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After returning to Potsdam, Oskar shared dinner with his parents and the wider family—formal enough to satisfy court expectation, warm enough to remind him that, for all his titles, he was still someone's son.
Later that evening, he sat shirtless on the edge of the great bed, surrounded by bodies and noise and life.
Children sprawled across the carpet and cushions—his own, Anna's older girls among them now as well, since it had been decided they would live in the palace from this point on. Stuffed animals, wooden toys, and half-forgotten books lay scattered like the aftermath of a small battle.
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