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The Secret Ingredient Stories for Teenagers
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9/26/2024
The Secret Ingredient English in English | Fairy Tales in English | Stories for Teenagers | The Girl Who Trod On Th Loaf | The Girl Who Stepped on Bread
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The Secret Ingredient
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Once upon a time, there was a small village nestled in the...
00:12
Hey, I'm...
00:14
I mean, look at all the villagers!
00:16
Hard-working, happy, and...
00:18
Hold on! I said...
00:20
And the view! The hills, the meadows, it's...
00:24
Hey! This is my story! Spotlight's on me!
00:30
All right.
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Now, in this village lived Megan, a teen with mega-problems.
00:37
They're called dreams.
00:39
You see, Megan and her mother, Clara, lived a humble life.
00:44
But Megan hated it.
00:46
Oh, to be rich, beautiful gowns, dancing at parties,
00:51
and eating Turkish delight every...
00:55
I made you breakfast.
00:58
Mom, I want something exquisite!
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Why didn't you get me anything from the market?
01:04
I was out in the fields.
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And by the time I reached the market,
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the produce from the town stall was over.
01:12
The town, which was a little away,
01:15
sold exotic fruits, sweets, and clothes.
01:18
Twice a week, they'd come down to the village and sell their produce.
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Well, why didn't you go sooner?
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Megan, field work is hard.
01:28
Maybe if you helped me in the field or gone to the market yourself...
01:32
Me? In the fields and market?
01:35
Megan refused to work or help her mom.
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She would simply sit and grumble about her life.
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You know, one day, you'll see that a humble life is quite nice.
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Now, Megan's mother had a friend who stayed in the town.
01:50
She was a rich lady who often asked Clara to visit her.
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So, one day, being unable to bear Megan's incessant grumbling,
01:59
she decided to send her to her friend's place.
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I'm so excited!
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Don't get too caught up in the city's richness, okay?
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Megan traveled to the town,
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and after a while, came upon the lady's home.
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Oh, my goodness!
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The lady of the mansion welcomed Megan warmly.
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Her name was Darla.
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Megan thoroughly enjoyed the rich lifestyle.
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She'd wake up to scrumptious breakfasts, sometimes in bed.
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She'd go for carriage rides out in the meadows
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and have picnics near the streams with Darla.
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And in the evenings, she danced under the stars
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And in the evenings, she danced under the stars
02:47
that mirrored the jewels on her dress.
02:50
Having fun, Megan?
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So much!
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Compared to this, my life is so boring.
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Mom should stay here, too.
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Well, your mother's preferred the humble life.
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I admire her for that.
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Admire her?
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For working in the field?
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Megan, there's dignity in every kind of work,
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as long as it's honest and filled with love.
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A week went by, and Megan had to return home.
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She was annoyed at saying goodbye.
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When she returned,
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she saw the villagers in their plain clothes and humble homes,
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amongst which was her mother.
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I can't do this. I need to go back.
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In disgust, she returned to the town.
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Megan, did something happen?
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No, no, nothing's wrong.
03:54
Uh, well, Mom's supposed to go out for some work for some days,
04:00
and I, uh, I mean she was hoping you'd let me stay a little longer.
04:07
Oh, of course, Megan.
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Megan had lied to Darla,
04:11
and she wrote her mother a letter stating that Darla insisted she stay longer.
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Oh, dear. Well, I suppose a few more days is all right.
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And so, guarded by her lies, Megan stayed in Darla's home.
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But the days went by, and Darla received a letter from Clara,
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asking about her daughter.
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Megan, your mother seems to have returned from her work.
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She's asking about you.
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And so, to Megan's annoyance, she had to return.
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Darla had given her something tasty to share with Clara.
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Hmm, bread.
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However, the carriage had to stop halfway, due to a mucky path.
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What a terrible day. I don't want to ruin my new shoes.
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Hmm, oh, the bread.
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Megan decided to cover her shoes with the bread.
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It's just bread.
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No sooner, she had taken two steps,
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than she slipped right through the mucky ground.
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Wha, where am I? Ew!
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She had fallen deep underground, into the Marsh Queen's territory.
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Who is this?
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Megan looked with shock at the huge goblin standing above her.
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It was the Marsh Queen, Slapessa.
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I, I, um, ma, ma, Megan.
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That's a unique name for a muck goblin.
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I'm a human.
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Just then, another goblin came scurrying to Slapessa,
05:56
carrying Megan's basket.
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Oh, the special roseberry crumble bread, with the rose petals too.
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Hmm, hmm, but I still smell more.
06:12
That's because they're on my feet.
06:14
Why are they on your feet?
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I needed to protect my pretty shoes from the mucky path.
06:20
Slapessa was shocked.
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She loved that particular bread,
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and asked her goblins to buy it for her every day.
06:27
You call yourself human, but you're an evil creature.
06:32
Just for stepping on bread?
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You're stepping on a million people's hard work.
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Farmers, bakers, shopkeepers.
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That's got nothing to do with me.
06:44
Well, I wanted that bread today, but it was over.
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And seeing you mistreat the bread that I so badly craved for,
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you're gonna have a lot to do with me.
06:55
And so, to Megan's horror, Slapessa kept her as a baker.
07:00
But the problem was, Megan couldn't bake.
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Hmm, no.
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Megan tried again.
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Ew.
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And again.
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Wow.
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But she couldn't get it right.
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Hmm?
07:24
Hmm?
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Ugh, this is pointless.
07:31
My hands are calloused, my clothes are mucky,
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and my hair has mice in it.
07:40
It's a wonder how just bread is so difficult to make.
07:46
Slapessa decided that Megan needed to understand
07:49
the entire process of making bread.
07:53
Don't you know how to sow?
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I've never worked in a field before.
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Bah, you don't need to work in a field to know how to plant a tiny seed.
08:08
She's harsh to everyone.
08:10
Let me help you.
08:12
Oh, uh, thank you.
08:22
Wow, feels good to be rewarded for your hard work.
08:26
Huh?
08:27
Megan had never felt so elated before.
08:30
She'd spent weeks working in the hot sun,
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and had even made a few kind friends.
08:36
She was then placed in the mill.
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There, too, she got into trouble.
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The mill owner, however, was a kind person.
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Good job, everyone.
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I brought you all soup.
08:51
The last owner would make us work till midnight.
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That's because he never respected us for our work.
08:57
Some rich people are crude and arrogant.
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But isn't she rich, too?
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Exactly what I said, some.
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There are those who respect and care for others.
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Our lives aren't something to be ashamed of.
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There's dignity in honest work.
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I used to look down on everyone, too.
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After that, she worked in a bakery.
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Here, she observed the bakers carefully.
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I don't get it.
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Why won't my breads taste the same?
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Do you like baking?
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What? No.
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Then it'll never taste good.
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You see, there's a secret ingredient.
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Baking needs love.
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Love?
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Some people like sweet bread.
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Some like hard crusted bread.
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While others like it fluffy.
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Depending on that, I choose my ingredients carefully.
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And then I knead the dough and sprinkle some love into it.
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I thank all of the people who've worked hard for this bread
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and of those who will eat it.
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She worked a few more days in the bakery
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until Slapessa brought her back to the land of muck.
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Megan went into the kitchen
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and looked at the ingredients in front of her.
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Hmm, I'll use this.
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Her mind drifted to the kind field hands,
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the generous mill owner and workers, too,
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and the patient baker.
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As she kneaded, she thought about Darla
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who had welcomed her into her home,
10:31
and then her own mother, selfless and kind.
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Oh, oh my goodness!
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My queen, I've baked the bread.
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Really?
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Is this going to break my teeth?
10:46
Slapessa examined the bread.
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It smelled glorious and looked quite edible.
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She took a chunk and ate it.
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Ooh, it's delicious!
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But it's...
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It's delicious!
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But it's...
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I realized when I used to bake earlier,
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I'd do it with anger and hatred.
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And this time?
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This time, I baked it with love.
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Hmm, you put in so much effort just for this bread?
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It's not just bread.
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It's a bundle of love and effort from people that,
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I've learned, must be respected.
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Good girl.
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Well, since you've learned to be good and respectful,
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I shall reward you.
11:48
She walked back home,
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attracting stares at her mucky dress.
11:53
But Megan didn't care.
11:56
Mother!
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Mother, I...
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Huh?
12:00
Megan?
12:02
Megan!
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Clara hugged her daughter tight.
12:06
Darla was there, too.
12:08
Oh, my sweet daughter!
12:10
Where were you?
12:12
We've been so worried!
12:14
Megan told them the whole tale of how Slapessa had taken her in
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because she stepped on the bread.
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Darla, I'm so sorry for treating the bread that way.
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And Mom, I'm...
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I'm sorry for everything.
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I promise from now on, I'll change for the better.
12:33
Megan helped her mother in the fields and everywhere else.
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She was kind and compassionate to everyone,
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filling her mother's heart with pride.
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Never in my life have I known a nicer person.
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I have the Muck Queen to thank for that.
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Megan had understood that a humble life wasn't something to snub.
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It was filled with something gold and shimmer couldn't buy.
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She was no longer discontent,
13:02
but felt happy and satisfied
13:04
because she'd found the secret ingredient to a happy life,
13:08
love.
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