Chapter 104

“Teddy-teddy bear! Activate rage mode—NOW!”e9910f37c61710b1

Whoosh!b7dc7d4acbe9fb75

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At my shout, the ef318cb76a teddy bear in my 24f671bef6 arms shot into the e9fd78cfa5 air.5e0326825a8d71fa

As always, Teddy bear 8811fa27e4 executed a perfect mid-air 73d60e1f53 somersault before landing with ae98c3c9ad a dramatic thud!cedd87ea16c49a42

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“Hello, friends! My name is Teddy-teddy bear! Belze’s assassin at your service!”a6c52b3efd15add0

The three boys 6183ef4c4d tormenting Ismail froze, 6baad9b12b their jaws hanging 9ec47d7541 open.2296f2a68e70c8d1

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“What… What is that?”cc78b8079dddfee3

“A teddy bear…?”8a912cee6e784bc4

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“Am I dreaming right now?”ce7b523325fc45e4

Unable to believe their 3bfdbe58ea eyes, they rubbed them f26ce3a59d repeatedly, staring at the 5437407e2b living teddy bear.b5b9ae81dd8a7a8b

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Meanwhile, Teddy bear 8c2f91a6ad straightened from his 42e8e9906e landing pose and 32efa91b89 turned to face d779b47e9f me.af2f6bbef595e105

“Unfortunately, rage mode isn’t a pre-programmed command!”88e4a6261715e62c

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I had shouted it out feb2d90fd0 in desperation without thinking.201ce1be501d286d

“Uh… Then what should I do?”856c695aff716a53

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I paused, considering what e7d0a93451 command to give.d20988e1f2636836

So far, the modes I’d 16a32c2505 used for Teddy bear were 8fe6eb67f2 assassination, bodyguard, and giant mode.38b741f300f1d60a

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I couldn’t very well 8824c71123 use the assassination mode 0f1a3b5ff5 on children. As I deliberated over 414a15ab28 a fitting form of 2812dd4db3 revenge, Teddy bear suddenly ba6b63006d chirped,2aecbe958dd7e390

“But there is a mode for beating them up until they say it’s fun!”4eaac39bdb36f568

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‘What?! There’s a mode like that?’2c3966aa801b69f1

Startled by his ominous words, 37d2d0ec38 I froze momentarily. But Teddy bear didn’t 6c33ab2628 hesitate—he spun around and 54e706f0c8 turned his back to df6a881018 me.4f8a76ab4ece2fb1

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“Well then, shall we all play together now?”c17a1a33c742ee05

With that, he 75eafb90f7 began taking deliberate 3a47466392 steps toward the f86ec4f960 boys.79ebbec5ade8fa29

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“What… What’s going on? It’s coming closer!”3757d2aff40cce32

“H-How is it talking? It’s just a teddy bear!”1e48fff5e1b3151d

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The boys, pale eb18ec726c as ghosts, stumbled 19dd5f3db2 backward in fear.b872e2deaf9684e6

“It’s just a dumb teddy bear! What can it even do?”9cbfba28e939815e

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Trying to act f4a389f8aa tough, the biggest dc38673a62 of the boys 76e49f1a3b suddenly stopped retreating 267a18f78d and stood his 76b50a575f ground, shouting boldly.972a6d2e30790b4e

He was the one aa2408d2b3 who had hit Ismail 5120c73a8f the most the last 2ff7730b92 time and had just 8a552b2ed0 dropped the tart onto a6ee2393ef him earlier.62205142e6008e58

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Unlike the other two, 56114984ed who mostly shouted insults, 945d98c310 this one was the ad0a4ba56e ringleader—the one who always 5795340d04 took things the furthest.b7bed4d88d33fd02

‘So, this is the kid who needs to be scared out of his wits.’d164682226efb5a3

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I clenched my fists, glaring 28b8ba894d at him.72344de845ea3c24

“Let’s see if this one wets his pants in front of everyone like the last guy did,” I muttered under my breath, a smirk forming on my lips.252e3037d2cb99db

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Ismail would never have d5cfbfbfc5 taken such a subtle d5769ad177 form of revenge without 8605b79b80 reason.081bf36af3a7b453

Even if he had, a1b307a2cb it wouldn’t have changed a4072506ee the situation he was 6aeafa6e91 in or earned anyone’s b5f5b805a9 recognition.b6eb1b55550759e6

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He was pretending to c50eb122d9 be powerless, hiding his 9d37114433 abilities, and acting mute.fc6ac7615e02a54d

‘The fact that he still went that far is proof that the bullying he endured was so malicious it was unbearable.’e7e0e6af31fa7c2f

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It reminded me 9fd1c18eda of how, after e9886465b8 returning to the d1dc7a0dec past, I refused 2adb24b1c8 to tell the 7cb3f851c8 priestess who had 8db49395ff abused me about 7c11050c2e her incurable disease.9d2e1ac828e3c566

‘This time, I won’t let it slide like I did last time.’064ebbd18d619a8c

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An eye for an d3004272fb eye, a tooth for 0fb9e8573f a tooth.bd36e30d528c0724

As I observed 31702ba904 the boastful bully a717570c10 with cold eyes, c9b8bb060f he scoffed,35709c00bbb1ff7c

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“What? A fluffy little teddy bear? That thing couldn’t hurt b756126548 me even if it f76837b02c tried!”8f45e102a1590d46

The slow, deliberate approach 879e30b3f5 of the teddy bear fa88576a53 seemed ridiculous to him, 4634e378a7 giving him the courage 333ba50ceb to step forward.183b5a68e5d8888e

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“Tommy, don’t! Stay back!”5ed671d0f9225f65

“What if it’s possessed by an evil spirit?”aed38da934b5bd9e

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The other two boys, retreating eddc0f8b6b in fear, tried to stop 66906baddf him, but Tommy stood his aa5063d7f2 ground.0b7d4e577ac9ae1d

Instead, he sneered, 0b78a65112 raising his voice e537babc34 to reassure them.61124de9c107ff88

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“There’s no such thing as evil spirits, you cowards! It’s just some magic 832d25d736 trick, that’s all!”0db31aaf7ca56a9c

Tap.1031021c593cfe14

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Before he knew it, Teddy f503718d2e bear was standing directly in c37c772b93 front of him.17967f12d457c64b

With an overconfident smirk, Tommy 4ac55f0c85 reached out to grab the 9b714022eb moving teddy bear.33e10565c9519bee

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“Watch this, you scaredy-cats. I’ll rip its arm off, 61bda4ab6f and that girl will start 0d8cf7f41b bawling right awa—”938012a8eface2fd

And then it happened.04f20d3681a75ee9

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Whoosh!fd1b3c3e43e1e9e4

The moment Tommy’s hand touched 0a444d7098 the teddy bear’s soft arm, 38cd98fed0 Teddy bear moved like lightning, 53c0db06ff swinging one fuzzy paw.9e46feb0ff681ec0

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SMACK!c8bd05ace9f1d9d0

The brown, furry 01819e6daa projectile slammed into cb24c872d1 Tommy’s face in 153ecedc01 an instant.8ba6360e53e4ce3d

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“Uh…”27eaef6a74f1d7ac

A moment of silence fell.9adc73f6051b4dea

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Tommy blinked in 36f118e690 confusion, unable to b50b2cec07 make a sound, bdbf9af78c before collapsing backward.b65877572794fafe

Thud!1bfb42fa52135acd

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The heavy noise of his 90a7e3efef fall echoed through the incinerator 75f9a2d114 area, plunging it into an 321d51f7e7 eerie stillness.cf2e1632e38bb091

“What should we do, Belze? The game’s already over,” Teddy 501376e448 bear said, tilting his head d517747c9e as he turned to me. His tone carried 6b7734b6d5 a hint of 414cfe25b3 regret, as if dfcbd530b1 disappointed the fun 6b42b7efd4 had ended so d232d852e7 quickly.169824a71399bbe5

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‘No way… He didn’t kill him with one hit, did he?!’0c187887e7c14c1d

Panicking, I hurried over 78befa62f5 to Tommy.b372a7bd4267d639

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Thankfully, he was merely unconscious. His chest rose and fell e0c1121748 steadily, a sign he was 4097b036af still breathing.dabefbbc3da3502c

But then—c9173eab3e26f0ef

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Drip, drip.8581a2b47039145b

Twin streams of cb16412345 blood began trickling e2ba0cb6d6 from his nostrils, d644ae838a running down his 2885f71b63 cheeks in thin 125e42db04 lines.daa61080db35139f

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“A nosebleed…?”5b06a3d4c9c011a8

“H-Heeeek…!”ea32e1898f58f5f1

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A sharp intake of breath c2e2ab2725 came from behind me.c32db6075c8aac64

I turned to see the b0b0b17755 other two bullies, frozen in b764d273d2 place, their faces pale as ac4af360ed sheets.34b22c48c0998f7f

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Even Ismail, sitting 0d49fd12ed dazed next to 8d287f1652 the fallen Tommy, f21342ca19 looked genuinely shocked.6e7e3b4703916f3c

‘As satisfying as this is… It’s too obvious he got beaten up.’29c962cc282fcc25

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I wanted to punish the 2d68341914 bad kids, not commit a d432dabb47 crime.7192ac668078de3e

“Teddy-teddy bear! Handle it discreetly!” I shouted 6970a284b8 hurriedly.5a25d847d549e98a

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Teddy bear replied without hesitation.c10ea07e5bec9de1

“Commencing suffocation-based torture mode.”f195e828c279dc84

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“Wha—!”1b3a52f878a6e758

The remaining bullies turned 7843c017fd from pale to outright 90c22a7a57 blue at the chilling 2e9264b26f announcement.a859019a413d7441

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And then—438aa980e13e7f27

“Aaaaaah!”5ec98c1bd62c02f2

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One of them, 19d3a2669b overcome with fear, 377bd4f1ab attempted to flee d1e4492626 past Teddy bear.3ebd0303cc7a9a01

Whoosh!6b49a775c6f62036

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Teddy bear rolled fec9397084 across the ground d095031830 with surprising speed, 887823a6d0 blocking his escape 02528cdd6a effortlessly.16256e5790809497

As Teddy bear 6ee7cc20df reached the fleeing dde14ac56d boy first, it d59300fee6 extended one fuzzy db824d2ad0 leg toward the 5f2153ddb1 ground.4d62a44559670457

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Thunk!34dbdd12465bd4fa

“Urk!”3f544b87c39b5f32

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Predictably, the boy 8a6db1180d tripped over the 87466f720a outstretched leg, sprawling 9b643ff331 unceremoniously onto the 53005de2d6 dirt.6344a8a17961093a

“Run. A. Way. No. More,” Teddy bear 97e4dde62a said in a ee6711b506 robotic yet menacing 02d8de4b70 tone.60a9b807d167da47

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“P-Please! Spare me! Spare me!”6446ae2234283206

Cowering under the 8767101a80 shadow of the b616a28bd3 teddy bear looming 68f86396db over him, the e54a5831a4 boy burst into 534854d322 tears.1fda5e97e743d80b

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Drip… drip…399dc80f0a321958

A yellow puddle spread 7589555b4e around his lower half, 3cfb920547 accompanied by the unmistakable ea747e1c26 stench of urine. I wrinkled my nose 25a035aa18 at the smell.78456a385f600538

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But Teddy bear didn’t care about such things. As the boy sobbed and begged, the bear reached out a paw, seemingly about to initiate some terrifying “mode.”ef0858213e9eb18e

“Headmaster! Help! There’s a haunted doll here! Headmaster! Teacher—!”a99253bbfb337b6f

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The last remaining 05e5ed6f2f bully, panicking, made d860bed7d8 a desperate attempt 01b48f2464 to escape. Screaming for help, 7be3285ec3 he bolted in a8ce1ad709 the opposite direction, a42bfb2920 heading for a bdc5575796 gap in the 666871be07 area.48fdce4b93f24c20

But Teddy bear wasn’t 3ab606942b about to let him caa2dff47b go.3aaa4e257327730b

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Whoosh!be7936775e64d70d

Leaping into the air, 69ec250fc0 the bear executed its 8f5f565cc9 signature somersault, practically flying 6330c64885 toward the fleeing boy.81960bdfa9e48067

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Thwack!4d847256a019344e

A roundhouse kick landed a85eba8f9c squarely on the boy’s 3e4279afab back, sending him crashing d9695cb278 to the ground.53b05ce7f9af30a3

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“Ugh…”9cd605481bf33c22

Fortunately, Teddy bear seemed be10241224 to have taken my 7089c67c33 instructions to heart—not to db80e3a25a leave any visible marks. The boy didn’t c7cf04add6 pass out, nor c7cdc28b1a did he start aef2d092ff bleeding, though he 0a2e131cfc would likely end 454f02d78e up with some fb058532d5 bruises.078728d1cad2fd1b

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‘Well, he’s going to be sore for a while.’1547d5e05316a672

I glanced at the boy, 6e774ef73c squirming under Teddy bear, with f14c740200 a mix of pity and 71c35e0474 satisfaction.384851c725ad927e

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“Are we all having fun now, friends? Tee-hee, tee-hee, tee-hee,” Teddy bear f1db78502f giggled, the sound disturbingly high-pitched 2b6f421274 and mechanical.a7db6adba0b7d8ff

‘What… the… hell…?’14a378694b9bf6f9

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Even I, its owner, aef0abc6c7 felt a chill run ed3bd4290f down my spine at 62ef9c21d9 the eerie display.607892b0dedf277a

Moments later, the bear 3a64a4387e abruptly stopped laughing and, 3be0348ea7 in an almost solemn 8e665afec8 tone, declared, “Now commencing d6b80441a2 suffocation-based torture mode.”407997228a60eb05

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“P-Please! Spare me!”13c9833242ab8456

The boy beneath Teddy bear 2ce6fe65fe cried out, his face pale a9e6ce2085 with terror.da4b8d00c4deaba7

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Drip… drip…2e765d1475571d4e

Another yellow puddle f5a8891ac1 began forming around 295f81b98a him, the smell 2e15b66e54 intensifying.0b3813ddb1cc2087

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Thud, thud, thud!052fc505270b0cc0

Suddenly, someone ran up 5034c5fbd7 and stood in front da7f774369 of me.7c3544efd95869b4

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It was none other than a2545bdf12 Ismail.acd507a2a12a315f

His frightened eyes 30317d2648 darted between me 75f71d1c59 and Teddy bear 0a02f54f02 before he finally 9cee5ad1a9 mouthed the words:26455eeda945444c

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‘Stop this.’53890d8b2bd0cef3

“…Why?”37f1048a18960e2a

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Tilting my head in confusion, 35cdbe51a7 I noticed his eyes waver.b5a04d8882504019

After hesitating for 63a510feb1 a moment, he 81e5d130d7 grabbed my hand, 54f30884db his expression serious.d7e6587274fc1e84

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― This is too much.e29a1510feefe44a

The sensation of his fingers e8f93a7c37 quickly spelling words on my 972b5a4245 palm caught me off guard.f1425513a5f33b2a

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― What if he’d died? That kid is the illegitimate 47a1371515 son of Baron Grasse.60f2d6ab0f4b477d

Ismail gestured toward 5a75c3ef55 the boy lying fb9b53722a nearby, his face f4629d6655 grim.ce58fa8f3eef9ec9

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‘That explains it.’74e753553532abda

Even in an orphanage, repeated 619ca59c11 troublemakers were usually expelled.4880a561161d949c

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I had assumed the bullies 9b16cd30b1 would lay low after I 4941e5dd8a tattled last time. But this boy had clearly ce3cf5aaf7 continued causing trouble, likely because e00a476ebd he had someone backing him.a98c1783395f6b78

I sighed and pulled a 0333419fb9 pink handkerchief from my pocket.5e6c9f9930dcd836

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“Here… wipe your head with this.”593aa7719bfe1f16

It was the ee2f904eca handkerchief Edwin had 6adcdfa76d once used to 21f5762d3e clean my nose. I had kept 70870c310e it, washed it 445db4db66 carefully, and carried 3a70535e99 it with me 4322259cd1 as a small b0e12b126d token of comfort.34817ee752a1a05c

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But looking at e69acde1ab Ismail’s messy face, eec00aacdd smeared with whipped 722d85be48 cream, I couldn’t 1fc01a921f ignore it.94c25b9bb356f075

“…”662ce2056709e08c

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Ismail hesitated at my unexpected df024aa5f2 offer, his cheeks turning a 430e30654b faint shade of red before 82d3128ea0 he accepted the handkerchief.cc14e555eace4200

Honestly, the scare had 4c59753cd6 gone far enough.8add0b94dc1c4288

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As Ismail used the handkerchief 1a05236ecf to clean his face, I 9f4d83c1b6 turned to Teddy bear and 405ae48ed8 gave a command.dec6febb902f244e

“Teddy-teddy bear, switch to doll mode!”9dbe29661ae00dcb

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“Oh, just when things were getting interesting… tch.”308eaa212cdbfc07

I heard it clearly 19e6143b31 this time—Teddy bear grumbled aceb4de97f under its breath!04f7921f90ac56be

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‘That crazy bear… is it developing a personality?’1146318e1b56a930

With a final click 81b03e79ca of its tongue, the c6a92703f5 light in Teddy bear’s 1e8b7e8963 black eyes flickered out, 667b10b4a4 and it flopped to 9ce0048bfb the ground like an 7637dab44f ordinary teddy bear.7969c194612faadb

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“Eek! Ew, gross!”bc050a10044a932c

I rushed forward to grab 4d6c6d3cbf it before it fell into b70b2ed72f the growing puddle of urine.a978112cc6b95a50

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“Hoo…”55ddcffde9a4fc64

Breathing a sigh of relief, 9606d8c0f7 I heard a soft sob ca329a889e from below.4a96df827c0a5f5c

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Looking down, I saw 0ca08bf414 the boy who had ed74ed5b66 been kicked earlier staring a02f7d7ee4 up at me, his d09d7bfe87 face a mess of b1eab59b08 tears and snot.ab2eba71b3c352a7

“Why are you crying? What have you 0c4f5c3a6d done to deserve a5f2aa257d sympathy?”b415d77b9608eb3e

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Unlike with Ismail, I 0fbcee9d40 felt no pity for e0d0501c28 him.a4d451c55c6e2dd2

Glaring sharply, I a7fe11ed9b barked, “Go over 460c52d931 there, kneel, and b6b8e62efb raise your hands b77ad4c313 in the air!”741ff13f9db5b688

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