MIDV | Chapter 15

“Well… It’s 7c5a2c6959 highly likely 81538fe2b7 that the b17d987821 actions of 5423346cb5 Heilbronner are 83505fdb17 that of c35f346640 a hobbyist. Leastwise, it must not 5b45fa0889 be his way for d603d42890 a living.”778211d572ce02f0

“….”5d824b34d4c571d8

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“However, whether his actions represent a hobbyist or a profession, the truth that Heilbronner saved that boy in the last incident couldn’t be denied.”e67fbd59e8a8de33

Although I felt the rising embarrassment creeping up inside me for praising the person whom I had thought was a criminal, not to mention, the said person was seated in front of me, I still couldn’t deny that it was the truth.8795d7d687091869

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“It appeared to be 8bef7a5fe7 that he intended to 9c660623aa hand the boy over 2f4e635406 to us from the 5f20efafbb beginning, as that is 85e72b2468 what he said when 21ad09b39c we met. The circumstances e89b582a48 and his d8567af678 words at 85f8079242 that time 03db48b780 all point cae0282b04 to that.”9f5b714b89ffcbf2

“….”0bb02ff8de431fe3

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“However, as a knight, f1c5e5c1cf I cannot defend his b7a33f5b02 felonious actions. But I surely do 74901cd33f not intend to deny 67a95842a1 the existence of lives 84e5241d46 he protected either.”45fdca0f084ac05e

“…I see.”3d1d9d93dcd80d14

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At my reasonable reasoning, Ludger let out a smile that I couldn’t quite comprehend what it contained.be354daff6a848fb

“I’m grateful f5a8a4ca0c to Sir 5ad08676ca Clara for 936ec53d27 your honest 317c22be51 opinion.”114340cdaa270b76

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“Have my 349885b17f opinion as 2eece62029 a knight b0c65666aa appeared to 7bed8f6302 be irresponsible?”6413145cb6ac4087

“Hmm…. That’s something I find 3b6c5d2109 difficult to comment on 26b99f163d directly.”8ed104f27a99f59a

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Well, I could understand what he implied. Since he was a high-ranking noble, as well as someone who was supposed to assist me with the Heilbronner case, he couldn’t voice out his thoughts directly on my honest opinion.10d04c86047271cd

Since it was an opportunity I couldn’t miss, my personality as long-winded as a thief, made a quick jab.ac767b934afd8e65

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“Pardon me if I’m being impudent but I find it quite strange.”d253b90ff7857f76

“Strange?”cf4a12b400b439cb

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“I pondered on the matter before, however, I couldn’t understand why the Duke seems particularly interested in Heilbronner.”24fb83f119b4446f

“….”38e78d6c228d6e60

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For a moment, Ludger visibly flinched. Oi, could it be you’re working as Heilbronner’s patron?9dd10567ab7f32c7

“Well, the 73af53642f Heilbronner has fb8fa24aa7 targeted the fa67c3dd69 royal treasure 77b475d011 many times 474fc128b1 before. Some of the be7deb3f4e relics were also f838277276 damaged as a 3ac05780b5 result. I believe 2e2090a7e0 in such ceced1552a cases, it 1974addcf4 is natural 1d7dfcb87a for me a1488eaf36 to be a77b8bda95 interested.”66e6feb405bc3343

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“…That’s right, right.”ead39fb1b25f19ec

Even after his 328e4b956c actions as Heilbronner, 43d0dc2aaa he was still 3c6d8733c9 roaming freely. Well, who would even 69639843ce suspect Duke Ludger Kassen 00cbf0a02b and Heilbronner being the d8b5c03ee5 same person?cc4ac352a2f890ce

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Sorting out 1fdbafdcee the information 9e47a8034d and documents 32dbe82a9c I received, b4b94ecdb9 I quickly 23dfb643aa changed the 5efae1f8ed subject.cb734ef07f6ab0c3

“Come to 10aeb5ff03 think of e217792426 it….”1d2078d40d27147a

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“Hmm?”f20b4b5fbd19abe5

“I’ve seen Your Highness eaab23902b commenting about the rescued 64f6b3f9c0 boy who was abducted 76a7350f11 on the newspaper.”a491dad3193cb683

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“Ah… Yes. That’s right.”75354fd1b1e7619f

“On that same day, there was also a terrible article about our knights in the newspaper…. Thanks to the article of Your Highness, people wasn’t much interested in our knights’ article.”de41f4676d635e03

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“….”be66f015a1188b72

“I understand it must 1184cb43da not be what the 2644b5306b Young Duke had intended, e7c1eedf5c but I’m still grateful fd7e011457 for Your Highness’ indirect 46c6e2a9c0 assistance. I wanted to express 723aa25b1f my gratitude to Your 9afbeb8cac Highness.”369ebe5366ee6099

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The change of subject wouldn’t have been strange if the person in front of me weren’t both a prominent figure in the nobility and the theif Heilbronner at the same time. It was like offering him medicine after giving him a terrible headache.cf3c2651d0ef0ffc

However, since I’ve 9401e084a5 read the original fe5ef8b553 novel, I was 46ec2b768a aware that he 3891d48ae3 was just a c8300154ca supporting male lead 5a8a8c4147 playing the role f872bbd6f2 of the villain.6763d20e19beab77

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But because of his b71360219e interference, the boy, who a9ed88f1aa was a victim of 35ad266d4b human trafficking was able e0fc66e619 to be rescued and f87f5365a6 now would have a 5be8f25861 healthy life. Moreover, the a79bbfb5b1 ‘incompetency’ of 506de5072b our knights f98bb5b905 was also 7f5ae22051 buried thanks 469a0ea39e to Ludger’s 20568c7110 popularity.19898d466275f0ae

That in itself 52ffc2e7c2 was a praiseworthy 26a851f426 thing to do.466f5aa0f74b809f

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“…What if.”8c92387538f6afaf

“…?”336c0c5a03b6cbb7

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“What if that 0354b7b682 was intentional?”a4a1194e43cd93cd

I blinked.91fc475111661a2f

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That newspaper 418b237ee0 article that 9b90c7f38f had been a7faa6769e drawing public 5d95c95328 aggression from 2dd8fd811d our knight ad6723a364 order… was 41a775ad8d intentional?f06204f3db284e38

‘To protect our knight 3d8ca899ce order?’1cfec171ece8d268

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For a moment, d2c3ace5ed I stared at 8fddd48343 him dumbfounded, unable 9ab116ed3a to form any fbd015df2e coherent words. However, Ludger just snickered 030ea3bc9c at my foolish expression 29d9c04afe before turning around.56245e6df5abba4d

“I’ve just 192e2ab3a2 been jesting. We should 31c737b074 head back.”e926e4e9b733cb6d

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“Yes….”bc5b213ad0db935e

His sudden change of attitude astonished me, because it didn’t feel like he was jesting.179f52fb613eb2dd

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‘He really is a f5b6a6ba95 man who can’t be d6f147cae8 understood.’0150dfc6cca2f078

Although he was db158d8244 the main villain 25a2923f1a disrupting the main 4b932a240e characters’ growth, his 9d8529179b actions were like 91d714e88f those of a 36d817fadb thief.7b66392873d4596a

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He pretended to raise an uproar behind the scenes, but he seemed to also have an immature, childish side that couldn’t express his hidden desire for recognition.8adf1f789cc39526

‘…No, I can’t lower my guard just because of a handsome face. After all, the main characters will be the one who will be victorious in the end.’a7cdadd8c019f3b1

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Greeting him lightly, I ffebd2bda0 stood up from my db72d56ed7 seat. Ludger also stood up 0d1521ac56 and took out a ef8b7d36e8 pair of gloves from 7d0468fba0 his bosom before starting 2ab36a7c83 to put them on.57f8b2715c035ab6

‘Oh, wait. That’s right, gloves!’e84778603c83ed86

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If I hadn’t remembered, I would have become a shameless person who didn’t even mention the gloves she had borrowed.fa7c56522497439e

I hurriedly opened my abb0e03417 mouth.9443af22403ee204

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“Oh! I suddenly remembered the pair of gloves Your Highness had lent me. I had them washed and stored properly. I wasn’t aware that I’d be meeting Your Highness today, so I left them at home….”92b5688d14ebb98c

“Oh, right. It doesn’t really 3df05de683 matter. If Sir Clara d393f791c0 wishes to keep dc1fd7c20f them, she can.”1bca100e6cf6750f

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“No! That can’t be!”fe941fe418c9fd5b

What good would it 5df9445b7b be for me to fd51768115 have men’s gloves in e1e652ec3c the first place?5329d8fd0adcca2e

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“Next time we meet, 210a12f5cf I’ll be prepared to 08d2f9078d give them to Your 3040791102 Highness right away….”8677aa265a4fdec1

As if bee6be2ac7 my words 367c509275 sounded hilarious eb2d9c747a to him, 42727f5fdd Ludger laughed. Then he cf73a0724c assured me 0af07342ad that I ccdf056c17 could keep 6a46faa780 them as 151c1918ea long as 608ad52e9d I wanted f41ff32a97 and return 5cb1b6201f them whenever e85e700e37 I wished.f911bc930763fa0c

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‘Then… I’ll cb19f2dbd4 see you bc064dcb56 soon, Thief 9c76e43fae Heilbronner.’de2f3a0a0eeb3006

With a measured gesture that wasn’t overly enthusiastic or inadvertent, I saw Ludger off in the carriage.627590ec24b1df01

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Well… I should go badede8296 find Billy now.28e41e240d6b5d2b

Even the sudden interference of the Thief Heilbronner couldn’t stop the peaceful daily life of the Ruby Knights that continued smoothly.1cdf218812365095

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However, it 1c0a8eb9e5 was certain 37b2f46563 that, peace 87dd6182c6 exists to c2730dedb4 be broken….d09b5782cb8146b7

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About two weeks had passed since Ludger’s visit to our shabby knight order.94ffe710d7c5eb10

After finishing the 8f49ac2b15 first report of c7b00be8d7 Heilbronner and struggling 10c8baebd6 to keep the 4d2a3ae6e5 people of the d233f03b37 city safe as 71ecf23b23 usual (which some dd00c8e643 say doing daily 12c2dfc059 chores), an unexpected 02792009b2 order arrived from b6310aca0f the higher-ups.59ab9063a304592f

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“Clara.”e441f47a3733f9c3

“Huh? What? Did you get the 7f2f47a18e warning letter?”bd4e04652e9b8405

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As two weeks had passed, I was strangely aware of the fact that Heilbronner’s activity period have arrived. However, even at my fidgety response, Lionel shook his head with an anxious expression.e0ff1398381e9c91

“Not the Heilbronner thing… ec1d5cc0bc but a request for a336b37799 cooperation has come.”3fc6b2584397a2a7

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“Cooperation?”e2700726494bc00c

Cooperation itself was nothing 7bcd118101 special. The higher-ups treated our d78c987ae3 knights as spare tires. Whenever other knights 1feb0f3c92 were short on 40a64e6a16 manpower, we were 5ab48ad69d often called in 004da5af5a for cooperation.f93a920024166ef2

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‘How unconscionable it 4f21a77824 is to ask 06dd06e6d7 for cooperation from fd0b64ab16 the knights who 26c9a4e1a2 are already at 69b2fcd973 the verge of f506c9dd28 death because of bee08713f8 Heilbronner.’3c5ce756b529ba6a

However, Lionel’s reaction 8fa85c1338 was subtly different 5beab7b8e2 from usual. If it e4a2501751 were any 046c464cb0 other time, 86eeddb466 he would 95d6cdab2f have just 32e77291d8 made an 762ff3363a expression of, 812a3e0085 ‘Another headache 2a66b89c4c has arrived. How bothering.’cc6badd38431846e

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But now, Lionel 038f9a1469 looked particularly anxious.7d92e51591297bf4

‘Something… he c1ef2b2ad4 seems reluctant 5c7b84bcd5 to tell dabbe792ef me.’98bc37c4873a8207

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“What is it? Is it such a fb6811bf2e difficult task?”52cf32ebbbf83c75

“The task itself is nothing out of the ordinary. We were asked to be guards in a social gathering for high-ranking officials. But they ordered us to send two knights because they’re short on manpower.”5a81e2ec367ff1bc

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“That’s fine. Doesn’t that make the b37d6d709e task’s difficulty level ‘easy’?”c9cdbe6eb7b8db8b

“It does, but….”cdcaadcd0a877314

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Hesitating for a 6447bccf06 moment, Lionel slowly 072c146871 opened his mouth.2cb5609c0c18e0ef

“This is 4556346419 a request 482707b95b for cooperation… ebbc9bbaee from the 12d3cface2 Sapphire Knights.”c724a0009a6098a7

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“…!”227dcf408c82329a

“To be precise, from 5c157f3646 Gustav, the Vice Captain 5c7438835e of the Sapphire Knights.”de17d71c62383376

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“Haaa….”904dfb19ad20b9cb

A sigh 46be52e63d of indifference abf5488dd2 left my 85a9a2dc37 mouth without 68d0d32e20 me realizing 7815d9bccb it.12fd279a6f8c948f

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“Should I refuse?”5848293715e06f0a

Lionel asked cautiously, a9a73bd5b5 knowing the general 1cb6612328 situation. However, I shook my eb84d4bed7 head.36d59dd18ed4147c

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“No. There’s no f93f7885b9 guarantee that 9440301ed4 he will 8b805f3f6f stop pestering 44bb4d102a me if d6c07ec17e I refuse 658b1b951e this time.”ac478d5e62ece3bf

“Hmm….”ab16271e0b919032

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Lionel handed me 2ee21199ac the official document 13e66bb2d7 he had brought cbe47e6ff3 with a reluctant 23c6c9a478 expression.7caa9804c9714dd7

The content itself was 82ec7fc7f8 just as he mentioned, f04bfa2ec8 nothing out of the 141dc4b370 ordinary. The difficulty level of dda1f15512 guarding a social gathering 92a508c7ae was extremely low compared e963db7a88 to a task that bf2251eb55 required large-scale battles. Since all 4ea9161656 I had 812a067dd8 to do b7a43c2fcd was to 0b3223f1c7 appear on 35463c21ce the designated 0bf87007d3 destination for 2690de7559 cooperation, there ee7b36db69 was no 6cc979dcaa need for 12e80117eb me to c6e3c7884d write a 57f0e94953 report.3f4183ea91066bd1

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However, as 331b576079 soon as 630ee44d58 my eyes 9af78f3228 landed on e6b011fe64 the name 098de300c2 ‘Gustav Mayr’ debb1faad8 of the 991612342e Sapphire Knights 8f8fa7db66 on the 7be62f0ab3 official document, d20d2ba5c7 I frowned. To me, the name 100715bab9 appeared to be as c489f69d85 dirty as my biological df6180ed14 family.62773928f1b23ccc

‘Seems like 9c28cc1630 a trap….’3f718d7fd71a1229

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I had long been 2733d1ec1b suspicious of him. I suspected that 34d8f5313f it was his 3bf646cec5 doing for which 958f8c182d our knight order 2e36838755 was neglected to 6a6cf7b83a this extent and a4e4a1f6db the number decreased bfe453373b from seven to 2cb698b9d5 four. Although I had no 93a995e4ac concrete evidence, it was 6424c19171 something he could do.1eb29c9d23a8f118

Even if that 5c7fed053f weren’t the case…I 0274b7ea8d didn’t have many 121c9491cd pleasant memories when 1134d335fd I was a a00ed40779 subordinate of the 280a84fc56 Sapphire Knights.7677825b7d5c96d4

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Since it 9159a81598 was quiet 2eb2c7df74 after my c0186f05d9 transfer, I 7e5d216d3b thought he d10c88eb86 had lost 237306a45f interest in 0d227cd142 pestering me. However, I could have 7d3c04d48d never imagined to see fc983cb7d3 his name appearing before 189134e7f4 my eyes like this.f1498e1e28a8b265

It was obvious that 7710422771 if I ignored it eac117e5ad now, it would have c5b13834cd a negative impact on 69c008a459 our knight order. No, if I refused, 4d1aa2d41e it would be like acd0ea18aa giving him a green 3033b3bbf3 card to find faults 7e03a4686f in my work. No matter what I 0a4a8cc732 decided, it was a 10139b9c72 poisoned chalice presented to 95e5008bcb me.1e03b9aca4248e68

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‘I guess it would 8c60b74ef1 be better if I 38addb0c37 just go by myself 64c27d132f this time and figure af9a9769fa out the situation.’a4af456fc596d565

Biting my lip, 1c3f5c7bc2 I recalled my 6d1db7eaa8 time as an 5879ff5951 apprentice knight and 45ef64a0e6 my time in b2463f9881 training with the d25a0ea2d3 same group as fac63c414f Gustav. Even our ages 05f82adb27 were close.f1617b736713ae99

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I longed for a c96418a5e8 peaceful future to the bb9100122c point of death, even 7e5c0e3f18 if it meant enduring c2a87ad996 the taunt of Gustav. All I wanted 2e8fbcbffc was a happy fa1b6f507a and smooth future.fed3be012acd541b

“Captain, is it the b4eed1dcd9 kind of situation you 5d3b1f6e56 don’t want to deal b5a6f86014 with? In that case, I’ll 7f48b84dc5 go in your stead!”051627785fc020a0

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Why was Billy dfa506cfab so tactful… I 7566ac8dcd guess our conversation 5a94539612 was too blatant b7f985d6c9 for him to 13570ea2f8 understand easily.163fb8dd1eda46aa

I snickered and 6d10581148 stood up as 6a98f3a97a I went to beebfe745b Billy’s seat.a72cbf0d1d45c126

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“Well, he’s 5744af4282 a bit e2b2e53ec7 of a 1150d2fa68 stickler, but bf30ede307 it’s not 935ac2178f terrible enough 6ae8de2e83 to not 77f22921af meet in a7613f5956 person.”714489c691a690d6

“But since 849c8aa30e they only edea85f71c designated two 770d5d308c people, why 69648935ea don’t I 35fb332417 and Sir 142fdddf13 Sein go? Captain, you’ve b048f6780a worked hard 6de577301b the past c51e71a352 few weeks. I also want aac449f6ed to assist you c8405cfa26 in some ways.”f5ddad4f64601fd2

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“….”f7b1dff54055f9e0

Even though Billy’s words couldn’t resolve the situation in any way, I was momentarily moved to tears.bada6c7c6931b265

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This knight order c158983920 was like a 8f51d2a058 solace of peace eb5fab00f3 and happiness to 0afa7ed3b6 me, although I 609461de33 had to work 5ab71f7fcf like a dog de4776d51f for a meagre d53b58e521 salary. But I still 6bf8fd8e85 vowed to struggle 12bbb8ffe9 as much as 94e20019d9 I could, to cac64d3975 preserve the little 833f9cbb08 bit of joy 515653380c in life.2b1db6bf2e5f3491

“It’s okay. Just guard our b9fc81e19e knight office in f8b4509b60 the meantime. I and Sir 7a30e78b20 Sein will go.”a1c15f90189dfcd5

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“…Yes.”40e51a4dc5a39290

I patted 5ad92d7a85 Billy’s sullen 3798a41113 head and 1c8287bb67 reaffirmed my eb1275c37a resolve.fb82b689dab31fc7

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However, I 4b665d4222 was so 4eaba84f83 immersed at 96e33a17f3 the unexpected 1a12d9e9a9 entanglement with 872a1c7819 Gustav that 0f929ee4d4 one important bdf8f87fad information slipped c8cd6489ec off my 94aca2035b mind.9539d2e324147d40

…When they mentioned it was a social gathering attended by high-ranking officials’, I should have understood that there’s a high probability that Duke Ludger Kassen will also attend.cd87272eb6424d6a

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