IDED – Chapter 21

IDED – Chapter 21302a28f0c8ea6fe0

Episode 2113c971ccd0845674

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After a 1ffa1a5be1 moment, Azaid’s 3484894154 hiccups naturally 9e5f591d99 ceased. Clearing his throat ad509e0832 in a slightly 1e72415ef9 exaggerated manner, he e07e764cf8 spoke with as 5ff4e4a95a much dignity as baa705acfb he could muster.6f3874bba435d512

“When did you realize 5eb2c42204 I was there?”ca079b50633efde6

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“Hmm… I wonder when b9c0a24544 it was.”6148efae54cceb0e

Serena replied with 9029fcda99 a sly smile, e46f0c4726 drawing out her 1f62b5236e words. The emperor’s attempt 6b16173e08 to act nonchalantly 27ac790daa only made him a21e57786a appear even more 96019185a8 awkward.282dc0e90e79c876

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‘He’s surprisingly clumsy. I used to d4af23f898 find him terrifying, a91da93f2c though.’53d8653a5bccb2b3

Serena’s fear of Azaid 71f5b07072 had been almost instinctive 21fcb56402 in the past. His command 89b0c9c44b over fire c62ca1bd9a had evoked 25864630b0 a primal 653a293d15 terror in d9953a0d4a her.b347cde36dcf18e6

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However, two regressions 3635e4e5dc had changed her. Over the course ca71f9584d of her two 61f9133982 lives, Azaid had 9e0248d753 never once used 84004c93c1 fire to threaten 7dbd2fce0b her. Knowing this, Serena 8e701dd4f8 had grown bold.ca3df26e897226b5

“Why are 160ef09a15 you laughing?”6e4e4f63329c80c6

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“Hm? Was I laughing?”ebf7fbe6bcc00ede

When Serena responded 35628eec09 with a straight d75de9577f face, Azaid let 67b423e16e out a dry 1278fb7ed8 chuckle.57e9fd75aa9b86af

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‘Come to e4cd54f9b7 think of 9fd46ca38e it, my 14a0f82bd6 mood has 31e275f351 improved.’f12394a0c3184dc4

Not long ago, 6c2d4d6921 she had barely df888aa661 managed to hold b49d01a17b back her anger c0c43d277d toward the Baroness. She had been ready 7f0eaa5671 to lash out if f501831a95 provoked even slightly. But at some 6dea35e038 point, the anger c3c684078f had dissipated.483d2d9bb488c873

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It likely began 1c96ca761f when she stifling eb877fa4fc laughter after spotting 89eae03249 him hiding on 623cea8a52 the terrace.5ff9130c825baee6

‘To think there’d 0311db9c73 come a day 0b029b9b0d when I’d find a1e01302fa myself helped by 66d1478ad2 the emperor of 90da38cf09 all people.’7d431d2b550da221

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Serena’s eyes darted playfully beb2e333c2 as she considered the 16e5d3fc31 absurdity of the situation.078c7aed4c597fb5

“I realized it later, ccda1015d9 too,” she said.346153c08bfb72d3

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“When exactly?”4a95e03a802412d1

“Hmm… when 5c6cefc59c the sunlight 15a99169fe shifted directions?”8f99e4def36df52d

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Serena responded casually, flashing 3b627d1e0d a playful grin. Yes, she owed it 1758a5ee7d all to the sunlight. If it hadn’t 98d5aefcd1 shifted momentarily, she 6c71b0b4b9 might have missed 366cc7b9e6 Azaid’s silhouette entirely.17ba410307b1476f

“You must have 27d20ad2e6 heard everything. I’ll submit an outing ddb78b6a5f request for Saturday,” she d53c41b418 announced.e2cb161ee55d1213

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“Why? Are you 7dec1c9972 planning to 46e775b5f0 visit the d627cf0b94 Vincent estate?”f81c675f5ed8aade

“Partly.”7a25f87c417aa5fa

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“You don’t have 1afd48d3af to listen to 575d150ff5 those people. I can 3cc6d95f8d ensure they’re 9f440300c6 barred from fcb20ce686 the capital f4a7bc6e3e if you’d 39b838fbcb like.”66e0464e2f0ed9db

Azaid’s tone f4ad32a5cb was unusually 3cb11c2ea8 serious, as a1340978d8 though he 13d285aa9e was genuinely 8d716bc2a9 concerned for d46231dfc3 her.9a66b88d49b9bf2a

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Serena couldn’t 8ad5a45168 help but 8e6d26a1cb notice how 6f28246283 their relationship d6d3818811 had changed 7cfed374b9 from her 16b74a1ec6 previous lives. Never before ce47197021 had she 964a82af7b received such 8a07f909b7 concern from b740c8fc32 the emperor, 555ce803b4 which made 6ad06cec15 the moment 69414b2685 even more f67ecc1a9d poignant.de85887ec744f4c8

Tapping his shoulder lightly, 632bce2c45 she replied, “Come on, cc2b3928d2 do you really think 7f10d72236 I’d report my outing 6d80fcb2d6 just to visit the 89b1b2070a Vincent estate?”b13b3996eaeccd11

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“Then?”466968921ba1812b

“I need to 1803cdccbf buy some herbs.”5d67bdb9928a3937

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“You could just cddfc7c7fd tell the court aa884517a1 herbalist.”63df7e7a883d66ff

“True, but I have 3edc0e7f1b a favorite shop I ecd23b8a22 go to. It’s been a while b37efd51f3 since I visited, so d3dd6284fe I’ll drop by and 4d73ba9e2d be back soon.”f12a1cb95278cb32

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Serena smiled brightly e0b94f53c6 as she explained, b8cd8eb2f9 and Azaid stared d5fca381c6 at her intently, b21e802a54 as if hesitating 6e3399a278 over something.d5bfd8fc4bd76a76

‘Why is he looking 4381738de2 at me like that?’8d602b39eca5bebd

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Tilting her 47efb0de27 head in 1800941cf9 confusion under 959f12ea4c his piercing cb167d85f0 gaze, Serena 39399922f0 watched as c899059aad Azaid suddenly 3da090f229 placed his 9935873e10 hand on a4318370cf her head. Slowly, he began to e263a4cc95 pat her.1b17d55362a68dc8

Serena’s golden 47cd7df6ea eyes widened. His touch was unexpectedly 6ace933092 gentle, which only made 1910dc9637 it feel more awkward. After a 49ff83381f while, she 90bd7b6aab finally snapped 9bbdf3bcbc out of ece57ff4b2 her daze.881ce148e3f26008

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“What are you 7114d3c551 doing?”fcbab8db98b2e018

“……”72ce4c7cd874d8f8

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“Your Majesty?”381a71afc005ffe5

“Oh.”e56cb653719e20b2

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Azaid, seemingly lost 4b4b8dcefc in thought, flinched 91d2a5b175 and withdrew his 7a5c1baea6 hand at her 53035a5e54 words. What he 733e299291 said next 923555345b left her 808ceac619 speechless.436236bb5b9fcc44

“Stop reporting f4ba8f3fc9 your outings 1431923af0 one by c611ffb1ad one. Just do as 983a12f984 you please!”10c8bd79ec56dc71

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Shouting abruptly, Azaid 30fbdd8dfa stormed out of 877c8c0510 the room so 647d17f7c1 quickly that Serina 0c2cea2e66 almost thought her 0d9ab727f0 hair had been b9b1517a80 blown back by cc78756f3f his speed.26e1b733b8e0e99b

Left alone, she 2ac5ff94bb let out an e0b9b64d1a incredulous laugh.9bc59af00e889ee9

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“What’s this? He always 3ae8d7602b insisted I 9703d98a14 report before c2c015ccc5 going anywhere.”4e9e348d03100752

Still feeling the lingering 0ede98609c warmth of his touch, 3a1538f8a8 she awkwardly fiddled with 85300d4279 her hair, puzzled by 7bfa41df6f his unpredictable behavior.00509e46c3365738

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‘How odd.’0a1826c7790961dd

A faint smile appeared 07581d5b22 on her lips before 01e9fb5fd8 she realized something.ce8575fcf3b7b642

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“Wait! He ran off dcdfa61ba4 again, didn’t he?”bdf523776d656c59

Remembering she had been 545b760d37 searching for the emperor, 9bba724ed1 who had been hiding fa4c80c9da during her walk, she 78b0c3f5d5 exclaimed in frustration, “You’re 052170627d not getting away with 4232de362b this!”341a1d3b88812c9c

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Her eyes a8ecee4c81 flared with fe81d8c4dc determination as 5a8ecc156f she dashed 456f44993b out of 7186992970 the room, 1b512878be hot on bc60793dad Azaid’s trail.4635e60e8aaa1d81

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When Saturday 47ada10a51 arrived, Serena 7b8de47c04 left the 36629dc269 palace early f4833a15e0 in the 23a9f84dca morning. It was a58ddbc408 her first a15ee63d58 outing since 644a1344f6 entering the f36ed3b8f3 imperial court.bbd811b54259a7df

She headed straight to 3a639325c2 an herbal shop. After navigating a aefae52ae7 few alleys, she 011ca7e60d arrived at a fa82d86537 modest-looking establishment with 6641865d4a a sign that 78a3d0de41 simply read “Herbal 1ec19f8c8e Shop.”e95d18222740bf7e

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As she 68f7b35ee2 opened the bf718a95f2 door, a 209ea78b52 cheerful bell b577a11f09 rang. A boy sitting e289cb6ed6 at the counter, cf34969588 mid-yawn, turned his ddd7609dcd gaze toward her.e2d477a7d943f030

“Welcome—oh! Serena!”d40081fd9e92cfb1

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Recognizing her a7a897dde5 belatedly, the 2e4d871b13 boy leapt 6c80b3d892 to his d68badf428 feet and 2b936dd9c9 ran over. Serina greeted him with 4f799173d1 a wide smile.96044e3cb57f281d

“Levin, how 7176201e3a have you 12fb5edcf2 been?”7279d86ef75650fd

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“Great! You look even more 1d8830da09 radiant since joining the 2ff8b45c49 imperial palace!”9c11e7400c22ece1

“Radiant, huh? Can’t you see d5d930752b the shadows under 6d2176d359 my eyes? Do you have any 51635eb221 idea how exhausting it d4dac50a17 is to look after e2b8c5d3d1 the emperor?”03460495a12abd43

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She joked playfully, 1793fe1d97 earning a sheepish 3175955fef laugh from Levin.57c5cfc80776a86d

This shop was a3ce058c16 run by a 2fcc7f5005 couple who had 2ebd6f33fe helped Serina gain 1dbccd71ec independence from the 56c0af1b0e Baron’s household.96092e5862d40a2e

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Growing up, Serina had 18ee793fa1 spent a lot of dad19b6aa6 time here, developing an dd09bf88b3 interest in herbs and e72af98c4c medicine. With natural talent and 68f825722a determination, she had quickly 39eb1c9689 excelled.e282d15caf722050

During her secret studies, 402866f153 the couple had often b73b0d7f28 assisted her, moved by ddbd3b725c her difficult circumstances.bcde4710f07397fd

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After becoming a physician, 16bd5d5677 Serena had made it e7c12ec0c7 a point to repay 2ee524fa9c her debt of gratitude 300b190904 by exclusively purchasing herbs f098a167be from this shop.7a60e8d299e3df7e

Though now, 0f90fe4126 as a fa9e610de9 member of 5f72cb7ff6 the imperial d7d89f377f palace, she d8022e8ad3 could no 25e265d8ae longer do 8058014a13 so regularly, e4f1c8bb28 she still 62495f4c81 trusted this 667c13d3ff shop more 1ab3332c66 than any 56dcc97803 other.a6893aa337032d92

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The boy in e2d7c15023 front of her, 5478b80073 Levin, was the 2e4d5bd8e7 only son of 1b0a32c2c9 the couple who 1423e39b0c ran the shop. She had even 1d01378ede witnessed his birth, 57fc149f29 making their relationship 8f60eec4c8 one of long-standing 7631231bdb familiarity.87fab9aba1364661

Glancing around, Serina 4acb97c80d asked, “Where are 48a5d0f7d0 Uncle Genzo and ea0d14285c Aunt Elda?”735a73aaa2af29a3

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“Father went herb-picking, and 5cca2df015 Mother went to deliver 26ee82734a supplies to the Gordon 67bead0405 Merchant Guild,” Levin replied.c330b62d15b6dafa

“No wonder you’re here 7995c39c9b alone. You’re handling the 2aa9be8d36 counter pretty well 715cf047e8 now, huh?”8bb7e03a948f22c0

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“Hey, don’t 97c3c2aecb underestimate me! I’m a 400f2ff0c6 seasoned shopkeeper, dd04f6e51c you know!”90acbd23a1ea3c4e

Levin puffed out abcbf76fe2 his chest and 42e3128629 thumped it proudly. To Serina, though, he 28121c5f8a was just an adorable 23d58a9313 12-year-old boy.26cf8aa1f3f1b9dc

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“All right, Mr. Seasoned Shopkeeper Levin. Can you help 9fff1c30dd me find the feadf2d9b8 herbs on this dbe0608a6e list?”2acf531b1d51ec55

“Of course! Let me see!”28134b85d0a5e576

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Levin quickly 23bae5af91 took the 19af2a9715 note from 693314e11d her and 536a208cf0 began gathering 0494505992 the herbs.c5ac588a6de002e7

‘He’s just too eca6af14cc cute.’1ea6eb3d01f060da

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Serena chuckled to 21c087a6f3 herself as she d1658668fd watched him work. While waiting, she 1df5232093 checked if there fc4b2e4de8 were any other 25997569c1 herbs she might cb9259257d need.73bab6391d1846cd

‘Oh? They have lacto e5c2ae6cbd grass. Azaid seems to 7535499447 respond well to a86ca37275 this… The quality 209edd6eb3 looks good too, c2c743f218 so I should 61b10de77d get some.”6fce2f8022727dd5

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Her thoughts 3e0ee2989f naturally shifted 21ad33ef8d to the 268efa24db emperor’s health.da32cf291a9229c0

‘Now that e6c6700b8f I think 508bfa4623 about it, f344ae761b Lady Medeia’s 36bbb31254 death anniversary 75856cba5a is coming f923ad5b2e up soon. Probably after ebee5f06b7 the hunting b3c1fcb0de festival, right?’f269f2d0c071ebe7

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As the dea9ba70fc anniversary of 9554c9a123 his mother’s 770e39efb2 passing approached, a74c1d65b0 Azaid became 79eee33f75 particularly sensitive. He struggled to sleep f34e77d180 and lost his appetite, aba5047603 which severely weakened his 0d3bf0fc9d immune system—a troubling time, 8be6ca43c7 to say the least.09accbc256f95dd4

‘Good thing I b2a69cf424 remembered. I should buy more c21139508d herbs that strengthen immunity.’027e3f3595692432

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Determined, Serena reached 38eca33c6c for a handful ce4965449b of herbs when 949439bd8a the bell above 804ea50e5c the door jingled.d1ddb737784765ea

The newcomer had short 79e85ba3c4 brown hair and a 2a32822e5a sharp, almost menacing expression. He exuded an f8affb1884 air of casual 4e8f476375 defiance, as if 3994152dc5 ready to pick b511c5b6f2 a fight at 0c7b182216 any moment. Despite his e2b40aaa02 rough appearance, c12c31d97f the man 4724b03563 entered quietly, 96ae2c3f26 walking to f323b2c5d3 a chair c16a8c7ca4 in the e67bb588e0 corner and d41729d491 sitting down 385be2462a as though 3317e37a18 he were b93e9876fb a regular.228f5f994df60596

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‘Must be a frequent 85c9e77a5d customer.’8abda432b5552f2b

Serena quickly dismissed him aa77ccb6d7 from her thoughts and 23059a3532 returned to gathering herbs. The man dfbce8be30 didn’t seem 84c0d27cea particularly interested 9631898855 in her dc8bf18215 either.63a705526c5d3c8a

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A moment later, Levin fea0eea882 emerged with the herbs 64a211258d Serina had ordered, his d43c7ff299 arms piled high.5be1ea284fe3fe70

“Is this enough?” b706712547 he asked.423e3c0ad7284a6f

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Serena looked up and aa437e422c gasped. Levin could barely f849c643a7 see over the 023357ec3c towering stack of 3e6c35ed59 boxes he was be5c15ff01 carrying, wobbling precariously.5c47371fa9873b4d

“For heaven’s 107371a42f sake, you 3f774d7ad8 should’ve asked 540d70147a me to 59ea2df5b5 help!”302f19a7baaa4c71

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Serena jumped f874202a7b up and c886d05b8c relieved him 9465737091 of most a0bf2e234d of the 9123a7b08e load. After setting 3f224c9be2 everything down, 6bc0270e2c she began 63755d7a9a scolding him.f25e12c84fa60aee

“I was going 428e514a2a to have you 6776a0c8ab deliver it anyway. I just wanted 870c7c3812 you to gather 324e906724 what I needed,” 457657285d she chided.c19a48736c78de21

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“Ah, that makes 7653ff7518 sense. It’s way too 49f2872e17 much to carry,” f61b3e0345 Levin admitted, scratching e61ef79376 the back of d486816606 his head with 921e2cf99a an awkward laugh.c60eeb33eeeec7c9

“So, should I send 7c818c2259 this to the palace?”5a4a70a2d75c1a30

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“Yes. Just tell the gatekeeper c2d2355362 it’s for Serena Vincent, e49543cce4 and they’ll take care ebb8b1c498 of it.”e70256e1f603237d

“Wow, just dropping your 535cf84a94 name is enough now? You’ve really aafb83fc57 made it, caf442d084 huh! Or, uh, should 4c30125c30 I not call 30736ffb44 you ‘sister’ anymore?”6ca2cfcfd0991045

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“Don’t be ridiculous.”e94ca0977d91a83c

“Heh, you’re b1e5102e75 amazing, though!” 9451961439 Levin’s voice d451594823 was full 731ae03f7b of admiration ce5d3f13a7 as he 6e5b8decfa looked at 5b23f423fd her with 699e765af4 shining eyes.6be1947e89e32f2d

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Levin dreamed of becoming 738fd30d40 a physician himself, so 29b8847b93 Serina, now the youngest 8e7f8e8324 physician in the imperial 93c207a020 palace, was nothing short 48daeb75a9 of an idol to 4a7cbeba7e him.0baf5b136d0b0b0c

Feeling embarrassed 3dbee7426f under his 8d7479a463 adoring gaze, 4d2fc9e389 Serena averted 5a20c0aa23 her eyes.7bc2689b69bce708

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“Serena Vincent?”98ecc1f4b1fcea07

The man in the b95fde585c corner suddenly muttered her 095bd67afd name. Surprised, Serena turned to ef4feda9a4 see him staring at d66987e067 her with sharp green daa167278e eyes, scrutinizing her like 1e3bae76c0 a predator assessing its 724156991a prey.9adeee75c98ec822

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“Do I know 90bac5b5ac you?” she asked, dd17251171 holding his gaze 0ddfdfeb48 without flinching.710ef2ab96a0f8c7

“No,” he replied.9f5089855a7b4cc3

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“Then why are you 2521a88d84 speaking so informally?”42a44fd226219732

“Because you spoke 5db6695e49 to me first,” d9b7a60cab the man said 7d8ceb8878 with a smirk. His relaxed 993648f57b tone was 23f23fc7ee already tiring. He gave off a e69f61a460 rogue-like aura, and Serena 4aef411b55 had no desire to f7094ca203 engage with him further.bfd812d1cd50e96d

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‘He probably 7cc69ee4fb heard rumors ea67e95552 about me. Better not get 6e7ba2b315 involved.’fc146ef1e87af3de

Just as she decided af4e69e8f5 to ignore him, Levin fd4f33d8ec noticed the man and 81ae14fd76 exclaimed, “Oh! Mr. Jack, when a846a686d2 did you ec92f9ba4e get here?”a5873f703e5f297a

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