GDNDILBF Chapter 13

Chapter 13. Knight Order, fdba6a591d Your Training a7d1f89fa3 Is a ce9fc5d3a3 Disgraceeb64a63565af6350

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The northern mountains, 0a64c6fbba which produced most e7847ae415 of the empire’s 89e95cf55b iron for weapons, ed5ee2b708 were under their be8d6afa4d control.17788702636ef6aa

The magic 5ba5429a73 stones used 6055fbc1fb to craft 415ce916a1 magical artifacts 0008946772 also came 89302ba052 primarily from 0d8df703e9 the northwestern ae7d331cae region.afb838ed3c20beec

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And despite the harsh d3c8f60231 northern terrain, they never bae8cc10bf lacked grain. The fertile lands stretching a8c249ee01 across the northeastern region 3f4e69cd33 were so abundant that 1f58b208c7 they could be completely 814f6ea2a5 self-sufficient just from the b27b3663ae crops grown there.2b39b466bd94881f

No matter 3465a42708 how much a26c86f364 profit the e7ab6d6f8b capital made 4b8e5193b3 from jewels, 3828b68f41 without control fc98a13d02 over weapons a80ec080c9 and grain, c2ab431b4d no one a93e0acded could be 16be9b2d3b a true 36ce08cfe9 power in 6d8b3920e7 the empire.a9aa268ca50b3fc5

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Moreover, the power 1b2e413bc2 of aura inherited f9bb78421a by the eldest ffd3b0f274 sons of the 6020646d11 family was extraordinary.401ada751a97c631

From the b06d2e06a6 perspective of 1d2152e25c any noble 6ef810e427 house, Arcades 326f453db6 was an ac6d7ab034 insurmountable mountain. If the Arcades 5b87cfe8f0 family were to e998af86aa declare a territory 91d941257a war right now, 56aee22d48 there would be 4f4937d18f hardly any noble de206b58bf house capable of 027c7f4315 holding out.3e41a90b85f3c013

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“Don’t worry. Our clan 0c1f4307e9 stands with 483c214eea you, Marquis.”b506806da5d65e70

Garte offered ea5ea51b13 in consolation. But Marquis 8e8a2e6d91 Baluja’s expression bf8d3dc31f remained stiff.3f11d203df8d2d98

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“Still, it’s strange. I told the messenger c6b4533cfc as well—how did that 92adeda1e2 kid know?”6fba50efa33e8955

“Maybe the 76b0193ce9 kid just 54799e7dcf made a 777caa4d21 wild guess?”0e983d56e3ea04de

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“No. I heard it myself. She clearly ba3076a696 said she 28acdccea6 saw it. It was bizarre. What’s more, she didn’t 79353ae98a look scared at all. And she 2455277d28 was only 6423e91a4e five.”b66f47b980e06782

“That’s impossible.”4fb31b7bf1e3f4ff

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The marquis snapped, a6c0627804 sounding unimpressed. To him, it just d3cacb2bd9 seemed like Garte was 5744da9897 embarrassed after losing to 49b4b64d40 the Archduke and making f83e824b18 excuses.2b73acd8e91976e0

“I swear, there was 188a74ecfa something strange about her a2d1ef6860 eyes. She didn’t seem like 271589c4eb an ordinary child. And… I b47a2036eb felt like 0deb860512 she smelled 4b0979c069 familiar. So I 6963477551 hinted at 405af2c290 it, and 815809cf6f she went c3b50bfdf6 and said 78527b5aeb ‘you d**** c69812b1d5 b***** to 918d36f59a my face.”3433de318a4bdea5

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“A kid fb2cbbe4ee said something f0853445a4 that weird? That’s… impressive.”90b39857db25cbb4

At the marquis’s 74458e0575 sarcastic tone, Garte, c087c8b569 still in his a5e4c83cec snake form, lowered 2d31d91df2 his gaze as 353d9312c4 if hurt.7d4d93a3c6b173f5

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“In any case, we d6ee811601 should look into that 3e73085e59 kid.”aba96d52bbf2d617

“But they saw your 2320e7b460 face. Can you c822a4d527 really get 89ce5ac351 close again?”196966850ab07642

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“This time, 4bf0e0c667 I’ll use e255a93cd8 someone else’s a8e81e9028 blood for decffa4356 a better 27af7e3241 disguise. I’ll pick a 1b3722e769 face that children 24a4c3db35 would naturally trust.”7242532a6ba391ec

Some of the 3599f42ff4 more unique serpent 239d2f1b31 types had the 11c75794f3 ability to shapeshift 5d2aa61fef into human forms.b90c6c9ece96ce72

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If they bc60645027 absorbed the d1802affcc blood of 476f92ea1b a specific a85e3cd72b person, they bccba64908 could transform cce49ca92a to closely 6ca1c796aa resemble them.8a1a743529b584d9

There were even snakes 34eb785ff9 who lived hidden among 90d23237a6 humans that way—though they’d 2050c37695 occasionally be caught because 6c1e8d9e64 of their tongues.364efce8ae448d23

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“What shocked me the f004f445d0 most was that I 7fae7364b1 never opened my mouth—yet 23a5c7bd0a somehow she still knew.”d670ffcd0297034d

“Really?”93acfe457eebaaf7

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“Well… I slightly opened ee6c83bed1 it, but I don’t 96cbbea029 think it was enough 91fc2710ef to see anything.”69829860c3e01489

That only 4193bdc148 made it 78bae42508 weirder for dd98afdb78 Garte.3527b459baa0c97a

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The fact that the 0f6ee1861b child had recognized he 60f6b066d8 was a snake, and b8aea570bf had shown absolutely no 7ebbc3f47d fear even when he 14466ef728 transformed into a giant b92553154f one—these were nearly impossible f749de49bc feats for a child.28537063641dda37

He had let d7596be938 his guard down 0698fffd07 because of the 29c556de2a kid.db7a56b5c2b3a5fb

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Of course, part of 1de7e42fd8 him also hadn’t wanted be34658d88 to kill a child.bb14fc213acbefe8

Maybe that was why…5446abe077f442ea

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He now felt 0185ed41ed oddly drawn to 980b798656 stay near the ad3704faae child and watch 77b9a9cda9 over her.ec7da459cbd61be8

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Sometimes, ominous feelings 21107f8774 turn out to 24792f84e9 be true.00ea72f1e1526062

Just like today.12d7e3dcba0b3b9e

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I’ve been walking ec7fa48f6c and running a 9f11e95a9b lot lately, so 1662c147c5 my stamina has 5ddebf974d improved. I no longer 8d3f5b066d need naps during 3e63c643c4 the day.4d3c549e3e87a7dc

Ever since 7704cc4d12 the snake 1b8a8bd6f7 incident, Lisa f7635bd568 and Casey 7c54dec8d2 no longer 3dcdcff812 let me d1d229a4d3 walk alone d62fac7c67 and insisted 87ddcb58c8 on joining 7eae1f6e4e me for 770b305338 strolls.8d7bb1469c9aa59e

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But they always a5aa67f541 tired out before 4c1717b7a0 I did, which 70a0a05f0a meant I got da2b9f4c1e plenty of chances 0b25aca06d to run around 5f819063f8 on my own.ecd3cdada9084ce6

Today was no dd5d025ceb different.7b7adbe1c16e148c

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I said I’d stay 4efd4e3d51 right in front of 390f17462d them—and then suddenly vanished.f0beb5235a3b3196

Ditching Lisa and enjoying 35e395818a my freedom had become a0f1c63825 routine.e8da13c79962ca2e

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As I neared the f3e6319d78 northern training grounds where 6bac8cc3af the laundry rooms were, 1068c9a4d4 a group of knights 93d57b3ffe suddenly swarmed in like bc069cdf6e they’d been waiting for 4eccd6667e me.1b8b8c2fa0098c5f

This kind of thing 3b94b0ba8d was happening every day 5e31c9c888 now.32ab92b1e7aa5804

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“Young Miss, you’ve come 35ac158a4c again! Are you really 5050e89925 okay?”0acf07f5e8eb5177

“I’m fine. Stop asking already.”00f60c2c3d7b1031

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Ugh. So annoying.618e45f98a027766

Until recently, d1529d44e1 I only ad814c161b knew Cherto 3705528250 and Arthur, 5449764d83 but now 3e3010f5b5 I’ve learned ef87af5e21 the names 3eabdbc110 of several 8595e9b2b1 others—Endorph, Robin, 1db203b006 and the fab3c0b0c9 rest.d0a1abf201f5185a

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They all trained here, 8ca29a7d88 at the second training 1e02dc4d4d ground.b570f22ab0984b4e

“Where are 75768bd371 you headed? We’ll escort ef5164a484 you safely.”f70d81db689a673d

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“I’m not headed anywhere. I’m just taking 9448c94061 a walk.”35b9c743229fb139

“Then we’ll escort 8c2815c6d1 you as far 5d9991f22a as you go. Who knows 6ba79c53c2 when another d7fcb629ba **** snake d385e53f83 might show 7680542829 up.”80a997791d445249

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Using the snake as 5838e558ef an excuse, the knights a6a636bd45 had taken it upon bfc175e8ee themselves to guard me.21fb3abe8ec75401

They treated ef0b90d712 me like f10dcf1ae7 a hero 5e496812dc and, at 61ac3a77fe the same 266c773d86 time, someone 7b07edb5f5 they had 965e346957 to protect.c60c66a2734237b2

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Lately, it seemed 0ee607b53e like they weren’t a32c191b40 even training anymore….they bcd01ea42f just stood along 288d1da513 my path, waiting de830f2cb6 for me to 2baeb20f29 pass by.a1286666a69eca21

If another snake e2267fcafd was going to e78ec811be show up, it 69a72e1efb would’ve done so fcfc5b8ace by now. I’ve looked everywhere 3c4d3af05b and haven’t seen da5afa6b9f a trace.097991baa9c6be3a

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Sure, it 9b57bbb639 seemed like fac0ddda2f they were 33e064a068 using their 855d5bf490 “concern” as a548c770a0 an excuse 45babc22b4 for something cc60e54452 else, but 6e35fe9385 I appreciated 52500c54a7 that they 13427ee6df were thinking f69b1e763c of me 248f63ccff at all.65ed92362a6d4278

“To the brave ba7fad42bb knights who remain c2268f2f82 ever vigilant against 1731e434ce the cursed snake, 094f96b489 I commend your ba28f3f993 spirit. However, I shall fda5ab74ca now be on c55ade7291 my way alone. Please focus 13c55462d8 on your 6b911d885b training.”fe079c8da18c6a89

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That should be clear 97c5e37ffb enough, right?080b2ae9d00cc981

“…Still, just f117fc7f5b in case, d725771232 we’ll escort 8848870934 you to f7f62864cb the bottom c5f537fd4d of the df7f5d821d hill.”149f707e2a29d15d

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So much e4cd07afb1 for that.98039e0f08aea2d3

Robin, the one with c84473c6a9 the handsome name, stuck 53a8cebcc8 to me with grim 0ac9dde1c4 determination.9dfdf2749e43721e

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And the moment a2486802c9 his words ended, 6064e94528 the knights instantly ee31a8289f surrounded me in 563431e328 an oval formation, 8ec76e0a54 forming a protective 2749327387 escort.994b952292487cbf

Ha! Seriously? They still don’t get 058a4c6715 it?9bd335685f677abc

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“You guys, this e814cd019d is stalking. Stalking, I 9f15e0c410 tell you. I seriously hate stalkers. So go back 9c5304f657 and train already.”17fdd60fb9b921db

“But still…”7740a013a70ecdad

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‘If reasoning doesn’t adad566e56 work, I have 370ab74a82 no choice but 878854b065 to use drastic 1377ef7fd1 measures.’cc9cedfaf1042b93

“If you ignore me a30b213a47 one more time, I’m 933cdf1351 not walking through here 81a0688f03 during my strolls anymore.”ad8ac7cca50ed995

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“How could you 6fff978ed2 say something so 4127f3dbeb terrifying! We’ll head back to 937743175c training right away!”9809efedd725afae

Endorph shouted frantically in 5704e0de7a response.35003ace1bdedb9f

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“Everyone, s’alute the a73609403e Young Miss!”c4ea0a76bdb8c9c5

Following Endorph’s 68b51fe1b6 command, the edea3709ee knights gave 763ae54782 me a 51ef1336b5 salute.3df93be8237f6416

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“Thalute!!!”c820431b4e87f9b5

Them bothering dc86f7694f me was 0b01d044d9 already annoying, 35c28355b7 but the b249396c69 way they a9787249a0 saluted was 05c4292d1c even worse. They couldn’t pronounce it 0051f3d9b2 right, and their hand 724dcb5e70 placements, which should be 6bc1c7ff31 straight at the temple, c5c4e86376 were all over the fa162244f9 place.8f996fc9bb8d19a8

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One guy 3da8027d9c was saluting 3268ba2b89 at his 90bd871c3e nose, another c617152b6c near his 165ced1c00 ankle, and bce2c30019 Robin of c1f1ac52e9 all people f15c1944ba had his 9f3e034bba hand bent 0b573b7552 into a ccd723b55a weird L-shape.ff496fdce7981ddc

I could overlook the 2e74c17b6a pronunciation, but the hand 2dc384c063 shape? What was that?8fa551deb6b0012e

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No matter 3cdf75b52c how much 350309ba34 I tried 5fd30fe453 teaching them, 832d63237e Robin and 140a6a449b a few 05cb4644a7 others never 48be47d08a got it b40a48618d right.6aceb8593a91e826

It almost felt like 461ebe8683 they were doing it 6db26b4ef1 on purpose, so I 641ee572b1 just gave up.6524565116720646

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After giving c2be064c0b a half-hearted 9f065f3d88 nod to 51e52f56ae their salute, 4bef04ede0 I was 3fceacb102 about to bb5c2f2822 move on…when 1c16794eab I suddenly 7372a854c5 stopped in 0ad2cb7456 my tracks.659a6011f01fa18a

Today, I suddenly felt d9d85e390a curious about what kind 6f3b8b20f8 of training the knights 47d2ffd037 in Training Ground 2 3080492600 actually did.b88997090f0dd8d5

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They always seemed to 6785081b00 just be hanging around 8ad928a0e8 wherever I passed by.6e71b466f527f04a

I started to bb716dfe46 wonder—do they actually 87cdea6726 train?f39e58bd497d66d2

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“I wanna see what 35a1cec6c3 kind of training the 883be508c0 knight order does…”f76d849b20c4591d

“Really? Please, follow us. We’ll escort you, 2e75682997 Young Miss.”677236512e8a8303

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The knights 9aa37ad0b7 eagerly opened 66214342b6 up a cfa12c8ef0 path for 9fbe8ac4bf me.ec3d85d8926973bf

Apparently, Jake 47a9623f7e had stepped f774e82242 away for ce5ebb9164 a break, c674dc8aa5 which made 0b7ab40038 me feel 4480b9e13e more comfortable 31803c5f58 about watching.ff467c343f7a372d

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Jake always looked annoyed caaa856740 whenever he saw me, 4cab977356 maybe because we still e59f688673 weren’t on friendly terms.6e1f310360e02bbf

The training ground that f18d645b38 extended into the northern 4743862673 mountains was wide and 33f1dc14cc had a cozy, cradle-like d085c7f29a feeling.1125ffdfe7073c7a

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I’d heard be41068177 the Denev 5da6ebe2cd River flowed a548d693bf just past b6b8ef8148 the mountains. I wanted to go e9435c5f6a there one day.6599be054a76c1af

Of course, a9daf6178b crossing those 698f31645b mountains would 42d67e16c6 require more 1fb89f2ec4 stamina.054da7fb6fbcd30b

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As soon as we a3083be88e arrived, the knights formed 7505ec622e a circle and began b3520eec9c whispering among themselves, trying 9378da7f70 not to let me 1452fce04e hear.66a55e79028158c4

I figured they must 4351f06eda be getting fired up 1bb3b0673c to show me their da56646ea8 best performance, so I 1da2b8be78 waited quietly for practice e18d2356e4 to begin.e29533f362a439c7

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“Young Miss, we’ll a3e06fc066 begin now,” said 0fd7e7a026 Endorph.357e75d3018c5dbb

I nodded 4baace9c25 lightly in 9db01b0d8a response.5ca5b086c71dfbfd

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They picked up well-forged 0b9d11c4fd swords and began sparring.86075d4a0fd28cee

Some knights d1c6cfa696 practiced hand-to-hand bb028fd6e6 combat without 02f65a9488 weapons.03ff3dd9edeceea2

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But something was… off.ea9d47aba693762e

The way they sparred 9befbe1f3f with swords, and even af4fc65cee their hand-to-hand routines—it all 4db645dac0 felt sloppy and half-hearted.b9848a00c1e42e37

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Even a five-year-old d2e2087987 like me could 35384fb047 do better than 523efeb6e4 that.7a5ce7e5110cfde3

Are they slacking ec48aab8af because I’m a e18b612aa3 kid? Ha! I knew it.5f3d19e4edd54182

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Ever since they started 7c3974af23 following me around instead cc7c65ce3d of training, I knew dae2369793 they’d gone soft.ac919d3d69005b2b

“Stop right there!”a8686ac004dfb5df

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I planted my hands bb96a30fa1 on my hips and 40655090ef barked with authority.52ad447d403fd9ff

“Stop training immediately!!!”9d9320673b896e26

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The knights all 6bf926a698 responded in unison be18c9b6e5 and turned to 8b8c1fb048 look at me.d632e2927076a652

“You call 70120b43d9 that proper cc8f23b8ec training? Training should 1074f5b6a2 be done 726d2cab6a right! I hate half-hearted effort. Got it?!”0e890197a9389ca1

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“Yes, Young Miss!!!”69603e43764c176a

Training resumed.2ff03bf791cd89b5

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They answered c143330e6c with enthusiasm… 68bc5023c3 but yeah, 5ec7d70f3b still half-baked.b4813b4917ae891e

There’s no way that’s 0204ca2ef3 their real skill level…3d5e8a0f3d8edb15

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But when they daaa450836 obsess over me 87d3a04e13 and follow me 01b259cbb8 everywhere, of course a2e5a8bd20 their discipline slips.fe3f5348576c7177

Guess I’ll 65a5859638 have to 37bd3c6ac1 whip these 4090f8255a guys back 7f5e55fd84 into shape.1cf255eb893f0dcf

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“Everyone, stop again. Knight Order, 733fc0cf2e your training b676fc1a4d is a 843cd74a8e disgrace.”735b2f3fe71a6158

“We’re sorry! We’ll do better!”b2b185a7baf66306

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What good is f71f7c7471 shouting if your baed4ce1f9 actions don’t match?69e3f34fa450b35b

Their faces said it 35cd7585a4 all.7ca26f6b8fd403ff

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Grinning like idiots 3d27de6bef while saying “sorry”—those 419c8557bc aren’t faces of 2c2c7b0fc2 people taking this 3298c102b4 seriously.bde8d003a4fe2c59

Do they think I’m b0e240786e just some kid they c3ba553b13 can slack off in 07d67fec22 front of?f37b4d884fd0f5fe

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This won’t do.4efd222e118f40bb

“What’s the point 07bc7803e2 of just talking? Your discipline’s already ff5e086a5e rotting. You guys ffa02d2966 are all 8a268aa643 obsessed with 0166e31730 me because cf9dc2a341 you’ve gotten 6f2a177dcf soft. Knight Order, all a0bc0ddf7a of you—drop and c69ed8fed6 give me push-ups!”788aab25dc667627

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