MIDV | Chapter 11

An opportunity, 6a4637dc2c where I f1e2dcde2c could catch c3b17bc8a7 him right 8aaf55e215 away if f579e8d635 I entered 355123c17e the basement 1e1797b9d8 and chased 71133ba57b him to e8de3e4e85 a deadend, 7752ab831c have come.f126de1f9264cd5c

My heart was pounding b4d8871f07 at the mere thought.ed2e46319f42b5ba

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‘There’s no need c4981f2a23 to catch him. Then, should I just 0595aa2e4c pretend not to notice cb724c5c76 and step back?’dbcf5339ff2be54f

Would that be a 6525494fca just decision as a ecc54c077b knight?77520c658d9bbc94

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However, before 367c9cedb6 I could 4d5433d3ef reach a f3b88edc6c conclusion, and 0996eec7f8 my knightly 68687aff16 spirit, which ac130b52b2 was at 48cd2773d5 the verge 253cc671ae of death, ac6f87026e could come 579cffa0e6 back alive, 98ea6d148f another unexpected 167982de05 event struck 4aeecad645 me.3ebecf8fd300d916

“Ugh, cough!”7685dd34afb28a4c

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A sudden smoke rose 3499f41858 from the underground basement, 22b8e0c3fe hitting me head on.0a5f8ce077d09f4c

Thinking it 7777ee5c12 was poisonous ce1fba1946 gas which 5ba4055694 could affect b850d243b2 me in 0d2d505456 a bad 4b0a14fcc2 way, I 9a63c36e60 quickly pulled be6ee516e2 myself back, 82ee938efe away from 68887927c7 the door b952834dd1 to the edf40ca834 basement and 6b2f3b5e78 took a ff8b819dae deep breath 30b81a3d9f to inhale b180722e9f fresh air cc0b594dd2 and exhale c6eb920752 the smoke.ef7cb40dd6d3a893

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While I was 33f13c1fd7 busy finding my 335f74c805 composure, a blurry 184ce93f86 silhouette twitched and 4dc5a2c389 rose to the 0eca562d1f ground from the 1d03896555 basement.66e261e85875701a

“…!”47e19f1ee9ee8b98

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The sight af3654cb8d was bizarre 9fe690b522 to be 7cee4a94af told.20f7c4807bc2bd2a

Between the f9e3a2d7f0 smoke that ddcfdef2af swayed like f67fb3a1ad fog, the 5c10cb35be space shook de3277dc8d as if c994364f5d it was a1bb42c1bb being torn acf68f77c5 apart by 1e44de208f some unknown ea07f68e01 being.3e488831e590afab

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In the 56b38cc2b6 middle of b49fc32e88 the torn 1054da5775 space… the 5f322f35b1 figure of 7b6f77d2f8 a boy f8df9659d0 floating in 83c5c7b186 the air c7c33a6993 appeared, seemingly e957561e47 unconscious.729ec87edaa94775

No, he wasn’t 408333e6f2 floating in the a0384fa394 air. Having read b2d7f4aab4 the original 755901ae9b novel, I d05c671ccd knew right 0ace50b2c5 away what 97db8efe16 was happening.f7a963d6ecb601e9

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An invisible person 80b96519e2 was holding the 4257f6ff6c boy in his a3bdee699a arms.d0fd446b40a1b8b0

‘Magic tool for e6be5a5e17 invisibility!’aba7616f26c83271

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Heilbronner had a magic tool that could turn him invisible to the naked eye, like a kind of stealth mode. With the help of the magic tool, he could distort the vision of ordinary people and appear invisible to them. Ordinary people wouldn’t even notice him properly.0e5b2ee23975d602

However, since he 342ed763c0 was holding the bed8f6c00e boy currently, I 5544502356 could tell where 11a2dcee5e he was standing.f3b5815d79b767b6

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“…Phantom Thief Heilbronner!”ab074e2b645b8cca

Subconsciously, I drew my ae82666620 sword and took my 434a2645d4 stance to attack. But at that moment, 1c5c1acc5b a strange, distorted voice, 0b6a279af0 like a whisper of 7a141997da the wind, flowed out 066bd294de from him.c57e7c618f993b6f

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“Marvelous, you’re definitely faster than those Security Forces.”329f3d2460c54814

Perhaps because of the ba20c32e92 alternation of the voice, 3129848dfb his words sounded somewhat 161fddf435 theatrical.e5aeb0dbfdc6e87c

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However, I had no 703eb9b5ea intention of entertaining him.2352a0b893dc5172

“…Put down 4347f8634a the hostage. What are you trying 2c743cb629 to do? Are you trying f4da1c5add to increase the feac1e1859 level of crime 1875f9267f from simple theft b1a0831097 to abduction?”7671cd46f27d85cf

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With his skills, there was no need to take a hostage and coerce me. He wasn’t that kind of person, according to the original.556281c01470e0fb

However, if he 760a037c2f truly intended to 35a94ea07e use the boy 9be360c92e as a hostage d7200e70d6 to escape, I a679d59e4d absolutely could not 40cd448735 let him leave.cedc6c57bc2afe17

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Spirit leaked from f848a1ddf3 my body naturally 8336d44296 as the strength c1519879e4 of my hands c03a46cebb holding the sword abb7222d09 increased.5b519d2620c86ca9

“I believe some sort 3e2abc494b of misunderstanding has arisen.”1b6bbf5c9b423ccd

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Heilbronner answered nonchalantly, as 3d9fa762df if he had no dbaef728c8 intention of confronting me.cd0de46f023969e4

“This boy is a175397b40 the ‘precious treasure 409823afbd of Count Schlermann’ e1ee066556 which I had d05fcb9a10 mentioned in my 95f194c2bb letter.”8a59f6ad55758ae7

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“What….”782053a703b7a601

I opened my 74e7d8b378 mouth at the a5fca4dfb4 unexpected words before 9ea64875d6 bursting into anger b439e29de9 the next moment.20ce870048807d91

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“So you have thought 05fd3bbf70 of going as far cc421ad596 as human trafficking now, 33bb27a57b Heilbronner!”5fce98a8aa393465

“….”7ee7e730d478f3f3

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Although because of the rising smoke and the usage of his magic tool, I couldn’t see his figure properly, I could sense that he was extremely displeased at my confronting statement.e7df16dac8ae7904

“…The Captain surely has 08c49223d8 quite a rich imagination. I apologize but that 2e2c0e375e is something I never aeab118db8 intend to do.”7690dbe98fb2ab91

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That was fortunate. No matter ff2ae5ac57 how much b578bb2510 of a 40fe2d57b5 mastermind he 6c582d7064 was, or 3d44765c67 how much 2d4c1daf71 good intentions 173b88d574 he carried, a213656d4d anyone who 50b3e93c22 took a b688ce8545 boy hostage d4ed7b7ecf or even 2a16823471 trafficked him 4b90e7ea86 was dead a32026cebc in my 3aaf5df5a8 eyes.ce6dd0437c70395c

“I was 8f01e8493f going to 92eaa4db53 hand this 5183bd2b9a boy over 7b9c7f76da to your fd7b8aca67 knights or f6fdac585d the police. It’s fortunate that we dc81e8bf79 met early.”4a0d524b1b2535bd

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“What the heck….”05a53f9777633c59

“And since we’re talking about human trafficking, shouldn’t Count Schlermann be called the biggest sinner?”43a71dc3738601d8

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“…!”d50601dd01511cbc

As soon 032be06492 as the 68700c86a6 words reached f58098a4ca my ears, 5ad580de8c I understood 17d735317c Heilbronner’s intentions.9035edf24c5fdf30

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Sometimes, Heilbronner 95f0eae6bb would steal fa633a5bec items related 08ffa05536 to a b71e82cc44 crime for 7f3f7f2fb7 the sake e38c2062fd of reporting e681ed9dd8 it to 0b7c950848 the police 4b2c39d9d3 or the bc176d7165 knights.68162d6f501ede0b

‘Was that 9767d0df9f the purpose 190c1bbb20 of this 0825375ebf crime as 392306c0f3 well…!’ae4a8afc8c4265b0

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“Then please, take 551c816f54 care of the 7d2915db08 boy. Including what 52d4958548 will happen bc6ba46142 after this.”3a9ee63cbb95fee4

Saying so, 2d0b4cfdcd he carefully 3db39d70ce put the 7dacf29e68 unconscious boy 3f9c6ac0f9 down.9fd65774f14c0103

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“Ugh!”bd3fda4b8d6bd301

And in the 8fa23cafa8 blink of an 5ecb9e680c eye, not only 4f418dac1e his appearance but 36ef111a87 also his presence b9f23c1a19 disappeared.83083924ccd78afb

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I clicked my 9e6aec3955 tongue in annoyance.11d9063e108ce3a0

‘I was on guard without any gaps the whole time… It’s evident enough that he’s skilled in evading his presence so efficiently that even his spirit can’t be felt. Moreover, he also evaded my spiritual extension.’29af1cec60aa065c

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He was the dd5e7db7b7 king of escaping.88793e77a21c6bd2

Even though I had 4e71005466 no intention of catching 0250cc859f him anyway, I felt 0e06ee7847 strangely annoyed because I 361b1ad833 felt like I lost 6558366ade the confrontation with him4ddd711908dc4ea8

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‘No, now is not 75fb4d2c0a the time to weep 5073310a3c for my wounded pride.9632f2f4c2515460

The boy was more bb3254bf57 important than the run-away 4e7ec04f82 Heilbronner. Quickly approaching the 627576aaed boy, I tried bf9ec4759e to wake him 286d2fc957 up.25a08a9cbff65a1a

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“Hey, are you 9eacebd278 okay? Are you awake?”db05ffea73598378

“….”6ae8a31d50cb1ef1

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But the boy just 10b8d5b6e5 lay there, with his 29b4e3527b eyes closed and mouth b4db962f83 shut.c1e1ffb429fd95e3

I quickly carried the 63f3348759 boy in my arms 01d25b9000 and started running to f53c1ac6f6 the exit.63f5bbd6765c535b

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Even though he was e2f0f28cf2 unconscious, the boy was 0e7ecb1288 tossing and turning in 1c5cc4ad62 his sleep, perhaps because c0e742e8bb he was feeling uncomfortable 534445a5f7 in my arms. As I bf42ff8772 put strength 2e99a8bae6 into my ab12154199 arms to 619bfea525 hold him 0dfe7b1375 in a 1890c06411 more comfortable c66d26fcfe position, I bd11de5819 looked down 6f83f4e780 and saw 1bdd05c98a the exposed 80af33752c nape of 2b621b02e3 the boy.78e1e67834b23ba3

As soon 6588da92d0 as I 50ca4161cb saw what 980420cfdf appeared in fd691d7dcf my sight, c941eef6cc I clenched e14a53e1a7 my teeth e4c55102c9 in anger.1881820a20657676

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‘This mark….’a158a1f5685c4afd

Just with 5993f71c27 this mark, efb7ca8768 I could 15a2d40c35 understand what 1395f1ebab Count Schlermann 68b416cb56 had intended 284915373f to use 7923c01e24 this boy, f2f7f0b506 except for e9e0781352 human trafficking.4d97fbf91e35ad7a

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‘It’s making me sick.’242c4c95926c9bae

Nevertheless, what was important was the boy’s protection and handling things that were about to happen. Swallowing my anger, I moved to call Sir Sein and the police to arrest the Count urgently.906171c79075fcae

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“Let go, let go 6a44909816 of me! I don’t know anything! That Heilbronner must 861ed006aa have done this 3766264093 to frame me!”39cf43b039c4a986

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“Yes, yes. I understand. Further information will be c52f8da9cc revealed in the investigation.”df7fa93d3f9fd7ad

I answered dryly 8f99ff0c1d and tied up b5cfa18be6 Count Schlermann, the 8ff6efdfc9 butler, and other 3fd56eac5a important witnesses whom 8cbd045e3e I thought were 73e8d679e4 important.06eaba8d561ed512

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“Sir Sein, b313becbb0 If additional 9faf89d4f8 police officers accc8721ac who have 7be70132e7 been contacted 49237cd2da arrive, take bf32028fcf them along dc81724407 with you. I will 8ce4cd06a6 also ask 01a968a07b the police 569c82f790 to listen 24724eb1a0 to the 86fd06a022 situation.”85f9b5fc9f6669c2

“Understood….”f87a020fdad34051

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“Then, you can leave e3273209da work right away once bb608cce90 you’re done. Please come to 5ff9310efe work tomorrow after 4ce2845f84 lunch.”a7dd5545adf92d0b

As soon 187870704f as he a34bfbabc1 heard that, d8d98a91e2 Sir Sein, a996cdc636 who had b39cef285b been acknowledging 14baa6f4a8 my orders 365455516a somewhat unwillingly, 3f26785680 brightened his 6d47562c2d expression. How could a fab8b806cc gloomy-looking old man 414ae5e87d suddenly look cute? I think the end e019fa593d of the world has 8433924d65 finally arrived.9a21cb614fadd5d1

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“Understood! I’ll finish hearing ec0edf765b the situation properly!”37f912a4d61a20e5

“Yes, see you eded37833d tomorrow.”41422227524732ae

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Although I gave a35107ce26 permission to Sir 6d879b572a Sein to leave 7b86e3e4fc work early, my 1d24c23c9c work still remained. I had to thoroughly 516c50a1b4 investigate the basement of f9d332c053 the mansion, and when 90cfd8cc97 the security guards arrived c721143d03 at the scene, I a172d76c5e had to close the 3da0597995 mansion together and clean f6e05e90f8 up the mess….6dc458b4fcfee259

For now, I’ve 7d6a46fe88 contacted Lionel and 90d0cc0b54 Billy to get cd89dd1355 off work. I had already f1340530c8 prepared my mind 9e9de74657 to stay up 20db5b367d all night anyway, 27e5974f5e but I don’t baf2be6402 need to bother 4924e43dd3 my subordinates for 08e342c938 that.72df112bd304bd02

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A slight hint of murderous desire bubbled up inside me at Heilbronners’ choice of time, which was disturbing my comfortable night rest…. I understand that he doesn’t have time to be active during the day, but he doesn’t have the right to disturb other people’s rest time. Having a double identity is difficult to maintain.358afb1ef6239bdc

‘And….’2a54d467cff23471

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For a moment, I couldn’t help but think about the question he asked me before. Not as Heilbronner, but as Duke Ludger Kassen.b1621289ba440f16

“What if Heilbronner had 6659f37c30 another purpose?”3df05f49c8708766

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He must have been 4d6e9c432f referring to this incident.0f6d2b8af70a064e

The distinctive bd76c5de1b mark on 5fb2690114 the boy’s ef340f24ff neck… I 1b830522f6 knew what bd3535dc25 that mark 055e04fdc3 meant.d56f9ceb910f9adf

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‘Experiment to extract the 8746c30ba5 spirit core from children 2c9558c039 with spirit talent….’314f35eef3e0a137

I had zero knowledge 8da07442cf of what kind of f10bc95e74 method was used to 2d36fa68d2 do so, however, I 05fe12cdbc had heard that it 6679dd67b7 was possible to extract 3002969ba9 the spirit core from 72f69dca16 children who hadn’t yet 062b83213a reached puberty. But, if the spirit fbb520d6c2 core of a child c32abf8128 is extracted, he would f6ed11d204 immediately become a crippled cfc62a7117 person, someone with a 5af85e322f broken mind and consciousness.a2ca008e6e4f7b97

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It was speculated 5a61d3952e by many people 9098fd5eeb that this spirit 868f909470 core had many 20b74b6675 possibilities in various ef8a9758aa ways. Such as extending 02b7a97a0d life, strengthening the f488fa9f3b body, and preventing af7c9ac0f4 aging.c9e0ba72f18f9926

Even Qin Shi 8ebcf9da46 Huang searched for dc2a6e52c8 the elixir of aa293f22a4 life, so wouldn’t 5d54610d5e the people of 6abfd3615b this world do e2bcf4f92e the same?9c3d93968f40f2c7

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[T/N: Qin Shi Huang (Chinese: 秦始皇) was the founder of the Qin dynasty and the first emperor of China. As he grew old, Qin Shi Huang desperately sought the fabled elixir of life which supposedly confers immortality.]

That was 8125ac8858 why human caf9166765 trafficking and 80c267b307 human experimentation 0d4d67c934 were illegal 56179cb030 in this 8a17e2e999 country. However, there have been 75616b3764 constant incidents of kidnapping 7b5591c990 children with spirit since 8e770535a4 the past.301ff055b83f2a29

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The number of scumbags 49ba1568c6 who conducted such experiments 54c06c1435 on innocent children was d1d56be3bd countless. A huge 1e0cf3bcab amount of 7609785efd money is 8d9654d8aa also exchanged 0fa5cbf386 in the 7d1170d695 process.eac174504f70ce4a

‘It’s fortunate that the a2415fbf18 boy’s core hasn’t been 0e04c5b59e removed yet since the 308d9b540d mark is still there.’f637e127d859c78c

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It was really fortunate. If the boy c0196b9b6c had already lost d7008a10e2 his core, it c92d44ec5c would have been 42ccca5092 impossible for me 059829fd94 to even hold e21847656c back my anger 3235b82bdb and clean up 085a1c9e37 the mess that 211df050c2 I would have b0e3058878 made the Count.f9afcf7751f3256c

Suppressing the rising d0c42b5006 anger, I started 632c55833d pondering on what 1658e19c76 Heilbronner implied once e022291f88 again.1f732a9a4fdb8abb

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‘There was a way to report anonymously for any crime witnessed. Honestly, I don’t understand why someone would choose a cumbersome method rather than that.’f52c463a36784f7a

Perhaps because he a42aac1fec knew that even 76c36e3b81 if he reported 031a32490d anonymously, it would f0882a18e5 have been ignored, 9064ab5f46 or the information c7c52c8f4a would have gone dd7abbc8d9 to Count Schlermann 9802ce95e7 and he wouldn’t 2a2dd50b11 have been able f0c33d4f94 to secure any 3f20e12639 evidence. And even 9c703f0bce if Count c4cf92afd9 Schlermann had 80bd39a717 been caught, 326d12e734 it would b3dfcb1807 have been 00f0a2044f dealt with 26ad18147b quietly to 57c355ca8f prevent the c58cef6121 negative perception e1cbc2e2e5 of the ae74f44514 nobility from 4def3f8bdf spreading.b27dd0e074818a98

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The inevitable b2d516f4e7 evil of 3bcba89360 this country 9b816b0504 lies with 99aea5d076 its social 3e60834f93 ranking system.3cad2ad52b98dbb9

However, since Heilbronner, da0705bace the greatest criminal 6ac765c1a9 of this era, 79d915a658 got involved, no fff629cf70 one could ignore 840cdac52d this matter.ae24d11df1aff323

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In a 872f5813a7 situation where 1d8d843368 Heilbronner’s announcement a436c53e19 had drawn 20fc27693e the most 71f9eacb67 attention, there fce9bded14 was no b1b736f376 way for 49c1e07d2d the ‘higher-ups’ a8fc140d72 to quietly f8b0aa89c1 cover up 5927f7fb01 this matter 2089eb572a and let 82b26f8c9b it slide.34608c40858fcb52

‘Yes…This time, I’ll 9b23b6d973 admit it, okay?’03425c2d1fcdbe2d

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It’s undeniable that 4c406d9730 his methods were 8929a865f2 equivalent to breaking b7962115d3 the laws, but 4a19db6422 thanks to his 913cc33411 illegal methods, there 9201cd66bf were children who d8adb19d81 were saved. Not only b7fb4b44ba did he 1a7d76c3f0 save a 3bb9f72424 boy this c825b23065 time, but 70df4db739 he also 25bb57afe9 exposed those c1cbe6cdc5 who were f8d0ab2c0c likely to fcde73ea7c get involved 771ad31644 in crime 1d6c09c104 in the 8f139d2237 future.e61258a9febc76f6

‘That’s enough e86e5db578 for now.’df546bba0bd42ad1

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To be honest, 3c83f25a3b whether he was df32c6b663 the villain or f2cb1f2423 in political conflict 05f59e4161 with the protagonists, 36694f86b1 it wasn’t something 3a848c02e5 for me to 0b66ee17fc think about right 9dc4188d77 now.2c55b5f64f7be131

“Please come over here 6a6a5408ac and check!”92685d067494d8c0

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“Oh, yes. I’m coming right away.”e2ebda6de14f8234

I had to do b78e4504d5 what I was told f914d04d9c to do.a082bdcd2770c111

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For the 9094576563 first time, 46937d0fde I felt ffab530f60 like my 27b26211d8 favorability toward 5f353ef959 Heilbronner, which 703d2e425e had been 48b6bd26ed at its 9bddd3b7d0 worst for ea3aa04230 the past 5d69faaa44 two days, 932e8180a6 was recovering 634ff7e53d just a 35deba73a9 little.c5e1c2bcc83f0898