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[wishgrant]

Oh. [ For a little while, he doesn't say anything else. Then-- ]

I just wanna bring Negi back for you. So we can all be together, an' you'll be happy again.

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[al_truism]

... I know you do, dear one.

But when someone goes... you just have to let them go. Even if it hurts. We can't play God.

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[wishgrant]

Then what can we do? What can I do?

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[al_truism]

The hardest, bravest thing there is.

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[wishgrant]

...What?

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[al_truism]

We keep him close in our memories, and we continue living, and we find happiness again.

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[wishgrant]

But I want 'im to be here with us for real. [ It's almost a whisper. ]

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[al_truism]

I know, sweetheart.

[Al whispers back, stroking his hair.]

I know. But when someone goes away like this... we have to let them go.

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[wishgrant]

But if you let 'em go, isn't it better t' forget?

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[al_truism]

You know what Negi always used to tell me?

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[wishgrant]

[ He finally looks up at Al. ] What?

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[al_truism]

"It's better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all."

He plays with Luca's hair.

"I'd rather have had just a few years with him than have never known him at all."