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The Veretian Flytrap
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The Veretian Flytrap

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The court treated it like a joke. His uncle told him it was a weakness. Laurent chose to listen to what Auguste had said it could be: an advantage.
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Auguste was the first to notice. Laurent didn't realise at the time just how important that would ultimately turn out to be. Dismounting from his horse, Laurent wiped away the sheen of sweat clinging to his brow. It had been a hard and relatively close race, but Auguste had of course won, because h
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