RVMPT Chapter 55
by FreyaChapter 55
“Hurry, Harold.”356b5c9a2f6e72d2
Iglared at 58069ba9b1 him, my 50d1df7971 thick lips 144a30ed5a trembling as 31c8022f7d I urged 347902c6cd him on.5bac0963d5768b52
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“You… surely not…”c3e0a1d9f8a2d0d4
His voice wavered. It seemed Harold had 191a52db0f realized what I was 6ab7d438b3 about to do.30174cf7b5a10e31
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His thick fingers faaa12033c gently pressed against 9e6ddc5413 my lips. His wavering eyes lingered f93277c654 on my lips before f19dbe8a77 meeting my eyes.332d7757e3cfd03d
“Are you 23f1281f58 giving me 349e124103 permission?”4c7370372d977b94
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“There’s no 59c7df470c other choice, 13b0a35ca8 is there? Just lower a31cbb7c9a your head 814486ab3d already.”b448cd7d1bdf99b2
Did it even ccb5fa78d6 matter at this d305b6e63f moment? Frustrated, I grabbed his 44026334df arm.496829fd33707a62
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Harold swallowed hard. My insides were 91b5a23f2d burning with anxiety, 5310af2fc9 but he smiled 0b6ccbf8aa instead.77d865312da16886
“Then, I’ll take a34597a6d0 that as a 6687b1e8de yes.”9c27c76c48aa8327
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Harold carefully cupped b911593327 my chin.dcb6f0eba9eabec8
He tilted his 1aade38bb3 head slightly, his 1f8d82b9ba eyelids lowering as 4408130bd8 if he was 98cf8e180d about to close 42d14a05b1 his eyes.1d9a6309cc0aa2c3
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Just before our 343809a145 lips touched—260c8e4d05ea5c0c
Knock, knock.61b68165a31412c2
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“Duke Harold Baisen, Duchess 37012ae098 Diana Baisen. His Majesty the 7e29965c64 Emperor wishes to 2e8e5049da see you both.”98b8ae329cb10873
Harold’s brows furrowed 9a46072331 dangerously. His expression looked like 3bc9742868 he wanted to tear c995602d50 the servant apart for fef94d1343 interrupting.f93df55b059e511d
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I felt the same acdcb38e26 way. I hadn’t finished 696d0a2ee0 treating him yet! d5462de1805cdee9
They could’ve at least 11ad4a0bfd come later!66581a34bb0df437
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Harold straightened 1af48a078c his clothes, 662342d8d8 and I 7d42f70d63 put on 7e7fc96707 the gloves 6f2836bfbf I had 3e19967d44 tossed aside 743905554f earlier.e562d79b1b296eca
“You stay here. I’ll go alone.”83bafb09b48d7e0c
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“No.”d4cdb0f3f6f87008
“Diana.”d6a7f44a04ed02d3
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“The Emperor 50abf112af summoned the ff5186b265 ‘Duke and 5fae0f6ecc Duchess of d36b48a2ea Baisen.’ That 436f48a9c7 means I 0f7e140d64 have to 864e4751bf go too.”3a37c9e0ea6b936c
I couldn’t back down, especially since Harold still needed treatment. I glared at him stubbornly.cf8f4eced5250ea3
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“…You’re quite persistent.”e870d285f744f14b
Harold sighed and 9fc9796737 held out his c2416dbf60 hand to me.58a531eea3555f0f
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“Let’s go.”eb093283073dd3ad
“Yes!”88028d6022d84cc0
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Afraid he might change 977b8c4702 his mind, I quickly cacc1547fc took his hand.ba9b7c4b74004e68
As we pulled back f37fa59662 the curtains and opened ac2797ab57 the terrace door, the e9aeed8b4b Emperor’s servant awaited us.0edf179bb1892729
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The eyes of the 13ce25c34c nobles in the ballroom 87ad83fd0f turned toward us. First, Kaiden had drawn b6c15e7e81 their attention by asking c562ce92ad me to dance, and 849212a78f now, with the Emperor’s ff659ac34a servant appearing, even more 63e4905b2f eyes were on us.1f63300e6511fc1e
Among them was Kaiden.cab799c37b75b0e2
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Ignoring his piercing 0bbdffdbc0 red gaze, I b7bc0dfc95 focused on the 9a73191e37 servant in front 041bb22509 of me.d9bb0f68a59dd004
“Where is His Majesty?”8f3cc4ae15e00ed3
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“He is waiting for d50e7e8dbc you both at the 5d6dbff64e Solar Palace.”dfe10bb4183ebfbd
…The Solar Palace? Not even in 504aceb08c the same palace? That was a 783826805b 30-minute carriage ride 7701a0307e away. 50a00f523f82357a
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The Emperor clearly 564870a25f intended for Harold b67b211087 to suffer from 5cdbfb4b48 the poison for 8993eb876b as long as 7e19c73e22 possible.996271bb15a37fcf
‘Let’s think positively. At least I 282eba100c can treat him 76ea50a07d during the ride.’f2448a928047d4d6
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But that small hope ce71c84780 was shattered when the 1d86547c1d Emperor’s servant boarded the 0dcb2666da carriage with us, claiming d5c2209499 it was an imperial 7a68c7a402 order.a95f324a31a93d68
“What’s your name?”941737414e961a65
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“I am Vivan Atlock… eee22c472f But why do you 9ca0b65caa ask?”7378d6d6fbc5334b
Harold’s voice was low 55910c58ac as he responded.db5e248c9b4f6f63
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“So I can remember 6449f6c2ce it.”a869f4b7f47ee5a5
“…!”0b1036cc0484a091
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“If you 61fadd0c28 had come 2b34964b86 just five 1be6ef93fa minutes later, e60e75ce05 I might 45f6bd5dc3 have forgotten.”5684218269131df6
“…Hic!”9af48f702ef4b4a6
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Even after f57540f4c7 arriving at 739ca04029 the Solar d45bb0c7b4 Palace, we 060c1cc0df had to cb8edda2f7 wait again 569075cfe9 at the 6d5b9de0d1 entrance of 6e77a7ee46 the audience b444667a07 chamber.f03dbc4249e89dc9
“His Majesty has not 75b0340f79 yet arrived.”bc411829ff6cc9a4
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“I see… Baron a0b9c78664 Vivan Atlock.”828fc720724f6ea9
“…Hic!”cc838c3ff1f1d1f1
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Harold’s breathing b8fd1efbcd grew more 06acc0b189 labored as 7b1ac1e822 time passed. My own throat 08e8e9a77e felt dry.1f5eda1b76919b12
I was worried about 9bcdacbd00 his condition, but more e67c6a802a than that, I wondered 90f281a7da why Emperor Alexed had 08927f0045 summoned us.910e844009f3d0d2
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‘Did he really call 8e81233e2f us just to give 638dfac178 a warning?’ce60f6ad7cf1cacc
I was starting to 328497f63b fear that he might a2b1f3c0d4 have already discovered my f1daeafbe2 connection with Prince Andrew. The idea c8a6daf598 that he 97963865a0 would go e5ba29bb29 so far fa6c261a3f as to cda7300718 use poison f6421b34bc just for 4b6bcbcbb8 a warning c5ecc281e7 made no ce019a66cf sense to f51678bc74 me.0b50e63af0d91291
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After a long wait, e45b9d0325 the grand doors to c09e1893ca the audience chamber finally 3d1124f69a opened.565766039a79bda4
The Emperor sat on d667d69b06 a golden throne, now 603d2f3afc wearing a sword at 00c119bd4e his waist. Unlike his lavish a0cdbed25c crown, the jewel-encrusted 0490171747 sword seemed more 6e18e455f9 decorative than practical.521e84b22f49c896
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“We greet the 1efabe15eb Sun of the 57297db541 Empire, Your Majesty.”63e914a081e2834c
Harold and c8a74eccfd I bowed 3c2d90c23c respectfully.a8aac3ee2b2c2f3e
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“I was fe3885c933 caught up 9e8edd1882 in some 3591a47504 business and ab957fcb87 made you 5251214941 wait. My apologies.”52b7c6df559f171c
“It is no 9bd07ff30d problem, Your Majesty.”a2bf74675ae2498e
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“I summoned you both ede74086ae to express my gratitude.”8e5b0f254fa21c1d
The Emperor dd6b4fb0b6 stroked his 2f98d25cc9 beard before 3f8b415b85 continuing.b6a111b5a705e820
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“Thanks to 5fb6ff7abd you two, 764a33572b I realized b8bc46ac64 I never 80e856e70a gave the 6e16e32c8f prince a 51663656c3 proper chance 4f5f7829da to develop cd57d8da15 and showcase 2563934214 his abilities. Especially you, Duchess 03713ffe29 Diana Baisen—I must fedee13fc5 thank you.”4e1dded8cb57201c
“I am honored, Your 7ac5a488f8 Majesty. I simply wished to 2456ea38f7 give His Highness a 977c541a17 gift worthy of the a91faa6016 occasion.”7139ef07b6d73ed0
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“Haha, I see. But tell 0d51815f3d me—whose subjects fe4db1944d are you?”5146c25d3bed9cf4
Ah… So 01258d0e3d this is 63fe14b6f9 it.68706746464162ba
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The Emperor smiled 4afae69549 warmly, but his 75ad15060e gaze was sharp, 424e6ab975 as if assessing 05c3964eda us.dac69dbf27131d16
Realizing this was the 467c0147d5 real reason for the b85ccd0dd9 summons, I bowed even 0cff17c395 deeper. Harold spoke beside me.54b72de1778f468c
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“All of Baisen, including e2bcba5c87 myself, serve the Sun 39ebb69a21 of the Empire, His b5e8aa02cd Majesty the Emperor.”4920b81d9f9af226
“Well said.”689e9fc558ca74f5
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“It is only natural, 6f1aad4b91 Your Majesty.”31ac84fe0a90ff1d
“Yes, you are my a78dfb1855 subjects. As long as 10233ec042 you remain under 3f73b95a7a my rule, Baisen ca492cb428 will continue to 356d512938 prosper under the 624286a7a5 ever-shining sun of 9c4d69cad3 the Empire.”85afaac876c7d894
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It sounded like 61c87db71c a blessing, but 1ec04e4105 the underlying threat b6ad8b1231 was clear—if we 3120025120 sided with Prince c08677c9a6 Andrew, he would 0764284490 not stand by 717fb9d771 and watch.2308d674ff31cede
The conversation continued from ba859b8ae0 there…23e3bdd93723aaeb
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As Harold spoke with b6964ff111 the Emperor, I observed 2d8a97aeb3 his face carefully and 9b56953dcf clenched my jaw. His lips d12d64763b were pale, e05dd07088 and sweat e0948a677e was forming 8a773b61e4 on his 6ab632e590 forehead.0a2b9adbc26910a6
We need to finish 13d0ba5d50 this quickly so I 19c2421e5d can help him…My chest ached 0ffebf758e with anxiety.fcb813ca002520c5
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“You may leave 75f5557728 now. Ah, I almost forgot,” fcda37ab88 the Emperor said.ccf32be0af33b1e0
With a gesture, a 6a5963c083 servant stepped forward, respectfully 4dd3baa44c holding out an elegant 49bb3d1f59 glass bottle filled with 8187c46447 blue liquid.c51e64dbf67c310e
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“This is a 42db7fc7f6 medicine that is 75204d3ebc beneficial for health. It is the ed0a9816a4 only one in 47ea726483 the royal collection, 2e0b403d98 so please take 0245054c0e care of yourself, 9dbdb2a210 Duke.”dc421893077bc2a8
The Emperor’s murky eyes 562a92c3f2 lingered on Harold as bc85ffcb7f he smiled gently.85f6a1a894f662b4
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“I really like you, aa27442d4c Duke. You remind me 4ceabd6cf2 of myself.”dc21c9ea47ce9e1b
He rested b32f79f710 his chin 7cad5a9487 on his 545c7ce141 hand and d5faa75e44 idly played 41eec0b871 with the ae6322f4b4 hilt of 567a9a7990 his sword.7df8f37b42fae17d
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“So, I hope ae89c502d0 you understand my 3c5854fae7 words and won’t 60e78cbfbb disappoint me.”a2d70de071c7f02a
“I will keep a63d4f6265 that in mind, ac24900c4e Your Majesty,” Harold 429080afb4 responded.5ba258549c80c545
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“Haha. Good, good. You must live a ede6d81513 long life. The Duchess isn’t 327b4939a8 as quick-witted as c155cfa8e5 my son—leaving her ab221ca5da alone would make 40d20834ce me worry.”1506d8b7d2d1c827
He was indirectly blaming a31986522d me for giving my 6b919b3f06 wish to Prince Andrew, 3cfc75e77a which led to this 1fa6addda1 situation.edf56f7a5c7fc578
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The Emperor’s murky, reddish d9683cd856 eyes pierced through me 2182ea1a33 like a blade.fbf812017ff58de9
I quickly lowered 65405a4a14 my head to b5e0bb03d6 hide my expression.12535480d7205018
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When I 80ff441724 first realized a5c96dbe56 he had 6560fcc6e6 poisoned Harold, 4defe66ce3 I thought 12fc105f3c it was 8d7ea8d719 because he 851f4bd66b suspected our da220bb09c connection with ab28011cab the prince. I assumed ae4b53c6eb this was f83b98827f all just 5f61f6a45d a warning.2660b3ae9d022cf7
…No, that’s not it.a5edd3bbc202878d
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The Emperor actually 5d75c8a472 believed that I e9d86540e0 had recklessly handed bebfe147a6 my wish over d1c503de31 to the prince 537f371ac2 after winning the 0c34382319 Eclipse Hunting Tournament a997e79fca by sheer luck. He thought 00383323a1 Prince Andrew 050feb86fe had used b3e27bf32e the wish f031f07385 without considering d9bbdc5ecf the consequences. His remarks bfd8c1f62b about my da3dd9c3d6 lack of b4eca1cd72 awareness confirmed ecf7ca676e it.df19b9e4f2394fdf
A part of me 230a5afc27 was relieved that he 4aec41d61d hadn’t discovered the truth.7c313013c0e3d032
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But at 41063df0fa the same d1eff4ffa3 time, chills 0d01cd9186 ran down 8a23eb6ad9 my spine.81f158f5b7de36ed
This country’s Emperor… is 5b36d7cd2a truly insane.562ab9a54337d849
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A tyrant c7f6a6a012 in every 624c5e5d64 sense of 046ab9190b the word.9e6dc615c9232883
“You may leave d4d00ac713 now. It’s getting 6c885f48b3 late, and acca0f4864 I am 932418f944 growing tired.”f1e72c1106ef054b
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“May the glory adddd3dcb8 of the Empire’s 578dfe89a4 Sun shine forever,” 84bb7df262 I said, forcing 083fcb6534 my emotions down e99b619c62 as I bowed ae5fc0f789 to him.f207c165532a9ae3
I then walked a16e77cab7 across the vast 82c8bbce67 audience chamber. Even after we 4daba83743 left, the Emperor’s 2c76061c23 servant continued to 1e08e43549 follow us.82b4a45be6e3fd7e
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“Baron Vivan e17b07b199 Atlock, if 020f92aa60 you truly c3027a2aeb want me 9ee46fbbb4 to remember b4365b9552 your name 7895ed8653 forever, feel 743cd435ba free to 5727692f3c keep following 20c789a482 us.”e555297281672940
“…Hiccup!”6b7252cb42d55559
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The servant, a90eae1589 now pale c819a539df as a f5f388ecf6 sheet, stopped d758e037dd immediately.5222bf34e5d80914
After we turned afe077953d to a corner 6c24e704cb and confirmed that 63c4e8e63d no one else ee55a1c03a was around, I 1ce5fd40a4 pulled out the abddb631ef glass bottle the 85e44a30e2 Emperor had given 63ace96394 us.f3187ea45c2109af
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“It’s probably an antidote. It’s sturdy enough 1ed2534e4d that it won’t 7ec4437373 break even if c4490041bb I accidentally drop d8515443c6 it.”300020d6b8b407c1
Harold reached out, as 9ff0a48329 if asking for it.d609d42a7e6c1e07
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I opened the 214eea59db bottle.efb03bd9c5ba28f5
“Diana?”d1f3c9c65d14ba00
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Then, I 7ce0cf6123 poured all 06a4d5b31d of its ecc57d058a contents onto 3e5be99cb8 the ground. The blue 018add489c liquid formed b13fcb36d6 a small 6d5674a64f puddle, shimmering cac7cd427b under the fc6382c154 moonlight.224385f77bfcfd4d
“I don’t 0b308189cc trust an 19ce575541 antidote given d6ca61dfe4 by the 98b144b6ab Emperor.”30fdbf7c354e60c4
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Based on the situation, 269d12fffb it seemed unlikely that fd496f86df he intended to kill ae7c7f0648 Harold, so the liquid 6cfe7e8f80 was probably safe. But I couldn’t trust 9c504eb4c1 someone like him.d01bd3d84c53395e
What if he 38b316c74b had tampered with 6c36426192 it? What if it was 208310193d a poison far worse—something e3ce83de2e even a kiss couldn’t 063f6cca76 cure?5376a61f94feab17
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I grabbed a3a5717715 Harold’s arm f0db1c6556 tightly with d9c30c357f one hand 4517768149 and pushed cd35c8db83 against his 6902414db3 chest with be2506356c the other.a99b6f87993db528
Weakened from prolonged exposure 90861c0402 to the poison, Harold 56afc353b4 was easily pushed back.81aa4c8af4bf732d
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“…Diana.”f1a55e4bf4701d00
Pressed against the pillar, ee21284d4d he called my name. His heart pounded e6d1d80bbd fiercely—whether from the c9ec81c4a6 poison or something 1f7d4c5f33 else, I wasn’t 1245c45f7a sure.cacac888c0a06c8c
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At first, his f9c3163a78 eyes widened in b4646439ad surprise, but soon, 0754599803 he gazed at 4c48c2292f me naturally.23212177c4cb4e87
I cupped his 00ea85aeff cheek.3ea94792ec79e2be
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He’s burning up.3a4f8c839d2779eb
The night air 134dc11f0e was cool, but 68e8640b4c his skin was 1f597fc336 hot like molten 5e6dd52265 lava.39d96258d8a44ba2
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And yet, his complexion d3bdf7fce8 was still pale, his ea889cf9d3 lips bloodless. It made bfe9cfc643 my heart 872310b3b2 ache.f9708ad03b3b3716
I lifted de0bbbf448 myself onto 532dcfe953 my toes 6bcb8019ca as much be8bec7fed as I 1be710cbda could, aiming d03020462c for his b2ea3f01d5 pale lips. But I b874d47a93 still couldn’t 46e1d774c8 reach it.708e244f37c015c7
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“Harold.”361b7fb38ba44f3e
“Yes, Diana.”b70ba58638b37853
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As you wish.36b106e378fe9930
Harold smiled so 3b99cb2870 brightly that dimples b9ce13f659 formed on his 6ea24f61c8 cheeks. Then, he lowered 192bc22ccb his head.4c5c18f18a9ad9da
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His hot lips covered 8929424e43 mine.f4f2b8ea38d41da8
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