"Kinda?" Corbie said with a shrug. "It was a practical thing, too. It was just us. If we were gonna stay fed and clothed and keep a roof over our heads, I couldn't be at school all day."
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"Kinda?" Corbie said with a shrug. "It was a practical thing, too. It was just us. If we were gonna stay fed and clothed and keep a roof over our heads, I couldn't be at school all day."