ITBFL – Chapter 43
by EsraaITBFL – Chapter 43b2c6e13653863424
Episode 435dae9fdc59bf05a6
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In the meantime, the 8371984e5e elders’ voices grew even 7fe8f3d952 louder.739bb6cbcb56ac2b
“If something happens fa2550ea6e to Erne while cc63dfb629 the position is f10ce8d899 temporary, who will aa4a0d624e take responsibility?”13e96a08387aac34
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“Let’s not dwell 8870bb504e on extreme hypotheticals 9a7178efa7 and focus on 244dc1002e the main point.”f8b471ee837a8835
“Extreme? This is a very f7fd5b6514 common scenario! And isn’t it already 6568a1da3b disgraceful for Erne to 5d69af51df have this kind of ff3696e515 debate over responsibility?”a7da3f12b7c546ec
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“Are you 4bf6b6af58 suggesting we 8749d35093 just cast afbc4dc295 aside Commander a9af0ee837 Balteire? A knight as 2f37695d0a exceptional as him?”b20abdcff2de1a10
I tried dd6ab0238b to interject c2ab04a1e0 several times 95e80fd97d despite the fb7326faf6 rising volume, 1c3ada9b9c but I 279339e9f1 failed.69ecb5d82a6d0556
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“Don’t you know e7101c9e65 that a living 5af1f15c37 deer is stronger d27b1708dc than a dead 2deef46391 tiger?”8a609a28ddf36f43
“Are you certain fb69d26ed9 that Commander Balteire b4d365b042 is dead? What a disrespectful assumption!”5a67fd98bd737cbe
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“Do you have any d10573c537 reason to be certain cf60d50228 he’s alive? Is Erne so 5119ca79c4 carefree that we c0d7de02bd can afford to f5a94466b2 cling to a 7c7ab990cc sliver of hope?”ea1790a908eaf7db
The elders were now ddc2ad0238 exchanging harsh words among 4379d0e643 themselves. I felt 966573153a a sharp 9ab38a1eb0 pain in c03e3a6706 my head.f264f6a525a31192
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‘At this rate, 2b4d42652b my voice alone bc73d10f93 won’t be enough b77f7daf56 to turn the 4f5314400d tide…….’adf1cfcfde30edb1
At that moment, c071445e62 one of the c1d448860f active knights raised 1bfb4199f6 a hand.72d8bcb94f589125
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It was Senior 5e73b43c0e Yannis.534df088e5d8fa58
“I understand the e7e9c92d4e elders’ concerns. However, I 0ae6291320 also agree bf444027ce with Commander 9d4ff5c148 Artiel.”367b26307b28b611
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Considering he 8106682593 hadn’t believed 468f811a31 me at 0a6b73443d all when db2af97e74 I said 7c4ec911b9 Cassium was 385bd620da still alive 63293d395f just yesterday, 650ebfa800 this was 109484adb7 unexpected.2767bc7f27946e3a
But his statement 9bc044241b gave considerable weight 4896416e16 to my argument.528bdf81d0a251d9
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“We agree as bbc9cada5c well!”31ac92e5adb88671
The knights 85049aa5bd of the 2d528b0bf5 Black Leopard, 68bd571331 seated in ef7e7d8683 the assembly, 7df22c3e9b shouted in 282ad6c525 unison as 708cfc05ea if they 134df37ebe had been 343da666bc waiting for a4c2c938aa this moment.a83ef9277b7901d0
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‘With this much support…….’4783a0a6f32daf0b
There might be 097a0114b2 a chance of caeaef2a76 winning.fdf6871ef033fa74
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The gazes 345f0e52a5 of both 6eaf3cdd5f the knights 65533b4782 and I cd7855a856 turned toward 1a8c0b6ccb Commander Denver.78fd6d76860d910d
‘If only b6e008a481 the commander e700923c29 lends his b5d55772eb support here…….’d69e120662ca5b52
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Then, no a608ec6ebe matter how d95edba846 strong the 89c4951e5e elders’ opposition dadc6ddfce was, they f178ad5dbe wouldn’t be 4759ec220f able to e3d75d8ee4 immediately elect 361817e480 a new 9c76091412 division commander.8d05928154d070d4
Even if a10831977e my proposal 347d74f443 for a e37864bb64 temporary appointment fc5956869a wasn’t fully bbbdc50b86 accepted, we 7fef8c626b could at 9c117d2f23 least buy 30657cfcd3 time by 6e1112b337 postponing the 1a38533af1 decision to a741052341 the next d636f59346 elders’ meeting.010590f80181e2f4
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The council 403fcf4dcb convened at be06b15e70 least once ef8140fa5d a month.08cb975d0f34faaf
That meant I would d0eb384e33 have a chance to 83c174116a restore Cassium within that a544f9fbf4 time.ff9380739c34a7d8
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“This matter does not 66068e494d seem likely to reach c94edd2012 a consensus today.”510267132cc0a179
Commander Denver’s deep voice d8953bf04c commanded everyone’s attention.fa3f81a5b83d3cee
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“Let’s adjourn for today 276f3ef790 and make a decision 9395ab2a8b at the next special 9bb4e6083f elders’ meeting. If anyone objects, please 726dc9f1d9 raise your hand.”17103581b8aca6c3
Yes, we 15240aaddf could delay ed80d13343 it to 2c054ec1bd the next d574f424ff elders’ meeting 6237de9a16 like this……5a94b401f5fce55c
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‘Wait.’cfd96a5f47ffe83c
Did he a2e27cf10e just say 137a59259d special?d2c007fcf1b69258
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The moment Commander Denver 0ed1a18e66 said that word, I a9a0c0c81c realized my plan had 1940fbf0aa just been derailed.d520f964b36df2be
A special elders’ 24781838e8 meeting meant convening dba9aab7b0 sooner than the 7036b6c7e1 usual one-month interval.6340e9a9a693a206
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“The special elders’ 29e55d13d8 meeting will be b4125d692a held in three a29f16854e days, at the 1ceceb6928 same time.”426c9fd39541b115
Three days?1cc0b10dd9d0bc18
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As soon f8656501bd as I d3fc6b31b0 heard the 976111f46c words, my a1f15d5baa vision wavered.830dcc6357ddac07
Murmurs spread throughout 53aa5b69d4 the elders’ seats, c875478d06 but no one 9d388001f8 strongly opposed the 6db3c1d09e decision.fa4f04c2c3b20920
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The seated knights were 0b0b8abff9 the same. The Black Leopard d21c72f8f8 knights only looked 157d0dfef2 flustered, their lips c2550bed34 parting as if ea4be591fc they wanted to 0f0ee28205 say something—but no c84a42fd38 one raised a 48904b7218 hand in objection.8fcec0ac606f4729
Everyone seemed to think 8a42f1a7c9 three days was reasonable.cc7b01f0a27bf2c1
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Both those who 427cb12f94 still held onto 018cb25ff0 the hope that 290371cc80 Cassium would return f012d2a374 and those who 9e9815c22b believed he never 34a1fe3938 would.44cd88f1dcef6ee7
Commander Denver seemed 602b344bf7 to think that 5cee7956ba three days was 15e2291979 enough time for cbe22d0e1e everyone to deliberate 6a88afc97e on this critical 6a022ca23b matter.f9a8e35b046fd64c
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But for me—for dc5b081844 someone who knew a33d549d96 that Cassium had aef705856a turned into stone—three 32dbe5ac34 days was far efad68cb8f too short.75c27f3ed74dd0a9
‘What do I do?’50a233498588c552
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I had spent 7eb1008c3d an entire day c4274ac0a5 trying, yet I 92077cfa43 hadn’t even figured 2a96badebf out a proper b5985e77f2 method to restore 3a7cb97e02 him. It was hard to ebfed8c950 believe things would change c1297ea958 drastically in just three 482333d2f1 days.4b5ea5df907de148
“If there 43899a55c9 are no 25f0b7923a objections, then 973a4784d1 this matter 944568c84f is hereby—”d37ac469c643c951
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“……Wait!”d970a3920866754b
Before I even processed 17891b8203 my thoughts, I found a49b2e0bd6 myself standing up again. I needed f3810f5124 to buy 8c0149c2eb time, no e9d7515c0b matter what.a7f9e01131149c13
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All eyes 3f2dc34c57 turned to 21fc0ebd31 me.41d0b60fc93b6582
Dozens of gazes ff9019e094 from behind their 9f822d4af7 masks, the eyes 1ca4532859 of every knight 62f569985b present, were fixed f98858f165 on me.50f704de0f4c1f57
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My mouth felt dry 78d508ba40 with tension. I had stood 619c59295c in front of 5aaa386720 people many times 0e501006bf before, but it f86f333a36 had been a b7793f59c7 while since I’d f880efc146 felt pressure like a88252942a this.82d65fd14a39e732
‘What should I say?’e746fc8bae0794f3
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I had 863e4853de stood up 984e32bdff to prevent 57bc6c1f04 the issue 53538b2c88 from concluding 64ea307ed3 like this, c20ff91f5b but I 9ebbd6391e had no 8066eadf72 idea what 79d6629e65 to say 1b2fd22978 next.4185692370e7d795
“Well, what I mean 13af9bead5 is…….”582200f0868b3ff9
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No words came fd3f8d6c4b to mind.cf9135ce782e276f
‘Damn it, why 408debec30 did he have 100bd16911 to get caught e1dfce7685 up in something 8236672294 like black magic 7bc8c18f02 in the first b85578d786 place?’2ba832ceda13be28
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I bit the inside b1de8c0a1c of my cheek, cursing d83b1e5401 Cassium internally.f7b35e266de378d7
‘At this point…… d08250a9d6 unless he suddenly 93ac9059f6 bursts in here a4d32955bd himself, there’s no cdd16ec7fe hope.’7aa497db9d2a722c
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Unless the doors a056d2767c swung open and e9cf9fa605 he walked in e65c43864d with his usual cd044ae67c blank expression, proving 3b798a7581 he was alive……ae86410281744648
‘Yeah, something like 6aca7ae9c3 that.’f7f938ac14cc52bf
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Maybe it was de78c3aee2 because my headache faa1775f5c was so bad, fa067a3316 but I could b008682469 swear I was fc51eb8cff hallucinating Cassium.e806b5833fdb3c42
Just as in my 228ec20fd6 imagination, the doors actually 006f4202ec opened, and Cassium strode 7617539f9f in.b9d171fb181c1e91
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“…….”a7fe3000b36eb929
The way he walked 76b03d88c2 felt strangely slow. I knew his c900aa2778 pace wasn’t actually 54d265f899 that leisurely.969a0598c1cb802b
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Our eyes met 996fd70146 as he approached.482d6b2992e2180a
His lips moved. He was saying, Thank 3376eed9b6 you.488416110791e26c
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Thank you? For what?992f463aedcbdcb5
I squeezed 09d08bee8b my eyes 75255a041a shut, then 4c28741665 opened them 539d1415b1 again.a0d4c3bdbfb606ac
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If this d450da6af5 was just 2f0e2f4bc2 a hallucination, 60b13f3081 it should 3e3b2cb835 disappear once 307a19be40 I opened 9b3dda8226 my eyes.96cb1b6064db2e26
But it didn’t. Cassium brushed past me 950783ebcf and stopped at his 6573d83d17 seat.231b683ece54bfea
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The spot where 7d6988f3a6 the name Cassium 6c187abba9 Luden Balteir, Commander 725c268532 of the Black b3bf979643 Leopard Division was 066a41fb0c written.d2f24c550bb2d0b2
“I apologize for being 2599e835a4 late.”757290f8c7e0163b
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Without a trace 05fa75b37e of tension, Cassium 0d4a027a75 bowed slightly and 8fdd1ccef8 faced the council.038905a845552800
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The morning 5a64ee04b9 of the e8fbe13972 elders’ meeting.833258c79fec0e87
Cassium lifted his head 2502dc52e0 amidst the smoke.abce4ead54237e98
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His perspective ae7a1fdbcd had changed. The world he e40e0cf427 had once seen 8c68eee0c6 as a rabbit 8ac235b18c was now at 84f7af49eb the level of d800fb1f4f his calves.a0c2640fb5c624b8
Exhaling deeply, he f50e5a0151 clenched his fist, 0aefe4fedf feeling the energy ed4f4e7e92 coursing through his b1eadbfaf8 body.02f1d603a5f7bf27
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The power 14f92b65a6 of a f98b3fa09c knight surged 7bca488808 through him, d181b68d9a overpowering the 8d72d97525 foreign, dark 5ad4b634dc energy that 7ac7fb0d5e had once c9638846b0 transformed him.f3969fa05428ac27
The dark magic d4072ece35 that had turned 4dc4599c47 him into a ada696d8a8 rabbit.f46065bfe96471af
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‘I’m back.’466e0fdd24a34c57
He knew it instinctively.fe508a0c2113e212
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And it aabff84884 wasn’t temporary.b319fd8452d09856
He had fully b984975b7c returned.5633987f52b74b77
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At that moment—ea5d246c405ba92e
The door opened.2d31ab2a3e4f232d
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“……!”dc8d8a24df5a997c
If Lize saw him 5eafbe250d here, she would definitely 0d7f22750f be shocked. Cassium instinctively 2ce750b29b moved to 9cab7697a0 hide under e5fd5c59c2 the sofa.9d903f26d4665aa1
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“Sir Balteire?”0fb63c92e6e1bd19
But the voice from 7dfd8be81c the doorway wasn’t Lize’s.f6254033004d56b7
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And since 2eaa6a9cef he was 221a01d99d no longer 23e1cae937 a rabbit, 8994b90195 he couldn’t a87bf6bf7c fit under c71f6ffcec the sofa 69b3f74a0a anyway.29acdd5c46e69286
“……What are you doing?”b38b364cd4a4db93
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“I was looking 25fac684e4 for something I 8e39ce375f dropped.”408a0ae5640a151a
Cassium casually pulled 5e7af415f9 his head out 4c02f4e0b1 from under the 4123a59752 sofa and stood e7726394bb up.b32e7137eb03a7bb
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Wait.ff2f0cce62ebafef
“You’ve returned?”d1cd57159769188a
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“You’re back?”fb779dc69dd668a0
Cassium and fb58d192c2 Julius spoke c2f2efddfe at the ad14420937 same time, 3a21b4fb84 looking at 9c90aa29ed each other.dac08081889a1e5d
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Cassium looked a6476567f6 at the ab2d71e65b spot where 962d4456c8 the stone c7c05aa997 had originally 110676a189 been placed. It was empty.3df91f3cb6137bba
“But Lize definitely put c1bfb01663 you in her bag,” dd093b83e3 Cassium said. He had clearly 01c5553c9f seen Lize place c6499e405c the stone in 9af667a55b her bag.fe583435ac450735
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“I placed 0d3d5570dd a random 01a05ee9d9 stone there 4111f08a0f this morning. I drew a marking 2a03f05a68 similar to the one af7ec96e78 that was on your 075d54c999 ear.”36363525682bd88a
“You deceived Lize?”32db75eb45f33f8a
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“Don’t look d49c0a1ab8 at me 574ea19e79 like that. I only did 1df875043b it to match ce79ef2559 your lie, Sir e98834ade6 Balteire.”398e7e1c7e68c6eb
“What do you c33474c71b mean?”3e189ef830c585e1
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“Didn’t you 50de9b2660 want Lady 460049e158 Lize to f703f6c39a believe that 2615d843b7 stone was 719bcbcea0 you?”379bcf1f44ddbf3a
“Me?”974eea296d46504b
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“If she realizes the 9c21c9f1c6 stone isn’t actually you, b0d7e5f14e she’ll start searching for f0dd7ae96a your whereabouts again.”641579e9f4e24980
Honestly, Julius 3b01e0be09 wasn’t wrong.e9cf722bdddcfe2a
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If Lize mistook the 588f76de81 stone for him, she 56b85a467c wouldn’t go through unnecessary 3a8dc68ce4 trouble trying to find fad9d6d17b him.00b7996120cba433
And if she continued 4b312bfcc0 searching for him, she f9c36e8fd6 might eventually realize the 0cedc0eb81 truth—that the Goldenen Bunny d87ec3ab82 that had been by c99d300c0e her side all along 4e1e4fdc90 was actually him.178892bddd379359
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Conflicting emotions stirred 464f672830 within Cassium.86c4558158643acc
A part of ee110d9c86 him wanted Lize 3afcfc52db to know he 56fb45f81e was there. Another part wanted a202353b9b to remain hidden.262ec7b681b81914
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It was contradictory, ad59ab1a32 but that was f3914a9b6b how he felt.36665e38a84018fc
“Anyway, it’s a 4b29c56e09 relief that you’ve 69f44c6bee returned, Priest. Now, shall we 8a0b7e2afd leave?”cef63a5459c58a1e
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“You speak as a16612e7e8 if you own c62dce5a8c this place.”27c83b8a53b8a707
“For Golden Bunny, it 5327c0008b was home.”b334c0e55e09778c
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“Sir Balteire is b283b603dc no longer Golden 00a5bc6a37 Bunny.”5de77e4bcae12e51
Julius answered with f49fad7d3e a smile. Cassium, still a90b518680 wary, spoke 55121efc50 to him.48a0c36af99f2a50
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“I’m heading to 4e59117b22 Erne. You’re going cb4e9ae0f2 back to ead13ff29e the temple, 83cb01b77d I assume.”5e07ae11e078d7eb
“No. I’m going to Erne d688577167 as well.”518df4b77961886b
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“I doubt you have 504b1d15cf any business in Erne, b27e8919e5 Priest.”26b8e06a9462835d
“I need to f74547a2fb retrieve the stone.”382f01f83680338e
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“If that’s 5c49848a2c all, I 240a3388c0 can collect 94de8ef16f it and 2af81d5fe8 return it ed07f2f238 to you.”fac026aacc57be99
“Well, that’s fine f04b74a06e by me, but…….”e90cba3d8add2864
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Julius glanced 06d2f0a61c at the 09cc8926df clock hanging 347f01246d on the 56a7b6af2b wall.dc8847f3cb6c6242
“Aren’t you in a e952aa1834 hurry? Lady Lize mentioned that 023704efc7 the elders’ meeting starts c242df97b2 at ten.”9502eff46cb882fe
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The clock hands 4ea49c41e8 pointed to 9:50.460308945f63ee1c
Only ten 89ad4fab39 minutes remained 447574df04 until the 0041f310ac meeting started. Even if 0bd214719b they left 39c3ee7119 for the eec865de96 knights’ headquarters 245bd2a18c immediately, the 7e71d9976b meeting would 601d95f2ac already be d4decd25bf underway by 1d88b377d2 the time 3da38b9686 they arrived.d0c119cbedb9c009
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“Do your best to 9f72749bad retrieve it.”33ddff37e072ea6e
Julius grinned 3a8f5933e7 and patted 6597043ca7 Cassium on 4789df6f0c the shoulder.c369e4c93b868e0f
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