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Cleindori had been sent to fosterage at nine years old, as the custom was in the Domains, to grow to womanhood under a hand less tender than that of a mother.
Cleindori war mit neun Jahren, wie es der Brauch in den Domänen war, in Pflege gegeben worden, damit sie unter einer weniger zärtlichen Hand als der einer Mutter zur Frau heranwachse.
If he had been foster-brother to Cleindori, Jeff’s mother— Kerwin already knew that fosterage, on Darkover, created family ties that were, in many cases, stronger than those of blood.
Wenn Kennard der Pflegebruder Cleindoris, Jeffs Mutter gewesen war – Kerwin wußte bereits, daß die darkovanische Sitte, ein Kind in Pflege zu geben, Bande schuf, die in vielen Fällen stärker waren als die des Blutes.
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