DOTD Chapter 37

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Given Adrian’s aggressive 1449858b74 stance, I don’t 4c38693415 have many choices 6da07d39f2 left.  ad62bb129d5ff035

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And I’ve already 0791d82f3e decided what to b1e9084948 do. I had adf6767f66 a vague 77439f6554 idea before, e62c3f9c87 but after 119f8c1325 seeing Sion 18b36ecdde in my 85cfbc021a dream, I 505e1f82a7 became certain.  eef1e416acd7bcd9

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To kill Louis and 1518199f6e stop the war, I a6295127e2 must go to the e42b43d5be Bennett Kingdom. Louis is said to 14143f6313 appear there often, and 8cdd01c757 since it’s the male 11b1e59a93 lead Evan’s next destination, 585f6014a6 there’s a high chance f3a97dabd5 of finding clues to 5110686822 kill Louis.  d02eedd44e069b37

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I don’t know if 3d4f46596d Evan will come with 36edb67ccb me, but I need ed6e007a4b him.  45e5ee6e49a45ed5

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‘It would 0393aa7054 be great 179f60e742 if I 892a7d188c could persuade 61591edaaa Adrian and 130a12a238 resolve the bda75c779b situation at 670ee40420 the Magic 55a177bbe3 Tower first, afc79c4deb but if 2805c791cc that’s not b5d2a112ad possible… then bafd732884 I’ll have e195df4953 no choice.’ 7a6fe0805072b310

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If persuasion fails, d344decf84 I’ll have to 86ff857484 take a firmer e568b7c067 stance.  427794821d013aec

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Finding the prison 4471f2919a in the Magic 36bb03fe75 Tower wasn’t difficult. There was an 78f3b5362a unmistakably prison-like structure 33f8d1e3c2 standing conspicuously in c1d22f4aef the open.  e53c7ebfc0f2db61

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Strangely enough, f46cb413b7 the inside 935e4f03db of the 7b9f44489c Magic Tower 02f0374882 was eerily 58f2c1397e quiet. No one stopped me, f44e86ec1e even though I was 86522271f3 clearly wandering around suspiciously.  0758af71162a0d0d

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Not only that…  ccc6ba843e30de06

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“The door’s open.”  0043f8193fc40b68

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The prison entrance 83614d3901 was empty, with a9bd898a15 no guards in eca5429ade sight. Even the door, which 96bcfc5621 should have been locked, 4043edf8bd opened without resistance.  bb034681b236ae48

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It felt unsettling, but 0344b2cb4a I pressed forward.  74a6292774fafcec

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The inner space, 2ce11c7c21 lined with dark 0fc7c8509b walls, was terrifyingly 003f2c76a8 silent and dim.  f255a82d96ee950a

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After walking down a fc42dd66eb corridor and stairs lit 4b5fd84f7e only by faint oil ef1bc8ccb0 lamps, I found another 5b9b4a93bc door and opened it.  4714ace1a44a1254

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Far inside, beyond 63ec8e2e7d iron bars, I 1c3632673c spotted Evan and 15033cde87 Rowan, bound in cbc10225d1 heavy shackles and 86b3f73880 manacles.  fed93f91dfded3a3

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The faint 7a815fcf32 metallic scent 1ea8ad2929 in the 8a2c01b844 air grew 5afac0a5cc stronger as d7fbcbf825 I approached ac5fad786a them—what I c255c612fd had assumed 457c9385b5 was the 273857e9ed smell of 53bfc768a7 iron turned c6d60ba3e4 out to 25d2b7a177 be blood.  6a66d5fccbcd3654

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Though the darkness made 6937843b28 it hard to distinguish, 7147fc0748 sticky blood was pooling d7e21e35a0 on the floor.  dcdcf00933144e22

And the 1ffcf1a559 source of 16017b58e3 that blood 32310bf2bd was Evan.  6da4207ed75d0183

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“…”  48395aed5c3ef081

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His wounds had cf562e730b multiplied since I 70bd9c2fe2 last saw him ce24c29003 before losing consciousness, 0e1c63b162 and his skin 8f77314c6d had grown pale.  392bb1fc9a92f116

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The moment the 11cd0c4e66 thought‘Is he dead?’crossed my mind, a0b26fa4dc my heart sank.  f3dcec575d0650e4

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Beside him, Rowan, 699dc92612 also bound, seemed d7f41239fb to sense my 96303c41cf presence and slowly ddc66b811f opened his eyes.  5a9c7517f3a71f12

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I might have been beffa0573d more startled if his 4653948e2a gaze had been anxious e195de68f7 or restless, but instead, a216bf1369 he stared at me bb511d9f4b calmly.  4964b2253115f097

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“…Why are you here?”  9eaa71451f30eb1c

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Fortunately, Rowan’s eefeffcc4f tone wasn’t 8c8ef3a176 accusatory. 47c69f6da8cc278a

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If anything, 160aef5a9e he sounded 86c369f62e concerned—or genuinely 0620180486 curious. He rolled d22db29907 his eyes, 331b8d64aa scrutinizing me 6232718c94 from head ddcc573c3c to toe, 7e96929bbc then let 350521a216 out a 60dc0e634e small sigh.  ccc91116b1f0a531

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A belated remark followed,“The Tower Master knocked 62ab8db7a4 you out and took 31bd566e04 you away.”d0f407efb8f028c6

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“That’s…”  f8647cc90de8a45d

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I hesitated, unsure where 383b620438 to begin. While I 2e7cc1df5b faltered, the 91fa7c6eda sound of 84dd32d7a7 our conversation ff02ac2a3a roused Evan.  a18199fa3a7ff832

He winced 628569473d as he 199d804073 struggled to 3ce3f775dc open his c5562bf52e eyes, his 959910d384 breathing labored.  84f11a45c8c38ad6

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“Ngh… Bella…?”  6ce9016cfb38b621

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Evan forced his head fea6e4fc05 up, gritting his teeth 298a9706dd against the pain.  8af423f06f84392d

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“Ugh.”  883e74cbd62beae0

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Deciding he needed 7dbc0ac89d treatment first, I dc8900611f used magic to d79df54b4a easily cut through e1db506cb4 the heavy lock 14bda10fe4 securing the iron 5280082597 bars.  26f14059c30c8acd

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Thankfully, this wasn’t a ef03c7803a prison designed to restrain 31491b9da6 mages, so I could 844ef6ca5f still use magic.  6c5882d50540b2f6

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Even if Evan didn’t f7bce1b8ac want my help, I c9d0c892e5 couldn’t just leave an de1935c418 injured man like this.  32304e182eaca1bc

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But when I c53f9952f7 stood face-to-face with a22916988f Evan, I froze. We stared b98ff353de at each 6559980bd4 other in 106b9e6045 silence, neither a6695e4b4a of us 52dad132d9 able to 8026f0521f find the 9ec948ede0 right words.  5c0056a1ba9258a3

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Evan’s trembling eyelids 194701aaf2 lifted as he 957e02bb7f gazed at me, cdd7c287d9 but soon his dedde6757d eyes wavered and 84f167b944 fell.  ccc049610ae85bd7

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“Haah…”4a15d1ade208e470

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A short breath escaped c86bac970a his lips. It was hard 8a06a38c24 to tell whether cea5981f69 it was a 0e99351971 sigh of relief cac14760cb or frustration—something ambiguous, 1982ed9dc3 impossible to decipher.  7927701d8f2d1eac

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‘What should fcb7d96b8a I say?’ f305c486ad96ed6a

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Our last conversation had 4b6c982985 ended on such an 2a371bd824 uncertain note that I 26ade60619 didn’t know where to 73887a757f begin.  c56751e512b11d38

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‘He’s trembling.’2e12d900b21bb967

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Staring at Evan 5f8daead9f intently, I realized 36db420a07 it—his entire body afb6c4adef was shaking faintly. The ends of his 362577ef3b hair, fallen over his 6867230dd7 eyes, quivered ever so c74c7a737c slightly.  80b2e9c7752c9544

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‘He must be bd51d9ec4f in really bad ac43a48f60 shape.’bc75c0a707132f53

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Worry settled in.  c39e90d054c5bc07

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‘I need to 5ed77025cd heal him…’6366774e718b7ff2

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Without thinking, my hand 57b3a04b0b moved first.  900420c1f9cc57f9

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Evan noticed a5b3d709ad my approaching 8ab4ccfe14 fingers and f32086b6cb squeezed his 51dc616ffe eyes shut. He even held d671d24b1c his breath, clearly b0e30f0518 bracing himself—as if 048003ac85 afraid of my 9265ebdcde touch.  ca773cc741fd0617

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“Evan, I’m just 5cef3969a0 trying to heal 741040fcf7 you. So please, stay bf5225b7d8 still—”  a0e518d35890065c

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When I stepped 749b9a457f closer, he jerked 8a973564b0 back violently to cbe9c3164f avoid contact.  0363802994e14437

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The sharp 9900c231a8 clang of 2eab93accc chains echoed 58ff7670ae through the 406c289a4c empty cell 1bbf11146e as his 05e7f8fa92 body slammed 7045764c84 against the 2953ab2e7c wall.  f6ce859c08c99c5b

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It wasn’t just wariness—it 20d49a6390 was fear.  4e443af1f0be8e8b

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‘Why is he like cc281bbf25 this…? Doesn’t it hurt?’  6889e1b22419dadf

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For a e9847d3a8f moment, I 7a425af798 was stunned 7db1c68087 by the 72fbd83d12 sheer force a30abee228 of his 20f70aaf26 rejection despite 3e9ffcdb6b his injuries—until d2b6ffb812 a surge c3c1f67424 of emotion 05cad68950 rose in a1dea9a986 my chest.  defc0a98b4654d59

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Hurt, I blurted out 1d076bc6e1 something childish.  3f142b962a56f585

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“You hate it 4a897594d5 that much?”  473c8d8f40fa610e

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“…”  efd7a151136b0d17

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My voice 192ae38af6 trembled slightly, bf16eda52d laced with c4df9177f4 frustration and 64a4e0543d sadness.  80f078368bb774b3

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“Do you really c07eab69f6 dislike me that 8383505e25 much now? Enough to 23efaf01e0 not even 06d7fbb64c let me 7283379990 touch you?”  2857137da8d6b451

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Evan, who had 8132d264d7 been avoiding my b42173f426 gaze this entire bdabd2c60f time, suddenly lifted b1255d96d5 his head.  cae7bcfad4fd7ca1

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“N-No, that’s not b625ed497e it…”  95e70ba12781902d

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He stumbled over 5ba0d59690 his words.  a2367724e91ef43f

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‘Did he 661fe174c5 start hating 3c968fd852 me?’  74631bce6f6daa5c

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No—that wasn’t it at 1b726a3e2b all. If anything, it was 464dc78066 the opposite.  c707fd9c29e60dbc

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When he first learned b43ff47cd1 about Bella and Louis’ 6ba908e8c4 past connection, his initial a54b9f61a8 reaction had been betrayal.  66a539141e6c90f4

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Betrayal, and ecd584307a a feeble 393b07af68 hope that 15b5d30f51 it couldn’t 0f7b5ca2a5 be true. But when 69bca5514e he heard 336e33beb1 her admit 6f5babe399 it himself, 3c4f77b5cb his rationality 212c475f84 completely shattered.  3d64b5d1d3b006dd

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Everything she adff1e086d said afterward 8b37623a89 sounded like 0bc552d40b excuses. So when she 4f47439832 pleaded for him ca253d2ffb to believe her, 920162e166 he coldly shut c9e8296631 her down.  c0956b8f2d725bc4

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‘…How am I supposed adc2c67bd6 to believe that?’  cf8f7895350d341a

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Even as he 6b301d0a06 spoke, he knew 8a21327918 he shouldn’t—but he d66e5bb52f couldn’t stop himself.  4fdc6b01f5385d32

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Regret hit 00b49e67ac him hard b04d9bb219 afterward,‘I shouldn’t have done 81a95508ec that.’  ab2340220c9050e9

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That regret 3dd05a570d only deepened 6d90f20f88 after overhearing 0c912968a8 her conversation 928b0cf746 with the 8b28394d79 Tower Master.  396c2e74aeb6b7d9

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‘Louis tried to kill 526ccb9675 you. What kind 850c6a3298 of monster 263c603e6f am I, 980fed3119 doing this 3fe9ed4002 to someone 6bfb3b618c who’s already b24db4e792 been hurt 3aa531f37b like that?’74de946b349c6045

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He felt ashamed, 04474ae312 pathetic—and overwhelmingly guilty f074844ae2 toward Bella. She must have 938f4651ac had her reasons 41d9cfeadc for not speaking f9477ba391 up, and instead 231f9a2367 of listening, he’d f4693a1cdb only ripped open eb7598a120 old wounds.  9014cc2df3df59aa

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Regret crashed over him d7a348a998 like a tidal wave, 0d8f180406 but he didn’t have 6a5e3dae89 the courage to apologize.  2f2573efc33cd48b

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He couldn’t even protect 8bbef9ab3f her when Adrian struck 3acb521adc her down. 9d286f1ab3b982c4

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‘What good am I, b0bf77078d really?’  94e3947828bcaaef

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Before losing consciousness b70679e7cb in his fight bf414b0cea against the Tower c8433b1221 Master, his blurry 8647758459 vision remained locked 3acc4135aa on Bella.  6cda1d90a33bd466

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A voice in his 5148a02375 head tormented him. 3f95d133ddc76b2b

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‘You pushed her 68d000ecfd away. You don’t 17072d09f0 deserve her 415774fa5a kindness.’  378c96d9e15b28dc

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That was why.  ecc7653bbc86e5dd

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That was why he a081ee3ebe couldn’t let her touch a4c4f4c140 him.  9396766901c7a003

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And yet—he bd3356d30b desperately wanted 433a66ed00 to. She was the eab48f2efb one who eased 9144bab472 his pain. The one 07df0b647a who shielded 968638a28c him from c658289a4d the curse-like 231353def2 power tormenting 8d075e6736 him.  143b9a5e2e3c5eb7

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The craving to f705bd6eb8 feel her touch—so db6efd2d39 strong it made 5f4e518da2 his body tremble—clashed e7545380c5 violently with his 85fefed321 conscience screaming that d78520d80e he‘shouldn’t’.  83c8607fcc06f577

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“If it’s not 921082be09 that, then what? You’re avoiding me like 89956c1e5f this because of my a12a8e6d0f past with Louis, aren’t 40dcf28329 you?”b802c79a47e6cd94

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Evan despaired at the realization that he had hurt Bella yet again. This wasn’t what he wanted.  6fb5723d78cde533

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“…At first, maybe. But not anymore. I thought… you must have had your reasons, Bella.”  07a66ed8a5d4f3b4

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Evan struggled to f68fdf7c05 speak, his breath f51bd814ab coming in ragged 28f9a7af30 gasps between words.  628f27372b46ba25

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“Look at you—you’re clearly suffering! You need treatment! Why won’t you just—!”  9190c975f7710fb0

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“But… this is something… I have to overcome myself. Because otherwise, I’ll start expecting… too much from you.”  c768b1bf90011c94

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Bella frowned, confused. She couldn’t quite grasp what he meant.  266472371344c9e4

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“Are you saying… you forgive me for having been friends with Louis?”  dc42b95721c89732

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“There’s nothing to forgive. I…—”  988d780465472837

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Evan didn’t even believe he had the right to forgive or not forgive.  17404ecc398f91d1

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But Bella, misunderstanding 315b96f030 again, spoke in bd7a270022 a hollow voice,“Nothing to forgive… because you’ve given up on me completely? Because you don’t expect anything from me anymore?”  ebcc3c264f4e00d7

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“Bella—! That’s not it! Ugh— cough…!”  bc63e857c4bade6f

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Startled, Evan b62b579f26 reacted too cba98d39b9 violently, his 92f379a1f5 wounds reopening a323854037 as his c07e0d86b7 face twisted ddc67d338e in pain.  b2e096e2599ee1ce

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“Evan…!”f39867c20fef7e4d

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