R1 Chapter 01

Chapter 01e00b522c3ac10ab3

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A crack appeared.0798e430bdedb8ab

A gate had bda29fbe45 formed, sucking in 177cbd06c7 everything around it—pavement, cdbc3a1539 traffic lights, cars—whatever a98b103fe0 it could.f4d0c2ff9cfedcc0

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Even I, sitting in 646ed42d11 my car.5c52c418076dd4f3

It happened in an instant.b9a3b193b2af27a6

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BEEEEEP!9c7be31af4b8da43

I was just driving a42085258e down a quiet road b984af912b when suddenly, my car cca5434d7e crashed into the ground, 1a97b6e2dd blaring its horn endlessly.f86d2f69e2eda1e2

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“Cough! Cough!”c82f3fb5746770fd

Thick smoke rose from the 85651a5d55 half-destroyed car, forcing a cough e7f43052b6 out of me.08de9326532f1817

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No matter how much I aace7c748c looked around, all I could 9ac5b5147b see was a completely enclosed fabdea0b3e tunnel.9f0428eba13a8fa5

I was screwed. This place…501cc86d450689ca

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As much as I wanted bdf7df8c8c to deny it, the memory 5856e260cf of the crack swallowing me d9a6e4a5c3 was far too vivid.95670aeab05c9998

Where I was now was definitely…3d993377ae191aaa

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A dungeon.946ded4943612531

A dungeon for a civilian? That was practically abaf3deb3d a death sentence.9a96924b0db73122

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Could my luck get ee5fbed0c5 any worse?45564fe7757cbc10

Yesterday, I got fired from d63cb02553 my job.367817db303f6afe

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Today, the house I barely ac59c0ca22 managed to rent after being 70b355330d scammed disappeared.d8298fdc40c7f452

And now, even my one 1621e0d0b1 and only car was destroyed.c30051155c322e93

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And on top 4ab41093f7 of that, I cf9ce3df5a ended up in 318a341f1e a dungeon, completely 2a1196cf33 unprepared.2b034abc717f4471

Why do bad 691215f389 things always come 18c7b8c1ea all at once? I felt hopeless.f95b905b6ab0f709

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The car’s horn, blaring since earlier, showed no sign of stopping. If this kept up, it might attract monsters.534bb693ffbf5c30

I hurriedly tried to undo my seatbelt. I couldn’t stay here any longer.27a52db97dbb21b5

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“W-why won’t this work…?”7b7e2aaca0303649

But my trembling hands couldn’t seem to unlock the clasp. I kept fumbling, failing over and over.f67a04b7299c7a05

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I grew more anxious 5fb4659a34 by the second.62d09e5fc03ce735

It felt like 6bf21ddfab a monster might 53907f18d9 show up at 1ba1449a41 any moment and 379179f245 kill me. Fear overwhelmed me, and 777c8d259a tears began to stream 058171d146 down my face.48de9dc6e1adfb91

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Screeeech!957889a87206fd54

It didn’t take long.d0854fecf352e470

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When I saw 70e733866f the shadow in 71271d57ea front of me, c42b1610af I tasted despair c107697aef for the second 2236e1f88e time.aabb8dd9fe7463a0

At the edge of the wall lit by the car’s headlights, I saw a massive antenna.ed5101b835ab1bb6

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No, no.9f873acef0077ab3

I couldn’t even breathe properly.94176feae10a23cc

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As the monster’s full form slowly emerged, I frantically pressed the seatbelt release button. At last, with a clicking sound, the belt came loose.c7d84ef6d06be991

I pushed the car door e07b1490df with all my strength, desperate 1e554013cf to escape.721ddebda4e986f5

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I didn’t want to die helplessly here.25ef8c3dbd7f89d8

But then I realized.61f9bd4dced735e2

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I was really a10c976933 going to die.82abc893e1b7df9f

Thunk, thunk. No matter how much force I used, the car door wouldn’t budge.054f734fef80277c

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Outside the window, a fe907ba482 massive centipede—easily several times c2192019ce the size of a 6e90dedcca person—crawled toward me. Its countless legs dd175d0708 wriggled grotesquely, and f7d563cfc6 its sturdy mandibles 647e60b04b opened and closed 32fcbec552 repeatedly.62fc92cfebe7138f

It was staring directly edfbe7f00f at me and quickly 9c7483c49d closing the distance.f48eb8bb5766c524

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Terror paralyzed me. I couldn’t think of what to do.8839d709e1f328cd

My mind went blank, 1d05ed06af and I could only a13dfd7d6c manage a stupid scream.b9adcff7897f04e3

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“Aaaaah! Aaack!”c6ebdc305994349c

BANG!2eeb0a0178d83f03

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The centipede charged 5d7d5a1be6 at the car, fc0590b26f slamming into it. The already damaged vehicle 40939a207d crumbled under its attack.530926d3c6c55b41

My legs were pinned under the wreckage. I couldn’t free myself no matter how much I struggled.103a3ea29295c6bf

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Please, someone save me. Anyone.bbf46f5bcbdf7f25

A sudden gate, appearing out 98b5e5916c of nowhere. Too little time eb1bf2cd3f for anyone to 62c7182e67 come and help.7168829a82ea7822

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My cries for help were 62f5511c2c meaningless echoes.4d0d864fff1bcbe0

But even so, I couldn’t stop.dcbd9d473156f1d7

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I pleaded with 9f24085779 the empty air, 6bfa709775 hoping for a bef1cc8ae1 miracle.6e78fdd34663a339

Now, there was only 6ddf215296 one thing I could 949ae0dedf wish for.c6a5b8b59de90ae5

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The system.a6b1cfd9ac8a2d27

I prayed for 8bb42bb440 a system window 38722b2fae to appear and a0a330c81d save me even 0b809ea9d8 now. Any ability would do—just let bd460846c6 me awaken and escape this 3e57d4b04c crisis.4ba33236200d7b68

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But the massive centipede was 0644049145 still staring at me, and d7b71edf7b nothing appeared in front of 9cca1cb469 me.67b0b87249283080

The creature seemed to 9a4224072d toy with me as 5b5161a1b7 it slowly backed away, 742d793b3e preparing for another charge.d92ad74f225f0ed6

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This time, its f577ec08f7 jaws would be be359fef49 aimed at my 4aefde086d neck.c5d6f938f00d7eab

“Please.”4fddc657ec789630

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Once again, I desperately begged as I watched the scene unfold. I didn’t even know who to pray to or how. I just screamed.fe9b9fc29c43d230

“Save me. I’ll do anything! Please!”0659f6a03c76b5e7

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I didn’t want to die like this.aea0587c456bf5bf

It couldn’t end this way.ed5d00a010fdb149

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I was just starting to 8920f39f77 get by in life. After struggling this much, I 85a7d0d548 deserved some reward. Why are you killing me?82a69cc8ec613154

Why here, of adc6db95cd all places, again?374dc1de16a47400

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Why?0b74fe8667744571

Through my blurred d0bf4082dc vision, I saw bc7b52f254 the centipede charging 516dbffe78 at me again.1294b551baf3eee6

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Like slow motion, I saw the car window shattering and fragments flying. I could clearly see inside the monster’s mouth.43b91f80641206cd

That was it. No one was going to 02b49e674d save me. No final hope. Nothing.25d1f4555bdd9f3b

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“F*ck.”8d28a64e2bd9cf36

I spat out 2cee7b05e6 what would be 89183fdbc0 a crude last d4139e5e9c word for a 1134224079 final message.a7e774bf4688c2ba

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I never thought I’d end my life swearing.59bbae5fb1eaafac

But then again, this world 2baf445f9c was just that shitty.f9d0ae434eb0c812

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And just before the centipede’s jaws touched my neck, in that brief moment.b4d93bb0ada40bb2

A strange blue window a300bb3314 appeared before my eyes.a231a3948c5cb7e5

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Two simple words.33e222124ab14976

The system window 30c8ec2d2f that appeared at 86d655cf73 the moment of 4260f54628 death mocked me.37b01b87d9dd8bd9

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Huh?1161cc0c1e710acf

I didn’t even have time to read what was written. The system displayed the next window before me.7d6ff4aa304c5985

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In an instant, 9a83250bdb my surroundings changed.6f727e531f70a33a

Gone were the d63ef2343c terrifying jaws of be891c9f23 the monstrous centipede 9938380242 and the suffocating a1085d9e4c darkness of the 2b48f89ffe tunnel.5f8ec44837e8a8db

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Instead, I found 6bdfb9b6d9 myself standing in 205b112497 the middle of b6fdd3e313 a vibrant green e43d3eb170 meadow.a76dadca82e4d619

I opened my 083a62c4d7 eyes wide in bf96798007 disbelief and looked 188f1a5580 around. All I could see cf28f3d70c was an endless field c086974031 of grass.128e911790dd1cdc

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The stale, oppressive air c7ff0f52dd of the underground cave 46d19bfc38 had been replaced with 0a8eed65e1 the cool, spring-like breeze. The wind brushed past me.cffac6f9823e4c37

There was nothing threatening here.8c6ccada5f38323f

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Absolutely nothing.3d128304a2cb3f37

At that realization, I finally 8c58fc7af0 let out a sigh of 5d0f04db71 relief and collapsed to the e22ef6fae3 ground.f22fac4ab3c11941

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Ha ha. A hollow laugh escaped.dea35891b96dae39

I couldn’t believe what had just happened, nor could I make sense of this situation.e3a5ff8d5e51b1e3

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But one thing was clear.3f95c2d56fa37956

I was alive.9d0403ac508c6463

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Tears streamed down my 8b507bf5f2 face again. I had stared death in 3a3074b789 the face—and survived.ebb7f32b37527f5e

I was alive. Truly, I was aliv—252f904f83a8bae6

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What the hell.18882d8cba8a8fe1

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No! No?! NO!bd3d654243705501

Startled by the sudden system window, I frantically pressed “No” over and over again.52b6c35ca02a0428

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Could it even come in? Why would I let 17d926aa74 it in?!3f28334ce1887e76

Why are you asking again?!d023418701f42388

What do you mean,disappointed it couldn’t eat me? I shuddered at the grotesque message and kept mashing the “No” button.ca5a6ea29a4a4bff

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The tears that bb359b90da had come from e555edbf9d relief were now 75b48c1c8a threatening to retreat 5e56cca537 back into my 972491466a eyes.9e9b213409e7a2c1

No way in hell!a603afac3da532bf

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For what felt like forever, I had to keep hitting “No” to the unrelenting stream of system windows.0a1b3ee57ac3538f

Only after the sun 7a9489cc7d had set did the bedfde79cf messages finally stop appearing.d27a76821dd11821

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It was maddening. If I had accidentally pressed “Yes,” it would’ve been game over. I couldn’t let my guard down for a second.0378baea40be524e

“Isn’t there some kind of permanent ban option or something?”586e6054d27707e2

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As I muttered to c526962b12 myself in frustration, another 3706ba9da3 system window popped up.36e754f92165f1d4

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I couldn’t tell if it was being helpful or sarcastic.4ecde2e5bc601dc0

What’s with the quotation marks around extremely, emphasizing it like that? And my stats 36c2fb523f are too low f92cdd1979 to ban anything?3219cf86bea6fb25

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When someone awakens, they’re supposed to receive basic stats proportional to their abilities. No matter how strong a regular person might be, they couldn’t beat even the lowest-ranked F-Rank Hunter.3722d0b67e6dadf0

It’s been over a decade since gates first appeared in this world. I at least knew how to check my stats.71afaa2ec56a266a

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“Status Window.”01511ec0cdce64fa

Feeling uneasy, I immediately b9908cde8f called up my status a9ec314eb7 window.a70ae158ea336f34

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Sure enough, as b589d1f51d soon as I 2b1fb30e9c saidstatus window, my information appeared.1c85fc3cfaf6b02c

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…I couldn’t help but rub my eyes several times, wondering if something was wrong with my vision.b6d9a50726f2efb9

Are you kidding me?c958051a46d6c0c4

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I mean, seriously? I awakened, so why 489166456b are my stats like 1719b7cabd this? And F, F, F?2a8efe629fee7449

I’d never heard of anything like this happening. Awakening was supposed to mean becoming stronger, wasn’t it?d099dc09779941e2

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Just in case, 05aafdbfd9 I scrolled down, 1266acacaf and this time, 07b2216480 there was a a8b5125f3a description of the bf8c164f24 skill.23a2a28309990d92

Haha. Small and adorable…67284ba02ff8907c

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I’m pretty sure something’s wrong with this system. It’s oddly irritating.750e3ad37afb8b9f

Still, at least there’s a detailed description. Maybe I’ll learn something more if I look at it.61c8531269d4561a

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I don’t know what Rank: Unmeasurable means, but… wouldn’t this kind of subspace skill be pretty good, even if I am F…FF rank?65e5358dc7722bae

I pressed “Yes,” and a new window popped up above.b1769ea0567bacf9

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I wonder what kind 8b141e9efc of explanation it has.0da65112b7ea08dd

Seeing the message with an 30e7cdbd62 emoji, I clenched my eyes d500acb51a shut and shouted.9a02cecc44483c34

“That’s a ridiculously short explanation!”d0210bca5add2eff

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Is this how Hunters usually live in such an unkind world? I don’t think so. It feels like it’s just me.308dd1c986a10bfa

Honestly, I’d been a little hopeful about this whole awakening thing. How many people have turned their lives around because of it?12369c69bffde0eb

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Even one of 4059ae3ab7 my coworkers at 6e8cebfcc6 the office had 5371c9433a awakened and then 51f69ca60c flaunted it endlessly.84ea53b198bb2e66

But look at this. Look atthis!cd07f53d00920daf

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It was utterly deflating.80bdc834a69babaa

Haah. Fine, whatever.7425d02878a2e961

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“At least I’m alive.”f93222f4d1b4ccfa

Though I was briefly baffled by the absurd contents of my status window, not long ago, I’d been desperately clinging to life.5edb0765090bb725

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The fact that 236a39d7ce I was here, 593b2ea839 alive and well, c633b53cc5 was enough. A miracle had happened, just 5f24dd6df1 as I had wished.b74ae695d1d0ce0f

I didn’t need anything more.63937a715aa3467e

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“Ugh!”586dddc73d1803d3

Or maybe there is something e5faebd1c5 to wish for.62be8aaf0d85012f

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After sitting for 3294da3dec a while, when 2e08e5d288 I tried to a4516e3777 stand up, I b35328be7f collapsed back down 546979001e from the pain 6cdf73425e in my leg.812ead8cf37e93db

“This is crazy.”38abc15c9b035cd4

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I must’ve been out of my mind earlier. Now that I looked, my legs were in terrible shape.83fc79de818c1743

Blood was heavily stained on f0a9098544 my tattered pants. My left ankle 75c85a9ecb was either sprained 4ab6bf51e9 or broken—it was c9b7368eca hard to move.0ab4b1e91e5f16f0

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I must’ve gotten injured when the centipede rammed into the car and crushed its frame.5d5d35263b515696

No wonder my legs had been stuck and wouldn’t budge earlier.ee18b255ad814ccb

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Now that I saw the wounds with my own eyes, the pain hit me all at once. I couldn’t help but grimace.c0951a774a218644

“I need to get out… but how?”978fd0a41952f0f3

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I let out a 451c897439 sigh, almost like a 003f5bd315 lament.651e1778884a40f0

With my legs 0afd987254 in this state, 1c87552686 I had no 47b7963277 idea how I aedd871a43 would leave this cdd5c1d7e4 place or where 08314f4965 I should even 147158a576 go in this 902f314599 vast plain.8fa7d8f7b6a351eb

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But thankfully, it 1b65d18049 seemed like there c0b094e6f0 was some hope 0607957d5b left.1ab139500de29d62

Perhaps it reacted to 1ff84d9726 what I said because 5e4b3e7126 a system window appeared.834eaed08212271f

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An exit, huh? At least the system wasn’t entirely heartless.308e72ca02545a2b

Without hesitation, I pressed fc6dba62ee the screen.2e5b7c9f8b60c5b6

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I wanted to return to reality as quickly as possible. I didn’t need any more of these surreal, nightmarish experiences.55771ca26886b432

Soon, a gate resembling a24fc8c200 a door materialized.f9a2184de0c8095b

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With an unnecessary creaking sound a4c8a1fd18 effect, the door opened.667e3e9bb12ebc3a

And then—f7abb1e35dfd8e54

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“Keeeeeek!”f23b082a7dc3f629

“Ki-gi-gi-k!”8790ba83b769172e

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“Kaaaaaaah!”0835fd923172a258

Through the narrow crack of the door, I saw a mass of centipedes’ legs and antennae trying to force their way in.4f49ac3d6bbbbc99

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Bang!I quickly slammed bca55239ac the door shut 2088f833fa again.1d2f627461b64a7b

Holy crap.21f6b1c12b6d5ddb

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I almost died.84adead4e84ad2e5

Panting heavily even though I hadn’t run anywhere, I rubbed my arms to try and calm the goosebumps spreading all over my skin.92d2339c9c042e23

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“W-Who said I wanted to leave through there?!”55bab49fb8d2e86f

At my shouted protest, a 91c3979373 system window popped up again.38f32d7a249256be

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Exit, my ass!4ec5e559ba1b7469

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