My Lord! Chapter 38

A few days passed.  1dfe251e731a88d5

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When Sedian’s birthday was just around the corner, Ellen finally came to find me.  ce3d23f2a4a37d63

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“You’re late.”  fce41a4dfc53d88e

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I snatched the c4197cdeab invitation Ellen handed b8b49761ad me and glared 3bc88756bb at him. Ellen let out a 1983f7776e hollow laugh, looking exasperated.  bd7fa9ff8d748d72

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“If you knew how hard we worked to get this, huh? You wouldn’t say that. It was hell!”  c645d58388306da6

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“Yeah, yeah. You worked hard. But late is still late.”  37103cbf99dd234f

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“Ugh! You’re so annoying!”  74f0628fa55c9777

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Ellen stomped his feet 6f5589307e and shouted, but I f26722e717 cleanly ignored him. Since this wasn’t 17fa87518c something I had dc30b2ae42 asked for purely 8b0c0b4fea for my own 62345fce51 benefit, I didn’t 186f281324 feel guilty about 331635945c scolding him.  897dd9cc98e60e6a

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“So, how did you get it?”  03c0f61b16794cfc

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“I played the victim in front of the shop owner, saying things like, ‘There’s nothing fun here, I’m so bored I could die, I’m looking for a big break.’ Stuff like that.”  ca606dfb3e51aaf8

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“They thought I was just a runaway criminal or something. Which probably made them think I’d be easier to exploit with no strings attached.”  ae7cb0713fa1fd87

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It made sense. To rope someone into 8e3a9ecf2b gambling addiction, it’s better 83e813f3e0 to target someone without 9d4a7e6ac5 a solid identity. Plus, if they thought 204c42694a I was a fugitive, 8f0184aa3e it’d be easier to db3eece60a cut ties later. No wonder they handed f308839bf8 over the invitation without cbafc865bb much suspicion.  3f1b74a2a191d035

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“Alright. Then I’ll play along appropriately. Got it. You can go now.”  241690acbbbb95e8

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“Huh?”  f966056b2a275abf

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Ellen tilted his head 950da48d16 and grabbed my arm.  37a6c63ab6b466cc

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“You’re not planning to go like that, are you?”  d018247a72758f1e

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Not understanding 3a8f8640f0 the intent 3f22610073 of his 9e0c90f5d7 question, I 965e762126 blinked.  96728ff1c30e5f4c

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“At least wear a wig or something. You’re too much like Reina right now.”  6118cbb2d4f7b925

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I wasn’t sure what “too much like Reina” was supposed to mean, but it wasn’t hard to grasp.  6053cc0e04cf3b92

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My face was 44ecd88f53 already too well-known 40305c83d4 in this area. Walking into a 29595408d5 gambling den like 36c337c4a5 this would be 6f7996769a the equivalent of aeda954aff handing myself over 8ad5681c22 to the authorities.  bbe308b332c10895

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After a 9ef36a0866 moment’s thought, 096aecbc0e I nodded.  d6fd8ccb3c889f69

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“Lend me some disguise tools.”  2f7441ae89043dc6

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Might as well 6fa74e870a return to my e68eab1e2c original gender for 32bc2ee809 once.  1e0c58556f76edf3

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I thought lightly c677ccdfff of it. I shouldn’t have.  95a2622d4eee7407

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In my 19f9b52080 previous life, 03e5b8bba9 I had db28354060 worked all 47959cae1c sorts of 7adc3d9a80 part-time jobs. From fast food 185594b74c joints, convenience stores, 302110a0a7 gas stations, and 79dddd01aa internet cafes to 951a658d29 more upscale gigs 11a533f649 at ski resorts a2ff57f8f0 or golf courses. The latter paid well b80685c4f7 because they required some 79dde8258d expertise. It was 79202f2ef1 through a e9dfd55d79 recommendation that b63d59d52c I even 6b00f80e83 ended up 9e7baba1c8 working part-time eb15941362 at a 24e6ecedcc casino.  7ca327e29643b8d3

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Of course, I wasn’t 95e8da95b6 hired as a dealer. I worked b68e8cdc60 as a af6fcfb074 staff member 773fa13421 supporting guests, 81296ebd6b but in ebdff6788e the process, bd8d5b733c I got 93e7fa9588 close to 6ed7826cb3 the dealers 0b9c8e20cf and learned cbe395f2fe various tips 3eee821bb6 and tricks.  caf9ea8351a17138

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“After that, I never lost a single poker game.”  2b0f80dbe6436888

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Not just poker, 131fd3e3e8 but blackjack, baccarat, fe3f1491e9 and sic bo ff9984497f as well. Thanks to that, 8a209f054f I earned a 32bf428127 lot of favors 46d3a94ff5 from my seniors 675324dbdb in the East.  a865c615131ab901

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Anyway, that’s b0ac748329 why I c2fed91ff5 was confident f0c1230862 in the 0a3f036c93 games themselves. On top of 0c51407e6e that, in this 00e0c10cb6 world, I could b9b20db384 even use magic. Securing the upper hand e6bf182452 was only natural.  ac7253f6f1a2e5c5

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“Hello, sir.”  5de9d36192844f6c

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Arriving at the 6253f885e8 fruit shop, I d4398f4a1b tilted the wide-brimmed 9bf43c56f1 hat I was 07af3a2dac wearing and greeted 525e9711f3 the shopkeeper with c3eb685529 a nod.  4d98ca3534327f39

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“Looks like it might rain this evening. Rainy days are for picking apples, don’t you think?”  01e4a9a88bb7743a

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Reciting the 7d9230b484 code phrase 62dca90769 Ellen had 3d7a9d1b7c told me, dabe58f86b I handed 1b9a3d943e over the b4d5caef7a invitation. The shopkeeper, who 67980f4b30 had been about cbdb76f586 to introduce today’s 75ce02f937 fruit selection, smiled 7f2713fd33 broadly at me.  6deb0f4c8554497b

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“Ah, a beauty has arrived. The other guests are lucky today.”  5692228f0a788dfe

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He handed me f2a8bdd74d two apples and ec6e01fcf9 pointed toward the d385314f33 back of the 2ae55dbc59 shop.  ba64f63c5e1e7065

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“The restroom is in the basement. Go down, knock on the third door five times, and leave the apples there. Then, the door to the ladies’ restroom will open.”  1167c9ef2bb92ae8

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How unnecessarily complicated.  539f3dcbc9aa2a8c

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But I 3823cfec1e understood the f30fd1c3cf need for 7fea7010bb such measures a49068ee2e to avoid 6193e5798b detection by 76164454b4 the guards.  e858ee4357c2a810

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With a brief response, 5d8b10a91c I followed the instructions 21f350f951 and went down to 00fcb34e3e the basement. After knocking on the 41435b64d5 third door and leaving 255d4769bb the apples on an ad0451cd66 empty table, I stepped 4eb0f3c78d back out. Before long, 1b42bd75c8 I heard c0e80f498a a clicking 1033058fa9 sound from d2e5e697c4 the wall.  6d1463a1fa71d449

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“A new guest, I see. Please, come this way.”  4e0c669cdc68e819

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The wall, c6b7f09361 which appeared fa9da027e5 solid, turned 3d773da129 out to d7ff4a1de5 be a 1e05500cec door. Without a handle, 0ec93164ee it was impossible e978d01caf to open from c404b9a3d3 the outside. Impressive security.  9d8ae2f49637235a

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This must f37c2412c8 be another 31f468f0c1 feature set 32104d6518 up by 9286100f4c the Company.  f4a41d7fbcc0c027

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Murmuring to myself about 2c6cc93a4f how thorough they were, 1a551d1001 I entered the gambling 01e2f55ee7 den.  ae820a2c4f6bb22d

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The interior a1f24218b7 was far 964908f49f more expansive 065b48f0ce than I eda684a3df had imagined. It was astonishing to da6866362d see over ten tables 5dd5cbfd24 set up in a 4a604a9c88 facility hidden underground.  acae33fcc3366425

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There were even 2bbe8426cb separate accommodations, a 266f07c8f7 bar, and a 37d88e9f9b restaurant. It felt d128230b57 like a 14a155cb3d small underground 9821214a1f city.  9299e8afb9ce30e3

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“Would you like to exchange for chips?”  47a9b7fc9e4f21f5

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The staff member who a325f3f1d7 had guided me in a52639435b asked. I had 3807d6bc97 withdrawn all 5b29d752fe my wages 6ca99069c2 before coming 248acb762a here, so 0502733653 I had 5427c93bc0 the funds.  d7fd130277085101

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I exchanged all 8589efc1d8 the money I 813fd6809b had brought for 16e6f4b565 chips and sat 6c7d2b3dee down at a 21d9aa39da blackjack table.  4b67086b3a32bfd9

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“Oh, it’s nice to have a pretty lady sitting next to me.”  ba50718e4cf1578b

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“She’s as lucky as she is beautiful, right? Tell me I’m right. Maybe I can win some money thanks to her.”  580ec1219251213b

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The moment I 64816b03b2 sat down, the b5e5fb1512 nonsense began.  2e9f34f9bfb5a8b5

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It would be d14ac202b0 a lie to 8e8b020a4f say I wasn’t 4924fb56ad annoyed, but there 72e31c4160 was no need 57e591d24b to waste time cf204bcba7 and energy dealing 246bbceeaf with such people.  84e455e2d25cca51

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I lightly b0f3c139f8 lifted the fc6a509c85 borrowed skirt cc58a400f7 from Lily d5dff73b5c and sat 65d84c8fae down, focusing 310b11019b on the ca62646073 table where 24aa2b5680 the game 29d7c3b99b was underway.  6bf72cd73f29a841

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Blackjack is a d380e30813 game played against d579842705 the dealer.  fffd95b41d61935c

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The person whose cards 0ecf68bf6b are closest to 21 419a1ef960 wins.  bf9ccf84793924f8

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The rules aa402c4903 are simple, 1d5a134319 but the 8827e988c3 strategy and 8802d71937 mind games 6f9d11d583 involved are 7f003141f7 intense. It’s a 7ff931f2f4 game that 9bddd79038 demands sharp 3040e234c7 thinking.  269046e5bc98cae3

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So how does dc457f8b5f one achieve an 10ebbaf824 unbeatable streak in 37274d68f0 this game?  b86febbfad1f505e

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Just memorize it. 00f720d57d5149b7

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If you memorize and calculate every card that’s been played, you can figure out the dealer’s cards and the other players’ cards.  74a87f6be85b980b

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This technique 68dfa709e3 is called 0d3d86d6ca card counting, 7960e7c014 but in 38a2c6dca9 actual casinos, 70c20f94b5 it’s strictly 456e154c19 prohibited. To prevent it, many 542f968bb1 casinos use shuffle machines de73fdf559 to randomize the cards 76b01de3c4 after each round, making a6d0b22aba predictions impossible.  72b638eef0b84750

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But here, they don’t 55bb80e5fd have such machines. In other words, card 8b5c87f7ef counting is entirely possible.  76d8c37342feedb4

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And I 70f18144da can also 2dad973e78 use magic.  f3cd4d470432530f

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Let me 97ee6cd9f7 reiterate—I’ve mastered 941560a576 all the 58092457e6 magical knowledge 2bbac99c53 of Reina 1c448b88a8 Khan.  7779b16bda6014cc

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While my own a247534f66 brain isn’t good 275692a7ac enough to perfectly c8a465d6cf execute card counting, b418ca1e51 if I use 1cbc034161 illusion magic to e72c88dd7e record the cards 7a82d5bbf3 that have been 4a7e70ea21 played, all that’s 86ad59b609 left is to caa9c6cddd calculate the probabilities.  04e0fd42107ea375

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I opened the cards f7978ef91e the dealer gave me, fddf9e14a7 and before long, I d21e50ea80 had swept all the b512393e51 chips on the table.  022324d3367c5033

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“H-how? How is this even possible?”  14892c675c6dbdd4

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“No, no, hey! You’re not stacking the deck in her favor, are you? Otherwise, how could she keep winning like this?”  9117bf10955caea8

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Gathering all the 2cf40723fe chips from the d7287c828f disgruntled men, I 260f6ab968 looked at them 96e77ad4af and said just dbec978f8e one word:  a8218cb8b82c01cb

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“Scared?”  0523f1e62c9dc586

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The furious men muttered b4638a08b9 complaints, but I ignored 8a07cf2ef5 them and focused on aab635bde4 the game.  2bc63e670dd9327e

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Offended by my 9f3a202da2 indifference, they rejoined 483651cf94 the game.  ecccec4acfc3aef0

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The higher b058527b18 the stakes, 32bce4b407 the better fa90b8b1cb it was c9b8cad790 for me, 86a99fc1fd so I 4bd28e7d68 didn’t forget dddf845596 to provoke d7648090ce them now 54fd8cc071 and then.  c3aadee1ecaf2d75

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After some time, 7a0e7c910b my table became 9ef50f11ed the most talked-about 8bded78ab7 in the gambling 2a24bdaddc den.  abb61558e7e8ff12

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“I’ve made quite a bit.”  4f1cca1c31100e8b

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I should’ve come to 2d39454821 the gambling den before 8b984ddece trying to rent a fa97a1f780 ship. I could’ve bought 4fb9a1aa19 one outright with 79c6422653 this money.  6126bf15513c598b

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As I entertained bddeb2da40 such idle thoughts, 6043669ac1 the moment I’d 2aa470f097 been waiting for 5831fd0dc1 arrived.  85c221e468f2c072

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“Good evening, ma’am.”  c09cba70b60bbf25

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The people e0dd7763f5 I had bb733b3288 been expecting df4be51112 finally showed ba5df0167f up.  49f6a990e6313b40

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I didn’t bother turning 70cb5bcec9 my head but shifted 6164e4b354 my eyes toward them. As expected, 34aec105d9 they were b9732ec340 wearing the e4f1c54e7c uniforms of 87c15ff4ee the Company e99891bca6 employees I’d a714b65944 seen before.  97427c4cc7c0901c

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“You’ll need to come with us. Don’t touch the chips or the cards.”  5b9a763a1783a6ce

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I couldn’t just 015600f00c comply here. Holding onto the 50b56544a0 table, I glared 1c185263b0 at them angrily.  8b2147e5e19a7b24

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“Do you think I’ve been cheating?”  0738bd0e62666ec5

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“…Please come with us.”  94ffd84f219f10f0

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“And if I haven’t been? Will you compensate me?”  f991f035d8f0e194

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“That decision requires approval from our representative.”  74282f6a61833329

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“Then bring that representative here. If you do that, I’ll stand up.”  a66f620f7772d274

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When I pushed back 1e230d204d firmly, they exchanged troubled b010a0f3ac looks and whispered among 1e9de2f43e themselves.  5de69610c2e0ad2b

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Eventually, they seemed to 98d32ba8cc decide that removing me 698e60cde6 from the table took ea2c2a7894 priority, muttering something about 82be9f822d calling the representative.  d6e14cb587a3f88c

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So I stood up 3d8292a3f3 willingly and followed them 5782a258d3 to a small room.  46d94993c15bb1cf

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What was going 6101efb71e on?  800dc653b1007dfe

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The Company employees swallowed d2077cf87b nervously, glancing at one f110e550f1 another.  6103d75da0954fd2

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Watching the woman win 13b47a0fc3 nonstop for hours, they 9f8b9e79be naturally assumed she was 01659d645b using some kind of c4d62efa77 trick. That’s why they had 84ed245597 dragged her away to 9bf54141c9 make an example of 762c7b86da her.  1ae26e0edba83bbd

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But there was nothing 609d890914 wrong with the chips. Nothing wrong with 54ee2f96b4 her hands. And the cards? Not even worth 26a8cdc9b0 mentioning.  78e5c7bde506786b

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In other words, 33f4cc4a7c no cheating.  9bfc88466e117498

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Their faces darkened with 8cd4daf632 frustration.  fd1f794e116d5d83

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The employees stole c5d25fbb66 glances at the e601a04ab2 woman, who was c6d110bff0 leaning back with 86701a84ed her legs stretched 134ba35585 out and her 0f382c316f arms crossed.  84f532784f75155d