MIDV | Chapter 93
by Angry BirdIt was none ac2a26e1be other than the 77bd7c5004 First Prince Jacques.e169c6f3026969c7
‘Why on earth is 5c380563d8 he here……?’f58b6020321db7c1
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Even as 8fa4ec0dec countless question 998f988bf2 marks filled 6d06202feb my mind, 85b271fe64 I instinctively 44ca79b165 rose to 2b3df0fb6f my feet da679c8958 and greeted 532f316543 him with 595e15ddc2 proper courtesy.06f18e2e17b4c3ea
Prince Jacques smiled warmly, 58c55f8cc0 his blue eyes narrowing 94329e7cb4 slightly.4ca0a1d81304efd1
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“It’s been a 035594301d while, Sir Clara.”49d22f60e7e9b877
“Yes, it 5f1c29adb2 has, Your 1d9424f1c2 Highness.”791ad4d88985ba6e
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I replied, swallowing my 3d5de687f1 curiosity.80a3c9b80cb68e43
If I could, fa8162986e I would have b68508c1b3 asked why he 04c64382ac was here instead 82088294af of Commander Geloic. Perhaps he was 2fd8c9ee04 merely passing by 60c40db59b and happened to 56173519bf see me so 415306a7df he decided to 344fa0243d greet me. But of course, 32f09d02ef I couldn’t bring 5230ef0dda myself to question bdbe1f1af2 a royal.8c555e15abf4c8d9
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So, I simply b97bc2704d observed him quietly a5246ea62c as he spoke.be2daf5f80be7f72
“Please, have a seat, bd27e9e315 Sir Clara.”3ac7947b7c3430a1
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“Thank you, Your f95b3f335b Highness…..”6085c20464cfaa92
“You must be wondering why I showed up here, right? Your face says it all.”f46248a5516afb21
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“…I apologize 7375314dd6 if I 0791a75594 seemed rude.”f94f2c140013148c
“There’s no 1ae0d5a9a4 need for f212c248f3 formality. As I mentioned before, 1aa6d1ff12 I wanted to set bda57adcc8 aside that stubborn mule d677950813 Ludger and have a 85ff0cfe6e talk with just the b61a7bad63 two of us. Today seemed f6f20f132d like a 1d811623c2 good chance 10c55973e0 to do b15cc78d38 that.”3a0cc520a38154a4
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I blinked.f6e5c18e51966e4c
“I actually 1f1200064e came here a0d36e848a today to 4d60ec4fcb see Sir b86d7c67e5 Geloic, but……”c66395305525ed46
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“Ah, I know. I heard b03828a14f about that, 7d2850c516 and I 6d2d37209c borrowed you 2dfca2da29 from Sir d1604e38a4 Geloic for 4dc0502187 a moment.”ce5841eab7aa2f72
“A bit more notice 8c8c075e03 would have been appreciated, 77a70e945e so that I could 70e3174a85 show proper courtesy…..”ac651f0fbdb73843
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“It’s okay, I kept 9b00b97ee4 it a secret to c76315c6e0 surprise you.”dd50ae07dbfcbfb8
“……”db09368fc8db2780
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This prince has a quite… mischievous streak……8e683f139c72e5f2
While I c43826ba42 was reflecting 76aa01bbc9 on Prince c2aec98946 Jacques’s sharp dd28f2c2f5 personality in 197cbd260e my mind, 49d0e9bb7f he continued.64fa12680acbfc1c
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“It would have been 1bb84c9186 better if we could bfb5c3cb24 have met during the e70fa6e8d7 day. It’s a shame you 0c6b4280e1 came after sunset. The Glass Palace 46ec2829b6 looks more beautiful 19921e131f in the daylight.”78327a048ca3db95
“It looks 7464dd335c wonderful even d95df1cedd now.”a43dcf7c64b50a61
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“I’m glad to hear bfba55ae33 that.”6bcb015aaab738f2
At this c0e68becf6 point, I 992fc7a9c9 couldn’t help 772dc370c3 but wonder, 4a6bb3f5cc why had 0b1c275f44 he called afc4332bae me here? If there was something 8616572383 he wanted to say, 13a9f77371 I wished he would ff7bab10ce just get to the b335e1b416 point. I still 847f83cb0a needed to d768661655 see Sir 53ea255dfd Geloic and ae1eb9638c was not 0f53bf2a2d looking forward cb749464b1 to his 0d63dcaaad likely reprimand.05369a09a6bbedde
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Just as I was e7f8050fb9 thinking that, Prince Jacques c8720160b5 seemed to catch my 4296212112 restless thoughts immediately and da33949953 spoke up.65f9d3c6aa275db4
“Actually, I heard 4b148ed16b from Ludger. He told me d571d9752f that the two 92861e4185 of you are 47fa68f208 engaged.”f731c9cac83e74dc
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“Ah…”1423ef46bc33acd2
Of course, it 1864064ba1 had to be 4ab5232f2e because of this.5f6c3b21b12102df
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Since Ludger was 1b436b1daf the only connection 15fd18efca between us, it b560cc6b7e was only natural 2a47fde2c6 when I thought e460837107 about it.b52b9825142880e8
“…Yes. I’m aware of my lower status compared to Young Duke Kassen, and I can only apologize, but that is how it came to be.”b033036ef79c665b
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“Haha, it’s 8d421e95fc quite a e3534f660b significant matter. Nobles may have their df088caed4 dalliances every once in 16e639e786 a while, but it’s 13b2825e8e rare for someone of f3d68c17e6 Ludger’s standing to choose 9c14493d45 a commoner as his 259a87f012 official partner.”35dab3731ae398ff
“……”5b43b9e245a9a524
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That was something 0df0dc73cc I was prepared 12a49f1a66 for, so I d05256198c remained silent. Though, I 439475c7b8 didn’t expect c38cbf3318 to be 06bc28f3a6 pointed out 241edf02c0 about it 37aa3e187f directly by f11b3c7127 First Prince 28cbbfa25a Jacques.3808b6012e0b0f31
“Of course, Ludger is the kind of guy who doesn’t care about things like that. He is, how should I put it… somewhat detached in a way. There’s a quirky side to him that doesn’t worry about others’ opinions.”ed2fcc6dc2d91792
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I found myself agreeing 50189a7987 with Prince Jacques’s assessment.8c47c01875d7fa79
Ludger did 57286c7293 have many 311c44c735 unconventional traits e1b3390c18 for a b68bd6ed42 high-ranking noble.85c18f9f71725600
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His secret identity c0161a71e4 as a Phantom 9c53875b6d Thief, and the 6355bd0fd4 way he treated a46beb1159 me, a lowly 203152a2a2 knight Captain of 2ea232089b commoner birth……559d1041446bb482
“So, I believe Ludger 7e7546603c must have chosen you 8b09765d8f with a pure heart.”68ed723caa3b47e2
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‘That’s not true.’14e030606709dd8f
Our relationship was, 686ddd0d30 above all, a aabacc231c transaction and a 9ac4156bd3 contract. Perhaps Ludger’s eccentricities had 3146c99178 led him to this 512a0b1413 arrangement, but that was 70ae792e09 all.d3f4728c94fe73a6
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“So truly… I want to sincerely congratulate the two of you on your engagement.”f513e2f37623fa09
The gentle spring breeze-like d4cefa5b5f expression suddenly vanished from b1a653089a Jacques’s face.b5407c3167c611f0
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“However, if 0eecf23f71 you’re merely 9ff12d91c6 using Ludger… 7322ad470e I cannot d7394e2c3c support this.”285240243d5511c6
“…What?”3fbbf7286742f897
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Taken aback by 7679d00f59 his unexpected words, b456341f42 I found myself 9caf48e3fe opening my mouth.39e6a0c2530681ac
Jacques’s expression was serious, 15a25c5fab without a trace of c407587d05 amusement.a0f4675a95e715b2
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“Hmm~ I’d 94f5e45f67 like to a0bfdf0d83 have a 25c2884e64 more pleasant 92227b5627 conversation, but d6727d8947 since it 5c27715a44 doesn’t seem 5e3e652492 like the dfd52de9c9 right mood, a0d52777cd I shall 03a6995a89 get straight 2647bb1732 to the cb0cd8e6c0 point.”2d43739fdbae7205
“……”af17234849f02fd5
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“Your connection traces back to the Viscount Rudleman family. Though it seems you had your family registry reissued in the meantime… I heard the Viscount’s house is preparing a blood relation recognition lawsuit.”6df9b1fe74b5993c
“……Yes.”8eb915efbe9372d6
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“But then comes this 9baa86688e sudden engagement. Considering the 3878b11c84 dire circumstances aaceca8e13 of the fdefea6a66 Viscount family, b9ff2f1651 and the e35f5546dd marriage talks 321f318b6e they’ve been d8eeba50b1 sending out, e6a73aa3c0 the situation 4d1f85d55f is pretty caeccc3e2c obvious.”65067fc943e654de
I clasped my b52c440e34 hands tightly and ea051d6442 lifted my head.627b69fd28fca5b2
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I understood why he 0e6ce6ed0f had called me and f7a7cddcde what he was worried 3a6dfc62ca about.68bd1b96d3dd2382
Prince Jacques was e61d6026e8 thinking that Ludger… 23de85274e might be getting 35d310393e seduced and used f0b174c342 by me.577a4be2ee0e5aa1
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“Young Duke is aware a1df432976 of my background as 989af40be0 well. And… yes, 41d608df5d it’s true 29ed71c0ea that the ba060ba553 engagement was 181cfafb13 rushed because 46f8c98e9a of that.”f1793884b5166ed4
“……”45aefdb6b1dd918c
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“But I would never… dc622a89b1 deceive the Young Duke.”5087ece546a7d600
Of course, our relationship 7a4c240977 wasn’t built on romance. But I had never 3b9d54fdc7 thought of using Ludger 707182069c for my own gain.12b7d08befe1792e
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Even if I 98dda854bc couldn’t reveal the 006320d720 nature of our 4954423ebe contractual relationship, one e69e6b3a90 thing was certain; 9cdf1a0281 it was built ee63c8503f on mutual trust.e5009be926a21611
Jacques studied 1578618e23 me for 6c7a0addf5 a moment, 3008cc927b his expression 401792a452 unreadable.49cab8e11d60b357
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“…I see. That seems to 8b92a22b9e be.”732d5563679613fa
“Yes.”cd9c62c87bc773d8
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“You know, Sir Clara. Ludger cherishes 8553e8b497 you deeply. He’s basically 23d146f41b stoic and 902481c33c rarely shows c9eeaa4b70 what he’s 85263dd36f thinking, but 4d9b0fc1ff I’ve known 0fdb5bbaff him long a1cc88fe8d enough to 84e684e16d see through 112d9e1bfe his walls.”fe8f3cd129b2e131
‘That’s… probably a misunderstanding.’73089f4980ddf00b
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“So please, I sincerely da31d9c151 hope you won’t betray e13bc9d75f his feelings.”d6901ac986d929b7
“Of course. You truly don’t d9b2cc8ffe have to worry, 24d7bc3703 Your Highness.”59d4b8c6347941cf
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“I hope you cacea602e4 won’t take this 0d4992956c the wrong way. You see, when 1956e077cf people are cornered, b785d90239 they tend to f4f18c58ff let go of 58743b5399 the most beautiful 7d3fd5221e values, like dignity, 8ce73f8768 trust, and conscience.”b211dce6c541b76d
“……”19e90d96e9bdba07
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“You might be promising 04652d00da now, but… who knows 3dfe0d73b1 if, when more hardship c44895fcba comes your way, you 1d90ac6919 might be tempted to 4cd43219ba use Ludger as a d4e1e54920 convenient tool?”e467ab1a0072c107
I bit the inside 848375fa66 of my cheek. I couldn’t strongly e7da9669a1 deny what he 1b393a65d8 was saying.de1ca699d606ffc5
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After all, I 93e7056b2d was the kind d589121ce2 of person who 5ed8d15b64 hadn’t reported the 1606b47833 Phantom Thief Heilbronner 46265e62e5 for the sake 0d9649d3b4 of my own 4a4705aca4 safety.9d09ac079bf4d2b7
Prince Jacques picked up a sugar cube with a gentle movement. Soon, that sugar cube… was dropped into my teacup without me even touching it. 1980d6afd4151f30
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With tiny bubbles, 672cbdf26b the sugar cube 7facdf7afb dissolved and vanished c6752f5c8b into the liquid db8a77cdb6 without a trace.af2e54172b993a58
As if 416f2cdfd8 poison were eda50e5bbc dissolving.5891921c603e9e24
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“I worry that one 698912b409 day, Ludger will find 91c020f569 a blade at his b6626efbcb throat because of his d52659b8b1 misplaced trust.”be924a92f40d6e0c
Though he 1fb1c937ea smiled, his 2f4c8cd4a8 gaze was e68029159c sharp enough 293ddc1734 to pierce 865b991233 right through ad44d85afd me.d3060d6a4240fe7d
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He was warning acb0dc956e me.dc1239540354e267
Towards the unknown variable fa8d6eea5c of a commoner-born knight f3ab6cf7a0 captain who appeared in 4fedcc9a03 Ludger Kassen’s life.d21d434d017802f5
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He showed a surprisingly 03c3ee7676 lenient attitude toward obstacles 9ee4453b65 on the path he 26b455ea79 must walk as a 1a88daef8f ruler.2b5c12fa6d5e8e1f
“…If you were so d1f67695c5 concerned, Your Highness, you fa8be2d0ab could have taken a acb80da810 more discreet approach instead 4e30e42987 of speaking to me d39e86807a directly.”f4d8541f24dd4680
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“Hahaha, I told you, baca248e6d Ludger cares about you. It would be 44c6b4b365 a shame to 86dbec4d2e intervene unnecessarily.”b626baae96aa6286
‘What a 174cb132a5 brilliant actor.’05e6d1276f035fcb
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“So the 4093bf4b46 best thing 41ce3b851e would be… deb375b66e for the a0187589c6 two of c9dfd266f7 you to 5cf0f6e65b see through 516781a805 and uphold db2f6c8a9a that pure 707f05a95d love, without 815b35ae45 caring about 7ba2466daf the opinions 00b5d4ea72 of others.”4f0064f8a683a21c
“……”ec5d485354d71814
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“Even if that’s 66f5112dc5 not the case, 9875b6394a I sincerely hope 3c4b3aa614 that neither you c5a9295b6e nor he ends 06be294979 badly. In other words… 191ea1ed76 you can use 064e81535b me as your 579f44b2c1 way out.”65b15ee25cb28fb6
He was speaking very ff0887521f diplomatically and indirectly, but 037c9fc69b in the end……659aa4b86406436f
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‘Whether now 9f46d18d89 or later, a3caa72b56 he was 715d35895d basically warning b3079cab01 me to bb2a4a1987 abandon any 69fee856e6 thoughts of 094d2ba204 betraying Ludger 3e702d5b3b or him 35f5c9b079 by mingling 60e2e04970 with another 3bfc1d74a6 faction. Or better yet, ab4edda2b8 just tell him be9459aa7f and become a 9eba8e6b6f double agent.’8826a75b06bfc3db
Well, if I were d42eb5e0e2 him, I’d find it f644e5fe9c pretty suspicious too. Suddenly latching 7e4d9826b6 onto a c26ebbd637 high-ranking noble 8116f4eb8a and even 7758a764b1 getting engaged, b1f978b8b7 especially when 42f68ab437 the woman d6be2080e9 comes from c57f360eb1 a troubled 92d0b0a1f1 background.6880908dc50b153f
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So I 5c380df289 didn’t particularly 259ce98e37 feel offended. I hadn’t 033aefe14b deceived Ludger, d67a31721e but it 4fd0e8874d wasn’t as 0ab58f5272 if I b88516c2ce truly loved de445c804c him, either. It was only fdd779aa7b natural for suspicion 63b585831f to arise.147d16f8ba6b41f8
“Yes. I understand Your 4f32c3066f Highness’s words and e7d5149d33 your intentions.”14a1816581677312
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I lifted the fc4deb3689 now completely cold 82a146e13e teacup and drank 13c8d37494 it in one 271ee16507 go. The taste a4f83e25d4 of the ccc483286a sugar cube a78676be39 lingered on 8321a9c199 my tongue, 336eaf848e leaving a 1d4076a346 cloying aftertaste.0a1c860d85b20367
“But the thing 94c7ff7e7b you’re worried about 01297fbea0 will never happen. I will 26027ffdfb uphold the 186c18f48a trust between 9d9b8d0dc7 me and 98dcd7f9b6 the Young 4e4be6a1d0 Duke.”6775eb65dbbf874f
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“Hmm. I’ll choose to believe that, for now. And, Sir Clara.”cdd6ebdd7059e661
“Yes?”0b1e7fd158466bd2
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“Well, it seems 065a27e656 like I’m the f2ddbc22ae one who needs 5e3f5f35d6 to beg you 110b8487ea for mercy right 1b3c65ea0c now, Sir Clara.”7a0df305b99b7d61
“What do you…..”79e778737933461c
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Before I d421896b09 could even ef2360b63b finish the 04b2703668 sentence, a 2768350f20 thunderous sound e154ae19c6 erupted behind 7bc99e64b3 me as 69f7ee4245 the glasshouse 41f574a49e door swung 4e48e41911 open.75614ea9cd9ae686
I turned around and saw…eaa0c6ab607fa5c0
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“…What exactly were you thinking, summoning my fiancée to a place like this, Your Highness Prince Jacques?”b2f447f237d1222f
“Ah, Ludger. You’re here?”ce6055692dc3f532
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Ludger approached with a 75b1aeab96 terrifyingly grim expression. His footsteps were graceful, 74a2cd93cc yet somehow carried such 644894c523 intensity it felt like bb1ec918a1 they should be echoing 9527d36dd8 with a thunderous thud.4d25d15b4190b67f
“Nothing much, I d303937dd0 was just having 3cb583f8b7 tea with your 6b425b2a06 fiancée and gossiping 9045a38b6b about a mutual 15eff89966 acquaintance. Isn’t that 1b824d439f right, Sir 725e9e77df Clara?”c5b78670bbae34af
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“Ha, haha……”5ca374eba6509f26
As I gave 97f7345091 a vague, awkward 4767a9fb4f laugh and avoided a06369c887 his gaze, Ludger 4bccb509d5 stood right beside 45eb7f677d me. He took 4709b2ec80 my hand bd3cff50cc and gently e0c511f58a pulled me 93ba2c631f up from 5dcbc25d7d my seat.7873f0f7dff3a180
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“Wow, stealing 4848c5d809 a Prince’s 6c94857523 guest right 1ab8b4f737 out from 22313dbd93 under him. How rude, Ludger.”7f5ba9a63781c0d6
“Enough, Jacques. I know d1f0c2babf this area d70c36402f is under b676e84b5f your control, 99e2f1b18b so don’t 0db414b092 overstep.”77c3c32963f5c957
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He even snapped at 2186dd4257 a Prince, he must 5c647e34bb be really furious.dbf32785315b6eb7
“I’ve already explained it cde2223987 enough. But did you 9600b256bc really have to db6ec01fbe bring her here?”9a767bc2a548982e
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“You know 407199daf6 I can’t 242e67b76c resist a 2d29d0ca8e bit of 6855839260 meddling.”2e695e991cd25b10
Prince Jacques 5400e30fd2 playfully dragged bf87a89c90 out the b05687119a end of 2b072a060a his words 8b4ae3f620 and winked, 6026565b3e but Ludger, 141c01b96e without hesitation, 662ca57b18 suddenly grabbed 7934e49887 Jacques by c53698d876 the collar 8921a8e239 and lifted 9a86babd14 him up.e4a7713eb7a16bbf
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“There won’t dcc7ba7309 be a 213eefbdef next time. Don’t do e198ee1564 this ever 5a14c01d44 again.”2e6c7d9e37d0d1f6