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Chapter Fifty-Six: The Abcs of the Past.
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2021-02-14 03:18:46It was bedtime now, and the twins had gone down relatively easy, perhaps that was because they were full tonight, either way, it made night activities easier.
Annabelle turned off the lights to the makeshift bed that she had learned a few months ago was actually called a ‘bathtub’, but filled with blankets; it made the perfect bed for the twins.
She walked over to the still-lit common room then examined the groups that had formed.
Out of the twenty-four, four of them were not allowed in the field for any ‘muscle’ work: the twins, the recently pregnant Trie and her.
She did perform the usual tasks like pickpocketing if the need arose, but mostly she just sang on the upper side of town, an area where almost no one from the orphanage frequented.
The only reason why she was not allowed in the field was:
“Annabelle! Start here!!” Cindy yelled as she waved her hand from side to side.
Cindy had pink and bl
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