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Could this be Gawain confessing his feelings to you? You nod, showing that you're listening, and eagerly so.

Gawain produces a folded paper from beneath his yellow cape and smooths it open. He grips it with both hands and takes a long breath as if preparing to take a plunge into the sea. And as butterflies stir in your stomach, you realize he is about to take a leap.

"I wrote you a poem," he says.