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Chapter 276: The Heart of the Ocean
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Once upon a time, a beautiful mermaid lived in the sea. She was pure of heart, innocent, and beautiful. When she was bored, she would lie on the reef and watch the passing ships. One day, a young man sitting at the bow of a ship noticed her. The two fell in love at first sight.
However, how could a mermaid fall in love with a human?
The man had to marry someone else because they were star-crossed lovers. From then on, the mermaid lay on the reef every day. As she watched the crowd come and go, she waited for her beloved.
She lay on the rock, waiting and waiting, longing for him day and night, but he did not come. She shed a single tear every day. On the reef, the tears gradually accumulated.
In the end, the mermaid was almost out of tears. When she shed her last tear, she disappeared, and on the reef, there was a sapphire in the shape of a water droplet. The sapphire was like the mermaid’s tears. It was tran
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