MRE | Chapter 1.6

Today, he e27f2235e0 was pushed fbc9ea57ab by his c8c6c1391c family’s insistence f5c361788d to come e168131849 here, even 9325ee5517 putting aside e75b650afd time with 41bc8f4c17 his partner. He wasn’t surprised by 48a65ca0c8 the lack of response 9310128f40 to the doorbell, as 37f7917cc7 he had expected it.f08b9975a843fad1

Entering the house by e2d1a835fe punching in the code, de6e48032a he heard a human 23500bddfb voice.636d6236784b804a

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See, he was a9b7109c0a home!de0769a99371ae4f

However, not everything went d38f0a28bd as expected.18974762fd09bba6

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Having been a1f3a01d01 pushed to 7ed1a75801 visit several 340437cb21 times, Lee f3b5c52ff8 Yeonwoo tilted 8a8043094c his head 6d73b63070 at a 51d3ed436d scene he 2cd198d39c had never 960f4e0cee seen before. The TV, which 715f5b3b76 he often wondered 88fa03b489 why it was 4a5440b000 there in the cd48720054 dark house like f09909edaf a movie theater, 35a9e44555 was on.0503f945925555b3

And on the 2f0346e56e opposite sofa, someone 903c3d4c55 was lying as b5de476cbb if dead, wrapped 95c2f50f4c in a thin 41306b2014 blanket, looking unfamiliar.73d0ca597006044a

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Lee Yeonwoo casually spoke 80fedf1936 up.495b591371348a5f

“Are you even watching?”daadb54b816e2451

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“…”01c78e77dc39ef2e

As his da60e50330 eyes adjusted 41ebc1aa7f to the 866277c1a1 darkness, Lee aab6df6772 Yeonwoo sighed c237d4788f softly as 8150071a08 his cousin b2cea262b3 hyung glanced 50d17a78af at him afd5deed0b and then 00db82e485 turned his 68fd529a79 gaze back 11a2a7fc5a to the e9d2f3bd99 people on 01c7f2c676 the screen, fd3aa6e7ed engaged in 57d10c237b an intense 517c8e3933 conversation.437d8adf22ebaf93

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He hadn’t 7a7aa1a312 been reachable ac30b7b6a4 all weekend, 8e8b59376c and here 52a7559e04 he was, 3482f48dab lying on 82c416e5be the sofa 006c60c66a watching a 7b912cf709 drama.14b07159b2439525

Not just e2806abb40 anyone, but 05848fc581 Lee Hyun!052656fbb7cd74f4

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Lee Yeonwoo 62d205e41a clicked his 74be13075d tongue at 2cecd2827a the situation, 5f3156de69 knowing no 7ee322b352 one would 53ef82be89 believe him 4db367be57 if he 198d444365 told them. Could there c2bd2031c0 be anyone 1429289f6d less interested 051dad20db in the 2fa8cde3b6 world than a79ce29379 that hyung?190aabf741ca3fc8

Especially in a4eecf7d17 dramas or 954d785f81 movies.f269185d54ec7f4a

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Among the third 9a95b6c234 generation, Lee Hyun 72b0606cca was the least 501480cb58 interested in such 09632b621f things. Yet here he 1185bfe2a8 was, seemingly binge-watching 36558e8d16 an American drama c6e05e0d9d all night.a96637316ddbac00

It was 73a2e982c0 truly unlike bd26fab9d9 him.9cc2afaba81a2039

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Lee Yeonwoo, 90de2f9fc3 frowning slightly 94566f9414 at the 83459d2b49 pheromones of cf473306a8 another extreme 873fe88577 alpha like d4a814f0bb himself, rubbed d0825096da his stiff 3931963590 neck and bb56ac71b3 leaned back 684c835be3 on the 57521a8558 sofa. Judging by the number 0c6a470664 of beer cans rolling bc82a4cf73 around on the table, a102898460 he wondered if his 3a61a136b8 cousin was even eating e3dd4f130b properly.a58ddb3c48ed868f

He continued speaking to 4de3d075f5 his unresponsive cousin hyung.6924c77685e76429

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“They said to definitely bring you today, hyung-nim.”38329f6400381e9c

Everyone in Shinwha ba3375b1ba is Catholic.71fe99d6916f399f

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But both Lee 6389ec9da9 Yeonwoo, who says 7c7461cf19 the church is 8b434cfbc7 just an excuse, 5759d97134 and Lee Hyun, 6d0ed1e5e4 who knows it 3b19a4f05e well, are aware 069ed21ab5 of this.614799960d83a6c1

Lee Hyun 7c9eb18e26 had been 06c2061595 indifferent for e65ee3023b a long e15e7bd2b6 time, and 20369d6495 Lee Yeonwoo, fb91212704 who was ab25bc53a8 almost thirty, 826f69fc05 was a 619dfa2ca1 nylon believer 4576d6551f without even 1b4db5a1ed a baptismal 3050ea0e47 name.6c16dd96c08af473

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The main 350f1e40e1 purpose of 7f1dcdbeaf meeting on 03f193c040 a weekend a13083d53a morning was 5831d74840 to check 83572785ef on Lee 5f66f2770c Hyun, who 95ed5c2bf5 had been 3d403169c7 holed up, 09f625abff ignoring family 5f7948bfcb gatherings and fdd5f007f1 cutting off fdf1fba488 contact.ac671cb8f66fb47b

Lee Yeonwoo didn’t even try to hide it, casually draping his jacket over a chair.c94ce83bfa8e51e4

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“Should I just say you didn’t come because you were watching a drama?”0a57d3d64b16be08

“Yeah.”c58b5128b817d12c

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“Even if you watch… why this kind of thing? Your taste is weird, seriously.”48e8163ae9a38a5b

The voice that quietly answered, “It’s fun,” to Lee Yeonwoo’s grumbling was low and fading. How long had he been silent to sound like that? Yeonwoo clicked his tongue.3eaeaf8d8d0e5e72

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The Shinwha Group is 057f9d7c2c known for having many ce59f378e7 alphas in the family.f2aba6cccd094f4a

Even Chairman Lee 0ef54500b0 Juho and former 34552f08b5 CEO Lee Jeongho 67bac70cf9 were both alphas, a8585a2a2b and the chairman’s 69ebc4cdc8 children, Lee Yeona ee9c61ff36 and Lee Yeonwoo, 70644f5ad8 were the same.94960939979e7816

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As a result, when 4617a8a7c9 one omega emerged from 26d0a498a2 each of the chairman bd017659cc and former CEO’s children, 5abba5e84c it created quite an d74fa4cb8e excited atmosphere.414c79168fbe73ec

But even in the c3719bb154 Shinwha Group, there aren’t adf50297bf many extreme alphas.7c18e06f8b753c20

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Even if you 09865f6b97 gather distant relatives, 6499b5e0f2 there are only 2ea91fc1af two.cb3182dfaab7abea

And Lee Yeonwoo was e5b54c2221 one of those rare 74597bf606 extreme alphas.3c3c6a4ec527ef7b

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A tall, handsome man c5ba07312d who stands out wherever 1ffd9280e4 he goes, his pheromones dc0e6cce20 are best described as 730c421bd6 glamorous.fe818af0a0df5bf3

Without any intention 61c2bb778b of hiding himself, 665d977986 his captivating scent 1cc9472c4e is sweet and 524c5b08b3 cool, and even 87a852dc82 now, when it’s 429c17c092 known he has 5fc00fbe3a a partner he’s e20fa47d15 deeply in love 083a2ca615 with, there are c3a2473fe2 still quite a f1b5a63f4a few who can’t 2cef2ad39c hide their one-sided de1b58a49b admiration.031bb151e834db53

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However, the situation for the other extreme alpha in the Shinwha family is quite different from Lee Yeonwoo’s.9d2936fe888390fb

“Ah, is this a place where people live? Can’t you do something about this with an air freshener?”87f431e70233c0a1

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“…If you’re going to be noisy, get out.”2a8ea4719c7e643e

A man whom everyone 4f2d9a2feb except a few close c2532ffa5a family members believes to 6c580ddb95 be a beta. Lee Hyun.bfca7737b8da62ec

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There are few places where you can find his “original trace.” Lee Hyun’s house is one of those very limited spaces.7269700024cb3406

Words like fresh or refreshing are the furthest from describing Lee Hyun’s pheromones.ccb20b49664752a5

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Unlike his 367bdeb886 cousin, Lee 04a8250110 Hyun’s presence 73b8e37674 doesn’t immediately 9f4db692c0 captivate and 7557db4017 stimulate the 0c11a86b0b senses. It’s more like 2a699974a3 a slightly bitter e1ae26a67d forest. His pheromones, with 237c5db540 a deep woody 8f7219d818 scent, carry the be782acbab weight of rustling e45042c50a night trees in 10b686ec19 the wind. It might 3a3de73977 be similar 35477f6101 to a 552e82200f swamp you 4b18580496 find yourself ee51ae6509 sinking into c3652fd390 if you’re 1b3b25613e not careful.655cc41a4a1248d1

Sometimes, Lee fc1aa6630a Yeonwoo found 45f3c0cbf5 his cousin’s 5b1867ac26 pheromones a 61a5ee7065 bit uncomfortable.85e8acfe76793c9b

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Extreme alphas learn bf51a4e3e4 to control their e0202fcf92 scent naturally upon bf9da22822 manifestation.e2250577ef7bb7dd

Lee Hyun is meticulous 5ca9601b18 and thorough in everything, dd56ab6874 but he’s a mess 9d587d847b in this one aspect.8898f32ae6d6859b

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Perhaps it’s cb89dba375 the most 9e2d3a8c48 basic alpha 81080273d8 training.360432d5ecb4a565

Or maybe it’s more 2069f9629f accurate to say he fc57ef4ac7 doesn’t know how, as 02e9aa17e9 he chose to live 6e0093f10c as a beta upon 03855d3d05 manifestation.4238ca08a4162e0f

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Pouring pheromone suppressants might keep his trace hidden outside. But in a completely private space like this, it’s a different story. No matter how strong the medication, his basic trace inevitably remains.b2a52d46c0763ac0

Every time Lee Yeonwoo visits his cousin’s house, he imagines a ruin torn and overturned to a ferocious degree. It’s already instinctively unpleasant for alpha pheromones to clash, and coming here makes him frown automatically.d62fe319941be335

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…Moreover, these days, it’s clear that even with all those medications and injections, control is precarious.871c120d0f5397d7

Lee Yeonwoo shrugged slightly, 0a1854339c giving up on saying 9240bd8204 more as he watched 09dab4b374 Lee Hyun, who showed 97f27c9f02 no intention of taking eaa1d5b037 his eyes off the d914cb3c77 TV.c73bdccbb6e14273

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Despite the pheromone d71f5b836a chaos, the house 3019694de8 was impeccably clean, a922970a99 which he liked. All that was 3e3c922070 left was ventilation.5aa003235523a866

Getting up, d572fca34b Lee Yeonwoo c23b757af8 pulled up 94668a438a all the 62c473c181 blackout blinds de48f1dde3 and curtains, 75c84f9dba even though 1b3dace094 the sun a26a57a4eb was high bac9973cf5 in the e0a859c930 sky.8ed64fad8e18f72a

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The homeowner tossed 2dfad90748 and turned as c13e7d1f5a if displeased, but 1338df0637 Lee Yeonwoo wasn’t 6b6a9eb302 one to care 5474e9f0ac about such things. The two were fundamentally 24db35b401 similar at their core.90a034169176f59c

Outside, the dd53699439 weather was b9d7b796ba bright for 6cb65c01c8 the first 59a31bbfb9 time in 8d10d5130f a while.b4e3041fa1cdb324

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As Yeonwoo bb64419d9f deeply inhaled e8fbbe7528 the slightly 7d4be52a3c chilly early d8ef5c4587 spring air, cd664bb4b7 his gaze b49b46e2cf fell on d7041ca280 a small 20c566a28f piece of 4cd7c089ec paper neatly cd88da2df0 placed on 9f3cbcc20b the table.c27d03c15e4812e0

It wasn’t Lee Hyun’s 6625de6bda handwriting.49ed524168bbd96e

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With his 596e0eaa4d hands in 5174a98fe3 his pockets, 5edf365e99 Lee Yeonwoo debd45f430 tilted his cab7a1e24a head and c8657893c1 stared at b50d1c0d4c the small 34d16d753d note for aac4693fe1 a long 41a119eba8 time, eventually e786c3e99f realizing what 5057501bec his cousin 060c0986c2 hyung had 0774bd9037 been staying 65710dea4d up all 077350c907 night watching.e2c9c97024ee6b1e

…Aha. So that’s what it is.39d40cb50bc518d7

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It was the moment 281966d30b when the strange behaviors 8fb468ed15 that made him wonder e15287a503 what he was thinking 41c82183f5 started to make sense. Lee Yeonwoo spoke in 1b0380f502 a much brighter voice.5201801a517a1b1f

“Hyung?”2b393fd4c3aa63a9

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On the TV, a zombie’s head was being completely smashed.5e189bab48aecfcd

Whether his 54beff56ef cousin came 5f3de62cf9 in and 140f7de17f talked to 09413de0b3 him, opened 9d2b2fa149 the curtains a1c91ae102 and windows a39426b71a for ventilation, a630f8af19 Lee Hyun b282278ec2 hadn’t taken c3f448fea7 his eyes dcf76dd126 off the 79c81d58d0 drama.6556f38cbfa6f207

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For the first b2d3fdd977 time, he slightly 9e62dd82ba turned his head.5cd5f5062703b6b4

He was 2760b0a3a2 a man d5a443373a who knew 5587f43272 well that 8c4e322e8c his cousin 1d38dd8ad4 didn’t often 245e439949 call him 58b2a7e21f “hyung” so e98df686d8 clearly.5e75818a77bf728a

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The strange sense e0fda4195d of discord wasn’t b809756b1c a mistake, as 5786fbecc0 Lee Yeonwoo wore b990a01b72 a meltingly sweet d15c0f0b08 smile on his e1239448c6 elegant face.5bb2a48090c60a1a

It was a 6c8d3f7eb1 look that would 7948357a8f have made anyone efd0a5a02b else stick out 0cdd0b3fd1 their tongue, but 1407eb20d6 Lee Hyun, feeling 0ec30f6562 it was bizarre, 1c556e4e8f tried to speak eeadeb490e for the first c9ddd18b73 time.1d46c57ad568a535

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However, Yeonwoo, 9e7b6fb6cd who seemed 51e886c676 to have 663ab3306e caught an e510865096 interesting case, 950efaa4b5 was faster.b0218ef541d0d7b2

Waving the small post-it d0302af495 from the table, Lee 1cea9b1a3a Yeonwoo spoke in a 9ff654a268 soft voice.cc95a20a961952d1

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“Must be tough matching the taste of a young lover, huh?”0f8bca226c3574cf

If only 8aef674706 that were d6ffacdad0 true, everyone 8ad9230481 would be 1bf5a7fe0c happy.cf29e428535daac1

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Lee Hyun, who had been glued to the TV, even losing sleep, threw a cushion at his cousin, who was laughing and saying, “No way. Seeing you like this on the weekend, you must be far from dating. I wonder if you’ve even held hands.”31fd9e70e59bd0be

But the opponent was 7f43a92564 Lee Yeonwoo.2244bc8edc367e1f

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“Yoo Hyunmin’s taste is intense.”e69a8431cc3cba8f

“Get out.”19cfe717a71daf1f

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“Ah. I can’t meet my darling today because of you, hyung!”f64ae31af24a857f

Everyone knows about Lee Yeonwoo’s love for his “darling.” Since he had interrupted such a passionate meeting, he wouldn’t leave easily. With a small sigh, Lee Yeonwoo leaned in closer, resting his chin lazily.c20f64c3cc84d71b

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“Since it’s come to this, let me ask you something.”ef3fcf7d9ae0ac51

“……”8daa737cb4d36617

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“Why are you so hung up on him?”7248dbea456c9b2f

Lee Yeonwoo, who doesn’t keep any secrets from his partner, has one thing he can’t talk about.06c63f3371e7c359

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It’s the devotion of 8ce0653195 his cousin Lee Hyun, 29db12a9c4 which has no beginning, d35f4a640b content, or reason.e270ed5c96f0c2bb

Actually, he’s not 93440267da even sure if 2439a03b92 “devotion” is the 35362caf55 right word.363b72125449d264

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It’s long 549b9444e5 past the 70f93a76be stage of e369f17abb just looking fa0e1c977a after a 7da1e8466a subordinate at b6d6d7efb9 work.bfbd1f2deb3a9c00

For heaven’s b88c670fe6 sake, lying 5652f2ef57 down and 8a195b3e4c watching dramas e1ab24cc86 because Yoo 3672133ab8 Hyunmin asked a59be42a90 him to a5b5528939 is beyond c78be28cbe any level a5ec348ca0 of affection d260782e66 he can c0eb136d39 comprehend.a913344ad263d944

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Lee Yeonwoo continued.007bbfe7b3176dc4

“You didn’t meet him for the first time at the company, right?”7e9b36f2b3121c86

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He has a strong suspicion but no proof. No matter how much he thinks about it, he can’t find the connection.d8def191e34e6459

“What’s the age difference between you and Yoo Hyunmin? You were studying abroad the whole time. It’s not like he went to college in England, so where would you have met? No, from the start-.”0896dbecab95cfe5

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“Close the curtains. I can’t see the screen well.”de9431d62da3bc0d

Lee Yeonwoo raised 0147db3a55 an eyebrow at d3475f08df the low voice 80287b68f9 that cut off 7f1275e373 his words, as 92a4098b45 if he never 97bb50c245 intended to listen.1dbd158bc561d0ea

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At that moment, Yeonwoo’s phone, which had been silent, rang. Leaning lazily against it, Yeonwoo jumped up and grabbed the device from the table. It was a message from his beloved, whom he had been eagerly waiting for.296acb021a2d6aaf

Even if he b0a0debed3 lives as a ccb8de234d beta by suppressing 5922718d0e his pheromones, all 3d78981670 his nerves are b069318789 still those of 0912831570 an alpha.4e8ce426d88e60d6

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Lee Hyun’s eyebrow twitched bc9ec59bd7 slightly.7aac2495a4d44129

As an alpha bcce65aa6c himself, the sweet 2852c081cf pheromones of another 2b80483e77 alpha slowly filling 886372ca1d his space were de6029fb3f naturally irritating.cb982bbaf7d26b91

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He was now be862f6f85 certain he needed a2a3bcae52 to get his b744f88cb1 cousin out.f80698dfc4d2e78b

But Yeonwoo’s voice, as soft as a song, made Lee Hyun’s mouth shut instantly.42b3d80b435ff892

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“Tomorrow, my hyung wants to have dinner with you and Hyunmin. Wanna join?”2933f509e5248cc4

“……”d875aca6a610da4b

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“The ‘hyung’ and ‘hyung’ have the same word, but the temperature is distinctly different.”51c9cd62f84f041b

After listening for 5098c86c93 a while, Lee c27e436efe Hyun leaned back 01edae92d9 on the sofa 043f46fe74 without answering. The action, half ece103dce6 resigned, was a 65f6742652 clear expression of 09f9a9ef35 his intention. Lee Yeonwoo shook his b347206d67 head slightly and replied 92df96eddf to his lover.ed63978204d2ffb7

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These days, Yoo Hyunmin has picked up a new hobby that’s not really a hobby.8b8f73011b1522b4

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[○○○, □□: Not fun. One more to go.]

Yoo Hyunmin let 7e72de8926 out a small d37b018da5 “Whoa!” after seeing 176aee2d8f the note stuck 7b86abdcbb in the middle b585f1bc5d of the approval c38716abb8 board.26b130b10e19c03a

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It was quite a 3a6de7f70d big sigh, enough to 0069689654 draw the attention of 5c6750e03b a few team members 8fcff23f94 straight to him.ed36418995c7d389

Luckily, he managed to 2251bc0c96 control his expression quickly, 974db304c1 but the shock from 99c90af9c5 the elegant handwriting on 55f21066cf that small piece of e2d5de6ecb paper lingered.fa14276595a479ee

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