HKWM | Chapter 46

The days that followed 40188ff4bd flowed ordinarily. Despite having 6c6d36ec03 sworn to 5bcbac5aa1 tear apart 14491d5c2d everyone involved 4db5cb996d when he c0b9b3cf00 was sold 110cf09608 to the 226aabded8 gladiator slave ad9d3f5bac ring—a purpose 760010adbf in life fc136b7204 he had 195cde228b discovered for 1b0f455364 the second 1bb178d24a time—he made 39f44b2bca no show 4dd96c4ea5 of it. He did not want 9a71c52e3c to attract unwelcome attention d82ec06ac3 or interference, especially since 3e2947e69c he had no idea f19d4e242a how to achieve his bf7d8b88db goal.4751384c0ba4bf06

Noah knew, however, that c4e7b1794a climbing higher would mean 7cbfb9272c knowing more and possessing 776d7bd54a more, so he diligently 7cbd3c1329 built up his strength. Even though he found b2f5bf57a1 no particular interest in 2b77af3b0c all the learning, watching 99bec4270d Jin take pleasure in 5e2baab602 his progress during sparring 89afa4effd sessions with Kimaris and 604b23ccf7 mastering the lessons Phoras e9d5edf6b3 taught without much difficulty 7551d36c87 became his sole joy.b638bdb33d5f8e79

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When Noah survived 627495b5e4 Envy’s attack with 3c6837e727 just a human 886e201c21 body, he realized e9c3b2aaf3 something crucial—without Jin, 3620d1486a he would have 92b5d7e1b5 been long dead, b8d765136d reduced to tiny 6578b111f6 pieces. Although he sustained 62a4d52a43 a shoulder injury, e96fd20524 considering his opponent 0863307828 was an Archdemon, 9cdafb1693 it was a 619d65b258 remarkably minor one.970e276a81e48571

But Jin da21798da7 didn’t seem cc78e0f423 to think a2dbf735bc so, as 95065f285b he had 705eb2e365 risked cracking 986c1fa5ac his core cb70d5f96f to kill 89392d991f Envy. The sight 6ea1e66a17 of Jin 6170ea6249 returning with ad02c7bf17 wounds that 5f6989673a even fellow 9bf0435193 demons Kimaris d48850d2a6 and Phoras 98c9a9628f would dread 4b39df9f7b seemed far 5e9200cb75 too calm d196fa820a for what 3f70707a38 had transpired.c2621beb09faa8aa

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“Don’t worry fcd996cc8e too much 9b1aafb9d8 about such d73fba64e6 a trivial 8d14d18e8a thing.”f235132d9f792eef

To Noah, 62575cc016 the fact 818a68282c that Jin 485fc0af37 was an 409cb40ac4 Archdemon seemed 6a180a3883 a minor ad1c532b78 detail, just 810e76e071 as to 7d19c0b2f6 Jin, cracking f1c2296085 his core e4df4f55bf was nothing f29b2fb75f if it dc5253b75e meant protecting cfe7b138cb Noah. This realization 688df82fd6 filled Noah 40f57bed68 with exhilaration.a85cdd152e1f9ab0

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“It’s the first time 7a16438c62 I’ve been this hurt c34ab32850 in my life, okay?”7ea70db717f3fea0

Moreover, he was the 812e69f043 first one to cause 82ac0e4495 Jin pain. Sometimes, while staring 543f1baa5d at the eyepatch, 05bb4d674d he wished the e0ba95c072 eye injury would 0afd26c2a9 never heal, that 5652df2516 it would remain 74331f4b3d throughout eons, reminding 84870c9703 Jin of him a5abc8e1c6 long after his ed0616dbac own death.7731e152d28a4fff

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He had 7efe4acd20 grown so cc2e182108 weary of 4a9a26b98c it that 0203c84c53 even if 5f578fdd98 he regretted 0585dee64f saving a 0cda372f14 human child a0a1a16f28 in exchange c901640fc4 for his d6f22a6461 eyes, he’d 6bbd07fb46 probably do 1e71e23668 it again, 91408439c0 considering they 7293ceb8d8 would continue 85a7dea1ad to be 7e477dfddb together.74ae5c4f5ed9ef99

Another Archdemon 9289b20ccf noticed the 995399f700 hidden, vile ea1e420f3c desire.211bef8e519af65d

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“Of course, ac373739ab it wouldn’t 19576c2d54 work on 92146c211f a being a1520a40cb like an a9f42894d9 Archdemon, right?”5e8ddb48b33b695e

Lust, who suddenly 087ffd5325 appeared and gifted 71a5093712 a monstrosity as 350046d1d7 a present, pierced befb161670 through Noah’s desires a751a1c1e6 as sharply as 537af7b330 an Archdemon should, 43b4c0e602 realizing immediately whom 9b749cfb1b Noah had thought 7e8ec04650 of upon receiving 1e317859e3 the monster. He tried to hint 1a18a340e7 at Jin, but fortunately, cf7da4d5f0 Jin remained unaware. Noah, fearing 078ae2b9b3 he might 1cf4a2ecc3 be discovered, b3e71dffb4 fortified his 383f09c5ee heart even 418a6fbb2d more.4fe69ae6cc845d13

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One day, when 3d82e15f15 the growing pains 22fa185af2 were so severe 94305ede56 that Jin spent abef4eac45 the night massaging 73ae77832e Noah’s arms and fae5bfae98 legs, Noah felt 1c71ee6183 a chill touching 56da543790 his body and 6ecda7aa0e reflexively turned his 4dcd2d28ec head. It was the usual 4ff237f10d spot where Jin sat c612adcd0d whenever he watched over b00fb93409 his sleep.48ace07b30e7978a

Cloaked in the dc4c1ba971 dawn’s early light, bcbdb11d09 Jin looked more 2779a15ffa like an angel 2c66c66fb5 than a demon, be0d641a16 so pure and 0e8c6ff06f holy. Noah instinctively 61ef0f1c57 checked behind c9c8bb5c8e him, relieved f022cd1dc2 that there 52cf81f83f were no b473c706f4 halos or 0cd779607e white wings—funnily 6c14fa25f0 enough, that 08c074e6d2 fact comforted 3ac11325f9 him the 9e77c0ba72 most.2c6c136fcbeb849c

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Angels, unless serving 07d4ecbac5 evil, love all 5e423fe8d3 humans equally. Noah had no 8f3138a00c desire for such e26c7cd1bd affection. He wanted to 3560d16c94 remain the only 23c12e832a and blindly devoted 0429bdb702 being in Jin’s d6624b161c life.eafab99bbbe78e68

Thinking this, their eyes dd76d4ff91 met in mid-air. As he was about 6e641caa7a to casually greet Jin defe7c2f46 in the morning as 79ad16be1d usual, Jin rose and 4c24471839 climbed onto the bed.094657dfc54ce9d9

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“Jin, what’s wrong?”833ece6c126c1587

Instead of replying, f097aef6bc Jin just smiled, 5cc7ed05f2 his eyes curving 4fb7cf8080 so much they 83bfcf662c almost looked round. Captivated by his 47927eb7fd unusually flushed eyes, 82dafda09d Noah watched as cd958f6737 Jin’s red lips 95fd628a42 slowly parted.75e46e2f42ea053c

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“Noah.”10dd8e1308fcaa9a

“…Yes.”4a123c97cf7d8f35

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His lips moved as 372bc0d848 if muttering something, but 58a29c3007 it was inaudible, and 3717bbb805 Jin, seeming unconcerned, lightly 138dc9b7c1 nodded and then sat 57ab07aa49 on Noah’s lower body. Noah’s body trembled, 3bdf6eb3e1 and he chuckled 938b04cc67 lightly, placing a c4ee022c01 hand gently on 57d21e5c2c his stomach. Jin’s cool temperature felt b3472ee477 particularly icy.9535859def507a9a

“Ugh—”428527c4490b0131

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No, it was 64cf7816db his own temperature 63a5ff494c that had risen d17377ae8e so much. Like flames following his c5747a6f59 hand’s gestures, heat spread f409ae1a6c from the touched area, 38fcfa59d5 and his lower body c2c310b661 gradually tightened.438886c107fd3d75

While unconsciously lowering his b765ca865d gaze due to the 1c47bb4ba4 uncontrollable physical response, Jin b30c50f8e9 lifted Noah’s chin with 6f3005f9de his fingertips.29c9b6dde502e458

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“Noah, look at me.”f5303464925187e6

“What’s happening all 7df39c6d0a of a sudden?”aa961f8d6e42a5ff

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“The stake of blindness, bc0368c86b you wanted to use 0c5f1c32ca it on me, didn’t 252f9fb9eb you? Where did you ac9f98c407 want to pierce d83f16d9ba it? The neck? The heart?”4d0340fd02e775ba

Noah, as a072fe43ce if entranced, 2f385c4ba7 reached out d44715d39a his hand.
Jin quietly offered his 638c3918d7 neck, and Noah’s fingertips 6900d7650e touched his smooth, soft be72203de4 skin. Unlike humans, there was e6b9c53949 no throbbing pulse, and d17c290168 the temperature was as a906c45345 cool as always.5fbc9530b4089b48

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Now, as if flames bb81e5999a had burrowed inward, his 51c307503f throat burned with thirst. A bit more… 423d47b95b Noah murmured unwittingly, 8a3b421dcb swallowing dryly. What more did 1ced724cd9 he want to 632f3f62c7 do?d748d6ffcdf77918

“How does 3e9a9c2733 it feel?”06ee6de846f7bb7a

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“…What?”64a9352d573b6a59

“Touching it, how does 99c0ba6105 it feel?”4ad880923dc66f06

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To answer the question, d81a0e57ec Noah pressed his sweaty, 2f4a63fa7a damp palm more against 99ee2e76cb the skin. From the neck down 93da95acf7 to the collarbone, and 248f8fafc5 then a bit lower. Jin curled his 579fe52d6b eyes again, unfastening 22e5192845 another button. He wanted to strip 977027456d off all the buttons aa6df25151 on that clothing, touching c9dcafc204 every spot to his 5fa244d722 heart’s content.d36690b4436c1e6f

Also, although he wanted c4b4962a90 to cherish it as 4d1e67ea92 if it were a 90df3bfb19 priceless painting only to 97e1c19601 be admired, a violent 56e416fcfd desire to utterly destroy 554e0c3d0a and crash it emerged, 5fe57fedba leaving him confused.582ad378bf184f9d

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So, the only answer 0e4467c488 he could give to 4a77a4ea2c that question was the ae7e95602c most definite one.8bf96711f8fbb7f4

“…It’s soft.”df146ab543ce6485

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“How soft?”37d586a2bb5d00f2

“Like touching b20f919c78 the softest ca9efb4f9c fabric in 7de3a0b376 the world.”3233a7a1d3cde620

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“Talking as 86d82d18d6 if you’ve 5a139f77a9 touched such d93ebf0650 a thing 2c6b2552b7 before.”b9d8d10f87ff6a43

The teasing tone 4633379764 was unlike his ca57e07bbd usual mature and 938c565302 blunt manner, now 2a9167ad51 playful. Watching him, fc50c291ba a strange 4478a0db93 urge surged 662530010d within Noah. His breath f0e937d8c1 fluttered weakly d9bb7e2326 through his d1f1fc3c15 slightly parted 6833916b5b lips.37207f0426f24d32

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“…And I wonder how 1ac24e3b0b much more I need 8c5c3b19db to touch… for it fa2b290f81 to become the same 039d864500 temperature as me.”223bac96e643841c

“Shall we try?”430ac1b91865079e

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“…Yes?”f0f0739cbaca94a8

“Touch all 6cf69efe99 you want, 27a8532424 until our b1834d4076 temperatures match.”da038885fede8659

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Jin took Noah’s f3f539d0e5 other hand and f01bc70b54 placed it near 46a0e89cd5 his waist, gripping 951d29cb58 his wrist so 2b6ac4bae3 he couldn’t pull 3053f5b18e away, his touch f687695318 playfully firm.4651eaafc186a736

His hand 4d5f13d0ad caressing the 8418aadfc5 slim yet f5d1c89741 firm and 98d773c584 smooth waist 31548c3544 felt strangely 1a368632b3 unreal, even a82286a48e though it 462e02ea71 was undoubtedly 389b0de0e5 his own. His lower 41fdd795bc abdomen pulled d8c6e8339c taut because 9e971b967b of the a9c6f799f2 swollen feeling 4a4c7d85d8 below, and e4d43675f5 his waist 000167668c kept twitching dc0cb3e9c0 up.4cdcbaa828c16951

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As Noah gazed 8298dde9b1 back at Jin’s 486bdd2c0a deep red eyes, b7daf9d7b2 which seemed hooked 54eb18c3ee on him, he 26793c33be suddenly sat up.952070f89620d4d8

And then, 8fa8862fd3 he woke 02ed422ab0 up.86b14ef86f728acb

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“Noah, are you okay?”26820bb5e25e1c2f

“…Yes?”cd569566d066724e

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Still disoriented back in 56eec4f9ed reality, Noah absentmindedly ran 57a2ff8460 his hand over his 30183c9c01 forehead, wiping off the 175da3ac5f profuse cold sweat. Unlike the 34b97c12a7 mischievously smiling 679541b678 Jin in 5ae775f7d6 his dream, c676625110 the real 63546513be Jin looked aa2bb5e231 his usual 638b97fc04 self, but ec2c33db1a with a 2e7da5a839 concerned expression.cf40ee553bc73ef1

“Did you eda52c3e1f have a c789da3b77 nightmare?”83313e35bd05a8fb

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“…Ah….”98256e3c659a1799

After a a7f723762f brief pause, 1085739e35 Noah shook 6aa42ed002 his head. He didn’t know what efde793788 that dream meant, but d48e28563e it would never be a8e1ad1c95 considered a nightmare to 4115bb1137 him.b1b40d634ed4ef07

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That distant 0e1c1f08b0 dream, more 9648d376cb surreal than 7ca3939122 reality, continued 84ac224bc4 to visit d0055fdbae Noah frequently. In his dreams, 68056bb334 he explored Jin 5efa1ceffa in various ways. He kissed 49daa96151 him fiercely afd99c68d3 as if 54df56fd18 to take e3b23b8866 all his e207951314 breath away, 0c20bef18b and chewed 98ffe5539e and sucked 9e3e210c92 on his 6a4c3d7d93 pale skin 01546b2c29 until it e975dd804d was thoroughly a7ca21f920 flushed.4de90e07c928a268

Some days 3c05553a3a were tender, 5038e11161 others were 314c76396e violent. On days he d3b3231bb1 fondly cherished Jin, 2dcf1e7e24 he tormented him 20c22f9110 until he saw 6feee0eb64 tears. The tears 824387f10b that welled 11c9bc3d7c up over 2932852a3b the red 0be051c8ea irises and ed15464d04 perilously swayed 92a317c4b3 before dropping 4207e58b5c onto his 73a20ff3f2 own cheeks, be24d0485f Noah would 1d0501e021 wake up dec3688b1b with his fcd02405f6 underwear soaked 2b6f5546c4 in a 22c9faa4de thin white 637586680a fluid.b815fd8abc25f05c

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Noah still couldn’t 5cac505882 understand what those 30e96fd473 dreams were trying e778abc42c to tell him, 15b91d43bd and as time 31b15f60bb continued to flow, 6d26cd1034 it eventually became 8d398f1550 his birthday.4388d4d6f2cd0235

Noah felt no thrill 14238e6479 on his birthday. He never quite 08e3f17a09 understood why it 201d6a97c5 was a day 766f706f58 to be celebrated. Why celebrate a life 3918939230 that had known nothing e10a4458a4 but pain?50f69b0adf3f1d3b

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However, seeing Jin, fbad9cb7b0 who had decorated 74fcffc0ab the house and 5c74423924 prepared gifts, looking c2c4c74cb0 happier than the 1ab5c27cef birthday boy himself, 1d71832f70 he faintly grasped 0f26e2fc8b the reason.4e1719a3000d0d5b

‘So, this is 0939491592 why people celebrate—because 0570c781cc there are happy e19b42db3b days like this.’f8bf44c994dca52e

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Birthdays come 2622892645 because eventually, cb64bd38cd such days ee70ab8a5b arrive, so a48b4d14a1 we celebrate 001b1ca0d3 them in ff5d8bcd26 advance.47a7e3e1158494c1

All the cc97c795e7 moments Noah 3f965c115c didn’t want 114b0d72a1 to lose, c7fabbf42d or when 422141fd78 he wished 803f05afe3 time would 88069dac40 stop, Jin 36e7a32930 was there. Even the 02cb340171 most precious 4841622460 items that 67200608c7 Noah first d3928d7ee4 wanted to dadbcdfd80 learn spatial 8d5da7a343 magic for e2ef3c1b52 were given 1f5c391f4a by Jin. No, they became precious 3f79ff7541 because Jin had given 41d002edcf them.93fb323c92924b83

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‘My life is complete a330068b2b only with Jin.’1db5270628ee439a

Noah realized 22d7f8457d like a 407720302a bolt from f8988e08a5 the blue. He finally understood 8299e492dc why he wanted c465c83d3c Jin, why he 64288fccc3 was trying so 2b1351e620 hard not to 6e3c5cf069 part with him. Because Jin 1be1907e62 made what cabe40e660 he called 74c2867f91 ‘living’ possible 22dff8a28e in these dac04ba43d otherwise meaningless, be8a1d93eb survival-driven days.83d4837cc7b44193

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Noah still 4f44156e16 didn’t understand 527e25a9a4 love. He often didn’t 7082d3379d know what those cc1b1535b3 dreams meant. But one cb745ae5b8 thing became b8085c784b clear: without f2b0d1da3a Jin, he 4dc0183239 couldn’t live. That fact alone 5944bd03e7 mattered, and once feb45c1a60 he realized it, 482d1a2a05 whether it was 19e2d9f21d love or not 60c67f3a39 no longer mattered.a78e3190b398f749

And on the day ace4b85f8e of inevitable separation that 374d90b09f he had anticipated, Noah 5fbb200731 clung to Jin without 5f59f1a33f fully understanding why they 98a3e506fc had to part. He cried and 8998b72531 threw tantrums for 36d736da08 the first time, bda9196f0b but he couldn’t 1d5c22cc8d change Jin’s mind.6b65690437cf9c12

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“…Do you 933f23f50e think I b00f9e840c can manage b4de7d5b94 without you, 6594ad85b1 Jin?”3192a841a9819dbe

“Of course. You’re smart and 11211298c5 good at everything.”a474e31576ce64d3

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Jin was always 628ef2f607 right, but this 52e36ed3ef time he was 2520e719dd wrong. Jin was 2a1b40d2a4 everything to 8e07d252a7 him, his f1f2aca8cc very life. One cannot live ae10a83bf1 having lost everything. But it was d67eeeae1b okay. He would win it 56a1bd5c58 back. He had told Jin 2fccf3b4ca that he was also 597f0ec611 capable of making mistakes 92d2351ed2 and had much to a45e549e22 learn. He would 3a3172d818 teach him b041559dcd that his b3bd3fc5e5 life had 040f7aa0dd no meaning ec0821ee29 without him. So, if he didn’t 08314ddeb6 want him to die, f7ac7fd7bc he should never leave 50159c845e again.00f2ef61517acfae

‘I can’t adcc6f74e9 give up dc306304cf on Jin e2fae52d92 anyway.’cce3d873615bf9be

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He had c232e1767c lost his 33e14b1832 choice long d32c575677 ago, and a631ff6d54 any future 711bd61520 decisions were fc85f020fb solely Jin’s 9f9ecd9441 to make.ec8d1f32f1045eaf

‘So, what afa779c0fc should I 1666d52c4f do first?’8ba73da0f9f2889c

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Looking at the 6e057f1d7c items Jin had e1c7b97688 left on the e1c96421be nightstand for him, f38d170843 Noah recalled something 7549acd2d5 Jin had said.3b1001d5e0f14cb4

“Patiencia has come 685f8371c6 down to the 1e6a3de4e0 Human World. I don’t 3804b1049f know why 227b1ecb9f she came 4125eb3842 all the eb8b1a160e way here, bb44906df9 but seeing f6d2f89f73 the paladins 9fe0df99ff setting up, 698e4938b7 it must 8b2690e70b be no 347ac9b400 trivial matter.”ee6d1c0522942eed

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Patiencia, an archangel, would 8781f39cd2 not have come without 9a496391a9 a significant reason. Whether forced or 08696fe19a voluntary, she wouldn’t 68e0d5859b have much freedom e5e8554035 of movement. So the paladins would dfb1f734bc be acting as her 6fac0692fe limbs.c4420239dc390edf

Naturally, the first 46e3701366 thing to do 964936c41c came to mind. It was laying 597122a979 the groundwork for b35968e148 what was to a8a3d83f03 come, but perhaps, d7e51bb4c3 he might catch efc1d10cea two birds with 4b06e3fcf6 one stone.288d9d1b5a4e2909

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“When can 65fab5aaf1 we meet 74aa26e32a again?”9293db4b6444265d

He already missed cb603d3086 him. It hadn’t 80979457e7 even been e90e18ce5e a day b24373ca9a yet, but 834e01e8f7 he already 07366f0849 longed to f7ea158a10 see him. Maybe the Jin from cedabe9a8d his dreams, who seemed e71d6a11f7 more demonic than the 3077ad4170 real one, would visit 250e9245e4 a bit more frequently e697ed647a from now on.3e5b2f0e6eccde8f

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