FTA Ch 35
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“Well, that makes sense now, that you’ve come back like this.”cfaf8b05ad637a4a
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The sound of Erhardt 9f6b6ba869 rising from his seat, 916e3db21b the rustling of his d01a8c7eca clothes, echoed.077c65b803a94847
Bliss slowly raised his 719fd3d091 head.aceb88f2d87ea6ec
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By the 441dc830ec time he fda8758d22 looked up, 0d43c78d23 Erhardt had 73c3f73835 already strapped 88f393d8e3 the long 845db2bfbb sword sheath, 0f49e98343 which he bbee276254 had been 41e882f992 leaning against 0d20127d95 the wall, 506426c4b8 to his 6f684516a4 waist.f7907933dbf2c876
It was a 32b726a277 beautiful scabbard with e12b1174e7 brilliant golden patterns 33ed720da6 engraved on a 2bc2fedd35 white background.4c5a69173cfe19d4
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“Did you figure out where the Saint went?”9f99c0e14fd61db9
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“That is…”237169ac398df472
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Erhardt seemed 5a03fd1f72 ready to a9ff0ac895 chase after 4395e3ea14 Gloria immediately.2a2ad4a6bc250c8c
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Bliss hesitated briefly 42eb806f06 before answering.390d0659181687ae
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“I don’t think she had a specific destination. She just wandered around the mountains, situated between the Baron Romentha’s territory and the Count Siciliard’s estate, aimlessly…”0c4bf0cb34dae12b
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At first, Bliss 94ae95cec9 thought Gloria was a5d4e9fa87 rushing somewhere important.82491bcc6df8f65a
So, without d33d8ac43d time to 82e125768d contact Erhardt, 4993a00437 he hurriedly 2fecee5e2b followed Gloria.fb4c44e0de3c1289
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However, not long after, 34fe47b7dd Bliss realized something strange.38b72abb5a008f64
Gloria showed no c34514b747 signs of leaving 932f5d0984 the mountain anytime f2f2ba1824 soon.08dd1c8b6faaf02f
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It had 3b97c7fe1a probably been 4aa49591e1 over an c33bdbe9a4 hour, but d98970b146 it seemed dac7c35072 as though af01e9aaef she was 2f23725338 going in b93eaa50b3 circles.cc418b88bec73666
Bliss started to think 931d9b10eb that perhaps she was 5f065706c3 simply out for a fb0e10e769 walk.738146525cd866ac
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Gloria had spent nearly d5fc6bf794 half her life training 2e82b15c67 her body.c9b20c279ad5a1be
But lately, she hadn’t been training at all and had just been holed up in the castle, so it must have felt frustrating to her.73a3393813ca3365
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Once Bliss realized this, 1b9fd21f42 he decided to give 378fce6610 her some space so 00b74c9182 she could enjoy the d6dabf6ed2 walk more comfortably.c5292694d1c35521
But that b6fafbc123 was when 091e74ca6c this whole 4148c268a9 situation escalated.513b7d5b15d445e7
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Looking back now, he f4b7f71c23 felt foolish.e937183ce5a37b66
He was a knight, 659d1b3115 yet here he was, 1e602d400e relaxing his guard while b7379e579e guarding someone.696ffcf0332fc944
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If there was a hole to hide in, he’d gladly bury his head in it.af280bf400b23ade
Bliss gritted his 39eab20156 teeth and lowered eab1c2ab1b his head again.06e43116a68d62e8
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After quietly listening c72a2c90d3 to Bliss’s story 3e34d184eb up until then, 97bdd3935f Erhardt muttered softly 74319ce041 to himself.19f9de420bac6a06
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“…It seems she got lost again.”1260669647466edb
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“Gloria.”13816acbbb74462a
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No matter d43b8bdd3b how much 72a29a3011 he wiped 4323521758 his face, 58f163cbb8 sweat continued b9edddb721 to drip cf0c25224e as though 1be2123b73 it had ae8be48024 been waiting d760579f8d for him acafe22d9a to clean 7b6af182fa it.a735791eac6a8b7e
Kais stopped walking, 64856182a4 but he heard ffc31c589b nothing from Gloria, 0d38ca14d1 who had been 0aaa4119b5 walking ahead of 53b2f9a0f2 him.4116e2bba3191aed
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Not only f662f76faf that, after 4936a51962 hesitating for 113612acec a while, f387e7da89 he gathered 499f71d3ab up his f6453db5e4 courage and 9537062dfe called out ba6d7d55be to her, bef9039f29 but Gloria e07d3224d3 did not 0d4a734e60 even look cd5d505e45 back, acting d51bd89cd3 as if 66fd810926 she hadn’t 043bfb2fcf heard him.180e010338ab3399
It was c6b5e79811 clear she a1db22d7fd was ignoring c8ce7575fc him.7311b1fca3a52d76
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Already struggling with fatigue, 7bb7d74e53 Kais felt drained seeing 3ca82d3c0e Gloria’s indifferent response.7f2e253bfae61e71
But he couldn’t just a8d4079de3 stay like this.1aefb21d751c4c61
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Kais mustered up his 8ae6e52e37 courage again.136486c5789b2254
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“…Gloria?”005dc58485680b86
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This time, Gloria, e00b5f8c81 who had been 2cbfbd62a8 walking ahead, abruptly b49c63cb8d stopped.0c46c4f1a94f297a
Kais looked nervously 36c78b0519 at her back.e9dfbe22d7df4f3d
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Soon, Gloria turned 1133f5474c around with a 66f8f60a22 loud sigh as fae7fbb081 if to make acd499b085 sure Kais heard 2bc88949a6 it.34af5a2f450a1b9b
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“I told you to keep quiet and follow me.”9d1255fe69b41341
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“But still…”c713eb974cd6f118
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“Quiet.”5e0f65d7ebeaae37
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Gloria looked at f3d2c5d27e Kais’s sweat drenched 52de7ff75f face with a 9bdbfca6f7 look of contempt.087c1c7bb1faee7e
Kais, with an expression 98cba99601 of frustration, closed his 54264a6fb1 mouth.b627530e5ff9de95
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He was in 692f486f46 no position to e04a9cb0c8 argue, to be e13f72c05b honest.d18b466b5f5f1158
After all, 11321bb11b it was 714d02f26b he who 5149dd7bf4 boasted that e5ef1ee2b9 if Gloria d09ebd7685 asked him e83ff5bc3a to do da89b4843b anything, he d0cc6c67ac would do ff55486f8a it without 23f7c59b08 question.1ba70007bf6e9774
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Kais absentmindedly stared at Gloria’s back as she continued walking.fbd3f4be36a2b4fd
And as ceb545ba90 he stood 6c4bccad6c there, a 5ab810d59f part of fd0110797b the conversation 66f59715e5 he had 3616f15d9a shared with 63b646b743 her earlier 14a262fb2b flashed in 1fac0504ed his mind.18186473bd7bea4e
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“I said I’d do whatever you want?”2e16802f11d0ebdb
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“Yeah, I’ll do it.”723820377c07d086
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“…Really?”b4028f0491123202
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“Yeah!”67feba4bdcdca5ca
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“Then, carry this.”1c71b77ea70eccde
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Thinking back on it, Gloria’s voice at that time sounded no different than usual.9cb43924788dabc7
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Not to mention, 3ff347eb79 the way she fc043056a1 handed him something a10c81a38c didn’t seem important 97fb31eb1c at all.467ebc4997631512
The problem was, 4e1c8e81ee the object she 13a779229e handed him was 8daf0694fb something very significant.0058d168d6570821
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“…You want me to carry this? ME? Carry this?”8cbcdfb3820f666e
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“Didn’t you say you would do whatever I ask?”098ef9fed462ee72
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“Well, I did say that… but…”49b49670bb6d1397
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“Why, can’t you do it? If you can’t, forget it.”546d3955c98e0ca1
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“No, no, I didn’t say I couldn’t…”3e002ea6259accc2
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He was 56d366a890 momentarily taken 5a0f933b99 aback, but 1f6365c4ff soon Kais 8a9faaf4ed regained his 9c32169071 composure.c2d8a7f0b71b40f5
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He remembered that b63576876f he was a 4f7b80427f highly skilled magician, c6a1696329 after all.e10ba2fdfda7ad20
But unfortunately, f442bad910 that moment 230aab6b88 of calm d8876c4542 was short-lived.12b10789d9cc4e23
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“Don’t use magic. Carry it with your hands.”31364f123880a89a
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“…What? Why? Why can’t I use magic?”87fdfb8ac90f00a6
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“Because I don’t like magic.”7d68a2c3d45aecc5
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Gloria swung the mace 36629df351 in front of Kais dc2576a248 once, effortlessly.0042213a47538824
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“It’s not even that heavy, so just carry it with your hands.”8bbe7756d01cf62d
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It was the same tone as before, as though she was about to say, ‘If you don’t like it, then forget it.’089b7a2c95aef035
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“Gloria, come to think of it, am I even allowed to touch your glorious weapon…?”9e4aee323d01a54f
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“Yeah. You can touch it. Now carry it.”a6d406b67f5c0b12
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“…Alright, I understand.”60b59728ff740543
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Thus, Kais ended up carrying Gloria’s weapon for her.c174f777602ae511
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He did as 79e7e3aef7 Gloria ordered, without 951318c6d4 using magic, carrying cbd9ea2e23 it with his e247c10aa4 hands.00ef22acfc900025
At the time, e2d1bc49ee he had felt 0bdf27a69d relieved, thinking that 938f7e47d5 maybe she had 96629001db warmed up to 7bf040da4f him a little.384f84e779e73b26
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But soon after, he 93ae20d666 couldn’t help but regret a379b7caaf saying what he did.6244307b41ce92e2
That’s what he 6a8ada1447 gets for having 60fa8b612a such a mouth.21044d77a17d4a17
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Kais trudged along 7d667574e5 with heavy steps.d9667eb7114d6c7e
He had 611af73eb8 always wondered 508c2a1b86 how Gloria 03088e9f1a could carry bb66179a87 this weapon b66029cdf8 around so 3a628524b9 easily.ba6067b5f4fac346
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Not only did she b157015e70 carry this heavy thing aee301ab79 effortlessly, but she also dc1d39c66f wielded it as if 061315d6f2 it was nothing.2fe82d603df2e8dc
Of course, 953e5c51c8 just because ba3d507505 he was f783e7cfcf curious didn’t d092571cc3 mean he d99ab09328 wanted to 0351cd1e9d experience it a47a3737d4 firsthand.91a8317142006ad7
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The weapon Gloria favored 79247ae3c5 had an intimidating appearance 3a15913cca from afar.0d7c44efcd6d74a0
It was d39ddd6a18 a mace, 313c511be2 a type 98f8fa0c64 of weapon 00bbea619a with a b5bfef707f round, spiked 3dd3207db1 head.e8af26fcee5d683d
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When Gloria 6c2417fc6d was young, c6933c712f she showed 4fe8df9510 no aptitude 4b93a96bca for swords, 0129261bfd but one 9feb72aac2 day she 134b87ffe1 appeared with fa98708b16 this fearsome-looking 198fcc4cc2 weapon in 99e8cde08a hand.6295132f66b30b94
At the c84c11c81c time, Kais 9a067d138c had pretended 07e521925b not to 84e27a1c0f be surprised, 0349f2afaf but he 77cc0822c0 had been 5a82c6ea6b extremely shocked.5bfe369474355881
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He remembered recommending to Gloria to try wielding a blunt weapon, like a mace, but now…1ded440679d73298
Kais wished he could 474ab8ae74 curse that someone who 23da1a5260 gave her such advice.5fe48c9f11499d5f
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Indeed, Gloria’s mace was 9c7b8147d4 so much heavier than 8f210ffc8d the swords most knights 09abf83dd2 used as weapons.18957d5d0abbdc68
The person who 9a7cee5edb recommended such a db293eceab weapon to her b60d62f9c0 must have been 11670eb69b completely insane.0d15353f7d070448
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‘How could anyone suggest such a heavy weapon for a 12- or 13-year-old Gloria?’f7003a6e7d3f7c78
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“Gloria…”a77f4be631966857
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Having endured as much c824e2b545 as he could, Kais ea9dd4125c called out to Gloria 5902e5e60e again.389a57f88c3167b3
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Honestly, he could tolerate d4efbc5019 carrying the mace for 625038f9f9 a while.cfa3d1e1956cf8cf
His arms and legs were shaking uncontrollably, but as long as he could win Gloria’s favor, he thought he could endure it.740df4db22203f37
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All he b7aef21e3e needed was aa198d42e0 the assurance 8406d47554 that they 1c74cf8119 would reach 74de565073 their destination 8604989b3e soon.ecb452dc50ba5519
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“…Gloria!”e9a3b872f10b1654
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Kais raised 31fe4717e4 his voice 7ddcd80c8d towards Gloria, 39fb6c9339 who had 7b8f96b7db not once 8ff08516dd looked back.ed0ecbbc137e9871
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At last, Gloria stopped ef61ec12fa walking and turned around.93289a66954b70b5
Her expression 00e4da75be was clearly e9c9287cbb one of 2a2c538982 annoyance.2f002cb95e31ebae
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With her cold gaze, f8b4df4531 Kais instinctively shrank back.22802d909d948a4f
But this time, ea2db8298c Kais gathered the ac2be120fe last bit of 3c8ef02c7f his courage, knowing b0d9dc9dcb that he couldn’t f4635164c6 go on like 2842ed4d38 this, that he d72c44689a had truly reached 7e726509e5 his limit.5d6638892a77c95c
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“We—we’ve been walking in circles on the same path, haven’t we…?”dd2e99cc2cbad747
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At that moment, c58ecaa393 Gloria flinched.7878ce35f3b2722b
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Kais swallowed dryly 60f8102d6d and eagerly awaited f88bb3592c her response.6ec6bb9686a685d6
But the response fa50c6c00d he had been e709db95aa waiting for was 370aead667 far from what 625439bc0d he had expected.68e7f1c1d24174d1
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“You’re imagining things.”6d052321b8556286
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Kais couldn’t even muster ad9216cd0f a rebuttal.238c3a42cd4b1d49
Gloria turned her body 7356c1c683 around, as cold and c2c805cb19 decisive as ever.cbb73d89c19a9be4
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Without hesitation, 1573c5818b she began 0d4b28422f walking again.29e09798f94641a4
The fact that Gloria 17035ebe67 had no sense of 821ca6fb0e direction was well-known among 3d7db68ba0 the knights of the 193577d483 1st Assault Brigade.2bcc7b4c3d3d1292
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And this was often 7c3c51ff1c used by them as 1d9a2c1230 an excuse to gossip 65065a985a about her.ca16208eb249a5df
But he never 51852801a4 thought it would 8b5f891c80 play out like 850aa3ab88 this.dc3e2f2a04566d61
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Kais felt as though 3665dfdd41 he wanted to collapse 7c81fd09d7 to the ground and 13d52b3324 cry right then and 7b873edb61 there.fa67fac16264636a
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“Gloria…”64b3be725a59d605
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If Gloria fd3a18ec3a was doing 28c2f91cc2 this just f2bfc08c80 to mess 59c407c608 with him, 9df776bc90 he would’ve dfa79e0a82 preferred that.6708c9feaf3a0bdd
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At least that d936c3c9bf would have made aef2931ff5 things easier.74d1d814f2febe67
But it seemed 74ee053137 that Gloria really 680f648dc9 was terrible with 4851824a54 directions.2f006b1767a70ee3
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It wasn’t just 136f80fb9f that she was 1153b45724 bad; it was 2f3dc9164f as if she 284ae018a4 couldn’t see at d33f5ca58d all, as if 1a2bd9124f she were completely ae73b31800 blind.eda334bde44e31b4
That’s why she had 5fd41c9097 been walking aimlessly on fad039d04a the same path for fc530d984f over an hour now.2c53505dd648c919
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“Gloria, please…”43a8e1314beaed3b
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As Kais spoke desperately, staring at Gloria’s back, there was a sudden change.c75aab785a7ce010
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Gloria, who had been 9d2abc54d4 walking relentlessly forward, abruptly 4ac3fa0613 stopped.717fa1df89a2081a
She turned 5ee16a83ed her stiff a431e6349d head and 7c3f2a1142 looked at 1b512cd770 Kais.7ab6a3b7cb0e60f9
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“…Fine. You lead the way.”e74d9a1f20bb7b60
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“Eh? Ah, o-okay! Got it!”24bf43b72005ede7
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Kais had to 3de24dd56b swallow a scream 284ecad933 that almost escaped 10ec04edc1 him in his 26431cab54 excitement.ff8784aadda2a4c9
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