[the whole time she's telling this, he listens pretty intently. it's clear to him that the story must really be a favorite of hers, because mary knows it so well that she seems to recite it back to him so flawlessly.
he'd think she was reading it directly from a book if he couldn't see that she's obviously doing it from memory. he's intrigued by the story though, so when she pauses, he's pretty quick to want more.]
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he'd think she was reading it directly from a book if he couldn't see that she's obviously doing it from memory. he's intrigued by the story though, so when she pauses, he's pretty quick to want more.]
...What happened after that?