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"Huh? She looks like a girl. What should I do, Ai? Can an orphan we're educating be a girl?"
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"No problem, Mr. Alphonse."
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"I see. Well, I guess I'll take this girl.
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The surroundings are strangely quiet.
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Is it because everyone here has collapsed?
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I wonder if there has ever been such quietness in the favela.
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In such a situation, there were two figures in front of us sisters.
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A little boy and a beautiful woman.
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They came in front of us and were talking.
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They were speaking in a calm, yet strangely resonant voice.
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Their voices were pleasant to listen to.
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I couldn't help but want to listen to them for a long time.
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But I couldn't say that as my mind began to comprehend what they were talking about.
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Take me with you?
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Who?
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The orphan girl?
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"No, no."
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The moment my brain comprehended their conversation, I stood in front of my sister with my arms outstretched.
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These people are going to take her away.
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Not me, but my sister, Mee.
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"You can't take her. No, don't."
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I don't know why these people came here.
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There are kidnappers in the favelas.
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But what would they do in such a crowded place at such a bright time?
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I don't know, but it wasn't me the boy was looking at.
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He is reaching out his hand toward his sister.
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When I saw that, I understood intuitively.
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If I don't speak up now, I will never see my sister again.
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Driven by this baseless but definite feeling, I moved unconsciously.
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"What? I'm sorry, but it's the girl over there that I'm looking for."
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"I'm sorry. I'm sorry if we were wrong. So please forgive us.
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"Hmm? I'm not angry with you. I'll take her in and take care of her, so don't worry."
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"What, why ......?"
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"This kid might have some talent, so I'm going to take him home and raise him. I think it's better than being in a place like this. I'll give you a place to live and food to eat, but you have to work for me."
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"Do you have food?"
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"Yes, I do. I'll give you these rice balls. It's just a saltine knot.
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"Yay! "Hey, girl, it's rice. Onigiri!
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A boy pulls out a rice ball from his bag.
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His sister is happy to see it.
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Does Mee have a talent?
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Of what?
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We've been living together in this favela for a long time, and I don't know anything about that.
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"No, Me. Don't eat it. They'll take you someplace you don't know."
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"Yeah, but ......"
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I'll give you back the rice balls. I don't think my sister is that talented. ......"
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"That's not true. You resisted my pressure earlier. The reason you guys didn't fall down like the others is probably because of her.
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"Yes, no pressure?"
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"Yes. I think she's good at using her magic. So I'll train this girl Mee. I don't think that's a bad idea.
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"May I have a word with you, Mr. Alphonse? Let me explain myself."
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Seeing me wary, the woman, not the boy, began to talk.
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The boy heard that and said he would leave the rest to me.
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I wonder if this woman is the boy's valet.
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If so, she might be a nice young lady.
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If they are rich, I might go with them.
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For those of us who have nothing to eat, we would really appreciate it.
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But such a good story is not possible.
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Skinny kids like us would be of no use for the work.
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But it is not impossible to find such a story among orphans.
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Some girl orphans may be approached when they grow up.
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I once heard of an older sister I knew who was taken in by a rich merchant who liked her at first sight.
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But rumor has it that she is dead now.
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I don't know, but I have heard that she might have died after being treated badly by the merchant.
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"Yummy! Onigiri is delicious!
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"What? Mee, why. You told me not to eat it."
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"Because I'm hungry. ......"
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Do you want another one? Here you go.
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"Yay. Thank you. Onigiri again, onigiri. You can have one too.
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While I was looking at the woman, Mee had eaten the onigiri.
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Then, she pushed the other onigiri she had given me into my mouth.
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The onigiri, already cold, but very different from the old, crumbly leftovers, brushed against my lips.
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Delicious.
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I had cried out when I felt the taste of salt on the onigiri, even though I had not eaten it but it had been pressed against my mouth.
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The rice was the most delicious rice I had ever tasted, and the salt on it was exquisite, and I took another bite, tears dripping down my face.
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I can't do it.
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I can't remember the last time I ate such good food.
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I couldn't say that to Mee.
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I had devoured the rice ball that Mee had given me.
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