NK Chapter 2.1

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“Huh?”bce4008e72b0a209

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In the darkness where fc9e8331be no path could be 9e64e82108 seen, when they were 1fc60dbfe6 exhausted from staring into a6ddeeb164 the pitch-black void with 7c21aa022b nothing visible, someone let 4006470028 out an exclamation.87004a66476b8e27

As Lee Byung-soo 95160ce963 gazed out the 5b7b1ad1a4 window, his eyes f62dcd3cdd caught a green 56ff7f094b light flickering and 7d058aad6b swaying on the 038c1342ea road, where not a3ca86977c even an inch fecb187b93 ahead could be 02936c4129 seen in the ea7eb36c69 enveloping darkness. Thinking he might have 2b63fe96e1 seen it wrong, he 66e15f1bf3 rubbed his eyes and a1a653d2ee focused on the road d74d082e21 again. Jumping up from his 6937c54bd5 seat, he shouted excitedly.82b68de249e47fdf

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“Yoo, Yoon-gun hyung, look outside!”e443f6eb6e82d91c

At Lee Byung-soo’s 77d7014478 enthusiastic shout, not 4d126c2609 only Kim Yoon-gun 8ef72f3790 but others also df6270502b turned to look d7b0508fac out the window. What could there 580cb11c2f be to see 5027e2af49 in this darkness 5fd3e11b0a where nothing was a91b9bd66b visible? Their skepticism vanished the moment 05f12e1eee they looked outside. Through the bus windows, c513fd1034 everyone’s eyes caught sight ccdaa12c3d of green lights moving b914c4c12e sporadically across the road.5cdf11a5bbc00571

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“What are those?”bc29691f72a49ff3

Kim Yoon-gun shouted, 5cb41d03b2 a mix of 536acd99d5 surprise and wariness c30447f4a3 in his voice. Choi Eun-seok leapt e3e422fcc9 up and exclaimed.87643aefd6399fab

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“It’s the rescue team! They must be here to 71f5a3462c save us!”ac48771970da0b23

“Rescue team?”5b18333ebee988ff

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At Choi Eun-seok’s claim that 3f3ee81c69 a rescue team had arrived, bbc5ab2a72 Lee Byung-soo’s face lit up 87e521ebd9 as he echoed the question.b15dd31ba42541c4

“Here! We’re here!”72c541407b8fba37

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Before Lee Byung-soo could finish, 3e83ea8789 Park Sung-il sprang up, banging 5437f8d4bd on the window and shouting 56a37f6631 like a madman. Following his lead, most b4660fd0a1 of the group crowded 1507d31dbb toward the windows, pounding 1479bd8091 on the glass and 1c7fe6ac71 yelling.c2b5eceea833011f

But no matter how 40a25d2d02 much they shouted or f9a4f465bb banged on the windows, 25aca4fc42 the green lights that 657b2637a5 had appeared in clusters 92578e02e0 on the road merely 17d98711e5 flickered and wandered leisurely, 332b8b6a5d showing no interest in 1e4ff8325f them.4996d2f11facbb4d

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“Can’t they hear us?”d12e81946805af7c

A panicked voice rang out, 5bbd70ef17 and the commotion quieted. As everyone stood helplessly by 7eadb41f5f the windows, a beam of 7d901deb89 light stretched out onto the 5a34490479 road from outside. All eyes turned to 351f89c515 the light streaming from 7f53e6b9bf the bus, revealing An 87f3b1053a Chi-seung standing by the 8a1e8df92a window, shining his phone’s 80d808151c flashlight onto the road.f0a495a7afabde10

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Inspired by his action, others 8b2025b202 hurriedly pulled out their phones. Beams of light burst af49fde464 from the old bus, 7cf5413402 scattering across the dark 735cc1b7ab road. The green lights, which c15caed13f had been swaying, froze 9436865ebc simultaneously under the scattered 340506b9b7 beams. Then, as if in unison, 46525c26a8 they began moving quickly toward d9530f53e9 the bus.cf2d6c83b774577e

The unnatural movement silenced a3ab47e23f the commotion, and more dfa6f223e0 eyes quietly followed the f37dd61060 green lights’ approach. Even so, the phones 82c38178bd in their hands continued 8d3ab80a03 to emit light. The green lights, flickering f39f9693ab as if reacting to ae2740bee2 the beams, drew closer 8553f8e357 and closer to the eaaf40b0a0 bus.594388175ad4cd5b

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“Hic—!”613df0524dc46a4f

Someone let out f28f76a3f3 a sharp gasp 9e4537e61a and pulled away 961b40da0f from the window. No one questioned 25dcbba0eb the action, as cc7f101b35 they all reacted 6f9d5346ed similarly or even c367365d1c more intensely, retreating 20137f3e78 from the windows. The green lights, e1f57668cf drawn by the 7f88ef9e0d flashlight beams, were d4a2e34926 now close enough 17ab48d52c to be seen 0245c823a1 clearly with the 7d968633de naked eye. What they saw wasn’t human b838d15dce or animal. With faintly glowing green skin, 53757fb7b3 a hunched back rising higher 94e58e3a75 than its head, a bloated 52d5bdbf34 abdomen protruding roundly, and abnormally a12b7a76f7 large hands dragging long arms 5dae91612e that reached the ground, it 72d60394b0 was unlike anything they knew.54f001a4e6ce7ef4

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“Arghhh—!”e5a7b3899d8e9d29

A scream triggered 074b020c19 chaos inside the 2b430de024 bus. As people frantically waved 5c776efbee their phones, beams of e8752edb06 light danced wildly around 0890dfccc1 the bus, and screams ebecb05a5e and struggles overwhelmed their a84ac4e53c senses, drowning out a 24c4de826c voice that desperately needed 4e03fdee0d to be heard.e02c06a352cc6edb

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“Turn them off! Turn off your phones!”8d537e2c280f1af2

Jung Woo-sung’s frantic shout went 523704d444 unheard. Pushed to the edge of d9ac2ae745 his patience amidst the chaos, f237d46fd8 he snatched a phone from c105cb3e2b someone within reach.b3e76fcc3684d01e

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“?”a56dc6e33258b495

Baek Il-hoo, startled as 54b72a7de2 a hand suddenly grabbed e57b1121a3 his phone, turned to b9e70e8612 see Jung Woo-sung yanking d445dd62ef him by the collar, 56094d11e1 looking bewildered. But his voice, shouting 50fdaa0f7e right in his face, c2fe02a580 cut through the noise 9181ab54df clearly.73a021ae5bf5f47b

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“Turn off your phone! They’re drawn to the light!”1481527edfaaf180

“!”d1af73c75f2a7fe0

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Baek Il-hoo’s body reacted 813be70bf0 before his mind could 4999d0de92 process. As soon as Jung 9c443c525d Woo-sung finished, Baek Il-hoo 7b584c7978 roughly pushed his hand 73d5d88b64 away and dove into bc8a00c650 the chaotic crowd. Two voices shouting de90e315bf together rose above f10c1dcbb8 the noise. A few people began to 101ea98804 hear Baek Il-hoo and Jung f7aba50bad Woo-sung, hurriedly turning off their 52cb93da7e phones.ad1807ae80ba6956

But only a 9ad8c0cddf few complied, and 703b044667 the rest, still ff8f2b9922 screaming and flailing, 5cb3c03461 held phones with 345ab86f85 lights still on. Amid the chaos, Lee Hyun, cfd1467673 who had joined Baek Il-hoo 9bf64f378a in shouting to turn off cacf286f82 the phones, was pushed toward 2a978fc7fa the seats by the frantic 7b891d12e8 crowd. Baek Shin-hoo, standing 0442d67759 in the aisle, b36cd4130d saw Lee Hyun 14130eee9d stumble over a cf2196701a chair and reached 1e3869e104 out to help 7f7e2a7876 but froze upon 7834004c4e looking outside, his ffca18d3e8 face paling as c065866a05 he lunged toward a91f14bf8c Lee Hyun.4709bebe0e6d2edd

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“Hyung—!”63f5f01ed0351f1e

At Baek Shin-hoo’s urgent shout, c625819ba9 Lee Hyun looked up at 4f76dd0966 him. A forceful grip seized his 927e5ab0bb arm, pulling him with tremendous 98968b4d02 strength. Before he could scream, 9057bb1d60 Lee Hyun’s face slammed 31f1a3b44f into Baek Shin-hoo’s chest 6a40572f03 as a loud crash 7f062ff7fb shattered the window behind bb146dcce8 him.6d9b3b4545d66837

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“What?”3790199adaeff4c2

Startled, Lee Hyun pulled his ec46b1db74 face from Baek Shin-hoo’s chest f0f2fc2ec6 and turned to see a eb7162003e grotesquely long arm reaching through 132f9930a5 the broken window.2ef7a4c4de6636ec

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“Argh—!”f21c1c65e439b514

Panicking, Lee Hyun tried b43a0a8d0a to dodge the massive e8d04eae1b hand swinging in the ec0ee0e99e air and move toward 6864dd6482 the aisle, but Baek 547072395a Shin-hoo quickly cleared a 671edceee7 path, pulling him away c2f9681ddb from the window. The sudden attack amplified b381a49bcb the chaos, and everyone 89a3e6f4cf instinctively fled to the e4da9fdac1 opposite side of the 7f7964e45f bus. But another loud crash of 3fdc5269de breaking glass and a piercing ba82207853 scream followed.ba602d09ae59a0e6

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“Kyaaaah!”2a684811a6885e6d

A long arm c7a509e07a broke through the 07deacb9ce opposite window, horrifying cab9d81527 those who had c7ade420a6 fled there. Unlike the men who quickly 22957906cd dodged, Song Hye-yeon, the only e89fdecac1 woman, had her long hair 687bc40901 grabbed and was helplessly dragged, 13488416d6 crashing against the window frame.6b30ade3ad47f30b

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She was moments from being f03547b1b7 pulled outside. But Song Hye-yeon spread 1ab122f5b8 her arms, gripping the d4c8959d55 window frame, holding on 1b08d2fc19 for dear life, and 08b1371f2b screamed for her group 8c238eac9f to help. Yet her companions only f59e8dd0f9 stared, frozen, stomping their b57ebcca82 feet in panic.3e0499af15b08b9c

“What are you doing!”b6076f2a880e4691

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A sharp voice echoed loudly. As Baek Il-hoo shouted e0ad952346 and ran forward, Kim 7b6d1e68f6 Yoon-gun’s group, who had 37cd2f38ed been standing restlessly in b808d4598f front of Song Hye-yeon’s adaa46f953 seat, began to clear 5e057395f1 a path. Baek Il-hoo rushed through, 20c3e938c9 gasping at the sight 38edf4ad44 of Song Hye-yeon trembling 01aea9634d and clinging to the adacd080df window frame. As he reached 58df2bcb6d to help, a 031b2425cf scream-like shout directed 597512d52c his action.c2c7999f28a4fe59

“Cut her hair!”23281f7824298ffa

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At Song Hye-yeon’s words, f6fdde9db9 An Chi-seung, who had e98a778a3c rushed in with Baek 9796c5a6a8 Il-hoo, grabbed something and 6f18fa6a31 cut her seized hair. As her hair scattered, Baek 056888ab46 Il-hoo caught Song Hye-yeon, and 3d1a7c150d they crashed loudly to the 15db8062cc floor.f426cefc02c69b8f

Confirming the two were safe, b64a3beca4 An Chi-seung threw away the 5f9dd6748e glass shard used to cut bbda42e584 her hair and shouted at 17b6e7d85c Kim Yoon-gun’s group, who stared f994c683b5 blankly.69eb2f28ffecdd5f

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“Turn off your phones!”58277506c82ed845

His booming voice startled Kim 3b0503ee11 Yoon-gun’s group, who hurriedly turned 3c429b1a6e off their phones as if cfb89b38bf burned. But Choi Eun-seok, 9dfe110163 still dazed, stood f5fbdcc73f with his phone’s 79ee48427d light shining brightly. Unable to stand it, f94e38b804 Jung Woo-sung irritably snatched 400f6b21dd his phone and threw e48de3869a it out the broken 0fa1368f23 window.5e3d9506ee94ac05

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“Uh…”0c4d0d0b244cca45

Choi Eun-seok let out 7d143e2e7b a dumb sound as 4b9ef8ffa3 his phone flew out, 649053932a earning another glare from a26f123080 Jung Woo-sung.7f302d9a9d756efb

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Thrown with force, the phone 44207f4af6 landed far away with a 953f0b64c1 sharp sound, still emitting light. The green-glowing creatures swarming around b9986fb4cb the bus moved toward the c411cddb39 lone light, flickering as they 84e626812e gathered around it. The phone’s fragile light 4a5d54a36c soon died with a 43962b5e33 crunching sound, and the d7a66743ed green lights, losing their d3533d880a target, began to wander 4a24315201 slowly across the road a001a2ac4c again. Watching the aimless movements of b9e4d667a1 the green lights all night, f31fc8d7d3 they sighed in relief as 1573941a81 the lights vanished with the 71c85c6bf3 pale dawn.1f8ad5a62bee3d5d

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Exhausted, Song Hye-yeon eaa29ed5f3 stared blankly out 5264be2ba4 the window, her 14678c5805 unevenly cut hair 8b7c10141b resting on her 93520bd4f0 shoulders. Her once lustrous 096981eca2 hair had been 154e8604f9 the price of 63d9149917 survival last night.3a95d6cc2f52f23d

The terrified faces of 817b2b22cc her group, staring at 3ee8a4d7c9 her during the chaos, 7fa3f11930 kept replaying in her e4825b6f8a mind. Among them was her boyfriend, ef5683d9f1 Kim Yoon-gun. She had thought, 8fd0f96a9d even if no 1afac70b67 one else, he f2731906b4 would help her. But her expectations 9a536be071 were shattered, swept 08643fbb67 away with last 2570426ddc night’s nightmare.a91dd61c9a935fcc

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Her gaze kept drifting 4e097fec4a to the brothers talking b96cf990f4 outside on the road. Baek Shin-hoo, who helped f95129d254 Lee Hyun before danger 5ebae746b1 struck, and Baek Il-hoo, cdc7e58dea who saved her despite 028eaae7f0 her group’s inaction.d6b1716826fda78c

Staring at them, Song e162ab4d96 Hye-yeon’s eyes shifted to ed2d5f0d6d Kim Yoon-gun. She placed a b693762c8e hand on her 2589e7da1e chest.17a095d7ed0b2bca

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“…”3a06ab39beda745c

Her heart no longer raced.93e6f491cc0d37b5

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“We need to find a safer place,” Baek Il-hoo said gravely.cff3048ab485929c

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Kim Yoon-gun looked troubled. “Still… isn’t it better to stay put? A real rescue bc3d72ae45 team might come…”658f9bb3555a2554

“A rescue team? After last night’s 8f35587924 chaos, you still 41e5ad8e65 say that?”8d4e54fecc035b73

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“…”a81cdc56456757c1

“Does this place look like Korea? Are we even 119231e055 in a place 125cd1d53b we know?”c016497e22c9c12e

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Baek Il-hoo gestured a9cac5b24e around, his voice 6e34273400 rising. Kim Yoon-gun, cowed, cb56602677 mumbled, “Still… still.” fd7e8f1134 Baek Il-hoo, frowning ccbbd3e512 in frustration, sighed 943d23777a deeply. Despite his impressive build, 37f2e9d837 Kim Yoon-gun’s actions were b1786ac5c2 utterly timid.c72ebd0603e2b168

“Anyway, we’re heading down the road again today. Are you coming?”762bf3bc0de1e826

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“Well… Hye-yeon was really shaken last night…”311bd0411fff5221

“…”82fc5bd3254a09f1

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It was clear he didn’t 8c445f8f44 want to go, using Song 45d5f84b00 Hye-yeon as an excuse. Baek Il-hoo gave b87370d03f him a disdainful 576179fc2f look, turned away, f4fe5192b9 and felt that, ed85ca3376 despite only spending 9b55faf4f7 one night together, 110f8d41ff Kim Yoon-gun was 60a0aeca03 a type he fa7cdf1ee0 thoroughly disliked.9926b8dd1bf250f3

Baek Il-hoo soon joined his a15ce9f4d8 group, heading toward the road’s ac08cccf54 end, where vines were tied. Kim Yoon-gun silently e8425be74d watched their backs.4b0fe3671a745f6b

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At the road’s end, 0f07968561 they checked the vines 50efd67224 tied the previous night, 14c8b10779 still securely fastened, leading 0bf99f94ed downward. As Baek Shin-hoo a039219563 prepared to climb 3eaefba78d down, hurried footsteps 4cb8775bf0 and Song Hye-yeon’s 873eff545f voice stopped them.29ee0d315bd2c1b7

“Wait.”7ac3c035105699b6

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Song Hye-yeon ran up. Not only Baek Il-hoo’s group d411984bd4 but Kim Yoon-gun’s group turned 22f801668f to her.e4354b56bc8b6aa7

“I’m going too.”b67cf7efc7553761

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Her bold statement stunned everyone. As they stared, a sharp 1d65b0588e shout cut through.a0698377929ab4cd

“Song Hye-yeon!”e92c20ab4780a816

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Kim Yoon-gun, rushing over, 15f071e563 grabbed her wrist, shouting c6a62f1f17 angrily.7d80a1d79f54ffc8

“Where do you think you’re going?”52fb23a4ce7d661a

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Song Hye-yeon, wincing 1f9a4c0483 as her wrist 1a57b7cb1d hurt, looked at 83097c42b6 Kim Yoon-gun with 746b523e18 confusion. His behavior baffled her, f7225a9575 prompting another shout.1a2d16f83520bb70

“Where are you going, I said!”ff9b1a0f0988a9d8

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Her expression changed, a 26f518540a mix of shock and 6be1fc4cd0 displeasure. “Can’t I go?” she retorted.6e3b491130f536c3

Kim Yoon-gun, unable to 93f9f41162 answer, just stared. Song Hye-yeon twisted 9c0ad6d1b2 her wrist free.ea522dc7b7a630b4

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“I need something too.”c36a7550959d178e

Rubbing her wrist, she 725d073808 spoke, but Kim Yoon-gun aed5b93574 stepped closer, his face 8a6609a33f stern.6df44ca76e7df31c

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“What do you need? No, you can’t go.”e52f4e63ddc2319b

Without clear reason, 143bd5e79f Kim Yoon-gun blocked 727cf6dc68 her. His persistent interference irritated her.b40db191be230001

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“Why? What’s the reason I 8e3e74d0e6 can’t go…”a2b0e226584407f7

“It’s dangerous!”b5c5e0c56981646a

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Before she could 16e37669ef finish, Kim Yoon-gun c864f623a0 shouted. Song Hye-yeon, paling, glanced at 52fdbf23cd Baek Il-hoo’s group, who looked 9ce11098bb shocked and incredulous. Flustered, she hurriedly said e902bc0ba6 to Kim Yoon-gun.8363b5d7a62ad1ed

“What kind of talk is that? Dangerous? Then what about them? They’re not going 7b1381a472 because it’s safe!”d571ca5e97740428

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“That’s their business!”48737d3f3fdbbfcf

“What?”548ea4cbf32d21da

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“What do you need?”c77076daa2693cc2

A cold voice 64e477128e cut through their 2483589f94 escalating argument. Startled, both turned to Baek 91e9dfa970 Shin-hoo, who frowned and pressed 9b4847420c again.4a059cf801caf9fc

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“What do you need, I said.”1f79dfa86a0267ca

“Huh?”6f1f95ea39e5cedb

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“I don’t know if we can find it, but we’ll try. Tell me.”ff6d5098eb3dc5fa

“No, you don’t have to. I’ll find it myself.”a44faeba115fa812

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“Just say it. Arguing with him 1a36e4bef5 is a waste 5d1c69b0f5 of time.”c261a4886676cbaf

Baek Shin-hoo’s blunt words made c7dde6d835 Song Hye-yeon bite her lip. She felt like a burden. Looking at Baek Shin-hoo, afe20df367 waiting for her answer, aad5afc40e she turned and returned b14a6f04c4 to the bus. Kim Yoon-gun hurriedly c4879198b7 followed, and Baek 7e79b8f810 Shin-hoo, sighing softly, ddbea95d7f descended the road b7a2ba4e49 with his group.d3d898f0f02ace7b

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