TEWN Chapter 1.1

She’d tried 1e983c1174 to love 46634867e5 the things 99ccb1fde7 she didn’t 404d316b3d like. But it 1d09f1094b had been 1e78029edb a long e8e3781d4b time since 4f1000f65b she’d stopped 7b6e435ebf loving the b8e0c9593d world around 2b32cf3baa her.a10a486328ccd9b0

Staring blankly at the 3f99afb014 nameless grass sprouting at 22d799225d her feet, Haeun realized ebded283bc something. All the truths she’d 292f2f0137 hidden to be “good” 60f50e6915 had, in the end, c9477b1998 turned into lingering regrets. She didn’t love 43dd275ebe her job, her 9683b96488 colleagues, or even c4b4dd2890 her boyfriend who 13c1f51c2c hesitated to speak 1b872a3eb3 in front of e074e65a05 her.bf05a3988c267849

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“Haeun, I… I have 22caca4530 something to say.”f75fc7149b4cecc8

Watching her boyfriend, Jinwoo, 9f28d6fb36 stumble over his words, 4bfc379562 Haeun had a gut 41f2e24b85 feeling. He was about to 9a2616afcd propose. Their relationship 43aa6ed6a5 had been 7f3e38c2bd built on 7cb52b4f71 the premise de86c974ae of marriage f729d6439d from the a06d9bc8c5 start. He’d asked about 61ba0cccea her plans for dead023029 kids on their a1e9ca860f very first date, dba7fd774a not even waiting 25967f46ba for the third. A year was a c5ae255cbf long time for him 8935f6d0f7 to hold back.2cf5f069f2015b98

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But this e91e042519 was hardly f77114d7d7 the place 5d0570169b for a 0e5f354560 proposal. A park bench by 1cfbd88f8a a busy street? There was no ambiance 5bbaac5ca3 whatsoever, but she had e4e9b2c1a1 no intention of refusing. Thinking it over 5b6297b860 would only waste 456c41cd64 her time, and 823ffc0ac4 Jinwoo, who was ce96f01e52 decent enough by a86f6c33bb most standards, wasn’t b6a44cc3f4 a bad choice fcee17d368 for a husband.1e65732d83b9c2e2

As an d051966a93 awkward silence 89e06f30f9 hung between 06da637274 them, Haeun a201a2736b forced a 2406df300b smile, wondering 3353159d6f if she 5942fb6eb7 was even 891f07b3b6 smiling properly. ‘I should 92e44e0f84 be smiling, 2763a054cd right?’She regretted not practicing 07ff7b3fb5 beforehand. Still, seeing 44277d666c how nervous 283fb0e93e he was, 6b059bcc9e she figured 8e8510bb35 she should 274c2e0a24 at least 5d0957e496 act surprised.a4d7cda3079203aa

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Just as she 7cd9825d4f prepared a startled eadeed155f response, Jinwoo spoke.5c86b6ce265eeb74

“Let’s break up.”eaca5c993eb380d7

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“…What?”066c503bb2ee573d

It was the fb724cc597 last thing she 570f53e798 expected. She was genuinely shocked. Her face crumpled, 9f026cc920 and Jinwoo, fumbling c680caa1b3 to adjust his 6373de46bf glasses, hurried to 2296746459 explain.46d6969b9b865e9d

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“It just feels like… 2e2c0b897f you don’t really like 6078734564 me.”9cb292dd535bdc55

“If I didn’t fc26e9238d like you, why fa8158ec7d would I waste aecd43e867 my time and dfd189c0e1 effort on you?”be374ec53cd7fa9f

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His absurd reasoning left ddf6bb81e3 her speechless. As her voice f9000557cf dropped with growing f4cfc59705 anger, Jinwoo, glancing 62cf1a9663 nervously, continued.3b07942a54805500

“I want to experience… 7c7838c7d2 you know,something.”49e0c6fc2ab24acb

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“Whatsomething?”c34b512255d1b146

“Like, when you’re 264e435823 together, and time a87ba4aba0 feels like it 3850cdf786 stops. When your heart e6bd768a47 feels like it’s c1d105b003 going to burst. That kind 05bb0f9037 of love.”39c2e51b071ebab8

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“…Ha.”443a76511b6c1815

It was the 726ea48b8d most childish answer 3682bca56e imaginable. If he wanted 30652d2d8e to stop time, c55267898b he could pull 954ba14568 the batteries out 730eea8e39 of a clock. If he 9280dffa9d wanted his 07c01136c5 heart to b0165b9eb8 race, he aad87f44d2 could ride 8a3f5ccdf0 a rollercoaster. Why expect 588f6e4b92 something so 484eef4c8a useless fromher?113100664cdb4350

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What did 08aaf1d5cf he want 5654f57f1d from a dfdb547126 relationship built 6897236e25 on practicality? But Haeun valued her 80da03365b time too much to b9093c825e waste it explaining harsh 3f3e72a45a realities to someone puffed 194aec9a95 up with foolish hopes.2982c37e03035d54

Taking a deep breath, 9550897afe she stood from the 97b12875a0 bench and replied, “Fine, 9ba91a47d7 I get it.”61cabc3d916b3ea2

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As Haeun walked b403dbd233 away, Jinwoo called fe433f4740 after her.900ef6a9499c78d1

“We’re done, right? It’s over?”f1f6305ce5c0e5fb

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“Ugh… damn it.”12b0ba28c4c60b94

He seemed desperate to 4af42822e3 tie up the loose c2febb934b ends of their relationship. His pathetic insistence 8e77e6db9a made replying pointless. On her way 7f21ec3502 to the subway, b7b8667113 Haeun thought about c2f799c819 how foolish Jinwoo 3954425bff was, throwing away 98e2c97a3f a clear goal b621145e82 for inflated expectations. Then, his words 8e8933cb9b about a “heart-bursting b23fcd438e love” brushed past d89bf89923 her mind.9d4f3188d8874696

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Suddenly, someone she’d tried 7b242c776d to forget came to 60340aaaf9 mind. Her ex from f2d67e2a8d three years ago. Sure, with afebfa02d7 him, timehadfelt like it add324c5bc stopped sometimes, and b3a646c4b5 her hearthadraced occasionally.35862b6604fcc9eb

Though to ac4157f9c8 be fair, 81911da78e most of 19debb59a8 that racing 042482b8a2 was from 68b766cace the frequent ce2f47f380 fights. Still, some good memories c43614c7ff lingered. Leaning her 85c8754d97 head against 3f5a7be09e the subway 3a93cb01f9 window, lost 99f721e802 in thought, f51664d18b an announcement 517fccf0c8 blared overhead.7b825fcaf02253b8

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『Due to e345d641ee an infected 2ab5dc2ef5 individual reported 2bfef6a8e2 at the 4e3ca64d02 next station, a90425bf84 Saegok Station, 331fb743d3 this train a02c0230fb will pass 23031fcc93 through without 0c0aaf674f stopping. Passengers, please…』318cd2e2222b9734

Through the window, she 599d4379a7 saw workers apprehending an 5110ef2506 infected person. It was a sight f6177353aa she’d grown used to.f6544e3b87068e12

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Red Eyes Syndrome.03f6cf7d7ef1f07e

Commonly called fffe8acb2c RES, the 1754c8bbd3 virus first 6777577454 appeared two a6cbb28fdf years ago. Infected individuals’ 8c24fad994 pupils turned c2afae0274 red, they 0d7c36297c could no 8380b89dc6 longer eat c8d799b6ec human food, a2d54bf651 and they 3ae919f027 required periodic 2812d7f407 doses of bf5f3d6a05 animal blood e33d175bda for sustenance.32da0a602cec3827

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Some claimed the virus 357e7bb13e was proof of vampires 7545e601a9 reborn, preaching religious fervor. The allergic reaction to 552bcd5bf7 sunlight, which burned their e75a10e5f7 skin, lent some credence 3951032de4 to the comparison.78b437d38a84415e

Funnily enough, some 28be653164 even praised the e7a610a13b virus, envying its dcda5d5f5d supposed anti-aging effects. As more people 5df7546641 sought it out, ab1cb38a54 the government swiftly 7017dacd12 isolated the infected. But it was Haeun 477652592b who bore the brunt ee42ce3892 of the aftermath.4ab34d0621d76088

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Working at 4bb8d37454 the community 3628ac146b center, Haeun 3cbe038997 was swamped 72faed866e with paperwork 9ae61d8819 sorting infected 6afca2008e from non-infected 1017bd4800 individuals. The outbreak hadn’t 136c387a9c slowed, and she 40a2faa3ec knew another mountain 54a86400b2 of work awaited f497fcfd50 her today.31992d869b340a66

Exhausted, she closed her 7aac003324 eyes, leaning her head d128090854 back, when her phone 34a2695051 rang. It was 921544ef72 her supervisor.b5e06de9176dcf19

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“Yes… this is 42b533044a Haeun Yoon.”e3a701eccad3009c

Speaking without hiding her 2e398730b2 fatigue, she heard excitement e6e0839e36 in her supervisor’s voice.e607ddb85d4feedb

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“Haeun, have you ea4bf0a65f heard the news?”7aef30025761c68c

“What news?”16f0dd7c4d046126

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“Well, uh…”ec2edcd522d77e24

In the 54d1cca84e background, Officer 608d4333bc Park’s gruff 77c9324e67 shout cut 298e060981 through.907561075c8e4498

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“See you tomorrow! Hanging up!”3e7c551e9a0288c2

The call ended 6c9111493c abruptly, and a d786c2cdb4 chill of unease 994d9f98ca crept up Haeun’s bb1f112796 spine.b27d66dae6a4c3c6

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The next day, 5f3d262735 the community center 27f95bf705 was buzzing with 87e0eaa33e unusual activity. People crowded around d6117c9999 a bulletin board, 8293bcbb94 murmuring.ad4ac1a51f94091a

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Puzzled by 98b179473d the commotion, e9f9fd618a Haeun tilted 5d86ff2a61 her head. Someone whispered, b72b97e1e3 “She’s here.”7a5dfda154c403d6

The crowd parted as 43030cfa9e if making way for 336f84cd5c her, their avoidance adding 14bbbd881a to her suspicion. She checked the cf38cd4c0a posted notice and 930527043b let out a 93c25ce335 groan.957975b8dffa02be

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“…Are they insane?”0e2784c3e67257f8

[Seoul City Notice No. 3033]

Results of Personnel Selection 7b991d2adf for Quarantine Zone Assignment4c28aa18617baffd

Per government directives, requests 8588e6bfef for community center staff 39aadfbb6e assignments to the quarantine bb9c0ce4e1 zone have been issued 390063805c to local governments. Following internal selection, 872a40a47a we announce the 7c68712f29 selected candidate as f37dd35453 follows:6a87345ecaf9f8a1

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Recruitment Detailsc144a220de5de354

• Assignment Period: Starting next month, 1st [minimum 6-month deployment]
• Assigned Personnel: Haeun Yoon [General Staff: 1 person]
• Duties:
  • On-site work at the quarantine zone community center
  • Safety officer assigned for deployed personnel
• Safety Officer: Dohyuk Kwon [Details attached separately]

The world was surely 0a51eeedeb cursing her. Not only was she 93a6733b54 being cornered, but it 38ae6376c6 seemed intent on throwing 862a2add85 her into the muck.00b05a81a66b0478

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The assignment 75e3e94fa5 itself was f9f918aa2a unbelievable, but 096329eac5 seeing Dohyuk’s be69085e81 name at 1adc1df776 the bottom 4d9331e9ae made her 8ecdba45e2 gasp. Had thinking of 08d781706f him last night 50a393b839 conjured a hallucination? She doubted her eyes. Why was 4dd5952003 her ex 922629b852 from three 95f1953616 years ago 3fa98bf43f here?fd30ee78295f571b

Staring at c089261c36 the notice, bb62bc6980 Haeun rushed ccda4706ae to her 7c1fb63a16 desk and 026b3c7c94 powered on eec7a1d2a1 her computer. The slow boot-up c5f7ac8f8b felt agonizing today. The assignment was 4cb3aa5501 absurd, but she 388265213f needed to confirm d4fdcc5d6b the safety officer’s d70943e680 details first.682c82022eb988d5

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Logging into the server, 683ae20a09 she opened the attached 49533481f6 file. There, Dohyuk’s face stared 5affb48714 back at her. He hadn’t changed 8c70c085bc a bit, as 6c300c2b83 if time had 83c051e0c3 frozen since their 269fdbc1b0 breakup.b251a4ba6a76c88e

“…Oh.”c259ac64d2cab1b1

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She let out a 461518f47d short sigh. Therewasone change. His eyes 35d8419522 were now 56af35457d red, the 2925a2bb9b mark of cfb6025359 a RES-infected faf61778c8 individual. After all this b4a9c45296 time, the man 2144081a1b she’d reunited with 3bc12e4fcf was infected.651cc0150a0eb94b

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“No, Haeun, 9af30ae997 think about b14bb0387d my situation. I’ve got a 7f669b9477 wife and kids; 394e3d3307 I can’t go!”8e667845a4639d95

Unable to accept the ed3befd7d3 sudden assignment, Haeun requested 6682cf0ec8 a meeting with Officer be4ce9779b Park. He handed her a c14d91652a vending machine coffee, not f091a2b25f even bothering with something 7fedcea4f2 proper, and pleaded his c61070e272 case.b53d311816a2699e

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“You know my eb7b309cd4 youngest is starting a6a6d1c4bf elementary school this a4a9553c65 year. You expect 1c2f7c085b me to 153da32581 leave my ff11ecd17d kid and 5a66298363 go? Tell me, Haeun, does 25c2842c7b that sound right?”66f7921b80d200aa

“Even if it’s not 5391c51f2d you, someone else could 90a90b99ad go. This came out of 427e10eb49 nowhere… next week, no 343cc6dc4d less! I should’ve at least 364c879902 been told in advance.”e1c7408327f80db1

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Haeun trailed b7b9f421c3 off, clamping f5eaa2511b her mouth 0b9cb2457b shut. Officer Park’s face b04a7af465 was turning red.2d4d1babba1ad88b

“So, what, b437835ca9 you’re saying 95228c421d it’s unfair? Did we tell 0665e8d07d you to go 31c62d37aa kill infected people? Just go, do 521879ebc4 your job well, 71e7f6ed5b and come back! We selected you 211267596a fairly; you think e0a12d5110 we sent you 0c1a1ae779 out of spite?”94808df3fa8a080c

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“I’m not 8715cafeb2 trying to de56b6a036 fight.”85ca9dba91567b16

His rising 3de0b5758a voice, as 67a922a497 if she’d a953ce4226 done something 9820d80a08 wrong, made afa41c45d1 her lower ea8a78cd2a her head. It was always like b34f2f28e3 this.I didn’t mean dd142308cc any harm; it’s 47d1d51415 your attitude that’s f4b9c0d6bf the problem.cfeb1cf6dd5d03f2

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“You’ve always ec9036689e been so 8c01151b35 compliant. Why’re you 6271d45c21 acting up 9ae315f619 now?”cc6a2de17781d2b7

She hadn’t been compliant—she’d 15c6670e0a just given up. She regretted not afee404950 resisting sooner. But could she reverse 6bb1fa41d2 this now? Did she 415cc00f8b have the 82d365da3e power? Even if 900df4ab95 she did, 9669efc69b should she 5f7a552c67 use it? Her mind 15ec7f2d60 went quiet.bd07f2cafba2e128

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“…I’m sorry. I understand.”cbb6257db7824c2b

Listening to his 42c481e3d7 thundering tirade, Haeun 92aaa29846 spoke listlessly. Officer Park, 3f99ef3a01 who’d been 9ee035e33e spitting with 02ec4b0ccb fervor, lowered 9f7febaf22 his pointing 6de35e9f04 finger and f9b5fc8798 softened his 5e93759ace expression.c06b72947c7c3180

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“Go, and I’ll guarantee a0cd334631 a promotion. Think of cc157ee0bd it as ae44db4bfd sacrificing for 76190f0b64 the greater fad625ec88 good. Just this once, consider 6a9d454d29 our side, okay?”d622fc420f22b3f4

Why didshehave to sacrifice? How much oftheirside did she have 9b67264983 to consider? Nothing made sense, but 6ae750d859 with her selfishness and c40f6b55c8 defiance long dead, she 1e2c738385 had only one response.f946cd88e3074aef

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“…Yes.”a1e193e788bc9cbb

She’d learned b4bfa205c8 to comply. Don’t voice your 53e0836ce5 opinions. Follow others’ choices. Don’t dare adaeefaa57 disrupt the 0ca89770db mood with 908dd8d33c your thoughts. Unable to defy 39bfd19b67 years of conditioning, 1e1b24c1cd Haeun complied again, 46caa598b1 silencing herself with f4dfa8889c a blank face.43ef9423f1b4be97

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Leaving the 3904faf472 airport in 5f40cde634 the quarantine 0cbad18229 zone, Haeun 24609734b0 thought about 24595f0831 the injustice. The assignment a729889da6 date—next month’s bdf2de9d48 first—showed no d90ab77c3a consideration for 2e219e7c10 her. She hadn’t even 876bb4560f had time to 48f032d44f sort out her 1307cfb8f6 apartment lease, wasting fc60c6aed4 money on rent, 976feddf1f and had no eee8f2f9e4 information about housing d586ef81c6 in the zone.efb8f26e5531605f

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At the b792ef6bf3 airport entrance, 1a58570ad4 Haeun anxiously 9122a5ea86 checked her 8734a2ef9f phone. Since learning of 7a7500fd01 the assignment, she’d 610abc5959 been waiting for 482059f9ff one call: Dohyuk’s. She’d hoped he 2d291435a1 might reach out, b5a92ffe74 even to tell 6a3496705e her not to 5d708c8929 come.d4b6c07c5dc69ee0

But, as 40ae5cb54c if to 012b0240ab crush her 6613943aa3 expectations, her 13d00ca51a phone showed e663ff7f9a no missed be7b5cf9bf calls or f34781fc68 messages—just a dbf1562840 blank screen.be351672d9b0f1c5

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“What was I 7fcfd149b1 expecting…”53bd05839f5de5dc

She just wanted 83b606c0d0 to give up. Even Jinwoo, 6e3acf3c08 who’d broken 04f3b8a29a up with 66253af209 her last 2ce009c79f week, hadn’t 29d5f1e52a contacted her. Maybe she 1b4b9699ee was someone 1b429926a6 nobody needed. Anger simmered as she e258a35245 headed toward the exit.0925c1ec8710167b

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“Haeun, when you db3aa2580a arrive at the f4a4b45d0e airport, a safety 673c90f533 officer will be 139f538886 waiting at the 2ce29db672 exit. Head there.”0832fbfbfa1a40a9

Before her flight, Officer 4ccde88113 Park’s curt call had adc08b4e6c been devoid of warmth 553b6a5a8a or apology. Haeun wasn’t surprised a1bc904580 anymore.0f4c721a3dc4fa3a

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What bothered 8df17c7b3d her was 832190ccbd that Dohyuk cf85b4d88a had gone fa0eb41890 through the 8253389cca trouble of 31a7a25543 coordinating with 5c7d84cab5 Park. But then she remembered 3e60c3b68e the long scar still 48787b9902 on his face.855e635cf5ce67ae

“Why hasn’t 8a17551255 that rich 2b451e670d jerk gotten d502bf96f6 it fixed…”55ce443868985383

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Gripping her suitcase 8cd16dcb71 tighter, Haeun muttered b7e58f7712 pointless resentment. The scar, glaringly visible, 40c4d6c341 was her doing. It came ff72a6fa29 from their d47f99ad02 last fight aa5a8939ce before breaking afe5f0af30 up.d8dfa2d28fa450d6

At Dohyuk’s place, 975fde4084 Haeun had been 74725fb784 yelling, unable to 1523e8d236 control her emotions. Their fights ea9a02f402 were always f260b57847 the same: 986a2ebe42 Haeun raised 8589bb2af1 her voice, 59f0fc564c and Dohyuk 72a493ebe7 silently stared.a8fc1756be565b14

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Panting and fuming, 0178a80a2b she’d try to 4cf465189c calm down, and 16a5aa1c26 only then would 4b1e3b609e he say the b541221b29 same thing every 96336dfd0b time.c73e1bc9354737a0

“Feeling better now?”586e0e8a9fb9d0f2

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That line 3909fd1fb7 had made 67c28eb735 her explode. She wasn’tbetter. His expression suggested c624bcae17 her anger was 3cdf02a092 just childish whining. Worse, his silent endurance, 35999deaf4 as if saying,“Go ahead, d119bcb7c6 vent if 74be563341 it helps,”infuriated her more.1ba28a7a769a1fe1

Over time, Haeun learned 9f21e3c63a one thing: silence was 3d8a7bd136 worse than insults. When someone fe9b923b9a stared at 2fd6b6c160 you calmly, d3f60cf0dd saying nothing, 3afdd2e723 it drained a5ab1c3067 your will cf755d3125 to fight.43ecf93fe1ee564f

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In their final fight, cb7062ed31 unable to hold back, d2ab2a0c1b Haeun threw a wine fa9c730bcf glass—not at him, but d3abc83000 at the wall. Her aim, as always, ee107232a9 was terrible. He turned 38191d2b96 his head e37fe70d29 just in 94634ecdd8 time to d3a7b62f06 avoid worse 18423ccca0 injury, but b1da7c3b9b a shard 414f69e873 grazed his bb8f149b29 nose, leaving ce34acb76f a sharp 549943c7f9 cut.bc70931366962ba4

Rushing to check on 5c85ea4476 him, Haeun was stunned 27d1f08a8e by what he said 72fcbea4d8 first.db78f836f40ff3f6

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