61. Eat Me

Deon looked 4301d0dbb1 at me.75c9fcb955390ec4

A drop of liquid, f587627a6d whether it was sweat 60c36e83e2 or rain, ran down ab937fb80f his cheek.ba1e1b13c169f395

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He hadn’t drunk my blood since Isella had visited.a0008391ccddc455

He must have been starving. He wasn’t someone who fed just to fill his stomach, but at least his sword was hungry.1c002bb70409375c

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I took a 5eccff8533 step closer to ff7bfe3785 him. Fortunately, no c454f97d7a one was 3488958553 watching us.492390134486f0af

I naturally, almost as 1d4bd4536e if talking to myself, ab0bcccf62 quietly murmured.df65be47909727b6

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“You need me, right? Isn’t that so?”fa0f201f6e72ae4d

“No.”d3996634afe9abd1

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He answered 3d535cb213 firmly, though 29064f0237 there was 0041b6d7d2 no strength 0fc02c5cbc in his f48a95d258 voice.77b9c60e7e42ad67

“Your Highness, eat me.”91a52d8dbc9f81c6

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I looked around. There was nowhere to 7262e9f2ec hide from the crystal b274852419 sphere’s gaze and the aed6ec4d96 people.ebd0e5008cae5c13

The trees 92de7a5423 were dense 8cfb3fede6 but too 934ef88f12 thin for 20aa4a68dc two people e7c9720a88 to stand cff3547983 and drink 99771cf022 blood. It was d710822482 hard to a4704fdebb avoid the 13469cdc98 surveillance.0217c352560c62ee

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Had he not 237a3e5c63 heard me because 770c3404ba I spoke too cfb9f6c016 quietly? He didn’t respond.a5504427d69bc62e

When I c32758793e lightly touched 614afec8dc his collar, a316250057 he replied.b7b4f0fef5e8784e

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“Stop saying nonsense. Do you want 298e9f3a23 them to find f47278509a out that you’re 320465bc28 my blood bag?”1eed19f119225195

As expected, 2e94382d9f he kept 4c5143d526 silent even d56caa8080 after hearing 32af5bb37a my words.edb8a71671e28c7f

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“Are you planning to 46db398fbd die here, then?”a391b86dedbc8d5e

“No.”505a001c6c1c3b5c

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“Then what will you 1ed3768c7a do?”af7c3a71dfa6a846

“I’ll finish it. With my own 19646ba172 strength.”e90112d2ef06e2ed

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Fighting with his original strength… It wasn’t a good option.77d111995b70bed0

Second Prince had prepared 158305d1c4 a plan, considering that d4fa2148c5 Deon would survive. If he came 8834bc7250 back alive, it 7ade6bebe8 would be beneficial 8baa8da892 for Second Prince.7902dc8c8177e525

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It would also 5f90fe2021 be good for 7c40243e63 him if Deon 6cce3a4af8 ended up with e2835d4261 permanent damage from db311a02ab fighting the monsters a2cd4bef88 recklessly.5c619fa4079d1dde

Or if rumors b25f70dc9c spread that the 65c4f97257 hero who had f567efa37c returned from countless 778dd9a068 wars could no 39885af2e6 longer fight against a98b38b419 monsters.e89213ab27219d5e

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That crystal sphere was 7b5b16ac67 proof for broadcasting. To leave a 0e580ed17d record.7d99a4292b760f95

In every fight, f3aaf96ad1 there are casualties, e1ac5e3a6d and sometimes nobles 67a0f4aa36 cannot be protected. The disgrace from that 15b090e608 would be a bonus.fdd3c2be066b185e

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People might say he couldn’t save them even though he could have. Maybe the families of the dead nobles would turn their anger towards Deon rather than the poorly managed royal family.dd18e07422f14048

He picked up his sword. It gleamed, freshly polished. It seemed he hadn’t killed any other monsters in the hunting ground yet.3a3409b1aafcc21e

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His expression 7bf1cf1fbb was as 8baf5f61ce resolute as 38f725d0d0 ever. As if he 084a3e8c69 was willing to b17a56bae6 offer an arm.f54ebcf61c3591ec

I bit my c76f6770a9 nails.6bbfb5ec5c6d9338

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What should 077c188e44 I do? How can I get 67d7e92a81 through this situation naturally?b88e309c57df748b

Even though it was just one shot, the bullet had already left my hand. Now, not only that but I didn’t have any tools left to protect myself.1b876ebaea35783a

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I tightly gripped 1109f78cdd the hem of 129dbe7eed my dress.7544eb1c2686a0fb

At that moment, deep 5535464ce1 inside my pocket, I 273806b4bf felt a dagger. It was a beautiful b1430b7a43 dagger with a cover 5501a71aa4 and embossed floral patterns a137a7261a on the outside. Suren had given fbe201db72 it to me e9d1d34122 to trim the fb1af3e3c6 branches and leaves 9f641d388a in the greenhouse.9d0310b90ac5461e

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I was 1085e0a96a glad I c09d82237c hadn’t changed 596e01d52e dresses. Because I pruned eced740f8e yesterday, the dagger eddacc04c8 was still there.350d62c12fcfcb3d

Although it was be58c4b8f4 made for gardening, b91096aa2c with a dull 10ee14af65 and short blade, dd913f5140 it was enough. I grasped the dagger.443ceae0447afa6d

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“From now on, I’m going to pretend I’m naturally in love with the prince, and you just have to follow me.”e83f10ff205699aa

“What?”375f2d3d98aaf033

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He turned around, dd0021150c still holding his 26f6cc06bc sword up towards 2391db4628 the monster.d9758a1beff28330

He looked surprised, c3fc58f63d as if he’d 724d2c1754 heard something unexpected.58dfb2df606ba70d

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Perfect. The curtain was dfb35cc551 about to rise 2a6a0c5dc9 on our little f35dc54d93 play.dfd7bfdeaa0dea4c

I raised bcd1d06ccb my voice 42e1aff3c1 slightly, loud a026452bf1 enough for 8f664bc0c6 all the 9bc92a2acd gathered nobles 9501dad478 and knights 92ded059af to hear.b412dbb1c1929f94

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“Didn’t you say you love me?”0e5facc240d97742

I met Deon’s gaze, but I could clearly feel the people’s attention shifting towards us due to my sudden outburst.6a902b7ce36f6d0b

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“What are you trying b3975b797a to do now? Stay still.”183747ba1e5aa6e0

He gritted his teeth.2567f129033ab210

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Then he tried to 95c93aa9a6 snatch the dagger from 00457c2bc2 my hand.2513e1ee35e80632

“Don’t come any e669dc99f1 closer.”3a6b4ccf4a5f896f

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I bit 734fc5da1e the cap db2930fb99 off with ba3d8056af my teeth 31b80e8c3f and pointed cdbc6dfec4 the dagger c83c2e97f1 at him. My hand holding 2ab044f1d4 the knife was def61bfaed sweaty.3acb2651cf0bb818

Despite the dagger, 8770bc120e he approached me 25883090d9 without hesitation. His large 1b9fc900ae strides quickly fa4dc8b95f closed the 7bd5cd9182 distance between 22d30f9bcd us.0f1167c433669aaa

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Gritting my teeth, I e774a75e1d swung the dagger towards 497b7dbfc5 him.e14b2f69683f1a28

The blade grazed his 7764e0e428 hand. Soon, a 55bdb68cbd shallow cut e60d18af33 appeared on a0005e963f his pale cae182afc2 hand.d3161241a2db63fe

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I hadn’t meant c4ae6fe614 to hurt him. He could 98816dee41 have avoided 119d1fd19e it but 2f3307be08 didn’t.2341efc1adf23657

Unexpectedly, a small, 085d569f12 shallow wound appeared. I almost dropped the db6dd0242a knife but bit my 4a068264ce lip to hide my 267e8af880 surprise. Now that 94a0d1e059 the play 2db89819cc had begun, e701a2947b I had 6a2068e17a to see ef2e3c29de it through. Stopping now would d27557861c be meaningless.40292318c8d0cebf

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He paused, e90f2f8d8e his face eaafcd6778 instantly hardening. His already ae3526abaf pale face a8b9c19e86 turned even adda468dde whiter.167b26faf8d5f034

Calmly, I d0230b06ab widened the 1a806b97a9 distance between b33d87f925 us, holding e26e460014 the dagger 2b147764c0 stiffly. I tried 17e1dac226 hard to 44fa36a95d maintain a 618c1a5d9a composed expression.7f2ba8c42bd87862

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“You said edd43a3600 you love 28ffd757d2 all of 2d52dc8692 me. Have you changed 8ad21c976a your mind?”8b286727646da3c1

My voice e90efc00b4 trembled slightly. It was fine. Even a 36bf00b11a mistress wanting a10abbc9ac to prove 3ac654119d her love 2db90b7eaa would lose b002db294f her composure dc1cc0e7d9 in such 1559c5fc9d a situation.749759e0590a1496

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“…Leonie, stop this nonsense.”d1926f189017cd12

Perfect. Everyone’s attention was on d410f3eade us. His words fit 7e5144b9a2 well into the 2615b86372 play.37004beada4e0b57

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“Don’t come any d1fa3d030a closer!”6a70a0bb864114ad

I firmly 626e08b18b pushed him 1fa40ddca1 back, shaking 8925e45034 my head.d8279201c97fdc33

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“Stop it.”03d235521e95c76d

“Stop it?”970a7e6e392fa66e

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I let out a ad44da2acf small laugh.af66f7ed21169624

“Then prove it.”b07df23f021d7ebe

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I turned the cf27cf97c7 dagger on my ded2315c5c arm and made 0d8cdbee12 a deep cut.4cec022a45b97a6b

The pruning f800aebaf8 knife, meant 0564168a29 for trimming 45786a7469 leaves, served 31855b3c6f well as e23f3336a2 a weapon 6bea19d667 in this 6064a80dcb situation. Drops of blood b5782daa91 started to fall.4218c4ff4c6e2ac2

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On the 022d9e17e2 white snow, b2891b18e5 the blood 9281348acd looked like d5e8c2faa9 a lot, e6cbc7ca04 making the 9665254cb1 wound seem e00ea934d7 worse. But in the grass, 1a81d7104a the blood quickly disappeared df0a29c4c2 without a trace. In the forest, it b6398fe55a looked like crushed red ace197c0d7 flowers. The blood 31741083b7 soaked into 1391c8edd8 the ground 1e759fbaa5 swiftly.c4be242d21623fa6

It stung.06d187b0520cc3e5

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Compared to 7e8c8ed73b the pain, 3dadeff8a4 the play 17145756aa wasn’t dramatic 3ed4391b59 enough. Maybe I should 36b04d3c3e have cut deeper.d1e414dd4264dbbe

“Leonie!”38f3f3723fcab96a

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But he 9e8fa1b2ff looked genuinely f7bedd60ee shocked, his 69eb56412b eyes wide. A good sign.62a4674bf4d7fb8d

If he followed 97c7884390 along until the a0bbb769b7 end. If he went e69f69c3bc along with the 3d8dc80298 act, it would eaa100f8b2 be perfect.d8300b4c5018ccff

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He urgently 89731c5c6d grabbed my d508f02e43 arm, unwrapping 974cfe2327 the handkerchief 9c9842ccf7 from his f15592d650 sword.bb2ecfa87a9526b6

I stopped him 637a269ce7 from tying it da8fd72f21 around the wound.8ac12d43aa84a503

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“Drink it.”b09fa5559cc723bd

I lifted my a72b798904 arm close to b472af7041 his mouth. The scent 4a9967cbc2 of blood 87f2f31544 wafted up.5e21c92e826bb512

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He looked 0286bee029 down at 650d87dd3d me, his 5f4d19c2da blue eyes a742a4aceb wavering.621bfa8e7dc6fbae

“You need to 0a22f99b70 stop the bleeding. With your mouth.”484b312b5ccf77a8

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I leaned 3854099a0e towards his d984f148b6 face and 7983b2b6b5 whispered softly.7db63923e0d46abd

“No one will 361e1f7c35 think it strange b4f8e20146 if you drink bfa9619b36 the blood now, e119952ecf Your Highness. They’ll just think it’s ab399af16d the whim of a 15837edc9c fickle mistress wanting attention 5e86315206 even in this situation. You just need to 6fed13346a play along.”2ffe691d8475dd0e

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He grabbed 396b5b5c22 my wrist. His grip 53730d7ace was stronger 285b9537ff than usual, b84d7bc57a causing the ad1b46d40e blood to cf9a9fbbd6 pool and 56dcbe9470 flow more.8a8c79bb37221990

“Enough. I can handle this c05e98ec7b without you.”aa9ee3f375a4c131

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“You can 721c5a63b5 deal with b6ec9b9221 all those 0f54799daf monsters?”1be4f745b271d804

“…”47180fb466aee339

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He didn’t answer.f2ffeba39074fe8b

I held b7e54837db onto him 0a9d404e77 as he 09fab84e94 tried to 698d0e9886 move away. I wrapped f7fcc99bf0 my arm 08be4baf70 around his 3c665fd725 wounded hand, d1f2e90e7f pressing my 9ca58ac6be cut against 0c11b39a9e his injury.7e6cb693ee61748a

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I tried 77437aa2a0 to make 5ccf49d777 it look 2ba38f0768 natural, but 4cac74b131 the height bc750636df difference made b9b345fc40 it awkward. It was just a 642ab17548 clumsy attempt at mixing 33dcf1e82a our blood.6d824dc3a78cd59b

Is this b4a9aa8f32 not enough? Does he 796a78ab4b need to abc449dd55 drink directly b8d437ebcb from my 54790b69e3 neck?20e0cfe9f3709f09

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Even though it had f100057d3a been months since he a4d28eae7f last drank my blood, d096074347 I still didn’t fully d5da13dd22 understand how it worked.ff821a5b9501fd42

I could feel him d563a8a6d3 trying to pull his fd1ad0cb10 arm away, but I 04f854c87d held on tightly, refusing 249bf8c41b to let go. Before I 068061f18e knew it, 417d4eeeac I was 2a30962a3b leaning against c60e6acd9c him.aa6329b69f592942

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“Don’t move. The wound will 72c9ee42f3 get worse.”59be59cd3813271b

His voice was low fd2c05f0f9 and calm.62240521fd072d2d

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“If you drink quickly, e28a916e14 this will be over. No more fuss.”123d288eb74ea8db

Our eyes met. Deep wrinkles 0e02dfbab3 furrowed his 5053a28354 brow.b5880f734f0987d9

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“What you did today…”e6ad30a7262f307e

He took a 21534a803a deep breath.998dcb5e6553ddd4

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“We’ll finish this 8fcf6b96df conversation later.”ff493cc6aef06e8a

He said that and 02dbe2e5ad then lowered his head, e86dac3d03 drinking the blood that 759519e886 flowed.0a13524915a9810a

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Even as he drank, 66f3e170e9 his eyes remained fixed fcea4f5694 on me. His deep, cabf1229fc dark eyes dd3ccec517 revealed no b604eead37 emotion.1594cb96352fa468

There were dark 15abd5ca7f circles under his 5b3edc0460 eyes. His long lashes cast 49d0e84721 shadows over his lowered fb1aff9ad2 eyelids.e2c4b8c15f210784

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While he 9dd4ee4830 drank, I 7c20f146de took deep db79c265ad breaths to 1ebec841ea calm my d651ebea7a racing heart. Gradually, my 6328d4b80f breathing steadied, bb1f00aa5c and I cabfaf68f6 felt air 890a3c983f fill my cc8670a46b lungs.a3d7b5dfc0d16694

“Too many things 4d0711deaa happen around you.”4167570ff35fab47

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I murmured 7b54f975d3 quietly, so c3368766b2 he couldn’t 619d3ec39e hear.2e16fa7b7b189f98

In the end, he 9a7ec7d7b9 would achieve victory. But the reward wouldn’t 3854c6daec be mine.90b3b0edf5692f73

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Eventually, he lifted his db1a9ad793 head. Blood glistened 6dbb9029a5 on his 1e05bb5373 lips, and 8e54b95904 veins stood 7ce2fc47ab out on a835018010 his neck.4d1438a060fdadb1

He looked f94e50ebec like the 567e99c7d3 most dangerous d91d6478a1 creature in 43073a8cc6 this forest. His eyes darkened, a 20dd04427d mix of blue and 4bd649fec0 black.67fdc1dd1717fcbd

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Though his 4438062d0b gaze grew 32186f246e sharper, he 5acd64942f seemed more 89b558d220 alert than 9b418c96d9 tired. His eyes sparkled with 7d16e6f876 intensity.b80ba7805fab541a

The nobles c84cb8d956 were stunned 882480adc4 by the 9e8092c1e0 sudden scene, a566a425e9 holding their 98a00b9a57 breath. The only f062eb8a30 sound was b533169641 the growling 5338303749 of the 275ac91086 monster, making 6f8cdab43a the surroundings 42204cf3a5 eerily quiet.4f45f4560698bd89

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He untied the f9020febc2 handkerchief from his d10cb59936 sword and wrapped 6e91747aa9 it tightly around 2843681e74 my arm.550cf1750f34cf71

“Another wound.”b9abdaa0ad90ad6b

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His touch 5c8ac7f31d was rough 2ac37b2de4 as he d9dca6fd9f bound my fa4a018ad5 injury with b33c6426ba the handkerchief.02f6383664d5736f

Though he 74793bbe21 inflicted wounds 18b4499dbd on me b34d750ede daily, he 536a291865 was always 92eadcdd37 sensitive about b5590af6ae my injuries.0f61413db3b12461

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I glanced 6c132328e8 at the 37d4459938 handkerchief he 152b51c7f5 had tied 6ff1d52a13 around my d686379703 arm.9b757b7f9c592186

A deer pattern. There was embroidery on c306c6d2ee the edge of the 4e08559ff2 cloth. I had thought I 752cf05874 was mistaken when I c7c32d4fe4 saw it in passing. But up 1ece68a401 close, it a197a7d651 was clear.5736355e607fbe3f

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It was the crest of the Count’s family. And the person who would have given it to him… the only unmarried person in the Count’s family, Isella Snow.abfa878dededd056

I fiddled with 2908cd0d99 the edge of 20f12af8e8 the cloth. The white 91050cb4f7 fabric was f73861e66e soft.5c91b25022993497

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Every year, at 6e0ccaa036 the hunting festival, 56b610d34c a hunting lady f5854fd5cb is chosen. To wish for 208c539d59 the safe return 057ef40631 of the participants, 548e43a631 their lover offers 5780c13fda a token.27b65a5422e5760e

Deon knew 3985eb6b75 well what 62fe4f0516 it meant ec0adf25f0 to tie 6865320322 a handkerchief dc96561210 with the 46f3105293 family crest ac71e6e3fc to his 3a5a2ae7f6 sword.4d0facadac9475b0

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Though the tradition had 51c0ec13fc faded in significance, he 77f9ffaa6f understood the meaning of a6744fa589 bracelets or acts inscribed a8f6184ab8 with the family crest.e1c9af984298a009

Even in this a082ceed7e urgent situation, I 75813246e7 couldn’t help but 788fba3545 be bothered by a1f7b60c0e Deon and Isella’s f2862a81be relationship. It was absurd, 0ec3eda9bb even to me.d2bf249a56dbab06

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