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Byleth, Dorothea enter the scene
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Dorothea
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This may seem a bit sudden, but...I want to thank you, Professor.
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Dorothea
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That is, for letting me live my life the way I want.
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Dorothea
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I've noticed you've been giving me fewer of those soul-revealing gazes lately.
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Dorothea
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I appreciate you making an effort to not trouble yourself over who I spend my time with.
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Dorothea
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Well, of course. Did you think I wouldn't notice? It's kind of sweet, in its own way.
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Dorothea
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If you say so... But I notice you doing it all the same. It's kind of sweet, in its own way.
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Dorothea
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Professor, may I tell you a story about when I was younger?
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Dorothea
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I was an orphan, living in the back alleys of Enbarr, until one day I was overheard singing...
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Dorothea
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That was when my new life began. I was suddenly a songstress in the Mittelfrank Opera Company.
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Dorothea
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Performers, nobility... I met so many people. But none of them ever really knew me.
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Dorothea
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I was just some young, pretty girl who could sing, a spectacle to be admired.
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Dorothea
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Even though everyone praised my looks and my voice, and they showered me with gifts...
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Dorothea
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I knew, one day, I'd be old. My looks would fade, my voice would change, I wouldn't sound the same.
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Dorothea
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And I started to wonder, when I did get old, what would I have left?
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Dorothea
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I'd be old, alone...and back on the streets of the capital, right where I'd started.
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Dorothea
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You can never be certain about what the future will bring.
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Dorothea
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That's sweet of you, even if you are just flirting.
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Dorothea
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I never had much to begin with in life, and I worry that one day, I'll be that way again...
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Dorothea
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That's why I keep searching for someone who will love me.
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Dorothea
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Someone unaware of the songstress, who can love a girl that used to be scared and alone on the streets of the capital...
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Dorothea
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I wonder if such a strange person can even exist.