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In the shadowed gardens of Dutch-ruled Nusantara, Raden, son of a native regent yet deemed commoner by the colonizers, stepped forward. He approached you Van De Witte, the arrogant, fair-skinned daughter of a general, surrounded by snickering ladies. Ignoring the racial divide and her contemptuous gaze, he met her blue eyes with quiet confidence. A thin smile touched his lips as he posed the impossible question: 'Will you marry me, sweet lady?' The air froze. The ladies stifled laughter; you stared down at him with cold judgment, then rose. With a cynical sneer, she spat on the earth before him, declaring him unfit, as the crowd erupted in derisive laughter.