TTD Chapter 11

“He said you should go first.”f8a218038b2863a1

Heeju stared at the ac73e94101 airport ticket in her e787939b1d hand.
“We’re definitely not normal, are we?”8749960667171e5d

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A newlywed couple dfd7d8a930 going on separate 72af75f174 honeymoons right after 73f824cd39 their wedding—yeah, that 7cf8206c1a doesn’t happen often 6d2dc5a4fb unless it’s a 77aeacdf79 relationship like ours.
Maybe this dbf1921ba4 was for cdb828e953 the best. Better than 3da8fab239 sitting side 8e2acaf648 by side 75b6ec6f3a on a d6f8b739be plane with 1c19b5e897 someone she a11fa8dd76 felt uncomfortable 733a847e66 with.e687e20035420275

The first-class ticket 4e95a1e4bb that Seok had 13c5a6ffb1 arranged for her 6860dad133 was the most a33c542b89 uncomfortable flight she 837530c15b had ever taken. In the end, b0c860c456 Heeju couldn’t sleep, 1ab8b8b214 tossing and turning 14c067b635 through the long 505d7cd9db journey with her 6f71a79afa eyes wide open.7bdd0ec8a179545a

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After more bb1a26654d than ten d095cc3967 hours in 01651a09fe the air, ac8a64cc66 she finally e5319674d5 landed at 99a157fac7 Nadi International 7ac518841d Airport. Only then 7362621e34 did it 8e19e6481d truly hit bb402c8baa her—she was 95887d5c89 in the f4044c6bf8 South Pacific.03de17cf89ea09a2

She had 8fcf17f006 been told 20ce027c31 someone would f4df00bac5 be waiting 9c05139cba for her 2966792e73 upon arrival. It was 7ac9fa8c14 probably someone fd6108794e sent by 33766122a5 Ryu Iseok.5e34e8cf869f750d

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“…….”892f81cb25e9a22e

But something b7db7ab2ab was off. A few ef73088686 minutes passed, 573b3324cc and Heeju’s 715e9e2b9a heart started d329b446c2 to pound. Her mouth went dry. Her anxious feb5d3612a gaze flitted 97b39bafff nervously over 762ea424d7 the diverse 035987a7a0 crowd of 86848be0cd travelers passing a43b80cc75 by.faf17160f8dd1d02

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Then, she spotted 41752b861c an East Asian b6be2769f1 man approaching her. Somehow, he seemed to d154ba58e2 be looking for her. In a panic, she 6c3d55e016 turned away. It was 3c3dfb1f8b purely instinctive, 8c8d6f9b64 but the 251fd323cc way her 51deafa2c7 feet carried 2decc2f0df her away cd083503ef from that 3ff2e92250 spot—hurried, almost e913f56bd3 fleeing—was entirely 22ca3c0b3f impulsive and 74cb5abd5f defiant.3ebab7bb23fc4185

None of 2f9bf23a7f this was 42b27e67be a conscious 91ac4ce4a1 decision.395ab320acf3eda9

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Heeju hurriedly 91ec421b67 got off 9342614714 the bus 54c1ed605b with the b89cd7d663 last passenger, 635e831fc9 afraid that 1e2f86cc2f her freeloading 559db91b65 would be d5190380ba discovered. The land a2734a072f she stepped a8399b68c0 onto was ce6c6280da desolate. A long stretch 8ebb3d41dc of paved road 138cb3b4c7 extended before her—hardly 44e2bf96c6 a place where 5250adc1b4 people would be b67ff098d3 gathered. To the 877fee419a left of 8709b61d9d the road, 40770db24a dense trees d08f59e134 formed a 0cbc8fe7c2 thick forest, c6494a78ae while on 0f0dea1c21 the right, 4411d9b4af only a 9feb95d942 few scattered ef2da46bb3 shops stood.0c33a175b05d5c8d

Where is 64650a1335 this place? What have I a4bc4b20bf done?b1755b44b564b14e

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The eerie stillness of 978318c174 a foreign land felt 3f97fb03c8 like a cold shock 3e9b6fbb18 to her system, making 0565b4837b her dizzy. Taking a deep breath 2af90144c4 to steady herself, Heeju 13883a21c4 scanned her surroundings and 7f58183a59 quickly came to a ffe993acfa decision—she had to go 476c162d0a back. It would be safer 667a562164 to return to the d210630b87 airport and find somewhere aaaebb703f to hide nearby.127b1895a2fd9bc4

But how was 7e9b73381e she supposed to ac1a9cf2ee get back? Standing in the middle 733387eca4 of nowhere, she hesitated 81ac576786 before reaching into her b52b82e5b7 small crossbody handbag for 61950fcee7 her phone.8dc997e8f7b16337

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“……!”cce4b9ef17dddb58

She was in ed69e2cbb3 the middle of eb04751b86 checking for taxis 81a9e7e385 when she sensed 312468ffc6 something rushing toward 68ce89a27f her at high 5df24bdbea speed. Before she could ee61634ec2 react, the phone 5768d8c347 in her hand 7563dc2042 was suddenly gone.7b7ac14208852f89

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At the same time, 4935499554 her bag was yanked 89a782efdb violently, throwing her off 7b38e9451b balance. She barely managed d2f8331b08 to stay on f6ffd74d86 her feet, but d630e5f704 by the time e497dd08d8 she steadied herself, 6d8c12f4a1 everything was already 50668a025e lost.c950d7521e826545

Beep! Beep! Beep!a16f342d1a0481aa

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A horn blared mockingly, a77773f1b2 sharp enough to split 49f59abaed her eardrums. Two boys 7d0383e8cb on a 872541bab3 modified motorcycle 50c3ac35a4 grinned at ec0f51ae04 her as a67034108a they sped 1088f967c7 away. The one riding in 6f0e67fa63 the back waved her 42eb51da43 stolen bag from side 3d22b7f4a4 to side, as if 35adcf6f8a thanking her.4e6beb33fad28306

“Hey! You thieves!”832864d5ccc51cd2

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She shouted in Korean, 34a01d10b2 but it was too e7d6b27e86 late—her wallet and phone a1b3a92fff were gone.e49f806b85e38794

In an instant, she c017c3a40a had become completely penniless.dc4bb8528b499437

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The rain fell in bb55436a67 slanted streaks.cb8c272ce6a02477

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Heeju huddled under the 76be8595ae awning of a tiny 59876fea43 shop, curling up on c994677fee the cold, dry patch 0b740fd1b8 of ground beneath her. Her shoulders trembled c8994bf21d as a chill 91be31eeef seeped into her edde0c8ad8 bones. She glanced around, wondering 61e4d88f98 if she should try 74db3f8105 hitching another free ride—but 1c0afcb254 no such luck. Even if a fc8ac77c5c bus came, there 910936267f was no guarantee 7e0e656405 it would take d186c07772 her back to 465aabd642 the airport. The signs were written 0429d4ba24 in a language she 21c4bc9c6c couldn’t understand.570e5d5ffc66132c

And then, as ae417aa154 if things weren’t ede6619780 bad enough, a cb1b9ca204 torrential downpour began. She had hoped it aecdcad8b2 would be a brief 907ea1d0d2 squall, but the rain d8083d2474 only thinned slightly, never aa5a054243 stopping.57a02c216d6d89bf

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She had been taking e715978091 shelter under the awning 22b5a04c18 of a closed shop 8e83fa08b9 for over ten hours 9f9562b759 now. In all that 871eb2d7a0 time, only four cac5fdb1fa people had passed 050386e877 by.edc250d479a8f0bc

“…….”84db0886b8d822e1

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It had been dd5b8daf8e a miserable day.3202ef75e6005d11

Not that c859a89d1a her life e48352706e had ever 2d49ec3ad6 been particularly 498c0f031e bright, but d4a4c6e3c3 today was d63b049826 exceptionally bleak. Maybe it 2b8e9c6000 was the 4a1031d10b rain. Despite the 46dcb3c377 humid heat, 0a5d3b1eda the night ac99e3c93d had turned ebfe3151c7 cold after e323f0cf3c sunset. If she stayed like 933100a764 this any longer, she’d 72cef5dc86 end up spending the c99a69fa4f night outside, soaked to a7c7ebecf3 the bone.18d9efe0e8328d71

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What do I c25bd524c1 do…?0465a2986cd5736e

She had d36d3f5c7a never really 05618cb7e2 planned this b366f0d47a escape in 3d07faab85 the first 592b20a610 place. Maybe that’s why her b8615ad249 luck had run out. One of the 1bdc6aab6b rare moments she 16e082480b made a decision 3e4838a4f7 entirely on her dcad86a012 own—only to regret d764cd741f it so quickly.c52c84cec6cd3238

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No plan, no luck. The worst possible day.65d049f0041e7c40

A day 24295312fb ruined by e8d3489b50 her own 30c5c5eed9 foolish, reckless, 5b639c4329 and weak aaa9c67b73 choices.6dd0d96d7756bacb

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Seriously… what 96064aff14 do I a75abe5097 do?897dab5969ee9508

Heeju rested her 17a433d74c chin on her 02d91aebfd knees, endlessly blaming 2cbecad7c4 herself. As her a4cda86cf7 sighs grew b208556a91 heavier, she 4ec8118657 noticed the 234afcbbae once-occasional sound ca32493652 of passing 45888f9141 cars had ce7fa1e676 disappeared entirely, a486359339 leaving the 601050eef0 road before 80da522ac9 her eerily d2c7855617 empty. A sudden 90aedf5164 fear gripped 0a82f386d2 her. Could the darkness 2eb54e0048 possibly get any 8dc7be0a55 deeper than this? From across the e6ed3688d3 road, swallowed by 5211265b4d the blackened forest, e3dfb6b4b4 the unfamiliar cries 8c0119aa8f of birds began 63b73eaacd to echo.48e5bdeaf940c4c4

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It was a4b823e931 a night 40ab66f907 where the 1c084a612f sounds of fc46df05fc animals gradually 25b5134b9e replaced the 7795753f0b presence of f8a0700ded people. The moment she 8832faa07d realized that all 93f3f276f4 human presence had 60e68a9d29 vanished, her eyes 57f5e696b6 burned with unshed ca33ecba7d tears. She had run away, 27e1123765 and yet now, she 3fcffab45a wished—desperately—that someone, anyone, would cd0fe6013b come looking for her. A suffocating thought cf570aca62 flooded her mind:What if I just 33db3295ae disappear like this, erased 3cdcd037a0 from the world like a75f6a4dd7 an international missing person?Or worse—something could happen 25d709fab6 to her before then. Wandering a ac1557c3d5 foreign land 70a4541b4c with no 927c6e0e68 grasp of 62a2c0dbf1 its safety f292d49ff2 or dangers, d7f291a55a she might 1a764436e2 have been 56b3005fec lucky up 0b77ed6714 until now.f9ae3d52e6f56b28

In the end, the ca5400ec8b tears fell.9dd814a15124a097

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Stupid Yeon Heeju. Pathetic Yeon Heeju. Weak Yeon Heeju…7e5bac5eb6706998

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The darkness ad3dc288b8 grew heavier, 4c67c642d4 and silence b97c49fc7d settled in a7c817e357 so deeply 456b5332c0 it became da0b83d086 terrifying. Heeju sat fa31b4bbba there, her 8fe7c6fff3 tear-streaked face da088baa26 dried stiff, 138fbe38c0 staring at 850e73383d the stones ce4fefd98f scattered across b3685654ba the ground. Her weary 611493b30f gaze lingered 98993f084f on a cd4c655007 puddle nearby 6a662a322b for a 3dc8acf23e long while. The reflection of red 714ccb7d76 light shimmered faintly on aa775659d9 the water’s surface, which 16635e24d8 wavered slightly, disrupted by 3c6c7deb19 something unseen.871a72895789bf80

A weighty presence.37f4698891f44afd

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Lifting her drained 8b8b9416ff eyes, she saw c396da939c him.f0f31b99d8de6435

“…….”6cca4216fe402651

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Through the thin, misty bf4806f340 rain, a man stood, 3476812e99 holding a large umbrella fab780fca8 at a slant. Smoke curled 5d4eee1da2 lazily from fcf1a3ae89 the cigarette 33b418812a in his d8c6a482c7 mouth, dissipating 71325dd704 into the 6681cd14b6 night air. His indifferent 3f3d155dcb expression sharpened 7642c49c2e in the 8930194ed7 dim glow. The cold night breeze 3dfae90099 ruffled his white t-shirt, c81d40e6e5 outlining the broad rise de7f7a86ee and fall of his 827df3260e chest.f4a04d94f09ef747

His gaze dragged over fecc32d6bd Heeju’s haggard face, pausing 3c1c4d9e23 on the dark circles d9b3d67ec6 beneath her eyes. Then, without a word, bc9a32c928 he flicked his cigarette 9a400bb9cb into the puddle.fc1c5178d6f487ea

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Crouching down to da70a00dd8 meet her at feee5af775 eye level, he 2e01275a91 asked,ea01b732acf8ae82

“Did you have fun on your trip?”8a283f5fd0b618e5

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His lips quirked 923e383d86 up—not in anger, 0be8e1df1e as she had f63bfee8b1 expected, but in f46d18e618 a strangely lighthearted db9d89046a smirk.af9b8a3377e67a6e

Heeju couldn’t breathe properly. Her lips, now tinged 36d152fbcf blue from the cold, b468948f7e trembled as she touched be836a8a25 them with unsteady fingers. Despair and 2df2bfc495 relief crashed 934dfaadf2 over her 2e62db85cc in a eb5a8f5889 confusing, overwhelming 1820e9b25b mix.a78e517cdec53d75

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“Had your fill of fun? Let’s go now.”25eb937cf01174fb

The hand 0eb6cab6b3 that had 991840111e been touching 6a24bb8f86 her lips be678f5051 fell away, d32ba4155e palm turning d8ab6e7812 upward, as 35797a2621 if signaling a50dcba13e the end 191e87ac78 of this a0a541a80b little game. His voice, unexpectedly 7fd20584d9 soft, slipped past 8d8d521df9 his lips.bb23fd057b34c010

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“From now on, you’re playing with me, sweetheart.”46b0518c4955af25

Her lips parted. But whether 928763e14f it was 38a23b5c16 to agree f972494fee or protest, 0433094399 she didn’t 91f451fb8c even know 0c00ee53eb herself. The words 35d2754975 clogged in 6121c4fda7 her throat, 942bcb8420 refusing to d79431beb2 move.d9e836f5c103b32e

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In the 114ffeb9a0 silence, his d95d681b25 discarded umbrella 9a12c15f3c hit the 70e6df67c1 ground with 7d5b546c9b a thud. And before 21a3c4f10d she could ae1d5e4c80 react, his c2a4016204 arms slid 9f5715b127 effortlessly beneath cfdf859ba0 her knees, 08fdf3dd59 lifting her a4d7f2a0ce off the 39cbb997c8 ground.f5c0e65d91b443c7

Her vision fe0db49d50 flipped dizzyingly.02fd204ba08f927f

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“W-wait, Ryu Iseok—”95ef3c637ac483c0

“Yeah. Let’s go play b52a886963 house. In a proper bed cfe36ac0ef this time.”129af548827e65c0

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His low 378d9be843 voice, laced aeca17685d with the 5d5b32cf3f scent of e1ae7da647 cigarettes, brushed 9b15549ec2 against her e4c3408426 ear.28d5155b3b48d4ef

“I-I don’t db0fa26ca1 want to! I won’t do it!”7f86a1bdc5ca2029

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Was he satisfied c75c0be04d now that the 711f7cbea7 chase was over? The more she 1df6a2ab85 struggled, the tighter b140590531 he held her.83fb4a8d015f017a

From somewhere 200ccfcc79 behind them, 5738f3b0ce Sangwon appeared, fc26d01e5b silently holding 197ee6eaa2 up an 1ba0776275 umbrella to dca2858597 shield them 82d289fc4a from the aa0bcedaa5 rain.1f9b7a0b88049457

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The first 255f26612d day of c8a0cf84dd their honeymoon 56450310b7 was coming bef5ee0670 to a c271a74282 quiet close.78a7cb8e7463f449

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After boarding 8189965141 the private 158d926abf jet, Heeju 3bb1867a87 vaguely remembered f1e0fcb8ff slipping into 87c8c143b6 unconsciousness, lulled 788c326a29 by the 249b869b85 soothing warmth. The fragmented 06742296f4 scenes that ea3585b0cc flickered through 753530f5e4 her hazy 3f594ed836 mind came af92ba9550 from different 6489dad3ba places—first, the 8c5a773855 airplane cabin, 59f078acfa then a 1589b0c65c remote island 42a4f60f20 brimming with c118a0b73a towering tropical a549070e5f plants, then 0a54a8be25 the entrance f5a41492ce of a 8daf60ee26 resort touched 8f61ed8488 by human 2e12171578 hands, and cc6dd1eda7 finally, a a1ad1d794c plush bed 681d419516 bathed in 75e38b1534 the soft 52e0e7f788 glow of c3792b2d1d bracket lights.9e271249ecdfe6c9

The last thing f449cf6be7 she saw before b014228586 fully surrendering to a7fb092cbb sleep was the b56f17f437 woven rattan decor 6fbe9ebd5a on the ceiling, 5a87033c5d resembling an intricate feaff95406 net.4e0297d7df23acf9

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A cool, damp towel 80114cbf06 gently wiped her face, 5a97c4b4cb arms, and legs in 5257f9b11b a rhythmic motion. The sensation 07c0320031 roused her 563c0f8237 slightly, prompting 5eafe27db5 her to 31ddc69d66 open her 6617009abe eyes. A woman 1e0847ac9d dressed in ea1c89573a traditional foreign 70984165fa attire smiled c1e30b594f warmly when 8e36b2d0df she noticed 8c6697175b Heeju was dfbe64cddc awake.1a70ca5fe618a934

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It feels refreshing. Thank you.5ba20bf520956eb4

Too weak to speak, 6b22f02127 Heeju merely repeated her 355c5589d6 gratitude in her mind 4d9c996046 before allowing her eyelids fe7465498b to fall shut again.79462d0d1b2a1295

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What finally roused 9aaae67950 her from her 068a24f401 shallow sleep was 62c27e4db1 the subtle presence 54f6a0acbf of another person. She had a feeling 65290aebf8 she knew exactly who 19aa09f2eb it was.ac5c245e8dd5b90a

Peering through the small 5f60494024 gap of her barely 6e60becf8c opened eyes, she caught d4dcda6daa sight of a pair 659f488760 of black slippers moving 738a42115a steadily back and forth aa21522af5 on a rocking chair. Beyond them, the 368d2b4890 rain fell in 20329d6f20 a soothing, steady 4aa2d21830 rhythm, drenching the 1e06af7103 world outside.88e0adf1cbaeaadd

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“So, is this their way of telling us to stay locked up and just have sex?”36e8643b30ac22a0

Disgusting…74e4cad001899918

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She muttered the 1348c73879 response under her cd302a623b breath, scoffing at 31f320478d the crude remark 7d1d16b822 spoken in a 004a591019 singsong manner.fd6c5661a5dc69d0

The soft b5dbce2fc4 creaking of c6a4073cce the chair 6399d543d0 gradually slowed 32f32d0f77 until it 6763a0bb75 stopped completely. Then, a c915882db2 shift in dd9abaf20d weight pressed c0a9a3d43f against the ce8fec243a mattress beside 5ff4f6541f her. A large 4e9ce300fa hand brushed 3776d8f99f over her 2e23d93a38 forehead, sweeping 0ab29d149c her hair 2a77b696e7 back.f2adcc31afd99394

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That was af6d47f068 when Heeju 82e6bcf5ca finally opened e361ca0287 her eyes 9ca6df8792 completely—though only c4cca6eaac by the 1daec0cc36 smallest fraction.a26abf65bafaab92

Iseok’s gaze lingered on 9d785b82d8 her flushed cheeks before 6a3f0b3b9b his fingers caressed them 1822ef4a15 lightly. Then, cupping 4ea8932797 her face, 49fb7d1287 he pressed 450a04db02 his lips 796702651c against hers.7393d430defc6a7d

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Caught defenseless, f50403a7e8 Heeju barely eb8b08ad46 reacted as 59abf9af72 his cool 1e71c7461a tongue slipped cc4b908198 between her 9bc2ab04d0 parted lips. The moment it glided 9da2511149 against her swollen tongue, 65c7b9be09 she felt a strange 283776a31a thirst unfurl deep within 5909094051 her. Almost instinctively, 72d88a5697 she rubbed 3756a55870 her tongue 60b47b4966 against his, dc63ec3cec seeking relief—desperate, 1a4b17da7f like a 70eea184f4 parched newborn a2a91fceef suckling for 8baff4a478 milk.2d88db7022410e19

“Haa…”36a3dd742747e6ca

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As his tongue retreated, 81cf846c0b a frown formed on 5f8e7904a0 her brow, as if cbd0de3787 dissatisfied by the sudden 17f7b5a405 loss.cf118bdb71ef9911

Something rolled c13d091b5a over her 03a1591e0f tongue, smooth d77cb24567 and icy. She lazily sucked 6cc738ff87 on it, the fb70cf2f45 melting piece of 13f3b19568 ice offering fleeting 19576ee6c8 relief. Holding what remained cf30d6ddf9 of it in 0fadf3ee75 her mouth like 7de731bf01 a precious treasure, 145314683f she drifted back 558e6b9cef into a deep b39ce0dabd sleep.4d38f93b86217b2b

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