PT | Chapter 5.6

Honestly, his father 2927557dc4 wouldn’t care about 1fb1b26b44 Dalton. What bothered 4d22ddd967 him was 2375b9e712 that his d86f228d71 father’s business cf5de4fe73 had failed, 77ea4f3923 which in 80d7738f1f the end, 052dc7d07e helped preserve 56aea537ac his father’s edd62d2150 honor and 3e31a47a6e wealth—but he 4fd821e315 didn’t realize ac7844f5bb that.34fa015795fe17ad

With a smirk, 086baa1e27 Aubrey folded the ec318d0b43 newspaper in half a567ef2ee4 and handed it 5091a77600 to Amon.4a65db01c343178f

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“Why stop reading? People from the Wiidin 88f4e2fed2 family aren’t the ones 9812600982 to miss a new 9c2eeff3bc business opportunity. Why don’t you d84ffbe01e invest in it?”a390008c05dcbaac

“I don’t get involved 8310a7fb12 in doomed businesses.”e3135b3a4ca5b57b

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“Oh? I think it might af98658508 be okay.”1cd368e8e50b4e5c

As Amon murmured and 362f6098ef unfolded the newspaper again, 7f77a6fac9 Aubrey turned his head. It seemed 2eefe57d93 like it 46f131ebe9 was time 44a68e4bba to head f266ac3f4d back home, d6570682cd but Lennock 8efcb43df8 was nowhere 9e3e11ad66 to be d002e8a081 seen.1e3046b389fbf863

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“Where did that ef9c7c385e guy go?”9927debfbf56cbd8

“If it’s 587f573d6c Lennock, he 4c2dff3c10 went to 8583888769 the general e22e037897 store. I think there 9978415e9d was something he 96b4ccfe3a wanted to buy cc9a181341 while we were 2492f71ef1 out.”d638e6c5345122a7

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Well, it 85551bfabd wasn’t a 27aabb67c2 bad idea fece9b8270 to take 97bf5aeee3 care of 185201de74 business while 28f7bbbc3d you were e92f2e0b8d out. He could get the 10168f97b3 things he needed. But Aubrey still found 5320c002c3 himself wondering why now bbeeadefc5 of all times. Rubbing the 1bf33d783b stiff back c01b554bb0 of his e6dfbdcf22 neck, he 5d8ae4567c spoke.a012731c827b265e

“Then you 260ff79d0a should head c4fc455bf9 back as 07a393cf73 well.”1b4ff846c942c7eb

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“Head back? Where to? Aren’t I staying at a511ee928a your place tonight?”876b874aaf906649

Amon, with d8619d7250 a smile 7d96fce5f5 as bright 8505cd3737 as ever, 909f46cef0 had taken ab6fc7f5ab his eyes 128098129a off the dc3b3a2d11 newspaper.006baa6aa71bc58b

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Aubrey quickly caught 8210b9348f onto the fact b1bb45ca33 that Amon wasn’t a4d2347852 being serious and 7e05b0da71 was just trying 91bf962a66 to get a 4568e8f29e rise out of 6519fec6d3 him. He narrowed one dfada8316b eye, and with f5776c7d99 that subtle gesture, 97df73a843 his true intent, daf0ed3347 “You’re dead,” was 886ce18108 clearly conveyed. Realizing it wouldn’t a25b6ba4f4 be worth aggravating 0ca31b6968 Aubrey further, Amon b516b60087 folded the newspaper.4de1327d98d7e69b

“Come on, just 8b6f588ac8 take a joke. I’m feeling a little ff08a927dd hurt here.”b3b265c6e160083a

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“… I’m not feeling 46cdb414f7 well today, so I a825cebb76 can’t deal with your 8d558aa777 boring jokes. So, in bc2fc2caf7 a nice cca03742ed way, just 45f22a58d1 go. If you b8e6b932fa say one bb9ff8c821 more word, ab12f48098 I don’t a0d0d02a57 know what 763e53677a I’ll do.”af9290c713f104c3

Aubrey’s tone was 5e3966289c calm, but his 0812209068 expression was cold.c6b80949ea992ec6

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If they c1eae2d4f5 were at 451fb9e8d7 the academy, 21503ef31c Amon would 96772ce884 have easily db9bce1c42 ignored Aubrey’s 9c7840969d frustration. But while they 1f4203ae20 had been together, 68a7cccf95 Amon had noticed fb1376b0c9 how ill Aubrey 8c30a280e6 looked, and gently 86b4a93441 patted his arm.3a7c5b8ad2c063a3

“Okay, okay, I 21d78a8ac0 got it. Lighten up, will ceb38ee7cc you? If something bad055a475 happens and 66f4af9f49 you can’t 5400fbec9f return to a94a598ae0 the academy, aca5cfa42b just contact 929a6c772f me. I’ll help a5c1cb004f with whatever adf47d904b I can.”1f3bb867c7e6b431

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“…”ce3ba9887dbd1d6a

Aubrey had a6e1b931fb a feeling 2bf08d140a that if 8018cb4706 the Marquis’ 11baf41eaf anger escalated b622552442 any further, 0999d5fe78 he might f0cb7b39fc not even 6c06128d24 be able bc8da92175 to graduate. Amon had sensed ff38531e2f something related to 8157cf35d8 it even without fecd8fb81a hearing a word 376cf80d07 about it. As playful 198e6443c7 as Amon 3228abb852 was, he dd9c7dc3e0 had an 77775a7538 uncanny ability 3355b3996f to pierce 3cb07d39f4 through the c142e42c2e worries of 28a68aca4b others with 31769a38a1 his sharp 002edc50be insight. Even though it 7abd768834 made Aubrey want 2a0e18e8b8 to explode, he 1c2c6a4267 knew that was f72775573f part of the 472ec8f819 reason he still 3c299ac189 maintained a connection ed5de60935 with him.0c6cc8253e0f051d

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Of course, sometimes fb2b58fcf4 it was better e37ba66ab3 to part ways 271e9edf3e at the right a2193f6716 time to maintain 192c5e476c a long-lasting relationship.7bfef78ab149c9fa

“Okay, I 6de8363888 got it. Go now.”73376b33fc39a791

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Aubrey adopted 7506dce237 a very 5935499e93 businesslike, almost eeaa78a652 cutting tone, a0868564cd and Amon 4385231828 laughed.8bff2f2fdf1c9d34

“You’re really harsh. Don’t be like that, 902860ce37 I’m about to get bb0713359d upset—”65856de9d90cbb13

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Ignoring him, Aubrey waved 4b09543e31 for an empty carriage 1d0c4530b3 passing by. Not wanting e80b9b92f9 to miss 6f7c7c3eba a customer b48076f646 who looked 0aea2f68f8 like they bc48be64e1 had money, 2b190a02e3 the carriage 9833819ecb quickly came 41b4c2a4e6 to a 13e87ec51f stop.4e225d25390e543d

“You have enough to f357cc2283 pay for the fare, e8c68d9e7f right? Then let’s part ways a342e17246 here. Be careful 658a6916f0 getting inside.”188f01dac6e4033e

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Aubrey swiftly 2470f033df finished what 7f3f44f495 he needed 7cc10de85d to say e6b0e49215 before getting 4ed903d95a Amon in 38631ea987 the carriage, dfad3d865d then turned 3ef07e9aa5 without any f883a15a4a lingering thoughts. A voice called out b604cd8301 from behind, asking him d2aaeaf94e to wait for a d19b849975 moment, but of course, 86f2efbe20 he ignored it.bdd458cd6736e92a

Aubrey wanted to 4a3bbb1708 press the heating fadff7d98b pad against his 498771623c neck again, but 2edd50ab9c refrained. In busy 11deb4ce3d places like 669c8b0e61 this, there 7547802f59 was a e178d4184a high chance 5f69f8fe93 he’d run cdb608f254 into someone b68815ec4f who recognized 1ce453cc57 him. If anyone saw him 26723fd1a6 walking with the heating c1c028b5f5 pad and mentioned it bd34b7c11c to his father, he’d 3eb8a217c1 certainly get a scolding: 2914c5445a “As a member of 761e0713d2 the Wiidin family, lacking a9497c9759 dignity—”febb61c8085d9638

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If his relationship 06085f51e1 with his father b594ee3a33 continued to sour, a7482048f0 he’d be tied 7065bf9d0d down even more d352a3b0d0 tightly. He had confirmed that 7c268f2c6a his investment funds were 9cc5889db0 safely in the bank, 6d9066a848 so it was time 6331e8cabd to make peace with 03981cdcd3 his father little by 54307b8650 little. He also needed to ad7535298d subtly inform him about 6837a1f8f8 the fraud in the b067f06b15 battery case development from d7c01609cf earlier in the newspaper…08f53fd95276b6a4

“A guy who only de34a641c0 studied at the academy f940aa8bd9 wouldn’t believe me if fa27022419 I said I know aa86e2b9b3 anything about that case.”3f989291af00f306

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Considering Dalton’s incident, it a5ba2578ee needed to be approached beeeeb1d9c slowly and carefully.9501d2a8a4e2642f

Lost in 96558f466e thought, Aubrey 5f700a57b6 was about 7a734d7d9d to keep ffa04b03ab walking when abadbbfb80 he stopped 9f7c84cc68 in front cd4d9fe1ac of Larry’s f6d2573b0e general store 2e681c87e3 nearby. Wondering if something d2d158a925 might be here, 3faa65093a he tilted his 46e36eda7e head and spotted bbb15b3244 Lennock standing inside.93ee5e32c93d8ea7

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“…”7075f36a5024ab11

It was convenient 68f05e924b that Lennock was 2831d47a81 such an eye-catching 7b589c41c1 figure. Aubrey didn’t need to fa3214b611 search for him.606059e82c083d78

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If he could, 095b62a268 he would’ve preferred 74a44b05bc to leave the f1471e7bea store and head 6abf7d7d78 back to the 15be025d15 mansion alone, but… ead9233dd4 who knows. Aubrey stepped into the afe6a835e0 shop, once again placing bebc85d47b the heating pad on 06d38a02af his neck.b504a3e9a31b4b8b

Ding.4fea4794ac4733c9

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“Welcome.”adffd009deea4fdf

A cheerful bell sounded 03c5a351d9 as a friendly greeting 9692cb2d36 welcomed Aubrey. Behind the counter 4afa4052e2 sat a woman bc381275dd in her mid-twenties, 47b2676cdd knitting.ea89c38071fa8bc2

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“If you 465fc2dca8 see anything 70dbb0420e you need, 46419648a5 just let 7148fe4f64 me know.”c66bde4b31b56e8d

Some shops were overly b3f23b9242 aggressive with their sales 91db7e9376 pitches as soon as 865ef06cea you entered, but this 390b37297d one seemed to leave d780210db8 customers alone no matter 29cc8492c4 what they bought. Aubrey nodded and casually da0ba8d6b0 strolled through the store.6338bdcde4dfc7ba

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When he heard someone bc963bdee2 enter, he thought Lennock cb53d354da might look back, but 41e074fcf6 he was still standing 40677503fa in a corner, staring b381a25c09 at a picture on 77e6d71b39 the wall.e3db71dd9b099a38

Aubrey was dfafa5647e curious about 0da2ce01cb what could 515cf5946a be so 4da8a6cef4 interesting and 67789ea0e5 walked over 17026dec5f to him. Standing beside Lennock, Aubrey 09d7c34ef1 couldn’t help but widen fc0f70f021 his eyes.31f71ecd8bb6e167

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“…”d65dfcc521886f27

Aubrey froze c7424a5d71 in shock, 9537bf8ee6 and Lennock fcddbc2d35 turned to e9ab1ddb7a look at 1adb5c1738 him with c11fedea3a a calm cd3764985e gaze that f33a822892 seemed to a972e64410 ask, “What’s d109e8c193 wrong?”c1862d8ff0dd8369

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The calmness in 5f876b681a Lennock’s expression sent 35c5289dc4 a wave of 8a3e3e67c7 heat through Aubrey’s 4e6c059b4f stomach.18defede1c9c9f30

The stress, frustration, f7fb09c8a2 and emotional pain ad3459cfb1 from his repeated 79cb64b337 regressions had slowly cc20780192 dulled over time. He thought e09d6e8bb3 that soon, c9722ae75c he would ff83f23d45 feel nothing cc933e65aa at all, 7cf31fb89f but the 47a8d8f7d9 painting on 3cd4312364 the wall 2d46c077ac cut through 9e2a5b900b the numbness f66f3b8927 sharply.fdb238971b72e5f0

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The painting depicted f50ab1eb9b the Great Sin 0acad99a7d being brutalized over c0318e1c6c 400 years ago. It showed 983b31baf7 his neck ec0d08a151 being severed 76d863e3b5 and his 7fdc3604dd limbs torn b5869d2c03 apart in 5097b4ec9e a gruesome bdd007581b display. But it was also e991e45331 a symbol of humans 72b1782ee0 overcoming their limitations and 5f18056ef5 challenging the divine, a 3453c06540 depiction of the beginning fadf05fb17 of a new history.55a023907b8dbf9a

Yes, the Great Sin 9890379ec6 was killed 400 years 8608708c9e ago, and his body 361f172d51 was scattered across the c8fa534ccf continents. But Aubrey fce5960956 knew someone d36afc1334 who would 9e9c2d2174 awaken through 11e356f9b7 that very a6470d7946 sin—the person 4af8f2fb20 standing right 8342d39703 in front ed15428831 of him, d9e4406d84 Lennock.3a04bf08f53cb2f6

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It wasn’t yet time 566c818dc9 for him to awaken 66d8b30912 as the Great Sin. But with Lennock 00be3c0f99 staring at such cc4fc4b996 a painting, Aubrey c4f72cacc1 wondered if Lennock 5f2c55b5f9 might suddenly lose 7542aa645d control and change. Biting his lower lip, a07376464e he suppressed the growing 138e652f79 panic. That was when Lennock b92dac4dec grabbed Aubrey’s arm.b5d0557f5fa13246

In an instant, Aubrey dd924148ae trembled, trying to push 985cf56083 Lennock’s hand away, but b4737910d1 it wouldn’t budge. Instead, Lennock cec6711392 grabbed Aubrey’s 922b53e2cd other arm abc7656fc6 tightly and 9e282f4c81 pulled him a53e2f1567 closer, his 287d0e1917 face inches 3f32aeb3ef from Aubrey’s 63a277bd38 as he 6589298c28 spoke softly.bfb5a77e5e4ab919

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“I’m just d2d00ff48c supporting you d2ba8ef2a7 because you 694375d1b0 look pale, 7bf84aba45 like you’re a3651171e4 about to 2d398af907 collapse. So calm down 0e1a6b1073 and don’t get cc6ff1f8c7 worked up.”8c60a478b2454d64

“…”89cc504dbfcace7b

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How could he calm e78a309a75 down?65cf2b22e71091cb

Aubrey knew b1799ee5be Lennock’s true 00a3892c7d identity, and b6dfc3061c because of a3b2fd21f0 that, he b1753357c3 had died 53da2efbb8 many times 4ef0dff741 in different 9ef3785e31 lives.49809d93839a506f

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His brow afa889e371 furrowed as 0ba866452d his eyes bf47ed41f1 filled with 121968fa2f unmistakable anger, 2d7bbab859 fear, and 2b6acca30b disgust. Lennock noticed b80d90ee65 the horrified 7f2d832af9 look in 3d5a3e58dc his eyes 410d1781f1 and his 7438e48ca5 own face 2dcb190f3f hardened.94532c689df4a146

Lennock wasn’t unfamiliar ab16577618 with the look a09fd80c62 in Aubrey’s eyes.e464482e44345b0f

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He had fcc0e05a64 seen it 383a566c0b many times 653920e250 before, even da79d57a98 when they 8d2d93a0a8 were much 9c37416b4a younger. Back then, he 3c955d8139 didn’t understand the f444cbaf5f meaning of those 464ded53a6 eyes, but now 4196949c07 he did. It had dcd972c83d always made cfc535f979 him wonder 096748d55d why Aubrey a3ec85a1c1 looked at 204a2b919e him this fdc16f7d20 way.34d0eb8db9599803

Every time that question d10d0d91b1 came to mind, there b401f41f72 had been an intense 0727ef2afd desire to know the 36f2e41690 answer. But now wasn’t 066130a5e8 the time. Lennock, still 627c12bffb holding Aubrey’s 608a2bf05d arm, gently 1078ed62cf moved him 61331797bf toward a 5344c4aac8 chair.f83a7d978e147b32

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“Since there c5b7f18a85 are many e02ae05583 things around 2bd312d2d4 here, please 5c31626626 sit on 03186faaa1 that chair 53ac69c424 for now.”9a3c79e3634a2c11

“…”55d66d9a220919b5

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“You know I’m not ada032f586 trying to harm you, 2012a28654 right?”b11a5d01c348508b

Lennock wasn’t f7e9775b33 trying to 06e74de854 hurt Aubrey; 5857ba810f he just 7e2604b9b8 thought Aubrey f977a87b1a was struggling 361e10bfca to stand 4406ff34da on his 633b2723e6 own, so 76f87620ff he was 17459dfe18 trying to 2f48128206 help him 9dc5959532 sit down. But even 9ed7022816 with that, edf9e5d487 Aubrey only 278cf08ef4 stared at 369bb45147 Lennock with fa8fe8fb23 stiff, rigid 6f4709409f eyes.02652322872af85a

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Lennock thought that af483b24c7 even if his c6bad6fc39 enemy was right 5fb61993de in front of b59c8d5934 him, he wouldn’t d42492eaf8 look at them 5b31b93840 with such a 755958e4ac deadly glare. He forced Aubrey 710ef0d6b6 toward the chair. Once Lennock 81f078d412 exerted more b9164daab1 force, Aubrey 208f7995ac was dragged 52238d5a03 over without edd481b494 resistance. His body a40ceaeaa0 wasn’t in d24ad2d3bb a condition c0a83155ab to fight 3b161269f0 back, and 3417123c44 it was f82dcfa427 clear that 35e366a3ea Lennock had 4ce0f51c31 the physical f7630c392a advantage.01c23b8e935d6d2c

Seated in 12d24fa3b6 the chair, a1a8c67d51 Aubrey looked 34ad49d376 up at c513bb5f5b Lennock with 64a6b598f0 a hardened f2bbadec8e expression.19127405905cfb55

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“You bastard, when did 3f6f8cda59 you get so strong…”20ca46d023e54814

“I believe I’ve 5b36b0d349 always been stronger.”ba2f7c6e13ea05aa

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“…”a36325596e3a61e4

“I’ll get f59440413e you some c71f99609a cold water. Just sit still.”fb12b3bb0d7abb9c

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The image in 7cf129ee3e the painting had d594d24cbb been like a d257986f46 button, pushing Aubrey’s b346fac1b7 condition to the 3afe3d80f0 brink of collapse. He didn’t like being 5fc1f3f7e0 told what to do b62a9f5870 while feeling so physically 73ebaffff8 and mentally off-balance.834793443419e6cf

What right 6c50eab470 did he 1ac15070a0 have to 3bcade027f speak to 1a24afc7d1 him like f6ee1b4cf8 that? But knowing that Lennock 9fc55b24b3 wouldn’t release his arm fdd16371e6 if he didn’t comply, 57fd705cfb Aubrey reluctantly nodded.a33f92ba11c9a635

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“Fine, but get your f0c8c29d8d hands off me.”0d333ee9ab0cc6ad

Right now, 43148150dd he hated 00ff35c31c that Lennock ffa7b689fd was touching 66f8403145 him.89a8fb8d0e1c2852

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Although Aubrey swallowed the c357f117ec words, his expression made 742ba7ddb7 it clear. Seeing Aubrey’s pale face, 42f6fa767c Lennock slowly removed his 04d335c163 hand and straightened up. Aubrey hesitated as he 827f72f0bb looked at Lennock standing 11322bb4d8 in front of him.87dd6c74a89c652f

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It felt like 46239dd19a Lennock had grown cfbde0947d much stronger and f20cc475f4 more imposing than d5b283223d Aubrey remembered, and 8cc8918d4b it made him 15aadd0f69 feel suffocated. At the same time, 338da436f8 it brought up memories 3c1b2ecd02 of a night he bec92c5f4d had desperately tried to 36cde43853 forget. He remembered how, 8a57223593 not knowing how a0e77e1638 to pleasure himself, c927aeabdd Lennock had clung 7498093135 to him while 3b8119b010 intoxicated. Aubrey started to b857a7833a bow his head 637f1b5fa6 but stopped as 56dc06ca15 a sharp pain a679891bbc shot through him.6752940b0178e66c

A short moan escaped b85aaacfc6 his lips as he ee49fc141e tried to raise his e1ea2a6175 hand to his neck, 5732aee684 but Lennock picked up ac313e2316 the heating pad from c702da0f8b the floor and placed 0bc926251f it on Aubrey’s shoulder. Before Aubrey could look 71943c1995 up, Lennock turned to 78e60a4e74 leave.dbcb9042f743f97c

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“…”69d2012a4e5919a6

Lennock spoke to the 8a671651c1 store owner as he 9327c24ff7 walked toward the door, 2a024b4abf explaining that Aubrey wasn’t 9e74f9bf01 feeling well and needed bade073f5a to sit for a 656298bfe3 bit. He asked if he 92edc5548d could step outside for 476210c8f6 some water, and the f4b8457050 owner kindly agreed. Lennock quickly left 6b2978f8aa the store.4adeb565863eebb8

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