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Chapter 81: The Daughter's Manumission, Part 15, Twenty-Six Years Ago, Klempner and Conners
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Charlotte's Search Chapter 84: The Daughter's Manumission, Part 18, Twenty-Six Years Ago, Klempner and Mitch
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Charlotte's Search Chapter 87: The Daughter's Manumission, Part 21, Kirstie and Ryan
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