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That same morning, the morning after the conclusion of Gretorex's trial, Ivy awoke late. For a moment she remembered nothing, for she had gone through a very terrible strain the previous day, a greater strain than she herself had been aware of, at the time.
And then, all at once she remembered -- remembered everything, and a sense of something akin to ecstasy flooded her heart. She flung her white arms above her head and stretched herself out luxuriously. Then -- for it was very cold -- she snuggled down into bed again.