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She turned around and saw so from the forest No, the expression on the person’s face wasn’t fit to be called hu injury, they would be caught in no time

The woman came to her decision without any hesitation

’Can you run there?’

The woe a little ways ahead

The child nodded

’What a good child you are Live – you’ll live’

The wo that warmth one last ti the injured leg through the skunk cabbage –

The woman turned her eyes to the farewell, as if to say farewell

Her pursuer would soon reach her

Tears welled up in the wohtened She was sad because she was parting from the child she loved

’Live’

The woh she kneouldn’t reach her child’s ears

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[1] Asian skunk cabbage is called mizubashou (水芭蕉) which literally means water banana The name comes from how its appearance is similar to the leaves of a certain type of banana It has lovely white flowers (as seen )