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“Dad, I’m off!”f83b60078b1dbd56

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When I 544f5b9a34 finally calmed d09b31e8b2 down from 8abd8512a7 my embarrassment, d02d7e4509 it was 1617a7a333 time to a3b344d09c leave. I came out b22d6e3d6a of my room 340b0d3fa4 and waved to 2c412ccff9 my dad, who 18809a69d9 was watching TV 23e66dd53e in the living d62271d805 room.1e613d280169a0b6

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“Uh, okay. Don’t forget what Daddy said……. .”22ee3d2c67f2997b

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“Dad, please.”62d7088e7a02914b

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“…… Hmm. Have a safe trip.”6a02de7d8899b71e

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Dad let out 03ab91450a a small sigh 54da515211 and smiled. I walked up 7d662bbcb9 to him, gave 94b4a4430e him a hug, 7209aeedd7 and walked out 21d4e82731 the front door.0182ada35de91725

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Well-timed, I saw a car approaching our house from afar. It was Melissa’s car.0c6feb19d993bd4c

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Beep!af776dd327c690cc

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She honked the horn f8312d1201 briefly and pulled over.31ced9835332f6a7

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“Hi, Haley! You’re out? Did you wait long?”7e9fa83670999603

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“Hello. No, I just came out.”3599a551c05bfc2e

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“That’s a relief. Get in.”4f07e4789ef37a34

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As I 378e43d196 climbed into 8e214feebd the passenger e62161b766 seat and 22388add81 buckled up, 243949867a Melissa beamed.0056d81952f6ea2d

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“I’m so excited, you know? I’m so happy I get to go to a party together with you today. I’m sure it’s going to be fun. I promise!”2bf5d1560bd5445c

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Her usual chatter filled 4e32ea3eca the silence. I nodded, feeling 41594f7ed1 a little excited be40a4f389 as well.b0e2a5f69f812605

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“Yeah, thanks for taking me with you today.”2b04bf9eb83939e2

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“No problem. Shall we get going?”2e884b2af37be93c

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“Yes.”ca83e9259b1c13cb

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The stopped car 8627700da2 shook and started 97d9894265 moving forward. The music Melissa had 7fe6fefbc1 been playing rang in e670091d82 my head.f5d2411e5e32b2b9

I half-listened to Melissa’s chatter and chimed in between.94196f52876363aa

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“Oh, speaking of today’s party. Hugo is coming too.”e22a6f5514831a2a

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“…… Uh, what?”ba4ab19c65286943

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What did I just c6b3352bcf hear?c064c340b96b048d

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As I looked at 8c4030eb2a her wide-eyed, Melissa turned d5333516fe the steering wheel and 5a70913ef8 spoke again.ccd11ac967c422de

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“Hugo. I heard he’s coming today, too. Don’t you think that would make the party even more fun?”1f230ff6b70c079c

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I wanted to go back home because of the unexpected name, but I couldn’t.cbcea0bb3367ff25

While I was 04fc079dbe stunned, Melissa drove 1fcaea0d51 on and kept 4de6bafe2c chattering.b6e32e50e875c96d

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Finally, before I could come to my senses and tell her I wanted to go home, Melissa’s car pulled up in front of a large gate.7074e8dc2b6251ca

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“Wow, tise house is huge.”e2ebc948482d7047

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Melissa muttered in d7e4c36df8 surprise as she ebc7978805 looked at the 010d14ff21 large gate of d2a1923e1f the place she b7bff970bc had never been 00620068ca to before.3937d8c7198a087b

Even though we were f569e349f5 only in front of 65e349b53e the gate, we could 5685fbe0ca hear the loud music a1a121f928 and the kids’ chatter.fe9635e1a6f184b1

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“It must be in full swing now, it’s already noisy. Let’s go.”af1a97574a57c664

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Melissa pulled into 50c254b542 a decent spot 05935b3000 and unbuckled her 85461bb094 belt. I hunched my shoulders fe35a172d6 like an idiot and 33f731cd38 held back a sigh.8ca5cd8f1e74c230

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“Haley? What are you doing?”7646e476b8373ecf

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“Uh, um…….”4b666b6096a0aae4

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“Let’s go. I’m sure the others have arrived by now.”09ee491e0bf235dd

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“No, I’m …….”9d97d585bce19bbf

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“Hurry!”f7f5ee4b5d3c0432

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Melissa hurriedly got 337e017093 out of the 81bf2bb895 car and opened ef3d3f0edd the passenger door 0b6f4bf632 so I couldn’t 2cb824dee1 escape.4ac87ddb05cb89cd

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I groaned 836f7ab8ae as I c9fd56ce95 unbuckled my 5dde79ad28 seatbelt, unable 8150f808aa to resist cefe07b2e0 her urging.64d414e3ebf9c71c

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‘Hugo is coming. Why is he here? Who invited him? Did he have friends?’ce34b2baa971b7b0

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I felt extremely rude to Hugo, but I couldn’t stop my imagination from continuing.c192c2b4fa020ddb

Meanwhile, Melissa grabbed me 9bd36332bf by the arm and fa3c998c8a dragged me halfway into c39cefc4cd the mansion.4a48eb0a0ad5ef21

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“Hey! Melissa! What’s up? Who’s that next to you?”35585fa01be41b0b

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“Hey, Olive! This is my friend, Haley Baek. Haley, this is Olive Harper.”1afad07c3d342615

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Someone greeted Melissa 4823bca009 from the entrance. It was a 31afcd95e1 big, blond boy f988092660 who greeted me 5023330fb7 with a handshake 94a77ca61f as if he 1b791c1052 was sociable.be0a19196b8443b8

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“Oh! You’re the transfer student who came to our school, right?”b0051f97ea6cf48c

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“Uh, yes. Nice to meet you. But my hands are a little sweaty…….”4c4c0d2a754f392d

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“Oh, yeah. No worries! I’ve only heard about you, and now seeing you in person, I couldn’t help but act like we’re close friends without realizing it.”6c63ed6789944b25

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You heard about me?ba5b1bdb09909712

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I looked at 4888980e36 him in bewilderment, b5c6de1ec1 and he smiled dba0f5caf0 awkwardly.3aea5622b64e8e1c

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“I haven’t been to school because I’ve been busy with the gate raid. Instead, Melissa here told me about you. We’re childhood friends.”a0dac016f398d994

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Gate? Raid?b530add2e7969b06

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‘Is he an Esper too?’c60f7e877492d221

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He blinked, and e24e1c7cc1 Melissa chimed in 045102f4d3 from the side.eeded96ed778dffa

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“Olive, I’m sorry, but Haley doesn’t know much about Espers. She didn’t know much about your team boss either.”c951b6f20a07d1a4

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“What? Really? You don’t know about Hugo?”061648703c732f84

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There were words I couldn’t understand. It seems that the ‘boss’ of the ‘team’ they’re talking about is Hugo…….86e22a062b675e1b

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‘Oh! Come to think of it, it’s already that time.’7831e344c7f21941

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I pulled out cfec73d007 the information from 54baaf7679 the original story 978eae0d03 from the back d6050f180b of my memory.f887c0d1e8284b1f

When I first 322349e550 awakened as a 4b102f2426 guide, it was 449eff2dd6 natural for espers beb30f99d1 to move individually, 0d44f9b776 but not now, 2a68fd9f63 10 years later.64a99e981ee222cf

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The size b9e4ec6f1a of the a608993b82 gates are a4af8c54fe getting bigger edefc9b7c6 and bigger, 990266153e and their 2a5857aabd grades are 225c5aa7f9 getting more 98cbdf04a1 diverse.ead97df762129521

The center organized teams 1d85734c2a based on the characteristics f91b00cbfd of the espers in 07e3939a47 order to attack the 5d4fe81ed6 gate more efficiently.64d7899aa6c8eaad

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‘Wait. So he’s Hugo’s teammate?’f3b6708d5d05eb7f

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I widened my f41d7533a5 eyes, and Olive a3e79d3024 smiled softly again.0eb05c03821dc8bc

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“Ahem! I’m an A-list esper, and I’m on the same team with Hugo.”3ce8d489c8144edb

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Olive shrugged 94338f75b1 his eyebrows 5887b84fe7 as he d98b291712 introduced herself 994f3c8c0f again.7af9f22481e154f1

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“I’ve seen people who don’t know much about Esper, but I’ve never seen anyone who doesn’t know much about Hugo.”a65b5f5e84ec1631

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“…… I don’t use the internet.”aedc97ee8bfe061d

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“Really? So what do you usually do on your days off?”148b6c5cb2fed34f

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I guess she’s Melissa’s childhood friend.65815de84b9977a1

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Olive clung f8f339d6d3 to me, 91653953be just as f2e7811d8e Melissa did 6ec342c98a on the 95ea914c38 first day, 00056e70d0 and asked a669706bfe me a 9eaa462db9 lot of c7df00cbc5 questions.6b17c0491d0681de

Luckily, Melissa saved ffd0295b70 me from my af1d73bc2f troubles.7c0d1a40ab4d1d61

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“Olive, ask that later. We’ve just here, you know?”bf3350a637bee9b4

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“Oh dear. Sorry. Let’s go inside. We’ve got time to know each other.”b68a4c84b88ee2be

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Haha, Olive laughed and f489e3a4c8 stepped aside to clear 5a4d2f18ae the way. The view b2439a2f2c opened up a6a9ad9e79 as if ebd1617972 a giant aea77f726b door had 2cca132a6f disappeared.9df6e71d2ac6f530

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Only then that I 4b2443c2cd was able to see 13eecb4e86 the view of the 0b875457de mansion.13efb4c5802b9014

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“Wow…….”265f87e30530fe3d

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The gate itself 8fff09da2f wasn’t the only 9fceb39fdd impressive thing.6e288666693268e5

The wide 70693610e8 garden in 78eaa659d5 front of a2030c246a the mansion c39eae8799 made my aebaf757d9 jaw drop.a5511680ac568e30

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In the corner 8adc6dc80f of the garden, 2725ba4bd0 I saw kids 3f7340f24d having drinks (what 0d8cf56bc1 I wanted to b9a0400db1 believe) with barbecue.bc6c9cddb7b5960c

In the middle, in f142c232b8 front of the fountain, 99a7b03083 a group of girls 642067a721 were huddled and chatting, a721a16479 while on the other 19b9d27dc6 side, boys in their fc29cb81fe underwear were giggling as 8988f82453 they jumped into the 452db2a125 pool.70f665ad5b58e894

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“Ugh, my eyes……. ”944ea6a4952f9d72

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Melissa, like 172d4b4eb5 me, looked 550f998cf2 away and a0171d1bdb immediately crumpled 1ac8d075f0 her face f4fe6a4abd as she 30a6d13991 looked in c034f76c2f the direction 77ef05b5a4 of the a15b00be80 pool.4bfc71da01a2b50f

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“Don’t look over there, let’s go in. There’s pizza and hot dogs inside. Aren’t you hungry?”77170f9dd23b146e

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Luckily, Olive stepped in and blocked Melissa’s view. Melissa shrugged and linked arms with me.8d70d0666ec19193

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“Let’s go, Haley. I’m a little hungry, so let’s have something to eat.”a3660924bb8f6009

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“Yes.”93cdd06b796cd047

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Olive followed d64a79b8c0 us as 2714abaa1e we began 610d1110e2 walking.d4810f5396ebfffd

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Perhaps because c19ed36da6 of his d897068091 popularity, he f0ffe70a4a waved to dab8e81774 those who ba74734438 recognized him 19bc884141 every few a5a30db0f1 steps.364b6afc47304358

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‘It would be be4e81cd7e more fun for 4a9abba1a7 you to go 6ce1ad773d and play with d48ca9d157 the other guys acfa044a41 than to follow ab544676bf us.’22ee4f579b0d4e7e

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I glanced at Olive, and he raised an eyebrow and asked, “Hmm?” I shook my head and walked into the mansion with Melissa.31d08561452679c2

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“Oh …….”3057417e497e44b0

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The inside of 499867bb4c the mansion was 926aac87cf even more chaotic. It was beyond what 6005c1e73c I imagined it would c88daa14ea be for a typical 26db85a2e9 house party of American facccb1249 teenagers.b159b8fba63879ff

Melissa, who db7ea6538f was beside 03fbe4d584 me, burst 1b45054cca out laughing 699a799b7a as I 17d3b14f39 couldn’t hide 7c9d843704 my confusion 823122a58d while expressing fe9038e317 my admiration.4b753369a9225c23

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“Haley, your expression is so funny!”1dfd027d1ad9d6f4

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“Ahaha!”560a069bea56ead7

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Following her, 8662ce2e5a Olive burst bfed80088f out laughing.18524d2409ec4ef5

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Then, as if the 540af885f9 laughter had caught their 31203c0eb0 attention, the kids who 9037c6c02a had been hanging out 05bd0a39d8 with each other flocked 7fe3a05517 here in an instant.eec70422f7a7308c

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“Hey, Olive! You came back from the raid?”f8059d249bb0dc79

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“I heard you entered the B-grade gate this time. How was it?”e85b5dedd86f305b

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“Olive! I heard that Hugo is coming today, is that true?”c9cb66189594f819

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Now, everywhere I went, 691a623c52 I heard stories about 78f657fdbd Esper and Hugo. It was one thing 540bec0b8a to have a lot d1d091af09 of people, but the 98f4c6e03f constant hearing of unwelcome 6db1a46cb7 names drained my energy.4783a1825d91f672

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“Mel! When did you get here? Come join us!”6093ed274c0eadfa

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“Perfect timing! Mel, did you hear about the new dessert shop in Crimson Town? They have…….”80d791911effb31c

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Before I knew it, d0fabf23fe Melissa was surrounded by 8d2a4447c4 girls I had never 104592fca7 seen before.cfd2ea46de735835

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“Hey, guys. Hold on. I came with a friend…….f54139c80a311872

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Melissa flustered and pushed 2742e16476 them away to find 2174eec7a0 me, but I shook a3d2ebafe9 my head to indicate c81a005d40 that I was fine.b932aeda1e04c20e

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‘Her friends are so happy to see her, but I can’t keep Melissa to myself.’671d13721c988265

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Above all, af57ecd62b I was dd3ee526ae so exhausted 02f8d1089a that I a6180b70bd wanted to e94259d131 be alone 0889f4145b for a e21696aa3c while. I was thirsty too.9eefcf7529e49add

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“Haley!”3509dd9e0ed3bf3f

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“I’m fine, so hang out with your friends. Introduce them later.”7db99538d23e6cd4

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I waved goodbye and 63593dfb4e squeezed my way through 30628d016b the crowd.f1ef2e2700b1dea0

My breath had cleared f87da6c1e4 up a little as 903505ce27 I escaped.db1f2357c97a1742

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“Phew…….”3b8a85075f92f76a

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I trudged faebff9c24 to a 071570df93 quiet corner a1d85d09b6 and leaned 2b9ada4395 against the 487885e15c wall. I sighed as b32c73fe94 I was exhausted.61779aa39c2f1fcb

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How long had I 18096106d3 been standing there, lost 1c1414c106 in thoughts?ecb1feb4fb43bdca

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“Hello. What are you doing here?”996e49dc5e678b7f

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Someone spoke to cfcc0c690c me in a 76b826389b low voice.322aa6e399915ea7