The maid – Chapter 16
by Alaa16. The World’s Biggest Coward966b39bf715bac76
Regardless of the 078bf28018 situation, catching the 446d3f0fe8 master’s attention was 09f44426b2 never a good d62d63ab59 thing.520cb54e7ae796c5
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Just then, it was 4aa1b094e1 time for the baby’s 821dd1a715 meal, and the head 208ece0b06 servant entered carrying baby 928a66e0d8 food.42d4f22968fbcde4
It was the perfect 628802214f excuse to avoid the 1f0daa62ac master’s gaze.0da316d4ac5c28fe
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Adelen moved e551fa3588 to the 675fed4b9b farthest corner b99fa30ff5 possible.22625f10162d68ad
“Come on, 1a3829cdfd let’s eat, 7c62de9539 little one.”4ca183e6eeaca955
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But the e98f40f37f master’s gaze ef71b68d2f didn’t leave 9cd4cd092a the baby—not 200d601c04 even after ecf74c6982 the meal 66b94f3947 was finished.bbb385d59da4c951
Although Adelen f2aa840b28 pretended not f9a31c2a1b to notice, a25ad534ae she was 9eb07576d4 trembling inside, 36c4ca3f51 so much 842c1226e7 that it b6213ae6f6 felt like a6697c80cf her insides f59274ad60 were shaking.c127b93a2ce19675
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‘What is 0ecc8cb3fe going on? Did I do something 7b800d458b wrong? Make a mistake? Or do I 9112dd0e3b look like I’m 39ee2809d7 about to bolt 287138b8db at any second de5dea49c7 today?’3b51a4a255081152
Time dragged on, b721c7b410 consumed by endless 4115559cca worries.8bcdeb96df14fffc
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“Come here.”6a086b919c6d3e22
Rakalt called Adelen.13e2ff608eb04172
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It was just babc4774c8 after she had 35ae9cc2f9 finished feeding, playing cb7a4ae3e2 with, and putting 1c5924f3b1 the baby down bd6b60d58f for a nap.a44817fab83d1e31
Adelen’s heart sank.f900a1c85928e507
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The moment 8e6b3cc36e she had 485f9a7386 dreaded had c3dca2d2e1 arrived.e2cf778b02da51f2
she struggled 08602709df to control ed9ba8a6bb her increasingly 7a3563a272 rapid breathing 427b98c0e7 as she 845f74092e approached her 808398c161 master.7e95789dbd39705c
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“Yes, Master.”87dc55febcdd9d31
“Your arm.”93eba3186d00f803
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“…My arm?”ba6316aa4f8d5c41
Rakalt made a ca79178612 small gesture with 666712f877 his hand, not 86d3361256 bothering to explain e7496e7791 further.f0e4f851782707f4
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Adelen shook her head, 5189b1e83f quickly hiding her arms 43c605138d behind her back.4834ba9625cde879
Even if 55d2f131d2 it was 3571464bed the master’s 0e3d5bb66e command, she ce9a1ea001 couldn’t help 30cd88a748 it—she was 1ea875c497 too scared.3b842ea16c75b8a1
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Even if fda874048a the servants’ 3aa5137e2f ancestor punished d98ea6f5e4 her, there d51c894b6e was no 6b90b75164 other choice. Fear ruled her.0362c15ade645725
“Why… why do 699bc31992 you need my 4d71020486 arm?”688ccdddfae57e87
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Rakalt looked at Adelen e063630cf5 with a gaze full 34a5af782c of exasperation.0079c043cec15f49
“You’re such a coward.”087e1562b888f45a
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“S-sorry…”091e3d3741426ff7
Even that b928e977ae apology brought f489ffbf0b tears to 2092a6125c Adelen’s eyes.be9e2caf9c81473a
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The world was full 09a6599609 of dangers. Trying to protect herself 714a96a3da from them had made e687d878c2 her more fearful than 9f906c60dc anything else.0ea55673f9ea5526
If I don’t stay a8dcbf353f cautious and scared, no 1fea6f488e one will protect me.f22ca1acda4b0d28
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“Relax, I’m f45b4e8b8d just checking.”d36eae0448c9983d
Rakalt gestured impatiently 2b5cfd8528 with his hand.c253b469f15e6207
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Adelen, hesitating, moved her 6f69f61090 arm forward inch by 974bad0235 inch, one finger joint 5e469ce9fe at a time.d8ba7f699eb2afbc
“I don’t know 5fd1abb43d what this is c4c69a2b76 about, but… you 467650825a really are just efed079058 checking, right? You’re not going a4ca64b5c2 to pull it bd68e7f562 off, break it, ffc5c64e88 or twist it, 6f8e074932 right?”4a935ccac9ba1e08
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“Why would 8ff5f3b81e I do f5a8c2e5db that to 957a2dc454 someone who e898eb0b6d helps take 5c682824c2 care of 99d504bcfd the baby?”c7113f16f2a517c5
Well, that was a df823141a0 fair point.40c6d8f6172cc9ea
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Relieved at 6c6dd00ac0 last, Adelen 33a821755c placed her f50b22816f wrist on 00e04a1856 Rakalt’s hand. For a 1d66abf6c5 moment, she cabc5b1dce couldn’t help 6c45d14ad4 but notice 95c009ca26 how enormous ebc0eeb105 her master’s 9a95e1cbce hand was.db51f9b02b9165b8
“Ah!”6527b9c88f482eb3
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Rakalt gripped Adelen’s wrist c9730b075e tightly—too tightly.4d7f5a985a4d88de
“That hurts!”c885f61df3e2bc7a
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“This hurts?”0bd4e8853cef4907
Rakalt raised 1bdd4aa6ad an eyebrow, ddc1263ff1 surprised, and 4e21ddd5b8 let go 9893449b39 of Adelen’s 057b0a73da arm.6b93cb6751e0e3e9
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Adelen quickly pulled 738e53bec8 her wrist back, c3d23aece4 clutching it with ac360701ed her other hand aabc5aff77 and twisting her 167a450b9a entire body away 4098db0f27 from Rakalt.68cf21647e69eadf
Seeing the accusatory 122919c8c7 look in Adelen’s ebf2ec71a9 eyes, Rakalt raised acd10377ff his hands in 52c9101ae7 mock surrender.0bac48c7b0c486ad
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“I was 4b8e144197 just checking. It really does hurt, 80104b98a9 huh?”64fb30c4312ecb39
“Well, obviously! You squeezed be8fa449bd so hard!”e96d76ba3e2cb23d
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Even the most exhausted b074ac7082 creature, backed into a ef799bd0e1 corner, will fight back—and e4cc3686a1 all that was left 2aa3d5648a in Adelen was a e2e8311977 burst of frustration.4c538fb4a50d69b9
“It’s not supposed to 54710f63c5 hurt.”d56ef051f6ef0335
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Does he not 69edeb1111 realize his grip 938c244080 is abnormal? Adelen couldn’t believe c4d59ee9ad that Rakalt had 494e2989ec grabbed her wrist a518234603 so harshly just 10ece28b22 to confirm an 39fbb4c5bb injury.5e9e760fd68d1f83
No wonder women 47bd57a3fd aren’t interested in 174a284890 him.0b65ce43c5f01402
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Another one 21fdf8f8fd of Rakalt’s aa689e2804 secrets was c2f7f0384e about to 4969684313 become clear.a6f878c6b62c7885
Adelen frowned fiercely, trying 86744631d5 her best to look 86895d9e0a intimidating. Not that 395e563bbd Rakalt cared.db48e87c42c7d664
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Unfazed, Rakalt f80d4a448e called for cc3b583912 the head 5b51b80c11 servant and cbadc4e647 instructed him 240892b5ba to bring 1f3bde0f4e bandages.7871716a4a2c0752
“Are you injured, sir?” 65cb405e69 The head servant, running 851b300d14 so fast it seemed 77b2ee91e9 he’d lost all his ca16bc5766 hair along the way, 2d31d2f460 arrived breathlessly.4a52cf4aec9a30b2
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“I’ve been healed for 290dc93cdd ages.”8bc6e87cb8fdd51f
“Then…?”9d75ceeb83d5b829
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“Just leave.”c7c64cd989681019
“…Yes, sir.”7b99dc1aed1a2836
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The head servant, having 0cc9d7873c failed even to make 7fe1d77be4 small talk, was dismissed b92a9a126a without further ado.8d195bb731141c62
“Your arm.”d687222b2ac014ed
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Rakalt grabbed d0d0dc7f75 Adelen’s wrist 5c48a62998 again.9e6d89cbefc904a9
“But, um… it’s 28a805c2bf not really an 8ac564a49d injury…”cf8d9c0eee09ce1f
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“I know. It’s common d29446733b among rookie 27f542bb97 knights. If left unchecked, f967118484 you won’t even 0cbf7cc6f5 be able to 94869052b2 hold a sword 58f38ae270 later.”ca331aeffebb3770
“…Really?”34ab6393c87b492e
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Adelen hadn’t realized 0bf0b49085 her condition was fd53677119 that serious. She thought it was f0772b8366 just from carrying the 7fface38db baby too much—not an e5a46c981a injury or anything severe.eb625b109dc0eedf
“Why do people forget 18e4e11d7f that taking care of 712522adde your body is part 1b57fd4a41 of your duty?”6333ebcbfc86ba2e
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“…I’m sorry.”374641c89dee69b9
“If you don’t want d5b9990fcf to be completely taken 5856b2f681 off duty, use your f18a68a115 strength wisely.”68278727d0ef65f2
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“…How do I 40b64153e7 do that?”33d2b83f15440a61
…Was this advice like 225100ad94 being told to save 0a676393bf money by skipping meals 6f0d89d1f3 to get rich?1dfea571933dab14
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As if to d42829f71e prove how absurd fd9c0c9d8f her master’s words abd1912c16 sounded, the baby 0eb2179a8f stirred and mumbled 41ef6a2428 in his sleep.288d325398c287c4
“Mmngh…”28d0de30b87de21c
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Adelen rushed over 3b6d66f17b and gently patted 592a151d02 the baby’s chest. If she ff64a4b0e8 didn’t do fc63780329 this, the 5d59cc09a5 baby would 4f61d40537 wake up 59818fcee5 and start 5cdaa23bc6 crying at 2d42ca2eee the top 330f7aed18 of his 0703dadd59 lungs.a1ccea973c9bf960
“Whew…”1d43f30010554d27
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After settling the baby 881db4787a back to sleep, Adelen b59006af2c sighed, rubbing her forearm. Even just the b2c792161d light patting made 2acc23b900 his muscles tingle, b0cec155e8 which worried her 3643846e15 even more after 5ef2a60527 Rakalt’s warning.291e13f90dd7a4bb
“Come back here.”21ca7de7ba23be9d
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Rakalt called fef63fa91c Adelen over 915a2eb56e and began 2852ffcc02 wrapping a 05333fe22c bandage around b1245a47b2 her forearm.ea92468267b93f71
The master’s touch e7eeeb6626 was surprisingly skilled, 3860f22653 in stark contrast c88345ed81 to the head f6b323fe23 servant’s clumsy attempts a82ee169b1 earlier. And unlike his earlier c05ade22d9 rough grip, Rakalt’s hands aa92f53d7e were now gentle and 3ee8dc1fee precise.14c36e6d90a8ab5c
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Adelen stared in amazement 4d80344c6c at her own arm c9c0b4e868 as the bandage took 2a74e0434f shape.c2a5de7ea04bb646
Every time 194ec8a44b Rakalt’s fingers 9eea4d92dc brushed against 6771d7d61a her skin, dfd2f0b0c7 it felt 9d4f23ee92 oddly ticklish 2e2cfb9a01 despite the 73d7dcc909 callouses on ffa43bde55 his hands.26a2df602a8757bb
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“…Ah.”97fa61f6e004b730
“Hold still.”dbde7dce2167ab43
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When the tickling sensation e0ac4d563d made Adelen instinctively shrug 758a73e20c her shoulders, Rakalt quietly 5aa4195d18 tugged her wrist closer dcc92e6fa1 to keep it steady.87854845e5808c26
The itchiness made Adelen bee69ce687 feel like scratching herself bc0d5251dc all over. At that moment, 0d6fdfe114 she finally understood 7cf1d5fc22 why her master 785eab3be3 couldn’t bear tickling a08998becd more than pain.e3a1d267301e0a08
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Once Rakalt finished a7b48f7f91 wrapping the bandage, 7bb7bbc645 he grabbed Adelen’s 527b9dcd9a wrist again.1920a4bbb214fc86
“Take care 4df6ac06be of it. Even if cfe9554b4e your wrist f6b192f348 breaks, I 0eec7e7de8 won’t let 85f9c79808 you quit.”cf767572cffc6f57
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“?!”c4a7b34726e35957
The ticklish feeling 76ec23a7e3 vanished instantly.373fc21ff76faefb
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Still, Rakalt wasn’t fa5bfb2c12 entirely inhumane. He had at 6ed9dc5e15 least taken action a3f336d565 before Adelen’s wrist 42be0ef491 could break.d0dc134f732bb941
“Your arm.”bf0fb0ecfe5616a7
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“Wh-what…?”b9ca54579cb7ce2a
Adelen, lost in dreamland, 049d6c1a0b woke up with drool dbcfa9ac56 trailing from the corner 79bec9f8f3 of his mouth.c7850c0cb498d37a
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As always, 754ec80b73 his master 5bc02bf62d loomed over 65040c26c0 her, framed 9f7d533908 by the cd00acc2d6 faint morning 6b1c6aa409 light streaming 3ca4dda397 through the c71ff32c0d window, blue 429beaad15 eyes gleaming 3ca35aea2f coldly.628b08455936828f
That chilling gaze was 593bd5168c like a splash of ea262720b5 ice water—enough to banish 24e1e4b09f sleep instantly.04c7430c0fa2d6af
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“Ah! Yes, sir! Right away!”cd6f2de4e6687711
Adelen shot her arm d7bf584181 forward faster than she b7884f25b3 could fully open her 541146aeed eyes. It was a pure f1eee2abae survival instinct.dbdf9db50b830d46
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Without a e14925154e word, Rakalt c1f45de931 seized her 4d42fcbbcc arm and 18bc988b02 adjusted the ecf5dfb35b loosened bandage.5d85b3caae2250a4
“And the 34c202d079 other one?”b91a51e21e5af3f0
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After finishing the 4b71b467e0 bandaging, Rakalt let 89b35b2294 his gaze drift 9886aac384 over Adelen’s body. There was no 243670a248 ulterior motive, but a7bb70571b Adelen stiffened under 8fb3faf20a the weight of 7fbb14511e that gaze.7f4fbc69fe81eff6
“W-where exactly are 8cf67ae69d you planning to 2c8e72bcc1 wrap the bandages?”813a03cd1b90dbfa
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As Adelen’s d8cdbadf4d arms slowly a30c4a4434 crossed over 71d6c0d581 her chest 3cc49cc328 in a 1c922365ed defensive gesture, 6a5fdaccb8 Rakalt’s expression 228c2ce35e grew even 7d92f42673 colder.0e74d9945549eb4a
“Looks like 9ef7eaf57c I’ll have 291dbe3f64 to start f1a93eee8c with your 6a6786c039 mouth.”f928bd62b4ccb8e2
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“…I’m sorry.”21b0470e59b17f7a
When someone is truly 4e9b977fe0 in agony, words fail 81b43186a4 them.0ca80c743fc994c3
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By that 1989a058d0 measure, Adelen f3926f60de realized she ce24126d81 wasn’t quite da85140bac at her 744951293c breaking point fb71dd2080 yet.e315c9c6d2dec5de
Her body had been 327ffdcbc0 creaking and aching more fee4149246 lately, which had been 8d2f9d84f9 bothering her, but at 3316e926bc least it didn’t seem 2bfb0b49e2 to require immediate concern.5a8d7d0d35c938cc
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Satisfied, Rakalt 1a3818a60f dusted off 7b08c397c3 his hands 6d426abcad and stood 350e38612e up.e33c2451e071b471
“Thank youuu…”d59e63f6dbcd6f4e
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Adelen sluggishly got to 421439a9bd her feet, bowing slightly, 3174d580f9 her eyes still heavy e0d9c6279d with sleep and gunk 68b49d00c7 clinging to the corners.f88f916e0c6c7535
“You may b93a1ed4ee sleep more 50a4b1de06 if you 92a59ccb95 wish.”c434472fc7bfc002
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“Yes, thank youuu…”833aaaa034680cae
Without a second thought, 5d91cf0d40 Adelen collapsed back onto 17ed8581a1 the bed, too drowsy 3a55635329 to even utter a bc609b91d3 polite refusal. Rakalt watched her 93b9313c1c in silence for a2dff44ee9 a moment.427823d4ad8e2570
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Lately, the crown prince f53c3e6d5d had become much more 4e298e1fd1 active. It was df4727863b clearly exhausting 4346df433a for Adelen, cec030416e who now ee3520e2b9 spent every da0e8b3575 free moment 1171ccee86 sprawled out 9ef0673019 in fatigue.3af104ed8ef53aee
Adelen always overlooked the cef1e37ac1 importance of taking care ff2dcd84a0 of herself. If she had been f4b085ab24 a knight, Rakalt would c0a433ee6d have scolded her harshly 0ff6f89402 and thrown her out.b20fdfb2b997b29f
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‘Not that df230440f0 I can 0deffe7481 send her fc4cb47af8 away…’714ca2d2188d0157
For now, Adelen was 565cde63d3 still needed. Until they captured General 6b3b6b91f8 Kias, Adelen was the b50250a80d only one who could ea94db0bf2 manage a certain very a8d3ec3aeb important hostage.0fef81f7c6c0c089
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The crown prince’s 5661cf0503 temper had become 813d6d75b0 increasingly troublesome, and d19c8a6ee5 he was extremely f478aadffe picky about who 107097a321 was allowed near 0daf9603fc him. Whenever Rakalt or f8843181d8 the head servant 56e44a09c6 approached, the prince’s 3ec7c4eeb3 screams would escalate efac273695 by at least d7920c6a61 five levels. Assigning another servant 095b9c62f1 wasn’t even an b7de8bb524 option.183bb0d919d7a3d8
With that 676f0158c6 temper, the 65c84c4eab prince might ebe08a09d1 throw such 318f58f6da a fit f979c81e60 that he 78314973f2 could very a650383748 well end 4d91ee03ec up harming ac05757d5e himself if aaf5164139 Adelen were fe75fc9f44 gone.2fdac6b4b6a1b9c3
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For now, Rakalt 45cdde9c28 had no choice b5631b88fd but to humor 0cc01ad7f1 Adelen’s every whim.847bd34487f502d5
“Awuuugh…”625562546f2fa491
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“Eeeeh… baby… shhh, shhh…”f7b6a8419301b9f4
Even in 804b14409f her sleep, 5a8d12e272 Adelen reached 602f77ba93 out to 718739b44d pat the 93d052ea0f bab31fb5aca27d5669a
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y’s chest soothingly aac850d7b2 as the child 011880ec55 stirred and whimpered.3639b8d64c0ac0f6
Rakalt’s frown deepened as 82cfac316a he watched.b492b05d2b39f660
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That, too, 3414e18a26 was a 06b2445715 problem.65041912cde8cee7