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Annette, Gilbert enter the scene
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Annette
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Hello, Father. May I have a moment?
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Gilbert
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Of course.
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Annette
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I...I read all your letters. You never stopped writing them, did you?
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Gilbert
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...
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Annette
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My birthday. Mother's birthday. Every possible occasion, without fail...
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Gilbert
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Yes.
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Annette
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So why didn't you send any of them? If you had sent even one, we would have...
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Gilbert
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Each time I thought to send one, I could not do so. Such behavior belittled my penance.
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Gilbert
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Time passed, and with it my feelings of guilt toward you and your mother grew.
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Gilbert
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Even though I wrote the letters, I could not send them.
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Annette
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I would always talk about it with Mother... If only he'd write us, at least once, we'd say.
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Annette
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We waited and waited...all those long years.
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Gilbert
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I am sorry.
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Annette
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I'm tired of hearing it, so just stop. Your apologies change nothing!
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Annette
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Send those letters to Mother. She'll be happy to hear from you.
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Gilbert
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I cannot.
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Annette
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In that case, why don't I send them?
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Gilbert
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I have given them to you. They are yours to do with as you wish.
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Annette
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All right then, I'll send them. You don't get to take it back afterwards.
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Annette
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Father... You should know that they made me happy.
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Gilbert
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Happy?
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Annette
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Knowing that you were thinking of us all along.
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Annette
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We were worried about you, Mother and I. Neither of us ever came out and said it, but...
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Annette
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We thought maybe you hated us, were trying to forget all about us...
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Gilbert
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Never. I swear it on his late majesty, and on my homeland.
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Annette
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I see. All right...then swear.
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Annette
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Swear that some day, when this war is over, you'll come back to us.
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Gilbert
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I hear you, Annette. I will return without fail.
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Annette
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No matter what. That's a promise you just made. If you break it, I'll never speak to you again.
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Gilbert
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Yes. I promise.
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Annette
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Great! Now I'm positively elated! I can't wait until we're all a family again!
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Gilbert
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I look forward to it, Annette. More than anything.