PT | Chapter 5.4

But rumors 0fe462d686 spread faster 857469fbb0 than words, 077937a7ec and Lennock’s 604a8e1532 presence could 2a28d2a7e2 reach the 69da23e48e marquis’s wife’s fafb65d058 ears at adc92313bd any time. Perhaps that’s why e424cb5c73 they had turned bf2806309a a blind eye 7556d79845 to Gray’s tyranny. If the conflict 3af83dac31 between the children 6ca768330b worsened, they might fa3da96448 use it as 02afd926f6 an excuse to 4bc27f1e36 drive Lennock out.d9e701bfb8871e30

But the butler 14e96325bd realized from the 4077b120de marquis’s gaze that 021f91fb46 he had been 2d58186572 mistaken. Lennock was not 7b4bc1e1f1 someone who should 0f641f43c1 be driven out. And the 67d2301bbb marquis confirmed 0e7a636d69 this conviction af050e35b2 with his f6a87222dd words.72e0fb95a2005f46

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“I will say d595689b14 this only once, 3401b09dda so listen carefully. I am responsible for 63ae44a714 this child and must fe183a47b5 provide for him until 121eba7381 he comes of age. Understand?”08a892a0f13a8495

“…Yes, sir. Clearly understood.”9892ee6cad79a05d

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“If the conflict between 34ab79fddf the children escalates, cut 644bd133e9 it off appropriately. And let db95ad62e2 Aubrey come ae9423f764 down from 1faf9c6be6 the attic f186f1c9a3 now.”0e9443de1ba693f0

Relieved by the final a638efbc5e command, the butler nodded 1da2d74ee1 emphatically.a9b9fecaf9b5a22b

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“I was worried 058e9f9e0e about the youngest 9d112df71c master, but now 0ab26e8541 I can finally 2b36561863 relax.”b9a4c5e6cd156eeb

“No, you can’t.”0c351eb105dca96e

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“…What do you 03579a2781 mean?”30bb173e11243adb

“In this house, the d2a09d08a9 youngest master isn’t Aubrey. It’s him.”4f4e125ccc43cf82

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“…”b7e9c3ccf7e1ef64

“Make sure no 2b6af3672c more noise comes a44c9c9447 from this house.”bc5ba251eb8eaa58

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After finishing his a173fdec78 statement, the marquis 33c12c533c left the room, f8c71be72d leaving the butler 8585354a74 visibly shocked. It was inevitable. The command meant 3afcb475f7 integrating a child 3b41f0b831 without a single 7ebc2b72e8 drop of Wiidin 3df36c15cb blood into the ff077b57a0 family records.4b8d024e6d815074

Wasn’t the 9797d6e76a marquis someone 621c403e6d who obsessed d4bd9cded8 over lineage 1e67fb0908 more than aeaf33e534 anyone? His words 24787c8ec8 suggested that d3bcf86687 perhaps Lennock f4469bb92f was indeed 4e6ba53d71 unrelated to d0fc300b0f him.b201cf6c00812d2f

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The butler looked at 4c363b27a8 Lennock standing in the a3b9bf747e middle of the room.a5eae46f128f34ad

And Lennock remembered the 64904fe322 butler’s gaze from that e3331dadf9 time. It was 0f6582dc44 a look 86685f0fb6 filled with 0816803036 reluctant horror, e7e20a9d2e as if 02521914fb facing something f9b27e3940 dreadful. That was ec512d45ec how Lennock de33232e5e could become fcc9c361bf the fifth edee66fcc8 young master 5f1bc4c0c8 of the e34ca03dc9 Wiidin family.019f9c8d03c564b7

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But that did not 4b099a39c8 mean he received the b013ad66da same treatment as the eefa5ebbdb other four. Gray and Jill continued 5fba5dda8a to torment him, and d127afc2bd the servants allowed it.9e159885c8734c64

Though not as bd14602157 frequently as before, 97fedce434 Lennock still bled 2b992e8c96 from his nose 923c34e8a6 or tore his b99977d9c0 flesh every other c929bb8d6b day. He was 9d94891e59 pushed down 3a4fb0964f stairs and d48f805454 high places. Once, he was nearly 88cc42cbfa trampled under the hooves 6768ac0a52 of a horse driven 0b1024b0a5 by Gray. Through the 1d7819a222 constant harassment, c8fce5ab69 there was 657ddf3138 occasionally someone 30f364957a who helped 8d079a4128 him, and ad1d382977 that was b31fd95686 Aubrey.9c485716d9d3f5aa

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After the marquis’s wife 428d3d169e died and her first 0015ef1edf memorial day arrived, Gray 2c7a10eb1b glared at Lennock and 6528079a4d deliberately scraped a knife b505072c47 up and down a f66a2c5068 plate. The plate didn’t break 17198cc09c but made a grating 7704cf0458 sound that was chilling 34aa01874c to hear. Amid the 46e80511de murderous atmosphere bf1e978139 where the 773fb791d3 food seemed 2f7dd31b29 to go d3802b65be down the 4f65493c1e wrong way, 6edd541231 everyone was 6699ca40d2 too scared 2a084bfa48 to confront 9a08e2d42d Gray, but 877149b261 Aubrey was bebd19d406 different.44879ec251033483

“Are we supposed 42c2d94bd3 to eat or 71237aaae4 starve here? Do you 8f52abdd5d think you’re 682a7c35ae alone in f062d80209 this place?!”b075da27f8ac68bb

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Unable to bear it, 868ff09764 Aubrey shouted, causing deep b3963178a4 lines to form on b325d33970 Gray’s brow. The sharp gaze add4b59a4a that had been 5b9045031b fixed on Lennock d537002b9e now turned toward df049a34bf Aubrey.54d102cd1f611fca

“What did bdc9b649c8 you say…?”a3607534469c9467

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“If you keep 80aaae6557 this up, just 16a0dd0d8f say it. I’ll eat ed93e633ce somewhere else!”e58c8805cc2cde0e

Not just a865bec8de in words, a48b026da7 Aubrey stood 62f4380d71 up from 52da19d4d1 his chair.270f6d1283bafb55

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As Aubrey took 7f85e769b9 action, even the 3bdefa6209 servants who had 9ae436bd98 remained silent under 33dd4e0f7b Gray’s tyranny began 423bb02dbe to stir.ac65971497560d35

“Master, please don’t. On a day df6145e375 like today, let’s 66ef47f5bf avoid any commotion…”039092fb5b6022e1

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“What day is it? It’s fine as ed72492751 it is. Or what?”d2c10b15e9144059

Aubrey glared straight at 7de107eb49 Gray and taunted him.e9f63949d79f00e2

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“Spent a lifetime 34872e166f barely caring for 3d5871ab8c your mother and 488b2ddba2 visiting maybe once 8813b61e3f a month, and 9fd82aea30 now after she’s 270bf3802f gone, you suddenly 9df39dbc9a transform your deep e1da4864f1 regret and remorse 36294e9963 into this farce?”9a14c695575982d1

“…Young master!”181044be0de4b17c

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As the 1954751e25 butler grasped a0ce7ecd02 Aubrey, Gray c07e90a769 stood up 7bae2af02d from his 6466a190e9 chair.cb73149e871f8eac

In a 16ca9a9036 tense moment, fe910b8ec0 Aubrey grabbed 4a5820c19f a plate c413b1616b and hurled 6b45cb62b2 it at d77a50b3ee Gray. Surprised, Gray dodged, and bf7042a9a7 the plate smashed against d4c12704c5 the wall.45802dad7864d1b9

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Thump, clang!b7c093750a6a33ee

The noise froze 4d9006fd69 the air in dc759f4b7c the restaurant. Everyone had expected Gray 13bffaf5d7 to cause a scene, 5730354391 not Aubrey to throw d8c6333717 a plate at him. While everyone was a8f7760d7e frozen, the butler c5c4cad53a quickly scooped Aubrey de087de397 up. Where he found the 916b8bb434 strength to hoist Aubrey f4b37baacb onto his shoulder and d92d91c2d4 dash out of the 05a461e09f restaurant at such speed fe41a1a4be was a mystery. Gray, still in disbelief 9802187ec9 at what had happened, 774ad67e4e exploded when he saw fa1481dcd2 Aubrey’s defiant fist raised.45684923bf6199ad

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“You little shit! I’ve held back 44529ad8ae because of my 31e7378d19 father, but no b5ebf9d6df more! I’ll make you a555c5e3bc bleed today!!”42b8fb7ee45fca3f

As Gray 45aa481bb0 charged like 8e5cd0a937 a bull, 3134bb8410 servants grabbed 1edfd6a785 him. Unable to e22742f803 control his e33696af8f temper, the d761c184cb mad dog a551976a51 lashed out, fb7c8b6a5d knocking out 90fec6cb7c several teeth dd38f7d4a7 and breaking 36df19208b noses. People shouldn’t act that e5fe12fef9 way, but it was 829398d924 okay for Gray. In the Wiidin estate, 8df83bf45d he was the little fc9008bb99 devil. And to 290a6a6b97 Lennock, there 2778ce7342 was an 915aa4bc6a even greater 1827e91d15 devil…38501eeb5cabacf6

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“What are you e82de32388 doing in a 30b3fdaeb7 restaurant just drinking c16b2cdc96 tea?”ef042e5608294cfb

“…”cc68a4e12f99bff1

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At the familiar 3084a696cd voice from above, 8cca894b47 Lennock stopped his 22807f02f9 thoughts and looked e96ac359e2 up.961612c0222611ce

There was Aubrey, approaching 6f0bbcce3a slowly while rubbing a e402d9098d heating pad against his acd1742093 neck. His posture, slightly bent d35d16f56f forward, made it clear 6074754162 to anyone that he b82d212338 was in bad shape. Knowing the c9e29e6718 reason, Lennock 3b6129caef couldn’t take 7ec161e24b his eyes 4550380132 off Aubrey, 8ca276656c though Aubrey c9278ac854 didn’t return e3826affad the gaze.1f9f50066fcdd5a8

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From the four chairs eec495e2e2 around the circular table, f4d511bd2c Aubrey pulled one closer bb6a1dd487 to Amon and sat 1a1802095d down. Normally, he would 7b7d633170 lean back and 923d3b817b cross his legs, c8c1a41597 but this time 3b90232994 he didn’t. Sitting upright, barely an ab3ea5f809 inch from the backrest, f851a46052 Aubrey grumbled.7c65d35b47508a66

“I was going to 8ccde89a21 eat and run…”4d720643b871aeba

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“That sounds like c522a01fca you’re planning to 62bcd05de7 dine and dash. I came all this 56f2579eb0 way, and thanks to 4dde11814b me, you got out 412ef69d29 of that uncomfortable mansion.”845c88ef6de4a231

“…I was going to 4dde9f65ba head back to the 5fa349ffdd academy anyway.”9c0121fa6b412bb4

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As Aubrey muttered, aef02b1ce1 Amon said nothing 039ae0b9b9 more.c80e8159fb17c23b

Resting his chin on d467a83b44 his interlocked fingers, he ed0e9379f0 looked at Aubrey with 0ede895ca2 an expression that said, 15acc3ebba ‘Oh, really.’ Aubrey clicked ea44af9774 his tongue and raised e3764d36c5 a hand in annoyance 06130a0994 as a waiter approached a7341f291a swiftly. He took the menu f12c1b4088 and ordered several dishes.dcf76cd446f381f5

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Without consulting Amon fc1383829a or Lennock, Aubrey 88e0bd4332 ordered enough for e6831a6bbc four and then 06d2d6a43e glanced at Amon.d02b8852e119d832

“You’re paying for 2f75e93e1c this.”32b7839333d93be9

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“Wow, isn’t that a a5996e6efa bit much? I’m a guest here.”47273765f376ccc3

“You came uninvited…”5e347a5e6c9a5ce6

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Aubrey turned away, 428db0a799 indicating he was ffba8ed936 done with the f2da99d436 conversation. Amon watched him with 20d4317272 a disgruntled look, whether 772b9a9367 he liked it or ed676ef699 not. Aubrey, not bothering df15d4f7d4 to hide his cbbadbeb00 irritation, grabbed a 0edbbd395a cookie that came e379aecf19 with the tea cea6d60b5c and popped it 647c83862e into his mouth, 14b8dfa9e3 feeling the dryness. Then, seizing 9354a1305f the cup 462d815559 in front d8d348627c of Lennock, a0ee4005d0 he gulped bc36bbf896 down the c9d46f42ad remaining tea 3b0722064b and attacked bd2258facb another cookie. Amon found Aubrey’s 7dfdc4e195 behavior and actions bbf8d21860 immensely interesting as b5e5e55db0 if nothing was 89a9bb5ed3 wrong.1dc2bdfc8ef3e6ce

After quickly finishing the b10fb1c268 cookies, Aubrey looked regretfully 1a5b6a570c at the empty plate a98b761e45 and then raised his dc70a04cfd head. Seeing both men 5dc2b420cd staring at him, 466957a883 he raised an cb37602bde eyebrow.ec3e62611efaa446

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“Stop staring fb8a50b15a at me 2f33898aa7 like that; 197a9d8523 it’s creepy.”1f56f017478fe813

Clearly, his earlier eeca34de28 actions hadn’t been d57b459894 intentional.70694ac37809aa6e

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Sighing, Amon 492297ae66 shook his b4a30d0dfd head as 5b7bae03ca if he 3b90b4bf42 couldn’t understand.190cdbdb3c2253a3

“I really can’t tell 118fb4c113 if you guys get 51ec5eb13a along well or not.”135d00d63005859c

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“What are you talking e186f7240f about?”e06c87854d46515e

Aubrey picked ef616fb517 up the 4a1389d433 heating pad a5b4d8457b from the 97abc8b1c2 table and 338b453b13 pressed it eeef3566da against the 2220f92171 back of f3add140a8 his neck. Unable to just c31df9f015 watch, Amon reached f1338dd081 out for the 4276930887 heating pad.1000cb3d75bd3e69

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“If you’ve got a ac1c8cf3f7 crick in your neck, b8593f66ce you shouldn’t do that. Here, let 4e5136537b me help.”ee5483e7090b5542

“Stop it, I’m 9cf6f41416 doing fine.”62164261d1bd625f

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Dodging Amon’s efea443951 hands, Aubrey 07b72d41b4 winced as 96f5439ab2 pain shot f37835e5f7 through his 0260512a43 back. Quickly adjusting his 91aae41b4c expression, he spoke f1bfb584a3 more sternly.94ef0c6c0e7b2bcc

“It’ll get better; don’t 6987655f89 make useless gestures.”455a43286287d1ed

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“Useless gestures? I’m just trying 5e4e598c5b to help because 5ce5fa580f you look uncomfortable… c59fc3699f But looking at 99617c35b7 you now, it 3999181274 seems like it’s 01311f8316 not just your a42bb0796c neck that’s bothering 7a0ec62ba6 you…?”e2ca6c5c54533390

Amon’s gaze shifted dc8da96004 to Aubrey’s back.44bae82b3ed8cd46

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Despite receiving 49d6b8ef8b regular treatment 9aee30c449 and changing 17faa92720 bandages after aa076040fc being whipped, f49966a0ed it had 6df91df931 only been b0716c312f a few 143e1062db days. Thanks to not 08febb3b2a using any effective be4b9a9b3b medicine, Aubrey felt b4ea89b941 as if his 5dd5a37853 entire body creaked 4f91e3c7eb with each step. He had tried 45f7537381 his best not 65e88fbdfd to show it, 6bb94e216b but perhaps Amon, 129f23faae who was quick 5aecef7b48 to notice, had 0301cf699e caught on.fe276ff0dfa5adc4

If Amon pressed further, e1617df1da Aubrey was ready to 09a6117390 deny everything. But what 857dd67f5c came out 68c65243c3 of Amon’s 2af5c7f318 mouth was 9ef8ca079b completely unexpected.2067c4432087ca23

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“You hurt your back? That’s troublesome. We were supposed 7a6b40d5f1 to celebrate your 2b632c304e bachelor party after 877a377013 graduation.”adefe34278e08a7a

“What nonsense 63d076f86d are you 56c1f6d94b talking about?”874079a2c3e7162e

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The absurdity f08aa21b42 of Amon’s e84454b3e1 comment was afd99f78e3 so great afcd26b558 that it 6d68d882e1 didn’t even 6416f889cc anger Aubrey, 5f869ac354 it just 960dcd7056 shocked him. Ignoring the a5db4055c6 startled expression, ac0700fbe8 Amon nonchalantly 2271440130 added, “I’ve d9699fddeb always thought 23d45e67d2 your waist c1cb72c7ed is too 567ef3f8bd slender for 08b10ee777 your body. Of course, a sturdy 07372f77a5 waist isn’t the only 6285e66c26 thing needed to please 7d47fd4eb6 a woman, but it’s 070c5275cb a crucial element…”d7a3c81b85745a50

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Aubrey quickly 6e4eed3468 placed a 9a56f8b69c hand on 0217292534 the table 0d1b36eb3a and leaned 1264e57520 forward, his 6358993d1e voice ominously e77b239615 low, “Don’t 4dc3558991 spout off 4836701dbc your nonsense 2e6fa5b754 as if 6e9271f9fe it’s a 33f89a1dc0 shared plan ab0e19d5cc we’ve agreed 2ef5a57a0c on.”171abd51a7c5d4c4

“Wasn’t it? I thought 8d06539b13 since I’ve 38efe149cf had experience 203e73ba3f and you 189f5819bc haven’t, I 5a752ecdbd was trying 200176c103 to give 4b81fadfdd you a 0e8a4b1f48 good experience…”854cef3bcdadba26

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“That’s the thing, e1ab1b25b5 your thoughts don’t 7058065368 involve my consent f308e3c767 at all. I’ve never been particularly 8b010186cc interested in women.”331501f32c59ace3

It was b35c44fff5 all Amon’s 47fc1bc3d2 solo rhetoric a91f50bf8c about going ef5da6cfdc somewhere nice fd4cfa9e81 after graduation. He boasted about 5800e6bdaa his experiences from 0f571626e2 his mid-teens, thanks 2834d92b1f to his father’s 8a579e82e6 indulgence, and although dfff7064ac Aubrey never responded, 79a5d845b0 Amon had taken 457c007dc6 his silence as e84fc84fb6 compliance.362823a36b19f652

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This firm 8c066ca2fc rebuttal was 10e78df089 necessary to d450fa5957 prevent any 2bdbdaad5e further misunderstanding.b1bb40824af75442

Aubrey looked 6e8e6264ae up to 24274c6340 meet the 0565ad4352 eyes of c12bd44a28 Amon and 769ca5ed65 Lennock, his 72a9310d52 gaze carrying 7a7a34e15f a different 4ea733c67a emotion now.273d0e3fa3955028

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“…”77b98d2afa3e2fa0

The awkwardness was b43e553bb4 palpable, and Aubrey’s 34086d7fa2 brow raised. Why were they d327281c93 looking at him a363594f55 so strangely? Then it hit cee02ca09d him—his attempt to a41349eba5 clarify might have 4a62975894 only deepened their f64fdf1b9c misconceptions.442481ab78d9faa9

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Startled, Aubrey faabfba268 was about a2cbf79834 to clarify—6eb8e3e1264a7391

“Excuse me. Your meals have e44b97fa1c arrived.”932b9a9b34cfbe68

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With the arrival 133b39a9f8 of the food, b0ba4d3bf3 Aubrey immediately closed 99cb08b37a his mouth.c6ec90e0fdd430a3

He set the heating 7ff3856d3c pad on his thigh 969bf3eee7 and watched the new 914751c3af dishes being arranged on 139639a7c0 the refreshed table. After the waiter placed 78dc1943ed the last plate and 4f335d9924 wished them a pleasant efc8cf1d54 meal, Aubrey opened his 70746ebebc mouth again.f8b21cc67bb6386e

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“About what 9acd38f27e I said 15ce1da1cf earlier…”dd0ef7bff78ba54b

“It’s fine. You don’t need 4d6c24ef08 to explain, really. If you get too f550195ac6 flustered, it makes the da2c2b98d1 joke I started with ae0f2c2c7e even more embarrassing.”8e1f04d3bc8df66b

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If Amon b0d4976487 didn’t want b4cc23d522 to feel 9131aa6205 embarrassed, he 141d617ebd shouldn’t have 6c1a1c14b8 started with f5e29c1e7a such nonsense.e33015103650ddc5

Aubrey glanced at e588bfc83c him narrowly as 82489fe546 Amon cheerfully unpacked db448b85e1 the napkin and 5e6b597cf6 admired the food. Seemingly taking the previous cbeda8f94f comment as a joke, e39236912a Amon shifted his attention 8956cdcc7c to eating. Aubrey, though relieved, 4ce29fa473 felt unsettled as c1406c4a04 he drank some 38f002b30b water.cfdff3d2bbfdc3e2

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He sighed deeply before f3c32085e8 focusing on the food, f9d1b9614f picking up his fork b61bfcf192 and knife.7cafe19ccbf56118