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Translator: TranslationChicken
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Editor: TranslationChicken
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ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO TAPPEI NAGATSUKI, THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR OF RE:ZERO, THIS IS A TRANSLATION OF THE FREE JAPANESE WEB NOVEL INTO ENGLISH
JAPANESE WEB NOVEL SOURCE: HTTP://NCODE.SYOSETU.COM/N2267BE/195/
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Previous Part 1/2: https://translationchicken.com/2017/06/06/rezero-arc-4-chapter-29-an-omnivorous-man-part-12/
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[Subaru: If I gave up that easily, who knows how many times I would’ve had to sit in the Whale’s stomach by now. It’s a bit funny for me to say this too, but never giving up and the DEPTH OF MY LOVE are pretty much the only weapons I have, you know]
Subaru came out and announced his uselessness, and once again, Lewes only stood there stumped just as she had been many times already in the past hour. Subaru had to clap his hands with [Snap out’of it],
[Subaru: Even though I have all sorts of problems with this, I still realize that having Emilia reveal her true powers and smash right through the Trials would be the most epic-heroic way to do it. So, does the VETERAN-TRIALS-CHALLENGER-Lewes-san have some insider advice?]
[Lewes: Why do I get the feeling I’ve just been called something I’d rather not be called… And even if you ask me, I could only tell you that I don’t know. I’ve never taken the Trials, after all, so I couldn’t possibly know the answer to that]
[Subaru: Wuh?]
Tilting his head, Subaru let out a stupid groan in front of Lewes’ reply. But surely, just now, he had heard something he couldn’t let slide. After all,
[Subaru: Just now, might you perhaps have just enlightened me with the revelation that you have never taken the Trials?]
[Lewes: What’s with that polite-speak all of a sudden. It’s obvious, isn’t it? I am not allowed to challenge the Trials meant for those from outside the Sanctuary. It’s the same for the others too. At least, in the seventy years I have spent here, I have no knowledge of anyone attempting the Trials. Su-bo was the first]
[Subaru: Nonononoweirdweirdweird. Hold on, pause, wait, something’s weird all the information’s messed up. Please just gimme some time to balance the books in my head for a moment]
[Lewes: You got five minutes]
Gratefully nodding to Lewes’ unexpected patience, Subaru held his fingers to his temples and began desperately calling back his memories.
From the day before yesterday in the previous loop, up to the point when he first came back after passing the Trials, chewing over every minutest detail within his memory over that time,
[Subaru: ――Wha?]
In those memories, the “Inconsistencies” that shouldn’t have been there, he hadn’t noticed them until now.
His face contorting as he realized this fact, Subaru tried hard to contain the doubtful mutterings under his breath. [What’s going on?] But once the emerging suspicion had sprouted, there was nothing to stop it from taking root and flowering atop its stems.
In Subaru’s memories, Lewes said on the night before the Trials,
――No one had ever taken the Trials up to now. In the span of her entire life up to this point, there had never been a challenger.
In Subaru’s memories, immediately before the Trials, and immediately after, Lewes said,
――She had taken the Trials, failed to pass, but was still kicking around safe and sound, offering it as proof that there was no harm in challenging the Trials.
In the span of a single day, her statements had completely turned on its head.
It’d be a different matter if this was purely in emotional terms, but the contradicting contents pertained to life experiences and reality itself. Such a drastic directional change in information could only be pointing to perjury, or otherwise, a precalculated lie.
Still maintaining his thinking posture, Subaru turned his gaze up toward Lewes, who was playing with her pink hair, waiting. Watching her sitting on the bed, swinging her legs that weren’t long enough to touch the floor, looking as though she was searching for something to distract herself from boredom, one could almost forget that she was a granny at heart and mistake her for a genuine little girl.
Looking back on their interactions up to now, he really didn’t want to believe that she had been maliciously toying with him, but,
[Subaru: Even if some part of it was true, which ones can I believe?]
Usually, when faced with conflicting information, Subaru would just trust the words of those he wanted to trust, but he couldn’t make this judgment so lightly when it was Emilia’s fate resting on his decision. And much less so, considering this was a matter of life and death in the literal sense of the words. He must be cautious.
This was now the third time he and Lewes had discussed the topic of the Trials.
Once, she claimed to have challenged it, and twice, she denied any knowledge of anyone ever having taken it. Though this wasn’t something that could be decided by majority, her statements claiming that she knew nothing of the Trials seemed to be more believable.
Following from that assumption, she may have lied about the Trials to the worried Subaru out of consideration, just to put his mind at ease. But if that was the case, then she should have simply explained that it was a lie――
[Subaru: Unless there was some reason she didn’t do this…… maybe she’s starting to go senile……]
[Lewes: Just now, you seem to have arrived at some rather rude conclusions about me?]
[Subaru: If you could keep in mind my consistent past efforts to demonstrate my good intentions, and let that counterbalance my recent transgression, Subaru will be most grateful. Said Subaru with a stern expression on his face]
Watching Subaru mix his apologizing and clowning together, Lewes sighed, and, muttering [Ayeayeaye…], she tiredly shook her head,
[Lewes: So, did you get any answers out of that conversation with your heart?]
[Subaru: Answers or not, it’s more like I’ve arrived at a conclusion. Um, Lewes-san, did you happen to be worried about me? Like back outside the Tomb?]
[Lewes: Worried?]
Seeing Lewes merely repeating his word like a parrot, Subaru nodded [yeah] and effeminately touched his fingertips together like a girl, and,
[Subaru(girly voice): Y-you once said that you never took the Trials, but outside the Tomb you told me how you took the Trials and failed but it was no big deal, right? B-but you probably just said that because you were worried about me or unless it’s not like that and it’s just me but I just noticed it just now that’s all……]
[Lewes: ――Ahh, so it’s about that]
With a voice carrying an emotion as if having understood, Lewes interjected into Subaru’s cringe-worthy rapid-fire delivery. And, seeing Subaru furrow his brows in astonishment upon hearing the sound of her voice, she smiled, and,
[Lewes: Su-bo, I’ll let you in on something good. Consider it special]
[Subaru: Something good?]
[Lewes: Owing to my contract, I am forbidden to “Lie”. And so, whenever I am asked an inappropriate question, I could only choose to answer with silence. Without exceptions, this could not be changed for anyone’s sake. Lying is forbidden. And this is true for myself, as well as every single one of the residents of the Sanctuary]
[Subaru: You cannot… lie……?]
In front of her sudden confession, Subaru’s only impulse was confusion.
Because, if what Lewes said was true, then the premise of everything Subaru had considered so far would be turned on its head. Or rather, even before that, if what she said was true, then the whole situation that brought about his suspicions in the first place would have been completely self-contradictory.
――If she was incapable of lying, then how was it that she had created a situation that couldn’t have come about unless she lied?
[Subaru: Tha……]
[Lewes: Just now, I have already told the utmost limit of what I could tell you. I cannot answer any questions beyond that. Misery would befall us both if we violate the contract. If you wish to know more, instead of asking this ancient self who had stopped in her tracks, you should ask one of those who had ventured ahead]
Having been preemptively denied, Subaru could only close his opened mouth and fall back into silence.
Subaru had only been able to carry on this conversation by relying on Lewes’ goodwill, so once she had rejected him like this, there was nothing he could do. But she had also given him a hint as well.
By picking up that fact alone, Subaru keenly sensed that she had not been lying about her desire to be liberated from this place.
[Subaru: Understood, I won’t ask any more than that. Let’s change the topic… to something else]
[Lewes: You sure’re an odd one. You already know you can’t get anything else important out of me, and you still wish to drink tea and chat with an old-timer like me?]
[Subaru: I’ve already missed breakfast time, and there’s not much for me to do until Emilia-tan wakes up. I get pissed off just looking at Roswaal, Garfiel bares his fangs at me, and bantering with Otto’s way too exhausting, so I’ll just deepen my precious friendship with my Loli-Granny]
Standing up, Subaru collected the two cups of now thoroughly-cold tea and headed to the kitchen, followed by Lewes’ gaze,
[Subaru: Don’t worry. For a time, even though it was kinda short-term, I made a living as a servant in Roswaal’s Mansion, you know. They’ve taught me a thing or two about brewing tea, at least]
[Lewes: Hm. Then allow me to wait with expectations]
[Subaru: Uwa, PURESSHAー]
Saying this as he poured the tea into the teacups, he handed one to Lewes and returned to his seat. Facing each other, they sipped down the new tea, and,
[Lewes: Not too bad at all]
[Subaru: Even when I brew it myself I still just taste leaves. Now, for the new topic]
[Lewes: I won’t be listening if you want to continue the topic from before. But otherwise…… well, I would still respond to any other topics as earnestly as I could]
[Subaru: Alright, I’ll hold you to your words then]
Seeing a tinge of guilt forming on Lewes’ little face, Subaru’s lips twisted into a mischievous smile.
[Subaru: Do you know anything that bastard Garfiel’s scared of, or any stuff he hates? Like something that’ll make him faint soon as he sees them?]
[Lewes: Su-bo… have you ever noticed the way you try so hard is a little crooked?]
And, with that, he managed to put onto Lewes’ face the single most peculiar expression of the entire past hour.
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After their conversation over tea came to an end, having cleaned up the cups, Subaru left the lonely Loli-Granny who claimed she wanted to be alone and came out of the house.
About an hour had passed, or perhaps a little longer, he thought. But, seeing that the sun that was supposed to have only just risen now hanging high up in the sky, and feeling that the temperature had grown warmer as well, it could easily have been longer than that.
Judging from bodily sensations alone, it was probably a little after 10am.
[Subaru: It’s a perfect sunny day for drying out a futon too, what a waste…… why do I get the feeling I’ve completely shed being a hikikomori with that thought just now!]
To think, that bathed under the light of the Sun, the first thing that came to his mind was doing laundry. As an archetype of the unhealthy slackers, this was utterly inconceivable. But, setting aside such sentiments for now,
[Subaru: It’s about time, Emilia should be waking up soon. She’s probably still scared from last night… I better take the chance to imprint some of my sense of presence while she’s weak]
Even while muttering this rather devious declaration, deep down, he genuinely worried about Emilia as he sped up his steps.
As soon as he could, and for as long as he could, he will stay at her side and comfort her.
Because, one way or another――
[Subaru: Tomorrow, I’ll have no choice but to leave her side]
This afternoon, Roswaal will formally put forth the proposal to free the refugees of Arlam. Then, if they begin preparations right away, they would be able to depart from the Sanctuary tomorrow.
Subaru will accompany them once again, for there was something he’d have to take care of at the Mansion.
[Subaru: If I want to know more, instead of asking someone who had halted their steps, I should be asking someone who had ventured ahead…… geez, that sure was a roundabout way to say it]
Of course, without saying it in this roundabout way, she wouldn’t have been able to convey what she wanted to convey.
Somewhat pitying her for having to go through all this trouble, Subaru let out a sigh, and sped up his steps once more,
[Subaru: I’ll be eagerly waiting to hear your stories about your good-for-nothing little brother and your troublesome hometown, Frederica!]
-=Chapter 29 End=-
Next Chapter: https://translationchicken.com/2017/06/09/rezero-arc-4-chapter-30-incongruities-on-the-road-back-homepart-12/
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Let me know if you find any missing words T_T!
After starting off Chapter 30 I’ll take some time to work on Arc 6 Ch 34 today!
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Chapter 30 Live Draft:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/re-zero-arc-4-30-11620270
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Next Chapter: https://translationchicken.com/2017/06/09/rezero-arc-4-chapter-30-incongruities-on-the-road-back-homepart-12/
But surely, just now, he had heard something he cannot let slide.
I’m not sure about this one off the bat, but I think there might be a tense shift here
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How’s:
But surely, just now, he had heard something he couldn’t let slide.
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Hold on, pause, wait, something’s WEIRD ALL the information’s messed up.
I know this is Subaru being surprised, but it should be “weird((,)) all”
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that one’s intentional, Subaru is rambling there
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Also it might be better to combine everything into one comment before posting otherwise it fills up the page
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It’d be a different matter if this was purely in EMOTION terms, but the contradicting contents pertained to life experiences and reality itself.
It should be “emotionAL”
Also, how is Lewes pronounced? Like “Low-is,” or “lew(like in lewd)-is?”
I’ve been wondering for a while, I’m not sure
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Thanks! Didn’t see that!
And Lewes is pronounced like “Ryuz” or Lewws.
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How’s:
But surely, just now, he had heard something he couldn’t let slide.
Gotta say, that sounds nice
Also it might be better to combine everything into one comment before posting otherwise it fills up the page
*Head explodes* Why did I never try to do that? I’ll start with the comment after this one
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Haha
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Alright. I’m confused. She can’t lie, not only did she say that she hadn’t taken the trials after saying she had taken it twice (and only passing the first one) but she also said she hadn’t been around since the beginning while also saying she had. If we’re just taking her word for it right here, then all I can think of is that there are two Lewes. Either like twins, or multiple personalities, or two bodies connected with one mind or something. The reason it would possibly bypass the contradiction would be because one of the two: Lewes is a) is not bound by a contract b) is not a ‘resident’ of the Sanctuary.
Also question (because I keep forgetting stuff): did they ever say who the contract was made with/by? Like the Witch? Or the Mathers family?
Thank you for all the translations ^-^
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That could be it… I was thinking along the lines that Lewes can’t tell lies, but she could say things she might believe to be true (which could change at anytime). But then again she did say that she ignores questions that are inappropriate, so perhaps that includes giving information she is not 100% on.
I think it’s implied that the Mathers family made the contract, since they are responsible for the barrier
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Also, Subaru didn’t notice it, but Lewes had given him 3 different ages so far:
The first was one hundred and something-ty years, meaning 120-199.
The second was hundred and something-teen years, meaning 110-119.
The third was seventy in this chapter, meaning just 70.
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also options like, in that sanctuary is time looping there and back ?
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“Also question (because I keep forgetting stuff): did they ever say who the contract was made with/by? Like the Witch? Or the Mathers family?”
Nope, not yet.
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And, seeing Subaru furrow his brows in astonishment upon hearing the SOUND HER voice, she smiled, and
Should be “sound OF her”
I get pissed off just looking at Roswaal, Garfiel bares his fangs at me, BANTERING with OTTO’S way too exhausting, so I’ll just deepen my precious friendship with my Loli-Granny]
(Not 100% sure)
Should be: “AND bantering,”
Suggestion: “Otto IS” When I first saw the comma it came off as possessive instead of “Otto is”
Standing up, Subaru collected the two cups of now thoroughly-cold tea and headed to the kitchen, FOLLOWED LEWES’ gaze,
I think this should be “followed BY Lewes'”
[Subaru: Don’t WORRY, FOR a time, even though it was kinda short-term, I made a living as a servant in Roswaal’s Mansion, you know.
Should be: “worry. For”
Saying this as he poured the tea into the teacups, he handed one to LEWES, AND returned to his seat.
Extra comma there?
[Lewes: I won’t be listening if you want to continue the TOPIC BEFORE.
Should be: “topic FROM before”
[Lewes: Su-bo… HAVE EVER NOTICED THE way you try so hard is a little crooked?]
Should be: “have YOU”
Suggestion: “noticed THAT the”
And, with that, he managed to put (1on Lewes’ face) (2the single most peculiar expression of the entire past hour).
Suggestion: (1) after (2)
To think, THAT bathed under the light of the Sun, the first thing that came to his mind was doing laundry.
The “that” feels unnecessary, but I’m not 100% sure
Suggestion: remove the “that”
That’s all, Chicken! Those missing words are appearing a lot recently, but I caught (hopefully) all of them
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Brilliant! Thanks for finding them again! ❤
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, Subaru will be most grateful. Said Subaru with a stern expression on his face]
The ”]” should go before the ”,” . Also why Subaru is talking like that here ?!
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That’s the joke, he’s narrating his own movements and referring to himself in third-person. >_<
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Also a question . If Subaru leaves the sanctuary tomorrow he will be at the mansion one day before Elsa comes ?
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It’s explained in the next chapter! Subaru is still ahead of the last loop by a couple days
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[Subaru: If you could keep in mind my consistent past efforts to demonstrate my good intentions, and let that counterbalance my recent transgression, Subaru will be most grateful. Said Subaru with a stern expression on his face]
Is it okay to put “Said subaru with a stern expression on his face” inside the conversation block? Or is it a mistake?
ANYWAY.. great job as always chicken-sama
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That was the joke >_<
Instead of apologizing, Subaru was narrating his own apology,
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People aren’t getting the joke? It seems, to me, that Subaru is joking around. He speaks in 3rd-person in order to undercut the seriousness of the conversation and say something that’s lighthearted. At least, that’s what it seems to be to me
The moment: [Subaru: If you could keep in mind my consistent past efforts to demonstrate my good intentions, and let that counterbalance my recent transgression, Subaru will be most grateful. Said Subaru with a stern expression on his face]
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As always, Chicken! By the way, since my proofreading creates clutter in these comments, should I send them through the contact section then let you know I sent it? It would create very little clutter, but it might slow down the proofing process
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You could shorten the comments by posting just the problematic text, I should be able to see the problem right away and go fix it. I always Ctrl-F them, so I can find them even without the whole sentence.
I don’t use my email that much so the comments are still more convenient. Also it shows what an awesome proofreader you are :3
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I’m surprised that many people didn’t get the third-person-speaking jokes, i think Subaru kinda mimicking Beatrice here haha..
thanks for the fast release Chicken!
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Kuhaku please do not post them through the contact option… If not for the corrections in the comments I might have to mistake Chicken Sama for a God and not a human.
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haha
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Thanks, Chicken! I’ll try that out for Arc 4 Chapter 30 Part 1
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What kind of dirt did he dig up on garf from loli gran? Will things actually go Subos way? WHEN WILL REM’S EXTENDED REM SLEEP END!? Find out in the next chapter of Life of an Underage Virgin Hikikomori in a Coma Dream.
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lmao
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Before he said frederica i already thought that it was frederica who “has ventured ahead”, so was it her?
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Hey man, found your work a few weeks ago and just wanted to let you know that I’m thoroughly enjoying it so far. Just got two small questions :
1) How many chapters does arc 4, 5 & 6 have and do you plan to translate all of them?
2) What happened to the other guys that were helping you with the translations? haven’t seen them in a while
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I do plan to translate everything after the Anime. Right now I’m also translating the latest new Arc 6 chapters as they come out.
It takes huge amounts of time to translate and the others had lives to live. Right now there are people who could help me out if I ask as well.
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Great translation Chicken-sama! ❤ Love it!
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nice translation as always, Chicken-sama. Cant wait for the next chapter
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Could there be 2 granny loli? Also hi. Thank you for the translation.
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Thanks for another great chapter, holychicken-sama! I’m getting more and more curious about Lewes and miss Rem more every day, Lol… Sadly I read a little spoiler about Lewes, can’t wait till the part comes out! 😛
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new patreon for you man, trad2fast4me!
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Aw thank you!!! ❤ ❤ <3!!!
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Why are you skipping ?
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Arc 6 Ch 34 is the latest chapter in Japanese, it’s not in Arc 4
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[Subaru: […] Said Subaru with a stern expression on his face]
Is that a Monogatari reference?! (Ononoki’s habit of saying “I said with a posed look.” at the end of her own sentences) That would be awesome 😀
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Thank you Chicken-sama for your great work! Honestly in my country (Vietnam), there is a passionate group of people who translate Re: zero from author’s web novel too but unfortunately they are kind of slow (only 1 chap a week). I’m glad that I have found your sites to enjoy new and fresh chapter of Re:zero (although my English sometimes is not good enough to understand 100% )
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Thank you for the translation, as always!😁
I just noticed this typo:
“I am not allowed to challenge the Trials meant for those from outside the Sanctuary.”
– It should be:
I am not allowed to challenge the Trials*. It is meant* for those from outside the Sanctuary.
, if I’m not mistaken.
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“Of course, without saying it in this roundabout way, she wouldn’t have been able to convey what she wanted to convey.”
Shouldn’t that be “he”?
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Nevermind
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This Lewes’ riddle blows my mind. I want to know, I can’t speculate much.
Thanks for the translations!
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