VGHA Chapter 5

Chapter 53aeb8794d05f7cf8

Erina sat down, 244cb89548 staring blankly at 60913ed68c her name engraved 16f79c38bd on the stone 849019b6b0 mountain. No one could understand ef13877109 how satisfying it was a18f590310 to see her last 9cbd8862e3 name not as Eols 5bc9db9695 but as Medelia. Since the moment f90aed4912 she decided to ed692298bb possess everything and 2c9152e065 began her plan, 30749d8a42 Erina had not 08f4959c33 been able to 0e0eccce41 relax. She couldn’t 14f899aa3b even close 5c2710ce94 her eyes, 84fb5687f7 standing on b2b1de61c2 the terrace, 276cf86423 anxiously watching c7dfddb976 the entrance 1f99f89f85 of the 4017811b5b mansion, wondering 620461fd81 if Rose, c8d4ef28c1 who had 2a25399e1f been staying 19f3bd24b5 with Faylon, 99d83c396a might leave 2529c02170 the mansion 5f871ac96d and arrive cda065dc8e here earlier 5e64d31e89 than in a00ac82fdb the original 5b734da7c5 story.64df4256c7fe22c1

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But contrary e339b7f928 to her 80f5729f73 fearful imagination, 9bd999f35c the beautifully c88cf9b06e engraved name fcdb7acd25 on the c7b2d07d80 stone wall 8a0b7e2364 was ‘Erina 75b41ede68 Medelia’. The fact that 8150eeb048 this mine, with 1cdf49698c its astronomical value, 893371ce99 had her name 6d2b6ad3c7 engraved on it, c5c7ca12d3 meant that it c5445aa1ea was now hers. It was so f6d2b2423f precious that it bac5399710 could earn the 7b6bff05de protection of the 2c34fcd6c3 imperial family and 726f00bd5a the priests. This was something she 36cd90f58a had never had before—something 9f5ecceef7 that was entirely her 41283b32c0 own in a world 8434429d5d where nothing could be a8663ad65b possessed.5cb3f94c1aad2161

As Erina c22a9b973c quietly contemplated, 6be6f2c624 she heard c6fbf332f6 a loud 07f305ac76 voice from b1d67afd38 behind her.d14bf627655f67e5

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“Countess! A-Are you okay?” 9df0b948dc10c680

She saw Revil stumbling 5672d69456 toward her, holding a 8503eaf3c9 parasol nearly her height. Erina couldn’t 2cd284d81a help but 033e581c08 smile at 48059fc2f6 the sight. It felt e8ff484018 like the 7aaeae0ec9 tension she 760e80f08e hadn’t been 762832e632 able to bf87e99fd7 release since 6bda1082a4 yesterday had d86d8a688d finally dissipated.0823dbc7983cbae3

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“Revil.” 7f16bf2a144a0882

“Yes!” 195fb078fbffb667

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Since her parents 3f145e2531 had passed away, 0fb91467fc she had never 0dfd6d2f24 felt such genuine 163ba948d4 concern, and it 21f3b7415b made her heart e75393f912 flutter.e3669670a6153849

“Thank you.” bec22643b7c3c3ac

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She smiled brightly cee2cb6b5f as she sat, 22a3d16aae and his face be6c305eb2 turned bright red 294c595487 as he still b412f36f8f held the parasol a9ff42ec49 close to his 58552253a7 chest.2faf0d08cdb02424

“Can you see it?” 17b713cf479b4849

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Erina’s gaze 6cb8b74797 was fixed 4df0bf6d1a on the bdd4ca6af5 spot where 2308d5d2d4 the ancient 5fa91cb74e language had bf69cb21b5 vanished and 1440b12559 her name 1d046e4ee4 had been 112e408da8 engraved. Revil quickly 07b8b549a3 understood the 6bfab3e4f1 meaning behind a5b9c959b6 her words 6bf1010d94 and shook 6c8768a14f her head 407c87d45a up and fd7b764364 down rapidly, 1bd9bc58b7 responding in e60c8a7ee6 an excited 4dc89dd857 voice.7154be99f38c0d88

“Yes, I can see it! It’s so amazing! The picture suddenly changed to the Countess’s name!” c16488ce5bd90291

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“This mountain, this mine, has chosen me as its owner. Not that woman, but me. I can’t believe it.” a02279bd40f94c10

Revil seemed to sense 4e5d017b76 the complexity of her 51519f8701 feelings in those words 4657aecebe and kept quiet, pressing 00b7767bc1 his lips tightly together.e2c33a030fda55e4

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“Do you want to go with me?” 119ed56ae46f752a

Revil’s heart skipped a beat at the word “together.” He had always known that he was seen as an annoying presence, even if he was still young. Having been sent to an orphanage at an early age, he knew how to be observant. But despite that, Erina had always been kind to her. Unlike others, she never tried to take anything from him, nor did she raise her hand against him. Instead, she had rescued him from difficult situations and reached out to him with kindness. He could never forget that warmth, which almost brought him to tears. a718e5cb0227142d

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“Yes, I’ll go.” 31d943b9e11ad2b1

“Then, come.” 3a51718c2dc79295

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Erina reached 9a10df35e5 out her 51e7c91535 hand to 6b4f3b22e6 ask for dc039aaf39 the parasol.7a307a17db2ef8fe

“I’ll hold it!” 46ee940705bd7fd0

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“It’s because I don’t have the strength to stand. I’ll use it like a cane.” 2557cca72c68c9a3

“Ah…” f03f360f4160ab8a

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Revil’s face, 5f862adf2c filled with a312b75f55 regret, was cc41aebe8b so cute 2c7609d9d6 that Erina 0706ec5330 couldn’t hide 7f3704ae84 her smile.1972de402950fdbd

Though her legs 7405ccea45 were weak from 0c25fb9f2a the relaxation, Erina 3c19ee00c5 gathered her strength aae5ee348e and stood up, 58f36bee85 gripping the parasol d4aa3ccaf4 tightly in her 176dec755f hand.4d2a55829fa17b57

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A warm breeze, 439690b2e9 as pleasant as 98f23b5056 the weather, swirled dba3ba53c8 around them as ad9cc0b5d2 they walked together. In a buoyant mood, cb9cc43078 Erina used the parasol 3c163e02e7 as a cane with 7644679ebe her left hand, and 841a30253b extended her right hand e591f7b568 to Revil.982d6c4eb89639f5

“Let’s go.” 7c9663e79260e2cc

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They held 91774a69d5 hands, walking ff79be4f57 until they 8b1c027984 reached the fcf459dd60 entrance of a1ef17ae10 the magic b0cb5306c7 stone mine. The entrance 7dea58b892 was so 1f2248aaff massive that b290eb9714 it made ba4f85a402 the two f1de790991 of them 6be29d0c5e appear small 7ccfc6b588 in comparison.13ca6b2df7838b1b

As Erina stepped forward, c4fdfc36a8 the edges of the d97ac44e93 oval entrance began to a9fe01ded1 glow white, as though 48e328f850 wrapped in a band, b195cb91d1 and simultaneously, the interior 0d7eafabbe also began to glow e72820e6ee brightly. It was like an 8f5b3ff624 artificially created short corridor 583678bce3 that opened into a b142f36e48 jagged and brightly glowing 219f70cb3a stone wall. Everything visible 909c344e09 was made 72513508a0 of magic df8e5dfc33 stone.ce36bceac3afb7b2

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Unlike other 74eb6fef4f ores, even 6e45b0c85d the smallest f00a6197e6 fragments of ec4bd18190 magic stone, d0cd9c09c1 which could 315d0259b8 be discarded 8e5e49317f with other 07d04ad20a materials, held a28ecd9533 magic within 47d77cd335 them. Erina noticed a 2edaa03cf3 stone, about the 2bf2012755 size of a 5b3bf47a04 child’s fist, lying 41ce76ea94 in front of 8aadef4a20 the stone wall 152115479e at the end 5a63487698 of the corridor. She picked it cb2d488b88 up as though 1166972283 she were enchanted.c5c997a7e53dac50

The rough, translucent magic stone had a soft purple hue, and within it, a golden name was engraved.
[Erina Medelia]

It was the 7923ab1983 first magic stone 9184db1288 that Rose had d62a6db692 picked up as 7059de2a95 soon as she a674d206a0 entered the mine 0091bcb740 in the original cf841f305f story.4c27c38ed767b908

In the original story, the magic stone had a pale pink hue, with the name engraved in green. Unlike the original, which represented Rose, the magic stone in Erina’s hands now clearly claimed ownership, a color that spoke of Erina. It was intoxicating.fc82ee046f5cfa02

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She tightly 6c92723501 grasped the 4fc5d6618f magic stone, 0a5256ed90 placed it 08166a84da in her 62ebdc54a8 handbag, and 115f351074 turned away.b516acf1ee290a2c

“Let’s go back, Revil.” cb99f5f90a16bb22

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Now, Erina d6e13cc242 truly believed 27832d84fe in the 81e0b34428 reality she 1d53067f4f had changed. The satisfaction was so 2c491381f9 overwhelming that it made d4080d9aac her heart ache.a4aeeeb1553471fb

She left the 75fb52328c mine with Revil f514cafc92 and turned back a458331c90 to gaze at 061d55cecf the place where 5ce59c274a her name was 7f9876ebd4 engraved once more. It felt 243b426e8b like the 1653aa118a time had 7b4f2042d8 come to 0b84e385f6 put all 9585bf1107 the plans, 94f8ec14d9 which had 82cf24e615 been waiting 31a3a89824 quietly, into 7bc706a608 action.8834d3cef36ca7df

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But then, an 363572a952 unexpected variable arose.f260e99a5f4b9587

“Ugh…” 84d47ecef9d55f46

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Erina felt 6885ba4fb9 Revil stomping 660ab09af2 his feet ace4c3b930 beside her.700ad2064f1f2258

After leaving the mine, the two returned to the place where they had boarded the carriage. The sun was already setting, signaling that it was nearly evening. Yet, the carriage hadn’t arrived. 32c2359f0ef7f5df

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Erina had overlooked d9ad99f634 a crucial detail dfe3e1c4cd in her fixation debd4572a8 on owning the d4f65dcebb mine. The coachman driving b0efd4a612 the Eols family’s bd764b3d54 carriage was also aee49dab07 Faylon’s man, and 7a096e2b66 it was a ce9d62a1ca servant who welcomed 353eff3f64 Rose. She had 94dc694e4d been awake d268178a65 all night, 47df9bec41 unable to 1b05f8d58c sleep, and ae4941efec perhaps her 00a5f9d158 exhausted judgment 24c7ae6736 had caused 3049d4fb58 her to 3bd72258a9 miss the c6782e4111 most important 5ceb534a8a detail.82648bfe03ec7f36

According to her 00011e2e90 original plan, they 741392c1c4 should have rented 040b6f1861 a public carriage, bf22101f84 not one from 0bec6881d1 the Eols family. Erina had to 04c2a5295e admit her mistake.8a8a786f0a7b5da7

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This place, though part of the Eols Count’s territory, was located at the farthest edge, in a sparsely populated village. Before Rose discovered the magic stone mine in the original story, it was a village where outsiders rarely passed through, maybe once a week at most. After the mine brought prosperity to the area, the roads became more active, but not now. 47009a2874135d9e

“What should we do…?” 54e7a2d21473abca

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It seemed f80bf2f161 the carriage aa2a4ff1e0 wouldn’t come. Whether it was ff38849b24 Faylon’s orders, Rose’s fbc0341e3f cunning plot, or 8f70570261 the coachman’s twisted 2706767e30 loyalty, Erina could 9fa6f73a64 sense that the 0756b4c4ce carriage wasn’t coming.4357b256bdf2d907

“Let’s go into the village.” a0e4eea2818212fb

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Erina took fa6a151549 Revil’s hand, 4af0b1fa9a remaining on caf2c9f216 alert as 9e148e77c2 they entered ff64d2709a the village. A noblewoman 9c7d9ce409 and a 0934537a83 well-dressed child 78de4986ed would easily 23d64e97c4 become targets 7900dcbef3 for crime dc91efe1fe in such 7dbce55509 a place. Not knowing 161afb0a36 who lived dee53f2d03 in this 5494fb69f6 village made 339ffbb3d2 Erina anxious.cd57222c232dcf73

Worried that 5b5d58d2f1 bringing Revil d8a16005fb along might 988b4b71e2 put him e036d5ed64 in danger, b422521a1c Erina gripped f45f800834 his hand 9f008d6bb8 tightly.8f212467b665304c

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As they entered, a bc05af7531 row of less than ee7dcb732f ten houses lined the 2c52b49abc streets on both sides.ee16db71c80e2c9c

“Oh my.” c2a0110b86ffd156

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Suddenly, a middle-aged woman 8549b4eed0 appeared from the second a502c9560c house on the right a62d909091 and was surprised to e8393169e2 see the two entering a698bb576d the village.213bc3e4bc8ecc75

Erina instinctively 619e4d791a flinched and 57d9cf26af looked toward 150ae2fc95 her.53f412c7e97da48f

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“What brings you to our village? Ah, are you with the group from that last house?” fc1a84d4cfd42a64

“Excuse me, but the carriage we were expecting hasn’t arrived.” 9b3d54016bb62575

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“Oh dear.” f54c3bbb77a3228f

The middle-aged woman wiped ac6c20179c her hands, which were e12d96498d wet from her apron, c139ddd2d7 and walked toward Erina.be71fd19e860720e

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Her warm 6df37954ae demeanor helped 61cebf6be7 relax Erina, 68f3935fb6 though she c33a3bf6d1 struggled to 1267a91f5d stay alert.5cce01951d56d9f5

“I thought it might be one of the nobles who visits around this time. I assumed you were with them.” 174cc4ae23e71872

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It seemed a 0678cabb9c noble was known 7c9d3bbb4e to travel through 5c17733589 this village.89d1ba77858fa100

This was a fortunate cab20248c2 turn of events.
If the carriage didn’t arrive, Erina could use the family name to ensure they returned together. 9c22edd620325ee7

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“Goodness, I can’t believe I left the food out like that. Oh, and I suppose you haven’t had dinner yet?” a7665a774a1ad1e0

With a 55751c9a60 bright smile, cad3b067ad the kind 78e9bf2e94 middle-aged woman c6504a04fb quickly spoke 466e8de2a3 and, after 65f44d3875 a moment e7caef6518 of thought, b8fab8d5a3 invited Erina 8a125e20b1 and Revil d092b3275b into her d85147e105 home.2a4de0a0ca9b4519

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“I don’t have much prepared, but would you like to eat? I tend to make too much food.” 48715a56c2d05170

Erina hesitated for a dbebffb7d0 moment.
The sudden invitation 681898cdf7 from a stranger, 8040bfeb26 the sky growing bcdb814a47 darker, and seeing f8184872ba Revil nervously looking 6215ddfcc7 around, made Erina 429dc13777 realize there was 7f2e28ae5d no time left a951977e50 to think.a88201155868187e

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“Then, excuse me, but may we stay for the night? I’ll make sure to offer a token of thanks.” 63e024912a1d1ee7

The middle-aged woman, who e152b802c3 had been staring at a0a344722d Erina, smiled brightly and 389cdb944c nodded.3539253c55a57c43

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“Yes, do so.” 0e15d7d8a4893cc6

“Honey! What’s taking you so long? Come inside!” 681bc389af51ecba

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The door suddenly 57be09211f swung open, and b22ccf04d2 a man, likely 4d54622e32 her husband, stepped e088ff4211 out.0c17327a02274292

“Uh… uh.” 20b418ecfcd71f92

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The middle-aged man, upon cd23b75099 seeing Erina, seemed at 36187a2c88 a loss for words. His face 9c739ff793 flushed red, a46f50a0e6 likely in 599b2c6613 shock from 51d1ac2300 her striking 6c60e956e2 appearance.6360fbe617342993

“This is unbelievable.” 9f230a9e69fa1473

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The woman slapped her b3b80e5d49 husband on the back b828e3e9cf and carefully and kindly 8b16f787e2 led Erina and Revil 50bf27f029 into the house.79ac6f587ac7b5e5

“Ugh! This woman is something else!” c43fb5887e4dfa73

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“Ignore that man and let’s go inside. I was craving meat dishes today, so I must have been preparing to meet some distinguished guests.” 4926e6c45efa7705

Ignoring the 6959a0d78a man, who 9fd88debef was hopping 5b5458590a around while a8d16207c6 being scolded, d96e26a677 the middle-aged b35262ecc9 woman led 29f5c9b582 the two 40cec8afea inside the e1e80c2aa2 house and 133bcb0f34 guided them 4b6c1a1e33 to a 95a3d77d45 small dining dd650c5fac table that 40e4fd9ce5 could seat 1c324f890d just four 95e639d91e people.91f1c0043a4cf787

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“Please, make yourselves comfortable.” 447073efe819b7e9

“Excuse me for a moment.” a03c4e8f12e5d1d9

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After some hurried 7e134f7f4b greetings and preparations, 07a381ad6f they all took b66a9856bc their seats around 9ddc6bc38d the round table.f334fb04fa63a42d

“Oh, I almost forgot. I didn’t introduce myself. I’m Susan.” ffe49fb6d481b767

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Through the steam c11660b534 rising from the 6706a1a6cc food, Susan’s warm e53fa4f301 smile eased even e0c50c068d Revil’s nervousness.3e98e84e500623ef

“I’m John.” 5411632855c6c229

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The man, 0f5c385d98 who seemed 977b5515b0 to be 00c3360f85 her husband, 95dbe66e81 introduced himself. Erina thought for a 69bb84735e moment before replying.6947b74c6598c168

“I’m Lina. Thank you so much for inviting us, especially on such short notice.” e7d87ff8d4a1ab56

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Erina politely spoke 63535e5639 without revealing her 69317a7bde full name, and 6aea591851 Susan and John 53b7638de0 nodded, urging them 7ca367a14e to eat.b6a3a9b8d57f54da

“It looks like you came with your sibling.” bbd11a991c198015

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“Ah, yes, that’s right.” a80d9bd89bce906c

Erina answered carefully, trying 65186b967c not to show her ea4a3d287a discomfort. Revil, picking up on 49a9d0cf27 her cue, focused on aec282c7c4 the meal.3e0cf90d49a8c5c1

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“How did you end up in such a remote place?” 002cf7ce5d34c5b4

“I wanted to take my sibling out for a change of scenery, and we ended up here.” cfa816faf8e40f77

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In response to f3c1b756e2 Susan’s question, Erina 27f0eb9e08 used the same 11a0589ab7 excuse that Rose 28afce4e31 had in the a9540b7e12 original story.e9b0021baa632566

“My goodness, this is quite the strange coincidence. What’s your name?” 43114191fe5b6a31

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Susan moved some food f2aa9ffe6d closer to Revil as cdef1ae42e she asked.13f2e304bd1a2b4c

“…Bill.” 4e7a075a2f581cf4

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Revil, following Erina’s lead, dropped the first part of his name to hide his true identity. c022b4fbbb088ed8

Of course, no one 4f17511e3f here knew that Revil c6ed25ec95 was an orphan, but b3c25be326 Erina appreciated that Revil b965af67e7 was acting carefully.2a66dd5e38636056

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“Alright, Bill. Eat up.” 1d4ffcf687c7c113

During the 1a843ad277 pleasant meal, 34801d3722 both Erina 02c9d53073 and Revil e7f11937c4 relaxed, easing 28ecd7b138 the tension 03f120a228 in their 3a72c6d004 shoulders and 7471621407 enjoying the aa448a1e2c food.d4432b8087b5236e

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Though it was 424b7a7b48 different from the e4a3239ffb extravagant and delicious 91d736dd44 meals they had e1b4614238 at the count’s 20ace2e0b3 household, the simple ede0d53a5f and delicate dishes 6158a9881a warmed both of 7d96fc0af0 their hearts.9bbdf558836ca5ea

Just then, 11c6fc6a3c there was 26a7890e80 a sudden 6c1b3773ac knock on bf18328cb2 the door. The door opened, and 204534d892 someone entered.28dc9260c1f2d7b1

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“Susan, John.” c6c392d148444137

A deep, pleasant voice 5e5fb6b52e filled the room, and a970a4113c Erina was taken aback fcc30e90f6 as a man appeared.cd0a7694c385a25b

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