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I nearly laughed the moment I saw your startled face; I suddenly realized that I
had emotions, not words, to express. Overwhelmed by my inability to convey my
gratitude and reciprocation of your constant love, I could only part my lips to form
a smile. Your knowing look confirmed what I had suspected to be true.
As I turned my back to you and slowly shuffled to the sitting room, I
started to shake, not from illness but out of joyous excitement too abundant to contain.
My ears began to ring with the songs of your love of which I felt so undeserving.
When my mind finally reached the hurried pace of my heart, I realized that the
emotions I so greedily clutch are completely undeserved and rooted in selfishness.
You knew me when I was beautifully carefree, but now I am like a
creature from your books, stalking around dark rooms, waiting for the mysterious
poison in my blood to stop life altogether. It would be an unforgiveable injustice
to bind you to your promise of marriage, so with tears yet a firm resolve, I ask you,
Egaeus, to gently disentangle yourself from the love you so nobly wrapped us in.
These words are written in haste, for I dare not put my strength of
resolve at the mercy of time, but my request is nonetheless sincere and will not be
revoked. You are loved, dear Egaeus, and I wish for my love to set you free.
Berenice
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