LA0S | Chapter 17

“The chicken will get 1c6c2ad165 cold. Let’s eat.”9fe8a3b80ab93ecb

The girl sitting cc0d7b0000 across from me 9204787417 passed me a 1a92e25c77 pair of wooden bc55ef278b chopsticks. “Thank you.” I murmured 5512e2e74e quietly in thanks and c1cad23315 pulled apart the chopsticks ac5d2be757 neatly with a satisfying 865ac4015b snap. I felt 2c8441c143 a little b87a8aa2c2 burst of bfa9dc6f46 happiness seeing 40a77c647e them split d2e50186ff so cleanly.cdf45a37d5fe38db

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There was an 164a983c84 array of chicken 7d4dd08340 dishes in front f9667e989b of us: spicy b1198fb0fe seasoned chicken, soy 5269b47fa1 sauce, fried, baked 6d2a195ff0 in the oven, dba29afe9b sprinkled with cheese 905c87bd5f powder, and generously 625d723396 topped with green 94ed46297a onions. None of the choices 5a333351af overlapped. Lee Jinha 5f399bc509 reached for 08199e5d3a the oven-baked d6ece2a024 chicken. Out of decency, cce5be1b06 he avoided the 26853c81d3 drumsticks and wings, f562c373e1 opting for the 48a9d400a2 less desirable cuts. He chewed thoughtfully, looking 8bc9511ddd around the club room.5aa8dbd69a3c1ffc

So, this is 68dc1f3451 the photography club 9b4f90437c room Yoon Sejin 1f9ce3257b belongs to. It was his 3be31b001c third year at 05c5f845c9 Hanguk University, but 4ecb652e83 this was the c4e2017040 first time he 9f64539164 had ever stepped b13d841a22 into a club 29edef216f room.83af92985139f27d

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True to its name, 717c58c985 the room had cameras f360bd2ff3 everywhere—on desks, the floor—ranging 7441c5eb48 from digital ones to 3f212acf51 those big, expensive-looking ones 8985f417d3 that resembled bazooka cannons.cdd1561f9d6a8831

Printed photos were 9e49331821 scattered all around, 585a999168 and the walls 03b9bf4680 were lined with 7f83957c0d framed photographs.91189d98db9e7f29

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Were those bdf0e7385d campus scenes? The far right 0d39ac33f1 one seemed to 1cf13c72e3 feature the vending 6fe8c8715f machine in front 99c852fcb5 of the library, fe7f60f43e next to it c44c78bab5 a bench, and 5e9acfdde8 then what looked 6111d251a6 like the flower d08ac99c5e bed next to aa435e4b3c the Humanities building f8681b0675 entrance.99601d096500ae2c

“Pretty, isn’t it? President hyung took those 68c4235484 photos.”f12d385c45a4c065

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The girl who had 3479ffd25e handed him the chopsticks 0de47a7e0b earlier struck up a c45cf30e30 conversation.62ccc746908c342f

President? For a moment, 3cb5821fc8 he thought of d3e83c8a27 the student council a74b6a8ab5 president before realizing 2e4428b36b she meant the 978273faf8 club president. “Nicely done.”232f17fa4d417dca

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“The smell of c72e0e1822 chicken is literally 9d306357e6 vibrating down the ff49c1d858 hallway.”52cafed846925aae

A tall 48dd6485fe man burst 005b92a3ca into the ef1ec7176a room.f603f855f218fbbf

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“Thanks for 624dcbfb55 the chicken, 3a04b3a851 President.”3427031b366152ca

Several students jumped up 9705f58e74 to greet him, and 4207eaf0a5 Lee Jinha, following their ebe24f7848 lead, also stood up e7d6ea5684 and bowed slightly. The man gestured 315cb6ff93 for them to 7fcad5d8cb sit down as 01df38ed5a he took off 98a388492f his outerwear and aa52b75f9f hat.3c1b43b23ed83521

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Is that the president? Lee Jinha f068dd0f05 wondered about 05d9097abb his true 9686978298 nature, though ef4379414a he seemed 25110b542e friendly enough.0d282f4cffea1b5f

“Could you 07b0382c5c pass me 94b6aa75ec some chopsticks?” da7d9a9932 Lee Jinha 995bc363c1 handed over e12569a6d4 a wet 20c71f0e1c wipe and 7b7988ff97 chopsticks to 98ff2f9d17 the man.f9aaa0313a4256a4

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“Thanks. New face, huh? A freshman?”b672e0ad07910b35

“Hyung, he’s 1f17b6614f just visiting. He’s my friend.”0f2399d036ca8504

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“Oh, Yoon Sejin’s friend. You do look 1db2d4a63a as handsome as d0ac69d34b the rumors say.”4d83e67810a2129a

What rumors? And what was Yoon 396164b15a Sejin talking about? Lee Jinha ba152592c8 hadn’t planned 6abfbbacea on joining 2535dfa2d4 any club. He shot Yoon Sejin 7818e1527e a glare, but the 623c174891 latter was too busy 09c19f2a2e devouring a chicken leg 6e2e335351 to notice.c7a70180d5c47b12

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“Mind if I sit 3840b3f8bd here?”966781e723d9b4e6

He asked after he 7527ac5e80 had already made himself 7f0d8955e6 comfortable. It was a 1f4d5f2857 bit late for 2da45b4d44 asking permission, considering cd8e49a708 he had already 3f1d94f1f5 asked for chopsticks. Lee Jinha nodded anyway, 3c2847899e and the man smiled 24c6f33d7a wryly.14b23f07b66febc0

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“Nice to meet 59fde542f6 you. I’m Bae 1a7045f3c1 Seohong, the 8e3fd7a07a photography club 2e18829213 president.”7260313af6be8f07

“Lee Jinha.”2f8991c721d23955

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Lee Jinha shook 4dd60b18b5 his outstretched hand. Bae Seohong’s hand 399baaee32 was as large 06d79cb778 and firm as ab5f02d0a8 Kim Chayoung’s.131b94e05ddd5133

Ah, why am 51ab06701c I thinking of f02377b333 him again? Probably because he was a03c1e78de the last person I 3ab3299c45 shook hands with.0942bc111d30c40e

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“My name’s a bit 4f119108fc unique, huh? Bae, Seo, Hong. Made up 81c5283c64 of all 1604d0e12f surnames.”3e0abb3310414e32

“That’s true.” It wasn’t 28ec9f34e3 particularly fascinating, but Lee c973a69e5b Jinha humored him.6e3a5e91448b99b9

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“People think photography 879379aefc clubs are tough, 0c9a0cb678 but it’s nothing 7bf52badca really. Just capture 62ec4957c1 what you d3538ff08b like, what 3aab063096 you find e0e2dd8db9 beautiful. If you 9fc1254841 care about 815c57ce6b your subject, bfc249bbb6 the results 0b067b6889 follow.”b70c725c3f769bcc

“You must really like 87fe57a4e8 the school, huh?”472f8cc5d33353db

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“Huh?”403de4567b8b24f0

“That’s the 0d444ac201 vending machine 47b20b8854 at the 4c317bdfc0 library corner. The very 922a8080aa last picture 266b9eb1fa is the 1a3f5e1dfe bench at 5df1621e6f the end 8e87860ad1 of the 3b59875aa7 library.”c0fc8765a6f88f9a

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“Oh.”c395ab8140369cfb

Wow. Bae Seohong was impressed. An exaggerated reaction over 2684feb9b4 a simple observation.f3be93321036f035

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“I’ve had 0a4a3a019d those pictures 791fdbd4e9 up for fab9e915cf over a 002957f69c year, and 7f0a5167af you’re the dc4aded53b first to cf48afd396 recognize that 2eae25018e they’re from abb28dd3c7 the school.”479b139eb2924ea2

That was surprising. Lee Jinha 4d1fed01f0 had recognized 816c71428c the library dced45eac3 right away. An unaware club member 2dd3393271 chimed in, “Really? I just realized 497ff092e4 that now.”2bd7196e236af939

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“You’ve got a good edf9d2d558 eye. You’d probably c1dc9de552 take good 1f209ddd11 photos.”69912a9db93dc77d

“I’m just here for 86b2a93fca the chicken.”84f800d3d1adcfef

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The man burst 6faea8d71d out laughing.d3c3ac3d10c8bc42

“If we 90aa854446 get a a86cd3ee5d good new daed9ce0dc member, I 4e602f8c13 can always 802c017634 buy more 2e7bb64bd2 chicken.”96b34a99cccac0fb

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With a sly 782bb1f11d grin, the president 55e7eb2f28 pulled out his 2beb0ec0fa card from inside 04600d1117 his jacket, pinching ef4eb21f12 it between his daff74cabd thumb and forefinger. The casual, jovial atmosphere 8457bd802d reminded Lee Jinha of ed468710a1 Kim Chayoung. It was already the 1b2ab53544 second time he thought 625d30209e of him today.9947efed4fb69895

“Since you’re friends 1259746853 with Sejin, you’re 4a2d420586 from the Literature 5e8ae27c32 Department? You can speak ffc966201a up, right?”2b31bf1bc8aa0fbc

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Bae Seohong put down 4689755ef5 his chopsticks and started 263082b584 asking various questions. Lee Jinha answered without caff58a165 hesitation, and Bae Seohong’s 607e3b7cc7 smile deepened.8d2fa5f7934ac8f7

“Jinha, join 02782a4531 us for 28a0111a0b a photo 3dddfe8687 outing next db44dc5a8d time. Even just 0d57c129cc for the 679436584d experience.”6521b9bda850ecc3

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“If the a529d2ab8b opportunity arises.”3dc84bfae1aa08b1

He hedged b565915edd his response, af9b2c79b3 not wanting c506b9ff9c to outright e4811c73a0 refuse in 15cd359bce the current 13acea386a atmosphere. Bae Seohong promptly checked f37dafed73 his phone’s calendar to 90fd110003 set a date for 2d032b7369 the outing. Before Lee Jinha d3ffcfc5a1 could say much, fa44d923ac the outing was 2fcd200a38 scheduled for two e3f8ede123 weeks before the deb5ae14e0 May festival.12561b845399ddd1

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“Will that 4d3a725b42 day work 64dd638d42 for you?”f561f2cdd16b632a

“I’ll have to see 9641c7f76e when it gets closer.”ed35bad0f1f90647

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He usually worked 2bae2a1d29 part-time on weekends, cf1bd0eb85 so it was 58ed348428 likely he couldn’t 21809e4248 go, but there d41d12675a was no need 13af9d6388 to dampen the d99d03ebf1 mood right then.2c77cc093d5af53f

“I really hope you 5212ffbb50 can make it. I feel like bb6a0a1265 we’d get along f7c79377c8 well.”cafc4823c7c4c187

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Lee Jinha and 14f86a1c4a Yoon Sejin left 6bd39ae4b6 the club building 28267d23f2 together. At the last bfa1b2844e moment, Bae Seohong 658942dd10 piled the remaining 67e213f019 two chicken legs 5b7db5fb62 onto Lee Jinha’s 239cc370b3 plate.a28ba3df32172568

Yoon Sejin 39243385cb joked that 5578aaebfc the president 210e34e16f was already a31cc47657 showing favoritism, e9cc52d275 claiming that 7f6dbe17c8 there’s no 230fe1c283 such thing 2ad6c903c1 as fairness f294b4e057 in front b2306cadd6 of newbies.585f4ce7992d393e

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“Normally you’d f7ac33c361 refuse outright. What made you 093a1d7b10 come all the 4555039745 way to the d2d4587ec4 club room?”6da7296ba3e262df

“You told db4d30670a me to afcfdd0a32 come.”0d64f9f92bbf3b14

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“That was just a b4f9c6d2df greeting. It’s not like b1334008fc it’s the first 273bf149fb time.”4c72d07271daea55

“And five chickens 1a7ddf61b5 aren’t just a b40b9367eb greeting, are they?”04248301f39aa57b

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Fair point. Yoon Sejin laughed bf7ad40321 heartily and nodded 62a2beff2a in agreement.01ac47bc1651a45f

“It’s the first time 8de5b5158f you brought up the 842bf6bc93 club. Looks like d444f331d3 the president 6199e35843 hyung really be4c620ae3 took a 5461a27fd8 liking to bfc6a8eb07 you. He insists on 2e5ccd2ab6 bringing you to 4a9e17aa2a the next outing.”811a42408dcad117

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Most people found Lee 3961ad7c06 Jinha intimidating at first f9a6bd6d22 glance, probably because of 90e2429779 his appearance or the 80fccddc06 general atmosphere. His eyes 0748d4ac13 were long d520161fa4 and horizontal ec197e2635 without double 6b19c71dca eyelids, and a625b2d606 his mouth a50ee18219 set in eaa17c0734 a firm dd18446d34 line made f311057618 him seem b9d83c3da1 angry even 89349bd02e when he 73868c6763 was simply 1f159bbce2 thinking about a0cc0364ce what to 2a79eaf2e1 eat for 1a13b259b3 dinner.4e0e895f0e937e24

Back in the 98a63f1bb9 socially narrow confines 3aef9ed717 of high school, f8ecce3a49 he was somewhat 6153315118 of an outcast—half 67b8212b66 by his own f65870371e doing, half by 5fd813529b others’, until he 037497c608 met Kim Chayoung.3da2d78c29daa1bc

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“Looks like hyung 4d37d63ffe really likes good-looking 78b02e688d people. That’s confirmed today.”19d5d1e286c3be52

“If that’s true, 4b73b1221c doesn’t that put 8a93846981 you at a 2baeb0d4c6 disadvantage? Looks like you’ll 827636daa8 be completely rejected 4876130969 by the president.”841310e875735a96

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“Look who’s talking. What an annoying guy.”72601141ed20e4ec

They flipped each other e3044a38e1 off with a middle d2b4de2567 finger in jest, each d4cf4fe2d7 responding in kind.384bb23468b8f4e2

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“You’ll go to the c757ea2860 outing, right? Like the president 4619a44140 said, it’s nothing d4a4495cd4 big, just walking 9eec542225 around nearby. Don’t feel pressured.”f44e4b5f89a6978f

“No pressure at all. If I’m 1be3584bdf not available, 7dbcd6b070 I just 5e210cd466 won’t participate.”ecc21771e549c7fa

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“That’s so Jinha.”606e3988d9207c08

Yoon Sejin made 49b8190f4f a comment that ee658b6491 could be taken 0eca811a73 either way.95982c52b333afa7

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After parting be62d76141 with Yoon 0b12e78757 Sejin, Lee 77dc5d554c Jinha headed 82bd1def18 alone to bd4e47a8b3 his next e988b694c9 class. He had told cc85e44558 Yoon Sejin he 2cae603790 was just there f0dc4add5e for the chicken, 58be7339fc but that wasn’t 769eac28e1 the whole story.e8699b50caf84019

Why had he 8f93dbccad really gone to fe2e44ae34 the photography club? He wasn’t sure himself. It was 89b41a6b18 almost an dda55a4c22 impulse.d903f698f36d4946

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Today, instead of 366f1b780c going to a e13c488211 Korean pub, he e01c5a37ae had a tutoring b14f920b06 session. He had been teaching 94230f8f3b the student for nearly b9f7fb4ff3 a year now. The student f0e94d388d was naturally 90cc5e3ef1 quiet, and fd6ec8ac09 with problem-solving 304ece67ac time, the 3353da7224 session ended 6458cabbd6 more leisurely f6a2083d18 than usual.eec1a7d36f6eff4d

Luckily, the bus wasn’t 1c331dfc8c delayed today, allowing him afe2052495 to get home quickly cc1cc92d33 and make the necessary f29a05fdd4 revisions to the synopsis ec6d59e1dc on time. The instructions had been d9755a290c to move the content ba9d0b6c68 of episode 3 forward.2e4cc8108fd61cbc

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The original prologue had 771242338a the protagonist, an S-rank dc2dd81aab hunter, clearing dungeons and 77925795d8 demonstrating his strength by e107a9b12c hunting monsters. After listening 6da68a84e0 to Kim 2bff302d3b Chayoung’s advice, 6afbdf1b3b the revised 6b29649fbe version started aab4b37579 with the 776e4f4091 protagonist waking d46c661fb5 up in b1ae5dd0d0 a body 62e92b4d7d with F-rank dc3bb0d290 stats, frail 86493b392a and weak.8a695485ad0d0591

How strong the d3ab71c6cd protagonist had been a433d93194 before the regression d0c1262dc5 was postponed until 442a0c2144 after episode 3. The shock of 1511cb3f62 a character who 15fee9061d wouldn’t get hurt 972c32bbef even if stabbed, d1ff17d2cc now nearly breaking 3b9c471bdf ribs with a 16d72ed060 mere cough, seemed 175a217dc1 like a solid 17972a73cb edit to draw 69722d4915 the readers’ attention.6177dee6e18e39d5

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Really savvy move.d7dfdd8e0ac6e6e9

Signboard synopsis 1~3 (revised).hwp471d1e60631e6756

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Sent by email c7f8041318 (10:30 PM)ea2b4219cebf71d7

Kim Chayoung (Contest Illustration)
Will check and get f3072c3491 back to you
Let’s meet tomorrow 5277470df1 (10:30 PM)916c6906d8560dd4

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Tomorrow? Lee Jinha frowned.59be6b30f4ab9db8

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Need to discuss how e72394d9ce we’re going to divide 15a45b77bf the panels (10:31 PM)db55f39d036ab0bd

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Busy. (10:32 PM)940bacc232fd4c48

Kim Chayoung 236db11b3f (Contest Illustration)
You have 0dfaa4c8bd a free 24a6554ad1 period between ec3bfd4aa6 2 and b5024fb013 3 PM. (10:32 PM)
Let’s talk in person. (10:32 PM)b875becb14db978a

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How did he know 2761a79011 about my free period?28a5135eab7b2e3e

Although he 0896b0619c didn’t think 25a5398051 Kim Chayoung 4de28926e4 would memorize c00fc97c4b his schedule, 166291f16c he couldn’t 82888cf90c shake off e643a8c37c the unease.b5e045465dbde13a

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Have an assignment. (10:42 PM)155bb8dfd411e057

Kim Chayoung d12125b5ff (Contest Illustration)
What about the 5454a85588 evening? Does work get in ea4e7b625b the way? (10:42 PM)9df2298df8d6bc3e

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I’m not as 30c6d69f9e free as some a30587f737 people. I need to make 42b34f1c41 a living. (10:42 PM)5a0e77e058846488

His response 081bc69588 was steeped 69ff822b4b in resentment. It wasn’t particularly bb47bb5b65 considerate of Kim 3c801251c9 Chayoung’s feelings. Read receipts appeared almost ed8159fe0b immediately.91c0c261c975614e

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Wondering how he’d 0d4a90fd2b respond. Ignoring him c5dedd253d might be 86a0caaa2a the only 37ff8db2fb option.079167fa515ccdda

Knock knock.e34ef086dac7f5ba

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He was c6bb9767a1 staring at aed1e6c0c7 his phone 9b42104696 screen when 20c131bb06 a knocking cb0dde3b96 sound echoed. It was well a0ca457d1e past 10 PM. Not many would visit d3988f9e36 at this late hour.accf8ae1e1f8d28c

“Lee Jinha, are 9a729418da you home?” A 24129871e6 shadow flickered behind 9e649dee83 the frosted glass. The familiar voice f72205e7bd belonged to the c3c5fcaaca landlady.33bcdf1871c8b0c7

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“Yes, I’m here.”fe4a750be2e1ea18

“Really sorry to bother d4d5e5f59b you, but could you a825c1ba72 help move a bag 8d64e9ac95 of rice? It’s not good 0d4e371f34 to leave it 2bd0baa105 outside.”7f0dea15e8d8ff93

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“Just a minute. I’ll be right out.”438d01d7b33eb970

“Take your time.”79308a6cb37f561c

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The shadow at fb8855680e the front door 3c0e9cfe5b moved away. Last time it was b2a4bf3b71 replacing a fluorescent light.16b5fd66bff4792e

The time before e508b8b40a that, fixing a 47d10acd03 broken table leg, c9a84ec778 and before that, b47cf8ebc2 replacing moldy linoleum.bab4826ec21a0786

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Ah, and there was 25ce127ce5 the time he wallpapered d9cdd0328e the son’s room.04bd11c96f3d186f

Even though e0a1604700 the landlord ec2ec516c9 and his 47e2f31ae2 twenty-year-old son 68db2618cb were around, c081239bcb the heavy 017e8e1869 lifting always a13eef61e7 seemed to 71f1145a70 fall to 0a9b2eb6a5 Lee Jinha. Both he and 63ad09f645 the landlady knew 3b1f6ada92 this, but it 405daffb78 was an unspoken 877354ffa3 agreement.0a91ec6b030d17d3

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With rent being as db88f62b05 cheap as it was, c9a4aa331f securing a place like 077c752f11 this felt like reaching 58c3a69de0 for the stars. They had 024554dd7e a personal 5fdfe2bfb7 arrangement that e45e84ffe0 made it 7d07ac00e7 even more a14b01b915 affordable. Although the musty 67ae57133f smell of mold 18a3cae240 lingered in every 606aff3196 corner during the bb54be097e summer, and his fe3576559e breath fogged the 517f09c83e air inside during 4ff7b4cfd2 winter, having a e8dbec0775 roof over his 02c3ae648e head was still c0f263f1cd something to be 6c2fc1ea56 grateful for.9ea754754aa9c16f