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I was always stuck between feelings of inferiority and superiority.

. It’s no fun growing old, no fun at all.

a coward when it comes to matters of the heart. That is my fatal flaw.

Tolstoy’s famous line, all happiness is alike, but each pain is painful in its own way. I wouldn’t go so far, though, as to say you savor it.

Knowledge and ability were tools, not things to show off.

imaginary one has grown obscure. There are two moons in the sky now. These, too, were brought over from the world of fiction.”

The boundary between the real world and the im

Human chorionic gonadotropin is secreted during the early stages of pregnancy, the book said, and helps maintain the corpus luteum. The corpus luteum secretes progestogens and estrogen to preserve the inner lining of the womb and prevent menstruation. In this way the placenta gradually takes form. In seven to nine weeks, once the placenta is complete, there is no more need for the corpus luteum and the role of the human chorionic gonadotropin is over.

savant syndrome. People with extraordinary powers

“ ‘Dohta’?” Aomame asked.

“Something like a living shadow. Here another character becomes involved-an old friend of mine. A man I can trust. I put my daughter in his care. Then, not too long ago, yet another character became involved, someone you know very well by the name of Tengo Kawana. Sheer chance brought Tengo and my daughter together as a team.”