TNYLM Ch 13

The once proud voice 129847e50e was now weary and 097d575e1a broken, with no trace c06878ac86 of its former confidence.5cb5497b8f9be5c7

When she 1af6e6bafa was first 43f33452cc imprisoned in 8b3bb12ee6 the dungeon, a111c0b7ce the head 5c3a2dac7d maid had 0e92fd6f49 been certain 31a138221f that she f629ada1d1 would soon 2bb6858f77 be released ab5a38eda4 and reclaim c1a1341575 her former 725e906f4b power.87bc0fdd6ae83926

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She believed fcd7ddc9fa that Alyssa 3b25dd02e2 was only 1f0ff5f9cc afraid of 2fec8abe58 her, with 6f55465844 no real 0c378d6800 intent for 468e19d9fc revenge. Alyssa was merely 21e3067ca5 acting according to 5c53f25343 the whispers of 22057bdc5c that foreign-born bastard.3b83890c3ad9d19e

To others, Alyssa might 81742266b5 appear as a terrifying 41d234005e monster who slays beasts, 45792fa3bd but to the head 1a70a754b3 maid, she was no bc410af9ce more than a moss-covered cb44622cf5 statue.d8a7adce2ba572b1

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Even when 0dda7c0d00 the guard d2ecfce13b anxiously took 401af08aef the ruby 4d623edb44 earring from 241fb87dc7 her, the f22ba37227 head maid 6f69b16f4c thought it 27dc7f9756 was just 98f431fbe9 a matter 31740dc393 of time 5e2b5f1658 before everything fd2cb5d673 went back 44f1555448 to how f682f4b8d6 it was.34c3646c660a8c21

But everything 97428673d2 that followed 14936edeb9 strayed further c4b6a081f7 and further 554afc0e40 from her d15c75b52c expectations.97f0e2be17438035

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The guard who had 2a17a0e88e taken the ruby earring 408afcd344 never returned to the 8c864c74bd head maid. Instead, a 9d8356268e knight, who c64eacbe89 should have 81eb50cd99 been outside 955a2c548f the castle, d0e29999e6 began watching c6580c1bef her every c813be0436 move.793a704188ae3ec5

And today, 0de0f335ec at last, f274811a8c the sound f035e1f0fc of piercing f7ed43d474 screams echoed 1db990e5a5 down to eb6318aa0c the depths a79ce5b293 of the 244cadba7a dungeon.681273f66348e019

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The head maid knew, d9bc37cb68 without a doubt, that dc9bbaf2dd everything was over. She didn’t 28224be5ee know why 6d5166b1fd the knight 2349ce9600 hadn’t dragged 36a9d97b16 her out b41275bef3 for execution 843ec2b52a yet, but 8ce036bc28 she wouldn’t 47a93239bb be kept e1a6513a6c alive for 57c93540a2 much longer.008f6a00b2c73f91

‘That woman’s 61bfee7c15 gone mad 41a3abe8a3 all of f4fd5e6f1f a sudden…!’2ed0b0b86f7c2bf9

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She had acted indifferent 1945e330f4 all this time, but acd9d06072 now, it seemed she acb0467b1a was overcome with rage. Alyssa was the only 45f4075bb6 one who could mobilize 6b4b749b65 the knights.6c784b412829ef54

The head 1d263e24db maid couldn’t bb1748a53f remember every 4e92300b9c horrible thing 0819b5fd37 she had f369021955 done to 32f028e1ed Alyssa, but 9c51e5ff98 she was 8d184d8666 sure Alyssa 73c0e2cbd6 remembered every 34f9075143 single one.19ddd48c1c731885

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‘She’s going to kill 558358239c me.’aee0f5007de748a8

She had lived her e52c13742a life as if she 4d7d1fe8ee were the true mistress bdf9c9e45b of the North. Now, with d6bfe532c9 death suddenly 4541c05f49 looming at aae98e5b07 her throat, 7fa58ff021 the terror 98d166d507 was unbearable.6305248f2bf40a1d

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At that moment, 5458f12157 footsteps echoed from 32734a9ffa beyond the corridor.9c72dc4a1d92e9a8

She was sure 2e61e21227 they had heard 7679973279 her voice asking 0d0866d2dd who was there, cd6da0c772 yet no response f99bb5ad05 came. A deep fear 42d37fd45c gripped the head 561e081484 maid—was it the 3b7aa53b6c executioner coming to 74b7539196 kill her?9b92dd481cb31747

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“Who’s there? Answer me!”819767b5f664c1b5

She shouted 9aa29da48d again in 53e018a525 a hoarse 2024551c5a voice, but ed22f798d7 still, no 867bd5e19d reply.901f33ee6267431b

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Thud. Thud.87f19e9f50bf9da3

The heavy footsteps grew ffacab9ef5 closer and closer.b062bbc425fdb044

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Shaking with fear, the bd838b1e6d head maid retreated to 39f0c026d5 the corner of the e0f1038277 cell, though she knew 5c468539c0 it was futile.095d31df84d32f1e

But she c7dd91b2e3 couldn’t die e2b7fdbf79 like this. She wouldn’t die like this…!89dac6b5bbe3e50a

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Just then, the owner 0fc9b23474 of the footsteps stopped a3fdede7a1 in front of the 6ce4eda1bf iron bars.26c9b675fcaadb17

“Y-Your Grace.”e435c687c1a18160

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The head maid’s b965455410 eyes widened as a37fa51a7d she saw the 9434f86db8 face illuminated by 3ba1d06f46 the flickering lantern dccaa7aab5 light. Standing before her was 19651fed3b the very person she 1b96b8b167 had been cursing mere 0cb8e5ea29 moments ago—the one responsible c017ae758d for her current situation.ba929199e758b9dd

She staggered 7e9164d6c4 toward the e985db2d74 iron bars 7f77026981 but, unlike 2469cfdd81 before, she ce596d395e neither shouted e82ce3217d nor raised d1eabfa951 her hand.4f49d538eac4d4b0

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“I was wrong. I’ve committed b9b617794a a terrible 6082b68d8c sin. I deeply regret 59caaa5f5c it.”c95fb1434971b582

She knelt down and d6a46274fa bowed her head, pleading bc10e5df17 incoherently.932bd8af430bc67a

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Though her face f0096f93e1 was hidden from bd0d549b59 Alyssa’s view, there 34eb2d8f34 was no trace e4b220087b of hatred or 239162d436 anger on it.8cb2159f448810f7

“Please, just this 5922bae94a once, forgive me. I don’t have ea06a6be03 much time left… db2944b1d5 If you let 1a90404916 me keep this b8f515b13a old life of e65246156e mine, I will f61f521f7a repent for the 034c37dad6 rest of my 3f2e6f5ecb days.”b99539029c83c762

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In this 536308e9c6 moment, the 378a8d3adf person before fc2b7926fd her was 610dbf52b4 the only 1ce1368a49 one who 6c321319d6 could spare 533ac4765a her life. Faced with the edf4a3c4bc terror of death, 53513951b2 pride and dignity 69b5e4c3de had no place.a125b275069be4ee

Thud. Thud.6004fe48c9420ecf

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The sound b86bd8cfe1 of the c45c58428d head maid’s cb0f9f2229 forehead hitting 8623a0f987 the cold 2d7c1b8a48 stone floor fef96af2ff echoed through a92dfc5d25 the dungeon. She begged for 8e40347bdf her life, desperately.409f36434adc77ac

“I… I dared to e00dd34201 do unspeakable things to a29e86f1da you, your grace, when 8ded96715b you were just a d7398dad3a child… And I dared d2fc5abff9 to disrespect you, not 938159c648 knowing my place… All 1ba258f849 of it…”1ad42eb0431a1834

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In that 9a3176b7d3 moment, the 1794b4e726 head maid 97139c45ad genuinely regretted e322170ba5 her actions.6ff345efd44b3012

If she 4e6a8b3a06 had known 78938f3352 she would 22aa85fa2c face such 68c49fd4d0 a hollow b5cee11b39 end, if 21eb279ab5 she had 5ee61f491c known Alyssa 1829c50cc0 would one 1c1f848d8d day wield 8c53f953af the power 39bb3432d2 to destroy 2249cd12f9 her, she 6ca2f9336a never would feb4663a97 have abused 017d1d56a1 her.f43d6822a09fe0dd

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She never imagined 5997a1fa19 things would turn 25fabdd9a5 out this way. Not once had she 99c8bc30e2 thought this outcome possible.5d7850589f8d3633

“Sob… I’m 65674f9112 so sorry… c72aaa2dd8 Please spare 3785d4d64b me. Please, Your 7276446e68 Grace, have cf7b3e9c59 mercy…”27da8c6cac4d5db6

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Blood from 3d5d7e54fc her forehead a839123bc5 mixed with c5aa723387 her tears, 2b34fd49c0 stained the 6aa035db63 floor like 15189c5184 filth. Alyssa looked down a6587b22a5 at the pitiful cf31aac04a sight with a 3688a3b948 pale face, struggling 57560376f5 to speak.f469305d01522cb0

“Why…?”6754809858f698fb

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It felt as though b2259cdb41 someone had clamped their 08187c4652 hands around her throat, 5eff938d8c cutting off her breath. Alyssa parted f35600499e her lips 6319bcfb06 like someone 426404b250 choking, forcing 21528a7a7a out the 0e8c04a1f8 next words.568db7d03a930e13

“Why are you apologizing 8d41d4347d to me?”6ef6ecd274e302a7

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At the 4498019d36 question, the 9c1a78b4c7 head maid 012cbabc0e raised her a590871fdd head. The old woman’s 62c4976a16 face was a 568b4a434b mess, streaked with 0332abdf0e tears and snot, 1daf0d7462 a picture of 701f3e3314 a repentant sinner.ed363fadd597c9c4

“You don’t need 54b60a2a34 to apologize to 73f8539b52 me.”60b6787996059e5e

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Alyssa couldn’t understand the 129dd7b406 head maid at all.9865005998810369

Forgiveness is something 53fd7d45b0 the sinner seeks. But the 7c1cd3d7ee head maid c3d24a007d had never fc7853607c committed any 37f96b5b55 sins against cd469bd557 Alyssa.71a9b45b477f5f89

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When she was young, 2a31248d01 Alyssa often went without 3306890266 food, depending on the 5586ccc463 head maid’s mood. If she caught her 6dd7ac53ad eye, she’d be beaten, 9fd138d4ea and on the worst 2ab6d3bf42 days, she was thrown e3b1249ef2 into the dungeon.804179523c3b6852

Alyssa always wore clothes 500132eef9 with frayed sleeves, while ac7d8ba9c0 the head maid’s velvet 68b4b020b3 dress remained pristine, without 67ebf69c2c a single mark.f67ca2e095247054

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None of it 4e6f4d418d was wrong.c4f64faba19a713f

All the violence the 2471b5aede head maid inflicted on d37e0c581a Alyssa wasn’t a crime.28a237c97eaaef31

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Kieran once asked if a1a8c9e76b the head maid wasn’t d23df20fa9 like a mother to 752daf6cd0 her. Alyssa couldn’t deny 9f1f1ab1ea it.2f8611912f086250

A mother 050282513e is someone 797cf3592f who teaches 46d6742b7b her child 9616f56bef many things, 9e52b4a794 and the 4229813ec2 head maid 845f2b2b0b had been 1e6d609cb9 that kind a290203a3c of figure 256521e73c for Alyssa.a3ca214021275ec1

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“Don’t feel wronged. This is what 007b2bcffb you deserve.”e8441f5197e7d5a1

And so, Alyssa df4e39d0d1 learned exactly as b25ef26904 she was taught.72de7efb8bbaf61f

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“You always said 059dac0b53 that, didn’t you?”aa3cd26d86e1f566

At Alyssa’s words, the 5d8057810c head maid stopped crying. Her sunken eyes 689d2739e8 looked up at c3fce16675 Alyssa in confusion.550091a3ffe94b69

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“So there’s no need 25b1d3e7ee to beg me for ce8e75d616 forgiveness to save your 44c1683490 life. I have 87a2e8e8af no need bb5e7be77b to forgive a3cd4d41a7 you, and 28f51523b2 my forgiveness 9522203efa has nothing bf2d13a1e1 to do 2379b13adc with your 11da7e1ea2 punishment.”94850d21bd818945

It was a 8e6d09f856 calm pronouncement, devoid e67cf203af of joy, sorrow, 407aeff166 or anger.c509562a54963a2f

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“Originally, the execution was 8fe5a3c8ff today, but His Grace f22376f09a postponed it by a 5ca4c44314 day. So, it’ll 61cfa8a336 be tomorrow.”56c5d2037f5b123d

There was a19209cf9f no hidden 4ce5aa1a61 meaning in 0bf90c0b45 Alyssa’s words. Yet, upon 5e311aa064 hearing them, 9f2ecc0836 the head 017d54573a maid’s expression 85579da118 changed.8776740557290cc2

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“…You came 0f74cca154 just to da7ede4503 tell me 3761464b16 that.”8c1177eebb968ac0

Muttering lowly, d167f8b152 the head 6016fd93ae maid slowly 811cccd33f stood up, 088a18bffb her tear-streaked a5a15a2efe face twisting 0af4eff61e into a 015d531f39 bitter smile.32284fc54780a978

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“So, you 34688c8255 never intended 873981d709 to spare bd69b5f2b8 me from b1af8f6ab6 the start. You came to b2ceab9498 see this, didn’t d30af8eab8 you? To watch me grovel c79ec54612 at your feet like 3359834ff1 a dog. Isn’t that it?”1bd954c1e386b5c7

Alyssa wanted to respond, 5a61ead288 to say that wasn’t e6b758eae5 true. She had no f100035062 desire to see 6b08616540 the head maid c3f272243b in any form.c2b4e7a789471833

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“Right. It must feel satisfying f17349f739 to see me like 85cba3f24d this in person. How horrifying it must’ve 6c66ad481f been to deal with b19cc226cc someone who doesn’t even 1f6e3781b9 want your forgiveness! How do you plan 93df06a6fa to kill me tomorrow? Looking at 05cf1f93d4 your attitude, deb365cceb it won’t b1bc4f41db be a 8fda913ffa peaceful death, 5c490d627e will it? Huh?”6c3f4f05546f7179

The head 2420322d87 maid, having 5131d8c369 abandoned any ffe256a7ac last shred dbafa049af of hope, a94eca1234 screamed like 0c4b839138 a madwoman. Alyssa stood f4a7cb4b94 there, rooted 27a07c2482 in place, b03dcab5f2 absorbing the 05c50aef22 barrage of 45159cb43b words.6826df2167bd4a70

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“After all this 9ec17f9f75 time, you’ve been d708c704aa nothing but a 869e6fca82 fool, and now 882ee9891e you’ve suddenly changed 42139a3c88 your mind. That foreign bastard must 1ca4c32b27 have whispered sweet nothings 07fa262839 to you.”4d0131d6300b5669

Cackling, the head 6680fce315 maid dragged her c6eeb9ed07 feet toward the 2412a30b94 iron bars.9fcf51b04ae79fc0

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“Why? Did he treat you caa97c6536 like a 4babe836b2 human?”ace8b53310bf1254

The head maid snake-like 74b74403fe whisper sent a shiver b7942394f3 through Alyssa’s shoulders, and 4b4ee6bf2a at that sight, the c21c11a271 housekeeper burst into laughter.fd3b9ca348983a53

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“You actually 3b0a30b0f8 believed that? How foolish!”7635efa2be2c5ff7

Her sharp voice cracked 46c7746998 like a whip through 1a71f29b0c the air.a0e5f63bc890d443

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“He’s only using you. Do you really think f83ab50c65 someone like you could e378b2ad4d be loved? With your worth?”cc6abb5f6e5b1b8e

Gasping as if she 48cebb1bf3 could barely breathe, the bdd386d5c0 head maid, with bloodshot 6513e318d3 eyes, continued her tirade.96e535aaeb134b79

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“Who could 17f533a994 ever love c6691dc335 something as 394085ea5c hideous as 7f3ec9a7f9 you? The moment 83f9727156 you lose 79606d4208 your usefulness, 5afc4c5f49 he’ll change 86a1330759 his tune 8acb28a815 in the 44317de7ed blink of dc9d78f94c an eye!”dd5bdd845a98a2ea

Alyssa’s hands 489eeec50e trembled uncontrollably. The head maid’s voice, d47d43100e digging into her ears, 8c4fdb8a6b was horrifying. This space, fe615bdf31 and the bf9915fc3c person before 601a77d633 her, were ee70ee387e all the c5e020b10c same.8f2bba51f9c00354

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“Don’t forget, bb70d05b26 you foolish f7487a60aa one. Just how hideous you a48251c356 truly are.”512391594c25bb3a

Yet, at the f8e2608837 same time, these 336ac774e7 things were all a924c2ce91 too familiar.84834b82afcd5a3a

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It was 561e07d5f3 frightening, but ee8743c138 it was 4d2d041202 better than 4ecc702c36 the moment 0851a6b90c when the bef78b9955 head maid 47b6152cef had begged a57050685e on her af322df8df knees. The familiar hatred felt fd2a6f9a2b more comforting than the f8deeb870a unknown attitude of a 6d1d529cc3 stranger. This was the acc7353095 world that surrounded 8c22016d91 Alyssa.465b3aac85392722

“Didn’t your mother ae5e265d82 sit you down 969df88da1 every day and 4caba20fbd tell you the 92db701d36 same thing?”e7a7e1f8c5727d22

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With one final, venomous eed5de2121 scream, the head maid ea1ed7c50a collapsed, completely drained of 1f98bd4082 her energy.471f4c6a165a6bc9

Silence settled 9ae4df1d43 over the a543feeccf underground prison. Yet, in Alyssa’s ears, f6f1ae08e3 someone continued to whisper 7805ab2e7f incessantly.6ae4363af0ad04fc

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Amid the familiar whispers, cf4337ebcd the head maid’s screams 3ea1eed819 mixed in. “Who would bdf1477b8f love you? You hideous thing. You, of all people, 6fce0310ab how foolish.”00187b89e4a2edf7

You knew 944bc857ae all of 53299782f4 that, so 51930c1b52 why did a26c593de7 you ask 120e5d3cf0 me for bbc7c2dca8 forgiveness?ea20ce3911b9b638

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Perhaps you thought I 454f6a39ea forgot. If that’s 07d70d6c48 the case, 76cfdf4aa9 you were b1c2ec11ba mistaken.7133e922e175b2ec

“I know.”8fe2ced3081580f6

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In the noisy 6e6c10824c silence, Alisa replied 0b2b3ea5f3 softly. She knew better e6821443ff than anyone.2ebd02a1bb77e9bc

“Child, look in 24b1513bcb the mirror.”e663ccd837149019

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That final whisper 264879d146 clung to her 710167b4b5 ears.9a2bce24a83e189c

A mother is a 1e0dbb245b child’s first world.b0cccdc475906668

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From the moment a 9879dbfd57 child takes their first 020830d273 breath in the world, 57cd45df26 the power to define 655cbf87d4 that child lies with bd7e1b66d8 the mother.f871b9d3f31abf13

How a mother b93769849a calls her child 3c1ecdb6e6 can change many 894229695b aspects of that dfa5b10dca child’s life.28141280d83aab26

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“Monster.” It was the 7f2c1a46a5 word Alyssa’s mother used c13bb8e089 to refer to her 9a2a464e02 before she even had b463c24833 a name.027bd827d62fd518

The Duchess was already 6bfdc076f7 in a precarious state, 8e43116753 teetering on the brink 2836318351 of breaking. After giving 75ae3bba04 birth, she 2b5cbad7ff completely descended 976400faa1 into madness.fb5c48e082f48669

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The castle’s servants c90def9922 often whispered that 156977091e it was the ee20bb6443 child’s fault. Everyone thought 405bfa3235 so, and 9505bdbb34 it wasn’t cb2a19e3ba entirely baseless 52b139484d gossip.66e3f490e27263b0

But there was one 27feaf6a1c truth that no one 9c4fcb1854 knew.01b3e34b3afa67ec

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Alyssa was the pinnacle f280452421 of the Duchess’s tragedy, b312de2efe but she was not 0403abd2a8 its beginning.ff5514bf777751f5

Ironically, the start 093866a87f of their misfortune 89fda25a0e was the romantic 184b98a5a5 love story that dbdccfcb8d everyone admired and 74b4c78723 envied.6d2f88f1c42f684a

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