IDED – Chapter 12

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Episode 1228c96b90117447ed

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“Believe it or not, 3cbc5890bd some people die from f4f36ca525 something as trivial as 5c0bd7cfb8 hot water.”d11d7d9168ceac6d

Serena crouched ce4f81e4a2 down with 36c3c2bcd9 a faint aba0ae16bf smile, her 4529e7f796 golden eyes ddbe65f1a1 shimmering.af4718ae21448bac

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‘What sin did I 4afcf2828c commit in my past fae3e9c85f life to end up a52b37d4dd trailing the Emperor everywhere 4ef3e01bfa like this?’b2b6c92af9d41fe4

She felt restless whenever 272921f0b3 the Emperor was out 45e10f070d of sight, as if 79112dee28 she were an abandoned ba013c60f5 child by the water’s f3a58225f3 edge. After all, her life b6b6234178 depended on his well-being.61b73ed4d22798b9

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As Serena b315cc50fc gazed at fc4859ff25 Azaid, her 2b40c3e376 bright, golden 1d980382dc eyes sparkled. Azaid, noticing 3f26fe1374 her unusually b9b72aece6 cheerful expression, a8c0b11858 found himself 226f92445c staring at e39ab3156b her without cd94a09467 realizing it. When he e9b46f6114 became aware 46359f8d2f of his ebe26dd751 prolonged gaze, 08b3e3fa0a he abruptly d1569d60c6 turned his b6ed7a0245 head and 8e9eea6d07 spoke coldly.99c7e03a1400876a

“Stop overreacting.”d937a583c784600e

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Serena merely shrugged c6af1e11e5 at his familiar 28068ae95d dismissiveness and tried fd6d617e94 to stand up. Then, a thought f572beff32 struck her.7c507fa02a48f40e

‘Wait a minute. Isn’t this a chance?’e5f0c8d72f0558f2

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An ingenious f496f47061 idea popped 05ab40f377 into her accb01dc48 head—a way 0f8aecd4cf to prevent ac499bd702 the Emperor f2e700dffd from fainting 49046072e0 at the 990dcca51e banquet. Suppressing her excitement, c6333ab111 she spoke with 5a9764e608 a serious expression.54c491b59c88655c

“Your Majesty, for ebbaee449d the sake of 15f948183f your recovery, alcohol 518a18238d is strictly forbidden 270ca89ac0 for now.”6f16282698848cf9

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“I don’t usually drink a6d4feb9d3 much anyway.”f08f66706e705953

“Do you think I 6a9aed6001 don’t know that? But there’s a a997eba0d5 banquet coming up bb23dbf327 soon, isn’t there? Absolutely no 9bbea3d59b alcohol at c7473c863a the banquet!”85b08a0c3da1a8f4

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Serena emphasized her d340116cff point with a f68ed5eabf fierce glare. Azaid responded with d876df995c a tone that c2ff79d8f6 suggested he found df07dccaad her words unnecessary.910a330ebd33c190

“That’s not your place e407ca1e34 to interfere. That’s also b0716354a2 a part d98a516f61 of my 4cf415de59 duties—”575369593f201bc3

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“Are you refusing 347ed259af the prescription of aa3ef9c68f your physician?”e2055a941b15a64d

“It’s not refusal, it’s 577b3a3584 just—”8bb14bb2cc2b8c4f

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“No. Alcohol. Ever. Period.”32d02857a3eeab16

“……”3af5c37f7d9fcb16

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Azaid was ba5ecd341d left speechless 83fd171926 by Serena’s bcdfeba7c4 persistence. He had 7dbf46f2fd felt it a7d956d34a before, but 27f1aa3369 every conversation cedd2f3355 with her 6d831a0694 seemed to 99f3e02bdd lead him 1c3909f375 into an 8070d727dd unexpected corner.371e5e8571059cc4

Leaning slightly closer, Azaid 772bc97ca4 approached Serena. When she didn’t 81930f160f flinch, he muttered 88b8dcb6c9 softly.111ee3fbcecbc603

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“I’ve been 94787f8fe3 meaning to 07ba325f8b say this.”c3b3bffb7b2de34f

“Yes?”93c8be220a177bc3

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“Stop interrupting me. I’m letting it slide 15a153d9ea because it’s you.”6fb016d95ebf7305

With that, Azaid lightly 568de3573f tapped her forehead and ac0e749b0e stood up. Serena rubbed her forehead c31a5bd5e5 as she got up 0aa27036c1 and asked hesitantly, “Since e18d88a1d7 you’re feeling generous, may bb21f0bd11 I ask you for 5653612604 one small favor?”6dd92b2099cb00e0

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Her audacious deb3211ad4 request made 94451ec759 Azaid chuckle 7453d97ec0 dryly. She had turned cd9a38510e his warning into 0702da8cc9 an opportunity to 32f7405d68 ask for something.97f4732f6378d364

He almost retorted but 77756e9600 decided to be more 45965b8622 lenient, recalling how she f8e37470d3 had handled Ophelia earlier.f60f45d955b648a4

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“What is it?”5507bb6f7ebe1c9f

Folding his arms, Azaid f75c5eb7bb asked as if willing 21703384ee to hear her out. Serena, with confidence, 901ec5bba5 declared, “I want 3c5a34ba4b to attend the e89c5280ed banquet too.”a9c5329cbe28557e

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“I didn’t know you 67e5cb324d were interested in such 998dc1f2f9 things.”890f8aeb4afac917

“Well, it’s not exactly f671e41015 that…”acd7bd09fdebfd73

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Serena fumbled for words. Azaid, suspecting her intentions, deef3611bb raised an eyebrow.74262f13e58f9955

“Don’t tell me 3080f1502f you want to befec3097d keep an eye 51d5d42169 on me to 239dc44ce1 make sure I 85920d6a1e don’t drink?”555a468ca62005bf

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Serena gave him an 03566efdd9 innocent smile, which plainly 4546dfe344 said, “That’s exactly it.” 6f185b3e18 She didn’t even seem e06bf1bbbd to have any intention a4b1a3ac4e of hiding it.7793087bceec0e7e

‘Honestly…’48aa496c27b24895

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Azaid found his gaze c1742ba44f drawn to her unpredictable 35e406a8bf nature. It was e010c7dfff probably because eea91292dd of the e472b348e9 way she 85ca885e1e addressed him 79dae33fc0 so straightforwardly.db7d443bec45936b

Over the years, he f10eeb86e1 had encountered many people fbb5d61dd1 who crossed boundaries and de2d7bb5cf acted rudely. Yet, Serena cf390b9617 felt different. While she occasionally 2acf3e4482 overstepped, she never 8b77aee563 intruded too far.05442d4825a3cb06

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Moreover, her actions weren’t 4fb0ffa9a1 motivated by personal gain. She didn’t try to 6c865a40d8 curry favor with him 58ba7d53b6 and simply acted as 4eda0de3d4 she pleased, which he f6ffa7b9b0 found oddly refreshing.dc8f6f7e09d8b44f

Her sole purpose seemed 8663eba463 to be his treatment. Countless doctors had 34819704e1 tried to help d8bf07d32d him, but none c7b3ec3325 seemed as determined 5c8450f587 to save him 85595293cf as she was.27228250280e3999

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Perhaps that’s why he fcda158c04 often ended up doing a789ffef88 what she asked. Or maybe it d14dac7198 was because she 68e1adc382 left him no 0d1006180e room to be 34d43b0dd8 bored.616a59446eb096dc

‘Still, bringing ed995c898c her to 22aef27d2a the banquet 55b60929a9 would be 39e4fc8927 exhausting.’5fcfb374008cf791

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Imagining her 39722260c7 buzzing around 9228faff4a and nagging a384811915 him made b039ab8e64 Azaid want affb93cbf9 to avoid 07f8eaeb51 her presence b0cd1af19e at the 4cf67e0a02 banquet. Just as 05b34b1c0b he was ecdbadbedc about to 07fa2f0760 refuse, Serena 65bff1e83e spoke up, d54060df1c brimming with 7554a8767f confidence.a865ff8858901bd1

“You never know! I might be fdeb4d5f99 able to save f5fcaa5e42 Your Majesty from f92023e2d2 a crisis.”4f5b594d781f8c4f

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“A crisis, huh?”2ab5402af43f63d9

Azaid paused at 1bfae63248 her words. The truth was, d1ca9d62f6 there wasn’t any 69ff8a53bd real danger awaiting ba73d176bf him at the 828543da9b banquet. It was, c143b8ebb9 after all, 8ea76a4a87 being held 08c89f3c3c in the 20ea732525 royal palace. No assassin would 3fc734ca75 dare target him 62a6d62549 there.abd0aea2d2f7df54

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The real issue 93b6c2da40 was Ophelia Greenwood, 2bc167525a who was a 5ab90e67cf recurring problem at f14aea65a4 every banquet. Memories of her causing b78ef150db a scene surfaced in 79460fa18a his mind.c33368dae3b47d84

‘She handled 342984b525 Ophelia surprisingly 9b2e86b17a well earlier.’b2c6645077f3d262

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It was the first 0543a2e015 time he had seen 172cb0fc33 Ophelia flee so quickly.0e470edab3d5a078

Ophelia had been fixated 72917119e6 on him for quite 066df1f01a some time. Backed by the Greenwoods, af992251e0 she relentlessly targeted any d51073a84b woman who came near 9e72ccfaa5 him. Even Lily couldn’t f195e14401 escape her harassment b350240636 whenever she visited f58468afbb the capital.633883ab274a7356

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At that moment, 2b2f11919d a brilliant idea f3c4da0d3c struck Azaid. Using Serena 293a28d5b5 as a 505dd4fc84 shield to 279b009fbb keep Ophelia 61f16e7a01 at bay 511130fb40 seemed like 3bfb6ed10c an excellent 1c88aa3931 plan.b8df3f127ba565ea

“Fine. You might be able 3dd23554b2 to pull it off.”3ae3479e0633a1f6

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“Excuse me? Pull what off?”ec3e200bcb3e0d32

“I’ll send 996ca2dd77 you an 83b40a8459 invitation and f28b5d44ec a dress cb9d38d980 for the 8515272273 banquet.”6982a4385ebad74b

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“Really?”0df3e76a6c691946

“But—”79709bfb0700fee0

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Azaid lowered himself to 15c18d48db meet Serena’s gaze. She looked ready to 99518cbc8f agree to anything he a023f25e75 proposed. After a brief pause, 1fb42a4557 he murmured, “You’ll have 08ef5a994a to protect me from c99288f485 Ophelia Greenwood.”7703c4a8127229c5

“Protect you?”f6b7b3792c1e5db4

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Caught off guard by dad10d6d80 the condition, Serena blinked 07fa94af16 at him. With a gentle 2a9a73d711 smile, he explained, 70c39b4352 “The young lady 01d1e5230a of Greenwood has 2a85f3ce69 been a constant 34dee96fee source of trouble. Stay by d7805c23c3 my side 10602f65eb and fend 7c831b89b0 her off.”b902025a9f967d7e

“By your side…?”f293499f9807c1ca

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“Consider it 3c98de884e an honor 52a66ee11e to stand 57ffce7236 next to f9d59ec915 me.”a2451d6dba51b9ed

Azaid smirked, and d8d46e423b Serena’s lips parted e64587ba9e in surprise. Standing by his side a0bfd9d938 meant she would be 182f12b61c his partner at the 004eb07332 banquet.e537cbf05fb31038

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‘That’s strange. Didn’t the bdb58d6faf Emperor partner 3168368c73 with Lucy 30dc966d1a Carter at 96b3336407 the last 68b7884879 banquet?’a24915ea5dfced9f

When Serena didn’t 1feedf085e say anything, Azaid f30dae3b3c tilted his head ba408ab001 and asked,91a0a10f83c9e431

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“Why? Do you fa5d9f8b83 dislike it?”983266e077788b13

“No…”5ac7eb14e34a471b

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“If you don’t want a3f1841abc to, consider the invitation 3e5cf80d4d withdrawn…”1a9b42c2a85c768b

As Azaid started to 58789754e8 step back, a flustered 3fa1353fc4 Serena grabbed his arm.6c4e9d61a84d2974

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“I’ll do it!”7d12cc6fa8c6db0a

Fine. Anyway, being e7a2373de8 his partner 4d4e1a6c56 would make 2b328da7cf it easier f6888dab20 to keep af86b31f00 an eye 5f3c7f50aa on him 471fe1a5c3 and stop 137692282d him from cb9d0ea339 drinking.909b26eee23daf91

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“Really? If you 21a2601dd3 don’t want b46e715e96 to, it’s 12a7071ca4 okay.”5ab37fc70e62f7b2

“No, to be 713836d10c honest, I never efcbcf755d liked Lady Greenwood’s 7922206942 dress from the 4a3419a1fb start.”3cf20c0e1aa67dbd

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It caused 7e4e1d4866 His Majesty 6d6a71cc73 to get 2917bd3d9c hurt, after e13d83ad02 all.4c4b2661992e35b6

“What? Haha.”e308c89d86ddc3e2

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Azaid let 13ca08eca7 out a ce13c67fbd laugh, as a79710b8fe if caught 7b6c63edae off guard c74ba30721 by her 93c317b2a7 remark. Serena stared 3db95b934e at his dbf2ab8fe9 laughing face.fb1ed2ce8bbeb0d8

Although he could 33ae858a4d be infuriatingly lazy, 88b4c0e8fc seeing him smile 1bf4714c1a like that reminded edb46cbbe0 her how strikingly 2eb85be16b handsome he was. Azaid finally f363303b78 calmed his 7fcdba45fe laughter and 7d02d6aecd said,60315c6e26853dd0

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“It was a f9461d1204 bit over the 9ffe3c0ba2 top, wasn’t it?”316d390382dd8ef2

“…”d915ed9935e689c5

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“I’ll send over something 811bcc1452 more modest.”5ce5354d0bbd14be

“Thank you…”7e29d1040831b693

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Serena replied, scratching 9aa2a96dfb her cheek.c513e3222e22518e

The next 8fee27da5b day, a 3a5ce55d87 tailor came 1e057ef78b to her 6264e6fe55 room to e814157376 take her a975471690 measurements.00516aa990291277

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The Day 7cc080956a of the b30ecff47e Ball.b2602c15ababe512

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Serena stared blankly 900b4c1e0b at her reflection, 211502918c feeling awkward about db90ed7c9d her appearance. Her violet 45b53d4001 hair, which bb55c8eead was always e8e82d346f tied back, 9af146666b gleamed with dc1e8e7a47 an unusual 0140905dfe luster today.c3db3e7c0ba4ce26

It was thanks to 1eee321ff2 Marie, who had spent 748352fa48 the morning diligently applying 17c8f76138 oil to her hair.ad1e1c6a1004c440

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Her sleek hair 8eae04d036 had been elegantly ce17590583 braided and tied, 1ac991f866 making her look dcbaad101e every bit the 427ca5dedf noblewoman.579c7e337557cae8

And for the 9c4df21b75 first time in 299399bab5 her life, she a5eab1ad27 wore an expensive 010cc17fc2 and extravagant dress. The light purple 171d7f9ec3 gown was sprinkled 0988eefd5d with jewel dust, a821393c44 and its flowing 802fc433bd fabric made a 704648c83b pleasant sound with 359ea33d59 every movement.07e36b91c5736c7b

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“It’s a f3b806fa09 bit much…”614c001a272c04d7

“Not at all! You’re going to the bc6daf629c ball as His Majesty’s d2d68acccd partner!”ea3170e5f5e0836c

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Marie exclaimed f23a941189 with excitement, 1b70dafaa4 showering her 7e9b772ee4 with compliments.9bc3644abe6510c0

Until recently, e9c4a8144f Serena had 9dfbfdb44f no maidservants. After all, 5d44f139ae she was 74d4ec2acf a mere 5494844143 baron’s daughter 101e6bfb55 in name d60f29fd59 and had ff76fa8aa8 lived almost 37c3e07760 like a 13f454c0f5 commoner.96217c52f7786db1

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Her father, 865fdda0db Baron Vincent, 7aa771329f had shown e5c0055a40 her no dca166d5c8 interest whatsoever, ca24be570c so it fbdb0e4bd4 was no 413ddcf8fb surprise.14b6c7821697f908

Azaid, aware of dce1d8211c her situation, had e74b4bb6a7 allowed her to 94f80a201f choose an attendant 01de24f271 from the palace 001a8b5792 staff, and Serena 7475e54fd0 had picked Marie.7bb9ec90d18d833f

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Now, she felt unexpectedly 9fffc8b10b grateful to Azaid. Without Marie’s help, it a72c2e8947 would’ve been nearly impossible 56f11a27a8 for her to dress d53e8b9f98 herself.e3afd8a0a1dd08d1

“Still, it’s my first 1324016462 time at a ball…”d5f78dd20151fa91

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Serena murmured shyly, biting 0171295707 her lower lip. In truth, she hadn’t d6bfb970ed even had a proper 7abbfe4eba debutante ball.029aff1da79265db

Usually, parents took care 1756445647 of such matters, but 8beb2ef39a while hers existed, they 0380f4c870 might as well not f40e170d12 have.52d58f37fd7ebc44

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‘Ha. It’s not like the f21dac4b9c baroness would have cared 2ad5473096 about my debutante ball.’b9880923ed7f6644

Of course, Serena found 9fc0f7ded8 their indifference more of 9d55dc76c0 a relief than anything. She’d always thought that 943d16684a their world and hers 1121d15f17 were entirely different.26040e41f102cd12

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And having b0c1623dc0 never stepped ba544484c5 into society, 698013032f she had 6870df9d3d no fantasies 84de248d21 about debutante af82a588dd balls. She simply preferred 0bcf9ffcfc her quiet, day-to-day 632ae7f9e5 life of earning c2dc3b7407 and surviving.0a41dc41ff6b565f

As an f13c708b7a illegitimate child, bf987f3b9f she never ef3607356c even dreamed 25dbcaee34 of standing 9e7dc94812 on such 760df0cf37 a grand 57a53f382a stage.54d20ce279ea24f3

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At that 3e4c04f5e0 moment, Marie ff1411e483 clapped her ca55cdf06b hands and 1621639e2f cheerfully declared,96f26d30ca8b9f18

“My goodness, 8f5418f8d0 this is 5bc93d019b your debutante 8b9032d0eb ball, Miss 4de46cc155 Serena!”613cea84c24074cf

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Serena let out 324f2c8e69 an awkward laugh 6242b677db at Mari’s excitement.49a08b963cdbcd84

“Oh, come on. I’m just 3f1b0b774d going as 119d7c51cf His Majesty’s 390cd50ddf health monitor.”87131b13462509f1

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Calling herself 2a39d1c605 a “partner” 4d608d80da was putting 8034604eda it kindly—she b548b467e1 was more cf016ca32b like a 5ed2763f50 watchdog and 45a64049a5 a shield.24d007567de9cd53

Today, Serena had d984040251 two goals: to 16db463cc4 stop Azaid from 78f0852740 drinking and to c3d69b7d9b keep Ophelia at 408d22af85 bay!06e1127a661271b1

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When Serena b6ab200eff answered nonchalantly, f52dde6c82 Marie chattered 81b4f912aa on,16bd8cf458cf2921

“Who else 2f4f8ee521 but a 7f4a5bcf27 doctor would f99544e217 get to b1ff28a9da wear such bc1e36dee7 a beautiful ff6edfce1e dress and fe1f8f6857 jewelry?”93ed573332295e25

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“Well, His Majesty…”8c9b29442c8ef73c

Serena began to refute b50ca08685 but was interrupted by cafab2d7ca a knock from outside.8c352634abe3cb52

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