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What does a birth mark have anything to do with rescuing her parents ??

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Edna the mark is what got her parents hauled in 4 questioning. Thus it is why it is important. Its the reason behind the whole premises of the story.

Sophia The birthmark is the freckles that Gaia's mother put on each one of the babies that she helped birth.

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