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Essential Passage 1: Chapter 5
“You sound upset, Mamá Dedé,” Minou observed.
“You know I don’t believe in all this spirit business. And I think it’s a disgrace that you, a daughter of—“
Minou’s eyes flashed with anger, and Minerva herself stood before Dedé again. “I’m my own person. I’m tired of being the daughter of a legend.”
Quickly, the face of her sister fell away like water down a slanted roof. Dedé held out her arms for her dear niece-daughter. Dark mascara tears were coursing down Minou’s...
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