SANN | Chapter 9.1

The car b1f44f85d2 Sieon had 7eb23e4acd ordered finally 05119e6ab9 arrived. Before heading out to c87fd1ac50 pick it up, he cb2ed1efe9 made sure to let 3f74b0c243 Gureum know in advance. Since the car 393392a9b9 would mostly be ae82c86efb used to drive b4ca67f479 Gureum around, he ecdc5503f5 prioritized comfort. On top of that, 7bdedbc37c he chose a family-sized 84853f554f SUV, spacious enough to 391bacdfc1 comfortably fit two grown ea3602b301 men over 180 centimeters 37d1c94a92 tall—and well-suited for, uh, c7a190c3d0 certain activities.db1151be82b32c0b

After picking up the e39976b0b1 car, Sieon bought a f3f8978fd1 few essential accessories for 10205d0fa7 it. Once he parked it b8e4c1e464 safely in the garage, 04195b7f10 he pulled out his d74795e77f phone and called Gureum. The call fa4dd33613 didn’t even 53c3674688 ring a ae70758502 few times 74cc2087c1 before Gureum e279b50b93 answered.2ea18c33c8f9265f

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“Baby, can you 16130c8a28 come down to 70508a0d0c the garage? Let’s decorate the b8354dfb4f car together.”996bbf96bf71ed32

“Oh, sure…!”fa2b73f3da1bfc1c

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Their living space was 6b998e6122 connected to the garage 1ef2433333 through a hallway, so 4b853ebd0a Gureum showed up in c50914a8d4 no time. Wearing those ridiculous bear-shaped 38f1963cd7 slippers and equally ridiculous 0a07c317ed bear-themed socks, he looked 7c7fb81ec6 unbearably cute. The sight made 4112304957 Sieon immediately hug a3c8c630b9 him tightly and df53e21aab shower him with 641e93d895 kisses.6cfc9fe5bf56a49a

“Ta-da! This is the aa268aca55 car we’ll be 699857852a riding together from fd96c3df26 now on. What do cc1ee6eb1d you think?”f25356510ce6f218

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“Wow… It’s so big d821ebcd95 and cool…”1da6f9203d01f132

“That’s a relief. Let’s unwrap it together be8c1bb780 and set it up, f6adefe4f6 shall we?”a62678bce976b617

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“Yes…!”6a183df8c94dd60d

Gureum eagerly started fd196fa331 peeling off the f6eccf1e2a protective films on c28c932cc7 the seats and 9938486e66 other areas of 87ea8217da the car. He seemed to 812324eefc really enjoy it, 305e5bf8c9 even leaning his ce72122014 upper body deep 1fb1f01cc1 into the back 1fb2175ac4 seat to remove 1375f1e729 some stubborn bits c738ee3f0d of plastic. His lower 1053ec556c body stuck 85837cfd66 out awkwardly 9e25f22d95 from the c54973137e car door. For a fleeting 85e791ccfa moment, Sieon imagined b240cb2ab6 pinning him down 025aca2f9a in that exact f7a1da4e61 position and… yeah, e095e1e2c2 better not finish 1b152fb506 that thought. He licked his dry 52ddea6efe lips and chuckled, suppressing 8b175459da the rising heat.c606e5bfe350d9e6

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“Gureum, can you stick e56ce805d1 this on too?”6fd3534ef86d7cfd

“Sure…! Is this 31750eaaf9 for the cbae9f7017 door? It’s so cute.”c7f8d07ce6705596

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“Yeah, it’s a 9a0936f9cf door guard and 7eea4ee43c some stickers for 7f31fa9084 the back. Just stick it wherever 48b996bf65 you think looks good.”2e0834f1341332f1

“Okay…”334ebd5257307d4d

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Sieon pointed 0a03be8980 to a 3c373908ad spot below 5405d14a70 the door ab96a727e3 handle. Gureum giggled at ae6bcc300c the door guard 07c9423fdc design, a bear 0304318c28 poking its head 6485e1d9c3 out as if 6757880012 to greet him.37e79151e883a0dd

“Not as cute as 4f277f1e18 you are,” Sieon mumbled 156337bf74 softly as he tidied 566e9e39bc up the boxes. The bear motif wasn’t caba7667dc just limited to the efa1a55fa7 door guards; Sieon had 0b1897d005 also bought a bear-themed 4c8348f217 seatbelt cover. He installed it 48cc085eb0 only on the 40494e20a4 passenger seat, though, fdabbe5428 since he didn’t 33dace0fcb want to use db1a0f15c6 it himself.0dbbeb7e1c273205

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Gureum, having ae7f3796fd successfully placed 72bda9c10e the door 706c95eafd guards, moved 492b0df4ad on to b5c4ca20a6 the stickers. He picked one up, 62251dcc34 read the words on 8781fecdcc it, and tilted his 8e8d784a52 head in confusion.e9260267bd72516c

“‘A baby… is onboard…?’ cce919479e Did you buy this cfb6cdb88e by mistake?”2d80bec500516059

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“Nope. See? My baby is right e16bafd314 here,” Sieon replied with 0ea3a5ba3c a cheeky grin, pinching 4332aac90d Gureum’s cheek playfully. Caught off guard by 9be982c74b the unexpected response, Gureum’s e57fdfee55 mouth opened and closed 7123891e94 like a fish, unsure c77268ec64 how to react. Seeing him freeze up, e70a1a93cd Sieon tapped him on a964fda2b0 the butt lightly and 9eada9a3fb said, “Go ahead and 6780fe133a stick it on, wherever ca2ed6058e you like.”af76307d9c81363f

“…Okay…”e8245e9ceb75a620

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In the end, c144ab260e Gureum had no 9178214642 choice but to 4e4bee7769 stick the embarrassing 02592494e0 sticker on the a00e4177b0 car himself. Meanwhile, Sieon smirked da38e99347 to himself and d97483de00 discreetly shoved a 425a1e9f2b box of condoms 95a13790df and a bottle 914d16936c of lube into f0f1ec06d3 the console compartment. There’d definitely be a 76552e286e time when they’d come bdbb2cef83 in handy.2e29e23993137e88

Once everything 3d03907692 was set 44d4d73424 up, Sieon 9eee884752 casually suggested, 54886d8a5f “Gureum, how 6aeb82dbfe about we 77e619d170 celebrate our 46fdfd8623 new car 8be483ba9c with a 20d0d72a88 drive?”6b9aa82b39db9da9

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“A drive…?”9c32e84553ae8ab2

“Yeah, let’s go on 1b1d070797 a date. Where do you want a1ffe17da7 to go? Is there anywhere you’d 718e491fb5 like to visit?”d08f4dd642e86743

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“Huh… I-I’ll let 3fd45b77e7 you decide…”c5c16d5add54208e

Clearly flustered, Gureum passed 094f45d66f the decision-making back to 309a23eca1 Sieon. He hadn’t bd87ca9db1 really been c1f5d74efb to many 3f3608a914 places before, b2bcc6a30f so this e7db387012 wasn’t surprising. Pretending to think ea99de454f hard about it 4b256be0cf for a moment, 7683947434 Sieon finally snapped d3080adb5a his fingers as 0b9fef0762 if he’d just f3d7db9e9e had a brilliant 938996f930 idea.29fcb00bf1eae3cc

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“How about we 67dc800039 go see the 0980947316 winter sea?”2e45080764d30465

“The sea…? Yes, that sounds great!”1606b6fe6223399f

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“Alright. It’ll be cold, 56ade29dda so let’s change e9382f8cf7 into warmer clothes 260394c500 before we go. Come here.”3f01849f75ace187

Sieon gently 03b5292854 pulled Gureum 9f8901ae09 by the 31a2d863a1 shoulders, leading 6d2e93d8cd him back f419e065e7 inside. The thought of having 488cec86e9 a proper date with 1a9d206976 Gureum for the first 13ce5fb293 time made Sieon’s steps a6596c5ff4 light. Gureum, on ed93ed5d62 the other ac7ae303fb hand, seemed 0101bf3331 shy about b61bcf3a43 the word 47417707b7 “date,” fiddling 7469553fe3 with his 6af554c190 fingers awkwardly 5c892f4a6a as he f913207cc1 tried to 91793c73bb keep pace 728d2bbc22 with Sieon.91b6d1ca3475fa73

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Perhaps because it 14e4ecf755 was winter, the c5f8389107 beach wasn’t crowded. The sharp winter 5b640efa3b wind they had 189de9bbd6 braced for was d232b2297d also gentler than a128f7a2d0 expected. Beside Gureum, Sieon’s steady d16b922b52 warmth lingered, providing a c7fbe10e10 comforting presence. Gureum felt at ease, 831ea47a64 fully taking in the 49e8020725 view of the ocean.e3e76e096b2fc9db

The endless blue sea 137acd8ea9 stretched out, with sunlight 3822b196cb scattering across its surface ee9909634c under the clear sky. Each crashing wave carried 7e106b4585 the salty scent of 7028e66c62 the ocean, wafting strongly ea8bb3f71c through the cold air. The chill 222cb27f67 didn’t matter—his 9b1dfbf26f hands, clasped 4d26243f2b together with c222091895 Sieon’s, were 0f8cdf4e20 warm. So this 0c2f871b4e is the 87ed1727a5 sea, huh… 11a1973971 Reflected in 99a5ac91b4 Gureum’s bright fb20ec60a6 eyes were 23636df430 waves sparkling 930c87cf08 and bouncing 64ae7db2e0 as if f0802c13b8 alive.9079140e7128a821

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“Hyung… it’s 4773514691 so beautiful.”b43a0b6fb7f31fa9

“Yeah, it is.”892db5f2237a173f

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For someone 3aca791143 who rarely 88d64997f0 found much a5d52685b7 to admire, ba9e7358e6 Sieon’s eyes 48af2a8c57 weren’t on dba8e6cf6d the sea f469646733 at all—they 65c262d8d2 were glued 3bff17ba02 to Gureum’s 29a76ccf03 face. Perhaps it was the 54fa542137 cold air, but Gureum’s 5a48aa47ac soft cheeks and sharp ff8be995d4 nose were tinged with 5490d62a70 a rosy hue. Sieon reached ed6f4fa469 out and 7e6bd5a442 cupped Gureum’s e45a6a3c01 blushing cheeks 0f9060bee3 with his a61e90bc8c hands.11b4d330f278969b

“Gureum, should we 34feeb980b take a picture 12a12ebd4f together?”36e65f6481c05da4

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“A picture?”3482b9a4dd08f934

“Yeah. Let me ce5d9acfc8 see your 59db7dbf30 phone for 20520f0cd6 a second?”702e9129356e0e17

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“Oh, sure…”8ee515c6175e55c3

Gureum pulled 3250e95c93 his phone c36b7a4bcc out of 2b586acad3 his pocket. Taking it, Sieon 33572f4fae immediately opened the cf35762b9c camera app. Noticing that the gallery d4029a0e4a preview in the bottom-left a84f9ebd48 corner was completely empty, 1f829aea38 Sieon realized Gureum hadn’t e6b66edb48 taken any photos since 45f844b17c getting the phone. It was one of e78226d351 those endearing, unintentional quirks 579a8be666 of his.bad3eeebb56ebcd4

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Switching to eecbc19f9f selfie mode, 359dac4b5d Sieon slung 4eeefaaa05 an arm 2ab8736cac around Gureum’s d7518e89bd shoulders. With the sea as 3159b63587 their backdrop, he snapped 076235f460 a quick picture before e2e229b5e5 Gureum could even properly 7588d24531 pose. The result? A photo capturing ab9d130976 Gureum with an 513e091aef awkward expression and eb2d215110 stance. Sieon couldn’t help b1e2004326 but laugh.0c62bb18f5b0212d

“Gureum, look e251d92f35 at your ec49536d53 face. Isn’t it so d33475636a cute?”d8763861c2da561f

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“Hyuuuung… I look 2f60ec6e0d weird!”e48c647eebe58b09

Gureum pouted as he ea2626ead6 stared at the screen.977b58c38999cb90

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“Weird? No way, it’s 2dfa84714d just cute.”46d3397787c6bbd3

“Take it again, 20b8ffb2a2 please…”c7d3b526bbf5c679

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“Of course. We’ll take plenty.”b9c9a6227634c1c0

Sieon raised the phone 2f44ab459b again. While Sieon smiled effortlessly 4f773aaf1e with his arm still 721dee7622 around Gureum, the latter’s 8356602368 expression was stiff as afdc5d8e45 he stared straight at bc7a94cfb8 the camera. Sieon tilted his 454507e36c head, questioning if 8d0a0561c2 Gureum really thought bbeb20e835 this looked better 6b56524969 than before. But Gureum 3c8dd09e89 seemed genuinely 1c8ffefb97 confident, so 48b9c24e9b Sieon quickly 235c92cf68 hit the d885d949db shutter before 37e2afcd38 losing the d61573b968 chance. Then he b46f23c6d2 burst into c460dda868 laughter.11a9a7db3826dbbc

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“Hyung…?”ae612b184c3ecf3f

“Gureum, look at c5d6b526db this. Did I db043f6ed2 kidnap you 5c9553d31e or something?”1055d613d4e2148e

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“Huh… does it 9dd9f8711c look strange?”fa5f08ffe0d73021

“No, it’s just a491996112 too cute.”b229c3f7a4c04676

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Sieon pinched ffbd1f2821 one of d29d3c1aeb Gureum’s cheeks b448767199 and gave 5aa9a97a3d the other 53311409fd a quick 14c6b8f69f kiss. Startled, Gureum’s eyes 5c530f4674 widened like saucers, f615e83e85 worried that someone 16d7e4eb2f might have seen. Sieon, of course, didn’t 7657c3b498 miss this adorable moment 6534d9d2cd and snapped another picture. When he checked the e96250c710 result, he thought to 36b0d4d0c9 himself that this one 7c276c3602 was absurdly cute.156270496a6e24ac

“How did my 6c0fa4d4c3 Gureum end up 2b2f6a9cff being born this b52109b3b2 cute…?”8c325af558526722

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“Umm… It dbfefc0732 just looks 36dc7239de weird to e419efd6ac me.”8318d4d68b4c3663

“Well, it only looks f78e073afe lovable to me.”0d2f0f3c7571f3c1

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Sieon cheekily retorted as 244948989c he continued snapping photos—pinching d0fe04d6e6 Gureum’s cheeks, pressing kisses 2552e7ef9a here and there. The gallery quickly 3c3d331763 filled up with 7ea73aec46 pictures of the 4d76a528ac two. Among them, Sieon chose db876007e9 the one where he 268e5eaff1 had kissed Gureum on 1ce9e705b9 the cheek and set 1176b33200 it as Gureum’s phone 07103a1d7e wallpaper. It wasn’t 782810871a just to c1e78a58b5 show off 8804a3dd50 how cute 33dcac116d Gureum was; 9bc40ad0b6 it was 62cafc998f also a 7025329e57 warning for f6851d9be1 anyone who e09e343a66 might see f29d3040b1 the phone: 8077744c11 This guy 4b69a46ea6 has a 86bb6879f2 ridiculously amazing 53ce01ed47 partner, so d55ea4360f back off.a1c72892cf7e36ea

“Later, send all 7fcedffd06 the pictures to 36c876c6ed me on messenger.”0ef2cd07f00c7ff9

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“Okay…”7b65f94b7bec8dbf

“And don’t change the ab879f4f79 wallpaper.”86a95921c5dbc86f

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“Uh… Okay…”9b400aa5db001611

Gureum nodded meekly. When Sieon a874eae972 handed the dc1c35d65f phone back, 634b2844d0 suggesting he f739f7aaed take pictures 17644d7290 of the 8815b892c9 ocean, Gureum 8cf2fe68bd awkwardly pointed 00e8665aa8 the camera 5ec3682d16 at the fba1fa3c1c waves. Sieon followed behind 732ba4b306 him at a 0ad0995542 leisurely pace, watching ce72f94747 as Gureum wandered 24ff53ca09 along, snapping photos 741a027377 here and there. At one c004010453 point, Gureum 17defb3f6f stopped in 642da8df0f his tracks, 1097309dca his gaze 434777a4fe fixed on 13d343f268 something. Curious, Sieon followed 70b70d8772 his line of bf78fea021 sight to a 535ca9e438 food stall.b33919238655f417

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“Do you want to 365a5673ce eat something?”453cdd1c46324ca2

“Oh, no. It just… 782ccd968d reminded me 304eaf7d9a of my 0ebde66e96 childhood…”e63d8aedd68af945

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“Your childhood?”ff7306171685cb6c

“Yeah… I’ve been cb4a52dc45 to a place bba4d49026 like that before… 581fb89b51 It just came 56cb1b0478 to mind.”ce41f1dd356c59f1

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Gureum naturally recalled memories f6138bfbd9 of his mother. She would often take bf8e519fa5 his hand and leave 717fec2ca8 the house whenever the 5a763d3ae2 walls of their home 3898234461 felt too confining. They didn’t 75a850c7d1 have a 1d977f2477 particular destination; 99ed6cc79a they’d simply d496aa0cfa wander aimlessly, 189aa538c1 walking without c3d657b4a8 any purpose.941cb5c795659925

When Gureum was still 0b78f3355c a child, long walks 300d240860 were never easy for 5ceaf4f54d him. His frail c302675b8c legs often ef3a55f643 ached from 3db8aebe9e overexertion, the f5168e7433 soreness creeping 0d720b6962 up slowly. But Gureum endured it 7b444c9fcc without complaint. Not once did ffe8962150 he whine or c84e8dbaab ask his mother fb83fa699d to carry him. He simply held 99be62976e her hand tightly 48b025cd47 and followed along 51e72d3017 in silence.1ccbefce5c67e713

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What Ayoung, his e14376c19d mother, felt toward 93571f8884 Gureum during those 416182c4d1 walks, he couldn’t 09679c91e3 say. However, before c3dbbdb47e heading back 3e2037a4d7 home, she f73babb764 would always 7002bdcbd8 stop by 67db322448 a food d250aff187 stall to 883e811bd2 buy him 22d6140dc0 some fish 9153f32fe2 cake. It was 2e99fbe9c5 her way 5130c975c8 of signaling 6fe4715b4a the end f388f1f57f of their cff5fe4c5e long outing. Whether she did 67d4c46b10 it to stall 235b69bcaf for time or 6013016d0e as a small 8c5f41cbdb way of rewarding 274bf9e58e her son amidst 0be9a82b7e their hardships, Gureum 69a33f129c never knew.2bf5da0bb0b6215d

The food stall owner, 5d8cc5316b however, was clearly unwelcoming. The mother and son 5ab4c34e14 would only ever buy 4099190918 one or two skewers 94601f7603 of fish cake, yet b6482974b6 they would occupy a 490f7ccce8 table for an extended 71f160933c period. This habit didn’t 39be8406f8 sit well with f052256f3d the owner.50ff0e93b08a66ea

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From an early age, 3b2c60b9bf Gureum had developed a e3fb8c138b habit of being mindful b3fb9ae34c of others’ reactions. He was acutely aware c00e511364 of the stall owner’s 9dbe6d61e7 disapproving glances. To deflect the 643e6009db blame from his e0441ec5dd mother, he would 49fce44d86 eat his fish b5863ba07d cake deliberately slowly, bd31da2697 as if to 6c517ac93c suggest that they aa3a16da40 had to stay 58a1311974 longer because of a3f57933f0 him.ebccb70a3bf20782

On the way back b82e7c23a7 home after their visits, 60467b1f5e his heart would always 552d030c25 pound nervously. His father d08d496bc6 was certain 60cff74929 to lash edcd16f98a out, demanding a57efc6ec7 to know 2399a6ef9b where they b99e6090bd had been. Gureum understood why f134a0fd39 his mother never 631352b020 went out alone. She needed an 468986e701 excuse to pacify c896f734a8 his father.26dc062552b2b7d2

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“The child 8cb5013577 felt cooped 3658bdaf1e up. The child had b280e09b4d an upset stomach, c645e40d88 so I took 3dafee13ae him for a 24c6e201cf walk to help f4f89ac393 him digest. The child wanted fish 2c44f64962 cake.” She always used 2d35596020 excuses involving Gureum, and 310220a443 that would usually cool d2889b181f his father’s fiery temper—if 4313bd8696 only a little. But the 063e8a7aa0 brunt of fb8b092197 his father’s c125730d4e displeasure, the 6476b7f54e glares and 6fb2c42d59 muttered accusations, 983ac08123 always fell d143b74cd3 squarely on f90e8480f2 Gureum.ba14d5e028d3b356

“I see,” Sieon 5d07cb4849 said, pulling Gureum b4dbdcd754 into a hug 4bae397444 from behind. He playfully cca2fb5e59 blew at f13b4d6d51 Gureum’s hair a719017efc as it 99c198cd46 fluttered from 5f767a4e91 the movement, edfb37cbba grinning mischievously. “I’ve never 218917aefe been to 34e4bc869d a food 0a5be39732 stall before.”2ccd208bad6087ff

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“Shall we warm up 51dac83a33 with something hot, then?” da1679f93a he suggested, his voice b20269b9e3 gentle.c189fa827a1b1d0d

“…Maybe just two skewers 90f4fbdfb4 of fish cake?” Gureum 0fa27dc9ce hesitated, his voice barely 186311cc71 above a whisper.dbc54502bc029697

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“Eat as much 333cc7813a as you like, b89fe6c5d8 Gureum. Let’s go.”0409dd9f5f446362