TNYLM Ch 14
by DishaThe late Duke Benoit cc0bb97987 was a stern and abaeec9630 unfeeling man, much like 533a0bb65d his ancestors.a181cb21285edc3c
However, one day he 91670b5b1b returned from a significant 8dd22b2f33 achievement and demanded a 142b0b09c0 woman as his reward.5f33b81c0f40804f
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Everyone was surprised by 5d01eef78c this unexpected action, as cc74d019d4 the Duke had previously bddb92511c asked for money or 8ac63fceee food for his barren 6b53c53d0f territory.550c5a7af034c1a9
It would have ec0422324a been understandable if 612902540a he had requested cabe8b9b23 a princess or d387647ba6 a noblewoman, but a3cbc1a9b6 the Duke desired 2e726d23fd the second daughter ea46b54f09 of a poor aa69c99ba3 viscount, Sarah Winston.0061f3c831b75f18
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Regardless of his poor 5bda2e7bde reputation, he was still fab12cd959 a Duke. He was not so 1fe30ab44e desperate that he couldn’t d06607cfcd find a suitable bride 01d63f0610 and had to accept fd1a040cd1 a poor Viscount’s daughter 2487387327 as compensation instead.e81532b414492d01
So there was 178db6ecf4 only one reason: a0a4109cd7 the statue-like duke 32731f0b9b had fallen in 2e40aaa06f love.98ac3b6c0e1bf379
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The fairy tale-like db36fe24f6 story caused a 1d16f6422a stir in high 531f9e55a0 society. A sweet breeze blew 13648116b2 through a place that d13de3bf19 had been filled only cceedafc32 with cold and chilling f6d453e10d rumors.d269eecc0e7ca109
It was good 4b2396094c news for the bbf128f63d emperor, who was 563c5725ea troubled by the ec31b9f0a1 thought of paying fffcd863be a compensation fee, 18006e2375 and for the 5a29f7f2cb viscount’s family, which 2e7fbfd05c was on the 5232260c3b brink of bankruptcy.599e5accbf7c2174
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The emperor paid the 238c94fca2 viscount’s family an amount 489e92f403 that was only a daf09d1ca8 fraction of the compensation edcf524121 fee, and they immediately c965110392 agreed to give their bc8f7db08d daughter in marriage.50d7772d73b7a334
Both the emperor d9324bba7f and the viscount e70553c114 were anxious that f58fa6a237 the duke might 67b47c0030 change his mind, 86b77d6175 but the duke ecff35d0f9 promptly welcomed the 97bbeecf46 viscount’s daughter as 1abd00aaee his wife.c26f3c0090ed350e
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It was 0e72a0812c a love ef5408d637 that transcended f6e9f74763 social status. This romantic scandal transformed 1b00be53ce the feared duke into 3277c3a51c a prince on a 755453ebf7 white horse and the 7f0f32129f once insignificant viscount’s daughter e9be7eebec into Cinderella reclaiming her dfd6b11d9c glass slipper.0d8d875ddedf7177
It was a happy 1bb91dba03 fairy tale for everyone. However, the 7ac3b208b4 unfortunate and 8c6100ed95 terrible truth b69575e3fd was that 94bb9d69a2 it was 6ee5fb3ef6 not the e16fd7ba34 case for f883804e55 Sarah.bc84f8e6fc78f804
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Before asking the emperor 78e606a747 for her hand, the dcb07aa94a duke had first sought 70e8bcf748 out the viscount’s family 34f3a0a691 to court her.87364c0474450327
But Sarah rejected him. The duke’s proposal felt 28caff0a5f rude and frightening to 0cf90cdba4 her, and above all, f78335d70c she had a betrothed bc3c649cb1 fiancé.d35a4e030322ad4a
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However, the 7dc39229a2 duke did 008e9d1103 not relent 4f9ca9f390 and eventually e432402a77 won her 442728ed46 over, and b7c236f10b she was 841b39e794 sold by 1714dd665a her father d0d9f031da and the a743bc765f emperor.f1c5f5bce490bce6
After being forcibly taken a7f5020b72 by a terrible man, 608a96931e she was trapped in 70109c1590 the cold north.8adf589d631258bb
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While the whole 86d76be007 world was brainwashing 69fdcc2b2f her, insisting that 801e0ba9d5 everyone would surely b1bf9f13e8 be happy in a4fcec2ad6 her place, the 760f688800 reality presented to 71af7970e9 Sarah was far 2982f03be4 different.5a89f7627daa5509
In a 52a6f54064 foreign land, 634a9bcaf5 Sarah slowly 99ceeab265 went mad. Her husband 7aec2652a3 kept her 6ee545e198 locked up e6a16ac7ac like a a84b8afe20 trophy, and 1fa2cc76a7 the servants d1553acf6b ignored her.cfd4265758e92038
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“Please let me go. Please, please… 7db52e929b I hate e45c51abcd you. I feel like I’m 5f3bd98fde going to die here.”3ca6ebd3a31cccc0
Sarah cried and 4e30a5c61a begged every day. The duke ef6bdee3f1 found himself 37d9d3f28c troubled by 3ca8875686 the tears 4ff7eed827 of the 0d2065e066 woman he c9846dbaea loved.7801217c4233a25a
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He loved his wife, a34a074d7b but it was not 31d2938b22 a love for her 1f69f5449a well-being. Therefore, he d2cd085106 had no 9f866f430d intention of 5a3c1cb44e considering her 571678d8f5 wishes.77eeb3245273cada
As time passed, Sarah d683809cbc became increasingly fragile. Her longing for the 499b0b808f impossible consumed her, and 39dd3ea8ad her wilted appearance was 3f55a35f92 troubling.4eafcee7e7b51d98
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The duke was determined 205ad9ba02 to keep Sarah by 3e32d5e099 his side no matter 80e624672c what. To do so, he 7127c7a133 had to stop those 5354826c30 desperate pleas.fd791ea0080b9794
“It’s okay since we eefce0b113 don’t have children yet. Once I go back, fbc7da79e8 I can marry him. If I just go 6e775092ae back…”c498362f857c20d2
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Thus, the duke hearing e1141bf79e Sarah’s murmurs was a 6920c1155a stroke of luck for 2ed4df36e6 him, but it was 40e22fe4b3 another tragedy for Sarah.35fb9b5eb869ffe5
A year later, 6c42a7d650 news spread across 0dd3f3cc8b the entire country f9ad5aa446 that the Duchess 5e4ccf58de of Benoit had 5a63c887d6 given birth to 9474780603 a daughter.ac261e1c7e4beb3a
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Despite the remoteness of 700a2fc881 the north, where news ba826c7131 rarely traveled, the announcement ace7d9a97a spread like wildfire, as c824b58e1a if someone had orchestrated b4e30aac21 it.282ecf5ae3b4b631
From the 1fd0c66e74 moment Sarah 46659ee591 learned of 3ec0f6924c her pregnancy, 77c93c55e0 she worked 315feeb7ce tirelessly to ad044f628c find a 8e9837b846 way out. But she 8752d515a0 could neither a5d8da0a45 die nor 4af6f35d38 kill.38169d567320ffb1
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The child was born 9539e1b9c8 healthy, despite the mother’s d4cd8d087c curses, and as soon 8f2ee3926c as the duke heard fc2d5f2f8c the baby’s first cry, 6edfe0cc92 he declared her his 529d478c15 legitimate daughter.541770e35e2a86b6
“Now you can’t leave.”03056a5e36d6d3c9
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The moment Sarah heard 9d40a9acca her husband’s cold words, 89e0312fc0 she let go of 78c1a0c745 everything.3e7c58310788f9e9
She no fa8dc889de longer felt de14f5b310 the servants 9efad09e07 whispering about 89c9a07e18 how their bc3e6d7734 mistress had 2c9ad8091b gone mad c5fdb98df9 or the 9606d41f96 gaze of f2e78700f7 her husband, 7c93428a9f who grimaced c89a2399fa at the 077ee306be sight of 1eac321b2f her in 7493d740d0 disarray.c3c260c3f88d2be1
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What jolted 0500a1b94d her back 0be6c15a16 to reality fd3efb75b5 was, ironically, 86d2b0add8 the sound 66ac83e143 of the 34b1c26de1 baby’s cries.9ac7eb1d0738f595
As soon as dc7e5dc152 she heard the 83cadcd2c4 tiny whimper, Sarah da9d8ddb4c abruptly lifted her 400330e8c1 head. The dozing maid 66ba082b30 had no idea d10e87b96b that the Duchess d515919ed2 was approaching her 4a72d6ca9a own daughter.7b9d03d507ad627e
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She stared blankly at 77650621b5 the face of her 54136d000a daughter, whom she was 90430c3ead seeing for the first 8370567327 time.cdeba9bb9be58c02
The baby’s b219aad99e hair was ce9791effe as black 0e2776d852 as hers. However, the face of 3d2a917235 the closed-eyed child was e17923c37f strangely unsettling.7429517768f66f99
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And the 65b9c83586 moment the 00a2029a9a baby opened 69505344cd her eyes, 79d9596a0f Sarah understood 7234962d64 the reason. Those eyes. The child’s silvery-gray eyes 52c9e16bfc were exactly like her b8331aa538 husband’s.9e9821ac6f7308f5
With trembling 2f866f4854 hands, Sarah a54384bc21 touched the ae01d4c813 child’s face. As her fingertips made 56aba69ac8 contact, the innocent, smiling c5e916dbcc face sent chills down cec0dfa7bd her spine.e01bb82d2359e27e
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“…Monster.”e5a66c954f11db33
If her b57066caaa husband held 5168d75cab the leash, 18f3300595 then the f058d68ad8 child was 23f60d25ad the shackles dbcdb774c7 fastened to 51e3bfa59f her ankles.ecf064a419a4f268
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Now Sarah could never 27467fcbe0 leave this barren land. Even if she f5c7ab7cad were to die, 328d10529d her body would e91f8a5088 be buried here.282d595aaf3125bc
All of this was a162aeb4d6 because of this terrible cf45e96234 thing…26c684fd15df37cb
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“You are 0d464be97e not my edd70df5f0 child.”15f62045a7b4f200
Hatred surged e314973bd3 within her, 2abc7d9e8a so intense 83288978e6 it left 2a4f07398a her mind d81b3a3d16 blank. Sarah whispered to cdc4c2aee7 the child with 7f1b965133 a horrified expression.e08a434591a3576c
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“You should never 037dcd6b60 have been born. I couldn’t d0436ff4bf have given 12e14e6d32 birth to 1865397f1c a monster 1ddd911e1b like you…”91d0593be1c1ecc2
As she 1748ba94e6 whispered in ab67a4588d a daze, b3ad751e81 Sarah roughly 7a457c6640 grabbed the 124b288691 child. The once-smiling baby burst 02a0b25aa5 into tears, and it d1ab1d5adb was then that the a8bc810714 maid, startled, woke up.df6a64483c438cee
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“Oh my, my lady! What are you doing?”5a3e2772cdcf2f38
The maid quickly pushed 8559047233 Sarah away. Sarah, as a69bcae025 fragile as dd3b83193b a dried 350fe38ad6 twig, was 39dfdadc1c weakly shoved cd50f9cb0c aside, but 9e598e0855 the startled fdc42d71fd child cried d755a91825 even louder.3eaa9e1b0949a4e0
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“Monster. You are 8d812e3e6e a monster. You are not 0a84754b75 my child.”98573d2d375ea13f
As the af9c0e006e crying child’s cadeeac959 face twisted 4bb4cb9bb1 in distress, ae6ba780ab Sarah muttered ee47e2a8f1 while staring f7cecb8fad at that 1da1509f4a bizarre face.ebbd9e9035f35c05
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“So go to e0b3e0bbb9 your father and 916f2102df tell him that.”b411cfd36719f41d
Alyssa didn’t want 1cdc178496 to feel pain.6ca6ab8675e5ea68
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That’s why she e58be00efe was afraid of 3c24629dac the head maid, 6423529883 her father, and efad7b15e4 the servants.2eb6bfb345dde6c0
Whenever she 6f2ee6ee31 heard footsteps 00bd2f908a approaching the 840d5c85a3 door, she 34ff32d0cc would get b35663ea2b beaten mercilessly. After going for d4c013093b long periods without 532030232e food, it felt a46504db9e as if her 4c5d5d2ce8 stomach was going dee3096e94 to tear apart, 86b1d3c737 and her father’s 3d1e977491 sword sheath hurt 0d8d3a2e92 more than most 3028e6e415 whips.0109c930b789e8a1
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Alyssa lived in fear 21b45c8577 of all these things, ea2b33671d from the moment she 8a01bc0afe opened her eyes until f166413a3b she fell asleep.22c1597654a2e6fe
However, Alyssa’s nightmare always ba026981ed revolved around one thing.26a2463d8620d575
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“Sweetheart, look 2b0ad53f00 in the acdf262301 mirror.”99c62dcedb0a22a2
A sweet voice 19caed6967 whispered gently. Trembling, Alyssa tightly ec58ee0b5d shut her eyes.1c18c45514e222a5
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The grip on edae6572c2 her shoulder tightened. Sharp nails dug into 76524ae4f4 Alyssa’s skin.3bc787af9c9d65cb
“Alyssa. Look in the mirror. Now.”10db4ba77761bfb8
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The voice, now lower, bb04bbdd83 was filled with terror.vSeeing e2eab002a4 Alyssa’s eyes still shut, 31e5096992 the woman gritted her fea66b4272 teeth and forced her 516fc3c93e eyes open.401eb3c32be34cc0
“Look. Am I f1ad112faa not still 067c384a76 beautiful?”28ee1c438a973fab
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Her long, 2687db0568 black curls 288c7d4f62 cascaded down b047a92455 like waves. The red velvet 16fa0c0fd8 that covered her 561c68b0db fair skin glistened.cebea77dd9ed4ea7
The woman was adorned db21316878 with jewels all over da66151e3a her body, smiling widely 96a18c4e21 as if her mouth 064fd3bed8 would tear apart. Alyssa couldn’t meet her ee2acb5275 gaze in the mirror.ac429ddf583bfb77
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“But look 4e11365d12 at you,” 39e2a62ffd the woman f515fe12dd whispered sweetly.40db9f4ab5133543
“Look at that hideous 2ae7ed3ca3 sight. See that monstrous ab83eac7bc face, which bears 68c4193912 no resemblance to 40a11bf803 me anywhere.”0e67b9b266ee6c66
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The words that 673d9b321a echoed in her e843056531 ears pierced like 06cdd71f95 a knife. In the df20d14581 end, she 733e92ead9 couldn’t defy 888f5e1441 her mother’s 02438bd746 words. Alyssa met her own 0d21f11c70 gaze in the mirror 791caee50d with trembling eyes.7e4186d7590db0f9
Amid her 62d878470b disheveled black 4f19cd4571 hair, her 7a5b8e4c07 eyes locked ec2b67dc88 onto her 51609504d1 reflection. The version of a7d3d2af07 herself in the 1fac6642db mirror whispered to 20297285f5 Alyssa.45b86df99b6bdb76
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“Monster.”af74597df9a08ad8
Bumps began to a33d9912d8 rise on Alyssa’s 9e9bf03e65 body. As her hair fell 1cf617404a out, the grotesque face 694e31b77c was revealed in full.c438c9793ae5c109
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A bizarre 2835face3b laugh rang 50269ad0b6 out loudly. Her distorted face d5e3837994 seemed to melt 9a09ec6db5 away.014341e95be890a6
Alyssa screamed. No. I don’t d85a3de9a3 want to 8b4bfd129e see it.e5edb1ff7fac87b4
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“Face it head-on! Look at your ac822aa0b3 ugly face. Then go tell your 49737edd61 father that you, who 60fbe1e3eb bear no resemblance to ce28036551 me, are not my 57f39dcaa7 child!”042593b16e5148e0
The wicked voice pierced e22be5815d her eardrums. Alyssa twisted 18b00b18ab her body f02661c78a in agony, 90aa11ddf5 but the ee72e3cc92 woman’s grip 5b5e261fa0 held firm.a514ac7561c368e1
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Mother, mother. Please have mercy 7608a563ef on me.6d7495d1a93a358e
I know 7a7a8a697d better than 7e772700d0 anyone that 0d89fda3a7 I am 11de4464fa horrid.a0744b06820a4c19
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Father doesn’t 36ec3b331c listen to 4dd9cf0c87 me.bc157813355f42f9
Tears streamed down d43451fc5a her face. No matter how de0cfdbd96 much she struggled, 17b280a05c she couldn’t escape a8b4419b7c from her.8fe952f703a22cbe
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Ah, if I open 68f95113b6 my eyes, will you b8fa27dc7b be there again?848d66cd63cd26ec
“—Alyssa!”94f000d1bf98ba74
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In that moment, a 5c5fe78443 clear voice cut through be01f22962 the nightmare.61c7fa483698ceec
Alyssa was suddenly pulled e69b1942a1 out of her dream. Her blurry f7294d210e vision flickered e2ac9f9d3f several times d683947516 before clearing, e71385a513 revealing the 9d4ee36f53 dimly lit 8292314961 room and 4214dfaa2d the person 41a7a70d1a who had 56a0d80e62 woken her.29e8ddb35e4b33cc
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“Are you okay?”3320c9c61795451b
Deep green eyes b7358bc14e looked down at 87574df5bc Alyssa.becb34e5a68881e2
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Just like that, 87333351dc the whispering voice 3a35c15803 in her ear 3074273bfd and the mirror 52fd7180a6 that felt like a8367c1a3f it would swallow 6e8405f359 her whole disappeared 51d0a1d92f in an instant.465dee17aa90ba88
The surroundings fell b44417d0d8 silent. Everything blurred, a6251c9265 and the 45d85ef36c only clear 77942cf129 thing was f374d157a7 the person 44342ed470 in front 4c9a6fe75c of her.16097169f7667241
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Alyssa thought it felt 9239e8f0d5 just like a dream.da94fc5382c59c76
It had 9f7080bb54 been that 7a540ec38d way from b6197a8c71 the very cb0c5b9b6e first moment 140747c13a she saw e071bb20c0 him. He effortlessly 91772bb466 accomplished things 21a7f77600 she had 8ad97dbd98 never even d39ec945ce dared to d8e9b2a523 imagine.51baa0eb2d5a576c
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He always felt 71b42bb2c5 like a dream—like 635ff89801 a dazzling miracle, b74749a542 but one she 184e307e0a would inevitably have 735f5209a9 to wake up 2f31b71e9e from.883483eb2c0819cc
It was 8ba7e81777 still midnight. Even after c0bad14fff waking from 2c818113bb the dream, 70ed26cd5a it would 7d3b52d7fe continue like 430047bf38 this.7029e68ce1a725fc
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But as 34388c3cc2 if to b6c67c2a89 contradict Alyssa’s 9adf7ccb70 thoughts, warmth b158c9fe01 began to e7739f6230 mix with 73cda367ca the light 26d826a3b6 streaming in 2d60a85d57 through the 3cdd66d17d window.cae7816ba359d015
The darkness, which felt f57a321b83 like it would never 5f77e58af6 end, faded helplessly in ca70bea6f1 the presence of the 13f86727ca rising sun. The sky, 04ee1c7645 now cleared c0e88b7d07 of the 493475dc8b bluish dawn, d9aa437cd8 appeared pure f9751fc882 white.104f970de9decae3
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Morning was arriving after 6632bec8ce a long night.a3f93b0789e34fb0
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A few f23a8f3678 days later.33cbe388a912b602
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“…Your Excellency.”38c46938eb9e00f1
“Yes, yes!”d5386e3aa3ac2369
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Startled by 6bfdd13fc8 Kieran’s call, ed0078d069 Alyssa dropped 7110b7fe44 her knife f866d0015e as she 49887d2db4 was quietly 4e07e26564 cutting the e022e9c11a meat.70f1b989489cd6ee
Noticing her tense 19beb818dd demeanor as if 6d5e7d12ef she had committed ccd78072bc a grave mistake, 97170ed4a0 Kieran let out 5537a866f3 a small sigh.23ac2e5f6bfe5339
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“Are you still 1558a6d93f worried about it?”b5ba7d0904255963
“Well, um…”8a32de8223f4d3e6
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