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With a gentle kiss on her forehead, Rudi turned

and disappeared into the darkness of the night.
Margaretha stood frozen, unable to move, only staring in

the direction he had gone, hoping one day he would
return.

Months passed with no word from Rudi.
Margaretha waited faithfully, sitting by the shore each

day, hoping to see Rudi’s figure walking toward her. But
one day, a trader from the city came with devastating

news. “I heard from a friend at the harbor,” he said,

“Rudi fell gravely
ill and died on the journey.”

Margaretha’s world collapsed. The love she had

hoped would unite them had ended in tragedy. Rudi, the
man she had loved with all her heart, had left this world

without returning to her.

Margaretha fell ill, her body weakened, and her

soul felt empty. Every day she visited the place where
they used to meet, waiting, even though she knew Rudi

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