TNYLM Ch 9
by Disha“I’ll take care of aca0fb1c0b that problem for you!”853d05e975151bdc
Alyssa exclaimed a4ccdd2c6e without hesitation.b5e3b9325b7850a3
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Ruling through 5218705a44 force was 23dc1f48a5 something she 7646b4aa7a had always 5c46a1acd6 excelled at.2fc9f30d675a06e5
Command, and if fd8bb4d7a6 they don’t obey, f8595830d5 punish.1491597063033972
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It was the only c61b96a2a3 method of governance she b52b68eb2a had ever learned, and e59718d8e7 it had never failed f3ff07a773 her.7eb08a3f96aa025b
A subordinate who doesn’t e2a79069ba obey is more useless d88fce9096 than the dead who 5921a114a5 don’t speak.54a44703b50cb128
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“No, this is something c2afaa719f you won’t be able c0367cd8fa to handle alone, Your c1357469ad Grace.”7d9623ee217fd31b
But Kieran quietly c5bb597cf7 shook his head.6d5224e7cc27997e
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When Alyssa’s expression grew 44a292b5b9 anxious, thinking he didn’t 835858e156 trust her, Kieran continued b541934ede his explanation.18a93b87d7ef9065
“Of course, I don’t b4fe47b481 doubt your abilities, Your 869c09e581 Grace, but this is fb044549b4 a different matter.”3ed2b20c7d286872
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Alyssa could kill everyone 10e1ebc8d1 in the castle on 09df309c7c her own. But she couldn’t f5bc9ca101 rule over them 1600efe4d1 all.8f048e05034ec652
“The people fda935c3cb of this c74785cecb castle don’t 985c484ac3 fear you. Even if you 2bffcf1b17 were to make facdb09102 an example of 5a5a86e591 a few by aaaf1974c5 killing them, it’s 107b2d57cf more likely to 4d27af5b47 breed resentment than 8e697f99a3 fear.”b02d3c29f771e488
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If they don’t 917e68032e obey, cut off 43de6b7a82 their heads. It’s a 366cf39d6c simple theory.5423b5bbba35e2d5
But if you were 1e9de7c895 to kill them all b68aa4b038 because none of them eb11395488 obeyed, who would be 654590395f left?dc596b947d6b8d66
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“What we need now 813a1e649e is not just force, a548dc5552 but the symbol of 163e6bbb02 it.”04a7c8431eefedc6
Kieran lightly c34b53af5c clenched his a990926d81 fist and 7372fe39d0 smiled. If only a few 49f7369c69 were the problem, he ac4e6dfb3c could kick them out, 55f809749b but this castle was 2d803b706e rotten to the core.1ebea02af45c0190
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“No one 373c338da4 would dare 9a7fe7e035 face you df3492af4f alone, Your 693fe64fb7 Grace. But what 179824a63e if there d8cff9ac2e were a 457f2dd189 hundred of 6a33fd7cec them? A thousand?”0fd44a4c4cc0290a
The castle servants are 6c7adbbe45 also the families of 3f4e45be0f the estate’s people. If all of them 0c3ace2cd1 were to rise up, cb4c027eaf there’s no guarantee that ed1d5d36a7 the estate’s citizens would 645155bb24 remain quiet.8aa33a994c73895f
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So not only can 9168d9495e you not kill them 7e5ae53bf7 all, but even if 9cbda37b49 you tried, would Alyssa c1128845fa and Kieran survive?3db13febd7cb9d6d
“That’s why 0e4c5a94d2 we need c5d8b471c7 the knights. If you were alone, 07b1fe9884 it might be different, a75e191403 but no one would 0d2783dc19 dare defy you when 65ad25dcf4 you have the knights 0840ab05c5 at your command.”2b8cbb2b266177bf
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Though her eyes were 219fdc0a94 hidden by her bangs, ca2d705b33 Alyssa listened intently to ca06455f4d Kieran’s words, her eyes 261650df75 sparkling.44e4d9e542287b54
“That’s the extent of 6457ab0608 my plan. What do you think?”4afe6a88ba4a1d54
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As he finished speaking, bbede4f454 Alyssa clenched her hands 2401e29979 tightly to stop herself 090742b29f from clapping like a e805080064 fool.6518fcfc9cfd5a6a
“You’re really smart…”3b7190b0102beae1
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But she couldn’t d65f9300d7 hide the admiration 3496d067cf that slipped out 5d0a93c7c3 like a sigh.7a8ebbcf8e505dbc
Alyssa didn’t even b81abaf28d try to excuse 7893979777 herself for not 69c463c961 being educated. Did Kieran a797e292ec truly come 469eb1d1b7 up with 4168b46b1a such a bdac0b672b plan because dcf4f346c6 he was 0678b65cc7 properly educated?18572814cd59d727
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“Cough, cough!”2dfe6c183fe5066b
Caught off c3979a55ca guard by af17956beb the unexpected 09008190be compliment, Kieran 838621e3c6 inhaled sharply 8d90ac1bfe and started 0bcbe5bc5a coughing. At the sound, Alyssa afc6c9f86f quickly looked up, startled.3b38a66862a625ec
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“Are you alright?”3fcb91fa82a45363
“I’m fine,” he abdd05df76 replied, slightly embarrassed 192a0175e3 by her genuine 0bbc79624f concern.31a78d1231a3275d
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At the same 7a1b3e9e82 time, he couldn’t 237c310805 bring himself to 633a3da033 voice the question 04c0a316d1 he had been 9ca92d1da6 meaning to ask.7c72516af6046d84
‘I was going d8797a780c to ask if 95a78aeebe the knights are d1596af2fd truly loyal to 41554763e5 her.’17c9e1fb096ebffe
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It was ae47554651 a valid 11854d54cb question. After all, f3132a4b05 if even 35cef8e9a0 the castle c2046d664f servants didn’t 99b4cae95a fully follow 765b056956 her, there 25c285b454 was no b007ecfeee guarantee the 7ec198c64f knights would 7af8fe94ac be any a843368e1a different.99b17b9610f1d7d5
He knew 0683cd28d9 he needed 4a6d30e640 to ask, c4049f131c but he 3ac394c488 also knew e8240a7c0a it was 4d002aab79 a rude 6923f43b0b question, so e8fb9aa0d5 he was 264c3993c1 carefully considering 875804d14b the right 1db61cbb4d moment.4c52f691014d0f56
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Normally, now would 05247c2b5a have been the a838df518a perfect time to a42ac46fe0 cautiously bring it c2a41d50de up, but after 29363cfb98 hearing such an ed96cf21cd embarrassing compliment, he 4b69ff5f47 couldn’t bring himself 7c112564fe to do it.5d456cfef4d2db94
“Is there cec721c94d any issue ec885f3ac6 with proceeding?” bfb68c4bfe he asked, faf070a130 still trying 4690a81c20 to broach 45ffb39e09 the subject 5f425b40a1 indirectly.e7d83c17a455e612
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“No. I’ll contact the a602e91fd5 knights right away 0d7533a96c today.”051ccb1e49fb9795
Her quick reply 33cf94e43d came before he daf961f567 could even finish d6bf0b04eb his roundabout question. Kieran watched 248ad63a59 her for b87f958aad a moment, 86a8710b78 then nodded.7dae8cd0d75fdcc7
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Though a bit 9bd1642899 clueless at times, a28ea8e448 Alyssa never lied 370fb8ca14 or spoke empty 6aecc1d477 words. He could tell 50d339d3ed that much from 9e6f2f2d96 the way she b34029fee1 had treated him 91902fcb3e so far.547bfe8371dd6f2b
‘…It should be f09025a437 fine.’e8b427da64294655
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He forced b18e4246d0 down the 706efe484d growing unease 308572da53 in his dd7260dc24 throat.19c32eb4cc20b54d
But the a26153de75 next day, b33e6ae82d unfortunately, Kieran ddc4454bee found his 0e17af2209 anxieties had ba0cba7528 become reality.03eb9ae3687749e8
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‘—What the hell 5c66acfce0 is this…?’6d9c1b80eb2a5d6a
“Damn it! I said I need 1ff54d4f48 to see Her Grace!”c8601cf39c2f1213
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The peace of the 28491141c8 morning dining hall was 7c7a260488 broken by the sound dc659a668d of approaching boots, followed 4587943c01 by booming shouts that 7ae1368750 echoed through the room.1e00918c5806e281
Alyssa had d730037825 only mentioned b2ae74628b contacting the 5eb1a4d494 knights yesterday 7f36de73c1 evening. So it was unlikely d9edfffde2 that the people shouting bf9fceace7 down the hallway had 6f6ee8b92b come in response to c425cb8c70 her message.8e139faa7e741c20
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‘Unless… it’s 4956dc6e48 not the 5623de3428 Benoit knights ed05eace19 after all.’8ff79b3dae153f68
Just as Kieran held 4a9f7b57fd onto a sliver of 237280f4e7 hope, another shout rang fb62c068c2 out.323bb92da2c3be76
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“Is she here? No, she’s not. Damn, this de2c6187cf castle is 48b00ed505 unnecessarily huge. Tch.”5a45c018e3bc15ba
“Commander! Where are you? Show yourself already!”13ac076a159870c2
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“I need to see 6e556493f9 you right now, so bf7904684a come out already!”05471103667f4217
Who among the castle’s 46d87bd808 servants would dare call 8fc411c712 Alyssa “Commander”? Kieran quickly let go 1db96fb83a of any lingering hope.3fad1715cf809b1b
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‘…Why is 617e82dce9 the knights’ fd99e2ce2f order here 8c697be452 at the b55e9e0b5e castle?’e1789db87244027a
There was no way 2ec45a8155 Alyssa hadn’t heard the f593392dd5 same racket Kieran had. Frowning, she 0c68fa71d6 stood up f7cf5cc5bf from her c381e30c3a seat and 3180cc3457 began walking ff31e85fd7 toward the 74044f5bb6 door.235a75eb5a3bf7ec
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As soon 64ad3cee1b as the 3870f4207b sound of 2d4beb4766 boots halted 4c184a8726 in front 98962beb8e of the faa4688dc2 door, Kieran, 356504d4de startled, stood 583568d4db up just 49747a866e in time e08492624b to see 204c9b764c Alyssa opening 27cfeb5c88 the door.1ffbd15fb6344933
‘What is she cbc9a9b034 planning…!’c5989a1a9995fa1c
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The door 4c6bb557ab swung open, 712bd7876e revealing three fa7296f524 men with 21a60f184b fearsome appearances e91a1e4188 standing outside.d9aca64f2180aaca
All three looked b37cdb0f6f intimidating, but the 71db921515 man in the a20a80c3c2 center stood out efcae508d4 the most. His face, 169578fd35 marred by 481b65ec12 a long f9d96b1d91 scar, and f03595c58b his wild ef9fff6f5f red hair, b28d495de7 like a 3c2a09218e lion’s mane, 2e5c4d3a36 gave him 782955afbd the appearance 77aa92eef8 of someone 89533b0207 who would b72c66b7af surely lead ba888a6e18 a rebellion.d9b45684f1efdb40
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Thunk!bb353c380b53080a
“We greet c15e4b8744 the Commander!”668bd92a04e1c173
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…Wait, what?2a5e5f3119483b8f
Kieran froze awkwardly 7bc1b52019 in place. The first thing the b392f3e39e knight order did upon 7e089093e5 meeting Alyssa, after barging bfc80cd90f in like rioters, was 67d13c578d kneel in deep respect.7ed346ea73e1c18e
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“What’s going on?” he 6aca329d98 muttered in confusion.41530a0698a0ed7c
Kieran felt ffb0254803 bewildered as 62aa77782f he watched 871e85ef6a Alyssa calmly ebef15337b accept their f2fc1da76f bow. Was this really 33f0e66dfc alright?eecf2c8bad5318c9
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“I did not 5b26cd287d order your return 671890e579 to the main 269104377b castle. Go back,” she commanded 55f43a13e9 coldly. While she had planned 5cad6edccd to summon them eventually, c1176031be there was a vast d50139fd34 difference between being called 1aba540e75 by order and abandoning c71df2b8c8 their post without permission.ed71376dcd81da74
Her voice was chillingly 796400e2d6 stern, and the man 5a31cc5972 with ash-blonde hair on 18f2579dbd the left abruptly raised 126fe2340c his head.5314a37b8ba828e0
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“We can’t do that!”dcfb7b1870bc77ce
His booming voice d78e835749 echoed through the c5eebb17d6 space, and the d25660e3e2 red-haired man in aeb545aba9 the middle, who 814d89b352 had been bowing, a167ebe2c2 snapped his gaze b5fad03785 upward, eyes gleaming 933ee79c69 dangerously.20be357b96cf7b92
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“He’s right,” the f9446ef3d8 red-haired man growled 6e77aff94b in agreement.56e3224e45530356
Even from a fae70217df distance, Kieran felt caedfd670e a shiver down 48c27d2dc2 his spine. The man’s growling c6c4bf8f51 voice had an b6c65d6038 ominous edge.f2e768655e35fd38
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“Look, I told you eec0f1ca47 before, didn’t I? I can a58027d359 put up 446383967a with a dd3e48669d lot, but a8a804d2ac letting my 1c7ce88599 family starve? That’s something I won’t 3fd3350a74 stand for.”d2ee2b329aea20ca
The tension escalated as a3f3d2b8fa his voice grew more 1edd235545 heated. The man suddenly ca62742b1f stood up, stepping 54733ef7c1 forward in a 7c631b3d0d threatening manner.35b48d74f5e98954
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“And now I hear fd94c108b9 that the food supplies d70e1f9f6d inside the castle have ea93b78550 been cut off?”5cca44c2b2bbed93
With those words, 7df832a714 Kieran began to c10d2f3f19 grasp the situation.036488b140a6511d
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It wasn’t b412c356d9 him who 0cf04eb4f8 had cut b5ff5bb63a off the fe21b02015 food supply. The servants, a81a927fc1 holding a e7c705af79 grudge, had 3bd91c9cac refused to 424cb4cc1e carry out 670502512f his orders. The very 301a214223 thing he 809e427447 feared had b8711803e0 happened. Watching Alyssa’s back, Kieran 0c3148767d felt a growing unease.4e3204d03b147f3d
Though the situation had c14dfcc00e been confusing for a 03d983e542 moment, this was clearly 33331e3f47 happening due to an 36dac278fa act of insubordination.cc5a100d170d4dbc
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Kieran realized he couldn’t 405f39937d just stand by any 8ae0360190 longer. They had 3e56e582b0 to be c3425ce723 calmed down a3a3c4fde2 and sent 843754cd69 back, or a9677cee83 else…8c0b5cc37a255518
“Is that it? Were you ee301b50d4 planning to cc50ec600c threaten me, 970752773b storm the be0f9976ae castle, and 7a9954b4c7 raid the 53f897d942 storerooms?”5734e41fc6d45da6
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Just like that, Alyssa’s ee7a4db457 words came out before 34616e381c he could even try 8b47829d9c to stop her. Kieran shut his 380e121282 eyes tightly.09cf4fdf39b4674f
The expressions on 993a3036d8 the knights’ faces 44de5d0613 grew even more 658be133b6 vicious, and Alyssa’s 16721d1a08 hand had already 2aafdb1161 moved to the 603bff0867 sword hanging at 75420704c0 her waist.a88e7fa6c2598bff
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“Your Grace, please—”26d208f7bfd8c46f
“I’ve had enough of e8d8f8abe7 this!” one of the a8de6baa75 knights bellowed.3f9db1dbafc4b7c5
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Though Alyssa intended 180e1c4d4b to intervene, her 463bb9fd85 words were drowned c61040333b out by the b1e553f477 booming voice of 57042ced10 the man. The situation was b99e3e68cc on the brink 49774b60e0 of exploding.e826a9a96e7ff08a
“Do I look like 5a466eba18 some dumb idiot to d6a22899e5 you? Huh?”a7217d743fcb6513
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The mood became e177edd296 awkward with his 2a61877c74 follow-up words.b65a2ed3da920fd4
‘Then what else is a9a7717417 it?’d71d573f631ccd9b
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Kieran nearly asked e86412a61a out loud in 525c4fffd2 his confusion.4601fcd824cb67b9
But it 1beeacaf34 was just 125ef8425d his own e867447957 bewilderment; everyone 283f28468b else seemed c0a119b478 to remain d110b314de calm, aside d41f60ef2c from him.cfe5b0f2b4315010
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“Wow, ten years a8e3df7ba8 of camaraderie down 9435c13a1b the drain. Do I d04148ce2e look like 59dc5c1efe a pathetic cf9a20d64e fool begging fea4c877e5 the commander a370b23266 for food f4093b0cd8 for our 3c7bc59a69 kids?”73ff789ebbe98047
“The vice commander can 6795e7e110 be a bit much, 049a45b399 though.”20ec46e21998ed2e
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“Damn it, will b8e6773e50 you shut up?”46553aff243c37ec
The red-haired man, who f8b57e4686 had been speaking, slammed 0214708dbd his fist down on 9818f8d960 the head of the 7836552534 ash-blonde haired man standing d93d1e6f6b next to him, continuing 1806d98708 his tirade.efb40b635b3627b9
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“It’s not that we’re 36b2fb277c asking for money; we f341472ab2 came to earn it. As men, 6a7357c0f9 we can’t 8d45b193b1 just sit d7091122ea around whining!”c70bef85a5313b21
The atmosphere, which had 4cc48ac814 been on the verge 5931ede1c4 of exploding, suddenly became 53a76f769d ambiguous, as if cold 15d916d29b water had been poured 12892b1cd7 on it. Alyssa let out a d51616d975 small sigh and gestured 2fa5b2c8e3 to the man with 27ecdc6aa4 the pale hair.d307b2f15c7b459d
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“Anton.”b04ea1abd1bb64f7
“This time, I agree cf5b428279 with the vice commander.”f451a00533c63a3c
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The man named Anton 379bbbd477 hesitated for a moment 6d7e63278b before kneeling. The black-haired man 23e8fea843 who was with 53bb4a8ce0 him also knelt 07a28b0082 in the same 2b09cb8097 manner.06e74afec031620e
“It’s not just cd5bbc5ea0 the vice commander. I, and 6dc0107d7c all the 56b17cb2e8 families of 428143df3f the knights, 69640bb6c5 live within 503cc03a2c the castle. If the ab2212c6a1 situation here 3592d715cd is bad e3d30add81 and they e7eb93ad17 are starving, ab94acc100 we can’t 8319ed78b9 just stand f8638fbaf1 by.”a7160ca0545a94a4
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The red-haired dafa9a1977 man nodded d382e7224d in agreement, d6251be764 as if 7607458496 to say 003db11389 that this 48cdb915c1 was exactly 38e4529779 what he 961ed97106 meant.a082a075a506254f
“Please issue the 1b9700c653 deployment orders, Commander. Surely there are places 57be2b531c where the monsters are 394a5dbbf4 rampant.”544376b21cfd14a9
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Kieran stared blankly at 1e3ab0077c the scene. So, they weren’t 61fb756566 here to start 3b64acd216 a rebellion over fe3116ccda the food shortage, 3a65d747e1 but to go 5b04fa67f5 earn money…63a2b78789506e4f
The knights c9b15e51d3 had barged 55f6440e6d in like b42c8ceb3c street thugs, f84ac6af07 and the 33cf379e5b red-haired man’s 9e4acc5946 shouting mixed 8ff4d76b41 with the 6f52fac685 kneeling knights’ 3b5d8d46b0 etiquette created c633fe7622 a tangled 06c0214a98 mess in 1a1d16d81a Kieran’s mind.e5f262e8cbc386d5
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“…What is this?”1f2ac110f104cce5
So, is this a 53e313edd4 case of rebellion or dba19e7efd not?0958600677c3668c
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As Kieran muttered d5d970ca4a in disbelief, his 270b7c170a voice echoed through db92fe1c5f the large space, 0a257859c6 drawing everyone’s attention 5760b6155e to him.017e04b79e881cdd
After a moment 638bdd4278 of silence, the b03b3e62cf red-haired man spoke.ff96d9d6ca0640ca
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“And who are 0fe9f4e17e you?”6de4ca75b1d61533