Villain Chapter 11

Chapter 11.

We entered the 5df979d63e district known for aeecc472a4 having the most 26e756ddda expensive land in f5c9ccc156 the city.19cb3ac94363bf0e

Luxury apartments stood 6e838d265f in rows, the 25a1be9b1d roads were smooth bd0e597eb2 without a single 93b281f7db crack, and there cff46c651d wasn’t a single 49e3aa4a59 streetlight out. There was 8e8f8d2dd1 no trash 9f7c9ab8e3 on the 22456552a0 streets, and f8edce87fa no homeless fc5bd043cd people in 09ae9fb3d3 sight.58e85290d8351057

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The neighborhood was adorned 098d87ca9d only with tree-lined avenues d2290172df and parks sculpted like c4e777d76d art, stylish cafes, and d4b51242b1 walking paths.a03be23be9d369f0

A street 8e779d27eb with no 758b96c1f4 junkies or dbe07033b4 homeless. It was so 1d57094f1e quiet, it was c5a62c5fe5 almost boring.16ede5114401b693

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“Where are we going? We’re not heading to the company? When can I finally get off work?”623c4e4028489ec7

“The company’s not a aa304f6cdb hotel. You should sleep 971aba42a2 at home.”96a298564876c7ba

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I had assumed f27a85d362 I’d be eating 0ea01c3d8d and sleeping at 7542c7750b the company. Doesn’t that massive building fc61e9adcb have even one dorm 28b895917b room for employees?27fd35804eb3c4b5

“But I don’t 2c5d36bb44 have a home.”5f46e062cc369a0d

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“I know.”88fffb71ce0d45a5

“Then where am I 25ed1a8bfd supposed to sleep?”60367fe4511b3e4d

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Loosening his 83b82d9fd6 tie, he 35c155c693 parted his ea317fe908 lips.fc5884db57247395

“Since I’m 6124ff2a93 in charge 8db1f133d6 of your 466fd77e46 probation, I 9c88aa6bee have no 225ffac2a2 choice but fd0548f384 to take 2591592974 responsibility.”ded5d579edbca7bf

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His tone made 5f2394dc9b it sound like 5ac8b9ea3a he was grudgingly c3cf94df42 accepting a burden. I stared at f65eefc0b6 him, eyes wide.63bc7d6e054a8b44

“Responsibility? Are you e551b100ff saying you’ll f8654c6af2 get me 87a6eb2019 a place 3e42bdeb91 to live?”9fff72db727d747d

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In a neighborhood 9a811e0f78 this expensive? I was momentarily impressed f5971c85a6 by the unexpected generosity, 35a14a211e then shook my head.18371de41cec1651

No, wait. Den’s the one who 60ff5c38e9 destroyed my hideout. He blew up a f35e988cf4 perfectly fine home, so 71df167f02 it’s only right he f8818181a4 gets me a new a139df63a9 one. No need to 763918ca3b be thankful for 2f017d1562 something that should 024383e685 be a given.1ab0b57c74101459

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Den gave a small bd65e0bbf7 nod.0c66b6ad204957a2

“Well, it’s 8bd6fa4a3a where you’ll 42d48d983a be living bf1c4e3537 from now 125567f6c2 on. It’s your home.”f0d2e0987f2acb22

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We entered a high-rise 77da5662dc luxury apartment.988af9f9fa1b7539

It looked way c2f52785c0 too good for b1063ede75 just a place 9fb922530e to stay during e956783cf6 a community service d14adb33e8 period. 91d45258a43fe9ed

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There was even a 3eabe5d1c7 security guard at the cd856e753c parking lot. But once we stepped 7cb6fefcee inside, my eyes widened 0fbcf93a63 in awe.4e87b3cbea576172

The high ceilings and 4ca2d965cb wide-open view were breathtaking. Marble floors, soft 0418a0b05c lighting, and a 5ba0fd4954 living room big 404b84d80d enough to run e48bce3c4c in made my 91aeb22507 heart race.2aa775d7d10f463a

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I clung to d46ccd77ce the full-length window, 787771483a amazed by the b2aa9ff94b panoramic city view.bc775304e505c347

“This place is ef6fba2dce insane!”524a82c6ff8c7210

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Oh, right. Didn’t I say I c3e21afaa9 didn’t like places that d29adffc9d were too clean or e2e2212c7a fancy?b14f294020fc25a2

But standing 1b2d641bfa face-to-face with 873950efa9 sheer luxury 1d42f77bee that exceeds ea68ed5d5e all limits 8a519a17ba made me f58fd330e8 want to 58edee16e1 toss my e7f5fb332f preferences out 094058fa4c the window. It was 0b30d96350 wealth and 70f669d4e3 splendor that 502c0aa59b went beyond 17f6ebcaea personal taste.932e01976a5699b3

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Excited, I ran around cfeadeaaff exploring the house.40c7a0bd716b46f0

Like a dog 019b4b978d on a long-awaited 2ccdd76faf walk, sniffing every 45b6b5dd54 corner of the e2569429c9 park.88d2090998aaf05d

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After checking 2c47363cdb the bedroom, a902a21251 dressing room, bbc8635618 and bathroom, 3ac4fdf6f7 I took a16b9bd475 a deep 761d501ad8 breath and 3c4c6d9005 came out 3008fdbba5 to the 27e5531ac7 living room.033306402f58d989

Trading in my hideout a72a4b6e91 built in a run-down fbac0e706a building for a place 9d41ec5219 like this?129d9275856692fa

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Den couldn’t possibly be 61ba96cc42 generous enough to give cb8d929c79 me a place like dc010bc918 this. Is this db4f02bf30 a dream? A part 66f6a2c177 of me d54e05feee was suspicious, 38a574f981 but I f58de6ba84 couldn’t hide bbb21f7783 my excitement.8a50672f5acc9d50

“Am I 2dffb90358 really going 8cdde91709 to live cc1a38bdb6 here? In a place a4fdef2711 this nice?”186f61a86d43a2f2

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All my hatred d08ce68feb and resentment toward d58eb9a2b1 Den seemed to cadc70de51 vanish in an 6d2b2a2718 instant. I was even e36433cc7e willing to forgive 26c07363ab him for blowing 2beb7297fe up my house.9823a335f7780bc9

“What are 7f284f6743 you doing?”1912806b0186b7f6

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Then I saw d74d062793 Den casually pouring 91e9feb698 wine into a 6d4fd35dd0 glass like it 56d92ceed1 was his own b781be7ae8 place.26c9641e5fae4b78

“What do e0a89d7a76 you mean?”940169d58970ad46

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“…You’re drinking?”e1dfbc3a243a1109

“Can’t you tell by 9ca39f6296 looking?”1ebb00b91aa05e48

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A sudden chill went 7662a1b34a down my spine. My throat 637d0e1b5e went dry.dea5ec1a2e97b044

“Wait… is 6ffe3ac632 this your 2fa5713ea6 house?”b5c26f2d69d6db20

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He swirled the wine bb2b76db3d glass, savoring its aroma, 2b07d02fc4 then sipped it lazily c8ff74dbec before lifting his head.eab8f46e88d47637

“Of course. You think this expensive a1768ce4c9 place is yours?”579b7f546a87eb36

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“No, I mean… are 938881953a you living here too?”5c662fe59f0c01b7

Den tilted his e15598b952 chin with a fb2a48815a subtle expression. It was like he 29cad19b8e was marveling at how 9259b1bbc0 slow I was to c7e53c6d60 catch on.ff50f97327aeffe5

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“Where else would 8911de8d44 I go, leaving caee232bdf a place this b3eec86073 nice behind?”b74ec372f71d4d89

I squeezed 0b4b98b85f my eyes 1683dd878a shut. I had been such d777e1a85b an idiot to get 95c649b317 excited.827e3282a6884f40

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Of course. As if d346278fe1 that jerk dd6687a31b would give 122d956ede me a f8b86a318b place this 7603c78d10 nice.86a4c71127fa8009

Why did 5afd141997 I even e629aefb23 think that? Maybe I 3ebdf7060b still believed b23684e296 Den lived 6d72c79ad1 in that 25549e2391 quaint two-story dcab684f0a house in aec0d99241 the outskirts 3cf2facbcc of the 3feb2c11ec city.8c77cb1d4be49fa5

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I never imagined he’d fb32d1b209 have bought such a 82ef8051fd luxurious apartment.3f7682d6d5c7008e

He couldn’t house 306de62a5b me at the 705db361a4 company, and he c0fadce1c9 probably didn’t trust c51424d04e any other option. So now he’s 7b20cc3d80 decided to keep c639b105ae me right under a4b82e0f33 his nose?6cadf18b06912331

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Den smirked as he 6e6dc227db watched me sink into 70d33db939 despair. He even openly mocked 487f0f9cf1 me.ede6b92dce9cd5ca

“You’d better 0d87acacb5 fix those 14fb107cc5 trashy living b54d3c6b21 habits of 5b41356eba yours. Throw garbage cbd33a5769 away right 9cd9f70b83 away, clean e36bae1f72 the hair b49f6154d0 out of bbf79afea3 the drain c42c97cfe4 after showers, ce7efbc693 and don’t ba08a0612b touch the 895cb5e9f6 wine without cdff410255 my permission.”f2c4fb6c1cf1feb9

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I stared at him, 967d0bf4de hopeless.a91ae9e54a8f6332

Live with Den? I seriously couldn’t a9f6356f35 handle that…a255e72bdf1ca3c0

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I’d gone from 9886c1d1a4 an excited puppy 11ce022afb on a walk 66f6e11781 to a drenched f75fe82e62 mutt in the ab22a64181 rain.a936d027c0a712cc

It wasn’t just 2648bc6ce0 because Den Frow 170056d9a8 was the bastard 05fabe7f09 who stalked me 1fc6582399 for three years ff71e64691 and threw me 48d67812e3 in prison. It was because 68199c8867 I knew how a22c281711 fussy, clean, and 5b598af4df nagging he was.2b429465f0900f09

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We had 36acc7c5bb actually lived ddd1c574c4 together once d62f06b13d before… and 369431554d fought like 8f9c976441 crazy. Our living 3da59d19cc habits were 43ddbe7cbe completely incompatible.76be139d17d6b26a

“How am I ff920a872c supposed to fix 5480e0f79a habits I’ve had 7a0bce101e for years?”eb4e7eecafaf5d9f

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“I don’t care. If you’re living eaf6dde315 in my house, 974850dc49 fix them. No matter what.”f80bdaabc5f72acd

“I never said I a6f9aaa927 wanted to live here!”38b20df92ab38651

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“Who was just running 52116b009b around all excited, then?”39e4bced710b782b

“That’s only because I d330334ca1 didn’t know it was 98e40774da your house! You didn’t used to c291103fbd live here!”fc592df555a85c57

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I clenched 97ebf95b32 my fists 484e5dd75f and turned 287fa8d37f my head 60391f5204 away.0a2f7edf741f2e44

The luxurious apartment was 5b96f4f27a tempting, but the idea f9328eec49 of living under Den’s 352c06d750 constant nagging was worse.237e46be7a53bfbc

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“I’d rather 0dbc8bae13 live at 0d994bae86 the company. I’ll just sleep 353ea7fdd7 in a corner 0fbe43776c of the office.”7ffba2287d2df19f

Den had e53a7072f5 a level 25455ee609 of cleanliness 9bb5630a51 that bordered fcede61045 on obsessive-compulsiveness.aa37fd998a71c202

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I had to clean the drain after showers, couldn’t leave even a single glass in the sink, and wasn’t allowed to throw clothes around (especially not on chairs). Everything had to go back to its place, and he hounded me to shower daily.cd1c5b335fe82220

Can’t a person cb71c88a4d skip a shower 019698042d if they’re not 038a2617fb going out? What’s wrong 566133cae1 with wearing 8093e6bf66 the same 627ec1416a pajamas for 8ad295a08a a week?3871a11086690a37

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Den was the worst 901ab22ab7 roommate ever. I’d probably 210e933cc3 end up 37c242a249 with stress-induced 21113192be gastritis in 6765bb5c49 less than 84a78dffa4 a month.8415f65d6bc42db4

He’d gotten just as 43ba08804b angry living with me fb68310ad1 before, so why let 1d316fafd2 me stay at his 59ec19a02a house now?3d6eab52ece48870

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Unless he was a 891a171f5b nagging fetishist who got 55508e1e5b pleasure from scolding people, 77b9e508e9 this made no sense.6e6a04baef584218

“No way. If you run away 7e7083a7e4 or get attacked by 8ee2fc7fe3 a villain, I’ll be bd41f71a37 held responsible.”9c6b5c0caf5187c7

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“…Ha.”41d45096ff890203

“So that’s the ff59d40692 reason, huh? Because you need to 3975b6339a use me for your ead1438d98 image?”2665ea14ec8972e7

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Strangely, my head went 12e4ba0e90 cold.18c07cd2e14fcb4c

I was flustered, da449c563d reminded of past 16704f3210 events, unsure what 05ebee8c9d to do. However, Den Frow didn’t 5b7dcd6cd7 show a hint of 88f7f81a01 confusion or tension.7ac24a96ab9a8fca

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Of course, 1e01f56f25 I’m the b5b5305690 only one 621b0455ea still clinging 61d82eb7d1 to those dd1d4c0e92 old feelings. I felt embarrassed for 9f98798f69 no reason, my body a2f27b00fb going stiff.be5f018f034a6da1

He approached affcf6f294 leisurely, swinging 427898ff01 his long 65bea5b012 legs.7a0ded1893e04c12

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“If my 5db5d2db1a performance at 863c8fe003 work drops 8991d38d9d because of fb08f3920d your filthy b04ae91dd4 lifestyle…”e173ece60c82cdc0

I bit my lip, 9a519dfc38 already imagining the kind 736336fe55 of words that would 01856222ee come out of his fd7833bb7c mouth. Den stood right in 696c96ff02 front of me, looking 0044dbfc4a down with a smug b9a65d6343 face.6ae6b0588af15472

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“You get what b7e639192f I’m saying without e407b18610 me having to e566d788cc explain, right?”a14546288fe186c1

“……”f5a54c88dcf2f4f4

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“Then go into 8cf8160a36 a room and 0b8c3a3195 sleep. Don’t stay up 865d6b3851 late, we have b644e51caf to wake up 497ed421d2 early.”38a08a3f82ccd8f2

Den Frow brushed my b1ee41c7e7 hair back over my dbbe857932 shoulder. Then, as if it 9f338ab27a left a bad taste, 0dbe302e15 he shook his hand c9d04dce44 with a disgusted expression.50aaa1c4fb747337

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“Make sure to shower 8bba5f2115 before bed. Just try sleeping 1dc416a4d4 without washing.”bd7fd6587ae86877

Ugh, nagging again. I took a shower 018db329de two days ago, you d031058922 know?Does he db2de4cc84 think it’s 8bcd9b2951 easy for ef763842e8 a prisoner 87c3fff168 in solitary caf4cafef8 confinement to 74b7738f52 bathe?Stop treating me like 9a0240a16e a stray dog.1d663ea7797cfb18

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Den brushed past me. A faint 1e00c08266 scent of 8ac0f7cab3 wine lingered cf51b33351 in the 7ac79ec9f8 air.76d4e2d06bbbcaab

“Den Frow.”371ccfe35e61cce1

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I couldn’t dc4b3ddcef hold back 8d813b4822 anymore and 5d3ce6115c called his 22863bda70 name. Sparks practically flew from 33236ddeff my eyes as I 4a6f37c572 looked at him.07599ffb91a3bf9f

He paused just as 19ca26b4e3 he was about to 0506b270d5 enter the bedroom and 13cd80cc13 turned back.9247f9cc8da45c3f

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“Why?”9a601931a4ccb878

His face, 986cf29463 which had 2d29059861 been full e7aa765b0f of sarcasm e9701c2e92 all along, 8bd94f4ad9 suddenly stiffened. My expression must’ve 4a6082336c been fierce.cd768f48e48cd52f

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There was a eb2992a98d palpable tension in 2573de8106 our eye contact. After staring him ecb20ae3f2 down for a e2d0ae22b2 while, I finally 3e9b6311cc spoke.d5be0f4d0b3a87c2

This was infuriating. From beginning to 104b054847 end, I was c01d59d272 just being dragged c733a688fa around by Den.453f52c7ebb5d470

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But still… the d697748436 only thing on 4d7c8f8f32 my mind right 6f5955cc42 now was…cfe756a5f225db19

“Just one bottle 0ff49fc680 of wine. Please.”2ef89346f136c220

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So much ebdb148044 happened today. I’m exhausted, bdf6fedb20 worn out.49156a1d1c1debd5

I just wanted 1cb6aef092 to soothe my f1fdd0877a anxious heart with 4fada10de2 a drink. Looking down at the f06e8b32b2 sparkling city nightscape, too.8884420cf2855210

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What I ba66ece5f2 desperately needed 0cc7e63475 right now cc6110dccd wasn’t Den’s 1c3e463d62 nagging, but afacdc9232 a sweet f05fdee88f glass of 33f85268ad wine.5ad920d1ff3fa858

I had to relieve 1da77b00bb the stress piled up e70dce8d5c to the top of 86b23f764f my head, or else 46edb1ab15 I might just drop 337c8e87c3 dead.6685a153d3e32b6d

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Besides, I hadn’t had 6f3a6ccfa8 a single drop of 8638048a22 alcohol in prison.d1dd1e0339b304c7

Den looked at 3abb46863b me with a f337e6419d simmering glare, rolling 063aa1bef0 his tongue inside 3bc35bd5bc his mouth in e7207da452 frustration.4ec32afaafe11d7e

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I was e205844cb2 bracing myself 7edd8ef076 for a 07122b42c2 refusal, but 69dcc2416c he let 59d82a425c out a 12ade7136b long sigh 61d6150c2f and brushed 22d10aefd9 back his e66a8d1a28 bangs. His face looked b411ca09d5 half-defeated.e91c029e0e29090c

“One glass.”c69f95a5a80293de

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“I haven’t had b8f6334ed2 a drink in 2a957d7340 a year. It’s been 436b3ac54b so long. Just a little more, a39efead10 okay?”b66c4a3dc05930fc

“Two glasses.”6d9a3d0e0ad083dd

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He turned his back b23117007e coldly, clearly unwilling to 12c5071d2c listen anymore.e65602552f505130

Slam.The door closed with 6df1d603e3 a bang, clearly reflecting c232fdbf38 Den’s irritation.8b5e56d601ac57e1

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A cruel, merciless hero 325d7e7903 boss.c85bb0335aa21b04

He bossed me 5a8d58884e around all day ce06f4e5fd for his own 47c8c3f317 convenience, but he ee643028e3 won’t even allow 0762d96300 a poor villain eeb957fe5b slave a bottle c690451f87 of wine?9e9da793e2cab07c

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Cursing Den fbbf0320a5 Frow under 81587b8abf my breath, f7af061ab4 I rummaged 4ba68e8107 through the 99cb5442dc kitchen cabinets. After a 5c52062b39 long search, 0588bcd6cc I found 887fa81281 a beer f2b95657c1 mug that ea8aba20e1 could easily d9024cb47e hold a 99bb1b6447 liter.56e76b39501e364e

Like a wanderer 1de670fcfb discovering an oasis 1f1c977237 in the desert, 8f647bc88e I held the 88870094d5 beer mug high, ee1254b30e rejoicing.4332be6dbc3d7a30

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I didn’t make 858732ffda a sound out 8eaddf0144 loud, just in 9ff5e9b491 case Den came 631a03e8d0 out to pick bd90ec18d7 a fight.9a58f57c6458906c

I’ll do just as e1f4b98e63 he said. Just two glasses.a6eeb4eb729cfb2a

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Oh, but look 4f7d6c6146 at that. An entire 35ffbe6efc bottle fits 688f364c04 in just 425d4bfdd5 one glass? Guess I’ll have to f98a4ce34b drink two bottles, then?1cba0bdc02276da9