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"C'mon Doudou! Keep up! You're always such a slowpoke!"

"W-wait for me!"

"I don't wait for slowpokes!"

"Wai-!"

The little boy's sandals caught the edge of the paving and the rest of him crashed to the ground. Pain stung all the way through both his legs and at the heels of his palms. He forced an eye open and saw the blurry shape of his older sister racing back toward him.

"Doudou!" she exclaimed, picking his small frame up in her arms. "Are you alright? Does it hurt? Let big sister see…"

The little boy held still as his big sister carefully examined his legs and arms. They were marked up by dust and the skin was red, but none of the areas showed signs of true internal damage.

But even so, the big sister turned and gestured for her little brother to get on her back. They had a long way to go before they got to the workshop.

…My senses came back to me slowly after breaking contact with the cool slab of jade and when I did, I found my face cold with tears.

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