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THE HIDDEN TRUTH

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CHAPTER 20.

The hidden truth.

As I stood in the middle of the pack's ancestral home, I felt the entire weight of my entire existence being placed on my shoulders.

At that moment, the entire atmosphere was covered with the scent of old wood and dust. From what I could see, it was a reflection of the past wisdom of our ancestors, and now the present doom of my generation.

As each second passed, and I continued to flip through the pages of the book, I realized that my life had become a mystery th
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