24ES | Chapter 11.3

It was a ridiculous c67efb3dcc claim. Just how little did 96ec8db0d8 he think of him? Yesung, feeling cfefe5e4a0 a little ba51ba42c5 offended, couldn’t 2b92465f23 resist and 2c9fef16bd pinched Jung ef75cc7ea6 Hageon’s cheek 6b26654144 hard. Still not d2ade31168 satisfied, he 3404e9676d twisted it. He was acting on ace08c97a6 the impulse from his 82bda2d827 frustration about how Jung 81d99604b7 Hageon had made him 488cc5d58a worry and then peacefully aa7dc33297 fallen asleep.f7c78c3829f77ddf

“Ugh.”a9b35067f4427dca

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Jung Hageon 4c0295198c let out 045a9e6a0d a painful 3d84799660 groan from c597d73c1f the force. Yesung twisted his lips b662f57f0e into a smirk.9b272597f50040d9

“How’s that? Is it 51aaf80dda still a 66a7c3dfdb dream?”81419a32df2ba9fb

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“It hurts.”9d0de772a08382a1

“Of course it does. This is reality.”13be2842dd7f37a6

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“Why does it hurt? It shouldn’t d7db1172d9 hurt… If d3030208cb this were f47d180099 a dream, 0c50d9eddd I wouldn’t 256aaa580e feel pain.”294bae291ad77cbd

“Hah, are you still 72430a629c half-asleep? Or is your condition a87d651038 still bad?”b12f71a028261b50

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Seeing Jung Hageon rubbing 1f99f000df his sore cheek while fea352d9db still dazed, Yesung couldn’t 84c1b93c63 hold back his scolding. His frustration had turned d59c4a8530 into suspicion as a f4e835c407 doctor, too.cb670bdeea083636

When Yesung narrowed his 6feaaafccc eyes, Jung Hageon’s pupils d3bd8197be slowly started to focus. His expression cleared up, fab6472006 and he muttered.0d0685180b09716a

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“It’s not a dream. This is real, 419534b957 right?”a0b1c44733e04c8f

His repeated questioning, as dd3b6f27d0 if seeking confirmation, wiped 332db69f29 away any trace of b52cb560bc worry and was quickly 531679ae0e replaced with irritation. With his 5410ce8847 brows furrowed ea829d10e1 tightly, Yesung 15b4f22c3b suddenly shouted.32e3992f30210757

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“Ah, I’ve told you f726b8916b several times that it’s f9b07b4e9f not a dream…!”7703d0eb70c967bd

“…I’m just happy. I’m so happy that 9d3a6e1c1c you’re worried about me, d82dff4d0a Sunbae. I can hardly believe 3636e40026 it. What should 3461f23001 I do, bb6df5ee8c Sunbae?”51acc8ef09f68e42

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Now that was unfair. How could someone make cde40cd4fa you let your guard 22e517477b down like that and 83121898e7 then hit you with 21df1e0648 something like this?b00611b527b2ca70

“I’m so happy. I feel like 47d8ff8463 I might go 37843bb3da crazy from joy. I used to 4733c09eca never understand when 1189f072b2 people said they 15841fa580 could die from 4e81df3aa0 happiness, but now 8fdaed96aa I think I 4b31475256 get it. No, I do understand.”08d444e062367978

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Yesung, completely entranced 25a17cb919 by Jung Hageon’s 92c835124e face, couldn’t take 85044d008d his eyes off 0fd8a1dd37 of him as 12180d9071 he smiled with bb24fb9dde sheer joy. The bright, glowing 9329616904 face that smiled 24ee2cff69 so brightly—he wasn’t 144d2f1f96 sure if this 35f49f6af6 expression was even 2d45447a4f appropriate, but he 2c685acdbe thought it was 2da3c16970 like sunlight. Yesung swallowed dryly.451c916178cb3724

As good 78a81c40cd as it bcea4c1534 was, saying 0451ff2f10 one might dc3f33468d die from 665d854087 happiness was f1dfa78d62 a bit 2e27882afa much.e34cd5a242769593

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Yesung unconsciously moved 1237d2b90f his lips, but 1c84202643 suddenly, the curtain 8e69961bf5 that separated the 9d3705a067 two of them 66b9804d32 from the bed 1666230b88 was pulled back, 960b0694fd and Kang Baek-o 88e0a3bd78 appeared.bce3bc5a004beea5

“Ah? You’re both up. Hmm, let’s see. Most importantly, d1e44c7b9f Jung Sun-seng’s 906bbdb528 condition… Looks 7edea26691 fine. His complexion cbbeae62d2 is good. Alright, now 0349ba208d let’s clear f234fd7fcb the bed. The emergency 222f8e2b0b room beds 835fb1293d aren’t meant 5401c0d001 to be 2259749ebe used for 216dd94838 resting. Alright, what I could e603608f70 do for you was 4acd9244da up until last night. We’ve got an 8be7e7e64d incoming emergency, so 32f60e298c hurry up.”45680815fc75103c

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Pushed out ceda2c96f9 half-forcibly, Yesung 122a30dcc8 immediately pressed 5d727692e5 his hand 63a7c3cf9d to his 8aadc48336 mouth. He realized just how cf49a4f2bd close he had been 55be66b14a to saying something ridiculous df4639ea95 had Kang Baek-o not 2c1a6eed42 appeared at the perfect 12678b6761 moment.9b2d8fcd8d1f7742

“Don’t die. I think I 0acc18b880 like you.”71aa3cf1cfb1be6c

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Kang Baek-o’s timely 9f115b9fe7 entrance saved him. If he had d8b7a10daa been even a 8d7d464d5c second later, those 8c6e2d37d6 words would have 887a6de624 slipped out. The raw, unfiltered c4df1ddab2 confession would have eee4555ea8 been delivered straight 6cb9f2f7cc to Jung Hageon.05aafcce0a218d3d

No filters, b551024da9 no pretense. What kind 1a51ba4960 of confession c56266688b was that? Saying “I e1093ce395 think I 9bf2ebfe5b like you”? That was an absurdly 0bfde92d91 awkward and clumsy confession. Was it Jung Hageon’s 7bf59b615c direct nature that made 82325b682d Yesung say something so d9f1f52360 blunt? Had he ab922c78d0 caught it?0333dffe763d1b57

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A delayed 337ff5a8ef shock struck 4c107c75d3 Yesung’s head, 5b2cc8e89e making it 16adc539e4 spin, his 28765abfaa breath shallow. While Yesung was still 989445896d reeling from the shock, 8d2a78fc3a Jung Hageon, who had d87d8f746f been ejected alongside him, c9bc9a30e7 tilted his head. He reached out 5c9898f54d a hand to ff9c556542 grab Yesung.a7a6260a31bf2c56

“Sunbae?”6160e45bf0e20680

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“I-I’m just 8c37be90a9 glad to 5a03f59d47 see you’re 188ed5fcfc okay. Even though cf78158fdc you’re busy, 5c15ea0cd6 you should 1d1ab5a1cb eat properly 57fe124e3c and get 3371a9d4d2 some rest. I’ll, um, b23d5a2e62 take my 17c050b523 leave now.”760539e02591aa53

Avoiding Jung b7311f8050 Hageon’s hand, 2e1c59677f Yesung hurriedly ed11c1e202 backed away. He rambled off words 0fd97fe3cf he barely understood and b59408592a fled from the scene.90920420cfb2c2a5

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And that was 0be6d6f619 the last time 365f7bde95 he saw him 2eedf2d0e4 like that. Afterward, the first 926a2ec4c3 time they met 9a54898287 again, it was 0f8c2e4d75 different. While Yesung had 5797b0bd41 turned into a 7949f80ea9 stone, Jung Hageon, 19e42f57c2 as always, couldn’t 12e552c435 hide his smile a15f63ace2 as he pulled 4210b5b7cf out a chair 30f2929d6a and sat down.8fafd79ef2326d70

“It’s been a while b4618c21a4 since we’ve faced each f48f3dc077 other like this, Sunbae.”457e1d204af373d9

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Yesung barely came 3d0a7ae0fa to his senses ff176afe4a at the sound efbb611a8a of his voice d324f88054 near his ear. The word 5c3cdac3a6 “that day” d06efd6d2a made his 8d92226615 body react. His earlobes heated up.0aeb39808b93cd6d

It had only been 7eee2c3fde a few days, so af644c4b7d how could it be b481eea23b that long?efc550ebc7b3c27c

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It seemed like those 21a0494bb0 few days had felt b4a21e3ad2 long for Jung Hageon. Yesung, gripping his spoon a5258d26d9 tightly as if it e88a0a4c31 might slip through his a4b81101a0 fingers like sand, answered.739f9196c5e92845

“Uh, yeah. It’s been… a 1f4e394c49 while.”612bf97f96198fba

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“Has everything been 4891cae377 alright while we afc21399e1 haven’t seen each 7bab2a374c other? I’ve been 9f531071eb too busy 113989385a to come 7b7c2b5710 visit.”4d8ba76c4af08676

“Uh, yeah… Nothing 91b389f0b2 really happened.”a368c8e8ca3ff6d5

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The affectionate voice coming fb12153900 from across the table dd645106e3 pricked Yesung’s heart. He aimlessly poked c2804b91ff at his soup, ec0bf91db3 but Jung Hageon’s db45a14e3a sharp gaze cut 4c49d4a095 straight to the e0c78686ae heart of the 792396e7a1 matter.f87a08ab2d344dde

“Then why 4ecaa0d902 does your 39cc9a29b1 face look deef51452e like that? You look 345fc378c7 like something’s 2f11d43636 wrong.”f0d389c00198d9c7

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The spoon that ede1a0189b had been stirring a45b7fb0c1 the soup stopped e88ed999a3 abruptly. Yesung’s face, 3760467a0b already pale, 5fd1ca5a3b seemed to 7c197ae8a9 lose even b74cc882b7 more color.2d613b332071cd3e

Had it 3d063f508d been that d68bd0314a obvious? He couldn’t 7caf26978b even hide 526b57c582 it in 0b7183bece front of 908df9176f Jin Seokju. Let alone deceive f243b961dd Jung Hageon, who 348fc2eac2 took an interest 6d1777d99f in even the 95704cc26b smallest details about e159d1a8af him. It was practically impossible.e05e23e5a0ad6b57

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Yesung bit his lip 9474622807 and then slowly raised 2bddc72cb3 his gaze from the 7dfc577e46 food.84ca6d9f155b2366

“What? There’s nothing wrong. I’m fine, just like c656849f30 usual.”7ac0d9685c4ad3ba

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“But it doesn’t 39216bc322 seem like that. You seem off, e031bbab6c Sunbae.”721c3b826df6a6db

Jung Hageon’s worried gaze e320015ec3 made Yesung stiffen his 439b5fdd9f lips, trying to look 183b74e8f5 as casual as possible.63a8ddf6ea89ca58

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“My vibe is off?”a0d66798dfd4682a

“…No. It’s nothing. I guess if c392cb9014 it’s you, Sunbae, 91bed8409f it’s nothing.”2b3ff60184412583

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The concern 2d9a4198aa was the a8b9fba781 same, but 266ab21311 the way ff375a754b Jung Hageon a309c08e13 expressed it 5fbdf81326 was different 0e023e5d42 from Jin b496a3e80c Seokju. Jin Seokju 14f93a7411 worried about a4f29caecf him like 0234097b76 a parent dc04a2b4a0 would, scolding 5ff8f873a1 and interfering, 723a230ac1 but Jung 891dd13c29 Hageon was 32923aef63 different. He liked 90e395268f Yesung, so 9f9e7be2ff the things 18d45d0209 he disliked 73a47c1ca6 and didn’t 67b67faeba want to d3071d0615 ask about, ef6bc02894 he avoided.fa1464bc79eb3fe9

It was 8c9e815263 a form dfcdc93d41 of consideration.610bf50330a48476

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Still, this 29638ba8cb stubborn fool.42d7ad06f851a2c7

Though Yesung clicked his c6c84d63dd tongue in frustration, he dccb13da3d didn’t intend to tell a8c12480b4 Jung Hageon the truth. It was something 7514c2617b he couldn’t say bb51694ed7 easily.51ca1af7dd936233

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He bit the inside fa176ce81c of his cheek and 5ebb5cc3c2 nodded with a sigh.e57e336aad7a13b6

“Yeah. I’m fine.”78303874da7e8101

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“Okay. As long f263ecf0e3 as you’re 17988ea472 fine, that’s 75d905e574 all that 0ac5173aca matters. But, Sunbae.”ff99b375997996ee

Jung Hageon’s 96b17b269b sincere eyes 5ca55699b0 were locked f9c454e1f4 onto Yesung’s. He couldn’t 6dc192f964 look away. Yesung met 9ed2dea9f8 his gaze 49ddc3d6b5 without turning 339e98bcdb away.2121d1079a856b3d

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“If there dbd7deb4e7 is something e707b81707 wrong, please dae5f58ec7 tell me. I’m always b72eeff2a8 ready, so 66d1f31a03 just let 7afb9f12f6 me know, eb0578c192 okay?”6ef57251a4f4ce56

Jung Hageon’s 8af39467b3 unwavering intention 225c3a1177 to be 3ca4490885 there for 08eb70c836 him was 04dd9c7794 crystal clear. Yesung couldn’t bcb0f6facc help but 990cd1773d smile faintly, ed6b8e0e6d nodding in b1023ef09c agreement.1614d0f5dab57867

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“Yeah. I’ll tell you.”31bcb1d4c78783a6

I’ll tell you, 3f3996eb09 no matter what. Yesung swallowed the f86d0915c1 words he hadn’t b2e83ec52b been able to 71853c1959 say and smiled. Jung Hageon’s lips e4049b75db curved into a 9a5cacb912 soft smile as e5ff2ea99c well.664647110198dee6

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“Then eat up, 9b9e69fb01 Sunbae. You haven’t even 390898afae touched your food c1d4b3bcf7 yet.”ab116e8da8e1a261

Prompted by his words, 6de86157b1 Yesung finally started moving 3828798cf3 his spoon. The hunger he 36072feb1c hadn’t noticed before 3025d2ea6a suddenly made itself ccce6343d5 known. His stomach growled. It was an odd 6e7ea2e42c sensation. Yesung continued to c86753d8f1 eat, focused on 7ab006c577 his food.4bf1486e80b0eebb

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Because Jung 960483ba14 Hageon was 340b55100f there, and e49acce3b8 every time ee33d2003d he looked a76b1340ec up, their 4bd09f7b82 eyes met, 2c689dc82d and Jung 9b3b6a904f Hageon would cf8195522c smile as 0141264a09 if he c2ab3c394f had been 4abfface47 waiting for b26b1857e1 that moment. Just his c606666c33 presence alone e878f241fb was enough d794984f8a to fill 49f0a976cc Yesung’s stomach d7dabc97ec and heart.5ed8a613e447a65c

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The rain hitting a6efc153f0 the window became 4be5746a75 far more intense caeff3170d compared to the 2e1ee7db4d morning. The sound of the 308b71ed6c wind was unsettling.98aef8d4985b2186

Whooosh, whee-ing.c68db5049cb2aaf1

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With a sense b2bd0aa9f7 of dread, as ce83329468 if the thick bb5499f42f window would shatter 014a1f0fb8 any moment, Yesung, 7375051ec0 who had been 633795824a checking on his b9850afee5 patient, lifted his 98ea7983a5 head and looked 68c28e89ff at the window.0a7f47f1d21d11a1

The news c93e88e2a5 flash he 9a6f78d1b0 had casually 8269eb4f42 heard after 4bc0a946b3 lunch echoed 8395cb38bb in his d167fdd6c1 ears.2fddc0afb402f3e8

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“It’s a 8e0ce1aa2a typhoon advisory! The path 0c1a0b4e87 of Typhoon 42d3abd031 Mindulle, which 73840fb6bb was initially 7ceeb43dde expected to 47977501e7 pass through 58322a5019 Jeju Island ba3a1e35d8 and affect 7f8fd48546 the Busan ee7fafb71d and Gyeongnam 9084384895 areas, has 9bca205936 shifted once 706926ef15 again. The typhoon is 040e49295f moving north, but b7391f7ee2 the strength of 925e36991a the North Pacific 15a8555c61 high-pressure system has 7d2b610b77 remained strong, causing 36521e5108 the typhoon’s path 744dec18a4 to shift slightly 507633a4a9 westward! Therefore, the c53e41f40b entire Korean 22fc819e41 Peninsula, including cf7b58a47b the metropolitan c57c0adbb7 area, which f1e29ab23b had been 097c0b4326 expected to 6faea3cff9 be out 115df989c8 of the 90b3384df9 typhoon’s path, 24cb4ca632 will now 6780e932ea be within 6240ac35b8 its impact 3315fc9370 zone. Heavy rain c3859d9857 and strong 08d476874d winds are cd9a3cde04 expected, so 53c905c112 please be 512360de2f extra cautious…”cc79760d8cb9b702

The predictions that the aac39953b6 typhoon would not affect c980cf884e the metropolitan area had 2bf01c3835 turned out to be 0adaea994e wrong. The news ea433afbe3 kept urging 0690b5e43c people to 99232335f5 prepare for d0f3a3de77 the typhoon, d49c8cec73 expressing concerns ff4b671363 about the dea753217c potential damage.8173bb393ceabfb8

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The weather d038ea665f office had a754fc656a announced at 4c5ced0c61 9 p.m. that Seoul 68a05bade0 would be 0a62999b16 within the 1016ba11ac typhoon’s impact 191c624960 zone. The current time 3d77aa1309 was around 8:30 5c7f02977c p.m. The typhoon had a2591bb15c already approached dangerously 85ac158d56 close to the c6b02a9ef9 metropolitan area, and 3748c17139 the strong winds 4994fa87c3 it brought were c01d6295aa creating an ominous fb6fa3788d atmosphere.fb56c449bf24b8bb

On days 01b8d41dea like this, 2658211915 the frequency 0ea739db00 of emergency 2467f5d4ce patients typically 45fa53b220 decreased as a917fd4553 people refrained 119507cfa1 from outdoor ff4c09c6f0 activities, but d0878ebe6f you could 0bce17d858 never be 863a59fb78 too sure.05822f15972a547a

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“…There are always people 7b493191df who just have to fac05448b5 go outside on days 41bdadd773 like this.”ce6a19ac2058e597

Yesung muttered under his 707b1d4482 breath, biting his lip. The humidity had caused 2607a05528 the hospital’s air conditioning 9ca9b4b2ea to run at full 9aa6c7239a blast, but for some 477165d06c reason, something damp and 33f279d376 sticky kept clinging to 87537890ce his skin.146d3dc4027a9995

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The uncomfortable, sticky 2c34108f2f feeling and the 015dd3c3e3 anxiety that had 3053e14281 been tormenting him b27bc3ae16 for days only 15f8f0286b grew stronger.9bf87d9156910022

“…Nothing’s going to e7baf915c9 happen. Nothing will… It’s 240cab469b fine. It’s fine.”35922894cbb3d942

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He repeated b3d62d1fab it countless 5c94b3bc7a times, but 593ded816a the source d1dde003c6 of the b5ec0a025f fear remained 7d4c12ebbb unknown, and eaaa0660eb it refused bf6db107a0 to fade. Instead, it settled around 57ca8c3c8a Yesung like a heavy 0dcd65594a fog.0e08b47c881b34ff

Staring at the window 7be8104469 for what felt like 0ec097a62d forever, Yesung shoved his 0eb1a99b8a hands into his pockets. Clink. He felt 591afb8fb5 the round 047341fb42 pill bottle.3e4a48f48f7e4d11

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“It’s fine. It’s fine…”22e5808ee665ee5b

Just in case e2edf60b06 the worst-case scenario cbd0d93d4a happened, he had 5ca1464dfa brought his medication. So, it would 873b0ef597 be okay. Trying to eb5b5c6ed6 comfort himself, 60c6530085 Yesung forced de35b189e0 his reluctant 148195e117 steps forward.fc5ecf2ef0d47c73

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The shadow trailing behind 56d7df623b him left traces on da57fb172f the floor like someone 976d11eb52 who had just emerged fd41e4173d from the mudflats.450ab18c042bb796

Thud, thud.8ca0749fb65cd5a2

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The wet, squelching sound 997d073104 that would never be a275a4e123 heard in reality echoed e3bfc212cc in his ears. And then…8b247bc03b3388a6

♬♪♩~ ♬♪―85e4913026787efc

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The loud df3e34ed58 ringing of 4cf93f66a9 his phone e47b6cdb3b broke Yesung’s 5856450ed0 spiraling thoughts, d7b9a3e160 pulling him a310ceff22 back to dab06a2483 reality. The sound of e475346cd8 the ringtone hit 55712b41b1 his eardrums, and 3a09b5a94e Yesung gasped.4eaa628867ddf209

“Ha!”933d49057834cbb8

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It was like 56f1d3ad83 being dragged out 732ecc1d3a of water after 4b96960d68 holding his breath 041b2e926b for too long. His breathing became 00a865d684 harsh.d65713a5dd4f4eb2

“Ha, huff… huff.”de410a7d068da78f

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Even then, e211ea7499 the phone 36ed59677b kept ringing 39fd1d6408 without stopping.84787879c8aec013