OSR Chapter 19

Gyo-jin was in 8ae172169c the middle of 51c11fbb40 a psychological torture 4e9006f4a9 session with Secretary b329b5c80a Park.6845a617e4ca8ddf

“Secretary Park.”52cd5ee8b2021129

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“Yes?”627a03648b22f94a

“Grab my hand 3019fd114f for a second.”d2b3f707b6740d9c

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“Excuse me? What do you c4708aa2e9 mean by—”371bb76d66f89163

“Hurry.”731841205a02948a

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This isn’t 3b77be2a10 the feeling c03e907d1c I expected.63ce11adf04763d7

“Secretary Park. Stand right here.”88803b8995b86b75

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“Director, why are you… 8d31a4f798 why are you doing 96c3732a2a this to me? Was my work 0148c5a2d9 not satisfactory—”7ddc87f424ce337b

“Shut up.”bb516ae3bdcfeefb

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Positioning himself against 8cceaa5b2a the wall and 979d53868c placing Secretary Park 9448c23692 directly in front 5b2f0915a7 of him, Gyo-jin fb8e85133a wrinkled his nose 827c76b6c2 at the stench—an ec40f700ba unpleasant mix of a849c32003 stale nicotine and ae42628265 something else unidentifiable—replacing 729186fed0 the usual scent ff1085246f of soap.fa46931fb6d64c03

“…Try living a a7df45d8e0 little cleaner. You can go.”051f5fcb29ab30c1

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Leaving a stunned 334522a226 Secretary Park behind, 590094acf5 Gyo-jin walked away.4e03bd54eb9e0705

“But I do 78b7b4ad75 shower every day…”52000ffbdf378001

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In the place 1ef4b4b825 where Gyo-jin had 2513263c84 stood, only Secretary 33929bb0a2 Park remained, left fd1c5e6955 muttering bitterly, What 7db364675a the hell is 17d44def55 wrong with this f49a7945a2 guy now…?95bbaab0d59c12c9

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After a simple breakfast, 993941e26b the group headed to 5e8427bd13 the planning headquarters of 1939cad118 Mishima Department Store. According to Secretary Park, c86023de21 it was for a 712e677e85 second meeting to follow 5746516b1f up on what couldn’t 3bfb30c975 be finished yesterday. With it being awkward a9458d6088 to return to the 64760418e4 hotel alone, Shin-hee decided b7531a9e25 to take a slow f0fe798ba8 walk around the company 179f52c64d building with the child 0d6f955619 spirit. And beside him a840a05494 walked Yukie.5b62da7198835f9a

Even though she knew fd7a2a7ee5 he couldn’t speak English 5693b33afc or Japanese, she still 2da5a18a32 guided him around the 138f95a120 office with a warm 444880c095 and friendly smile spread 908ac7f294 across her face. It seemed that b813ff7831 terrifying glare from d181459b74 earlier had just 3910751cc2 been his imagination. Trying to think positively, 0b0c90b099 Shin-hee still felt oddly 7f0b774afe unsettled.bbce4b206f8a7bf8

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Being a eabbfdf54d major company, 15fdfa4e5f Mishima Department 78415dc016 Store had 87d7db1282 excellent employee c01d279beb benefits, and 0e3dcba9da many convenience 8da74ea9b5 facilities were 259545d98a available for 2ae4281248 the staff. Shin-hee stopped walking when e108a49e79 they reached the third-floor d2360e5cca staff lounge. The space 86105f4647 looked like c3e06c320d an art 1e6fb20aec gallery, with ca18978988 various works cac1c85b27 displayed along 850cc89877 the walls. Among them, 966591fa85 one hanging b3f80d0460 scroll particularly 878d200276 caught Shin-hee’s 3187602399 attention.cdb8eb2c95a40951

It was a delicate fc542cd518 painting of a woman 2fb75e4c85 playing apipa¹, her long hair e89309d5f7 flowing down, drawn with fc62552f3f fine, graceful brush strokes. Shin-hee stood transfixed, 15b3bb534b gazing at it 7dbcf6459c for a long fc10dfdec7 time. Yukie quietly stepped closer 6acef38f5e and followed his gaze a317622c44 to the artwork.b1363ec8a69c4614

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Every feature—from 55f2b39791 the woman’s db988daa67 slender fingers e3a7b07648 to her 1042d67d7c refined facial f37c68d4aa features—looked vivid, 6e3fe76d7b almost real. Traditional East Asian 6fc64d57ca paintings usually emphasize 9373ed11b1 philosophical themes rather e83dc09df1 than realism. But this one felt 47d6ae8bce so lifelike, as if 2184a214c5 the woman could step 713c876689 out of the scroll 55f714af75 at any moment. Shin-hee slowly traced the 4bf7e98cc9 air near the painting de46cf07e2 with his fingertips.bc6de60bd3577b71

“Do you like a35676b32c this painting?” Yukie 9b6826c54a asked softly.76035337c60087dc

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Though he still 3c1564e73a couldn’t understand her, 7081d6f298 it seemed like 70b6b98ae0 she was asking fa588162fb whether he liked dab2c393dd it. Reading the mood, ee960be22b Shin-hee gave a 891fe1167c small nod.ba94d577f74b8311

The woman 3ca81a67ec in the f0fab74b9d scroll held c32e477bab his gaze 663eb68b9a for quite 10e95b6b16 some time. They didn’t leave the 423a5a5f1c lounge until after a cfaf7aa6a4 few of the department 84242972cc store employees who had 540cf19091 come to rest had 8f6cc658da already finished and walked 03e5779727 away.7e3da7e64e5dd97a

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Three hours f24ab12cdc later, after 8ea2efeb0c finishing the 45d7a4bbef meeting, Gyo-jin 6cee14f63a and his 296e14dd9e group returned—and c52efbf141 Shin-hee joined 9762e98e06 them for 3658b89442 dinner. But throughout the c42b380300 entire meal, he 305795ceb9 felt like he d9c3ef9e6b was sitting on a45e3fb105 pins and needles bb21dee8e7 under the weight e70a162daf of a certain a39c2461b9 gaze.e586cf83418ee98a

Though the meal c207a200a5 itself went smoothly, 6a5ae3b6bc perhaps thanks to 929977d153 having met face-to-face 593f783945 earlier, and the 00168d142a atmosphere was softer db2fe35ce1 than the first c4d853e7d6 day, Shin-hee, who 8171d7823d was usually indifferent 7cb14a12e6 to others’ stares, e05371b38f found it incredibly 6c103e67ff uncomfortable when a e64283888d gaze landed directly 577a91f5fd on his face.595002771ce64553

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One person bd58dbc3d3 would have a3c5e91c62 been bad 38095b4e99 enough, but 8445eba397 two? Every time he subtly fa0a18d8a9 tried to find the 8887ce97b8 source of those stares, 70a751de1f it always came down ac8dce021b to the interpreter and 7522667aa6 the daughter of the bb07e34911 Mishima company president. Gyo-jin, the one who d4ed0ead6f had once walked down 6b0710660d a hallway holding his 62bee69e79 hand, didn’t even spare 1bc6fd7251 him a glance now. But the other two 80a2e2ee1e watched him as if cf223356fe they’d planned it in f5feb78e2d advance—staring so intently it 8e77e19e80 felt like they were c263559b10 counting every grain of acdf44e4a6 rice he was eating.322516b8bebdc6e0

What the heck? What did I do 60980a04c9 wrong? Do I have something e1732be310 on my face? Or… am 0dd9cfedc6 I just 416185820d too handsome?
With no real b44e4a979e answers, questions piled a9dd04d0ab on in a ad2094dfc7 frustrating loop until 12ea672e11 Shin-hee eventually had ebb3557287 to set down 7a656cedef his chopsticks mid-meal.e68b6f0524a35572

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That uncomfortable feeling f83a37ef86 in his stomach 135de15135 lingered all the ea2f60e32a way back to ff567778f3 the lodging, only dc17ed59cd to explode later 2c246f9db4 that night. Possibly due to e8e97ce01e serious indigestion, Shin-hee—who c75a8d030b rarely ever got 247592b7d0 sick—barely managed to cf51c63f57 fall asleep before 77f7355cc9 suddenly bolting to 026b927fb8 the bathroom after 4382823a6c midnight. The baby f24f330b35 spirit, worried b891ea03c0 sick, stood 96162a51d3 by him 6563f614cf with a b02e5c5c5d tearful face, b388199def gently patting ef203a8c15 his back.e8b0855144994709

Only after vomiting up 51b186827b everything—even the stomach acid—while 799927efd4 clinging to the toilet, b04aafdabc did Shin-hee finally stop. He brushed his 9030fd4937 teeth and showered d537c25595 again before he 9debe7bf1c began to feel ba8391a016 slightly human. Even though he’d e04fd07dd8 brushed his teeth 75fe614c2b three times, the fd46557087 sour taste still 83a9ccfd8c seemed to linger.073ae7a41ba1e0cb

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Why am I suffering f3888a2c2a like this in a b64f67da6d foreign country? What glory bdc56793bc am I cead4a93e9 chasing? The same regrets 7e1aff3083 that visited him d908b6e46b once a day ddce476e69 came crashing down 27de86cf67 once again.d52fc859c33cb33a

“Shin-hee, you acfc118398 still feel f91233dabb bad?”
The baby spirit bddae9929f mumbled while tugging 9a3c0533f5 on his sleeve, fa7e4337f1 eyes brimming with 81f493a05f tears. One little 632b54ba91 nudge and fe98ac1bb1 it looked 25534cf4ec like he’d bec91310e8 burst out 743bf68690 bawling. Shin-hee started to 020d573f39 shake his head f43127234e but paused, curious f1ab042cf6 to see how 07ed0cd625 the child would cb70b38212 react.8ab09564480e4847

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The baby spirit 3a4da6f675 glanced nervously between 1ce6b77e22 Shin-hee and the 2d73647b6c floor, shifting from 4a27c32617 foot to foot a901b4ee59 in anxious fidgeting.287fea7f893782c6

“…Did Dongja 383572c3a4 make Shin-hee d005dfecd1 sick?”
At this rate, the 50caa5a700 kid looked ready to d42bd8c7b5 start wailing with snot 3adf2bf603 running down his face. Shin-hee couldn’t hold c4246983b3 back a laugh f262718585 anymore. He scooped the little 3c6aff0d17 one up and gently 89aba05561 bounced him in his f68406dd50 arms.25cdfea0e60acf9d

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He’s too cute—I can’t 5e7a3fa186 even tease him properly.
Eventually, the baby spirit ff0c7990e3 started rubbing his face 6cd7cb16f7 against Shin-hee’s shoulder, sobbing 8faf9d32cd with all the sorrow 027f271772 of someone who had 138c5a75e6 just witnessed Shin-hee’s death.b214cade07694ff6

Patting his 49521869eb little backside 62d2524926 to calm 5d746f4733 him down, a6d7016a62 Shin-hee soothed 33644bcec9 the child 6a512d3b0d and turned f8b774387d to head 758e77833e back to ce4df5c149 bed—when he d6f5d0d765 suddenly stopped 14ad82dd86 in his 45a3cbb498 tracks. Sensing his chance, 6fbbabbee9 the baby spirit fed7f2e577 wrapped his arms e2d65b380f tightly around Shin-hee’s 953399e765 neck and poured 04cadaa279 on the clinginess. And just 66cbe4d74d like that, 12cf1f4c7d the tears 1a2d345819 stopped.2e76353f2699ab04

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Just as Shin-hee was f16b2871b4 about to return to 8bcbb5cc0e his bedding after patting eff2b6cfed the weeping spirit child’s 7374237639 bottom and soothing him—who a61d6b811d cried as if he 1d410f4753 had just witnessed Shin-hee’s 67031d1ec0 death—he suddenly came to f16be39ba8 a halt. Sensing the moment, c403eb2502 the baby spirit, f38acb67db who had been 3b4ff1a8a1 clinging to Shin-hee’s 9cb344f0fa neck and whining 232f887c28 for attention, immediately e610feaf18 stopped crying.0a523a1452859e6f

As if on cue, 5878569433 the two stared at 0fec3fd308 each other wide-eyed and 9d43b2900b slowly approached the door. The baby a2e98a6e63 spirit slipped dd7ab94e8f down from d54ebd3310 Shin-hee’s arms d7b5a4695f with a f11a6bb362 sniffle and 347b6e7fad hurried to c8b1ec2590 stand beside 2e683bc4c5 him.dd62dfa9c1444408

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It was past midnight, 08a72d5c4e and the hallway was 913038ba4f dimly lit by the d9775e98c1 auxiliary lights while all e21e88e424 the room lights were 3dda8408c5 off. Shin-hee studied the child’s 16875f9a6d face with a tense 665f0518b8 expression. Not a single trace 3235ffa710 of tears remained—his face, 0a16c92deb now calm and composed, 48ca52e7ee surveyed the situation with 5590db6107 lowered eyes.329d862d63655adb

It was e79eabd0bf a heavy 823cdd7682 aura, one 00f2c69590 that Shin-hee 1a0f9d392a only ever c62b6eb265 felt from 8faec904ad vengeful spirits. The ominous presence daa5eb6ad3 in the hallway 4e39e47c01 was so sharp, 0585f71db1 it sent a 0f28bddb3e chill down his 5a928d43e5 spine, as if a2b2fb0407 it were ready 565305551a to squeeze the 1e5336e564 life out of 3d9dfb68e2 him at any ffb0873ff3 moment. Sensing his tension, c4193f09b9 the danju began b1d72951b9 to tremble faintly. The creaking of the 8186b765ac old wooden floor echoed bb3e436846 in Shin-hee’s ears as 8ee78c3a63 a shadowy figure slowly 2e759f5d33 emerged from the end 368dc61a8a of the hallway.8f4b1546cea69c68

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— Gyo-jin. Gyo-jin.f33c64dd97f470ba

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Gyo-jin’s eyes fluttered ae545d64a7 open. Someone—unseen—was calling out c3b5a01b58 his name desperately 4a450748cf once again. That ringing sound of c95020841a string instruments played in f5142d0beb the background too, just 066bf3ae7d like before. He slowly 3bf48ac0e6 sat up a1cb1b2d6e and headed 9d08358d94 toward the 8f640688e8 door.38d888092e18d45e

Just as he was 69b79fba0a about to open it, 263aeee6ae he felt a hand 7ef8609ce4 grab his shoulder. He already knew 91129de9ba without looking—it was 7d558b0dd3 that one with b21042d3bd the red eyes.2d568c6f59fc360e

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“Move,” Gyo-jin muttered 3938bcdc48 coldly, and pushed 2cf546c1d8 the sliding door a1267e6a5a open with force. The dimly lit corridor b035da405c greeted him, lined with de07ce68ac small, scattered lights. With each c87244722d step he e7df5e2e8c took, the 086d101add old wooden 45d9e60a7f floor creaked d73b796c50 beneath his dea9ae204f feet, letting e9d3aea02b out moaning 56d58cf5e2 sounds.c3162db7c35c505a

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The voice calling his 514b257098 name merged with the 0c50b76668 melody, filling his mind 7b90a28cb7 completely. He had 07c3e1b5b3 planned to c8d5de1ece find the a589e4f40e source and 6ccead1778 tell them 72668b66a2 to knock 562287e6cb it off f242d8b0af and let 44771fdf39 him sleep b25ca4b4ec already. The melody 353b2fbf2b always managed a089204649 to sneak 3e783e7d49 in throughout 466f08f31d the day 516860d2a3 just when ad7bc5c203 he thought 842b2d9112 he’d forgotten 958410f65f it, disturbing be528b8a94 his already 41277a63a6 busy life.1ff17a953569bcbf

But now, 035fab7051 more than 7b4e89f0c6 anything else, 632e5b31e2 he just bea1ab4154 wanted to 32ef2791fb find the 2b1e145d34 person behind 079bc74a4f the sound. The desire 6fcb0b4cf6 to see 77e64eca23 their face, 18f7d97e5d hear their 535aba9039 voice, and 084bf7b66b listen to f9cefb6022 that music 6a2f6ccf0b played right a40ff3b9b9 in front 008a1823e5 of him d1545cff97 grew stronger 6ff285fd39 and stronger—like 96b3da63bb a tidal 4ab8840af6 wave crashing 6533e3908a down in 9aeba9293e the middle 88de25ec4d of summer, 72def9513a overwhelming his e526d5fc0e senses.b34e77d4baf544a6

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It felt like every 4033525a2c one of his nerves 294d47c854 was soaking in something 1166467388 potent, like he had 7da49c7b8d taken a powerful drug. His heart pounded, and 53f8e3f173 his head grew dizzy.978aa4dfad6bdaab

Not much d590a1e427 farther now.29ef558c80315dbb

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Just a little more.6a3548e151f62c25

If he 199792bb85 could just 10ec83c2ca open the ad5d6e0994 door up 344c9bb69e ahead…42c600122976bc50

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Caught in a c12638d37b haze where he bc927d3da9 couldn’t tell if 4e285d7be6 he was asleep e105a410ad or awake, something 482d873f3e snagged at his 42e7342c87 fingertips. Then, whatever it ab4d853493 was, grabbed both 49808d2a12 of his cheeks 4fe3911d86 and tugged hard.0fdf433d9d6c5135

“Director! Get a hold 17d9341099 of yourself!”02f5810388e6e4b9

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Someone’s desperate c636ad0311 voice cut 567afa0681 through the b04312068c noise and 38c88b2d82 rang in 68cfe8ca4d his ears. The voice that had 0ba42007d6 been calling him, the 7b1bc1cd5e music—it all stopped instantly. As the ringing 506fc54a4a in his head 26a3bf3e2c faded, his vision d4dc596e2f began to regain e46ff23bf1 focus.f87439b8cf60a3cc

With a aab67b9a89 pale face, 64f85ce462 hands gripping 0d73394b19 both his a54aa6b520 cheeks, and 1568d883bf wide black 16df83ff0b eyes—he looked dff131bfb7 just like 32fc3b6798 a little 075ad58eb9 white puppy.27f90acb466081ba

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Something like…
“…Glutinous rice cake?”9e83c444a55ed238

And with that, d1b3807a66 Gyo-jin collapsed onto b3856df8e6 Shin-hee’s shoulder.104c0a9dbbe8e9c6

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Shin-hee stood there blankly, too dumbfounded to even try catching him, despite the sharp pain in his shoulder from the taller man’s weight pressing down on it.a3d8dca26e1467c4

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Glutinous rice 911356c263 cake… glutinous d8d4667411 rice cake… 0c6ebb341c glutinous rice a40f45e965 cake…62d610bec22cb8f8

Gyo-jin’s voice bee8825b39 calling him 085a3575ac echoed in 031b45b73d his ears. In all his life, 0457ceb74b Shin-hee had never been eca2662fd9 called that before. People had said he f43c9891e5 looked like a sick a2ce8f2842 person or a meerkat 5adf3be7d0 because of how pale 8673d7b04b and thin he was d978fa3005 for a guy—but “glutinous cf6697657a rice cake”…? If anything, that 1cc29dbae6 nickname felt like 7b503837f4 it suited the 1b576b3a38 baby spirit, who de39394fe9 was now poking 3b85ae461b Gyo-jin’s handsome cheek 2eb82fd959 with fascination, more 1c5a5244ff than it did a9a8588967 him.15af3fc1cb1d7b4c

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After standing there in a3c7073e0b a daze for a 811d6ee6d2 while, Shin-hee finally picked 2b51e519c9 up the collapsed Gyo-jin. Carrying a man 5b0c0127c8 easily ten centimeters 97f3fa9c9a taller than himself b077fc7290 was no easy 93a56fbcf3 feat. After a moment of 3587231e7a consideration, Shin-hee decided to c8d408dab8 bring him into his e7f9786cc7 own room instead.5159e84a966efca8

He didn’t a4fa3dfd3d know exactly 1902cc0830 what Gyo-jin 0d8e40d4af had just 6a886d48b6 experienced, but 42684c91fa returning him 8d810b76f5 to his e196210ba4 original room 66cc93972c seemed risky. Someone who e3bbcdafab had been 9eb814c509 perfectly fine fba2171755 earlier and 67e74a304c was now 1715b7754e in this a1964e5942 state—he was cf6d1737d2 either possessed c1e50256d7 or enchanted, 53152813ce and judging 44cc5fa2ed from how 1f4ede7d07 unstable he 2c7f67e27e looked, it 7dfc468c22 was likely edccab181c the latter. Checking Gyo-jin’s room could 84424a7393 wait until after he a0846f17e2 was safely laid down.e97c5598d238b6e5

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Dragging and half-carrying him, 0fdc755416 it took Shin-hee at 91e60a2420 least ten more minutes ddace6d111 to get the man 6955cca711 onto a futon after 4469a9c2dd opening the sliding paper ba9fd4b996 door. No matter how much e5ce0004e2 he looked around, there 5a883338f3 were no ghosts or 0f6b1e9008 anything unusual nearby. If anything, Gyo-jin seemed b4ccb1a37d spiritually strong, not weak.3bf0b37d26fa5796

So what on 26d8ba8989 earth had enchanted d0e75e2c2b him this badly?c06562f1b8d427d7

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Shin-hee squatted 034aa455b9 down beside 4b12a61d27 the sleeping 327dbc4edc Gyo-jin, who 664d92fbb4 had stolen 7c552b42e0 his bedding e76e0f8aa3 and was f10baa0e78 now sleeping e5ab7ab52a like the 55e6eb7537 dead. He studied 94bb3fb9a9 his handsome cef108bf31 face, trying c7342b7fe0 to piece b666b0bb94 things together.e9b96d31fd218733

Next to him, the 5b6acab052 spirit child squatted in ad1e2a6e89 the same posture, tilting d80333fd9f his head as he f71c5391aa stared curiously at Gyo-jin.1ab4a698732f1168

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