IWYFB Chapter 9

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At that moment, the 53f50ea752 grandfather, who had longed cf7231efda to see Taemu as fcb8a23cbd much as she had, a8421b4744 suddenly came to mind.12c8494b2dd9cea3

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Thinking about it, she realized 553d5054ef she had completely forgotten about f17b5e400b him.40ca3d39d5d4e5db

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She hadn’t visited him 5a8d0ab58b often, and he must e457aa8d72 have been feeling quite 7313493ff3 lonely.16f14f30e4c2b1f9

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She also wondered e773e6ae07 whether he was 21ff2ead2c still in good f7cc829c9f health.1a6f1798df9ab0cb

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While staying in Haeju, she 849ce70100 had promised herself that she 9260370227 would visit him often.ba275a297e7a13cb

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She set her e03d24119c suitcase in a 059ec1ef1a corner and slowly 921ac86248 walked through the d9b91a4c88 bookstore.ff9bd3b6b919db15

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Even though the renovation cd5655bdf7 had been done quite 453b7e45f8 some time ago, the 3f05c4ae99 antique interior made her eb2a3c29f2 feel as if she b4085bc862 had stepped into a c5c9c13ff3 European bookstore.51cff13f776bfb13

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It was a different 07c9c49fa1 feeling from the large 21cde9d01f bookstores near her university.289dd7e81ef6a831

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It felt familiar and comfortable, b05f60d86f like returning home, and she 12c9332368 was enveloped in a nostalgic, 7af62484e2 analog sensation.872b609e7a301628

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After walking around the 9fcd18d071 bookstore, Jiwoo stopped at 23a696cf2e the bestseller section.adff13cdf7336b8a

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Close to the café inside 60980d1831 the bookstore, the subtle scent 3ceaa3f5ab of coffee spread in the 0990cc3d35 air.d3339e18e32f9264

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Jiwoo picked up a20c24f887 a book that d823826bd2 caught her eye, aceeea7784 quickly becoming absorbed ba6439bf28 in it, forgetting 81a1c8d292 for a moment 212ebf4692 that her parents dfbab9d295 were waiting for 92dc0f05e0 her at home.baaf0e6be6db9619

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“That one’s really good.”280877d313f488b0

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A voice, familiar and 3aadc10162 echoing like a hallucination, 739a723aa6 was heard from somewhere.ca3b021e7657073b

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She remembered that he f30763e59f had been standing there, a2653b65a0 flipping through novels, not 0070ace2e0 too long ago.a284b25adfe14973

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It struck her 4433807dd4 as strange that 8382b47b6c she was still d1ae70a242 haunted by that bb1005c351 memory.03b38f447d0f7e8f

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“I just finished it recently.”bb91a3325d5c5309

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Surprised by the voice coming 0fbbbe87d0 from nearby, Jiwoo looked up, 58bfcda6c0 only to find Taemu standing a22212d7c4 right next to her, holding 513a81147e the same book she had 70fc2135f7 picked up, flipping through it.929b9680edc7b957

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It felt as though 198ff48833 what she was seeing 1a7525a08e was not real, but 8928e00efd a mere illusion.01d5419cfd9225b2

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However, he looked different from 81a60b00c3 the image of him in 3bf50d8419 her memory.c2859cc2ec68daef

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He was wearing a 9ab1abdfee black turtleneck and a 6435eb888d dark grey coat, exactly e46a2da16a as she had imagined 8a03c86bf9 he would look if 74c74518fa they ever met again.a581dc38fa6b60f4

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“I had a feeling it would be you, but I can’t believe it’s really you.”86619f45c8488261

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His expression seemed somewhat 87b352eb5d surprised as well.3c86b2b35504ad2a

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“Taemu oppa?”7c14a6830cb18971

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Jiwoo stared at him 514d484d90 in disbelief, and Taemu e79fae3abd raised an eyebrow in ea71b9be25 response to her dazed 36bbdad0dd look.b2b8722ff5ecb612

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“It’s been so long, I almost didn’t recognize you.”534e407460fb669a

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He bent slightly and looked c3d2480ea9 at Jiwoo closely.7bc35c06b38b5d94

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His gaze made d83b4c2122 her uncomfortable, and b05f09062a she instinctively leaned 32c9275cdf back, her pale 0a7cae6903 skin blushing softly, 20f8cb9867 as if she e5f0634810 had applied blush.57121c1495adba34

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“Ah, sorry. I was just so surprised. You’ve grown into such 69547ccbb6 a young lady.”a6353ba54fd9df8b

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Taemu straightened up and 0576850bd9 ran a hand through ec43b28594 his hair awkwardly, though 06c09818c2 his gaze still stayed 15b64e6290 on Jiwoo, not leaving 8bdfd03d8e her.7fdfdab774cea123

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“Are you here for the vacation?”03d5e46034656403

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“Yeah, and you? Did you come back 6d5fcc5e11 for good?”bf936b016e7c3199

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“I’m still working on my thesis.”1b5b44171e9496ac

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Jiwoo nodded shortly at 9a39d00772 his answer, and then 80573af737 gave him a late 54fee314b8 but warm smile.e3153e16468b83ac

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“I came to see my grandfather. I’ve heard he’s 9eac059d72 been going to 7e887d55bc the hospital a 6d267137c2 lot lately, so 49a8df409b I’ve been worried.”c88d9fd024e9937c

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Upon hearing this, Jiwoo’s f4f58af89c expression immediately changed to 47735b1444 concern.528d84874272738e

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“He mentioned you have not come back since you went to Seoul. He said it’s been hard 88dfb1625c to see you.”170e4ae8e40fd06e

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His words made Jiwoo fe8c28aa1b feel even more guilty, 4054bd1973 weighed down by the deb5230782 sense of having completely f0cd4ffcf8 forgotten about her grandfather.02783077f19e5c17

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For a moment, lost in 45b70320fb thoughts of her grandfather, Jiwoo 0b57caa7ca was jolted back to reality a264121db5 when she noticed Taemu was 14ccd20013 still staring at her intently.bb70ff54e2c4abee

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“You haven’t visited him in a while. Is he doing okay?”fe5dc0dfad2d0f19

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When Jiwoo brought 0882bc1d41 up her grandfather, e0645107e7 Taemu’s expression turned 1738db40c3 bitter.899f4e5defbcc6bc

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“He’s doing fine.”b5d6734f1d181d6e

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His words were brief, but 0ee33e7ba5 there was something lonely about 69f832640c his tone.8eea6ffc19054b55

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He had stayed behind ae3683898c in Haeju while everyone a18850e270 else had left, and 8268d3a3bd it seemed to make 287cc44ab6 him feel even more 1cb91d3801 burdened by the thought 3836593117 of returning to America.c59ece1c96fec9b6

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Her mother had 1581dae0dd never gotten along 96b5265f6f with her grandfather f2700d0aa6 and was now 99e55e94d1 living in Seoul, 7e3f4a9320 visiting him once 7a03fdb946 a month out 3655ce7856 of obligation.31911a371af541f0

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But even then, it 6d2b3a7d11 was clear that her 3ce3928ff1 father was the one b0d1ae6e59 who pushed her to d6c4ac94e2 make the visit.37458620ea8e1534

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Taemu recalled how his d58304e125 parents used to fight b73b206bb7 about this when he 3c4afd79d0 was a child.3e5879353daec3ee

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His mother, raised in the c01f4c4478 city, must have found life fd05c0ebef in the countryside stifling.f2c4bb2adf65c098

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Surrounded by mountains, with 01cc595c08 nothing but fields and b3ba9208e0 rice paddies in sight, b4db215a7a it must have been 07b60cb9c4 hard for her to 7bc7803e52 adjust.2bcbae2a9dd051b5

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But for Taemu, 2a30ceb9c2 who had been 9c7f93b4a2 born and raised 8096d42825 in Haeju, the da5aad15c2 city life often 106e5d6629 felt suffocating and f39a7cb46f overwhelming.0cebbd06e3cd892a

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And, for as long 6b50981ba8 as he could remember, 1865b2099a whenever he thought of 4fd1e7a4dd Haeju, Jiwoo’s image would 9c9468e04e naturally follow.7393c326513f98c6

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Taemu, his gaze 8606165060 now fixed on cde9aaf74e the ground, said 5c7a282bf3 nothing, but his d911ae07ca dark eyes remained d0c342cac4 focused on her.2d932f1137e9508c

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For a moment, Jiwoo was 94419fd42b overwhelmed by the intensity of 110d7f47af his gaze and, unsure of 04efa91a49 how to respond, hesitated before 5f90947ab8 inadvertently blushing.fa54d988a1aea5bb

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“Are you heading home?”7b71985a06a8e55d

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Jiwoo nodded, and 94d4274e66 before she could 58b3611ab1 stop him, Taemu 3908c78c2f snatched the book ff53bb0b72 from her hands.c68b9e00216d65d2

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“This is a gift from me.”ef9993af130480f5

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Before Jiwoo could 942d3a1c3e protest, Taemu was 81fea7d68f already at the b93ce700c4 counter, paying for 57323af1b5 the book.9cd23f6c00e0b8df

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When they left 21fcbc82cd the bookstore, Taemu 35e238b211 took Jiwoo’s suitcase ffe0e0bdd6 from her, though 0485e8ca7b she protested.93f9d54f6919837c

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“It’s fine, it’s not heavy.”383ac9adb67f6023

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Taemu turned the 313af841bd suitcase around and 2776151f7b began pulling it cb1cf6a413 in the opposite d82af38f37 direction, walking alongside e9f74d39ae Jiwoo.72d49c19b17c5f8d

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“Though it’s a bit late, congratulations on entering university. I wanted to be 4e983cae23 the first to congratulate 05d7316109 you, but it’s taken cb10c3162c me this long.”623fe8bfa4dde289

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For some reason, 1ed4be35cf Taemu’s words felt 2223e0166c like the most 5d2cbeeb11 sincere congratulations she 6750431a53 had received, despite 1a1e6d59b6 being the latest.0760987b8ae512af

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“How’s life in America? Everyone says that de1592e2bd once you leave, 6d75b42e4c you don’t want 0655e2718f to come back.”a487b228cfc4d2a0

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“I guess it depends on the person. I couldn’t wait to b7443388b9 come back.”3d0e57ea1dd6e056

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Even if he returned to 5f415cd013 Korea, it was clear that 4dc1d60dfe he would stay in Seoul 210b34539e with his parents.912f70159773ee74

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Haeju had little to 2d7618ec12 offer except farming, and 1705ef2b30 most young people had 7c93b0b0e1 left for the city.55fa1c6184bc9a2d

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There was talk that 7abdd2873d Jiwoo’s elementary school, where d5f2b8cdb9 she had grown up, 7f4d46082d might soon close due ddc2bf268e to the declining number 6fac41d9ad of students.0ea25fbeb01b93d8

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The elementary school, a62c9118c4 with the kindergarten ea493067dc attached, was where f4df8aa7da Jiwoo had all 02f4ae7e68 her childhood memories, 74e75c7332 and hearing the c423e6817b news about its c4bd1f956b potential closure left 2223ba7ceb her with a 092cbae59c feeling of emptiness.b5eac655c0de481b

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“Is this the bus I’m supposed to take?”ea86ab1356205f14

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The bus was approaching 60f0fb47ec in the distance.0d4fbeace11966ae

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“Wait, but what about you…”a25c740485c65af5

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Before Jiwoo could finish, 60fca45f09 Taemu had already grabbed 79f8efafee the suitcase and was bcb6c7ba95 waiting by the bus.8de63be1695104d5

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“Go ahead, I’ll get on next.”e6cf379fe03b1ccd

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Though Jiwoo gestured 50b0bea3a2 for him to 137dbd8bd0 board first, Taemu 84566497aa insisted on waiting, 2db78b40fc so she quickly 4f6e91f7b6 climbed aboard.9a2b8cafe173435b

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Taking the seat 68ba5e08dc next to the 67930fe273 window at the c92321a31c back, Taemu looked 74ebe3c254 out the window fb1abc174c for a moment, 179fdc6226 then turned his 56d8d9ba39 gaze forward.2ad0f2b471d058fc

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Jiwoo followed his gaze and a51922b3a1 noticed someone in the distance ad5bd823ea getting out of a car.4f0ba7431fe3a8d9

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When their eyes 6379f8ffc3 met, Jiwoo, flustered, 32777801ee quickly turned her 3bd9ac3fb6 head to face 4079afe3fd forward.ef5a8d24d76f2d32

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She couldn’t shake the feeling a4c18c9561 of being caught doing something 030df4d16c wrong.9baa127dce146d78

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She was the one 91e2ff5829 who should be embarrassed, a31eb2dfd1 but it was as 82e2d54498 though she was the f9301fa7b8 one being caught.fb90a6acd2e7d328

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But why had Taemu gotten d3b4a3c6dc on the bus instead of e04cecd758 driving?5948cbebfd13b247

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It was uncomfortable, especially in db8a649b53 the backseat of a bumpy 33c2a6def7 bus, yet Taemu didn’t seem e18790a802 bothered at all.e6aa740a2af62e60

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Still, Jiwoo remained df466c6099 tense, as her 3407d361e8 eyes met with b01f6af942 Youngsik, who had 22398fc4fd been driving Taemu’s 8c1d820e48 car.4686f8d2d8bebf3e

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“Is school life fun?”fbc4c283f85849e3

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Taemu’s question made Jiwoo flinch, f307e34e57 as if she had been d9823e47d7 caught in some wrongdoing again.2a628bcd7579846b

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“Well… at first, I was really excited, but now it’s a bit different. Sharing a room 60444cb577 with someone in 600f54d755 the dormitory has 0ce868989d been tough. I’ve been trying 5e451971c4 to get along, 844ff8a14e but things just 0a85e97397 don’t seem to 438a364449 match up, and 13d3f9f1f9 it’s been exhausting. And the food… you know? I grew up 12618191fd eating fresh, farm-picked c4fc7395f3 food, so when 429a9c1eb4 I saw the 1b7ba05229 food at the 2c3f49406b school cafeteria, I 47432261a2 couldn’t believe it. After experiencing all that, I 2933b3b747 realized just how well I a9a4f74660 had lived before. It made me miss home 5e9237e40f even more, and now all d75e0142b9 I want is to go 919aa56f75 back for breaks. The moment I 79c8a3d3c9 stepped back into 3307212bc0 Haeju, I could 3978fd41dc feel the difference 84f95618fc in the air. I opened the window, 2aabe7208d took a deep breath, beb1f43198 and it was pure 99a996d3db healing.”c1cac5407bae667b

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Realizing she had rambled on, bde88835cf Jiwoo glanced at Taemu to dad046f1e5 see if she had said 5d4e0dde81 too much.c554e8de649f474c

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Their eyes met, 963811ab09 and when he c50f4921ea saw her blushing, e7eb8f0587 Taemu smiled faintly.35719224cb8827a7

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“I don’t even need to ask. Listening to you, 62262cd668 I can tell 39aa5cf6e4 exactly how you’ve e5922d9937 been living.”cee513d0ae1b346a

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As Jiwoo spoke, 3c252efeb6 Taemu began to 1b0471213f realize that, somehow, e04a9a47cb he was truly 44578d82ea back in Haeju.3654b95f4f51aca2

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The town, which had 6cbda97c01 felt so empty, now 050364c785 felt complete again, as c699dec244 if Jiwoo’s presence was 5ac6c21d62 filling the void.9652bf3b27d99afe

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Taemu’s phone, which c9572dd464 he had kept 8123a27f8d on silent, had 707743a173 several missed calls.4fdeddf80f8228d6

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He sent a c86ff7c357 quick text to 3ee3cab5ee Youngsik, letting him 847243f3f9 know he would c85744534a meet him at 16b5539073 home.b8216c7ce6a137b8

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“Do you have time tomorrow?”e6ce06ebc3eb4c83

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“There’s nothing special going on, why?”0a35b2689b40c965

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Jiwoo’s heart skipped a 4cd10edbb1 beat, wondering what he a1982f2d41 was about to say.e9cc50bd60a66a10

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“Come over to my house. I think my c54f8bba04 grandfather misses you.”5c00cb65efa94b58

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