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Charlie nodded. "Still. Just cuz you can take it, doesn't mean I don't feel bad for it." When asked about the decorations, he said, "the end of summer. The fertility God is most revered in the spring and summer months." He felt Yuni's eyes on him, anxious. He knew he had to be careful with his words. "It is said he sleeps through the the winter, though and doesn't come back until spring. So at the end of summer and onset of fall, we have a little feast to celebrate the blessings we have been given in the year."

Yuni felt a wave of relief flood through him. Technically, Charlie had told the truth. But he didn't say anything specific to him. Good.