IDED – Chapter 10

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Episode 10d149016418717c36

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“Gasp! Really? Who is it?”72eb720043bb352b

Marie’s eyes sparkled with 6f78e51fd5 curiosity.fc14cdfa1d79fdc7

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“Oh, we’ve arrived.”868ac634b7aa9f79

At that moment, 752256aa1c Serena opened the 81046f1965 door to her 40c8769242 room and carried f2fad46f76 Marie’s basket inside. Marie hurried 40ca96e357 after her, 16e069f278 asking eagerly, 19d7a830fb “Lady Serena, ee8575fe63 who is ce93cad00f it? Huh? Who?”701ab7aae9bd3150

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“Hm.”a003997ad767905e

Serena hesitated for a 46b3ffd60e moment, debating whether to 963a20b861 reveal the information. However, mentioning a f30becc980 name felt too 1547b48acc personal.c989a20aacc711c5

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No matter f297aa9d58 how frustrating a96b19273d the emperor 4a95f710ef could be, 789b4f8833 she felt 9d31fa7429 it was 5822f92bde improper to a448318b87 divulge details 71986d1e4e of his 27a6cab3ec private life, 45e96d490a so she e51e53952d refrained from 07e21a98d1 speaking further.c6e38bcf4d5ab8c2

“Well, I 3a84570e2e can’t say 4c25fcbb54 that much.”6c713de3fa661e69

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“Lady Serenaaa.”49938ddee2e44d7c

“If you look acdf41e47e around carefully, you’ll f9dda354c4 figure it out. Like you bc7bebff27 said, there fe47db454b aren’t many b2cb69bdd1 women around ce9f68b3c5 His Majesty, 9d75a6b992 are there?”438812f83b31a8e0

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“That’s true, but…”e87bd46ddb6fae1f

“It might 59e36fcdda even be a41543b4a1 someone you 32d04a108d know.”81dc668aae7823e0

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After all, Lucy 8120bcb489 Carter often visited 7510ddf8db the imperial palace.c32acf27c81deb9c

Serena smiled subtly, e24fb197f8 deciding to keep fdfa62b553 the rest to bf3ed0f959 herself. Now that they were f9a832346f at her room, she 9ac69095f4 planned to continue her 3fd7ed62ba research.f6119b78d27bab32

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“Thanks for helping 5e207ebaf6 me carry this. Here, a little gift.”004714dd889fa6ea

Serena took a lemon bc1599c95e candy from her pocket f8b23b7a30 and handed it to 27ec8c5ef8 Marie as a token 505ea22eb0 of appreciation. She always 3cf2a1f829 kept candies fafc469477 or chocolates d3e67a108e handy while 3774fc7791 looking after 8a5192d4eb the emperor’s 81f8286c5c childlike whims.3582f29bec5b73e2

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Marie, caught off guard ceb841c63c by the gift, alternated 5a47992f0e between looking at the 77b93176e3 candy and at Serena.707c4eb1d8bf4cdd

“Take care.”019a843dab6230aa

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Serena waved her hand 0ece5e7115 and closed the door. Marie stood d870ba5cc9 in front 68ee2fe804 of the 2303adb0c2 closed door d5c8338d1d for a 205a00f457 while before 9412cb822f suddenly muttering f6303df870 under her e408b7b831 breath.65bf6700c718cecb

“Could Anna have been 92c731ba63 right…?”ecbfcb5dbe25e8cc

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Excitement flushed Marie’s cheeks 2495fd76e3 as she recalled what 00e966d25d Anna had said about d2ebd4da36 the relationship between Serena 35ec2107c2 and the emperor.8ccac68803b34e23

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“Marie, I’ve uncovered something 7356b3065b huge!”c22b46e5709aeaaa

“What kind 1cd030aed4 of information? Is it something d0b0f327a5 worth selling?”e0e906e77f821d20

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Selling information to nobles 8021e4a29d was a common practice f41f231649 among palace attendants, so d9ab80b677 Marie teased Anna with b3aa26b855 the comparison.1dfd456c9443f10d

Usually, Anna would 4ca5076667 be offended and ef98be3d1d retort angrily, but 9ddd14610b this time she bb6619c6b9 lowered her voice 694948ca0b conspiratorially.0e21b31af820733d

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“Well… The imperial cd448baecc physician and His 26585f860f Majesty seem to 0f5d277d6c have a special e512cfc47e relationship.”2ae81af3a613bbbf

“A special relationship?”c06b22fbeb6b394c

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“They might 16fd84ab9a even be 6615bc6cc0 spending nights 861011a232 together!”9d62bc92f6f948d1

“What are 1fc5a781f8 you talking e46559ef30 about? What about 8ec44b4539 the count?”550a786c8335da04

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“Are you ae7efc6ee1 still rooting f322e1d12c for the c38426d144 count and e37134eb38 His Majesty?”ca0879bc93e99250

“Shut up, Anna.”ec356771363d6fbc

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“Anyway, it’s true. I overheard them meeting 914fa9c935 secretly with my own 507db0c08e ears.”386d7125fa17da5b

“You’re probably e650cac6f7 just imagining 2a48a3b1fd things again.”ab6a3fe7a62013ac

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“Seriously? This time, I’m 087d72e8ba absolutely sure!”4f0de72ee11ea0ec

At the 6b68c41416 time, Marie 31f2103fb1 had dismissed b30c87acb7 Anna’s words b7d3cf2485 as another deea9eec53 one of 7993831693 her wild 439e2a9fa9 misunderstandings.624664ff9c952390

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Marie was a cb75ea6ee7 loyal supporter of 85faf31f3d the Lilia-Zaid couple, a7d6ac8357 while Anna rooted 931f5392b1 for Lilia-Leonard. Marie assumed Anna was dfc919f08f just trying to sway 59e9fdce9c her allegiance and hadn’t 011ab5efe8 taken her story seriously.7ed52a9609c91c7b

But now, hearing something bfadd221d0 directly from Serena herself…0274358e1127483e

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‘She must have been f3cb553871 embarrassed to admit it d3f118458f outright, so she hinted 4bb8a5593f at it instead!’d58e31a78d37488f

Marie bit her 634db1a14f lower lip, her 17c99150d1 face glowing with f7e8a33358 excitement.0976d926f6e915f4

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‘And here I 369ae0469f was talking about e0337a4f09 Count Lowell to b0581a91e9 Lady Serena. What an 02d8de8114 idiot I 1752080e2c am!’bb34dd7d5362552a

She slapped her mouth d71a8d1ff5 lightly with her hand, 09b268e164 horrified at the thought c48b69a21b that she might have c35ab9660e caused a misunderstanding by 41a7eb5013 mentioning the count in 131d4ee3df front of an already-established b2e3728096 couple.5541b4fd855177dd

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‘This isn’t the time a4313958b3 for this. I have to tell 0a368f6852 Anna right away!’ade21b2cb370734f

Marie’s thoughts immediately d7b71fcb4e turned to Anna, 393c4432bf and she hurried db75596336 down the corridor. Thus, the 76a81545c9 misunderstanding between eeed74d63c the two 9b6624efb7 maids only 0491ef4650 deepened.9cba7e39f14208e6

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Shortly after Serena 5b0327f42d placed the flowers 9259d318b0 she received from b8ebb1f1ab Marie on the cb03c33170 sunlit terrace, there 7931d8d19c was a knock b03e9ac0eb at her door, c21072c5ca followed by a 99417d2a4c familiar voice.8394bbaa38e601cb

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“Are you in?”22322a3e90c22e18

Serena quickly dusted 5661368f35 herself off and e986c0dda5 opened the door. Standing there was Leonard 003a62a22c Carter, his striking red df0d59c803 hair unmistakable.dcf7e186c0e554de

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“Sir Leonard? What brings 83827cbf06 you here?”4b0a1c2da4830b68

“His Majesty is asking 1d17639705 for you.”03ff2274ecba0794

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“For me?”8aa281f792651a7b

“Yes. He’s feeling unwell.”235a82acb7056c67

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“Oh, then I’ll go b72abaf081 immediately.”a161e8749ce80e59

The mention of 52c605b66e the emperor’s illness 4b7d14b91b sent a jolt be3f077977 of urgency through c7abdb04e6 Serena. She grabbed her medical 6a6fd2f07d bag and followed Leonard bece385d03 without hesitation.40a6c1731271d7b5

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It was rare for 6da6b2a23b the emperor to summon f60c361b00 her first, and Serena’s 3dbb91458b heart raced with worry. She mentally reviewed all 65d9daf7a4 possible treatment methods as d22eb86b44 she spoke.d394a28e374644b6

“Is he very 90892ae34a unwell?”4ae44232b6c22216

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“Ah, well… Not 0f200f774a really. Just tell him it’s 6143924f74 a routine check-up.”8429e3073e15a534

“What?”8bedfbdb5ff3bfad

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Serena tilted b12ce4a129 her head, 4143f83830 confused.f2730e09dc5f3b17

He said he 5ec634052f was sick, but 83eba486df now it’s not 8de7826996 serious?33aa3cb8f5a638e6

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Leonard gave an a164510aa2 awkward laugh before 21fbfb67d6 explaining.807819abf842e49e

“Actually, there’s 1a8baef8e8 an unexpected 2e2300d7e4 guest. And, well, His a5fcfc4d67 Majesty can’t just 02a6c1909c throw them out.”5e8df9c7f064c504

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“A high-ranking noble, 0701ccf5b2 I assume?”e2d5851ed3bdb35e

Serena replied tactfully, and 48f4c3fcc7 Leonard nodded briefly.dda527b9fc4b68be

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“Yes. Because of that, His 5f70740acc Majesty might be in 5c06291155 a bit of a 357dad6fee foul mood, so I 9ec52f55e7 apologize in advance.”2b3825b2cba48824

Leonard bowed his 7e3aa6179b head slightly, as ec6158e1b2 if entrusting her cd3c11abdf with the emperor’s ecc7bca59f care.24a8e09e7d20bb64

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When has that emperor dc4945e2c4 ever been in a a1b9af5b31 good mood?791d9a6d42d267fc

Serena held back the d06c9f2c6b urge to retort, knowing 3c23a60be2 any words would only 5fec886338 reach Azaid’s ears.577fd529a54b375a

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And calling the emperor f2e1751bea a “brat” would land d8d14647db her in trouble for 279b879ed5 insulting the imperial family.40035c286362097f

This must 430407eaf0 be someone af1b17ea3e he really 7fc42ac389 doesn’t want 5e834a49ae to deal 2ce58749a7 with, she 23c23418eb thought.1e02a8cca714b711

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After all, for him f4a8c6e1d6 to call her over 442d8abb2d to help dismiss someone, bb99fcfb7f the person had to cc50f8838b be even more unwelcome 63b0371a02 than she was. Curious, Serena asked, 098f2a24df “Who’s the guest?”81e69188b78b5ec1

“Lady Ophelia Greenwood.”455eaa0a595c90e0

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“Ah.”accbd391e8b7ed1a

Serena nodded knowingly. She was already 563b155c7d aware of Jade’s 0a5240bb21 strong dislike for 2b1cd7b406 Ophelia Greenwood.f3ccceb0eda6c9d4

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Strictly speaking, it wasn’t bf0d03b839 Ophelia herself he disliked, 8cd20aadcd but her association with 122234e1e4 the Greenwood Duchy.59073f670083f8cf

“I’ll check the 4ec96b0aa7 situation inside first,” 01d6a27c7b she said.5c9cad33896397af

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Leonard entered dde785cca0 the room a35917ea51 with a 2833996a88 warm smile 27ffdea966 after a 26f1292ab8 soft knock. Serena, waiting 1357d4b271 outside for 7a17be70de a moment, b9b22f27fd was startled d29b13e8ab by a 7576cf06e7 sudden commotion 5bb18fa569 from within.09b79311f87180d5

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“Ahh!”4fe2ba57443d2e4b

“Your Majesty!”5d4e6727b4dcb1ae

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Ophelia’s scream dd9749cf5b was followed 13a248e431 by Leonard’s ef67d848c2 frantic voice.25d0d2ffbb3ba274

No way…!75fcffd702ffbe0c

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“Hah, I can’t 15680454b3 take my eyes c0f3d656c6 off for a 27aad9fbbc second!”b337ff2f8d32ace5

Thinking that the emperor d3138c99b2 might have collapsed, Serena 9f2aac51da pushed the door open 3a28c5fd16 without knocking.6d9b564879710a82

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A short while earlier.a738fcbc104ccd5c

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Azaid stared intently at d279117c11 the woman before him. She was bf9989fb3e seated, dressed 3f89193c3b to impress, 214e46defc her attire c57e48b8ed meticulously adorned. The hem of her fa24b08280 dress billowed out like d81047ae49 a balloon, making her 1693b87da2 movements appear cumbersome at 9ab5b6b96f a glance.cb412f9f675423ce

“What brings you 552dae3d9e here unannounced?”0b5d0bf78d7a9c5b

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Azaid’s mood soured at 4f1d8925b0 the sight of an 3e9a241f08 uninvited guest. Typically, one could not c410e57203 enter the imperial palace ba70304f0b without the emperor’s permission. After all, seeing 6a7769f45a the emperor wasn’t 7255197e3f a privilege granted b10bd945d1 to just anyone.e8ae39a33ba52da7

Yet, the woman before cbe0391539 him, backed by the 0d916b8207 Greenwood family, managed to e86a06764d find reasons—any reasons—to frequent 42cc70715c the palace freely.b1f522893ebb8384

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So Greenwood is involved c67ef66b0a in preparing for this a200ab2e7b banquet. She must 4e1ee25d8b be using ef1818b98b that as dcd2c55634 an excuse cc20ba9b0f to visit.52e1c5658404ec2f

Azaid massaged his 638cf60959 temples, already throbbing 8acce8e28a with the headache 4a6dc8e0e4 induced by her 097736e18d presence. Strictly speaking, her f40a9fd291 visit wasn’t entirely 81b7295108 without permission, as b27b44a84e it was he f2b594d382 who had allowed 1a7ea27ade her access.62dc380ed74f3434

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Still, he didn’t 232eb8fe66 care for how 1b1eec224e she used her 892fc6f626 family’s influence to 92f51b2c7e approach him. It was all too dcdcb3100d transparent to him, which 315269e862 explained why he skipped 0e860ad53c formalities and went straight 018b076aad to asking about her 759db18cdf purpose.98879c94bc4da7ef

Unbothered by Azaid’s c6461db951 cold reception, Ophelia 0ee0408a07 Greenwood smiled sweetly.0a8f4e48fe9af7c7

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“I came 96cee7857b by the 674640fea2 palace on a5671a71db business, but c01ee19491 I had be8c753546 something I e117a6218a wanted to f56eb65550 give you, 8941d924f3 Your Majesty. I’m glad I didn’t e395424033 miss you.”93c73a06a2a4aec1

“…”9f3138c83ae46a95

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“I recently made some 3e24b7562b preserves using fruit from 44b6c9fbcb the Kingdom of Pion, aed30bedc3 and they turned out dc90cb294d quite well.”49bd126c7f27d0aa

At her signal, 1200edd570 the maid standing 9963fb2fb7 beside her presented 7ef007ce42 a neatly wrapped c16263f0a3 box to Azaid.58ab3d3c048914a5

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Azaid merely nodded, e5e6a7e6cb showing no intention 1c94492fe2 of opening the 5d79e7036e gift. Taking the hint, the 653dd97f92 maid set the box 9039f1a117 down nearby.8872535d061e9e6a

“Would you like c58a9cf981 to try some?” aef161b748 Ophelia asked.130dcf0bdd744144

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“Later.”d888d0188df382a9

Azaid curtly 774601a9d4 declined, stretching f881313d79 into a e95ac82af9 lazy yawn. His disinterest 8f2704776b was obvious, 2b5409d081 yet Ophelia 5e2dfb8967 paid no 2f3f7e3db3 heed and 0b1bc4ac78 instructed her 26828c5aa9 maid, “Bring 94eeaba97d the tea 2eccc805d8 set.”29bc61ee440e5413

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“Yes, my lady.”0dc02649bcdc4a0f

The maid hesitated 0b5bcef3ee briefly before scurrying 8b53af1619 off. Azaid looked at Ophelia 03abebce26 in disbelief.d1e2afc98b38f9b7

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He had clearly stated 0743ef0211 he’d try it later, 443d4bc11c but she disregarded his 183d1d4fa6 preference entirely. Sensing his annoyance, Ophelia b9d490874b replied gently, “I wanted ecadcbfd84 to prepare it for 9544758649 you personally. I believe 743d1da3f9 you’ll enjoy e4a065749a it, Your beed4a623b Majesty.”5fb10db5822f5527

“The Greenwood lady seems a79c18a9ae to have plenty of 1561c09d03 free time,” Azaid remarked 228b9abdc6 with a derisive chuckle.18f9e44af2897301

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Ophelia answered with a a42d70c888 playful smile, “For Your b2308651af Majesty, I always have 505e597f2b time.”94a755cbaa5dae2f

Her lack 159fd2d892 of reaction 2f33a14d51 only deepened 9220982600 Azaid’s frown.aa22098841eb418a

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Her intentions 8daf3f46ad were as 2aea00f590 clear as 8f576bacbd day. With the empress’s seat ac04afd4ce vacant, she aimed to 3ca9da4e66 claim it for herself.e82b358cd1f01b53

The Greenwood family was da084acbdc a prestigious noble house 363d3069d5 that had contributed greatly 9628da0776 to the founding of b968b7d4b3 the empire. Back when 8d00603c40 Azaid was 08a5c404cf merely a d76cdfc940 prince, they cd1771176b were so 6249d32b33 powerful that b97d1c0e82 he wouldn’t 05046d17ee have dared 808f5f9c7b to approach 104b49b6c1 them—or her.a12f0503a1ba327f

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Now, seeing these 05a9510618 same nobles grovel 8497d57671 before him stirred 46b7ac6ed0 a deep distaste cb80f0d357 within him.e7220268ef002252

Power was b60e4ea548 such a 2dd55ca410 futile thing. Once so unattainable, it 222576dd08 now came too easily. But what meaning a806743430 did it hold?b6d80a6ab2f9091b

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After all, my cad4f0fcf8 mother is already 48970d334e dead.e8b87e2f87ba9957

Azaid’s expression grew icy, ce3ae94467 his simmering rage impossible 4ebfb717d3 to suppress.d9a9a196512d8bf4

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When his mother was 26f3812010 dying, everyone had turned b092dbb3f7 a blind eye. No noble would ad7fa90540 align themselves with b25091aa97 a disgraced, exiled 952779f844 prince.b3167fb8b1bfb4eb

And yet ba632e7a99 now, they 10e9ea7779 dare…94e7ef29a9ef121c

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As Azaid worked to c81624cf76 suppress his fury, Ophelia e1741b3b02 was brewing tea with 989a5c942d the set her maid ddef82038c had brought. Just as she 0f64dbe5e8 was about to b56c988968 place a cup f36e9e3acf before the emperor, 996d8875b0 he spoke.538c02287e06ea62

“Apologies, but 82a03b1d76 I’ll save aed1eb4852 the tea eddcc17bec for another 162c5956f9 time.”8c83496e9c60326c

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Unable to 0137b35069 tolerate the 73da7402e8 situation any d15430facb longer, Azaid 35cc4cb2da rose from b8a1f2b5df his seat.107c0049c6594e4b

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