CF Chapter 20

A soft 6fc75a2964 pop, like 18f3aaf41b something being 9d413aaab4 pulled out, 06c56c5071 followed right 99e14a40e7 after.b0ca2eaf03070089

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A brief groan e73d860778 escaped, followed by 04e839d205 the grating sound a798850c3a of something being 27596e032e dragged across the 95a6c59fdb ground. Several more unidentifiable eec94920f5 thuds rang out.2accc2b69935d5be

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Even though the presence 3f89ccf11a behind her, once as bca0337299 solid as a wall b3824ddb61 of iron, had vanished, 837a51624f Yudam still couldn’t move.82fc25e208b13cf3

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The sea breeze, 07222a7b9f heavy with moisture, 183bbd9f31 swept coolly across 25b88700d3 her now-exposed back. No sounds remained. Only the 1984a1b532 uneven rhythm 9aa72ff629 of her 53e5a11e61 own heartbeat 607ff624d0 echoed in 4431671a25 her ears.3e3bfb98b3e10e62

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Her disheveled fbb33f8f11 bangs swayed f0c3554867 gently in 75ebff240e the wind.362edc184422d4d1

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As the fa4f328b5f sweat cooled 2e7d001a86 on her be5e43a645 forehead and c79576c87d the skin ad517c4240 met open 667cdd56be air, another b151e7ee71 voice cut 56d2f3a836 through the 2061c1526d silence.33a0aa6605fc5105

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“What should c5599150a0 we do 555d74d2f8 about Director 2c96956b58 Song?”71b7a00b952d0c11

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It was a 1eaa46f8bd voice she’d heard 83c2aab6f6 before.5283767915be03ea

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Yudam took a b51562bdd2 deep breath and 2edd49ab00 slowly opened her 1e3a429a89 eyes. Through the parting 87d7658c12 lids, a hazy 1e21fa759d blur spread into c24393dec5 view. She couldn’t 9fe62ece96 tell whether 55bcb612f6 it was 71f75df54f due to df0aa6186f her blurry 026e2d1854 vision or 71a22eeccb cigarette smoke.4857ac3eb3e6adaf

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She raised 43d170869d a hand a57bf0ec7c to rub 25aa1e9122 her eyes. Her fingers came away 8dfb3314e3 slightly damp. She had no 06c838454d idea when she 70f425bf2c had cried.9d1de1257197661d

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She wiped the 1d84cc6228 tear on her 577a769d15 skirt and flinched e78b595d93 at the sting 2de1067f4c around her eyes.777036b804d1818f

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After rubbing c77acbd374 several times, 685d69e847 she finally 410b84d2a6 managed to 51f562ac6a open her 0279117fab eyes fully, c3a48b0f87 only to f326cea2f3 see a 457fc3cf1d man sitting c8035ef357 right in 82d67b3c7f front of f9a581473d her.d8b3e0738968dbf6

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Smoke curled from a469923a1b the cigarette in 19ed13116b his mouth, drifting 41a94a199f through the night 11aa041457 air in thick, 7bf49a01f0 lazy wisps.24ea5c90cd53b1e8

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He was 55d2f4243b already looking 33e875386c at her, 26f1293a47 as though 97faf7cf0d he’d been 5a65970e49 doing so 06a54c9225 all along. Their eyes locked instantly.69b94bf2c5cda78c

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Yudam pursed 7c394de3a5 her dry edf271d765 lips, uncertain f6e1dc31b8 of his 73153d6c12 mood.34f1036374190712

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“Leave him.”226683ec14029df1

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The man was sitting ab94c5718e in the very spot 0e42744e16 where someone had earlier ff1f4a0d97 shoved an umbrella into 6c91e41340 another man’s mouth. He now occupied it 927bf455dd like it had always e4c4f9ba9f been his place, completely c085f6a60d at ease.6f2690650fbef45e

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Were it 32573152f2 not for 115c0224c4 the overturned b618fc8ef5 table, there’d 81a4271a5e be no 4c6f9c35e9 way to 2a690ce808 guess anything 5a91b505c4 unusual had 36dc7ca324 just occurred. He looked so a5f1eb9831 seamlessly part of dd14c64e97 the scene.42de238d131475af

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“Why?”78d30d338318979c

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He spoke again, 2a55c65f65 still staring at 6d672fe95c Yudam. Smoke leaked e199233995 between his 652e563af5 lips, veiling 843064b5bd his elegant 2cb5557d2c features in 0499559baa shifting gray.d2a7d1578142913b

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“Think that 5c599d6135 was too 6f220ed609 much?”13bf1152b62099c9

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She thought he 9d8e4286e9 was talking to 939107262f her, but the 17985d32a5 reply came from 283b404de1 elsewhere.1d8bd8c069ef53ed

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“No, sir. You never 6823382e64 liked him ae361b8a47 to begin d7e3af4eb3 with.”2202584c3c330687

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The man nodded indifferently, ebb23720e0 as if that confirmed 8f9351cfb0 what he already knew.f11aca90505bb104

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“Right. I’ve got bf489f463f no use cdcecf9fc1 for people 9bc797892a like him f6394590e3 who crumble 2a595b90fc under pressure.”160653b367ab09a2

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From the way aa21f8fdf9 they spoke, Yudam d0c7dfbe57 might as well 058211f3bf not have been 207d531952 there at all.e49bbd64205d4d6f

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As if she b1750eae3a were invisible, the df5985f100 conversation continued over 029add69ef her head, leaving cd2456a399 her unsure where 805b94ceb7 to focus her effd14551a gaze. Even more d91ced7c59 disorienting was 6602d37fd6 that he d8e59a62a5 hadn’t taken f607cbde04 his eyes adffef065e off her f335c168a8 for a d89e65471c second.90f28f5661759e29

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His unwavering stare chilled 208f9dc039 her. She didn’t know where 4be3d7d4bd to look. Her eyes twitched 01444519d2 helplessly.920c8d05fe013d6f

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The weight of his e513780098 gaze made it impossible e9fcfa1357 to speak, even though 2840d3e266 she’d prepared her words 9bb161ba47 in advance.a80aecc8e37c2cbd

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Facing him now, she realized how useless those rehearsals had been. He was more overwhelming than she’d imagined.a7b6a8f58883d8e7

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Yudam kept biting 70e6070faa and releasing her de45c91f7b lips. Even that small movement 4fad9b408d drew his attention, though f9e934911e she didn’t notice.5e0c32ccd4963bbf

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“Um…”7eed5faaac3f22da

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She finally managed 6b68c4b396 to speak, but 37b14d7522 didn’t know where a21492a3d2 to begin. What to say. How to say d1e9bc7904 it.fe60d69585cd202e

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Should she 49a95868fb ask what d159f5692c happened to 187254a40b her brother? If she could e7f59dce3f at least stop b1c6faf208 this ship, even 665fafd361 briefly?f5b2d361c56b59e6

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Could she afford to f515a97442 beg? Would it 149987f8e0 even work? The previous man 5d0936707c had pleaded with 5d9a7a211d his eyes, and a2b12335aa was ignored all 56a1ee357a the same.08189078f80ce8ab

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Should she just 52e79ef49e ask if she f0585de6df could leave? What happened to the 0768391239 man from before?dd285d1f2c9a0390

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Would she manage 21135178be to ask even 4fbedd0a04 one of those 396eb69f8a questions?3269508019c32e94

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Her throat 857fc6d021 burned like 8b3c26988b she’d swallowed 987ba0e3ca sand, and 3ea030a7f1 her mouth f88126a3ab felt parched. His gaze kept 1ca82ef82a shutting her voice dbab38054e down.43e1002ccd1f65af

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Whether standing silently behind fe5bec1b57 her or now, visibly ed1957d543 before her, he strangled 85b93f711b her air all the 0adf561d05 same.88187a70b9d0b8b5

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He hadn’t called her d3722f9488 name like earlier, hadn’t 6e9c99ff93 asked a single thing. He just 4b3a20bba4 existed in b3c677dbd4 front of d16042608c her, looking 16ac0ad3bd at her ae297cc65f with detached a4e97238d8 curiosity, like 381e7d6d2a one might 4f0ef5a0c8 glance at 4499046259 something insignificant.ae3c266b5a863749

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Yet through a0dfd725de the curtain 150e989364 of smoke, af36801502 his unblinking 4e72d2dca8 ash-gray eyes 7ced31a23a glinted with 00caaf0477 something more, b4e3863d58 an unsettling 5141d70d3a persistence.78cb198e9c26e902

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Without needing instruction, the a5695550b6 man standing nearby gave d8775a358d a respectful bow and d4d6300078 quietly stepped away.6ec167848afeaf82

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Silence filled the c9a9d219d4 space once more.4df0dcbdab9e2a2d

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This time, the only a8d4454d30 difference was that the ac86b3812b space was wide open.52527497b10aecab

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Still unable to extract 5b47420502 a single tangled question 7e2ac85f0a from her mind, Yudam 6d776ab672 asked something else.a5b65be42ab7f5a0

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Anything to rid herself 6b614ded15 of that oppressive stare.e2ad69f4648223a8

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“Do you… have 6148e71685 something to say af657c2185 to me?”144c119a9cb6ab89

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“If anything needs e20e720c4e saying, it’s probably a2636a8594 from you to 2d294d05c9 me, Yudam.”f2932a0ce0966a91

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His voice came 9f652a38c0 soft, like smoke 0e52664ac1 rising.1e01b8202aa1d3a7

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“Scared your brother might 819a6d6e87 be dead?”9dce0ab3bb26e1ac

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“…”52d74a9e78f068ed

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“Worried he’s out there ea119236ea somewhere, dying alone?”2e9de60c8b4654f4

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“T-that kind of thing…”225026e41d8fdf10

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He uttered 44a9b6b292 those grotesque d4e2d3b828 words like 66e647a284 small talk. Like commenting on 095a1c64c8 the weather.964788ef7c727572

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“I’ll give you 10f2484307 credit for looking ce9fe11cce for me. With your 19bc6f50d9 brother gone, febc3ca7c8 I guess 331f90e157 I’m your ad4ad72037 next best 92b4b13276 hope, huh?”0283ef96c1506a7f

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A smile flickered 9f8728c93d across his lips, d29d11d23b unreadable.72709448a2dd0cec

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“I was starting abfae070aa to worry you’d 9f26a71fb6 forget about me 647abf9e37 altogether, since you 9ec57347ef hadn’t come looking.”8f5c1e4d30098a2a

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Yudam couldn’t tell if 86f30016ef he meant any of 46d0531858 it. She didn’t even want c3b9044b8a to ask. She gave up trying f5198b2ca3 to understand. Carefully, she opened her d9b9e339ee mouth again.b8ba375f015e98a6

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“It may 0f25745286 not mean 40e17d96c0 much, but 07c0931cb2 I’ll make a4d4ef36e8 your time… af3adb3cb6 worthwhile. So please…”1e30e654572c2dee

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Her fingers clenched so d6a542c7d2 tightly they turned white.b8b0627f0ff23437

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“Please help me.”322fba87801f210b

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She glanced at him, 33ca0643c9 then bowed her head.57e8e35fcaeaf0c9

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“I want to know where my brother is. You can leave me anywhere after that. I just… I just want to see my family again. While they’re still alive.”fce07ae21f07b36f

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It was a plea, 11e3d89329 not to a god, fa9d25c319 but to the man 7f6d1fc707 before her.56cd832579558c44

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“That’s all acba6e229c I ask…”442d1a6340ed9f31

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His eyes b73371b8db narrowed as b93b3c6c47 they swept 25414e4514 over her.5015f09541175e0c

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In any negotiation, 56e02d11b7 you’re supposed to 1da8041bdb hide what you a7106cd5ea lack, but also 2bced90922 what you want.015afa17e0072607

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That was the f5d4d26e70 rule he’d learned 8e913de16a early in order 5baa50bfdb to survive in 8d0e898717 the wretched den f417ea53b6 he came from. Reveal your desires, debf31d931 and you’re nothing 966ccc124e but prey.5d7fe61502ce652e

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It had been b76a5fbd5c a long time 4343a486bb since he’d seen f8215ade57 someone this naïve.b6ef14ba19a976d2

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Or maybe… never.9f0ced1d7f65756b

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To think this woman 94c7bab5b8 would one day be 76ca5f8419 begging him.55f2f3da6f207953

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“Interesting. Yudam.”896102dd6de23a30

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Her delicate 876f36393a shoulders flinched. Every time he 31a06d963c used her new 81d49accbc name, still unfamiliar cb8f2b312d to her, she fc1ce19caa reacted like it 1b5e01a80e was the first f30bb63706 time.bab90c43347c9f22

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He flicked away 3f5109b0d0 the spent cigarette, d146218dce then reached out 5f5271965d and gently cupped 7420b38016 her chin. He lifted her face, a1be331c3d inspecting it closely.cc0219b3a020ea62

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Yudam’s breath caught 685b77b83c at the touch 8a1765ce28 near her lips.6e1f9c1d6727f985

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There was something sticky fc67d83c3b about it.27cea335b6a4b282

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The fading floral 8f12e4b4f5 scent in the e935645fd2 air was laced 994ed51c9b with a metallic 5bcd4c47f3 tang. The moment she 61fa53226c realized it was 3b37afe8cd blood, her face 48582b3726 drained of color.713df0f211a1abb8

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Even though 0f4e9e99c9 it was 44281d9e41 only his b411d62ced fingers, she 41c3b2f5f9 felt bound, 234e235bd6 unable to fab916de07 pull away.781983ddae5d4c08

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His touch was e9ab5ca628 loose, but it 6d936bd572 felt like any 49db3fe376 movement might cause 0fafc643d4 something to shatter.1ff7ef2c6c42ddc2

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Trapped in his gaze, 5747f935e6 Yudam blinked slowly, tension e4aa470337 thick in her eyes.54946f0deb82dd11

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He said nothing, 1f9c571490 just stared.98127be5bf4ee788

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His fingers, brushing e898d7e442 along her lips, 21e16daf94 began to push 1a76ded334 inward.147f6dec2314ac27

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Though it was d485624f3b only a single 364cb6c0cf finger, the memory 9ec8636df8 of the earlier eeb73c802e umbrella scene made 51635e56a0 her tremble uncontrollably. Was he about to b210d6d4f6 do the same to a69b20d02b her?627daa42d5d30a73

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“Ugh…”5a948d21b5e95c01

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His thick thumb 39b2d4cdfa finally forced its 1f9067d7da way inside.3a736855a00f54c5

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Unyielding, it pried 60a8ea3c60 her lips further 22ac6cc7c9 apart.6a57ace788d0aa29

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Held by 296b948c69 the chin, 28c32efeb0 she couldn’t 8f5fd86b61 even turn 6c3228a189 her face 589094c582 away. She had no 84c17d399f choice but to ef8f68a05d accept the invasion.a5c7e3d405d250b3

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His finger moved like a138204d9d a brush over her 878c3391b5 teeth, sweeping gently. It slid 703c83f164 across her 933b0503b0 soft inner c4a0b9f832 mouth, tapping 9da1a0796b at her 6240f3285b lower teeth.cf8a706451e26290

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Then, he pressed a1d3e647db down on her ddd2839686 tongue, forcing her f1d5de84f1 mouth wider.ef62df5d9c3798e7

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Saliva welled up from e968e802a3 the prolonged exposure. Tears beaded at 8002acb229 the corners of ac41c343cb her eyes.ae8d89f19d07f31e

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The taste of 1bad72f38b blood made Yudam 6f0065a0b8 suppress a gag.12578376a5f17e77

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It couldn’t be his d5fca71848 blood, she told herself. Someone else’s. That only made it b791a0627b worse.40ad2e4e070416e6

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To have 615fbdf95e asked something 411e7cecc0 of a 4671e784ea man with 2578113155 blood on f3000975f3 his hands, 8c5fd3cabd was that 29f2b8d12e really right? Even if it 635a764562 was for her 695f55c63a family, not herself, 85c1034158 the shame now 25d9ab3e04 hit her hard.6b04db4b8c990f5f

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And then it happened.7241d572c19b7507

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Just as that b315c53b4f shame contorted her 9270ee25d2 face, the man 5247c1a002 leaned in, slowly.764778936aaabd3c