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“Dad, I’m off!”6def8f57db36536f

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When I finally calmed bd11d63e56 down from my embarrassment, 0ae5cfd410 it was time to 740ed5c07d leave. I came out of 8c054a0135 my room and waved 40b5565795 to my dad, who db38b64a45 was watching TV in 9b6875570c the living room.bb3fef9ef597597a

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“Uh, okay. Don’t forget what Daddy said……. .”9f4fa23964d32e9d

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“Dad, please.”e16bb3b2ccf478d1

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“…… Hmm. Have a safe trip.”67b604a0fbb14f8c

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Dad let out a 288c50e858 small sigh and smiled. I walked 6193cc3a9c up to f32eeef5d8 him, gave e208b42bda him a 694f2926b2 hug, and 2832f6a374 walked out a743fab751 the front 8b113031b6 door.3ecc515615dd0891

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Well-timed, I saw a car approaching our house from afar. It was Melissa’s car.2f17bc464c159a6c

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Beep!19b1340f15864072

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She honked the horn dd8f3f26d7 briefly and pulled over.c000778cf80f66c5

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“Hi, Haley! You’re out? Did you wait long?”c2624c834a52aadd

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“Hello. No, I just came out.”0d14fe6bdae90942

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“That’s a relief. Get in.”33e77e1c7c08f6c1

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As I climbed into 944a35190c the passenger seat and fbbad3e8d8 buckled up, Melissa beamed.a068b440882e7688

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“I’m so excited, you know? I’m so happy I get to go to a party together with you today. I’m sure it’s going to be fun. I promise!”435b30a6c118d281

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Her usual chatter filled 84d1ec57e9 the silence. I nodded, feeling a a9488f42e3 little excited as well.dea4da88379aa4d2

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“Yeah, thanks for taking me with you today.”b69b730a9c351b90

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“No problem. Shall we get going?”f98149621eeae04f

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“Yes.”953130cb798f7df2

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The stopped car shook b3018b234d and started moving forward. The music Melissa 812fed7bb2 had been playing 30f67dfacf rang in my e9fba0b675 head.49382d5cff7002be

I half-listened to Melissa’s chatter and chimed in between.30e2707b43ef5f2f

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“Oh, speaking of today’s party. Hugo is coming too.”459e27c6ac486b79

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“…… Uh, what?”75b87fbdc2a7086b

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What did I just a7d41a57ef hear?964fc669fea67115

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As I 6fcfc5186b looked at c94e6180f5 her wide-eyed, 2b738dcb60 Melissa turned 8438178e94 the steering 93ddd62339 wheel and e509a1e53c spoke again.26dabad5d617152e

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“Hugo. I heard he’s coming today, too. Don’t you think that would make the party even more fun?”135b4576c1dd7810

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I wanted to go back home because of the unexpected name, but I couldn’t.ba0d71fdf74046b0

While I was stunned, ba1ae547e5 Melissa drove on and c7d018b3d2 kept chattering.3ce6bbb8fbe3d0c5

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Finally, before I could come to my senses and tell her I wanted to go home, Melissa’s car pulled up in front of a large gate.a065b573de3f509b

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“Wow, tise house is huge.”9d77cc095d0fde51

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Melissa muttered cf548e2bb1 in surprise 8a6f744947 as she 81c1328dcd looked at a1ff72e30d the large 0fa60d7749 gate of 8edfe3b4cb the place 8090f9bf24 she had 830c8b24b0 never been 061e8190bd to before.cbfd2df3b6297bc9

Even though 8a7002ea85 we were d06b4456fe only in 296676063b front of 0ec6136145 the gate, adf94acb65 we could 0f69d109f3 hear the 72689ae42c loud music 46d724a23b and the 26caf1c704 kids’ chatter.935588798fc81471

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“It must be in full swing now, it’s already noisy. Let’s go.”c28eb43552863267

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Melissa pulled into 2fa5c6f7d4 a decent spot 3e60651453 and unbuckled her c7925abd98 belt. I hunched 11bb50b3e8 my shoulders fce865e429 like an 1b3dce99cf idiot and 7ef554c5e2 held back b4ef926b3d a sigh.0566de29dc48d692

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“Haley? What are you doing?”678b687eedc2f680

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“Uh, um…….”670e0419ef1dcbdc

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“Let’s go. I’m sure the others have arrived by now.”bb570f5338834749

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“No, I’m …….”6282be0766a32f9b

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“Hurry!”4def26ee3e948072

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Melissa hurriedly got out 389a3157aa of the car and 22eb3efb1e opened the passenger door 0f0542d5fc so I couldn’t escape.2b52cf89e615bfad

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I groaned as I 45af398b14 unbuckled my seatbelt, unable ef48d2775e to resist her urging.b160adae50430d21

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‘Hugo is coming. Why is he here? Who invited him? Did he have friends?’d4a50ae451851c79

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I felt extremely rude to Hugo, but I couldn’t stop my imagination from continuing.087a4e77ce132b31

Meanwhile, Melissa grabbed 780449dcc6 me by the 2e1e0a3d0f arm and dragged 0ddb3852da me halfway into bc2db2b520 the mansion.28e2917e521814cc

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“Hey! Melissa! What’s up? Who’s that next to you?”11b7d9c9b6e65b35

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“Hey, Olive! This is my friend, Haley Baek. Haley, this is Olive Harper.”eee1a130e427872d

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Someone greeted Melissa from 9bed212bb0 the entrance. It was a9a3cd1d4b a big, a1e9b1622b blond boy 8c93a1ae10 who greeted 3695dda250 me with 8409c17b64 a handshake 8913ca057c as if 2bea2ccba0 he was ca6572b1f7 sociable.b6fe7bd360f0d7be

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“Oh! You’re the transfer student who came to our school, right?”4a3df07b1f01db1d

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“Uh, yes. Nice to meet you. But my hands are a little sweaty…….”ba2cb964d60da536

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“Oh, yeah. No worries! I’ve only heard about you, and now seeing you in person, I couldn’t help but act like we’re close friends without realizing it.”84dab4b60faa1689

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You heard about me?c9f0d0eb74fe257f

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I looked at him 35605faf10 in bewilderment, and he 7a3ea1d107 smiled awkwardly.ac8e5ea75cb46c30

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“I haven’t been to school because I’ve been busy with the gate raid. Instead, Melissa here told me about you. We’re childhood friends.”19bfb3b542c37ece

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Gate? Raid?abb8f3f05898ce25

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‘Is he an Esper too?’1b5a13ca2b556241

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He blinked, and Melissa b585626945 chimed in from the 70012895c8 side.cc38218302b860fd

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“Olive, I’m sorry, but Haley doesn’t know much about Espers. She didn’t know much about your team boss either.”61d9922710c0c739

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“What? Really? You don’t know about Hugo?”d4ebd37c08828da0

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There were words I couldn’t understand. It seems that the ‘boss’ of the ‘team’ they’re talking about is Hugo…….f58a8c88c696771e

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‘Oh! Come to think of it, it’s already that time.’0c888fcd60c9a496

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I pulled 438b36e232 out the da2de34e80 information from a3e236f61e the original 649fc9b190 story from e1fdc92f2b the back e358009456 of my 6264833127 memory.73bf1f181e8b9f2a

When I 289a9219df first awakened ffebc75cd5 as a afc2219cfc guide, it 2c375d8f82 was natural e5d1287b21 for espers 4e10dbbb3f to move f32a7b5e2d individually, but 06ff2fd5cd not now, 6162e8dca0 10 years 8dac899e82 later.943cddcddb8ca50f

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The size of a06afb59a1 the gates are 59fccc93d6 getting bigger and 963e2b4504 bigger, and their e5480f3c41 grades are getting 4529909668 more diverse.a0f2f5da6231f8d0

The center organized teams 448912838e based on the characteristics 3bd7217a5e of the espers in 37983dc933 order to attack the 11e27ad2d8 gate more efficiently.1a153f03f534147b

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‘Wait. So he’s Hugo’s teammate?’723e949586477349

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I widened 14eb37536a my eyes, a2d77bcda6 and Olive a9c9460b77 smiled softly 053687e6ef again.a0126c151f81101b

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“Ahem! I’m an A-list esper, and I’m on the same team with Hugo.”80976599049c9856

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Olive shrugged his 8d214a8351 eyebrows as he fc55ea9951 introduced herself again.517515ac83740afd

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“I’ve seen people who don’t know much about Esper, but I’ve never seen anyone who doesn’t know much about Hugo.”40312471cead02d3

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“…… I don’t use the internet.”3518f0e933bd11b4

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“Really? So what do you usually do on your days off?”60f8881ac3053ad3

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I guess she’s Melissa’s childhood friend.d8af10787c3618a4

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Olive clung to 1b9cc9a9a1 me, just as 4b0f035267 Melissa did on 7e91c9a2a9 the first day, 272991fcfb and asked me 3b03f1d120 a lot of e5fde5efb9 questions.f36f01c037ed36b1

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“Olive, ask that later. We’ve just here, you know?”94d3cd742ac8fd11

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“Oh dear. Sorry. Let’s go inside. We’ve got time to know each other.”afa5ca1b6f545835

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Haha, Olive laughed 11753320d0 and stepped aside 11a16f4c21 to clear the 5d31d2634b way. The view opened up 47fe29ba95 as if a giant baeef38b52 door had disappeared.106592ecb96f2d1e

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Only then that I 1effee3a1f was able to see 1b4104323e the view of the 8fc9008261 mansion.bc7dff8d2a606196

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“Wow…….”bd75579ca5487b8d

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The gate itself wasn’t 94f50e02b4 the only impressive thing.6c01eb2a7d5fd158

The wide 12027213f2 garden in 9e0aeb1f8b front of bd883555ae the mansion 38c40975db made my dbc99f1aaa jaw drop.8cbcedf83a600438

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In the corner 99bd7ac2a2 of the garden, 7a0423309b I saw kids 8e9dd4f5f1 having drinks (what 115b08999f I wanted to 7520f25aa4 believe) with barbecue.13ed6f72b881708c

In the middle, in e77f9b06f4 front of the fountain, 3e130dcea6 a group of girls 3be2e838fc were huddled and chatting, beaea06f08 while on the other 144531ace8 side, boys in their 4854721b01 underwear were giggling as d0fc8ff909 they jumped into the 70b4897111 pool.a2fe7ea8b214e214

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“Ugh, my eyes……. ”49f5123d6389064a

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Melissa, like 6761278ea7 me, looked 494caa927e away and bdffa3cecb immediately crumpled ac16ad0d44 her face b5c057c116 as she 6e9b04fa8f looked in 94c4cfc834 the direction b008f52e1b of the c0bec1687f pool.171f5c4e6a300e21

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“Don’t look over there, let’s go in. There’s pizza and hot dogs inside. Aren’t you hungry?”7b505fa387e64088

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Luckily, Olive stepped in and blocked Melissa’s view. Melissa shrugged and linked arms with me.7a3f20ce3f632747

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“Let’s go, Haley. I’m a little hungry, so let’s have something to eat.”ed07aef5dcc0a478

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“Yes.”fe1ac9d090dfcf5b

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Olive followed 09b2d28060 us as d1e3d84871 we began c46d970168 walking.5024b9dcee2fa9dd

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Perhaps because of his 872826b35c popularity, he waved to eee3681308 those who recognized him faf79262b2 every few steps.f74d7ea83d567e1d

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‘It would be 2fed76309c more fun for f82dbecf02 you to go b7c7529358 and play with 05ecd8bb93 the other guys 36cf2da356 than to follow 62d8a82719 us.’e3e7a8891ed4be43

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I glanced at Olive, and he raised an eyebrow and asked, “Hmm?” I shook my head and walked into the mansion with Melissa.7134f60892e893da

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“Oh …….”dbb23c278f1ca769

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The inside of 8ee6215773 the mansion was b839f29f9a even more chaotic. It was beyond fb2db9ccfa what I imagined 047da27d7d it would be c2b18466e3 for a typical bcf0ec80b7 house party of fb2ca49ef9 American teenagers.008c42d1fadb624d

Melissa, who was beside d658f9c9ec me, burst out laughing 6321529f44 as I couldn’t hide 90ca60cd18 my confusion while expressing 132251794f my admiration.398b441fe3d711ea

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“Haley, your expression is so funny!”c1f6db8e662072d3

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“Ahaha!”398772e52369c94b

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Following her, Olive burst f0ab94d9a2 out laughing.82bc4ac33a542bcc

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Then, as if 5b2badc51e the laughter had 0916b5d644 caught their attention, 79c297684c the kids who b864c21424 had been hanging 29811d9aa5 out with each 785dd7ffcb other flocked here 0e033f6dd0 in an instant.fd776bd5501b35c3

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“Hey, Olive! You came back from the raid?”7ba686ce82bd8a10

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“I heard you entered the B-grade gate this time. How was it?”23973614ffa42383

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“Olive! I heard that Hugo is coming today, is that true?”759110ffb384678b

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Now, everywhere I went, 898d0ccd39 I heard stories about d5023d7e0e Esper and Hugo. It was 0a14b8610d one thing f06e4f20fb to have 96319d57d8 a lot 5717f3e2f3 of people, 9d800c1494 but the b17cb0b2af constant hearing ab91b105d7 of unwelcome f31dc453bf names drained f80abd47ed my energy.5a25b3e990bb1f9d

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“Mel! When did you get here? Come join us!”2afc0cbd83dcbe28

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“Perfect timing! Mel, did you hear about the new dessert shop in Crimson Town? They have…….”7d7201388a723ed2

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Before I knew 89bad97e59 it, Melissa was 5eb8286e48 surrounded by girls de3ca3b40b I had never be13a09a52 seen before.04105fa5f349e3fd

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“Hey, guys. Hold on. I came with a friend…….285dcad0e9d4dc4b

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Melissa flustered 73797a45aa and pushed 1c34c5b65e them away 411c2c579a to find c0d31c85aa me, but 7a8322c4f3 I shook 197a9ceba8 my head 452bade4f4 to indicate bb7989cdad that I cefc4a94de was fine.2f703e7ca1698948

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‘Her friends are so happy to see her, but I can’t keep Melissa to myself.’9595ea0d93fe7970

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Above all, cb1b72bbd4 I was 44c04e171d so exhausted 8d2088e529 that I c636723d3a wanted to ff5de50cf6 be alone 02373dfc2f for a 2896dc196e while. I was 08cdafa949 thirsty too.4b0ef11729e68b22

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“Haley!”3d49ffa19a9c63b5

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“I’m fine, so hang out with your friends. Introduce them later.”f9dc02a21584fda7

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I waved goodbye and 55e67021be squeezed my way through f691e5e832 the crowd.e68177c5633228e0

My breath dbf1c6e2c9 had cleared 5c6587386a up a 572b709ec7 little as 8ea701cef0 I escaped.ef3bffa35ea289ab

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“Phew…….”4788384e8164bdcd

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I trudged e83ea6c46d to a e611d94254 quiet corner 6102d2cff8 and leaned de9f101611 against the 5a4525f57e wall. I sighed as I 21d5bbf225 was exhausted.2e59c924ccc32e88

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How long had I fdb08cc2bc been standing there, lost f2c322aac2 in thoughts?30e376ea57bc9cd7

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“Hello. What are you doing here?”ac81f4bb19bc7df5

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Someone spoke ca93ba00d8 to me 46edcf7570 in a c4b7998e5c low voice.b39f767edbede133