[Even after all of this, Grune isn't deterred. They may have finally gotten through to her that maybe they won't become special someones (sort of)--but they can still become special friends, and that makes her just as happy.
And so, still sounding as if her day has been made, she says:] I think so, too. Because you're both such wonderful people.
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And so, still sounding as if her day has been made, she says:] I think so, too. Because you're both such wonderful people.
[She beams at them again.]