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Then his attention turned fully to Daria, and the idea of being a father. It turned out to be a surprisingly pleasant idea. He felt brief concern about how their daughter would be accepted, but decided that shouldn't be a problem, since he'd been accepted. Something else was more important. "Daria, ka'ruhar what happens to her, and to you, if I fail?
He looked up at her, reached to run his fingers softly along the side of her face. "Ka'ruhar," he said, almost whispering, "I will . . . I will be proud to share bodies with you this night." When Tarlac woke the next morning he felt good, almost euphoric, eased of a tension he'd lived with for so long he'd forgotten he had it.
Daria was also awake, he realized, and those who had been with them the night before were now gone. He put his arms around her. "Ka'ruhar . . . it was unbelievable." He remembered the night with delight, and appreciation for something he'd never expected to experience the unity with another person, someone who treated him as a person instead of a symbol.
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