Chapter 77

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Sometimes you try your hardest

And you still don’t win the game

Sometimes the dream remains a dream

Sometimes you really are to blame

Sometimes the bad keeps getting worse

And even the good goes bad

Sometimes the one you want remains

The best you never had

—“Never Had” from Sword & Shield by Distant Kingdom

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“Stop looking at it,” Amber said. “I’m serious. I sure don’t want to see it. Close the tab.”