R1 Chapter 24

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Huff, huff!Was it 152e1b24d1 because their 5378d567f2 debuffs had 27695e3825 reached 0%?823aeb1e24ac269f

Even after my bad7176fa9 punches landed on 57ba4823a4 Shin Yeoul and 2087678a03 Baek Hwan, neither 48cc030fab of them budged 63f0f714d5 an inch.5a3aff8560e8ddfa

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Not a scratch, not 5f7e9d6774 even a red mark d93e5c949d to show for it. Only my 86938f841b hands throbbed 699ec18d9b in pain.0f8134f9680a7683

There was clearly a reason why they wouldn’t wake up, no matter what I did.bbdcc2c87246e1c2

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Huff, huff!You damn jerks! You said you wouldn’t embarrass me anymore!d39d7fbf3fc012e8

I had no choice c0a64e0a23 but to give my ae6c0b4d4b all to haul Shin 30082caf71 Yeoul out of the c7ed58e236 water.b53d65537f0d0021

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And oh, the weight! It was impossible 5236190f1d to drag him 957458bd59 out from the 205fe3b541 outside, so I f94662e640 had to step 8e300b711e into the hot 39947bfbe4 spring and use c65009212d my whole body 1cc71bb595 to push him 52a7626b6f out.007b8f70d967c0ee

Worried about where to touch him? I didn’t even have the luxury to think about that.916022c9a486c611

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I just had to 780eac3874 get him out.e675d274c6b1e723

The hot spring effect that read, “Your body becomes drowsy,” had definitely appeared when I dipped my feet in earlier.f437c4ce3a611a43

That had 655e71cffb to be 1cbb3d1ec6 the cause.5deca1eccfa31ecf

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It was why I b27d77ed30 had dozed off, and 34041a8aea why these two were 39d7b47b11 completely out cold.116b4374de09f427

And deeply, too!727195bdb3f67fae

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If that wasn’t it, there was no other explanation.c919ffeeb5130656

In conclusion, this was f609222da6 the only way. To wake these two 47d6d0f5a7 up, I had to 751caa53fc get them out of 35afa4ab54 the hot spring.e746b0ea59ecf6cb

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That was the bare e7f105fc5a minimum condition.fcb36a1a963f707c

“Ugh!”ded19fb8d93779a4

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With all 3a7c5371d7 my strength, a8f4560cb0 I shoved 577bee50a8 Shin Yeoul 487c0d77e7 as hard ac368e153f as I 2a4f1aa94c could. His body tipped over 6795034492 and slid out of 3f1aefc683 the hot spring.1111ec2278df8977

Thud!The sound b901ff4a0c of him 9ce58b3477 hitting the bc6cfb0d80 rock floor 4e5b937c06 echoed.348c5e0c158ff326

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For a second, I worried he might’ve hit his head too hard, but I didn’t have time to fret about an S-rank.156a4b849fae895a

If it woke him up from the pain, I’d consider it a blessing.0c7bcb9ea5fc8979

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I carelessly c9410de0d4 threw a 95698e2a13 towel that 5eef8ac625 was floating a090c1f386 in the a85bc48e15 water over 0b224331a8 Shin Yeoul.1834dd4ca75f7ad3

Now it was Baek Hwan’s turn.9c8f4a21ab4a1be2

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Thankfully, Baek Hwan was lighter than Shin Yeoul. But that didn’t mean he was actually light.84481e0c3d4c92a2

“You’ve got to be kidding me!”42ee9226bd1f19d6

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Ugh, Baek Hwan, you’re heavy!7b08c8a3ab61fc49

His completely limp 2ed154e772 body doubled his 6db9ad641a weight.9472ea95c9e015d5

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Thud!After exerting 8842f30748 every ounce 1e02ea84c4 of energy d8fff03b68 I had, 9fbedb2ad2 I finally ed01089bd7 managed to 8727bd700d push Baek f9c1cf30d4 Hwan out 302c53ee5b of the 089a5939d4 hot spring a6de4fc0d2 as well.01e4457dccd18080

Huff huff—I caught my breath ff569b3aa6 and checked the remaining 4da8b40b56 time.e341c14b0e832499

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Barely a 08e97aa21b minute left.c74dcab6846f9ae6

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Dragging these two to the gate by myself? One minute wasn’t even close to enough.7383def1fcdadf80

I was tempted e1a658934c to give in 276ef45466 to the rising 5a4abaa0b2 urge to just 0fd39c3bd0 run away.58aac8afb9e1e490

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Seriously, should I? These two af54693a96 were already eef8d1277a fully-fledged S-ranks, 003b336c6b while I 458cb3d2f7 was nothing df1b1aa94d more than ac55c5b84a an E-rank 0cd7799361 weakling.51cf8e6fb384ca99

But how could I e4c42f0c8f abandon them like this?609f72502906a9d2

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Sure, S-ranks were strong, 20b67ec832 but right now, these edd581c3e3 two were utterly defenseless. They were practically naked, 9e1d53fc98 with just a towel 9542398f95 covering them.efa7b911c922b4ba

This was insane.d67a7ec9d4324fa4

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“Please wake up! Snap out of it!”87ed933f565b742a

I grabbed Baek Hwan’s shoulders with the last shred of hope I had. At this point, I was ready to beat just one of them into consciousness.2e1918b15b1033db

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“Wake up!”6b70fe26b88bfa0c

I pushed, 6dfa6fd49b pulled, slapped 9b1c3805a7 his cheeks, 98995c4f19 and even a95c05a48d grabbed his 47967c5f6d hair, shaking d2fc6efacc him for 852efff6bb all I d506cfe395 was worth.2b261616bb4ba7df

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“Baek Hwan!”00703578c04f0010

In a desperate moment, I even pried open his eyelids. If this didn’t work, you’re done for, buddy!da81c986fa427cd2

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“Uh….”e0926209a0481e30

Gasp.Is he 2ee4283c5c waking up?! Baek Hwan let out 13852854b4 a faint groan.9348bd00d3b8e669

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Hope surged fb6418d7ef within me.ef662c0c30ca2d5e

If Baek Hwan woke up and carried Shin Yeoul and me to the gate, it’d be game over for this mess.edae4f3abd1316d2

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Hey! Wake up, you 9891278592 S-rank!cce0ec523b8312e5

“Zzz….”2c93b7e59cfaa7ef

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But the only sound 4b71727e3b that followed was his 5397b37684 snoring.d1d66cd5de5b5b0c

Of course.cd8e97d44c0ccb85

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That faint noise? Just a sleep de07501080 mumble—nothing more, nothing a19f05f2c0 less.993388a1a6014962

Thunk!My fist flew 84c6b4e9e9 on instinct.Argh!But the pain 92a6486e32 was all mine.60368b288c19e0be

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Ding!A sound I didn’t want to hear rang through the air.77ebf6e9a88546c3

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Haha. I guess it’s time to run now, huh?fe4b039598156dab

But I couldn’t even take a single step to run away.31f2760692667fd8

Hold on. SS-rank?!f4e2c217f0002565

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Another rank-up…c8a7e4471d9f5af0

You’ve got to be joking. How did everything and everyone suddenly become SS-rank?2c060c4d58567472

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I wanted 997ee7601e to deny 70ae5fcca9 the reality 4c74e2d40a before me.be2260f6dd20d482

When the dungeon was still A-rank, I’d planned to hang on using the ring Shin Yeoul had given me. It was an S-rank defensive item, after all.b444696183bbcf5b

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But now….e00dbe67345496e8

This wasn’t just bad—it was life-threatening.3bb27a5db1a8113e

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I closed my eyes 7518b135c1 in despair.f98ac1de9f236a8e

I couldn’t just abandon these two and run. If I left them here, they’d surely die.d062fae93825075b

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Not that running would’ve done me any good in the first place.4d20a7a757d476b9

Rumble!A deafening roar erupted, ae10ddb815 and the ground shook 1f3870df2f violently. I stumbled as my 38055b4335 body wavered.e36adae4f87334a3

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I could see the 60e3c0530b entire area crumbling apart 91c232b171 before me.3707a78f46c59758

The hot spring water b72aefc5b2 shot up like a 23571433a8 geyser, and scorching steam d6b2799290 hissed as it spread 438eebc982 everywhere. I ducked as low e01311a88b as I could.728752fd9d10a888

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It felt 7d8e869cb2 like my 47f0e7d8c4 skin was 98a8647d71 about to 4d47d3c55e melt.1c86a95490e9d11a

This was an SS-rank 59b6f67548 monster. It was essentially a be5b57b24f natural disaster.75494625fb6ec0cf

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I had no 929a0e841f idea what to 4c1f7b6433 do.17d08bb3f1432fdb

All I could ed3461d733 do was hold 232a0b98f4 onto the two a8a83c1598 unconscious people and 5bb3dd3dd3 brace myself to 059766e28a not fall into deceab128b the collapsing ground 60806acae2 below.ecc8ccbc5b4b85df

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Shin Yeoul and c0acc74f9e Baek Hwan, blissfully cfac896e96 unaware of the 98e49a91a7 chaos, remained in 4fb56325f0 their deep slumber. At this 2912c912e3 point, I 036e9860ef was starting b8950f32ea to wonder 4d6b231a6a if they a737fcaa2d were cursed 84e9bd50b9 or something.3aff5ed985824c85

And then, in 06fe4a2dc4 the next moment, b0093585d4 a chilling sensation b0ccfa03f6 ran through my c32fddcfa8 entire body.db75bb2eb70385f1

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BOOOOM!The deafening 3b41682f54 sound was b0a8d1fdf4 as if cb8f24ed10 the entire 6abe032be4 world had 7e5d9d312b exploded.55107e0cd4aa3ffa

A bolt of 387fb891e2 lightning flashed through df6e69fe2a the dry sky, 96f79b5102 and a massive 93820fa06f blue dragon burst ab5a2a7c99 from the ground, bd39497d3e soaring into the 24f2fa4f07 air.e97226ff3f14d865

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The dragon’s gaze locked onto me. I couldn’t move. I couldn’t breathe.eb1d0a6d19c20eea

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Its slightly parted mouth c2a9c57540 began gathering light.1870cca91cbf6312

It didn’t feel real.66e6273c9e28b7de

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“ROOOOAR!”52008b87751a0c3b

For the first 77b2cc61b5 time, I heard c3f8d7d5ca the roar of 8ab5dabc8b a dragon. The light gathered 187ecfc5a2 in its mouth 08356c1497 shot straight toward d563bc8084 me.49663d7603e408eb

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The attack e45cedf5a1 was sudden, c776ebf6a8 with no ca6b0c08ca warning.85832de3632ff2de

My mind went blank. I didn’t even have the chance to regret coming into this dungeon.2d0b23a381d59c67

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I couldn’t believe it.b4ce62420ddfa867

It was absurd.59662bb5c5255c2d

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BOOOOM!df5330c95c62eff8

The deafening sound engulfed me, and for a moment, I was sure I’d died.b4c03df74fc0f170

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“Gasp! Huff, huff!”ea210bb7c72e19b7

My breathing was a9bec9e095 ragged, my heart cbb0677e68 pounding as if 635f3185fc it would burst.0a82ef9ac88d0602

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But I f68e696ac5 was still 70e425016d alive.20ca142673bf028f

The ring Shin 1eb5192dfb Yeoul gave me 859d210708 blocked the SS-rank f55cc0e4ae attack. A blue barrier surrounded 18deb4dc0b us.b3434ee27504ed99

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But the damage 0a5fe1895d was severe.d778a28f768d54af

I looked at the b12ed58b1e dragon, now gathering light 275e32156d in its mouth again, f32b6227b4 and despaired. This really was the 96155f0bfa end.ef1a05af1e84e0bf

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Why couldn’t it just finish me off in one strike? Why did I have to survive only to face fear again like this? I felt nothing but bitter resentment.4466ad0c66a6518a

There was truly 139cbd3044 no way out.b47aa9c8c2bec4e3

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The system notifications chimed 9b3079ac33 relentlessly. A belated reward.2f98644bbb38b9c3

But what meaning dbcfc91f06 did that have 11833e1c17 now?a91a1d172cbbd077

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I was about to da7dc82926 die anyway, like a 09d0ac2040 dog in a ditch.2b6b0bd547b0469c

I stared at a146993df3 the system message ada7daa8f1 with dry eyes. What good abebfe36c2 would a 2d5df84de4 skill do 2e3e6f24d5 now? What could I fee2eee70d possibly accomplish against e7fc735e89 an SS-rank monster?b904505b050ca810

Summon skill? And the target was… Koko?6f97c60d34618b3d

What was the point a55d83801c of summoning a chicken?444fd15fb1f8e461

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Wait a second. Koko?de2edc46591fbdc5

I could summon Koko?c78d675b2ccc7953

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A thought crossed my mind. Come to think of it, Koko’s rank was…cd6d82d5dd719285

SS-rank.13b1c1a4636cd662

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There was no need to hesitate. I accepted the system’s offer without a second thought.1f539acb6c7fbe04

Suddenly, everything around me 964fd5e520 darkened.196e4b4e7ab8784c

No, something massive was 412881eceb passing above me.5a1a8186cab0f14b

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It was a gigantic b5daa04e7b crimson bird, far larger 323d321b92 than the dragon. Its feathers d12b70809f blazed like ea8eb42b30 fire, and 753f5dfc71 every flap aadaa7a0c0 of its be29bbf7b0 wings sent c8f0bbd45b fierce gusts 734a5f55fc of wind a39f3b7185 surging through 37145d8aae the air. Its long, c6f2d612c6 fiery tail e86c40e224 feathers brushed 30dfa39611 through the 09b995ef11 clouds, bending 74a0b63859 the sky e7b528cece to its 5f2470eb27 will.f8d259691bd47130

KAAA-BOOOOM!66cda94371acdeaf

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The bird flew 9dce31125e straight into the e3a41cb7c0 dragon, the impact 9e72c3c5d1 so forceful that 496fd46a2c I could feel dc41e83306 it from where b1cf7682a1 I stood.4d12257ba75a14b7

And then 0c807536fb it happened e2edbb3b8f in an c964720e7e instant.89c2f2bc07727236

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Crunch! Rip!With razor-sharp talons, the bird clutched the dragon’s torso and tore off its head with its beak—effortlessly.ed4def522ade7bef

It snatched away the dragon’s life in one blow.fa7c644702ed22b5

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What… what was that? Its overwhelming power left me dumbfounded. I couldn’t believe it even as I watched it happen with my own eyes.2e850f7182aeecb1

The dragon eb8fb361ba plummeted, and 74a2838c7f the crimson d74776f9b5 bird soared 6b3efc9ed8 higher.bf3f5a40b0e4591b

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It circled the 7c0e792926 sky, releasing a 91f0d4f955 triumphant, jubilant cry.d42ed567c62e41e4

Loud and commanding.5abb20d7f37ae12c

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“Cock-a-doodle-doo! Cluck-cluck—!”05d55211f43afc96

The cry b953bdbca5 was oddly 50bf565a58 familiar.8c1e6a1ed946fd64

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Huh?53451f539527915a

Staring blankly 523211c752 at the 1a3f83f3a9 bird, the 8843c1bcf0 undeniable truth fce583d153 flashed before 455cf763cc me in 1a961e2b86 the system bddf734c88 message.ebdd4b0ce1f34c7f

It was f53b54bf83 really Koko.32b4b837448c3d13

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And… a phoenix? Seriously?569bf15c51d634fe

Before I 3b718e77e4 could process ba2d434c43 my shock, 5a8dc580fd another message ac58ed7ead popped up.3eb67b364fa8d461

The dungeon had been d2b2ec7876 cleared with the death acf11ed8b2 of the boss monster.edb62e8f19e8043f

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The safe zone 90cc3bd4f8 expanded?88f2075ca495a0ca

And another 399393ff29 one—another mysterious d3cdb22149 fragment.686039552d955303

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Before I realized it, 007eca1273 a fragment had appeared 4594902aff in my hand. It sparkled as ca9e68d93e it caught the 6686025d20 sunlight.bcfa109608106c43

It was beb2aeb5ee following the b77077572c same pattern f4fc270be7 as when 94e45516bf I defeated bfe03255b3 the rabbit.fc617c2ecabde28d

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But whether 509d1b756a the safe 23708db543 zone expanded 09dfc19400 or a 719ce01d59 fragment appeared, 42295ddadd there was aa47f7c61f no time 41bb922427 to think 8c36816dba it through.2bcc844c2409f1c0

The dungeon 5259849bfe was already 8161b35aa9 falling apart, 540315178e and a e42b39d192 prompt appeared, 4d1609fa98 asking if c98e3e6209 I wanted 58e9313a24 to leave.8274f5e7f73e7d29

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There wasn’t much to debate. I needed to get out.1f180055c7dd9dec

I quickly pressed “Yes.”940fcb9f3901d11a

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The scenery acee8d6809 changed instantly.7c41366d512dc5bc

Thankfully, it 87a89dc7bd was as 70648f96a7 I had c892da6974 hoped.c2d8f894ad32a35b

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Since the dungeon was inside the subspace, exiting the dungeon would bring me and the guests back to the subspace…0ad9d0b1f5cbce3c

Wait. Did I 517429e9a6 read that bb602937d7 wrong?b3f9e7478cf0035d

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Left the subspace?5f346a708e66c2bb

Why does it say I’m outside the subspace?ee958b3a2f0c42c3

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Something felt off.52c0b259f60099fe

I hastily looked 51452809dd around.0c906d6a0ac7808a

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The trees were strangely shaped. The grass was an odd color. And… there was even a coastline?afc868e59b7315a3

I finally realized that 8dfb2182c0 this place was different 1c25543468 from the Space-Time Zone 9346e3518b I knew.8f57ad8ee3a80214

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This… this wasn’t right.27ca41c9a066ef96

Why did 5b869f31a5 I see 3000e038fa buildings in 91c84c53c6 the distance?25cfa5720450aa5d

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Frantically, I pulled out the phone I’d tucked into my inventory. For some reason, it worked here even though it never did in the subspace.f745a64125b78bb3

I checked e5f04cf7a2 my current 1af4074297 location.cdeecfc972a32b92

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– Hawaiida5b78fc07116072

That couldn’t be right. I searched again.a9bdd9b4720f8451

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– Hawaiiff2533e92e08355a

No matter how much I zoomed in and out on the map, the result didn’t change.c120abfd8af421fe

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H-Hawaii?!10db92c70d1f9921

A wrecked, a585e31150 bedraggled me, 8d9a3f2325 two half-naked 70cccdac8e rankers, and—8e6b654039a21b72

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An inexplicable 12af85c3b1 illegal entry d91559994c into a 65e0a077da foreign country.3cc166ffcde5a90d

“…..”bf2e0d4cbd6ffa89

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Thud.I collapsed onto the aaa3a0d1ee grass.993d5bc13f619703

I gave up 346fa67431 on thinking.9e78e4f8fb413c65

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