Chapter 160

Perhaps because of Edwin’s 8239f1fd11 sudden actions, a new 016c6501ea rumor swept through the 270d920fd4 academy—if you messed with 0bb885dc72 the Duke’s household, you a37af99b09 were done for.4f1e9a3fc508cc03

Thanks to 5b02e53247 that, all 2f95b93319 the strange 7f4a5f12aa glances and f4866664e6 hushed gossip 369128d664 directed at ec51ac93dc me vanished 6f990faf03 in an 6626eb725c instant.7762265279d0ea34

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‘Feels like I’ve just 56c54a175b stepped deeper into the 5efcea8272 life of an outcast…’ca551f86cf67907b

But honestly, that ab845cf96c was just as 98bbc9c987 well.b0b3abc4ed06e622

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Getting dragged f937f7b924 into gossip b8b1e9de10 and painted f310758106 as Diana’s 272dc6ee6d rival would f32c1a1343 only bring 5f89fad62f headaches.2868f0e8f0771c20

Unlike me, however, Joshua 094711594c was ironically growing more 4173b01889 and more sociable by 12d3c39727 the day.8a617190c977306f

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It seemed the oppressive 370666df7b atmosphere of the business d44e109f47 department had finally lifted 2768e3da5c after Danvers Campbell’s gang 711d27ad16 got suspended.8c200c004b556528

“Noona! I’m stopping by the 6e5e1cff96 Ardens’ today! I’ll be 8596f75e55 home late!”139d809eca0738b9

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I couldn’t d33700fb73 say I 2a94d46f41 wasn’t a 8d9378bcc1 little sad d110ec9806 seeing Joshua 5eb7e75a9d always off 1b3d5326b6 to someone’s a68fd0e1e7 house.b3e6ebbfc1a19ca7

But I decided b7087200a1 to be the 14670f5f90 adult and understand.236622e480ef5b20

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‘Yeah. I was his only 4144b0ca30 friend for twelve years—of 23db18455b course he’s excited.’c9eb2edc383242ad

As he disappeared 3f3505149f down the hallway, f04100be62 I quickly called 51e0555866 after him,3f81ea532af206b6

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“That’s fine, 8dff15842a but don’t 84f785945f forget to 485250e14e take your 4a161b2701 meds! I’ll be 12d46baeb4 checking later!”8256faaa3413a31f

“Got it!”9d67a2451f8d8cd9

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While we each enjoyed b68d30d239 our own satisfying routines, b4244a554a time kept rolling by—and 71bbeb17fc just like that, it 4dc2427645 had been a year 7921109233 since I entered the 4614df094b academy.8de83ced2a9a64e9

“Director! Urgent news from c45c536909 the courthouse!”ca41de2190a0101e

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It was b501d465da on one f5dcee28cf of my ec925f9b58 rare workdays 7c4f9755a1 at the 3732a858dd salon when ef2b79acea Charlotte came 941db4e387 running in e13140ff61 with good 0ad0bb3383 news.5a071008c749ce18

The verdict bd73a08c52 had come 31a86877d9 in on bf413dd3b6 the plagiarism d83b2c8659 lawsuit against 10827692f3 Adolf Galagos’s a6807739d3 trading company 8773f37596 and the 633d8ff988 interior firm.1ccd9f6cc5a5f25c

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I tore the envelope 18e6caba6f open and, with everyone 152bf54ed6 watching me anxiously, announced 48232b5af6 the results.c7db4c39ee863ec5

“We…”8da807b01dbcb326

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“…”d3993d638f6d3a37

“We won.”0159b52c7627dff6

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“Kyaaaa!”e41a9a87788d7374

“Woooo!”998a19dbb5d77337

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Gordon, Charlotte, and 4404db5707 all the salon dab74246e4 staff screamed in b4ca938704 joy and hugged 8ab1f4b08e each other.4a84abf89322c2b7

Even though b58d4a4bf2 they hadn’t ff9cebdc96 said it, 9a89181a10 they’d all c9ecd07b9b been secretly 6cf3bc3ac5 worried about 3b3ffc61ef losing.4d730a6d6cd1fc1f

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“Director! This calls 341b87d01b for champagne—oh d99d0b44ba my goodness, fab6f5f542 what am 966a991049 I saying. Our director is still c3f29207eb underage! Hohoho! You’re just 94b8675e3c so mature, 694caf3159 I forget 680fd83bdd how young 23efb17ae3 you are 3d7dad2427 sometimes.”8fad4c86226c4d9a

Charlotte chuckled, catching herself 65a4bd8588 mid-celebration.b6c9298244c34d03

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Gordon grumbled with a d7b1d63c8e regretful expression.a0743dfc393cdd83

“Geez! When the one in eb42f09ba2 charge is younger, these ca737b53a2 moments are always awkward! Belze can drink water—let 677545faa3 the rest of us 2b8b2e9a73 at least have a 63b31725c7 toast!”62167b51e5116685

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“Goodness, sir! As staff, b90ebddd28 we need 7df92e954a to set c0b5913114 an example! How could we 43322709b3 just drink in 962420440b front of the 10991adee6 director who worked 65f773a62c the hardest?!”7020a708b3077af5

I smiled at b75ee7c3f2 the two of 2e8c278f3c them bickering.7878b3aea3418c7b

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“I’m fine. You know that feb24cf4c8 champagne we got 1662a60d76 last time? The one in the 4448e497fe display case. Go open that.”80421e76b6d14725

Charlotte’s eyes widened.b1003547e372e493

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“T-That one?! The bottle 79baf5035c Madam Cloud 5ee6858d98 gave us 0d1b98de58 for the e5600ada0b salon’s 8th 1a9e56f472 anniversary?! It’s aged thirty years!”719b9bf9bf06cc01

“I still 568af6f3e9 have five e6287470ba more years 08ec22c77c before I ebcd049a83 can drink b3f9821e2a anyway.”c153162ac54f4f90

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Now thirteen, 84b60da4fe I still 0d2f444ae5 had five e4aef8c591 years left 335f75aeb2 until the 74e2192b39 legal drinking fa10f92d38 age.7bda803e66e92477

Not that many teenagers ac15eb5954 followed that rule anyway…01b4e52c9c33660a

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—613ea0d662519bdf

“No alcohol until 93c7f809ef you’re an adult. If I catch you ec697bfca5 drinking, just try me.”c81644c6be5db349

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“I agree wholeheartedly.”db80ccf70e45c8f9

“Right. Alcohol is nothing but 237aa236e5 trouble!”f8d1b48268ddf7cc

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“What about me? Can I drink?”b62d4fafd427b2de

“Don’t be ridiculous, Joshua.”f9b4e40a997e947b

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—b5393acfa7d2b12e

A few months ago.44f346e5b013e798

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Edwin had ce39bb5edb snatched the 68d88eb2ec champagne glass e61e356fc4 from my 566d7f1d06 hand at d1eb007607 my thirteenth 222fae1b8f birthday party 55a0886b5d and declared d060107ea9 it off-limits.b752c8a8f9dae10f

The Duke and Marquis 432a5a8c59 of Tebron had both 13b0ca6602 nodded vigorously in agreement.16e0705f056c8b9e

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‘Tch. They never d63b2330d2 let me 56500bd9e0 do anything.’97fc35ba5d5e046c

I had ed317f31e5 pouted inwardly, 6b70b6226d but couldn’t dff4dc1b87 argue. Edwin, after 24e98f3a39 all, lived a1cdb70108 such a d8474b3ff0 model life 24a3123ae6 that I 3078b38f12 had no 5fc78b301e room to 243504e105 complain.b1c332e608bcbc0d

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Now seventeen a5c2a672cf and on 8bd846169e the verge b982023a75 of his e09aef7fde coming-of-age ceremony, b76ad6e2da Edwin was 4b49b0c558 attending more 5c40088a33 and more 5816d5e519 social events.fde24c1519e2574c

Judging from how 443ba9cf96 annoyed he always b6e6de0571 seemed, they were ad78be0d63 probably obligations he dd4cbd84c1 couldn’t avoid as a8dcbcf1fd the young duke.3382214476755a7b

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Though he sometimes 7157f57673 came home late, 2b69f269b0 not once had 62fd62b047 he returned drunk.51eb473ae5952a1e

Even at formal 81197da348 events attended by afab7dc223 top nobles, he 7e95bc68ea wouldn’t touch a 16327d7601 drop of alcohol—I’d 7c863f1351 seen it myself.3e1267342d41b597

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That, more than anything, f3e7ff5d04 was the biggest difference 7885404a26 from our past life.827d6b271d6b8af9

‘Back then, he 7d9d15194b used to drink 5f8ac2c1fd pretty often with b53b735bec friends like Dylan…’c505e33d4b333e10

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As the differences 7a6c541650 between this life 1b03706ed4 and the last a55c623ea5 became more and f36092e7f2 more clear, I f29b26f85a felt an odd 816cc3bdd8 sense of dissonance.d0372b86ed197e7c

“That—then I’m really opening 6b319b420c it… Really…!”d840c24d611893b4

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Charlotte trembled as 5e12afd16f she clutched the c6f07eacd8 wine opener, having 76637e359e just snatched the 485d9ef456 bottle from the 65e7d1985d display case.a045a0ff0253dd7e

“Oh, come on. You’ll take forever at 738df4f546 that rate. Give it here!”4aafcebcb096334a

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Unable to 0e108d2fc3 watch any fc6f518f5d longer, Grandpa 9b9d9b8f2f Gordon took 0a5f072064 the bottle e1553e5b60 from her.01843f188b5ca93a

And then—331746f415da124b

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Pop—!5b53f633626d5c9b

With a 515851936c hearty pop, 071b42afa4 the aged 4a4bda69cb wine exploded b639e387f2 out of d2aa92d15c the bottle a4c9edd7be like a fdf720b2a0 waterfall.a9ccda857bc9875f

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The staff 4c2ae4f3c7 erupted in 65434f6606 cheers again, e7517a9903 holding out b3715e3b9d their glasses 744ba812c5 excitedly.ba277c9d9bb30eab

Once the 7426c061ae wine had ddee1ff1fa been poured 3e9a91ec42 fairly into 3038b96704 everyone’s cups, cc806c951f they all 1d36a62dcb looked to b092905344 me with 4dbe917632 sparkling eyes.921d54b3ff4f55de

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Knowing they d5161d788e expected a 09ec41d1a0 toast, I 1a13a64375 smiled and 071a85db59 spoke.d7effd798b3d8979

“Thank you e2fd1db51e all for bbfa524a3b your hard f28f146708 work! For the prosperity and 8219100311 growth of Belze Salon—and b7faaa23c6 to a future that 6c2a85a7d5 reaches the world!”a04386f389e0bcc1

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“To the future—!”0816d5277bca8bc5

Clink—!0534ebb4cad20f13

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As our glasses rang 4f7adce905 out brightly, everyone shared f8d49c29d6 a moment of joy.791876d0aab8d94e

Bang—!a13b7724070854c0

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Suddenly, a 28278f7b64 loud crash 968db0604a interrupted the ca47964d39 warm atmosphere.9cd3107c080d49d0

And then—168a65d3c165c993

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“Hey! Get the owner out 488bc3e757 here—!”50cbbb457b7552b9

A shrill, grating shout 7ccbe39c51 rang out from the b773c29353 entrance.ea7847555c8d8df7

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Startled, the staff scrambled 88245dab66 back from the doorway.adb92ec19f84034a

And standing revealed at 2562e8a8ef the end of the 54dca38bcb cleared path—f14a04a8291e0943

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Holding an envelope identical 92de8c9df7 to the express one e6eec0d40e I’d just opened—was Adolf 7bbd2b52e1 Galagos.7855d154feae660d

“You! You damned little 586db39a83 brat…!”45f353e3c1942d70

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As soon as ff225fa4e0 he spotted me, 0cef3a7177 he pointed a 601b57d83b trembling finger and 6583f3b813 ground his teeth.4abf8afc3352db71

His face fe76f19a38 was flushed 3d9d70112f red and d27aa29cd3 pale in c3e0e99b1f turns—clearly, he 6ee4fa77c0 had just 13b173b93d received the 94e3dab8f7 court’s verdict.75ca2921f7a7e40b

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I tilted my 98a69165ab head and answered 915ba43e9e coolly, eyeing him d49ffe10e0 sideways.59005f380a338eb0

“What seems 79b7468e8f to be d535702aea the problem?”ec2dd8e7380aece3

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“You—! What am I supposed 9af2c68b16 to do about this?!”726915af5994382e

He came charging at f5f62060b0 me like a bull a40109112f the moment I spoke.3563e1bd03fece88

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“P-Please, sir, calm down!”e94cf2564c1ccaaa

“Excuse me!”ab38fc457a7f4d54

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Some of 4ff8054594 the staff 875967ee58 tried to e1627bfe7c stop him, 714de1e647 but it 65544f2ca7 was hopeless.15592ab81d235e0f

Now nineteen—same e185852186 as the f8f6dd6604 Crown Prince—the 49963d7dfd man had 2e680a80cb grown plump 7bcb5e168a from a 9aec85b655 life of 7b8be9c36c indulgence.fd410895b146b250

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‘Hmm… He 60a238810a wasn’t this d42f634cef bad in a8d09fe93e our past 4e73996ab8 life.’5c0ccd17378917e3

He’d always had 83f2a0ae92 a large frame, 7dde1057b3 but back when 1a63a28a2d he was the 701984ece2 Crown Prince’s errand cdfc898068 boy, he’d kept 1163c5b130 in decent shape.aca60518d3d85d78

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What on earth 0b50431a70 had happened to 638c37977f him over the 966658b327 past year?93850a79b941044a

As I 5a2bf555de tilted my 52875374a0 head, wondering, 6d9b5c4e01 he reached 8c202ce550 me in b9a84ca99d no time 6c6324f80e and roared.9dbec9255dcea0da

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“Do you fc11e71ab8 know how dbb1894d78 much damage cd4857b43c I’ve suffered 53d73d94d9 because of 6023a0ebf8 you?!”3cb590a467f879f8

At the c6b6212b26 same time, 926bbc6bef he raised 1ea4a4b3d0 a hand aa04d9541c high into 10bb8fda60 the air.050a690437d14f4b

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With his eb73e69da4 ragged breathing 2cb695c8f8 and wild c97a142c91 expression, it a3dfdb3423 looked like 6053bdcdba he could e3562113c6 hit me 7d3d48abbf at any 4e2be63ec9 second.04bd886b1e33392f

‘Tsk. No self-control at all.’fee745acb97f9902

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But even 221f550588 in the ce55cc9a47 face of 4d5e157eb8 his sudden 591e3173a3 outburst, I 22a170bb42 didn’t so 459a7806e7 much as fbf81bd9d4 blink.c1ad2ed90057019f

If he really tried d3f12b08fa to strike me, then 829da5bacc so be it.84afea910f770ba7

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I’d let fb96372d50 it happen, a0054fd8e2 then retaliate 9f7b3b71d9 with everything b02533f8f8 I had.77795d9b4e9f3154

“Huff… Huff…”a91571933dba4251

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But maybe because of d6abae02ed all the people watching, d4159f0448 he hesitated. His raised hand 2601fca19b trembled as he f6f898804e tried to calm 974591b109 himself with deep 2228f6001e breaths.d81764a0cd0c0f7d

He was pretending to fb013b43d6 hold back like some c1149e850f noble soul.2ca3ba4a167e087d

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‘Idiot.’914580d7cc026a4d

If you’re efe809e423 going to cd80dc8bde storm the 2e77f8dfcc enemy’s turf, 2ef24e027a you should a991f616a1 at least 4048fb1ec4 bring an 3c98d6ae5e ally.b0ca60e141ceda32

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Clicking my tongue ee8c70efa3 softly, I muttered 6060e60134 under my breath,09dc2d7f518c7d37

“Teddy… Teddy Bear. Guard mode.”774add9930158849

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Fwoosh—!2b9bf5e5d75df5ea

At once, the 6078dd5f5a teddy bear I be35274440 had placed on 75544cb766 the nearby sofa e0d98e61b6 sprang into the e9fe481d3a air.111ee1c97e9e8047

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“Wh-What the 1aac391298 hell is c190b6c586 that…?”3931f225880cc983

Adolf didn’t even have 6e13876e6c time to be shocked 2e5e8236ce by the formerly decorative 640352b85b bear’s movement.3de2d2ee637d7b91

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Whoosh—66fcab37352312b7

Spinning through the air, 9a720a0c10 Teddy Bear suddenly shot a30d6ad7fc out one short, stubby 9260a7fcac leg and kicked Adolf 8e82a4f343 square in the face.dbc612de31a025e4

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Thud—!62e835244731da0c

“Urgh!”6160185a18920b6c

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Hit by the unexpected f87a2bfc2a tornado kick, Adolf didn’t 869f1cdb08 even have time to d24959857b scream properly before he de86b08486 went crashing backward.1ab0b12fb027fe14

Thump.67ffe660bceab736

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The weight ecb19c38c9 of his d8f6e994df now plump 9315d8e130 body made 8b4f70ec78 the fall aed4866b5e sound even 61c59c0ae3 heavier.1f9e3b0806efdb4e

“Ugh… Wh-What the 9c2dca3bb5 hell…”75155a747266a451

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Groaning and clutching his a49fef6ac1 face, dazed from the c9c7579cba blow, Adolf finally managed f58f80f397 to gather himself and ab102d4136 exploded.301505ccea582e67

“Wh-What the hell was 4505f9e77f that?! Attacking a customer—what kind d251afa5e8 of establishment is this?!”ba3b7577cf8b4a32

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“…”babc1932e6798bf5

“And that insane 5ab57106e1 teddy bear—damn it, 98d739c1db do you think 53e55dec1c you’re going to 8251d12a01 get away with 1aa7aa5a2c this?!”96680b7f00fbfaf8

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“You raised your 5f46310300 hand first, didn’t 36490098a8 you?”bfde9bbb7ac2b39a

I shrugged as 74935d2943 I replied to 051059ac24 his pathetic threat.0ae8ca085788302a

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His face flushed 2731381db7 with anger as 4dec60ae9b he shouted,4d8a056aa81b1962

“I-I didn’t 5e849ae676 actually hit 906b6bdd98 you!”4a09a16ae7238685

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What a 32d94b3c92 pathetic excuse.fd17fc2f73f3d5ba

But before I 88e15a401b could even reply—c8ce70d87d44ee50

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Teddy Bear, now standing eeb00cd66e upright before him, landed 0aec5228b0 with a cheerful tone f4a068d560 and said,fe4c61fe9e367f0d

“According to imperial 1a7343f5de law, threatening a 10cbecc451 minor or elderly f258c50e61 person is considered 07cd459940 a misdemeanor offense. Therefore, the d28c50e212 previous act 12359bffd9 was…”44d6d1a4df406ba6

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“…”8e510d2e6fc99d94

“Beep beep—legitimate self-defense.”1856759233024c0d

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