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* CallBack: Steven rewatches the video from [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E35Lion3StraightToVideo "Lion 3:Straight To Video"]].
* TheChosenOne: Steven spends the episode trying to find out what his role as this is. But at the end, it's revealed he's just another being in the universe.

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Steven rewatches the video from [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E35Lion3StraightToVideo "Lion 3:Straight 3: Straight To Video"]].
** Steven refers to his "Magical Gem destiny", the same phrase Connie used to describe Steven's life back in "Lion 2: The Movie".
* TheChosenOne: Averted. Steven spends the episode trying to find out what his role as this is. But is, but at the end, it's revealed he's just another being in the universe.



** As Steven was the first of his kind, Greg and Rose didn't know if he would be a boy or a girl so they made two videos to account for the possibility.

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** As Steven was the first of his kind, Greg and Rose didn't know if he would be a boy or a girl girl, so they made two videos to account for the possibility.



** The second tape has spent Steven's entire life, possibly longer, in the middle of the desert, exposed to the elements. While still watchable, the film is notably more grainy and discolored than the original one.

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** The second Nora tape has spent Steven's entire life, possibly longer, in the middle of the desert, exposed to the elements. While still watchable, the film is notably noticeably more grainy and discolored than the original Steven one.
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** The second tape has spent Steven's entire life, possibly longer, in the middle of the desert, exposed to the elements. While still watchable, the film is notably more grainy and discolored than the original one.
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* ExactWords: After going into Rose's room, Steven asks for something that the key unlocks. The room produces a heart-shaped lock that the key fits into perfectly and unlocks it. However, the lock immediately disappears afterwards since Steven only asked for something to unlock.
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* CoolKey: Lion coughing up one, seemingly in response to Steven's desires, leads the kid on a chase to figure out what it's supposed to unlock and how it relates to him. Turns out it's the key to a new, previously unseen Gem ruin... [[ShaggyDogStory that's missing three out of four walls (making the key pointless) and which Rose was using as a garbage dump.]] Though it *did* lead him to the Nora video.

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* CoolKey: Lion coughing up one, seemingly in response to Steven's desires, leads the kid on a chase to figure out what it's supposed to unlock and how it relates to him. Turns out it's the key to a new, previously unseen Gem ruin... [[ShaggyDogStory that's missing three out of four walls (making the key pointless) and which Rose was using as a garbage dump.]] Though it *did* ''did'' lead him to the Nora video.
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* CoolKey: Lion coughing up one, seemingly in response to Steven's desires, leads the kid on a chase to figure out what it's supposed to unlock and how it relates to him. Turns out it's the key to a new, previously unseen Gem ruin... [[ShaggyDogStory that's missing three out of four walls (making the key pointless) and which Rose was using as a garbage dump.]]

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* CoolKey: Lion coughing up one, seemingly in response to Steven's desires, leads the kid on a chase to figure out what it's supposed to unlock and how it relates to him. Turns out it's the key to a new, previously unseen Gem ruin... [[ShaggyDogStory that's missing three out of four walls (making the key pointless) and which Rose was using as a garbage dump.]]]] Though it *did* lead him to the Nora video.
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* CoolKey: Lion coughing up one, seemingly in response to Steven's desires, leads the kid on a chase to figure out what it's supposed to unlock. Turns out it's the key to a new, previously unseen Gem ruin... [[ShaggyDogStory that's missing three out of four walls (making the key pointless) and which Rose was using as a garbage dump.]]

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* CoolKey: Lion coughing up one, seemingly in response to Steven's desires, leads the kid on a chase to figure out what it's supposed to unlock.unlock and how it relates to him. Turns out it's the key to a new, previously unseen Gem ruin... [[ShaggyDogStory that's missing three out of four walls (making the key pointless) and which Rose was using as a garbage dump.]]
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** When Steven briefly thinks Rose left a hidden message about Asia, he wonders if that means he should go ''back'' to Asia, referencing his trip to Korea in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E10StevensDream “Steven’s Dream”]].

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** When Steven briefly thinks Rose left a hidden message about Asia, he wonders if that means he should go ''back'' to Asia, referencing his trip to Korea in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E10StevensDream “Steven’s “Steven’s Dream”]].



* CoolKey: Lion coughing up one, seemingly in response to Steven's desires, leads the kid on a chase to figure out what it's supposed to unlock. Turns out it's the key to another, unseen Gem ruin... [[ShaggyDogStory that's missing three out of four walls (making the key pointless) and which Rose was using as a garbage dump.]]

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* CoolKey: Lion coughing up one, seemingly in response to Steven's desires, leads the kid on a chase to figure out what it's supposed to unlock. Turns out it's the key to another, a new, previously unseen Gem ruin... [[ShaggyDogStory that's missing three out of four walls (making the key pointless) and which Rose was using as a garbage dump.]]
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* CoolKey: Lion coughing up one, seemingly in response to Steven's desires, leads the kid on a chase to figure out what it's supposed to unlock. Turns out it's the key to another, unseen Gem ruin... [[ShaggyDogStory that's missing three out of four walls (making the key pointless) and which Rose was using as a garbage dump.]]
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* TheUnreveal: The first thing Steven tries to open with the key is the mysterious chest that's inside Lion's mane. It doesn't fit.

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* TheUnreveal: The first thing Steven tries to open with the key is the mysterious chest that's inside in Lion's mane. It doesn't fit.
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* TheUnreveal: The first thing Steven tries to open with the key is the mysterious chest that's inside Lion's mane. It doesn't fit.
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* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: What Rose loved most about humans was their ability to choose their own lives, instead of being made for a specific task like gems. Steven spends the episode desperately searching for his special task.

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* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: What Rose loved most about humans was their ability to choose their own lives, instead of being made for a specific task like gems. Steven spends the episode desperately searching for trying to find out what his special task.mother wanted him to do.
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* OccamsRazor: Steven wonders what purpose Rose Quartz could have intended fo rhim, but the real answer was that she didn’t have any specific plan.

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* OccamsRazor: Steven wonders what purpose Rose Quartz could have intended fo rhim, for him, but the real answer was that she didn’t have any specific plan.
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* ShoehornedFirstLetter: Steven uses the first letter of each sentence in Rose's tape to find a message, though it only spells a word with no meaning.

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* ShoehornedFirstLetter: Steven uses the first letter of each sentence in Rose's tape to try to find a message, though it only spells a word with no meaning.meaning (because there is no hidden message).

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** When Steven briefly thinks Rose left a hidden message about Asia, he wonders if that means he should go ‘’back’’ to Asia, referencing his trip to Korea in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E10StevensDream “Steven’s Dream”]].
** Steven describes Rose’s theoretical plans for his life as a “magical destiny”, which is a line Connie used to describe his life (contrast with hers) in “Lion 2” that’s been referenced several times before.
** Lion coughs up a lizard covered in crystal, which was something he was shown eating in “Lion 2”.
* CreatingLifeIsAwesome: Rose’s ultimate reason for giving birth to Steven was just ‘’so he would exist’’.

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** When Steven briefly thinks Rose left a hidden message about Asia, he wonders if that means he should go ‘’back’’ ''back'' to Asia, referencing his trip to Korea in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E10StevensDream “Steven’s Dream”]].
** Steven describes Rose’s theoretical plans for his life as a “magical destiny”, "magical destiny", which is a line Connie used to describe his life (contrast (in contrast with hers) in “Lion 2” "Lion 2: The Movie" that’s been referenced several times before.
** Lion coughs up a lizard covered in crystal, which was something he was shown eating in “Lion 2”.
"Lion 2".
** Steven revisits the arsenal from "Lion 2", Rose's fountain from "An Indirect Kiss", and Rose's room while trying to find where the key fits.
* CreatingLifeIsAwesome: Rose’s ultimate reason for giving birth to Steven was just ‘’so ''so he would exist’’.exist''.



* OccamsRazor: Steven, but the real answer was that she didn’t have any specific plan.

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* OccamsRazor: Steven, Steven wonders what purpose Rose Quartz could have intended fo rhim, but the real answer was that she didn’t have any specific plan.



* VicariouslyAmbitious: [[ZigZaggedTrope Rose’s thoughts for Steven can be seen as vicarious or very much the opposite.]] She didn’t have some plan for him to fulfill or even want him to [[FollowInMyFootsteps take her place]], Rose just wanted Steven to be born and live his own life. However, choosing one’s own life was something ‘’Rose’’ wanted, and thought HumansAreSpecial for being able to do so.

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* VicariouslyAmbitious: [[ZigZaggedTrope Rose’s thoughts for Steven can be seen as vicarious or very much the opposite.]] She didn’t have some plan for him to fulfill or even want him to [[FollowInMyFootsteps take her place]], Rose just wanted Steven to be born and live his own life. However, choosing one’s own life was something ‘’Rose’’ ''Rose'' wanted, and thought HumansAreSpecial for being able to do so.

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%%As usual, no leaks are allowed until the episode airs on the app on May 5. Promos are okay.
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* CallBack: Steven refers to his "Magical Gem destiny", the same phrase Connie used to describe Steven's life back in "Lion 2: The Movie".
* CrossReferencedTitles: To "Lion 2" and "Lion 3".

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* AbsenteeActor: Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl don't appear except for a flash in Steven's memories.
* BecauseDestinySaysSo: The episode reveals that Steven was ''not'' born with any particular destiny or purpose, Rose and Greg had him merely because they wanted to. Thus making this an {{Averted Trope}}, because even though Steven has powers, lives with Alien Gems [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and has a mysterious pet Lion]], in the eyes of destiny or fate or whatever you wanna call it, ''he's just another kid''.
* CallBack: Steven refers rewatches the video from [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E35Lion3StraightToVideo "Lion 3:Straight To Video"]].
* TheChosenOne: Steven spends the episode trying
to find out what his "Magical Gem destiny", role as this is. But at the same phrase end, it's revealed he's just another being in the universe.
* ContinuityNod:
** When Steven briefly thinks Rose left a hidden message about Asia, he wonders if that means he should go ‘’back’’ to Asia, referencing his trip to Korea in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E10StevensDream “Steven’s Dream”]].
** Steven describes Rose’s theoretical plans for his life as a “magical destiny”, which is a line
Connie used to describe Steven's his life back (contrast with hers) in "Lion 2: The Movie".
“Lion 2” that’s been referenced several times before.
** Lion coughs up a lizard covered in crystal, which was something he was shown eating in “Lion 2”.
* CreatingLifeIsAwesome: Rose’s ultimate reason for giving birth to Steven was just ‘’so he would exist’’.
* CrossReferencedTitles: To [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E10StevensLion "Steven's Lion"]], [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E17Lion2TheMovie "Lion 2" 2: The Movie"]], and [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E35Lion3StraightToVideo "Lion 3".3: Straight To Video"]].
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Steven is clearly desperate to find some special purpose for his life, specifically one his mother wanted him to have.
* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: What Rose loved most about humans was their ability to choose their own lives, instead of being made for a specific task like gems. Steven spends the episode desperately searching for his special task.
* OccamsRazor: Steven, but the real answer was that she didn’t have any specific plan.
* RealityEnsues:
** Spend four hours in a hot desert with no shade or water, you’re going to get extremely parched.
** As Steven was the first of his kind, Greg and Rose didn't know if he would be a boy or a girl so they made two videos to account for the possibility.
** As with most parents, Rose and Greg didn't plan out what Steven would become in the future, they only wanted him to be happy as he was.


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* StatingTheSimpleSolution: When arriving at the mysterious chamber, Steven tells Lion that he could have just teleported them there instead of spending ''four hours'' running across a hot desert.
* VicariouslyAmbitious: [[ZigZaggedTrope Rose’s thoughts for Steven can be seen as vicarious or very much the opposite.]] She didn’t have some plan for him to fulfill or even want him to [[FollowInMyFootsteps take her place]], Rose just wanted Steven to be born and live his own life. However, choosing one’s own life was something ‘’Rose’’ wanted, and thought HumansAreSpecial for being able to do so.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: InUniverse; the end of the episode has Greg reveal that Steven would have named “Nora” if he was born a girl.
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* ShoehornedFirstLetter: Steven uses the first letter of each sentence in Rose's tape to find a message, though it only spells a word with no meaning.
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* CrossReferencedTitles: To Lion 2 and Lion 3.

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* CrossReferencedTitles: To Lion 2 "Lion 2" and Lion 3."Lion 3".
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* CallBack: Steven refers to his "Magical Gem destiny", the same phrase Connie used to describe Steven's life back in "Lion 2: The Movie".
* CrossReferencedTitles: To Lion 2 and Lion 3.
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Steven travels with Lion.
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* BecauseDestinySaysSo: The episode reveals that Steven [[spoiler:was ''not'' born with any particular destiny or purpose, Rose and Greg had him merely because they wanted to. Thus making this an {{Averted Trope}}, because even though Steven has powers, lives with Alien Gems [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and has a mysterious pet Lion]], in the eyes of destiny or fate or whatever you wanna call it, ''he's just another kid''.]]
* RealityEnsues: Spend four hours in a hot desert with no shade or water, your going to get extremely parched and slightly dehydrated.
* StatingTheSimpleSolution: When arriving at the mysterious chamber, Steven tells Lion that he could have just teleported them there instead of spending ''four hours'' running across a hot desert.
* TheChosenOne: Steven spends the episode trying to find out what his role as this is. [[spoiler:But at the end it's revealed he's just another being in the universe.]]
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* BecauseDestinySaysSo: The episode reveals that Steven [[spoiler:was ''not'' born with any particular destiny or purpose, Rose and Greg had him merely because they wanted to. Thus making this an {{Averted Trope}}, because even though Steven has powers, lives with Alien Gems [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and has a mysterious pet Lion]], in the eyes of destiny or fate or whatever you wanna call it, he's just another kid]]

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* BecauseDestinySaysSo: The episode reveals that Steven [[spoiler:was ''not'' born with any particular destiny or purpose, Rose and Greg had him merely because they wanted to. Thus making this an {{Averted Trope}}, because even though Steven has powers, lives with Alien Gems [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and has a mysterious pet Lion]], in the eyes of destiny or fate or whatever you wanna call it, he's ''he's just another kid]]kid''.]]
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* BecauseDestinySaysSo: The episode reveals that Steven [[spoiler:was ''not'' born with any particular destiny or purpose, Rose and Greg had him merely because they wanted to. Thus making this an {{Averted Trope}}, because even though Steven has powers, lives with Alien Gems [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking has a mysterious pet Lion]], in the eyes of destiny or fate or whatever you wanna call it, he's just another kid]]

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* BecauseDestinySaysSo: The episode reveals that Steven [[spoiler:was ''not'' born with any particular destiny or purpose, Rose and Greg had him merely because they wanted to. Thus making this an {{Averted Trope}}, because even though Steven has powers, lives with Alien Gems [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and has a mysterious pet Lion]], in the eyes of destiny or fate or whatever you wanna call it, he's just another kid]]

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* BecauseDestinySaysSo: The episode reveals that Steven[[spoiler: was ''not'' born with any particular destiny or purpose, Rose and Greg had him merely because they wanted to. Thus making this an {{Averted Trope}}, because even though Steven has powers, lives with Alien Gems [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking has a mysterious pet Lion]], in the eyes of destiny or fate or whatever you wanna call it, he's just another kid]]

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* BecauseDestinySaysSo: The episode reveals that Steven[[spoiler: was Steven [[spoiler:was ''not'' born with any particular destiny or purpose, Rose and Greg had him merely because they wanted to. Thus making this an {{Averted Trope}}, because even though Steven has powers, lives with Alien Gems [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking has a mysterious pet Lion]], in the eyes of destiny or fate or whatever you wanna call it, he's just another kid]]



* TheChosenOne: Steven spends the episode trying to find out what his role as this is.[[spoiler: But at the end it's revealed he's just another being in the universe.]]
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:[[spoiler: The end of the episode has Greg reveal that Steven would have named ''Nora'' if he was born a girl]]

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* TheChosenOne: Steven spends the episode trying to find out what his role as this is.[[spoiler: But [[spoiler:But at the end it's revealed he's just another being in the universe.]]
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:[[spoiler: The end of the episode has Greg reveal that Steven would have named ''Nora'' if he was born a girl]]
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* BecauseDestinySaysSo: The episode reveals that Steven[[spoiler: was ''not'' born with any particular destiny or purpose, Rose and Greg had him merely because they wanted to. Thus making this an {{Averted Trope}}, because even though Steven has powers, lives with Alien Gems [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking has a mysterious pet Lion]], in the eyes of destiny or fate or whatever you wanna call it, he's just another kid]]
* RealityEnsues: Spend four hours in a hot desert with no shade or water, your going to get extremely parched and slightly dehydrated.
* StatingTheSimpleSolution: When arriving at the mysterious chamber, Steven tells Lion that he could have just teleported them there instead of spending ''four hours'' running across a hot desert.
* TheChosenOne: Steven spends the episode trying to find out what his role as this is.[[spoiler: But at the end it's revealed he's just another being in the universe.]]
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:[[spoiler: The end of the episode has Greg reveal that Steven would have named ''Nora'' if he was born a girl]]
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Steven tries to discover his purpose in the world, and why he was made by Rose Quartz.

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Steven tries to discover his purpose in the world, and why he was made by Rose Quartz.
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!!Tropes:
* AbsenteeActor: Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl don't appear except for a flash in Steven's memories.
* CallBack:
** To [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E35Lion3StraightToVideo "Lion 3:Straight To Video"]] with Steven rewatching the video from that episode.
** There is also a callback to [[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E10StevensDream "Steven's Dream"]] when they went to Asia as he's rewatching the video looking for clues.
* CrossReferencedTitles: To [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E10StevensLion "Steven's Lion"]], [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E17Lion2TheMovie "Lion 2: The Movie"]], and [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E35Lion3StraightToVideo "Lion 3: Straight To Video"]].
* RealityEnsues:
** As Steven was the first of his kind, Greg and Rose didn't know if he would be a boy or a girl so they made two videos to account for the possibility.
** As with most parents, Rose and Greg didn't plan out what Steven would become in the future, they only wanted him to be happy as he was.
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!!Tropes:
* AbsenteeActor: Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl don't appear except for a flash in Steven's memories.
* CallBack:
** To [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E35Lion3StraightToVideo "Lion 3:Straight To Video"]] with Steven rewatching the video from that episode.
** There is also a callback to [[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E10StevensDream "Steven's Dream"]] when they went to Asia as he's rewatching the video looking for clues.
* CrossReferencedTitles: To [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E10StevensLion "Steven's Lion"]], [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E17Lion2TheMovie "Lion 2: The Movie"]], and [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E35Lion3StraightToVideo "Lion 3: Straight To Video"]].
* RealityEnsues:
** As Steven was the first of his kind, Greg and Rose didn't know if he would be a boy or a girl so they made two videos to account for the possibility.
** As with most parents, Rose and Greg didn't plan out what Steven would become in the future, they only wanted him to be happy as he was.
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