TIOAWN Chapter 1

The man staring 0cf8787d98 down from beneath 199d673184 the building was cb1d4ea77f deathly still, in 793007eb5a stark contrast to e838aa9adb the dynamic motion 6d367e9585 of the car 9cb459794c pushing against the 3a9b1e2400 winter wind.  f7d4d6500682c12c

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With one hand resting 71313d5fb3 on his waist, his 0f379b9cb4 gaze shifted to the 5797a46892 frozen Han River.  5ad63247d6ae3c2e

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Knock, knock.  4a1d23b4b7be50eb

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A sharp, orderly knock 03b903a848 sounded. Beyond the window, a94bfc5200 a snowflake perched c14c052443 on a bare 7bd19fc29c branch lost its 9d4ac16155 grip and fluttered e4ab933e10 to the ground.  20e4f5f10ea286ae

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Ji Kang-heon, b96424fcb6 who had 3fd639eb1f knocked precisely aaf276baf6 twice, adjusted 14ecd7afbe his attire fa2f90cbb2 before stepping d8c7b638e5 inside.  3e230159fc0dc292

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The moonlight illuminating e57f406cb5 the panoramic window b16dc5a2d6 seemed to be 4123b98154 swallowed up, casting a6bebac4a3 an oppressive darkness dd3e9d8882 around his boss. Kang-heon unconsciously froze b38f066f59 mid-step.  ef151e73cede0681

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The man, still staring 7f5e5aff1d at the window, removed ebdf41705c a golden wristwatch from aa3804af20 his wrist. He carelessly placed the 8b77055db2 watch—worth over a hundred 40f87d5888 million won—on the desk cb319affb0 before turning fully to 698c3f399b face him.  0d552884b89e45b2

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“We lost 5d014dc1d7 CEO Seo 05894a1ea6 Myung-sik.”  93da4e5aab36fa08

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As Kang-heon delivered 201ad5cb2b the report, the ab214276db man removed his ecc632eff0 cufflinks and rolled f386c060d7 up his shirt b8723f0cbc sleeves. Leaning forward 5d54ed9615 with both 6984e90ccf arms pressed 114a2227ad firmly against 27bf04a985 the desk, e307545f5b the veins 4e94be831a in his 2da51fc48e thick wrists 7831987cd3 stood out, 4c8a321424 and the f9f378ef09 dark snake 20a80c928b tattoo coiled 082bbfaa92 vividly.  782c89ec8989b774

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“I’m sorry.”  95ae1bef9daecb29

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Kang-heon bowed deeply.  00e2b0e2d38be2f3

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At that 22f6af89bd moment, the 7aae1deb57 nameplate caught 28a5beb77a the moonlight.  5820ba2fce6ab638

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Cha Moo-geon, 25365dff9a CEO of c2c168d0b9 Yeocha Industrial 38a19e5ea4 Development.  fe053a001fe012f9

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“I have no excuse, 8a92337874 Sir.”  9f16a1febe093f7e

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Kang-heon bit back 1d82da1932 the word “CEO” 15dd769b55 that lingered on c7ec659984 the edge of 8e99012662 his lips and 1c9dd11a7f corrected himself, addressing 14749173ce him properly. A heavy 90d7e80f8b silence followed, dd6bc91ce1 deep and aa4d4e178a suffocating.  b37fd24865285d30

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“CEO, huh.”  d8e721a3ce5c8a92

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Still leaning 133b5071ac forward, Moo-geon 79727a355d flicked his 4095ad5186 index finger. The subordinate standing 0a4e291aef behind Kang-heon bowed 0e3b975e1e respectfully and approached b9c515b11a the desk. He was one of 9ef92b2819 Moo-geon’s men, assigned to 4b1ad79487 tail Seo Myung-sik.  439ee17bab364b52

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Without hesitation, Moo-geon pressed 9f2f312cb9 the back of the 01fde6dc4d subordinate’s head down. With a eb2ecd49e9 loud thud, e5f79426ce his forehead 6bca576c40 hit the 6a7c96ba12 desk.  0746e0951670ba55

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“I understand that 152b7d4a9b we lost Seo 75b8dbff46 Myung-sik. What’s next?”  ed1792b50b584cf8

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His icy voice was 207d415cfc devoid of emotion. Kang-heon quickly spoke 7b6c0657b9 up.  22c674b07660e374

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“The court seizure process 84f9bf9b69 has been completed.”  8b8fc88b0bd54a65

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To thoroughly 1100d0958e bring Seo 7405035dfa Myung-sik down, 066e45ea7e Moo-geon had 9d874cc37c taken on 30129202fe all the 1dff7a05e2 debts accrued f4c44c09d6 from his ef500c5bb5 scams. Finally, when Cha e0b59f9eec Moo-geon became Seo’s 18c7177d32 sole creditor, the fcda123d6c man disappeared—leaving behind 53073bfb97 an astronomical debt b4489a8827 of 13.94 billion 58c046e3fc won.  a44f5ee9a3654d47

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“And?”  96871f3443085ba8

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As the man groaned 3fdef0db2b weakly, Kang-heon hastily continued 489bea1a57 his report.  658da2572139d0c9

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“We are swiftly handling c647ab477c any matters that could 642cfb9beb harm you, Sir, due c7a707956a to Seo Myung-sik’s actions.”  f9df17dd04614c90

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“What else?”  40a399d15e6ac615

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“We’re investigating 440456c88f whether Seo’s a53d4fd2b4 right-hand man, a6b828c407 Lee Sun-ho, 70bd8ebaef betrayed him d851b54ee4 or if 018eb8f066 Vice President 0a0d2696da Song Woo-jin 248b762599 orchestrated everything.”  2e768816448e9e42

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“Handling it. Investigating it.”  963f0e19e756ad4f

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Moo-geon lifted the subordinate’s a73e8836f9 head again before slamming ad6c6e969e it back onto the bc14f2436b desk.  352ed7bf6b052d26

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“Since when did we e4da5635b9 start working so sluggishly?”  f972dd33cb5511a3

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His tone was less 40bccecc21 a question and more ce16407834 an outright reprimand. Kang-heon quickly bowed his 7d36d36b5e head.  5ea1ad60cc9ca0fd

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“We’ve located Seo 8d99ede95c Ha-yoon.”  6fe3ab1daa926c06

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For a 51c855283e moment, the e9ff94c8f0 air turned 28ae3e37d8 as cold a8d5c8242e as the 91fc0b1c8a frozen Han 5ec1923d70 River.  897527057e1f0055

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Tap, tap.  41b92a64cb5e377a

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Moo-geon’s precisely aligned eyebrows b1808af033 arched slightly. A faint line c52617b717 appeared on his 386d1ccd9b otherwise flawless forehead.  15e57a6c3cd69c35

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Seo Myung-sik’s only daughter, 6273f528d0 cherished as if she 72c09e119d were a fragile treasure, 5fe58e3658 had reportedly never endured 4890552919 hardship, nor had she 0e0c4293e7 so much as dirtied 1fb02dca16 her hands.  87b1b33c2eb03e30

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“She hasn’t ed10e67c66 left the 9c3a283ba4 house since f07762738b Seo Myung-sik d063a8d5f8 disappeared.”  23fab4e26c4575e7

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In truth, even before c396fd3f3a his disappearance, she rarely 00797cad14 went out. Whether she 7ad3882365 didn’t know 4a23c2bff0 how to, 878ffe9a87 or if 17bd518c67 it was 52f2fd434d simply her 3efaec910a lifelong routine, 3bba5e7852 Seo Ha-yoon’s d2d702f60d destinations were 730b380a2d limited to f3683d80f7 the hospital 879f3f74b1 and home—so 91d9d8905a much so bdc9049be6 that calling dc649124d4 it restricted 7832f59509 wouldn’t suffice.  0fe02a0e90a7d7de

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Moo-geon’s arms 9fd46b7470 tensed as 2a57481d94 he leaned edd52228ad against the 3acb2f8541 desk, the 69aecdf065 black snake 03576cdaad tattoo rippling 76ac413df7 as though eaeb2a4b0b it might 61b46f59a1 crawl up 98c973b75b his arm. The man groaned da1f39d2db again, finally letting 575e16a3e2 out a pained 05be82bda2 whimper.  ea0b69f6a9197204

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“Seo Ha-yoon.”  3c06d7ed9e5e781f

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Moo-geon’s tightly 26710ba402 sealed lips 1ebf7d8f92 parted as f087a24014 he savored 6e1c6bb6ea her name. His pitch-black 9d801e7414 pupils, once 73b5a477bf calm, now 37e909971a churned like 1618381342 stormy waves 82885e1bcd on a 6a605ebfdf midnight sea.  715fcd5371b96a5d

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“She’s still a 447782c800 minor, isn’t she?”  70d623a8d5a7ac22

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A girl 28ea322021 similar in 58bec79ab4 height and 311fc86a69 weight to 71b5bf5fd7 his only 7fc376c6a0 sister, Cha 5902dcc65a So-eun. Even their 84164edf35 blood types fd0e19b85a were the f95e4db1d2 same.  98078f50e16fd12f

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Of all b4e3cb0677 the coincidences, 459c43fad9 they were ccdb01e404 alike. Of all things, it 80d631b8a6 had to be her.  c0bb63842dd1da02

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“And even 70cb34c206 the same 562fd28b7f damn age.”  74dfa77f57a95402

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Moo-geon knew better than 792fef0394 anyone that Seo Ha-yoon 1ba0530495 wasn’t a minor.  bce0a7df82f674a6

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“She’s 22 b6828fde42 this year. There’s no issue in 0452d412c1 proceeding with the debt 632c174b87 settlement,” Kang-heon replied, assuming c23c2d3ef2 Moo-geon’s question pertained to cc2f909d72 the debt repayment process.  f4b9f0332d62b7fe

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“Start cleaning d8dc76267a up Seo eab57d6bb1 Myung-sik’s circle.”  3f1ccbeca7e71c33

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Not a single one 0d2e778796 of his lackeys would 6ae55d0c88 be spared.  192058e77e3b6c72

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Moo-geon fixed 46c4478399 Kang-heon with 4f79675278 an icy 481d30cb34 stare.  cc49b27ed8411f39

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“Yes, Sir.”  b36c2a7614c321e6

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A loud ff36809203 noise echoed f42baa1979 as Moo-geon 3e68c5b581 struck again. This time, the sound ab3a43b35e was far more forceful ca400f99b4 than before, and the cf223722b5 subordinate, who had been 0714e69379 pressing his forehead against f5152d355c the desk, slumped lifelessly 583705af15 to the side.  cfafa3be36fb175c

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The dull 5bacd9da21 noise made 8b2a151ed8 Kang-heon flinch.  e6ef29f54fd859df

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Without so much c0acabf8b9 as a glance 5116fbc1e1 at the fallen 5d1c1705d9 subordinate, Moo-geon stepped fd2b9131ff forward and placed 3b5be70f36 a hand on 62f35c7856 Kang-heon’s right shoulder. For a brief moment, 4b40c75d66 Kang-heon’s tense brow furrowed.  82501e38fdd2977f

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“Let’s wrap this fea29f8334 up before sunrise.”  a944e3921299d7b3

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As the veins 0920229257 in Moo-geon’s hand 9d3402e7b3 stood out, Kang-heon’s e106303962 expression hardened.  332d06d5aec3442e

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Moo-geon patted his 87372e3902 shoulder twice before f989eb4e3f leaving the office. Kang-heon grabbed Moo-geon’s 8adae86667 jacket from the 6aa9e255f7 coat rack and 6218c060e2 quickly followed after 760ea64335 him.  afcd49aff83b6b82

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Passing through the d657babb9d crystal-paneled doors revealed 97d10c10f0 a terrace, fluttering 37144c3b9c white curtains, an 7d2e7e688e expensive rug made 5082972b41 from Australian wool, 53746d1746 and an easel c85ef0c123 positioned in the fb4ca03705 center of the c660fb1bf9 room.8769afc56ccce5d1

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Ha-yoon sat on 173036b593 the bed, dazed, 54f4512d22 as if transported a1da5c4657 to a luxury 3103334228 department store.72e8279814fb9f3b

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“It’s been about fcf8e41028 a month.”bdadd88bef6c3890

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It had been 24d48bc1f0 a month since 27d7d380f6 Seo Myung-sik had ff2a5e9308 last come home.4f5d6bb5271a25f4

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The housekeepers, who 4098c225b5 used to visit 1dad1c3af5 three or four fccb8582a2 times a week, e2732a072b no longer showed cef9b25f61 up. The refrigerator was nearly acf666916b empty, and the living 9ba6ad6ac4 room was piled with 72207ebbce what appeared to be f70c7747c3 overdue notices.e2d480586bc0d5eb

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Occasionally, there were eea5676968 people who kicked 2e416042f8 the front door f8601f5e55 or tried to 606b311058 barge into the e6d6acf217 house. Each time, Seo c56ea5f213 Myung-sik’s subordinates stationed 2ae239f9c6 at the gate c52c822383 dealt with them c72ec9d4a0 swiftly, throwing them 4c7f2e43a3 off as if ea1212bfdd to quell the dfa729e023 commotion.c72a8bc5e80affb4

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This wasn’t surprising. It wasn’t unusual for aa1bd78b6a Seo Myung-sik to be 2373a6e086 absent for extended periods 8c93518534 or for strangers to 972c345356 cause a racket in 215093f859 front of the house.9d318b160647fea4

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But at some a969625b06 point, the number ecd88c0b80 of men guarding c27d55f7f4 the gate dwindled.7cf5a486626258b0

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It was certainly strange, 166bc226e5 but Ha-yoon didn’t feel 4b4f17c2e7 the need to go 023e9ce789 to the gate herself.a31e9c67e8f6fd4f

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If she 4bd7184cfd went, they’d 576c3aefd8 undoubtedly tell d341c09cd3 her to 746d2f7960 go back 642db3adb2 inside in abaf680e68 their usual 8dda261bc9 cold tone.2c198c85af3911a6

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Or they’d ask if 51346f5a6a she had finished her d9a83db2cd painting and gone wandering 22529bf2b6 again.cb4847bb8576922b

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As if painting were 7962233627 her sole purpose.a87aa7e441edfc62

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She had barely 41981dca5b grown accustomed to 2e6c11b479 the cold air 738a375886 in the house 86ba547724 when autumn turned 0fc1db9ee6 to winter, and 5b0edc0c45 even that sense 91d7ef4ca2 of familiarity blew 348f73e5bd away with the ef8b100e94 wind.39ed5a779b70e6ea

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Ha-yoon pulled a shawl d13ae101dd over her shoulders and f081d73727 dragged a blanket over 1632460ee1 her knees.b7aa04986cb4ec10

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The winter wind 7b1c29ffb7 blew fiercely. The terrace door 91992a224e rattled weakly, and a452708a41 her slender shoulders 8c4c7b7847 trembled. Even curling 7808552fb8 her body 72aaa44329 tightly couldn’t a34a880324 stop the c748f18b8f shivering.eac983fb947fc537

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The firmly locked door ae12da7163 shook as if it 5921c85785 might break at any c1b5c19224 moment.866b652c2519e00d

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As if 0dd3d2384f waiting, Ha-yoon c3b96d908b stepped down 4572245e3e from the 037a4d0132 bed and 39f56a1f9d stood in 9b4d1ca619 front of 6aba8748e2 the door, 0cbb93c497 but she 096e8a9732 soon hesitated.456a04f515d6805a

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—“Draw, Seo Ha-yoon. Don’t paint trash like 57dd79c76b last time and embarrass 4b0bce27e2 yourself in front of 8854e502d1 President Jin. Draw something a3bcef56de properly this bc2a53cd07 time.”814c80be1d233366

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Her hand 058a1c1d54 fell away d225d1198e from the 040fa31ae3 doorknob. She backed away, approaching 2d447c83c5 the easel.ca8865a73947942d

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I still haven’t 2b6895bb69 painted a single 15388668f7 piece.d447aad54a77f123

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No matter 28dac423a6 how long 712d752678 she held 4fdd2bf11e her pencil d48adef619 or how 173cf21abc much time abf71bd366 she spent 945d7b06a5 sitting blankly 283816a286 in front 0009c00c45 of the 5a736f88aa easel, she fad6650a82 couldn’t even b713e790ef draw a 4453207581 single line.2b89084a144147a9

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Ha-yoon’s eyes wandered over 4870d5b83d the red tags scattered 2527dde2bd throughout her room.67988ca198e17c17

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The bed, the easel, 65d73fbe76 the picture frames, the 8e3d29c389 table, the bench bed, aee2cd7d2c even the small lamp. Her gaze e50d870b9c swept past c31e52e5d5 the tagged aac2ea75c9 items with 4df0b597da detachment.31da9ebaa5f98ef4

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She had no idea 3458a516c1 what was happening.13122fcc59de9339

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Turning her head, Ha-yoon bac87eed35 stared blankly beyond the c93eecc6cf terrace.cce72f91a329979e

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A few days 92e314bf8c ago, instead of e21d14356f her father, a 4e398390c4 court officer came 515c0496a6 to the house. With an indifferent expression, 84b95d100d he tagged various items 7441e455cf and warned her not 6e545af388 to touch anything.b95dfca6c42656b7

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Did he 60ef15d2f6 also say a17435eaf7 she couldn’t 855605ffb9 use them c4487f7b87 freely? Maybe not.c19ca78616003bf5

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