Chapter 49: Recovering from what we lost

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Ƴ/ℕ'丂  𝐏ㄖ𝓋:
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͓̽O͓͓̽̽u͓͓̽̽r͓̽ ͓̽h͓͓̽̽o͓͓̽̽u͓͓̽̽s͓͓̽̽e͓̽ ͓̽w͓̽a͓͓̽̽s͓̽ ͓̽v͓͓̽̽e͓͓̽̽r͓͓̽̽y͓̽ ͓̽b͓͓̽̽i͓͓̽̽g͓̽ a͓͓̽̽n͓͓̽̽d͓̽ ͓̽v͓͓̽̽e͓͓̽̽r͓͓̽̽y͓̽ ͓̽l͓͓̽̽o͓͓̽̽v͓͓̽̽e͓͓̽̽l͓͓̽̽y͓̽, ͓̽i͓͓̽̽t͓̽ ͓̽w͓̽a͓͓̽̽s͓̽ a͓̽ ͓̽J͓̽a͓͓̽̽p͓̽a͓͓̽̽n͓͓̽̽e͓͓̽̽s͓͓̽̽e͓̽ ͓̽s͓͓̽̽t͓͓̽̽y͓͓̽̽l͓͓̽̽e͓̽ ͓̽h͓͓̽̽o͓͓̽̽u͓͓̽̽s͓͓̽̽e͓̽ ͓̽w͓͓̽̽i͓͓̽̽t͓͓̽̽h͓̽ ͓̽t͓͓̽̽w͓͓̽̽o͓̽ ͓̽f͓͓̽̽l͓͓̽̽o͓͓̽̽o͓͓̽̽r͓͓̽̽s͓̽ a͓͓̽̽n͓͓̽̽d͓̽ a͓̽ ͓̽t͓͓̽̽r͓̽a͓͓̽̽i͓͓̽̽n͓͓̽̽i͓͓̽̽n͓͓̽̽g͓̽ ͓̽c͓͓̽̽o͓͓̽̽u͓͓̽̽r͓͓̽̽t͓͓̽̽y͓̽a͓͓̽̽r͓͓̽̽d͓̽ ͓̽i͓͓̽̽n͓̽ ͓̽t͓͓̽̽h͓͓̽̽e͓̽ ͓̽c͓͓̽̽e͓͓̽̽n͓͓̽̽t͓͓̽̽e͓͓̽̽r͓̽.ͯIͯ ͯtͯͯhͯͯiͯͯnͯͯkͯ ͯIͯ ͯwͯͯaͯͯsͯ ͯaͯͯrͯͯoͯͯuͯͯnͯͯdͯ ͯtͯͯeͯͯnͯ, ͯwͯͯaͯͯtͯͯcͯͯhͯͯiͯͯnͯͯgͯ ͯmͯͯyͯ ͯbͯͯrͯͯoͯͯtͯͯhͯͯeͯͯrͯ ͯtͯͯrͯͯaͯͯiͯͯnͯ ͯwͯͯiͯͯtͯͯhͯ ͯmͯͯyͯ ͯfͯͯaͯͯtͯͯhͯͯeͯͯrͯ. ͯMͯͯeͯ ͯaͯͯnͯͯdͯ ͯmͯͯyͯ ͯmͯͯoͯͯtͯͯhͯͯeͯͯrͯ ͯwͯͯeͯͯrͯͯeͯ ͯoͯͯnͯ ͯtͯͯhͯͯeͯ ͯsͯͯeͯͯcͯͯoͯͯnͯͯdͯ ͯfͯͯlͯͯoͯͯoͯͯrͯ ͯoͯͯbͯͯsͯͯeͯͯrͯͯvͯͯiͯͯnͯͯgͯ ͯtͯͯhͯͯeͯͯmͯ ͯwͯͯhͯͯiͯͯlͯͯeͯ ͯsͯͯeͯͯwͯͯiͯͯnͯͯgͯ."ͯMͯͯoͯͯtͯͯhͯͯeͯͯrͯ, ͯwͯͯhͯͯyͯ ͯdͯͯoͯͯeͯͯsͯ ͯSͯͯaͯͯpͯͯpͯͯyͯ ͯhͯͯaͯͯvͯͯeͯ ͯtͯͯoͯ ͯtͯͯrͯͯaͯͯiͯͯnͯ ͯlͯͯiͯͯkͯͯeͯ ͯtͯͯhͯͯiͯͯsͯ?" ͯMͯͯyͯ ͯmͯͯoͯͯtͯͯhͯͯeͯͯrͯ ͯlͯͯoͯͯoͯͯkͯͯeͯͯdͯ ͯaͯͯtͯ ͯmͯͯeͯ ͯaͯͯnͯͯdͯ ͯgͯͯaͯͯvͯͯeͯ ͯaͯ ͯsͯͯmͯͯaͯͯlͯͯlͯ ͯsͯͯaͯͯdͯ ͯsͯͯmͯͯiͯͯlͯͯeͯ, ͯtͯͯhͯͯeͯ ͯoͯͯnͯͯeͯ ͯsͯͯhͯͯeͯ ͯwͯͯoͯͯuͯͯlͯͯdͯ ͯuͯͯsͯͯuͯͯaͯͯlͯͯlͯͯyͯ ͯgͯͯiͯͯvͯͯeͯ ͯwͯͯhͯͯeͯͯnͯ ͯsͯͯhͯͯeͯ ͯwͯͯoͯͯuͯͯlͯͯdͯ ͯhͯͯaͯͯvͯͯeͯ ͯtͯͯoͯ ͯeͯͯxͯͯpͯͯlͯͯaͯͯiͯͯnͯ ͯsͯͯoͯͯmͯͯeͯͯtͯͯhͯͯiͯͯnͯͯgͯ. "ͯOͯͯhͯ ͯYͯ/ͯnͯ, ͯhͯͯeͯ ͯiͯͯsͯ ͯtͯͯrͯͯaͯͯiͯͯnͯͯiͯͯnͯͯgͯ ͯtͯͯoͯ ͯpͯͯrͯͯoͯͯtͯͯeͯͯcͯͯtͯ ͯyͯͯoͯͯuͯ, ͯyͯͯoͯͯuͯ ͯaͯͯrͯͯeͯ ͯgͯͯoͯͯiͯͯnͯͯgͯ ͯtͯͯoͯ ͯcͯͯaͯͯrͯͯrͯͯyͯ ͯoͯͯnͯ ͯoͯͯuͯͯrͯ ͯlͯͯeͯͯgͯͯaͯͯcͯͯyͯ. ͯHͯͯiͯͯsͯ ͯjͯͯoͯͯbͯ ͯiͯͯsͯ ͯtͯͯoͯ ͯkͯͯeͯͯeͯͯpͯ ͯyͯͯoͯͯuͯ ͯsͯͯaͯͯfͯͯeͯ, ͯmͯͯaͯͯkͯͯeͯ ͯsͯͯuͯͯrͯͯeͯ ͯyͯͯoͯͯuͯ ͯsͯͯtͯͯaͯͯyͯ ͯcͯͯlͯͯoͯͯsͯͯeͯ ͯtͯͯoͯ ͯhͯͯiͯͯmͯ. ͯIͯ ͯrͯͯeͯͯmͯͯeͯͯmͯͯbͯͯeͯͯrͯ ͯIͯ ͯwͯͯaͯͯsͯ ͯtͯͯeͯͯnͯ, ͯaͯ ͯfͯͯeͯͯwͯ ͯdͯͯaͯͯyͯͯsͯ ͯbͯͯeͯͯfͯͯoͯͯrͯͯeͯ... ͯiͯͯtͯ..."͓̽M͓͓̽̽o͓͓̽̽t͓͓̽̽h͓͓̽̽e͓͓̽̽r͓̽, ͓̽w͓͓̽̽h͓͓̽̽y͓̽ ͓̽d͓͓̽̽o͓͓̽̽e͓͓̽̽s͓̽ ͓̽S͓̽a͓͓̽̽p͓͓̽̽p͓͓̽̽y͓̽ ͓̽n͓͓̽̽e͓͓̽̽e͓͓̽̽d͓̽ ͓̽t͓͓̽̽o͓̽ ͓̽p͓͓̽̽r͓͓̽̽o͓͓̽̽t͓͓̽̽e͓͓̽̽c͓͓̽̽t͓̽ ͓̽m͓͓̽̽e͓̽?" ͓̽S͓͓̽̽h͓͓̽̽e͓̽ ͓̽r͓͓̽̽u͓͓̽̽b͓͓̽̽b͓͓̽̽e͓͓̽̽d͓̽ ͓̽m͓͓̽̽y͓̽ ͓̽f͓͓̽̽o͓͓̽̽r͓͓̽̽e͓͓̽̽h͓͓̽̽e͓̽a͓͓̽̽d͓̽ ͓̽w͓͓̽̽i͓͓̽̽t͓͓̽̽h͓̽ ͓̽h͓͓̽̽e͓͓̽̽r͓̽ ͓̽t͓͓̽̽h͓͓̽̽u͓͓̽̽m͓͓̽̽b͓̽, "͓̽Y͓̽/͓̽n͓̽, ͓̽b͓͓̽̽e͓̽a͓͓̽̽u͓͓̽̽t͓͓̽̽y͓̽ ͓̽w͓͓̽̽i͓͓̽̽l͓͓̽̽l͓̽ a͓͓̽̽l͓͓̽̽w͓̽a͓͓̽̽y͓͓̽̽s͓̽ ͓̽c͓͓̽̽o͓͓̽̽m͓͓̽̽e͓̽ ͓̽w͓͓̽̽i͓͓̽̽t͓͓̽̽h͓̽ a͓̽ ͓̽p͓͓̽̽r͓͓̽̽i͓͓̽̽c͓͓̽̽e͓̽. ͓̽A͓̽ ͓̽p͓͓̽̽r͓͓̽̽o͓͓̽̽f͓͓̽̽i͓͓̽̽t͓̽ ͓̽t͓͓̽̽o͓͓̽̽l͓͓̽̽d͓̽ ͓̽u͓͓̽̽s͓̽ ͓̽t͓͓̽̽h͓̽a͓͓̽̽t͓̽ ͓̽o͓͓̽̽u͓͓̽̽r͓̽ ͓̽s͓͓̽̽e͓͓̽̽c͓͓̽̽o͓͓̽̽n͓͓̽̽d͓̽ ͓̽c͓͓̽̽h͓͓̽̽i͓͓̽̽l͓͓̽̽d͓̽ ͓̽w͓͓̽̽o͓͓̽̽u͓͓̽̽l͓͓̽̽d͓̽ ͓̽b͓͓̽̽r͓͓̽̽i͓͓̽̽n͓͓̽̽g͓̽ ͓̽p͓͓̽̽r͓͓̽̽o͓͓̽̽s͓͓̽̽p͓͓̽̽e͓͓̽̽r͓͓̽̽i͓͓̽̽t͓͓̽̽y͓̽ ͓̽t͓͓̽̽o͓̽ ͓̽o͓͓̽̽u͓͓̽̽r͓̽ ͓̽f͓̽a͓͓̽̽m͓͓̽̽i͓͓̽̽l͓͓̽̽y͓̽ a͓͓̽̽n͓͓̽̽d͓̽ ͓̽w͓͓̽̽o͓͓̽̽u͓͓̽̽l͓͓̽̽d͓̽ ͓̽b͓͓̽̽e͓̽ ͓̽b͓͓̽̽e͓̽a͓͓̽̽u͓͓̽̽t͓͓̽̽i͓͓̽̽f͓͓̽̽u͓͓̽̽l͓̽ a͓͓̽̽s͓̽ a͓̽ ͓̽r͓͓̽̽o͓͓̽̽s͓͓̽̽e͓̽, ͓̽h͓͓̽̽e͓̽ ͓̽w͓̽a͓͓̽̽s͓̽ ͓̽r͓͓̽̽i͓͓̽̽g͓͓̽̽h͓͓̽̽t͓̽. ͓̽W͓͓̽̽e͓̽ ͓̽c͓̽a͓͓̽̽n͓̽'͓̽t͓̽ ͓̽l͓͓̽̽e͓͓̽̽t͓̽ ͓̽t͓͓̽̽h͓͓̽̽i͓͓̽̽s͓̽ ͓̽g͓͓̽̽o͓̽ ͓̽t͓͓̽̽o͓̽ ͓̽w͓̽a͓͓̽̽i͓͓̽̽s͓͓̽̽t͓̽ ͓̽m͓͓̽̽y͓̽ ͓̽d͓͓̽̽e͓̽a͓͓̽̽r͓̽" ͓̽S͓͓̽̽h͓͓̽̽e͓̽ ͓̽s͓̽a͓͓̽̽i͓͓̽̽d͓̽."͓̽O͓͓̽̽k͓̽a͓͓̽̽y͓̽..." ͓̽I͓̽ ͓̽s͓̽a͓͓̽̽i͓͓̽̽d͓̽ a͓͓̽̽s͓̽ ͓̽I͓̽ ͓̽c͓͓̽̽o͓͓̽̽n͓͓̽̽t͓͓̽̽i͓͓̽̽n͓͓̽̽u͓͓̽̽e͓͓̽̽d͓̽ ͓̽t͓͓̽̽o͓̽ ͓̽w͓̽a͓͓̽̽t͓͓̽̽c͓͓̽̽h͓̽ ͓̽t͓͓̽̽h͓͓̽̽e͓͓̽̽m͓̽

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