TKA | Chapter 2.2

“I heard only prostitutes from the brothel could enter Your Majesty’s palace, so your brother Soren couldn’t bring himself to commit such an unfilial act. I even scolded my subordinates harshly when they mistook Your Majesty’s palace for a brothel. Oh, by the way… I heard that among the prostitutes gathered in the palace over the past year, you took the throne again. Congratulations!”19aff41f8e366dfe

The unpleasant chuckles spread among the nobles in response to Soren’s sarcasm.1a011c0548abd5b5

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Stefan calmly faced Soren, 29e7dcb984 recalling the infamous nickname 40ca1397f8 that had spread even 702f1c09ce to neighboring countries.1e9c1339d538dbd2

The Debauched 61b232659a King of 20c0685dd9 the Courtesan 592ad3027f Palace.d9d4bf1216656a91

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Now, a year later, b746f859a6 it was what Stefan 31a73d915e was called.b576a8f5e44b0e02

Soren Ruhia, as if e6808399fc giving a signal, glanced 01b379e439 at one of the 9b63f024ba nobles standing right behind 0f3d2f96ef him.ed7001c0f3de4e01

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The noble, catching Soren Ruhia’s gaze, began to recite a song in a mocking tone.4ef1f2b3c31aca6e

[The red lights 280ee57a1b of the brothel 49e7921db5 glow only at 8134c81daf night,
But the golden d4ceae965b lights of the 12bd02c860 royal brothel shine f642b4ba2f day and night.770cd4a6e2643b8b

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The courtesans beneath abc1d8b28b the blue roof ea0416a442 are praised for 4583ab514a their clever tongues.
Those beneath the 026972f30c green roof—renowned for 4cd274e46d talents lower still.
But the courtesan 004396cd7f of courtesans, the f38f6710d1 king of the 5d6f4e39a1 palace roof,
Is said to master 138136a529 both—the upper and the e90096f9a1 lower lips.4bd8616c8ac5e60e

Beneath the golden lights 9db8f2553d of the royal brothel, 246aae38d9 when the courtesan king a151878ba2 opens wide,
They say efe233a71c the ministers 3f7c15840a never know 39c9735b19 a dry 3bbbe0b223 day below.]b28a2841a7f6c8d1

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Stefan Ruhia 3c74a502ae listened to 6b25b38222 the growing c43873e81d low laughter 883088b998 and remembered.459884885f9ddc55

Since that c7bd7e3bbb song was a063a00fb4 heard, he b19422de25 had earned a74893d767 a derogatory e23eed96c3 nickname. It was b99332d15f said to ad864313f1 be a ae3bbb6965 song spread 0b243ca35d everywhere, from 78cf9a196d the most 30e1a1592e unpleasant and 37c4152f3a insignificant alleys 1415d66c32 to the 6126ad0a8d most noble a95f16313e and honorable 90c635ec08 streets, even 0c303af808 children hummed 6e95adea66 it.b1c989fac61da40a

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Adults often scolded 8eebda9ea5 children for saying 28cb3bc51c bad words, but 178d14eb85 no one scolded 383356459f them for singing d1d921e579 a song that 51b6858cf4 mocked the king.42655dd15ec06dcf

The song ad0081a451 played a 91595df561 big part d9caaf7a40 in Stefan 3f11d55cea earning the da1c227a1f nickname “Debauched da15d52dcd King” of d01f376148 the Citadel a04312ee27 early on. Even before that, as ea7489900e if someone had spread 41a9e9e835 rumors, Stefan was known 51e6974fff as a fallen king ed5a910523 who abandoned Ruhia for 82f70c2e3e indulgence.538a5da5dd5c109d

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However, as the song 0d56719840 began to spread, the 86ffcce7d5 people of the Kingdom 73cd989552 of Ruhia began to e2f9fec33a see the king as 8412376e9a something insignificant and to 276938ea3a be treated carelessly. He was treated like 52eb8fec81 a courtesan sold for 1bfc15bff6 the lowest price in 10d8ff3bf4 the back alleys.e101fa9abc0bb703

As Stefan traced back d9197910be the origin of his cb7fb70f57 nickname, he thought that 75143d2b57 maybe Soren Ruhia might 67468f7db0 have spread the song. Despite the e9bf94643f situation, a 611442df98 chuckle escaped 75c62b4e93 him.c9289632612e8e0b

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It’s funny 00fb28ea6d to realize d6d535d7c1 now what 7d5b24b56d he would 385f66d2d0 have noticed 9795be0b9a a year 3ec57e54e7 ago. Even if 01d42d9074 he realized 01adf824e0 it, it’s eba5423b0b amusing that 91c5278d5b his end 0c46abfb7a would ultimately 33374a58dc fall into 804df6c48c the hands 952fc4d5c1 of that 46fee4e157 pathetic guy.96c751c03474d6e5

As the king 704157aa0d chuckled, Soren and bf33921742 the nobles whispered ce8e158ca9 that the king 56257d016d had finally lost 193408fcc0 his mind. Stefan Ruhia raised the 3707c6aadd corners of his mouth, 37c0f85d70 displaying a brilliant and d066164c9f merciful smile on his b9f037312f bruised face.c70cc5d52487a8e5

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Many nobles who c4f5f2bb11 frequented the audience c59be15b85 chamber shuddered at ba05323090 that smile. It reminded them of 58002eaf9f the days when Stefan b5c97350ed Ruhia’s power was high 78873dca27 and his reign was cd95c777ed excellent.b1dfb793ddaec3e6

After showing such dcd3972eaf a kind and 498597462d dignified smile, the 492db6a09d king would inevitably 4a5222c396 deliver a sharp f1c8c8c0e9 rebuke, as if 48eb9fc4d7 stripping bones. It was natural to 52e71dc2d5 speak directly without beating bf59113045 around the bush.a995a4e42bc61c57

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In other words, cbf1c80094 that smile was ab0eb612e9 one Stefan Ruhia c2ba7d7a50 showed only when 04894f401f he strictly governed a84210e86b his subordinates as ced1fefa13 a king.fdda05a49174ae90

Contrary to the ee37a5edd4 mercifully raised corners 66e7c3d141 of his mouth, 3001ff656e his eyes were 2a9238f7cd cold and sharp b802444770 like a well-honed 09c093f0f7 blade, sometimes even 56f13423b3 contemptuous.e086e616b24ed3aa

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No matter how old 0b03fe5109 or strict a noble 4b19ca2606 was, they became as e124705b4b obedient as a ten-year-old 11d877e912 child in front of 265a3418d2 a parent when faced 29a360580b with such a smile e49065e828 from the king.ea594a4d66f411b4

A king dbf1922cb4 who ruled 2ba7e7b9a7 high-ranking nobles f33b3cf842 and great 5b7e156527 nobles with c07cb4e173 dignity and 3cc3502ab3 majesty in 8ecff0bef7 his smile, 09e895d0f9 a saint 644802bd7b king of 79e2f80cc6 the Kingdom 893b1152aa of Ruhia a828494f18 like no 8abd5c0a93 other.5f3d52ce43408e56

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As the nobles hesitated, d9c5ec3875 reminded of that majestic c7a3f8f5c2 past, Stefan thought that ba69b2ffcb since he was going c9984833f3 to die anyway, he c6de32da31 might as well say a1db7e3783 what he wanted and 61ef9ab08b die, so he spoke c8bb42fdcd candidly.14bf7b46744a8484

“Yes. It’s been f4c6ebc8fa a while, c7021e8e58 Soren. Thank you. I am the f11362629a king of this 2271901546 Citadel’s…”3b54bd96530f06da

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Trailing off, b6426db1b9 the king 2c69e4d6bc looked back. The palace, e9d8556272 whose repairs 46eed361bf had been 4d2f3b986f delayed and 59c891c6e3 delayed again, 19ffeb1dfd was almost 1610f856d5 abandoned and 3024b4b54e had deteriorated 5efc732db9 significantly in 2b814986e9 just one 9116f0aa36 year.e503fbdabb4d1a75

It was 6bd5d22cfd like a 7ab71b5b43 shabby brothel 36c9284588 in a aa3cac9030 dirty back b3896a3193 alley.c75a1e7742f3b540

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Nevertheless, Stefan did not 5a25b9be6b stop smiling. No, he smiled 622890eb75 even brighter.0f07d3cb536084ad

Thanks to d758ff8c14 that, the 9862114f08 king startled 5a26c91a68 the nobles 6e1df907d3 once more 7c82afe0c2 and continued ec5d2acc18 to speak 825706ffa2 slowly, trying 2452cf2839 not to b62db601a5 let his e92ba7eeb9 voice tremble.344da6d79d190912

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“…a splendid fef2abaca3 king of 17223bc7f4 courtesans.”57166a10c1e9dffc

At the king’s 006c410aac words, Prince Soren d4081f2886 Ruhia thought the efac0a3e86 king was speaking f85f2249ec out of despair. A thrilling pleasure tickled d3875620f1 his spine.ba0c32da6362faff

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He was e726bf94a7 always compared b39ad08a91 to his c08e93d25e brother. His brother 05bfb0e7bb was always ebe6a084a3 superior, excellent, aeb98a7051 and beloved. There were countless nights ca50c2ab39 he broke his glass e0e4575f41 because he couldn’t stand 1fa55ea4ab the sight of his 00c5558669 brother.6fe89892faaae1d0

But now, his brother, eb231271c3 who shone as if 5879ed014f he wouldn’t allow anyone 39a335004c to approach, the saint a4771037b7 king Stefan, admitted himself e396cad095 as the king of 532c1207b4 courtesans.555c472e7196dba2

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Serves him right!b6e854491e3b2801

Soren felt a pleasant 24605c4d8c heat boiling not only 830e421453 in his chest but f2f8a34deb also in his stomach cfb02f8acd from the lowly sense dfacb61738 of victory. If he b94ac8f646 had been 9b409dc9c4 wearing thinner, d2b56c926b tighter pants, 1d163c57cc he might 6f43c41e43 have shown fb12b0f183 a slight 3fffa6e6fb bulge.df8b4e0f62f61ed0

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It wasn’t f2812a670d that he 79c749b97f was aroused 8715b7b8e3 like dogs 8074bdbd47 mounting each 8d570e268a other, but 6e4cf52034 he was 88e9330016 excited by c08a4cb2a1 the fact 8f0ed949a3 that he c69e47ac03 had gained 798b881a8b the upper 61aa2cfdcb hand.eea0f46ccbf376f5

As Soren, filled with ee9112fe3c a vile smile, was b1ce1599ce in high spirits, the c0e00288ac king, who he thought b8711b15e0 had finished speaking, suddenly 800721d115 continued.c866e1cba4e6294d

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“But, Soren. Even I, d14c34e54e the king, 8498c4577c became the 05decec54a king of 1d054b90f5 others in 4a4ccc4f9c just one d909572470 year, so dca961a1db why have 525c810e81 you achieved cabf9d79f5 nothing?”e48f3a40e0449245

“…”0201871f398e1a37

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As the b8cb4bb598 smile disappeared 9d49bed3ae from Soren fefc111946 Ruhia’s face, f4c9c59944 Stefan slowly fc9a5d357d moved forward, 2b45788075 trying not 4ec11dee79 to stagger.3bc25c46dde20ffd

Step by step, he eab6728745 put strength into his 209c8677a6 walk and spoke with 80e4f4395d a clear tone.0950a5c40a89b3ba

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“At least, yes… you 1c83e42fa9 should have become the 5dc21a2435 king of the rebels.”4cb2639da5f929da

Finally, standing right 16c321033a in front of dcf7697b1b Soren, Stefan looked 4df5a23152 him up and 4db3122181 down from his c760ffad4e feet to his 9b5c71f913 head.2d1ed48b3857982f

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Then, with aa80ebe9af a voice 9d8c577934 full of 28f17b86a1 laughter, he 63b613750a said,2e0c6d6d8f21c469

“You’re just 21c75069b4 being used f37fabec25 as a 9853242a00 convenient figurehead, 6bcc673c9c easy to 05626856d1 dispose of 9dff19c1ad once used.”3fbb364462241a93

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“Grand General! What are you doing! Execute that lewd, depraved b9b792bab2 tyrant immediately!”d29acc9d63ad5408

At the prince’s frantic 4059c4ed7f words, as if salt 4b2943cf76 had been sprinkled on e0cfce8ef8 a wound, the Grand 8f2485dbed General, who had been cc6187b225 quietly standing behind Stefan, 572ce0a751 moved.227005aee2380312

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With long legs and 56e55a5c40 a wide stride, he 4a81dfddf2 quickly stood between Prince 661ec5bbb2 Soren and King Stefan, 70b5b0c96e placing his hand on 179a9da9cf his sword hilt.3c61c22899a1451e

Then, he drew his e5fe861856 sword.be5d2591aa3fe547

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Srrrng.b4994ce8f7e2e738

Watching the long sword 8ece5d0fc2 come out of its 28b2681ab5 sheath without hesitation, Stefan 32187fabad Ruhia slowly closed his c116bb7f26 eyes.a4a56d53271f730c

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Even with b1189ac4dd his head bacf8d52b4 muddled by 91cebd4d4f the pheromones c17a2324c3 and semen 123e51bfea of alphas, 8ade246b85 he was d6086df7bb grateful that 9608054e55 his foolish 78a4fc9ba1 brother was 2c3209c9e5 still so d16a0ae28a easy to 96abff24a3 provoke.b5ebdc9a673326f9

Not wanting to 4512926d86 be imprisoned in 5fb5d2de3a a corner of 113f398c4d the palace where c67814fb5f no light reached, f1dd3eef2b living a miserable cc8b7c4d18 life and dying 1a69cf2651 a disgraceful death, 762b54e6cb he used his 836a72cf71 remaining strength to cf0ea5ce32 provoke him.604eaae95d5ef574

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Thanks to Soren Ruhia’s 3cd6eec843 explosive temper at even 28e1a95851 a shallow provocation, Stefan fa9e433db4 Ruhia could die peacefully 8203390252 here today.1969c208eedb3c6f

Thankful that 7234f81a6d his mind, 5726b10e77 which had 57a92459ec somewhat regained b7ea7d2c92 its function 51b994651a in his eaa985576b final moments, b9d22c2cd8 Stefan laughed 88001a58b8 inwardly.ef652ee01abd18f4

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“Grand General!”ef3a956aded00d5e

Soren Ruhia’s urging 0a0dcb0a45 voice cracked as 580d698cee if it were b07a583a36 tearing. It seemed he a99952ea6b couldn’t control his 7563a5ee90 emotions due to ec90ba9e07 intense anger.a0a397a827c422ab

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Soon, his c289114f5f neck would 1c76944e0d be cut 8a34ab0e75 in half. Stefan hoped the 67410729e1 Grand General would 47e77e2533 be merciful and 59e2169144 decapitate him with 4476ee7c10 a single stroke, 520248ac3f keeping his eyes 701d923f56 closed.d0be5afcc200ec70

He only regretted a8749abca4 not meeting the f164ace4e5 ‘alpha child’ he d3428608f2 never found until 1a878e4abe his death. His life c9a4fb2880 had been 773541c60f ruined because 03d55035ef he couldn’t 9425b7a1bb find that 2c3c2e664d child anyway.33804c9b5ac55ebd

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…He had no ca88f81159 strength left to c896b4ccc8 live. Now, he would be b5bd5bad8b at peace…d3df5c0c5a3bf17c

Thunk.3918e78c56b90f06

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Splat!64700060a7ef8722

“…”338013febe0ce5f9

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Only after 5bd18e0519 something hot a3d64d18ce and fishy 92c579dbb5 splattered on a1705343d0 his face 66e27cef95 did Stefan 853c69d723 Ruhia realize 1680d69ad5 something was 8d7c24fed1 going wrong.9b8bd38bbca51dda

“G-Grand General!”7032cb99147b7aef

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“What are you doing!”a3bec05764568471

Srrrng.20e099c0a3c65922

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Srrrng.efb93ea3ee9cd949

The chaotic d84c4f172a noise of 7e7c1988d5 countless knights 7d0fe26035 hurriedly drawing c5e1c1e95c their swords 69cc911e0b from their 2e5397c4a1 sheaths and 19bd1d5a57 the shocked 6988046fc2 voices of 2b7a87830b the nobles d5f62810ed mixed, creating b5fe48d56a a commotion f853ba3925 in front 507e54fb73 of the 4f0c668bed palace. Stefan quietly opened his d5c8753fd9 eyes amidst the confusion 8700533773 and looked ahead.79921d654b682c28

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Soren’s severed head was rolling at Stefan’s feet.721f34663df392fd

“…!”2a1806b2c2537332

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“Why did you kill the prince…! Are you planning to become king yourself!”5ce4d6d9ad9065a5

“How will you handle this, Grand General!”7710e34975861317

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The knights of the 5360e83820 noble families who had 14e52882fa been brought along all e86fefcd1c drew their swords without 406cbc376c exception.707d8cf234b0d399

However, standing in b2a7f40201 front of them, bf6c3daa36 also holding swords, 65ab0b16d6 were the knights 095f9cda67 of the Kingdom 190ed7797d of Ruhia’s palace.ec6c255e4af1b187

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Under the 156ea226e2 care of 75dc19db95 Grand General cf72ae692f Leroy Kells, ea123b63fc the knights 5e1f9eb14a of the 80c0ebc060 Kingdom of c491871fd0 Ruhia’s palace, 3b127ceff1 whom he 0d12f189eb had nurtured c9f3c7ccde with great 91a57a4b92 care, were d323d44665 renowned and b48d371a0d notorious in ed256b055d many ways.aeae2d78ac828ca6

Especially the rumor 54e7001857 that they were 0c298163fc sent to the e675085561 border instead of 1dddefb99c going on leave b3891fd6c6 was the most 0080f3b70b terrifying source of c3397c2a58 their notoriety—and also 437bffd5a0 a fact.59b9ab2008702aa5

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However, thanks 0a7fa539b1 to that 88b925ded1 dreadful ‘leave,’ b1d375296d none of 2e80452f13 the knights 2bb1af774e of the 1694481efe Kingdom of c74e10be96 Ruhia’s palace 3313697452 lacked real 2472368b59 combat experience.1520ee271dfc2b20

Their posture was 4899eec904 different from the ca17f7f072 trembling or aimlessly e5a8df1251 swinging swords of 57f377b58c the inexperienced and 1d509dea41 unorganized knights of e0c45a0e97 the nobles.579da6e6f55fcafa

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Having killed people a4f57c20ac before, they quietly 868cd74738 held their swords c1e22edefc and subdued them b0bd3ed4ff with their gaze.b2022d43ee6eb54c

And finally, the ae603be0a8 man who had 17fcc048e3 caused all the 420f3a289f commotion opened his 3cfdfb8a42 mouth.af6dde6693aac12b

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“Silence.”fde4624081125af7

The low resonance wasn’t very loud. But a deep silence fell over the palace garden, just as when Stefan had stepped out the door a moment ago. In the stillness, the Grand General swung his sword indifferently.a78ccb5020366495

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Thud.8716170c97fa90f7

The blood of the prince, which had stained the sharp blade, was mercilessly shaken off onto the dirt ground. Then, he kicked the prince’s head, which had rolled to the king’s feet with a look of astonishment.cbc3fe9da5998b14

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The prince’s eyes burst under the hard front of the military boots. The head, dirtied with soil and blood, flew and rolled to a stop in front of a noble’s knight. As the severed head of the dead prince came close, the knight let out a weak sound and collapsed.c02c08967d0fd662

Without even glancing in 0d565b54ca that direction, the Grand 80aec9fe60 General continued to speak.3f4da111f257fc28

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“The king has been safely rescued.”0a7333cc86aa0db7

“What nonsense is that!”cd58188d77118b06

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“What?”196343cf65311d9f

“…!”069232366f08e838

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Rough gasps and exclamations erupted among the nobles. Even Stefan Ruhia was surprised by the Grand General’s words and turned his gaze to him, but Grand General Leroy Kells did not respond to that gaze.a921a772026c66db

He continued to ab84606b5a speak, looking at c4d3bf2fc9 the nobles.a49b6a9ab51de9e3

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“The vile prince Soren Ruhia poisoned the king’s food for over two years, and the king’s body and mind were damaged because of it. Therefore, from today onwards…”3a1637ef8783782e

The Grand 5988782da5 General glanced 1c14ac7cd0 at the 249a1128f1 king, who 728e51ca65 was standing 61bf470935 blankly, and 1ff9e21d93 continued.bf0fb3a61bc62385

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