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      “Miss Rose,” the examiner addressed me. “As listed in your entrance examination application, you wish to spar with a student from the academy.”      I rubbed my nose, “Yep.”      The examiner, an elderly man, looked slightly offended for a moment, as if I had interrupted him mid-sentence. He cleared his throat and continued, “While it is not necessary or expected of you to defeat your opponent, our panel of judges will be scoring you based on your performance.” He paused, likely making sure I didn’t interrupt him. He then asked, “