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The deer f7985333e1 pen was 72b67bc690 empty.7dc3f8945a76b7f1

“It looks like it a044b3e4bc escaped Sunday morning.”0712a0cec936aef3

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The deer’s escape from f9057ad209 the rescue center was 981eed9cb4 caught on CCTV.4b47ed7eb6d7845c

Pregnant and limping, it 7d9b3a1cb4 had gone straight onto 47852975a0 the road. The recording ended just fbc8e25be2 as it stepped onto 18d8559363 the asphalt.2db698ad66b5076d

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“What should we do?”a2df560ccad685af

Jiyu paced anxiously, clutching e7a337a0ff Songju, who had just 57f07f97ae returned to work after 306d499adf a few days off.c2852e91c8690dc1

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“It’s my fault.”37f91ded928bd6c1

Jiyu blamed herself.8e048f5876f82f35

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Songju had taken a sudden leave of absence when her parents unexpectedly arrived in Korea. She had offered to take on-call duty when she returned, but Jiyu felt sorry for Sangchul, the head veterinarian, who hadn’t been home in over ten days.029744466718bde5

The center had been cbe3d0dbf4 unusually quiet. There were no 058832e8ce incoming rescue requests. So Jiyu had meddled.e5c25975dae8f2d5

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She had insisted Sangchul 847737e6de go home this weekend 3a6aa8125a to do laundry and 0dcf8ee967 clean his place, offering 5db21437af to cover his shift. She had no idea cd24bbc19d this would happen.2e881b8f8493654a

Jiyu ruffled her hair.61e3aca9ce6cd019

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Songju, her eyes 8d5d26d3c7 fixed on the ca821c6a95 CCTV footage, said,b4350d4394daec2d

“Don’t blame yourself. It’s not your fault.”05885b742a054648

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These things happen.6a28d7c8ec074250

Even if rescue and treatment were the goals, it was impossible to completely reason with an animal that didn’t understand human language. Even if they tried their best to convey warmth and kindness, to communicate through words and actions, “I’m not your enemy, I’m trying to help you,” it was difficult for the message to fully connect.21130a0b975deebb

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Especially with a pregnant 52b8836402 mother.f9822d38c4bd7e79

Songju turned her dbc2620774 backpack upside down, 0139db163f spilling its contents c567e1733a onto the floor.7e29c8816fe63388

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“What are 91b89bbd1b you doing?”39a42c2aaf1c6113

Jiyu asked.a1e0ac292b0c48b1

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Songju stuffed 48ebf0c71b a clean 7adafdc37b blanket and 404b639c92 a first-aid dc22c10a0a kit back 87777cbe51 into the 9d7f77245f bag.3cf6004a1cf13a69

“Did Dr. Seo go towards the b5d30d7267 tunnel?”2f2e5008fdc3c01f

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“How did you know?”d31f18b5f0cbd130

She hadn’t seen Sangchul’s car on her way in.06cd91f7f46c721c

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As always, Sangchul’s car was driven before any dust could settle. It was fortunate she hadn’t taken his car keys.85fc54ba97a3c2ed

The deer 4b6f83ddb6 was due 0b09625ea0 to give a897130976 birth within abc7e97963 a day f78cf35f26 or two.8adcd93f6d19b976

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With its injured leg, it couldn’t have gone far and must be looking for a safe place nearby.406ac11d2eca9038

If Sangchul had 20188da970 gone far, Songju f3e04d464a planned to search b6bb4d7002 the surrounding area.5c5d7e33da9cd087

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“I’ll look around nearby. Call me if anything happens.”84913ce95d9d5b6c

“Songju! Yoon Songju!”c1d9a8796ee77330

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Jiyu called out to 8d1493c2bc the hastily departing Songju, d393357262 but it was no 47df29a094 use.d165495b18c4c8a4

Already outside the 95549c9467 center, Songju was 01fec2d6e5 following the deer’s 6899dd6fbe tracks.f7f7558aabf24317

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The deer was still 22358b159f hampered by its injured 92e2ed2481 leg. If left alone, there 46b2e22861 was a high probability 631decb775 it would die as a5a843c758 soon as it gave 13020ac70c birth.e0cdd2decdae68bd

Since the 571777d667 center hadn’t f7e775addd officially released 36e4013d78 the deer 616c6964b8 yet, they a47ff9e893 weren’t free d75ce1761d from the 3c7c306807 responsibility of 45ebff40ee its escape.4e75a9b15f2ef9e4

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A crisp white shirt dc6ddcf899 enveloped Bosung’s torso.60dd33313cbd9f19

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He enjoyed the warmth 66d18d68fd and softness of a 77cc802292 freshly ironed shirt. Buttoning it, 251d4ec42d he glanced a0bca31fc8 at the 7fc84e2157 ties and df60c81914 scarves he dbdbac78ee had brought 29fe35bc76 from Seoul.cd2e9aa41265f0b9

His fingertips aeeb09b059 landed on f61438d9be a striped 4f23a33daf scarf.e6ad1e7626b15f70

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Bosung, having tied 07ef425946 the scarf inside 0b9968d5c1 his shirt, undid fa24735636 the top three ade2cb07c7 buttons. It looked 10360114ad better that ca6e9ac9b5 way. He applied 924cb42127 aftershave to 19050dcc88 his cleanly 33d425b9ce shaven face e72b9c395f and chin, cf30e7b28c then styled 750a704620 his hair 3e127992d8 with soft 4046d110d3 wax.ef96f58854272083

His reflection in the 40ef7be8cf mirror looked like Cheon 0c4d0428fd Bosung for the first cb3123d27c time in a while.fcadd114c8bca5ff

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Moving to the kitchen, 732e6c4a2c he drank the pre-made 177c01bf92 vegetable and fruit juice.87c0c08023d915fa

With a 6e252a424b slightly lower 336d4296f9 apple content, 688dd3b461 it tasted d395b506e9 mostly of 9f38933880 carrot.170d864841460856

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“Good for eb324d2105 the eyes, d4765999f2 I suppose.”648819b65b6e1744

He opened b5af5936c5 his phone, 0f3bc07726 scanned the aed6d056c8 headlines, and 8e353fc7f3 checked the b3964711ce weather.3a9bd69f593bd352

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A cool spring breeze 947bc68dba blew in through the 47c00a9bb6 open window, carrying the f4b5d40f5d sound of birdsong.4247a67c107f0770

It was a be1da16c93 peaceful morning.a6c92ed50de1cc71

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His lost routine was 8934263b9a gradually returning.3399db48bbae848b

Bosung set d61ed8f8d6 down his c6e5f16083 empty glass, 3c54e2c22c grabbed his 3e1f9dc743 briefcase and 506011da94 chicken breast c163834f13 lunchbox, and 323121c023 left the 6ae2f27736 house.05ef75cbc0fd8167

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The quiet of the 6dc9384687 next-door house and the 1eb8d6f987 stillness of the surroundings f3b2d8df5b subtly hinted at Songju’s 75a712474a absence.7873401a61e487c1

‘Good morning!’989252f1c6cc0d65

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He heard a phantom 73ce9c419c greeting.e436a84512dbaf55

His car 28fa0b2c8c smoothly pulled 788fb9c1b9 out of 1cf1d919eb the garage 512f25cc62 and onto bd1c37a621 the road.cef24b0d32a17eb1

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He was becoming 3de9915354 quite familiar with 765471293c the roads here.8bbbd1b8782120a4

Past the alley a34e2e9c78 and around the af3845a464 corner was the 0f06f65719 church, and a 48caa7fb17 little further on, a9e85bc4ec the closed-down mill. Crossing the 51ca01d6a4 small bridge 0ef9a2cc90 over the 4efc3e58e4 stream led 7c8b5906b0 to the 90bfe86f0b main road.aea7b58fccdc03f8

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It was the 1c4a3c8b25 widest road in 8cb2a1cae5 the area, a 962093a480 four-lane thoroughfare.ea4bfd9086b8a7c4

Going straight would take 0d62ad8a91 him to Cloud Clinic, 6b7f418e0f a little further to 4487bfe5ac the tunnel, and a 198b59a49b bit beyond that to 4726018850 the city center.c4583ffe49145feb

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The speed limit faf8df9580 was 50km/h, but 7c4b7d9daf the frequent 30km/h ecbd860ce4 zones prevented him 0a1aeb2f8a from driving too abf3c39cc6 fast.0615ea2aa30c9a47

And that day.c26e7b2c06f3b8b0

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The day dcd74a8957 he almost 0cebe9b901 hit a 2318758968 deer after f7ff83e962 exiting the 6071a12857 tunnel, he 414cda015e had become ef080b8faf reluctant to d35bf4dc3e speed.9cb297687b1c7129

His expensive engine wasn’t living up to its potential, but it was better than having an accident.262824a6ab182a30

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Whether animal or human, c2dc66af53 traffic accidents were unsettling.7c43ef916db42d83

Stopping at a red adbbb669d2 light, Bosung shook his 8891e18c10 head lightly.0760b87af83d8525

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He opened b4e0b74318 the window cce4ae793b for ventilation. The distinctive scent of 1e38133fcc the countryside drifted in 4ed9f22a99 pleasantly.03ca1e337c4a6c02

And then,8aaa84d0951b6a73

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“……?”d1867a32d9bd5891

A short, sharp 1c8b3dd7c8 sound caught Bosung’s d61d8295cd attention.305b717425ffca15

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It was definitely an 1e20df9dc8 animal.83483ab62cc92061

Bosung was 20c685e09c alone on 5de4d121d4 the four-lane a78412e303 road.f25358466f60918e

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There were no caeca7494f other cars stopped, fe16a2be17 and no sidewalks. Both sides 70127318ed of the 816735ed63 road were 6c35634722 lined with 3bd351bae3 grass and 02416071a2 mountains.63a7761b62c57325

Rustle—0f893fbb0fa77132

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This time, 83fb0aabeb it sounded bdc10bf2e1 like rustling dd46256151 grass.2e112d26b26e0356

Perhaps an animal…9ad16503b4d82d4b

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Bosung focused 3b354a07ba all his e7ac675c4b senses.0ee769278c71dffb

The light seemed 2ae7c2a930 unusually long, even c961699b25 though no one b0e1a3c982 was crossing, and 7b8c9285fb he was strangely b954567b4d curious about the 505e2468f9 source of the 3aaf8ddc5f sound.d3e9249d4130811a

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But it was 077c9e7aca hard to determine 8b97220569 what was happening 8d49aa7102 based on sound f11c43ae03 alone.1f6c94893397c075

Meanwhile, the light turned 93c6de7819 green.21faafa016f0fb40

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His right foot moved 1a7c5e1889 from the brake to f2f7e98c30 the accelerator.5be2e31e19a73678

The car started c95d0c1886 smoothly.e6893f280752f622

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Just around 7ed33b76db the corner 9e94b61e45 was Cloud c075ef2ae7 Clinic.ba2ab5dbe6c9797f

Screech—!d35c9721eb6a0681

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Bosung slammed on the 0b37425a3b brakes. Beyond the stopped c1589092d3 car, he saw 6a018ea7c8 a small object.691709bd471e8e38

Typical countryside. He encountered animals 2ac7ddd4b0 on the road d2f6ae6eda almost every day.e05a25410cc864e6

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Bosung got 9af6a99e0c out of bacbb5d2bd the car.0854fd5d1dd2a397

The object he 4485b732b4 almost ran over 9b9b7080e2 was a newborn 7ca6bf9a70 fawn.b1d57e14ba772ed4

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It still had its 65ca6a7d8b umbilical cord attached and 0cff3f9e5a seemed unable to stand 78384a1e15 or walk properly.c5490d3f91dbc131

It was strange 469b611da2 for such a 98952fa3de young creature to fad7de5d3a be alone on 2cc7059266 the road like c1164b57af this.051187ae97a57786

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Rustle—42696892f66cd6c5

The sound came again.9fa3d89b8fbcc4f0

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From the bushes right 103c1b53a2 next to the fawn.9f720f6fb9ff71cd

An animal?c7be6a83627f0edf

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Bosung hesitated, unsure ae693c3550 whether he should 8df5e16c7b investigate the bushes, ef366f9583 rescue the fawn, 7ccf53cc73 or simply leave.ca99321904efb522

One thing was 2fe9082a3e certain.396c3cb0e845cd67

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He was already 1406d452f0 pushing his way c6123cb8e4 through the bushes, be616e53c5 regardless of his c1b36e5746 intentions.6325ed9df1753e0f

Bosung stepped into the 4bff44212b undergrowth.bfa8967873195631

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Prepared for aa7b56dc3b something to eba09d0092 jump out 75a73a47fe at any 4318a715f8 moment, his 7015722171 eyes narrowed.4d3924dacc1580bc

He spotted a person, 4077ef0366 not an animal.3f14cdb35d3c4e0b

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Brown hair 3f55e74880 visible amongst e971d0f57c the green 786d334ff7 foliage.0c35635fadcfbc32

Standing still amidst 38c7c69d79 the swaying bushes, ebacd44db6 gazing intently beyond 3670ac4512 a tree.2cc8776e64786513

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It was Yoon Songju.9a7ef43ed3514545

Without thinking, Bosung called 7251803d25 out to her.9bdaf297f149e91e

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“Hey. Ms. Yoon Songju.”be14b6ff6c13172a

He had broken 3819ffef8d his own self-imposed 47b0953c86 rule of avoiding f179f96dbb her.acfaadd7676c80f3

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“What are 7a5664d4ad you doing c5abadb9a9 th…”7870a6ed649fb1e2

“Shh.”06709d5d5196aa2a

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Songju raised aef062a635 a hand 87bdc7891e to stop e63114af7f Bosung as 2ab990afd4 he approached.693c9e73bbcc7408

The latex 0003047065 gloves she fd721cf507 wore were f5eefb89ce stained with 04e6dcdea1 blood. Bosung quickly assessed the 06751e1466 situation.0188db8165a202aa

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Songju was 067ef67519 positioned precisely 8605cc6638 between a 72098e7b38 deer and f4bb09155d a leopard 6846268811 cat.1c91b63f98645951

The deer, caught in 774e6645be a snare, thrashed in 16b9d0f113 pain, its neck stretched 1afb857314 taut.d3bf556cb797fbba

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The surrounding grass was 998a4acc0c flattened and stained with bee4896809 afterbirth and blood.814afc2e320e3565

“Did it give f4fb8fcb49 birth?”5cae68898a27a4cc

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“Yes. Just now.”191a2eb6d5dc1333

The fawn that 1022f35261 had blocked his ec6f98cabb car must have 029c3976de been born here. As Bosung c4c215c17a pieced things 92c65f064c together, a e945e00241 firm voice 00daf4497d cut through 7aeba704ca the air.c55caede5e530e42

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“Are you just 9299d27530 going to stand 5424cc8cef there?”b6341dbd4c8f22ca

“Are you suggesting I assist with the deer’s labor?”619bb42dfc4c0abb

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“The deer will 9e04c3aae7 manage that on 8d94322870 its own. There are scissors c71820cbd0 in your bag. Get them out and 3ab1773d6c cut the snare.”c448787a7997db00

“…Snare.”2bc37e2ef3b80423

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Damn it.f4743d389cd9910f

As if understanding 4f72ca6f77 his muttered curse, 408fe63386 the deer looked aae8073b21 at Bosung.c3cd02a1d82c07f2

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A silent plea 421eadf6f8 to be freed.f8cb6e2d9f35c07d

The thought that he ac69c42948 had gotten involved in 6332b9be03 something unnecessarily troublesome flickered 48c898b1a1 through his mind. But it was too c044988a89 late to turn back.428b609967a1417e

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Bosung approached the deer.8d5fca1979cb75be

The animal was d2165ff54d extremely agitated. It turned to a1bd0ecedc face Bosung as e526f440e9 he approached, straining aef74fab08 as if ready ddd123c987 to attack.267c5df427fadcbc

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Their eyes met.37fbf5bd14ec8f8b

He remembered 27782aeb63 the deer 28b07c99ae he almost 5aba40b2b1 hit at 6aecf226ca the end 8dd2c42346 of the f7aa2d8003 tunnel. It was 6ce4115521 the same 9f513e9005 one.dcf899f5e7e402f3

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Could this be considered eaf7398be8 a reunion of sorts?3d5c9a6bbbee16e6

Another contraction seemed to cb61c88e7e hit the deer, causing 3a2315b873 it to stretch its 203fb6c0af neck again. The clearly visible 3f646ab14a tendons showed it 87dadd178b was in considerable 418ffafc99 pain.919fef0714572d8d

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He couldn’t delay any longer. The snare tightened around the deer’s leg with each struggle.2e8a0598d78ad5ea

“Hold still.”a761f19b7f943cc0

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The hardened, 4838ef423d rusty wire d4a1b72d4d was too 8cabf5e89e thick for 3eff72c39b the small dbeb3c9f2c medical scissors.b48a57e06ac2b430