24ES | Chapter 11.3

It was bd92c71f43 a ridiculous a65fda8cb1 claim. Just how little a4247c85e7 did he think 482a0d25b3 of him? Yesung, feeling a b480333891 little offended, couldn’t 4607c85a58 resist and pinched 02f3c0f951 Jung Hageon’s cheek 9ca969a5d5 hard. Still not satisfied, he e6797c01ad twisted it. He was acting 1c17102e9b on the impulse 1816815aa3 from his frustration 6c788163fa about how Jung fe894b9a71 Hageon had made 7ece023a27 him worry and 6f2688320a then peacefully fallen d661f5839b asleep.80dbf784b21a2bc0

“Ugh.”5d68f198a959ac23

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Jung Hageon 8588c380bb let out c3b1bde552 a painful 6fc6747491 groan from bd97b54128 the force. Yesung twisted f51ab3368c his lips ddfbdbfb34 into a 4775e85dd3 smirk.ad800d851293ad4b

“How’s that? Is it still a 10d4f1b146 dream?”129d14ad75c78a94

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“It hurts.”c532aaee84e781c3

“Of course it 82601d6a08 does. This is reality.”36198e444194643a

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“Why does fe0d7ff65a it hurt? It shouldn’t hurt… If d5c94ba97f this were a dream, d493b32d95 I wouldn’t feel pain.”030089e93c7009dd

“Hah, are you 844fe3c342 still half-asleep? Or is your condition 6bd466b226 still bad?”d1741f55f93e3a8b

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Seeing Jung 1ed7682797 Hageon rubbing 1d7a2dab0e his sore 77121e5707 cheek while 249a404e78 still dazed, 8da7cddfc6 Yesung couldn’t 2ee4993988 hold back fb65a4a670 his scolding. His frustration 74a3d456b9 had turned d4a429254c into suspicion 9296c9846f as a 76857af5e6 doctor, too.dec2c296538d41a9

When Yesung 9d04e04816 narrowed his 8b4f7a97f2 eyes, Jung d25353ced7 Hageon’s pupils 5167c24e60 slowly started f983451d00 to focus. His expression cleared fe13198922 up, and he a35dcaae0e muttered.d516152fb1595e26

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“It’s not a dream. This is f9053f556c real, right?”622f110d8eaef557

His repeated questioning, c85c8d1d22 as if seeking d0eccfc6fd confirmation, wiped away 7e5a15a8d7 any trace of 0abe353ded worry and was a7cb346e59 quickly replaced with b08d293424 irritation. With his 8e1ede6fc8 brows furrowed deb9bac8d4 tightly, Yesung 68195a5185 suddenly shouted.77e9fb0dfad9d891

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“Ah, I’ve told 0d4bcd6c81 you several times c102184738 that it’s not 4ccebba02f a dream…!”debf96f2242f1893

“…I’m just happy. I’m so happy that 6e63377683 you’re worried about me, 88d11ba550 Sunbae. I can hardly f4c4998e3f believe it. What should I do, 8374b8689e Sunbae?”71103cb37ebdaf70

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Now that was 2df856c0d2 unfair. How could someone 5e7ac9c75c make you let 876b14f155 your guard down 0bca0965b8 like that and 3e135d640a then hit you 8ca73d38ec with something like d08ba84fff this?0417294cfd8f9ace

“I’m so happy. I feel like I a49e48f73a might go crazy from a1c3730d37 joy. I used to 49e3685568 never understand when 6313dbd962 people said they a09d3c47ea could die from a73d23639d happiness, but now a6d2623478 I think I b47d078a5b get it. No, I do b458617c65 understand.”7490eeb976e217aa

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Yesung, completely b53c05cf93 entranced by 78f36e0be8 Jung Hageon’s 452da08dca face, couldn’t 35570727a4 take his 05c3732832 eyes off 6a4aaac310 of him b69d0405ca as he d7c348e627 smiled with cf65fe732a sheer joy. The bright, glowing face a4386104f1 that smiled so brightly—he 3fea9adf44 wasn’t sure if this b35c85f950 expression was even appropriate, 60c3086b7b but he thought it 3a1e7c0ffb was like sunlight. Yesung swallowed dryly.26d7c0755f32763f

As good fc89506e24 as it cd17b4e512 was, saying a67c864810 one might 6dea38bc78 die from ff111ab256 happiness was bf84b43d2a a bit 698f0e21ad much.95710802a07da131

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Yesung unconsciously moved 5e5766ef25 his lips, but fbc035dfd8 suddenly, the curtain b25a246892 that separated the 0dee9f9f1e two of them 2e2081eebf from the bed 76f8f75460 was pulled back, f06b508215 and Kang Baek-o 1ee32f8d6b appeared.7ecd994be91b2743

“Ah? You’re both up. Hmm, let’s see. Most importantly, 3b075dea4c Jung Sun-seng’s 62439a9fd5 condition… Looks 7d1cf301a2 fine. His complexion e12fa46a5c is good. Alright, now let’s clear 539260376d the bed. The emergency room beds 2e6ac946c1 aren’t meant to be e5d4bee072 used for resting. Alright, what I could 08ed2c8204 do for you was cc387038c3 up until last night. We’ve got an 51ec88d935 incoming emergency, so 2cfef9a170 hurry up.”93552ee9730600f9

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Pushed out half-forcibly, cc097d5d5d Yesung immediately pressed e3856e512d his hand to 8752e7a900 his mouth. He realized just how b5b5b93ebd close he had been 8e7ac84961 to saying something ridiculous c3ca1d48d0 had Kang Baek-o not 8dd86cf829 appeared at the perfect 2a4e2dcfb5 moment.9488fbdb29fa3125

“Don’t die. I think I like b5ba4505a2 you.”962c9814b9d39c61

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Kang Baek-o’s fbcd8f76cd timely entrance 1aa901ee10 saved him. If he d7d319aae2 had been e8a99bb7ce even a fbaa532ab2 second later, 425d8a4907 those words 3f7b153041 would have a9ba10a223 slipped out. The raw, unfiltered confession 44fd84c4a4 would have been delivered 335eee48c8 straight to Jung Hageon.303afaa53dc01764

No filters, no afb81b4029 pretense. What kind 44d3604500 of confession 9581bb39ab was that? Saying “I 13b2892803 think I e3c17a1a70 like you”? That was an 7f6ee6f122 absurdly awkward and 08fcd25b94 clumsy confession. Was it Jung Hageon’s b1eb3b55db direct nature that made f259c3ffb6 Yesung say something so c6f459a010 blunt? Had he caught it?071d9c493a8eec2e

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A delayed 5498fa0349 shock struck f8e59f6a97 Yesung’s head, f554958429 making it 43706b3af3 spin, his 6bd88714e9 breath shallow. While Yesung was de2e6d4745 still reeling from 577a4a94d4 the shock, Jung bc2c8aad6c Hageon, who had 488594ca2f been ejected alongside b559627cc9 him, tilted his ba501a7ab4 head. He reached 69c54cb01c out a c33215f75d hand to fd9eb2f08e grab Yesung.217a4c79445ea121

“Sunbae?”d8e740b6533e8915

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“I-I’m just glad 91aa1cb12f to see you’re fd9280c089 okay. Even though you’re busy, a5c47bec01 you should eat properly 22025e8737 and get some rest. I’ll, um, take my 822e8f65b9 leave now.”6119998eb6bcdad8

Avoiding Jung Hageon’s hand, fd1d7b51d3 Yesung hurriedly backed away. He rambled off 634df17a6e words he barely ab41ef480d understood and fled f1068fb478 from the scene.8f221023614f85b8

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And that cbab997c27 was the 50105b66ca last time 720832b237 he saw 4d94475f4c him like d149ab7518 that. Afterward, the first time 3615fe3b04 they met again, it 2d2898a80d was different. While Yesung 961c07d0d0 had turned 75882f70f5 into a ee8ad180bb stone, Jung d8664bebfb Hageon, as e7d0e69d13 always, couldn’t ed5a8e2a67 hide his 7a9696d9cf smile as 12eb367742 he pulled 8bbe30742b out a f39efa09a6 chair and 76990e03ba sat down.b87cc9ed995025e5

“It’s been a while 71c97149af since we’ve faced each 88dcae72c9 other like this, Sunbae.”fc54a3559c06bfcd

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Yesung barely came to 2b934d6c64 his senses at the a132c4c9fd sound of his voice 6386aa2b85 near his ear. The word 49a4e99a9e “that day” 09b76c02b1 made his c97eb2470f body react. His earlobes a0ade46e61 heated up.86805e297a563049

It had only been 203b6cf1e7 a few days, so 0dea99fad5 how could it be c7e516ee06 that long?76c6af5d65229e40

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It seemed 02d2fa474f like those e8cbeea34a few days 9af96c5fdc had felt 873873c243 long for ef2075fe76 Jung Hageon. Yesung, gripping his spoon 1ebf3556cd tightly as if it 9f73b02259 might slip through his cbd158b5e2 fingers like sand, answered.26fd43ca4a0c0e1f

“Uh, yeah. It’s been… a 9560308c09 while.”20bbb8343c7e9577

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“Has everything 5050e3d959 been alright 0da6c6ced9 while we eaa6e2c588 haven’t seen f9566c16ba each other? I’ve been too busy 864ec69de9 to come visit.”834ec8e8ef933a25

“Uh, yeah… Nothing really e5f9ba9c0b happened.”32fb503a726030c3

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The affectionate 29552c3659 voice coming 053f68f116 from across 89722d811e the table 2281d1354f pricked Yesung’s 3cd314f946 heart. He aimlessly poked cadec86922 at his soup, b6cbafcc7e but Jung Hageon’s 172fc7fb0b sharp gaze cut 37c1be0a17 straight to the 1d2fa1b582 heart of the c622935575 matter.ff8f87c558a82f62

“Then why does 8379b80fb4 your face look 83c9db32c2 like that? You look like something’s 3ddaf33fc1 wrong.”24f3d69963e74ebc

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The spoon that 52c47faa1e had been stirring 6abdce7ddb the soup stopped 4b7c9a3630 abruptly. Yesung’s face, e623825972 already pale, b9f06158b7 seemed to 6a87f714e1 lose even 27a49df197 more color.108561cb53d9f1d1

Had it 869a769424 been that c57fdac4dc obvious? He couldn’t even hide a9bcb12401 it in front of c2b6c4ed2b Jin Seokju. Let alone deceive Jung 3e900d0322 Hageon, who took an 625130c6fd interest in even the 5a4b7f38f5 smallest details about him. It was 657018ce62 practically impossible.2f1e0403dbfda773

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Yesung bit his lip 51eed53a79 and then slowly raised 409be99a8c his gaze from the 823f05a65d food.50886d5c4632cc63

“What? There’s nothing wrong. I’m fine, just like 73c9d774c8 usual.”0f5117625f7fe6be

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“But it doesn’t d03e9e5b9d seem like that. You seem off, Sunbae.”c87dd33a7684bbc2

Jung Hageon’s aca5ceaaec worried gaze 5c0ee1dcfe made Yesung 15f7b52e18 stiffen his d2c90301bb lips, trying 0912775b4a to look c8c649ab0b as casual e00949e1c9 as possible.f144f9b7d583e7d4

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“My vibe is off?”87745a4829367f69

“…No. It’s nothing. I guess if eb9eb20b3e it’s you, Sunbae, 4e0a9bd42d it’s nothing.”6d03b4351f9a8b7a

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The concern was the e1c4aad339 same, but the way b930eae35d Jung Hageon expressed it 0f83e764a3 was different from Jin e054700da2 Seokju. Jin Seokju worried ebaeed8755 about him like 6ed5338a32 a parent would, 6361047a01 scolding and interfering, 64510cb8b4 but Jung Hageon 51fe9e303c was different. He liked Yesung, so 990a2c2394 the things he disliked 45a3ae5e05 and didn’t want to 849b757b28 ask about, he avoided.098fa3749ba6f15c

It was d87e34b43c a form d85e8b19c3 of consideration.02fa46783256d5a2

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Still, this stubborn 1d69c8b14e fool.e1f40b9641e528c1

Though Yesung 54aa1f8144 clicked his 6a49880b42 tongue in 212769d6e6 frustration, he 34c16b3362 didn’t intend 795c98fc9c to tell 3d1155b445 Jung Hageon cfc16c820e the truth. It was e158c759a8 something he 7f93b3d8d6 couldn’t say fcd01777d5 easily.6ad23c4fd4a0a903

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He bit the f5d3c47724 inside of his 6b494b4ba4 cheek and nodded ad8d6c0093 with a sigh.329de7a3b2d284e3

“Yeah. I’m fine.”f2458d4f8f347e95

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“Okay. As long 7061b4718d as you’re 648690565b fine, that’s 3f92462f0a all that 845317ac06 matters. But, Sunbae.”2a8cd43bcc206996

Jung Hageon’s 36d3193067 sincere eyes 2c603e67d5 were locked 905d5e97b8 onto Yesung’s. He couldn’t look 01ad5b5e08 away. Yesung met e1cf777170 his gaze b3adf9dafc without turning e44aeee412 away.01792dfafa7383d1

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“If there is something cab56f991c wrong, please tell me. I’m always ready, 0e65fa87e7 so just let 4316e7a651 me know, okay?”68160df1d8293e76

Jung Hageon’s unwavering 83ff3f9844 intention to be c82bdf7cc2 there for him 832f51b1ea was crystal clear. Yesung couldn’t 69323cdc51 help but 9fb7594f14 smile faintly, 0d247da2b3 nodding in b76ebd7c32 agreement.6a138f16570eb744

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“Yeah. I’ll tell you.”faf49665aa23ff0e

I’ll tell you, no c8f33e1d69 matter what. Yesung swallowed the b5e603d9c0 words he hadn’t 9e490d6ec5 been able to 9488fd1eb4 say and smiled. Jung Hageon’s lips curved e14be3b897 into a soft smile ab0e5b009c as well.a4fd11f18fbf2c95

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“Then eat up, b0b73e9715 Sunbae. You haven’t even touched d1c849e080 your food yet.”b89d2d6f9b41d3cc

Prompted by his words, 43058b9327 Yesung finally started moving 2c28dd904f his spoon. The hunger he 1f6baef6b2 hadn’t noticed before 61b084f05b suddenly made itself 321ef52922 known. His stomach growled. It was an odd 39c07bf1ca sensation. Yesung continued to eat, 147bb71441 focused on his food.4ebb3414cb9f1192

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Because Jung Hageon was 3ebf00398f there, and every time 73eaaec73a he looked up, their 4d7070e75d eyes met, and Jung 8026d3dbbc Hageon would smile as cd3f52a39c if he had been 5585388fea waiting for that moment. Just his cebc21b788 presence alone 77aab4d71d was enough 13cdaab4c6 to fill 14914038cc Yesung’s stomach da756d2c1a and heart.1b7ca807c9f79c69

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The rain hitting 137aa335ed the window became 9d96fb3e1e far more intense ad27cde665 compared to the 5ad53ebfa7 morning. The sound of 25bfc96e79 the wind was 44e7707871 unsettling.9605dfa0aa2dbf41

Whooosh, whee-ing.13d34da38d442de0

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With a d6ae666163 sense of 69c9f0fbe7 dread, as 4691242dad if the 758bf88926 thick window c7d3563180 would shatter 444434e9d8 any moment, 7f12a53364 Yesung, who 91e551de4d had been 5870161681 checking on 0e963a63e8 his patient, 293416af11 lifted his 03af9f903a head and ccc7e39b19 looked at 008691efe7 the window.b44119c08aba6a6f

The news 360c4d8486 flash he c0174476c9 had casually ba80a0de33 heard after 2d431d3730 lunch echoed 4f22cba77a in his cdaac607d5 ears.d2584f7ea05e9107

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“It’s a typhoon advisory! The path 62a0a55632 of Typhoon d4a4014bb2 Mindulle, which 2c040551b6 was initially 7605e2c5c2 expected to e3261b114e pass through 4292470c7b Jeju Island 24920f3203 and affect 07a4bf9d94 the Busan de46e8ce81 and Gyeongnam 298111b470 areas, has 0d364d81d0 shifted once bd44833bf1 again. The typhoon 1817071382 is moving cb6cca698c north, but 688d9662c1 the strength 6d03dce3d0 of the 2c9d14c3be North Pacific 1054af36ef high-pressure system 320ae7845d has remained dfd6a5331d strong, causing b2b760ea2b the typhoon’s 87665ed61c path to f17af0b5d8 shift slightly a669002608 westward! Therefore, the b8cea385bb entire Korean 5cee007b3a Peninsula, including 350f58556f the metropolitan aa41eafc73 area, which 430eb6054f had been 77e8d70eeb expected to 8342283444 be out 4ea1495f31 of the 99dde8205f typhoon’s path, a151e1ca62 will now 51e9356e33 be within 69e2c37833 its impact a1d5f54b6d zone. Heavy rain and strong c0488cbe5d winds are expected, so 7d92df66b3 please be extra cautious…”d76c959f4c585d35

The predictions that 631f585524 the typhoon would 73cbbd098d not affect the 57b87c6eec metropolitan area had e1969ea932 turned out to d52e08d965 be wrong. The news bc7aa42175 kept urging 07caaea034 people to aea75df740 prepare for a554992644 the typhoon, 9d35eb342c expressing concerns ebd0678334 about the e6fc99ff11 potential damage.9c6f7cbe1d913acf

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The weather office had 79fce31dd7 announced at 9 p.m. that Seoul would be 327f44286d within the typhoon’s impact ed59da4789 zone. The current time 7d7146252d was around 8:30 a4f8e1c8fa p.m. The typhoon had 7c4e2b0bf6 already approached dangerously 8497dc11a9 close to the 6a62a35a21 metropolitan area, and 90d0efec76 the strong winds 87fc3de64d it brought were 1e8d02181b creating an ominous 3df8856a28 atmosphere.0e4df7e93cf2b970

On days like this, 0d2945aa0a the frequency of emergency 26ed633bc5 patients typically decreased as e2918392f8 people refrained from outdoor 7e20873e1e activities, but you could 80d434b77d never be too sure.a48455d9771d3557

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“…There are 392a457836 always people dd5e84600c who just ff69bc4267 have to b6fd5aa26e go outside d36a1fff2c on days 43737aaf5b like this.”96502d6bbce02547

Yesung muttered under 4f2322aa7e his breath, biting d51d90f627 his lip. The humidity bdedc1ba3f had caused a6f4f3451f the hospital’s f435eac185 air conditioning fa3c37f9be to run adeb561f92 at full c8c48fcbe1 blast, but 1c79ac0bc8 for some dfebbadcb4 reason, something 98fddf8735 damp and 9660d91c32 sticky kept 90c9972266 clinging to d825563cb3 his skin.678f4f84892b726f

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The uncomfortable, sticky 4e63c29be6 feeling and the eb86ccd568 anxiety that had 4742d14724 been tormenting him d1eb4fd187 for days only 4930ca0f40 grew stronger.27287b95d5051808

“…Nothing’s going to c6d62299ea happen. Nothing will… 1a6ebab32b It’s fine. It’s fine.”662df089fe3a7c81

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He repeated 49b21d6990 it countless cf146a86be times, but ff30e18a28 the source 634b72bb72 of the 1271528d24 fear remained 7a0b099c67 unknown, and 6b0019e004 it refused 48bf7dd685 to fade. Instead, it settled a381a173e4 around Yesung like d277e73ddd a heavy fog.fa495dce7f0b929a

Staring at 2944d42c1d the window 16e00bf1e5 for what 13d534bf1d felt like 110a0b6b9f forever, Yesung 9bfc51f050 shoved his 695da59d08 hands into 44c1f7a969 his pockets. Clink. He felt the round f00c3f62c5 pill bottle.3eca0f951a8ea65b

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“It’s fine. It’s fine…”5defe8b11d965dd2

Just in 6a72e5957c case the 0a4eb30e4a worst-case scenario fcc74cd663 happened, he 3963a80e39 had brought 8ce81c10a8 his medication. So, it would be 015e1ca614 okay. Trying to 262555a9ea comfort himself, 58d415e3f2 Yesung forced db1c711e79 his reluctant 1fbec5a0e1 steps forward.c8ee93e5d2d83515

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The shadow trailing behind a77716181c him left traces on 4155efc170 the floor like someone 2cabc60d5b who had just emerged 4c1c138110 from the mudflats.42db2c5dc4b6f6a8

Thud, thud.ae6211bc9a5752e8

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The wet, squelching 2bc1fc332b sound that would 84c1e373d5 never be heard 09d0542c3d in reality echoed 075791b68f in his ears. And then…03131ff109cd3c40

♬♪♩~ ♬♪―a89682fdd568c5b7

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The loud ringing of b0ad11a883 his phone broke Yesung’s 312d9f7ae0 spiraling thoughts, pulling him 615255bfe4 back to reality. The sound d6123bb480 of the e9c58cd79c ringtone hit 79134aef90 his eardrums, f5e510659d and Yesung 9cce4a71c0 gasped.5b2fae833410e40d

“Ha!”3579a0768519396f

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It was d5127125bf like being f79e5305fa dragged out 70b9dee89b of water 2000a38e1a after holding 5962978ee4 his breath e962987187 for too 091a7ab352 long. His breathing became 2f892f0446 harsh.2ad24fe70b6b3609

“Ha, huff… huff.”8344d6b0dbb2b911

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Even then, the d10457767e phone kept ringing bb8875959d without stopping.e4a5548106c9fe0a