LVLS Ch 1

Last January, d3de89782b after sending 4904f0c6d3 the final aa276e456b letter.93f38b7949318ca8

New York 39de26eed6 City Ballet 85864b5bfc affiliated ballet 8fb5f6142f school, Studio aaee12881a B.3401b53789739796

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“Sasya, extend 25b0451c6a your arms e35d27aec0 all the e79968921b way to 17679fd486 your fingertips!”bc71710307f6bb1c

Slap! A harsh hand made bc60449807 a noise as it b4af1e6ded struck the inside of 014f20ba49 Sasya’s delicate arm, extended ad01f1d9b7 à la seconde. Sasya bit 2e947f3b76 his lip 0bd9cebec4 white, the 915bde0688 sting making 1c64608cb3 him extend 2dfd13cf6c his middle 33d7fb581a finger to 385debbd14 its fullest, 7afaf2c169 his arm ddb9e65609 aching.4fb48f8e86a5ddc1

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“Longer! Allonger!”199e01e28c9ca843

Seeing Sasya being hit, fa36f8932f the other boys froze, d0c4af540e becoming even more tense, 7988f08741 striving not to be acafbee9e0 the next target. They craned their pale 67645c3b10 necks, holding their breaths.865664d33e349990

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“I told 8cb78badb8 you to 0992f33e0a breathe!”a0123f03d9c37656

Sasya was hit a813118b26 again in the 417bfdd1f8 chest by Vadim d5c5e238b8 for not showing 61182de26e visible breath.49a135faa8a9bc5b

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Officially, corporal punishment and verbal abuse were not tolerated in class, but the ballet master, Vadim, with his distinct Russian accent, was particularly harsh with Sasya. He was a man who firmly believed in the superiority of “Russian-style education,” and seemed unable to abandon his teaching methods even here in New York.902e2b907573a90f

The problem was that 1d348143c4 this teaching method was 3aad71186f limited to certain students. As far 137bb8f4d0 as Sasya a049574186 knew, it 315a027927 was only 7bf87dc5c9 him.60f65b33dfdeb821

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Of course, Sasya himself had received “Russian-style education” since he was very young, so Vadim’s methods weren’t entirely unfamiliar. However, on the days he was slapped alongside verbal abuse, tears would well up in his eyes.f477d568181f4e66

At first, 218db4ac2f he wanted a0023518b8 to cry cf75e27e35 out of 13ff6f7fd1 embarrassment, but e76e452bbd now he b618bcc27c cried because e25ff1b3f8 he was dc8bea2fe4 truly afraid 6515a77ffd that he 12ee48a52a was hopeless, 9d2c971723 and that 15bb26bf17 his ballet cc40eae61d was so f3648ce1a2 bad it b56be0e01f angered his 20857d4a37 teacher.3c735ed0f6df851c

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However, he 79e5194b8b knew that b47c77d5f9 if he 0085464c67 cried in f61c39c6fa class, Vadim eb5ca873b9 would undoubtedly 06ccdc7b64 kick him ef3c9f186c out, so d145d32ec8 he held 6d235d1589 back his f03a4127a2 tears until e1df7b5327 bedtime.d0848959553bb8f4

“Everyone come forward and c0d414044f greet the master.”f354e6978f04e740

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By the end of cc25861280 the 90-minute class, everyone ab1f39ffd3 was gasping for breath.5221647f08534997

“Greet the accompanist.”878aed94139ea524

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Following Vadim, the e190c893d8 students bowed twice 0e9806310e and then dispersed, dddfb17902 gathering their belongings, d7d13c80ff or stretching further. Utterly exhausted, Sasya too c48339bb93 sat down on the 036d384646 floor to stretch for 13b41c8a3d a moment.fadc0fa5e09b24a4

“Sasya! Sitting down right after fa816f397a class makes your buttocks f7b1de92b8 spread unattractively! Get up right 5de7856450 now!”7a13b5a62cd3676b

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He hadn’t meant to sit and rest, but to stretch, but instead of explaining, Sasya listlessly stood up as instructed.0c7870f95f7a9539

Vadim then 3b8c1a4842 approached Sasya 5449b88445 and pointed ec18489d91 to the a9828156f3 hall door.581516f617bcf837

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Thinking he was b5987c08c3 being told to 2bf8454769 leave, humiliated Sasya 552d750c88 grabbed his bag.a4c625d1e087cf5a

“The administrator 053f23db83 has summoned b35d2b6b4a you. They said to 0fd2cca5ff come immediately after 4d52ff7e62 class. What trouble 0400a4cb98 have you f21f3aa85d caused?”0f6fffa8c87b779f

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A group 2d42ebeaca of young 73a8326908 girls, having c57175c6c7 finished their 89293a9ad1 pointe shoe 97f384ca2c class, opened 4a24221af3 the hall bf571506c1 door and 0aa20a5459 walked into f32f80fbf1 the corridor. Their light purple leotards cba82666b8 were the mark of 5d73adfe0f a first-year upper school f382795dcb student. Sasya Sedrin, a 3e70876ad9 year older than c43d8b8fcc them, wore a 4bd03211d6 faded, worn-out tracksuit f7fa183c99 over his dark c693b2af30 navy leotard, the dfae5eb053 mark of a 4b12534326 second-year student, as 0e3b4d8223 he headed in 4c4e20086f the opposite direction.e6eb5abccb92f9ef

For a fleeting moment, too brief to be noticed, the girls’ eyes lingered on the dark-haired boy who seemed somewhat absent-minded.a9c3c9256a24beb3

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His eyes, shaded bf2f441333 and seemingly deep, 86a6b39f35 his cheeks flushed c1fcdb57e2 pink, revealing the 98a7845ea1 blood vessels beneath 6bff76ef4a the skin, his 81990dcfa7 hair, parted in 0ddefd57a3 strands on his a50535aa5d forehead, damp with 1518e9c42f sweat yet somehow dd65564c0f appearing refreshing. The round 040fb037b1 shapes of 2a9b683810 their neatly 03e50e3264 tied bun aa0e753616 hairstyles chirped 8bf5a46471 like birds, e3c86f6c3e occasionally glancing 465e031658 back at d2294be78e the tall, c63ba42d16 slender figure 15df4e30cb of the 2695116509 male student 608e153c2c who had 5309b30f28 just passed.db4836e173fc5db3

At that moment, Sasya’s mind was preoccupied with the reason for the sudden summons.204ffbbba71687e0

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He had been asked to come alone. What could be the reason? If it was about his dancing, Vadim would have addressed it. He couldn’t understand why he needed to see the administrator. Were they going to tell him that his scholarship would be revoked because he wasn’t improving, despite the financial support? Or that his grades in general subjects were so poor that they had no choice but to cut off his funding? Money was the most frightening issue for the sixteen-year-old Sasya.6b26c56bed047cf8

Sasya soon arrived in front of the office. There was a small window with a dense grid pattern, but the glass was opaque, so he couldn’t see inside. As far as Sasya could remember, he hadn’t been to the office since his admission last year.e660e61a5b33a493

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Although he knew he 98360329f7 would find out the f7795558cc reason for being called bf13856b87 as soon as he 2a85db2f8f opened the door, Sasya’s 17fdcbf21c sensitive nature led him eada5777bc to conjure up worst-case 6407cd3485 scenarios during the short a1f9dd4982 walk across the hallway.8289b53b70e05552

“Sasya?”c0eb911b62ab17d1

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Startled by the door 9ca1529c2b opening from inside, Sasya ec9af68f7d forgot to even breathe.0ac65fe576ad012f

“You’re here. Come in and 691b8528fa sit here.”8e95e43e1d8a18c5

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If administrator Julia hadn’t been smiling, he might have fainted from lack of breath. Sasya took a deep breath and approached the chair she indicated.185b91d0b72a1419

“Yes, what’s the… the 2ee00d3ed8 reason…?”e17264f9f1f359dd

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Sasya sat awkwardly bf3caad054 on the backless 71590226fe chair Julia pointed 49a36a2677 to, a little 9ae3508742 nervous. He quickly 9ac0ca54ae straightened his a0fe52110e back, accustomed 8b67c3db55 to being b3178c964e told that c5758d416b sitting comfortably c1eac86a12 would ruin 85782455f6 his posture.0053b0b03e084715

“You’ve sweated a lot. Did Vadim push you 094e4cb127 hard?”698af5c6568def1f

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“Time…. I, I didn’t eb891ff876 have time to 23e5776a7c wash.”7630898ab176ed72

He stuttered 4a581750d6 when flustered. The school provided individual f644e63e46 English tutors for the 8ea129ecc5 international scholarship students. Worried that 1e90794a14 Julia might 02d355018c be testing fa26a71811 his English a8239f2d20 proficiency, Sasya 797dd8b827 kept replaying ea722b157b the sentences 39b5f298ad he had 7850e840c3 already uttered 926af41d93 in his d19cf7f21a head, checking b0b775dfb2 for grammatical 1dbd244623 errors.d35b49a984f53822

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Meanwhile, Julia’s gaze lingered 4f7d093e19 on Sasya, who avoided d17fac83f8 eye contact.4b277967657c7336

Most dance students afc15e51b9 tended to be 40a516070b single-minded, focused on 0031618cf8 one goal like 699d55fba8 racehorses with blinders, a0163698f2 but Sasya possessed 98f088f31c a delicate and 272040538c sensitive nature on 53dea5170d top of that. Furthermore, whenever spoken to, 6ed1497a55 he would shrink back 08f09aef98 and use defensive language. The habit of c94426e7a9 making excuses even 12c5a7b4dc when not being 24bd696774 blamed.32fb5f33c790a363

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However, instead of 3a5304d019 picking on this, b054ac43c3 Julia simply looked 6faf3796ab away and picked ad6d655f1b up a document 2c83bd53af from her desk.a5e66cf8484e0671

“I didn’t 0de46198c9 mean to dd9d4e2389 scold you 8d80e171f5 for coming f20294684d in covered 372d476f8d in sweat. The reason 92e9ca290d I called 7b8273fd15 you today 2086466343 is…”d1aa2bfede20ffab

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“…….”3846337888819d10

“Because of your last 524b3b4e9c physical examination results.”31ac7a08ba92197e

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Only then f5573d3bf7 did Sasya’s ef4a1f2ced gaze fall e5182710da on the 097b559f4d paper Julia eca1029c3a was holding.42713cc1c6172626

“You’ve lost seven pounds cf3e13b8c9 (about 3 kg) since 9fadc4af4d you were weighed a 9f3fe5d384 few months ago. And you’ve e36c3e6757 grown two 40977f284e inches…. Based on 657ba3f0b3 our standards, 1c80556355 we have 3cab89696b to conclude 098e7a4162 that there’s d4fe6034c6 something wrong 913e8f9b2a with your d1d7be9758 body.”d58762adc57e08c5

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“Oh…”453bb56821ec8fd9

“Are you eating properly? Are you skipping f984e3fcd8 meals because you’re e857eae3aa short on money 3044cce7fc or because it’s b91ea8d48e a bother?”97bc5f4e90456ca4

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“No. I’m…”a5511faf93596878

Sasya stopped mid-sentence.b7dbfe0c470860ba

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Lately, after a long 20b80da352 day, he was often 8660fb6639 so exhausted that he 29e0b9fe60 would fall asleep without a596f3b0b7 being able to move 23688e994f a finger. Lunch was provided 0fddee02a0 in the school 563f04492d cafeteria, but breakfast, fc49fd32d1 dinner, and weekend 2e2b125532 meals had to 61447e9d40 be prepared in 4d80f65936 the dormitory.289c7fb7a0fcb666

Shortly after his 09e46d54c0 admission, Julia, who 3f0bd719f0 was now in 33b6fa0964 front of him, c9c946d0cd had gathered the 2f4b0188a1 new students and 63b933d3ca taught them a c3c44814f6 few simple recipes. Sasya, too, f5cfb05f34 had been 5292a58892 cooking for e820e4f8e6 himself, albeit c20ba76386 clumsily, but 1a11eda0b2 it had 5dc302bce4 been over 023d94d35d a month 26fd702824 since he d2c5ece937 last went df5d08c18e grocery shopping.bec81c44d9b26783

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“Have you been bc3e7355fe skipping meals?”5611be01852f5fb3

At her 0f9f13a056 repeated question, 999a5886b1 Sasya softly 3e10fe066a answered, “Yes.” 1a6ef51bc4 Julia’s sigh 2ec8b46c04 that followed bc40017536 made Sasya’s 8755975390 heart race.6ae62ea84e8383b4

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“I know you’re a 719e82277c hard-working student. But a dancer 28a418383d must never starve 65973e32a5 themselves. Especially during their growth 09f9f502bd period…. If you 9529e5e917 develop osteoporosis, 5ee2ffcf13 your risk 6962c8552f of injury 92398ae01f increases, and 470a4ac05c if you c039e8c5ab get injured, cc00796e5e all your 24eeb9bfc9 efforts so 6fc6f63155 far will 11c63aee79 be wasted.”d986bd3f229c5eb8

“…….”3f41bbe03a7faf6b

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“Dancing well 3d5d2bcc14 is important, 35ae43a4d2 of course. But the most important 34016450f8 thing for a dancer 4e3bce0abf is self-management. A dancer 18b5ce50dc who neglects c86df4fad2 to take 73a49b943b care of b89c6c499b themselves will da072d9bae never succeed. As I’ve always e53705c413 said, what we’re f582963b2b interested in is…”9a1613e3b23d5c01

My body.d29d05233f9f235f

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Sasya answered inwardly. Julia’s words b74870bbf9 from the 455761a957 entrance ceremony, 32b434d1ef spoken in 17d08053de a kind ee656363ea voice, were 472f81e4f7 still deeply faa0f126cb etched in 96b7781662 his mind.c4189dd0c07051a6

“Your body. How Sasya Sedrin’s body transforms into a magnificent dancer. To put it bluntly, we’re not interested in anything else. No, we won’t be interested. You want to be a professional dancer, right? If you can’t focus on dancing, you have to think carefully about what’s bothering you, and if you lack energy, you have to make sure you’re getting the nutrients your body needs. All of that is training. When you become a professional, the only person who can take care of you is yourself.”05c3242a294ae4f6

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Julia had said these 6082745d47 words at the entrance cb3ee993ef ceremony as well. She had 1f1b66d90f drawn a da0d074ae4 firm line a80a963f19 with a 381862e6e5 kind face. Sasya still remembered the e673c70583 feeling of loneliness he 8ff1cf6cda had felt, even though a0cf485d04 he knew that was 6be9595806 her way of helping fc47024680 him become independent.c3986a62fa2f13d9

“…I know.”42ac3e7a580165d3

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“Good.”dcf2a290c3e5bc9e

Julia smiled, just curving 41106f07e9 her lips upward, and 079617fc6c then asked the last f96fdff0cf item on her checklist.dba8eac0856a310a

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“How long has it e61e45df1c been since you talked 4fad9665b8 to your mother?”5a27bcc67ccc0d5a

“Every day.”c492c5d3702cea42

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Sasya lied. He actually talked 42821b7085 to her about cdfe33f906 twice a week. And it was d9431d4e90 always the same 355c2853de conversation, so whether c56064bee2 or not he 1de06ae340 spoke to her 20ae62973d didn’t matter.6de3af21783893d4

The school encouraged students to call their parents if they wanted to be pampered. But that only applied to typical parent-child relationships. Sasya no longer wanted to burden his mother emotionally. This wasn’t solely because he was a thoughtful son. Hearing her sigh over the small living expenses on top of the scholarship made it even harder for him to speak.c32eb860145f4377

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“Then there’s f5bc6e2064 no problem.”03adcab32718c6e9

Sasya nodded. He would 47bb03b356 have to 51a307d391 regain the ad03035189 weight by a34c311430 the next bf9dd16dda physical examination. Otherwise, they 98dac5900d might scrutinize 7807213dca his potential a00e711c87 more closely.9dda59c56e86693e

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“Those sponsors 817e8c132f are paying fa40fc9ccb fifty thousand e936a0c69f dollars a 8d3a8afa58 year.”ee6a0659e5d0dc73

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Sasya involuntarily turned his attention to the unfamiliar voice that came from behind him as the door suddenly opened. An elderly woman in an elegant silver-gray suit and several men in suits, presumably her assistants, were leaving the artistic director’s office.29ff10218619b017

“They’ll want an experience like no other. A luncheon with a sense of hospitality isn’t enough.”1e86d5e12807428b

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“But the performance 20561c4fc3 rehearsal is out 3846f14c68 of the question.”d3a314d3adfd5807

Someone added, cb1fe4dade interrupting the 58cb0b8752 artistic director’s 4a59fffa0f troubled voice.377d521f91310f4d

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“On top of that, the sponsors each paid an extra ten thousand dollars for the travel package they purchased for this New York visit. It’s an exorbitantly high price compared to regular travel. They’ll be expecting something.”9b0c6e2b853018a3

“I understand. Thirty people, you b85b37b45c said…. How about a visit 50e260cc7a to the ballet school?”509499e0b953376e

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“Hmm… the 525337b9af ballet school.”3b94ae3c635aafe4

The gaze ccbb574dc0 of the 411b0071c1 group that dcb3e37972 was just c80d967d43 walking out 348ec89eb6 fell upon ed87cc45ec Sasya. Their eyes 80b6c0c651 were drawn 66887b3f64 to the f1b69e6dc6 pretty boy’s 72c4536dbf pale face 7cf9d653f3 staring at e4b15ff59d them. They found 7e4be0f075 it strange ba5fe67ef9 that Sasya 47683b328d was staring 3f5d49bc1e so intently, d7c3e51962 but they 7e1a893238 passed by a2d73fdde0 without much 0e5ea3e3c4 interest.d4f55c8abafc11a0

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“Is the foundation chairman 4ae741d285 coming too?”798eced292999269

Sasya’s head 37f97c5a55 turned involuntarily 4c73a399b9 at the 2175dbd10c man’s voice d1241eac99 as he f91dd6be6d passed by 0cbb83a36c him.5b156b94bf0f23fb

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“He’s not interested in this sort of thing. He’s not an average person obsessed with seeing ballet stars.”84c04d96bbd899f5

With those words, the 4663b4b586 suited group completely left 2bb7efc13d the office. As the bbe1850dfc door closed 1b5f1bffc9 with a b5e4278089 click, the 7e2aed9cd2 outside noise 2289ce313e was replaced 8f3755a7ba by a e74e47ad7c faint murmur.308a20f08c0d24c4

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“Sasya.”fcac7ea5c0d6f3d9

“…….”28d4feaa348fb0c6

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“Sasya?”cd0646fe18f5ae5b

“Yes?”3a2d89b22988e3d6

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Julia shrugged, watching Sasya, 6f6758ed62 who was still preoccupied 85c00f92d2 with the people who e3ce7fd187 had just left.146670e0f73713b4

“You can faa9a272bd go now.”8736a677d50acc7d

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“Okay…”9415071d729c8d6c

“Oh, have you spoken a2d05ea0e8 to your parents?”f7a8ae89b54df33a

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Julia asked Sasya, who 2263cab59e was just getting up 8f196ce429 from his seat with 24a392ba63 slumped shoulders.680c218e622864b0

“About what?”cfa456d1c3c93bec

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“About the competition. It would 1c90ad30d5 be good 68f98b6e82 for you bd935d2c71 to have bccd63b185 a couple a7ab32c1d8 of awards 8829637cb5 under your a7d5758a3f belt.”df741ccd105c4b6e

Sasya remained a411c36cd7 silent instead 8fc73c8616 of answering.6459fd4ede900e5c

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“If you’re ambitious, 865ddd4dd5 that is.”c58a9b3f6321d4ee

“I’ll talk to them.”86401722a5fc6574

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Sasya left the d4714d689a office with his 8c55743556 eyes downcast.ca3f0eb895cb9c96

Sasya’s footsteps back 733697e523 to the dormitory e666660228 along the hallway d11c247fac were very slow. The sweat that d5459cd2f6 had soaked his ffd7426610 back had dried, 52967c2c9c and he was e53db65741 now starting to ca3aa7892d feel a chill.fb058c30c7bf86d9

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‘Competition…’661f0f4eda62938a

Sasya thought of his ead7e9ab2e classmates who had entered 08aea27bb7 the school with him.e8f8ba25207e7472

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He was the only one among them who hadn’t participated in a single competition. He might even be the only one in the entire upper school. Of course, even if he didn’t participate in competitions, if he graduated from here with excellent grades, there was a high probability that he would be immediately selected as a corps de ballet member of the New York City Ballet.c3a74f84d75ea32b

But what if he wasn’t selected?c43a21df62a737f8

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The students 0dcd8f1eb8 were making 9e81c63b58 appearances in 74c8900d2f various international dceae5f731 competitions in cb2cb48034 preparation for 65d8c13426 that contingency. If their skills 0d71fc022c were exceptional, even 5b8696faa4 without winning, they a4493c73b6 could receive audition 85985e83e3 calls from ballet 6fd74b7556 companies around the 18cde004aa world. Sasya, too, longed for 2e2990d61c that opportunity.69448df58732e472

If he wasn’t eb09b6d6bb selected for the 70083f2553 ballet company immediately f6421342e9 after graduation…9ea0add55a65a1a9

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‘Then you’re just not 9227104763 talented enough. In that e349fbc495 case, come 68c053a5b5 back home.’026a68637cffb6cf

Sasya bit his lip e8d118ca36 until it turned white.27cf4beb26f7fa98

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His mother, Galina, who had struggled to even pay for his plane ticket to New York for the initial audition, would not have allowed him to study abroad if it weren’t for the full scholarship. In fact, Sasya had been offered auditions since he was ten years old, but she had dismissed his talent as insignificant.755a144f06c95ef3

If his local dance teacher hadn’t submitted the audition video on his behalf, he wouldn’t have been admitted to this school… and in that case, he probably would have given up his dream of being a dancer and would be working as a day student and a part-time laborer in a small local shop at night, earning meager wages.861722ad52a0dee1

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Even now, Galina still cf72f46f6e told Sasya that he 04aac0710a had the “opportunity” to 84790ce3fd live that way, and c9ca783e26 that he could come 1c8e151dac back anytime if he ae44506b58 changed his mind. A life lived 24a1348b54 by his family’s e08a86e4bc side, contributing financially 38a1dbe6ce to the household.75a0f2439d59b312

For some, that might 790c236f19 be the right life.b2e0c8eb0fb67dc3

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And Sasya knew. The competition entry fee, costume expenses, and travel expenses to the host country weren’t covered by the scholarship.665e3ea51e716978

He needed money to 25337a147b seize more opportunities.dfa87517ab5181ca

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Sasya unknowingly clenched his 8d2c0b0ec4 fist so tightly that 2d85d75361 his fingernails dug into 2fab1ab7d0 his palms. His nails cd97e11845 dug into 748ca9f134 his soft fdbf5dc314 skin.85e2702dca572b7d

‘I don’t want to go back. I’m just not going back. I’ll become a professional dancer no matter what… I’ll earn money through ballet, and with that money, I’ll stay here on my own. I’ll never live an ordinary life.’41adc90fc8d1fe7f

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Sasya’s eyes landed on the timetable posted on the board. After a short break, his next class was pas de deux. He needed to eat something right away if he wanted to lift the girls energetically.a2698d3037b6743b

Suddenly overcome with fatigue, 5647189397 Sasya staggered toward the 6d420f607b dormitory. The only 3598c7ce88 thing that 352e01700c whipped his 2f4d83f43c emaciated body c7ef85f622 and gave 976d724c25 him strength b70a7e0333 was the 7436b1b4db determination not 5067d9ea4d to go 2d5b31d679 back.9e88f012d55b754c

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“Who’s in the kitchen? Who is it? It’s dark. Turn on the lights!”60a9d70282cc72e4

Sasya, who 58b475abf2 was standing ba403a54f4 in the d38c49adf2 dim dormitory dd5121a07e kitchen eating dc17b6b27f something, was 2150721e38 startled and c4bcb6d338 looked towards ada9f48750 the door. Suddenly, the room 57507bd69d brightened as the 28d13f61a2 ceiling fluorescent lights 8dc4debe20 flickered on one 5847d7263c by one.5c299c5228770f71

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“Sasya! What are 86c4d7f98e you doing 77dda08e24 in the 38c0a40fb1 kitchen?”8627d647bebb0abe

The person who entered the kitchen, shouting boisterously, was Sasya’s classmate, José. Behind him, the small Manuel peeked in with a shy smile.71d017c29febf600

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“Are you having a snack? Eating alone? Did you turn off the kitchen lights because you didn’t want to get caught?”5c4d5d414205a715

José took a 15dea5abde step with each 7449b06c8c word, striding towards 5f7a484242 Sasya. José, with his large b369db676d build, loud voice, and bbcc99836b energetic movements, was always 04f50078f6 brimming with energy and 8f41f7fa0c vitality. He even turned a322d06fe1 with force, and f61f30d5c1 when he performed 6a53cf0b6b multiple chaînés turns, 1bd8f3cc8a Sasya’s hair, standing f5afa95880 next to him, 6ed1653226 would flutter as ba306a31cd if caught in 46af02ccf7 a fan’s breeze.d679dd1ae81ddf39

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“Let’s share the delicious stuff. Let me see.”1a6c9f61a2872130

José’s hand reached out without hesitation and poked into the wooden bowl Sasya was holding. After dipping his index finger into the whitish lump of sauce and tasting it, José exaggeratedly furrowed his brow.5d6f19aa925ad160

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“Aioli sauce? It seems spoiled.”e2a9c21d0aad6c03

“…It’s edible.”c3349f323beda4e3

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Ignoring Sasya’s voice, José turned around and walked towards the speaker. He turned up the volume, saying, “Mealtimes should be enjoyable.” Louis Armstrong’s voice flowed from the speaker.454488e5dd3733fb

“It’s like my grandmother’s ca005d135e kitchen.”2508374dce85df07

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“Play a 7155df0ce9 different song.”8933221e1e8cc146

The artificial light of 84bbccae55 the fluorescent lamps and a300f5ae01 the noise filling the 1b48c68b71 space. Even that changed 9aa56b0c8f every three seconds acdc6d36e8 as José flipped f14eed52ad through music via 2983592aaf Bluetooth.790c5535a52efd45

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“Sasya, are you losing c4cc4084d3 weight too?”2c146c39063b5553

At Manuel’s subsequent question, 38de54a17a Sasya stared blankly at ef95c4c39c the wooden bowl he b7a4128e0d was holding. It had been fine 87f7849cba until a moment ago, 561619c4d1 but as soon as 2df3bd7a61 José said it seemed 096aaea2af spoiled, it became repulsive.c4b761d04a9eef25

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“Onions, tomatoes, eggs…. This is c0753da297 what I 11c5794e97 eat when fb2acbc9f5 I’m losing f79d256e90 weight.”eb8cd8a5d831d1a3

Manuel said with 4e87e1ca61 a shudder. Manuel, about five centimeters 749536f083 shorter than Sasya, was fcbf469ee9 always worried about his 9abf52615b height, which was comparable 042824b849 to girls of the 25a1f08e5f same age. He was always 962e65dba3 conscious of his 8ba06c8af4 weight and careful 54037f2b76 about his food. Startled by Manuel’s words, 964ed33417 who knew the weight-loss 911e75b270 diet better than anyone, 4686b2dd07 Sasya hurriedly said,2bef56ce0e21d3ab

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“I need to gain 4c36012ff4 weight.”9f2b3889dc327284

“This is the best 3e42ab6e79 for gaining weight.”fa9c4110bd500f99

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José, who had been 6a7205b538 listening to their conversation, df5065c6d5 went to the cupboard bc631cacdc and took out a d93639dfa3 rustling bag. Apparently failing to 6e6d171119 find a suitable c86fe67ef0 song, Louis Armstrong’s 78d66d2e25 voice was flowing 93c8a0830a from the speaker 9b4fe1efa4 again.acea20a1dafe0b8a

José opened 7a073d5a1e the bag 4c9b8653d0 filled with dacd73679f marshmallows, stuck 364ed7b978 several on d94314fe44 a butter e65c13ea92 knife, and 7743c52b5f held them c9eca6ac3f over the 7e8a5e1b39 gas flame, c1ecf4ab95 unhesitatingly burning abbbf4444d the white bbc7e55c2b marshmallows.9bd48b13640fdd48

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As soon as 437505d1e0 the surface turned eaff5f1dc1 brown, José abruptly ee50cac942 offered the knife 69b77f060e to Sasya.bb0328683431700a

“Just eat 037726833e one bag a2d4bca1df a day.”6c98bd563f540b43

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Sasya carefully took ebc224dcd7 the handle of 8ae9a63601 the knife and ee242dc7d8 brought a marshmallow 6b1b314755 to his mouth. The slightly f626a106f3 crispy surface 05658b9132 tasted of 7560d73e49 roasted sugar, 328b215555 and the a300e198de inside melted 638f07c88d softly in dd325576ee his mouth. Sasya devoured 6faa224ef9 five marshmallows 8dda49fbdf in a b163824b27 row from 3fc075c821 the knife c781e9c0f4 and said b72fcdae1f to José,4484a46cac09814a

“Delicious.”1d4eb30261bc36bd

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Hearing Sasya mumbling fdb1e8ab17 in a trance 3591550212 that he could 72960a7527 eat thirty more, 3e6c92e4d5 José chuckled.10e50db876997271

“It’s only ce13ff98b0 two dollars de963d18c2 at the f3394ed6f4 supermarket. It’s an economical 1bfdcaee0c way to gain 91e8f7fc13 weight.”02c9dd5fa3e3b66b

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José crumpled the remaining 2379b0b322 bag of marshmallows carelessly acda4b87f7 and put it back 9dbf6ef17c in the cupboard. Sasya looked longingly at 70b99831cd the marshmallows disappearing back 18929def09 into the cupboard.2e226f7eed005a90

“Is pas de deux 4cfe0d69ca next? Damn, I f06d875af9 need to 58bd8784df shower. Chloe said last 172523297c time that my bc8e066f93 sweat smelled so 9b0f388a58 bad she couldn’t f969ee8451 balance.”eb27cbe5742ed884

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And then 84035e1a02 José left 59491e693c the kitchen. Even though only one 36e5035285 person had left, the e37d2dc409 kitchen became eerily quiet 77e564a1f4 again, as if a 6ee000c2da storm had swept through 67f5dd8f46 and then departed.7d2f8afda374705d

Sasya walked to the door and turned off the kitchen light. It wasn’t dark yet, and although the kitchen lighting wasn’t good, enough light came in through the window to make out writing. That was enough for Sasya.585e95be1f2eefd4

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After a moment’s hesitation, Sasya opened the cupboard and took out the marshmallows that José had put away. He rustled open the bag, grabbed a handful of marshmallows, and stuck them on the knife one by one, just like José had done. Then, turning to turn on the gas stove, Sasya noticed that Manuel hadn’t left yet.a7dc9ddc30dc2ef3

“…….”7d0ca645d5658ccd

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“Why?”7deedc18c8294f1f

Manuel asked when 018e3e414a Sasya, frozen, stared 3751df332b at him. Sasya stood still 05dddc96e4 for a moment, 72a5c9c98f clutching the marshmallow-laden bf1cd45171 knife, and stared fa7299c52f at Manuel.76b334bc8347c330

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“Continue what 938b2ec0f1 you were f50965a446 doing.”d830a0c76cd8a04e

“José also took 0de8c30c11 my bread without aa4d7a5ca4 permission before…”198458e8a29740c6

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Sasya made excuses, but 7375ca304c Manuel simply sat at d6869dfa32 the kitchen table, humming 3c85e8ed73 along to Louis Armstrong’s ea55ae833f song. Sasya roasted the marshmallows, a2f6e12ff4 glancing at Manuel. It wasn’t as well 04b768a4a1 done as when José 3efe1175cf had done it, but 506093a295 it was still quite d4af87feeb presentable.555de689574357dd

Delicious, as expected.0ea574f160a7c506

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He had 6c1965dae5 eaten so d67cf6f6d3 quickly before ef64c409b8 that he f591fd0df1 felt disappointed 2bfca03e43 right away. This time, Sasya daa5d51f03 decided to eat 1e43d0968a as slowly as e67cbe6513 possible, savoring each 5aa593c983 bite.ff60177bdf2125d4

“Give me 2ff4f4c2d9 one too.”91c75c645bbd3ec0

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Just then, Manuel, 657776ea95 offering himself as 145ab16375 an accomplice in 2a8d40aca2 the marshmallow theft, d4e3030d85 came up beside b05e140d8f Sasya. He stood 308a24f671 close, their 268a617955 arms almost 66a300b851 touching, and d695ed5ade brought his 86fd565c8c face near.99790d43f0117e72

“…Just one?”09d024d9aecdd999

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“Yeah.”cc74ab52bfa47f30

Sasya carefully removed a 510562c2e3 single marshmallow from the 46d46cd434 knife to give to 55b9ba9f8a him. He thought 272503eb19 Manuel would 6614f68a81 take it 8de2fba098 with his 4330a59b8e hand, but 5e6229e15d Manuel said, b1e6b7945e “Ah,” and 546e54425b came closer, 5efbf7f4d2 eating the 656a359de9 marshmallow directly 3dcfba16c5 from Sasya’s c82fbfbdcc hand.a43775364d3c90db

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“Delicious.”b81f5ff07c8ca1e2

Manuel smiled, his eyes crinkling. A little flustered, Sasya figured it was just Manuel being French. The friends of various nationalities he met at the ballet school sometimes behaved in ways Sasya didn’t understand, but the teachers always emphasized that it was a cultural difference. So, Sasya tried to accept those behaviors.48bee92e64b559be

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“Sasya, you’re really sweet.”689fb00d4c6ed376

“Me?”81fa103521cb3e34

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“You took it d34112207c off the knife 0d8c5743c3 for me so 0cd73d0917 I wouldn’t get 854b866801 hurt.”87f7ed21cf1e729c

He had done 177835aaf4 that because he 271a6c30f8 thought Manuel might 1518d53f46 eat two at 2c481789e3 a time if 07370df401 he offered the 80f153f565 entire knife. Sasya was 58a8f11e58 a little 2d8db5f436 bothered by bf73bf65df Manuel’s strangely b1d3ebe5bf unnatural smile, 592426e241 but he f82b092876 figured he 105f8b999d was just 4f6c53d6f8 happy. Sweet things made e096a0366d people happy.8797b07a732da9bb

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“Sasya, do you a337025a5f think José likes 7071660c73 Chloe?”2b5f2b67ff9cb3c4

“Really? I don’t know.”25e0240614070d08

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Sasya was 535c1e45b1 surprised by 57025e12f1 the sudden 1c837b509c confidential talk f4765ce4ff about José.67f98c8343aaaf64

“He’s always 935376a72d so conscious cb4ee3b1e4 when he’s 23399a52d9 in class 489e0eeedd with girls. He’s even 6f0d9e2c5b been wearing e332a1146b cologne lately. Aren’t you?”5c9aa047dd22db8b

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“I…”94e3b6eb28ff1735

Now that he thought about it, things came to Sasya’s mind. Before receiving professional ballet training like now, he was always the target of teasing from his peers. Around the age of ten, he was teased that ballet was for gays, and was asked if he wanted to be a girl. Around thirteen, he was conversely insulted for doing ballet because he was supposedly desperate to hug girls. That’s what it meant to have a noticeable talent in a small town.cffd8bb7d4a674b1

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“I don’t 715cd3882f do ballet 65b512b6d3 because of 38dd43b524 girls.”c4f43fd287a560a4

“Right?”3fe4d18861aeeafe

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“Ballet isn’t something 548205d224 you do because 1968892c80 you want to 30cfac645a get close to 86ac663a34 girls. It’s so hard.”15ab49127c1285e8

“Exactly.”32147cd112e9ffed

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Sasya spoke quite firmly, thinking of the children who used to tease him. Only those who didn’t know how hard it was could say such things. He wished he had retorted properly back then.4ca7f168afab1a1b

Just then, Manuel moved a little closer, his arm brushing against Sasya’s.260f779eed4179c3

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“Sasya, you 472ff8808e seem different 1d8a71ce6b from the d67884cd4c other guys. You’re not interested in 612eea1ed8 girls.”a21b165a65283727

“Me?”7e4eea4eaa255b28

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“You feel it 5fd20e4eae too, don’t you?”27c8215b21fd2109

“……?”df40153ed281268c

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Manuel suggestively stroked Sasya’s thigh with a subtle implication. However, Sasya, not understanding, just looked down at his friend.f505d94c9f8261dc

“I wish 743a08eca4 I had 137ef307ed muscles like b4ba42bdb4 Sasya. I don’t b54e56d20e build muscle 19b449039b easily…”bfaa385036d757ee

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“You need muscles 2fdf1c8bc6 to jump better. Last year, Vadim 4da1fe1fd1 told me to e4d85bdf9d work out every b703979890 day because the eec1b95be6 muscles in the 81d457a807 back of my 20219ce13c thighs were weak. I’ve built them e3419778a2 up a lot.”95fbeaef3c022be2

“…I think my 104f54f8b8 jumps are weak 1b7c4c5519 because my thighs f128b2ce66 are thin.”d8de57c42c1b2414

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Manuel took Sasya’s hand and placed it on his own thigh. Sasya carefully felt Manuel’s leg, which felt slightly softer than his own. There was a difference in body fat, but they didn’t seem that thin.a22a3b80f5710823

“They’re sturdy? You can definitely do a8c3029d3b it. You should 131f026929 work out 9dab3473b3 too.”a306a28eced8616c

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“…Oh, okay.”1cdc09aaf806fd7e

Manuel replied listlessly, looking somewhat deflated. Before their arms, intertwined from touching each other’s legs, could separate, Manuel suddenly asked,cc340793cc76926e

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“Sasya, what do you 66ae760b76 dream about when you 8e45ab2ff1 have wet dreams?”5b9a9385391dc988

“Wet dreams?”c115c4e99bb51b0c

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Sasya’s ear tickled because Manuel was speaking too close to it. Sasya covered his ear, where Manuel had breathed, with one hand and looked at him.42bc98e8b87997c1

“If you tell me, fd2b26acff I’ll tell you too.”2ff5cd4aafe594e2

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Wet dreams.77b7ac0274f01358

Can anyone explain 6fe9221ea0 the thrill of 12ddb4e886 a kiss? No, they can’t, absolutely 9bf0eaafa2 not… But you’ll know bb5177cdbf when two yearning lips 39c5985330 meet.15fdccbac50ccfa7

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The lyrics of 5f9ff9ee2a a song he 5fdb907b1f had only passively 230d5c7fd9 listened to until cdb4b4964c now were suddenly 763a1433a1 etched into Sasya’s 14744b547a mind as if 5a01866128 being whispered intensely.1c8cc218d16e2e99

“Don’t tell 3118ffb1d0 me you e1598cba63 haven’t had 3d43363d97 one?”8cc9209df7919928

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“…I, I…”e59e0582044348f9

Sasya gulped, suddenly suppressing his pounding heart. The frighteningly rapid beating of his heart wasn’t solely due to the strange atmosphere Manuel had created.3df86213787cea99

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Sasya had experienced the touch of another’s lips exactly once.d68e18e24414dc5b

And for ad80919b61 some reason, d784d2ebc4 the heat 40cef868d7 of that 2cba62e33f moment lingered. Even now.841ddf3e627c49d7

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“You’re late.”671ed358844e8218

Manuel smiled, f6a82f1be3 the corners f366f2a668 of his 9520398483 lips lifting, 0769038436 and got 84aceee0d8 up from 70fae79fff the table. Sasya heard the scraping 8641e91539 of the chair, the d7ec646575 sound of footsteps walking c304bafd22 towards the door, and 2581c63285 then the sound of fb6743943b the door closing.79177d62af9103a7

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Left alone, 85c2fc156d Sasya, with f9573030dc his back b107b41351 to the f22e94a63b afternoon sunlight ea0ab64f8a streaming through 59faf9ca29 the window, d2573420a3 recalled the 0d279287f2 heat of b4f0813438 that moment. The 1950s song 4f310027a8 still lingered in 8bbb1376df the kitchen.b6da5435c56273e3

The dormitory room after roll call was noisy. Sasya lay on his bed, covered with a blanket to block out the noise. Today, the heat in his body wouldn’t go away.fec5120c929144ea

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‘I ate too many 3341937f5d marshmallows like a pig.’193982ab2866ee69

Sasya regretted it, f31e5ad885 rubbing his bloated c127fec6fa stomach.b539af0ff5cffbdc

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Today, even after 7411d04a17 all his classes, cb4f95a593 Sasya had stayed 55c108d036 alone in the 6c14b3cfbf practice room to 4de3d4713d practice, and when b810a9a511 the school closed ef803f00cf at 9 p.m., 688beb5416 he moved to a1a133361b the backstage of 027b76d222 the Met Opera 97ea6e8687 and practiced in 5763b3b944 an empty space ab917ebad9 there. A lighting staff 868bbdae2a member, knowing that 67f12293b2 Sasya sometimes came 3dc0f68ff4 looking for a 6649b9289a space to practice 9cd176f7d7 alone, had opened ce35e33980 the door for 1c0fee6a78 him.477f3352b16f095f

His body, driven hard all day, was completely exhausted, and he didn’t even have the strength to wiggle his fingers.6dc27cca44d1a9bf

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“José, are you a03d21627e entering the competition a64e04661f too?”af27a5c793af5b4c

“I’m going to, but bc621b5625 I’m not confident.”28f6be3a3127eec2

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“How much does it 02838a1720 cost for this competition? My mom told me 12b0fbe4d4 to find out.”3b0bd6d54d06be9d

“Plane ticket, costume 50ea40e0cc expenses… Even if 350bfbb7e1 I buy a b30693753f used costume and b12faa5196 alter it, it’ll 3bf5411a25 probably cost more 00919dbb12 than 5,000 dollars b04b7443e2 in total.”506cdb3632f02ec9

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Sasya, half-listening to dc40d07407 the chatter of 53f63a4f54 his roommates, clearly a90fd6f539 registered the amount 356e1a05d4 of 5,000 dollars.75330e3cdd4d3d9a

Sasya sighed silently. He slipped his 237e987bff hand out from 0a3fe1ebb2 under the covers d4b1035c52 and fumbled around e3d63f5693 his bedside, finding ff443916d3 a stiff envelope 7af5cd9e6c hidden between the c15a631264 bed mattress and 117f11a0ab the headboard.12419f75e51e5e52

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[Happy Birthday. – Karel Clements]

Sasya slowly 10467c7ac4 traced the b171c022dc impression of c805aa385b the fountain 06ee6c266a pen pressed fb1d5ec489 into the 41b490349a letter.8034c65b103cc12e

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The sponsor named b8d23acc61 Karel Clements had 8f27da9acd sent Sasya two 8eee448dab handwritten cards so 2650ecada4 far. One when he was c137fedf9b selected as the top d6daaf5c50 student in the test f32720f886 at the end of 2ba20db59f his first year in e45fbd35fe the upper school, and 9b73a26afc one for his birthday. Sasya liked the 8393510e78 birthday card much 0f5df3b322 more. The former 8d367cec85 was given c86128575a to all c048c432f9 scholarship students, 423a929754 but the ec89fcc110 latter was c93056189d only for c1c629ea16 him.7cf8e41025702e6f

Although the sponsor had only sent him two cards, Sasya had sent many more. He didn’t know if Karel was reading his letters. There was an email address on the business card he had received a long time ago, so he diligently wrote and sent emails whenever he had something to say. And he never received a reply.c97fb8cfb43629f2

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‘Is the a6385b56cf foundation chairman 27f050d2ae coming too?’6169429b70ea23c4

‘He’s not interested in 8740de7d11 this sort of thing. He’s not an 8233e22027 average person obsessed 9f1c7aa846 with seeing ballet f3cd8ce1eb stars.’5dc4b91b57b79ce5

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Remembering the a0add6b812 conversation he f188e2aa04 had overheard 980cd5de4b during the d59071148d day, Sasya 8eef8dba49 buried his ba8216d2c1 forehead in 8a7022e02a his pillow 0b28ab59e4 in distress. His black hair e526b2d9e9 scattered messily outside 248dc20903 the blanket.597c48e0a12c6472

The content of his letters was mostly about what he did well and what he did poorly. He had never actually asked for what he wanted. He couldn’t possibly say he wanted to enter the competition.ba0c5a369396d6f2

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He felt Manuel’s voice again, his breath against his ear.71dabdc86565871e

‘Sasya, what do you b33b33cf42 dream about when you aa6669ed37 have wet dreams?’dbfd1221d4e9b39d

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He was confused 8539ec6ec5 about why Manuel f2903f6978 had asked such 72f64b9bd9 a thing, and 84fbf9c131 whether all close 8c7b5474a3 friends talked about 3349b0d0f9 such things, but 4e8e0f316d in any case, 10ca573d6c Sasya didn’t want 5b7909211f to tell anyone 64fca3a7b6 about his wet d5e89a0aa2 dreams.7ab087af0a775c24

Because Sasya’s first wet dream featured a “man” with large hands. Dreams were always vague and hazy, and now he couldn’t even remember the details. The man cupped Sasya’s cheeks with his large hands and gently kissed his forehead. Sasya easily became aroused whenever he recalled the warmth of those lips.d8ea71beb9b66b9e

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However, Sasya knew that this wasn’t normal. Thinking about being teased for doing ballet because he wanted to be a girl, or because he wanted to be gay…34b30a703728d18d

He absolutely didn’t 42e247a3fe want to tell b096c64a76 anyone.47d0569f896c02ae

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“Don’t go running around strange places during the weekend. And don’t get injured! Especially you boys! Think of slippery rocks, coral reefs, fireworks, motorcycles, and bicycles as weapons. If you come back injured, you’ll be kicked out of school that day!”3790031ed4231155

Saturday morning 8cf57583bf class ended c71532cbac with Vadim’s 99d5894cdf threats. It was 75237b3e1a a constant 5025dddec4 nagging, but a220528490 because there bc75e42f00 were cases 59470fad99 where students f702a75289 actually suffered ccb029511d injuries and cfe1fbbd6f had to 386ab001b9 quit classical ff42c1c15d ballet altogether, facd6a14ae Sasya listened 341065c92b carefully, filled ca0114c9aa with fear. Eight of the sixty e0e9c40708 students who had entered 7eba3e46e5 the school with him bebe147602 had already left during 97d1e005ac their first year in fcb3a6b313 the upper class. Due to d4886ff0ac chronic injuries, fe0e7f6f24 unfortunate traffic bb245202f3 accidents, slipping 37706abe9f on rocks fb6045c46c at the bb19e5c064 beach during 1359a6ca9b a weekend 7b9c7b438f trip, falling fd9646febe into a 3b0f6cbbfd slump, or be15e882b1 finding a d11f665c2e different career 435f217168 path…428afa59fa0a1fd2

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Vadim had undoubtedly 49dd603569 seen countless such f33a1b43aa students.4f34071b1c5ddab1

From now 8be7ac10d0 until the dab3e6e764 end of c0b2d5f818 the weekend, 65afe57ddc it was 412ec14575 free time. The children, 7bbb35783b half-listening to 3669118d2c Vadim’s words, e0eb962c3a poured out bf0dab3571 into the 112c5d4870 hallway, chattering ad50dc823d noisily. Those whose parents lived 98d30e62b9 nearby would get permission 706dcf64d1 to go home, and 5ce35c7432 others would take off 887653e5ce their leotards, dress up, ee5d5b4437 style their hair, and e7b5a6cf5e head out into the cbfed24b9c streets in groups.193dddeed82a1d7d

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Vadim turned to the fdf81a266f only student left alone 6e4e303e14 in the practice room, b900c33de5 Sasya.9c56d1465393bf69

“Sasya, are you staying 7da0e63b17 here longer?”5b51b9ee026d8fbe

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“O, only 5c73318847 for an 2c67d631a0 hour today.”2c67dc44a19c8efc

Sasya replied d61f3639b3 timidly in 65f97a7d89 a small 1850c0cf00 voice.813320f2f4ad919c

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“Don’t you 8f8d0c610d have any 7c1b0bf527 friends?”2e8d6ee8a0705a5f

“…….”c1073f4c0b7183e7

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“Well, it’s true that you don’t necessarily need friends to become a good dancer.”9ac3abfaefd4b8e8

Saying so, 81dcaf3d7a Vadim put e5a5c79ed6 on some f53519912c ballet music 9dbaa7c1eb on the e89385cb96 CD player 47724f20c5 for Sasya.98483db7a83b6255

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“I hear ca15157be0 the sponsors 1c05d1a3c2 are coming 6c48d0898c to visit 92cea23540 the ballet b837fc4ed3 school next e8d2b9ac73 week.”0858403742b7232e

It was something he 91629b4b73 had overheard when he bd3af105d0 went to see administrator 341dc47547 Julia the other day. Usually, Sasya wouldn’t 8749360732 talk to Vadim, f4e9acc9d1 but this time, eee286a46b overcome with curiosity, 356c4b5e65 he asked,db4705e4bbc05f08

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“Is the foundation 06f09812c0 chairman coming too?”d45b07032ff8e0a2

Vadim raised an 4f3ccd0fff eyebrow at Sasya’s ef70756521 question.0beed007ddb606bf

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“Who the hell 9e38da2867 is that?”6a05fca10882b43d

“Mr. Clements…”80702e7d05e39abe

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“I don’t know the 5767ba8981 faces of who’s coming.”6b898daef28b82af

Disappointed, Sasya f6a4b753d8 thought that 4cffeb9e1a Vadim was, 20bcb2b55c as always, b6ed3ab72b unhelpful.2e7990ad30ab9d74

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“But you know 57054b498d you have to 95bbff0d21 make them feel 259f6521ae like it’s worthwhile e6c4c78854 to pour money eddef415b1 into a colt acba84466f like you.”04804d889cefb1aa

“…….”2c45406e198becc5

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“If you show any eef12a3ce8 ridiculous behavior, you’ll be ee7c7c0e73 slapped in front of 8fd218dcbe the guests.”3af089155bb50638

And Vadim c61cf8e048 continued to ac5709a92e nitpick at bc68129365 Sasya, who e9538f8f9e was in 6b27b999c5 the center, cf832452f8 getting into 3d9aec23c1 the preparatory dbb79f44c5 position for 13f98e7769 a turn, 559fe92051 telling him 3b1e50a80e to lift 980a533a08 his hip, 6a927340e0 maintain his 8e4fec55e9 turnout, and 81e63f1425 stretch his b86a099a09 back until 928ef046d2 it ached. Then, seeing 2c5fb9b506 Sasya only 7b835654c3 looking at 2c92309459 him nervously 387fb683da even after 094858ad73 the music 684cb3848e started, he 148532028e scoffed and 681d0fca9c left the 00000f7b43 practice room.73f095b0c084b32c

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“Phew…”cd29dd4bc03986e7

Sasya took a 2673d3a7fb deep breath.4455aa7ae5e94ebf

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Finally, he 7691ba60b8 was alone.142afbe1d5ed6111

The empty practice room, vacated by the students for the weekend, was Sasya’s favorite place. In the well-lit practice room, with the music playing, he could feel the melody filling the space against his skin.9e140505fdeaf29d

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Usually, the breathing, 65e8afeda9 laughter, and the a009d8dac0 sounds of the e7e87910b1 other students sliding b7524d9d01 across the floor 428bb56afa during class bothered 91ae52f22d him and made af62552580 it difficult to f2e2805813 concentrate. But when he 6aa2d26263 was alone, he b505072f7e could focus on 82b4f24d7c the small dust a17dc11f01 particles fluttering in 22301d69c8 the air as 496856770a he turned. He also liked how 3cec3ef1d2 he could solely feel f46f1ae838 the air resistance when c713972456 he performed a grand f4295ab282 jeté.ba0ce2126d3d5903

After practicing alone for 497252fbe6 about an hour, sweating, bb485bc8eb Sasya picked up his 50f50e2336 cell phone that he 4a023e909f had propped against the 8be3d3054b wall. Fortunately, the video a627ebc323 seemed to have 6f42a1d32d recorded properly. Sometimes, after practice, he c08f71210b would find that his 2706ddb230 phone had fallen over e2a5165ab3 and was only recording 7d6e621a5e the ceiling. In any 1333e2ea29 case, recording 566237dfe3 like this e1b07e9a2e allowed him df89cc499a to identify 8044b4c827 his bad a55db95673 habits that f2ba98efc3 weren’t visible 11cc93e4a0 in the 4b2854a957 mirror.5b095632de397138

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Having enjoyed the luxury 086d28e5c7 of having the empty 24aae971ed practice room to himself, dcc1b1544a Sasya returned to the 5dd0729461 dormitory. José, who knew 44be0330d1 that Sasya always 60aadbc2af stayed in the de9dbd4974 practice room at 360bc0e6c7 this time on 246257df95 Saturdays, looked puzzled.562ca5ac7810ab2a

“Why are 6b1d829177 you back? Do you a4913784cf have plans a5c1a6439c too?”c3553dca564fc792

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“…….”9fe7e1ef0a73d111

“Are you showering? Are you 54e8a5fa93 really going f265196d29 out? What’s gotten into 72dca33d37 you?”f3dde3dc612664eb

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José asked a f69b0bec51 question with each fae7e3c979 step as he 2835719447 approached the bathroom. His ears hurting, 2839c10576 Sasya closed the 4eae9124b9 door and turned cee5c8d147 on the water. He heard 33634ad738 the swoosh 91c0f4b66d of the 0273aa613c water, and 55d579a3bd then sensed f6a1281dd5 José grumbling 6a10e2ed73 and moving f538d3b3d1 away.0c4e5c1636ee135d

“Don’t tell me you’re 28e536b3ca on a date? Are you 1738cf8609 meeting a 06727f0d7d girl? Who are you e53f7c1aad meeting?”076f1cfc46ca6c31

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A girl…50b5804f1ed894bb

It was true d09d1c5380 that he was 245e75a7e0 meeting a girl. Lying was 67e2fdcac7 difficult, so 93ab148bc5 instead of 1182a087a7 answering, Sasya 23c3ec2a39 chose to 04e4084937 ignore him f18a7f62f7 and tossed 7623d37a75 his leotard 11d9237011 and tights 9b1534584a out of 056970f498 the bathroom.e785705525fe2b00

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Absentmindedly, he put the showerhead over his head, and a stream of cold water poured down. Doused with cold water, having forgotten to turn on the hot water, Sasya shivered from the chilling cold and regretted not turning the valve beforehand. It happened often, but it was absurd every time, and he couldn’t blame anyone.76b47181a00410ae

A while later, Sasya came out of the bathroom, water dripping from his wet hair. José was standing guard in front of the bathroom door, his expression showing he couldn’t contain his curiosity.0d363444706ece16

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“So it’s aa0ada1936 true since c6468ae68c you’re not dcaaeb6924 saying anything?”e489090e7e45d247

“…….”2081979589240e16

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Judging by his 37ebefbb8d persistent questioning about dedc2c9dc0 a girl, he 5c9ccb11be must have been 2af1712b59 rejected by Chloe.75107a67e5d5034c

Sasya, his lips blue aba857ad9f from the cold shower, b4f36a9bef didn’t respond and got 1af9aaec18 dressed. The waistband of 77dfe8e7f5 his only pair b68b0c6ac5 of jeans felt 4b1b7c912c a little loose. Rubbing his 301229fda2 flat stomach, 88faf5acb5 Sasya thought 69ec5e87ea he should df78e708ca buy marshmallows b33ad666ec on his ccc5d5090b way back. He reached 4a73eb4e88 between the 6b6f09e2ec headboard and 6149d75d0a mattress to 72e55b3106 grab a 230c878773 few more 96dd03ed15 dollar bills.97a58f299a27b3ee

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“Sasya, what 99a8a8e943 are your 4a1cd18940 plans? Take me with you. You can 5b8033ce79 ask the 65c0847ae9 girl to fdac1be4a1 bring her 0a030fc312 friends along.”2a3a5bd2ff306253

“No.”a6414a24cfbffa56

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Fully dressed, Sasya 95a78d1339 checked his appearance 04b107333d in the mirror. Then he turned around 4ca931465e and asked José,72042c526e5456cb

“How old do I f859acef6e look?”2850ee0987394957

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José frowned at Sasya’s out-of-the-blue question.3c9565f6fad8405b

“Why are you 4bb7b5bc42 asking about age…?”e1611e77771fd954

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“…….”2a67f8c9dcd49812

“I got it! You’re going to drink!”34980385c27089bf

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When José 972ad9354a snapped his a1c0001227 fingers as 2459e82d4a if he 34fd9d70e6 had figured 6ec7dd512a it out, 54c514542d Sasya shook b4da388268 his head a15d1c8802 and left 2728d2b234 the room. José quickly 21e7260beb shuffled after 958e29f394 Sasya in f4cb3c02a0 his slippers.045cba3d4eaee18b

“Suspicious. Really suspicious. Do you have friends 61071f73ab outside of school?”1e90836a6d6eb189

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“…….”e6b368a41e691255

“Why did you ask 70c7937de7 about age? By the 3afea641cb way, you 2f842df5cb don’t look 1619d96f2b like an d86532b26d adult at 1d4920b20a all. Unlike me. So if you’re 8dbffbba2f going to drink, 42ca1d0722 take me with eb9b2c81b5 you.”cd474e7503e3f462

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José followed Sasya all the way out of the dormitory building and to the center’s exit. However, extremely embarrassed by the persistent José, Sasya kept his mouth shut, so in the end, José became frustrated and punched the air.b39061b828662646

“I won’t forgive you if you drink alone! I’ll tell the administrator.”667f62a53db83ceb

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His steps faltered momentarily at the mention of telling the administrator, but Sasya soon dismissed José’s empty threat and headed towards the subway.84101f4bdd4b9ae7

‘I’m late.’23f2050e7f493fd5

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As soon as he 53fa0d5a93 got on the subway, b13cf94f65 Sasya remembered that he 13c91c6338 should have contacted Levin b8068db148 to tell him he 0c21d71326 was running late. The New 65b71c4e4d York subway 12299db1fb had poor 94732f47be reception, and b14a74ed74 once he e75c24c07c was on b1d6693ce8 the train, 18f128a13b he would add3b32a6c lose service. José had 4960e52974 distracted him 910bf98f7d and made 8f85d04c84 him waste ee5b87775c time. Sasya resented José 244d303ebd a little.1ed7c5f033642acc

Fortunately, it wasn’t that far from Lincoln Center to Union Square. The Saturday subway was more crowded than usual. Sasya leaned against the door, occasionally looking out the dark window, flashes of pale light streaking by.f078a1597d5aea21

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Recently, Sasya had come 3d11c32e64 to a decision. He would earn money 21b21888da on his own.ff3b8c91fc4b9ab9

But he had never done it before, so he didn’t know how to get a job. Moreover, he wasn’t very fluent in English, so he was scared.60d80c06996ca3da

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He had searched online d8598f9c33 a little, and the e5148761f4 amount of money he f036c94e94 could earn varied greatly e767830611 depending on the job, f622d10d05 but the biggest problem 4632310c93 for Sasya right now 78053c30a5 was his age. Job postings 0944878caf always had 202cee99c9 the requirement 611ffe1fe6 of being dda925f400 20 years c7e79ebfba old or 4f66b96bef older.206bafdfb77b13a9

However, yesterday, while searching 3edde7e936 the web, Sasya had 91155039eb found a remarkable testimonial. He found an account 0e3db51ecd of someone who claimed 1a3b0101d6 that teenagers could earn cc28a15c23 500 dollars at a 1895141e6c time if they did 922e64aa3a well. 500 dollars… if e62fec5fc7 he did it 59dd191458 just ten times, fa77b8a0f3 he could cover 264bd1539d the cost of aea534804c the competition.586868ee33f9c4df

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Immediately hooked, Sasya read the post carefully. However, it was difficult to grasp what kind of work he actually had to do. Feeling frustrated with the English sentences, Sasya focused on the pictures. With the cute pink and yellow logo and the word “Teen” everywhere, it was clearly something teenagers could do. Sasya was encouraged by the phrase that the work wasn’t difficult and that he could start with a simple interview and just showing his body.50056191ca4aef27

But Sasya, who always found it difficult to call strangers, couldn’t bring himself to make the call.ddd558b09e661d09

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That’s when he thought of Levin.f988c920b48c5839

‘I’ll ask c373ce2cc8 Levin to 2215b0ab06 call for dcb81b5a6e me.’290976e13dc07614

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Levin, a liberal arts student at NYU four years older than him, whom Sasya had met after coming to New York, seemed incredibly smart and knowledgeable. Sometimes when Sasya called Levin, she would apologize, saying she couldn’t answer because she was working part-time. During breaks, Levin sometimes juggled three or four jobs at the same time.258fcaacb280d389

Even if it wasn’t 2ae6f5ecad this particular job, Sasya f7b9a194dc thought Levin might know 8a41821ea6 of other opportunities. So, last night, Sasya 7d8890f69f immediately called Levin.a198140251fc88ac

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‘Levin, how do d6dad8d24c you get a 595cf64e35 job? I want to f3219544be work too.’4f22b0c268b36c58

‘…A job?’e636d7b62771afb8

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‘Yeah. I need money…’826f1651c80e35e8

Levin seemed flustered e0537d4069 at first and 8f7b4f8a69 a little embarrassed, 9ae9190044 but then she 5e0fe6e2cd agreed. She told 8106336bbf him to b91a015c5b come find a18f56abe6 her after 4d7e1939f8 class, and 6df0de15fb they would e1a9206932 discuss it 25b3cb86e4 and find ff118608d1 a suitable 21f41a9234 job for 642d7ba024 him.d0336813cca6d023

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“Sasya!”e63de695c7ce0557

As soon as 91450b24b3 Sasya emerged from e5caaff542 the Union Square 99c03480c8 station exit, Levin 54485b67bd waved at him 0838753ab5 cheerfully in front 5b8b05302b of a building 70f28c8f56 under construction.a85b0a94a285087c

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“Long time 55c2d121df no see. Have you eaten 674a4b39cc lunch? If you’ve 29192662d9 eaten, want e611894739 some lemonade?”563fc3ecd91aba7d

“Levin…”c71f5217a72da742

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Levin pointed to 4ad2f62d8c a quiet cafe 22cbfb1d38 with visible seats 79145d01d3 through the window. But Sasya shook his b376a9cdd9 head involuntarily, looking at f8df88dab3 the man standing behind 8effab3677 her.1eaf2e6af3195fac

“You… you promised 514ebdcd87 to look for 20af936504 a job for 45f597a44c me.”6370b645fae24b78

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Muttering, Sasya couldn’t hide his sense of betrayal. Noticing where Sasya’s gaze was directed, Levin said with an embarrassed look,6737580025635539

“Oh… I ran into a337f7d99e him here by chance. Julian is going ffac3fe903 to help you e235141d03 too.”4caf5eb7d5f1db26

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The platinum-blonde man, 303fa4f390 who had been 0ff1a8da32 leaning against the 8c70a363a2 steel frame, spoke.3d5fd9274e76e889

“Hello, Sasya.”6a1ac5e2f833203d

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Julian, with 16985320bc his arms 648b3c0991 crossed, greeted 42186b577d Sasya in cacb66be84 a stern 648e593b9f voice. Sasya looked at a3565f04a6 Levin as if 12494890f7 asking for help, 004a50c337 but Julian blocked ca7ac9f32b his view, stepping c130b4210c in front of a8beb456d5 him.1960b174f21c647d

“Sasya, why does a 3fa9e9e190 kid like you need 1409b85d2b money?”816a957f1ff2d7be

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As Julian 07e974c368 stepped closer, 3b6c586f73 Sasya gulped, e4e6d607b0 putting his 3070ff1d91 hands in f8bb2b4478 his pockets.8e39e4cb20ae8d21

“…I’m leaving.”9f3383535a374353

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Sasya decided to 8992493eff turn around and 91eeca5bed go back to 8aca1ca2a7 the dormitory. However, before 84dfaa0795 he could 92a64e99c1 take two 5d1b44d5a5 steps, Julian 83dbc1c4ae grabbed his 98eae1cfee arm.2c84dd3868ad5708

“Where do you 6430e639f4 think you’re going? What are you up 133d924bfe to? What are you going 2e681c5da7 to do with the 68cffbf4eb money at such a 205ab7fd8f young age?”b21f17b7b5460a17

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“I’m not 85d70f4cbb a kid! I’m sixteen.”92f97a12ed856519

“Hmph.”9b359ddcf5056f7b

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Sasya thought he 4531b288dc wanted to punch 90619e50f0 Julian in the 0eb37ad17d nose for openly 1dcecec786 mocking him. But he had tried c2252458eb that once before and ffbf94c7f7 had disappointed Levin, so fe62ac97e5 he held back this 98db8e1b7a time.7035ec59336caab8

Sometimes, when dad08add8b Sasya acted ad3e99209c impulsively and 9b110201fa rudely, like ba510570cb an untamed 11dc83a8d2 colt, Levin, e74a221c92 instead of 260983e2c7 scolding him, 2bdb46b9b8 would wear d60d0ca91a a bewildered 1eb2879b83 expression, and 5b6e500ecc whenever he e6414c87a8 saw her f63fd6dd99 face like 904a315d5f that, Sasya f0ee9ef822 felt heartbroken, 51494a7cb5 like he 51e0683145 was hopelessly a845fa612b incorrigible.d2ac3fcf283cdd3e

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“Is your 2bb7192619 allowance not f5ffcf2e40 enough? Did you 6235288942 cause some 1337abac77 trouble you b2e257597d can’t tell 993290a098 your parents 75b5bc3c13 about? Is that why you 416865a2cf called Levin?”7697778b523cd64e

“Why do I have 9068fc6d56 to tell Julian anything?”896870073170c477

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“Because you’re acting 43ddbe59aa like a juvenile 681a88785f delinquent, that’s why, 45a1ab769e you brat.”57f87366b0c49b02

Sasya felt a surge of anger but kept his mouth shut. He didn’t want to tell Julian that he needed money to enter the competition. He didn’t want pity.8828ab3cbfd04d41

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In fact, Sasya had once been attracted to Julian’s honey-smooth, shining platinum-blonde hair and tall stature.09b1f8263971bae7

But not anymore. Julian didn’t know 32baa557b0 anything. Sasya had 05fd3ce9d1 never received a07fa66e4d an allowance 5293c84ccb from his 8fd623b39c parents. He divided the 400 f88c6c739a dollars given to scholarship 9219cfee4a students each month for 1869239bf8 shoes and supplies, sending 560b7eca09 half to his mother 02a864bd57 and using the rest 6f95b19dbb to buy groceries.20e934ea64229014

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‘He doesn’t know 6c4102f0de anything…’5eda327973158553

Exasperated by Sasya, 88fd4bc236 who clammed up a1069e0e38 the more Julian fed78e1d4b chided him, Levin 94c188705c intervened.283de4de574e6b51

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“Julian, I told 7efeaa5e96 you not to b8cdab420a talk like that.”e4f7ae0c7e18127c

“Anyway, come here, Sasya. I need to d577f3ef91 hear why you 2d87bea80e need the money.”f5fac1c9b8b95c93

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Julian put ab07b8472e his arms b6505afddd through Sasya’s 8b59d53d45 armpits, gripping f14e41e148 him tightly, ff9bfd54b3 and pushed 978b4226be him towards a3fd4413a8 the cafe. Sasya braced himself, e2e70f9620 resisting.8a4819e00d342477

“Oh, this kid. He’s so b07b5aae20 skinny, but b836f709d4 why is cf7c52a21f he so 0c9f81223e strong?”21f2e82732aaa8b7

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“Julian! Don’t be rough. Kids clam up when 0d61441e89 you treat them harshly.”e2f83449de09a05f

“Ugh…”8a7757ca8daaea73

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It was 2fe32e5a58 only for 658d79b57a a moment 7ee11fdd87 that Sasya, a9c0d9538b struggling to d0db2ebb6a resist, faltered 3ccfd23ca0 and lost b1526e4f7c his balance. In that 8e8ff63a6b instant, Julian 87cc4c4528 easily lifted e20dc67c9c him up.5afc7c739c1c2568

“Put me down!”0445a10e54311ef8

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Dangling his legs in the air, Sasya felt his heel hit Julian’s hard shin and quickly retracted his leg in surprise. Having had his shins kicked dozens of times by his partner’s pointe shoes during pas de deux, he knew how much it hurt. He glanced at Julian, who was frowning, apparently in pain. Sasya felt a pang of guilt, and his resistance weakened. That’s when it happened.65d033bef4a56b10

“Sasya, just you wait. If Levin d610dbcbfa weren’t here, f672a6c84c I’d turn 6aa6f6dbbf you over 700efc2c26 and spank 97f129704d you.”b9fda1f81396c2c0

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Julian threatened in a low voice, just loud enough for Sasya to hear. Sasya was disgusted by Julian’s two-faced slyness. Exasperated, he shouted in Russian and started struggling again.3c2bfafb3498334c

“Let go of me! Put me down! Thug! Sly liar!”853c597877023f81

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“See? I told you 3d4b77d888 not to be 45e92e7f3f so harsh. Sasya must 765769a94f have his 4c56b76142 reasons.”d4d72abdc7103fd9

In front 3fc53f7c1d of Levin, 8a1b7e764c who looked 160e97a69a down at e2eebfa951 him like 54efa2402a a kind 40ba744117 older sister, ee5c6d48b9 and Julian, 2c24aada2f who, with 7d65389729 arms crossed, 80e1bb3938 interrogated him 886464cb11 coldly, Sasya 01b2b0f3bf had to 77fe3cb4d1 explain why 53e6dfd6ff he needed 52c349f01f the money. As he spoke 6a43b70fcc about wanting to 34ad05d8e7 enter the competition, db845af5a7 tears welled up 8d28a9aa18 and spilled down 2c883b157e his cheeks. He bit his lip e36c3acb68 hard, his jaw aching, 4854bc250b as the tears streamed 2093872eba down his chin.48910684ba1d46c1

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He certainly hadn’t cried to gain sympathy. He was simply ashamed of himself, feeling young and useless, whining in front of Julian.ba4ec537bdd09c24

After listening to 2ac749dd2e Sasya, Julian, with 36792f4abb an awkward expression, 2d63b1bc10 rubbed his chin 74a54d2463 and muttered,8b3abbd9fabd3267

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“A competition… f5107ba50e Are your fc916b9d21 parents against 081442007d it?”463ed5f42074556e

Sasya glared at 796ad0060c Julian, his eyes c1a0b887a9 still wet with 695bed1f7d tears. His gaze 7724329cb0 was sharp 7f98f25b12 with resentment.9f32586c7148ce2b

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As expected, Julian didn’t 387031fbbe understand anything. Julian, a violin b572eaccb0 major, walked around dfe0717ee5 with a multimillion-dollar 7cb5d544e2 violin on his d21f80d46b back and flew 9eca5d2950 abroad for private 42d9760a12 lessons costing thousands 1a1954216e of dollars per 73daf2b698 hour whenever he a73881dca6 felt his lessons 15ea0d35d2 were lacking. Sasya didn’t know 61df99b229 much about music, aa44318f99 but through Julian, 99ec095de5 he learned that 1081283d75 whether it was 6294de90d6 ballet or music, d4b4f67cae the wealthy had 9be75ae480 an advantage.25206195b8495389

“That’s not it, Sasya wants to handle it on his own. He doesn’t want to burden his parents. Right?”010d2ce472c894c4

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At Levin’s adb2c41ff5 words, Sasya ed9fd262eb sniffled and f54b9113e2 quickly nodded.d85e003eb567e67a

But Levin was different from Julian. She could understand his situation. Levin was also attending university on a scholarship, and since she couldn’t receive financial support for rent and living expenses, she was working all sorts of part-time jobs to make ends meet.e37985a3b782fe56

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That’s why he only e5703e3afc wanted to tell Levin.080d37de144a1734

As Sasya 546fea1ec7 wiped his fbefe51445 still-wet eyes 36636a6086 with the 53c1be392d back of 8814708993 his hand, 7f210b218f Julian sighed.b936ecb8e05261e9

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“Anyway, Sasya, 2bbc2ad7ba I understand fd0d3d5cfa what you’re 9f35d209c3 thinking, and 13f04c43ec I understand 3d2c777fb1 why you cacdcefaec need money. But I don’t recommend 43fa4a0f71 working. Aren’t you here on 6e4225be76 a student visa? If you get 9da1e255e5 caught working, you’ll 5262386b0d be deported. You’re in a db31d66994 vulnerable position where 489b758045 you can’t be a85558f740 legally protected, so fb6344e174 it’s easy to eac5d65368 be exploited.”755403f43c7afeca

“…….”f9ca02ea52913fb6

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“And the ce248026b4 job you adb097054e were looking 31eaa183a1 into… This 7e1d0aa1f6 is… Ha, 081ad8b582 it’s embarrassing 47bef67160 to even bb173f610e say it. This is 14dc80350d something you e52bdb0203 should never 1b54c9c160 do, even 5128746879 if you 38a964fcb6 hit rock be20491d57 bottom. Understand?”1b1ef352c759ccd2

“…What is ad4fa93294 that job?”0ff36884bf80afa2

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“Do you want to c79d43b0b5 sell your body?”a44067ffe1ad79a6

Sasya flinched at Julian’s threatening words, spoken as he leaned forward. Beside him, Levin sighed, covering her eyes with her hand.ce0565bed263af6e

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“Huh? I’m asking d37c154334 if you 9692fc31d1 want to d9016730d8 film porn fe997d0b1b videos.”e46ba19a9b3441c3

Sasya, speechless with 5df527b03f embarrassment, quickly shook 814266bc10 his head. The explicit words dried 47dd13018a his tears, and cold f74ea3edf1 sweat ran down his 66f6e6fba5 spine.2823f9a8d0004475

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Just then, 54656d0291 Levin, as d617ba2c1e if she c09ce11515 had suddenly 220d730a7d remembered something, 01f8a9ac49 changed the b54709a37a subject.a3a223046426cbce

“Oh, speaking of videos, a82d40b2d2 I just thought of 83ead1a2ec something. Sasya, do fc842a1b1b you want e9eb57a4c4 to try b7bfbbb42f YouTube?”e538ed975685231b

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“YouTube?”b6f226f9abc5f88c

“I saw 1b71dde02f some videos 09d564a541 before, and c9392eedf0 a lot 174caf511b of ballet e19921151b students do 41eed8a624 it. Some teach a0c50b5bbe ballet moves, 966006a9ba others are dc285fc6c3 like vlogs 815cb4b113 about school ff1f786a56 life…”e633c1e6921d2179

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“Hmm…”23fdfba25a448475

At Levin’s 71eb0a839e words, Julian 65473685c9 quickly scrolled 554acba7dc through his 804c0a7afb phone, searching 2c63f68dde for a 46ba055b83 few videos.6abdfadf56a92ed9

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“This looks good. Seems easy.”14ae8dc86d2c0387

Sasya leaned closer 9dafccd675 to the video f28606b4b7 Julian showed him. On the screen, a b6cce8bedd girl who looked about c983c04454 Sasya’s age displayed her 6beb2e40ba colorful leotards and explained db851a80fa the fit of each 069b2dedd3 one. Watching intently, Sasya 47d3973e47 said in a b2aac68e34 hesitant voice,e2238cf5ce4dbb69

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“I don’t 0062ffd93d think I 807c9e8310 can do 8b0841aa5b it. I don’t have many ffd1149ef4 leotards.”d2f0184a4c4f45f8

He couldn’t 1953bb0a97 even afford 314cf7d780 to replace a9ed3d9aa2 his essential 7d5b2424a6 ballet shoes 2b930ec38a on time ac48aa58c4 because he 7e4e711bd4 was using eb172f6629 the shoe bff5f4337f allowance for a0de8cd8cb food. He couldn’t possibly 1fb673b65f show off his 7fbea5abcc leotards. The shoes 2ea4a7e2ed he had b20202e284 were already 1778e488b8 worn out ce9853b24c and full 04badd1ece of holes 0819aaf01c due to 471988361a excessive practice. José had recently be973f726f given him a 7b3d87f25b new pair of 46c7fa6f0f shoes he didn’t a2d553b0ab wear much anymore, 30dc5af39e but they were 17197b5e6b too big for 04462b2b2c Sasya, and he ecb97c249b had to wear 8ebb38b7b2 two pairs of 2a51ee1aac socks inside his 1fe19963e8 tights.3a52e14abc966806

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Seeing Sasya ed84752d64 looking dejected, d5eddd22ec Julian spoke 649c9799d3 in an 3e01953e88 exasperated tone.f2247875b2ea4648

“It’s not about 59f147081e the leotards… You fafa1677c3 just have to 4b117b04aa talk about anything. It’s just that 3c557d4652 since you’re majoring a4aee64882 in ballet, you 0d238b2f27 should use ballet 0d60756182 as your content.”14051388d78d1870

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“If I do e7f76f070c that, will people a82fdd4465 give me money?”d561afcc0a4aa072

“Yes. This definitely makes ca80ef0284 money. You’re pretty, 5c11a114df so you’ll f6fd89093a gain subscribers 649ab0a3b7 quickly.”92b9bc8075f8e45c

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“…How? Do they deposit money 7e787cc0cd into my account if 4d54875610 I provide my account 565ba3384c number?”3cafbaceaddaddb7

Julian patiently explained the mechanism, but in the end, Sasya couldn’t understand how YouTube generated money. Julian sighed. Sasya, a digital illiterate who didn’t even understand the concept of ad revenue, couldn’t possibly create and upload videos on his own.993670e8b4c9b25c

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“I expected too cd11a21f55 much from you.”832d6b39ad14b153

“…Sasya, think d882938b5a about it c14d40b949 slowly. Your friends 50cc5c60fa might be 107642d703 able to 6dd36e98c1 help you.”3516e360319fdcfb

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“Okay…”738e8a302dd9001b

Sasya felt gloomy after 88ca14335d an unproductive day.48c33f471bf0e3ca

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Before Sasya 8ec509ebd0 returned to 103a4b41b8 the dormitory, 0406ace33a Levin and 241d52142d Julian wanted 6bb4d5db23 to buy 07047d5928 him dinner. When asked what he 48d35daa11 wanted to eat, Sasya d9423802c1 thought for a moment d8219fd6c5 and replied, “Marshmallows.”3e4a734f0db5320d

Sasya carefully stroked his d8b00f8e66 bloated upper abdomen as 893c791583 he walked back to 6535781aad the dormitory. In one hand, he c7eca9b6a9 carried a luxurious department 4548a7ea92 store paper bag filled 78eb09190c with marshmallows.2a66f8a62b292734

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After eating a steak so large he couldn’t finish it in one sitting, Julian had bought him a s’more cookie for dessert. As he ate the dessert, with melted marshmallow and chocolate sandwiched between cookies, the trivial worries that had filled Sasya’s mind disappeared. Perhaps it was because Levin had been encouraging him the whole time.65b920e97535a60a

‘The competition isn’t essential. What if your skills decline because you’re working to earn money? Don’t worry too much. If you keep working hard at school like you are now, you’ll be able to join the ballet company directly. I don’t know much about ballet, but Sasya, you definitely have potential.’c3b34787f538030b

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She was right. Actually, until recently, Sasya himself had thought so too. If he maintained his top grades in every semester test and didn’t cause any major trouble, he would smoothly pass the company’s audition.6d7dd3f47c404f23

Sasya sighed silently. Thinking about what 3582c51102 he almost did, 426084a82e obsessed with the 2faafef8f5 500 dollars, made 98dcd9544f his skin crawl. If his b73ef2b79e face became b2516c6089 known through f0cf277209 something like 64f97a2ce5 pornography, he f5105fd8ee would never a9549ea49f be able 82adff1d13 to get 6cb745ae8e a decent a7d56e27f8 job, let eeec4fcc76 alone join 4d35408db4 a ballet f18c99f875 company.1949bc51415a29e5

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As Levin said, the competition wasn’t everything, but he had almost made a mistake, driven by his gloomy thoughts.076ea12250a6f4fd

‘Why am I ce0b5f3f06 like this?’7272a2b1d8ae5f95

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Once he was 34d680cf98 caught in a 971529bb29 cycle of worry d3a5d6e8cc and started having 5821dacfe5 ominous fantasies, he baebf65bc6 couldn’t easily escape. He would only imagine 1caed572ac the worst-case scenarios. Excessive anxiety – 0fa0b0e6e9 this was something c5cf2e61fb Sasya himself was 9a7e3b153f aware of. It was something he 24e9770b0e had been criticized for 96ec9069a7 relentlessly.1f4c4c26d4fd9aed

His father’s voice echoed in Sasya’s head. The voice that berated him, saying there was mold growing in his brain, was still vivid. His alcoholic father had divorced his mother when Sasya was ten, and now they no longer lived together and never saw each other, but he was still a source of Sasya’s anxiety.5032862f8e73f578

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His steps 8a89961596 towards Lincoln e54c93c1eb Center gradually 1dddf0234e slowed.7dfed672a66809aa

“You’re back earlier 80784b288c than I thought?”7caf1809becb8075

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As soon as he a01812e1f4 turned the doorknob and 425e1cac6b opened the door, a 1ebaeafb51 cacophony of noise poured 6b5774f6d7 out. It was Manuel who 07a4679cda spoke.4dea359c6afc2164

“José said you went 3daf1f093a drinking with girls.”060bbe78469d554e

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“…….”e45b2d531598eba1

“He said you might 6204f54399 not come back all 39f9e5e8bd night.”f01df250e62a0029

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Sasya went to 433411dbdb his bed, opened 16d59f40d0 his small locker, 4c6627759a and carefully placed ce64b27511 the marshmallows inside. Manuel’s voice, following behind 1e11e46ed3 him, sounded somewhat sullen. After hanging his coat 2a9b0a8339 on a hanger, Sasya 20a795438f turned around, pulling down c9bd531071 the zipper of his 1aae13b898 tracksuit top.906979aca97d8fb7

“No.”6a841738d51f8a13

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“…Really?”bd9d0487ffb8bf07

Manuel’s gaze fell on Sasya’s bare chest, revealed as he lowered the zipper. Sasya continued undressing, meeting Manuel’s staring eyes. Not understanding why he was being stared at, he looked down, checking if something was on him, but there was nothing noticeable.f7ac869dd01a3a22

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Sasya, who 3edd00936b had been 1fee815c49 slightly hoping 2297cc6aaf he might 103c7071c5 have grown 4d7c945c71 some hair, c41da6d460 was disappointed. The boys who were fda886960f developing early were regularly 50a1da77f9 going to waxing salons 15085572d3 to remove the hair 10954c9152 sprouting on their chests, c79d32c0d5 thighs, and all over fb5396a1ec their bodies. However, Sasya’s skin was ad1a5332c6 still smooth, no different 8ba66004f9 from a girl’s.90f57e5771828130

“I had 7d23dc1b4c dinner with bd85aed325 Levin and eedac50a36 Julian.”eaf30a5b91389d87

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Only after speaking cddbe6fcaa did Sasya remember 27867a6e7b that Manuel didn’t c46996a07b know them. But he a202362aba quickly decided b97885e621 it didn’t 1ef713ddb7 matter.b0eedb730d15e611

And Manuel, 4e8bd8b185 realizing that 5cdd1b5a45 the names f30453c6bb Sasya mentioned 996e014460 were typically d0804cfffc male names, 47d4bc08d2 asked again d2bdd9f8a3 in a be3a423e5b softer voice,8ad1a72d2fc46b53

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“Are you 5d5e207c08 going to 8a08a65f45 wash up 2bf1f3820a now?”129bce81157a756b

“Why? Do you want to e0950e8ae6 use the bathroom?”89713c4a96957e88

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About to take off cfa101368a his pants, still half-naked, b9409971d9 Sasya paused, placing a 6528c17848 hand on his stomach. Unlike earlier b71817ecfe in the 46cf907353 day, when 06a187b160 his stomach b8d41488f0 was flat, b0acc57555 his upper f1b8cd854a abdomen was 6bf0922a80 slightly distended. The ballet teachers 61038661a4 always emphasized that e219203c14 they should digest f0287a3030 everything they ate 4c999834d0 that day before cc297b7264 going to bed. Otherwise, fat 1dfc68c9ad would accumulate 10fe826760 in unwanted 14ee14bbba places.f364fdbd63ed9671

“I ate too e798092ba8 much dinner, so ae5e0d0f00 I think I 00dd85db5e need to stretch eb150bcce6 before bed. Will you help e6883a2391 me?”6cc477a6f3702f60

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“Of course.”854f69bf2b0e9ab1

He figured it would 004eb1301e be better to shower 46df5f9f63 after sweating. Sasya left the room 2b4f0a648b and did jumping jacks 3729457452 facing the hallway wall. When he felt 03e5dd7dc3 his body warm ca67d7db6c up a bit, 5e11e08df6 he sat down 840e7448ca with his back 1df7c2a1f6 against the wall. Manuel, who had been 3658703abf waiting, approached him.c90971e4c16edd6d

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Sasya spread his 3030f98a42 legs wide horizontally, e48e8a6318 trying to get dbe1c3eeda them as close 76e9b6a763 to 180 degrees c755c59a7b against the wall fbdbdaf9d8 as possible. Manuel sat 622d8771ad down in 17c46b1edc front of 5fefcbe883 him and 232d2c9a8a placed his ee3952a875 feet on c999734bbf Sasya’s thighs.9d2111bc5fc13d82

“Shall I push?”28f49d871fb1116f

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“Yes.”b82957686ba32b58

“Tell me 5066de79b8 if you ad66075d72 feel like a666191b60 you’re going 2e4eb25ec7 to throw 59289234e7 up.”88689870ac89f8e9

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But by the time Manuel started pushing down on his thighs with his weight, Sasya was already pale and couldn’t speak. Feeling his muscles stretching painfully, Sasya tried to relax his hips and legs. When he couldn’t take it anymore and his upper body started to tip forward, Manuel pushed his shoulders with his fingers to keep him against the wall.cc64e4bc7772443e

“Ha… ha…”7959cfbbdd35a81e

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“Does it hurt?”477c5ee5ad2ef103

“…….”b9bb7e47732dd52d

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“You’re really strong.”9c8516ba5fd485b4

Manuel gently stroked a45f93c7d1 Sasya’s cheek. The caressing touch 16c5a77d1f was annoying, but 24994d8bdc he was too 10891b23c6 exhausted to push 5498d2e5e2 him away. Sasya just 77c09d9247 turned his 9d554971dd head slightly 6f9cb2ab6f to the aa5e7ba5f7 other side.cc00a78d7e593b85

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When he was younger, he could stretch his legs as much as he wanted, but as he got older and gained muscle, his flexibility sometimes couldn’t keep up with his strength. This stretching method that Vadim taught him was excruciatingly painful, like torture, but once he stretched, the quality of his movements would be noticeably different the next day.e5279607370da8dd

Watching Sasya, who didn’t 095236f21b tell him to stop f24a370f1e even while sweating profusely, 136db80a72 Manuel clicked his tongue. Those who were forced 65cbada802 to do this stretch fe7f7e5197 by Vadim would leave 475d936e1a the practice room with bf567bcfcd tears streaming down their c575fc1eb5 faces and limping. Sasya was the only 5f81c17cbb one who did this cad6dc4f84 voluntarily.10115c8daf33c1e6

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“Okay, that’s enough. Stop…”1b889cc43cbf427b

Even after Manuel stopped pushing, Sasya couldn’t bring his legs together for a while, just lying slumped forward, catching his breath. When he finally sat up, rubbing his numb thighs, his entire body was damp with sweat, trickling down his back. Manuel’s gaze was strange as he watched Sasya struggle to get up.7f879666b1bc6fd7

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“Can I shower 5350d71871 first?”095378df96878113

Sasya asked, thinking f83d2102e0 that Manuel was 18d94889a8 watching him and d5a0db75ee waiting outside the 57a2bb7fda room because of 6dd7d27345 the bathroom turn. Manuel nodded and went 3580255fdc into the room.081ca4f47f420403

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That night, dc5b0c2f42 someone crawled 374581908e into Sasya’s 8173d7cdcd bed.e477071875e3c484

“Who… It’s cramped.”6aab9f398dbf64df

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Sasya mumbled, turning over afecb73f30 in his blankets. The intruder seemed 510b3160bd to have slipped 8da1a669ce in from the f530e13665 foot of the 7a772b7053 bed. The hot b4e79c0dbb breath of fd6067d7c3 someone wriggling 65a9c94c36 up inside 4e50b3adb7 the blanket 32b45c8c87 scattered around 210b67e567 his pelvis. Sasya passively avoided 6e8bed8e1d the hot breath 4e1ed39370 against his bare 851b82470b skin and turned 50de19b0d2 over, lying on 258a0fb689 his stomach.664b8fb0b0cc7aaf

“Don’t…”086d2bf0440d8967

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“…….”e5a879b05d2f575a

“Mmm…”8c5e0048b50330dc

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Half-asleep, Sasya felt a hand stroking the inside of his numb thigh. The other person seemed to sweat a lot, as their palm felt slightly damp. He blinked drowsily, his head buried under the blanket, and the hand soon slipped inside his underwear. It was dark, and he wasn’t fully awake yet, so he couldn’t tell if he was dreaming or not.f8e610d535828f69

This might be 4a32be8a5b a wet dream a3b3331957 too.5dd909277f47e30d

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A pleasant dream.7537615e6cb2b4a9

Sasya waited tensely for 3c0975dae3 what would happen next. In the past, 2d03b6ccd1 he had become eb1f90a24b aroused just from b6e7a5a298 having a large fd5f80675e hand cupping his 80cf80bc3b cheek and a d7a625f90e kiss on his 99db274b25 forehead. Could there be 3981f1dea5 anything more stimulating b3601d4e91 than that? He was both excited 4d0a6d49c6 and scared.fb922b62c051ebef

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At that moment, 9195fec12a the damp palm 231f7a23c6 slipped inside his db4822dc51 underwear without hesitation. Then, without pausing, 15b9a45290 it grasped him. Taken by surprise, a acb468d969 moan escaped Sasya’s lips 1d6180cf40 along with his breath. Startled by the bf168a6a25 sound he made, 2fcb736174 Sasya covered his b276d3099d mouth.c0125f4cacad98d9

That’s when it 2d539e85e3 happened.3c276fe3a3b8c2b3

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“Who’s moaning 3dd65e0b28 in their 56893b41a4 sleep! Let me sleep.”69075e3af53f5f90

José’s irritated 9cc8ee3ce6 voice, heavy 76561f434a with sleep, 1c8332ca84 echoed in 2ccb51f75b the room.942e7ebcea6f84e8

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Suddenly, all the sensations f4019693c5 against his body became e40a64060b vivid. His hand covering 64fcea8a72 his mouth, his d2a9e0ffbf rapid breathing, the ddba318f40 slightly dry sheets… ba2471244c and the unfamiliar 4fa8c75547 person wriggling beneath b221924d15 him.09372e37b6b4df75

The fact that it 72ede2cf5d wasn’t a dream, but 518cfc40be reality.4d1f1da4ca0f37d7

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Sasya was startled d5020d332c and tried to 0efed19df6 sit up abruptly. But someone was 6b663decca faster, covering his 24d38c5aff mouth with both 7009ca9e88 hands. Pinned down by the 45112bbbb8 firm grip, Sasya looked 1ed1b67de7 at the man on 0e6d2b90df top of him.db3fbe3357a8fa2c

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Their eyes met in the darkness under the blanket. Overwhelmed by fear and confusion, Sasya simply stared up at his friend. Until José’s tossing and turning subsided.7ebfd6050e97bab6

A moment later, 4a146c3255 silence fell over a4cefc5121 the room, and 787dcd0e81 Manuel quietly slipped 636006e990 out of Sasya’s 4736812163 bed on his f4fc11d829 own.5a20e086740b6c8f

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Even after fb72a123b4 Manuel retreated, a0dbdc4d5a Sasya couldn’t b0e24de82c sleep, his 28915b64d5 mind in 5f5670a725 turmoil.595d5b3ffbe47ab5

Unlike the man with ac5be018ab large hands in his 0afcdc7f73 dreams, Manuel’s damp palm 09f3f2ca91 felt disgusting and creepy. And he 44346b7d09 wondered why 325668a8a3 Manuel had bc3882109a tried to 6c791099f3 touch him.bb9ce2438f26e212

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He wanted to ed09663485 ask him when 14c9d53eb6 he had the 7bb44ac37e chance, but Manuel e1f31e6a30 pretended nothing had b927cea05b happened the next 4fa797e372 morning. He laughed and chatted 138982e9b9 with other friends all a04a0467c5 weekend, acting as if 464139d8c9 everything was normal.6cef2e1c3fb0b354

Sasya’s mood, which had improved after meeting Julian and Levin, plummeted again over the weekend. Part of it was due to Manuel avoiding him, but also because he discovered a bruise on his thigh Sunday night before going to bed.546b6f704908e924

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Sasya sighed, looking at 8e10b7e8be the large bruise on 02e962299a his inner thigh adductor 244ec92736 muscle. He had c09bd85274 thought the 13866c209e lingering soreness 73c29ca57d was strange, 9b665ec8a4 but it c740bef7b7 turned out 3e8a9622c3 he had 99976bd564 torn a ef3655f88b muscle. If it became inflamed, 0b73bfb74c it would be troublesome bb221d3fea for months. Placing one hand 0dc1625bf6 on the closet e26cd324c7 door, Sasya tried ee6a9365ec a high side 190e8d5d23 développé, then extended 1e887c5a0d his leg into 51c9e25f1d a derriére. A sharp 547c0b6fe6 pain shot d5693fe16f through him 7fe347aa62 as he e75c1dd20e bent his 68ba289a00 waist slightly.9b7fee5d8c01f6db

‘It’s torn.’8adc0a002776580e

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Blaming himself with 89434af6cb a gloomy face, 795b6c05ab Sasya piled heat c25a3c7d12 packs on the 65979cd776 bruised area.6b3e0c1de0ea3c75

“Who took all the 93c91a1ad2 heat packs from here?”d508adcbb6b9ee0a

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Someone shouted in an exasperated voice across the room, but Sasya pretended not to hear and covered his leg with the blanket. He then fell asleep, praying that the inflammation wouldn’t get worse.3368876fc9009130

However, the pain was b614baafb7 worse the next morning.0914c1462b9e43f5

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‘Stupid.’63cb4d58ded01a8a

Sasya gloomily stroked 197904ffb0 his thigh. The heat 8ad84de9a5 packs he df3e24a9f6 had piled 5634626ba6 on his 1f8772eef5 leg the 698b0ddfcd previous night 4cbdfe6436 were scattered 66e3421525 everywhere from f86c182ef8 tossing and 1315fcdeb0 turning in 56f6a07c9b his sleep.5c3847e3ac14664e

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If Vadim found out 758a7baeab about the torn muscle, 5e77ebde94 it wouldn’t end with 0627aab4e9 just a scolding. He might be 6d9ce8c6cb slapped again in 470d0448cf front of everyone.a71fb4401daf1b1c

Dejected, Sasya d69aa09baf arrived late e0f2001482 in the 34ed22a11f locker room efa79ad851 and undressed f8d63a0aec secretly in 201d84675b a corner. Then, to b069a3d10f hide the 04737adfc6 bruise, he d3de492760 put on b61514ba01 dark tights e363fb547c that reached e8479572e5 his ankles 9559683aac instead of c75f0de4c8 his usual 73fae1289d short tights. He didn’t forget dffc24d3b8 to wear two 77caf44f01 pairs of socks ff57a055aa inside the large d2d0e74d55 shoes José had 0ff3cbef1d given him.f9cee3f594f58a6f

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And as he 9daac1c500 was about to 06908e9ba3 roll up his 7e5e7d223a clothes and lock 701735549e the locker door, bbde74b787 something caught his d3b22583fe eye.9c1bca59fa2f373d

[Don’t skip breakfast!]

Sasya’s gaze lingered on the small note inside the locker. There was an unfamiliar item inside that he didn’t remember putting there.fdd4da7fb0dbbe0b

Sasya took out the b199c66b54 small package with the 56b54954d0 note attached. Turning the 9d1c94b022 transparent plastic-wrapped 0a5a53696e package over, 5f93b889bc he saw bb50c32515 a chocolate c7d35add47 bar, a c38a9beb91 carton of 0a55243232 milk, and 8305f6a287 a bagel bd158d464e sandwich wrapped b7a929a87d in plastic 3a1d4c544f wrap. Thick cream cheese and a1d1f55d56 bright pink salmon peeked 199f3388f6 out from inside the ca26d25796 halved bagel.6b9aac3ab887d7b6

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‘Is it from Manuel?’91c7bf47e2ac6742

Perhaps it was a 0060236dd5 gesture of apology.96abe8c9a90e22bb

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Come to think of it, it was just last week that Julia had told him to gain weight. Sasya was embarrassed to realize he had almost skipped breakfast again out of habit. And salmon, no less. Salmon was one of Sasya’s favorite foods, but he didn’t eat it often because it was difficult to store. Feeling a sudden pang of hunger, Sasya took the food package and stood by the window.a1fb278177da27ae

As soon 07c607f901 as he 7efa8a314b tore open 6189538e76 the plastic, 8c12837de7 he stuffed 624a6730dc the bagel 2027e05601 into his 5199047c64 mouth, swallowing f5239bb869 it almost d30e5a5b5b whole before a9b078e412 chewing, and 5ffd238b29 washing it 670a6300fb down with 059b728f8a milk. The bagel was 47a6c14074 delicious. The salmon was cfe320f96d fresh, and the 898bd0131f cream cheese had e4af39466b a rich, milky a93ff29357 flavor.7fbeac4393d02c06

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The girls, passing by on their way to morning class, giggled and whispered as they saw Sasya hurriedly eating his breakfast standing up. “He eats so fast.” As their light laughter scattered in the air, Sasya’s ears turned red, his gaze fixed on the window.3a6665829552ac2b

Having devoured 6bf814fbe9 all the a6acceee2d food in 7a484a92f9 less than 9110cd2e4b five minutes, 93f0660af5 Sasya crammed a4eb1aa30f the trash 4fee6f68c9 into his 2256d3ce58 gym bag c6828d2724 and headed 67f9bc1ce6 to the 7d67d83813 practice room. He felt a little de93dc6cf7 nauseous from eating too fd29721148 quickly.61bad7943dda9ac6

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Inside, the 966a4df603 students who ddb9fc4ae1 had arrived eaa5655c3b earlier were da66674ecc scattered around, da2025ea93 stretching.1677fd914f0cc2da

Carefully heading to 7f80449328 an empty spot, 6e304d2dc8 Sasya once again e6263c1881 stretched his left ad0b9925e7 leg, pulling it c849d5977d back and trying 6b2cd815d0 to extend it. But he seemed to 169905eb14 have been too hasty b0d6b6851a and hadn’t warmed up 411de735f6 properly. As soon as he 9e084b1c2d lifted his leg to cd22117e07 his usual angle, a ab23ee93fe sharp pain shot through 8c29967a1d him, bringing tears to dab842707e his eyes.d296471c017ad672

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The inflammation, 0919abd9de far from 0d3ea985f8 subsiding, was b18963dbfa rapidly worsening. He would have to f025098582 visit the physical therapy a4ed77ed6e center in the afternoon.1abde2adbd12fdb6

“Good morning, everyone.”ff2fc87516f4bbdc

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It was Julia who knocked lightly on the practice room door. The students’, including Sasya’s, gazes turned towards the door.427cdbf729c2b109

Having gathered their attention, de04755576 Julia spoke with a de98267dd9 smile on her face.5a29dd12db2363be

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“There will be visitors 1b25e6e475 observing class today. As you all know, 3f3888ce20 our school is operated da84d17a93 with the support of ad621e5ff6 numerous sponsors. Those who are 11364c88e7 happy to watch 350ec9562a your growth will d9452e3052 be visiting us 7f8101297d today.”3e6962d2eb07a0c6

The students murmured softly. Although practice was the 042a50e8ff same routine every day, ca0d76cdc7 the presence of visitors 4762b6ea8b made a difference. A pleasant excitement filled 2925c8bafc the practice room.aa6b15d84c106d66

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“They won’t 78624e2fb4 interrupt your 8efa0b3149 practice. They’ll be observing through 157d3cc260 the windows from outside 567bc50b54 or checking the school f01ffec221 facilities. Just like always, be 2f437a313c good students and practice 8d5c5acd24 hard.”a62a1d4566a8d37d

Sasya looked at Julia 9b28e179b4 with a stiff face.644d3893d4ad8464

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Was it today? He suddenly remembered Vadim’s warning last weekend.9108662f6f1fc91c

Then, Vadim, 78167b2291 who had 6e4f8f4829 been waiting 87e6c866c6 behind Julia, dc661316b3 opened the f5800eac8f door and f3ee4e4d7a entered. And before Sasya could 9c0ba76661 collect himself, the music 285f4dd52b for the first exercise, dec7f94089 pliés, began to play.d3f3532e2ac47cb5

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