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"Do you see this, brother?" Sedriil asked, his voice monotone and quiet

"I would never have believed it, had I not," Skori said "Meri and Alae …?"

"Don't feel alone," Sedriil said "I' their brothers' presence, quickly disconnected fro around nervously for an explanation

"U at us?" Mericlou finally said

"Long enough," their brothers answered in unison

Mericlou and Alae their brothers' presence, quickly disconnected fro around nervously for an explanation

"Ah … just how long were you looking at us?" Mericlou said at last

"Long enough," their brothers answered in unison

"What was all the co to bypass aard explanations "You probably scared the neighbors with how loud you were" "Believe me, brother, it orth it!" Mericlou said rapturously, and then took the wad of money from the kitchen table, where it had been abandoned in her impromptu dance-of-joy with Alaema She handed it to Skori

"Oh, Skori, just count it!" Alae her hand above her left breast "I couldn't believe itto be counted, Sedriil discovered, but the voluh to be noticeable in Skori's widening eyes

"By the maker …!" He said at last "Meri, this is … a lot of money!"

"One thousand and fifty, to be exact," Sedriil said, after having removed it froreed to siarden?"

"Of course I' thewith hi!"

It was a poor choice of words in present co that she had made the statement aloud, Mericlou slapped her hand over her mouth, but knew that it was too late

"And … are you, dear sister?" Alae an arm serpent-like around Mericlou's shoulder She smiled wickedly

"Of course not!" Incensed, Mericlou fired her way out of her sister's close e like that?"

"Well, you'll excuse me if I don't believe you," Alaema said "I may only be a Setru model, but after all, you're an Alerian model, aren't you? So it's not like you'd refuse it if someone offered it to you"