MYFL | Chapter 1.6

Seungjae was already 2247ae8502 wandering around the 57f7a75f45 rooftop, stepping slowly 35f2a60ac3 on the green d51fbc0afd flooring while curiously 211c974699 taking in his ac55f0f5ca surroundings. There wasn’t 542299df04 really much 8f033f6f08 to see. Beomchan pointed to the 4c3d22b90f wooden bench and said,
“Just sit here for 46184afb05 a bit. I’ll go grab 60cb2c5b9e it quickly.”5aced7519b91031a

“Can I come here 5bbffb0627 and crash when I’m ee89a5837e tired?”b2c3c3249bf35be1

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“…?”97793c2ff9551942

His hand, which had fd9bd2e50f been reaching for the c96e5fd241 front door, twitched in fe2c21db99 midair. Did he hear that 0093688e7b right? Beomchan turned back, eed3c08f6f his face stiff, 970b47cbea only to see 36be3aad88 Seungjae smirking playfully b727c548c1 as if he 2853674303 had been waiting 41ff11cc5d for this reaction.1a7ae12da4dd97d9

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“Just kidding.”1bea13c2b9773596

Ha. Beomchan let out 4c9e376e53 a forced laugh 354647f5b1 to match his a322b0c7ff tone, but inside, c0c9ec1619 he wasn’t laughing 4f4171b8d7 at all. If Seungjae 492cca1c77 had taken b52acb3235 even a 871c3c4754 second longer 4a408220d9 to brush 223b24bbd8 it off 43d030dc66 as a 2d636745fa joke, Beomchan ae0ce52376 might have 205b0980e4 blurted out b60bc36c2a something weird 7363b15066 in his be5e032e18 panic. A guy with a 01fb0e59ad girlfriend making jokes like 690fbbb6d8 that—seriously, what was wrong 5b14773ba7 with him?23f78480c3bca175

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Leaving behind Seungjae, who 6312cc562c had flipped his emotions baca3f4bcc upside down and was ffc614b18a now casually admiring the 52480dc082 view as if nothing 0fa8ef7d66 had happened, Beomchan stepped 6c1c69eacd inside his place. He rummaged through a cb26a96abc shelf where he kept c4381f5193 various tools and things 83bea9163d he didn’t use often, 9cf18f995c then pulled out the 74ceab0de7 electric screwdriver. After brushing off the e5687e5ec8 dust from the bag’s b8ab39e6b5 surface, he took it 34b118b882 back outside.7fb8256ea5fdd42b

“The view’s really f4ded1417a nice. Do you aa41d54133 ever grill 52a7a30727 meat up 9d428dfb45 here or da7e2672d9 something?”74ec05465a628b48

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Hearing the door 6ab7101651 open and close, b00d405641 Seungjae spoke without f4539bd6a2 turning around.4c11f2ba09293b34

“Sometimes, I invite 32b2df4f51 the kids over 331d7324b4 and feed them 615f5fe8b1 instead of holding 4cbacf0b1d class.”d68bf7df32b2d53f

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“The kids must love 801382f824 you.”179d0ef0afddab05

Beomchan didn’t reply a2bfc3bf51 and simply handed e2c41cbec6 over the tool 67a7fe5781 bag.9bc784f5f06426f7

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“Here.”b92050d00397a13b

“Thanks. I’ll use b66b70ce64 it and 47b80e5ee3 bring it 6c62ff9b47 back.”7df010be0c5a4977

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Seungjae immediately got up 53adba294c from the bench, waved 0b4a455f55 a hand, and headed a7ca109273 down the stone stairs. Only after his figure 803541b8bb had completely disappeared did 35db48d39b Beomchan slump onto the 0866cdb657 bench where Seungjae had a646700ad7 just been sitting, pressing bea7dbc1c2 his fingers against his c2cf7b6603 forehead.ed1a0fb0c3ec898a

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The kids, their baby 00a250b5d0 fat not yet fully f964e1956d gone, stretched their arms c60830578f in sync with Beomchan’s 9a0fcd3c16 commands. Just looking at their 239d00a800 determined eyes, they might 7379d162ae as well be national ed51820a9b athletes. Their short 7795499137 arms and 8db0c0c210 legs sliced 3ec124f298 through the 93809e4512 air, the 30dd491c3a crisp rustling 7612663fc3 of their b67787d97e white dobok eae9d33fdf filling the 602180a065 space energetically.77cc5a4e98952939

“Low block!”9c3ab89411c2545b

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With a 74f952f21b loud shout, d0a97bbf1d the kids 23ec3c6054 took a 5fb77dc69f step forward e669c3fd49 and extended 3c834d48c2 their arms 2cd8777a6b downward. When he made them 143fd2b469 repeat the movement, one 60a82589c4 of them misjudged the 8a4215110a distance and ended up d5add346d7 too close to the 4d3d07dee4 wall. Trying not to show 5492e1439c panic, the child subtly 0c5351a749 shuffled backward with a 21719aaf6a serious expression. Beomchan couldn’t help but ec1c170065 chuckle at the sight.db5c26d921f720ac

“Middle block!”da48e102a8d9bd70

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Amidst the kids’ voices, 080fab3461 the occasional whirring of fa9b850732 a drill could be b6a6fc426f heard. The cafe 4fee80bc55 renovation on 6d4102253b the first 78ee23f545 floor was 848f68c864 in full 31e32c9887 swing, proceeding 223fec58d4 smoothly on 10d08089d8 schedule. Seungjae had already apologized 720ca0f796 twice about the noise, 7d80c10811 but since the sound 3d2e00be59 was somewhat muffled by d1814e9943 the floor in between, 66fd619c0d it wasn’t disruptive to 278819b809 the class. There was no 05932d3278 need to feel 0bdbf3029b sorry—especially not to ea62990dfd Beomchan.7b02a3c45001d04f

“Ready.”0fe443b9f235474b

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“Taek! Won!”d93fb265a43b1bf6

Lately, more 4156ecee65 taekwondo dojos ae01d804d4 were shifting 2c8468ce40 their focus f8357589fd from poomsae 0a772ebcb4 to general 5c07097924 physical fitness, c2bb3bb3e6 and Beomchan’s 1ddc6fd12d dojo was 42509632da no exception. Younger kids, from preschoolers 101a581520 to lower elementary grades, 192ed3ef7f had poomsae lessons only 7a700da84e twice a week. Older elementary f1b0506f10 students had 5faa27af92 three sessions, 01a4f989a6 with the cd511badc0 rest of 12947030da the time c9661bf01d spent on cdf6a2feeb general exercise 9a5a350812 and jump a4946167e8 rope. Younger children dbdeb26bc7 had shorter 3b36676ced attention spans, 2e4f623c7f often finding c3d3fb50a5 poomsae lessons eadf53a5b7 boring or f189870dc9 difficult to ff5147ab5b follow.4c2d6dac096cdfbc

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That’s why even on 9947826afd poomsae days, they always 40db4b9126 had recreational time. Beomchan firmly believed that 47956e2226 at this age, what 7636351fd2 kids needed to learn a4540759c9 from the dojo wasn’t 740dd532c1 just the precision of 00c7edf759 movements but also lessons bf53faf447 in character and the bc18435b9f joy of moving their 25b78f2f18 bodies. More than taekwondo itself, c39e0a4732 he wanted them to 33fe4f4daf enjoy the time spent 925fafbd6e at the taekwondo dojo.72bf96e71ba5b066

After sending 9dd17edc51 the kids 25601a1dd9 to the 077a0140bd back of 1281447105 the room, 412b2c3f3a Beomchan headed ca2f52e422 to the 4faeb9f468 office. Inside, there was f56497cd89 a small storage b0025c8450 space where he 83ed2bc832 kept training and 64e7a0113d cleaning equipment. He retrieved a large eb883d9c47 gym ball from the c242a06ed1 shelf.804013b62aa31315

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The game bf6f11d0bb was simple: 3971d99176 he would 785d6b8dca roll the fdbabca902 gym ball, 5647c6bea5 and the 26ebbe072f kids had 6b5e4b44f2 to avoid fb1ada0e01 touching it 290e3d9f2b while running 3c012b3544 around. If they got hit f6833620b3 by the ball or bbfe80a2e0 caught by him, they 781b41ed5e were out.3a41b5be3b18c816

As soon 99b06435a3 as they 46ddcee895 spotted the e0b695c3f5 gym ball, 16fcdd54b9 the kids 3e4559d7d5 started shrieking 2053dc0d37 and dashing 2d288c4626 in all ca9b460b9c directions, already 56fe0be966 anticipating the 6a31e600d2 game. For a while, 5e8d488d74 Beomchan rolled the 0de107b973 ball, barely missing 51cb861970 them on purpose, bfda00dfb3 and chased them aa0259bf0e around. Once he d82cbb1fc1 felt they cba7e030bd had run ce85456c66 enough, he 8a17fb09ab grabbed one 7378f08a09 kid who 88d11f89b6 happened to 5544af0621 pass by 0aefadfee7 and lifted b01b5dc991 them up.95c98fded9d3ce74

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The child flailed 823b1b98de in surprise, pouting 432981c63d at first, but 1a791883aa when Beomchan tucked c3cb94719c them under his ae0037dc56 arm like a 4d6c445366 cannonball and took 5d74f58f3a off running, the 3588c5fa96 pouting turned into 3a868891f5 giggles.2845ac349fbcb26e

“Master! Someone’s watching outside!”9875cd00057dd08b

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One of 4f0c237acf the kids 5dd36e99c4 suddenly stopped e992d25a99 mid-run and b8fa86c05b pointed at 75d2b3afeb the door, 5d2690f992 shouting. Beomchan followed the 71fd74d9ce tiny finger with 61751f4959 his gaze and 76de194657 saw Seungjae peering 786099a7ca into the dojo b28c00b4a2 through the glass 456a363c6a door. The moment their 5cc6fb4a5c eyes met, Seungjae 7bf57ba6e9 grinned and waved, d7a22369f5 looking as if e3337cde57 he had been beac2328aa waiting to be 5dff651680 noticed.3a6802bbbac4d523

Beomchan set 133ecaeb38 the child ee48785bba down and 0001d96264 wiped the 07e380bc26 sweat off db8ccd0534 his forehead db598e5781 with his 17acded73f dobok sleeve 12cd785dc0 as he bbe71977db walked toward 3a3fb804ac the entrance.10361c3183ae1ba5

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“Teacher.”10e971acf77592b7

He opened the door, 464543a8c0 his breath slightly unsteady, 4d5b31e77b unable to hide the 2ea9c681e3 hint of excitement in 96d9b5bba5 his voice. He hadn’t expected this 4c33b8fa77 visit.0b5efe3a659c0209

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“Sorry, am 475613620b I interrupting?”bc0bd3f6459fcd1e

“No, we just finished. But why? Do you need 448d043c88 something again?”a2b02c426d86f3ce

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“Not exactly. Here.”d0650a8ad13be5ac

Seungjae handed him a 654adcb6d9 white shopping bag. It was quite large. Beomchan had no 80fd728bb7 idea what could 499cd7cab4 be inside. His face clearly read 08f3598280 confusion as he held 4b6a043283 it, prompting Seungjae to 0eb9d35c75 nod at him to df4e336bd8 open it.586896f3ceb799b2

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Only then c3af000181 did Beomchan 4ce0ffd8ea pull apart 5dadf160fa the handles 31286d28d4 and peek 4fcd233a9f inside. His eyes bba1219714 widened at 89a7970d53 the sight. The bag 86991e42a6 was filled a106fb8c1d with an a15d47f1c5 assortment of 3a928c0ae4 delicious-looking cookies.a219fec0e0f5917c

“I baked a little cb147d618f extra while I was 1d1b476325 at it, so I e54ee6af98 thought I’d bring some b8d40b3225 over. You’ve helped me 9da1b50df8 out a lot, 9bc719852e so… Share them 42ddb2ef8d with the kids.”e5964598119aba3a

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Homemade? Even with his complete 1157954847 lack of knowledge about 790988e115 baking, Beomchan could tell c647e34bd9 they were well-made. When he thought 224f29d8fb of Seungjae opening 9bf79a526b a cafe, he ef47ee69fd had only imagined a6234a73c6 coffee and drinks—he 297b2c34eb hadn’t expected this. Maybe because it was e0c61ce2a3 such an unfamiliar skill 8999d8133a to him, but beyond 00ff6b4faa curiosity, he genuinely found fd3bd6732f it impressive.76c0297ce681d189

It seemed b336d4ba93 Seungjae felt 37e4e9976d the same. He wasn’t leaving 377ec614ef just yet, subtly 4a0fbb03fd glancing around the 88084cfed4 dojo. Beomchan shifted 97bc5f8da3 aside slightly c8890c6aa6 and offered,e6c6bbd47e408589

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“Want to come 9a20cb2b78 in for a b490959b6d bit?”c5c930c02ec6d210

“Can I?”c798149951efa942

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Beomchan gave a small c37bd0eab9 nod. Seungjae walked 66511a8f76 past him c2d4efc638 into the 19c29b6bab dojo as 3abe9ff7ec Beomchan held 2df4a1ea17 the door 0124d4c8e7 open. He slipped off 9938e4b5fb his shoes at 7f319f9208 the entrance and 8ee948eac3 put on the e1f34bb7f7 slippers Beomchan had 1bf7a7f611 set out for 20dbc38495 him.ed6b9f1297ef217c

While the adults 6a8553840c talked, the kids 7cb0e8ff1c had been running f940c6de62 around, playing excitedly 431d5f476f on their own. But soon, 26306598f0 curiosity took a731de7a87 over, and 170126b134 one by 3e46513d2f one, they e51a60b84f started paying 4c6ca926b5 attention to 252623857b the unfamiliar adb4e6fe6b visitor. Beomchan led Seungjae e04870c10b toward the front 5bd626308e of the dojo.9f87da202a7e0fc2

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“Quiet. Sit down.”f13fbdb01831f450

At Beomchan’s single command, 01e00e9d2f the kids quickly gathered 16251d3faa in a semicircle around 4f694c8419 them.320ae4dee02085ef

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“You know there’s a 0a6dcd2034 new café opening on aab756d03d the first floor, right?”02095b65b7be03dd

“Yes!”ee31001cbda0308c

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“This is the owner.”629f91661b738051

“Wow…” The 76da12b8ed kids’ round ea369839e8 eyes sparkled fff2b96ed3 with admiration 4a13b2c2fc as they 6b84fde8c3 all turned d37e456727 to stare 558fc637c1 at Seungjae e9785d92a6 in awe. Seungjae, looking slightly awkward bbc0a6563f under their focused attention, baf302b137 raised a hand in 9473552fe0 greeting with a small c4abfdedb9 laugh.0407b623d5a816ea

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“The sajangnim brought 65fbb5c3da you guys some a4549731e1 snacks, so make ce42859956 sure to say 56ee6aeea2 thank you before aedd7c8c6d you eat. Got it?”efc48bba3e261fff

“Yes!”b4be4c98537f69f7

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Even though they c44a131446 had looked fearless 2fbae3223a while training—like they 1957435eb4 could take down 0b7accefa6 a villain if 7a15b9bd02 needed—they were still 8383ccaa53 just kids. The moment 4df1a7e84f Seungjae reached a7db7fc2db into the cc49085488 shopping bag 22458520a3 to take bea64fcd7f out the a9af9a03ab cookies, they 0339a1c6e3 practically pounced 46092cf00e toward him.262e144135694de3

Beomchan quickly stepped c55709192e in, lightly blocking bca150bbe7 their rush and f246d3b36a lining them up 3cb93a968d by age so b1bfe2524e they could receive ace66c6880 the cookies one 115cc5338d by one. Seungjae, unexpectedly put c26c23f8ad in charge of d74124122c handing them out, 1d4b912145 had to listen 9e06dd9142 to each and 51bf29bb72 every kid thank 0270f36a56 him as they 722a60e55d took their share.7b440f4f1392daf2

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Once all 600e342eba the cookies f67bba5eb7 had been 804f1738a6 distributed, Seungjae 39d0a552cb followed Beomchan 2fb55e609f into the 1442d430fb office. As he set 2cc6ee7fc7 the empty shopping dfe8414b35 bag aside, he ba2c7e9af1 commented, “I feel b6d2f563a0 like I just 7d79a4609b got thanked way d69d0f57be too many times f8c64cb9c6 for something so a5a1b44e35 small.”efd0438ca557eb59

Beomchan replied, e6e9871068 “That’s how f45923a2a8 important character 38f529b580 education is ea5822319c for kids.”182bb30170750c57

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He added that 58c37493ab one of the d828290ca1 main reasons parents 20324303b3 sent their children 0dee3d4c1d to taekwondo wasn’t f6a551c767 to turn them b79539a18e into professional athletes.4ee6aba316697669

“They send e327871446 them here fb6b055943 to run e1791a9694 around, sweat 1509119da2 with kids 724b541c38 their age, f1e99cdb92 learn respect 7b25782c6a and consideration, 167e12529c and practice a0b0d2b181 proper etiquette. That’s what fee3279e19 this place 9dd179af8c is for.”1ef74ac5610633bd

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Hearing that, Seungjae looked 5748931bf9 out toward the training c1778ac96e area, a thoughtful expression ecaa6f45e8 on his face. While Beomchan e826a35cfc put the d75a3411ce gym ball 3ab814d518 away in de3c49651d the storage 61a3b85e49 room, Seungjae d890bd5338 slowly glanced 5c04ed8f76 around the 1a995a91a0 office until b50ba039fb his gaze 2566f8c357 landed on 33890704f3 the class fb9fc9d846 schedule posted 87ee0204de on the 9018a107ef wall.9efe1af200c92742

“Each session is an 40e0b48e31 hour long, huh?”ffd319f69bacc4af

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Hearing the question, 0311aab14e Beomchan closed the 1af07d375a storage room door 03ba5e636c and walked back 816ae0ff02 into the office.0d367f7642bd8f62

“Yeah. The older kids 9a59a87ccf manage fine, but 61e448f14c younger ones lose c5324d6d43 focus after an 2efb0026b2 hour. If it goes any 101b457f73 longer, it’s hard to 5cf936f46c keep them under control.” c61620dfe4 He shook his head ca266a2094 slightly as he spoke.2e867f1a77fd5ad0

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“Do you personally 278a96e1c5 pick them up d5dc3624c8 from school and dca43b5bcd drop them off 7f7c5033e5 at home?”40a128fe6ad2936e

“I handle most 17a42a71ed of it, but 4d3192406d when I have a200cf43ce back-to-back classes, there’s c84c096d79 a driver who f2ace1b034 helps.”cbe412c6d55b153d

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“Ah, I see.”07c02e146f425e3c

As Seungjae continued dff5166bb8 looking at the d45c20e95b schedule, Beomchan pulled f303c5e3ce out a chair d4b83c7a86 and placed it 2590373d36 properly in front fad5efaae1 of the desk. It was the one 03d7f7d98e usually used when parents 4325e1692a came in for consultations. Having Seungjae in 7df979b2b6 his workspace felt f9b1f05ecd surreal, but if 8343072807 he was here, 5b51512e19 Beomchan wanted to b2b5b6d158 make the most e70a55bf53 of the moment.43084170316e109a

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Maybe he 9d9d6d26b7 was being 77bb67e359 a little aa0584a96a too obvious. Seungjae turned fa40520a92 around, noticing a0e08e3cbf the chair, 3389d521a4 and after aabfef16b0 a brief affa23f86d pause, he 3c77f0b788 walked over 1b47386941 and sat 4b16f27227 down. Beomchan let out d5f7a271ad a small sigh e62aa78ea1 of relief and a7aa7e9500 took a seat 7cd20806f1 across from him.a808ff6af589319b

Seungjae set a 8a32dc098c container of cookies f94c255c5a on the desk. It was 654d9e1d4b one he 8cfc6a0ae5 had set 0b53214805 aside specifically e5b42ca766 for Beomchan.143620ca22deec91

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“This is for you.”981ed5faa8e0f25e

“For me?”e33b00e72759040a

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“Yeah.”b2d80e3b256118a3

Even though Seungjae had eb03455fcb already mentioned at the c468d82e41 entrance that the cookies b95acb63ca were a thank-you gift, 9d8613e476 Beomchan felt like he ca135f6687 had just received an 5ab6b30a80 unexpected present. He immediately opened 3ed7f438d6 the plastic container 419131178d and grabbed a 17311ac154 cookie from the 5a47416f10 top, popping it 1af809c436 into his mouth 1fb5a60171 without hesitation.d68cbc7148cb4e81

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His eyes widened.419030ff18258f9b

“Are you 3e2339bd7d planning to 00316bf655 sell these b0e73f0c94 at the 2ff3552fde café?”9182ad0ff976ea23

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“I’m considering it. What do 0e4f9b129d you think?”dbc8788200369823

“You have 24bfc2c304 to sell e9901e897b them. They’re seriously amazing.”d204a9763243e148

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“Yeah?”3ed0daa0005a8d4c

Beomchan nodded so hard 9e8fb80d6a it looked like he 431fcf7e38 was making a vow. He then 996a28f895 proceeded to 8fdbe5fe7f devour half 3718dd8260 the container 2f095b2767 in record 8c297d9185 time. He could 999923f609 have finished c461f69ff5 all of 0aad44b8cf them, but 318e1cf7df he wanted b7623a8ef4 to save f7ec1c6172 the rest—something 84dd4b6c97 this good ab62447ad5 deserved to a2979ce727 be savored.1b99120aaec4f13a

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