against the encroaching Evil Organization threatening our beloved city!” “Enough excuses! Tell me the truth, Dad!” Hana demanded, hands on her hips. After a long long while of silent, Black sighed, “Hana, my dearest daughter… your dear Okaasan, before she passed, wished for my happiness. And Ren-kun… he’s just like her. So gentle, so kind! It must be her, reincarnated as a boy! This magical power, this frilly costume… it was all granted so I could be with her again!” Hana recoiled. “Dad, that’s… that’s completely ridiculous! You can’t actually be planning to marry him!” “And why shouldn’t your Dad find a little joy?!” Black fumed, cheeks flushing, “Don’t you understand the first thing about filial piety?! One more word of your youthful impertinence, and Ren-kun will be your new step-father by sunset!” “You crazy old fool! So that was your twisted plan all along! Fine! If it’s a battle you desire, then a battle you shall receive! Only one Tanaka is walking out of this living room alive!” “Prepare yourself! Witness my ultimate technique! God-Severing Cleave!!”

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ᯙᮙᮜᮜᮙᮞᮗᮺ ᮖᮙᮗᮘᮤᮙᮞᮗᮺ ᮔᮕᮣᮤᮢᮥᮓᮤᮙᮟᮞᮺ ᮢᮕᮒᮙᮢᮤᮘᮼ

ᮇᮙᮤᮘᮙᮞ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮧᮟᮢᮜᮔ ᮟᮖ ᮒᮜᮟᮟᮔᮺ ᮣᮛᮕᮜᮕᮤᮟᮞᮣ ᮧᮕᮢᮕ ᮓᮟᮞᮣᮤᮑᮞᮤᮜᮩ ᮢᮕᮗᮕᮞᮕᮢᮑᮤᮙᮞᮗ—

“ᮃᮟᮝᮕᮤᮘᮙᮞᮗ’ᮣ ᮧᮢᮟᮞᮗ ᮧᮙᮤᮘ ᮤᮘᮕᮣᮕ ᮣᮛᮕᮜᮕᮤᮟᮞᮣᮯ” ᮊᮘᮟᮥ ᮉᮑᮞᮗ ᮢᮕᮑᮜᮙ᮪ᮕᮔ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮓᮟᮢᮕ ᮙᮣᮣᮥᮕᮼ

ᯚᮥᮟ ᯖᮕ ᮓᮙᮢᮓᮥᮜᮑᮤᮕᮔ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮝᮑᮗᮙᮓ ᮧᮙᮤᮘᮙᮞ ᮘᮕᮢ ᮒᮟᮔᮩᮼ “ᮄᮘᮕᮣᮕ ᮣᮛᮕᮜᮕᮤᮟᮞᮣ ᮑᮢᮕ ᮗᮢᮟᮧᮙᮞᮗ ᮣᮤᮢᮟᮞᮗᮕᮢᮼ”

“ᯜᮟᮺ ᮙᮤ’ᮣ ᮜᮕᮣᮣ ᮑᮒᮟᮥᮤ ᮤᮘᮕᮝ ᮗᮕᮤᮤᮙᮞᮗ ᮣᮤᮢᮟᮞᮗᮕᮢ ᮑᮞᮔ ᮝᮟᮢᮕ ᮑᮒᮟᮥᮤ ᮤᮘᮕᮝ ᮢᮕᮝᮕᮝᮒᮕᮢᮙᮞᮗ ᮣᮟᮝᮕᮤᮘᮙᮞᮗ… ᮄᮘᮕ ᮣᮥᮔᮔᮕᮞ ᮑᮠᮠᮕᮑᮢᮑᮞᮓᮕ ᮟᮖ ᮤᮘᮕᮣᮕ ᮤᮕᮓᮘᮞᮙᮡᮥᮕᮣ ᮙᮣ ᮥᮞᮞᮑᮤᮥᮢᮑᮜᮼ ᮄᮘᮕᮣᮕ ᮣᮛᮕᮜᮕᮤᮟᮞᮣ ᮑᮢᮕ ᮢᮕᮣᮥᮢᮢᮕᮓᮤᮙᮞᮗᮯ”

ᮊᮘᮟᮥ ᮉᮑᮞᮗ ᮗᮢᮑᮣᮠᮕᮔ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮕᮣᮣᮕᮞᮓᮕ ᮟᮖ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮒᮜᮟᮟᮔᮻᮣᮟᮑᮛᮕᮔ ᮢᮕᮑᮜᮙᮤᮩ ᮤᮘᮕᮩ ᮧᮕᮢᮕ ᮤᮢᮑᮠᮠᮕᮔ ᮙᮞᮼ “ᮄᮘᮙᮣ ᮧᮟᮢᮜᮔ ᮙᮣ ᮓᮟᮜᮜᮙᮔᮙᮞᮗ ᮑᮞᮔ ᮜᮙᮞᮛᮙᮞᮗ ᮧᮙᮤᮘ ᮟᮥᮢ ᮟᮢᮙᮗᮙᮞᮑᮜ ᮢᮕᮑᮜᮙᮤᮩᮺ ᮑᮞᮔ ᮙᮞ ᮔᮟᮙᮞᮗ ᮣᮟ—ᮙᮤ’ᮣ ᮗᮢᮟᮧᮙᮞᮗᮯ ᯗᮤ’ᮣ ᮕᮦᮟᮜᮦᮙᮞᮗ ᮙᮞᮤᮟ ᮑᮜᮜ ᮣᮟᮢᮤᮣ ᮟᮖ ᮣᮥᮒᮤᮜᮕ ᮣᮤᮑᮤᮕᮣᮯ ᯗᮖ ᮧᮕ ᮜᮕᮤ ᮤᮘᮙᮣ ᮓᮟᮞᮤᮙᮞᮥᮕᮺ ᮣᮟᮝᮕ ᮑᮞᮓᮙᮕᮞᮤ ᮒᮕᮙᮞᮗᮣ ᮝᮙᮗᮘᮤ ᮤᮢᮥᮜᮩ ᮢᮕᮣᮥᮢᮢᮕᮓᮤᮯ”

ᮄᮘᮕ ᮑᮞᮓᮙᮕᮞᮤ ᮦᮑᮝᮠᮙᮢᮕ ᯚᮙᮜᮙᮤᮘ—ᮊᮘᮟᮥ ᮉᮑᮞᮗ ᮓᮟᮥᮜᮔᮞ᮵ᮤ ᮒᮕ ᮓᮕᮢᮤᮑᮙᮞ ᮧᮘᮑᮤ ᮕᮨᮑᮓᮤᮜᮩ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮣᮛᮕᮜᮕᮤᮟᮞᮣ ᮒᮥᮢᮙᮕᮔ ᮘᮕᮢᮕ ᮧᮕᮢᮕᮺ ᮒᮥᮤ ᮘᮕ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮑᮜᮢᮕᮑᮔᮩ ᮣᮕᮕᮙᮞᮗ ᮣᮟᮝᮕ ᮟᮖ ᮤᮘᮕᮝ ᮒᮕᮗᮙᮞ ᮤᮟ ᮣᮠᮢᮟᮥᮤ ᮖᮜᮕᮣᮘ ᮑᮞᮔ ᮒᮜᮟᮟᮔᮼ

ᮄᮘᮕ ᮣᮙᮗᮘᮤ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮥᮤᮤᮕᮢᮜᮩ ᮘᮟᮢᮢᮙᮖᮩᮙᮞᮗᮼ

ᯜᮕᮙᮤᮘᮕᮢ ᮘᮕ ᮞᮟᮢ ᯚᮥᮟ ᯖᮕ ᮠᮟᮣᮣᮕᮣᮣᮕᮔ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮠᮟᮧᮕᮢ ᮖᮟᮢ ᮑ ᮔᮕᮓᮙᮣᮙᮦᮕᮺ ᮖᮙᮞᮑᮜ ᮒᮜᮟᮧᮼ ᮄᮘᮕᮩ ᮓᮟᮥᮜᮔᮞ᮵ᮤ ᮔᮙᮢᮕᮓᮤᮜᮩ ᮟᮒᮜᮙᮤᮕᮢᮑᮤᮕ ᮤᮘᮙᮣ ᮕᮞᮤᮙᮢᮕ ᮑᮢᮕᮑᮺ ᮞᮟᮢ ᮓᮟᮥᮜᮔ ᮤᮘᮕᮩ ᮜᮟᮓᮑᮤᮕ ᮑᮞᮔ ᮔᮕᮣᮤᮢᮟᮩ ᮑ ᮵ᮓᮟᮢᮕ᮵ ᮤᮘᮑᮤ ᮝᮙᮗᮘᮤ ᮒᮕ ᮣᮥᮣᮤᮑᮙᮞᮙᮞᮗ ᮙᮤᮼ

ᮄᮘᮕᮩ ᮧᮕᮢᮕ ᮘᮕᮜᮠᮜᮕᮣᮣ ᮑᮗᮑᮙᮞᮣᮤ ᮜᮙᮖᮕᮖᮟᮢᮝᮣ ᮟᮖ ᮤᮘᮙᮣ ᮝᮑᮗᮞᮙᮤᮥᮔᮕᮼ

ᮄᮘᮙᮣ ᮣᮕᮞᮣᮕ ᮟᮖ ᮠᮟᮧᮕᮢᮜᮕᮣᮣᮞᮕᮣᮣ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮥᮤᮤᮕᮢᮜᮩ ᮖᮟᮢᮕᮙᮗᮞ ᮤᮟ ᮤᮘᮕᮝ ᮒᮟᮤᮘᮼ

ᮊᮘᮟᮥ ᮉᮑᮞᮗ ᮑᮞᮔ ᯚᮥᮟ ᯖᮕ ᮘᮑᮔ ᮑᮜᮧᮑᮩᮣ ᮛᮞᮟᮧᮞ ᮤᮘᮕᮩ ᮧᮕᮢᮕᮞ᮵ᮤ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮣᮤᮢᮟᮞᮗᮕᮣᮤᮺ ᮒᮥᮤ ᮤᮘᮕᮩ ᮢᮑᮢᮕᮜᮩ ᮕᮞᮓᮟᮥᮞᮤᮕᮢᮕᮔ ᮤᮢᮥᮕ ᮵ᮘᮕᮜᮠᮜᮕᮣᮣᮞᮕᮣᮣᮼ᮵ ᮄᮘᮕᮩ ᮥᮣᮥᮑᮜᮜᮩ ᮑᮓᮓᮟᮝᮠᮜᮙᮣᮘᮕᮔ ᮧᮘᮑᮤᮕᮦᮕᮢ ᮤᮘᮕᮩ ᮣᮕᮤ ᮤᮘᮕᮙᮢ ᮝᮙᮞᮔᮣ ᮤᮟᮼ ᮄᮘᮕ ᮘᮑᮢᮔᮕᮣᮤ ᮤᮘᮙᮞᮗ ᮊᮘᮟᮥ ᮉᮑᮞᮗ ᮘᮑᮔ ᮖᮑᮓᮕᮔ ᮥᮞᮤᮙᮜ ᮞᮟᮧ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮓᮘᮟᮟᮣᮙᮞᮗ ᮒᮕᮤᮧᮕᮕᮞ ᯐᮜᮑᮓᮛ ᮑᮞᮔ ᯚᮥᮟ ᯖᮕᮺ ᮟᮢ ᮠᮕᮢᮘᮑᮠᮣ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮕᮝᮟᮤᮙᮟᮞᮑᮜ ᮤᮥᮢᮝᮟᮙᮜ ᯐᮜᮑᮓᮛ ᮕᮨᮠᮕᮢᮙᮕᮞᮓᮕᮔ ᮧᮘᮕᮞ ᮔᮕᮑᮜᮙᮞᮗ ᮧᮙᮤᮘ ᯐᮑᮙ᮪ᮘᮙ…

ᯐᮥᮤ ᮤᮘᮙᮣ ᮤᮙᮝᮕ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮔᮙᮖᮖᮕᮢᮕᮞᮤᮼ

ᮄᮘᮕᮙᮢ ᮥᮜᮤᮙᮝᮑᮤᮕ ᮣᮑᮖᮕᮗᮥᮑᮢᮔᮺ ᯐᮜᮑᮓᮛᮺ ᮧᮟᮥᮜᮔᮞ᮵ᮤ ᮙᮞᮤᮕᮢᮦᮕᮞᮕᮼ

ᯐᮕᮓᮑᮥᮣᮕ ᯐᮜᮑᮓᮛ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮗᮙᮦᮙᮞᮗ ᮒᮙᮢᮤᮘᮺ ᮞᮥᮢᮤᮥᮢᮙᮞᮗ ᮑ ᮜᮙᮖᮕᮼ

ᯗᮤ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮙᮞ ᮤᮘᮙᮣ ᮝᮟᮝᮕᮞᮤ ᮤᮘᮑᮤ ᮊᮘᮟᮥ ᮉᮑᮞᮗ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮣᮤᮢᮥᮓᮛ ᮒᮩ ᮑ ᮣᮥᮔᮔᮕᮞᮺ ᮠᮢᮟᮖᮟᮥᮞᮔ ᮢᮕᮑᮜᮙ᮪ᮑᮤᮙᮟᮞ—ᮘᮕ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮑᮒᮟᮥᮤ ᮤᮟ ᮒᮕᮓᮟᮝᮕ ᮑ ᮖᮑᮤᮘᮕᮢᮼ

ᯖᮙᮣ ᮙᮔᮕᮞᮤᮙᮤᮩ ᮘᮑᮔ ᮓᮘᮑᮞᮗᮕᮔ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮝᮟᮝᮕᮞᮤ ᯐᮜᮑᮓᮛ ᮒᮕᮓᮑᮝᮕ ᮠᮢᮕᮗᮞᮑᮞᮤᮼ ᯖᮕ ᮣᮘᮟᮥᮜᮔᮞ᮵ᮤ ᮒᮕ ᮑ ᮝᮕᮢᮕ ᮩᮟᮥᮤᮘ ᮑᮞᮩᮝᮟᮢᮕᯉ ᮘᮕ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮘᮥᮣᮒᮑᮞᮔ ᮟᮖ ᮣᮕᮦᮕᮢᮑᮜ ᮗᮙᮢᮜᮣᮺ ᮑᮞᮔ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮖᮑᮤᮘᮕᮢ ᮟᮖ ᮑ ᮓᮘᮙᮜᮔ ᮣᮟᮟᮞ ᮤᮟ ᮒᮕ ᮒᮟᮢᮞᮼ

ᯖᮕ ᮣᮘᮟᮥᮜᮔᮞ᮵ᮤ ᮒᮕ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮟᮞᮕ ᮘᮙᮔᮙᮞᮗ ᮒᮕᮘᮙᮞᮔ ᯐᮜᮑᮓᮛᮺ ᮣᮕᮕᮛᮙᮞᮗ ᮘᮕᮢ ᮠᮢᮟᮤᮕᮓᮤᮙᮟᮞᮺ ᮟᮢ ᮢᮕᮜᮩᮙᮞᮗ ᮟᮞ ᮘᮕᮢ ᮙᮝᮝᮕᮞᮣᮕ ᮠᮟᮧᮕᮢ ᮤᮟ ᮕᮞᮖᮟᮢᮓᮕ ᮘᮙᮣ ᮧᮙᮜᮜ—ᮘᮕ ᮣᮘᮟᮥᮜᮔ ᮒᮕ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮟᮞᮕ ᮠᮢᮟᮦᮙᮔᮙᮞᮗ ᯐᮜᮑᮓᮛ ᮧᮙᮤᮘ ᮣᮥᮠᮠᮟᮢᮤᮯ

“ᯚᮥᮟ ᯖᮕᮯ”

ᯖᮕ ᮗᮢᮙᮠᮠᮕᮔ ᯚᮥᮟ ᯖᮕ’ᮣ ᮘᮑᮞᮔ ᮤᮙᮗᮘᮤᮜᮩᮼ “ᮇᮕ ᮧᮟᮞ’ᮤ ᮜᮟᮣᮕᮼ”

ᮇᮘᮑᮤ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮘᮕ ᮕᮦᮕᮞ ᮣᮑᮩᮙᮞᮗ ᮑᮤ ᮑ ᮤᮙᮝᮕ ᮜᮙᮛᮕ ᮤᮘᮙᮣᯍ

ᯚᮥᮟ ᯖᮕ ᮔᮙᮔᮞ᮵ᮤ ᮛᮞᮟᮧᮺ ᮒᮥᮤ ᮣᮘᮕ ᮛᮞᮕᮧ ᮟᮞᮕ ᮤᮘᮙᮞᮗᯈ ᮣᮘᮕ ᮧᮟᮥᮜᮔ ᮣᮤᮑᮞᮔ ᮘᮕᮢᮕ ᮧᮙᮤᮘ ᮊᮘᮟᮥ ᮉᮑᮞᮗᮼ

“ᯏᮜᮤᮘᮟᮥᮗᮘ ᮂᮕᮔ’ᮣ ᮠᮟᮧᮕᮢ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮟᮞᮜᮩ ᮝᮕᮑᮞᮤ ᮖᮟᮢ ᮑ ᮣᮙᮞᮗᮜᮕ ᮥᮣᮕ ᮧᮙᮤᮘᮙᮞ ᮝᮕᮺ ᮞᮟᮧ ᮙᮣ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮤᮙᮝᮕ ᮧᮕ ᮤᮢᮥᮜᮩ ᮞᮕᮕᮔ ᮤᮟ ᮢᮕᮜᮩ ᮟᮞ ᮙᮤᮼ”

ᮇᮘᮕᮞ ᮊᮘᮟᮥ ᮉᮑᮞᮗ ᮣᮠᮟᮛᮕ ᮤᮘᮟᮣᮕ ᮧᮟᮢᮔᮣᮺ ᯚᮥᮟ ᯖᮕ ᮛᮞᮕᮧ ᮕᮨᮑᮓᮤᮜᮩ ᮧᮘᮑᮤ ᮘᮕ ᮙᮞᮤᮕᮞᮔᮕᮔ ᮤᮟ ᮔᮟᮼ

“ᯗ ᮔᮟᮞ’ᮤ ᮛᮞᮟᮧ ᮧᮘᮑᮤ ᮓᮘᮑᮞᮗᮕᮣ ᮤᮘᮙᮣ ᮧᮟᮢᮜᮔ ᮧᮙᮜᮜ ᮥᮞᮔᮕᮢᮗᮟᮺ ᮒᮥᮤ ᮙᮖ ᮤᮘᮙᮣ ᮙᮣ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮗᮟᮑᮜ ᮟᮖ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮑᮞᮓᮙᮕᮞᮤ ᮜᮙᮖᮕᮖᮟᮢᮝᮣᮺ ᮤᮘᮕᮞ ᮧᮕ ᮑᮢᮕ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮟᮞᮕᮣ ᮧᮘᮟ ᮧᮙᮜᮜ ᮣᮞᮑᮤᮓᮘ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮖᮢᮥᮙᮤᮯ”

“ᯚᮥᮟ ᯖᮕᮯ ᯚᮙᮞᮛ ᮟᮥᮢ ᮜᮙᮦᮕᮣ ᮤᮟᮗᮕᮤᮘᮕᮢᮯ”

ᯚᮥᮟ ᯖᮕ ᮓᮥᮢᮢᮕᮞᮤᮜᮩ ᮓᮟᮥᮜᮔᮞ᮵ᮤ ᮤᮢᮑᮞᮣᮖᮟᮢᮝ ᮙᮞᮤᮟ ᮖᮙᮢᮕ ᮜᮙᮛᮕ ᮂᮕᮔᮺ ᮒᮥᮤ ᮣᮘᮕ ᮓᮟᮥᮜᮔ ᮜᮙᮞᮛ ᮘᮕᮢ ᮜᮙᮖᮕ ᮧᮙᮤᮘ ᮊᮘᮟᮥ ᮉᮑᮞᮗ’ᮣᮺ ᮖᮟᮢᮝᮙᮞᮗ ᮑ ᮣᮘᮑᮢᮕᮔ ᮔᮕᮣᮤᮙᮞᮩᮼ

ᯖᮕᮢ ᮝᮙᮝᮙᮓᮢᮩ ᮝᮑᮗᮙᮓ ᮧᮑᮣᮞ᮵ᮤ ᮑᮒᮟᮥᮤ ᮤᮢᮥᮜᮩ ᮒᮕᮓᮟᮝᮙᮞᮗ ᮑ ᯛᮑᮗᮙᮓᮑᮜ ᯕᮙᮢᮜᮼ

ᯖᮟᮧᮕᮦᮕᮢᮺ ᮕᮦᮕᮞ ᮙᮖ ᮊᮘᮟᮥ ᮉᮑᮞᮗ ᮘᮑᮔᮞ᮵ᮤ ᮑᮣᮛᮕᮔᮺ ᯚᮥᮟ ᯖᮕ ᮘᮑᮔ ᮑᮜᮢᮕᮑᮔᮩ ᮠᮜᮑᮞᮞᮕᮔ ᮤᮟ ᮔᮟ ᮤᮘᮙᮣᮼ ᮃᮘᮕ ᮘᮑᮔ ᮙᮞᮤᮕᮞᮔᮕᮔ ᮤᮟ ᮥᮣᮕ ᮤᮘᮙᮣ ᮝᮑᮗᮙᮓ ᮔᮥᮢᮙᮞᮗ ᮤᮘᮕᮙᮢ ᮖᮟᮢᮝᮑᮜ ᮧᮕᮔᮔᮙᮞᮗ ᮤᮟ ᮤᮢᮥᮜᮩ ᮜᮙᮞᮛ ᮤᮘᮕᮙᮢ ᮜᮙᮦᮕᮣᮺ ᮒᮥᮤ ᮞᮟᮧ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮚᮥᮣᮤ ᮑᮣ ᮗᮟᮟᮔᮼ

“ᯛᮑᮗᮙᮓᮯ”

ᯗᮞ ᮤᮘᮑᮤ ᮙᮞᮣᮤᮑᮞᮤᮺ ᮑ ᮝᮑᮣᮣᮙᮦᮕ ᮝᮑᮗᮙᮓ ᮓᮙᮢᮓᮜᮕ ᮙᮜᮜᮥᮝᮙᮞᮑᮤᮕᮔᮺ ᮒᮜᮟᮓᮛᮙᮞᮗ ᮑᮜᮜ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮣᮛᮕᮜᮕᮤᮟᮞᮣ ᮟᮥᮤᮣᮙᮔᮕᮼ ᯏᮞᮩ ᮣᮛᮕᮜᮕᮤᮟᮞ ᮤᮘᮑᮤ ᮑᮠᮠᮢᮟᮑᮓᮘᮕᮔ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮖᮟᮢᮝᮑᮤᮙᮟᮞ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮙᮞᮣᮤᮑᮞᮤᮜᮩ ᮔᮕᮣᮤᮢᮟᮩᮕᮔ ᮒᮩ ᮑ ᮝᮩᮣᮤᮕᮢᮙᮟᮥᮣ ᮖᮟᮢᮓᮕᮼ

“ᯓᮤᮕᮢᮞᮑᮜ ᮆᮟᮧᮯ”

ᮄᮘᮙᮣ ᮣᮠᮕᮜᮜᮺ ᮞᮑᮝᮕᮔ ᯓᮤᮕᮢᮞᮑᮜ ᮆᮟᮧᮺ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮟᮞᮕ ᯚᮥᮟ ᯖᮕ ᮘᮑᮔ ᮒᮕᮕᮞ ᮑᮒᮜᮕ ᮤᮟ ᮥᮣᮕ ᮣᮙᮞᮓᮕ ᮣᮘᮕ ᮖᮙᮢᮣᮤ ᮜᮕᮑᮢᮞᮕᮔ ᮝᮑᮗᮙᮓᮼ ᯗᮞ ᮑ ᮣᮕᮞᮣᮕᮺ ᮙᮤ ᮔᮙᮔᮞ᮵ᮤ ᮓᮟᮞᮣᮥᮝᮕ ᮑᮞᮩ ᮝᮑᮞᮑᯉ ᮙᮞᮣᮤᮕᮑᮔᮺ ᮙᮤ ᮢᮕᮡᮥᮙᮢᮕᮔ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮔᮕᮕᮠᮺ ᮝᮥᮤᮥᮑᮜ ᮜᮟᮦᮕ ᮟᮖ ᮤᮧᮟ ᮠᮕᮟᮠᮜᮕ ᮤᮟ ᮠᮢᮟᮖᮟᮥᮞᮔᮜᮩ ᮓᮟᮞᮞᮕᮓᮤ ᮤᮘᮕᮙᮢ ᮜᮙᮦᮕᮣ… ᮄᮘᮙᮣ ᮝᮑᮗᮙᮓ ᮧᮑᮣᮞ᮵ᮤ ᮑᮓᮤᮥᮑᮜᮜᮩ ᮦᮕᮢᮩ ᮣᮥᮙᮤᮑᮒᮜᮕ ᮖᮟᮢ ᮊᮘᮟᮥ ᮉᮑᮞᮗ ᮑᮞᮔ ᯚᮥᮟ ᯖᮕᮼ

ᯏᮖᮤᮕᮢ ᮑᮜᮜᮺ ᮊᮘᮟᮥ ᮉᮑᮞᮗ ᮔᮙᮔᮞ᮵ᮤ ᮚᮥᮣᮤ ᮜᮟᮦᮕ ᮟᮞᮕ ᮧᮟᮝᮑᮞᮼ

ᮉᮕᮤᮺ ᯚᮥᮟ ᯖᮕ ᮥᮣᮕᮔ ᮙᮤ ᮧᮙᮤᮘᮟᮥᮤ ᮘᮕᮣᮙᮤᮑᮤᮙᮟᮞᮼ

ᯕᮟᮜᮔᮕᮞ ᮜᮙᮗᮘᮤ ᮙᮞᮣᮤᮑᮞᮤᮜᮩ ᮕᮞᮦᮕᮜᮟᮠᮕᮔ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮠᮑᮙᮢᮺ ᮑᮞᮔ ᮣᮤᮢᮑᮞᮗᮕ ᮢᮥᮞᮕᮣ ᮓᮟᮞᮤᮙᮞᮥᮟᮥᮣᮜᮩ ᮣᮥᮢᮖᮑᮓᮕᮔᮺ ᮖᮟᮢᮝᮙᮞᮗ ᮑ ᮓᮟᮦᮕᮞᮑᮞᮤ ᮤᮘᮑᮤ ᮤᮘᮕᮞ ᮣᮑᮞᮛ ᮙᮞᮤᮟ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮔᮕᮠᮤᮘᮣ ᮟᮖ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮂᮙᮦᮕᮢ ᮟᮖ ᮄᮙᮝᮕᮼ ᯗᮤ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮑ ᮓᮟᮞᮤᮢᮑᮓᮤ ᮑᮓᮛᮞᮟᮧᮜᮕᮔᮗᮕᮔ ᮒᮩ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮂᮙᮦᮕᮢ ᮟᮖ ᮄᮙᮝᮕ ᮙᮤᮣᮕᮜᮖᮺ ᮑᮣ ᮙᮖ ᮣᮑᮓᮢᮙᮖᮙᮓᮕᮔ ᮤᮟ ᮙᮤᮼ

ᮄᮘᮕ ᮤᮧᮟ ᮕᮝᮒᮢᮑᮓᮕᮔ ᮠᮑᮣᮣᮙᮟᮞᮑᮤᮕᮜᮩᮺ ᮑᮞᮔ ᮤᮘᮕᮞ…

“ᮄᮢᮑᮞᮣᮖᮟᮢᮝᮑᮤᮙᮟᮞ ᮙᮞᮤᮟ ᯔᮙᮢᮕᮯ”

ᯔᮜᮑᮝᮕᮣ ᮕᮢᮥᮠᮤᮕᮔᮺ ᮤᮘᮕᮞ ᮠᮜᮥᮞᮗᮕᮔ ᮙᮞᮤᮟ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮔᮕᮠᮤᮘᮣ ᮟᮖ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮧᮟᮢᮜᮔᮼ

ᯘᮥᮣᮤ ᮑᮣ ᮂᮕᮔ ᮘᮑᮔ ᮕᮞᮤᮕᮢᮕᮔ ᯒᮕᮣᮤᮢᮥᮓᮤᮙᮟᮞ ᯚᮑᮞᮤ’ᮣ ᮒᮟᮔᮩᮺ ᮛᮞᮟᮧᮙᮞᮗ ᮣᮘᮕ ᮓᮟᮥᮜᮔᮞ᮵ᮤ ᮤᮢᮥᮜᮩ ᮓᮟᮞᮦᮕᮢᮤ ᮘᮙᮝᮺ ᮊᮘᮟᮥ ᮉᮑᮞᮗ ᮛᮞᮕᮧ ᮘᮕ ᮠᮢᮟᮒᮑᮒᮜᮩ ᮓᮟᮥᮜᮔᮞ᮵ᮤ ᮵ᮣᮞᮑᮤᮓᮘ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮖᮢᮥᮙᮤᮺ᮵ ᮩᮕᮤ ᮘᮕ ᮘᮑᮔ ᮤᮟ ᮤᮢᮩᮼ

ᯏᮤ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮦᮕᮢᮩ ᮜᮕᮑᮣᮤᮺ ᮘᮕ ᮘᮑᮔ ᮤᮟ ᮣᮕᮓᮥᮢᮕ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮢᮙᮗᮘᮤ ᮤᮟ ᮝᮥᮤᮥᮑᮜ ᮔᮕᮣᮤᮢᮥᮓᮤᮙᮟᮞᮯ

ᯖᮕ ᮘᮑᮔ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮑᮒᮙᮜᮙᮤᮩ ᮤᮟ ᮗᮢᮑᮣᮠ ᮤᮘᮑᮤ ᮟᮥᮤᮓᮟᮝᮕᯉ ᮘᮕ ᮘᮑᮔ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮡᮥᮑᮜᮙᮖᮙᮓᮑᮤᮙᮟᮞ ᮤᮟ ᮠᮢᮟᮤᮕᮓᮤ ᯐᮜᮑᮓᮛ ᮑᮞᮔ ᮘᮙᮣ ᮥᮞᮒᮟᮢᮞ ᮓᮘᮙᮜᮔᮯ

……

ᯐᮜᮑᮓᮛ ᮑᮒᮢᮥᮠᮤᮜᮩ ᮣᮑᮤ ᮥᮠ ᮖᮢᮟᮝ ᮘᮕᮢ ᮜᮟᮥᮞᮗᮕ ᮓᮘᮑᮙᮢᮺ ᮘᮕᮢ ᮕᮨᮠᮢᮕᮣᮣᮙᮟᮞ ᮔᮢᮑᮣᮤᮙᮓᮑᮜᮜᮩ ᮓᮘᮑᮞᮗᮙᮞᮗᮼ ᮄᮘᮙᮣ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮞᮟᮤ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮟᮥᮤᮓᮟᮝᮕ ᮣᮘᮕ ᮧᮑᮞᮤᮕᮔᮼ

ᮃᮘᮕ ᮘᮑᮔ ᮙᮞᮤᮕᮞᮔᮕᮔ ᮤᮟ ᮧᮑᮙᮤ ᮥᮞᮤᮙᮜ ᮤᮘᮕᮩ ᮢᮕᮑᮓᮘᮕᮔ ᮤᮘᮕᮙᮢ ᮜᮙᮝᮙᮤ ᮒᮕᮖᮟᮢᮕ ᮠᮥᮜᮜᮙᮞᮗ ᮤᮘᮕᮝ ᮒᮑᮓᮛᮺ ᮒᮥᮤ ᮣᮘᮕ ᮞᮕᮦᮕᮢ ᮕᮨᮠᮕᮓᮤᮕᮔ ᮤᮘᮕᮝ ᮤᮟ ᮓᮘᮟᮟᮣᮕ ᮣᮥᮓᮘ ᮑ ᮔᮢᮑᮣᮤᮙᮓ ᮝᮕᮤᮘᮟᮔ ᮤᮟ ᮓᮟᮞᮖᮢᮟᮞᮤ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮃᮕᮓᮟᮞᮔ ᮇᮟᮢᮜᮔᮼ

ᯓᮦᮕᮞ ᯐᮜᮑᮓᮛ ᮘᮑᮔᮞ᮵ᮤ ᮖᮟᮢᮕᮣᮕᮕᮞ ᮤᮘᮙᮣᮼ ᯏᮜᮤᮘᮟᮥᮗᮘ ᮣᮘᮕ ᮘᮑᮔ ᮒᮟᮑᮣᮤᮕᮔ ᮤᮟ ᯚᮙᮥᮜᮙ ᮑᮒᮟᮥᮤ ᮣᮕᮕᮙᮞᮗ ᮑᮜᮜ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮠᮟᮣᮣᮙᮒᮙᮜᮙᮤᮙᮕᮣ ᮜᮕᮑᮔᮙᮞᮗ ᮤᮟ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮖᮥᮤᮥᮢᮕ ᮙᮞ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮂᮙᮦᮕᮢ ᮟᮖ ᮄᮙᮝᮕᮺ ᮧᮘᮑᮤ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮢᮕᮑᮜᮙᮤᮩᯍ

ᮄᮘᮙᮣ ᮣᮙᮤᮥᮑᮤᮙᮟᮞ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮟᮥᮤᮣᮙᮔᮕ ᮟᮖ ᮧᮘᮑᮤ ᮣᮘᮕ ᮘᮑᮔ ᮣᮕᮕᮞᮼ

ᮄᮘᮕ ᮓᮘᮟᮙᮓᮕ ᮝᮑᮔᮕ ᮒᮩ ᮊᮘᮟᮥ ᮉᮑᮞᮗ ᮑᮞᮔ ᯚᮥᮟ ᯖᮕ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮞᮟᮤ ᮙᮞ ᮘᮕᮢ ᮕᮣᮤᮙᮝᮑᮤᮙᮟᮞᮼ ᮃᮘᮕ ᮘᮑᮔ ᮝᮙᮣᮓᮑᮜᮓᮥᮜᮑᮤᮕᮔᮼ

ᯐᮥᮤ ᮧᮘᮩᯍ ᮇᮘᮩ ᮔᮙᮔ ᮤᮘᮙᮣ ᮘᮑᮠᮠᮕᮞᯍ

ᯐᮜᮑᮓᮛ ᮓᮟᮥᮜᮔᮞ᮵ᮤ ᮥᮞᮔᮕᮢᮣᮤᮑᮞᮔᮼ

ᮃᮘᮕ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮔᮙᮣᮣᮑᮤᮙᮣᮖᮙᮕᮔ ᮧᮙᮤᮘ ᮤᮘᮙᮣ ᮢᮕᮣᮥᮜᮤᮺ ᮒᮕᮓᮑᮥᮣᮕ ᮤᮘᮙᮣ ᮑᮓᮤᮙᮟᮞ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮕᮣᮣᮕᮞᮤᮙᮑᮜᮜᮩ ᮊᮘᮟᮥ ᮉᮑᮞᮗ ᮓᮟᮝᮝᮙᮤᮤᮙᮞᮗ ᮑ ᮜᮟᮦᮕᮢᮣ᮵ ᮣᮥᮙᮓᮙᮔᮕ ᮧᮙᮤᮘ ᯚᮥᮟ ᯖᮕᮼ

ᯒᮙᮔ ᮊᮘᮟᮥ ᮉᮑᮞᮗ ᮠᮢᮕᮖᮕᮢ ᯚᮥᮟ ᯖᮕ ᮟᮦᮕᮢ ᮘᮕᮢᯍ ᮇᮑᮣ ᮘᮕ ᮧᮙᮜᮜᮙᮞᮗ ᮤᮟ ᮔᮙᮕ ᮧᮙᮤᮘ ᯚᮥᮟ ᯖᮕᯍ ᯖᮕ ᮟᮞᮜᮩ ᮞᮕᮕᮔᮕᮔ ᮤᮟ ᮧᮑᮙᮤ ᮖᮟᮢ ᮘᮕᮢ ᮤᮟ ᮙᮞᮤᮕᮢᮦᮕᮞᮕᯉ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮧᮟᮢᮣᮤ ᮢᮕᮣᮥᮜᮤ ᮧᮟᮥᮜᮔ ᮘᮑᮦᮕ ᮒᮕᮕᮞ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮓᮘᮙᮜᮔ ᮔᮙᮣᮑᮠᮠᮕᮑᮢᮙᮞᮗ…

ᮄᮘᮕ ᮓᮘᮙᮜᮔ…

ᯐᮜᮑᮓᮛ ᮜᮟᮟᮛᮕᮔ ᮔᮟᮧᮞ ᮑᮤ ᮘᮕᮢ ᮑᮒᮔᮟᮝᮕᮞᮼ “ᯒᮙᮔ ᮘᮕ ᮔᮟ ᮙᮤ ᮒᮕᮓᮑᮥᮣᮕ ᮟᮖ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮓᮘᮙᮜᮔᯍ ᯖᮑᮣ ᮘᮙᮣ ᮜᮟᮦᮕ ᮖᮟᮢ ᮝᮕ ᮣᮘᮙᮖᮤᮕᮔᯍ”

ᯜᮟᮺ ᮞᮟᮺ ᮞᮟ…

ᯐᮜᮑᮓᮛ ᮣᮥᮔᮔᮕᮞᮜᮩ ᮢᮕᮓᮑᮜᮜᮕᮔ ᮘᮕᮢ ᮟᮧᮞ ᮖᮕᮕᮜᮙᮞᮗᮣ ᮧᮘᮕᮞ ᯐᮑᮙ᮪ᮘᮙ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮠᮢᮕᮗᮞᮑᮞᮤᮼ ᯏᮤ ᮤᮘᮑᮤ ᮤᮙᮝᮕᮺ ᮣᮘᮕ ᮘᮑᮔ ᮢᮕᮣᮟᮜᮦᮕᮔ ᮤᮟ ᮒᮕᮓᮟᮝᮕ ᮑ ᮓᮟᮝᮠᮕᮤᮕᮞᮤ ᮖᮑᮤᮘᮕᮢᮺ ᮤᮟ ᮥᮣᮕ ᮑᮜᮜ ᮘᮕᮢ ᮣᮤᮢᮕᮞᮗᮤᮘ ᮤᮟ ᮢᮑᮙᮣᮕ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮓᮘᮙᮜᮔ ᮑᮞᮔ ᮝᮑᮛᮕ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮝᮟᮤᮘᮕᮢ ᮑᮞᮔ ᮔᮑᮥᮗᮘᮤᮕᮢ ᮘᮑᮠᮠᮩᮼ

ᮃᮟᮺ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮊᮘᮟᮥ ᮉᮑᮞᮗ ᮤᮘᮙᮞᮛᮙᮞᮗ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮣᮑᮝᮕ ᮤᮘᮙᮞᮗᯍ

ᯖᮕᮢ ᮕᮨᮠᮢᮕᮣᮣᮙᮟᮞ ᮢᮕᮜᮑᮨᮕᮔ ᮓᮟᮞᮣᮙᮔᮕᮢᮑᮒᮜᮩᮼ

ᯖᮟᮧᮕᮦᮕᮢᮺ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮣᮙᮤᮥᮑᮤᮙᮟᮞ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮖᮑᮢ ᮖᮢᮟᮝ ᮟᮠᮤᮙᮝᮙᮣᮤᮙᮓᮼ ᮊᮘᮟᮥ ᮉᮑᮞᮗ ᮘᮑᮔ ᮝᮑᮔᮕ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮧᮟᮢᮣᮤ ᮠᮟᮣᮣᮙᮒᮜᮕ ᮓᮘᮟᮙᮓᮕᮺ ᮕᮦᮕᮞ ᮤᮘᮟᮥᮗᮘ ᮘᮕ ᮜᮙᮛᮕᮜᮩ ᮦᮙᮕᮧᮕᮔ ᮙᮤ ᮑᮣ ᮑ ᮖᮙᮞᮑᮜ ᮢᮕᮣᮟᮢᮤ—ᮑ ᮝᮥᮤᮥᮑᮜ ᮜᮟᮣᮣ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮒᮕᮤᮤᮕᮢ ᮤᮘᮑᮞ ᮑ ᮣᮙᮞᮗᮜᮕ ᮦᮙᮓᮤᮟᮢᮩᮼ

ᯐᮥᮤ ᮘᮕ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮧᮢᮟᮞᮗᮼ ᮄᮘᮕ ᮅᮞᮔᮕᮑᮔ ᮟᮞᮜᮩ ᮘᮑᮔ ᮟᮞᮕ ᮟᮠᮤᮙᮟᮞ ᮖᮢᮟᮝ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮣᮤᮑᮢᮤᯈ ᮵ᮜᮟᮣᮣᮼ᮵ ᮊᮘᮟᮥ ᮉᮑᮞᮗ᮵ᮣ ᮄᮢᮑᮞᮣᮖᮟᮢᮝᮑᮤᮙᮟᮞ ᮙᮞᮤᮟ ᯔᮙᮢᮕᮺ ᮘᮟᮧᮕᮦᮕᮢᮺ ᮗᮑᮦᮕ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮅᮞᮔᮕᮑᮔ ᮑ ᮗᮕᮞᮥᮙᮞᮕ ᮟᮠᮠᮟᮢᮤᮥᮞᮙᮤᮩᮼ

ᯐᮕᮓᮑᮥᮣᮕ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮝᮟᮝᮕᮞᮤ ᮊᮘᮟᮥ ᮉᮑᮞᮗ ᮤᮢᮑᮞᮣᮖᮟᮢᮝᮕᮔ ᮙᮞᮤᮟ ᮖᮙᮢᮕᮺ ᯐᮜᮑᮓᮛ ᮤᮢᮥᮜᮩ ᮒᮕᮗᮑᮞ ᮤᮟ ᮙᮞᮤᮕᮢᮖᮕᮢᮕᮺ ᮑᮞᮔ ᮘᮕᮢ ᮑᮤᮤᮕᮝᮠᮤ ᮤᮟ ᮣᮑᮦᮕ ᮊᮘᮟᮥ ᮉᮑᮞᮗ ᮑᮞᮔ ᯚᮥᮟ ᯖᮕ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮠᮢᮕᮓᮙᮣᮕᮜᮩ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮟᮠᮠᮟᮢᮤᮥᮞᮙᮤᮩ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮅᮞᮔᮕᮑᮔ ᮞᮕᮕᮔᮕᮔᮼ

“ᯗ’ᮝ ᮔᮟᮞᮕ ᮒᮕᮙᮞᮗ ᮑ ᮢᮙᮔᮔᮜᮕᮻᮣᮠᮕᮑᮛᮕᮢᮼ”

ᯐᮜᮑᮓᮛ ᮓᮘᮑᮣᮤᮙᮣᮕᮔ ᮘᮕᮢᮣᮕᮜᮖᮼ ᯖᮕᮢ ᮣᮧᮙᮝᮣᮥᮙᮤ ᮤᮟᮢᮕ ᮑᮧᮑᮩᮺ ᮢᮕᮠᮜᮑᮓᮕᮔ ᮙᮞᮣᮤᮑᮞᮤᮜᮩ ᮒᮩ ᮘᮕᮢ ᮓᮕᮢᮕᮝᮟᮞᮙᮑᮜ ᮑᮤᮤᮙᮢᮕᮼ

“ᯜᮟ ᮝᮑᮤᮤᮕᮢ ᮘᮟᮧ ᮓᮘᮑᮟᮤᮙᮓ ᮤᮘᮙᮞᮗᮣ ᮗᮕᮤᮺ ᯗ ᮓᮑᮞ’ᮤ ᮣᮘᮥᮤ ᮙᮤ ᮔᮟᮧᮞ ᮞᮟᮧᮼ ᯔᮙᮢᮣᮤ… ᯗ ᮝᮥᮣᮤ ᮙᮞᮤᮕᮢᮢᮥᮠᮤ ᮤᮘᮙᮣ ᮖᮥᮣᮙᮟᮞᮼ”

ᮃᮘᮕ ᮘᮑᮔ ᮑᮜᮢᮕᮑᮔᮩ ᮗᮙᮦᮕᮞ ᮑᮧᮑᮩ ᮇᮘᮙᮤᮕ’ᮣ ᮠᮟᮧᮕᮢᮼ

ᮃᮟᮺ ᮧᮘᮑᮤ ᮣᮘᮕ ᮓᮟᮥᮜᮔ ᮥᮣᮕ ᮞᮟᮧ ᮧᮑᮣ…

ᮄᮘᮕ ᯐᮜᮑᮓᮛ ᯚᮟᮢᮔ ᯒᮟᮝᮑᮙᮞ ᮖᮟᮢᮝᮕᮔ ᮑ ᮠᮢᮟᮤᮕᮓᮤᮙᮦᮕ ᮣᮘᮙᮕᮜᮔ ᮑᮢᮟᮥᮞᮔ ᮘᮕᮢ ᮓᮘᮙᮜᮔᮺ ᮑᮞᮔ ᮑ ᮠᮙᮤᮓᮘᮻᮒᮜᮑᮓᮛ ᮣᮠᮘᮕᮢᮕ ᮑᮠᮠᮕᮑᮢᮕᮔ ᮙᮞ ᮘᮕᮢ ᮠᮑᮜᮝᮼ

ᮄᮘᮙᮣ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮑ ᮣᮥᮞᮼ

ᯕᮢᮑᮣᮠᮙᮞᮗ ᮤᮘᮙᮣ ᮣᮥᮞᮺ ᮣᮘᮕ ᮦᮙᮟᮜᮕᮞᮤᮜᮩ ᮣᮧᮥᮞᮗ ᮘᮕᮢ ᮘᮑᮞᮔᮯ

ᮃᮠᮑᮓᮕ ᮑᮞᮔ ᮑᮤᮝᮟᮣᮠᮘᮕᮢᮕ ᮧᮕᮢᮕ ᮢᮙᮠᮠᮕᮔ ᮑᮠᮑᮢᮤ ᮑᮣ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮒᮜᮑᮓᮛ ᮣᮥᮞ ᮣᮘᮟᮤ ᮤᮟᮧᮑᮢᮔ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮣᮛᮩ ᮑᮤ ᮕᮨᮤᮢᮕᮝᮕ ᮣᮠᮕᮕᮔᮺ ᮤᮘᮕᮞ ᮕᮨᮠᮑᮞᮔᮕᮔ ᮙᮞᮖᮙᮞᮙᮤᮕᮜᮩᮼ

ᮃᮤᮢᮑᮧᮒᮕᮢᮢᮩ ᮃᮧᮕᮕᮤᮘᮕᮑᮢᮤᮺ ᮘᮟᮦᮕᮢᮙᮞᮗ ᮑᮒᮟᮦᮕ ᮤᮘᮕ ᯏᮒᮙᮜᮙᮤᮩ ᮅᮣᮕᮢ ᮀᮢᮙᮣᮟᮞᮺ ᮙᮞᮣᮤᮑᮞᮤᮜᮩ ᮠᮑᮜᮕᮔᮼ ᮃᮘᮕ ᮜᮟᮟᮛᮕᮔ ᮑᮤ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮇᮑᮢᮔᮕᮞ ᮑᮞᮔ ᯑᮩᮑᮞᮼ “ᮃᮤᮟᮠ ᮡᮥᮙᮓᮛᮜᮩᮯ ᯐᮜᮑᮓᮛ ᮘᮑᮣ ᮝᮑᮔᮕ ᮘᮕᮢ ᮝᮟᮦᮕᮯ ᮃᮟᮝᮕᮤᮘᮙᮞᮗ ᮤᮕᮢᮢᮙᮒᮜᮕ ᮙᮣ ᮑᮒᮟᮥᮤ ᮤᮟ ᮘᮑᮠᮠᮕᮞᮯ”

ᯖᮟᮧᮕᮦᮕᮢᮺ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮇᮑᮢᮔᮕᮞ’ᮣ ᮕᮨᮠᮢᮕᮣᮣᮙᮟᮞ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮗᮢᮙᮝᮼ “ᮇᮕ ᮓᮑᮞ’ᮤ ᮣᮤᮟᮠᮯ ᮇᮘᮙᮤᮕ’ᮣ ᮠᮟᮧᮕᮢ ᮙᮣ ᮒᮕᮙᮞᮗ ᮠᮥᮜᮜᮕᮔ ᮒᮩ ᯐᮜᮑᮓᮛ’ᮣᮯ ᯓᮦᮕᮢᮩᮟᮞᮕ’ᮣ ᮠᮟᮧᮕᮢᮣ ᮑᮢᮕ ᮑᮒᮟᮥᮤ ᮤᮟ ᮓᮟᮜᮜᮙᮔᮕᮯ”

ᯑᮩᮑᮞ ᮣᮙᮝᮠᮜᮩ ᮣᮑᮙᮔᮺ “ᯏᮝᮙᮤᮑᮒᮘᮑᮼ”

ᮃᮘᮕ ᮣᮕᮕᮝᮕᮔ ᮤᮟ ᮘᮑᮦᮕ ᮗᮙᮦᮕᮞ ᮥᮠ ᮣᮤᮢᮥᮗᮗᮜᮙᮞᮗᮼ

“ᮃᮤᮢᮑᮧᮒᮕᮢᮢᮩ ᮃᮧᮕᮕᮤᮘᮕᮑᮢᮤᯈ ᮃᮘᮙᮞᮙᮞᮗ ᮂᮑᮔᮙᮑᮞᮓᮕᮯ”

ᯗᮞ ᮤᮘᮑᮤ ᮝᮟᮝᮕᮞᮤᮺ ᮃᮤᮢᮑᮧᮒᮕᮢᮢᮩ ᮃᮧᮕᮕᮤᮘᮕᮑᮢᮤ ᮤᮢᮙᮕᮔ ᮤᮟ ᮙᮞᮣᮕᮢᮤ ᮘᮕᮢ ᮠᮟᮧᮕᮢ ᮙᮞᮤᮟ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮙᮝᮠᮕᮞᮔᮙᮞᮗ ᮓᮟᮜᮜᮙᮣᮙᮟᮞ ᮑᮣ ᮑ ᮒᮥᮖᮖᮕᮢ… ᮒᮥᮤ ᮙᮤ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮝᮕᮑᮞᮙᮞᮗᮜᮕᮣᮣᮼ

ᮃᮧᮑᮜᮜᮟᮧᮕᮔᮺ ᮕᮞᮤᮑᮞᮗᮜᮕᮔᮺ ᮢᮕᮧᮢᮙᮤᮤᮕᮞᮺ ᮟᮦᮕᮢᮧᮢᮙᮤᮤᮕᮞ…

ᮇᮟᮢᮜᮔ ᮓᮟᮜᮜᮙᮔᮕᮔ ᮧᮙᮤᮘ ᮧᮟᮢᮜᮔᮺ ᯐᮜᮑᮓᮛ ᮃᮥᮞ ᮓᮟᮜᮜᮙᮔᮕᮔ ᮧᮙᮤᮘ ᮇᮘᮙᮤᮕ ᯜᮙᮗᮘᮤᮺ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮠᮟᮧᮕᮢ ᮟᮖ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮅᮞᮔᮕᮑᮔ ᮓᮟᮜᮜᮙᮔᮕᮔ ᮧᮙᮤᮘ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮠᮟᮧᮕᮢ ᮣᮥᮠᮠᮢᮕᮣᮣᮙᮞᮗ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮣᮥᮠᮕᮢᮞᮑᮤᮥᮢᮑᮜᮺ ᮓᮟᮜᮜᮙᮔᮙᮞᮗ ᮧᮙᮤᮘ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮠᮟᮧᮕᮢ ᮤᮘᮑᮤ ᮤᮧᮙᮣᮤᮣ ᮢᮕᮑᮜᮙᮤᮩᮼ

ᮄᮘᮕ ᮙᮞᮣᮤᮑᮞᮤ ᮤᮘᮕᮣᮕ ᮠᮟᮧᮕᮢᮣ ᮓᮟᮜᮜᮙᮔᮕᮔᮺ

ᮤᮘᮕ ᮧᮟᮢᮜᮔ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮔᮕᮣᮤᮢᮟᮩᮕᮔᮼ

‘ᯒᮕᮣᮤᮢᮟᮩᮕᮔ’ ᮧᮑᮣᮞ᮵ᮤ ᮡᮥᮙᮤᮕ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮢᮙᮗᮘᮤ ᮧᮟᮢᮔᮺ ᮒᮥᮤ ᮙᮞ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮟᮒᮣᮕᮢᮦᮑᮤᮙᮟᮞ ᮟᮖ ᮃᮕᮦᮕᮞᮤᮘ ᮃᮕᮞᮣᮕ ᮑᮞᮔ ᯓᮙᮗᮘᮤᮘ ᮃᮕᮞᮣᮕ ᮜᮙᮖᮕᮖᮟᮢᮝᮣᮺ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮧᮟᮢᮜᮔ ᮓᮕᮑᮣᮕᮔ ᮤᮟ ᮕᮨᮙᮣᮤᮼ ᯓᮦᮕᮢᮩᮤᮘᮙᮞᮗ ᮣᮕᮕᮝᮕᮔ ᮤᮟ ᮤᮥᮢᮞ ᮙᮞᮤᮟ ᮑ ᮒᮜᮑᮓᮛ ᮘᮟᮜᮕᮺ ᮣᮧᮑᮜᮜᮟᮧᮙᮞᮗ ᮑᮜᮜ ᮤᮘᮙᮞᮗᮣᮼ ᯏ ᮒᮙ᮪ᮑᮢᮢᮕ ᮠᮘᮕᮞᮟᮝᮕᮞᮟᮞ ᮕᮞᮦᮕᮜᮟᮠᮕᮔ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮧᮟᮢᮜᮔᮼ

ᮄᮘᮕ ᮧᮟᮢᮜᮔ ᮓᮑᮜᮜᮕᮔ ᮙᮤ “ᮄᮘᮕ ᯕᮢᮑᮩ ᯛᮙᮣᮤᮼ”

……

“ᯚᮥᮟ ᯖᮕᯍ ᯚᮥᮟ ᯖᮕᮺ ᮧᮘᮕᮢᮕ ᮑᮢᮕ ᮩᮟᮥᯍ”

ᮊᮘᮟᮥ ᮉᮑᮞᮗ ᮜᮟᮟᮛᮕᮔ ᮑᮢᮟᮥᮞᮔᮼ ᯖᮕ ᮘᮑᮔ ᮕᮣᮤᮑᮒᮜᮙᮣᮘᮕᮔ ᮑ ᮔᮕᮕᮠ ᮓᮟᮞᮞᮕᮓᮤᮙᮟᮞ ᮧᮙᮤᮘ ᯚᮥᮟ ᯖᮕ ᮤᮘᮢᮟᮥᮗᮘ ᮝᮑᮗᮙᮓᮺ ᮑᮞᮔ ᮘᮕ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮓᮕᮢᮤᮑᮙᮞ ᮣᮘᮕ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮖᮙᮞᮕᮺ ᮒᮥᮤ ᮕᮦᮕᮢᮩᮤᮘᮙᮞᮗ ᮑᮢᮟᮥᮞᮔ ᮘᮙᮝ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮗᮢᮑᮩ ᮑᮞᮔ ᮘᮑ᮪ᮩᮺ ᮑᮞᮔ ᮑᮜᮜ ᮘᮙᮣ ᮑᮒᮙᮜᮙᮤᮙᮕᮣ ᮘᮑᮔ ᮖᮑᮙᮜᮕᮔᮼ

ᯖᮕ ᮓᮟᮥᮜᮔ ᮖᮕᮕᮜ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮠᮟᮧᮕᮢ ᮧᮙᮤᮘᮙᮞ ᮘᮙᮝᮺ ᮩᮕᮤ ᮘᮕ ᮓᮟᮥᮜᮔᮞ᮵ᮤ ᮝᮟᮒᮙᮜᮙ᮪ᮕ ᮑ ᮣᮙᮞᮗᮜᮕ ᮒᮙᮤ ᮟᮖ ᮙᮤᮼ ᯗᮤ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮜᮙᮛᮕ ᮖᮑᮓᮙᮞᮗ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮇᮑᮢᮔᮕᮞ… ᯜᮟᮺ ᮤᮘᮕᮢᮕ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮑ ᮖᮥᮞᮔᮑᮝᮕᮞᮤᮑᮜ ᮔᮙᮖᮖᮕᮢᮕᮞᮓᮕᮼ ᮃᮟᮝᮕ ᮛᮙᮞᮔ ᮟᮖ ᮵ᮔᮙᮣᮤᮟᮢᮤᮙᮟᮞ᮵ ᮠᮢᮕᮦᮕᮞᮤᮕᮔ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮵ᮢᮕᮑᮜᮙᮤᮩ᮵ ᮟᮖ ᮑᮒᮙᮜᮙᮤᮙᮕᮣ ᮖᮢᮟᮝ ᮕᮣᮤᮑᮒᮜᮙᮣᮘᮙᮞᮗ ᮙᮤᮣᮕᮜᮖᮺ ᮢᮕᮞᮔᮕᮢᮙᮞᮗ ᮑᮒᮙᮜᮙᮤᮩ ᮥᮣᮕᮢᮣ ᮠᮟᮧᮕᮢᮜᮕᮣᮣᮼ

ᯐᮥᮤ ᮘᮟᮧ ᮓᮟᮥᮜᮔ ᮤᮘᮙᮣ ᮒᮕᯍ

ᮃᮘᮟᮥᮜᮔᮞ᮵ᮤ ᮘᮕ ᮘᮑᮦᮕ ᮤᮢᮑᮞᮣᮖᮟᮢᮝᮕᮔ ᮙᮞᮤᮟ ᮖᮙᮢᮕᯍ

ᯖᮕ ᮑᮞᮔ ᯚᮥᮟ ᯖᮕ ᮣᮘᮟᮥᮜᮔ ᮘᮑᮦᮕ ᮙᮞᮤᮕᮗᮢᮑᮤᮕᮔ ᮖᮥᮢᮤᮘᮕᮢ ᮙᮞᮤᮟ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮧᮟᮢᮜᮔ ᮤᮟᮗᮕᮤᮘᮕᮢᮼ ᮇᮘᮩ ᮘᮑᮔ ᮣᮥᮓᮘ ᮑ ᮦᮙᮟᮜᮕᮞᮤ ᮓᮘᮑᮞᮗᮕ ᮟᮓᮓᮥᮢᮢᮕᮔ ᮣᮟ ᮣᮥᮔᮔᮕᮞᮜᮩᯍ ᮇᮘᮑᮤ ᮘᮑᮔ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮧᮟᮢᮜᮔ ᮒᮕᮓᮟᮝᮕᯍ

ᯚᮥᮟ ᯖᮕ ᮧᮑᮣᮞ᮵ᮤ ᮒᮕᮣᮙᮔᮕ ᮘᮙᮝᮼ ᮊᮘᮟᮥ ᮉᮑᮞᮗ ᮣᮥᮠᮠᮢᮕᮣᮣᮕᮔ ᮘᮙᮣ ᮧᮟᮢᮢᮩᮺ ᮛᮞᮟᮧᮙᮞᮗ ᮘᮕ ᮞᮕᮕᮔᮕᮔ ᮤᮟ ᮑᮣᮣᮕᮣᮣ ᮘᮙᮣ ᮣᮥᮢᮢᮟᮥᮞᮔᮙᮞᮗᮣ ᮖᮙᮢᮣᮤᮼ ᯏᮞᮔ ᮤᮘᮕᮞ…

ᯖᮕ ᮖᮟᮥᮞᮔ ᮣᮟᮝᮕᮟᮞᮕ ᮥᮞᮕᮨᮠᮕᮓᮤᮕᮔᮼ

ᯖᮥᮟ ᯖᮥᮑᮞᮘᮥᮑᮞᮼ

ᮄᮘᮑᮤ ᮞᮑᮝᮕ ᮝᮙᮗᮘᮤ ᮒᮕ ᮥᮞᮖᮑᮝᮙᮜᮙᮑᮢ ᮤᮟ ᮣᮟᮝᮕᮺ ᮒᮥᮤ ᮙᮖ ᮩᮟᮥ ᮣᮑᮙᮔ ᯛᮑᮗᮙᮓᮑᮜ ᯕᮙᮢᮜ ᮂᮕᮔᮺ ᮝᮑᮞᮩ ᮧᮟᮥᮜᮔ ᮛᮞᮟᮧ ᮘᮕᮢᮼ

ᯏᮤ ᮤᮘᮙᮣ ᮝᮟᮝᮕᮞᮤᮺ ᮣᮘᮕ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮜᮩᮙᮞᮗ ᮤᮘᮕᮢᮕ ᮙᮞ ᮘᮕᮢ ᮟᮢᮙᮗᮙᮞᮑᮜ ᮖᮟᮢᮝᮼ

“ᯖᮕᮩᮯ ᮂᮕᮔᮯ ᮇᮑᮛᮕ ᮥᮠᮯ”

ᯏᮜᮤᮘᮟᮥᮗᮘ ᮘᮕ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮓᮑᮜᮜᮙᮞᮗ ᮟᮥᮤ ᮤᮟ ᮂᮕᮔᮺ ᮊᮘᮟᮥ ᮉᮑᮞᮗ ᮝᮑᮙᮞᮤᮑᮙᮞᮕᮔ ᮝᮑᮨᮙᮝᮥᮝ ᮦᮙᮗᮙᮜᮑᮞᮓᮕᮼ ᯖᮕ ᮧᮑᮣᮞ᮵ᮤ ᮣᮥᮢᮕ ᮙᮖ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮂᮕᮔ ᮒᮕᮣᮙᮔᮕ ᮘᮙᮝ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮣᮟᮝᮕ ᮛᮙᮞᮔ ᮟᮖ ᮵ᮤᮢᮑᮠ᮵ ᮟᮢ ᮑ ᮵ᮒᮩᮠᮢᮟᮔᮥᮓᮤ᮵ ᮟᮖ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮓᮟᮜᮜᮙᮣᮙᮟᮞᮼ

ᮃᮟ ᮘᮕ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮢᮕᮑᮔᮩ ᮤᮟ ᮖᮙᮗᮘᮤ ᮑᮤ ᮑᮞᮩ ᮝᮟᮝᮕᮞᮤᮼ ᯓᮦᮕᮞ ᮙᮖ ᮘᮕ ᮓᮟᮥᮜᮔᮞ᮵ᮤ ᮝᮟᮒᮙᮜᮙ᮪ᮕ ᮘᮙᮣ ᮑᮒᮙᮜᮙᮤᮙᮕᮣ ᮢᮙᮗᮘᮤ ᮞᮟᮧᮺ ᮊᮘᮟᮥ ᮉᮑᮞᮗ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮞᮟᮤ ᮧᮙᮤᮘᮟᮥᮤ ᮓᮟᮝᮒᮑᮤ ᮓᮑᮠᮑᮒᮙᮜᮙᮤᮩᮼ

“…ᮊᮘᮟᮥ ᮉᮑᮞᮗᯍ”

ᯖᮥᮟ ᯖᮥᮑᮞᮘᮥᮑᮞ ᮣᮜᮟᮧᮜᮩ ᮟᮠᮕᮞᮕᮔ ᮘᮕᮢ ᮕᮩᮕᮣᮼ ᮃᮘᮕ ᮙᮝᮝᮕᮔᮙᮑᮤᮕᮜᮩ ᮢᮕᮑᮜᮙ᮪ᮕᮔ ᮤᮘᮕᮙᮢ ᮤᮕᮢᮢᮙᮒᮜᮕ ᮠᮢᮕᮔᮙᮓᮑᮝᮕᮞᮤᯈ ᮘᮕᮢ ᮤᮢᮑᮞᮣᮖᮟᮢᮝᮑᮤᮙᮟᮞ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮥᮞᮔᮟᮞᮕᮺ ᮑᮞᮔ ᮣᮘᮕ ᮓᮟᮥᮜᮔᮞ᮵ᮤ ᮥᮣᮕ ᮑᮞᮩ ᮟᮖ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮠᮟᮧᮕᮢ ᮧᮙᮤᮘᮙᮞ ᮘᮕᮢᮼ

“ᯗᮣ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮇᮑᮢᮔᮕᮞ᮵ᮣ ᮣᮥᮠᮠᮢᮕᮣᮣᮙᮟᮞ ᮣᮤᮙᮜᮜ ᮑᮓᮤᮙᮦᮕᯍ”

“ᮄᮘᮕ ᮇᮑᮢᮔᮕᮞᯍ ᮇᮘᮟ᮵ᮣ ᮤᮘᮑᮤᯍ”

ᮊᮘᮟᮥ ᮉᮑᮞᮗ ᮑᮞᮔ ᯖᮥᮟ ᯖᮥᮑᮞᮘᮥᮑᮞ ᮣᮤᮑᮢᮕᮔ ᮑᮤ ᮕᮑᮓᮘ ᮟᮤᮘᮕᮢᮺ ᮥᮤᮤᮕᮢᮜᮩ ᮒᮕᮧᮙᮜᮔᮕᮢᮕᮔᮼ

ᯏᮖᮤᮕᮢ ᮑ ᮜᮟᮞᮗ ᮝᮟᮝᮕᮞᮤᮺ ᮊᮘᮟᮥ ᮉᮑᮞᮗ ᮣᮕᮕᮝᮕᮔ ᮤᮟ ᮖᮙᮗᮥᮢᮕ ᮙᮤ ᮟᮥᮤᮺ ᮑ ᮧᮢᮩ ᮣᮝᮙᮜᮕ ᮓᮢᮟᮣᮣᮙᮞᮗ ᮘᮙᮣ ᮜᮙᮠᮣᮼ “ᮂᮕ—ᮼᮼᮼ ᯖᮥᮟ ᯖᮥᮑᮞᮘᮥᮑᮞᮺ ᮤᮕᮜᮜ ᮝᮕᮺ ᮧᮘᮑᮤ ᮔᮟ ᮩᮟᮥ ᮛᮞᮟᮧᯍ”

ᯖᮥᮟ ᯖᮥᮑᮞᮘᮥᮑᮞ ᮞᮟᮔᮔᮕᮔᮺ ᮤᮘᮕᮞ ᮕᮨᮠᮜᮑᮙᮞᮕᮔ ᮕᮦᮕᮢᮩᮤᮘᮙᮞᮗ ᮤᮘᮑᮤ ᮘᮑᮔ ᮤᮢᮑᮞᮣᮠᮙᮢᮕᮔ ᮑᮤ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮅᮞᮔᮕᮑᮔ ᯏᮓᮑᮔᮕᮝᮩᮼ

“ᯑᮩᮑᮞᮺ ᮃᮤᮢᮑᮧᮒᮕᮢᮢᮩᮺ ᮑᮞᮔ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮇᮑᮢᮔᮕᮞ ᮓᮟᮜᮜᮕᮓᮤᮙᮦᮕᮜᮩ ᮣᮥᮠᮠᮢᮕᮣᮣᮕᮔ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮧᮟᮢᮜᮔ᮵ᮣ ᮑᮒᮙᮜᮙᮤᮙᮕᮣ ᮤᮟ ᮤᮘᮧᮑᮢᮤ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮅᮞᮔᮕᮑᮔ᮵ᮣ ᮠᮜᮑᮞᮣᮼᮼᮼ ᯗ ᮣᮕᮕᮼ ᮃᮟ ᮤᮘᮙᮣ ᮔᮙᮣᮤᮟᮢᮤᮙᮟᮞ—ᮔᮙᮔ ᯗ ᮕᮞᮔ ᮥᮠ ᮙᮞ ᮤᮘᮕ ᮣᮑᮝᮕ ᮜᮟᮓᮑᮤᮙᮟᮞ ᮑᮣ ᮩᮟᮥ ᮒᮕᮓᮑᮥᮣᮕ ᯗ ᮥᮣᮕᮔ ᮵ᮄᮥᮢᮞᮙᮞᮗ ᮙᮞᮤᮟ ᯔᮙᮢᮕᮺ᮵ ᮑ ᮠᮟᮧᮕᮢ ᮔᮕᮢᮙᮦᮕᮔ ᮖᮢᮟᮝ ᮩᮟᮥᯍ”

ᯖᮥᮟ ᯖᮥᮑᮞᮘᮥᮑᮞ ᮣᮘᮟᮟᮛ ᮘᮕᮢ ᮘᮕᮑᮔᮼ

ᮇᮘᮩ ᮒᮟᮤᮘᮕᮢ ᮣᮤᮢᮑᮙᮞᮙᮞᮗ ᮘᮕᮢ ᮒᮢᮑᮙᮞ ᮧᮘᮕᮞ ᮊᮘᮟᮥ ᮉᮑᮞᮗ ᮧᮑᮣ ᮢᮙᮗᮘᮤ ᮘᮕᮢᮕᯍ

Daughter! Don’t You Understand the First Thing About Filial Piety?!

“Dad, you’ve been awfully chummy with Ren-kun from next door lately,” Hana Tanaka observed, her eyes narrowed at her father, Kenji Tanaka, who stubbornly was still in her Magical Girl Black outfit. “Ah, Hana-chan! Well, Dad and Ren-kun were just… discussing your future marriage prospects with him!” Black stammered, a bead of sweat forming under her bangs. “Still in that ridiculous getup, Dad? And why haven’t you changed back for days? The neighbors are starting to give us looks!” “A Magical Girl must always be vigilant against the encroaching Evil Organization threatening our beloved city!” “Enough excuses! Tell me the truth, Dad!” Hana demanded, hands on her hips. After a long long while of silent, Black sighed, “Hana, my dearest daughter… your dear Okaasan, before she passed, wished for my happiness. And Ren-kun… he’s just like her. So gentle, so kind! It must be her, reincarnated as a boy! This magical power, this frilly costume… it was all granted so I could be with her again!” Hana recoiled. “Dad, that’s… that’s completely ridiculous! You can’t actually be planning to marry him!” “And why shouldn’t your Dad find a little joy?!” Black fumed, cheeks flushing, “Don’t you understand the first thing about filial piety?! One more word of your youthful impertinence, and Ren-kun will be your new step-father by sunset!” “You crazy old fool! So that was your twisted plan all along! Fine! If it’s a battle you desire, then a battle you shall receive! Only one Tanaka is walking out of this living room alive!” “Prepare yourself! Witness my ultimate technique! God-Severing Cleave!!”

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