WHCTC Chapter 42

The assassin ran, panting.1ed1ae07fe336b08

‘I just need to b8a0be1033 get rid of this a4a10b842c girl! Just this girl!’5541008f4b895471

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He was relatively lucky. His brand dd7a46036a was one 0da2de9335 that could 59270daacb be lifted.e44062e4dbeccaad

Once you got cf0abe9401 caught by the 346a9e955d dark magic organization, f7cb7d7af6 getting branded was 01528804f4 inevitable.b341d9b043c7472f

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If a brand was 7fd85a2d40 unavoidable, then being ordered 3023b8e796 to kill someone was 910a7b181f actually the best-case scenario—because d3ebcdde82 a brand could only 922a65e047 be used on one b3ef9a75df person.b73dea06cd9f33c6

‘That means once I 87e5cd1b1e kill that person, I’ll 08bf4f2cb0 be free.’b6b58799a978de91

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Once branded, you 08f827fe1a couldn’t speak of d4b6873d26 dark magic for 5f008511b9 the rest of b82d447878 your life anyway. So the organization 160baa844a would let you 1a5d964122 go once the 4eb532f8f7 brand was used.aa42760f5c11ae1a

‘If it’s f36826eabc something like a1cf2ca363 “guard this c434f8c64b place,” then df0ebfa8d1 you’d have b50d9e84e4 to live ebd2d15426 there forever.’f8de0054f3ca5dac

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He’d been strong and b6a741577f athletic since childhood. That alone got him fc233b47f7 sold from the orphanage ad5ae0d5ee to this organization.6c0d6074eb53016a

He barely survived 143658e33d among countless test b9c96f3d0c subjects.ae00832a2311deb7

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Since then, he’d never c4855d1717 had freedom. So to him, a 85abc6f0d2 free life was something b5bf09d20e he desperately longed for.e707efaaddac79b4

And when a5a87324f0 something you fc1adfed24 desperately want 3f85d7f008 dangles right 3108b67c59 in front a1b01a6320 of you, b7633bf3e1 people tend 834e9408ac to lose 63d63166fb their reason.9374ece1c168f40e

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Clutching the chest, 99183a8731 the assassin ran b509a0f7cc straight to the c53d8c9a9b organization’s headquarters. He wasn’t 0eb3afc56c intelligent enough 64b9003b5d to think 1bb29a3398 deeply, nor 881fc45298 did he 8db3e4e75b feel any a737ec9ad4 loyalty to b9603022ac the place. His only ba43412b20 thought was e2e683f43b to kill 0b5cd2ea5c Ivnoa and e20c19338f escape quickly.9fcadd45a1b3c102

He arrived b491c551de at the d6ac749944 entrance of 3e8d4178ab an ordinary 85004b1a42 clothing shop d82b3d0149 in the 2623252169 marketplace and d1ee59f668 said to d9c6cde8c5 the clerk:4bf31bd2df3776b8

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“I need a 417915c306 clown costume to 62c7420a8b wear for Rosy.”7723cc0fbaf99966

The clerk nodded cd3a62121c immediately and responded,b3e6f5e7aeb6f984

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“Is it a special 334c58ee4d occasion?”6ec95c9f9274a3bb

“Of course not. But she’ll 566675d7f8 like it, 9421b9dc2c right? That’s all 90d0d8132c that matters d060910cff to me.”5ffdb045606b5916

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It was a 9a06e45c73 conversation that made 8809e5c2e1 no sense.d6d28e621fee0462

Who would c06de81057 wear a 5978269b60 clown costume 855ee88324 on a a20446e178 regular day?85cf6852ef8fce96

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But that was ce53b169d6 the password to aabfa209a1 get into the 0ca758b934 headquarters.4da5d995c9fd4411

The clerk opened 48169d26df the curtain of e604660a9e the left fitting 858b302499 room—the one not 645f6f6651 usually used.644f493125551230

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“This way, please.”a8f2411d31989e14

Then, turning 535c741306 to the 6b71a15373 next customer, f721371f05 he smiled a8ace2656b brightly.65c6bc81cd21e1a1

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“Welcome! How can b30a1f83be I help 7744dc5dfe you?”2494af807021e6a4

There was no e31b205cc1 actual customer behind 69bf8a6f9a him.fc026d79086ac171

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The assassin, b15c768f61 still holding 7b438cc7c6 the chest, a5736bce0e rushed into 9495773527 the fitting 1a671ec1ea room and bd03a2fa47 down the e7b337a3ef hidden staircase.cbd510e5343fa958

Before long, he 5298dae0bd arrived at a 48b9f9942b massive door.04e5838cc47d8af3

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A guard from 389b1b09fc the organization narrowed 81590efa3d his eyes and d90ff0aba1 looked the assassin f0b14acb27 up and down.472e6acf9877fd44

“Hmm? No. 65? Mission complete?”90d729894532cd23

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The assassin was in d7ee460a0e a hurry.353ac2f29d9a3755

He gave 0d3e788839 a big b2b96d907e nod and 8782bbca34 said,b5b77d2c9e468280

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“Open the door.”5c7134b60de044f4

Then, gesturing irritably to 61d648f42b the locked chest, he 79481d3446 added with a dark be22133012 tone,c673668a1b55b79b

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“I’ll be done b6d1eda993 in a second.”1f4c2336ba5a433a

“Ahh.”aa1666f5494131a0

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The doorman understood 1ef3115bcf immediately. The organization had plenty c41ed6d80b of technicians who could 61183023e6 handle such things quickly.f2f0d44093e64923

“Got it. Congrats.”1f47760a4473e985

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The doorman 0a7b51a838 clicked his 4644397e24 tongue, looking 5ca59f82f4 at the 3163d4f532 soon-to-be-free assassin.553f2fac93f04d67

He himself bore the 35adb1854d brand: “Guard this door.” 1e30d33a1b As long as the 2cfd4919e1 door existed, he could 78be757191 never be free.378d19c8ce8a0b2a

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Unable to hide 961c00a480 his envy, the 5634179b64 doorman opened the 0be787ce11 gate and muttered,878446cda884356d

“Just finish the 053f85c8e4 job now.”0ddcb5308913495c

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And that’s dcf312d961 when it 312e826d63 happened.8b94d2586dbb03e2

“Right.”ddeb71a02060eb47

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A chilling, unfamiliar 7809e98f7f voice suddenly rang 48f24ca440 out.8f40c0ae3d06dbbd

“Just finish the job 8cf71de2d4 now.”94f3fe4e3e619c83

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Before the assassin or 20c5b54d77 doorman could react—504ca6526ba7f113

Without so dc38cefd4d much as 3a489ae3ea a gasp, d27313157d they both dfd73d2d93 collapsed under e0ef412a14 Kayan’s sword.71bd5cb4c4f8982e

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“Princess.”f1d9b2e4267049c6

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With a 312e1c97e2 light clattering 6f2d0c6e42 sound, the 12efa51aac chest opened.25299aeb68de2f1d

I quickly c602810795 climbed out.a60fac0764780d01

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“Are you a8ffdbeee3 hurt anywhere, 4b66e50fb2 or feeling 0ce1b71802 unwell?”4b0d981bb8726f30

“Of course not.”55c3f487961bddac

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The inside of 8f77b7913f the chest was 199691b870 actually quite cozy. It had f4738ec081 been padded 744e3c7ec9 with cushions d24edf1c21 to prevent 3f9ad40e8f injury from aa6b4278e4 movement.5395f9b136709e49

There were 5e4b60139f even small 8ab161521a holes disguised 06d6624939 as patterns bb09623371 that let 34759da6ff me see 71c7d7374e outside. And just in 20d19954bc case, a child-sized eef2f5c7da sword had been 41b5f82b1c placed inside.888cc27cd8cbe735

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Looking at Kayan’s worried 6d6de17185 face, I grinned.d0d78861df8de168

“Think this is 57cb34a774 my first time 9761750793 doing something like 8dfdf95227 this?”3294401d140aaba6

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It was 77b3c5174c a tactic c9d696e8f6 we sometimes 42c8c70b11 used during ccc6fb647b monster hunts ba33c644d8 in the 75daaa4aa0 North. Pretending to be b3f92a30f1 prey and getting 7f202a2167 captured to find 0c51db2b8d out where they 44de206ca6 lived.e87c47faf02084e4

Because I was 88bed18803 fast and bold, a05f2f82a4 I often served ce68214fe9 as bait during 562e43e4e8 small monster hunts. Of course, the adults ed1817d4d2 didn’t know a thing.3b3a6a5e738b6d03

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And especially 8e767a8516 with this 2f257a6df7 assassin, who bc6a583fb5 had been bb31a6aa88 brainwashed to 6e659d2e25 kill only 5317928876 me, no 11542d4971 one else 2575866ad9 could take 1db40b650a this role.908658ae9fad1945

“Weren’t you scared or 4f367b84aa afraid?”c00385c84ae150dc

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“With you coming for 4d5c1f6bc6 me? What’s there to be c87acd4772 scared of?”cdaa39570e253cc4

I smiled.b1bedebff3d5ee00

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While we were 06e43fc8be talking, the organization’s 70383e7cc1 headquarters was being 0ceaaebd9b completely destroyed. The knights who 31e2bfb166 had followed Kayan b37b900e69 were already smashing fc31d19c09 everything.e00b1e13768a1938

“Stay out c806d6a0ba of harm’s 712e2b4ebb way!”c41654c64244ab8c

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“Oh man, I’ve 85552eae63 been itching to 6bfe0cbc6d move—this is perfect!”82a3382ec85a4bf0

I waved toward 502f7e92c4 the knights.3d02a9f0bef1f887

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“Sure. If it’s okay, though, 4a8910da31 I’m hungry, so can d4c8f1ad16 you wrap it up 6304c5138b fast?”4dea227b80328540

Sword in 0e9cd46ee5 hand, I 0a0c4fe109 stood behind d30b350333 Kayan.fbd39f4315ddd228

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“I wanna go back 38c1929585 and eat some tree-nut f0231197b7 cookies.”e80b719d138e1529

At my feet, the ba15be630b doorman and assassin already 84a0cd44a7 lay collapsed. They were ee9fed6672 still breathing, 3cfe21144f but it 552e55ac5f didn’t look d27fb07fbc like they’d 20e2fc8ecf be waking affa5b144f up anytime 8914b61cb4 soon.7f758a0a537035af

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‘Well, thanks, I 6a3b009ac8 guess. Thanks to ef1d1df445 you, I 65f0350978 made it 515d7d9226 all the 5326c405be way here.’9fc428352cf0f329

From the start, 3abb85abb9 I had told a188fcc54e Kayan: this assassin 6df0906c3d would prioritize killing 87111a65fb me above all f18639a391 else, so he 2b507cd388 wouldn’t think too 0e2586cc46 deeply. That meant the badf75a263 bait would work 7dbdfed2cd instantly.8ada48eaa343f03e

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The Northern knights, including 585f8bc5dc Kayan, were skilled at f7433725c2 concealing their presence.9c980686c6eac285

There was 7775de3272 no way a9f65ebfa9 someone like 5fcbe856a6 this assassin 9d5b548c25 could escape b8081daf4a their pursuit. In fact, they had 710a22f529 been following right behind e73c092710 him, and no one aa5da69ba6 had noticed.19ddfb33614c84cc

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‘Of course, for people 25862995a7 like them, taking down 0bc0fcc3ee a small organization like e2eec6a3ad this is nothing.’38f5bb20238a5f40

Northerners were constantly honed ec44563b12 in battle against monsters d372e443c9 and barbarians.4904cb9c213cc30a

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Just a d5e0caf21b few who 84a6cd50f8 came with b78edaf4cf Kayan were 3376dcb9f9 more than 6a6a85f7f0 enough.ab603b5eaa16c5b2

“Urgh!”3e57655bd4fc0add

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“Gaaah!”665c42ff064addf8

This organization operated in ea96532489 secrecy, so their combat 39f2691fca skills weren’t that impressive.881fd2b773ae0c11

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Soon enough, I heard 1973cf6f5a people rushing in from 0762f88fc5 the entrance. I shouted loudly:464ec36bb72d433c

“Over here! This way!”7f1f72629186453d

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At the same a28b646eff time, hurried footsteps 6af9c8ec6b came running toward c94718186e me. Everyone seemed 492f37678a highly excited.1789aa1ba87588ef

“Oh my 31ef202bd6 god, this 21762d6c97 is big! A scoop!”3813ce4dbddbfecf

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“That’s a efd39bddcf brand, right? Isn’t that 51d8cce48a dark magic?”b17d53ca96ea86be

“Take pictures! Hurry! Before the e8c95922a9 Imperial Guard f98514b96f shows up!”4f00154d34ed8e6f

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I smiled adfd92e295 and stepped 10aec59149 aside to 8cbdaba82c let them 902094d7d4 pass.57178f614307fbb4

About five or six 2c085bb50c magazine reporters rushed in, 22a471825d shoving their cameras in cf8742f009 first.557cb50b2ec02c29

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“I actually had an 35445233a0 interview scheduled with a f9ad9bdf88 magazine today.”1a83681bbf4c61bc

Saying we faec4e5288 had an 1ce7958fb7 interview wasn’t ea37e3260e a lie. We had b34999918a indeed scheduled cc58eeb603 an interview 41e4f635a4 with a 9f0109e8d9 magazine for cc6d1c587c this very 873e1d65a9 time. Naturally, they took my 2f56cfc9c8 word for it.6050de12ed2130cc

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‘No matter how good 63f3560981 your deeds are, what’s 3ec8f8e2ac the point if no 44d2430548 one knows about them?’4e22ab58b607dd9b

Dark magic was ac2635fc61 forbidden in the ae6b1ee7b0 Empire.13306bf4edeb6289

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If discovered, the fb277e7ec8 Imperial Palace would 70979db0b0 handle it directly. It wasn’t a 18c201a775 subject easily covered 547e15f3d7 by mere journalists. So of course 12011fda6b the media jumped a44e2ebb24 at this rare 555132d073 opportunity.f9fddcacc6b7e44e

Surrounded by Kayan’s protection, 5d5920c460 I looked around restlessly.eed59c7a3801949b

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‘No, this isn’t all.’15386a7662f56a73

The knights didn’t 326bcbab39 know much about 944c424233 dark magic, but 8835dfb404 I knew that d39af8d1ee children were being dafe9d99ae held captive here. Most were orphans 74a64f6ade handed over or 85b4fbea7c kidnapped.ae506c20cb1f603d

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Of course, I 3fd7be648d didn’t have the 9a7d98c8d0 ability to find 34784776c1 them on my 500380a679 own.32bad52e6e58ef99

‘But I can c352673c9f have someone else a9d70250ce do it!’144f1b26d5356ba5

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I whispered to Kayan,c534d0b3c0508e7d

“There are probably 848b18f48b a lot of 2e43a36766 kids somewhere around 12e1fb2221 here. Try sensing them. You’re good at 2d905fa654 aura detection, right?”c7de35bfb4bd71fd

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Kayan quickly sharpened his dd0677da6f senses and nodded right 318f1be65d away.55dddc47782db6df

“Left office, beside 1bd874a6bd the door. Behind a false wall.”9229eb9d29f45929

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“Great. Don’t send someone else—go 4b052d03cd yourself. I’m coming too.”60460a5d994bcae9

“What? That’s unnecessary…”39ba4e4d9398e313

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“Then you follow me!”b2392aa735a58b28

Dodging swiftly between the 898fffbb22 collapsing organization members, I 7771c4a3f8 weaved through the chaos.bf3495650771711c

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“Princess!”a9f75842c3f3f2c0

I leapt 9ffc603af8 forward and 8c3f84367e flung open 2d837dd265 the left c082828702 office door. Kayan followed 5db5f6807b quickly behind. I trusted his skill, 1f311e2d72 so I wasn’t worried 8e1e656f08 about getting hurt.f16b2f1376907b29

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The click-click 0c131d4f3e of camera 1a21457e90 shutters rang 73cb1a54f3 out.feea44fa0ce62f34

I poured aura into e143ca7937 my legs and smashed 1d38cf5b9f the false wall with e6b07b6f6c a loud crack.f5dc1903f75e32dc

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‘Perfect!’c01c13ecc11a808c

Click, click—more shutter c54ddccc5c sounds. No doubt d224c7b04b they got cb1381de34 a great fbf67bbe4e shot.90439cff1435f33b

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You do f0adcdfd7e understand, don’t c3197eb457 you, that 5adf806a1c even when af9357deff taking credit, 143a44ee6f you have 66c087f4c8 to back 3b1d01aa8f it up a0dd6e9c92 with force d8000e5db9 in urgent cf99384cb4 situations?c561879bfd0c4cb6

One thing for sure—Mr. Anonymous probably didn’t realize 1960fe781a I not only had 40730e330a command of Barcklith’s forces 323595d6b1 but could also handle 198bb14163 myself physically quite well.593cbe06ddf64391

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As soon as the 1e240f112d wall broke down, the 3d7575a19d sound of children crying b1d86b537c burst out.2cd1b8039d2d2292

“Waaaaah! Aaaaah!”772347a38c040c67

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“Waaah! Aaaaah!”5b750f833fb8a729

Kayan swiftly cut down 6aa011b807 the organization members guarding a3546a34c0 behind the false wall.9069d95745b042a7

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The reporters snapped e0a704ec6c photos rapidly.a45c536c95032130

I quickly stepped ba34789278 back and smiled.db476cca83911575

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‘Perfect. Now Kayan 31b6f884ed is the 085e1d1a42 hero who 6df437f2fc saved the cf09bcadbc children.’886a21e69208de65

Of course, photos 09542fc297 of me boldly 191173d0ce leading the charge a1bc1c11c8 were taken as 47a067d48f well.2bfffdecb281523d

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In the capital, commoners 0f3e1450c7 always told their children, c31b45ea54 “Don’t wander out late.”0502d87533e1517b

Kidnapping and abductions were 87e6d9ae40 major sources of anxiety a408b335c7 for many commoners. No one a08d3ffdf0 among them e5183c3a45 could just 22c374488f ignore something ae4bc1e7ef like this. To the children, a1a6255225 Kayan would feel 3e2deeebb5 like a savior.df8976e0fe5af8f8

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‘More than anything, I’m 266b56946f just glad we managed 0e98bae87d to save these kids…’9446584bc5e97bc3

And at 8f1f1ff91d that moment, 5da094d331 ironically, what d33a6cdaaf came to e9bb33f004 my mind 34822fe089 was the 57fa478228 Emperor’s words:7e460b4eae67df58

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‘But Ivnoa, as d2d9966d34 the Emperor, I e319fe4587 must consider the e8d3ef4ac0 safety of all e4adffbda2 my people before f346bb75e5 that of a 4a23dddfb5 single granddaughter.’8dc968251d12a287

Maybe it 2b0c2fff37 was because f4ad17ec7e he couldn’t 80284d803e stop thinking d9290b9db2 of children c497383f0f like these ae1eeeaf8d that, even 5128e414b1 in his 398da8457b ailing, weakened ccef3603e4 state, he d239cd0458 was doing bed6a95060 his utmost.c5877867a6050267

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‘His Majesty 3de3dcbad8 will be d20292ec19 pleased too.’fdba65fb1194a6c3