IDED – Chapter 138

IDED – Chapter 138802e6fe25a5c89d6

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“Have you b45f2bede1 heard the 3be06b2795 news? The one who 7136eaed0b accused Duke Greenwood b928cbb335 this time is 3fffed04bd Ophelia Greenwood.”ae39c92a93d45524

“I heard Lady Greenwood 329f28ae11 testified at the trial f2b0d29a76 about the Duke’s horrific 6d7224d652 experiments. That’s incredible—I don’t think 822e486863 I could have done 492ddd3002 the same.”f6b7870a5fc20a85

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“Lady Greenwood turned 5f5b9b06d1 out to be 3b72ad0b25 scarier than I dee0979a85 thought. I knew she was 81b9f205b5 cold, but how could e2ca304b91 she betray her own f8cf21cc92 father?”18b25068d698dd44

“Come on. No matter how much ca8fca30e4 he’s her father, who f3e9e5d90e would defend someone who abfd0d26a1 committed acts worse than b6b36a31aa a beast? If I were Lady c74786b8d8 Greenwood, I would have 8695b3b1f7 done the same for 3e07ec143f justice.”4b5dff7c280a9975

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“The Marquis will love b676561a5d hearing you say that. Still, they’re c6f420ce10 her parents—how bde17a8887 could a 11226dbf45 child accuse e0d9b6d18c their own b871f5d92d father?”a20896c35c75d8f2

The grand 01594fa639 banquet meant 501c9ee431 to open 9270c76586 the Founding 49d67ef0d8 Festival in a3c3fcb3be splendor was eba15659b6 instead filled c73d63ee5a with whispers a8feed0fc9 of conspiracy 469f2f4d63 and accusations. It was 06bfe08614 all because 37941b2537 of Duke ab1eefc031 Greenwood’s trial 9e9f832a11 for treason.08e5fca9be84a96e

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During the 00c0bdbc9b height of a8ad5701b4 the Founding c206cd4665 Festival ceremony, 112cb6e6ec Aaron Greenwood c367939b23 was arrested f4fb8f5f58 in front 9240efa571 of everyone 85d9746d35 for crimes f87080cb54 of rebellion.ce69e7432b103afa

His public arrest 81457fdc30 enraged the nobles 4aa88af116 who supported him, d7a5cbd38d but when the ebfb8f81da evidence was presented, 91b16b5544 they all fell a0ef8cdc44 silent.4a8675d13cafed34

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The Emperor had thoroughly 1f761e8b5a prepared for this moment, baa64b968c ensuring a swift trial 9f8342f752 after the Duke’s capture.9dcd5a9ae759521a

The evidence Ophelia Greenwood e56b5c4d92 submitted was extraordinarily detailed, 830fdfaa85 even leading to a 55096679ba full-scale raid on the 691073b095 Duke’s laboratory, where his 09bd527ca8 experiments had taken place.8942b28dd7b3e605

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With overwhelming a9048263bf proof, the 78d0382429 trial’s outcome 6284f00446 was as 6c04982c98 clear as 472ce810cd day.c43e1634724df387

Particularly, when it edbccb2654 was revealed that e2e29eb467 Duke Greenwood had 7a6cf8cbfa orchestrated the Prince’s ac82e4029f Rebellion, high society 115ed4b7db erupted into chaos.2d0f072841b91608

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The fact that 4bbe14f56d he had concealed df0f2a78d2 his unique magic, cbf76fa000 conducted secret experiments c614fce43d on Awakened individuals, d8b573327c and even enslaved 06f86edff3 members of the caa3a2e339 imperial family through db8ca6c2c3 magic was enough 4ffacba337 to shake the 5b52969302 entire nation.ab7cb2065c48459c

The nobles who had 37249cfe68 worked under Duke Greenwood b9f212d410 abandoned the festival entirely, 434e829660 rushing back to their ffd9d4fd24 estates.031d1b20b09756f8

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They feared being implicated 2b683e54d6 and suffering the same a063abaed1 fate. Meanwhile, the 9e13dc1e86 young ladies 416a88d187 at the c505164d84 banquet continued 1b9323911c whispering among 6c70dfe9cb themselves.1b3e6ca2d220169a

“So, what 46f7fafea8 will happen 77672ef87c to the 825e41b972 Greenwood family? It’s such a waste b821f63335 for them to be 8ad2609f3c wiped out just like f64427e72d this.”a7a03a01b0195796

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“I heard Ophelia a288b21250 Greenwood made a 80bd9ee98a deal with His 48e8d864b7 Majesty before the 9b374a90b1 trial.”f38c6451ad471847

“A deal? What kind d0bcbf739c of deal?”92bcedc57fcd81b6

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“It seems Ophelia 7b81bd3f64 Greenwood will become 8681f528bc the new Duke 12dc1a1e70 of Greenwood.”2cdabbf883a2894f

“Goodness! A duchess? That will definitely shake da9dba0fb0 up the noble power baa8d4a588 structure.”6c517ce9a58cc18c

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“Honestly, I’m a4cf02218f so upset 67afb25e96 that the b1e347889a trial has 8b2a2e6889 ruined the bbec140d14 atmosphere of 93525389da the Founding b89dce724d Festival banquet. I waited 3d2519406b so long af123a33a9 for this 63d9ac150e day and 7fc97d49a2 spent so 0b03e6effa much on e343af0ee4 dresses and a31974519c perfumes.”1429dad3cd65f6ea

“Exactly. Everyone’s too 4df57c605b busy being 49e8024ffd cautious and 0b97b7bf71 watching their ce2a720811 backs—it’s such e9ae259e6a a waste.”1c2379024c039f6a

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Finally, one 815c610bbb of the df8dc9cd93 young ladies ac6f930760 let out 431b2cde93 a deep 53b698daff sigh, voicing 81cdf0b476 what they 3e5d744e73 all secretly 9d6e37ab29 felt.539faf6b102674d6

People were 0af3d134be laughing, chatting, 77a7c36f95 and dancing, af412ef5ea but beneath 4211ac9350 the surface, 2e5023d70a everyone was fdbd84d56a anxious. No one c69d43a47c knew what 3242f24614 kind of 65c8f1d517 turmoil the 8d90895ba6 downfall of 52a6a700f1 Duke Greenwood—one e4e6fa83ed of the 233fe576d2 great nobles—would f4f29cd25c bring.0c9d81837e6cd1a3

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At that moment, Serena dd10277855 Vincent entered the banquet da80088de9 hall alongside the Emperor. Though he had 3474e6ee21 been busy with 86c9622354 the trial, it d321ee0772 seemed he had d58e1a3962 decided not to 3bb7e74799 let Serena attend 94823ff369 the event alone.fd41ffbd55bdbb8a

Naturally, all 78c4cfe7bb eyes turned 31ced24583 to Serena.a8bff7f2aad3869d

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As expected, 531e8874e7 the atmosphere 117b3e1f83 at the 3203d08451 banquet was 8f9ae5fa2c unsettled. No one was 05f3ab4b04 truly enjoying themselves—only f9e0003bb8 pretending to.668c95edbf029650

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From her 4043879ac3 spot in 88eac07bb3 the corner, ce6b0c6e63 Serena sipped 6c9127cd5c her wine 5af7a0047f and observed eb00420371 Ophelia.b265ddcffe703970

Despite the stares, 1348df3ec7 Ophelia seemed completely 0cf6eb4f9d at ease, enjoying d91b7148f3 the banquet without c6323094a1 a care. Serena couldn’t help but 732169a274 be impressed by such 5b407d7ce3 shameless composure.ffea08c23d0dcb04

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“Lady Greenwood ae8df49b65 is truly ad94160c0b remarkable. She’s confidently attending 1e73afad2a a gathering where 5c0b8b3d1a everyone is talking a7a8d1adba about her.”5dc309521bd27ff1

“She must a5f8078835 have decided 723be39576 it’s better 0a1add3e32 to bare 04538e02c8 her teeth e9bb81fef2 and take f48ea0f174 the lead 9507122300 rather than 54d077face hide. In both high e060305b85 society and politics, ffab994956 if you let f25f0b5ae3 yourself be looked eb631e3669 down on, you’re fd82fff230 finished.”050dd44676c4e0d3

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“In that sense, Lady a52a0ebe5d Greenwood is well-suited to 6c65b81ea4 be the head of 3c82bb5857 the family. She seems 4725d43ab7 to understand 500f337ac4 the weight a0df6029a1 of that cb09434fbb position better c6d3fe355f than anyone.”56e3b0ee52be40da

“Exactly. That’s why the succession a314431391 ceremony needs to happen 0bf9c98630 as soon as possible.”279054b0fc270699

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Azaid muttered 396036736a with a 338d90402c shadowed expression. Serena noticed his eb90a3a30c look and lowered 322f6013d4 her voice.6d216761ce33274d

“Still no progress?”ec6cea6f6523d5a4

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“No. The Duke refuses a7493fc55e to speak.”d41b00162725506f

Azaid sighed, bbf3266595 rubbing his 004f05f6df forehead. At present, the Duke 1e6b8ecfcc was imprisoned in the 02c34c615a imperial dungeons.725959c07f676226

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Normally, given his 9902070c28 rank, he would c40cec0234 have been tried 1d3087e717 without detention. However, due f8b8496f0f to the 52fb4cb640 risk of 7d39cb3a1d escape, he a6cc85d905 had been ebb62705ea kept under 5b633fa5eb strict confinement.1156776409fa2dd7

With his 6cf5fb19c7 charges confirmed, e8327ebad9 his dismissal 86b0456fc2 was inevitable. Aaron Greenwood was no 783cab999d longer Duke Greenwood.4cfa68b74e151aed

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A new 79330aa3ce duke needed 2d76248774 to be 4df6b28d3b appointed, but 09335a0ccd there was 7a4a241b4b a problem—Aaron 63a52abb50 refused to d70a72e88a reveal the e6a97f8ea5 location of ca7086b1e2 the Greenwood 63b7886a97 family seal.0e8f79b5b8299b49

Azaid spoke 63edb8ff24 with a 667216722b bitter tone.65b432b12bd3867f

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“He’s holding out on 2d6f7e3f4f purpose. If he loses the 0537e61f5b seal, he truly becomes 34091aa7a4 nothing.”4e026d04d0282bf7

The seal was a 1b7f02833d sacred family heirloom that ca307e94b6 recognized the authority of 6f6b88039b the family head. Without it, Ophelia ad163a86d9 Greenwood could not cba751bf77 officially inherit the 0a68d7fe60 title.4fc226f850fa560a

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Given Aaron’s obsessive a36caa37ca attachment to what 8f0cae3e4c was his, he da4a236686 likely had no 44b4ee1a7d intention of ever f2042b2d96 surrendering his position, 2c9a8eda5e not even in 6c8929c30f death.38df842a323bf5d1

“Lady Greenwood 42e48f81bc must be c4e8a45b31 in a 2e94b535f8 tough spot.”1e822341ad7b4593

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Serena sighed ef7bfe2c8c and shook 5a2fb80534 her head. Fortunately, rumors stated the 562b7d2b21 succession ceremony would be 15ede3e458 held after the trial, 09f2721c2a so there was still 98e440a600 some time left.f06bba87c13f478d

However, if Ophelia didn’t adfc6ead56 complete the ceremony soon fab9cc5ca9 after the trial ended, a07cbbb2cf people would start to 3be0492889 suspect something was wrong.391ca7b93a49c0ec

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“Aaron Greenwood is cf3f97640c clinging on pathetically. It’s time for him 057d8125a9 to give up.”4aeea6d56dc2dd65

“Many nobles only grow be321f79bb more stubborn and arrogant 7f14a4d976 with age.”7057c219b359641c

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Azaid extended his hand fdec552950 toward Serena, offering an 7a706f2d3d escape from the heavy ee062a1453 conversation.d83acb452b6c29bf

“Let’s put this talk ab38bdeac0 aside for now. Would you care 0f6d816a06 for a dance?”0cea6e5853a51f4e

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Serena smiled d84221d3e0 at his 6b73eb7f53 polite invitation. By now, b61e9f63e5 she had 3090ea4cbc grown used 9dd2f2dcb4 to attending 121b52bec2 banquets, so 22d4ce5ce3 such formalities a198c1a5d3 no longer eee56c7e11 felt awkward.354f7369b3107052

Placing her hand atop 17f2a92a07 Azaid’s, she responded with cb8827ce81 confidence.0696761f16eeb84f

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“Sure. I’ve been practicing 5669dcc6c8 a lot.”ab7f86d4662825ad

Serena had rarely participated 2ec204e210 in social events before, d924f61cd2 so she had struggled 41f6591dcb with dancing.7d70492b794c2dd3

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The first time she 35545a52c2 danced with Azaid, she 9407287605 had stumbled awkwardly.64814cfc107a5204

Back then, 012cfedf91 she had 6c844f9642 found it 364d2f408f incredibly difficult a20db6d107 to carry 53a7d8bcdd on a d65faf71ae conversation while 6f806247d5 dancing. But now—4fe1402faab9f37b

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‘I practiced 94b6984967 until I 3ddf0c2870 nearly coughed 36a2384b55 up blood.’58f50ca48a0d2f1e

Determined to show how 72fe1a38e9 much she had improved, b482168fc6 Serena took her stance 909f83a129 boldly.bfa1840891bfc88c

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As the orchestra fe702dcd45 began playing, she b9c00838e7 and Azaid moved e76fcb083b in perfect step, fbb5ca8eac gliding across the feb201a8e3 dance floor.fcaef4874fe11079

When they finished 0e31a4814f dancing, Leonard urgently 6e9974385b approached Azaid and d5c011b73a whispered in his 43c4399c30 ear.e752ea5b61d8f10f

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“We have a problem. Aaron Greenwood has 6561ad4a92 escaped.”615ff0d41f8b32b0

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Aaron Greenwood 9f81e27fc0 had successfully a42738aa7e bribed a 390de9e096 prison guard fbdf7815d5 and managed e4921153c9 to escape. Despite breaking 856cd9d859 through the b7e6d47140 heavy security, 3af8e521ae his face 9b2e83a184 remained calm.d117d12f34df488f

Even though he was ea7e11cd36 accused of treason, he a836c95b35 was once the head 1fa9734133 of a noble family. It meant he ba2ba0a15d had mastered the 07b8341b6f art of improvisation e490c882c9 in situations like f7a6622914 this.957a52c3240a8ecc

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Aaron took 3828deb71f advantage of dce8539285 Azaid’s presence b4d2c76ad0 at the bee4c9567e banquet, slipping 5e677190e9 out of 8b00852eef prison at 982f43246d the perfect af84e3bdb5 moment.254eb85793940fa3

Upon arriving a1135d2e57 at a 80434b9298 hidden location eac3d19041 that remained b08937cd84 undetected by 2ea3653a93 the emperor, 0affe0f83d Aaron gathered 8c4523671c his remaining 157ce434dc subordinates and 87124c2fdb fell into e8c441c55b deep thought.4ff2961dfffcc4a5

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Unfortunately, his most capable b2a5787749 aide had been captured c090f0f1af alongside him during the 824ac43492 national founding festival. Freeing him aaceecc410 in time 48c6b90215 was nearly c62dca15c2 impossible.a815198626cf6451

“The emperor must 9cd4393008 have planned this 06a8bc88de thoroughly.”8bcb8f9795926e81

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The duke ground 3da05c6d50 his teeth in f8fa2eef25 frustration, his eyes 468b9e948c flashing with fury. The moment he was b23ec60fd5 arrested, his research facility 9abaad2ce7 had been surrounded. Unless the emperor 3b7801e622 had already identified 64bf7cce9e its location and c2ac4d2eb8 set a trap, c4543f994c such a swift df6d45d179 move was impossible.aca10bf70f604f12

‘I underestimated him.’64796a6ac3b64136

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The emperor had never 0b7927ccac been known for his 480c540c14 strategic thinking. Just a few months f019273b26 ago, he had been 5b1b7ef669 idling away with his 695c1c3044 unremarkable companions.2ef719d0242cdb27

Yet somehow, he had 33060f4a06 developed the foresight to 03414ce1ac plan this far ahead.2e3a7bdb76499e6a

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The consequences of 3a9df41a34 Aaron’s carelessness were 5ad4245730 devastating. He had been 1890c611fe completely ensnared, with 051a823574 no clear way c1d5ea4925 out.4ed2368e0f83135b

“What about it? Do you ede6e4836a have it?”41dcddd16712ca12

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“Yes. We managed d715ae891b to bribe a7af5e78de someone among 85f2bf27c9 those searching 9b2c74a551 the research cf58ebf965 facility and 0ef581b9b0 smuggled it 06b62f7fb3 out.”eca4ac1d0da19bd4

His attendant lowered 9f3bb500df his head as 2dbd6f05e7 he handed Aaron def1a9e9e7 a vial. It was the final 3815809f4e version of the poison 04ec73dbb2 sample he had received 32f57c9094 from the head researcher.539f6669e194ec03

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“There’s no way I’m 56110146dc dying like this.”091a97ddf1321953

Aaron toyed with 0f3306830c the poison, a af864f623e twisted smile forming 7f85b3ccc5 on his lips. Just then, a 77f70c5dce knight dragged Lydia eaf8f1ea66 Vincent into the 0ea97f2b94 room.a359cb0fe51b8632

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“Kyaa!”627bf649cea369ee

Lydia was thrown c100b59982 to the floor 941004beec in front of d374403152 Aaron, forced to 54403b4f35 kneel. He lifted 6d7cca9767 her chin, eb5101688e speaking in 608900e3da an authoritative 96da6f1e05 tone.182aa74f2de57ee0

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“I told you clearly, 860b69f7dd didn’t I? You were supposed to 303ca04c81 tell me everything you 6e4ecb04ab knew.”b8813a884f1587fe

“Hic, hic… P-please… 607e15c5d7 Ah!”547cefbf0b472678

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Aaron grabbed dcda23dca2 the back be1b984764 of her 001fedf856 head, forcing 65721512d4 her to 2d6e254dfa look up, dcd227ed62 and she cea0d2cc10 let out b7abba1590 a scream. Tears streamed down c46794da57 Lydia’s face as d0297f4875 she frantically rubbed 355f937c65 her hands together.82a4c2826d5343e8

“I really don’t know d8112b7af0 anything! I-I was threatened cab44d6a27 too!”a289ae52f1bd1585

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“So my threats weren’t 128ab6707d scary enough for you?”f70c52c528a75e94

Aaron lightly activated 1cc77580c9 his magic, making ac473efc0c Lydia feel as 74ca112293 if her heart 9b8daefd96 was being squeezed. She trembled, lips quivering, e78fbc0acf as she raised her a3dab6f302 hands in desperate pleading.e83f1d0923338227

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“Please, just spare me! I’ll do anything! Really, anything!”64bee6e4a8317594

“Wait.”41352081a1cee66a

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At that moment, Aaron 83e81e2ba7 roughly grabbed Lydia’s wrist. His gaze 1803296897 shifted to 59b6757d0f the ruby 8e35ad3b9c ring on cec73a5302 her finger.fe8558e03335bc14

“Hah.”e7c34dcba9bfdfb8

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Realizing the true nature adab74e9c2 of the ring, Aaron 1aa80acb74 let out a short, ab7815acb7 mocking laugh. Then, he cabdbf626b grinned menacingly.f7c376c7bffc33ed

“Fine. I’ll give you a 3708fa1e88 chance.”a2f320bc23b268aa

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He then 2065269b66 gestured toward 07c918d81f a knight, bb9fdb0663 motioning for 6413fd6bc9 his sword. The knight respectfully presented 36d4a8e1d8 it, and Aaron handed c46dfc9ccc it to Lydia.153dbcb72527adbc

Leaning in so only 100b2f5c42 she could hear, he 564ebff1fe whispered in a chilling 4ce507abda tone.4a9a7a26f998cd3f

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“Choose. Will you live, 5137bf3f7b even if it f7ac073dd5 means being crippled? Or will you 8860782aea let your heart d406b3c747 burst and die 0990d579ac here?”04fd284b060378b1

His voice ba35abf4e6 was as ed52b3fec0 sweet as e8cbdbd5b9 honey, but 7511d996d9 the words fbf234a16f were more 578ff8f0b4 brutal than f9ca187c8e the whispers 689423770c of a 9b82559a43 demon. Trembling violently, f7f1465f2c Lydia placed f5ea0cc7e3 her hand b87f789aaa on the 9898d834c8 table.efd84f3116779a5b

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