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...I don't remember when I lost my sight.
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I told myself it wouldn't be a problem, but it turned out to be just as limiting as you'd expect.
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But even with my sight gone,[sr]my body continued to breathe.
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Spring turned to summer, summer turned to autumn, and before I knew it, winter had arrived.
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I can hear children buzzing with excitement,[sr]“Christmas” constantly on the tips of their tongues. I sigh.
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Christmas used to be just another holiday. Now it's a great event, with every family holding huge celebrations.
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I wonder if the people I saved got to celebrate Christmas. Did they thank Santa Claus for their new lease on life?
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Thoughts like that flit in and out of my mind, never staying long enough for me to dwell on them.
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I can tell that my own life[sr]will soon be coming to an end.
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I probably won't die today, or tomorrow, but I can tell I won't live to see the next winter.
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What about regrets?[sr]Is there anything I wish I'd done, but didn't?
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I feel like I have many such things...and, simultaneously, that I did everything I could ever have wanted to do.
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Regret and contentment seem like two sides of the same coin. I can't tell which of them I ought to feel.
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As I close my eyes and think about it further, I feel my body as it's gradually wrapped by something warm and cozy.
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...Is this a dream? Am I dreaming?
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＠Girl
It's Christmas, Florence.[sr]Today is Christmas.
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＠Girl
You might not care about it anymore[sr]now that you're a grown-up...
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＠Girl
...but you'd still be doing her a terrible disservice if you didn't celebrate it.
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Who are you, little girl?
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And who exactly would I be doing a disservice?
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＠Girl
You, of course.
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You're a wonderful person, Florence.[sr]And you accomplished some amazing things.
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I doubt there's a person anywhere in the world who doesn't hold your name in the highest regard.
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But I also doubt that means anything to you.
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This is exactly why nobody has[sr]noticed that poor little child!
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Do you know how painful it is to be forgotten?
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I bet you have no idea what it's li[line 2]
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No, Nursery Rhyme. I do know what it's like.
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＠Nursery Rhyme
Oh?
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＠Nightingale Santa
...[sr]...
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＠Nightingale Santa
I finally found the courage to face you. You've been admonishing me for a long time now, haven't you?
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＠Nursery Rhyme
Yes, I have.
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＠Nursery Rhyme
I'm a hero of children everywhere.
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＠Nursery Rhyme
So I have no mercy for anyone who mistreats children.
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＠Nursery Rhyme
Not even if that child[line 2]
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＠Nightingale Santa
Is myself.
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＠Nursery Rhyme
Exactly!
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＠Nightingale Santa
Then I suppose that makes me[sr]Scrooge from “A Christmas Carol.”
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＠Nightingale Santa
He was miserly, while I had other[sr]goals I cared about more.
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＠Nightingale Santa
But whatever our excuses, the result was the same. He mistreated others' children, while I mistreated myself.
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＠Nursery Rhyme
That's right. But as long as you understand that now, that's enough for me.
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＠Nightingale Santa
Although, in that case...
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＠Nightingale Santa
Does this mean you, Astolfo, and Master were my three Christmas spirits?
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＠Nursery Rhyme
Oh my. I hadn't thought of it that way, but I love it! What a wonderful interpretation!
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＠Nursery Rhyme
Though of course, I doubt Astolfo and Master had any idea of the roles they were playing.
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＠Nursery Rhyme
I'm the only one who was consciously testing you.
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＠Nightingale Santa
I see...
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＠Nursery Rhyme
I would never dream of saying[sr]anything to you as your usual self.
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＠Nursery Rhyme
I can't even count how many lives[sr]you must have saved, after all.
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＠Nursery Rhyme
But once I knew you were going to be Santa Claus...
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＠Nursery Rhyme
...I thought it was time you finally[sr]faced who you were as a child.
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＠Nursery Rhyme
That's why I tormented you by showing you this dream over and over.
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＠Nursery Rhyme
I'm sorry, Florence.
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＠Nightingale Santa
That's quite all right.[sr]In fact, I'm grateful to you.
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＠Nightingale Santa
I wouldn't be here now if it wasn't for you.
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＠Nightingale Santa
So thank you, White Knight,[sr]hero of children everywhere.
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＠Nursery Rhyme
You're welcome, Ms. Nightingale! You know, you really are as pretty as the bird you're named for!
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＠Nursery Rhyme
Anyway, that's all I had to say,[sr]so now it's time to say goodbye.
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＠Nursery Rhyme
Besides, I have to wake up early to see what you brought me, Santa!
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＠Nightingale Santa
...[sr]...
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＠C：???
Um...
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I pick my former self up and hold her tight,[bgm BGM_EVENT_6 0.1][sr]marveling at how tiny I used to be...
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...and say something I may or may not[sr]have once said long, long ago.
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Happy words[line 2]Something[sr]every child deserves to hear.
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＠Nightingale Santa
Merry Christmas, Florence Nightingale.
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＠C：???
(Gasp)...!
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＠Nightingale Santa
Merry Christmas, Florence Nightingale.
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Merry... Merry Christmas, Florence Nightingale!
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