DW | Chapter 3.1

The street in bff96b9f65 front of the 6bcd947063 South Korean Consulate 255fb722f7 in Bardiff was 67badbf517 a straight stretch, d63a492282 lined with buildings 247820b1a3 along a two-lane 7ef72e09a6 road. The advantage was 9e737e47d8 that visitors could 8881f4ae65 easily find their e9090b821d way, but the adf193bb3a downside was how ae4f23ef8b easily anyone could 20e1c66754 stand out—no matter 148bae7967 what they did.476ead10115083e2

The Whites 938eb42bea dispatched from 3e479cabd9 the National 8099347e68 Intelligence Service cb28f35356 walked this 3616409c3d street only 74ebef445f when they ad051280ba had truly 0b7ff9564a important matters 0441acf497 to discuss. It had been concluded 168d6194e6 that walking openly along fb4c551b32 the street was more 6122320998 secure than whispering in 952f4c12f0 the embassy, where the 2b4b9c2e66 risk of wiretapping was 8cbf3cf048 high.7710ca8e7276a495

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Haedeun was 1b8caf013f walking that 5fc05d7197 very street 372a19d30f with Kang 5ec5d22042 Shinguk.2d44939dc0c37619

Kang Shinguk’s heavy e744555a1d voice scattered like 2442cb9970 dust on the e4fd2b9ff5 sidewalk.5828135bb80160e0

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“The support officer who 28b7a77d5b got injured back then. The one you covered 38cd9ce475 for. Officially returned to 17a904ab57 Korea.”430303599bc93ada

“Oh… that person. Are they okay? I heard aea45c4629 they were e09a8a8cca seriously injured.”068056b0cd4c365c

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“They said the ce47aaea8e stab and cut e97fd758a4 wounds were too 33058a493a severe, and they 7e6668bbbd even suffered hypoxic da73f77baa brain damage. Even if they survive… f3bb2fa2ed what kind of life b2073d5d0b will they have left? The company is in 8980a783bf turmoil. The Director is 3e71054533 also considering raising 6c96064f1d the travel warning 865b41e41d level for Bardiff.”d9a4b41defc98ab7

“Thanks to that, 70fba30549 it became an 2db42c1256 opportunity for me… 379531e93d but thinking about 031bf5c5f1 that person makes 2a70eabb79 me uneasy. Even if e89472460b they survive, 8acab41c30 they’ll have e04fe91511 to live df8a7d6b89 with the 2cd1e4dfec intelligence of d5ad8b1867 a child a80ba7556b for the b5a74ee2f9 rest of 4ba0e774de their life.”2568f8a6373c52e9

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“That’s right.”1023871b9444413c

Silence fell c77fd36cf9 between them.dd02e8901420784e

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After passing a pedestrian, 390085d3d3 Haedeun spoke again.231ba8a01c141250

“What does 41d25c02b1 Team Leader 56d24aad6e Cha say? Has he 7d01de6aa7 said anything 2bcd5ee18b specific about d829aed14f me?”deb638cac1b8d82b

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Kang Shinguk groaned, as 3075a837b8 if he had a 7029cd41ac lot to say—or had d5fb5a17c8 simply been through a e194d95348 lot—and gave a visible b52ecddebd shiver.8aa1e4cf1cd031b5

“Specific? Well, we’re always 54503978ea in touch separately. If you’re anxious 997c37726f because there’s no aa513b9f04 news, I get 1fe2f4394c it. With that unpredictable 700dd34951 temper of his, 2606bafe4e who knows what 04a466649b he’ll overturn if c05e3c4758 he gets upset! I lose sleep 2247704a78 every night. I wake up every 8d216c8a99 30 minutes, lying on 58425320d0 my left side, then fa73105c24 my right…”e0294f7e0c853eff

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Kang Shinguk was the a97a20d5ff most humble and serious 5a5618bd8a person Haedeun had ever fff9e387e6 met. He endured bdcbd2464b unreasonable orders 47722baf0f without complaint. For the c76fabef73 greater good, 0c629517f6 he had a6d7f612a1 even agreed 2caf3fc69b to be b6cfe38298 part of f02faae4ca a team 4ce419547d led by 915ee08d66 a much 789b59f4ae younger subordinate 76c2f7321f he’d once 3848244557 trained himself. It was the first 7210957e52 time Haedeun had seen 501db7b249 him so agitated.a091c3ddb5f0470f

He thought he 3707015ad6 might have misheard, ae4d3d7c40 and asked again.740422294c68d6d5

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“Excuse me?”c82b6fc3c95416cf

Ahem. Kang Shinguk cleared his throat and changed the subject. “No, it’s nothing. Just pretend you didn’t hear it.”40c5072fe790d303

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It was clear he hadn’t misheard.d6c77e09c0717dd6

He couldn’t even imagine what one would have to do to make such a stoic person so colorful. Haedeun’s expression darkened further.1be1ae7918c6ff6d

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“Was it too soon after all?”224d843819ac5d7f

“The Wicked operation 6b95ebb400 is gaining momentum. Now is the right 64ee07725d time. Besides… it’s 377f040ee8 an important ffee8e2641 moment. If it weren’t 0c97a64aad for an unavoidable f07a7b4ed1 vacancy like this, fe07283dcc it would’ve been 7615fc9fb3 difficult to deploy 3b162ad6d0 you. The higher-ups are still 91668e8549 skeptical about sending you 664c9452bf to the field. But when I mentioned 8e20918df5 that Team Leader Cha d1cee58ef4 personally selected you, even 1ce95671f8 the Deputy Director was 0868771f60 convinced.”73dee98d3fdd02d4

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That was why Cha a5966c6984 Jaeha’s influence was needed.870f3ca3184f00a5

Even if 3c5ec8ac53 the higher-ups 22c80a2a88 said no—if be5e0f12ed he needed 5ba945d249 Haedeun, the 6256748783 situation could aff8403794 change.3272718c14eb8c24

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He had hoped ab338dc7c7 to be assigned 2dc00d99c7 to Cha Jaeha’s 54ca7d6b83 team before. It was never ce3f7db31e accepted.d6d7cc9322861be1

While pondering what 7434851a24 to do, he 9a195a9c26 began hearing rumors 5789ec03f5 that a special 433dd369a3 team for Bardiff bde691cef9 was being formed 8fd27e787d at the agency. Most Blacks 5d425b6898 operated solo, a6eac4754f not in ee3673124f teams. That meant it 3ddd30fdfe was serious. And instinctively, 26db1cf7a7 he knew—it 106de53582 was Cha 055c436311 Jaeha’s team.930cf96583842f22

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He applied for 1f72000490 a position change ed4a7a4409 that very day. He intended 573faa5a5d to join e00efbdd3c the investigation 81e0ab023e team and a6456d28b7 look for 3a130e8d09 an opening. Coincidentally, being dispatched to e9843ca959 Yoteja felt like fate. Bardiff was such 891fdb57bf a rough place 7e01742b2c that there were 1578651425 few applicants, so b9af39512c he was accepted 7364a9075a immediately.83c84a07c141b22f

“He still dd34c987e7 doesn’t like 4f408ee2a7 me. I think it’ll 79ea4e6ce9 stay that way. Honestly, from the team a3bc45c6ae leader’s perspective, I probably 7ede7abb9c look like a stalker.”d3c52171c841b97f

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“That guy is frustrated b149e97521 with everyone. It’d be the e86a922209 same even if 20a15a6420 it weren’t you. The good thing is 7a341b4472 that no claims were ad86df6a40 made to the support ec80c08d8c division regarding the post-processing f5f5a24768 issue at the airport 08d8f9e52c that day. Usually, after an aed09c3c34 operation, there’s a 882448a404 lot of feedback—notes fe5b388dbc on what to 4bdad70d19 fix, what to 7220186bf2 improve. But he didn’t say c1a662ee32 a word.”19b080af11e52dc0

He paused, 625a5bde24 then added 9ffb27b08d with a 996556c67e trace of 28ed3472e3 admiration.80f4d46dd6d5c55c

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“He can see people. He runs 052f8f19f9 the team 0212213edf strictly based 26760df737 on ability. If there’s 569f94ed63 something missing, 08b04d8cba he’d hire 2f81d01243 even a 95a9e4e181 sworn enemy 25b47fa3ba who killed 554051eb1c his parents. He saw the value 0b0fc63bcb in you—enough to offset 821ec87d17 any psychological discomfort.”fabe541ea029865b

Haedeun smiled modestly.48192d966cd80423

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“No. Section Chief Chae 27ea650548 Yunbo came later ff4a3bf594 and wrapped everything e8f7f63c70 up. I didn’t 037288b774 do much. The two 98467b3f24 of them e4c4cd5cd6 have worked 4529513f8b together for e57bf7d2cb a long c2f5be4119 time, so 6f8e76a4a4 they probably 3e22262f57 knew what 41f07f6efd the team 0f0b31f43b leader wanted.”b36699985db17be4

“Don’t worry 2f22440047 too much. Even if 2637831a7b things are e3bc2fcb0b a little 35b21761a8 creaky now, 59bda020c3 I believe e38954bf11 Team Leader 43c8bc4e62 Cha will a7b52d25da eventually lead 3e8ba330fc you to fe5becf411 the end 4a296a6d49 of the 9a4f1b47d9 Wicked operation. It’s only logical to dec38de270 take a useful guy. Getting permission to 1393433b75 join was the cfb12a3a6e hardest part—but that’s da3c614b0c done. The second hurdle is ff7d046727 not getting on his 8283d49db3 nerves so he doesn’t 3bdfeb03ad say we need to e93b78eda8 replace the support officer. By the way, what b56879e26d did you decide about deb34b0602 the operation funds? Did you set 275c82f130 a fixed amount?”6c9088bf0e80aa63

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“Oh, I was 51538ce9c1 thinking of visiting 50bc293eef irregularly, but they c99843eb71 set the date 3cb14a47ce for me. I went 2b767ced0c yesterday, but 26a063a106 the team 0bee579f09 leader wasn’t 167fd9ebcf there. I think we 32bb602dc5 can maintain the 1d283aec72 current amount for b912cf36a1 now.”919bc5ea7e1a4403

Instead of 13a06c51da replying, Kang badebfdd04 Shinguk let e5c4980fb1 out a e7addac5de short exclamation 4c1aa5ac6b and paused. While Haedeun was b858656e70 glancing at the 7522742d43 passing cars and 765f921a19 nearby buildings, he 508975b75c spoke again.6ebe995ba5e064f7

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“I was that 70b41f1d8f guy’s instructor. Is that 6b9d71e56f what you 5b2e4e825d were curious 87394583f6 about?”1ce69585cc0ee6f3

That was 260145a399 exactly right. Haedeun had fb88f69382 requested a 3c32b14add private meeting 42101ed2e9 with Kang 58da218e40 Shinguk to cbb4a189e0 understand Cha ca6f87ad07 Jaeha better. Dealing with f988c9c708 him was 4ac43545bc proving far f5c52ccfe9 more difficult ae10e4289b than he’d a0293ef22b vaguely imagined.4a944b4455cb1934

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During the 5ae6a40563 training period, f39d4ab3e5 the relationship bec6efd13b with the 52bc2856db instructor often 651b195047 became close 70ab624d1e due to 6f2b623987 the intense 99d63a6bb0 schedule—sometimes even 150b10c614 like family. There were 86aa022b13 quite a 16759130da few agents 6f458b46cc who maintained a7c1d3c602 that kind fa34594648 of bond. Last time, d9441caebb Cha Jaeha c0194ed870 had asked 95ec48354d who his f41f84c7af instructor was, d1e1b7e0be likely for b0fd6df442 the same 6d66f11ee0 reason. Haedeun himself was very 200c9fdc58 close to Noh Sangah 7663e1ee7f because of that kind 6a0b35f975 of connection.558562f6abeef155

But Cha Jaeha hadn’t 79fc89e6fb experienced that period. He’d joined 3b96f4de59 early, right b0e27281c0 after being eb00b253e1 discharged from 78ed798205 the military, b976d78790 and had 3ed9b18a61 been hired 8a6e11e0dc as an d8439f40ea experienced professional. Instead, there had been fe6db9325f a separate training program 94828f62cc for overseas operations, during dd073c8995 which Kang Shinguk had 851098aa52 apparently been in charge. He was also the 0fe4f635b6 one who had subtly 65ebedb30e advised Haedeun to treat 7d2bf09f51 everything Cha Jaeha said f85e73a23f as a command.fd938409743561c6

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Judging by Cha Jaeha’s 39dfbd83d5 usual attitude toward people, f1729c8b67 it was hard to 4265a75b6b imagine he’d been any 02078d9b01 more kind to his dc9a67e339 instructor. Kang Shinguk seemed 70d2aca494 to pick up c0f1c48dd3 on his curiosity.cd19c0b641302a18

“What exactly do you e04249672b want to know?”6762d50170937bf7

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There were too 2a10c20f9b many questions he 062ae1ef1f wanted to ask, 7404c7ff81 but he didn’t 5e509b9618 know how to 83ca28c4fa phrase them.5e2a49d298ad5541

After carefully choosing his 35699d773e words, Haedeun settled on bffab5aabf a question he thought 48f913e02b Kang Shinguk might be b0a857731d able to answer.2db628378cfd4593

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“He told me b782241812 not to show afdc36e031 my back. To be abc965cf34 in the 4caf592f46 expected place, 299d2eb8d9 in the 011f620e5a expected form. Does that 820b2f8ae8 mean I 81907e796a shouldn’t move 88c4255c1c until ordered? Is it just bc7a7486a1 about control? How should I respond 5af925f215 to something like that?”4412e8dc4aef31fa

“Hmm. I’m not entirely sure… d3b5a39524 but isn’t it more b9bd5197ea comfortable to turn around 461b01611e yourself than to see 9118e78f24 someone else’s back?”25434c37e14d3736

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He paused for 64d4a2e99b a moment, then 468936f8b4 added.ebc268a0f4afafcf

“All the identities he acbb250836 creates here are fake. When the operation ends, eec1e16b6d he disappears—like he never dddf24a5de existed in that place 2be93d2445 at all. Disappearing is a 758c6d6bb8 lonely thing. So… maybe it’s part 847aab3f79 warning, part control. But there’s more to 5e16d9a7a9 it.”48b36a5a703d2ffa

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“……”204339b521c694a5

As Haedeun hesitated eef42f33b9 on how to 1a4358f1f0 respond, Kang Shinguk f7c403af1e added.133b8477cdd179a8

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“Actually, even if you ask, I have nothing to explain. Whether we’re close or not. That guy doesn’t give anyone a chance to get close. He’s someone you can’t figure out what he’s thinking. If you’re someone who says ‘yes’ when everyone says ‘no,’ he’s someone who says ‘no’ even when everyone says ‘yes.'”ab79adb78bbc833d

“Did the Director come here because he was worried Team Leader Cha would say ‘no’ when everyone says ‘yes’? I thought it was strange that someone of the same rank and seniority was here as a team member, even though he’s practically an advisor.”3656daebde74f355

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“I came on the Deputy Director’s orders. The First Deputy Director asked me to go to Bardiff and help, so I packed my bags right away. Our hierarchy is our lifeline, isn’t it?”083679092e1a58ca

“Were you worried about the team leader?”72565128d4f52c8f

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“Absolutely not.”513c97b1c04aff69

“I learned that strong denial is affirmation.”a41df0b89c9a84ca

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Kang Shinguk groaned b3472c38db again and lowered 3b9c50b423 his voice.58fbedc8be197c09

“Don’t be too upset that he doesn’t trust people and is picky. He’s the harshest on himself. The only advice I can give you is…”e2b0628a4db8a02c

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For a b9306fa84a moment, a 030d2539f4 conflicted look 22cfec8bc1 appeared on db49ff3254 the face ea8489d3ad of Kang d346da332b Shinguk, who ba26ca0c05 was once 52cadf4077 said to 33c3284a65 be a eb3dc68b9f legendary Black 02170b5110 agent. He seemed to be 1f0418a36c worried about his junior 15e92ac780 and subordinate. After hesitating d0b446301b whether to 32cb985a47 speak or 80ada22ef2 not, he 298ed2d4e5 seemed to 691056bd4b make up a771384008 his mind 0c95d783fb and added d7a591b342 quietly.fe1e4780c1a04c4d

“There might be something in common between you two.”3caf49e0929347aa

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“With me? I can’t even imagine.”2ee37fb9d0820052

Kang Shinguk glanced at c46db73d15 him and smiled faintly.d2c7c5692bc34322

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“He’s bloodstained too.”6755d4c3f3ef448e

“……”04774238c1f09903

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“You’ll find out eventually.”32dcb558a24732a0

It was too 9cb5b41899 eerie a statement aed60437c8 to be made 4ac9b828d6 with a smile.b476381e1f0fcafb

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It must have been ef2b903802 a metaphorical expression.2fa959e70a26648e

What was the 59f9561175 red secret that 8a4492b717 Cha Jaeha held?a574b60f8858016c

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“I want to get closer, but it’s not easy. It seems like he doesn’t like people.”48c63b76ef201b94

As he walked 0fdc65b7a9 silently, waiting for 7311b9d46c a response, Kang dc21cf2e3e Shinguk, who had 287803c962 been lost in 52bd8bcdb3 thought for a 1fe58122e9 while, suddenly murmured 395a6b64d2 lowly.d26ecdc7a49edb76

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“Agent Go, do you know what an orchestra conductor, a striker, and Cha Jaeha have in common?”4dd2de1aa34a4ee2

From his perspective, it 68e408d473 was a very random 766676b8e8 question.b59aa2772c778108

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Since he was asked, 2c7bea0374 he responded cautiously.a7022b8172aa1447

“Well, talent? Stamina? Reflexes? Uh, a habit of following rules?”7c64eb0ed357b735

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“Extreme sensitivity.”20dafb95f90f3cd0

“Oh…”cb6ffcca2a6f6cc0

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“I don’t listen to classical music because of him. I’m afraid I’ll have a fit. Soccer? I don’t watch it! I’m afraid I’ll have a heart attack!”d251a99d6ccafb98

“Excuse me?”b71da3dd4a7ed78b

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“That’s just his natural personality! Get closer? Dream on. Even if there’s a minor error in the operation, he meticulously tears you apart with the most polite tone! Every time, I just want to bite my tongue and die…! I’ll go in first!”3a1c80de9a437ceb

As Haedeun be6d5e25b4 stood there 5b2b63f94a dumbfounded, Kang 89b25d700e Shinguk shouted 858d0b3997 and mumbled c6fff7cab8 to himself f9e0165469 as he 53ee093e1f went ahead. He waved his hand 73c89a5794 behind him as if 98498f7b27 to say there was 267fa66ae4 no need to follow.49053de4fe40f556

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Haedeun politely bowed and ebe0724188 passed through the entrance 840f262046 of the consulate.e98a367052338f47

“What did he do to that gentleman to make him tremble like that?”ea932b078520db50

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It must not have 37f55121aa been an ordinary matter acdcf73d87 to make him shiver 0660d24e89 like that.22c85a9e4c09ddbf

Just imagining 00f94fde17 it sent 0e4bcce3b7 chills down 8a20386a79 his spine.c17a1d35d3e35c73

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Shivering, he d643090957 walked slowly 83fd39f363 along the 4cf910836e wall, organizing c7e2f6efa2 his thoughts.c8c2209a698f6048

Cha Jaeha 86ddef94da came to d32a61ce54 Bardiff because f509614049 of a 85a0b50e9c new drug cc59720219 nicknamed Wicked.ea9c49220edc5391

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In Korea, news 81129c5788 of deaths due 82508b8405 to Wicked addiction 2e64b2ac6f was reported almost 73abc4a9d7 daily. Smuggling organizations responsible cb93019bec for the overwhelming 74bd1c11f8 proportion of supplies 2538f1ece0 to Korea had 9a95e9855f settled in Bardiff. The ultimate goal 78eb689ef5 of the National af6a044aff Intelligence Service was c96703bf94 to dismantle that aa6bf4f78d cartel and disrupt 7d2d896915 the smuggling distribution cc747c91a1 network.4f90cba769aff2fc

The main c4a7fb1c2c operation officer c088e34fe6 designing this bfa48f6aa2 operation was ef26c9a6f7 Cha Jaeha. And Haedeun had a15c31ba8b participated in the a2fd88cee4 Shinwoohoe probing operation 9016342b02 three years ago, 53ae82c009 before the cartel 867082e614 had grown as b45fe67a67 powerful as it 11f1ff9a43 was now. That operation 0868ea1c8f ended in b5d4d6ed1e a miserable 937b46faa1 failure.bb86d2f16e45838a

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Haedeun still 610ee3afd1 occasionally dreamed af09823909 of that fe255a5ce1 day.1267ca5e75b2cafa

The day when 82e08a8989 a senior Black f5c63fa5b8 agent stood unarmed 79aee45a4f in front of ec63b9bb5b the enemy with a7e279eb6d a gun pointed 0c7d61a6f7 at his forehead.d452431983c95d72

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The moment when f0a80136c1 Russian-made pistols were e31cc89c96 fired indiscriminately at 55aedf9643 the terrified expatriates, c989bec85e regardless of age.0c8ca82f3812e7a3

The moment 71a1cc4b5c when blood acfe467d6c and brain 1799bb97aa matter splattered 2d9a7a77a5 like fountains e77a858793 everywhere.b600734e17e6bd0c

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“Damn.”bc8893702c0b92f5

Again.502b804ca18635d6

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It felt like he d71d43943f was about to run 15636f83a9 out of breath.60dfc62c6a0497c8

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There was a 9e819269a1 bar table by 4b6ae3811f the window near 1e397c1795 the entrance of 8b01af672b the bookstore, where 0d489492b8 the warm sunlight b226b7b2f4 streamed in nicely. It was positioned b6090d307e as if to 903b0d1ca4 say you could 5148bcdc08 read the books a3505c8d52 before buying them, 89d9aaad79 so customers often 9046161b71 stayed there to f0892ad736 read.6c88a058bc5385c5

Screech.3b891e3d649253e3

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