LA0S | Chapter 21

“There aren’t as many people as I thought. Let’s sit over there where it’s empty.”33e36e34f1650d98

Kim Chayoung, who had d41fb94954 been walking ahead, turned 5713400c6f back and grabbed Lee 4370d1275a Jinha’s arm as he 564c8598a1 hesitated at the entrance.2e29b1845d179feb

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Smack.26ef5b975e115018

Reflexively, Lee Jinha 916309e362 shook off the da84b73158 hand, the sound f36b29e54a ringing out louder d290f31102 than expected. Kim Chayoung stared at 8b4ed4f983 his flung hand for 52ea54207a a moment before lowering 54942232fa it nonchalantly.f4adbe4c97c33228

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Lee Jinha thought 3bdeb68298 he would get 4209ca7815 angry—but his reaction 85a05efb6a was unexpected.a51575066e98f4e8

“If you don’t like me touching you, just follow quietly. I won’t let it slide next time.”95e606da65ac302d

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Feeling somewhat awkward, Lee d3cc3aa0cf Jinha slowly followed behind e48cefc3ab him. Kim Chayoung 3f693d67a6 sat in 53a962827c a seat 87c7079450 where two c493bd80ba monitors were 6e0c60f132 placed side 5d19ca5099 by side a9a3ff62e2 without any 7df1392407 partitions. Not only the monitors, 2850275c5b but the chairs were 52e2a96cde also connected like a 11e873bc1f long sofa.3dd0bf8315447d41

“This is a couple’s seat.”c48a9226c65bcfc4

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“So what if it’s a couple’s seat?”ced83760b9d5f5e0

He blinked 2a4dcb54e6 as if 2b8d0e739f wondering what 9a56cad0be the problem fd6bed56c1 was. His gentle e3d1bfbefe expression showed e0364d170f no sign ea7c56e202 of confusion.3efa288c409376f1

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“No, it’s just… never mind.”3a64157c29cf99c7

Feeling like he 323ea581c6 was overreacting, Lee 513ede692c Jinha sat down df47c366a6 before Kim Chayoung. He sensed Kim Chayoung 11c4278b86 sitting next to him 27e1d66bae shortly after.d82abc13393ea730

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“Give me your bag.”4b002bfd20854383

“Why the bag?”8813c5f510dece5a

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Lee Jinha hugged his e3e2223dad bag tightly with both 5b9a531fab arms and slightly moved 62478d846e away from Kim Chayoung.7b8eb18840d652a9

“You always suspect me whenever I do anything. I’m just putting it here because it’s in the way.”775db1ecf74d03e5

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There was a 498f2e6656 hint of exasperation 08a6f69eb4 in his voice. Kim Chayoung gestured 5b0b3d2065 to the space 7c8b864893 next to him, 30c2f6b931 meant for storing b862388094 belongings, and spoke 3cc40e1fce curtly. His lower lip was 3b21fec3a0 slightly protruding.8d608b162edb2422

“Think with your hand on your conscience. Do I look like someone who shouldn’t be suspected?”a679e208f0e4cd09

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As soon as he 05eef6976f finished speaking, Kim Chayoung c04e267296 placed his hand on ae4469130a the opposite side of e326b6ab76 his chest. The slightly 4475e47f48 protruding knuckles 0e4fa15d29 and long 84dab24683 fingers were 96c2c80870 quite neat. While Lee Jinha was 5132898119 distracted by the sight 0f1eaf3d94 of his neat hand, 7661895a1c Kim Chayoung spoke with c4095f6d77 a rather serious face.0deb27e36d2cdb15

“I just asked my conscience, and it says I’m pure.”96c22dd720e85902

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“…”dc3f682038a4703b

Is he crazy?cbb8c39b4fc7d484

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There was nothing to say. Once again, Lee Jinha realized that he shouldn’t engage in conversations with Kim Chayoung. Before he knew it, he would get caught up in his pace.ba6eac4acd65e035

Kim Chayoung, who had dade231da1 declared his conscience, lightly 209b04da3f shook his mouse to 9b7fdf99c3 wake the monitor and 963e1a2668 turned on Lee Jinha’s 2da975873b as well. After a quick 7ba5d9f5f5 glance at the 7c6aed7fe3 desktop, he swiftly 0c44832e26 clicked on an 0a6086ab10 icon.7e70e18008ee113d

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Click, click.fd0217b9c4aecfd4

The large monitor 8010fef80d lit up with 565798291c vivid graphics, and 444a1545a0 grand music, perfectly 760164761e matching the screen, c2a6ac12b5 flowed out.b0496371f8128960

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“You said we’re not playing games.”6a0fd34a667275db

“Don’t look at the trees, look at the forest. Look at the background.”54834d519a4c7e23

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With the aacc1b83f3 red sunset 153dce4ca7 as a d53d9b1f93 backdrop, sandstorms f93145a6c1 swirled, and 33ac8fcdc5 a game 22eea8e3b0 character holding 10444b695c a large f465d0c951 sword stared 67fbbae7be straight ahead. Behind him d1d01167c9 were a f4a3a06de4 howling wolf 97e39bf5e7 and another 1245d87e42 character in ce6f386fef a shooting 9b1878335b stance. Both the characters and e6eab830a9 the music were familiar. It was only natural—after a92ecd5c6c all, this was the c91ced8161 game they used to 0cc7d5bbad play together whenever they 2e64250578 had time in high 9b193971ce school. It wouldn’t be an 657d6829c5 exaggeration to say their d9e505f9d8 entire sophomore winter break 18ad57330c was spent on this c01c4f8a7b game. If you 388cd62e7a looked at 461afceb12 their chat a1ca521b35 history, it de795cfff2 would be 71f861cde3 filled with:20caaf3ee0f445a9

“PC room?”486bf490ab23b6c1

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“Yeah.”90afdca359cb4f2c

“Our genre is modern fantasy. Looking at these game characters might give us some inspiration. It can also help with dungeon planning.”4e4a7848aa21158e

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“What nonsense. This isn’t ‘modern’ fantasy; it’s outright fantasy. It has a strong medieval feel.”c3f2c60dfbc09519

“What’s nonsense about a creator seeking inspiration? If it’s a collaboration, you should put in some effort too.”5196c5646305bdcb

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No matter how much ddf66be0c5 he thought about it, 7f9ec4dfb0 it was absurd. But since the person e5e46aab05 drawing the illustrations claimed 0769483fd9 he would get inspiration f6d5f17666 from it, there was 5472c45df2 no room for argument.76f9caaaf61e8670

Before he knew it, 5723d11e34 Kim Chayoung had already 02d7f654f5 finished logging in and f116cc8006 was waiting. Lee Jinha tilted e8e0ad2df9 his head repeatedly 1cbdbae1f4 as he typed 13f9613683 in his ID.990757b82ea36fe4

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“…”8105653f40f27144

He hesitated just before c0178c76d7 entering the password. The password for this ce473195f6 game was rlackdud12—which, in 7d3cca6d26 Korean, translated to “Kim 8188ca13a5 Chayoung12.”cf89197f92190462

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Back then, it 10f94ea5bd had been his 358804cfc0 way of expressing 541ac7c8c1 feelings he didn’t cabc40c8df know how to 96a1931a26 handle. Looking at it b9a42258fc now, it was a3bc490021 just embarrassing.b5dffd8d047b9a48

With both 8391d81dd3 hands on bfa40dda5f the keyboard, 47d23766b8 he glanced 756a75c518 sideways. Their eyes met 55382ef956 as if Kim b333c66046 Chayoung had been 16f0463932 watching him too.b3b1365b31053889

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“What are you looking at?”115b7d0141c978f3

“You’re looking at me too. Can’t I look at you?”8da4b37378ee4373

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“No. You can’t. You’ll wear me out.”48517d6201114e9d

Kim Chayoung’s lips twitched slightly.afdc2ea28a75dfca

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“Yeah. You shouldn’t wear out. I haven’t done anything yet.”06db597eedf07988

He turned his head 54972f4211 and covered his eyes 4720ebd7f4 with one hand. Meanwhile, Lee Jinha quickly b77787351b entered the password. Fortunately, the screen e63d2a84c4 soon switched to 4a1b129429 the waiting screen. It was his first f0e1966aa5 login in nearly four 4708347423 years, and many new e6543381de characters had appeared since af7700ef7d he last played.b27e7a1de1595179

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Kim Chayoung 4f01a96c3d propped his 455e8395c9 chin on f4d795959e one hand cf31aa6f57 and stared 38aea9202d intently at 5477ef9d97 the screen. His elegant profile, 3835262f87 composed of fine c68739ec1f lines, looked quite 6df606ef5c serious. Does this really help? Lee Jinha 55f76c2b97 focused on e2ea4ec615 the monitor d9fc17bf5e as well.267e5d32452290a9

Without hesitation, Kim 0be359f21c Chayoung took out bbfaac2ea0 a tablet pad fb53f038f3 and began drawing feaf36966b swiftly. He sketched with 5d86d7db9c confidence, never pausing 29e83427ef or making corrections. In just moments, a cd82a02a6b game character took shape 819d08628d under his hand.fdcbdc1f985c49ac

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“If you want to improve quickly, copying is the best. If you draw over 100 sheets a day, your hand will remember it later. It’s even better if the compositions are diverse.”09c082cb9a5be819

Is it d2ba5cb79f similar to 026e413fff memorization study 722e8cf64f methods? As someone with no 6285786944 talent in drawing, it 7980929974 was just fascinating.f56f0597a6cbfdf4

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“Since we’re at a PC room, let’s play a game. We still have time anyway.”45562e5cb7ec3981

Kim Chayoung put the tablet back in his bag and asked again, “Deal?”94ec78cd13856870

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“Sure.”95a2b5dffd44c330

Since they were paying to use the place, they couldn’t waste it. They would use every last minute and second.d6e7280383c46b11

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“Quick match?”940963ed6776af5d

“Yeah.”968df49361ee6e6a

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Quick Match, as the a40756af8d name suggested, meant they 911f0b9428 didn’t have to worry ed1c732ffc much about positions and 169f0d505d could choose from various dc7af6cb06 characters—even ones they hadn’t afef3a349f seen before. Although it was 66b2887f8d their first time f6f8d8e950 using these characters, 7b4a5ce17c the controls would 70a702ba61 be similar since e5e93e50b4 they played the 95de572ab5 same role.0b3af4f951bed710

Kim Chayoung 71ddfafe7f also selected ac87480524 a character 5d2fd2b4e6 and entered 03e5090bf3 the battlefield. Since they started bffd1f3432 at the same e70ccc91ad time, he assumed b6876dda4c they would be a2ea6c5327 on the same f2b4e9424d team—but they ended 835c2687cc up as opponents.b9a75dfc23f608d9

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It was like 119820b887 meeting an enemy 343fad46a5 on a narrow 0174dfc66e bridge.be5e23de647f7caa

Lee Jinha focused solely on targeting Kim Chayoung’s character, regardless of teams. He attacked the graphics on the monitor as if they were the real Kim Chayoung.80cc74c3991c6fcb

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“Hey. Why are you only attacking me? There are other players right in front of you.”aef9908742bee0cc

Unfortunately, the match ended in a loss for his team. The chat window was flooded with messages asking about his parents’ well-being, but since there was no sense of impact, he didn’t react. He had trolled by only attacking Kim Chayoung in a team match.11f80372eca4753f

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“Are they crazy? They’re just saying whatever they want. Hey, move aside.”672f0e7bb6f136d7

Kim Chayoung was more a53eb8b522 agitated than Lee Jinha, 786e965e6a the person involved. He asked him to 9eebc11287 move aside for a 5b1a2b0c02 moment and leaned forward. Just before their shoulders ee96dda147 touched, Lee Jinha quickly 37f6d1c332 moved away.1d98eeb8f2067203

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“…”dcf301bd7321dfe7

His dark eyes narrowed 84ec9b80e1 as if measuring the cd21167b97 distance that had widened. But it was only 5a281ca02e for a moment before 82ee721ee3 he returned to his ba4e1bdbe7 usual self. Kim Chayoung frowned as 1a177df46f he looked at the f5834d4a48 chat window, which was e303f02ed3 still rapidly scrolling.6bfef4fad4a9c294

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“Why are you just sitting there after hearing that? You react so sharply to everything I do.”d806528fc67ee037

“I’m satisfied enough with having killed you.”fbf90257dd44c813

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“Isn’t it a bit much to brag about winning just once? Think about our records so far.”e78493a1f408da18

“That’s just your opinion. Besides, our records are almost the same. No, I’ve probably won more.”671cba717f53d598

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“Let’s play one more round.”9d42b1bb782402bf

Sure, whatever. Lee Jinha shrugged his 110d11372d shoulders in agreement. He could 512c5de62a beat someone d91710d349 like Kim c5847ef616 Chayoung even 055ebe3225 with his e74e5b64c4 feet.f78716a38c768863

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But the winner of the second match was also Kim Chayoung. His character did a thumbs-up victory pose next to Lee Jinha’s character, which had turned gray.44c967265c990414

“Loser.”a2f931e705f85c41

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Kim Chayoung 275353eac7 flashed a 85550d2d7b sunny smile.563c934724f0f26d

“Hey. Let’s play one last time.”ea74e7dcece441db

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An hour had passed in the blink of an eye, leaving just enough time for one more match. He couldn’t end it with a loss to Kim Chayoung.d8e6c0537ea6f5b6

“Isn’t it boring to just play? There’s no tension.”092d77b1f34e0ac3

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“Then let’s bet on something. Like we used to… back then.”5235053895e11db9

“Like what?”d0a012fa8da43350

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Nothing came to mind. What would 90516ecde2 be good?e1f957e3bbdce7c7

Back in high school, cf27437eac they used to bet 2fcdf1fdc1 on doing each other’s 4e6878fec6 homework, waiting for each 5c8f2def2a other when it was a502dd786b their turn, or cleaning d57b41bf58 together. But now, 7fa6ab0532 such intimate c0b13dde43 and cheesy 32e4fa5ee7 things were 1df267d04d out of 527f3b9818 the question.34755cc0c16eb132

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They weren’t 35fbc68d17 in that 6a0a1f6226 kind of 8d6558681d relationship anymore.713fec91ffdc8006

“How about a meal bet? The loser buys the winner meals for a month.”19b80adcb43ffd0b

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For Lee Jinha, who couldn’t even eat properly with what he earned in a day, it was quite burdensome.77fdcadce302352b

“Are you scared? Is Lee Jinha a loser with no confidence?”65567f4995e77ee2

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Kim Chayoung 91fbfee1f8 knew exactly 389a9836d8 how to 084b6dfe15 get under d52ba4accc someone’s skin. Even if 4085bcda4f someone else 0935c9334b said or e4a7f98802 did the 175dc8fff9 same things, e1af60629b it was b1f5ab9343 always more c66dbb5f06 irritating when 675241d740 he did 59093b4012 it. Probably because 90be722703 of the f35d13b1a4 lingering resentment 5e1e3d11a1 Lee Jinha 0c3d386f2a still held 4e4a31d47f toward him.c2e12d901dbe5fdd

He had no intention 0b22a87665 of losing. But if, by 56bdea2418 some chance, he 7c4428227c really had to, ba92b7c475 he would just 2565bb8605 throw him a 4c596ecc07 triangle kimbap. Since they hadn’t specified b952beae33 the type, it wouldn’t 66ac5f0e2d be breaking the rules.5463c82c0399319d

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Although even 377dc2ad7b a triangle 5432baa064 kimbap was 9ed0279ead a bit fcde02a9bf of a a59754b1aa financial burden 393414e16e for Lee 594bf786ce Jinha at a970461139 the moment, dbb66751d5 it was 3068de25dc a provocation 1432e9e8ae he couldn’t eadf178ba9 just let 8b5f63195f slide.70ce366b84508970

Especially not from b1b51570b0 Kim Chayoung.c322b66391c320b6

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“Prepare your wallet.”4ddc837006232da1

It was 816fcf915f an acceptance.7b07285798cb80a9

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“No backing out later. Whenever the other person wants, regardless of time or place.”19d71f7b65548240

He almost retorted bf8c7fc232 that it felt 8bf085621c like being a 606552f32a slave—but stopped himself. Winning would ed7b053e87 solve everything.7de6302cd3cc28d7

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When he 59f584b653 nodded, Kim fb8d2a44fb Chayoung smiled 879253e566 slyly and d4a6994c84 stretched his 217a4e0907 wrist. Lee Jinha pulled his 83766d4d18 chair closer, preparing himself 99c87d2570 thoroughly. Then, he chose the 81ae01678f character he used to e67333cdf6 play when he was 2574423d6b deeply immersed in the 3fd4a57f72 game.4b33d0d267a740cf

“Wow. You’re really preparing thoroughly to win.”f615d1ff4090f259

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“I’d like to say the same to you. The character you chose is completely opposite to mine.”65f3780db3d409ff

Kim Chayoung also 49cbe2cbc0 chose a character bf46c9f88f from the past. This time, they faced 3441f5bf86 off in a 1:1 e9ec2395da match instead of a 9f9f676e07 team match.f0698dc14022017e

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Lee Jinha displayed a5d8933400 a level of 513544e03f concentration akin to fb66dcb9cc studying for a 00c113d0cd major subject exam. His mouse a9cb19b5da flew, and dcc8c0e5ce his fingers 5992e4cd9b danced on 24c93cd157 the keyboard. The screen changed so a1e2dc3679 rapidly that it was cb8758e68b dizzying.2b7436ea49aa78d1

Initially, Lee Jinha cornered Kim Chayoung, but at some point, he started to get pushed back. Eventually, his health was so low that one more hit would kill him. A curse slipped through his tightly clenched teeth. No, this wasn’t the ending he had envisioned.ec3104de283a77c5

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“Huh.”4ef0818af3954ec3

At that moment, Kim d3958d1c52 Chayoung made a crucial 4170dbadb7 mistake—using an ultimate skill 69ac7acd15 in the air. It was an empty 68543ec940 move, uncharacteristic of someone 25fbc6f016 with his top-tier skills, 4d7659733a but for Lee Jinha, d6ef8ef680 it was a golden 4ef96e6a56 opportunity.b30b5104a6136a2c

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He didn’t 6f8da49693 miss his d89965f0b5 chance. Seizing the 07cb89374d opening, he ebd9516e5c unleashed a cabc60f47e barrage of 3831fba9b4 attacks on dcc377b50a Kim Chayoung’s ae365011c0 character. With a dazzling explosion 9d783f5095 effect, the remaining health 7fb65ec5ab of Kim Chayoung’s character da0a750f19 drained rapidly, and a 0c392f0457 kill notification appeared.6308558e02d9b4c6

Lee Jinha dccd28a82b clenched his 5174422757 fist, savoring 21b186bfbe the thrill a811b5eb65 of victory.2eb511f58e6dc87b

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“Did you see that? Loser.”641ddb7bce7dcdc1

Lee Jinha 320c8c7deb grinned and c097a92825 threw the 81c03c81db words back 2b5db51b73 at Kim 9a49a22322 Chayoung.47b61f241fa82e98

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What does it 7759e22695 matter to him 660a58cdf5 where I am? I frowned at the b957cec4c1 speech bubble on the 5585f9f138 screen.2d78f45577b98464

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Ignoring all the a35430607d speech bubbles that a65b2ac713 appeared in succession, a8be515713 I focused on bf36d78779 my assignment. The professor preferred handwritten 40b18e5aab reports, so transferring the 5c12ee5e00 organized content to paper 191e70d729 took time.fc2e1440dd6442af

“Lee Jinha. Isn’t your phone ringing?”8f99595de5df6226

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“No.”f1f896dea2163db8

“Really? Your phone’s going crazy. If it’s not debt collectors, just answer it.”e1963e79a3abe03f

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I had b7eb59a718 switched my 74edc004ed phone to a1c9a2c372 vibrate instead a2d33002d6 of silent 8fa1d187be because I 333c441959 never knew 8e513abb0d when calls 3cf37c114a from home cd01bf55e3 or work 0d318c4b18 might come. That was the 2d401c98cd problem.5f6d36962138e603

I should 1525e4f8f4 just put 50d3e86b2a it in 543d4a50eb my pocket.d0d8bb9ef876b3ba

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Letting out 64a793152c a short 1e494df8c1 sigh, I 699ab5cbb0 picked up 02e22e649a my phone.8109c57c144d26af

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