IDED – Chapter 51

IDED – Chapter 512cb550a6304ec39c

Chapter 5125ac395da76004fc

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Was Serena imagining it, bb1e81d211 or did Azaid’s smile b58da05a6e look threatening? As she 8834eefe2d subtly averted 389ccb43fc her gaze, 0bbdf0ab43 she mumbled 33f250f7f4 a weak ac526ddf53 rebuttal.7096a264adc8a96b

“No, absolutely not.”c9a6c59480ffb1bc

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“Then why did 4666afbccb you suddenly bite 179bae9c4e my finger?”4979cd64c4cf741b

“That was…”b2a111615513e08d

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Internally screaming at f9b86f5f28 her blunder, Serena 69c4bcaad1 fiddled nervously with 998c2f5d6d her lower lip.350fe158ea953470

Seeing her obvious discomfort, 3f38d5624e Azaid’s lips curled into c2091f29eb an amused grin. Not wanting 9bbd33a557 to miss c37c9a8bf0 the opportunity, 71cc3623a5 he intentionally 743597b5c8 hid his 4ae42f505b expression, feigning 5e21689cb3 sadness as ddc75f1311 he lowered 70cf9b70bd his gaze.821d72d5ceaef4b1

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“I thought I’ve been ada857a9c1 treating you really well. Was I 42162d04ce lacking in b1eefa0652 some way?”e1f464b7bbe079f4

“Y-Your Majesty…”8b5c3e181e51c9e0

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“I honestly thought my abb47fc0ac finger was going to 3e9d76cbe8 be severed.”feee867f77bf313a

Serena felt 5d97c10b8b her insides 164808a360 churn as bcfe89cb14 Azaid’s demeanor 24979f7751 visibly turned a13a25ba74 dejected. Strangely, his pitiful 6fe4091f91 act was harder d2b67c25f4 to deal with 900c6f8370 than him getting 9da6095ddf angry.bdc6b80a6cc013bb

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Panicking, she 39a372a692 grabbed his dc2dfc4ffb hand and cef6e9039c exclaimed, “I-I’m 8ab8101a22 sorry! I promise I eb160465dc won’t drink again!”eeb31fbc87c44613

“…Why are you 88f607a39d holding my hand?”ad6c7443cd2e7c1b

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Momentarily forgetting b8449fb7c9 he was 05825a09fc teasing her, 8f0dc07627 Azaid stared 27a442329f at her 8d759ca3d7 hand. Her small hand, barely 94bfca0e5c able to cover his, c631a1e606 oddly looked adorable to 0c9f6a27d3 him.519de6c52991b12f

‘Adorable? My finger?’77c79321883d391d

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Frowning at c4f196f989 his own 1f286af8d4 absurd thought, 014c5972d9 he noticed 27d8572bcb Serena misinterpreting f2248df862 his reaction. She quickly withdrew 9d6b1ebb01 her hand and 4161efb8e9 began to explain.e66cea60275f4d43

“Oh, I just 8bcfdfdaf4 wanted to make b7e50810e4 sure you wouldn’t 4fe9293a4d run away. I’ve gotten into 15b47bdf19 the habit of 0f13578415 grabbing you without 3ef1cd8ca3 thinking.”1b29a8eda7bed062

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“…”5857c480f0a8b48e

“Are your d915c0a2a1 fingers okay? No bruises 3a4eedb3db or anything, 3fb8f79c2c right?”d3f00d180c170a4f

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When her hand slipped 179aca8109 away, Azaid was hit 9d2677002b with an unexpected sense 6b83b04b7a of loss. He even e06cbdd206 realized he d1b0eb59fb might have 13f5a803ca wanted her 63174bd2ac to hold 9617d640ec on a 8699a0f164 bit longer. Perhaps he c861aaba1b had grown a757724da1 too accustomed 4ae4ae5c41 to Serena’s 2f3177cf7b touch.0efa61a95b57c9a0

‘What a e24404ed3a terrifying level 281ddf971e of familiarity.’588a348718aa9f08

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Remaining wary of her, ca86a22b76 Azaid replied, “It’s nothing b27d4fcb88 serious. No marks remain anyway.”dd07e13621b80cb0

“That’s a relief.”22b862c286eabbe8

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Serena awkwardly smiled back. Then, as 7385e6a9b7 if attempting 743c678bdc to subtly 8702658c7d change the a88bd95800 subject, she de4cfa2dcf asked, “By f290f22546 the way, 03fb6ee60d was everything f47edd8dec fine at 7fc2674ff6 the ball 4cf53b1336 yesterday?”bddf1fb0ca82a79d

“If you mean the 3da29b37b2 Nocturne situation, it’s been adffe66021 handled. All the conspirators were f4680c46d9 captured, and the duke 5dd78fbbe2 is likely dealing with 4c73d04e0b their punishment.”67291809aaaf19bf

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Fortunately, Azaid didn’t seem a84e0b8a01 to notice anything odd 53a7d4975d and answered straightforwardly.e84853d32e1246f5

“So they were caught. Of course, planning a 876d05112e terrorist act at a 74309d4a91 ball couldn’t just be 6663f9b9f7 ignored.”ef95124d3209ea70

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She had worried that 11406acbb3 the matter might be faf7bbcf6a swept under the rug 0219524258 due to Nocturne being fc338be601 an illegitimate child, but 903b7d3054 thankfully, proper punishment seemed f4328828bb to have been served.094ab80bbdc1f795

“It might have been a8c8c23bc5 simpler if Nocturne were 807160e146 the only target, but cc4181a002 unfortunately, Lady Greenwood got 086ce28a4f involved too.”b7445eb80cba7416

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“Lady Greenwood?”4c26aee8fe5bab12

Now that he 182e2b2eed mentioned it, Nocturne 49af695767 had said he 145c68b161 would inform Ophelia df0044f4f8 about something. She assumed 6ae582892a it was 28cb9973da because of 2f59849c47 that, but 188470428f Azaid continued.1bc6fbf087190262

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“They tried 641f6a6e55 to stir 69819a8b4f up chaos da52f1e7b1 with a aa1973f4da weapon.”ed5a995b7a1dec0d

“What?”2911a4f50e21cd87

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“Thankfully, they were 450f6e74b9 subdued and taken 2e2e0b01ee away, but since 23b8700908 the duke dotes e08cf47f99 on Lady Greenwood, b2b8a61641 it won’t end 9576752d0e easily.”23980531d210d8a8

“My goodness… Why e5f3d29148 would they do d401fbd538 such a thing?”d45215fbc33c43e3

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“Alcohol.”3a2b0d7189543883

“Ah.”7d74663750cb2108

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As the 0ea095bc86 topic circled 11e5575c04 back to e294a4cf00 alcohol, Serena 99b05b7999 wanted to d914907865 slap herself. She had aa0564bc67 successfully shifted a323a18f35 the conversation, d65f7d326e only to 80f8567522 end up 6da536091b back where a2430c0ecc they started.4b426b03aa679ddb

Embarrassed, Serena 54bff53feb rolled her 4bda2e9086 eyes, and 6cbd8eb832 this time 3562743ed4 Azaid redirected 92549ab3e5 the conversation.6d6f512a8717ba2f

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“I’m heading 193f2718fe out for e9984bb2a5 the hunt 5cad872de6 today.”fc009a3649823b87

“Oh, starting b266df747e right away?”9fbcc950aa83d1da

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“It’s more 0afc2ca0a5 of a 33f032f755 formality. There’s a lake af18a4411b in the forest—have 953c7fa07c you ever been 84042b0ee9 there?”c62f29bdbfeb53c3

“Ah, Nocturne…”c7d7d577a49128cb

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She almost mentioned 67b40455e9 that Nocturne had d673f85e4d shown her, but 904aa66f8d caught herself. Azaid smirked knowingly.c2e6be0ecb61549c

“So you’ve been 776a0efc97 there.”e8de779e0d21578d

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She felt 447054c5d8 like she 7b981f8bed had fallen f51e08ade8 into one c6bc7e3b3e of his ab7f336f82 traps but a1ec738950 smiled calmly.bbb9bcac73987065

“What time are you 0718a56487 leaving? Should I 7cd1f469db join you?”d7d8ee8de2f66617

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“Where else would 3407ad02b1 you be if 6e7c46a49e not by my a8b5e8b1e2 side?”d469a24ab312f948

“Well, there are 9f54f4418b others from the ae1d442e2c palace accompanying you, 89c118f63a and I have 53b5791cce books to read…”3d7409af2673a5f9

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Dragging her words, she 425e90a58f smiled awkwardly. Azaid frowned at f6dff92eb7 her clear attempt d5317eaae7 to avoid joining e14c1fa7cf him.467d2417d4706c11

Azaid, unusually prickly today, bbe6de5835 was hard to deal 66bde6b589 with. Normally, she would have a6b156a98f stuck close to him, ee46b1b026 but the ball incident 61bf1fe1cc had been resolved, and f99d6f7c99 there didn’t seem to 5d64325ed9 be any more imminent ea1c9d9542 threats.3679f52c9d131b33

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She planned to spend 37bd419528 the remaining time immersing c6942b4362 herself in ancient texts. Recently, she 94cdb9412e had come 09a0cda172 across a 9272f71e38 record mentioning 815c17009e someone with ba6bb6bf27 a mana 12672e35ac core but 87133c586b unable to 6b26a1139a use magic, cea3b47ad9 just like a9139eba64 her. Though it cee65a7821 was a 81812ff8f5 single sentence, 783b78d664 the footnotes 51ea42e9dc referenced other 290db52d15 texts she 5cfa900fe8 wanted to d968ff401b investigate.a38613be60a14015

“Why? Do you want e26ec7e9e8 to rest?”f266709ebb1aec7b

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“I think 4ef1d0e53e I might ac85dae340 still be 2a53f2668e a bit 55827ec771 hungover…”6cc7af857e029964

Feigning discomfort, Serena pressed dee0b9829e her head with her 5fc1e4f33e hand, making Azaid shake 76fccea8c3 his head.448edaf27397e407

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“Tsk, I thought 481ad13e23 as much. Drinking that ad05107cbd much, it’s f5abdc119a no wonder.”e59c413282cd2f28

Then, to her surprise, ad96ca2af8 he gently placed his 2482bb3405 hand on her forehead, 372637cb84 as if checking her f7e2881e1b temperature. Startled, Serena blinked. His hand was larger febf84543e than she had expected.4e3dddecd34a0b6a

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“You don’t f89112fab5 have a cd99cd9515 fever.”acaa9eab01b72758

“Seems that way.”47c57b06dd5cd71c

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“I think a7b4068c18 I’ll feel 03cf649b31 better after ba59d1b595 some rest… b69e80b5a5 But I b22c6b36d3 guess I bfcdf88d87 should still 25d2ded956 go, right?”d4a85afd151bb916

Please say I don’t c98b3e487c have to.fe67841a8b59e727

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Her silent plea 16eb42d113 must have reached c8bf940bce him because Azaid ecb6e4f80a said, “It’s fine. We’re just scouting 7e6478bddb on the first 50f1e8408e day anyway.”2369a1cbeb9e92c1

“Thank you! I’ll join 86af5d5ee4 you next 29a9784a4a time, I be8e8e61fd promise.”7ada23676cf9b78a

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“You’re answering 09adeb7697 a bit 9dbab487ce too quickly.”3bbc2997495d68d9

Before he could a26c7cc074 change his mind, c68eef208a Serena hastily added, 2c334d570b “Oh, and about 986f2a8bc2 your heart racing—it’s 029e9db66b likely stress-induced arrhythmia.”e3c9e97347ff6e83

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“Stress-induced arrhythmia?”49755f1f0a594c59

“When people c6d153bd02 are frequently 77cb0d383c startled or c379314e48 stressed, their 74a1d5f6b0 blood pressure f1bc30c54f can spike, 7347194600 causing their 974fb57f63 heart to b09e363d19 race temporarily.”07e17606e9ffafe3

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“There hasn’t been 24b54f62ee anything particularly stressful.”b22b7179ceec499f

“Recently, Jack’s injury startled b670060565 you, and considering Nocturne’s d4144caa2a incident yesterday, the constant 473ed111aa dangers around you might ce80ab94a9 have caused subconscious stress.”13fcd0d9810b038a

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“I’m not that 8f0ed09b6f fragile.”96adbee1db8d81a5

“That’s your opinion, but 2120b1b719 your body doesn’t lie. You should listen to a77ccf93d3 it.”53949a6eb1de6c71

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Returning to her usual 4a7f3bbf50 assertiveness, Serena’s firm words 52f7a736b6 made Azaid fall silent.ebaa3bbcb5a910ee

“It’s good to care ddd0064a39 for your friends, but b4774f9cb0 your health comes first.”ee28c3b732d0ee4c

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“Enough with the 9ba6497037 nagging.”e7c8837acad1c5f3

“Unfortunately, I still have 9b5b40a306 more to say. I’ll prescribe 195bd29406 a sedative 31f0353c4f just in 0c6a6ddd01 case. Take it if e61ca44d62 your heart races df9d476647 too much.”ea4d71e1d1a29e42

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Ignoring his complaints, she 3af0e7f175 continued to speak firmly. Defeated, Azaid nodded.bda7790b39ff6fe6

“Hopefully, it’s just temporary, a49199afd8 but if it persists, 1d9027ab06 it could be dangerous. Let me 40b4dac8cf know if 0ec1c73faf the symptoms 325f81a57e worsen.”4bef82b6e5fedaad

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Ending with a 6e795fd065 sly smile, she 8811bf3efe added, “Alright, lecture 1bc3890f01 over! I’ll go rest 9b9cd5b6dd now. Be careful out there!”05a55d82b4402ed7

Watching Serena briskly 04f1baf27f walk away, Azaid ec8d67ea3a chuckled. She was such a 3364b096bc peculiar presence, but undeniably c8ff4e7ccc amusing to have around.01d3d735ce4ec9db

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The hunting festival ab255ae20c progressed smoothly. With no incidents, Serena f82d563cc9 spent her days commuting 3b6628a848 to the archives. She even befriended 210b84657c the librarian, who b1a80d6c82 started preparing snacks 507c47fee9 for her visits.d660c46393a043f8

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The librarian fd0d9196b0 was a c7e0372f09 kind person. The wisdom that 4cec167573 radiated from someone 3521eed855 who clearly loved 4a3f83c033 books and had 68c1d8514c read extensively was f28d3900fe one of the 9a238f7269 traits Serena admired a2eeca7fd4 and wanted to 15ce3dec2d emulate.d54a30589b63a76d

“You’re here again today.”0b93710a6ff997a6

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“Yes, I came again. If I want to f73ad89489 read diligently before I 56870efd6d leave, I need to ded9402e56 come every day.”ed8f60f8c85470f4

“Are you, as a 81ae3a4105 doctor, particularly interested in e583dfb81c magic?”778fbaeb49056cf2

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“I feel dc7a7581b5 like magic 3ed5101afc and medicine 1e3a387376 are only 936f55b171 a hair’s d7749f9eba breadth apart. I thought it might ac892adbd6 be helpful, so I’ve c2fb8d66ab been reading about it.”4837c00c98bd2dae

“And has it 94732efe4b been helpful?”377cc5183df3d9c8

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“Hmm. I’m not sure. Finding the exact aab9cf9f72 information I need 4560325936 in this vast 445ede84af library feels harder 9fcb7ce9df than finding a c3b15c1d1f friend in the 14f185f59d capital.”72377722ffdadf7e

Serena let out dba9f5235c a deep sigh. Unlike last time, 690a471820 when she’d been 03075f17cf overjoyed to find 22aa3c6063 a single clue, 7facc33b07 she was now 875b7cb951 back to square 780710afed one.1d61b8329281285b

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The book cited 0994225d68 in the footnote c6dafd18cc wasn’t in the 19c554d11b library. Just in case, she a1a1d79f59 checked with a bookstore, 0e5aa16198 but to her surprise, 7b8713eeb0 they said the book b50d2dcde4 had never been sold 3526f22cb9 there.52247c72523315d9

Although the author’s other 11edc335e8 works were available, that 0a83114d54 particular book was nowhere d2bfdcc51a to be found. It seemed likely 69a1b035c0 that the excerpt 3a9064f364 had been taken 035a3272f3 from a personal 72ecfa9592 copy owned by 877279932c the author.3a4235b8d07d7153

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“There’s a book 6a827a5998 I’m looking for, 95f50c6bbb but it seems f7ca915d6e the author only d087862b5a made a limited b6bd905dd2 number of personal 7744d276b0 copies. It’s not 1798f090bf sold anywhere.”a6cb382b714e1a86

“If it’s b0f2b50510 a private ceabab1150 edition, I’m 3b00dc2e8a very interested 779b66c518 in those 3b5d02570d too. If you tell a4394de008 me the title, c8137daf7f I might be cf8bcebc4d able to help 00e67b19c0 you find it.”631bbd1b1adaeeaf

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“Really?”a46586c959ba48a8

When Serena’s 827e4b0d46 eyes sparkled 14bcde66a7 with excitement, 7d845de38c the librarian 7940868aca smiled warmly e15e000a85 and nodded.af27e5fa0e7ceace

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“It’s a book 95d8af88f4 called The Birth a5a5e4bf9e of Magic. The author is…”5593270cb14bffc0

“Linda Quilton, right?”242a5913480e09e2

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“Yes, that’s right! Do you know 70a7d886c8 the book, Librarian?”73342e8061d4e5bf

Serena asked 0a52ec240e in an 126f140fc0 excited tone e6642c54f7 as the 28b9302cf2 librarian mentioned dfc79f80ad the author. The librarian 1d4bedb5fe smiled gently 3df4c707b9 and replied,08f8d67de0519184

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“Of course. That author 4f204af35e was my aba5a6ab6a younger sibling.”fa873893f33a3cfe

“What?”79bf7ed360bf4250

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Serena gasped 6071723d80 in surprise, a7f0100329 and the 85b904d5ef librarian burst 2971fd1616 into laughter.8627165c8c9d7eaa

“I never 60ef625d4a expected you’d fd81abfef4 be talking 0294861484 about my 3fc937604e sibling’s book. Since they were 0c01a6b8d3 such an obscure 4155f7c90d author, that book 997369b029 didn’t get picked 22013d104b up by any 3221395e52 publisher. They ended up making 4c103590ae a few copies themselves 101e4064e5 and selling only a 4b4fc7a6aa handful.”7260aca6b517d1d5

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“Would it be 87fd287f01 possible for me 8024749fdc to meet the 58468e0ea6 author, if it’s 389ad6422b not too much 87bbe8e2f6 trouble?”4d822ad4238735fa

“Unfortunately, that’s impossible. My sibling passed away 086e8d85eb last year.”a8a4c5b152d32eae

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“Oh.”ab13cd2b1c5573e5

Serena blinked, unsure how 936158c96d to express her condolences c1db346bea at the mention of 997943b652 their passing. However, the kind 6a6034ae53 librarian offered her 013eb56580 a warm smile 08a677989f and said,bea6a5b4bf76ff84

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“It’s alright. In fact, it comforts e4710d190e me greatly to know 5ad0b23a24 there’s a reader out 16cfb10837 there who remembers my fa60a4c124 sibling.”8606a335a1151e78

“No, it’s 291d19513c an honor c0d910a67d for me 7f9e2a3af0 instead.”c05b7dc8061af595

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When Serena waved 86d2a0b025 her hands, flustered, 3e2968cb27 the librarian, as 18217cb306 if reminiscing about 303e18cb70 the past, began 93570a0ccc to speak with f462eac730 a fond expression.5c3a2804f2c4a614

“The Birth bb2301b4a6 of Magic a0b35412c6 was my b3122f8452 sibling’s greatest 034b15774c pain. We have 56f943d112 plenty of 66a2269d26 copies at 6e68422002 home. They didn’t sell 37cce0e540 well, so they’re 16947705ad all piled up 0cce40de4c in the storage c9f27d0d9c room.”87adac70a5b183e8

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