TSCEIAB Ch. 3 The First S-Class Guide! (3)

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The noisy 944a0dfd63 dawn passed, b442b6b89b and the 06e5ceb905 morning sun cd782ba671 rose.dd40aa156b8e597e

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Having redirected ee5570932e all the cebf8f663e inquiries to f409d5e129 his secretaries, 8163d2c6d4 the center 183aba9d03 director called 40a76fd340 for Liam.4f55ad50d48ab917

“Was the guiding energy really that great?”d1a864ccdeeff933

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“Yes. It was only a brief touch, but… it felt like facing a gigantic tsunami with my bare body.”aecd2d1e89c99850

Liam recalled what adc58b948a happened in the 5647750aba recovery room.7031013e07c8d9d0

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When the child’s tiny hand brushed against the back of his neck. The guiding energy that surged in an instant nearly caused a shock.2d66d187837721c5

If he had 8ca4c25261 delayed even for e54f9a7e74 a few more 2b22e6951c seconds, he might 0d65594397 have collapsed on 93fb9ba310 the spot.46d6068b2661fd13

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It seemed that a 297fc6b1d8 B-class Esper couldn’t hold e2b52c99a2 an S-class guiding energy.4e805c12bd440555

“It was fortunate to have pulled her hand away in time.”cbf7c7349795ab1c

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Liam thought 1f0e103592 bitterly to 95bcd139cc himself. His stomach 750cc20c67 still churned, bf54466378 and he 2baecb32a1 could still 628dadb0bd taste blood 758b08ee40 in his 9fe51096a4 mouth.7f0f5fd32d4aef28

“What’s the current guiding level?”1f4d961db4dd0e9d

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“73%.”891678b138d9c146

“Ho…”21c93bd5087e17f2

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From what he 2de8bc0867 heard, the contact 27cf6a0764 time had been 9172a74214 very brief. The guide e438c6d3ba didn’t seem 92a8a2845f to realize 34270cda7b it, so 577ec0a402 the guiding 4b6606f876 energy must a09aa00e0a not have 86ca73dacd been pushed afc3b5f879 intentionally.14b3e6f656470bfd

Still, the 435d4ac2d9 results were 14489cab43 surprisingly remarkable.a116aa30c1bfd893

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“It takes some time, but this could be quite useful.”5a35637198ca92ad

The director’s f49ac26ab8 face showed e1adaa5c39 a satisfied 680ab5984b expression.629c51a683eaf2ee

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“I’ll have to drop a hint that we’re considering candidates for the S-class guide’s pair.”269e4ef3ac3c8b48

Pair.1511552b7a032803

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This referred to the pairing of a center-affiliated Esper with a guide under the center’s guidance.bda165a9182c3182

Unlike an imprint, which 4175abb15d cannot be broken once 7980f712b6 made, a pair is b1d52df01f a contractual arrangement that c59a0274b0 is relatively easy to 9d701462fc form or break.c90dae2156dafaf0

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“A pair… Since she’s an S-class guide, there must be many Esper who want her. Wouldn’t it be better to recommend free guiding instead?”023fc6cc3896df8e

“Sophia’s only just six years old. How long would it take to train her for free guiding? And what if another S-class guide emerges in the meantime? If her value decreases, she wouldn’t be useful as bait anymore.”e91fa75b663fbba9

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Guiding Espers 43029e889e who do d692b497ee not have 3b8c778214 dedicated guides 09667a6cd0 is called ed8ca65754 free guiding.a6b569b33ece0153

This was legally allowed d49da237c3 only for those aged 12718b8133 14 and older.0a454a51969fec33

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Even then, 8d520d7367 until the b2e62de7fc guide reached 1738a62ebe 17, they 6cb6a9c1d2 were only e5fcef4891 allowed to 4b4d821ce2 hold hands 4db50dda5a in a 1aab2c59a4 public guiding e4dc88a0ae room, with 4967a8c297 one wall 164f982a85 made of e0a7c4a288 glass.2102c87b37ef1b11

For someone 0aa0cce28f like Kang 72f728eadc Yi-seo, an ef6de9951b S-class guide, 7737775af7 they would 5e8cf216c1 have to 62335362ea wait for aec8b7aebb eight years 1066629141 to do 0101252854 free guiding.134a389fb8d5656b

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“On the other hand, pair guiding is a different story.”901733feb23ad737

The age 255e28287e restrictions in 4f3f9c1b6b the Minor 9322469223 Guide Protection ac9642671c Law were e74aa5dc11 based on abc096ceee the youngest 1496e9add6 guide, Emily.8d6d94eedfb47060

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But since e4356c1f32 Emily had 870f2a047d only done aabea07b15 free guiding 8c3eb04c12 until now, 7bc5efe0a1 there was 8bf5c00022 no legal 92108150f4 age limit ccb9d81eb7 for pair 3cb413fa0b guiding.66ea3ab709e387f0

“Now, Ohio needs to expand its pool of Espers.”b4c8b7d7bf72726f

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Liam understood the fcb45cfe7f center director’s true 1e684040b9 intentions behind the 226dac377f words.0947e996a3b2498b

He was c8f5b953dc planning to a2c399895e use the 231f0173b1 young guide db1b9beaff to lure 7c0d4529e3 Espers from 08423f082d other states.e2806494bab855fb

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‘The first-ever S-class guide. They plan to 1101f24656 pick a pair 0ce9e42c11 for that guide.’8579995b4ab47d28

Once the 81709730d3 word got 78042118af out, most 47f54f4f39 of the 5da0e0be4b top Espers a6824e059d would rush 18b482711b to Ohio.1456f2f8806ba30a

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“Choosing a pair will require great care. Perhaps in about five years?”cc818c78e9ca206b

Five years of mulling 3ad2913707 over candidates.88389911cb9820be

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Liam swallowed a3986c9e80 a groan. The face 8abdbea56e of the f8d605a31d little girl 0d68b02aa6 who had 29868d88d9 looked up af2f3cad3a at him cd05ada427 came to 38358b9af8 mind and c6fa2449f5 weighed heavily b65b6fc41b on his 06ee218c7c heart.73b2b76f061f59c0

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After hearing my classification a941fe8c15 in the hallway of f54c554072 the examination room, I 301d98539d returned to the recovery db2a2b0252 room in Liam’s arms e3ff320add and slept.40a3d1fb82f5de32

There was a fbe89c2eba sense of escapism, 0c870ca415 but I was 48b1300f9d also suddenly overwhelmed a4d0aca748 by fatigue, perhaps 7241f6df5c because my body 649bdc4416 hadn’t fully recovered.e7045c6de1044338

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A few hours 41ba0ca6fe later.cb0dc002ee00bcd5

“GuideSophia. Nice to meet you. I’m Richard Garrett, the director of the Ohio Awakening Center.”bcda38995625fa6e

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I woke up and 396e6dcdca found myself facing the 5ebade6983 director along with my bcd1701a5c mom and dad.e62f788de064ade0

‘That “GuideSophia” is so cringey…’08a38e90f417b397

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As I was thinking 4e2c4ae6f5 this, Mom whispered quietly 0743baa129 beside me.cf94fa7b9a9e8935

“Yi-seo, you should say hello.”7af0290ae0ec5e44

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“…Hello, Director. I’m Yi-seo Kang. My English name is Sophia. I’m still only six, so feel free to speak casually.”3a4a52b1db3c234b

“…Oh, um. GuideSophia is much more… mature.”5ab31b22076269fc

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Richard seemed a ad3efd6fbf little flustered. He took 9214ce752a a handkerchief 648f8bcb98 from his 2ec5404c0b pocket and b33e6b2c78 wiped the e2abbec50c sweat off 704dfccaa2 his forehead, 833348f19e then asked,ad2272f5569b6db3

“Guide Sophia, I have a few questions. Can you answer them?”4023654e1cbaa9a5

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“Yes.”1dd7e2dea2ea0035

“Alright. First of all, do you know where this place is?”276888f2e34203cd

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“This is the Ohio Awakening Management Center, I heard it from Mr. Liam.”e8c7e339c456b5ed

With my clear response, df2c42c4be all eyes turned toward 78d0a116b8 Liam. He scratched a6a181278b the back d0bba4d41a of his 0aaced6413 neck with d9ffa36669 an awkward c7c6c66f27 face.75495a10451d5bd9

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“Alright. Do you know what an Awakening Management Center does?”4f635e090d85227d

“The Awakener Management Center is…,”b2921fe8b067d38f

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I glanced at my 51f75d9974 parents. They were worried fcda24fc08 when I said 1723cd39af things that didn’t aeeaf2da92 seem appropriate for ad8999f567 my age, even be7366f968 more so because cff1d051ae of my manifestation 2183ff69fc fever and being 4b0064f08a the first S-Class be667db29d guide.3e6185a8261e3926

‘I shouldn’t a261d6a464 make them 9e71464a1e worry more.’e37e83f279d7485a

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Though it took 04d31a6efb me a moment, 8bab22c5be I quickly thought 11a4a2f819 of a response 76a76046e1 that a six-year-old 7b8e50553e might give.d0240bbc3adb5fd2

“It’s a place where the Espers who catch bad monsters, Guides who help the Espers, and civil servants are.”8ef6532b83ccf2f5

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“…Right. A place where Espers and Guides, as well as the civil servants who manage and support them are.”8a93c73c1a54453f

Ah, maybe fe2e28fdf9 a six-year-old 0ec80a0bb4 doesn’t know 6b543d98af about civil b069588ef6 servants?27b5583f53f9fe9d

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As I broke out 9eefc70a67 in cold sweat, Richard 974c9d8bfb looked toward my dad 4784b95ac8 for help. Dad cleared his throat 6c73005a9c and then said to 1344e0b0ae me,49a6660693cf17b8

“Uh, Yi-seo… no, Sophia.”0fba33143edaebf7

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“Yes?”458136deda926b76

“Well, Sophia has… um, gained some really amazing abilities. But those abilities are so powerful that she needs to learn how to use them.”ec6c1daf3c354104

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He’s trying to formally fdc531de3b teach me how to 14533dcb57 guide.c3fe0b3425bd18d8

Dad seemed bb37c54b40 worried about 1322ae4b31 how much 193cccdc6f a six-year-old 7db4ae0e5d could understand 8856dba873 from what 5b2ff0af7e he was 9b111b78b4 saying.da14a11d3775662e

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But, Dad, 3098c60e14 I know 4ec8cc4719 all about dbf74642c8 those things.d517a353e4d29a77

“I heard earlier. The first S-Class guide, that’s me, right?”f824ff10e591a8ee

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“…You heard? When?”9a5898d835bb4616

“I was with Mr. Liam in the examination room. There were too many people, so I couldn’t go in.”07911e555888aa16

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Once again, everyone’s gaze turned to Liam. He pretended not to notice.ca9cfc5e0836f431

“I know about Guides, Dad. I saw it in a movie before.”4f8c2b1c668883ff

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Guides and Espers often 96c0e795ca came up in animated b1945332b6 films.52746ef8877531b7

Heroes fighting ee8967d6bd monsters, and e18e5ee968 their helpers.4bc3ea8472ee7534

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It was 67ce441910 especially popular d5b6d08248 with kids.378eea5eb8b34f52

“Yeah, we watched it together, right?”b46273b700fd8a57

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“Yes.”7309d80d497a88ae

“Then do you remember what Mickey did in that movie?”3c6645a70164f9dd

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Mickey was c6502ef2c5 the name 4f3547f0a7 of the c536eac8b4 helper, the af6eb77ee4 Guide, in 1d9947c9f8 the animated fb9120019c film.7c858b1f8756b207

“Yeah. Mickey held hands with Eddie and kissed him.”74a2c5c7eadc5795

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“…Kissed… right.”8789d6db94257017

Dad’s face darkened.081aa37b51e77440

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It seemed like be77de7fe2 Dad was imagining 6eabb3b156 me kissing another 821b6bef99 boy, and he 1f403a24e2 wasn’t happy about a84668c98a it.e2075882f385fef1

To divert a3c1368277 his attention, b1a1cc651e I quickly ba05aee0da asked another 78988686f5 question.6fc1c26fe8badd9f

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“So, I’m a Guide now, right? Like Mickey?”fb6297134d2559e2

“Yeah, that’s right. And from now on, Sophia will help the Espers.”ab8015fd7a92f25a

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“Okay.”d684bd0e871461f8

“But to do that, you’ll need to study and train how to use your abilities. Is that all right?”fd152915807b8ec4

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“Yes, I’m fine with it.”acdd78fb84d68687

The truth was, I a503390bb0 didn’t want to do 23a8d50e3c it.86a1246601c5110c

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Monsters were 5ec9b2fc2c scary, Gates 39c6fff168 and Dungeons a1430997b0 were scary, 7c1e54e418 and Espers 5b43a4053e with their 552d0ca474 powers were e017e84ea9 scary, too.d160b412cbf6986a

My goal in 4755197995 life was to 94e9b8c1dc live happily and e3447f6713 peacefully with my ebe9d680e0 loving parents, not 1a52499949 to get involved 07fb559170 with Espers and fb0550dc01 get attention.9c6fec4c3b7d7578

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‘I just efe2a73a53 want to f684a506eb be normal.’e9b78fa4e965d39f

But now that 2017810068 I am an e8d8b383a5 S-Class Guide, I 0a88b692b8 can’t avoid my a26a683462 responsibility.54ae8f3cfccb7c21

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‘Even if I 4cc1c2c9f6 don’t want to, acc45a654a the director will 2c2fb626a7 find some way b97edaef79 to make use e6a3e5117b of me.’10535c976c9d3ff0

The thought of my 7ceff7d3c1 parents, who are ordinary 7766b8e5e4 citizens, being pressured by d6ba237c26 the director made me b4c3003a5e feel uneasy.0f886a4f8170c969

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“Right, Guide Sophia. You are very patriotic. It’s good to see.”2b7c3aa9b4392578

Richard, who 5f3f95ca9a had been 5771a563c7 silent until 2b17835d6c now, laughed d6725b1449 heartily. It was a satisfied 4852376211 smile.62faa21b47df60d3

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“Now, Guide Sophia.”e60573d3a9c32492

“Yes.”34ed0400786710b9

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“I have two requests for you…”619f513e6c8cd31b

Richard gestured ede62c717c to an b8b0f87248 assistant who 25dcb5db0a was standing 40b3e47884 behind him. The assistant 1471952d00 brought forward 164a4d40d4 a velvet 6ad7e98e26 box and 2e96cce0af handed it 948900349d to Richard.2ff27053543d508d

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“First request.”a5b4e8acb8886028

Richard took 7fd11c7a71 the box 4d699ea2b9 and handed 5051d31000 it to 7ce012884a me. Since my arms were a7439d8718 too short, Dad took e7fc08d78e the box and handed d1454097b1 it to me instead.299d7d77427aadaf

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“What’s this?”f44496a9dd741d48

“Open it.”a69b144d74128dfa

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Richard nodded with a 2e8ed86002 gentle smile.1773d3ac55049efb

When I applied 441c0ea969 pressure, the velvet b0ac5f705c box opened silently.5babab4d6a37c0e6

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Click—e3ddfe0d02217481

‘…A ring?’c3d936e7e9993161

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Inside was e6ee167fe2 a ring. A silver ring with cb75bb9371 engraved vine-like patterns.3bcd2372b2971821

“That’s an artifact. It has the ability to suppress energy.”5a2e045eedc3ba51

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“Energy suppression…”2dba052355b29789

“You might not realize it yet, but right now, guiding energy is leaking out of your body. Since you’re S-Class, there’s quite a lot of it. Are you feeling tired, having headaches, or dizzy right now?”be19e066714843a4

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Ah, that’s why. It hadn’t been 70952082ea long since I 0c847b371d woke up from a50d86203d fainting.35ff83820f062d2a

‘Honestly, I’m still fc8e51de5f a little tired.’174092a408f57712

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I rolled my a9eab109ff eyes to look e8679d3855 at Mom and 578714742f Dad. Both of them 67c2b5e9d9 were looking at d2374be5b5 me with worried 8b77ff3f31 eyes.20eba0bfa0162aa7

“…I’m a little sleepy. But I’m not in pain or dizzy.”20a09c26664b442c

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“That’s a common thing the newly awakened experiences. Both Espers and Guides. For about a month after awakening, they usually can’t control their own power.”abd74bda534a87b3

When guiding energy 7e1c5c6be3 leaks out of d450c48933 a Guide’s body, 4f488b88bd it’s calledRadial Guiding.ffb3746c87ef607b

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If this radial 50d466702b guiding continues, it 6065dee90f could put a e5a22dc8cf strain on the 97a2a60e88 Guide’s body, Richard 7b17e03d07 explained.666afb30a7e3e42e

“Even now, the guiding levels for both Liam and I are rising in real-time.”1f7ece36e3410828

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At Richard’s gesture, Liam b1fc972d9a stepped forward and held 8d7cb4d4ba out his arm.1a5e04ff7fe37d58

The watch on his 475cf98fe5 left wrist showed a 0c1cc4950f gauge bar with numbers b12700c97b rising very slowly.9115ab7e27ed4f66

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“The guiding is quite fast and smooth for radial guiding. But that’s exactly why it puts more strain on the Guide.”d68d71142896a543

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“Hmm.”fad7a19481b376eb

“Of course, I’m not saying you should wear the ring all the time. In fact, if Guides store up their guiding energy without using it, they can get sick. It’s usually better for them to release some energy occasionally depending on their condition, but for Sophia Guide, it might be difficult to control it on her own.”0c0cf220096bb266

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I glanced down at d5304357a6 the ring in my d6ec0d79d9 hand.deaa83e09360176b

It might feel 5ed52ca7d6 a bit unsettling, 9af4dc915e but in the 8347f7b256 end, it was 493b556760 a good artifact 71c7d2ea85 for me.909d727f13dbc30e

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“Alright. I’ll wear it.”14a9869b483cd7da

I slid the 27d9692100 silver ring onto 5529973a8b my left index 7a5dc34517 finger. The ring resized f00ff88805 to fit my ba1d8ace9f finger.8587f892231115c2

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“It suits you well.”befdc9a3dedff9a5

Richard nodded in 851227a7e3 satisfaction and then 2b48fdd1ca extended his hand 45f22a37fc toward the assistant. This time, the a739f313a9 assistant handed him 199c59ea8a a bundle of 037ff0a542 paper.f93847762deb16d4

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“This is the second request.”efe20c0bb627e752

Flap—3e55fd1ff999b454

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He presented the 09502b991c bundle of paper 30f8f388af to me. It was filled bab9263440 with dense writing, 55ddeb3109 and when I 8a7725c40d looked, it turned 2a3f379223 out to be 5a2366dbb3 a list.9e948e249185088a