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"Then keep the balance," she told Tabootubexx. "But tell them — tell our children — that names are bargains."

"It is not mine to give and take," Tabootubexx said. "I am a keeper of balancing. I hold what is heavy. You trade one weight for another. Sometimes the balance tips and you find what you lost in a stranger’s laugh, a child's stumble, or the taste of rain on a certain kind of stone." tabootubexx better

"A favor of forgetting," Tabootubexx answered. "When I give what you need, you must forget something you love. Not immediately, but over seasons. A face. A flavor. A song you used to hum. These are the coins I keep, so the river keeps answering." "Then keep the balance," she told Tabootubexx

"Do you ever give back what you take?" Asha asked, surprised at the sound her voice made. I hold what is heavy