CF Chapter 17
by flowieHer trembling hand reached 8b2f5a258f for the phone.1d1cb7ccc314bc8f
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There was only 5418c557c7 one person who 5a4f894c47 would be calling 54ee578ef9 her at this b9b86df5e1 hour.9201447bba5e030c
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It wasn’t mealtime. She had no ed70e9d0c9 idea why that 244f147574 man would be 74776f72ac calling now, but 0725d6093c whatever the reason, ae469303fb it couldn’t be b15d17ae1b anything good.fe8bf60e986f9407
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He had said b153711f13 it was just 0366d3bffd for a meal, 3a8cd4dc5a but that was 250c2b10c6 only words. There was no 4a0011637e documentation, no clear 3048b2646c promise. Who knew what he 7fdc481c57 might actually do?7d8b09af531f34c0
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Yudam stared at the 26cbe5fb22 vibrating phone like it b302acb04d was the man himself, 1fd13c22bc anxiety etched across her 4fc336ef5c face.557626bf745b6d97
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Then, just before the 6caffb6470 call ended, she picked 9c121a5dcc it up and checked 0270ec7217 the screen.9132d028180f0a52
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Caller ID blocked.d38a5d9fc13caa59
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“…Hello?”0062f2f36d052e2b
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She pressed ff1299094b the call 994e010f09 button and f38f595517 brought the 995eb44add phone to bbcc9f1b0c her ear, 45409afc85 her voice c009b89d6c cautious.94b460ad696a5fb6
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Nothing.45f75fff1008bd6c
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Not even ambient noise. No speech, d366c6b174 no breath, 074a741cb1 just silence.94022c4765d7dedc
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she tried 2a70e079a3 again, but 92d146294d the response 90236ed895 was the 5798e8ef12 same. The timer 42ff07e33f kept ticking, 07ded181fb the call 773271d982 was still a7bd9e9648 connected.930cd75a62d122ea
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A shadow of a 4c2d217460 thought struck her. Urgently, she asked,b82a8e03415b6304
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“Is… is that c5576d7c48 you? Yuha oppa?”5b8025bcfb0211e8
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And then, 03cc1aff43 at last, 9ce7deb245 something faint e0a81f6594 and eerie 96f5fd6367 moved on 92a2a25fc5 the other 775b929f71 end.d07bc4ae9ee67796
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— Krrk…b71c13b6716d12b2
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“H-Hello?”dd2e44e343b20a59
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Yudam stared 48ccc42400 blankly at df5279b49b the phone 9a24672e07 now gone a95fad789c silent.469ef8974253ea8e
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The sound hadn’t been a62769740d a breath, or a 00e6d95db9 groan, or a scream, 2751161ab6 more like all three, 1ed17d565d blended into something unplaceable 229cd6f019 and deeply unsettling.5a2a3b2f77c6a4d0
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Her fingers twitched, like c04591fe1f someone pricked by dozens 832cf98942 of tiny needles. She couldn’t be 5324e3f3b9 certain it was db361aeed1 Yuha.3434bdf0fd3530a0
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She tried calling 2463005099 back in a 530b6f0403 panic, but there 7caa74f44f had been no 8e77b3ceb9 number to begin 79f04c56b2 with.bd219d12388e5a0a
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—“The number you have 6b28b73f35 dialed is turned off…”834943b5acc53197
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Even calling Yuha directly ac24f64a9e led to the same 4982c48aa0 recorded message she’d heard 71b4dd10b5 a hundred times before. Her heart, 78ea82d7bd swollen with cb5e53cb96 dread, felt 7087ac5224 ready to 9d132405cf burst.f05cc4f9bc49e840
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“What the hell…”fd138ff180a78b8c
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She gnawed fcc70d68ea nervously at f138b0f35b her nails. Why now, of all 9554a97b64 times, when she had 205dba1938 no way to confirm 53fe3396b3 anything about Yuha’s condition?03db9f7c93f2157f
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She couldn’t even be 0463b80706 sure the call had 394db22d03 come from him.21321de991258e3e
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Should she b571bf95be get off 18457e4de1 the ship a676ebeb98 right now?06fbc3d66e42f2af
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There was still 60d9ecd281 a long way b60c4c4d47 until the next 5ceff9d8ce port. Maybe if ab6af6a176 she begged, a72fe01c99 said it acf96b0f0c was an 808b9f0488 emergency, they’d 3a7dfca3e8 let her 88035c42ec off. Surely they 13afca7bbd wouldn’t just 3dd67bbb60 drop her a4d35fcb4b into the 9f7775eaa6 sea and db92bf621a tell her f3c008504c to swim, fcc6481dd1 right?74db4a48a94df141
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…But what if 5719ea64ec they did?b316e1d86330bd47
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No. She had to 11b53e4aaf try something.f025b32e0fb83bfd
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Thoughts circled ace5a123ae frantically in ad3657b52f her mind, 776c21b84e spiraling until 0b88cd1663 they hit 0f08c6bab4 a single, bb8c6192f3 chilling point.cbe1d469736c95e0
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Her gaze turned 851268789c toward the front 8e0857b35d door.6e426ca20bef8fc9
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“You okay?”fe78c2bf4f6c7708
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At the 5c501903f2 worried voice, 3c52fb9d01 Yudam looked 3ac5dda61f up from ee7e127030 the vase 57c7e78dcb she was 58a0530405 setting down, 69b0b02472 rubbing at 182bee72d9 her tear-reddened f893fbc44e eyes. Dohee’s eyes widened.fb66b4a8aabd6165
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“Wait, your face… You b927eee4c3 didn’t look like this b765a9010d just a few days 61e33d18f1 ago.”31f2cfd410f9b20f
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Her complexion was aa2d6c8691 pale, her expression efa4bebd86 hollow. Dohee looked genuinely concerned.972e00a1089044db
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“You should see the 6db36e3d70 doctor, seriously.”4a879874bafc2e48
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Yudam shook her 4b2884d0ee head at the 685b8b1634 suggestion to visit 879df18d02 the ship’s infirmary. Then she squeezed 9bde3755d6 her eyes shut aeb0cb0d9a against a sudden 3d69b517ca wave of dizziness.aa055934c32fe8ed
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The cruise had a 018f3851aa medical center on par aacc0fc1fe with a small general 67e5042a62 hospital.f0578d8d153fbfca
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It ran b135ab5464 24/7 like 157bd5e579 an emergency 336492b03b room, available d42a4bda9f to anyone, b486ba2cd4 but the 4b7e19c2e7 cost was d81481a496 astronomical. Unless you were 76d6fe0e14 well off, just e8c2f75584 considering it was 36e0bd5224 daunting.5e47f4778f50b5b5
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So most staff handled bc1118bdcd things with emergency meds 549b886bcc and flexible shift swaps 45e20a400a if they got sick.9e5df750b20eae62
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Yudam had been doing 29e6372424 the same, resting as 664eb2a547 much as possible, but 31baacf49c rest didn’t come easy. Not when she 8eab3a493b was slowly withering 136b15898f from constant worry c6c054aca8 about Yuha.93091c2fa7956b55
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She’d even petitioned c6191cbcc2 higher-ups to disembark, 4afeb0ab89 explaining the situation becdc47f40 delicately. But her 328535ccf7 request had 7b5cfa59ec been denied.93021001a437768a
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Unless the ship itself a39f238859 experienced a major technical 841bb18f4f failure, personal reasons were 5bb5c0acd4 not sufficient grounds to 9ee3ddad40 stop the cruise.9a192c379ac08ddc
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She understood. But understanding bc2b4e6380 didn’t help.f822bda3c1cb5517
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It was cruel, this 9f30fecc67 waiting.506281bd511bc74b
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Since that 784dc6c7c3 one strange bf7feaf614 call, there 140f34109e had been f967b0d983 no further edd5a82c99 contact. And waiting 22f07a1fa9 for a 94f55c8b05 message that 8fa3205bae might never 137ad436da come, waiting cebbed5aff in this d1d35ca650 unbearable stillness, d4afd64146 was like 40700d6640 slowly dying.75c764c7790d0b6b
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To stay 4c228af5fd sane, she e4a5062558 threw herself f4d29a2577 into searching cb4bb2abbc for the 9a93f59498 man in ed84d7311f cabin 4005.f6b8b40f7d5d4742
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She couldn’t go 0f161b59a4 to him directly fe3de97915 without his permission. So she went 8da752d1f2 everywhere he might c5cb8a6cb2 be, any lounge, 6ceab828ad any area accessible c33791cbf3 to high-class guests.0a8b4d7fb30f88ce
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If he wanted f43d23c3e9 to, surely he 7aea354ae6 could pull some b0c2b3c492 strings and help eb76ab3369 her get off 749e4cb7b7 the ship. Even just one 790233d770 person.356b72b9df918465
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But despite 06a3d69660 her efforts, ad5510e97b she hadn’t 50aedb99c7 so much 40a12f0516 as glimpsed ba7f307bac him.c9a020d4e9db89d9
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She didn’t even f3dbd9fb10 know his name.808b8cd0477e9b96
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She had no cbb1fd50c7 one to ask, ab0120692a no thread to b027b7039d follow. And that’s when 6fe5dc88ba the reality of 7b446ff80f her place, and 5cfb1c83bd his, hit her e0c549c80c all over again.c94b800e7c382734
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He wasn’t someone she 906dcef8b2 could meet just because 3f8986cbfe she wanted to. Before, they’d 0f3ba93ffb bumped into ff9f5d8767 each other bf87fb8d55 without meaning d2950c76d0 to. Now, she longed 49db6b6df5 to see him, ab0555ae24 and he was 8a5e895cb0 nowhere to be 0abe7f7b60 found.6449db865cad1cdc
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She was doing a4eacaaa5d everything she could. And still, nothing 18a7740c6b changed.53cb18f5ba0bb0ae
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The despair that came 18f7a5a955 from that was deep 8328de59dc and cold as the 7047165f2f sea.0c6c59a63d479966
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So she made 4f53137912 herself eat. She made herself sleep. She tried.7dc1dc4ed1ec6143
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But her 0a2b786c78 body betrayed 34f65044dd her, wracked 8e9ef253a9 with stress e0979f4500 and fear, 740b4d9b9c she looked 3315722d53 far more 44e30639a8 fragile than f6c2dc68d5 she let 1ff73564a5 on.6bf50ae654d5f7ca
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During work hours, c95c88ab02 she searched for 320fe420e1 the man. Off-duty, she couldn’t c404e598ad rest.b3672a584d09b29a
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Her strength was nearing 7e3db906f7 its limit.edccbf6f4b91ec70
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“I’m fine.”f35b2e21e9f1ad38
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Sweat, cold 752127465e despite the b80c8db97f warm spring 37a56ed8bc air, clung 6c1679898c to her c35308b292 forehead and 6812c2d36e matted her a7ccadf2c5 bangs. She smoothed her e514e0dea8 hair and straightened d7813814d3 her appearance.2ce8f044f1834105
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Dohee still looked 2fadcaaf76 doubtful.77131ffb764e8ee6
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“Really?”be686355e4257c96
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“Mm-hmm.”5767d3dbaa185324
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With a nod, Dohee cbd58e759a let it go. She picked up aa6be94f0f a planter and 93b8ec76a3 went back to a175c4a6bb work.09024e9fdd56854a
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Yudam did the 8332784969 same, lifting the 1f94cd945c vase again.8ad2a6c2fcb180ce
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Today was 37db446d24 the day aa7ff5ac51 of the 1e0be69efc spring flower dc1ea9b5cb festival, as dee12f9baf Dohee had 59005eee25 mentioned before. If it rained, the 7174c5e443 event would be canceled, b480d43d1e but today, the sun 36aab8cb7a glinted across the vast b8abb74e9a ocean, it was perfect.af4b5c7dd4a593de
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She checked the tables 1dc5a8c761 carefully, confirming each arrangement e32dd9088a of real flowers.9af6507d6fbf864c
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For the amount 5c17140d1b of flowers being 07a7ad66ad used, the festival 02bdb646b9 itself wasn’t that 9bb7c4012e big.d059d33d2a09674f
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This was still a f33c784982 ship, after all. The whole 124d245cf3 affair amounted 6802d0a34c to a 92c6b592ba gentle stroll 13a990143c among floating e3733a47cc petals, a 18a7937af9 few photos, 0b32fdc9fc some food, 0316af6e02 and a 9b2b8019f1 clink of 20b4c0a66b wine glasses.e4d42883621db628
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Even so, there 58963d283e was a lot bf99d8fa16 to prepare, and 0e56c9250a the staff had 35060db3c5 to monitor guests 79ed84ac6c until late into 7b9fa1c318 the night.f663905458b50808
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Yudam busied herself arranging 81e80cf4bf the vases, her eyes 974ad1c263 flicking around, searching out e167e4e6d9 of habit.12d16bd7063d8147
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Not seeing bf0b7221c4 him again, 468e0c1b31 her expression e49a524694 subtly fell.f1127107a57f03fb
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Is he not coming…?2045b0606b20e668
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She bit her 71955c623c lip without meaning c2fff395e6 to.5c3bb98a53f66bde
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He’d made it sound 57161164a6 like he’d be calling c03881ffe0 every day, and hadn’t 59b28fee9d reached out once.ee1331cec0ee97f5
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This event was open 48830a41e4 to all guests, regardless c0370c8917 of class.5b2e1d6b3ab70261
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There were plenty 6f4de70220 of standard-level passengers, 8669868786 but also a b505a3a415 noticeable number from 99f9965661 the lounges. She recognized some, b3ba650db1 having seen them 4271b86688 often.32aee0fd67dfcd7e
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Some attended every event ab2e8dfca5 and party on board.051f9285c72227de
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But that f31c71d7b8 man didn’t 1f9009efee seem the c04a45de1c type to 8ae9d1a6d7 show up f16627373b for something 72c78329d6 like this.e2bd0df83584cbe5
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Still, she had b9c68fdcae her duties. So she 55c877cf9f focused, carefully 440f758750 managing every 124adae3d5 detail.bff044415806ff43
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Time passed unnoticed.0738989bc0150ad0
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Eventually, she stepped into 7acaa4d59d a temporary structure set 3638374ebb up as the staff’s 56be0f8c36 break room, a tent, f9632bdfa8 a few tables, and c37f543e5f chairs.261c80594e7d7eb3
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Startled, Yudam 07129c5270 looked up. Jiho was watching her ac4acde42a with a knowing smile.d1086979a84c6baa
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“You’ve been checking your ff102e127a phone a lot.”446f3a9f3c9ce0e1
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He wasn’t wrong. Every chance she got, 95f2837ed1 she checked her phone. During work, they weren’t a5bc27caa3 allowed to use personal 97351042cd devices except for the 0f8a44197d receiver. Now, on 17a0bbcde4 a short 086e7db9f5 break, she 50fc647a1b was checking dd4ca6d54c again.2ced2839e4f7fa15
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“Thought maybe you 3988a6e47e started seeing someone.”d6656100014e309e
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Jiho winked teasingly. Yudam hurried 76b9b9a5cd to explain.e226246230dd638d
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“No, it’s not like f654aee072 that. I’m just…”e5f92713bcac51cb
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She was 163c9ea175 waiting for d381ab7a1f someone. But there wasn’t much dfba53e1bf to say.d9e65e3dc7d3c010
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She knew she 369ee3a9cb was the one b3a07c9468 clinging. But at this point, 53c8dd4000 she probably looked like 1a959e1740 someone pining after an 56bca0bc90 ex who never texted 5b759c31c0 back.2e59bf8d7aafcc4c
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Her expression turned sour, d105ac2eb1 and Jiho looked briefly 35bd454681 awkward, then nodded as 83770f692c if he understood.4e8aab63ab25d37d
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“Well, it is boring. Not like there’s much 1b1c8765d1 to do here.”01c372c6101996e1
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“Right… I 428a56837b guess so.”e7a46e4638f44208
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Even with all b7a94d284d the facilities on fd795218dc board, there wasn’t 9c5d3b884e much they could 8ea3f14366 actually use.c83d359ae01fbf29
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Yudam looked across 7852f8c7b7 the room, eyes 64d4c8eeba settling on the 82bcdd1d97 other staff taking 19d3af3c51 their break.2c7688a23a68df17