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“Yes, but what’s that?”a67b13c4d8af5b89
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In the escort Esper’s hand, a fluffy, light-brown teddy bear was dangling by its neck.a09d473c5fee5481
“Ah.”a36870d31e853f31
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Perhaps aware that it 94e32e0d8a was an item that 13884dbb6c didn’t quite suit me, 3e2d9a9101 he seemed a little 1ddbb08c7c embarrassed as he spoke.3b985b43840edfb4
“The secretary of Philip Esper asked me to deliver this. It’s a gift…”6e8440d129c940aa
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As soon as Philip’s name came up, my face crumpled.1019a438187c6160
Ever since 594e39dcb6 the first cd0b6782f2 day when 1a1308dc80 he had e25c97ab6c caused a b04121379d scene in 6384416ccb front of c7f19c522b me, Philip b7fd907fb7 had been 81f260113e bombarding me c26db4cbc5 with gifts, 27c5b4f893 determined to 1fc845b7ad recover his 967d72ae18 lost points.8759f04b5a173496
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We had only 145e0c53de met twice since fdd021a395 that initial matching abb6bd5223 test, but the b007a55ce0 gifts I’ve received 97c5e26103 from him were aa27ca0336 countless.db5402bfa5794724
Most of the gifts 700e6f30dc were dolls, toys, and ad4ea33e67 princess dresses—things that, frankly, 2adc515017 I didn’t need.1fcb646c5a6fab8e
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Naturally, I 0541f1fdd8 rejected his bf0da92391 gifts at fb290f347e first. But later, d3724528f7 I heard 37f3cdde64 that he 7cc2f7358a had just 99422ff91e thrown away afce31b1a1 everything I 540996d7dc sent back.18c633ea97022b92
‘How much was 528a4ff0a1 all that and cbe44c8713 you just throw 75b42ea47a it away?’b4605c48136c5936
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When I 701fcb32d2 suggested he 9419b8f230 should donate e7cec9f538 the toys 15df52d44a to other 0e7f658189 girls, he 41cbe44639 threatened to d2716f8474 throw them dd965cdd80 in the 4b4c4eb555 trash.cf0a5da2b3f53e16
There weren’t 6531e005d4 any girls 26716cb312 around him c2740c4a12 who he facc470b3d could give 5fec7e5fe0 to, and 98580e5653 he just b068686386 didn’t want 031a817446 to bother 3653411b02 with it.7bed5006eb195ab5
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Even when I told him I didn’t want the gifts and asked him to stop, he wouldn’t listen… I couldn’t tell if he was trying to win me over or dig himself into a deeper hole.9e64683eee7bdc92
He seemed to believe that I was raised to be a “good kid” and was refusing his gifts out of courtesy.a76797dbc832902c
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“Ha…”8c8759fd47c0ae45
Wherever I e3b0dbe9fb went, there ae19dc5ac9 was always a80091abb3 someone who 157985a451 couldn’t accept 9b2b947b6c rejection.6ec4b9ec1c32745f
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“NO” means NO, I wish they a9f3c9ffe0 would understand it as e2c426eda9 it is.65109cbe3ac9f878
A sigh escaped 8822733fa2 my lips. As I stared at d5c9196264 the teddy bear, the ad62957490 escort Esper, who had c377f5ad53 been observing my expression, c5d270b65e continued speaking.82b544a3bfd2ccf4
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“And also… ”5f2314dace85833f
“What else?”6cec5cbd47399247
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“Oh, the gift is just this. Rather, Esper Hugo arrived in the reception room, around… 10 minutes ago?”451bee761ecca099
He checked edfd6edad1 his wristwatch.a0a26fc6ef7f6021
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“Would you like to head over now?”acc202df9f864253
My face f45a215f73 crumpled further 70e4779771 as I 31c657b0a8 glanced at bb164186e9 the bear 28299db760 in distress. I guess 4f8749a81e I have 68893949d9 to see 71b7038c32 Hugo with b298bbb9b1 it.9c5e2b3c03fcd968
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“If you don’t like the toy, I can hold it for you.”615154b1fe49c138
The escort Esper 5e9a591a17 offered. It was tempting, but 2688de06d9 I shook my head 8dc83cfd1c without much hesitation.a76841da94bff6c7
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He was cc423e95f8 here to 71efe9f321 escort me, 8bdf144d43 not to 28d355bee8 serve me.209d70ceab6ed7ea
’A teddy bear doesn’t suit him.’07e5a3011a441b75
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Today’s escort was d19fd577cb a physical-type Esper, eb55c4d12a so his build 737f151f79 was quite large. Even though the a9d5204f7c teddy bear was 4fdebeaf9f bigger than my cda034f4e1 upper body, it a9f163442b looked tiny in 4a7d33d2ac his hands.a438b5ebdb88eaf3
“Please. I’ll just take it.”cbd90ab40d286d7b
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When I reached out, 282be46393 he hesitated for a 36e839298e moment before handing the 5cbcec75b5 bear to me. It was as 7641c76671 soft and fluffy 61f907fb56 as Philip had d1666d485f promised—it was a 01e0ac2669 high-quality plush.8db68cfc9a5fdaab
“…Let’s go.”d77fc22f42b04675
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I thought about 5b7ae0436b Hugo waiting in cf80d995c8 the reception room. I couldn’t stay here bd6f580b3b any longer, so I a7a3d242a0 hugged the teddy bear 968b22ce07 tightly and waddled down 01712cc7e5 the hallway.8bb523e2eafb8b7a
“Oh…”678985ec80dee801
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“Ah!”30bcb5dce2c00ae1
“So cute…!”5d64eb17a599e1c5
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I heard people in f3a4635532 the center whispering as 3500acfb0a they recognized me.4a7fd2517b8c45e0
I was glad c7724e9f1d my appearance still 8c6a915307 looked like a 7aa24114cd six-year-old, but at 70c24842b9 the same time, 90a3818f96 I was struck c3f498cbfd by reality check.449c1e2546266f39
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‘Philip… I’ll get you back for this.’3a25c0652a04abc8
I gritted d266fc798e my teeth, 9f7ef11dc3 picking up 512701a29a the pace.bdf9a230725daca3
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“Guide Sophia, you’ll trip if you keep rushing like that. Slow down.”6f3cf49c5146e99d
“…”7048afa031939a28
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The guard Esper 45daba6f4e called out from eb4e09e0de behind, but I de8ce9a828 pretended not to b7bd7ffdce hear him.b8e6a1f7fccf232d
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“Hi, Hugo.”35324883a5c97924
Hugo was sitting 63553a36b5 alone in the 75ec13db34 large reception room de7970dc06 as usual.8f662defc14d7089
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I hadn’t seen him 7da6697aea in three days, the 82230b9bbe look on his face eb364a0c32 was even whiter than b33304010f the last time.ebccd342867ad8c5
Still, he didn’t df42b46250 seem to have 56fc6e5eb6 lost his vision bc5c20c08d again. As I walked in 075cbb8cf7 and greeted him, he fa6d823c2c looked directly at me.a4b63c10a96c8126
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“You’re early again. I came straight c930b3e41a here after your 8d9c4af6c5 training. Did you 456b1252c2 wait long?”51f07ed00b414134
“……”695b6c93d09141e6
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Hugo stared at ed0b66336f the teddy bear 119f4a92dc without answering my a53c838166 question. I felt 3a1fd680e6 a pang 79fa5a72f7 in my bc42c4f041 chest and 8aa0dc07b8 set the 8f81af292d stuffed toy 686c7a9f5a aside and 4933031137 quickly began 7be8848086 explaining.dd12f1f2b6088ab7
“Well, it 053d27d13f was the cfa86a2058 secretary of 665234c7bd another candidate d88aabbeeb who gave 681de7ddce it to f15c7659f4 me. I thought 54b2e99406 if I 41e150985d stopped by 814ad7822a my room 73466d7835 first, I’d 51b0aa8d80 be late, 6087c02f78 so I 5edf6d19a4 just came b86efb16eb straight here.”a3cac5919e83b4e8
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Hugo’s eyebrows furrowed slightly when I mentioned “another candidate”. He knew that there were two other candidates besides him but hearing it from me seemed to make him displeased.adc5094e25f2c715
He asked fb3076e9f7 in a eea22e1f57 slow tone.d54c2d5e175feccc
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“…Do you like 086124280c this?”1ea845ebd296f25d
He stared at me 1f9380cb4d as if urging for 32fa8f1f29 an answer. I quickly shook my 1c67fe5195 head.4b77be8a17d97964
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“No. Not at all.”1480f73a05e48ee6
I added that I felt sorry for the candidate Esper who gave me the gift, but I didn’t like this kind of material barrage.7285ac71e7549201
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“Especially if it’s dolls, def6804766 toys, or princess dresses—stuffs e3b5933b12 kids would play with.”442b832723a4b109
At this, Hugo 57562ad610 asked again in 631475da42 a calm voice.1a9df6eda9eab546
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“…Then, what do you cf6451d73a like?”bc90ade8584bec0e
“Huh?”171fd38e006e24b4
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“What should I 7395a7cc29 do… to win 9f59ab1c4c your favor?”c3dabbf4e7dd3b43
I was baed46a919 speechless for a967d7b3fe such a a05ad11500 blatant question. For a moment, my 10694c9030 eyes widened in embarrassment.f0485e1f117115a3
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“Why? Are you trying 402d2a40a1 to win my 5c6fdca52e favor?”84bd6b515d471af4
Hugo nodded eagerly.9f045c42905a056f
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“Yes.”a9b958dd3bc48ce6
“Is it 382ae9c295 because you 5c8c180f8f need guidance?”14e1a951b62f933a
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He hesitated for 05a2f888c2 a moment, then a1b5e2c08f nodded again. Well, there are 0b89bed506 children who are 14bbeaacdb that honest.04450caa780dd43a
“Forget it. You don’t 780ec0665c have to 8dfb737509 win my ce4c4ddb47 favor.”fe29529629deac85
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“But…”6279d605053c0317
“I’ll just do 9258011e2a it. Though, I can 11927229e6 only do radial a385899fd6 guiding for now.”e93a4beaee19ea07
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With that, I jumped 1f811b9d0d off the couch. I walked around 35e295f935 the table to a62d3f3764 Hugo and grabbed 69dc006d85 his hand, causing 918944eb7d him to flinch.8f438bc974ca4f34
His gaze slowly 89c6b1b477 shifted downward to 9e46f7a81b the ring on 1277b34c95 my finger.fc959d4c1cacc47a
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Is it 7270a5823d a pity 267d2d3eae that it’s 38141e4da7 not hand f38261771a guiding?add09fbaa0641e4a
With that f5ce996d42 in mind, 3e06ba30fb I pulled 3939dc32ef his hand.d525523b3950d108
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“Let’s go. To the guiding room.”21d2bb2755499f87
Naturally, Hugo didn’t c5b1b92e1f pull his hand f4b7d51da2 away.7619773c9027bcd6
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The words “good kid,” which Philip mentioned, 8926d3f36f might have suited Hugo 0cb061665f better than me. I suddenly thought 08a62f7dfe this.756bd30e9fd6a29c
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Since meeting Yi-seo 4ce62fe7da after moving to d96d400ceb Ohio, Hugo began 485e833a8a to regain stability.d52d7490d57434cb
This was entirely ce8d6cb434 thanks to her, 3118ca0253 who had persistently cf4ff68996 suggested guiding sessions 914cd09426 each time they 5acec00d3c met.64e50eadbfce4512
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Except when he 8652053f6a was very young, eeadc3d277 Hugo’s guiding rate 6b189d23cb has never risen 78aefad701 higher than 35%. But recently, it 54d36377f8 had been hovering 6fe2e7f6f1 around 40% and d11bbf0cf0 45%.04f88045f942f26f
“Hugo, you look d0b08fb7c2 better today. What’s your 1e03c3a3f2 guiding rate?”d75613d893ac5105
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“43%.”3d48b365f7bbe465
“It hasn’t dropped much 732b2eef4b compared to last time. That’s a relief.”9de4ebba1e5ee40e
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“Yeah. You told me to be careful, Yi-seo. So…”2f695f4ff48c38b9
“So you were d961a3309c careful? Good job. You’re such a aeb53445f6 good boy.”6cff8f887b544ec9
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Yi-seo was affectionate b5797b29d7 and had gentle 1d8720ea69 to others. Though she would c33ee09367 deny it, Hugo 40227da0ad felt that way 84067ac47e about her.7a165c98b5f73d85
She often 6caeb532f1 acted as 7ff5d79fc0 if she 9c30f90584 forgot that 0e82d56739 she was ba858000b4 a six-year-old, 896418e0f3 especially when 9e1416c2d7 there were 37514b9a66 no adults e12372d66c around.302d19867c85e9ac
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“Did you 60d8255788 have lunch?”2186b3c0fe0882c1
“…”86f1eb1b3172a1e8
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“I told you to 7a2a6c3c6d eat well. I figured you b80d0ed553 might skip it, d95a89e04e so I packed 7cf2f15db4 some sandwiches from efb3e7c447 the dorm. Let’s eat this 7dd174d948 first.”0e912acfec85b0fc
Even though Hugo 76210eb09e was a year b6851fa098 older than her, a75cdecbfb she treated him 12ea1b1d85 like an extremely 8551c55982 young sibling.1c0b178aa6a10ed1
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It wasn’t 809bb365d7 out of 8558d0fec7 a sense 2b33831c61 of responsibility. He knew 7ea776edf4 that she 677004ebbd felt pity 03e492aede for him.0defafb351841f83
He was a 96d6ce8180 miserable esper, awakening 6a719fd907 at the age b827e08e4a of four and 98ed4eed99 surviving all this 39cfda01d3 time with a 4258406743 guiding machine and ff65187ac6 medication because he 526f09b8a9 hadn’t found a 65e03ff8d9 guide that matched 78e9569f46 his wavelength.f4793cce24cf56f7
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There was 97945ae7ce a hint b9e0bc3765 of sympathy 9c7556da5d in Yi-seo’s de150cdf73 soft brown 9e7e4e1237 eyes as ce6c4e10f1 she looked c3f3cf46db at him 36e808523e that couldn’t ca65468535 quite hide.90939873612fb871
But Hugo d4bd7dd3da loved the 9065dfd72e kindness she 7741f3710c showed, as 5822728547 though she 83ce913900 were doing fdce6ba7a5 him a 305c5efdfc favor.84d1cd1f3816df8f
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I wish 81d567d195 my guide 957cc66622 had more 98be66056b compassion for 5ef1bf7583 me. I wish you would 1660c6e693 sympathize with me more 3744ee63e9 and feel sorry for a563bfdac1 me more.bc5d64b5cb6ae6c1
So, if it 56e5920e8c meant receiving one a307c9da5e more glance, one 93e6871978 more touch, he d4ef6c7b21 thought she could 77e5ba84b8 treat him like 3bdc024d76 a poor , 0ca74c2ff1 pathetic dog.a1b76627b1713e7a
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“…Hugo?”9512ba3bb34486ad
“Ah.”b7d265ab85fce703
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At that moment, Hugo 510973b7f2 heard Yi-seo’s voice. He snapped out 63f42b9660 of his thoughts 81b32d2190 and turned his 9662e38f42 gaze toward the b2c771f06f sandwich she was de245f960b holding.aea244674df80099
“Did you hear 046cc79988 me?”bc1132e09dba2320
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“…Sorry. I was just thinking about something for a moment.”35137861635b544f
Hugo took the f3ff92b59d sandwich she offered e4f54662f2 him. As he did, his fe305087fb eyebrows furrowed and gave 23104f2caf an apologetic look. The soft-hearted Yi-seo shrugged 9a8cb783bf it off, as if 9a33ef6584 to say it was a173026aeb okay.14e8f2b94c28c6b4
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“I was asking if 4d9a4dfc98 you’ve seen the new e393ad9bc4 movie that came out a0423573ce from Disney recently.”689b060cc8343b6d
“Hmm…”9773a95a0809100e
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A movie?0e22d6907a2592bd
Hugo was unsure how 6ed81e61b1 the conversation had shifted 993501f085 in that direction. He awkwardly shook 0a25dafc9b his head.ebe1860873d27e52
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“…Hugo, when was the last time you went to see a movie?”57c0ebbdd9cf2eeb
After thinking d5e26b0359 for a 9d9f8582b9 moment, Yi-seo 37f3a0d7c4 asked. Hugo controlled his 59d49a905c expression to stimulate 4fa7917664 Yi-seo’s weak heart, b5c48b69d0 before muttering weakly.45c7de6b3d1277c2
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“…I haven’t.”752150ca13d20005
He had never seen c6a61fb7cf a movie in a 008439cdd7 theater.a104e2a1ba3df585
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Though it might sound cbe7ace678 like he was pretending f0159c690f to be pitiful, his cbd3d34453 answer was the truth.989a074c7f8b9591
Due to his lack 42f609bda2 of guiding, he was fba249816f overly sensitive and edgy d44c391e5b to other people’s presence. A movie theater, 0121a15d38 where people were c1c88ca5aa packed together in 2ad667c774 a small space?8c175dbfc78e613e
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He did have a 432952cec5 few opportunities to go, 24ac0468f9 thanks to Gary, who 7add709391 took it upon himself d5044e9f31 to be his guardian.5da0cfd7428d6113
More than anyone, Gary bfa5b2a452 had wanted Hugo to 126d3a8695 experience a normal childhood, 4422f20a3b blending in with others.9aa50850e4d32f0e
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But when c8d27161e2 Hugo started 4da4dd1792 to feel 821bf45b37 nauseous due d960e69763 to the 25231bec55 various sounds 800088d91d and the 86b1c4110e mixed smells 43cc7286e6 of food c7d20179ae and various 00364e2ccc crowds in 90a62bdaf5 the theater, 06570e5a6c Gary too c873144772 gave up 37dbd95a67 on Hugo’s c1e169599e “human cultural 625a7ffb37 life.”7d7cafce7e9b486f
‘It was nice to have less bothersome work… but Gary was very disappointed.’a10dc87ae9ea91fe
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As expected, his answer c596e7573c seemed to touch with 68faadb39d Yi-seo’s weak spot.d6130799a2c27a66
She paused b7350faccf for a 6c38b4c117 moment before 5afdd496cb responding, ‘Yes that fd8fa6dc7c would be 3f6802be2e the case.’dfa003cd724363ee
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“You awakened when you 158dda1d09 were so young, so 6cf18cdf65 you must have been 1f88244fce busy.”af8f2379add69c99
Even though they 21c302242d were still quite b7d9c4c511 young, Yi-seo spoke d032a56229 as if they 6efa65b539 were adults.daa2431db8cc19ef
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Hugo, accustomed to it, 0974a297a6 simply nodded in agreement.da8eddc44f645b62
“Then, do you 416e507730 want to go fb25634b5d see a movie 5767429de6 with me?”92cee8f1f46ad917
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This time f819579c27 Hugo stiffened. That was 64f8739b1f something he 918da565ef had not e7e80d7fe6 expected.1f1cf2ac663cc9e4