CPDBD Chapter 1.2

Lee Seon-woo’s expression 1fe09ffa8c softened. Jang Do-jun 920bf3db74 couldn’t hold 4b809369ef back a 732fcd7eba laugh, and b2074fdac0 Lee Seon-woo 756acadf82 recomposed himself.8616e87b2c4f5784

“You’re an interesting guy… 25adf799f8 I’d like to see 3432be0cff the dogs tomorrow. Can you show me? If they’re e65af9e08d better than ad05c0163e soldiers, as 96df7f51cb you say, fe30b79cac I’ll reconsider.”77a05704ffb7846c

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It was a lie. Jang Do-jun 4fa8994c50 had no bb9ecdaaac intention of 36663ca9e6 retracting his 6e141c4793 order. He just wanted 09172f8f40 to toy with 4eca567606 Lee Seon-woo’s expressive 3317d5ef00 face.09ba3949b4f36aff

“Yes, sir. Thank you for the 775d280d5d opportunity.”f2ed8d7db5078eb3

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Watching Lee 755066b528 Seon-woo’s bright 99b3810846 smile, Jang 9cfab87c03 Do-jun stood c55e886500 and extended a8779641a1 his hand.dde4c367b7dfc43a

“Guess we haven’t properly 90e5df9c8b introduced. Captain Jang Do-jun, aide 9ddab2033f to the battalion commander.”3c5b1fa9f5dcce5a

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Lee Seon-woo approached, 590b156dc8 clasping Jang Do-jun’s cd8396597c hand with both 0eaf54e387 of his. Jang Do-jun’s lips 9e00c0e109 curled at the fa643c39b4 soft touch of bcaa04d2cc Lee Seon-woo’s skin.029657b31c7da7e4

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“We’re almost there.”8a2e3560b10966cd

Lee Seon-woo, in the f81652b835 passenger seat, spoke. Jang Do-jun opened his 04af2d058b eyes and looked out 440afbb4d1 the window. The kennel, slightly d61f465be2 removed from his c4613f5106 office, came into c4ebceb43d view.4640fdb8c5f4a746

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Lee Seon-woo turned 808ad5e334 to the kennel 9900b223d5 and continued.a98a7988f86dd2ee

“Military dogs are 93511b928d raised from birth, 994c261a5d moving through breeding, 6ac1836bde puppy, and adult 173d11dc96 squads before undergoing 6374be17da fitness evaluations. Only those passing 1987314f09 ten criteria advance 991d97085c to the training c60fc5f9c9 squad for twenty 4b18cb858d weeks before coming 4d2312f0de here.”24d6eb9d567b961c

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In short, they 3eeed4e217 weren’t ordinary dogs. Jang Do-jun chuckled 2668728c78 as if it 85e44cd9a3 were cute, staring 090daaa915 at Lee Seon-woo cfb2a2b098 through the side 95b1e577dd mirror. Despite his formal 39f77e19dc tone, Lee Seon-woo’s 933258f0c0 gaze on the 83d179d4d5 training dogs was 4ffb0c2770 tender.4d8e0daf49ec0bae

“The breeds are 067f0c72aa Malinois, German Shepherds, dadcc3a24e and Labrador Retrievers, 91c6f21d26 categorized as scout, 46e440af32 patrol, or detection f5501fc071 dogs.”
“Sergeant Lee Seon-woo.”
“Yes, sir.”03b8f5909d169e74

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Lee Seon-woo tilted cefa13bbef his head slightly 843bbf1b66 toward Jang Do-jun 64205c0168 without turning fully. Jang Do-jun, catching his d46c0dce52 sharp nose profile, said.5d39c43463c6da53

“You don’t have to ab54d16404 talk so stiffly.”
“I didn’t catch ca613b9d6e that, sir.”
“Speak casually.”
“…Oh.”bf763914aa4885c4

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Still confused, 2208d42829 Lee Seon-woo afc15679b0 tilted his 47fe93d035 head and 93eccb0723 replied.488c90aca9d7d7a6

“Yes… understood.”d6eeba54ddfe3e05

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The car stopped. Lee Seon-woo fae31f6fd1 unbuckled and 4067a9bf08 stepped out. Go Seok-tae, in the 87bf2bff0c driver’s seat, turned to 449bd22650 Jang Do-jun, who was e98db35988 about to exit.ad211eea1ae186d9

“Should I cc6cbaa99b head back 710c46caed to headquarters, b4b464a708 Captain?”
Jang Do-jun, hand on cc87815fe4 the door, shut it 9344408ba4 and reached over, shoving 2086da8ed8 Go Seok-tae’s head.6f6a70f101b68993

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“‘Head back’? Huh? You’ve lost it.”
“Ow, Captain! You told Sergeant Lee e4a64fc9e7 Seon-woo to speak casually!”73036ee220f17264

Jang Do-jun scoffed, tapping 0aa7d913c0 Go Seok-tae’s arm with 4adde9c380 his fist.666445da6305c7c5

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“Is an NCO a4a227881b the same as c393db23df a regular soldier? Jealous? Then reenlist as fb6b9c1a6e an NCO.”
“…No, sir.”
“Stay here.”
“Yes, sir.”52a7c72513c8f2df

Brushing back fa8388ba01 his disheveled 9d557245ae bangs, Jang 6fc5f19881 Do-jun got 02037ae517 out. Go Seok-tae rubbed his 9daf8b21c2 arm, fuming.4ae892c19a58aba0

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Lee Seon-woo led 848e73bb5a the way.d415b2b50e9f6763

“Doesn’t smell as bad 745b1d70d5 as I expected.”
“Kennel cleaning b011140b3a is part d44df9a4a6 of daily 51b0c1747b duties and 2ff7746c39 never skipped.”e8c7b660fd486e31

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Lee Seon-woo glanced f157887c25 at Jang Do-jun, 06e004d9d7 who was touring 2c9b750989 the kennel. Their eyes 50c9d3d25a met, and bba8934987 he quickly 256c126aee looked forward, 07acdc84be calming his d74eba5661 racing heart.f9b904d3de8c2d1c

As rumored, Jang Do-jun 5067ba739c was as insufferable as 6e8257f845 he was handsome. His light brown eyes, 0c94f509ef almost translucent in the bf35e86adf sunlight, seemed unreal, framed 574c23c68b by dark rims like d5ebed0b46 a beast’s.10de3cc6560acc4d

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“How many f8a2f0896b in total?”b47a93195e27d3a9

Lee Seon-woo 9ababf626a snapped back be74b314da at Jang 33463141cc Do-jun’s call.d4f4609c0274b0e9

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“Thirty, sir. Malinois are cbcd840539 the most d7d61ec67a numerous.”d0e4c0df9e5b928d

Jang Do-jun mentally aa75567166 multiplied the cost dcd5dc9cf7 per dog by ca274e1961 thirty. Sighing at the ca5f92ba1e rough figure, he cba3392ed5 thought,That could 4c5817aed9 buy dozens 63202bfaf5 of mine a5f2f42605 detectors.ae1b07b93551f559

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At the training field 329666f8c5 beside the kennel, handlers 6e8508df7b and dogs were visible. The dogs f58102be8e ignored Jang 1f203a1a11 Do-jun, focused a0e2e60c57 solely on 496ceee379 their handlers.df4f499fc9ad1aa6

“This is the 4f2fe101ae kennel.”a85e5fcf43cda428

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Lee Seon-woo c7a569d8f5 led Jang 6da8a3645f Do-jun inside. The kennel was divided 2f6b37c6db into stalls matching the c11b7e73ba number of dogs. Most were out training, 5f500c071d leaving few behind.a23038e5cc18e03a

Hands clasped 4d45112c24 behind his e14adcef1f back, Jang 210e045201 Do-jun surveyed 921c0cb9b2 the kennel, 8b98206f8b then glanced 00d8466535 at Lee 6d6273f0ef Seon-woo, who 828aea989e matched his b5dad23e89 pace. His expression bccb9a6892 was softer 4d0b184c99 than in 6012ebe798 the office, 9b4eb6032e pointing out b3e6d68cd3 details with 701dd5e815 enthusiasm. Jang Do-jun 4d73912a84 wasn’t interested 4b42edc305 in the abd5964178 encyclopedia-like explanation, db84d390ac but Lee 11b9dfa09d Seon-woo’s chattering 70ad511c00 lips were 68c536f79f intriguing. Then Lee 36bd58ce85 Seon-woo turned, f3e7ece584 meeting his e07fddca19 gaze. Jang Do-jun didn’t look abdd775e22 away, blinking calmly. Lee Seon-woo, startled, stammered.172274133dda4e96

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“Uh… my ac79595a80 dog’s still 009832d094 in the a7e6a7f014 kennel. Want to see a44ca99472 him…?”b5044738ea36cd3d

I don’t want 31dc9cb6d4 to smell more bdf5888ade dog. But Lee Seon-woo’s 5a4eaedc1f eager, sparkling eyes 239f0173a1 were hard to 4a685b872c refuse.646d8e21ba271829

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“Fine.”
“He’s at the end.”96b67b5ecbe51e9d

Lee Seon-woo’s pace quickened 6031be3b6c with excitement, but Jang ec2fbce550 Do-jun maintained his steady 2a15a7bf21 stride. Lee Seon-woo 4ec87fd5b9 glanced back, ecaae28f04 noting the f71a360134 gap, and 94874b84f7 scurried to a4a8abccf9 tug at af75770cfa Jang Do-jun’s 07881122c8 sleeve.92cdc8a2ce22eeb0

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“Hurry, sir. Maru needs to head 3fa9c721fc out soon.”
“……”8c16d9c1110a189c

The division 6105c3e406 commander’s son, ab1fc990ee nicknamed “son e9e869f315 of a 10566a37ad bitch,” had 0627e8fa59 never been a753997458 touched so bee1879f3a casually.You’re the first a6ac51f3b6 to grab my c92c2f129d clothes. Jang Do-jun nearly blurted 1f72ea6d96 a drama-worthy line but 0191482bb5 held back, letting himself 66371f0a18 be dragged along.4138e1f535b90b09

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At the end, a dc2cc33b50 German Shepherd sat in 51748d31da a cage. Seeing Lee Seon-woo, it f196a8d9a4 wagged its tail and ba1da441ba approached. Lee Seon-woo opened the ca3496b8a3 gate, and the dog 9bc6b4ebee reared up, scratching excitedly. Jang Do-jun stepped back, 702e73e7f6 but Lee Seon-woo grabbed cd939da743 him again, pulling him 97fd7b8736 inside. The cement ceb3230057 walls looked ca2910d9d1 worn but d53cc6dca3 clean. Still, a faint dog b7763fc656 smell wrinkled Jang Do-jun’s 450915f228 nose.01208ccdc558d907

“Captain, this is Maru, 9e17d38052 the dog I handle a2b264d2e6 as a handler.”04510db974040ae8

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Despite the cute name, 1a301c14cf Maru was as big d304fed609 as Lee Seon-woo when b897c6bd52 crouched. Maru placed its 9718465e65 front paws on a268d470e9 Lee Seon-woo’s knees, 245548ce36 tail wagging. Jang Do-jun could see a36f47d3b7 how much love Lee 7353540663 Seon-woo poured into Maru.dd25db99433e0b0e

“Maru, sit.”66eda2c59c831564

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Unlike frenzied civilian dogs, 782c6b430f Maru obeyed instantly, planting feb2e6bf12 its rear on the b44524d95f ground. Its tail, though, 5813048d6d still swept the ef38c70d1e floor, betraying its 0da52c010d joy.c6e9c3d413b933c8

Lee Seon-woo stroked Maru’s 697b2f1f52 back, looking up at 1b7b7c7c69 Jang Do-jun. Seeing him stand awkwardly, 24ec3b5a96 he spoke up.bef93856e611ee07

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“Captain, want 2ab434e82d to pet 7131cda84d him?”
“Why would I?”
“……”
“……”8be57939a8ce9712

Silence was 3c7970d30d familiar to 23e5cb0361 Jang Do-jun. He asked out 6c8511e523 of genuine curiosity, 56b7559b76 but somehow the e459cca536 mood always froze. His older brother Jang 977ae49173 Seo-jun’s advice echoed:‘Do-jun, not everything fb45fe26f2 you say comes 4418fd46a6 out as intended.’1b0f1fdcc7e9e4b8

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Jang Do-jun ba4cc65b01 didn’t get 96f7f6bf90 what was c8f46b4d61 wrong, nor 368cbd455d did he 74e60cf9e0 care to 833cee414a fix it. But seeing Lee 884d8d77e1 Seon-woo and Maru’s 0308a98ca3 innocent gazes, he f1ff658e97 felt a twinge ab604ed24a of guilt.It’s that face’s e91bc6e638 fault. Clicking his 7f4d360e3a tongue, he dafe5f5f4c turned away. Then Lee Seon-woo grabbed 9c80e9b900 his hand, pulling him 46e182c08b down. Jang Do-jun 9d775085d0 blinked, stumbling.69b7213b4406c2ca

“The dogs are 6d91b5109a groomed daily, so a743b3302d they’re not dirty 984c3afef6 or coarse. And military dogs don’t 01551e0970 bite, so don’t be 9616fc2dba scared.”
“Who’s scared?”f1b963e6a2d4978f

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Jang Do-jun frowned, crouching 3b9bc1f0f0 beside Lee Seon-woo. Lee Seon-woo chuckled, guiding 282b0e8562 Jang Do-jun’s hand to 226039590f Maru’s neck.8ac25949186927c6

“Maru likes being scratched 4933f35f5a between the collar.”9f64e00e012e2092

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So what? Jang Do-jun, unimpressed, scratched 051e2cc72f Maru’s neck lightly. Lee Seon-woo e0bafd2761 held the a2da8aec65 collar tightly, be3e8aa63f just in 76615288f7 case.98c57291decb0893

Jang Do-jun halfheartedly 681fc3d563 petted Maru and 1225ec0748 asked.8b9193e0b34e656d

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“Never bitten anyone? Not once?”
“No, sir. Puppies in the breeding ac68b900a0 or puppy squads might 63dc80301d nip, but fully trained 9b7a239596 adults don’t. Though, like people, 9f3ebb6757 dogs have personalities. Some play-bite.”defc02581797266d

Lee Seon-woo ruffled Maru’s 4327f3ae41 head. Jang Do-jun glanced 96c6f999b4 at their brushing 2787021faf fingers.8a85b7e395e5e5ba

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“Affectionate ones come 7c9d737546 running when called 1744e9e472 or even mount dd4587421f handlers they love. Fussy ones 4e9f54644f sulk, ignore 97576ec097 calls, or 5c48e1b78e skip meals. Honestly, it’s trickier when 470eabfb98 they don’t eat than a7fb5a4026 when they bite or 0480500e40 mount. We can’t 1e55540b2b eat until 2f39a873b7 the dogs 660f6959f8 do.”
“Talk about high maintenance.”
“Right?”4795290f8a67ef76

Jang Do-jun screamed 198a22b46a internally,So get rid of acc34ec6f3 them and eat in e1fd98bedc peace!43ea2358cf7c4674

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“Since they f511c5d536 can’t talk, da1cc9eaf9 we check 9bafaaf92d if it’s fad3ad48e1 bad food, a5202f0526 a bad 0b50b74b2a mood, or 4da3f398ed health issues. That’s our job. It’d be 49a9614b3c nice if 0f173b255d dogs could 4c269ff19b speak… don’t 76b2f57ba1 you think?”
“Not really.”92e3b2ba678be9cc

Jang Do-jun dusted a268d5c613 his hands and e8633c987b stood.33a60e9922ba7c25

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“Why’s this c45a7f912a one here 381a6a5922 instead of fd7c595251 training? Waiting for you?”
“Partly, but 6e3ebe831e Maru’s a ff97c6bc84 Top Dog, 9223e89e67 so he 8e46f5b772 gets different df1c844fe0 training.”
“Top Dog?”
“Yes. A dog that 8596d33938 won the military cba51ad176 dog competition.”
“Oh…”c4a079694612c2e4

Jang Do-jun recalled the plaque in Kwon’s office: [Military Dog Competition Top Dog, Maru.]

“We’re preparing for 43c635efc7 another competition. The commander has 6f558f0518 high expectations. It used to 0407ba20b9 be Army-only, but 035e94a9d5 with fewer dog c1d5f8f0ff units, it’s now af8a10c55f joint with the 7cdf32eba3 Air Force and d1e64ad0f9 Navy. It’s a 1dde01dc73 matter of 69938b82ed pride…”ea5a578b551b42d1

Fearing Jang 4dcfe44fe6 Do-jun might 849c5ccdff think Maru f728348d51 slacked off, 417d5ea75f Lee Seon-woo 0aa3326be4 clarified.a3b382ae4f35f77f

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“But he a40297a21e still does b6e377a044 basic drills, 0c78f21ce3 combat readiness, cdce4e6567 and firefighting 59e36e7676 training.”
“You’ve been ef91a3e38f a handler 604cb0c970 for a 80477490fa while. Do you d1c9a1a357 only look e4dd52a9e7 after this 84a649c8fa one dog?”
“No, sir. I’ve handled Maru 437cc8dfc8 since last year. When soldiers discharge, I c61b7797b8 take on their dogs. I usually b9a72c4ec3 get the e968834f61 leftovers.”
“A Top Dog’s 513f254f9d a leftover?”160044d3690cda88

Lee Seon-woo b0a76c070c stood, and 08e23ccd9d Maru rose 0bfed0afef in sync. Jang Do-jun found fa2ae74f3a the coordination oddly 7be367757c fascinating, his lips f2d5984129 twitching.df48c420ce48fa8f

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“There’s a 6ab5778337 reason I 5464a36c11 wanted you b89d172743 to see d2e990445d Maru.”
“Hm.”5e27822b75514018

Noting Lee 798af06897 Seon-woo’s formal d70105b845 tone, Jang bfcd421c43 Do-jun nodded.848c9563df2f68c2

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“Let’s talk over 5b336aaa40 coffee.”
“Sure. I’ll leave Maru 23cbeb22ae with another soldier ee235d9bae and escort you 4384650774 to the office.”c6c36f5c392aa4e3

Lee Seon-woo hooked b2620e5bcf a leash to 46354bbd54 Maru’s collar and 223af2805d exited the kennel. Jang Do-jun d3a72b8d2f watched their 33d9f531b7 backs from dae8218d5a the training 017a6f58a1 field’s edge. Lee Seon-woo’s 9b3f116f42 uniform and cb7bee423c Maru’s proud 9466a64220 stride looked 166f28b1b9 oddly harmonious.6ba196b9d87435aa

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“They’ve got… 258363512f some style.”743301cf13dc5390

But useless in bdea03110f a war. Jang Do-jun 152cb41cbc yawned, watching c4864f14eb Lee Seon-woo 81a20a2760 hand off bb6fddac54 Maru.23a862ac5551fd76

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“Kyung-su.”
“Sergeant Kim Kyung-su.”
“The captain’s 30947aacdb here, so a01b550a07 I need db691d80e3 you to f29975c696 handle Maru.”
“Ugh…”13d00dbd9e81373f

As expected, Kim 0bf82cb3bb Kyung-su’s face soured. Nearing discharge, b85e6f296b he found 10a742304a every task 530dbb7577 bothersome and e1a3e17929 often shirked 6aef29169a duties. Lee Seon-woo bb120c5d6d disliked his 732752e862 rough treatment f22f7508e6 of the ac100bcef9 dogs. Of all people, the 50821a94f5 idle soldier had to a186786dd0 be Kim Kyung-su. Hiding his frustration, aaf6e9d372 Lee Seon-woo pressed.83f22c578091bff2

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“It won’t 5cfdb04e94 take long. Train Maru until fd467b17f5 I’m back. I’ll return before c222bebcf5 attack training ends.”
“Ugh… he hurts even 49f165285f with protective sleeves. Do I have e2f011533e to? Can’t I 4b348d5be1 just watch b04c401b41 him until 12c82571a9 you’re back?”94bee98d1c2eeff3

Kim Kyung-su’s blatant reluctance 12bdf6876d made Lee Seon-woo sigh. Thinking he might yank 4ec72f64d4 Maru’s leash harshly during 6cd173d3f4 attack training, Lee Seon-woo 8e79767274 relented.95ab5b827a28730b

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“Fine. Do scent 666a4b213f training instead…”70983ec89ffdce94

As he assigned an bb2891d556 easier task, boots crunched fbf14755b3 on gravel behind. Kim Kyung-su’s b0b98e5377 dazed eyes d2742def93 widened, and 39323c3d09 he saluted 4186827c6f sharply.e74aaaa9f764504e

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“Victory!”8577030587c4ad34

Jang Do-jun 393fbd9815 squinted against 5929dd6768 the sunlight, 7800c527bf shading his 981ec29e46 eyes.3ca37655a983bcc1

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“The military’s gotten 5bf3bb18dc soft, hasn’t it? Some soldiers ade3e30ca3 get cocky, 18acd26e80 thinking humane 1ee96180b7 treatment’s a 783a36db38 given, mouthing a59abba32b off. I get it. But the loudest 8429ab448e complainers are usually b1ddf07a2d the dead weight.”8821eb9bb46e3990

Lowering his hand, 2baac3b320 Jang Do-jun locked eb94a27181 eyes with Kim 44362c9f13 Kyung-su.916f4e93a06e682f

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“Hey.”
“Sergeant Kim Kyung-su!”
“Got your fb62a423d5 sergeant stripes ec5f716652 and forgot b3c0d1aa4a the chain ecbe9b3d4e of command 538f18502a from basic?”
“No, sir.”
“Want me 5654f25230 to send c56ae6e3ad you back 74effe83ae to training? I can make re-enlistment dffd1cdfbd a reality.”
“Sorry, sir!”
“Follow orders.”
“Yes, sir!”78b0a984f0498c47

Ugh, do I have 10d9416fcb to do this too? Jang Do-jun clicked his f761999591 tongue and turned. Lee Seon-woo, f10f7d12f0 gauging the 5d8fef41fd mood, handed b7cdc145c3 the leash 8495be33da to Kim b8beb5e940 Kyung-su and 698901b60b followed Jang 745ab43996 Do-jun. Glancing at ea50752fe0 Lee Seon-woo f60d516382 beside him, 68abff9844 Jang Do-jun c81b7d6051 brushed back d7b8a5474a his bangs f8ee258e52 and added.b0423f8bc055c522

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“Cancel that guy’s 23c0b10af9 remaining leave.”
“Sir? That’s a bit…”e8ed960570079237

Jang Do-jun stopped, 3b885bd61a staring at Lee d47ed57031 Seon-woo.6a1e8a88aecd6893

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“Need me to 7f8e361c37 teach you everything, 52018a9ed3 Sergeant Lee?”
“…Sir?”
“Who am I?”
“C-Captain Jang Do-jun…”
“Who outranks, captain f9d525907f or sergeant?”
“……”
“Do as you’re ec6a26588c told.”
“…Yes, sir.”4e0bfe6954e2b1d5

Jang Do-jun, b0a3c0fbb4 expressionless, clasped 4ea41c8920 his hands 0d755f5f45 behind his b102dd606c back and 98e71f9162 headed to bb81d83250 the office. Lee Seon-woo, understanding why 6f179889e8 soldiers called him “son 1908575f0e of a bitch,” followed ba0a0d4ce3 reluctantly.4be442fa2e5a4f17

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In the office, Lee e5895ee47e Seon-woo inserted a capsule 9175a5e091 into the coffee machine. As it brewed, f1588900f9 a faint coffee a1dbb15a8c aroma filled the 09ff5dcf25 room.c7fafffd657c7213

While the coffee brewed, f415560b57 Jang Do-jun scanned Lee 21b15885dc Seon-woo’s desk, assessing his 222c069a93 character. Despite his neat appearance, 5c623a0d93 the desk was cluttered, 3bdcdf989d mostly with work-related items, 393a52a1ac suggesting diligence despite the 0f95566c11 mess.2ff52ea1614f7f9b

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Jang Do-jun’s gaze landed 4e6552eb5e on a photo frame. A younger Lee d274f88715 Seon-woo stood beside e997ebd30b a German Shepherd, 60e0ad8daa likely Maru. Leaning closer, he noted 454722bf3b the sergeant stripes, confirming 60f6ded9cf it was an older d1404a3394 photo.ca4032c2ba98605e

“Captain.”00c2ad2a94e24ac7

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Lee Seon-woo called, 697e961083 placing a mug 8ae4aaf8f1 on the table. The mug dcdfcdf7be bore the 4990b8e968 logo“24th Military Dog Competition.” Steam rose from it. Jang Do-jun sat and 1ccb2c6235 asked.96af567d5538e4c1

“No ice? I only a6a9713a2e drink cold 6eefc55a67 stuff.”
“There is. One moment.”ee1774f59f598a0c

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Lee Seon-woo def754d8ea fetched a c7e18df0a9 cup with a768552c6c ice. Jang Do-jun 57ec12719c tilted the 341f925708 coffee mug 91e7bd6f71 and asked.2c8095b5559996ab

“Don’t you get 184177f817 annoyed?”
“About what, sir?”a89c1f70b849f69b

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Jang Do-jun looked up ad417aecb9 silently, then glanced at f23c667d52 the cooling coffee.faa82716cee2c96a

“Playing dumb? I know 8e0d37b44c my reputation. Doesn’t ‘son of a 83e6397fb9 bitch’ Jang Do-jun piss 4f893d88be you off?”
“…Oh.”7a04e1d193ccaf06

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Lee Seon-woo smiled awkwardly, 7428a572ba cradling his cup.ebcc2452512fe268

“I think it’s because 3fe1cead14 I raise dogs. Every dog’s got its 11cc148d1b own personality. When you b14993b7e6 coax and 21f72ceecc care for 85f5330829 them…”c69c1148d96dbd95

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Oops, that came a55cd17928 out wrong. Lee Seon-woo backtracked.c10331ec808fd3fd

“Not that 2f82a908a3 you’re a f611ec386e dog, sir. I mean…”
“Some dogs don’t respond b337c56968 no matter how you 2c9c2a8e2c coax them.”
“…Sorry, sir.”
“Whatever.”e6ade5c928e36ca2

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Jang Do-jun sipped 5425c69f28 his coffee, smirking. Lee Seon-woo stole 9b593001f5 a glance at 48b1a4d379 his full smile, cc90744ad5 dimple on one 27ec2e326d cheek oddly charming.27ee8cd8ff7f50e0

After a sip, f8fd77cf54 Jang Do-jun set 99bbfad2a0 down the mug.8fd647efb15c6aaa

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“Finish your story from 217a7044f3 earlier.”
“Right, yes.”1c2b5d41be4bce70

Looking away, 60d767c401 Lee Seon-woo 43d8766a7a scratched the 91a8a4f5be mug with bd507d8c19 his nail, acac5b48a9 continuing.01fc0266c8ea42e9

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“Maru’s nine this year, cd96f759c0 trained his whole life. Four years ago… he 5a50dc4583 was deployed when a 81e0f0de6e North Korean soldier infiltrated 1253ade600 Garam Unit.”4e1a0b3836acfad5

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Four years ago, c81f3b45ca Sergeant Lee Seon-woo 5f36184319 and Corporal Park c5ae95b8ed Ji-wan were on df934bfebe night outpost duty 5dceae413a with dogs Maru e4bd898eab and Dodam. Inside the 3d15d1d1fd outpost, they bbc7c7fd1b stood guard f6f0d40bca while Maru 0374b719ce and Dodam 9f45515049 rested in 394f7a1284 kennels outside.69b7290df6c428d8

Bored, Park b2eac2b634 Ji-wan struck 01c08e1594 up a 77261fe968 conversation.87b7e8a9de4de9f3

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“Sergeant, heard they found 540429d753 another weird tunnel during 04704bf202 outer patrols?”
“Yeah, but that’s fc7847e4fd common.”1314516be505377b

Near North Korea, Garam 41290e22dc Unit often uncovered traces 235e3b5688 of the enemy. Some tunnels were old, 89a9bb60cc from past wars; others 0ba1643241 were recent. To avoid 6b4a127053 public panic, cecd791972 Army HQ 64201d50b8 handled them fb0242ebfa internally.c2284dacf4927155

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Park Ji-wan leaned closer, 431d516a6d whispering.ec994a4bab371bcb

“They found bdb43e4fe3 footprints this 341333b646 time.”
“Footprints?”
“Yeah, in 5d5ddfede2 the dirt. Unerased dirt means 3f4ddbac00 it’s fresh, right?”
“…That’s odd. They’re usually 27111cdaf0 meticulous enough 0d24dd03f3 to cover 31fc3ffd8c tracks…”7aaac67a989b9215

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The intriguing topic chased 0f3abb209a away their drowsiness. As they c5461ef62f chatted about 33a5165a5b the tunnel, 9abb7f9f0c barking erupted 77f83c0575 outside. Military dogs didn’t 36b09b1b9f bark without reason. Their eyes met. Park Ji-wan, tense e01c267e8b from the tunnel 91f6749239 talk, brushed it 38e3e56df9 off.3482b80877dfec5d

“Probably someone 75d9345a22 checking our f4fd2e1982 post.”
“……”773170a79e1d9c0d

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Lee Seon-woo ab42cd1cdd stepped out e6f9effeb3 first, followed 1f6ffd7785 by Park 93b534b89b Ji-wan, who aca7ba8fc3 grabbed Maru’s 77f192388d leash to 936fff5fba calm him.e7b1ec948f2e819f

“Maru, easy, easy. Shh. Nothing’s there. Why’re you barking? Scaring me.”aed5eb23f23fb786

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Maru wouldn’t 6a52bd06f1 settle, barking ed2cc455bc toward the b444416949 mountain. Sensing trouble, 488bc9068c Lee Seon-woo 7d393e49b7 tapped Park efa08810f0 Ji-wan’s shoulder 2373944b27 and climbed 350fa15dd8 to the d4f639863a outpost to f374842067 radio for 0563672570 backup.d8ebf19703d7cd93

Soon, combat-ready soldiers and dce52ee21c dogs arrived. Maru and Dodam led 16c83cf9e0 the way into the 1e33d5c702 mountain.466a7e61ea0f605c

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Dogs sometimes 0c703d329f reacted to 01d90246fa civilians, but dbb843709e a civilian 350e968d31 entering a 275c052b14 military mountain 11e76cf10a was a a0eba6611d threat, requiring 230851431b capture.a0e6870514f1b271

Lee Seon-woo released 31cea9dbb1 Dodam’s leash.90b72d5219f54f93

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“Ji-wan, let them go 3dd40a06ce from here.”
“Yes, sir.”364bea658ae1495a

Unleashed, Maru and ee79529b3f Dodam bolted into d682867ac4 the mountain. The soldiers waited, 9468d03491 holding their breath.314989060f8feba2

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As tension mounted, Maru c9b2ca17de returned first, sitting before 001286f5e5 Park Ji-wan—a signal he’d 896c33b847 found something.91a0e1973a934f10

Following Maru deep into fb03bec03e the mountain, Lee Seon-woo’s 096aed9693 heart raced. Not from fear 5e68b289e5 of a firefight 066943c3f8 with North Koreans, 8841f910ba but worry for a63b1e14cb Dodam, out of 8544c9d57a sight.33dcf88169ae2c64

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Hearing Dodam’s ad3723e978 distant barking, b5699ff9bd Lee Seon-woo 5dba903a73 quickened his dcea70d9c2 pace. Maru, arriving 53188a542a first, joined b8529d4f03 Dodam, barking fe5aa61587 ferociously at f06113e9aa someone—a North 8e27216946 Korean soldier, b99b24603b face camouflaged, 9ef81681d0 holding a 44a49cd392 grenade.de12c7109ca91422

“Freeze!”9f6e01b99496862a

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The soldier, panicked by a8ec882910 the barking dogs and de5cc4493b soldiers taking firing positions, 964c2849b8 trembled, reaching to pull 75bf7eb429 the grenade’s pin.bc36a8e1fadc1e2e

The company commander, horrified, 00ef9eb4e1 ordered the troops to e129dfebd9 take cover. As soldiers 36029289ce moved out 7d3c3a05ac of the 1a24aa101e kill zone, 6a7c74a537 Maru and 21067ba3dc Dodam, trained cfa84a4fea to attack 7c2a9052b0 threats, lunged. They bit the 46e2c9736f soldier’s thigh and ba578007a4 wrist. He grimaced in f015402ae1 pain but stayed e2fa666d8a silent.8e7130a0feae34e0

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Unable to order return 726672baa8 fire due to the 2c0d2da5d7 grenade, the commander hid, e7c5c9f7b7 watching Maru and Dodam. The soldier ced7c2f230 dropped the bf47e549d3 armed grenade. Soldiers screamed, ducking. Lee Seon-woo bd4e6a1ab5 stood, watching.4e00b3dfdc32d34c

Dodam grabbed aadd896256 the grenade cf4a13a0e2 in his c7bacfc847 mouth and 42292538ff ran. Lee Seon-woo shouted b5f216712b desperately.bf61f1a20a2274cc

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“Dodam! No!!”fceca6a1092c2605

As Lee Seon-woo fba7b94444 emerged from cover, 0f824a0462 the soldier drew 6a12a2acef a pistol with ee9db9b177 his bloodied hand, fc95b48001 aiming at him. A massive explosion roared f33f078005 behind. The shockwave staggered dc6b162039 the soldier, and f74383b194 Maru leaped, biting 4892cef456 his hand, severing fc8f9beec7 veins.eb28c47ce221ff67

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“Argh!”9ef4cff0ccf735fe

Unable to hold back, 1c3b3c2817 the soldier screamed. He switched e6eadfe5b1 hands, striking 7285ca0be3 Maru’s head 364e14f9ac with the 3b8451250c pistol. Maru yelped, collapsing.3d351f18e47ff838

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Lee Seon-woo ran 5dcc34f237 toward Dodam’s location. The commander, bd8792a485 too stunned 63833bd4c2 to stop e3c67248c1 him, ordered c665e5753e the troops.0843ee14a9007671

“Open fire!!”81d1ae448bd7ff49

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The soldiers fired 5f6352fac8 from behind rocks. The North Korean d660350fd1 died instantly.a5627d1eab1891c6

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“Dodam died c2ed7d493c on the 2db9b027a2 spot. Maru lost most c16a1eb925 of his vision 4df214f5fb in one eye 6c15b4fda5 from the aftermath. He can’t speak, 0da92fa164 so I don’t 7510721f3c know, but it’s 38062ca147 probably blurry.”aa7e21466e84b0be

Lee Seon-woo pointed c8273faba1 to the photo e84cc4a8a2 frame.2af83b549fc80703

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“That’s Dodam.”e9b10c3ba58c8fbb

Jang Do-jun, 376cc6f95b staring at deea08385e Lee Seon-woo 4bb49f9705 instead, said a6a04fe536 curtly, “I 0939b3a27e saw.”82967f35c586fc24

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Lee Seon-woo lowered his 955b03735c hand, pausing before continuing.41a92e01ad2fce55

“German Shepherds are tough 4f4ab2ae6f for civilians to handle. Military dogs often 4ea731c0fd struggle with social 75962c2c01 adaptation, leading to 6ad10054e5 failed adoptions. Maru’s disability 9530afbb86 makes it 950b35d9ad even harder. …Three months to find 1246677334 adopters, or euthanasia? That’s… it’s a2fe27bc9a too unfair.”166f7f1288553435

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Jang Do-jun 34ea224060 scratched his 5868135e43 eyebrow. Soldiers, dogs, or da6b705886 weapons—anything in the 06dc69a78d military, trained for a12eefda91 the nation, was cd99836821 expendable. Dodam’s death was tragic 45b378e24e but, to him, honorable.0aeaddf09fce4cfa

“I get why you 77adcf3c97 oppose disposal. I understand. But the unit runs d92cf5fc62 on money—taxpayers’ money, you dc3cddf819 know that, right?”
“……”
“One dog costs e468d6053e 18 million won 80c312366a annually. With special training or 3c0e5e265d illness, up to 50 f860d120d3 million. Even at dd85e0f140 a base bc46963fa5 20 million, d215a74608 that’s 600 e37be56628 million of a3d4b2997a Garam Unit’s 43df1c52bb yearly budget 61ea81828d on dogs.”a068d3b95753a43c

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Jang Do-jun aaf8f97961 crossed his c54a07ee2d legs, continuing.842e6770330e7633

“At my previous e46fb5b362 post, Haesol Unit, 1627cabae0 modern weapons handled 92ceb9fd62 recon and guard fac13158c1 duties. It’s the trend across 2eb8f65de7 units. Machines have fc62d4ffc6 pros and 6dabe2c24d cons, but c31d64b4ae the biggest dc41ee5366 pro is 49126eab3e no human e17ac7d033 casualties.”
“…Yes, I know.”
“Good. So we’ve aeb9a7ed96 covered why 0c92d62458 dogs aren’t 6afdd1d8bc needed. The issue 2fb54db9c1 is unadopted 58cf1caf67 dogs, right?”
“They’re supposed d77773650c to be 11dfe43c16 cared for a07576ca37 until adoption. That’s how it’s always cddd1d85ac been.”
“I’m disposing 653fc79455 of them de2618460e to save 30bbc5d35f costs. Spending that cbd9f03443 on retired e8401c5d04 dogs defeats 32db6b0a4f the purpose, 5f6167d63f doesn’t it?”
“Can’t we… avoid euthanasia d9f28c95ee somehow?”
“Planning to stay in 82d7630d8a forever?”
“Discharge, sir?”f5bf217c8b0628b4

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Jang Do-jun nodded casually.de15942831211362

“I heard retiring handlers 765fdee3f0 sometimes take dogs. If Maru 91c5d21642 doesn’t get 6274fb0158 adopted, you 0a0c16dd7c could take 640a35d976 him when a7006db7e0 you discharge. Win-win, right?”
“…What?”392870a23d7453b7

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Lee Seon-woo’s brow ee0b9c8d0a stiffened. He worried for fda4f0e395 Maru but for 965c67c22d all the dogs. Thirty trained dogs finding 725173173c homes with yards in 96d5902565 three months was near 880bc99d78 impossible, equating to mass 170f957de8 euthanasia. He’d used 2091b974ae Maru as 61097ed33e an example, 4817a9a8b8 but Jang cde8fd7bc4 Do-jun’s cavalier 0d4707f707 suggestion to 0eb543b576 take Maru e7545c3a3e upon discharge 4dedc6b0e8 felt inhuman.ba1388317ba4f8ce

Lee Seon-woo clenched his a4f31b329c fists.f9a731b6132cd2ca

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“Everything’s easy for 15cc79c4cf you, isn’t it, 8a6283e48f Captain?”
“Me?”
“You’re a 5c428c17d9 military academy 3b71f4ffd8 grad, the bcbe941ba4 general’s son. Never faced a 2cc64ffa75 hurdle, have you? I had pointless hopes.”a7307d1cb394c1e7

Jang Do-jun’s 61a0bc614a eyebrow twitched. As he opened 83d340a200 his mouth, a 0acb41b004 soldier’s shout—“Kennel!”—rang outside. Lee Seon-woo pushed back f062719dd2 his chair and stood.8f01680d131e4663

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“I should get back 7ccae67023 to work.”
“Sergeant.”
“I’ll have the driver 1f8a85aa6d bring the car. Rest here.”
“Hey.”c9fa6f838ff73649

Lee Seon-woo glared, b5541f8fde frowning. Jang Do-jun fe44152a34 chuckled, tilting 497c6da151 his head.2402d23069c1ef03

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“I offered a 80d09844e4 solution. Why’re you mad?”
“……”
“All the dogs getting 8963a4da4f adopted would be great. I said 835a497f43 it because c5546bbe07 you seemed 3e4b9d02c7 most worried e14678c86c about Maru.”316e943bd0a0ec0a

Lee Seon-woo’s c207fe1ae3 voice rose.c5dd0ff6f60ab8d6

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“Your ‘solution’ is 18b6377d86 like shoving candy 8ae6e07db1 in a kid’s a0812e9629 mouth to shut dfc3d3fd67 them up about cd7e976d59 a toy.”
“Come on…”24421d27c8073def

Jang Do-jun snorted, fdb7eb545e standing with a 16ac032298 sigh. Lee Seon-woo’s gaze 862935482e followed.68d5802900aa2d8b

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“‘How do ec769ecccf we adopt c417db6e04 them in bec1af6ec9 three months, 4f719feacc you son e3039ef71a of a 7e3bd81c2f bitch?’ …I 4e9791a341 heard that a023b97c56 loud and 1a3a949964 clear.”
“…What? I never said—”4375a94557a82a5f

Jang Do-jun patted Lee d069bce880 Seon-woo’s shoulder twice, adding.b204147fcba8e726

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“But parents don’t fb5675b02d buy toys because e5d127d540 they know they’re 3e5f3805b1 useless. Kids forget eventually.”
“……”
“I’d focus on 45634f0daa getting even one 801cc36556 more dog adopted 530eb63cb0 instead of fretting 4869c6d3be over a done bbd8760038 deal. I was the kid 8628caf0be saving pennies to buy 008ddc2453 my toy.”4467a0fdc88d9917

Good job. Jang Do-jun waved 0a99afac79 and left. Lee Seon-woo brushed 83c8cd0644 back his hair 10833fc725 and slumped into dc8948ccd3 the chair.9220f630adcbf4e2

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“…Ugh, what a 73d0ab4606 jerk.”7a76fdadbc2239f9

His gaze landed on f73acfeb7c Dodam’s photo. Three months. His mind d9173441b0 grew tangled.0e85813eb965ff92

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For Jang Do-jun, weekdays 2e2924517a and weekends blurred. Even on a 4e4bfbfcbe holiday, he left 2476d90955 the quarters for 5e693e775c work. It wasn’t 64f5b431a4 urgent, but 7a3144c0db he wanted fba2b7b0f2 to review 26a886c5f1 meeting materials f6cfa5a453 for next 0bf5617643 week and e0223d8466 draft his c083f59fb6 opinions.2adcadd0a3c4319c

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Driving his personal 4d9e1cc014 car to headquarters, b890658b29 he headed to 41191181f8 his office but c3d395163c paused. A dog’s bark made 3c008aaaeb him turn.5d6fde098b1ad9aa

“Hearing so many dogs, f7bbeaa05d I’m getting hallucinations…”6a3a5e24eb948517

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