17/02/2026 22:53

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Sad clumps of dying grass stuck oof the ground here and there, like surviving bits of hair on the scalp of aman with a bad case of ringworm. While hewould certainly be unfaithful, he would never pretend to be anythingelse. ~? I never knew I could, he thought, and then, automatically, made a574Harry Turtledovecouplet of it: I never knew it could be so good. Bembo reached into his own pouch and pulled out threegolden rings.

But it's better than nothing. Then, of course,all he'd been trying to decide was whether he thought she was pretty ornot. He took a quiet pride in his own compe-tence. He shook his head, even though it hurt.