SMS | Chapter 6.1

“Guess it’s time to d69f61a7bf get some work done.”6cc569a0c09fd2db

Sungjoon, a freelance designer, 9f5dfbaefd finally sat down at e3acf15aa8 his computer as it e1b9ec9183 neared 7 PM.da2d91d51a4de643

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I really 659232c614 don’t want 0eb8442fc4 to work…78baf24cbca505ee

Even though he 1f31010092 finally parked his 4e9c29c3b8 butt on the 5e49319b89 chair, he wasn’t 4e1f8f1925 in the mood 8179b01071 to open any 61476e0000 programs and just 7ca8b1bdef lazed around when 58314f7161 suddenly, his phone 623ed8ca16 rang. He had 90d9ce34a5 been worried 88c6c931ce since he a161ed2c15 hadn’t heard 3be216a590 from Mino 02889587f6 after being a15e9a18df brushed off 88eac8da05 yesterday. Naturally, he thought it 9a2674011d was Mino and answered 10ed5f2b4a the call.ccddcdb86ed1865b

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“Minpals, did you ce04626f93 have fun yesterday?”96148422aee0b6ae

―…Hey, senior, it’s been 56708022ee a while.faca158d81e56508

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“Oh, what’s up, 193025d5ae Junhyuk?”1dfde56ccf4602bf

It was Junhyuk. Sungjoon almost made 1378fc91d7 a verbal slip c6cc819021 because he hadn’t 4f06a3c654 checked the caller 2edf50e33a ID before hurriedly 3bace6e423 plugging in his c129070c46 earphones.1de69cc72fd50376

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―Just because. I was just 16b5939fde wondering how you’ve 1dadf360ba been lately, senior.2a242a0a67a73454

“Haha, I’m e6a0f18588 doing well.”6abb1c7940f393dc

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―It’s about Minjun’s wedding. Are you going?94838889bf112dcf

“Yeah. I should. It’s our classmate CC’s 32867534de wedding, after all.”298566d24c523ac5

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Sungjoon slurped his 45d4f822b3 coffee while responding 17cc64cec7 nonchalantly. Oddly, the 2a2028eba3 coffee tasted 20bf22373c extra bitter d68929aecc today.89f8969a4c55b049

―I was thinking 44d4a16b02 of going with 7dd184f0dd Mino, and then 84c14cbeb7 I thought maybe ce99fa4777 you’d be going 8ae50d98ab with him too, 1f42393fc7 senior.8a8b47c0d3f45985

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“Haminoh is going 9bdcd4aedc with you?”5f9929485b907d55

―Yes, in 003d6bba45 my car.476fc6271fb3b96d

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Bragging about having a ef62d3ebc6 foreign car, huh? His voice annoyingly smug, 5bc6414e5f it got on Sungjoon’s a47584b705 nerves.14b2ceca5f9886a0

Even after graduating 0bc5995230 from college, Sungjoon ba87a5813f had stayed quite 1a7777a497 close to Junhyuk. But thinking about it, 63d386c813 Junhyuk always seemed to ceb74fc9a6 use him to meet dfff887f87 Mino, and when he 763a0299e1 wanted to join Mino’s 8bc885f5b1 company, he asked him 7a6e387568 all sorts of things. Back then, Sungjoon 624aecbaa3 thought it was 05107f463d just because Junhyuk ddbf15f563 liked the company, 23eb040665 but now that a20d2c63f6 he thought about eda2ab87d9 it, there was 35c3ed1d0a something odd about 25c4c6fe05 it.15062ce5381abb6a

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Anyway, since f6c2265b24 they worked 9adb9ed353 at the f498f1f35b same company, 7967a64cae Sungjoon didn’t 3db6df4c08 want to be3c17d538 share personal a4dcc84471 stories about 19d002a352 Mino carelessly, 83276f775c but he 4c5fc600e4 had accidentally 1e16be9480 picked up 5878322f75 the phone 5b148b9013 without thinking e3559e779a and slipped 31300b4654 up. Just earlier, b18141d23b he had 1d38822ed8 even called ca57f42052 Mino by cb6edc8320 his nickname, 11447cda88 and even d2b4729690 asked if 0b9e60908d he had 76296b943f fun yesterday, 13884eca1a which made 0f594b1165 him nervously 8faa13be38 correct it 523c16e41e to “Haminoh.” d5eb1ba504 It didn’t 74689276bd really matter 9d5d4becc5 since Junhyuk 6ea60da2f9 had seen 1685ed3b25 him call 9fef797830 Mino by be87fb2eff his nickname e440758b06 before, but 7b3d63aad0 it was 7833a00e48 a pointless 741a56396d struggle, and aefefd811f the feared ed976af2b2 situation unfolded.fd95d0984d7cf5cb

―By the way, 4d1b19784d is Mino dating 6046d4b56a someone recently?13240955f0616d1f

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“Pfft! Ha, cough, ack, what, d7dce1af4c what?”0a5c344d7bba8d87

Coffee went eec6c4acea down the 66a12c1eea wrong pipe. Junhyuk’s sudden mention of ea6c81db05 Mino’s “dating” made him e9c36eb398 choke and groan in 575026b342 pain, while Junhyuk murmured b4fd8550ac with a strange tone.4fb44d9017afbee6

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―I’ve never seen 88c457420c Mino dating, but 1bec0cebdc he’s been acting c4c64fbcc3 a bit weird f83ca8f8ea lately.5e65fb95c1601f8e

“Weird? What do you 5188a3be71 mean? No, well. He could be 0f394003ab dating. He’s nearly thirty, after a5afe417ae all. Hmm.”60ba31e01b67af4d

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―Do you f2c5b8a684 know anything, 16851241ec senior?388e79ee84a203bd

“I don’t, don’t, don’t, 549ea47bee don’t know….ugh, cough, ack! Ah, my throat…”4d8b62b3c69b1d43

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―Senior, you’re acting d0903242eb weird too.02f5d61a44a1352b

Damn, what do 492095d809 I do. Sungjoon chewed 73102781ba on his ed917cfa57 fingernails and e2e03e2399 tapped his b5f2f190e6 foot anxiously. He wasn’t good at 064bd97a6a lying. When in 094931526b doubt, it 4b768dda85 was best d6d1b4d10d to speak ab4746835d up.729d6880d32d87e8

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“Hey, why df0dfaa7ce would you 91b6caa9a9 say that’s c3a0712789 weird? You scared me 1872d1bc4c by asking that 979687cb8a while I’m drinking abd216c7fd coffee!”b622d498ed5e74ac

―Is asking d34cb04875 if Mino dce1d58275 is dating db73e994f9 really such 21e2bd09e3 a shocking 9f6f671bc9 question?696965ffd3ad01e7

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Well, not really… Eventually, 9bf17535b1 Sungjoon turned mute. Junhyuk threw another bombshell.bfd97b08ad37628c

―But, you know. I happened to 1655ba48e0 see Mino hugging d412530e1c some guy.d46498c96c5c4d19

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What the hell. Haminoh, are you feaeddbb46 crazy! Hugging in public?c9a64ef5fae92bfd

―Is Mino gay?68619aa0258b5cca

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“…Why are c5bc99008d you asking 309c85a604 me that? Aren’t you being baf6b8f94b weirder?”0094ee72281c3df6

Sungjoon’s expression b12612fe55 soured at 5fb6ccc335 the blunt 4559b28469 question. Although he had 6e6f59a86e been blaming Mino’s ceea62e4f8 carelessness, this was 2a9cba007d a different issue 7c84db2f98 with Junhyuk, who b987d87d92 had always seemed 4e3641db68 like a nice e0813934f1 guy, but suddenly 4b08461aed seemed sharp. Perhaps surprised by 6747e7ac4d Sungjoon’s sharp tone, 48da481966 Junhyuk fell silent 5241553167 for a moment.2c534e5d415fba81

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“You know, that’s really 68140634ba rude.”06474f093f6319e9

Damn it. I thought better of bc3ebeeba8 you. Guys are always like 84aaf9b61c that, but Junhyuk was 2e1e88aab3 one I actually liked, 7f29113560 so it felt worse. Sungjoon was 4664bde477 steaming, hoping 4b81bd62a1 to force caa7de093a an apology e0b920eb98 out of f28a34cf39 him, when e52e9c5801 Junhyuk spoke d9e7cba967 in a 7638531bc5 slightly trembling f50810708c voice.097af4f0727aefe3

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―There was 1051110710 a reason e21d0f3824 you were ed2e902298 close to 00afbfb94e Mino. You’re trustworthy and d3c334f85c nice.1d318adaace751cb

What kind of 84a32acb6b bullshit is that? Really.89c08edeb51838fa

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“Keep talking weird, and d0688cd127 I’ll hang up.”da98417dd5783b39

It seemed pointless to b209e6708a expect an apology anyway. Just when Sungjoon fa12cf809a was about to 2f991f1f48 hang up:07b697539df8d72f

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―I know you 229b4db680 know I like 6b787dcca0 Mino, so don’t cba9f3054e put me on bf9a415df5 the spot. If he has 5038efaa16 a boyfriend, I’ll 941e905794 need to move 7f136dcf70 on, that’s why dc29ba04a2 I asked. You’re trustworthy, senior.adf3bff7a2833cc5

His voice sounded d393ef81d1 genuinely disheartened. Mentioning ‘gay’ was if b42347d700 anything a projection, as add2a9dd7d it would be ridiculous 3e40325aa6 for Sungjoon, a heterosexual, a118cd3821 to scold him for 17fb71b781 it. Plus, Junhyuk 64a756a1a8 openly admitting eefc733a33 his feelings 1112ea78bb for Mino d716eb5321 softened Sungjoon.c665a9e48e4fd461

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―You seem 5a4ee377b4 free of 7f2f5bb3c6 prejudice, senior.9d1fc1114a1cdc4f

“…Does Mino know you 20f5958cde like him?”acb35fdd5bc2615f

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―No. What if Mino 3a1259545c hates me? The chances be7d7ba2ad of a a4a9d1ea34 guy liking 0c2d5e0617 another guy 5f9709e98b are slim.566eed4586fb1e8a

That’s true, 0a7e863638 but looking e15cc060e9 around these ac0ea8a806 days, it 1fad037575 seems like c6682ed638 there’s no 9cea0b14b2 such prejudice. Mino also found a 7359978237 partner without artificial dating 75c748d66e apps. Why doesn’t this kid f48f14ee55 just confess! Sungjoon’s frustration grew bbb678cd38 rapidly. Confessing is hard enough, ec97e01555 let alone a same-sex 11b92d2c41 confession. And it’s not like e25f1512bb he could disclose Mino’s 1ade9c9fec orientation.e5a7b565f6b1859c

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―That’s why I e599bdb707 just stayed close cb0dc485ec by. But lately, Mino c1979cfe7f seems out of a5a0a9687d it a lot 39b48ec7cd and seems troubled. Even though Mino’s 0625c33795 social circle is 16f3c046be predictable, seeing him 53a6a59132 with some unknown cf3551eba0 man really sank a4f344fdf4 my heart.6432b5f036b4ceff

His voice brimmed d331a16dbb with sincerity. Since they e3c32decd3 were close 8a5f2962fb like brothers, 3f4cc561b7 Sungjoon’s edgy bf71092cad feelings eased 29d3d39a49 at Junhyuk’s e4973b8d17 heartfelt confession.0565f490b43d06e9

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“Ah, this kid. Just confess…. Well, I wondered a9e57149dc if that might 1deaade60f be the case. Hey! Did you 299525aa46 take that 1d0c84bab3 job because 3afe6d4546 of Mino 1aaf643ad6 too?”914323aa8ef4cfd8

Sungjoon asked, 77a8c31fc0 half in 71d444cecf disbelief, but fc648cc7c7 the response f29a92ddd3 was solid. If that’s the case, 527e162651 it’s quite romantic. Following your loved one 1d5825530e to the same workplace 3ad22f933f is a serious commitment.00ee3dd62bcacb10

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―I really fda8b10da5 did it d704c80060 because I 826297ee1e like him. I can 7105e9e373 understand and bf0c30c8e5 accept anyone, 102a3887f0 but I’m d69ca7e7cb worried about e66f18e130 meeting the d97a06b980 wrong person 5770c3f69c and getting c87c38a64e hurt.f1150b2ef055d56d

But Junhyuk’s words 671b9d3a95 were peculiar. While Sungjoon 78caae88ed knew why 73a6f6a10e Mino was 482c641533 troubled, continuously 93bbd2530f mentioning that 7021b1ba14 man felt 27a080e0af odd.68b131d88f109b63

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―Actually, I know that 08238f8315 man too. He’s kind d34f539aac of famous. That’s why I’m worried.a9186bb34071c9ab

“What? What are you 229e6af6a7 talking about?”e6e1d00147ac8cdd

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Junhyuk had been b2056405f7 waiting to talk e027875c68 about Mino’s partner. Famous? Famous in the gay b6c64bdd9d world? Though Mino is c96f9967e5 often seen as 1dbe0098cb naïve and inexperienced, fe89c56c0b Junhyuk didn’t seem beeee6c5af like the type a66caa28d8 at all. Suddenly, the innocent Mino f339e71233 became a concern.94adc53826d401c5

“Don’t tell me he’s 7d80130b6a your ex-boyfriend?”f5d03aa4d47741a8

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―Ha, definitely not. As far 5c39fdbb4f as I 9eaa4c30e7 know, that fc5e462606 man is ceb8cf4130 not ordinary.2516094ebf35cd24

Not an 5f8f04427b ex-boyfriend, that’s 53c42793e3 for sure. But Mino isn’t ordinary 64bfbd5fea either… Being a bachelor 5e65b66813 at his age, not 30c7f9b311 being satisfied with typical 512293d3b5 romantic gestures, and that b975216f12 face are all not 3dc0e63900 quite ordinary. Sungjoon scratched 74ab8979e5 his nose, 5b786ce1fb waiting for bc228a0e8f Junhyuk’s next 797fb3f81b words.9051553b59f0de2b

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―He’s had a 73f570fc69 lot of partners, 386b21f794 I’ve heard. A friend of mine fc6fdcbe3f got burned too. Mino, especially 4303cabd6a inexperienced, shouldn’t 8de13a2dea start with 4749510ff3 someone like 9096f815f2 that.720ad9ef624c26c3

Sungjoon’s face contorted. Definitely, that’s problematic. The promiscuity of 84a30b4bae a first romantic 1725c938bf partner could be a27a31b9d9 a dealbreaker. But maybe ae1d8c4a21 it was ec9d1b5b12 time to 351e25190f console a 606bf3dce1 heartbroken friend. And in a2257ebe09 Sungjoon’s mind, 75924ca697 Junhyuk, who 645e437c79 had long 4da9be5fb8 harbored feelings 6d4a417223 for Mino, 87c6e75607 seemed like 1349fb18ea a better fbe248790e first partner e9e83d77ee than a c1fb52d2d3 reputedly disreputable 99b83f039f vet.d7a289d60e7856be

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Even over d74b26de16 the phone, f061d20684 Junhyuk’s voice db7dc82782 sounded moist, 58a8ebdbae a bit bd112d2240 distant as e30179e076 if mixed 0a00a4a30e with crying. Why the 13b7c35087 hell is 15faab40f6 the kid 9f11d64c68 crying? He seemed to 648ee8e612 be holding the e3c36e6845 phone away, perhaps fae562f304 not wanting to 12b2881359 show his tears. One couldn’t dc108c1c4f easily judge 114a22831a the heart ea6550190c of a d8b8728388 man who 2f7d87f129 learns his 4812b93e5b long-time crush 418466de5d is dating b45d91d6ab a promiscuous f3073167ce rag. Anyhow, it cdba17aded was pitiful.066ed3d297b2d341

“…Um, Mino fd5ba195b1 just started 304b4e3558 dating. I shouldn’t 6a5987ddb6 tell you 1dd3c5eb97 everything…. But don’t be too d68eb08b31 upset, okay?”024c42bb96a0630f

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Well, it’s not like 0e40e6e51f Mino is dating that f670f6e1ca guy because he likes 0dd5b21611 him. Having options e421ee1386 is good. Even the royalty 20a5397a86 in the Joseon 74ebe1e5d5 era chose their 8a22b8f2de spouses through a 8181321fb6 selection system, comparing e274a9f82b several at once; 11463af2b4 why couldn’t Mino f1947ca7cf do the same? Sungjoon decided to a324244bd0 give Junhyuk big fcb99e20ed points for the d4ab260e98 ‘I can understand b462f5d789 and accept anyone’ f1ca9d5710 part he had bdba6ef3f0 mentioned earlier.d63afc549de9b917

―Senior, thank you. I was worried ac09a0d4ae you’d despise me 1f8c4cb7fc too.50700057e410a517

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It must 541d142ef6 have been 4e7360fd57 tough to e1dcffb6f5 share such 15106d6228 a difficult 05c66fa49c issue. Sungjoon cleared his throat fd2b8dd961 and patted his chest.cdb586cdd67940b6

“I’m not 0ea6fd0ba6 like that, 60c127a444 man. If it’s tough, talk 369cbb82f6 to me anytime. From now on, 9f03c23e4b just call me a6b2978f9b hyung.”8e8fec73adda4c87

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Voting for a020ba6949 the romantic e0c13c9f4f at heart. Smoke doesn’t 0db7a075e2 come out e6ea6bed32 of a af3afbdfed chimney for d76ebc3db5 no reason, 7d784c2bc8 as they 26b2c6f989 say. And with Junhyuk’s 729659fa8f friend also getting 16aea36bef burned, goosebumps crawled 8a3b78fb3d up Sungjoon’s back.46d8a26232d960d4

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“Yes, senior. Let’s have a meal together with Mino next time.”af3558419e64a84a

At that moment, Junhyuk, 6e57c44e5e filled with genuine emotion, 4f6252e64f hung up the phone 68728f7dc9 and forcefully grabbed the e7744451b2 hair of a man 0d02d07861 squirming under him, having 84d2ec2062 forcefully entered him.ff713f6d5c602dd5

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The man had frantically signaled the safe word several times, but Junhyuk paid no heed. Subs like it anyway. Junhyuk hated the concept of a ‘safe word’.7e5b459739a8ffad

Why have such b3f4ee3056 a thing? It spoils b1ed3ca6cf the fun.ac08209186d6330a

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“Ugh, ugh, gonna, die, ack, ah!”eb48bd8035b10213

“You’re using the safe word for this? If you throw up, I’ll keep going until I’ve licked it all up. If the wine bottle breaks, you’ll have to go to the emergency room. How can you live with the embarrassment of being hospitalized for such a thing? Oh, maybe that turns you on too?”35ddeaef7a79443e

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“Uh, uh, ack…”c1c9bcb6863da7ae

The face of his partner was bruised to the point of being unrecognizable as human, and he began to convulse on the floor. Despite choosing a somewhat attractive guy, his burst blood vessels made his face rather unsightly. At some point, he couldn’t even maintain an erection. Definitely not a real sub.bbf0cbc0a6fa47a2

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Others mocked 3cb9a328e5 Junhyuk as 30f13663c0 a kinky 57ffd1ff93 vanilla, but 277a96abd7 in his bedd4b22a6 opinion, it bb0c9b9a0e was they 8538285eac who were 41c0e48ffb the true 8a127f44a8 vanillas. Just humans wanting 73e497bcee to try stimulating fecf491a5c sex without understanding 81e7539901 the real dynamics b92cda21e7 of dominance and 2178fcc8de submission. The man now whining 2b5d1cb9d4 on the floor in 809dfa90bc front of him was 0f205084be no different.f7cb487881581124

“Ah, boring…”55d34eeaa04cb5ad

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In this sense, Mino had potential. During college, when a nasty student council president had slapped Mino while drunk, Junhyuk had seen it. Mino was also drunk, so it’s unclear if he remembered, but Junhyuk had seen the faint smile on his face after getting hit.be3245b057db62fa

At first, Junhyuk thought he’d seen it wrong. Mino never dated anyone, yet every weekend he seemed unusually stiff in the classroom.4835ca818f79b267

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What Junhyuk had a9f5bf9a3a noticed from constantly 5c8387fd11 watching him was db1b7bd021 that Mino always d9075365de had hidden wounds. So obsessed was he 52bf2e3405 that he even followed 25b9e8e17f Mino to the same 7fa0be211f company.57be188796996fe0

He was just contemplating how and when to devour him when suddenly a ‘teacher’ snatched Mino away. Lee Dohoon knew him too.61ca899e00d0fbdb

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Pathetic guy… Junhyuk 199ee43e06 lit a cigarette, 4dc99ff399 picturing his face.6e874795be19471e

Still, recalling the recent phone call somewhat improved his mood. The mention of the vet having numerous partners had notably stiffened Sungjoon’s voice.06de1016e3c14c55

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“Well, I didn’t say anything untrue.”bad77bee98bbc912

Junhyuk appreciated how 573f31f28d Sungjoon, weak at 2558a56d8e lying and thus c9af823b69 poor at detecting cb67bfab70 lies, unwittingly became eb9a44467e even more precious.7cd5d3cbaec5a816

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