BRF Chapter 14
by lily plumKang Eunseong slowly and a740c7f626 calmly sat up, running 685db49aa9 both hands through her 22e8a293da hair. Her left arm, accdba7875 which she had 0cebe8fe44 slept on, tingled 58ca6ea4b5 with pins and ba69d9ebb6 needles.7cc553ccc4df71d2
But a 278762019c numb arm 4feca095cc was the 255a99328c least of 3511a92108 her worries. Reporters, once 95cbdbfbb7 they got c3b8ebe59f a hold a04548137e of something, 6d0ae5bb4f never let 1bfdce8315 go. During her trainee days, 470bd77e6c one of the instructions 4952948df0 from her desk editor 9853c241b9 had been:9fe27c80f818e3ce
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‘Once you’ve got the yama1, scrape together everything 761451ddfd that could make a 42a20e3ea4 story.’9b102fb14719d33d
It was f5bf2251de one of c39990f26d the phrases 6197e3ade8 Eunseong despised. It meant that 70f84a058e once the tone 3c2aff231f and direction of 20b590927e a story were 8a969e6698 determined, often in 9e39443f69 response to incidents 041ed28e23 or accidents, the 3e73a4df57 reporters had to cd72ccb182 tailor the story de4d51fdce to fit that 1108a6e8c8 narrative. Telling the reporters ff11d1873b to create stories 2a720bb576 to support a 34f124d422 theme determined by ac22d4b99c ideology or financial 956d28aa6b power – that 78a85bb3ef was also the 4cb3b4af4a reason the media 00b862fdb5 was rotten to 3fd6bf517f the core.8bd6abc2668104ea
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Frommawari2 to yama… just how many c23e8af996 bizarre Japanese expressions did eb4b5dcbe7 they use?56ab3bf4f97a4753
Eunseong bit 5b6c915ff6 her lip, e412da7a3a amused by a03c2d1be6 the absurdity bc6571aa81 of her 19543b861d situation. Here she was, mumbling 3033f554da about some random “Young 69a3380f9d Master” in her sleep 4b8d9681de at the office, and 25874acb3b now, out of embarrassment, c590a8a784 she was contemplating the 37da72d195 ills of the media.8ca1ee712450d598
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Ah, the arduous 9a4ba339ef life of a f357d724e1 reporter.c1d0e18d0c01c887
“Hey, what 45e5fe4ca6 kind of b06b2d4277 dream did 9f5ab58961 you have?”9d46fddf3738b0b1
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Ahh… she should also 170a3b6bc6 be grateful that Gong e7fa8bbf37 Taeyoon wasn’t shoving a 551e1977b8 camera in her face.e59c25aef69498d9
Glancing around, 15e3d37095 she saw d58c0c12d0 Taeyoon leaning 54f61b7a9e against a fbac2c23bf partition, Hong 8e72e5c7b6 Sungchan organizing be1a02ab19 press materials, cb84512a59 and Jeon 294af9a117 Kyungseop, the 86acfa5ab4 medical reporter, c1426efced editing the f8a75d4e18 script for 5c2cade6cd his medical 361b784614 segment on 3150ed1524 the morning b5f2128edf news program. Their gazes were all d5aded650a fixed on her.3bead4fed309d0c6
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They were now 86e85035dd ready to pounce, acb7de53fa having found theiryamain her dream.4f756de14d5bd1be
The nerve of these a05bacd581 people.12bc8759f4ba0190
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But now that she was awake, she couldn’t recall the details of her dream.b77aa175388b95cd
“I did have a 5a315e0138 dream, but…”9a9ff2409537d567
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Eunseong frowned, ec721bf748 diligently massaging 140412122d her numb e426019cd6 arm.42276c16fb8fad2a
“Wow, look at her! Pretending she doesn’t remember!”d5e2fe708d555820
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Taeyoon laughed b144f373d0 in disbelief.97d3938267ea65e7
Seriously, why were 5a29d1efa3 they so interested fc6903158a in someone else’s 12b0924424 dream?eedeac65967fc9ab
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She understood their desire for lighthearted conversation, considering they dealt with serious incidents and accidents every day. But what could she do? Even if she wanted to tell them, she couldn’t remember.73472f8b9b336fdd
Her throat a51bb70af0 parched from 6eec023204 sleep, Eunseong ad4e787ce8 reached for e32d2fe2fd the water 38f3ffc10c bottle on 6bbd56af4d her desk. Just as she 172e4294df was about to 119a7e5508 twist the cap 2601d2a9c3 off the half-empty ea1b4ab509 plastic bottle—e3340199e1720159
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“Ah!”fdb677becebf6385
A scene cb87d12d8f flashed through b65d0613d7 her mind.22b69ea200de5723
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“I was 8e4a73955e scooping up 5ae960f9c7 this incredibly 5a6ac9b247 clear water! I was so 05120cbddd surprised by how 9d4751e066 clear it was!”e1da2374dc9a1f51
Sungchan, who had 26c31bb6d2 started typing on 0fd74241e5 his keyboard, spoke 2bfed8c5d1 in a calm 3fe12dfb41 tone,5e5d9a99d3aab354
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“Isn’t that a taemong3? I’ve heard from somewhere 0a03d7732c that dreaming of clear e2f1bd8412 water is ataemong.”74befd5bed7c6eb1
“Hey, Hong Sungchan! Are you crazy? Whattaemong? She’s not even…”c63016a559116c3d
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Taeyoon burst out 21bcddfd66 in anger, scolding ffe12f34f8 Sungchan.daf5bb2676aa6188
“Is there any need to get so mad just because I made a comment, sunbae?”c20eba61a0a58c71
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Sungchan retorted, sounding 9188aeaf56 perplexed.65a01526ff35ee25
“Why are 355beec11b you suddenly 7c03e03cba shouting? You startled me.”c1a4965dba7a7a3c
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Kyungseop, the medical 049a62349d reporter, frowned and c331696c83 reprimanded Taeyoon.c9f7c65c32b3c13b
“Oh! And I 48bd169a6c think I 3ca7454f8a saved someone!”fdb6ca086d42bb31
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Enseong vaguely 0c2d234015 remembered hearing 79f1a59f50 something like 7309134a1a being thanked a26c8b2d95 for saving 0c7e99c98a someone in c5af4a2052 her dream.8f2788a2de3a0553
“Maybe you 5ef2126db2 saved the af792f917a Young Master.”f8c8f2d9f031893b
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Sungchan quipped, 062eb96b74 undeterred by 9870f1684a Taeyoon’s scolding.8a59c5a463285255
“Young master?”9ba41118aac50875
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Eunseong feigned ignorance, 8ed6ea1622 shrugging her shoulders 3393189137 as if it db5f4c3dfb were the most 9db8402b65 absurd thing she’d 7907a9fc8b ever heard.3a1586c119e52879
“Hey, if you dream about saving someone, that’s a good dream, isn’t it? Maybe something good is about to happen.”3d426d83bcd1ceb3
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Taeyoon tried to 4e92c2524d put a positive c120b2d1d9 spin on it, c01aadb348 proving the saying, 5fca44c2a5 “The interpretation is 12d0c11a16 more important than 61bd6276eb the dream itself.”94daccf4c7541cc1
“Freud said f67567ce44 that dreams 037e9166d2 are the 2679c30d28 manifestation of 825df7332d desires. It seems 8c86800c80 like it’s 3f5722a1e1 ataemongreflecting Reporter Kang 9e76a32d3e Eunseong’s desire to 854687fcf4 meet a man dbf05f4865 of noble birth, 1b2e02df7b like a Young da408bf42b Master.”297f92e4f267c870
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Although Sungchan’s words were 5d0153d43a absurd, his interpretation was 6508b3ce87 so funny that Eunseong c8d90d399e burst out laughing.581b79ba0e8e7cbd
“Hey, where do d62889f683 you even find 70b6e9fa15 Young Masters these c44232568c days? And what’s this about 033ae7864d noble birth? Don’t be ridiculous.”d66fcec8fd83808f
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Even though Eunseong was 1cdf8fb5bd the one being teased, 1c739cff01 Taeyoon seemed more upset.5f163d0ab20f4c07
“Wouldn’t a great-grandson of a chaebol4 family be 14606677c2 called a 239445e66e Young Master?”ec636fca99998852
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“Her? With achaebolheir?”36e19157d007694f
Taeyoon shook his head, 851ffc9d8c dismissing the idea as b170df7a7f preposterous.3473aa92f5686fec
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Wait, that’s kind 4cd8458543 of offensive.a6a763533d8946c7
Eunseong challenged Taeyoon.6d4a104685e98933
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“What’s wrong with achaebolheir? What do they b549e77b0a have that I 360045bf84 don’t? Aside from money, what 2df391f9ea makes me inferior to a8febda41b them?”bcb9e50fa2a19e70
“Eunseong, you just b410c4ba88 excluded the most d841b4bcbb important thing.”d8a7309b043224a8
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Taeyoon frowned seriously.721df3c13c89044e
“Do you think money 8c06854d76 is the most important 0a97354596 thing in the world, 2e05d8e68d sunbae?”a5896de323e24b1d
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Eunseong calmly retorted.7e964cffcca18c9d
“Money isn’t the most important thing, but in a capitalist society, having more money gives you more freedom. The freedom to break free from labor, the freedom to indulge in impulse buying, and the freedom to enjoy more time than others, which you gain as a result.”053196daa0c6f769
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Eunseong found herself 6ff75a5e17 nodding unconsciously.7fa5317bac05d35c
“You’re right, money is the most important thing.”7741fc78d562cc75
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“See? It’s ataemongreflecting your ce2ee66f9e desire to 9e16febe71 marry achaebolYoung Master.”fabd3f31f840b142
Eunseong glared at Sungchan, fd0f3985f4 who had now spouted 47d11239d4 nonsense twice. Of course, Sungchan didn’t 4f2754d353 even flinch.daba1876bc29399e
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“While Freud’s idea that dreams are an extension of desire and has become widespread as established theory, modern neurophysiologists think differently. Some believe that dreams are just random compilations of memories, thoughts, and sensations stored in the brain. In other words, they’re meaningless.”5a4113ad852fabc6
“So, dream interpretations 903a545af2 are all useless?”45969a27ddf3dd6d
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Kyungseop nodded at 89f9ea5b90 Sungchan’s words, who f654477c7d suddenly got up 179507055c from his seat b4d7772b22 and asked in 861cd8d5ae surprise.4b8db1eee19794fc
“Well, whether it’s dreaming about water or a snake… those things don’t have inherent meaning, but they can be significant from a psychiatric perspective. There’s research suggesting that unresolved stress in daily life is released through dreams. It’s called Overnight therapy.”Eunseong, Taeyoon, and Sungchan, 9812a561f8 who seemed somewhat dazed, 7e673c7cad turned their gazes toward f802d15282 Kyungseop.483f28afad8e4cc7
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“Is that based on 0573757426 actual research?”bd494bf84fc28812
Sungchan, who readily believed 0b1df11df1 in the pseudoscience of b61502f883 dream interpretation, questioned the 4bc0979b33 words of a former 40577f9dbd doctor turned reporter.6710baad8e8288c0
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“We usually dream during REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. There’s a stress hormone called noradrenaline. While we’re dreaming during REM sleep, this stress hormone significantly decreases. That’s why we feel physically and mentally restored after a good night’s sleep.”ef6fff44a5b9bdcd
At Kyungseop’s explanation, Eunsung and Taeyoon nodded as if they were genuinely impressed.5259c3f6811de6db
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“Everyone here is just losing their minds from sleep deprivation. Look at you all, going crazy over one little sleep talk incident in the office.”13d679dbddfda55f
“And yet, you were the one explaining those the most enthusiastically.”295ff85cd66ad603
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Sungchan grumbled.81176a0ff3f788ca
“Exactly, which means I’m just as crazy. What the hell am I even doing with my life, quitting being a doctor for this?”9df6d6fef08acb9b
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“You didn’t give up your medical license, so you could always open your own clinic.”9df49d68b368949c
Taeyoon spoke as if b239d341ab it were a simple bb9280cf27 solution.b39269af2ee5f045
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“You think it’s that easy? Running a private practice is tough these days. It’s not something just anyone can do.”162e87f91ba53a6d
While Kyungseop 2f42b83f94 and Taeyoon 17f7b6e60d discussed the 8b1b4bc790 hardships of 91d092ede9 making a aa0eb9aee4 living, Sungchan c464899931 was clutching e55e978f86 his head 0d3cadad36 in frustration.ab07806da07248ea
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“Hong Sungchan, what’s 1fd577602a wrong?”7a7fa21308e22005
Eunseong, who 4c7bf32919 had risen 72acfb292a from her dc33bf6e9f seat, looked 2b74741357 down sympathetically cc2416bfcd at Sungchan 432390515d as he f6943fb403 slumped over 3b844d79a5 his desk, 45960dbe8c burying his 0a11ed2fe2 face in 27f4b5a5ff his hands.ab83949f4787b492
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“My mom told me 4705fa1ee5 mytaemongwas a 3ba9db4194 dragon ascending 44929e285a to the 74a7185fbb heavens with 3d701d21fb jade-coloredyeouiju5 in its mouth. I thought it meant 4ef416c615 I would eventually escape c2b677dab3 being a contract worker 6d9e47122c and ascend toYeouido6.”ed8e3339e16fb631
“Why Yeouido, of all places?”a18628ccb93764d8
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Taeyoon asked, genuinely e0099ccd6b curious. Eunseong answered on 1ee82a0866 Sungchan’s behalf.10b2bafcee8aeb09
“Because it’s jade-colored. Like the National Assembly dome.”fcb8f9566bd3472c
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At Eunseong’s half-joking, half-serious b6a702b6a6 explanation, Taeyoon nodded again, da6907b86c finding it oddly convincing.45ae99452f91b0b4
“But hey, dreams come 0f75e343fd true sometimes, right?”ac4617d51536d6fa
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Sungchan sounded like ec929ff1c0 he was arguing. Kyungseop’s words 9b1b0ed044 seemed to 799b059091 have been b129845faf quite a 2d4a3e7078 shock to 747512a9e2 him, as 96c704bb15 he’d always bb151fc273 believed in f6bb125e95 the prophetic 3cfd540f07 nature oftaemong. He could’ve a88bb708ac just accepted 9629e4de53 it, but… 0bd5dd42d2 as Kyungseop de447928a5 said, it 1f103d486f was the 43fcef8f14 sleep deprivation 60140c3c9c making them 8613a29c41 all crazy.3347d5aaa9cb62f6
“Not all dreams come true all the time. It’s just a coincidence.”5c2d500d31448a9b
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At Kyungseop’s casual mention of the word, “coincidence,” Jung Woojin’s face flashed through her mind. Her heart began to race as his smooth face, deep gaze, straight nose, and red lips reappeared one after another.b915baa73f1b0ac9
“Ugh, I 1f85755978 need to a9e90c4152 wash my 348349525d face.”721eb4bd67c8db19
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Eunseong muttered to herself ba261a1735 and left the office. Despite all the laughter 2671471e1d and chatter, thinking about 9d41e9f0e6 that man made her b2eb53f7f4 mind race again.e5c4cb71f8079775
It was e931cf58b8 all because 8b0f741b3e of lack 1d045db582 of sleep.e183f5eb3276d511
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Tonight, she’d definitely leave f8671d5995 work early and get e206794556 a good night’s rest.f05b94e0e475e2d9
Eunseong walked briskly down 0e9bf8b797 the hallway, pressing her 8e7a6a54de hand against her chest e9d3959ade as if to calm 2c6f9f78e6 her pounding heart.051f507de51878bb
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Why is this woman’s heart beating so fast since early in the morning?8e0b0b35c27d0a26
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At that moment, Woojin, afb98df4ad who had been enjoying 14240a38f5 a peaceful sleep, was a62ecf6485 awakened by the loud 2c1e2d5eef thumping of Eunseong’s heart. The incessant, d17e73f0ab noisy beating 3782ea9d99 was driving 2524b6f3cd him to a83ffe87b2 the brink e3ebcbf42b of insanity 321150379a from lack 5031667653 of sleep.4f379f86cd4cd752
“Ah, why isn’t she sleeping?”0fa2cb1589204655
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He checked the clock and it wasn’t even 5 a.m. yet. He was starting to resent the fact that Kang Eunseong was a reporter.b4df1429d8318e1a
Woo-jin got out 966a609a1f of bed. Once the 1ad7682b5c thumping started, c70e6e72d7 it was cd53929819 impossible to 25337412ad sleep. He decided to get 37087bb5d8 a glass of cold ce7e311c2d water and fully wake e7bfd984db up.91e25dc9691548aa
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As he walked 11b587c0d5 down to the 26aa007070 kitchen on the 89fc122323 first floor, he d717723ddf noticed a light 8d221340cf coming from down 0c60ded750 the hallway. It was toward the e0c3a6adcb living room.0604cdf684bcda5a
He walked slowly, muffling b0c0c5c4b3 his footsteps. The closer he got 337572598d to the entrance of a9378c3b6d the living room, the fd0076f01b louder the conversation became.0c3a4a00b7ee469e
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“Yes, that child 1844600b75 is yours!”c384697cb658a810
A woman’s voice shrieked. Entering the 8702935e0b living room, 9d616048af he saw 80197789b6 the melancholic 4a6f8fb574 face of 622856a8c3 a male 652e119398 actor filling 4dfd3e0091 the large 63bb4a2b60 TV screen.a61bdc5bf0003489
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“Agh, yeah. If he’s 759d85f6ca not the ee7e1b55d4 kid’s father, 6d5905df3b then nothing 72adc25f25 makes sense.”5e9bf771db8520b0
Ban Hyohyun d1d70be925 was sprawled e156662a93 on the e2a7429bc8 sofa, watching f2c3557048 a drama.e5b4ff7808d82f28
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“That’s impossible. I have azoospermia.”fa3dafb79e7e8ef0
With a dramatic 4dbf314f1e blast of closing 0a3468024f scene, the episode d5856f0992 of the drama e960510ea2 ended.6e8e63b9e7c5cf5c
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“What the—! Next episode, next episode!”339dcc5710566d82
Hyohyun sat up 31958d28bd abruptly, muttering to 970f4d4b0d herself impatiently.e62c61a40107dfc6
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“What are you e6eef36a6a looking for? The remote?”181186db57c9540d
Woojin asked kindly.29e543446525365e
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“Yeah, the 390945ffa3 remote… Ahh! Damn, you b03e056b28 scared me!”305b798404a55930
Hyohyun, startled, looked up ff5f0cb5f0 at Woojin, who was 3cbc4eb86d standing behind the sofa 64f36a9128 like a grim reaper.98f86383401ddbe0
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“What time is it that you’re already up?”218cd538603028d2
“What time is it 294009600d thatyou’restill doing this?”f788cd9f64bbd720
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“Oh, just c805f07d94 wait until 80e38e827b you get 5a789279a4 old and 62949c12bd you’ll see. You lose your ability f54fa5f4a3 to sleep in.”1004c83046625553
She seemed b988351c3f to have 433b2fea1d stayed up dcbd01972e all night 8e26418317 watching dramas, 0e9c907b01 yet she 69d4d61008 was shamelessly 870de8bbf3 making excuses.9ccbf670462c96eb
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“Well, I haven’t gotten old yet, so I wouldn’t know.”b60fee9509e63c9a
Woojin shook his head f8bcbdd8d4 and turned back toward 616c0939d4 the kitchen. But then, a deafening 771734c2bc heartbeat, like the pounding fd2e932b74 of war drums signaling ccde8910f4 a battle, resonated throughout 6831154b65 his body. A wave of ecdc71d52f ominous energy surged 37c59a8aeb through him, making 5180bb7673 his vision momentarily 6c3ebcf0c9 go dark.32d0b7b61fc1ad1b
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In an 9e73b8fc38 instant, he ea1822f6a2 sprinted up 6262c58c64 to his 340c3a852b bedroom on 198c2d1240 the second 7c096e904e floor. Grabbing his phone from 18919cc4a5 the bedside table, he 22ad9c593f dialed Kang Eunseong’s number.4ff762c8277accb2
Once, twice, three times… f7c19c8a74 No matter how many 4f0f49dd27 times he called, Kang 419aca2f59 Eunseong didn’t answer.8d020f7e2788eba6
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Footnotes
- 야마 (yama) - Journalistic slang, originating from Japanese, referring to the main point or theme of a news story.
- 마와리 (mawari) - Journalistic slang, from Japanese, for a police beat reporter making rounds at assigned stations.
- 태몽 (taemong) - A prophetic dream about pregnancy, often featuring symbolic imagery like clear water, dragons, or fruits.
- Chaebol (재벌) - A large, family-controlled business conglomerate in South Korea.
- 여의주 (yeouiju) - A mythical, wish-granting jewel often depicted being held by dragons.
- Yeouido (여의도) is an island in Seoul where many broadcasting companies, including KBS and MBC, are located.