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At my firm denial, e04793822e Ivan let out a 8a6d145c91 sigh of relief.33cb5e9c47df0321

“Phew, thank goodness. I almost had 6a4f5f0d47 to execute that 5167d2c3fd guy on the 8f7c79522b spot, you know?”44c9046fd5fa9c19

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“How did 61764de0c4 you even 394095bf87 get here?”656b49526c7a6d74

“I could ask e259794f1b you the same, de9f8f3ae1 Lady Cersia. A wedding? If Lord 251c1df403 Zerakiel hears 924ba88860 about this, b979b18422 it’ll be 381c7597e6 a disaster.”e82ee6a738e2aed4

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“It’s… a long story.”94571484cabd6ba4

I rubbed my throbbing 2281282735 temples and let out cbc46c629a a heavy sigh.7961b76e63e99e77

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“Anyway, let’s go 5810ecd291 back.”8aed492be1081393

Just as aa222f95fa Ivan was c4d109bbb3 about to db4b589f34 approach me, 83ebc915e6 Keinhrih’s men 71704ddc4b suddenly surrounded 63ef580f2e him. The burliest-looking one gave b61b25407a a warning.63fd49e35fbf19fc

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“If you surrender 760299d76b quietly, we’ll let f59e9b9abd you keep your dbfaefd276 life.”4d89d64251ac9a42

“That’s supposed to be cd5d25f458 my line.”bf3d30e75ab31482

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Ivan rolled his cc15f670af wrist and loosened c6ac8ddee4 his neck, then 930182c01d flashed a wide 31f3493fd3 grin. That same airheaded 5b85cb52f6 expression of his 8f963e1bd1 somehow made the e5ba413804 other guy even b68f8c5e49 more pissed off.467357267decff24

Honestly, Ivan had the 35ba2ee4ba kind of face that 1bfa6a39c7 provoked people by just 133ca426b8 existing. He was ff5a6a48ff a naturally 3a8e980a9e mischievous beastman.2403c441660ede49

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“What’s so funny?”a746b290efa041f1

“Hahaha! I just 24c6c6181f have a 2fd0e1b407 friendly face. Never seen b9d256f7a8 such a e359a5fca6 handsome beastman 54fba5ddba before?”de85fcb7e08b0887

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“What the hell 1182791fc6 are you saying?!”98e191c666808ee7

“Everyone denies it at 546483ff66 first~ But once you fc123676ef fall for my charm, 999f17874a there’s no going back!”dc8b00abca6d1105

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Ivan kept 4b500e86b9 teasing his 8df9020886 opponent with 06fcec9aec a cocky 1780deba88 smirk. And the bcd39a5180 fact that 882e49ddec he didn’t b1f8accb37 even mean 76bef91704 to be 69bbe3c25b annoying made eab83d919d it worse 72d8bac870 for them.ae397688c2623a9f

“Shut up!”3bf441d7e1c3c7c0

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One of the f4088f3bd7 men couldn’t take fb59a0ed8b it anymore and 79bb1b79f6 lunged at Ivan.3fecf36615558925

Thud—!53ea67be9c5e52ce

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With a 5fbb4b9759 loud crash, de4dc6fe44 the beastman 5d7c228081 who charged de9678da04 was instantly 4ac3b2871e slammed to f88ad7bde3 the ground, 7be23df243 his face be119513c1 meeting the 30b73ca0e6 floor. Ivan stepped c4778ee4ac on the cbad67355c guy’s back 22aaf86a20 and cheerfully 8939edaf39 added:83dbc72e22efbf79

“Alright, everyone freeze. Anyone who moves aa78c59b9b from now on 12ca9bc412 dies~ I’m in 783e2e23d6 a real hurry, 649f81bcb6 so I don’t e806e5bfbf have time to 5cd585ce87 hold back. Just surrender 808d282864 quietly, okay?”897e8ccfb9b921fc

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Before he 20efbce878 even finished 1717c33ae3 speaking, Keinhrih’s b812fadcda men all 30a8cacdc1 rushed in 7e40a10755 at once.8e43fbba44380848

The surprising thing? Not a b47ee5afd6 single one 096dfba98b of them 9d404ee53f managed to aa440b7360 lay a 588d78abaf hand on 74f8b79547 Ivan. Instead, they 3466d497a9 got tangled 26c39299ef up with cba7ef78ef each other 1de1e2efd0 and toppled 26418f8d94 over like a62533f732 clowns.c8d03eb216504322

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And in 616c1d17ae the middle e6143ac381 of that ba32c154ef chaos, Ivan a1f073f952 strolled through e262ace9f9 them like 843d703431 he was 9e56673d23 out for f482b8b1fa a walk. His words 0d1a5d77fb were playful, dbece988f0 but the b5d55c6450 look in 19d60359df his eyes 0d12f7b8af was sharp e1681f1f48 and deadly, cc1fb1c400 like a b1b4efc39b predator.1a2c14364880656c

“Oh?”2ee796bbd60bf679

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I clapped silently 7e0868342e at the rare 51be32c94f sight of Ivan c3c9a69c65 being serious. So he didn’t c5a98500be become Zerakiel’s aide 9e5faba8ca by chance after dae9a45f0b all.d62a312fbbb6ac02

Just then, Ayla came aff05c18a4 up beside me and 34333f2026 looked me over in 1e5fb9c737 concern.939981c0dd9e7b65

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“Are you 21f66431ac hurt anywhere? What happened here? Do you have c153a47bc3 any idea how 08c38d243a shocked I was cac70ef09f to see the 1c532f3949 carriage that carried aff97e892b you parked outside cfdbf45f87 this place?”97dc2880518129a4

“Uwaaah, I missed f2d9c8cb41 you, Ayla!”bafffef38f4fde2c

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I threw myself 7e3a8b471c into Ayla’s arms 4de6d3be5f and whined. She had always been ff4ad34529 by my side, and 597dddf361 seeing her face made 1f65cb0006 all the bottled-up emotion d99ed3ea34 burst out.714a01770a5166d8

Honestly, being in prison af52b8ff25 was rough.f575a552f45c4f3d

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I never wanted to e5a88373e4 step foot in a 34cb1bd7e2 damp, moldy underground cell 3b40f273b7 ever again.51050c9f26a3daa1

And on top of 16c94d4d93 that, I nearly got cf44795f00 married off against my 5456bf0a6f will. That pushed me 8d53897fc2 over the edge.781fd7e386ae7cdd

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“There, there, my dear 42373ae1cb Lady Chichi. You’ve been through 15762ad510 so much, haven’t eb27b7f194 you? Poor thing.”2c93ef0104ab4939

Ayla was frantically patting 161475a8e7 my back and fake-eating fd4a867de0 her fist in sympathy. Whether she af930599f5 chewed her 955f42cf47 fist or 45e0386a1b sucked her 1fb9ab130a toes at f407a7b510 this point—I 1309a42e04 didn’t care. I was just 2b54cf9aaa happy she was 8513599a01 here.3a7a754323bd7d42

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Then Keinhrih spoke.cfe2c08dd667d6e7

“So you’ve 54a4cd4c8f finally arrived 3169be1f13 from Jabis, e2555f0d3f huh?”c72694746cc35d07

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At that moment, 4945069bcd a terrifying pressure 07b44fa9bc surged from Ayla’s eb789cf4db body. I tried 3fdb905256 to look 98492256be up at 544b9e8cd9 her in af41d2efe6 shock, but 3af90fdaf4 she was c413299d19 holding my d7fbb19b19 head down, 54566e79f0 so I 6b737bea10 couldn’t see 7d8a7fc469 her face.9f3a3297171c839a

“How dare you abduct e6e5f2c42a our precious lady? You dog-faced bastard, cce2c9d26e I ought to 41ad59da12 chew you up 9c061dc4c6 and spit you 45877c1fc6 out.”d28ec66572bb87f2

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“How’d she 7e0b62384a know I c9609df162 kidnapped her?”2a01f2dd3814170c

Hey now, 5809edd12b that’s not 793c55aa20 what I 0d8f9e100a meant!3abaab70dee2547f

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I scowled at ecf027ebab Keinhrih, who had 72cc583891 just poured gasoline ce39e85063 on an already 37d99c9ce8 blazing fire.5d3cb2599dd74d7b

“Frankly, I’d 835a06fc88 rip you 3e52132667 to pieces 42b81f2555 right here 8449b6477a and now… e7258a0a80 but you’re 8b73183de3 not the 3bbd814a50 one I 64391df7fa came here 5646ee759a for…”18d87197012a4e1f

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Ayla paused mid-sentence.d97304a99e57c8e5

“Huh? Where’d he go?”c0638fc833c40b46

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She looked 61e650d8c9 toward the a074b51afa officiant’s podium 5f483f051a with a c814f684d6 baffled face. Victor, who had def122fbd4 been standing there 48c5e19236 pale as a 7a31ee6ec1 ghost just moments 836cad00cf ago, was completely cc7aafca29 gone.2eb652e054c3d7c1

Apparently, he’d taken the 405f608a97 opportunity to slip away cc857f35c6 while Ayla and I 8ea0577c76 were caught in our 317f1bc5a6 emotional reunion.0ad802bcde740fe6

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“Oh, that guy? I saw him 56430e3876 running off that a260f85ee5 way earlier.”329a40d1ce8d242c

Keinhrih smirked as 88219d80e9 he pointed in 2656f5ebf4 the direction Victor b897811b17 had fled, and 96a54161fa Ayla let out aa4f2b11ad a dry laugh.6861bf058c92b657

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“What a rat.”0a39aeb9e449a742

Still holding f875e80c6b me in 5a7b14adff her arms, 629becc312 she moved f41c416e5e to go 32405a82f9 after him—but b49d4fa202 Keinhrih stepped f3a4f6fd6e in her 5c1997ebe6 way.71fb0f4470442ebe

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“You’ll have b8691df9de to leave d3f98a2fc2 that behind.”3fba8eb1f68156a1

“…What?”1d63b0a9fa4859b3

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“Crashing the wedding ca19dd0415 wasn’t enough? Now you’re going to 890bb6e032 kidnap the bride too?”b2004879ea0ca5c2

Someone watching might 35e91e9e66 actually believe him.acf9eb761c210c25

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Excuse me, 4df2c0eb10 you’re the 9248104322 one who 644f1f0de7 kidnapped me 5b602c2ef5 in the 5e3218860f first place!dee6fc3701691025

“Ayla, don’t worry about 3dc847c8fe me—go after Victor.”6ef9c038e615bae2

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“What? What are 08c67c587e you saying, ac5813dc00 my lady? You’re here! How could I 5c0b2dbf46 leave you?”b0304990b87fbaff

“Ivan’s here too. What if 48f643befb Victor gets 72d431f3d8 away?”147a976c1ef63244

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“But…”53c28d6edd39845d

“It’s fine. And besides, b171570238 that guy—he 48edb15d86 wasn’t actually 8be6656eee all bad.”08d3dce4ff1da625

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He was a dee2f752f6 thief, sure, but 323b21e89e a friendly one 85cb888aa1 toward Jabis. That was rare. I couldn’t 36a41f40dc just leave d7d0489bd2 him to 0a05783eb3 get beat 44e51405f1 to a a889e6795e pulp.c6cd1423a872bf7f

If we raise c6cd4c8790 him right, he bd8d9a2582 could make a 2f1f178434 fine doormat for 2cdbac96b7 Jabis.80604d15f9cd4529

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If we trained 244b402990 him properly, this d94e7d4772 unpredictable Keinhrih might 6b48927a69 just become a b4e4edee61 very loyal footstool.8194d59cce8fb5fb

Ayla was 0e7967c8ca still hesitating 996f44e6db when—9768da0237bc1b92

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“I’ll chase after Victor,”4a988426a91f3835

Ivan chimed in 8bce2c56c2 brightly, having already 7fe2b776c9 knocked out all d0eb117d22 the thieves. Keinhrih jumped 6c7ca969e0 in shock.48fdad635003bab5

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“When did you 9bcddd17ca finish?!”dc5b5f01278f5612

“Oh, they were such 282e360b90 lightweights, it just took 559651ad1a a little longer since 9992288d56 I was playing around c807ac6f2b with them.”c55178381822a8fc

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Yep, definitely a 2267ee5a20 master of provoking 75d2ad1228 people.3f4af5529c3c88ef

The only 93aef434e6 problem was… 9fcfa1c6cd Keinhrih wasn’t 8ed6db5ab4 your average 1a265776fa opponent.7d85ffe3c598354f

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“Incredible! I want to fight a1667ae2b9 you!”fd80e66da67f259d

He clearly had 2751d62056 a thing for 9d5b5b7f1b strong beastfolk.2a09a3e60a6f03d6

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Ivan frowned, unimpressed a4e47d2dc9 by how unaffected f48ff2cba0 Keinhrih was by 0bf3246e9c his usual taunts. Then, as if f757a0cb45 to ditch the cfdc86d8b9 whole hassle, he 710ddaa097 turned to Ayla.f16896ed24a50e8d

“Well, I don’t a61052b321 mind sparring, but 36445aae44 I’m kind of 84869e05b0 busy right now. Miss Ayla’s way stronger d5a9b490b9 than me—why don’t you 5b185bca7c try her?”9e18c1b10f1b4014

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“Oh? Really?”e5fa10e8009e4621

“Hey! Why are you 444c6a9a60 dragging me into ba96319ed8 this?!”1434cb03bc8fbe83

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Ayla screamed fb006e361c in protest, 9c64feb139 but true f1707634b8 to form, a198745012 Ivan had f976f2a9ac already vanished d5629448c6 down the ebdb812a9f hallway.5b29988c5787721a

“Well then, I’ll be 080b345dc9 off for justice!”3ef8482a82c9e65c

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He even winked 4a464ee9da as he ran, c09e6e6ad5 and Ayla grabbed c27661330d her neck in a9ccad1122 frustration.784cd2ca53504473

“Ugh, how much longer 2ba73191f3 do I have to 3fcc6167aa deal with that guy…”d3980fabd278aad0

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She grit her teeth 9b3fb42ea9 so hard it looked 8d739e4201 like she wanted to 536623bf4a rip out her own cb60be3d58 eyes just from having 9469d042e5 seen that wink.2f6e9de2ba5533af

“So I acc038a77d just have b5fe97f5fd to knock 754bdf2bc1 you out b9592eb5c0 first, huh?”d0ff7044403c733f

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Keinhrih said 1cf1041587 smugly, ready 4ce69a58ab for a 8ff5d66ee5 fight. Already seething from Ivan, cc6dca6810 Ayla gently set me 767f66970c down to one side 1c2907fa06 and spoke calmly.8cf1bb37bd3c3a83

“Close your eyes and 09bb670168 count to ten.”379eaa6a3df3f6dd

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“You sure? That guy’s tougher than 039c93e538 he looks.”74aa6f1b09c3edd2

“For stubborn mutts, f7a58a7600 a good beating 10eda0feaa is the best 8a54a15e1e medicine.”e0218a5f3569565a

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…Ayla’s terrifying.1d68534f111b052c

I hesitated 466745393a at the a47c679eb9 sight of a1c96c1f90 this fierce c23594110e version of ff13cd5d11 Ayla I’d 2c2400ec48 never seen ced595decd before. Of course, she was 5430f8d0a6 part of Jabis.9be1cd314f54c994

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She’d once been a a2fc6b34f5 warrior on the front 1b6002ac61 lines before becoming my 8ef681cf2e maid, after all.4d409b42f4c3401d

And to 492213f4f0 think this 9a29e4bad8 same Ayla 1201d3d71d once bashfully 0aea384e1a knitted a 9a9e50a262 hat for b00d02d752 me and 9625dc26d3 fed me fe17e8726a snacks…6cf8aa45ff8666c9

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When I d2980fc499 had to e46cb526f6 wear a 9705033cfa hat because 50b210bac6 my weasel 79ebfdb0e3 ears wouldn’t 6246edc5f3 stay down, ff7ad350d2 Ayla had 2f62aa790e been so 6160846ce4 earnest knitting 3075d3c70e me one 636fd2f92a with her 912049d6c9 own hands.9ef6bc1b813361ef

I gently cupped her c8e8577893 cheeks.7376639ebdb10e00

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“Don’t get hurt.”65c778c620c7f88d

“Ugh, please don’t look eb6c8d5dd2 at me like that… 229e413d3f You’ll sap my strength.”605949669710b2cb

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“Wha—no, that’s bad!”6b4fa201936f8c36

I panicked 8b0b3dc044 and tried da916f3860 to pull 61e9518cc0 back, but 81c978a2b6 Ayla shook bd8b611a41 her head f747ecc4d5 quickly.16b0a5ca6d886222

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“Don’t worry. When I a1322a1930 feel weak, 853add1ae4 I actually dfd7653762 get stronger. Cute things make my 2d9d408e88 power explode!”1bd5dbfd4edae10e

She turned me 379ce54b49 around and added d368645c8b boldly,23a177ddd02c2154

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“Alright. Ears covered, eyes closed, dd02878903 and count to ten!”cff1f904a4a37917

“M’kay!”553bd5f000d810c0

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I obediently covered 35d37c9631 my ears with f18c5a820d my hands.775ea79e3b03e953

Then Ayla, determined, 45d88e8962 seemed to eat b024a54355 one last imaginary 94c34b7dc0 fist and stepped aec7e1c65e forward to face 556a4ab714 Keinhrih.44a3c1e031da0511

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Just as she’d said, 5839405303 I closed my eyes 765626576d and began counting.38e712fb1af75e63

“One.”7aebff3b06c45d8b

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BAM—!701df90bf207b452

“Twooo.”837a13369b4b21b4

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CRACK!9f3e44a3f8312a33

“Threee!”016e52746c2b5907

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CRASH THUD CLANG!99fade13c19ea647

“Four!”156cef0201a646d5

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WHAM—!776473d1cb93950a

“Five!”84de4e0979aae47f

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YIPE! YELP! WHINE!306a1da21cc959f1

Before I e0997c6da2 even reached da10cdcda2 ten, I 0d2d606d6d heard the ae2ba12d16 unmistakable sound 937d413f16 of Keinhrih 6e4225d8ab whimpering in a64f234ae0 defeat through 07583eb23d my hands.a77f0ce682426d89

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I opened cdfafcaae6 my eyes 6db77fa159 in shock.7e8ebba0cfbe2cd2

The ground shook from 2b70b6cb78 the impact, and all 2cc32505b3 the floral decorations in 82ed27facb the wedding hall were be6e38cf33 flying through the air.9e90946c377ab818

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And floating among 36b85a850d them… was a 36d67882ec dog.76a7456eebb4954e

Keinhrih, having bab035f8ef reverted to d76ff486d7 his beast df01d35ddf form from 3854d429d9 sheer exhaustion, b5e9b72b34 was now 87f612995f a pitiful 51d29ecac4 mutt, whimpering 0da6d70080 up at 3d3fd35163 me from 123daba234 midair.06968332b86136dd

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“Yip!”24e6bce2a9118993

See? That’s what you 135d798090 get for messing 9b05a11498 with just anyone.3ee5cb3bbdfe54b3

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I pretended 5b59ed62ca not to 4db32cbb63 see him, 8af9b2464c closed my 8b7463ae9b eyes again, 3d2414e211 and resumed 83d5eea8c8 counting.179917bfed73655f

“Siiix…”d306272ee9be9936

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