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Lien se Lankstaanskoene by Derick van der Walt

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At Millennium Creations, Dirkie and Donovan argue. When Lien leaves, Donovan gives her more money than she is supposed to get paid as she worked hard. She uses the money to buy groceries. Lien's mom apologizes that Lien has to use her money for groceries, and she asks why her mom does not give piano lessons for extra money anymore. Lien's mom ignores her questions, and Lien gets upset and starts playing the piano angrily. Her mom then goes into her room and shuts the door. Braam is at a friend's house for the weekend, and Lien feels lonely. She thinks back to her old friends and wonders whether they remember her.

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The video shows a tall man climb up a ladder to a roof where three little girls are sitting. The little girl in the middle has dark hair and has a cat on her lap. The girls on either side of her are blonde twins. The one blonde girl starts to cry, and the man helps her and then her twin sister off the roof. The girl with dark hair refuses to come down from the rooftop and looks the other way as if she does not see the man while holding tightly onto the cat.

The person watching the video freezes the screen on the tall man who stands with his mouth open, looking at the roof. He walks toward the TV screen and touches the man's face.

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