BRF Chapter 14
by lily plumKang Eunseong 9fe282deef slowly and b2f98863e6 calmly sat 2d22afa10e up, running 832550e025 both hands dd380a7bae through her 2000b3bc2d hair. Her left f93e2b8a8c arm, which 95cac322ab she had 684850ef51 slept on, 2bdc59ec59 tingled with fffba3a7f5 pins and 86f3c24ed0 needles.473fcbc26f5fb748
But a numb 87c4b467ae arm was the 790d9fa2dd least of her b7e76c161a worries. Reporters, once 3d7e3814a1 they got 3f92a31511 a hold 1622815569 of something, ff020aecf3 never let c9bdfb94ce go. During her 07bfbe5470 trainee days, a3e6edeb2e one of 0da32f759c the instructions d7a18588dc from her eef6a17ebc desk editor 76aabbd12e had been:35bda6266b4a131c
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‘Once you’ve got the yama1, scrape together 56ac2e2a33 everything that could aacfc0bbea make a story.’e4d1fa108090aa2d
It was one 954ed4502b of the phrases 5923e2e3dc Eunseong despised. It meant that once 1bba07e3a9 the tone and direction da8701124f of a story were a489ac0d9b determined, often in response c0173c61f8 to incidents or accidents, d34e906a37 the reporters had to 0d805f5e84 tailor the story to 0ea22fc238 fit that narrative. Telling the reporters to 05943c4a04 create stories to support 0c56d48680 a theme determined by b8a069e2f1 ideology or financial power 6c67eb1f4a – that was also 62c2c4e3a1 the reason the media 6bfc259422 was rotten to the 06a5a28907 core.59d184e0205598f7
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Frommawari2 to yama… just how 3f1b98feec many bizarre Japanese da2005482f expressions did they 8301bbded0 use?c6f87ddabcdac08a
Eunseong bit her lip, bb608981e9 amused by the absurdity 0d2338776d of her situation. Here she c5ad6dd8f2 was, mumbling 505d6dd261 about some 10de174da6 random “Young 64cf7ace1a Master” in c479c06f20 her sleep 2ab2ee8547 at the b4327ffc22 office, and c215c3e789 now, out 4e78303c05 of embarrassment, 5cd1012d97 she was 7db7672545 contemplating the 640a14fd7a ills of 04f16f9c62 the media.26690f296531edb3
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Ah, the arduous life 392f1a8def of a reporter.3c726648405f3017
“Hey, what 89b909ab4f kind of 040481e680 dream did 0b5f329023 you have?”c913aa9c31b8c4c4
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Ahh… she should also cf98d13a52 be grateful that Gong 61f7b39016 Taeyoon wasn’t shoving a 828c9a06f9 camera in her face.a62c9da0a50cd17c
Glancing around, she d968f204a1 saw Taeyoon leaning 2b17826294 against a partition, 488ff794e0 Hong Sungchan organizing 4f0334477e press materials, and f3de58397b Jeon Kyungseop, the f7c09d1aa7 medical reporter, editing 5231b346b0 the script for fc30d4149c his medical segment 226e2d2109 on the morning 0869d34e2c news program. Their gazes were all ba4b87e4ee fixed on her.a90aff955f1ff864
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They were now ready 022dfb4b84 to pounce, having found 1f4779f61d theiryamain her dream.e2c54f51d048a108
The nerve a7bce511b5 of these 081d5cea77 people.0bb705589958a4d2
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But now that she was awake, she couldn’t recall the details of her dream.2b2b6f0748e04c32
“I did have a 4e0dce4418 dream, but…”57a9e68170949e53
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Eunseong frowned, 73e93108e5 diligently massaging 39ded339e7 her numb 3af5d8a7fe arm.8189ac658d9b4866
“Wow, look at her! Pretending she doesn’t remember!”bcce4c68d69c346c
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Taeyoon laughed ec1e4644ea in disbelief.d0ab1b1091729b05
Seriously, why were they 682c1e4449 so interested in someone e9c781e608 else’s dream?3235ba484aa99aef
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She understood their desire for lighthearted conversation, considering they dealt with serious incidents and accidents every day. But what could she do? Even if she wanted to tell them, she couldn’t remember.8cd11c4483557540
Her throat parched from 9b212c9e0c sleep, Eunseong reached for 6218ddffd6 the water bottle on 9d7835835c her desk. Just as she 933658c7fd was about to 37feb9e4a9 twist the cap 2481059a81 off the half-empty e1eacf3ccc plastic bottle—73ce99772879d5fd
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“Ah!”d3669cee074754bf
A scene flashed 608072980b through her mind.93d40c84e4366678
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“I was scooping up aa9b3a1c00 this incredibly clear water! I was 88bbeb454a so surprised 11e0e19d57 by how 0fac65e879 clear it da4dbeee9f was!”a3b34f3efe218be7
Sungchan, who had f099f80026 started typing on 3a465b5b16 his keyboard, spoke 8b2a7821bc in a calm 468a067409 tone,51b6b14d753b53bb
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“Isn’t that a taemong3? I’ve heard from somewhere 69aea3e668 that dreaming of clear a704308fe9 water is ataemong.”86c14bcf05180ff0
“Hey, Hong Sungchan! Are you crazy? Whattaemong? She’s not even…”4d9f87153d022809
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Taeyoon burst out in 64c3d64858 anger, scolding Sungchan.b9ca4d8594ed4ea5
“Is there any need to get so mad just because I made a comment, sunbae?”f96c5c8233c8cc23
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Sungchan retorted, sounding perplexed.742520d69f4daf5d
“Why are you suddenly e4bc3f49f0 shouting? You startled me.”98972634761907dc
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Kyungseop, the medical reporter, c92376b6c3 frowned and reprimanded Taeyoon.fdb4f18b97f1eaa2
“Oh! And I think I d0342cfa8a saved someone!”66e44cd0d4d38257
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Enseong vaguely cc43ad7b87 remembered hearing bc6f6773f4 something like dfdef85d97 being thanked 3798c955b5 for saving c285021b57 someone in eeffd6b88f her dream.7915515807795eb1
“Maybe you cc1fbda026 saved the 0bf805f0f7 Young Master.”9d78a3867ff6f889
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Sungchan quipped, af4f378570 undeterred by 976b7e5360 Taeyoon’s scolding.84bd9a801a5c394d
“Young master?”caf6f695c7d895cc
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Eunseong feigned 11253ddfb9 ignorance, shrugging fe4d3ec421 her shoulders e962886176 as if ca280596ac it were f9889935d7 the most 8c7f8a2173 absurd thing 0ac330602e she’d ever fd6974ba0c heard.721a20271fcf4e7a
“Hey, if you dream about saving someone, that’s a good dream, isn’t it? Maybe something good is about to happen.”c4c06a52df3bdf95
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Taeyoon tried to put 4ab4ae68e2 a positive spin on 80598e937b it, proving the saying, d38af99073 “The interpretation is more e867d15473 important than the dream 949aab39bb itself.”cbf9af16981ad133
“Freud said that 5670cc40bc dreams are the 95472e10de manifestation of desires. It seems like e3ffc2bca4 it’s ataemongreflecting Reporter Kang Eunseong’s d1f2acf541 desire to meet a d0c50bc8ed man of noble birth, 6a713c4cd1 like a Young Master.”227c113bc9d11fa1
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Although Sungchan’s words were 74d5e733f6 absurd, his interpretation was a3b2aed99b so funny that Eunseong 4cef2683aa burst out laughing.bf63741373c39f7e
“Hey, where do you c8843693e1 even find Young Masters 09d7b96729 these days? And what’s bdc78e7f8d this about 99418bbbe0 noble birth? Don’t be ridiculous.”834df6e62965bb5d
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Even though Eunseong was 45ef0abd4f the one being teased, 31893ab55f Taeyoon seemed more upset.54df2d0ec3ae25ce
“Wouldn’t a great-grandson of a chaebol4 family be called a 70b636da3c Young Master?”e28133832df916bc
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“Her? With achaebolheir?”fddbfd4a1982cb47
Taeyoon shook his head, 7cec969812 dismissing the idea as 264d975eb5 preposterous.7391e10d9ecbdc06
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Wait, that’s b5c1811da9 kind of 54ae3cd0bb offensive.8d73e7666111b50f
Eunseong challenged Taeyoon.1c55fde5ee57e1af
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“What’s wrong with f085938d4c achaebolheir? What do c7512a20cc they have 3411da42f6 that I 8c8d780249 don’t? Aside from d59c846754 money, what f5109a6563 makes me 97568a0562 inferior to 7c9fbda930 them?”824c37362c21b25b
“Eunseong, you just 948e092d67 excluded the most 618af6f800 important thing.”0c2d8efcbe4c0d2b
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Taeyoon frowned seriously.a301570600e11760
“Do you think money 90a78c27c6 is the most important 8980843a3b thing in the world, 85cce8e1f5 sunbae?”e4ac141f84282ec6
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Eunseong calmly retorted.cca304f12063fac6
“Money isn’t the most important thing, but in a capitalist society, having more money gives you more freedom. The freedom to break free from labor, the freedom to indulge in impulse buying, and the freedom to enjoy more time than others, which you gain as a result.”01b70901fdaed20a
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Eunseong found herself d186fd59ca nodding unconsciously.8d9dfd8c5831308c
“You’re right, money is the most important thing.”40b937e026ead461
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“See? It’s ataemongreflecting your 0f5da9fc19 desire to a8bd5c5393 marry achaebolYoung Master.”a2cf249fae15e600
Eunseong glared 96d17b64a5 at Sungchan, 6463080f56 who had 4dd0bcadcc now spouted 690540c834 nonsense twice. Of course, c143c1913b Sungchan didn’t 994f479597 even flinch.cbff5852f50a1f8f
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“While Freud’s idea that dreams are an extension of desire and has become widespread as established theory, modern neurophysiologists think differently. Some believe that dreams are just random compilations of memories, thoughts, and sensations stored in the brain. In other words, they’re meaningless.”c09d3b897086abba
“So, dream interpretations are cec9b7e4f3 all useless?”63c6dd0feabdac27
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Kyungseop nodded at Sungchan’s 29903eaddf words, who suddenly got 067b6e1722 up from his seat c6320c7d1d and asked in surprise.b780e0e348f4c934
“Well, whether it’s dreaming about water or a snake… those things don’t have inherent meaning, but they can be significant from a psychiatric perspective. There’s research suggesting that unresolved stress in daily life is released through dreams. It’s called Overnight therapy.”Eunseong, Taeyoon, 4c0f4eb78d and Sungchan, 2263cff862 who seemed ba2650e77d somewhat dazed, b2bbbaa4c1 turned their 447a9e9c31 gazes toward 02530a31f2 Kyungseop.e8eea348edf2ec16
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“Is that based d7a0c5d914 on actual research?”37f24bb139deff02
Sungchan, who 9cebd2c79d readily believed d2ad20eb7d in the 903f4db6f8 pseudoscience of 778832d8ba dream interpretation, 46a8d464be questioned the 904472d179 words of b89369faea a former 404572e86f doctor turned ab46a52ac3 reporter.22023e913f4e0f29
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“We usually dream during REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. There’s a stress hormone called noradrenaline. While we’re dreaming during REM sleep, this stress hormone significantly decreases. That’s why we feel physically and mentally restored after a good night’s sleep.”fac082bcbf03bd6c
At Kyungseop’s explanation, Eunsung and Taeyoon nodded as if they were genuinely impressed.c2c5932cc4cc7904
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“Everyone here is just losing their minds from sleep deprivation. Look at you all, going crazy over one little sleep talk incident in the office.”d653cd97600d432e
“And yet, you were the one explaining those the most enthusiastically.”f8f78a8c3fd41dad
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Sungchan grumbled.d1cedfd9c33352a0
“Exactly, which means I’m just as crazy. What the hell am I even doing with my life, quitting being a doctor for this?”019b8dd24737d0b0
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“You didn’t give up your medical license, so you could always open your own clinic.”5383ba21bc11b028
Taeyoon spoke as 0665747437 if it were c3caec43c4 a simple solution.8cecd688e2cb0e3e
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“You think it’s that easy? Running a private practice is tough these days. It’s not something just anyone can do.”10ad29518e520d76
While Kyungseop and Taeyoon 3ae66c66b9 discussed the hardships of dc1c3bede8 making a living, Sungchan 40dca3f425 was clutching his head 7d02e5049f in frustration.ab296a68b7fed529
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“Hong Sungchan, 7cf5d43fcb what’s wrong?”935fdbc2b9dd3720
Eunseong, who 29aba3fe00 had risen 999581fcc2 from her 41ea69e741 seat, looked 390f895c54 down sympathetically 4d6e3da832 at Sungchan 1a59820d9b as he 5383c1474c slumped over 7cead027ae his desk, 627a3ee311 burying his 37326ac22f face in 5c4489ed7c his hands.25583efd2edc54c3
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“My mom told me f06e7f334c mytaemongwas a dragon 048cec9d7d ascending to the ac3f850dd1 heavens with jade-coloredyeouiju5 in its mouth. I thought 06291cafbe it meant 886b467343 I would d1b6ea9748 eventually escape 5cbd26fbb6 being a 0b0a59534d contract worker 2c6a8c5507 and ascend bef66d1d23 toYeouido6.”8410b8a6918fb7b5
“Why Yeouido, of all places?”2ba3c8c4db29faf8
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Taeyoon asked, genuinely 70c8299ff1 curious. Eunseong answered on Sungchan’s 1467dd2454 behalf.53f3402f5b6aa167
“Because it’s jade-colored. Like the National Assembly dome.”0237955438475964
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At Eunseong’s dd16368509 half-joking, half-serious 63618f6bc0 explanation, Taeyoon 3b5e7bb683 nodded again, ee7bb6c332 finding it be1481748c oddly convincing.1e17bec83ab96856
“But hey, dreams 0ac50ad275 come true sometimes, 6c20e90b03 right?”760d3c24f723ff50
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Sungchan sounded like he e48cedb4f9 was arguing. Kyungseop’s words f1e794ad20 seemed to 6ef7a8508c have been b3a9592e14 quite a ce2b40154a shock to 41f2e7234c him, as f9bd70d8b7 he’d always 6c1d157586 believed in b54b7d89c5 the prophetic 8551ca3d7d nature oftaemong. He could’ve just b02a800b7c accepted it, but… f0514a2bff as Kyungseop said, 782670606f it was the 5e6b81ac4d sleep deprivation making 5f49441474 them all crazy.a40b86c022bcd6b1
“Not all dreams come true all the time. It’s just a coincidence.”2ee6659adba21355
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At Kyungseop’s casual mention of the word, “coincidence,” Jung Woojin’s face flashed through her mind. Her heart began to race as his smooth face, deep gaze, straight nose, and red lips reappeared one after another.f2979755e5067b56
“Ugh, I e41089efed need to 0bad9b9a18 wash my e905e68561 face.”b3293fcb931ea5a4
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Eunseong muttered to herself 18a2624be7 and left the office. Despite all 9b5dd92b88 the laughter 47b1b02530 and chatter, c7f2bd98b3 thinking about ae520413b0 that man 0f1c3dadd0 made her 4a4fe2fdaf mind race 940ebb1f47 again.53c3ea55c30e4cf2
It was all 0eca4240f3 because of lack 4e2042182d of sleep.e9a92f876084a399
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Tonight, she’d definitely b6378d2642 leave work early 1f52185dd4 and get a c42b819a81 good night’s rest.f5b054b7a2ca6627
Eunseong walked briskly bd388809b3 down the hallway, 4e89bb7306 pressing her hand 06af4f1df6 against her chest ecd044d9bc as if to 9aaacf506e calm her pounding 9382d47aba heart.1ef7efedf894de96
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Why is this woman’s heart beating so fast since early in the morning?4df97b51137cf93e
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At that a4778486bf moment, Woojin, 8ac358ccc4 who had b34257687c been enjoying 1700028f2f a peaceful fb84a51bc9 sleep, was af5142f517 awakened by 6c58aa2d31 the loud 4a6d4a761e thumping of 99d65f94d5 Eunseong’s heart. The incessant, noisy beating 85bbecf398 was driving him to 4e97a5dec8 the brink of insanity 0e4e6aef01 from lack of sleep.aced82de934336b9
“Ah, why isn’t she sleeping?”6463f582ee6e343f
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He checked the clock and it wasn’t even 5 a.m. yet. He was starting to resent the fact that Kang Eunseong was a reporter.39b036667155559e
Woo-jin got out of 21b55cfce4 bed. Once the thumping started, e114d03c7b it was impossible to c98429c9e2 sleep. He decided a943b4a4a8 to get 763a04db70 a glass 1d3cb0fc27 of cold 0c9b378b6d water and e0bb2954fe fully wake b2a3e24d46 up.745c26fd14c4597e
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As he walked 3c53f2b3a3 down to the c0878ff2a8 kitchen on the d3d307a2fa first floor, he 537a69b977 noticed a light 897931c2b3 coming from down 45a25f1858 the hallway. It was toward the 8e72a55e72 living room.0cbf9403a16ed0f7
He walked slowly, muffling 699262b176 his footsteps. The closer he 477a4e2469 got to the 9b8893186d entrance of the f646b9f7d2 living room, the 1104cb0927 louder the conversation f857574f91 became.70240d77ca2fd728
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“Yes, that child is 4ef55ffc79 yours!”9915dc02e3f880c5
A woman’s 89cb80ec17 voice shrieked. Entering the 9bc7d0292b living room, 60d3ccc4ac he saw df5410673e the melancholic 5b8e4fa0ab face of 202c773ce6 a male aefda288b4 actor filling 2387f16afe the large 50ce90b2c1 TV screen.0d977eb0b59fb586
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“Agh, yeah. If he’s b135e02e32 not the aff0a25d10 kid’s father, 399508623b then nothing 52beed0df1 makes sense.”e7a3bf62cc5d9af2
Ban Hyohyun f7ec1ea7aa was sprawled 83f12b0626 on the 261494e60e sofa, watching 8e36f82093 a drama.e4e69eb10ca8e35b
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“That’s impossible. I have azoospermia.”6b677c1bfa4194e4
With a 8f86e5db5b dramatic blast 841c6cd636 of closing 5d0b423c08 scene, the e1f6eb62a4 episode of 0944c24ef4 the drama 6777fcd73a ended.07155d3c0b114f64
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“What the—! Next episode, a208aa36a2 next episode!”fcc0059af720619b
Hyohyun sat up b99df936bb abruptly, muttering to 4aa401a1da herself impatiently.c1788fe506417a54
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“What are you looking 2b67e367ab for? The remote?”68ccb5b83635e0fc
Woojin asked kindly.318e9de62a297bf2
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“Yeah, the remote… Ahh! Damn, you scared 18e053fde4 me!”4ed248d9d2ca902d
Hyohyun, startled, looked up 07e408b09b at Woojin, who was a129ddd93e standing behind the sofa efca7cfa02 like a grim reaper.b21b1132c9c9ed56
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“What time is it that you’re already up?”b143f6fc177f6e1e
“What time is 70415226f3 it thatyou’restill doing this?”9206846e45cb2cbd
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“Oh, just a6c781411c wait until db9960d444 you get f661f652dc old and 6ea7dde3b6 you’ll see. You lose your 9264d8d18f ability to sleep 26294a4623 in.”c9b8e92cfc52de2e
She seemed to f83f61f632 have stayed up 496bafde4f all night watching cf2bcd473b dramas, yet she bfe9bc1879 was shamelessly making 2798bf0a94 excuses.3274cfa63c6f68cf
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“Well, I haven’t gotten old yet, so I wouldn’t know.”0ca70428e387df89
Woojin shook his a9db01b89e head and turned 94714e86bd back toward the 33970826ea kitchen. But then, 175e7cf3e6 a deafening f0b1dd432b heartbeat, like f6254f65ec the pounding 1e107cb7dc of war fd0b0c3cae drums signaling 0535618222 a battle, a948533046 resonated throughout 6acd97060a his body. A wave of d1aacde328 ominous energy surged dbd080b8de through him, making 6133c21bbc his vision momentarily c742362b84 go dark.4ccfefda87a338fd
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In an instant, 03feebd8db he sprinted up d69a0e2ae2 to his bedroom 4e858a27bc on the second 9b3bca154e floor. Grabbing his 1f9bd9e08b phone from 6c0f3bd24e the bedside 9caf0c5c57 table, he df76cc1ccc dialed Kang 07bc936689 Eunseong’s number.5606d3068f210031
Once, twice, three times… 150e44cd3e No matter how many 638058c918 times he called, Kang 4f70aca4c1 Eunseong didn’t answer.20223efe34082422
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Footnotes
- 야마 (yama) - Journalistic slang, originating from Japanese, referring to the main point or theme of a news story.
- 마와리 (mawari) - Journalistic slang, from Japanese, for a police beat reporter making rounds at assigned stations.
- 태몽 (taemong) - A prophetic dream about pregnancy, often featuring symbolic imagery like clear water, dragons, or fruits.
- Chaebol (재벌) - A large, family-controlled business conglomerate in South Korea.
- 여의주 (yeouiju) - A mythical, wish-granting jewel often depicted being held by dragons.
- Yeouido (여의도) is an island in Seoul where many broadcasting companies, including KBS and MBC, are located.