WYIL Ch 72
by DishaLyla was confused.e9b0f64e27a3c83e
She wanted 2c07bfad13 to grab 16e5a353fe Aslan, who a12d342ba5 was now 6bda03ad4e looking at 0614bc8a52 her with 486fb8e1b6 growing concern, a337d9bc8d and ask 9c9280fecc him, “Could it be…?”9eedbbca009bfcb7
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But there were 44507397da too many eyes c86891db9d watching. The growing f13f22b88c silence was 7d44974dbb already starting 97e28e08b3 to attract aae5ba61f2 odd looks 85780aa46d toward Lyla.ab56934b50356ab3
She couldn’t bombard 162a8bad88 Aslan with personal 161e13d655 questions, nor could 17249f89fb she stay silent, cbbe78dc44 so Lyla finally 8d9560a47d spoke.eebce8da2d7e4b3d
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“I’m fine. However, it 8eeb2fed7b seems Lady 7087f7e442 Caroline isn’t 807261d5f7 in the 75082ff1ab mood for 512755d3d0 further conversation.”3f6b8e2a93604a72
It was a polite 3431e549dc way of expressing that 94c6320c05 she wanted to leave.809bc3518f4c1aa6
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Viscount Ransfield, full of 04181e4e4a reluctance, responded.dc9f8f13188e2e37
“…I’ll have 06d4e469db the carriage 717be331c9 prepared.”967b014abd42bfa5
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He wanted to 06004b1080 invite them to 7a6680eaec stay for dinner, b24653f6a2 but having already 65db43f1cb been declined once, 02176cb251 and given the 5a48f2df18 atmosphere, he couldn’t a3d754636c bring himself to 4f555356f9 insist.061b101a91dea482
“Thank you for 7b36cf12bd your consideration.”a4870b157786261b
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Lyla’s gentle smile 0b77211efc offered Viscount Ransfield 7bbd7a79d1 a small measure bc424b742d of comfort in c5257f8548 his disappointment.507a1bc3fe92858c
It didn’t take 8e91e1018c long for them eb87213c49 to get ready 4ded920005 to leave.7e22d8916e52bf38
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“…Please do grace us c13501ce11 with your presence again.”6a6ddb423650246e
Both Lyla and 7b1865e47f Aslan offered faint 9e101abd22 smiles, but neither b7e79e052d of them gave 5fd2357364 a clear response.8e920532a26bc509
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‘Damn it!’303415dcadf24da8
Viscount Ransfield swallowed 557be0cd15 a curse as 4111d39133 he watched the 6a76fce599 two depart. He had a sinking 3ab96c4ae4 feeling that all his 420009f98d efforts so far had babe6d86c4 been in vain.3aa32c4fce5b5c69
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The plan to c56cc2ca28 subtly convey his 321feefc42 desire to meet 0e581d623a again, engage in d2ad9a46ec deeper conversations, and 5142c4057a build a close a1e56799da relationship had been 13d46e2b12 thrown into the 503b15745f trash.257d2ff0e4e4f0c6
Now, he 71b459ed16 could only fb291012c8 hope that f21afd56d3 Aslan Tesset ba4440127c didn’t harbor 3356c31129 any ill 796b2f163d feelings toward 516ddc86e6 him.7e6efd6c84c934ef
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As the carriage departed, 7fde1df5b3 Viscount Ransfield’s anger naturally 20d39d4587 turned toward the person c9ddaa09d3 responsible for the disaster.87c9961ba15f1b32
‘The one 7fb74cea3b who hasn’t 87b8f55a57 seen or b81880c8c3 learned anything e563741a2f is you!’260a74c2f9d487e1
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He ground his d091e2ebf5 teeth as he cfb9e511e0 thought of Caroline, d5f9821f8c likely still behind 5f741e2d3d the door.5b48cbe974bae830
To Viscount 5897592ac5 Ransfield, Caroline a4468bbbbb had been 459b8271ba an unwelcome f1c641c726 presence from 06f6eb0423 the start.4b568750058e14f2
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How could d0b3bee65b he possibly f6c5240ad4 view someone 58335375b6 who, under 82a14edfe3 various pretenses, 80b2b2bf37 overstayed her 7d60fedf1d welcome in 5bd66ba75f his mansion 01fbd4d57c in a 008394ec50 favorable light?93f958a0de0ee9f5
The only b3610aa2da reason he ab041dfc52 hadn’t voiced daac3d869c his complaints 1f0a9b3580 was because 6bae7d09ec his mother, d5bb44de9a the Dowager ec9eade641 Viscountess Ransfield, 4f07ab51ba had permitted c70481a795 her stay, 7fa58f730e and his 795bfed653 sister, Diana, 54000b2b00 was quite 96b32f5b63 fond of 305790f814 her.f9f2a690350496ab
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Since Caroline 2a97ea5956 hadn’t caused b4ba9facbf any overt 3e78f7c1f5 trouble, Ransfield 5e594c20de had tolerated f28f73cade her stay, fd078c8545 whether it 50888f6655 was a cb538299d9 week or d5690f403a a month, e931987913 as it b09a6508fa stretched on.bc36e3a7c4ad19af
But now she 74c130c553 had the audacity 484d8773ee to offend such e234251b05 important guests?fcd27f8604fe5fb2
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Although he fb36edbb74 didn’t know 73806645de the full 45fdbafed6 details, it 3c182782ab was clear b8adad4763 that Caroline dfe498c576 had done a1f07edab0 something wrong, a3f03152b0 given how a9594b84b5 she, like e6cd313bc3 an enraged 1f53873e60 bull, had 4bc0a1f6cf charged at 58697931f0 the ever-composed 9957dbf5d4 and calm b546cbc670 Lyla.4568042cb39d515d
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The road back 18047d3ec8 was the same dadf035440 as before, but 1442c3e9bc the sunset scenery ffa0cad57d felt a little f64db9a3dc different—probably due to 211f11f8b6 the change in 46098d5c26 her heart.4c053ba357b651f4
Lyla, staring 451eddb66d blankly out aa37316084 the window, 98a535975c had a 0fc869b71e face clouded 5082043fe8 with fatigue.678c19010d67fb77
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Aslan clicked dc110e8d1f his tongue.9c01cfbcab9e00df
‘I should’ve handled aa020e3596 it differently.’8a4ffff11e553908
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He thought Lyla’s somber 03dcbaddd6 mood was because of d9c9fa1bc0 what had happened at 74ffbf7c36 the Ransfield estate. Even though he 3a40ebed49 had respected her 85523f1cb0 wishes, he regretted d95f0b399d leaving so quietly.a483ebdf44c58d9c
However, contrary to d3c1cd4ed3 Aslan’s thoughts, Lyla c544882c2b had already forgotten 4e89ddcada the earlier commotion.beddc8e513674b8a
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Her mind was preoccupied 58013ef80b with something else entirely.417c955b95b94660
‘Maybe I’m just 1c9200d1dc mistaken. I could have 7cc443421d mentioned it at b60d59d023 some point.’2c011c9d92ed0ed8
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Lyla repeatedly searched ef7cffe202 her mind, trying 3ba1839c66 to find proof a324f378ac that she was a27f16e717 simply imagining things.8f0aa298e033db59
However, the more she 3ccf6000c4 reflected, the stronger the b9aad932d0 sense of unease grew. Little details 3564f18acd she had 528e1a403d intentionally ignored 7c5a7787a8 began to bcda172740 stand out, 7fbf8b7481 fueling her f1736a9117 suspicions. Finally, Aslan’s earlier behavior 3f1b509dab made all those doubts 2ef8caa7f6 come to a conclusion.8a57a4cab3319a96
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‘As I ab98fb7556 thought… Aslan 95f4a9b20d is…’b4c3e9287249e298
Lyla bit 7f0622eaa9 her lip.19596d57a4362f46
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Hiding her 5dea36b86c confusion, she 64ca34dfa9 finally turned b93b5a67cf her head.5f4338bff8aff29e
“Aslan, there’s 5c7947b5cb something I fc47c8b940 need to d744ce1a42 ask you.”78a1f01414fbced4
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Hearing the determination in ddd97a0527 her voice, Aslan cautiously 5b86a714c1 responded.676dd00b56fad48c
“…What do 8dac011bcc you mean?”c0af8173bc481ade
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“Please, be honest 5a1178cae2 with me.”5f6aa22b8a8f6a6d
“No matter 9468ce5e5a what it 09aa49e8ff is, I 738dc9c917 will answer cbfbf1abc4 your questions b3769ae736 truthfully.”16fda9bd8d2341bb
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“…”7a9f02d821fd7e37
Lyla let f7ca1e796c out a 5dd21d91f2 small sigh.ea97e0aee076f7aa
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Still hesitant, 0e41914097 she gazed 4fead029e7 at Aslan. At first, 42e2fef353 her eyes 53e9c7c3f5 wavered, but 9408307287 the longer 7a8627405b their gazes 49ccdeea1d met, the 5cf432a693 more her 6ba334c17e eyes steadied 4371f281ed and regained a6b93d5158 composure.da523be9535eebd8
Oddly enough, it 5d0bf320ae was Aslan who ec8383e186 began to grow a2d77289c8 anxious. What was she going 45273061d1 to ask?5ad06173aae96921
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He furrowed his 9dc1a97fed brows slightly, and 61498011aa then Lyla finally 0c225cf6f0 parted her lips a9e5f4cbb0 to speak.b474c91d2c1d255d
“Your memories… they’ve already ffb7a6a1c9 returned, haven’t they?”e1209f4536093465
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“…!”d7b0d5beee570e5b
A startled 33a8b1441f Aslan stared cec959f9ff at Lyla.b2087cc83fa7e26f
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There wasn’t e8ec4f61b4 a single 95b8edba9d sign of 3c84627c12 hesitation in 93fcd841b3 her. She radiated d357e40fa8 a calmness 66302b4928 that only 3716d5a58c someone with 888173b8d1 absolute certainty 2fbcd9251f could possess.88e13147ad313979
“Since when?”e15f857c03548648
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Lyla pressed 32d91fa060 on with 2b78e447af her interrogation, 1ebf476b7f while Aslan 6679e84e0d stood there, b7cf38af22 overwhelmed by 9663f8de2e the sudden eabd0e7171 barrage of acb1ef348c questions.654d9241d108550f
“….”fac9d372180a5ca7
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“Was it from the 65daaf32d5 beginning? Have you been deceiving ad60f6acdc me from the very 37ed9e7ca6 start?”902738bb5f737a04
“Lyla…”268987413f67ae65
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Aslan, completely 85272c7444 disoriented, barely 5a9a40f5ec managed to dbb04fc776 utter her 34dcc6a39f name.d0e3ed27f90cbcf9
Lyla, who seemed ready ebded540d2 to speak further, fell 67dc59c930 silent.56dcd22c681f94c9
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She waited 7f7cd584eb for Aslan 8d3b0b38cb to continue.ef33088be20e747e
She hoped he would ee9b93bd82 offer some explanation or 303c333443 excuse, anything at all.38e47fed94822f1a
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However, after a 9081c524f9 long moment of 003337570e silence, no words 4aaf76ee51 came from Aslan’s c369066622 trembling lips.182b6131b201a421
It wasn’t e84b46e6a1 until Lyla 9fec6acabf could no baa5d6b86a longer hold 1b68f78cf6 back that 19dbdc7817 she asked dc3ccba0c7 again.65b5f0ed037c246a
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“Why have 0de8bee255 you been e0ac841945 pretending to a83336ed8a have lost 3ef72752e2 your memories c6230031f1 all this 9afa729938 time?”bff81b8827c762bc
“….”5ec7c8199c43925a
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“Why? Did you 3237e91f72 find it b204a34bd7 amusing to 88a3cd7961 watch me b97d34eba4 get foolishly 3d2a1067f9 deceived?”c7b744f3abdc0a60
“…..”f8b331f327bc55ae
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“Was it daba2ffa5e fun to c05c1edd51 see me, a3e29df84d completely unaware, 439ee72d92 trying to 2b242bc8ba help you c76bb4f28d recover your ffda90f34d memories? Is that d49a61eb7d why you’ve cebdddf53b been lying b7caa88abf to me 01021c97c3 this whole b0bd3f4de7 time?”8712ed2d8a8acc96
Lyla knew she was b23b6d2136 saying harsh things.04d4321c5e6bb6e5
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She thought she e5d4d51ddb should hold back a931d2f20d a little longer, b9b669b5f4 but it wasn’t 6c7f4c7f90 easy.40d7ab776e8e614c
Once the 5162a8197a emotions she’d 42589e4dda been suppressing e239a3444b started to 7dbb05a6ab spill out, d33f8d597f there was 921a42186f no stopping 20a32da551 them.0d5c0fb21c13f446
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Her unwavering 45e0ea728b trust in 766e2a6210 him was f937c3d28d now crumbling cacd2c2085 from the 6758084745 ground up, 1eb8500f18 leaving her d3a1e3ab8b with growing 07c89fa19d anxiety and 4d24dec610 sadness.e9e558d13783b3ae
Those uncontrollable emotions 77f418203c turned into sharp 57dc936689 words that cut a8242dde7b through Aslan.3ebd06b990f2045e
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She could see the bd19bc04b0 shock on his face.09c46b8ca85d286a
Lyla finally stopped her ba3a0de1e8 lips from moving further.2a4829c523495b84
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As the cfd9745388 barrage of 35ba0fe913 questions ceased, 8a57a7c692 Aslan hesitantly 7e5d46febc found a b348820179 gap to 45d88f8f93 speak.526381018e4c35a3
“…No, Lyla. It’s not like that. It wasn’t 258afd20de like that f130c4cbe2 at all.”a9411f2fa2113671
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He exhaled softly.35e4c70d9fc1ba28
“I wasn’t trying 4d4f89d9d0 to deceive you, bdef8b6644 it’s just…”5f9b70c7f2478b3f
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Aslan’s words trailed off.f4f25dc0a68455a6
“This time, don’t hide 2301ae80d6 anything. Please, just tell 9cf381b64b me the truth.”887ab7b788e69e5d
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Lyla pleaded, her voice a81ae6a5d7 trembling as she struggled a56dd6941e to suppress her anxiety.a00f2ae3cbcee5aa
Aslan slowly continued 86f484df6b speaking.6bd6674ce79b1282
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“It’s true that I 64fae6b570 lost my memory. While I was 29d3fcb218 with you, my 55a4a5087f memories gradually returned. However, I never d7e4782f78 had the chance ebc5d60592 to talk about d193fda0c4 it.”7628d1b812f7b232
“…You didn’t have the 881e2e0c92 chance?”c41ebedd3fd226a0
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Lyla let d169cddf65 out a fbe2549e75 hollow laugh.7de76ee58a77c59f
What she 26003defe9 had been 9de60a6360 waiting for ba3f11dadc was not a0ae1aaefb this nonsensical 4dde73a721 and insincere 7310b63590 excuse.f57e79a88a1e4b35
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“There were fccb2fe157 plenty of d516a40d79 opportunities. Really, you 95c10781a7 could have 34a406c24e told me 0290ea9a6a anytime. If I brought up f8fdda4a72 the past and you de1eded151 had just said that 54aae8edd7 you remembered too….”8727787c63cda114
With a face tinged 29eb7e7314 with loneliness, she trailed f4ab832cf9 off.f75ee6930e1be04c
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The memory 2499e42e7c of herself 678a1192ba chattering away 5e0bec4e14 like she efdc671484 knew everything ab1c55202b in front 50a765e6a3 of someone a3b2053a88 who had 41918802f0 already remembered f2edaaa17e everything filled 4eaa5526a0 her with 31bcf64b75 embarrassment.191763bd2749e405
At that ff5630649e moment, the 4bdb490bcc emotions she 52a104f6d5 had felt 2d0a78e6d5 seemed so a745aecf04 insignificant.f814a9db0c545dda
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Not knowing that he 245ed2a6eb was deceiving her, she bb993e69f0 had seriously contemplated fighting 8eac56d1ef against the original story, a0037cd98d fate, and all the ff96d9067c things that had tormented 0439856d6f her for so long. It all 47c6001d1c felt foolish 5d42903d49 now.905f91b2aff471a2
Lyla scoffed. It was f8056d01cf a mockery 5e2ae3aaf4 directed at 7a97ec18f8 her foolish 63157db519 self.3a5f4442d45f0c59
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Seeing this, 1f95bce113 Aslan suddenly 6bdde6ddb8 thought that c62a679928 this couldn’t b4f1671203 go on.18dc32ce8bbedbca
He parted 47b5c63ff0 his lips 3167b7f155 to speak, afc1877828 but he a1282d1d39 had no a8b9aaa19d idea what 55e9992017 to say.b4a8910055e68219
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Lyla had bf95ecb368 told him 7b48152ef0 not to a15f708a3d hide anything af82ff627a and to b4c60c9383 be honest.d6aed1090d64b6aa
But where should he dede210d36 start, and what should e5361add14 he include?c0047d5d63bd2d91
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Aslan had 288c6ea2a4 lived his 403d2605d2 whole life 08aeb07114 hiding. He had never even 53dd4a319d imagined exposing everything about a9689aafa6 himself.bfee0493382c1a41
For Aslan, sincerity was fe25d6a531 a weakness. If it 304ad002e7 were accidentally 18089d59d6 leaked, it 58f1e36bcc could become a3af384c0c a significant b96535f071 vulnerability against 3a3ae00686 him.16490ab2123eb9dd
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Until now, what 11efe659d0 he had been bd83166742 eager to hide d7bd10971f was his true ff74bbd52a feelings and thoughts.768e42bd5c852c4e
Doing something he 21dfbcc283 had never done e41819e330 before was difficult. He felt a strong 736943f775 sense of rejection towards b227f755a6 what he still hesitated d0a03c1ae1 about, and even if 492426c1cf he managed to overcome 5c2da5c2a3 that, he had no bafd2e78dd idea how to articulate 3c2af0a70f his thoughts.a7fb5242b8f34731
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Aslan had 0066a10dc0 learned about 38d79fc677 politics, economics, 04c4c57cd5 history, philosophy, 6a2d93cfe8 fencing, boxing, 6a6ccb41c8 and various 1a9bb72376 other fields, 6b653535d4 but he adce158a1f had never c42dbef7ee learned how 0dd81c7b19 to engage c839e0dded in open 85a04dcc4a and honest f01fbbdc28 conversations with 331e8f0116 others.2f83886705f1a4e8
He wanted to meet 7df6da11c0 Lyla’s desires, but he a4afa7910c felt utterly incompetent to dfa4835a88 do so.aabed522675fa5b9
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Silence lingered.60d3c70531c93500
Lyla, resting b05418ceab her head b021733ae4 against the c01f45e4e6 window, lowered e90249d81d her gaze 80e1eeddc7 so as 96b7caa5b6 not to 40f159b47b put pressure a008c54af0 on Aslan.3d59b6c40fcab4cf
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With each movement c91c844482 of the carriage, cf267b689c her head bumped 4815c4832b softly against the 4f2695fa6a window.af9e1679e561bce8
Aslan’s fingers f6ae12fda9 twitched as 060b61dcaf he watched. He wanted to 9564f0941c immediately pull Lyla’s 5d85398c83 head away from 4bf8b76bb9 the glass to 790a8e908a prevent her from 138a285814 feeling even a 89b8f56908 hint of pain.7fc0085e042029cb
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But he 3548c3645e couldn’t reach 26a6b136d6 out to e1e17542e1 her.33238b288abedd5e
What Lyla desired was 4e716c173d his honest response. As long as f2c5da1685 he remained silent, 9dd2c16a47 she would reject 37fdd6a867 his touch.d56bb2c9337cd769
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In the end, Aslan 80daa903e9 couldn’t reach out or 9e19081019 open his mouth.e621e092bd956254