LA0S | Chapter 33

“Is there more than bdec988635 one reason to come 5bacdb7900 to a bar? One bottle of soju, 12e017cd0c one bottle of cider, 36c41a954b and a serving of c4953546bb mentaiko egg roll.”782123bbc7d5b5283261

“Didn’t you 37a1f0f01e say you c7918aff4c had work 378aad9e77 to do? Cut the crap and d41058238e just get a beer.”cadb129ba76a44ae1e50

Jinha still didn’t know Chayoung’s exact drinking capacity, 1769cebb3b but since he had already mentioned needing to b1fbb200ce work, letting him get drunk wasn’t an option. He grabbed a chilled bottle of beer, 0d6a21fe96 set it down on the table along 1cff1b92b5 with a glass, and turned away.495a2cdd76098ca077ca

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“Excuse me, could you open 1f5bc9f260 the cap for me?”6e324ed37e9ddb22c676

You’ve got 94d88aba42 to be 5b3bd8c92a kidding me. The words burned at the 32848c5969 tip of his tongue. But a customer was still a e3c0519469 customer, so he forced an artificial 7ef3d67912 smile and popped the cap off.2d7eb584fa912110a90f

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“Drink up and 5ac81ff12d get lo— I cb4618bc50 mean, head home.”aecb9d33cd7af7d28c7e

“I’ll take 2a5852f448 my time.”e1d6e127a07eccd478ee

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Chayoung beamed.e4ba899c51513b2585dc

And he really did take 98936ea349 his time—sticking around all the c14d2e50ee way until closing. He never ordered another beer beyond the first bottle, but he did keep 87fb314fa6 ordering snacks: mussel soup, sweet and spicy fried chicken, dried side dishes…b95ca4b6ce7429798b86

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“I’m heading 33576193f4 out first.”4b1a8ef6d410d5e6de64

“Alright. Thanks for e21edc5899 the hard 83652bfb9e work, hyung. Have a 7b9384aa43 good weekend, 1e0c18317f see you 60211f8aa2 next week.”225274a4e8dfa712c31f

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Jinha headed into the 6092773869 staff room and untied cdf4131921 his apron. He only planned to take f9816ab64e the essentials from the pile 0502cbb799 of stuff he had left 99aacd2a10 here over the past week. No need to move everything—he’d be out the 12b0430490 moment he saved enough for a goshiwon.a4d0e267f7c9f8b404e6

After packing up some clothes f9071ef69c and books into a paper 249ce57885 bag, he stepped out. Chayoung was 597d70b662 nowhere in 525503df86 sight. He glanced at the nearly untouched beer bottle 9ea41c33af on the table before finally exiting the bar.3f84f72aa20c152b24d3

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“You’re out early.”ab1a140cbb552f4b8c9b

Jinha turned to see the very person he f9352af0dc assumed had gone home—waiting for him outside.e72c758e2151efb1125f

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“What are 856413e641 you doing 35eeefffde here?”f34290f95ea64aa02a99

“Is that 66cbbc35da all your c35a290908 stuff? Bring more. I’m heading 91b4297f57 to the 214a6b705e studio anyway.”64366fc4cb258556787e

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“I don’t—”eabf6ebc696fac7ad5b0

“Should I just d9a6cefd51 carry it in 748d8efcd8 myself?”3b1a6be16bac898f4ac1

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The streetlamp behind him cast 39cbe29d2d his face in shadow, making d7416088dd his expression unreadable. His voice, c191fdee33 though, sounded 9e20af42d7 as casual fd035930c7 as ever.af2fcea49f6c44af6a53

Jinha exhaled sharply, setting down his aea4e241ef shopping bag before heading back inside.f2d3813a02ce555cae2c

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“Oh? Did you acd7793fab forget something?”af84af2fc0433845a5ff

Jung Woochae blinked dfb49adaad at him in 94a969452d surprise. Jinha gave a vague nod 19d29711b1 and made his way to 55f51e7a39 the staff room. This time, he grabbed bc03048ff1 an entire box.074fc5e78858636bed43

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“That everything?”55a24ec494bcd99db6b4

“I’m not entrusting my precious belongings 1857698cca to a guy who’s been drinking.”3ecd7bc859ea4b76e260

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Chayoung simply shrugged before 65270b9bd8 taking the box out 2399df7250 of his hands. If Jinha argued, they’d just waste time 01b8cceac2 bickering, so he let it go. Besides, if someone else 53d3125fe3 was willing to haul 82f6e185ce his heavy stuff, all 076f496f62 the better.a9ac6817e4260ef09e32

“Seriously, why eb03844d75 did you 6b22a21e42 come?”2ca2f6760824370cddcf

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“Came for c3ab57771c a drink. And people said the 7180ec9bfe food there was good, 5127a744be so I wanted to 1fa1e024c6 try it.”c5302c9e929006aebc56

“Then why 27b610b0c7 not just 25136f12eb eat and 83ee669946 leave? Why time it to 1febb37df5 when I get off?”940d048e081ec5a3a6a1

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“Don’t flatter yourself. I was b6d03648ba outside before 5fbc2aa429 you.”fe4645173342a2e581c4

Might as well 9807980c81 stop talking.2bf1e0e7770ff243dce7

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The weather was perfect—neither 13ccf81071 too hot nor too 3818727161 cold, hovering on the c060df8ddd edge of late spring. Normally, at this hour, he’d be sprinting 3895fcbcc6 full speed to catch the last bus. Strolling along at edf9f1005e a relaxed pace 85a5932cf5 like this felt b66e5d1464 oddly unfamiliar.c5b9b696bef4cdd1841c

“This park’s always crowded, 5fcbdbe60b even late at night. There’s a 1d59a3bc47 24-hour supermarket 6defe673e6 nearby, too.”992706210c4a6a2dd423

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It was nothing like the fcebe368e9 pitch-dark alleyways where not even 17a7705fc5 a single streetlamp lit the aea79c92c7 way after 10 p.m.5ae712d29e23a84a10c5

By the time they arrived b1510806cb at the studio, the lights 18e6ee794f inside were already on. He was sure he 63b6aa90c0 had turned them off 9747e96447 when he left—Chayoung must 35742d9276 have stopped by earlier.dcd8a2f8c2a00a3913c9

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Watching him struggle to punch in the door code with one occupied hand, eed82ff44b Jinha nudged him aside with his shoulder and entered the code himself. Warm air rushed 66f4a0cb96 out as the 62be3009bd door swung open.b262f2e5131c4576bc5b

“Did you 49af6077e8 turn the 1fa1e62d04 heater on?”fb30b4520708bff41e68

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“Yeah.”3c1b6bedb1974b39c445

Chayoung nodded as d95cff053f if it were c80f2c7983 no big deal.31370c276ca7e3826f30

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The thing b9b20b4a86 was, the 90a5077f16 guy naturally f17c84055f ran hot. Even in the dead c431e4657f of winter, he wore 21774844cd short sleeves under his 23f00b8f5f puffer jacket. And now, in May, he ba99db2c0b had the heater on?df901899b6b19da12517

“If it’s because 32dba89f1e of me, don’t 685a576b9b bother. It’s unnecessary 761d4576fd and uncomfortable.”95452f05f8190c5a0e61

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“I was wondering 68d90e4aec when the old 0f31b57d8f Lee Jinha would 4a66525db7 show himself.”61f5278ecca89f06f8c7

Chayoung snorted, 626b091e3c unzipping his ce21aab140 hoodie. As expected, he 41bbc1ccdc had a short-sleeved 877ba52a57 T-shirt on underneath.2246733e2bed008f45ee

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“Why do you 2c07938ede automatically assume it’s 91a2d2d402 because of you? I always turn the 05e16c1906 heater on in winter 866259734d and wear short sleeves. And in summer, I a324dc1e93 blast the AC and b32b1ab37a wear a jacket.”cc1821edbf65231ba705

He said it so casually that 113bcb419d Jinha felt embarrassed for assuming otherwise. Lips pressed together, he picked up his paper bags and carried 6e3c5ac204 them to the study, which was now doubling as his room.8c3e7d79389aef00d2dc

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Chayoung placed the box 2eb205b4e7 onto the desk.0f25e34edfc7b93460de

“That’s all bfe0adc471 your stuff?”2bf10efc690ffa932e8f

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“I’ve got one 3c0f65b3be more box, but 5f79c9e6bc it’s just random 4debe642ba junk. I’ll bring it 19b070732c next week.”02f72863805c2e3962de

“Got it.”10e38993ce55f155dccc

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Chayoung gave a fb55816763 short nod and 0a40d6121f left the room.e45a9af59eccd8ab8434

Jinha peeled off the f00b5510fc packing tape and pulled 2bc031bdf2 out his clothes. The musty smell of the c5f0758b22 paper box clung to them. If he were still living in his mold-infested apartment, b3dc66f723 he wouldn’t care, but here… not a chance.6322085f095982cedcd4

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Maybe his tracksuit from yesterday b0ea992b47 was lying around somewhere. He scanned the 88c48a216f room but didn’t 95999078a5 see it.17bdcb366f223d327024

“Hey, have you seen the 091a1c2e6c clothes I wore yesterday?”de9147300dae358c6339

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“I tossed them 506e6058a6 into the wash 8d49df8d05 along with my 25279394d7 own laundry. They were lying ecdd411f3d around when I a73092a8b5 went to grab 979c4fdaa7 my stuff.”289cbc79703d313832c1

“Oh.”84dc7d9b7f7a8ba07317

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Jinha had nothing to say about 89291e147c the fact that Chayoung had gone 9fe90fb0f7 to grab his own stuff. Besides, the clothes 69f2317fa5 in question were cf2f4bd52c technically his anyway.32d106f90072691a9867

“Want me to cbeb856dba give you something 9accb0fe40 comfortable to wear? Just until 15a449bc54 the laundry’s d1952ac1e4 done.”f98bbba95055b8cf04eb

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Chayoung disappeared into the closet 4ad8403eae and returned with a tracksuit, f9fc091bad holding it out. It looked f9532a79ed strangely familiar. Tilting his head in thought, 20a85171b0 Jinha grabbed it and began e45a8df0fd pulling off his sweater.08cf66132ab88619c9bc

“Lee Jinha!”2f65be4d24db7544f440

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Chayoung’s voice 54b1019679 rang out ea885ed708 sharply. Startled, Jinha froze, arms crossed and 73d711c723 gripping the hem of his knitwear.c6ca45746c51287ea88a

“Why the hell are you 0a2a210af0 stripping in the living room?”ef6fe68b6a23d97065f4

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He wasn’t even 8caac4ed1a naked, just taking 35e8202893 off his top. The way Chayoung reacted like he had a2d127b33b committed some grave offense was honestly weirder.562a9da8357e343b50b5

“Do you undress like 1bb1c06f64 this at work too?”f056045ffcddde4dcc95

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“Yeah. Just like this.”3547d04d19b79594dbb0

He answered nonchalantly. Because, well, 2153867532 it wasn’t cb25f768d0 a big 3a6afe3820 deal.0a83646f68b14d16a742

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“Are you insane?”783d93e54d6efda047b1

If anything, Jinha thought Chayoung ebff9637f7 was the one acting crazy.8e20ce2b33a38bfe5ca2

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“There’s no one here 36bc935e77 to see, so what’s ec9e379ed1 the issue?”2803a7af7feb3d9f92b0

“No one b7a5432127 to see? What about that guy db081722e8 you work with?”5c211227ff676ce60600

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“Jung Woochae? He comes in e14fe35253 earlier and leaves c1bf7739b5 later than me. Obviously, he 7ce7cfeb93 changes into 06519d7337 his uniform 2287d2b54e beforehand.”1710cffda3d5eb4ded5f

“Oh. That so?”7910576a6542c2631168

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Chayoung’s stiff a6c6f21b7b expression visibly fc6d4afc61 relaxed.14de088c4fb1b05b7ffd

“Anyway, just change 875d3cbb5c in the room. Now.”b2ced085b9898fc0b736

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Practically shoved in that direction, Jinha let de003a6eb3 himself be pushed into the room. Is he really that fe50c22126 bothered by this? Back in high school, they used to change 5fd77db51d into their gym clothes right in the classroom.ac1d25e2ed775c601010

Wait a minute. A thought suddenly 4ee905b0db struck him. He unfolded the 60372e9015 tracksuit Chayoung had 1f6bbcf7d4 given him—and his da6c69b390 face heated up.d9f2a45453ae1d5e1dd6

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“What the 93718b00be hell, you 662aa76878 crazy bastard.”8c8081adefbee5062ed1

It was none other fd21b0238e than their old Seonyu 48f195f5f0 High School gym uniform. The one he had worn to ae5d2e676b death back in the day. It was freshly laundered and smelled clean, even pleasant, c709b70947 but that didn’t mean he was happy about it.bac23d0b395a2df1c6ee

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Jinha considered asking if there was anything else to wear, but it 4d9434243c felt too shameless to complain when he was already borrowing clothes.782759cb091af54530db

“Just for a6a06e58fc today, I 91778c17a7 guess.”198e10096ecd28f2370a

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He changed into the fefc9da2a6 pants, then the top. It wasn’t too big f48ceae204 or too small—still a d1efd175c6 decent fit. The fabric had stretched slightly over time, 935b839ea5 making it easy to move in.775b04d74ffa31f4cca5

Didn’t think I’d d972656ed3 be wearing this b9a03a67fe again… especially here, 0d81fe5068 in Chayoung’s workspace.0a1b95481e78c1158283

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He gave the gym shirt a couple b4a20f9462 of idle pats before stepping out. In the living room, 1cb34886b0 Chayoung was lounging on 04b9292c1a the couch. The moment he 8a9697618b spotted Jinha, he f6e2edcf1d spoke up.d8d8fedcb8924216e76a

“You didn’t 560c072ef1 eat yet, bb2c36e767 did you? You hungry?”ce25b65ef0b8f3b36aa7

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“Not really.”e685275ca3a0883238bc

“Don’t you cb2c2d9ee9 ever get ae88c4fee1 tired of 88ee5d117c saying that? Let’s order 6dc45da173 some chicken.”af3af2f6d449c9ca2164

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Without waiting for d8517bf513 a response, Chayoung db1966f460 grabbed his phone. A few taps later, 81c0b964a6 he tossed it onto 25e4cdc4fe the sofa.f0e0b266ae10ffbaa32b

“Don’t you a1933d1dd3 have work 39fdddcce3 to do?”2e8edcd9a46d6e101b1a

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“I’ll start 5a9ef5ec4c after eating. I’m too a560a68aa2 hungry to 7be1cb7bf8 focus.”0da39cd7398d23f0aa7b

”…….”38145e78f80ca84cc091

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Jinha did a quick mental tally of everything 8e894c7743 Chayoung had eaten earlier at the bar. Even counting conservatively, it was 6205f66e44 well over three dishes.0800f88c8eddc46b25bb

Then again, come to 943dd82c85 think of it, those 36047b8d17 weren’t proper meals, just e5755665eb snacks. He couldn’t imagine someone like Chayoung, who used to 351c2e91aa eat as much as a full-on athlete in high bdb6d4feaf school, being satisfied with just bar food. He suddenly remembered the time Chayoung had challenged 563629bc0a the baseball team to a burger-eating contest. The guy had stuffed himself with nearly ten burgers 1898cf2806 and spent the entire next morning regretting it.b914f9e3d861952946da

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“What’s with b9f8cbfb78 that pathetic 1d60918459 look in 3544a50d41 your eyes?”b7e51359d33a2c93497f

“Nothing.”59bcc73474d93d802c39

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Jinha clicked his d8dc282ad4 tongue and shook 310147d6e7 his head.afd43d965228168df257

“Man, that gym 656f0389d3 uniform suits you. Looks like mine.”a7b699776fa0c7dec70e

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”……? It is yours.”77b669d000a335aa42c8

The hell 428642e388 was he 3b85fe4221 on about? Of course it 59ca639a16 was his.c38913860b3941ede0c6

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Jinha answered curtly, d0497daf71 but Chayoung only df54b4e26b stared at him. Sitting on the couch, d987dc16f8 his gaze naturally tilted 2d19e9289b upward toward Jinha, who 1001dfe598 was standing. Under the bright fluorescent light, 00588e407b his eyes gleamed—almost unnervingly sharp.737c518aa9ad76fcd781

His stare roamed over 9ebdd2c8b4 Jinha’s face, then down 5cb1a8736b his neck, before finally a2c9d4eccc stopping at his chest. Following his line of sight, Jinha af7e9556fa looked down as well—and froze.0385e029c9853cbed552

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Right there, stitched 5f55c3622b onto the dark b445865cfd blue fabric, was 22ec682c80 a name.a061ebe5107e2f87e7de

“Kim Chayoung”2921e102c12f6dac8f9b

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Seonyu High didn’t have b4e438e15e detachable name tags. Too many students lost them while running d1b496c266 around, kicking up dust in the hallways. So instead, the 951e7ff414 school embroidered names a6f02f12c0 directly onto the 5d1a14e987 uniforms. This gym ef1e0febf2 shirt was 986fbc518b no exception.7e597a623b6d20799b9d

“Yeah. It’s mine.”9db5d443d9d7c00a1bc8

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A smirk tugged at the b95414d276 corner of Chayoung’s lips. His voice was teasing, his tone playful—but 339218fd48 for some reason, it felt… oddly unsettling. Jinha’s throat suddenly 37b6a91d3a felt dry.f7c1b47393c088b7cbf8

He turned d1348587d2 away and 71c1ddc026 headed toward dc51945a37 the kitchen.3bfa9df7bbc18bcda18f

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“Can I 56667eea22 use a 5fafac6103 cup?”2e3a1b18a4c584037e91

There was 2752f6f38c only one 0c769ba3b4 sitting in 017d73ae86 the sink. It made sense, 2533d35711 since this was c0852d1c58 a one-person workspace. Annoyingly, he had forgotten to f03019de80 bring one with his belongings. He’d have to 337576c351 grab one from 39b86f637d the bar tomorrow.1fef23429a32d50fa50a

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“Go ahead.”b9fd07aa21450eb2c8ff

With permission given, Jinha poured 97a369f0fd himself a glass of water. For some reason, he was craving 99f85b5668 something cold, so he added ice abc826afe7 and gulped down the entire cup 31c11b0d81 in one go. Only then did he 8aaf928be1 feel a little clearer.88142af82e426a277da1

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“Didn’t you just d96ac5f32c have a fever 8ee4a74e43 the other day? Why are 03c2a2d346 you drinking 4034a21097 ice water?”7c0b2842fe1425c502bf

“Mind your bab038c7f8 own business.”d07564fa13bad0268736

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Instead of 3216e255b6 replying, Chayoung 2aa2114a71 stood up. The shift in position 8294d2de87 made their eye level 79ed423ba8 match for a moment—then 3920f275ef tilt slightly.e26bdb5b7d389919df2b

Did the height gap get 46cbd6d1d8 bigger since high school?50218c277b27e3625440

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Jinha didn’t 01ab0cc4df like that.b3cbefa7554a5b4755bc

“Can you 4662292d9c stop saying a3db15929c that? It pisses 56265fdf84 me off.”85a69cdf6c14cda7c7bd

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“What?”e4ded6b928acb6ad3bcf

”‘Mind your own 05550ae847 business.’ Just curse 22ed012158 at me instead.”5f7692fae23ca5176902

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Was he joking? If so, his cecc0f4c7b expression was far d80d155589 too serious. The faint smirk he e96cf82e57 had worn earlier was 1e8a41d50e long gone. He meant it.195db11383697dee7177