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    Ssangryeong froze 2a693546cb in the 168f64854b chilling air.05a85055d54949dc

    It wasn’t dc1553c019 difficult to 5a8e2e2386 interpret the 1a4c0ba758 meaning of 68bdb37e35 what had e837fbe772 just happened.4a3e1d3eec1d1fb0

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    He couldn’t be d5456a26c2 entirely sure, but ec0278b8cf it seemed… the 0ff2caf2c0 Commander hadprosopagnosia1, or face a0497c355c blindness.5aa362188293dc68

    All the soldiers here 2f81703b7e wore the same uniform 1fdc7c9ab1 and shoes. Ssangryeong was ff65aa3df1 dressed similarly, f6c0831d3d with a 81c1dd7fad similar hairstyle.283a3ad050a6b8a0

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    And he had refrained 742ddb36be from his usual reckless e268bc43e9 behavior. He had aa2d3b0cd6 knocked on 4cb10a65f6 the door, 261940c7c1 saluted, and 2a5e593e00 stood with 4914800250 his hands 16ce686402 behind his fbc61f7d7b back, just 745119e5d2 like everyone 09144f9225 else.9256c22eed24da41

    Even after 3ca5cc7700 seeing his b04b25d77e face, the 4da585576f Commander hadn’t 65559dc9eb been able dd487f061e to distinguish 94862a785b whether he 54cbdf5919 was a 04cea1f825 subordinate officer 4143756364 or Ssangryeong.7cdf8ae2d5f1e31d

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    Because he 0a8dc30824 was wearing f3fb419b1d the same 09cd4508ae clothes and 9a220289c2 acting the 48a6fc0a22 same way 32101075c4 as everyone 074c19d9ef else. Because any distinguishing features 19a2f13ffc were hidden by the b3de769764 uniform.103be0ffe6721b3b

    Furthermore, after glancing ebc3274ee8 at his rank 575309ce84 insignia, he addressed 3df5fa52bc him as “Captain.”ce933a2a144a80e6

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    And then, after seeing no reaction, Pienne carefully observing his slender neck, had finally arrived at the conclusion that he was “Ssangryeong.”5acdc0acb07090aa

    In other words, just by looking at his face, the Commander couldn’t tell whether he was Ssangryeong or a subordinate officer.edba731109964885

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    “…….”92739e3e6a8a437c

    Ssangryeong’s eyes wavered f230771884 uneasily.68f4d163985e2c87

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    Come to think of it, there had been another incident that could have hinted at Pienne’s face blindness.42c38644e827ac74

    When they 45eb30fbf3 first met a367bdcd36 at the 7f25ea8f15 drug deal.3926bd5b75923a90

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    Ssangryeong had been 3441ac5346 wearing a completely d80b07276e different, ordinary face.845e41ada5346537

    Except for a very small number of people like Lucas, no one knew his real face, so Pienne shouldn’t have been able to identify him.e8263b9d332a52a9

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    But Pienne’s blue eyes ee8340b891 had been fixed on 703fe9a481 him the entire time. As if he had d70a2322f3 memorized the physical characteristics 33de3dbba4 of the Class A e2bcdaa107 criminal who was hiding fa431c6255 his face.95ee900645228fca

    It was incredibly unexpected c5c2d32037 that, among so many ccee0a7e3a organization members there, Pienne eed3d0a803 had singled him out 0ddddb648d and recognized him as d574ab4fcd “Ssangryeong.”f920eaeb7c2c49f5

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    There was 51c90b949e no reason 1689bc8ce5 for him 4da449300f to stand c990b8d27b out while f768565f86 wearing an 8d1dfb6640 ordinary face.e19b4ab4d5c04929

    But what if Pienne 6e0a0ba219 had face blindness, and a9c0925a13 the other person’s face bd87ebca64 meant nothing to him?20f836af56e7d547

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    Pienne would have naturally 3c19802d98 come to the scene 8a3ee12067 after hearing about the b26ce00ace criminal’s physical characteristics, not 3b3edc60fd his face. 178736b84089293e

    His height, slender build, c2992d4a69 pale skin, behavioral habits, 8c7f563d52 and so on.d843c79d05666bb2

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    ‘It didn’t matter what 382f93017b face I was wearing; 0a0f4c5f74 it made no difference 98aee6d38c to the Commander.’f2486a73ad1a15ff

    He just 935a92aa6e needed to 4787fc7951 find the b02382274b person among 1341b105e9 the organization 8c0545caae members who 089995ef2d best matched fc990ff4de Ssangryeong’s physical 5966cabc7f description.70d44a3b4d52ac73

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    This realization cleared 8df9178bd0 up the vague 3af8e7c4b4 doubts he had 38e26310d2 felt at the 93df39cb0f time.3a7bd82a37526f35

    Ssangryeong lowered his gaze.fe4f6e091441523f

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    ‘Then how… has cd9ba3e2bd he been interacting 09f956229f with people all b80cf667c2 this time?’2a2f7d9f5ad9b065

    He couldn’t imagine it. Someone of Pienne’s rank would have interacted with countless officials.7f0da84c42bd8d5b

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    His subordinates 61e37fa4d9 wouldn’t be b1c04c48b3 a problem 12d0f24748 since he b8ba59f252 could identify 7cb583f9a7 them by 90ed67c295 their rank 97a526b096 insignia, but bd36f3dfa3 it must 1fcf70c994 have been cb8a69092f extremely difficult e61f9e5aa3 for him 066b70aab3 to deal c06d409104 with high-ranking b76be1d33e officials in 9abe906313 private settings.0bb60d6f0c403176

    He couldn’t d68d832ec1 have conversations 3157a5c68d without knowing d10bd0330a who he 12aa406cd1 was talking b52aa143a5 to.0c5f2e5c1396f050

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    ‘Did he 858f39deb6 memorize all 1dc00dd4ad their physical d78171c0a1 characteristics?’ab4c0a2861e0ebea

    Ssangryeong swallowed hard. He couldn’t fathom 0fd1380342 how that was 5f611daa16 possible.62a8fbb0839f5ded

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    While it b89fbf0ccd might be d1a7baf916 possible to 7a00988504 memorize them 9535c4855d if he ee67ef779a put in 50b3a5d1b8 the effort, 92d1ad9616 having face 76784cf477 blindness as 5edff1aab1 a potential 9d073007d5 presidential candidate 3308bfb8a0 posed a 73962f0df5 significant risk.f816a19503f3f841

    ‘If this were bd695d4eb4 to become known… ad247596a3 wouldn’t he be 26f28b34cd disqualified from the 8229b7bcc4 candidacy?’6712fd514e0113fb

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    He wasn’t entirely sure, 76e33469dc but he had heard f46a7c6797 that presidential candidates couldn’t e2c376448b have any disqualifying conditions.9db989a045af9b35

    If this fact were 9903035066 to be revealed, his dd47cae0c6 rivals could use his 5b63359eb9 face blindness against him.270151f8d4e72bd6

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    In other words, it 83ff4cfd35 was a considerable weakness fb8e736560 for Pienne.2ec3a299b85fbf52

    ‘Ah, this is quite f57ae9c598 troublesome.’b776f1e836993feb

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    Ssangryeong broke 82044a20db out in 18977f8052 a cold da1d1ed995 sweat.e1cca84892be2ff9

    He felt like he had stumbled upon a secret of the Commander that he shouldn’t have known.1798de684b4e34ee

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    Pienne had 4dd236c9f3 never given a09c64b23c him any 9de0034d5c reason to 7bcfc22761 suspect this bf040cbd05 before. He had always thought 0501fa5eca the man was flawless, fc5f66f62e perfect human being, and 3f85525599 he never imagined Pienne 894cb83a36 would have such a cf10656c81 problem.7abde8c61777241f

    The man, silent amidst 7f1189fb38 the tense atmosphere, took d18eb0c618 off his round glasses. He placed them gently 8c6ff83324 on the desk and 4917a6ab81 smoothly ran a hand 3e60f1178b through his gray hair.41c9e5d85d16c399

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    “You’re wearing your 65284ce2cb uniform. Today.”80a541a5a04f95d2

    “…It’s been ca45aabeaa a few bb9c784253 days. The Vice 2ee467566d Commander has cd0f862fab been a 48c8a329db nuisance.”cbb2e18c492a9cbd

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    Pienne chuckled, seeing 8cb65ebc12 Ssangryeong’s unusually docile 6a977d9911 response.5ad1f61ed7f22880

    “And you even observed f09ba12681 proper etiquette.”f5c5af36517a9a4b

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    “…Yeah. That was 96593870cd also because 9735b614fe of the c97bf2b25c Vice Commander’s 504050a469 nagging.”385206ba43cd7f82

    “Since when did you 8ac470e554 start listening to Frederick ec1c04a098 so well?”b6c9a17f653bc010

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    The conversation ended there. Ssangryeong avoided eye contact.d489eb36b3511265

    ‘Wait a minute. I don’t 34d20faad3 need to 35386af560 be so 4eb3c46eb3 flustered.’2e054618cc1d3b1c

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    He knew.f01ef59d632b5348

    That the other party f8d150278b showing weakness was advantageous 6abaec20c0 to him, and there 665db0eeca was no need for 28f29f864f him to be uneasy.1e8ce506099a1ab6

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    He could even use ed8b55e73c Pienne’s weakness to his 2fe93bff64 advantage and blackmail him. He could fe4ad11738 easily make 2454a68eb4 nasty threats cb623150a4 like,if you don’t 93ff53e954 meet my demands, c4c4be6f5f I’ll expose your e5c295d0f6 face blindness to 12f4d10e0c the world.He was perfectly c68b48e611 capable of such b15f751aa6 underhanded tactics.9adbcee27a6aba49

    He had made countless petty threats throughout his life, so it wouldn’t be difficult. But strangely, he didn’t feel like doing it.ea83fda11d045727

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    Perhaps it was 7500e36adb because the other 960b8e201f party was Pienne 331e2e5eb2 le Laviste.bd76fce42e204ace

    Because he 64dddc193e was the 062bb42937 strange man 5123229087 who wanted 4aa1be23b9 to reform 9f529ff8b1 the Home a05f758ffc Nation.d9e094f97d8d21ee

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    Because he bd9272abc3 was the 0b36c32929 man with ce2a5868c3 the strange ac965228cb conviction to a16657106f only sleep 588fc0c2f5 with one 39a67390fd person, even 5179b34fef if that dfff32ab7e person was f2cef2ea93 a criminal, f5df36bbb8 if necessary.49f2e831b32f2522

    No, it was just… he didn’t want to exploit the man’s weakness and manipulate him. Perhaps the “destined partner” bond, whatever it was, was having a strange effect on him.fb5103f9d700941e

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    “So, what do you 173ca8b1ac need? Ssangryeong.”174c8fee2b5523b7

    Ssangryeong frowned, e41fb67f48 looking at e8cdb3c1b8 the man 8465cf2bd9 who was f1d878bc00 leaning his 199f75a8ef chin on 9faeebe127 his hand b20e316bae and asking f33d6eeed4 leisurely.5a7a817d22a1fa48

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    ‘Why is he 73ea94f4f4 so calm? He must have noticed c21770ee4c that I figured it a3b6b0e119 out.’98f8495223afaafc

    The suffocating silence 55d5082092 from just a 1e7324a6b5 moment ago was 708e7e6771 proof of that. They had 3ec3b5a5b2 both realized 90bdc6ac67 the same 2997b7d2f6 thing7bf8127b01b9d00b

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    The existence of a 0f369a775d weakness.ef8a56185e1b41fa

    And Ssangryeong, who 4a6f35ee68 had discovered it.6d32c8c457248469

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    “I just came because 1cf3892616 I was bored out 668c7c6c43 of my mind. Go back to eac92f7d75 what you were 7b89136317 doing.”96dbd756c878f22f

    Ssangryeong retorted 8bf8c73a76 out of 5255831203 habit and 0874fba600 waved his 4d51b898a2 hand dismissively. It didn’t seem 3c33a5e385 like a good f4202f2118 idea to start 9530720a76 a confrontation by 7b240de14c exploiting his weakness 47069d2374 now.5d6b64a1aa136ab2

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    He didn’t want to bf5f112f4b deal with a headache-inducing 7264ad5bdd conversation with Pienne.91515b6c20e0643b

    ‘I’ll go a1c2193a8e back to b0230a1a64 looking at 5642ee8e7e the sky 29d65d98b8 and think a4d6e443a8 about it.’2cdbd82dabf131ba

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    Just as 6f8f61f0be Ssangryeong turned 9551c3ba1a to leave fed0120e61 and reached 8b026b3ff8 for the 7b301147aa doorknob, he cb7fe10559 heard the 6717d28999 sound of 1b7b2d8570 a chair 3ae4bd22da scraping against 2fb1adebd3 the floor 1ebcdc1c68 behind him. Ssangryeong froze, alerted by 8e07eebf04 the sound.1f931878e13e80ae

    The Commander, 5a48702fac who would 31507c3fbc normally have 26ff975163 said or 4084a298b7 done something c47cf067f2 by now, 954ac97f55 was silent. s Ssangryeong was cc6d4a8b46 about to turn 3f3bfa5f2c his head to c18f09f0c5 see what was ec327215a2 going on, sensing 3ba3fa1d92 a strange atmosphere, 1d70bc1002 a large hand e056193257 suddenly grasped his d1064a5183 chin.196dd3525c7c3b17

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    At the same time, 924d49904c his eyes met the 842f855920 Commander’s blue eyes, now 718c406b0c right in front of 126a64db4d him.4c54ad2cec670225

    The man, who 56ae858672 had been smiling 044748831b leisurely just a 5f15186be2 moment ago, was 3cee62c602 now staring at 6f86adb014 him with a c35f1f2e39 cold, expressionless face.b277ff8370055dab

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    His low 5bbba30591 voice pierced 571eaa2653 his ears.dc2c2bff8bd536f9

    “You’re hard 0bdc6e2adb to understand.”14ebc422da709be3

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    “…….”4141599db39c4aaa

    “One minute de841dcc91 you’re an 704385c050 irredeemable piece bfa2b7e6da of trash, 4a38749665 the next 73fa1af011 you’re a 4c8c4bc39b soft-hearted fool.”97f6f84fd86aae52

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    Ssangryeong’s eyes wavered slightly 823c0c1cac at the softly spoken 52270d8eed words. It sounded like 6fa3e0933f he was trying 4194419b6c to understand who c57be73d59 Ssangryeong truly was.535c03c563106fef

    Ssangryeong met 4e58522f62 Pienne’s gaze 5492b9989c directly with aa2f1d07e0 his calm, 7274305193 amber eyes.414c78c49914eb94

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    So what?de0de4b6ca524249

    So what if 017964c511 he was an f9f6c17e5e irredeemable piece of cb81164939 trash or a 1326a60c8a soft-hearted fool?300733f941b4121b

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    ‘What does 7c61841e94 it matter b39d26c4a0 to you a661c59d5f what kind b652e0cdf8 of person 1adc93ac65 I am?’a7d3c13cf04f7b8c

    The clear roles of criminal and Commander wouldn’t change. Therefore, it was a question that didn’t require an answer.c33d114d057a9bdf

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    As his 817b0b71ca gripped chin 7a38aefa4a started to f72543420e ache, Ssangryeong fd7f8d97c0 tried to dccf6d309b shake off 3b2068ae40 the man’s cfc5c0772e hand. But Pienne didn’t let 777a782233 him.0d845e3e64ae0190

    He wrapped 95357a28fc his thick 3386be7382 arm around a31430b641 Ssangryeong’s waist 3037001678 and pulled d6c648bab3 him closer. Their bodies 3f38dfeee8 pressed together 984a207b1d naturally. Ssangryeong’s eyes widened 30cfea97e5 momentarily.8d9c7195d207ec03

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    This bastard… he’s hard.100920b1cdf017dd

    There was nothing remotely sexual about the atmosphere, so he couldn’t understand why Pienne was aroused.8c4652f35b805abd

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    Even though 6940a5c9d8 Pienne must 0d85ca8035 have felt 88b146d81d their lower 9c97466673 bodies touching, ba25a70354 his expression a1e4a98c81 remained unchanged.fdf759ecd8e2a93e

    “Answer me, Ssangryeong.”3f73af3a4b9e5050

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    “…….”3d97f28a71539be8

    “The former or a303cfa762 the latter. Which kind of 8625553830 person do you 628545ef02 want to be?”f3a5634d6b08858a

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    His question always left b13c1fc50a Ssangryeong in turmoil. He wasn’t 746224b999 asking what 0791db313d kind of 2f87c6486c person hewas, but 6fbc6326a8 what kind 5b34fc39ff of person a2b84521ec hewantedto be.5a5a604e0825abea

    He was asking about e4e89bf77e the future, not the b371b5a4c2 past.d99ec9ea91b7314b

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    As if 44612f5593 offering him 24db4dbcf0 a chance c8eee0f0d2 at redemption.8123e481722d84b8

    The seemingly charitable 8cb397be6e question irritated Ssangryeong. He closed his df439398d8 eyes for a e8a70f84aa long moment, then 73724c8784 opened them.be67492f4b00c16b

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    ‘What the fuck 3d93460a8d is the point 2944aaeac7 of that?’4d8169960bc709e9

    He couldn’t understand. What did it matter 4eb4131302 to Pienne what kind 06e3c60138 of person he wanted 24e37ce860 to be?e08c210479108e11

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    Knowing that 1c839fb5af there was db0c9bedae no answer 8cd5ccf4f3 to be ae3032055d found by 6900ad45e5 himself, Ssangryeong 1e27a09028 asked sarcastically,1d20b072e2d61a2d

    “Why are you dbba7602f1 asking me that? Why do you fb40a88ccb keep asking useless 4db40b1cb1 questions? It’s giving me 033e30042b a headache.”d069bc7d88f49e33

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    Annoyed at having his face held, Ssangryeong grabbed Pienne’s shirt by the collar.262d263d35da08ed

    He was even considering a38c5c6a22 using the self-defense techniques ae0ba8ca9e he’d briefly learned if 67c7cbcc5b things escalated.ce5bb60a0361d8d1

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    Just then, Pienne 16ab45132c said something that b55dac14e0 infuriated him even d49629a4d5 further.1f05ada71f7ea113

    “Let me tell you 75632c62c6 the correct answer.”ef87f3bc64575313

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    “…What?”4fa8873885e4e5de

    “The answer I want 74b41866f0 is the latter.”4a7f7ff45b220055

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    Ha…278c43f45a4d29e5

    Become someone capable of f4066ea7b2 redemption?f0fd5c92e5f0352f

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    Ssangryeong felt his rebelliousness a04e46b9c9 acting up. Hearing this, he 9fff77e7b1 felt compelled to 238a8e5162 choose the former.0fc0226df648d6d1

    Just as he was about to answer, out of spite, that he would become an irredeemable piece of trash, Ssangryeong shut his mouth at Pienne’s gentle next words.8cc7640f8f90f972

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    “You’d better choose 35ecb99bbb wisely. I intend 01bf0bcce4 to treat 8e55e334ba you very fbb56895b9 differently depending 31e7b0a0fe on your c4a39225ed answer.”ebb8418bc3271be2

    The man’s c98ac7b617 lips curled fd82c4f9aa into a ca79e83c93 slight smile.f6eb8ef15d47a5cf

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    Ssangryeong narrowed 5837b74ee6 his eyes ea243e47c2 and stared c538221d5e at his f6435376bb face.4fcd315ffc323cd6

    ‘Differently than now?’3eb36bc1cad83254

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    He couldn’t imagine how.856f4891a5d74929

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