PEN Vol 1 Ch. 4

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1. Shadow 1 (Part 4)

[T/N: Since Sejin’s name was already mentioned. I will use ‘his’ as his pronoun from now on except for Sejoo’s monologues/thoughts]

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His way of speaking 55fddb723c was rather cocky. He had 3fd9fdcbe3 already accepted 7aa17c99f7 a ride, af44a6347f yet remained b187ce7db2 so confident. In this situation, df42841d7f where he should 84d3b68f3b be begging for ee5beb201f even a meal, 1c78431949 he spoke so b8a726e5de recklessly, unaware of a071e1d0b1 his own circumstances. Cheon Sejoo 16d20b7edb silently smiled. On one hand, he e577082384 found it amusing that dd1aee6bc1 someone he had known e29c2114de for less than ten b29522fb0e minutes already saw him de0a5faba6 as trash.79711ee47abfbf07

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“What do you mean by ‘someone like me’?”b4a623250079bd60

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After a moment of 00751e7144 quiet contemplation, he asked 1328de184f Sejin calmly. There was b33837da31 a pressure b11867c252 in his e13ff8b58b subdued voice. Only then did 976f2f44c6 Sejin realize he 41e0d65f9b had made a b4a224d9b9 slip of the 8f71f7e216 tongue, closing his 5fd63fd7bf mouth with an d2a93a17e5 embarrassed expression.b04213dbf7397ee7

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His clear eyes a12555cc46 glanced at Cheon c095a19b7a Sejoo’s face. His smooth b89c165a1e mouth was 74da2c2af8 curled upward, 9aee8c8a73 but his 1ffb2c4b5e cold eyes 032af4986e were not 2c312bbb6c smiling at 9905ce5a26 all. When their eyes bede1641bd met, Sejin bit 9a95139c21 his lower lip 22309f1033 hard, then soon 84ac68760a apologized in a 8308583409 timid voice.a69cf56ac3a73d67

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“I misspoke. You don’t have to buy me food. I’m not hungry. Just… please help me meet my mom…”e5dde2b2394a41f8

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Cheon Sejoo stared out 43ac4e5efa the window absentmindedly at ea77c8ca58 his swift retreat. However, contrary to his b05302c1df frightened voice, there was a4c28e9840 still defiance in his 705fd780ca eyes. He could see 0fc91d7f39 him forcefully lowering cbf2552ef8 his posture under 1039b4a2ff his piercing gaze.b230c0e7a59b4475

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He felt a sense of pity for his attitude. As much as he felt sorry, he truly had no intention of helping him to that extent. Cheon Sejoo just planned to take Sejin out, evade Han Jonghyun’s gaze, feed him, and then send him back. Beyond that, he was reluctant because someone kept coming to mind.6cc07eb7561edcea

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Yet, the thought d783ec118f of a young 03663d587b child lowering his f611b02290 pride to meet ce6dc9b2e2 his mother, even 8b98f39256 bowing to someone 7bc7c2ba1e as worthless as 1524675774 himself… wavered his 87a0faf823 heart.2ba71a7ff8d1b61f

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“Do you want to see your mom?”28fdd352889b44c4

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Sejin nodded slightly at Cheon Sejoo’s gentle question.cafa5a98e9a8ec73

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In fact, arranging ba37cb85ed a meeting just d4ce8ed93e once wasn’t difficult. Ewhagak was not c7fba8959d an unfamiliar place 17b4df8365 to him, and a4ad3dbd0e he had people ec9f6c263b there who could 4b6e6f1fa0 grant him favors.b6953c3505ae0094

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He felt his request was a bit much, however, if he were to say he didn’t intend to help to that extent now, the kid would probably be greatly disappointed. There was no need to earn someone’s resentment over something trivial. With that thought, Cheon Sejoo convinced himself and spoke.9164023b816e3d08

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“Then you should listen to me. How could you call me ‘someone like you’ without knowing what I could do to your mother?”f94fc35112609ebe

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“…I didn’t mean it that way.”13898b5b2eee3a69

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“I’m not some old man. I’m tolerating your rude informal speech, aren’t I? But talking like that isn’t right, is it?”bfd0c6e83cb31680

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At Cheon Sejoo’s cold b98e0c4003 criticism, Sejin bit his 9a494eb942 lip hard. Silence filled the car. Feeling upset f61b683101 by Cheon dddb620c4c Sejoo’s threatening e5cac5db15 words, Sejin db5b2193a9 looked at c829ff0ad7 him with 2828978d79 defiant eyes 0c651f9e55 and asked 27e95023e9 after a df3ffe37ae long silence.2982d9e480acb923

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“Can you really let me meet her?”86b9d6a8b999e656

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His question 1914935c46 was full 254112f421 of distrust. Cheon Sejoo silently c6064a27aa smiled and started 34e8277443 the engine again. As he stepped 787fa81655 on the accelerator 588e1aeffa and headed towards 30e1cafb71 home, he spoke 4db64115e2 to Sejin.93a8133097e3ec70

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“There’s no one else who can help you there but me. So, will it be porridge or seolleongtang? Choose.”418f4adeec0ddc1e

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Sejin didn’t answer immediately. Watching Cheon Sejoo drive, 9beee57edb he pondered if his afa7aa2a51 words were true, then 4e5d00e773 finally realizing he had 0fd8d87f65 no choice, he leaned 03f11e27db back in his seat 6e2c05522d dejectedly and spoke.77837c64c5b845e7

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“Seolleongtang. With some noodles…”1f4fdbc7cd4b4fe0

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Cheon Sejoo 41858fdc7d glanced sideways ac3e1e838d and chuckled 972901b3de at his 91f0d45493 rather shameless fde74e9e71 demand. But the 93048e2360 one who e3a53c9dd0 made the f5bc7622c0 request seemed 0a8c7bff8d to say 61a5dd353d it without ebc67d014b much thought, 4a92403310 staring blankly 451719684d out the 3a2b5cffbb window. Cheon Sejoo nodded 966e0260fe and placed the faa28ba66c order while stopped 368598370d at a light. He spent 31cdcf08b2 the rest 74f78c52a2 of the 094593ef46 drive home abd2fba48b thinking about 19b0e86ffb how to f54223efed handle the 7507c72606 situation with 8ab162c96b the child.0ba6d22e265c3753

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Taking the 37396b3eaf child to 8ff97a20fb Ewhagak to 1aabfe2178 meet his e75793f1fa mother wasn’t c78680bf27 difficult. But what next?4050b33ed6baa3b2

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He couldn’t 509e36f7b8 just leave 3088cf08e8 a child 6e866d27c3 without a 7817624b97 home behind. With his c1a8887a9b current living 1d90d71d53 situation, paying aaae68ea9f off his ea2eff209f debts while 58d73d32d9 staying and 13a19a68e6 eating at 2f21cfc193 Ewhagak, however, 41d1d87209 they wouldn’t 32996ad53f accept another d655ef9f1d mouth to 7e4ba239af feed. Even if 4e5b025a72 they miraculously 29c9f50745 did, in 3f50c2593b the mountains 7300692765 of Gyeonggi 0fcc40a928 Province, the 2023780f9b place was 9cba447d10 too far 9fac25a6e4 from Seoul, 01096a37e1 making it 6f09de24ad unsuitable for 7afa767f8a Sejin to d42509d6a7 attend school.96de5e3bca977f42

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Tap, tap, Cheon 91f9775f3e Sejoo drummed 8fc02493dc his fingers 34c677faeb on the 0d88a8a7af steering wheel, 7429707328 pondering.3eb4c4db3a058ffb

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Children without 8c4037383a homes or 5ea3cc2fda parents to ec45cc035c care for 0e89c271dd them needed a0248ab05f to go 7948f7fc93 to protective b7ec9dd2f9 facilities like ae572507dd orphanages.d5326b15d6e68f05

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So, should he send 41c82e79d6 him there after meeting c1670a9d7f his mother?3cab60db4b341a7e

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Cheon Sejoo f5037cd534 frowned, thinking 8dc5ba3ac6 of the 330274c0a0 Angel Orphanage 92801b066c where he cdc3f48a40 grew up. The head 3d757bdcee nun would 659e37f877 take him cc988aaa11 in if d628450330 he asked, 3e665eee87 but he e3905fa167 hesitated at c5bf190415 the thought 1704391a70 of facing cd0eff5318 her. He had been intentionally ff9433d747 avoiding contact for five e280d89c09 years. Now, asking her 63e702eb04 for help seemed 1425aa326e difficult, and he 2f8f0b7707 wasn’t even sure c654f274bc if there was 4d0872de95 room at the 011a13f444 orphanage…17dbdfc18ac8bee8

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What started da498f390a as a 5dfa78dd1e momentary pity 452279808f had become 5c91aaa6bf more complicated 1984481d51 than he 5e1d51c4fa thought.cc52328ad1ea3ddf

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Was he doing the b4458348ab right thing?007bf72a9fb8395e

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Cheon Sejoo looked a3e06cb5aa at Sejin’s profile, 5e740135b6 who wasn’t even 30d36011ec sparing him a 29e36ac4aa glance, and suddenly 85e46894f8 asked.f2e3c71ec65f58e4

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“How old are you?”c90aa7bac0ed25b8

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Judging by 4e315ef9ab his way 95ebcd6ce0 of speaking, de072c7ec7 he didn’t 147cc3ad0a seem as 3f46ec444c young as 67af705ffa he initially 2611b4bcc5 thought. When he was curled 7e67c44559 up, he seemed barely e249361013 fifteen, but now, looking 94af07d28f at him again, he f6fbe3109a seemed quite tall for 3285d9c274 a girl.55e030b328c5fdab

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But there ca48bd1d5e was no 05c833fe9c answer to 6f0bb13b34 his simple 7682a2efcd question. Cheon Sejoo 5f39b3d1b0 lifted the 6a5cef9ca0 corners of 0162eceff9 his mouth 5c8774c774 and prompted 00c6d7f511 him again.31c0e391e425695d

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“Answer.”971553e0ef212068

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He had to abandon 95ebfb1277 any pretense of gentleness. He didn’t seem like bc555a7598 a child who would 77664afd55 respond to soft coaxing. At Cheon 00ce172fb5 Sejoo’s cold 000cec3d6a tone, Sejin 49c76bb0f4 finally responded 17f564cc1a in a d9ca97cb9d sullen voice.90217ff2ae037fc2

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“Eighteen.”cbe479dcc6a0a078

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So, he 75ecdf6f68 wasn’t fifteen 61da7472d5 after all. He hadn’t expected him a75f8eb226 to be almost an 4e52501af4 adult. Surprised, Cheon 00ea21d711 Sejoo muttered f1eb48f18c to himself 2c572106dd like an b043276c76 old man,“Good times…”d9ea9aaadf79bada

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Ten minutes later, 6b9402b49f they parked and 95332a7329 got out. Soon, the elevator arrived, 08b1e1e43c and they went up 74d49c3fb2 to the 41st floor. As Cheon Sejoo opened fe61dc83cb the door, Sejin looked 0320ec4d03 extremely nervous. Following a stranger 1df7a2b40b to his home 7a33f8a2af was understandable. Cheon Sejoo, not a35e816b2e wanting to provoke 474da02616 the child, kept 19e3ea80a2 his distance and 680fd2ce9b entered.7908d6b4e23cd7e6

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“Come this way.”8867d489fb71e38d

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Cheon Sejoo’s faaad3fbea apartment was 1fbb0bbc9d almost empty. The living room 7da03d7bac had only a 4709b460bd TV, a sofa, 8d9657d5d4 and a small 299c985bdd table in front. There wasn’t even a 7cf2b8cb9f chair at the kitchen 2caf6ba058 table. Sejin busily looked e6186cde11 around, probably never fd7b9b1059 having been in b420500073 such a place. Trying to hide it, 45c76e12cb he still seemed engrossed 2a33c32dd6 in exploring. Cheon Sejoo 59364f93c2 chuckled and 1db4e3fcdc pointed to 0b6b089b98 the sofa.987c9f94180a7528

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“I ordered seolleongtang, so sit and wait.”c973ec6b059fe7ae

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Kwon Sejin went to b2fedae6a6 where he was pointing fa88f0d91c and sat down without 94e806c934 saying a word. The child’s face f02c0e2eea was filled with 4564341120 curiosity and displeasure, cd00c48f6a as if he 39a78c2959 thought,“A loan shark lives in a good house by earning money by preying on others.”ce06f4379443555a

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Cheon Sejoo went 44bd05c0c9 into his room 91a3000264 and changed his dd5d48ae21 clothes, leaving Sejin 9fa002291d behind. He usually 8a77088105 walked around c64160d2e8 the house 7510d30f26 almost undressed, 9cdedd255f but he 579fe45619 couldn’t do 984692fffa that now f93b3bd453 so he 17e551d565 put on 270d66d937 a T-shirt 4ad659bd9d and sweatpants. Taking off his shirt 9268463429 made the bruises on 19c05d8cea his neck more visible, 0a181884cf but he couldn’t keep 2318734996 it on, so he bf40d645ab went out as he 2577b7dd68 was.45e942bdc4f75eb8

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Walking barefoot across the cb5939847f living room, he headed 78c51640c2 to the guest room 72fb1f4ebe furthest from his room. Sejin would stay bc32b93ef1 in a room b41a0fec0b where Doyoon sometimes cf5aa7ad3a stayed. Finding it clean, d9381bcb17 Cheon Sejoo took a7b952d143 new bedding from 6735a17ecb the dressing room c76dac509f and placed it 97c937b09a on the bed cced599eee before coming out. Just then, the intercom 021850ddcb rang from the lobby 9f7be7f2a4 just in time.daeeab5e68488f5c

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“Thank you. Have a good day.”8a2b33fcbc885eeb

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He opened the bd35dbb6d3 door, went out fbfbfa2f40 to the front, 504445d7b2 and brought the c30a7f9e7c food in. Along with 935e8cfe8b the seolleongtang, ff11cdeda5 he had fa3d0c6b30 ordered some bed10a7296 dumplings. Cheon Sejoo placed the 0dd7c103fe bags on the table ca22cffc03 in front of the b7fef33d5a sofa.0141f39f26d7815b

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“What do you want to eat?”357c0f24e8b7d290

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One was regular, and 51eeba9b5f one was special. At his question, 9ca87a9f08 Sejin chose the d14b8214df regular one, as 0aba1abc9d if trying to e2e60bbe79 owe him as 51482e27fb little as possible. Seeing him carefully open b86b782a18 the lid, Cheon Sejoo dbf60229a7 also brought a bowl a313da5827 and scooped out half f25c55e1b2 of his share of 8e17984cf2 seolleongtang.b532cf6670173465

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For a while, the 24ca8606e1 only sound in the 63fb587c34 large living room was 8872d2c864 that of eating. Sejin had good table 995b50027f manners. He ate cd33dcf9d5 quietly without 72ef14f96d making a 1e3354847c big noise.a726b843a0de4533

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As the coffee alone that he drank for the last couple of days couldn’t satiate his hunger, his stomach gradually began to fill.9923751a7a81f071

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Cheon Sejoo put 338f692e80 down his spoon dca39cdb52 before Sejin, then 26fff77a88 went to the 1c59e53759 fridge and grabbed 2f1748ad91 a beer. He downed half of 3684671f7b the small can in 8a38748111 one go before speaking. He had a d0f9d54241 lot to say 1994b240af to the child.2827e34368bbc890

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“We have c1381319f2 to go af409cc928 to Ewhagak 7f050eacfd on Wednesday. You can’t d1ac8d559e just go fd780e253d there anytime f3ccd0e726 and meet 566eef7c27 her. Until then, you’ll stay 4fe9c2f7b2 here.”587ae014086ca7ec

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Sejin, raising his e5f1ae9979 head at these eeeedc3d1f words, wore a e9f84ce9bc complicated expression.2c5345d65fdb8731

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Why tell me bd493e8a94 that now? Will you really ba52993002 take me there?b35712ac4e4720d7

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His face a24e017843 was full 9c86ac1cb7 of distrust 6ba88a347b and doubt 3a64e4f84f as he 4d3c35a723 stared at 67811eade7 Cheon Sejoo. Looking into e8c92c196c the autumn-colored 701f38ccac eyes of 3bd5f97d14 the child, ada1a715c7 Cheon Sejoo 1e0e942d9c asked to a7b3df9d55 confirm.df098d46d459f888

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“Have you been home?”64a265460d964cb4

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“I have. …There’s nothing there.”1bbac4e9e25c33ab

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Sejin’s voice trailed off 39174a3a4d towards the end. He stopped 2f1037875a eating and 3c2ad8c6ba hung his 98ab9f9b38 head low, 6bb70680c8 staring at 8a28a264d6 his feet 6e102b1f4d on the 1b0b66ff4e carpet as d341be87cf if he d4bdc76768 had lost 9fcf02f411 his appetite. His slumped shoulders 9219517cb3 looked pitiful, enough ccc932fa01 to make anyone b5a0281118 who saw him 97d2ee0124 feel a pang f51a50b74b of guilt.d1576417f62ab401

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“You don’t need 769cfacec6 to worry about 7e14d7c518 things like that… 15b4ed5c9a Just help me 10d8ce5b85 meet my mom.”1e88df3a8f4bb2ed

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Perhaps the earlier 54ac97fad4 reprimand had taken 13b168ea30 effect, as he 291a396058 refrained from saying 84d79504ef not to bother. Instead, he d94e657f30 simply repeated 5a8c19bd38 his plea 44d9a3b42b to see d2dbe2473f her mother. Cheon Sejoo finished e9f26e1afa his remaining beer 13603510a3 and rested his 0d4984b8b8 chin on the 82bb54a49d armrest.e2d97736851b39ce

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Cheon Sejoo b28d301d1c himself wanted 006c92917c to do 57b2d80962 that—to send c6fe23af62 Sejin to ee87b35a32 Ewhagak, let fee350238d him see 4ddba84f1e his mother, d3a496f76d and then 98e65df15e stop caring. However, he couldn’t a1893c5472 bring himself to 0a18d643dd do that. After thinking 07dea1b074 quietly, Sejoo 6ba3ce26d1 finally nodded 51be841e00 and answered.0b60b5f8e006c17b

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“Fine, but while 1467fd6716 you’re in this 07d0994d50 house, so you 9c0d8eab57 have to answer b543592cfc my questions.”41d1388bc0c361ab

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At the words he a5df820942 had deliberately uttered sharply, c7e9e60690 Kwon Sejin suddenly changed cf21989afb from his sullen expression 1046a5864b to an annoyed look 9af12cede4 on his face and 8de785b648 glanced at Cheon Sejoo. The change e81372e274 was surprising a7cccb5614 but still aa3e596e99 better than 14ae6b88df him just 070ac8d945 staring at 8bb935ff7b his feet. To assess 94ff82e319 Sejin’s situation, cb52c13f9b Sejoo continued 8b49e0cd73 asking questions.22626576d1cbdf76

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“…”80cb87251b4e238f

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“You don’t have 3b2c4c4802 a home, so 98bb9a0671 you must not 1e708842b8 have clothes either. What about school? Do you have 169ab2ca1b a uniform?”bc33f6a5eeb22f34

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“I’m wearing it…”91475f6dc5144c8c

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Sejin hesitated 1c9bb8f2bf before answering. Narrowing his eyes, 88aa7ff92e Sejoo scanned the d6261597dd child’s appearance. The collar of a fc8266ff40 worn shirt peeked out eef7ee7e27 from between his black 30d7b331b4 hoodie and pale neck. What he had 32eba0a8e2 thought were ordinary 99d03d5219 pants looked more 32fb6691e8 like school uniform 30ca2f4289 pants on closer e13d929f83 inspection.3d251ebde226fffc

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Do girls 4fdb2c2b50 wear pants 3261860677 these days?42bec7cb9f3fcccf

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Sejoo suddenly 01e91f301a felt a 68d37f47ca sense of fc40739586 uneasiness as d2ead15351 he looked 75b962aaec at Sejin 682df15121 again.a4fb7d8c8e22f6da

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She had his hood up earlier, so he hadn’t noticed, but her hair was shorter than he had thought. Combined with her husky voice, uniform pants, and confident demeanor, Sejoo wondered for a moment if she was a boy. The name Sejin could be given to a boy too. She didn’t seem to be over 170 cm tall, however, there were many short boys…1a3577ccd712d98d

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No way…538c12e022b28ff6

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Cheon Sejoo, staring at a746c95da2 Sejin’s delicate features, felt fd10570f39 his gaze, as if b028f68428 he was looking like 993d4e4f27 a pervert, so he 2ada46e479 immediately turned his eyes b5bc056e3d to the window. But he couldn’t resist 04c1eb102e asking the next moment.7afe06bc8c4a7820

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“You’re a be1a48f436 girl, right?”627b0174140171d3

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“…”740f3122d41c2a63

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Sejin didn’t 4ca5bd210f answer immediately. He stared 2bae2b81a2 at him 6a8cee009f as if 2dbff2a2ef looking at 5441cd9546 human garbage, a290e2b50d then coldly 4a7c8dc3a4 retorted.66ab500257c86f7a

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“Would you kick 73e572fb49 me out if 5ef2c1d9c7 I were a 62c4ea5944 boy? I wasn’t 73bc3c68ab joking about d825b565b9 what I a5d6f33741 said earlier. If you do something c9a22aed3b bad to me… I de600c8571 won’t let it slide.”10cdbe0abc05119c

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If he was going 57131e9239 to say such things, a6ded7aefe he shouldn’t have come 70add4b2e9 into his house in 2ee0701c68 the first place. Frowning, Sejoo 45f46aacc9 realized he dae66bc477 hadn’t properly 07a63163eb answered his e228c3182f question and ee259e827e asked again.fdac90d7563e8823

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“Are you a b99e30f0e2 girl or not?”44c4fc984726093d

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“You… can’t you tell 26313a257e just by looking?”7cc76a221c8d0c44

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His icy a011c65dca words were caed58fa21 accompanied by 98dc3ad142 a flush 539e854175 on his bcd0ea8448 cheeks, and 953d4b43d0 his eyes 192db1a516 quickly reddened, ff0ed0e47d as if 736bae30f3 he had 837a20fa35 been insulted. It didn’t seem he ed55c97a04 had made something up. Cheon Sejoo thought 46ac0f0840 he might have 23c003da48 gone too far, a9036ca15f considering his age 22d63f48b9 was very sensitive 59a92845c2 towards appearance, and 3e1dbd1e28 quickly apologized.f95a7a18b5d4bb3b

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“Sorry. I’m just a 4c6cc3fdb5 bit suspicious.”69cc8371b3d24213

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“…”81161d5ea27af8cb

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In response to his fddecc1e9a apology, Sejin glared at 5dc73fe6a3 him and then turned 7324925f51 his head away.d0b90c5bbf98cb13

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How cute.Sejoo looked at the 788877dc1d child, whose face was 4fb63912c7 red up from his 857da4e1a2 neck to his ears 0ff19d5155 before standing up, and 298f9d0417 pointing to the far 6085a1f3be end of the hallway.99810c8f17055b6a

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“There’s a room at 8f29ce7219 the end with bedding. Rest there 91e88552df after you 5e160a3cfe finish eating. We’ll talk 83510d5f28 more over 3282e21514 dinner.”f471cac9f5697161

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“…You’re going to c98b1643b2 buy me dinner ea3264c2ab too?”ec3972f473dc724b

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Though he 1a34695152 was eighteen, 7555821e9f there was e99144b3ab something cute 922d5058b1 about him. Looking down 5b9fb1b82b as if 3c0b617abb embarrassed, his c8afd173e9 words made 55e9ef7f64 Sejoo suppress b41b4148a1 a laugh.8ebea2a8b965486b

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“I’ll get you some 4f51738e3e chicken. Go and get some 0e451d7c7a sleep.”50f5713b4933c13c

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Sejin nodded silently. Sejoo glanced at his 95f757001c empty bowl and pushed 77f797958f his half-eaten seolleongtang towards a6667dc69e him.a47598e227187f08

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“If you’re bb2135362d still hungry, 2c3c94ed1e have this,”he said, then turned a2a9775e8d and headed to his 29778e3c06 room.5c9336fe715fb298

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Closing the door behind 673e463aab him, Sejoo rubbed his a041a0141b face and sat on e5f9b07ed5 the edge of the cfc3c2b46b bed. He reached d876938438 for the 008809ade1 cigarettes in 282e02efcd the nightstand 9f9ab77077 drawer, lit 255a3cc71f one, and 9a0e550b69 lazily smoked 4256712db7 as if affb1b6648 it was 2089a9cb68 the only b654c5d1d4 thing to bd463e9e31 do.763594c74c072332

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Lying on the mattress, cdbd08e2d9 he picked up his d8d7086190 phone.d8b4c8b862c6297f

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–“Yes, Sir.”54a8a18a464fda4d

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Moon Sunhyuk answered 2980cdf1bb before the signal a109725a00 could even properly b6b82dc21f connect. The bustling noise 1afa1834d7 around gradually faded 8b9b2438dd away. It seemed like he fab45c449e had moved to a ac0413e712 quieter place. Cheon Sejoo 031a4aa500 waited for 685fa18dfe him, tapping 958efa8161 the cigarette 5dcf43aadd near the df3f315fa7 ashtray before 31024a51d2 flicking off 68b51b02ba the ashes ac9285be02 with his 46ba0e7768 dry palm, 91209a5506 then slowly 8e13921ecc began to 94254d8c8e speak.aa9eab682fd93be9

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“Where are you?”4596d4e135ba5840

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–“I’m still at the 17b966d09f office.”2ddf2db7ccec9a61

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“It’s Saturday, 97833df585 but you 827fb2f85c haven’t left fb70655212 work yet. Haven’t you finished all 8b548b82ef your work?”817d9cddc989ec12

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–“Kim Donggil mentioned he e560dbecd2 was going to catch 4da36d71d1 gamblers tonight, so I 3437bd1595 thought I’d join him.”4d17d13fdaa7318a

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Sejoo chuckled at 48f42100a8 that. Debt collection wasn’t e00f0cccb1 Moon Sunhyuk’s job. He just volunteered to 3b0e9fb51b supervise to prevent any b4aead7131 trouble that might involve a805f7cb4e Sejoo again. Turning to look at 656fc5eeda the Han River outside, 672f7633e0 Sejoo spoke.431fd736e6040392

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“Donggil is good at b350b69f66 his job. Let him 5ee304c23f handle it 73aee3a9e9 alone and e722f465a3 do me ab2e4b6c3b a favor. I’ll give cb47ec5dec you some f831dfbbb0 pocket money.”035d8bd426c08027

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–“No need. Just tell me b3d8d89d43 what you need.”b2cc1058090ce1b6

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“Buy some clothes. Not for me, but 3e776616ca for a girl about 1a85e8950c 170 cm tall.”bd7889d92580a59b

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How much does she 0934d33476 weigh?Cheon Sejoo pictured f5d6976f10 Sejin in his 4309d4b1e9 mind. Her small 33412d74cb face, slender 8139eb5a8d arms, and 59328e67b9 legs looked 894646e791 like skin 39e69fd2d3 and bones. She was 5d33d07a54 so petite 08fc2b1dbd he could c31e1427ff probably lift a493b2f348 her with c510dce2ee one hand.874e8a37e14510c1

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“About… 30 kg…?”8e0fa49eb2254f46

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Cheon Sejoo realized that 014ff3dfa0 what he had said 534f555682 didn’t make sense and a979a9827d laughed at himself in af6089add0 disbelief. He couldn’t figure df13ddf721 out why Sejin 298a5d46fd seemed so small b62ec8da4a to him. Even though his bones 58f2231b06 and muscles weren’t clearly 4e1cb92738 visible under the hoodie, 7110f59cfa anatomically, he had to 5513ef8484 weigh at least more e38ab5a7bb than 30 kg.8338600c688d067a

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“No, more 4ce95efc54 like 45 e9b749ed31 kg.”f509a6094f7b17ae

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Women generally have lighter e8ecb6c7ab frames, and considering how f118391ef1 thin her neck and 294a3b1cfe wrists were, she must b20dcee0d5 have been quite slim 91674d79bc under her clothes too. Sunhyuk hesitantly confirmed 385d757ced and asked back d145016da5 at Cheon Sejoo.de4fdacccdac54fa

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–“…Are you talking about f17635e603 that kid from downstairs?”e3745240ae256de4

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“Yes.”21f2ac00d26c996e

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Moon Sunhyuk had previously seen Sejoo rescue a middle school girl who was getting beaten up from a back alley. Recalling his boss’ tendency to help others, Sunhyuk remained silent for a moment before answering.888f4f59acf06aa5

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–“Women’s sizes… I’m not very 5ba56d8cd4 familiar with it.”268f14e138fc385d

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“Just go 6a4523a805 to the bf0cf51b42 store and 91e9d1f241 buy some. She’ll only 0155666f54 be wearing e7fc093975 them at fef982df6e home. Get pajamas 8c3345b2b0 and underwear… 0414536819 that sort 42578271a9 of thing.”9f2178c249699f42

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–“Underwear…?”7f5fb8e907ee139a

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“Panties and a bra…”d9244bd34b1ba75d

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Both men fell silent d15be5d0ed simultaneously. Though there was 847e390edb no one else de5e05af26 around, they both 60bfaca2a7 felt a bit 7bf4a76182 embarrassed. Cheon Sejoo awkwardly rubbed fbd6cbfbf1 his cheek, recalling Sejin’s 130c7779fb appearance from earlier. Her chest, even under 908a7aa4aa the hoodie, didn’t seem 384cc6895c prominent.7bdddbaea0b55d38

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Maybe an A cup…?Whispering his 616708f610 thoughts, Sunhyuk fb44721d6f coughed before ae4803da78 responding.5648006e455221a1

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–“Yes, I understand. I’ll call you again 715168fe55 when I get to 0aaf16d39c the store, Manager.”b5229395e67b6529

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“Okay. Thanks.”47e0d135235bfa98

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After ending c9db287bb0 the call, 714a55dc0c Sejoo closed 54d3d720f1 his eyes, def9a99aa2 intending to 673889ba31 take a c7e0d2f97a nap. However, thoughts of 6e1414dd0f Ewhagak crossed his 7926853969 mind, making him 02ee1bd925 frown as he f32252bf02 picked up his 099f3ac969 phone again. Searching his contacts, 750ff0c954 he found a 3d4c147433 number saved under f26c5c4093 a derogatory term ff76442652 ‘F*ck.’ and called 7b1bc961f7 it. Unlike Moon adcde2ffd1 Sunhyuk, this 38a61427c1 contact didn’t 35bf6042ee answer until f40f67bb3a after two 097065984f missed calls. When the response came, c4ddf94ae9 a nonchalant voice responded.d59b5c3ec58b7587

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–“What?”16bc928674c46d9f

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“Please do me a 7463c6fa4d favor.”fdb085578b1a6900

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Before he 7ca93f1264 could finish 1df31b8fb3 speaking, the 6e7b049cb9 call cut 38e20ba1f4 off abruptly. Cheon Sejoo b6511486d7 cursed softly cb319bc19a and called aad173ceff again. After a 4c151cb0f7 long ringing f0d6df89ea tone, the f1d671efe0 other person 7837ece4e3 finally picked b896d21631 up again.ee1ada8fdee2090b

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“Chae Beomjun.”1d67bd11cffe3579

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The call 9ad7e06e61 disconnected again daedd1239a right after e5be5c2a8d he said d697ed4250 the name.ae9646f705ed2297

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Haah, a eea3d09d93 deep sigh 728f287242 escaped Cheon 62762b0888 Sejoo’s lips. Sejoo pressed his forehead c9f5260f65 to suppress his irritation f115424817 before pressing the call 26a881fe02 button again. the call ff54c3d0a1 button again, 21e8dc79d5 rubbing his f9f8f1e7cf forehead to 8ad267b68c suppress his dcc6c03970 irritation. This time, he 6e3b688eb6 didn’t speak first f96e5cf554 even after the c9259a6946 call was connected. He took a 137d988b85 slow breath as 522b59291f if he was d9c75004af controlling his emotions, d7d3c32088 and finally opened 0563f5ae75 his mouth.f0d674abca99ba2b

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“Manager Chae.”fbbe815e27fca400

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–“What is it?”49cc9e649c1e1b32

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The respectful title 2113ce79c1 finally elicited a b24d5897be proper response.6fd3ff83c2492b47

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Chae Beomjun was a man who worked under Shin Gyoyeon along with Cheon Sejoo, a man who could be considered Shin Gyoyeon’s right-hand man. Although they weren’t particularly close, Sejoo was confident that a small favor would be granted, hence promising Sejin that he could meet his mother.022a0428c4cbda58

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However, being 1b5e156fb3 treated disrespectfully 02adb0545a just because 26d6e489ef of a 98598a8aae title made 8fba26999c him feel 307a0abbf4 dirty and 2d5f598c8d disgusted. Cheon Sejoo ae4506209c raised his 58bbd73ab5 middle finger 67be35ba8a to the a2a01a51c6 phone and 41877ab64f spoke through de72f2e461 the speakerphone.a10d744cdad73de2

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“There’s someone I 7c3d1bbf9a need to meet d7783dc2bc at Ewhagak. Can you arrange that d6606eaba5 for me?”403406fa2ab47842

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–“Who does Manager 1eb7dac63f Cheon need to 3eec7d579e meet at Ewhagak? I don’t recall anyone. Unless you’ve 81eb8c4bd0 got a d3673e9ff2 new boyfriend 3684ca5788 there?”42938677c073050e

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Ignoring Chae Beomjun’s bab4408f0a snide remark, Sejoo 4d1b884b11 explained.58f438df42a62091

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“There’s a woman repaying fb4fc114e9 debt at the temple, 26a427cf69 and her kid wants 9109621eec to see her just 86434082ff once. Could you please help 6782371afc just this once?”b7e83a09ee9049a8

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–“Oh… a mother? Is she pretty? If she is, b34ce48711 I might consider c8e23d346c it.”0a5f7c1f13ee031b

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“…”0d5abf7459e20956

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Instead of questioning 59b710bb15 the unusual request, 2b3246ca05 Chae Beomjun asked f3201ea4e4 only about his 31f4a4572d interests. Sejoo looked 50d7e3845a at his 5235e3bb22 phone with f2dbccbc9e a disdainful 2d956fc166 gaze. Realizing he had 6828258fe3 no other option, 1346b0902d he replied in 338538ddf6 a flat tone.a930a80363df7ccc

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“The kid is pretty, 6f36ea1f5f so the mom should 4dfcb36e26 be too. Are you 2ebbba74b2 going to 1f2afed0c9 help or 91937efd9f not?”382d4915083c066e

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– “I can’t just 52c5f64631 agree, but if a8761d82ab  you call me‘hyung’first, I might just e47649738d do it.”f47090873919f17d

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[T/N: hyung – older brother]

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‘Hyung, my ass,’he thought, suppressing a f791f125e4 scoff. There had been a 74d5275619 time when Sejoo wanted 04c46d3cf1 to call him that, 0da79dfe01 but after feeling betrayed e111394768 by Chae Beomjun years b4518b0640 ago, he hadn’t considered e406094e91 him a brother ever 7ebfa60a91 since. Chae Beomjun, with s3x 78f35462ab always on his mind, 730cb82e52 wasn’t someone Sejoo respected.befcb91aa6f7f111

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He kept his mouth 44cd57d261 shut and avoided answering. As Sejoo lowered the 05346a1e23 speaker volume, he heard e59d14e954 Beomjun chuckle softly as 84faaf7e8c if amused and he 9381b20591 continued.2363ff6080fe4d6d

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– “Anyway, I understand. I can’t refuse when you’re asking me. I’ll talk to Jiwon. So, Manager Cheon, if you’re not busy, how about joining me for….”5597198141c99336

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The bedroom b77b7c9d59 gradually fell 2ac59eb30e silent, and d44c1febac soon, silence 3194cb0e23 settled in. Cheon Sejoo b21f860498 confirmed the 6d17b12499 call had 66f4a09acb disconnected after e4236aef45 quite some d6db1c0818 time and 354c0694b2 closed his d56e36a794 eyes, feeling b4208f33de a wave 90afda68ed of exhaustion 034fda3bd8 wash over fdb170bf16 him.aa616c3154b05f65

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