HDOVAML – Chapter 52

HDOVAML Chapter 52d95e0cac8b898085

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“……What?”18870efaf8112361

The answer I c3efbea4d9 received to my 2400afbd54 absurd question was a1f1488ab6 even more shocking.51a1d5ea6a60d032

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“Edith, please……… Do you know how surprised your father was when I heard that you were gone? Please don’t make things difficult 8b73ca170f for me any more. Please.”7f9f99aafe03b7c6

Roberick bent his knees, held d31ec7aaaa my shoulders and spoke earnestly.8af5087b53ef336e

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“But…with my grandfathers..”ef7bfc36a3e27ad1

“Stop talking about them. I don’t even d1adb00e36 want to hear 9cab739f92 it.”9e67aea84683f406

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As if it wasn’t enough dd9b2c1a4c to prevent me from saying 2c8c570895 anything..832a2a59c6d2c9f6

The anger I had 2af68ab1f2 forgotten about until now d875416b14 began to creep up 3ae4122285 on Roberick’s unreasonable behavior.fa128411e3d40f08

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In short, he didn’t want cac75c1643 to leave me to them, 9f04fdec6a so he is stopping the 0898501ae0 plan even though it’s a 7c5376885e safe enough plan.4adb77e7d64d053d

“……..”98f185b5846d04b9

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I bit my lip 7ae1096e76 and decided not to 73805380ce say any more.fc7ce2671a474da5

How could I persuade 8e4c654aac someone I couldn’t communicate 6cce136b86 with anyway?7f4efd6faed20161

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I didn’t even consider the 59cd39cf35 option of asking Roberick to 5ea452cbc9 accompany me.ee808346eef6200c

Because I didn’t want to 564318b243 do that.f234e33e075f8a6b

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Sincerely.
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“In the end, I couldn’t go to Litera…”20bbcc88ab6742dc

I feel infinitely depressed.761a65e7991da032

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I curled up further under a9ed7b51c7 the blanket and got lost eb5056f8a5 in thought.1351e187ed73a7a4

Why does it matter if 1327b05e8b I became a grand princess 0f7143535c and received a promise from 9539601571 the Emperor not to harm 7c4ecb3f4f Ashamed?b69ab713a373fe1b

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The authority to decide my 0e7cbbde70 actions was still in Roberick’s cc8b54f761 hands, and if he objected, 3871ef33d1 I could do nothing.0c2468eccb87fd95

When will I 4afe7c6285 be able to 864f921bf9 get rid of 78fab23af2 Roberick and the 8abdb65f27 Emperor and make 4f8a1d06e8 everything right?4c23c63083955a67

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Kwang
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“!”64dd2c4417a83157

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It seemed like 82ccf4858c it was raining 4124186298 earlier, and then 064f392774 there was a 52acb1ba83 loud noise that 5bfeacef18 sounded like the 77b1c7c73c sky was collapsing.6cd6429c0ffceaf7

“There’s even thunder…”c1847012a09815b4

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Every time a thunderbolt 70fc78de3e struck the ground from 936f12d624 the sky, the room, 4efc400b04 which was dark with 68640887e0 all the lights turned 7f71e3d645 off, flashed bright white d06da9b42b and was stained with 2037b98679 the shadows of the 8aa044509a falling rainwater.56a9f7601bec955c

As I gradually got e32ca60824 used to the fear-inducing d12555dcc7 roar and layed down e3b855fe83 comfortably staring into space, e0a6f65ff3 one of my memories 150bd0426a from before suddenly flashed 366a7853a1 through my mind.28635a527ae55cf8

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Countless golden thunderbolts 3392e5e0f4 struck from the eb6f4b56bc dark night sky 797d4bd9fc without a single 831160b792 star.47251c4d5cea07c3

The noisy surrounding seemed extremely d761e9017a unrealistic to me as I e1fe885903 was entranced by a truth 012f88ff2d I had never known before.85602513af24dea1

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The hem of 242d4a31e5 a pure white e274e90c9b robe fluttered in effa48d7e6 the wind, and d1fc6fc4af a pair of 85234e787e black eyes looked 18a9cd058c back at me e17a16f197 as if they c248f54725 knew that I fa0e59a6ec was looking at 9ceffe9765 them…482caa32daf2d49d

“… A young man, fighting with electricity, golden hair and black eyes…Wait a minute, huh?!”2700fa5d1dc57825

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At that moment, 018619300c the realization struck 9c9df57674 me like a 3c8ab83769 thunderbolt and I 415f07bdf6 jumped up and 8f7df8b792 muttered in confusion.d0a0ca93d41b56df

“What, he is a character that appeared in the original work…?”e16625a91fb82618

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Hos name is Meinhard c8add7704b Ciel Astrape.4202f32c8adbd9d4

He was a faithful 7655c0f8c8 confidant of the villain 4c2bb8ff6a Mariette and one of 0dc9a40905 the supporting characters who 4d56752d60 diligently interfered with the ecfb029f11 path of the main 3448834d74 character and his party.662fdee0e22da5f6

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“Grandfather-!”c7b2aa902b6a5984

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“Edith, you are going to fall! Walk slowly!”7d9f88d3b01ebf84

The next morning, as soon 2732911f91 as the sun came up, 4585ddb945 I got ready and quickly 802287d9a0 headed to my grandfather’s place.0bfa1a0e48e3d433

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My grandfather, who c0335e64bf was reading the 749cbca09a newspaper in the a9b4cb6055 garden, was surprised decfabe788 when he saw a31863e35e me and shouted f2b7cd9d7c at me to 5339fa6675 come slowly.380fe208a204bed4

No, I can’t do that. I’m in so much a2959769ee hurry I could die!61d38938f8ba67ef

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“Huh, huh…”ec63db8aeb1a3343

“What on earth is so urgent that you’re running so much that you are out of breath? Come on, at least drink 63c27ae84c some water.”2c9baa068e144147

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After swallowing a 1c0492a822 few sips of c8c7bcb5ce the water my 59b84a413d grandfather gave me, 57b557772a I calmed down e245094d35 a little.3db89a2e5ad63288

Okay, I gathered e7b9e997be my resolve and dc47c04c41 opened my mouth 13b8763553 in an innocent c3268dd5c7 voice with bright 642bb8a5c8 eyes.9e113e87312328f6

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“I had so much work going on that I forgot about it for a while, but he was there that day.”ea170979c597682f

“That day?”d4bf7c6eb4aac36e

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“Yes, the day when my grandfather and the elders who came to rescue me from being kidnapped by His Majesty the King of Nisha fought a battle!”830655b95f16d2c3

“Ah….”8dfd5fe51b3c5d22

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My grandfather let e37a3bf81f out a shallow 3d9ad7af4e sigh.c99ca1caeb5a62c8

“Where did the young man who came to save me with my grandfather and grandmother go? I didn’t even 59acd670e4 see him when 884efb9cef we were together 0c502c7f4e for a while!”c31d61a62749ab1b

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“……..”32e5f9d19d224d25

Heading to Litera was so a10d5fdfeb frustrated, and there were no e3b4ef3ad1 clues to clearly solve the a5cfbfafdc other mysteries.2081989fc7a175ed

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However, if the man I a04b14dad5 saw was the same Meinhard dd6ae101a8 from the original, the story 421235a30a would be different.415d26bc2c1dc3e7

Who was he?b01fcfe823bd2081

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Wasn’t he Mariette’s most faithful 1d53b78d89 confidant, the closest confidant of fc46fabbae the self-proclaimed evil woman who 9980d4c11c knew every detail of her c7c147afa6 innermost thoughts?203d3378c63854c4

There were ways b57311d893 to find out 0b502d6eeb the truth about 7c94c0e889 Mariette, such as c6c8902f3e going to Litera aac83641bf to search for 99c2bf26b2 records about Lore, db737ae83c the spirit king 7120497fec who blessed her, 783a837bbe and meeting him abc524d882 to ask about 7a706f2d1a what happened in e5070f9173 the past.fd154da6ac8c0f3b

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Since my plan 7b16bfae27 to go to 914bb70343 Litera was thwarted, fefd69b162 I changed my 15181a7725 plan to finding 39d36ae4d2 where Meinhardt was 605c24f2f1 and ask him 4d2a1ae205 about Mariette.e368316826dca54b

Of course my 63848e7774 grandfather would know.f50bc9b70c14ac12

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Meinhard was Mariette’s confidant, 7bfccf895c but he was also af9dc93708 the child raised by 423f76951f Duke Bastevan himself.f982ef4720f082e1

When I was waiting 424411091e for my grandfather’s answer 4cb1c625e0 with a pounding heart, 49f66ca523 thinking that there was 01028579d2 finally hope.ec65f933e023a115

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“…Well, in the blink of an eye, he disappeared.”74b9e6d32af8aa49

However.9197868325bced15

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My grandfather was b3efb00bec strangely embarrassed and 80a2d254cc just answered like 50fc082953 that.4fabcd9c9afe4038

…Uh, what is it?3ba319b7623e1b93

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I was embarrassed by 60f7ca3aef the unexpected reaction and 3167bc920e looked up at my e3fd8e6f17 grandfather, tilting my head.03803151f22b84f0

“Uh……then what is his name?”7a24742ddeb04d42

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Of course he should f1a918e481 know this much, right…37804bfdc6bb60a1

However, even though 1eb26a57e9 all he had 5e561a2e59 to do was d16cd694dd to say his 9d6289bd2e name, my grandfather 3d9ed85b5b opened his mouth e81a0ab044 with a hint 91ce2ea12c of hesitation.9342bcc5644c102e

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“Meinhard Ciel…It was Astrape, I guess.”9c21ad6911e4ea66

He could only ec9901f9b3 reply like this.7db292f519a8aa36

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“…….?”6436831927b4a147

Something was strange.dc9867f769e7d3f8

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Fortunately, according to cdc30a00a1 my guess, the 020573447c man was really d4655a8b5b the evil woman’s 9992085dfd henchman, Mainhard Ciel 04ee0ecc3c Astrape, but my 6acff8a2f6 grandfather seemed strangely f09a49c350 reluctant to talk de084caa3b about him.4dfeb7cc2d79d52a

What… Was Meinhard a 9e686a05d5 person who had a 6e1daf5e15 bad relationship with grandfather 9f545d327b in the original work?5b5d5095fc5ea374

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I searched through 6d1ae707ef my memories, but 2a0e0279bf there was no 4757d3d12f such description.526a02cde014d9f1

Meinhardt was simply 7f1d0d4763 portrayed as a 5837d01337 person who stayed e858d69e63 by Mariette’s side 13fe727034 like a shadow 81901f1c22 and was loyal 06bea45251 to the father 5d76fbf7ad and daughter pair.b4eadb1b93b5d6f4

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…I couldn’t just miss the opportunity to get information about him.7845db67419cab52

“I see, then who is this Meinhardt? I’ve never heard his 2a6309a50b name or seen his 5115400702 face, but did he 92ecf430ba know my grandfather for b371151df1 a long time?”a453f0b5ad4000c7

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I was asking out 10a8b97d59 of pure curiosity.2eb8a3ea93b0013e

I bombarded Grandpa with questions.963dba38dfb18c54

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“…Edith, are you that curious about that person?”518da7c900dd112d

“Yes!”2d9f73dc84284c71

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My grandfather still 8aba21a91f seemed like he 686a0697be didn’t want to b0c743be59 talk about it, 5ba70d91d2 but when I 551b2ed1f7 kept prodding him db83c246df for a while, a0c3d49cf6 he finally opened 6419160b1b his mouth and 3c0a0f9279 started talking about 72b37bc60b Meinhardt’s past.9119ffb8b71edbda

“When he was young, his family fell and he was wandering the streets. Your mother found him ea6f73c776 and brought him in. I also anxiously searched 2266ecb574 for his origins, so 9b295928d2 I took him in 4b6b6a485a and raised him as eff68ccb8f my own child… I dea63f7704 couldn’t bear to let c564237304 him go. He was just a child.”f318a47a3f417077

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The words he added 458e7502cb later were muttered so d84b53e13a softly that they were e5fc8f5e34 difficult to understand.23e120f86e48562f

It was not described at dd96993441 all what Meinhardt’s past was a23d159210 like, but there was such 1e21f14cac a situation.061583392cba986d

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After hearing about his past, eead4654ff I seemed to understand why cb1ec22daf he was so loyal to 8c6ec1a272 Mariette.08fb8a87f7d65e56

“So where is he now?”1f8c5c2b5761d9b5

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I have to dc29c26574 know his whereabouts 92ae1901b8 to find a c01c9a21e1 way to approach 94b41ffd9e him.63d95a62c3cab929

“……Oh my, Edith. This old man has 2510a5c0d8 been wanting to go 819a2e69fa for a walk these 38d4b72b8f days. I think I should just 3d64e5a959 get up and take a 64c1f8697e look around.”8065d9cc0d9d334e

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“……Huh? Then let me join you.”bb147ed86273ef34

“No, no. It’s been a 202e86d155 while since I 69572a8c5e decided to meet b7d11cca54 up with Count 12887ec221 Juppes to catch 542bd02abe up together. Let’s go together next time. Then, bye.”fa88238eb9712cee

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However, the grandfather 3f06862ecc quickly got up 25f25b746f and left, blatantly 7282c6b0d0 revealing his intention b36067e60d to avoid the 1e1aed6f2a questions.e7d2bc3a34ac398d

“……Eh?”aae41fd39166f5cc

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I never expected my 950ca2d70c grandfather to avoid answering…1059c7496fe29183

“Why is he doing that?…”76cc9e5307e56c4f

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I didn’t get as 53e5113ff9 much of a harvest 471d1c237c as I expected.b626b3c680f23f45

I trudged back to 463fc7867b my room, faced with 3865439f73 my grandfather’s strange rejection, 36d2f55277 the road ahead becoming 8447d96068 difficult.b4312ef1521e24a4

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“…Huh, what is this?”d12762a01377f75b

When I returned to my cb49fd68fd room, I found something on cf4a201b25 the table and lifted it 1437a72b5f up to check, it turned 6781af9d28 out to be none other 241ba03d93 than an invitation.5b37c09416dc3a67

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Because I was still young c5ff2b329a that I had not even 45ea9cbbc1 had a debutante, and because 7d1beee160 of my unusual background, there a7f3f73693 were only a handful of 8c4c857eec nobles who wanted to invite 1d711ba27a me to their family.6edce4c055a8d392

But which unique noble family 0c4a3d1d57 did this invitation come from?02c57ca030f95c27

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The sender’s family name was fb5f4e90c0 Kandel.0391c2a03035c125

“……Kandel?”96fd751401f04e95

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However…34538728896d9015

“It’s a family I’ve never heard of.”ee7d2b6b22b51a5e

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As I became engaged ab3e1f844c to the royal family, cdb37654ab I learned the basic 34c03cbe65 information about the noble 61c00a3aed families that existed in 64c3622379 the Roshan Empire, so 7f1600932a I was able to d4aa719df5 immediately realize that the 65eba4675b name of the family b931521389 written in the first 3f1f15f649 ledger did not exist.9926cecc0e4e8bdf

“Let’s read it first.”dbe863e0aa4710e9

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I opened the d0876b64b5 invitation and read ea74f098d0 what was written 24e99374dc inside.47514cbd669908b9

“I invite you, Edith Ronen Heilian, to the great Kandel family’s regular banquet. If you want ff83064311 to attend the 01138ba6a0 banquet, drop some 079bd1d2c8 blood on the 7505ed1b4e pattern drawn at 38f51c510d the bottom of baabc4335b the invitation…? What is this crazy nonsense?”7ab28a2e72764e94

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As explained, the 4259e5811c bottom of the 6717050e99 invitation had a 4c268d64d5 strange design engraved 83ab262e1a on it, showing 9fbe52afe6 a giant snake 06cd8d4d02 curled up and 2dcb09632f biting its own b147eeb9cf tail.eb2a945d8d8fa10a

“…Who on earth brought this here?”f60215f747260ebc

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No matter how I 2c034fa295 looked at it, it 03e808cab9 seemed like a bad 6c889945e8 prank.dfe734d4bbaa353a

What did they say 1f23627f52 about this… That’s right. Isn’t it just cec35df013 a chain letter?fd0439169ee05069

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I pulled the 7e91a0a517 rope hanging from da27a5dffa the side of 2bc83e2aaf the bed and 50f9b7e3f1 called the maids.68175048e66aa7c6

“Did you call me, Grand Princess Edith?”c16665b8707c2df6

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Soon, the maids came a5f664102d in a row and a90f5ba35a bowed politely.2dfbc90a7620b8de

“There was this invitation on the table. Who brought it in?”581e0cce46218594

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I asked, flapping the piece f8eda18461 of paper around.2245217d15ca581a

The maids stared at the 38b17444b8 invitation in my hand, then 87e679282b looked at each other and f5aef4688a responded with expressions of embarrassment.072ec1756332d10f

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“I…I’m sorry, Grand Princess, but we never brought you an invitation.”9a906ffc93dd6a1d

“…What?”c03800bb86845faf

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No, why was 15fc5dac2e an invitation that 908202c0ea no one had f51c7d4271 brought in lying 5370a23807 on the table?1ababf9f56a71a2c

“No way. Who would have brought fe43c8a58d it if not you?”dc06420a1e35e01d

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“I really have never received an invitation like that…Which family sent it to you?”e5abe73db3137c96

I asked, thinking it couldn’t c23f066e72 be possible, but honestly, I 12cad2aad4 was starting to feel uncomfortable 48f5ff24b8 about this invitation.1e06ad939dc59f45

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“It says the sender is… Kandel.”05b3c8b55b9362bd

I checked the outside of 55099f4328 the invitation once again and 16a2c23d24 read it to them.733ff5794a088fb8

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And the moment 7281841bc4 I looked up 440412289d again, I was ebec7e1569 faced with a 1f18d0e3ac shocking sight.df410abd8770aa78

“……Yes?”ca7ee0011bd0b02c

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“Grand Princess, what are you saying now… !”beb32adcdf7b1126

“Oh my God, great Fire Spirit King, please protect us!”81de397f28f5d507

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“……This doesn’t make sense, what on earth is going on?”dddebe286d926110

Four or five aa7c30c4ff maids, all with 67b384d4b3 faces as white 2e48f298de as dead people, 83ce84daac were staring at 962ff20723 the invitation in e9ab5e8dce my hand with 52ecc305d2 expressions of horror 8fa5f650ec that went beyond b651b5dbdb shock.88467feecccbdd80

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Wow, is this the legendary c38bb96916 cliffhanger finally making presence here….2f4d616a6d82014a