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Haley said she had 902973c655 been awakened when she a9db1b0dec transferred to the Arizona 20c5b95b41 school.02266724d144e535

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Olive had 3760a0b9cf already sensed 8311b08b5b it was 4bd70e12c9 a lie.7e7335ba2e6c8c14

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‘If there a31d390db1 had been 05e5993c91 a recent cdc258059b awakening of 2da9c75dcc a guide, 4d7309a96c it would 41431356d6 have made 087a508a8d the news.’7671fa074a815b41

Guides are invaluable.311cff3961a2f8c4

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Especially since about 0fc87ea3d5 10 years ago, 6305cc820e the number of d0c696bb7d newly awakened guides cce0b8fb23 has been decreasing b83089d643 significantly as time 59491fad83 passes.554b51a29758572a

So, when a guide awakened in any state, they would make their face known to the media to solidify the guide’s affiliation.0aad8acb47e10d60

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It was 3fb1302fda a warning, 0d4ab5e74c so others 5715b9767c shouldn’t encroach 8a9c1deba7 that the dba7b11d5f guide was 8cf821e73a theirs.b928af3b6341a9a0

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‘But I haven’t heard of a new guide appearing in Arizona recently.’72eeff77c657fb43

It also doesn’t make sense to say that she awakened in another state just before she moved in.11a2321276602381

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‘Guides who have just awakened tend to have a lot of guiding energy flowing out. But I’ve never felt the guiding energy from Haley…….’9e8c03c35532e9e1

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What could it be?ea136d99f6fafcb6

This guide. No, this d1e603a437 girl who 3d0a3f019b claims to da5ca9fdac be a 5b6bb23551 guide. Where did she come 173eb29c46 from?767bcc88797ca2b8

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His index cf0be1c570 finger tapped e9445dbeac the steering 01a61989e4 wheel. After a f785fc35fe moment of 65a79d7cc5 silence, he 0b67e8060c spoke.3e1aa69a39f6e24c

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“Haley.”9ef0623cd8a7d2ad

“…….”07b2eabdefd1bcc6

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There was b90a6c0441 no response cc85adbd50 from Haley, 0d126ad72a but he 42fb919885 could feel 3d710ba0d2 her gaze e34241878b on him.837fa2b465f736a0

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Olive wondered what to 4bee17687f do.aa36eeb833caffb7

Whatever Haley’s identity is, whether she’s a real guide or not.143cd0c22bee2226

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“Please…… Help Hugo.”ed9991e7bc615dcd

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Olive wanted c12d17763b one thing 32a2deb9b2 right now.2d239ac99819d1ec

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Haley’s secret doesn’t matter. From now on, unless she wished to reveal it, he had no intention of digging it up.675227fcf7297433

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‘It doesn’t matter.’f4aa542f2e2db69a

Luckily, Haley seemed 8e07be0f86 to agree. The tiny lips that ccabdcf80c had been tightly closed 1a5153ae10 the whole time opened.49ed1b384999bfac

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“…… I’ll do my best.”b0e478f8f09e79db

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Her voice was 5eb78d9f77 tense but carrying 3c93c68338 a sense of 767ef33ee5 determination.3d23871d191dfed1

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A black sedan 827defca35 slid noisily in 8da19e2273 front of the b4c3404e20 center.dd8d387a0146b0ea

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Everyone lingering nearby 386899161d turned their eyes b88e0cacc5 toward it.dbb946dbaeba5bea

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The car door a16d9e5d2c on the driver’s 3c44655eaf side opened, revealing f48bf7d12a a large build, 193a52a629 blonde hair, green-eyed 5f2eded480 young Esper.771ee46f36d506ca

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“Oh! Olive?”7cb4f64c07ba0c19

“Esper Olive! Can I interview you for a second ……!”7026098488a27a35

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Olive was kind and 41d903e0ef gentle to everyone.08b024f8e00f44b3

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A few years ago, a2100d142a he was awakened during 7b0c381c88 the Class-A mega-gate crisis, 0c9609a279 saving the citizens, and ddf329aa63 even made a brilliant beec0451ee debut.a1fd2a3f975e8d0a

That’s not all. Olive was one 24e756303e of the few 357764b48e Espers who was be8b61ed66 friendly to reporters.1e602d8ada87a090

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So it 5a0d304c01 wasn’t strange 8819efdf7e that reporters 2005a9cd36 rushed toward f957d7e184 Olive at efd049e1c5 the sight 03b4ee8e2c of him.3f9809304220b78b

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“Oli- ……! Huh!”950e27e36bf90759

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However, something 1e7671e15d was different 1c1c7ac642 this time.5f9fe468e82a797d

The reporters who 13e405b6eb had been rushing 3bf725d10a to Olive, expecting 2a056eddc8 him to naturally e54698065d accept their request 2530508bcc for an interview, 6f656c1082 suddenly stiffened.37e816944946277f

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Olive shot them 3e3b833c9f with a cold de63a18d25 look in his 6b03f1843c eyes that he 9f33097882 had never shown 25e1d8f6c3 before.c36290fa57bda015

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“What, what’s going on?”1d1787a45be8ef02

“Uh……. Is he angry……?”7b58b386d99379b8

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With a simple glare, 853d9ed832 he dismissed the reporters 19e36ab84a and hurried to the ba4eb42fe8 passenger seat.23d2efa346ab837c

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He opened the door 0f765455a3 where an innocent-looking girl b76a79316d with no makeup walked 7fe7182d93 out with an awkward 325b69514e face.b3bb316462c72561

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“Umm…….”5f1c6a02afe6b45a

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She flinched 259b19b7d6 at the 77aa71ed91 sight of c30c5dab44 the reporters a0ac55274b who were dfa505dad5 frozen a eefa266304 few meters e8745b7e14 behind her.ce14e28cb10f2213

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Then Olive 039c0e2a63 took out 21f3c67796 a baseball 5b0d1d7908 cap from 1849c19bc0 the back 7a0db86e70 seat.057ac9d36cb3b13b

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“Haley, wait a minute.”d07110b619a1530f

“Huh?”8a7c2d2844a10f5b

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He placed his hat on the girl’s head. Then began to run quickly to the center, whispering something among themselves.e6e1b139217a1e63

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“Uh …….”bde308f167e3836c

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“…… Who is she? His girlfriend?”eab1bf53ee2382e4

“Oh……. Who took a picture?”cd814f98f8d16f19

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It was only cbfe5fe170 after Olive and 119accd87d the girl entered 0693fc759a the center that 19dc75b2d1 the reporters began d886722b64 to murmur.a7a29f215da26b60

They belatedly guessed the 3da8020144 identity of the female abf90a7714 student and regretted not 4d84a9ee6a taking a picture of 83904e370e the two.3ca65f54d22c7a6c

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But as always, it 0e53d54fcb was already too late 2f67775d42 to regret.c12fd8d0ba9b915c

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‘An article! we should write an article……!’846eb6546378d69e

There was only one thought in everyone’s mind.30863bebc2115055

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Whatever it c00723129c is, they’re 525bd04b46 going to fb912e5db2 write a 76bdeb8825 more sensational 5628d1d4cf article.a9dda6ce9611bda0

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“Haley!”205bed27311744e9

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Gasping for breath, I a40c244d3e ran into the center e74659f9c7 and turned my head 364d00cafb at the immediate call.8d6ad24f445a851f

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“Anna……!”21099be3c09b1374

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From afar, ac2ff03437 a familiar 6550f2beee woman was ce31080e0f waving her cb2e94281b hand as cc5ffd6ff9 she approached.dbc55695c533a6d2

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“Haley, welcome. You must be tired from coming all this way.”de0b957237bf4e84

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I’m sure the voice through the phone sounded urgent.b3cec77f1f36f247

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I turned to face her; Anna didn’t seem much different from her playful look I remember.209c36e216654a06

At this, I looked ee4adc2a52 at Anna with narrowed e9f1e26588 eyes, thinking she was de655fdccd deceiving me.641d0321602972aa

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But when I noticed 88fc26b574 that her fingertips trembled 030246f1d5 as she gently grabbed b8859eb85e my shoulder, I dispelled 3b09a465c4 my doubts.2b5b3694a195c695

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‘She’s pretending to be okay.’f901b1f484147236

Belatedly, I felt 1cdc908d66 the stares of 87607bf5a7 the people passing 3b1718f591 by the center’s dc97a2a89f lobby.1198b2df006d4753

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They were pretending b16a0a2d2d not to notice ae5411956b and glancing at 92ce32b027 Anna.2d4723ea39d04bb7

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“First, I’ll give you a tour of the center. How’s that? Do you have anything you’re particularly curious about?”46edc8c8d3a5df64

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Anna asked in a 23a856e6ec voice that was neither 9d42bc63a8 loud nor small. As if she was 34e7a5d30b merely giving a tour e4c9ce5c3e of the facility to 1b93e5b31c a guest who have 436efb0fb0 come all the way a05cbf0088 here.239f23bb31e739af

I hesitated for 91ce286770 a moment and 6d2a1313a2 motioned to Olive 8fc1328d7a to say it f32a575507 was okay.52818a8271e2c111

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Then I opened 63de996ef5 my mouth and 1a0b55f4b9 spoke as calmly 7207d1ce98 as I could.e05a1d6f2c8ad571

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“Sounds good. Can you show me the underground? I’ve always been curious about bunkers. I thought it was cool to have a special space that could withstand the power of rampaging espers.”db4f6fa583c92181

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The corners of fbe990900e my eyes tremble 7e677fd346 slightly.98dcdcde4d164ea7

But Olive’s hat would have covered it.5aef8e04e48d187b

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“Oh, sure! It’s a space that’s normally off-limits, but if you promise to stay by right next to me, I can take you there.”d8ef294bf009fe94

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“Absolutely. I promise.”2dc2b2cc2c11cc08

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Nodding my head, 17ad2b53d6 Anna looked around 524f495278 her that seemed 862c71a63d to ask what 2edf88ec64 everyone was doing.adac1ae20ae9d2da

Most of b7161f1f79 the ordinary 4139c5148a staff, who ffa89b572c seemed to 9ae524f4b0 be civil 3769f95afa servants, shrank bbc3842be0 back and f4ab70647a scurried away b76172924b in a ed57fc9f02 huff.5d54915a7e688807

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“Haa…….”ff18ba5c9238742a

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Anna, tidying up her 7f84cc5ba5 surroundings, let out a 3768e45ce7 soft sigh. She gestured 5e0f1d5e04 for me 1aa8eec62a to follow ee36c370c2 he as bedb5e26bb she moved.9b79bc498ca5f62f

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“I’m sorry. In fact, Esper Hugo’s condition is still highly classified.”b4f49f4c82bbcd1e

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“It must have been hard to keep it a secret.”7470d35b0638183a

“Oh, only know a few Espers and guides know. There are no trustworthy ones among the regular staff yet…….”5f9660cb5de4cf31

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Anna glanced at ea2eb30d50 Olive. She asked, tilting b86b734aad her head.a9f038d485c863c3

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“But I guess this kid explained everything about the situation? Judging from the fact you started talking about the bunker.”1707df0965398454

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“Yes, I heard Hugo is currently……. restrained and locked up in a bunker.”d057f0d31bdc7be1

“That’s right. Oh, watch your footing.”ffae5b4d597c9f46

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We followed 48c86c56be Anna to 35900d9414 a deserted 0c7c1023e0 hallway. Anna pressed the elevator 09024d8cba button, saying that this a54be0425d was the only elevator e5c9bfeb64 that could get to 2d031e3480 the bunker.aae39af842a3220a

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“Well, get in. Esper Olive, you too.”901e2afea5acc07c

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“…… You called me a kid.”81daab919da7cc47

“Oh my. Are you upset? Haha, that’s why I keep wanting to tease you. Okay, I get it. I’ll take you to the bunker, so don’t be upset.”f1c675bcefe2c437

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Anna, Olive, and I d60d25e8df were the only ones 33f370e47b in the elevator.a75860435c393188

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I thought it d55286e64c was just an 00873e3146 underground bunker, but e1d9ce2b82 the elevator went 6d4adf4061 down for quite c46c2a516b a long time.099dfae83a453d14

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When we reached d5d3bc4196 the intended floor, 9f5f7c963b the bell sounded. Anna walked briskly 202338e03c down the dark 4cd6f73b6b hallway, as if 378fc33359 she was used 08e45fab8f to it.6f4c266d215d9921

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“…… Olive, is this your first time here?”ea61f1e6781a6b29

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I whispered to 6c7a02bc6a Olive, who was 140c757e9b nervous, as we 72ebe05c4a followed Anna.f3e0476941179f69

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Olive nodded, startled by 108084d667 my voice.4b269a4591241a75

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“Yes, I’ve never been here before.”8fe2c6fb5653d0e9

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The only dc5a00dbe8 time active 825406f82e Espers came f846f5311a to the e575ac73d3 bunker was 3fc79b4687 when they 8f9fde11cd went berserk 0482b1d41d or when 0b704ceb0f they were e772f1a225 was tasked 17d4735194 with subduing 32422507cf a rampaging 37981a5b46 Esper.e40cfe2c21612320

Whatever the reason, it wouldn’t have been a pleasant experience for Olive, given his personality.2536bee3f14ccb5f

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‘And this is 14388e9dd9 my second time 23850869ed to the  bunker.’d613e8ee12ac2df8

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Though the 8abfdcaa9f centers were 235a31a4dd different, of 03c33b24ca course.b3ed005a8b381fe6

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“Over there, the last room.”25a98eca830f22f9

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I wondered how long ebd74a5d5c it took.a1c97ded13edd1d3

As I felt a 0d98ff2d62 dull ache in my 884a126033 ankle from walking, Anna df35a95a19 pointed beyond.7bec5862054a69f4

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We soon found ourselves 4764ecd0e4 at the end of f7bc61b02f the hallway, in front a514b92038 of what must have acf3cfb0a1 been a thick iron ddeccb40e2 door.727540bab6d28675

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“Haley, you’ve heard about my abilities from Esper Olive, right?”86027856fc9bd04c

“…… Yes, he said you can see the future.”aec4309e0cd298de

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“That’s right. I often look to the future. But I can’t tell others what I saw. There’s a penalty.”717a5eae7f874b2b

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Penalty.e3d9458e46f43da7

I’d never heard of Espers taking a penalty for using their abilities.773e78a63b53644f

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But since fc6243be20 Anna seemed 491c77710b unlikely to c4cb2f1695 lie about 9655e72a01 something like 0a9281cf37 this, I d7a51a0c4b simply nodded.7699021fb7f258ac

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“I see.”9cc52fcfe8dbbaf5

“So I can’t give you a detailed explanation. Why I have called you here so urgently ……”197ed22ed9ad5da8

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Her voice slightly d6cd47a7e6 trailed off. Anna muttered.c808283c2ea96404

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“…… Well, this much should be okay?”57cc16215f77061d

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Anna grabbed me by the shoulder. I flinched and stiffened when I heard Anna’s words quickly above my head.14886df9abbbb58f

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“Esper Hugo is an important ‘resource’ to me, but honestly, I don’t care if he goes berserk and dies today or tomorrow.”7e213ea1f93ba253

“Anna! What the……!”10495b323d96255e

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Anna’s words felt ruthless. Her dry words bordered on verbal abuse.4ca124d1f1ab4132

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On my behalf, Olive 40a3cc8f0b gritted her teeth and 88cddf6159 protested.105cc2623334d7d6

But Anna didn’t give Olive a single glance.ab25249766ca0787

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“But, Haley.”252e3e28fd5c0e60

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“Hugo Alexis is such an important person to you.”92bdaac89831732e

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Anna bowed to me. Her lips brushed a0781ee4c8 against my ear.d0639cd776b4d5f6

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“…… Save him with your own hands. That’s the only way to save both you and the child in there.”001df19198883cd3

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“……!”2fd3143041626e22

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Standing upright again, Anna slapped Olive’s huffing back. Then she gestured to the door.d6717955ad77f4f3

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“Okay, let’s get into it, Haley. Hopefully, I’ll be able to call you ‘Guide’, when this is over.'”29307baa80e6aba7

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I ignored Anna’s words. I bare managed to lift my arms, stiffened by tension.759ae7959bc3c5c5

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As I turned the 03889cebde cold handle, the rusty b1910d2b0c hinges screeched sharply.9e2913dadb4292cc

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Just like in my 1d6b48e480 childhood, I strode to df1ae3f5fe the dark, gaping entrance deb96b835c to the bunker.ff6c744bd319c91d

Darkness engulfed me.7063992f66ecf34b

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