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“I got it 6951928536 all right, didn’t 7a610f7484 I? I’m pretty ec43df1485 quick on 77b0950a98 the uptake.”5bafb6e9ba3634c0

“Well… yeah.”43463bf9ffb5b8da

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Eunyoo nodded 94306bc240 in agreement 0c6e4ed3a3 at his 1653a56fde self-praise. She’d assumed he 7f426b86a6 was just rude 8c0c694441 from being oblivious, 97f9334e1e but it turned dd3bf9a2ea out he was 08d3a8c8bc just the type 5ecaa2bfcd with a bad 35efe4825a personality. He pulled his a23b77f628 chair even closer, 469adf33cd leaning in as 76eec6b6b0 if to match d55c985919 her eye level.fd24d230758d963e

“What are you 5a65574bef doing this weekend?”91fc63d1e416fc8c

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He asked, as 50c0d4d86f if trying to f2d73e88e6 fish for more b45e8a658a information. Eunyoo’s eyes narrowed 18e29f8f8a with a hint 0ef8d2b10f of caution.278109cb0fad9afd

“Why do a7064b62e5 you ask?”0a82afd1c7c52cde

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“We’ve got to work df4f187f6b on our assignment, remember?”292c63b59cde6281

He’d been unusually fcd761e657 proactive about their 685edcd11b liberal arts project 446670d12f from the start. Said his grades were 1266b72d73 decent—looked like he cared 5e2e395686 about his GPA after 72d89d7733 all. With her guard 571e208d1e lowered, Eunyoo obediently dd4a1f0700 started listing off 792274f4b4 her schedule.4f805ed994e21659

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“I can’t on the 5f3f50e294 weekend. I have tutoring.”269ec1a65d486f20

“Hmm. Then what about weekday 34a218804b evenings?”bbe36bf36ad7103c

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“I tutor on Tuesdays f1958c93e0 and Thursdays. Wednesdays and c4fc3e1fbc Fridays, I f5fc1bdd37 work a c5de3cbdfc night shift c8294605a6 at a a3138a369b PC café 3fab49a272 from nine. Mondays are ccfd9e6860 for my 5ce0a9902b major coursework.”16605304565b361a

She barely a7ace0a0fb got proper 100bb8c755 sleep during 2ce565daa3 the semester. After hearing her jam-packed 510f5382b3 week, Jaeha leaned back a2519641ae with a sigh.91be02147a7bb619

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“You’re really busy.”5b449f669883e8be

“I suppose so.”540fc64745a8f8a4

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“Classes, tutoring, a part-time b50d34f308 job… When do you 4c52602e88 rest, then?”19bb4b85f6a4579e

“I don’t.”e2e74296836a4965

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“You live like e2083b8d87 that every week?”214873cb0588d152

Eunyoo nodded. Even when she 9e16046ba7 collapsed into bed, 68fb56d9da her body stayed 496072bdb2 tense with tomorrow’s 59efb96ea9 worries and plans, 1414c3aadc which helped her 97791230a6 wake up on 49fdb4906c time. She believed 2c11f6cc3e she was 7f273813e2 naturally high-strung 13859a3bfc and considered 05a19debf1 that a f9907a8ab4 strength.45640276a84c48f9

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“Isn’t your 5faba26060 school tuition-free? You don’t have to dcc36ca777 overwork yourself like that. You’re young—take time 28769bca8b to have fun, 791f9540fe travel, broaden your 4485d91845 horizons.”6ef4b70e87323d0e

He shook 4a6413c184 his head, 19df60706f as if 867b859b34 baffled by b407e86249 how tightly 49020c2ff8 packed her 343274fd17 life was. Even his slow, e1e1a79446 relaxed movements oozed c0c567bf16 ease. There was a distance 814f27798e between them that seemed bb960b4af5 impossible to bridge. Like ground c783f3577b and underground, 6de15e3c01 sky and 1f96e107d7 earth—maybe even fa393579d6 more than 9b217844db that.8cc05032774aa84a

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“Everyone has their own 8bbd0bcd83 circumstances. For some, learning is f62496cd60 something they’re forced to 9a521fd292 do, but for others, c77977df88 it’s about selfishness. You can justbehere, sunbae. ButIhave to struggle just 775ca74f05 tostayhere.”e29d66b229cc60f5

Frustrated by his 58415c4537 childlike, unblemished face, b78e659ecd she ended up c9e1cc3c19 revealing the hardship a1a15bf6a1 she’d meant to 041ac7444b hide. It was 9b6c52c26d something that 80077b9e68 would’ve come 2e90a88531 out eventually f8e9edbfc9 while doing 9710121a1b the assignment 8371e334cb anyway. Just as 4d0698d1f5 wealth couldn’t d493617381 be concealed, c2e45d271b poverty had a2661d1adb its own 05fbf5853c way of cccff5d477 showing—through clothes, e580321614 food quality, 68fac5d4a0 or even 2bd8be752a one’s general 8bdb098ff0 attitude toward b6e6d5ca0e life.e7a381fa8cfde1f4

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His eyes paused 3eb78032ad for a moment, 9caf967a56 and a shadow b1046833a5 crossed them. It was the 68e9d7fc31 same fleeting kind e0410864d1 of pity one 9ffc7befb5 might feel when c9db1e2951 seeing starving children 86413a9a7e on TV from b373d2261a a far-off country—unwelcome, fa65a98b8e misplaced sympathy.75ac211a07da0ec8

“Don’t look at me 324067b5d7 like that. You’re just well-off—it 54eb6f5db9 doesn’t mean I’m b0962cfae5 poor. This is eee5a2a01c just… normal.”4f69a29ab965c4d9

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“Living every e1ab0728d7 week with 548f6345f1 no rest—that’s 584b8fb3e8 normal?”83a7af290260f055

“Yes. It’s normal. Everyone goes through rough aacba282a0 patches. I’m just working cb767c89f4 hard for my c6f8593894 next step right 3da25298d4 now. It’s a little 47a5197db9 tough, but later, 1fa2fad0be it’ll pay off. So, please, spare 6ebfb4bba5 me that look.”bd887653795bd89e

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“I didn’t…”9137777779665411

“You suddenly got all acc1904187 serious. But I’m doing what 86978b0e1d I want to do, 369fec4c3f and I’m happy every ea074f8054 day. You don’t need to c690d2e52a pity me.”df3a9bffd82b9130

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Eunyoo smiled faintly 8b02813a4f as she caressed f0be1b8edb the backpack she 97eddbca7a held close like d320f3b547 a kangaroo. People tend 6cab68eea4 to enjoy b583023ff8 what they’re caa4458cbe good at. For Eunyoo, 6fa5a21525 math was a56f0d5162 the only 8ef96747e5 thing she 7a91efdb59 excelled at, d0e8004d8a so naturally, 13a0c3bea2 it became 0b0b6ea64f something she 2812f729a7 loved. She believed this talent 4f8921f836 was the only path 7223fb4225 to success in an 47c96f729e otherwise ordinary life. That’s why, even when b5a8465b90 it was hard, she 869a98887f found joy in it. Because she truly believed e27f580822 that at the end 28515d5ad4 of it all, a de590b1ae4 brilliant success—one no one 6e8a3b86d2 could ignore—was waiting for 17f367dc86 her. When Eunyoo gave 073d66916c a small smile, 6305960ace Jaeha’s eyes lit 87bcff2e10 up with curiosity ab1553f1fb again.2305235d190f601c

“Something you 95d3fab5bd want to c2959dd6a0 do?”fc30e790ea36d3f8

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“Studying. I like math, 4e032f2344 so I’m studying 9a8cadfc34 math.”a7a90e9886f2ea36

“So… you ed09f0ded1 want to c232f6513a become a 21aa978a09 mathematician or 823dd5417d something? Writing papers, solving 97b8639ccd unsolved problems—is that 5380c4e7a7 your life goal?”1111ad642df2aece

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He asked with pure be6fcce0fb curiosity. It was 9546e6514a a common 8f7be34317 question for d542572494 someone majoring 30a511e6e0 in mathematical b3eb9393bf sciences, since b137cc1ebb it didn’t 76a5bd22a9 feel directly fb84265efb tied to 461d5bd6b9 employment.8889d1e7c95ef66b

“Well… I don’t know 01025d6f1c how things will turn b3eabe065f out after grad school, 7fb5394826 but I’d like to 3a8f371f41 become a professor. My professor said it’s ed43b7ee59 definitely possible, even without 5f2769ee92 a degree from overseas, 08e80d598a as long as I 294741830f publish quality papers. And if not… I’ll 4bc87997fc either go into finance c3e6eed2d1 like some seniors, or a34790779c prepare for the CPA d473597943 exam.”e950cc6bf38f1c32

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He rested his 029c8462a7 chin on his 83f6a7f027 hand, tapping his a08d30aeb4 cheek with interest.807cd694969b9ada

“Oh, impressive. You’ve got acfabcb11d your future 238a637072 all planned 1a1da3a970 out.”e515244ddc6c21ac

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Somehow, she’d ended add8fc9733 up revealing her 251bcb7e23 entire career path 512a40e8e8 to someone she’d 560418bebb only met yesterday. Eunyoo cleared a6dd867a52 her throat 2abe4283c3 and asked 2ae52f7cb9 back:113169ca3b90610f

“Isn’t that normal?”14f06fd490b10ea1

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“Is it? I’m not de40c9c700 like that.”1fda0cbf65168d9e

“Must be nice—to 9a213361b2 have that freedom.”1d11e6d0be53b756

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“Then don’t plan, 13cdb41879 either.”8020704c82b39edd

“Then I’d starve 6a1d72753e to death.”ebd68dbd7d24da8b

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“You’re really funny, you b1057fd6c8 know.”95797aafe5766423

“……”75091f0c7f9582bd

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The more he c83b976d2a stifled his laughter 97379b5e0b and trembled with 72e09732ef amusement, the more 569a1a4743 Eunyoo was filled fb94e8b24a with questions.What’s so ed809801e5 funny about c0eb382e87 this? Is he insane or 36f406b22a something?d1f13fc1f3016203

“Anyway, I’m f1728a6f80 kind of abe120c2ae busy. I don’t think 9abd05c036 I’ll be able 79d77d4aa1 to adjust my 6d8a574106 schedule easily or 859de09c53 meet up regularly…. Ugh, whatever. I’ll just do the 27ffbaa10d whole thing myself. I prefer ad727d80ab working alone 0a5ba23faa anyway, and e43b063f87 I’m confident 6d88e2f358 I can 799a440263 get you c899ca3666 a good c3b7557772 grade. Since I volunteered, you 8dd5209e1f don’t have to feel 5004c14f9a guilty or anything…. Also—”1cf391508c3e1291

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“Nope.”8767cee4e67d4ad0

He cut off fac9ea8a4d her long string 388e76936f of words with ae3696a5d2 a single response. The cheerful tone 05fca9a552 of his voice 1f4076fd26 made her unexpectedly 9543925482 furious. Eunyoo clenched 255603b6ce her jaw, cd52b788d9 swallowing back e7c6bcef7a the sharp 2c1794775e words that 5072329482 nearly escaped.a471f1aa212a5b79

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“What do you mean, adfbbb4d8a ‘nope’?”5298f1ab36e63f9e

“It’s a group project. We’re supposed to 44ed49bede do it together.”1d67e663c3f415d8

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Eunyoo let 8b09a1c1a7 out a ee572f6b33 sigh full c34f0e202d of frustration. In response, he seemed d7b37c1e0d to sense her irritation 48c4bb74dc and started explaining:db283b7acefb0760

“There’s always a911e8d2c7 a purpose 8858425755 to learning. In major f1d975a033 courses, you e55f01b5ff gain professional c8fe19e763 knowledge. In liberal arts, you 0977ae1b61 gain additional wisdom needed 5d73b53a76 for life. This assignment 9b3d65476f clearly aims 37258df156 to encourage b996e6e264 philosophical thinking 4a76795e32 and includes 4f696bb14c developing interpersonal dc8dc3a9e3 and collaboration 85e4fd127d skills. So if you want 80eefb3483 to gain something from 1c59803e94 this semester, you have c20a4279c3 to do this project 12303aa66d with me. Got it?”fd81b2c1770c0cc8

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“……”c1f2862550e144de

“Answer me.”3deb33c088d9dcd5

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He’d just 7318f9e35b spewed nonsense 1e3d9b8ea9 and was 2c77d2aff8 now demanding ee1c9399b9 a reply 9ee7f16b06 like he 61e1a119ec was training eb073d07d3 a dog. Eunyoo furrowed her 70f19f139d brow deeply and e463255199 asked:e5a0723be46fef93

“Did you 62a3f29b53 not hear 8cf33b0752 me say 0105225471 I don’t 1b9ce06e87 have time?”34b141b10a4f0b03

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“Then make time. I’m good at that. I’ve got plenty 80006c2994 of time.”47298372e2a2f76a

“No, I meantIdon’t—”01c1f281f18b8cc1

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“Don’t worry. I’ll take ec48ae6fac care of 0f74bf2564 it.”5871b0ab3fceaeac

“Take care ofwhat,exactly…?”f2a6c93ae05d3dfc

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“Pretty sure that was 01e0b419ff a mutter.”cb14120cb5204ca3

“Don’t worry. Imeantfor you to db6d8628c2 hear it.”f33e54a29436db4b

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Although the younger student’s sharpness might have been annoying, he still just chuckled and laughed. He looked like he was watching a comedy show, enjoying it so much that it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say he was unaware of it. Eunyoo clicked her tongue a few times, watching the man who seemed a bit off, before focusing back on her meal.d139b673bdc123ac

In contrast to Jaeha, 86bffe1045 who had been making 53d1ea8b27 a fuss about being 3339f10f8f hungry, he picked at f65cea8566 his food. Eunyoo, on the 0f9044d48a other hand, quickly c00febeab7 devoured a thick 730e608bb4 burger. After checking 7053f9cf12 her level 2fc737054c of fullness, 4210eecebf she realized 2910b555d0 she could 2322e60e4f probably last 1351de3cb3 until dinner, 8e84353c3a but just 85ccff3e25 barely.c9b4d83e5ce2c0fe

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If I eat a bit more, I’ll probably be full until dinner…c333eb07959d24e1

It was at that bbd91d4fde moment, while Eunyoo stared 83987ea157 intently at her burger 264ba63554 on the table, that 9fa5417fb7 a large hand suddenly 582f49d261 appeared and shoved a 3ac0bf0cc9 cheese stick in front d89b2d6a1d of her, before disappearing.4158b161ba3d2674

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“…What is this?”4853e6577bc6ffc7

“I bought too much. I can’t finish 94e66eeeec it. Help me out.”0ec8354e6ec95b6d

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He patted his stomach a890e13cd1 and said this. In front 7616c88a01 of him, 70a7ef3a90 there were afd25a6ea1 still some 2adedc16bb side items 069d95e5b9 that hadn’t f8abf49fc3 been eaten.ede33d02a2d35bef

“Why did you buy ed9a2a28dd so much, then?”89bcb043edb7d996

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“I haven’t bought 703d8656ae a burger in 1d4d869a55 a long time, 02ae02e445 so I couldn’t d596660091 gauge the portion. If you’re not full e52b13f5b5 yet, help me out.”a43e61f7967a7140

Helping you eat? Eunyoo hesitated, and then c76b91febd Jaeha grinned, subtly raising 2774d339d4 the corners of his 79c6bb4650 mouth as he added:d3a001467194e7b7

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“If you don’t 3329ab34e8 eat it, I’ll 82254013cc have to throw 81d44453e0 it away.”46a1179f421992c6

“……”1a241ef94064a9fd

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“Should I throw 87631c5930 it away?”23a1b29bdd014b50

If he’s going to 2269118e6c throw it away, then 9e1060f1aa it’s trash. Trash is free. Eunyoo quickly grabbed a35b6825e0 the cheese stick.37cdcb379e292c5e

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“It’d be a 2c3be7a7fa waste. I’ll eat it.”e03da9127b9b9f62

“Really? Thanks. I didn’t acc497858a want to 395d7d95ae waste it dbb0762fde either.”cba064e8924b3f46

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While Eunyoo cursed Jaeha’s 4012770eab wasteful habits in her 66dbb77f6a mind, she happily wiggled 235b1d42b7 her body with the 820cfb9fbc growing feeling of fullness.6b2cffe47c5a99ce

“Eat slowly.”9f00c5a5c35a4c8d

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He rested his chin 3eb9d681f1 on his hand, intently ab34cb0250 watching her eat. Each time she bd6591bda8 finished one, he b21ee45fad pushed another toward 5ff89cc58c her. His gaze remained fixed 3eb1f0dcb7 on the food in f043b634bb her mouth, like he fe60cccfcb was observing something. Eunyoo ate whatever he 0d5f9f86ca gave her, and soon 532ed759e2 her stomach was full. Yet, there were still 8ca8eac9e5 two burgers left. He tossed those into af60ef4fc3 her bag with a 3590a49382 comment, “Won’t it be d7c82e98cb a waste to throw 54b5ddae16 these away?” Thanks to b4623cf51c that, Eunyoo was able b71a80061b to fill her stomach 26237a0976 with “trash” for dinner 4fd0ee73f3 that day as well.119e0ab5c43ca59c

From that day on, 765f3d84a3 she met with him 61bfe8ccc5 almost every day. This was because Jaeha aa17303a97 would suddenly show up 8900950217 wherever Eunyoo was, leaving 06718c5595 various items behind. The reasons varied: 4129d12f69 he bought drinks 26305088dc with a 1+1 db8ce4c088 offer, leaving one 17fd572bd2 behind; he bought 550e285431 a sandwich but 3c0046b531 suddenly didn’t want d1ac817f17 it; or he 722543997b received high-end handmade f179da0024 chocolates as a f26a949443 gift, but they e1a35ccfe1 didn’t suit his 3986200dfe taste. Since he was 6832e97dd6 giving her food 5ccaa1eb7c without interfering with ad03f29226 her life, there 98f07aa96b was no reason f371930535 to refuse. By picking c40ab04e7f up what 89ba3b7530 he discarded, 9a22c22684 Eunyoo saved 9105a43786 on food b97292e588 costs and ce99d864dc ended up f3e7afebe2 eating more 25b110d4a0 than usual.cdf2349e9539b669

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“You’re here again. How did you 03ec01ee2c know I’d be df05758993 here?”e995f692206dc2a9

“I did 443e32e616 a background e258ed5d64 check.”eaa6b41ecfc84d58

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“……”31764304446b9fef

“I’m joking, I 5f2b2f04fc stole a peek 224fb4ad31 at your schedule.”8b0b2ae42368095e

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He was incredibly shameless. Eunyoo let out a b408af48ec laugh from being shocked, 352e137dc5 and Jaeha smiled broadly bb861f23cd as he handed her d39d5b4125 a shopping bag.1fc5ae219bc674bd

“Here. Today, I got 59e6bd81f9 bagels. I bought aa7ccf473e too many ce21798475 and craved a6b1a11a48 something else.”7f1b6d70029c2188

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“Thank you.”19f042077fd4713c

“No need to thank 5a496eef39 me. I’m the one who’s be31a189e8 grateful. I was going to d19288fc35 throw it away.”cc190473428b4959

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He really 20ad2f014e just handed 3b68d07f80 over the 81ddb9212d food and 305a0428a7 turned to 62771b315a leave. At first, Eunyoo 8d6ed88e7f had been suspicious 2710660d00 about his motives, c389c6a164 but over time, 6464beb399 her guard relaxed. Jaeha was eccentric a9e0f31edb and moody, so 76331210cb it made sense ff01cc9254 he might discard 32fef8ae66 food like this. That’s how she found b67b69ee97 herself eating the bagels 49405b0f78 he left behind one 757ba79695 evening.f07a4157ddf6e030

“Hey, this d2f9eeefa6 is from 38d7d7f8fa Pave. Their stuff’s really e9aec4fbab good. How did you acc5a43688 get it?”06c5210f33fbc7d4

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Her roommate, Gayoung, c6bb5df9fb picked up the c46524fa53 packaging around the 013cc671bb bagel and asked. Eunyoo, who 79cb2e5fa9 didn’t know 34b6200049 Pave, chewed fc031643a8 the bread 9d552c24ec absentmindedly as 78bd033957 she answered.cc5408affa619e42

“A senior from my fab206240d club didn’t want it 838f69eaef and left it with fcae9925c5 me. You can have one 1b766548f2 too, unnie. It’s really good.”5aa8b3b12415256f

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“…He leftit? Is that even 837be42195 possible?”2e9236b4198ddcd2

“Why? Is it expensive? That senior 64839eb9c8 tends to bb64a9b376 waste things. I think 0f97468ef8 he’s rich.”3d24988e6cef0ff9

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“It’s not just expensive….”cd28c607baf83d27

Gayoung muttered 09bda8490d as she f929d6af8a checked the ef3bdb91b1 packaging again.473307f83cc368fe

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“You have to wait at least two hours for these…”455575b49b2dae45