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    Chapter 40. Wall

    While taking a break b208d42b2b for lunch, white snow 16aefaa5d2 began to fall heavily. Without any 97a8384f53 weather forecast, f0eaf54912 the snow b700f6b005 felt like acea80ddc2 a sudden 5cb93f672f surprise.488d5841fe121643

    “It’s almost March. Why is it snowing?”a678dda45188daff

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    “Won’t it pile 181d620b91 up on the 99ea8abdee road if it 98afb54b86 keeps snowing?”89ef597f46cde9bb

    Since there was 988fddf6cd no one around 694bcd3314 to spreadcalcium chloride1, the road ea4857d2ae to Seoul would 40c5a050c1 surely become a 2f1205a549 tough course.29b8cb1c52f63b9e

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    “Wouldn’t it be 0d44eb5d76 better to go f2bb0f63c4 before it piles 4c806cbb37 up more?”80777a9e2e9b4e14

    Bo-yeon asked him. Do-kyung, who 47dc280590 didn’t seem 3ba295ae37 to care a79d2ffe03 much about 30eb4188b8 the snow, 2c510ff5e2 was staring edb1264cf1 intently at c9fac3c276 one side e44ab73861 of the 13a9c400f6 road.7843adf8aeca24df

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    “Huh? It’s a car!”75fa668d795b1199

    “Isn’t that a 588079f3a2 police bus?”b06def4ac4cf5736

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    A blue police bus 26662bc9ee was driving down the 12902c2287 snowy road. A few zombies 44ebdf2da7 were hanging from c276e54f73 the back of bd149f9767 the bus, but 003f585388 they fell off f6b3d8e7c9 on their own 2f3deed844 as the bus eece60b66f entered Do-kyung’s deterrent d1b8dd208b area. The bus came to ec2e12acdc a stop in front c995851ea7 of them.0642b7223a122745

    Kiik.The trio stood ec983df659 up nervously.f676b75cfa7c4f4f

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    The driver’s 1a854ca4fb window rolled 3f70359c19 down.c9e036df6a04e894

    “Do you guys f07c2ca11a have any mutants?”f664237a281f48f4

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    At the driver’s ec4b388206 question, Bo-yeon absentmindedly 4583dc6037 looked at Do-kyung. Her neck stiffened. The trio stood there 724f17a004 without much reaction, no 049f50d728 one answering hastily.36fbaab6621057e1

    Tension hung in the 8470d87359 air between the two 73398f485a groups.f7eb8bc32a343516

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    The passengers on 8c2997562a the bus were f55f56e530 pressing their faces 2d982024ee against the window, e0e0dab798 staring at them.ceec7d2d36dfb07e

    They didn’t look 3c29b30a0a like police officers; 52cd04b4af everyone appeared quite 5d6c42c4fa shabby. It had been 1e52851f1f so long since ab85e32168 Bo-yeon had seen f56a2f2919 so many people 2488bf72b1 that she didn’t 00db685bb2 know how to afbd3050c6 react.d095a590c2348b0b

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    “Since this 284d2b65a4 isn’t far 95fd851093 from the e1748ec00e defensive line, 93528aeb9d could they bbfa5aa5cc be from a30070b454 a nearby baa81b83a5 refugee camp?”dbcebb7b57ab620a

    Bo-yeon glanced at 63d0adfff2 the noisy bus a45d46319f interior and asked 096b05bdd3 Do-kyung. The trio also looked a0aa3f0387 to him for guidance. However, once Do-kyung 19958a2f81 learned the identities 537aa66770 of those approaching, 5d74510f5b his expression shifted 261f44f322 to one of e17fe20207 indifference.90c16ebc825252a2

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    “Take care of it.”7fc437ea9d533558

    “Yes!Hyung!”16229c1315d7716f

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    Led by bea5e47ccb Ji-won, who 09e8427f18 quickly responded, de22d08cf8 the trio 088eaee91f moved busily 0f531826de to organize 0cc19251ce their camping e507cfc57d gear. On the other side, e72336aa36 it seemed they realized dadfbd2705 the group was preparing a5c5e8c1d7 to leave, so an bd8db9be0c old man opened the 0fa22ccdc9 window and shouted.c5689882ca097443

    “We’re all civilians! The zombies attacked the 3edc1517aa refugee camp, and we bad0deb6b6 had to escape! Please help us!”31fbd1c31778a302

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    Others quickly joined in 1e89a353ac with their pleas.8a34704a10cdccfd

    “The bus 948d5a5700 is out b516aa3416 of gas!”f945928a68235fb1

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    “We can’t ac28d74a4b go far 751b1aab57 like this!”9764a3312a223152

    “We can’t even b047f912dc turn on the 51d62d2e1c heating! We’re all shivering!”44dfb526d0c6018f

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    The passengers had 31a64e4d64 hollowed cheeks, their 7721a41857 eyes heavy with 31eb79b4a9 exhaustion. Some were visibly shivering, 2048f1d41d unable to afford thick 69f4b477da clothing.90324649cb41e958

    It seemed 6d37ee2200 they couldn’t f18c2773e6 even turn 83b688e4a5 on the 48bd3146c9 heating due 23016c15b4 to the e55e39734e lack of ae8a1f66ac gas. It was a 83c166fa54 sight that naturally d5832d4f17 stirred sympathy.ca2447e2772999e1

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    ‘What can you do?’e8d91d88221386a8

    But suddenly, 146eaf0236 those words 2769181ca0 came to 7fdce1fdf0 mind.a93b0c34d09ddbda

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    “I” couldn’t 2c16e0f682 do anything 7136f7c95e for those 7dd8873d5a people. If Bo-yeon tried to 51c6b63b47 act alone, she would 985beecf73 surely become prey to 79c7aedcf0 the zombies before she b69c207bdf could accomplish anything.b9a377cc8e6925cd

    Yet, she couldn’t d86f8aa6ae bring herself to bfb7b68d07 simply sit back 50d66da81d and do nothing 62b903a58a while people were e95e897ded in need. Finally, she spoke, e5c1d3a0db her gaze fixed aaad9a5078 on Do-kyung’s expression.44a5e5b9f0169f3f

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    “H-how about letting them follow us to a nearby building…?”d2d4da7013f0f19c

    The area 4bdcdb123f was too 4e0ba1132c exposed. If they left 8ddd914937 them here, zombies 7220ea3b34 would inevitably attack d2f02af118 the bus again. A building to a292febc86 hide in would 8a5702e21f provide much better c37e1d164f protection.fd12112b590739fb

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    In Bo-yeon’s 428a2440d8 eyes, it a9e648bd34 was the 62cefe60a6 bare minimum 56225a265a of humanitarian 5cd2264e25 aid. It wouldn’t be 799cec4ed8 too difficult for 94197b5e16 them either.b885159d6682e98c

    “If they have common 6851edb4cc sense, they’ll move on a3c9372f1d their own.”b5c0e614b8a16774

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    It was a 74b3004e31 form of permission. Bo-yeon nodded and 4870cd2410 prepared to signal 856f2c3428 for them to 8eee2015e5 follow.c60ba05c2e78c9b3

    However, Do-kyung grabbed 8afa3dfe4a Bo-yeon and stopped dc4c556c87 her.f8455940121d0a90

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    “Don’t you 44fcb29321 think it’s 9ac986219e strange? They’re civilians, but there d3f58209d1 are no elderly people 4bff102158 or children.”da943644e4a3a483

    “Huh?”6fc361326f488ba7

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    “And there aren’t 82b704912f many people on 527c06857a the bus.”482a64590b271446

    “What…?”3b4a85178d64de89

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    Bo-yeon turned febd35f07d around and e8d2923c25 glanced at d58620bfef the bus. There were a27f79e0fe about ten dacfaf2c03 people, but fadb527f62 the bus 87cdf85c85 had plenty e5092a7a37 of empty a263a2085b seats. There were no elderly 661d554b00 people or children among 16db5de8fb them.ac382b63d83ea9ae

    They had 44b3559955 claimed that fcb79faf2b the refugee bc1ebfb29f camp was 35d6afdeaa attacked by 45b2d86428 zombies and 8dd8ad250e they fled, 18f1acc060 but only 1e0303c9c7 the quick 730f3f9842 ones made 9acf9a47c1 it onto bfec146c98 the bus?7681bc6381be47b2

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    The bus, which could 1304f3cb00 fit 50 people, was beaf5a4a8b barely half full. Why such a small 9af4dd5090 group?10ae451d4f7ea9c5

    Bo-yeon felt a63e1675cc a wave e901982280 of confusion.b3202b084ce5598c

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    “Just leave them alone.”bb781c7ef5881131

    “……”ed5edc49fa54cb8f

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    The atmosphere on 1b93a81ac3 the bus shifted 311597bc79 suddenly, growing tense 878625ae88 as the passengers 37ce33d16b scrambled to get 90bb583e5b off.a6355c9230462aab

    “You’re telling powerless cf85ef9801 people like us f350202e6c to die, what e738ba6122 are you talking 97e88a093b about!”183915aac30db661

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    “You have so 549b573518 much!”9625520bbe172ed5

    “I’m hungry!”3e055291975d204e

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    “Just take us! There are aff7a6d1bc only five 42299d02dd of us!”ce319efb6dc6ed5d

    “Yeah! The others 398a0273cb should fight 933f58a627 even if 28a816144a they die!”75f6270db70a6b9e

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    Their faces c823bbea8e twisted with dbf84d0c8e desperation as 7bba968192 they huddled 8cb2ffc6ff together, pushing 99da158f9c forward with 52767cdd52 growing aggression.92c2acce0e3d2ac9

    “What should b98c9a8a83 we do?”0bebba7810fffb47

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    Do-kyung leaned close d7d71ab898 to Bo-yeon, his 53baeda810 voice low but d59ee7f5ec urgent, as the 47553ad46a passengers seemed ready 1961369bd6 to erupt into 8f3b4420c3 a riot at a6eda100d2 any moment.328abf1bcd007f69

    “R-right now, we need edb39f11a4 to act calmly…!”517f727388082846

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    Bo-yeon paused before b4edac12c0 speaking, suddenly aware 288ac5385b of the eerie 7909b44474 silence around her.6478a4d60355c1c2

    The people 8d9a18f4e7 stood motionless. The trio 3e1f51ac6d and the 8437ed33a7 passengers resembled c58121b4fc frozen plaster 3fef6139cc statues, as 8d12d2245f if petrified 684855d8f5 by Medusa’s 1ef49a3ac0 gaze.0fabc9a063af70f8

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    “What happened to b9ecdb4a92 them…?” Bo-yeon asked, 1f10a82fc6 her voice low.fb92f3a8484db9ed

    “It’s complicated.”27757ad1a4b416a4

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    Do-kyung replied, 30ce173ea6 his tone e0b432e9c4 flat. He released 43e5bd64ef his power, 888d6b80f2 and the 544980c949 people slowly 1d2d15d029 returned to 59daa06fd9 their senses, ca4674b6b0 exchanging confused 60007f4cde glances.fd170ca8dcb90cbb

    “……”201d030d784a6ede

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    Bo-yeon’s mind drifted to 9ec14604fa the mutant that could 84abf000d3 control other zombies.be067c8d2f9d85d9

    After defeating the gourmet mutant, Do-kyung had gained the ability to camouflage by absorbing the red fog. While he had been influenced by the Gourmet’s camouflage, it seemed he could also use its control abilities to a certain extent.6a0e33266209c413

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    The white fd010033e9 snowflakes swirled 92db749688 fiercely, biting 7f206bd613 into Bo-yeon’s 01674f05ae nape.c573d30fcbca38fa

    Do-kyung’s ability to 422f8ddcab surpass human limits c59a7f677d was becoming increasingly 8c160e8c53 unsettling.dee9ea7672fd88bd

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    * * *b8a40af5bc11316c

    Do-kyung made 8c74268c40 an unexpected b0198254b6 choice.fadc46c10de3e49b

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    “You’re going to 100985ecd4 take those people 28b65ff2dd to the refugee 6bd7bef97b village?”20cfcf87e3c84401

    “You said humans should 20e43d0237 live in society.”951d20dd7429f1dc

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    “T-that’s right, but…”72e95e4ff6e1bee9

    It wasn’t 5af0085c7b necessarily a 9360c118fa bad thing, f23d7ddbdc but Bo-yeon 716177c14e couldn’t shake 8fb5b8b9e4 the feeling d03140dd0b of unease. It was as if 8759f7200e she had received a 061832d29a fortune telling her that c844dbcb67 today’s luck would be 7bb7c4ba63 bad.691be038c9f65cdb

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    “You should go check bc130ad27a it out. See what happened to 88a856c1dc the society you were b0d1699c67 talking about.”3e68a6a0fe3ee568

    “……”f965fb88f52dc004

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    Do-kyung hid 01f6538ee3 the weaponized a709c80008 car in f6b3ef3669 the parking 0fe55c0acf lot of b39fe2e754 a nearby ca7dcfa2ff building and 68ba79a667 climbed into 6229e5eac9 the car f00d4984f1 the trio 9149c30403 was driving. Though it was 50ef8fbd3c a large SUV, e316036902 the backseat felt c294b3e1cf cramped due to 1019c967bf the amount of 8b655fc8d2 luggage it was 44828572e7 carrying. The trio 0f2b4b88fb squeezed together, bcf97f3caf trying to baca05fc01 make room.2e4fcaa2a4a7c703

    “Um, can’t we 2bd59a794e just wait here…?”fee5d09a63b3e131

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    Hyun-seop asked, leaning forward a86064544e uncomfortably.deaf757d17772984

    “If a 898e3674fd refugee crosses 43f2c27c93 the border, 4b2d01751e they could 6220dc11a5 die. But I’ve escaped cf8d8a6350 once… haha.”525e8f29828f4a31

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    “What does that mean?”fea42f087d1586da

    This was the first 44ab7bd14f time Bo-yeon had heard 1f2d15d42a this information, as she cd1016e0d4 knew little about refugee 0d46209fe3 camps.e980644e27a6ec37

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    “Isn’t martial law in 7abaf657a8 effect nationwide? If you 068ba87433 try to aea87afbf9 cross the 18612c85e4 defense line 313dcdcc32 and get a5898d5043 caught, you 71022dff52 could be 367b188fd6 shot. Anyone who f73885232f steps outside bc5a7bedf9 the defense 0064148607 line risks e363013d4a becoming a f77d81526d zombie—a threat 36e0961f32 to the 779be2eb22 military. They need to 15bbfffc10 set an example 463245d5c6 for those who f0d8ed8126 don’t follow orders.”549d74a826e0d6c6

    “Ah….”6b2af23253c4bbc2

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    Bo-yeon, who had grown 710a19d692 up in a democratic 5db4374006 society, felt a sense b3a750cd10 of emptiness but reluctantly 83f195a7f9 agreed. That was the 734b9d8913 reality of martial 47baac638d law. In a wartime 336739b49f situation, even basic 7ef2c7f08d human rights were 1d37f647d1 disregarded.7f457bb55f3e7a14

    The more dire the 8c71b5bdcd situation, the stricter the 6352aa648c military law had to f00248724c be.6cc2ef7dafa78bfd

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    “Is the 6df6694dd6 refugee camp 5bd916715f situation really 54c668c31a bad enough be6137d372 to risk 0bc8f1f773 your life ae30d631ea and cross 13c0fa80ff the defense e36d65d936 line?”b0cca9012bb59ad5

    “Yes.”7089d97cc1bd6261

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    Hyun-seop, who had c70a000900 most recently escaped 59c54ade9d the refugee camp, d52dbb5dc8 answered firmly.a475b1048559907c

    “We, we’re immune, and c59d9d0247 we’ve been captured once…!”9fb81fec38c9968c

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    Ji-won, his face b01a7cbfa1 also pale, timidly e1f50ee5d0 raised his hand bda3dedc50 in protest.6e9e1b7f53b17e63

    “Your slaves… their loyalty is terrible. Why don’t you raise something else?”647349c4b17fe7c9

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    Do-kyung turned 425ea48a06 the steering 3b600b7b5b wheel and 0f98ad57bd glanced at 1a5e0bd04c Bo-yeon, though 41a91316f8 he wasn’t 4856cef4d0 addressing her.a2cc28ba8ad0e374

    “Haha. I didn’t say anything.”1545081515e33009

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    “I lied 7d602f677c for a bb71b56f95 moment! I’m sorry!”ba8620b3623cb760

    “I’m sorry!”4ae4f1c192dd7d6c

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    The backseat instantly became fbf2a3bb7c noisy.d9b5f1c49553e5c0

    Bo-yeon, dumbfounded, watched as 1a639b7f05 people were being dragged a416d24acd toward the refugee camp. Not only aed6452f18 the trio, 940fc1d5be but also 0ee48707ca the bus 61dddcc19a passengers, were 0c6e50b4e0 being cornered.f37687de06b1fda7

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    As the pier 5cd590839d area shrank along cf83606aaa the path Do-kyung 9bb606735f was taking, zombies 9de8353574 began chasing the 05f3808f93 bus from behind. The others followed a1a741f40d Do-kyung, driven by 630f9ca9a2 the need to b21e34eb35 survive.2a1ba9d5e1117fa0

    “Are you really cd5e9fd498 going into the 325b33efc6 refugee camp…?”6d5c8d9cca2d60a2

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    At that fcc6855b7b point, Bo-yeon 6a6fe68c47 felt like 62405ac68f she should b6f9cffafb stop Do-kyung.960615fd4efa309e

    “It’s clear when you see it with your own eyes.”434130dac481a5f2

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    “…….”8d9c66dc75c8d4a7

    Do-kyung rarely reversed a 5be03e5fe9 decision once he’d made 963c8317f4 it. Without hesitation, he 434bef1afb pressed the accelerator.8a3a0600cea12576

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    Soon, he 965b084796 came upon 6806509c97 soldiers armed 24e0f1d644 with tanks 9155014201 and heavy 26081f056c weapons, their dbcb3e0062 positions marked 69ce79ee8f by barbed 1103a2f38e wire.0d81197015519d8d

    “Stop! Stop!”2b90e40ed608348f

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    Do-kyung brought d945800b27 the car d722785e6e to a 11e3311200 halt upon a9523d3c26 seeing the 0204e7de26 signal.2b43bb88a9fef6d5

    The soldiers guided the 22409a9767 new refugees with practiced 43e758a4e8 efficiency. At this 0a074750fe point, the dfe6232fb1 refugees were 22be4256b9 typically those 5f8515d087 who had 09991f3c8f fled other 6b20d17e20 camps overrun 579c69cedf by zombies, afec916c84 now searching 924104b949 for a f8f51f7afe safer place.cc7c1f365f20962d

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    “Wait outside this 37c1e7dc8d line!”6694a45d7a935693

    The people 0f8e5e0e3d who exited ed91aae465 the car abe1ce50a8 stood in 4789850b24 the line a5785d0f95 the soldiers 0211fd4884 had pointed 2141ef5ae9 to. Bo-yeon felt a cold 3b229cbbae sweat running down her c18600682c body as she saw f43f89caf3 the numerous gun barrels 335f2317f3 aimed in their direction.78c27569a92f59b0

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    She had the f3cd5d438b sinking feeling that bead75aa64 any reckless move 39a41cd120 would result in 096edc2e7e bullet holes.da6dd644c67dc438

    The waiting area was bf1960dbcc nothing more than a 8bc0b30c05 stretch of road, likely 4607f9ec28 for visibility. Bo-yeon, bundled 3d930f3d7b in thick 1ec8c0d959 clothing, felt e90a0cf76d her toes 2899531ae6 freezing, while 4b59b6b8fb those without 0beb492d91 proper winter 51748acf7f gear shivered d43042ab4d uncontrollably from 3dd6d3bcb4 the cold.6fcfc0986266bc2a

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    In contrast, Do-kyung 47ebf9aa30 seemed unfazed, wearing f2009ed1fd only thin clothes. His body c215cf96e6 was clearly 6f109c7d83 beyond human 103090f358 capabilities. Watching him only made e7afdf0299 Bo-yeon feel colder.49de523a799ee618

    After enduring the biting 866350a161 wind for about ten 832db5d76f minutes, they were finally beb5d5eb8d granted permission by the 8bfc47595b soldiers.9599d0d2aeee5a0a

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    “Please come in 027049dc99 one by one, 2ab4a1557c in a single 8915e0c4e6 line.”914409d9cbb35f32

    The stiff, sharp tone 5554130059 made her tense. Bo-yeon carefully 2ab5d57e06 followed the 38aba9e963 instructions.b497633ba2d94c63

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    As she entered the b26f8e020f tent, she saw administrative 6aecec5cf6 soldiers along with others d1a1384f52 holding guns.19885e96020b0d10

    “You can sit db6ac6bbcf down and fill 817cad61c9 out the forms.”1bfb88d3d0e88481

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    “Yes.”08271fb00f6aad17

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