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Haitian Creole to English:

They said, "Jodia nou pral beyen. Eske ou vle vini tou?" ["Today we are going to take a bath. Would you love to come too?"] Anticipation oozed from their eyes.

They said, "Jodia nou pral beyen. Eske ou vle vini tou?" (Today we are going to take a bath. Would you love to come too?) Anticipation oozed from their eyes.

This is what my two editors came up with for my manuscript.

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