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　That night I took my luggage to Grandpa Will's house.

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　The boy was moaning, looking more distressed than yesterday.

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　Grandpa Will was doing his best to wipe the boy's body.

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　I approached the bed, took a bottle out of my bag, and handed it to Grandpa Will.

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"What is this?"

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"It's clean water."

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　Grandpa Will murmured in a small voice, "Thank you.

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And this too.

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　With that, he gave Josiah the same thing.

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　Grandpa Will looked it over with his hand to see what it looked like.

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"Josiah. ......"

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　You're lying. You can tell what something is just by touching it?

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　This is way beyond the realm of awesome.

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　Grandpa Will put Josiah in a bottle.

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　Joziah melted and the water turned light green.

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　Grandpa Will put the bottle close to the mouth of the struggling boy and put a few drops in his mouth.

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　The boy calmed down a little.

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　Josiah will take effect in a few dozen seconds after he puts it in his mouth.

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　He took a piece of the dress he had wrapped around the boy's head yesterday.

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　I put some ointment on the infected wound and put a bandage over it.

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　I get wounds like this everyday, don't you?

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"Thank you, Alicia.

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　Grandpa Will thanked me again.

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"I'm ......, I only work for my own benefit, so you don't need to thank me."

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　Yes, I am a woman who puts her own interests first.

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　I saved a boy just because I wanted to talk to a smart boy.

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　Grandpa Will froze. I don't want Grandpa Will to despise me, but I don't want to lie to him.

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"Still, thank you."

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　Grandpa Will told me in his warm voice.

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"What's his name?"

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"It's Jill."

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"Jill ......, how old are you?"

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"I'm six."

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"Your parents are ......"

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"They were killed by people from this village."

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　Murdered?

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　He didn't die from a disease, he was murdered?

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"Alicia, this is such a place."

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　Grandpa Will's voice was young and full of energy.

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"It's not a crime..."

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"No."

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　So Jill is an orphan at six?　Is that normal?

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"That's not right."

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"Yeah, I think so too. But I can't help it.

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　What is the heroine doing?　You need to improve this place.

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　...... Why am I relying on heroin?

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　But if I improve this place, it won't do me any good.

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　Oh, God!　I'm a bad girl with a strong core.

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　I've decided to be the baddest girl in the world. So why does it bother me so much?

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"Thank you so much for today."

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　Grandpa Will patted me on the head.

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"Here, take this to ....... You can eat it together."

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　I handed Grandpa Will a bag full of multicolored macaroons.

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　Perhaps sensing the lack of energy in my voice, Grandpa Will patted my head again and murmured, "It's okay.

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