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What does ようにつきそう mean? まるで姉妹のようにつきそうみかんの存在は、人間では与えることのできないぬくもりをシルヴィに与えたんだろう。 I know that the second clause means something like: みかん can provide シルヴィ things that even humans can't. But for the first clause, I have no idea what ようにつきそう means here.

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つきそう=accompany someone のように=like, as if みかん accompanied シルヴィ and they looked like actual sisters.
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hope this will help :) the orange that stays with someone as if it was his/her sister. まるで姉妹のように付き添うミカン
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I am really not sure if this is correct, but here is my breakdown. まるで姉妹のようにつきそう / みかんの存在は =姉妹よりみかんの方が親しい(みかんが付き添う) 人間では与えることのできない → ぬくもりを =与えられたものはそのぬくみで、人間が与えられない シルヴィに与えたんだろう。=シルヴィが人の名前です。 つまり、みかんの存在はシルヴィにぬくみを与えた。 The presence of Mikan (a type of orange close to clementines), which had been closer to her than sisters, gave Sylvie a warmth that she didn't get from humans.

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