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Birth is always stained by death. And death, in turn, is simply one element of birth and not even the most dramatic one. ... You want a child? Every new life calls for a life to be lost. The equilibrium of the world must be maintained. === Who sings with such a beautiful voice? Where have you been hiding all this time? ... Don't hide! Stay out in the sunlight. Please, stay out to warm your cold king. Oh I see! So you want to play hard to get. Well, so be it. I have fought many wars in my time. And even the most impregnable fortress surrenders at last. === Before long you will be old enough to be married and then you will depart these walls forever. -Well... If that is indeed the case, then find me a husband. A husband? What sort of husband would you like? -Well... I'd like my husband to be courageous and strong and... handsome. I'm sure such a man exists, but until we find him, please, do not agitate yourself over a future none of us can predict. ...