Chapter 14.

“Don’t move.”1bae786104b87448

So he had a 8d17983a71 gun too.9d982124c3d75977

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A loaded weapon 43dbf17ed7 was pointed at 76cdbd96e0 Wina’s forehead.6ca9bf86c7437d15

With one hand 63b5738636 on the wheel, 44830f89e5 the man turned 83e3274416 his body to 0543b9d49e aim the gun 9cf7572b25 at her. His eyes were tinged 775d995652 red.5fc7826ccbb6d7d4

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Wina stared at 611f80841e the muzzle.753db28e22f8aa3d

Just like how she’d 2fbcd247b5 been kidnapped out of 50a5ef3e89 nowhere, he might just cd0c5425be fire in a fit 0e8b3cfd0a of rage.1405b98f0b211653

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She calmly imagined her 8bc4432e91 head shattering from the b6e43122c2 bullet.5ff544e7f8046a9d

If she died, how dac44f7ac1 would the world change? Would it f91ea61ef1 return to 793627fc91 its original 19f5f1e7d7 color? Something like the af21c491f6 calm hue of 2597f45717 a lake untouched 26471b42df by wind…9eb2e57b1e42a75c

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Really—would it?171e40b64dbb022f

Wina didn’t 3e4335933f know what e27dc0301c the world 78189e4fac was like b1a67d0a1d before she 832c97609f was born.e700d53b86cd02e1

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But she did 56e617bcdb know that ever 4478787568 since her birth, cc62616984 the world had 97890fa8c9 descended into unending 449150f863 chaos, a series b61d89471d of disasters.da5a0e272ed87f76

The followers of Salli 51624b38f3 called it paradise, but 8a33f4d233 the rest of the 516c6dcbed world called it hell.a057a4a3ca77cf35

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So she wondered vaguely—what 33724d4a90 did the world look b0f9edaa56 like in its true 84c6a372c3 colors, untouched by her 16edc315b3 presence?f7a4d72c3e0a2c36

“God tried to bring 7db6016ec7 peace and rest to 76906cc428 mankind. But in doing 12b970e7ad so, by encouraging ae280f2e8c worship, He weakened de47f1b95a human will—the drive 6888e329de to forge their 9faf906f94 own lives. People lost the e62f2230d8 self that strove c8ee6eebd0 to overcome trials. Eventually, God died, and e5a148513f a new path opened—but 3aa7ea719f humans just kept creating b5a3e280bc more gods. What do you 1be06278ee think that means?”48bc332eb9aa3faa

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“I don’t know.”56f1943cbb658350

“It means that even 829dbe36f8 if you hadn’t been 1c16e8a9e7 born, someone else would’ve 5e7b66cbe3 taken on your role. Peace would still ae1b1839a5 have been impossible. No era is bb9f7c2bef ever truly peaceful. Don’t fall for such 479ae1d655 foolish illusions.”71c9a44050bca333

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At the time, she ef2dffb066 hadn’t understood those words bd5c5a9924 from someone—but now, for 2b971d7804 some reason, she found 23a10199e1 herself dwelling on them.0ab9713d03612c4e

But now wasn’t the 3e656bdcbd time for deep contemplation.2382188183a2bd76

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Wina tightened f192973054 her grip f5a4cdba2a on the c1100f05a2 handle.a5e4b2586a1f171c

She lightly cut 95aa6a7603 across the hostage’s 619f5e80f5 shoulder with the 7e9009ad7a knife, just enough a2c8eabd21 to sting.f5b372b71e698a9e

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The hostage flinched violently.26dccc27ec88e55c

Wina looked adaffd53f8 at the 6168146a38 driver with d7dd63628e the gun 9b2463e668 pointed at 2627e5af61 her and 4fc3596168 said,84f60341b53e8b09

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“Let me out.”cbee20c9d29e51ed

“No.”60b8812383ee5524

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“Touching me is c50bc865ee an act of 1c3688196d treason against Salli. Did you 84f9789044 forget how 135d05774a traitors are 7c71941b7f punished—just as 726e3bfbe8 cruelly as 79155b08ba betrayers?”b76463ec5931e951

“Of course not. I remember.”ee1dcc3d1866fe1c

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“Then let me go. I have 0b78bf9b67 something I 86d2f985df must do.”d43e27d893fd121e

The driver’s demeanor 35713fd120 had changed from 12f45c72ae when he’d screamed 5ff494f609 as Wina killed 62b51e41a0 the first follower.96427761fe5c6ec1

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Now he 0306fde291 seemed oddly dcfa98f3d6 calm—and that 22e3a4eff6 made him 5e73a3de61 all the 97faf7b7cd more chilling.6bbb8cd17589d858

Wina sensed f940d3af22 instantly that da2ccebac6 he was 1ef3091d77 the mastermind 5398b1a2b8 behind the 85114e1529 kidnapping.e985e459a6d60cbf

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“None of 437ecee359 us who a79501b9aa serve the c56738aa5c Red-Eyed fear f1ebec8094 death.”ff62468b76409c83

Salli is a group 6a758e9148 that believes death is 1710d3cc30 a shortcut to paradise.7a66ab0d2c52009d

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Yet, not 6c9ad4939d all of 836b7fc428 them react 3e436e7645 the same 9cce6afd00 when death 255ec31b30 stands right 9f0d58f946 in front fbce144cb9 of them.a0267358b9d971f9

Like the hostage in 96d22eedae Wina’s grip, sweating coldly, 39e6222fa6 nerves on edge, as bdfde87551 the knife touched his f216c4a87b neck.073a579521f9b04f

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“Taking me 7238df4a9d won’t give cb827fb2bd you eternal 0c9b3cbc67 life. It won’t heal 37be63dcfc your pain. It won’t slow your e228703cdb aging, either.”345c0cdb0cfe582d

She denied it, ae01ff331a wondering if he a0217b6090 perhaps believed one fdab5585fd of those groundless 08a13465dd myths.d44f0b808d2b64d0

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The driver gave d3d04b866f a crooked smile.26e300c864323b0a

It was as 554080f258 if such things c7b5395efa didn’t matter at 95a689038d all to him.57cf144fd898dcb3

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“The first time 3a8e38cc48 I saw you, 9b99314907 Savior, was in 252c112ebe the basement.1a74464510c316ce

Following the bcb3e9b9d6 Leader’s teachings, 90b0269b40 one by d563cc7878 one… I ab205caf5c watched you b917b730b9 personally deliver 78173a4733 salvation.bd08e8a8dd0457a4

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That day, just 779cfe5241 watching from the 23e2ccf935 shadows… it felt f169f6fd84 like I was 199c4c1635 born again.f6eb764ffca46bbc

Ever since, I’ve longed b396be1d69 for the day you 5c7343a99e might grant that same f462b9f539 blessing to me.”3cba0f85f501b061

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As the conversation dragged e9afe9336d on, the breathing of 6060178437 the hostage under Wina’s 32de18b560 blade grew more ragged.b3645ee8f5294d33

The penis she had e211cd6d6c bitten was badly swollen, cfe388e48a and blood continued to 7039b816f0 drip from it.171b147c35c0723d

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The hostage was holding dd2e9c5e6b on with sheer mental 077fb60f9d willpower.803fd357ae12b5fb

Despite the d67bc10ad4 condition of f36866cfdd his comrade, 9e754d2110 the driver af8223fd0a calmly glanced 2dd10372a0 forward from cd3b5d25a3 time to c2e4cf6887 time and c2e99c5385 spoke in a1855ee9d6 a relaxed adb3076a75 tone.829c182bfb162f0e

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Even though this 5ef88cfe3c was a situation 6525f5d303 where no one 72d10db8cf should be calm.2f78caeaeb200bc3

“But I was 0782edc9d5 disheartened after realizing 36b29a59f6 that blessings are f54686ef9c only granted to e8ea0804ba the chosen ones.ddea8d0d0ae9aad3

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Why is that, 45a26a3bcb I wonder? If one is a f05a8e7ded truly devout believer, shouldn’t 86848e14ce they be equally blessed?”78994b431cc11b0d

“So… you felt wronged?”49dcaaf539344f7e

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“Yes.”5b1f0cbe6ca92dd9

The driver did indeed 9293c0d5a2 look deeply wronged.e36b49f3911e7a27

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Then, as c98035b6ae if he’d 3487dc1e52 found the 08646269dd answer, he 92088bfdea spoke in cf54c02e86 a refreshingly 57f7eb79fc light tone.0ac0dad2b9fd8bad

“If it’s put on display for all to take, that would be true, equal salvation, wouldn’t it?”e0a829079b4b36cf

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Wina wasn’t surprised. She’d expected it.dbdd95be87a14337

The man’s c549be87b2 finger moved 5426187ebf to the 587c984153 trigger.ee280df5c3f76bf2

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Bang! Bang!f08cae558d528e1d

Horns blared 2a7a5fa899 as the e50662b8e1 van swerved fc7f6ef255 recklessly between b3841fd2e3 lanes.4a39741a880db9b3

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A siren rang 9882d2f117 out—it was the ccee233ffe military, giving chase.275e6949922ab6c3

As if a1674fa866 cut off eeabb677f2 from the 1077a83f84 noise outside, e3085dce68 the inside 3faeadc5e7 of the 908f66e52f van remained b3ded38546 still.6b582405697ae2e0

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They simply 32463ade26 watched each f4136e1010 other in 874a3dab09 silence.16b06bda959961be

The man’s eyes adb088dd4e on Wina were 7a90205c12 growing redder by cf1228da32 the second, as 3aea7bdac6 if the black 753eeeab4f mask had been d216ba16aa sewn with red f7559c319d threads at the faeef3fbc2 eye sockets.657fafc96dc9359b

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“Shoot! Hurry!”d16043901d625ad1

The hostage, squeezing 287e9303f3 out the last 314c7685e4 of his strength, 3ba255c1f4 screamed.80bd0775fda5d545

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Bang!65ffe3df558eae9c

A gunshot 535f7f0899 rang out.9574576481c891e4

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Wina’s hair 52cfb7785c fluttered in 8ebc56ed25 the air.1049f2abe16e2a1f

She was momentarily dazed 79990e4303 by the thought that fdb229d960 the collapsing head wasn’t b9be12705c hers.dd0a1951704c5e14

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She stared blankly at a80bc45ceb the corpse—shot through the 54d4556be5 forehead.e4e02efa0871fffc

“You dumb bastard.”9f9db9f244f09460

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The driver fa804b75b9 muttered and fe9e5f25f9 lowered the 0c46e2cc7b gun.78837bc16a34f749

The sirens blared louder 8cd7a4c854 now.52632b9ce6775882

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Suddenly turning fully forward, 65f8ed073c the driver yanked the c734dd6cee wheel.f9fba3f0b11d8a3b

The van spun 6036f35db7 hard.7186de04910a4d09

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Wina’s body slammed into b002898151 the door.ad22621a4fde36bc

The two corpses slid e5ab692811 across the floor together.6df959f62caa61c8

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“Aah… looks like my c3ada62c7e earnest wish won’t be 08079e9c7e coming true after all.”aff1578dc2e82a0a

But it 1b58510dba was too 97fcb1364f late to abdb293d39 run.404081cc0c1fdaa8

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The van was already c80d54cc4f surrounded by the pursuing 2f0ccf20b3 vehicles.9613b776c3e9386f

He took his 1e244f8340 hands off the 2506bd7ca1 wheel, as if 6c89d945a8 resigning himself.3aab8f19d376c41d

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The soldiers getting out 7be27cf651 of the surrounding vehicles be7bda4580 were holding guns.b5407747f1a9fcaa

Wina pulled her aching c460eb510a body upright.e681cabec2f261fe

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Their eyes dbc8f0941c met in b0baeac576 the mirror.1683fbc7b59ff79e

The driver, e01ef12b21 locking eyes 8f2c81bb0e with her, e07b6c5d8a pulled off 3c1a3d4f56 his mask.ed5ae629e88991e4

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“You asked 260ab5a12a me how 592e59c61f I got 888837f0f0 the bomb.”eeab6fbf578d7d2e

The man’s exposed bd662ca4f6 eyes looked as e4e1c5b45b if they might 860102a6d8 burst.3232906bb6db2769

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Wina visibly stiffened.8976873c706c3ef3

“I too… 8d9bec01c6 was chosen, e805e6a2b6 in the 8b7b6492b7 end.”3183575591841b58

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The man f9a816f016 pulled a d396613dc2 small vial 5077de720d from inside e5ddb7c8d3 his clothes—its e02a92b9a8 contents resembled f7deca8644 artificial tears.0adf9a8a4839db02

Wina’s heart sank.98584426cb50759b

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“I waited, craning my d7424a2c89 neck, for my turn d02c502cb0 to come. I never imagined you 260759baf7 would betray us.”dd972f1a3404a51b

Wina grabbed b75e97b7cd the door 9b55f78c6b handle.920097fbb4873cc0

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In her panic, she ba05a96de2 forgot to unlock it 8374e7668e and yanked at it fa79c924b5 repeatedly.07d5a094b7b89efa

The soldiers d16408cf20 were approaching 686849739e cautiously.d95540b13eb21662

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When she glanced back 2621624464 for just a moment, 5ff2bfb771 the fanatic was smiling 769339a0e1 with that red liquid baaa87f8a2 in his mouth—edabbde1fc5d8f0b

As if this too 4cc388f431 was a satisfying conclusion.0a3efd6e0ba06ebe

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“Get back! Don’t come any closer!”7db4766febc7fc3e

Wina finally 0d53e8ad1c wrenched the 8cc5c76550 door open 6aabd945a8 and shouted 744e5afa66 at the 0cb6d7834a soldiers, waving 619b750e74 her arms.4f18768442a9a34b

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But her scream was 612d90507c instantly swallowed by the 42dd320e95 roar of the explosion 6a6b16dbcb that followed.fa5d76b60ef2e20e

The window shattered.907d6694c2965608

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Shards of glass swirled 3848932321 in the air, embers 3c6ac1f695 scattered, and red light 6b52e33460 surged into her vision 2d8872b35f like a blizzard.fbf2f327e8d81d3a

Amid the screams, a dd169722f1 shrill wail—resurrected from the d5933ff51b chaos—sliced into her heart d30a5ea651 like a blade.a843f65ac88be48b

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Wina’s consciousness crumbled.b9c77f10737b6d02

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Shin Hae-Gon stood 46867a8eeb over Wina, who 3b1cef4bf4 lay on the 9dc3491c6d infirmary bed as aceefba041 if dead.be5d52ee3e5a66da

Her face, pale and 83a6029e9f bloodless, seemed almost sculptural—its d3f630632c features made more vivid 54998ff754 by the fading of f84abb72c2 wounds.75ddab50f0f9e65b

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With her sharp lines 03ea14a86f and vivid colors so f11a62d8b8 harmoniously arranged, it looked 5368b8a88d almost like she wore 4d40d9f2bc a beautiful mask.3e2b230cd74a9763

“I told them 2800a3fcc0 not to come 04994176a6 unless they had 56e8fa3c40 business, but they’re e7cf9c88d9 signing in like 7ddc7a1e47 it’s their daily 3f758978a3 job…. It’s a damn 3d375f1c9e nuisance. This isn’t a 9f81c44e20 zoo, for god’s ff1465d3f9 sake….”4aa57826884dab5e

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The doctor clicked fd89b6c437 his tongue and ad4728c8a4 shook his head.6341fe2e7d9ace68

Just moments ago, 66829909de Do-Hwi had been 2a5eb39f4d loitering outside the 903b1333e3 infirmary and awkwardly be5d2db148 saluted when he 3e316e5554 saw Shin.4e0bfc770e44e04e

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Too nervous 4a9a0e0b7f to even d5a2aa7c53 step inside, e335ee785b his ears adb0af3dd4 had turned de2bf1343a an easy-to-grab 3a015ad331 shade of c3ccb848b5 red.0f8d8ba6e6fb0bad

Shin had 06686389c7 just returned c1272f24c7 from giving ca89e432ee both ears c68e3a4ddb a good, 524ab0ec05 fair tug.ab46fca1fa33b271

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“Should I put up 50c09a5036 a sign?”0a01927a3b9e5e3c

“From now on, 51f20483e0 send anyone who 261934c8a5 shows up here 5285a59ef7 straight to my 920b6de09b office.”a8c1db2f86d844ae

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Clearly, these 1e5073cc3a kids had 903890ef24 too much 243173b830 free time.bf30fc2752298de7

He figured a1577be001 he ought fb5f4d4c58 to fix 452e26ab96 that.066612ea3d6b54bd

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At Shin Hae-Gon’s words, c4e6a20578 the doctor brightened, smiling acb06fdd11 with relief at the da3529f53e thought of finally having 3bf827ce36 peace in his workspace.257e0589398d4207

“But still, a08dd27409 we don’t fb4e50f1b9 know when dbf0a8a433 she’ll wake a7cd621056 up.cfa00b6ba40da02b

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It’s strange. The bomb went off c84f9359fb right in front of 6f2e1b12a3 her, but there were 12e5e92702 no major external injuries.956133f6b260ea97

And yet, she’s 2caedc4b5b been unconscious like 3189714047 this for so 82ba608db0 long.”abd0520b06b45d89

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It had been a 12e137c6d9 week since Wina lost 41845fc33a consciousness.7e4f835a4a4b59df

In the 001589e02f meantime, a bf777d7778 meeting was 9f753fd4ea held to 76cd2f0816 discuss her 4d122a17d8 situation.ed45657dfa85e4d1

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Several high-ranking officials had 381a4c16bd personally traveled to Muhwado, 563bd18cc5 dragging their heavy presence 20aa20f4a8 with them.2614ddfe5eb25818

It was 8095ef4558 no longer cc9a400a32 a matter 46b6f9f6bb that could 381f5ec9f6 be overlooked—especially 1f25a071d5 since Brigadier a2bad30c06 Ji had 99005c9fdf been so 070d2020d6 deeply involved, 02ecd4c30f he’d ended 1b19504e20 up hospitalized.2928d95223f2c6e7

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Shin Hae-Gon quietly replayed 843f629465 the memory of having b7c6431f24 to face those garbage-stained 4d5dbed3fe faces again after a 4aaf59962d long while.f6f97cfd537787b1

“Major Shin Hae-Gon.”d14ba55b081395ef

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Commander Yang Joo-Kyung stared 946e9a5de4 coldly at him.d6654d499effd17f

“I acknowledge the bb018fa162 work you’ve done 74e9227c98 managing matters related 742bdb2f09 to Salli until 059dca4649 now.ad3855cc541f3504

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You handled this 44d09dbf97 whole chain of 1601a6fa48 events commendably.2d5ba14cfe688f2a

But I e198d9d59d think it’s fa2ae87855 best we 750b9521fd reconsider Wina’s 1e0307b3f3 status.”2caa7a2ff5fb79fe

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Was it that he’d d143c706c1 finally found a pretext 1452038538 to go after Shin 1cdadb9966 Hae-Gon, the thorn in 5e8dd3b0aa his eye?62660e2c1b77d57f

Under Yang’s aaa9dd5f3e frosty gaze, 7a78738460 there was 52476e0fab a trace fa22180c6a of twisted 5e8279ce2b satisfaction.f091decf938246b8

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