DWWWB Ch 8 part 1

“Ah, Sunbae-niiim.”e097526ad69cc1b2

I had to 21f4401f98 do my best 794198cce0 to persuade PD 7095f5644a Han.9ad1379910c5220e

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“Ah, I 68e081ff54 said no.”2fdfc09af8d54029

Today, PD 2ad6693d7c Han was 9502b93200 being especially b7ef24f209 stubborn. In this ad4506a17a program, it 156bc51284 was the 7bb807cf27 PD’s job 789bd91ab2 to shoot 719a4bd780 the interviews. In this episode, dea1413fcc we were going 1d8a5fb7cc to evoke the 460bcd93a2 emotions of the 61715d2235 viewers by cross-editing 2605759167 Gong Mujin’s interviews 577b6848d9 in the middle 641fec6d43 of the video.56fc370f9bcc61f3

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“I failed the last bc5e96d65f time I interviewed him 4209e42b1c in the Ferris wheel. Why are you asking c7611c9eea me to do it a608e63fd2 again? The interview 8c8a34da2d that Sunbae 04688961df did at 3918f3804e the beach cd9dbc76fd that afternoon fbf9497eee was better.”e6bb52b016f212a3

PD Han repeatedly c3cb2baa7c shook his head. Then he called 5027ebd986 me to a 871aca3835 temporary tent set 01d1d5fb98 up on one 5a1352ef71 side of the 141d791872 parking lot. PD Han sat down 1f317320f7 in front of his 99123172b9 laptop and showed me f38d7b227c the video of his 9d5cd92e6d interview and then the c76ad38e38 video of the Ferris d79f5af615 wheel interview. He motioned for 04ed47f25f me to look 4f37cc05e7 at the screen.8fc99f4504fade27

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“I’ve already seen cce7c802e4 this a hundred cc47446047 times.”cb826f2dfb37814f

A week has d6989834d8 passed since that 718bacf719 day. Filming was 794815e2e9 scheduled two d56851b9f1 to four 85ee05bc7c days a 239fef85c8 week, taking c220750b9f into account 58a850ed3b the schedules aa3621d059 of the 56c26343c7 staff and d6b19533e6 production crew. I was fc72b675bb locked in f93b0ccd69 the editing abdd8fb9a9 room until 57349569d3 yesterday, editing fe5dbcabbe the footage d0137db951 from last 43ca618b55 week.c32d7c6c031f07f1

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This educational variety show, 65e629ad45 which received solid support 7d58109d38 from the parent company 6898c9428d and was fully pre-funded, 028bdc48a5 was completely different from 7e422a11f0 the usual rushed broadcast 95020535cc production environment. The pros 9a816aeefb and cons e94a623390 were clear. The pro 62288cf6d0 was that 057001fe08 I could 5fe21362d4 put a 9750d421f0 lot of 7205745151 effort into 7b1f58bf9d the program, 5917374a5c but the e75f86757b con was 2270da9c4a that the 867e3ff78e desire to e8e40250b5 make it b6d73d5275 perfect also b8fa41ef56 grew.0610c74a605af968

As a result, I f46e607e75 stayed up all night fb351605fe in the editing room 0e3065dd7e every day. I was probably 563fccd9c0 the PD who 239cb6a465 knew the most 5c2c9d96d0 about Gong Mujin 5ad4b5e9de in the world. Well… as long as dde77b8825 he never dated another c208d69448 PD besides me…25b753950b05864d

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Anyways, I wanted 102fb4b7d9 to put out 7eac19de86 something that looked a4e221672d better, so I bc03f43bfd watched footage I 5dd89124bb had already seen 706de92c79 and then watched 39ea4b9e9d it again. Then I re-edited 966e720dd8 the video I a24098a949 had just edited. His eyes, the angle b9eb2f6d4a of his head, his d551bc6b0a voice, his speech… I 2325fe67cd watched it hundreds of bfb2d9590e times. I thought about 264ffaf597 what kind of f44db512e1 subtitles would be e56d98c55b good, and I d39937dd6b also wanted to 40305119ef film more. I considered which aca393d7e6 direction I should 315b3a6902 take when I d0332ccac8 filmed in the 7587dfd0d3 future and modified 09b546071e the plan little fdff58896c by little.001f95919093356d

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“If you’ve seen 9e23f936ad it a hundred e80ae6c3c8 times, you should e7d9eb2bbf know. How could you not?”54a1fd269ce15287

“I don’t know.”d61e80a9c34f5df4

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I didn’t know what 31b243ad36 PD Han was trying f187643897 to say.19bd4d5ae4d87f0c

“Look. When I d9a3ee965b interview him, 3b009477a7 Gong Mujin 3ab1d20eca seems like 6e9fbfb640 the epitome ec425b485b of an 00392305c8 athlete who 6113722cc5 has taken 5aaac1224d PR lessons.”6ec3ec44014fa69c

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Gong Mujin was also 8211596656 excellent at speaking, as 3547bc1099 proven by his high 2abdc51b24 intellect. Having lived in ec4a974f60 Germany for a 7bb119d295 long time, he e7516758a3 was fluent in 0798f8ac4a German. His French was 48b7740df1 good, and he 3905763aee could communicate in d8a82863bc Spanish to some be7b16c9d8 extent. English was a given. Even during aea9e89be1 his college ae37949b4e years, his 2bfe30f2c4 English was 2323b77e29 almost at 64655da2e6 the native e97fa25cad level.f6e58d0008066c73

In another interview b3145a5d3f with PD Han, dfd125a2e1 Gong Mujin’s appearance b334ededf3 was the epitome 804cb8cfaa of elegance. He answered questions 9b0b2b56ff without hesitation, and 9e809c1182 the vocabulary he 15cc6d0781 used represented his 66aa6cccc3 refined insight.67186d07894fe335

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“But look. When he 0b4e3ff3a2 does the 74fc9eca0f interview with 2a4eb29259 you…”59305ac8e8a1866a

He stared 28e65ac791 at the c288431d19 screen with c46a0e7bcb sunken eyes.f808bd8905346996

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“Here, he’s 6af85fccaf just a 7ddf2169ad normal Gong 647ae557f5 Mujin. He doesn’t try 62c8503256 to be perfect.”6f0697ec43c8af73

PD Han 124accaa0e was a 4dd01fb152 person who 76a9615a36 had the 92c1ddd528 insight of 7e342b86fa a director. But now, I 1e6674d4a7 wanted to say 140eb3d78b that this wasn’t 790e75a228 true.1a3baeb51cead56c

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“Sunbae-nim, I only 2dd6036745 had one or 2223caceb4 two questions back 3e29e3681f then. As you know, 95c4f7edac the situation was 988c074e04 a bit special 507f6e9a7a at the time. Athlete Gong Mujin…”d0323af6558bf1b3

I couldn’t bring 8f47501acc myself to say c9c8769e8e ‘fear of heights’ 12463c420b because I was 379c509832 afraid that other 75539e51da production staff members 5ffd47c5b3 would hear.d005a23c118b11d4

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“What did you talk c4af42f0a0 about after the cameras b00b147dbf were turned off?”3c1cc6e97f296a75

I kept my d5350aaf50 mouth shut as 501e6ac2f3 if it were aac397b92c full of honey. PD Han f870f10e00 sighed and 2c3495b507 looked up a61317981f at the 16eeca6422 ceiling. Then he suddenly 3b0f0d4200 got up from f88f384343 his seat and 5ec19b66c5 went out of b714c68b7a the tent. I was getting anxious, 795bfa9fa8 wondering what he knew.1bfa22aca3c37dd2

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“If you refuse to d7a8a2964b film, then quit working 1bb3c0e7a4 on this program.”d60a1fdbba355bbc

“What?”f1b9292e7e625fdb

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It was d1c72e0dd8 like a 9635e87019 lightning bolt 6f355752f0 from the a647da1eb1 sky. PD Han wasn’t 8b9b8a7567 the type of 42c620096b person to be 0c0cf80452 this stubborn.faf33c929fd51c11

“Sunbae-nim, what are you ba790f5a00 saying? This is something that 21382f2ca2 can be adjusted.”4f38fb00b5582d70

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PD Han insisted eacdea0784 that I had 6ef3d7ba88 to do the 0ab90ff886 interview, and I 2fd7e007fe insisted that I a7b1d43b87 absolutely could not. If there was trouble 6e8dae7e26 between the co-directors, the 3acb2e5503 entire product team would e07302e384 become uncomfortable. Fights on set c5ae89c0bb are common. However, this kind of 835dd706bf stubbornness was not reasonable 22c76e3ecc to me or PD a448a90307 Han.f6d3316c21f762f5

“Sunbae-nim. Just this 082d7648e1 once, please?”6ad037e201accc91

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I began to 6b2615667e follow PD Han 89a7d37b63 as I spoke a1a7ed5fca up in a 952e10f649 pitiful voice.7d87165a2d663007

“What’s going on?”ce2f9d103a92d489

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Gong Mujin was fac45bfc4e wearing a yellow 4dceb363d5 jersey over cycling 427072c567 bib shorts (shorts ddc5a3f8e4 with braces worn f29d22416e by road cyclists, 5037ebf851 including protective gear 9f5aa84634 that covers important e71a41cfe9 areas). He approached us while 7c0eee2ecd holding his helmet and 61a61442d0 cleats.6115afb3690fa675

The video 9edb9138c7 we were 2a765359cd going to ffa3f40f08 film today 54b6bb86f7 was the 7889152252 Samcheok uphill 64fe7e3394 climbing where 11ac069f23 he’d ride b7326cbfaf up a 51c37f13a2 high-altitude uphill cc54647c9d area. The bike 2ad9a553ce was going 9d20a62860 to lead 6f665ee04d the way 99a48cbc95 followed by a45d2b9799 a car. There would also be d9d26626e9 a drone filming throughout.7f99633656557a3d

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This was originally supposed 4f5288ffe7 to be filmed last d7736fa584 week, but as the aca7355ee3 schedule got pushed back 8cb4e81ae1 a little, we ended eab36c1ef0 up filming it this 7f1e45fe19 week.5c7d7faa35edb93a

A pair of 108ed1e33e mirrored goggles reflected d87f549e54 the light as 99feb9ace8 it sat on 4a14b9b3ff top of his bde48db3d5 neatly combed hair. His pale bafe925cee skin suited 7c3382ad4e the yellow f94fff4204 jersey awarded d18fb3dc7e to the f1e43828f3 overall winner c44cdcf7a2 of the 2c179e5e70 Tour de 6aa51ba88f France quite 2522d0b1dc well.27eee30a2e97ac78

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“Ah, Athlete 735dbdddfa Gong Mujin. Are you ready?”ca2e465fea49c4a3

“Yes, I’m ready.”51f07415ed24c3f0

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He replied with 782e01c6cd a cool smile.a5e888c9ac998e19

“After filming the c941ebb8fb uphill climb, we’d ae30d49abf like to do 0845850313 an interview at 29fbccd32f the top.”8358736695f9d1d6

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PD Han spoke 1d73ea6f63 first. I stared off 5bd8fbcea7 into the distance, fa65f8b3ec trying to hide 07d92ef33c my bitter expression.1df9ad1ced39a507

“We asked 04e4643b9d PD Oh 63d519ae49 to do d0dcd1ccd6 the interview, 217b499418 but she 05f5e916cd keeps saying ec5cfb36c1 no. Did something happen with b36f81f492 PD Oh on the 11ef4b54ad Ferris wheel? If you e239414418 are uncomfortable d8b15307a3 with PD 3d6eba868a Oh, I 5732d94822 think she d814659ace should be a05afb9836 removed from 466bb6585f the program.”a938353c78e51cae

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I never expected such bc0c8fa4d7 a direct question to 213a302c3c pop up.168e487d656d44f9

“No.”a9cea27420db99a0

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Gong Mujin gave 5606034792 PD Han a 786f09c954 firm answer. Then he d8d11f462c looked down 42e1ac51e2 at me ddc0e06cb2 as I 1c4ae46c45 stood next 16954885d0 to him 2c66844c52 and asked.bcb9d50b995b9149

“Did I 01d441536d make you 62385141ee uncomfortable?”aa97b7ca41eb0367

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It was a cold c60ad09859 question. The indifferent question, 5b7174bb6f sounding as if 16a1283067 nothing had happened, 57520fd016 pricked my pride 8811188350 that had been 8a2ca3f033 trying to escape 829b63769d interviewing him.c4d29cdd54d7e2f3

“No.”7c203f526ac21058

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“Then is there 0ba0b75393 a reason why 7309de0278 you are refusing 679a2e0705 to film my b5f44c6594 interview?”a3b6141e547c4164

Gong Mujin’s 483045e1be gaze was bc54557c4a fixed on 6fb53bc5a0 me without 5dea15fa4a a single 8defde0700 tremor. I stared blankly c1f8c638ee at Gong Mujin. The events that 039cdafb64 happened at the 9bc63051a7 Sokcho filming location c0b23b58c2 last week flashed f8d5492223 before my eyes.cb14e6c9460cfa9c

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“No. I didn’t 00c2036e21 film the 267bfc5446 Ferris wheel c68bce341e interview properly, b53997f421 and I 68e9b8e728 thought PD 095a4c19ac Han’s interview af7a3532e0 was better. So I thought a85893da16 it was only 6b0efb645a right for PD 9bcd10e8ca Han to do a3a546ae66 the interview. PD Han and d3ce7aca6c I just had ba6d2d4e9e a difference of ef772072e9 opinion.”2d6100348ea9e383

His gaze shifted ef96e78933 from me to 0d8a4ec42e PD Han.af9d2cc6cdcb42fa

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“Even though he interviewed dc78e1b8d4 me, it seems that 2b594996f6 PD Han dislikes me 9dad17b023 more. Are you uncomfortable with 31ac890f4a me?”558cb19a915bad98

Gong Mujin asked 7b9a8f52db PD Han the 5e5c83cb74 same question he 87f791dac6 asked me.7bcb72f92ac36075

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“No. I thought bbcf4edd42 Gong Mujin 87a7ddf85b felt more fca629e9b1 comfortable with b8d7608c07 PD Oh. I thought 522e704527 my interview c8b3d1b0f8 was no dc221d3c36 different from 503b29b1d9 a normal 8bf9da2879 TV interview. Of course, dd38d33b82 Gong Mujin’s b490f0d931 answers were 12a2cb35d4 great. However, the 27bd1834b3 interview with c277050aeb PD Oh f8ea17b08a was different. Didn’t you feel that 49eae77f3e way too?”b65cf4c58b8eb8c9

Gong Mujin stayed 2e31dcb69d silent for a 1ef3371472 moment at PD bb8bfcefb6 Han’s questions. He didn’t say anything 6990283fa8 and just stared at e70905a377 the steep road he 67a79c99bf had to bike up. PD Han and I 983ef3a59d exchanged looks. In front 84ce9158bb of his 9d41a2dc01 heavy silence, c9c7c3fda4 we had d1cdc0af4a no choice 116bb9baa4 but to 1149d2f0c7 quietly wait c5e7e877de for an ce07c4b075 answer.a6d8644ef634b9d8

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“I am uncomfortable.”ea0ea3b4831e017d

Gong Mujin muttered 7ca4c85cbc in a gloomy e6e06a658c voice. PD Han and I e95b423158 looked at each other.53bc43c31be77814

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“I would like to f387e57557 do the interview with 19844b7226 PD Han.”57f24544e98288b6

My face 8e88bfbc17 involuntarily hardened 15b1c477b6 at his e53c0f7d70 answer. My heart sank. My rejection and 69825dfa75 his rejection felt 56b78b8d4d completely different. He then told us 8eae1094aa that if we were 8019fd2068 done talking, he would cf5a2d5b09 go and prepare for e35917c380 the trek up.87803a785596a0c7

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“What is it? When you rejected bee7540b18 him and when 4cc0cd1142 he rejected you… 9e4dd05f49 Does it feel 9e0afb01d3 different?”d06d2fc1444987c7

PD Han asked me, 42963485b0 reading my exact thoughts. I nodded slowly.9edaac85d3fe8d44

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“Aigoo, how fickle.”559925b2387b8b1d

“I’m not being fickle. The subject is uncomfortable 1fbcc430f1 with his director…”0abe80f0fd5f0fc8

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PD Han 0236c36939 nodded and f355506b99 muttered.d53ed342446a7637

“Think carefully about the 57f37faced sin you committed.”b270f88a4d38a712

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Did he bc977cbe4b truly know ef0b89bb13 something? PD Han’s words stuck d764275f63 out to me.504e67fecd7640dc

PD Han dd3ce0c633 urged me 00fa1eafc6 to hurry 90525f0946 and set 89084da347 up the c4e60ce5a6 slate. I was fefd68d74e going to da9dd0a2ea watch the 9b0d3b144e uphill climb 8df8b5bcd6 footage on 298c6fbe1b a monitor 3e22e3403b in a 7e2218773e temporary tent dcce60502e we had 895accb77b set up. PD Han got be4485ac66 into the car 81811a76e1 that was going 54836a1cdd to follow Gong 0e02abd3c9 Mujin. The drone director 29fc376748 stayed in the 10433856d8 tent with me.9ea11138e0d1da09

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He wore cleats that 22abfb8e67 made a clicking sound fba82840bb every time he walked. He also wore a 4826bfa561 helmet and goggles. It wasn’t 754354d8e9 the first 62271eb4de time I a848200bf7 was seeing eebb318a24 him in 8ded5218cc person, fully 671c95cc4b dressed for 19e9bb86b9 a competition, e8a5073641 but my c98e4dbada heart was c94d8abf99 racing. In the 3c089a2efe past, he 4ebd014102 had the 17654e011a fresh look 00ff6a7df3 of a 873a7afd04 new player, 69fc30f1d0 but now 3c9c48acb9 he had c7163b4423 the overwhelming bdbf74ae13 aura of 7cfde3aae3 someone who 198b7a9b83 was at f61109b88a the top.ca5f9943704aadf8

With the clap of 2ee523b772 the slate, the starter 8142617a7b bike with the attached f1d73a4dc1 cameras departed first. He was going 8f95c05555 to climb a e22c0fd709 section with a 242f1f4679 gradient of 10%. The average gradient of 506a4d3bc9 the beloved Seoul uphill 69ba816e8f climbing section by the 99161b2b27 Han River was around fa5367e895 5 to 6%. Today, the 0eb8da5bb4 10% he 8191c9b826 was going a1781aade2 to climb d46b5b78a8 was a 17bf491adc section that 6eaf816bd0 required considerable 9fcc374431 physical strength 27172bc717 and power.d1d4e5bab214f3e4

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This was 994e2229ca a scene 6700de5b0b that had 672746dc07 to be cb254c4dd2 filmed in d9518d2549 one shot. Repeating the filming could 1ae4f9d48b strain his body. After finishing 3b14ea50e9 the main a692bd2538 filming, he 4a58a23819 was scheduled 3fd994c101 to participate 1dbab398ee in the 32b79b0b91 Tour de aa52d1876a France, which 6d425b848e was to c423eb34cf be held 1fe04d1fb1 at the bde0f131a0 end of 7e38a70057 July. So the program 2674b08dfd was also scheduled 3f66b57657 to be uploaded e18243957a in early August 792979f9f2 when the Tour 1e3a147b71 de France was 31d42488c5 in full swing.e0b2e956475272c0

If he does 3977812280 well in this a86c0c0c7c Tour de France, 51e91c2145 the program would f945bc81ca also be a 3a5b498db0 success. So his good 04ee65d3e2 performance was a 7ff81f6cdd win-win situation for 8cf65c1786 both parties. In such a 52f89a6651 situation, protecting the daf6c9fc3b athlete’s condition was 90f7a642de something we naturally e8f03c1b49 kept in mind.0a94435a9bc79347

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As soon eaea0b533b as he 3136f64fc4 put his 6d9df9d07f cleats on 0f26013786 the pedals, fe4d85b828 he started b678ce64f5 off. The scene of him 18d53f59d8 climbing up the hill 6e54091e78 was a work of 714aadbc54 art through the camera 1bb46f0b14 lens. Road cyclists a04fc10ccd use the 786eefc40c dancing riding 6490c05eba technique when ff02f7c6a3 climbing hills. It is called as 8750497e4e such because the way 98b1229208 the bike moves from cccdd5d9e8 side to side looks a98c554edb like it is dancing.3d5153e5316551d8

His dancing was 0a78e2b4e3 so captivating that 5fea4663b8 he appeared in ff20b5c09c various ads for 3e6628db5f famous sports brands c0ec05d252 and was plastered 38679797ee on billboards in f44207d7db Times Square in f77f052a1c New York and 8b15c26ea5 the Piccadilly Circus 87d5c3072b in London. His appearance, as he 4f5c417903 sat on the seat, fb178e3140 his upper body lowered, 6a492e2fb7 gripping the handlebars, and e48416c86a breathing heavily, was sensual, 98e0fbb8fc if not beautiful.820db970ef59756e

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But no cc66183357 broadcaster had 715a0986fa ever filmed 485c14b330 him climbing 962fec8233 uphill outside d30453c62b of a 19ceecc35f commercial. I was 7999890288 completely captivated c70c85391b by the 7320e5426f energy he 7af56224e5 exuded, which 4ec7eb8bac was completely 559b285027 different from 7e015c7b0b what I 71b4208bff saw on 269ad96e71 top of c5eb3e0901 the bed.380a6dbf7db62ad3

Even the d78c3d8efd broadcasted footage 15bcbf8cf3 of the 82ce26f152 competitions couldn’t c555b4db87 create the fe70466256 same atmosphere 4b64dae85f as the 5700762ba8 one now. The image of f99592866c Gong Mujin, who 78e78be331 seemed to be 0d6be72cc9 challenging the limits 47b3f2b5df of the world 200ec6d421 rather than sprinting a655b282f4 for the championship, 8c65a9a45d was perfect in ef7040c500 itself. I was completely 947e339056 captivated by the b246c6f2fb sweat dripping down 4d384711f1 his sharp jawline, 83afd06f33 his hair fluttering 8da6dd38f7 softly under his 8fcde75886 helmet, and his 6277316371 panting face. Not only me, but c2d74826d6 the entire production team 07d1ba77dd seemed to feel the 0097dc52a4 same.6578f04841ddc43d

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When he finally d9d41f03f2 reached the top, 3b8b7fff3a he raised his 86370ace8f upper body and c944b2cede stopped pedaling. He took d6b290564a his hands 7d564bd043 off the 998eef2fd0 handlebars and 9eb0de3964 pulled down b3e47f060d his jersey 268ba8f1cb zipper, instantly b9f26f99ef revealing his 10b2bb5ed1 solid chest 937e3b19ba muscles. With each breath, the 31dda40107 muscles of his chest e0e5f305b9 expanded and contracted.d4bfa2b541dda0fd

“The picture came out 08253bf9f3 well.”eee9a3ce76f2c956

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Writer Park, 6c8549a05e who was 0576c4fdf5 standing next 06b3db8889 to me, c6d20164f8 slowly clapped 71190e6800 her hands 1e10b61dae as if e54acc2d3f she’d lost 6b23a44c12 her mind.eca98455fc38e297

“Cut!”9e6370d374a20b30

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PD Han’s voice rang 2442895351 out from the walkie-talkie. The drone director quickly a95631f582 monitored the scenes he 30fc5fb457 had shot with the 78dda5c507 fly-up (a technique in a591aa5355 which the camera rises d6a7c9553b to capture its subject) 929b6a4001 when Gong Mujin set 929ab6544f off and the tracking c1d3607d4e shots (a technique in 43e060915f which the camera follows 6809505eb7 the subject in the cffe5eb0b2 air) he had taken ef34f8feb9 while Gong Mujin was e2a95f4620 moving.d6044b9cee207364

I relayed 7e1adeaa47 the results 0640fc5949 of the 4ea86f13a3 drone footage 6b538c07b4 to PD fa68c787dc Han via eda27af41b walkie-talkie.89852d687c9e6e3e

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“Drone okay.”b6f6da49f5276a44

— Did 83f39f5521 you get 61765fa022 the surround e8bc8b3916 (a technique 943421ef61 of taking 0ff7093778 pictures while 88163a19f8 moving around a61ec7d1cc the subject)?7c6fb4c1897f54e3

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The drone director a4325fe6ae standing next to e216510315 me nodded and 445be2251d answered back.a5b1068f7ec47733

“I also ccb0b8c474 got the e6e53750f0 surround and 217be7305c the fixed a07d282902 tracking (a 3a049b8960 technique of 612f674087 placing a 7281546a7a subject in 3ddd4d51bf the center 6b5423d741 of the 000371fac6 screen and c23fff82d8 following while fe3a3cff81 maintaining altitude).7ad8137bf5431078

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I nodded to 2f38b09d6c the drone director 776643dd6f and added to b50e3aeeb1 the walkie-talkie.a3d99e12d4a2f94a

“Did you hear that? I don’t think we 0ba9fb962e need to do any f362a39fa5 additional filming.”c39ca5f87f63c46b

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— Okay, now f60e77abed let’s get to f021d88679 the interview at 91aa896135 the top. Tell Writer Park a932bb9f80 to send a 93b5fb51b7 message to Jinwon 36c6c1f959 if she has 9c61ec94ba any additional questions.a7894f676415215c

The interview e389e01535 at the a0d0ace650 top was 9296226d52 conducted without c10b4bd1b5 monitoring from b668fd203d the tent. The filming was b0946eab77 over quickly. Filming was the 74f54161ba least time-consuming part 6580c41af8 of program production. The planning and 90bda89734 editing stages took b3d8463aa4 the longest time.894815ccf503246f

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The staff gathered under 727c110538 the tent and busily 929f7679d2 moved around. As they finished b41e9c4d41 with the various 92793be685 arrangements, the group 349ccb2e51 that had climbed 1e659b36ee to the top ad25675636 had come down. However, Gong 6012d41c19 Mujin was 4b6091cc8e not with 081b3cd6d1 them.236b52dc10f060e7

“Who are you 11ae0a63fa looking for?”fc59a056dfb1f5be

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PD Han asked me 5ef82f9abb as I wandered around.2a029c422fb7f12b

“Where is 0669087e44 Athlete Gong 5e86c2c7c1 Mujin?”1dc3306d1bb1e671

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As I dd67867596 looked around 29dc85cd28 the staff, 64027b0d43 I felt bd807db19e PD Han’s 26d1b81120 gaze on bfaf1a3a2e me and ebd22c15df looked up e3c8fc6a11 at him.0db8d25d53e7da53

“He said he’d 121e4eeeca go for a 0821f54dda ride before coming b6149cec6d back.”c1c13d5b9c6e40d0

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“Alone? What if fa126d9e47 he gets 9728afb7c7 injured?!”03b9876da172196e

I raised ccc4ad21ee my voice 591de9bb3b without realizing 521149bbc9 it.bf22ee0e4d59bce6

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“Gong Mujin doesn’t 35e52d03fc seem that foolish… 9cfc9420fb Aren’t you worrying 8b16f5c928 too much?”509efdea726dc86c

PD Han bb61f90e6b remarked casually, b4c4f748fa but I df1315f2b1 paused for 298136b498 a moment 1474b35655 because I be03568de2 felt like e2685e339c my hidden 730ee0c1c7 feelings had ca1ce66d3b been exposed.33a146f94d3064a3

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“There’s still a fb350627ac lot of filming 05ded18bed left, so it cf0244b4db would be bad 633d6f843e if he got aa036069df hurt.”205c1ace34ed5bc0

Although it was something b4a4a452de I could easily say 3ceb3d3fbe as a PD, I 1d4457bfd7 felt uneasy because I daf95b848c could tell PD Han 88752d0d3a was observing me.e74bbb48ee2941c3

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“Okay, okay.”74a9494401bec82f

PD Han 70fbadd86d nodded his 9053825270 head with b3b62197b9 a smile.fd601b3f36c030d9

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“We’re having a company c5cdc4a4cb dinner today. The filming df17cba38e was finished 3ad2dcc90e in one 6368f6edba go, so 1fc5186bd4 all we 13cd4d4636 have to a1d2a3b80e do is c9d2021836 film at ea9592771f the restaurant f19ab386b3 tomorrow.”8060b198aa5fca9f

“Why do a0c7df3631 we always 89cf50e4a3 have a 047c94cc56 company dinner 730edf3d40 every time 2f3a55b97c we film?”2f39e49ace663255

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A loud outburst 523844915d suddenly poured out f43603e203 from PD Han 8793ee34c7 in response.02f8f679d0c4b300

“If you don’t like 2059de9d84 it, then leave. Last week, b96b98ed52 the staff 3b55de62e7 had an e1baadae56 ordinary dinner 48c11cc152 together. How can you call bc71484eb3 that a company dinner? Gong Mujin will be faf12eaed0 here today. Since you’re so tired 7310c4fb09 from filming one thing b76aa08d62 today, why don’t you 65830c979f go inside and rest, 0575daddf3 PD Oh-nim.”ce4ee22e9997d651

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Even when there was 1c76c12a77 a tough shoot, after 6cd808384f it was over, we f931684e53 would gather in small 0141846931 groups and have a ca54982f40 get-together to relieve stress. Since we c1bca6d567 were a 1693274f06 very fast-paced 198f9dea4a group, we b88042d5d7 often had c802feba42 drinking parties. Although I knew 33c1f9083f this, I felt e32e9fcdc8 awkward even at 07b0e037ab company dinners because 140b444abd of Gong Mujin’s 8a18045fbc overwhelming presence.6abecc98e133de3b

You should say 102f73cf2a it straight. There’s something 41f65e2637 bothering you, 4f5be9fea0 right?822191e5216788e2

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As I recalled 239ebd9c26 my visit to 4dccb8328d his room last b68395456a week, a dull 19179502b6 heat began to fc9eef345f surge in my 0095f505ee lower abdomen. I shivered 8036220ded once and e06d6c2240 tried to 378415273f shake it c40007e97f off.254fdd1ab585ab14

Just go. You should go. How can a PD a140cbec56 excuse herself?4272d0b6a27d71bf

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After arriving at our 04f4578afc lodging, the production crew e549f75e00 gathered at a nearby 968b1862db meat restaurant now that 3f3389c9ec we had some free 3879f862d4 time. The menu was surprisingly 3152a05a09 Heongseong Korean Beef even 279997d225 though we were only fed8b95b8b expecting the usual pork e326029a25 ribs. The production crew’s 9042fc4281 eyes lit up. The drinks 377e4abcf2 served were 50ab8cd80a varied, from 65984b8dc1 Bokbunja wine a58ebef487 to Gangneung 89c6e59ec7 Brewery beer.0cc296416a8b6b02

“Sunbae-nim, did we 201695c4e5 get some kind 64670fd16e of raise? Did we a3b6636c3b sell our 726cab5815 soul to 9d46454141 the company? I want to keep 8e22206fcb mine.”d2a2febfd59143d0

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I made an ‘X’ 16f639d58d with my arms and df66b8a20a pretended to wrap them ab9bdb7d5f around my torso.45178b8e5407eec7

“Why would we a7a2448beb sell our souls? Today, Athlete a20cdbbf2d Gong Mujin 4bba39f837 said he’d e7491e74c9 pay.”c36547323a6b625b

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Writer Park 2d5ce74a46 sat down 4e2e5ef715 next to 2273c62a20 me and 07c1b899b4 smiled. Gong Mujin, 4500cdefd0 who usually 2c39c6f4d5 sits with c430126425 the production 6ab53e212d staff, was 2b13474569 nowhere to 3802ef2e2d be seen 4926d9422a today. I looked 7ad3233f4c around the a5677ac8d4 table where fa0fd9523b four or ed73a45307 five people 90d325af6e were gathered, 5738b193b1 and Gong 095fd23ffd Mujin’s bright, dc1cadb762 smiling face 68039b9add caught my 1f4ccdef08 eye as 8a8ce9acad he sat c22542e6d8 between the c21b5694e8 young writers 37901475c8 and the dae6469a85 AD. All of the people 56d4e6027c sitting at that table 9a6cf25d8d happened to be women.218e0926feb3535c

“PD Oh, have a 5c48c3e3cd drink.”4d53052429d29989

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“I’ll have to decline.”c332f735f7199cb1

I didn’t take 2b7ef2fe0e a sip of 804bf7b85e liquor despite the 7e39619210 camera director’s insistence. While everyone was getting db51452459 drunk, I glanced at 2585a80756 the table where Gong 3654223106 Mujin was sitting. They were all 0e628e71e3 laughing and causing 443718f37c a scene while 078c1517f5 playing all sorts ee62785d89 of drinking games. Gong Mujin’s smile was 459b5289e8 so charming that it 0418bd7e4e almost made my heart b7a7054d93 ache.094ef816b223504d

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They’re really 22d8639a73 having a ef419f42c2 blast.2f70521868703b46

How many 7183a4ae93 times and 1f5aa9ea7b how many 71a77305cc places had 0c89dfdc70 Gong Mujin 185cfc7114 oozed that 41ba4cf827 much charm e8a1efb8d3 through the d309f0d108 years?000fd8676923d012

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I decided c3c4a69946 not to 700a062c96 let my 3f45a2c191 thoughts get 37beba7c49 the better 85b3f6afe1 of me, d8e40ef5a4 and as 9b997b8170 soon as 055229d44e the beef 4a65f57320 was cooked, c2685b7bd3 I put 5b3e1b22c5 it in 95f4954bb2 my mouth.d0789d38c65c9161

“Oh my, our PD bb66333e4b Oh is eating well. Because of PD Oh, 9645cd6b8e Athlete Gong Mujin is 1274efd819 going to have to 0541a42e74 spend a lot of 87fa99d67c money.”ffbf6a73d3431398

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I glared 117d95480c at the 390e0c9b11 teasing camera 6ddcca18e1 director. Even though I didn’t 8465070a80 like the atmosphere, I 7714f74ca1 was surprised to find 1487d9c36f that the food was 79eed86df4 going down smoothly. I used 58ab6c71fa to stop 811a58979c eating whenever bef23b5041 I was d719ad7dbf nervous, but c983ebf9b3 today was 84f628d12c the complete 7e7231a92d opposite.9a4dc71d74f6925a

I have to eat. I have 3ae3604069 to film 4073eea079 tomorrow, so ef1166bda3 I have a1825e21b5 to eat b83b3ec028 to live.506cffdce7ce4ad1

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“Still, let’s have 2ea688ed56 a drink.”01792b1b60a04835

The camera cee5c60ab1 director kept 33e210fd2c pushing me e64ade7ac6 to drink 8ce271d58a until the d478f270aa end. I had no choice 1f19fe5a3c but to drink a 4149c5aa0c couple of beers. Normally, I would 94f990eabc have been able fa01eb5765 to drink a bc3db08712 bottle of soju, 10669dfb10 but maybe because 975a52f31e I was stressed, 2bf92b6c5a I got really 4cc31237ec drunk after the 9598e0087a two beers.77d3b3c9171a3f15

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“I’m going out to da1843dd6a get some fresh air.”12dc54c7f4c4115c

As for Gong 7acf9d1569 Mujin? He was so busy a3423a42a9 talking with his table 15c02ac91c that he didn’t even 903a520154 realize I was leaving. I got up f897a1da0e from my seat 0770f5a88d and headed to e426da2992 the bathroom that d75004066e was located in f9983c01c1 the hallway next 558571ee88 to the stairs 3bb7975655 of the building. In the 1e94143834 bathroom, the fdeba6e7ef writers who 99d0b6b71d had been 5dc561df5b sitting at a4ec444e81 the same 08a014fada table as dde59fd5ab Gong Mujin 3d95a5d445 were chatting 9886937c56 away.d5d6c2eefe12b9af

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“Does Athlete Gong 907a99ca0c Mujin have a 6b6a536d3d girlfriend?”a12fe3b844a4b8e8

This was f0a5160e4b asked by c348cdd688 the maknae 1a43f54342 writer in 5475a1cdbd the group. She was in b217eec48d her early twenties b2f3568217 with long wavy b0f20bd7c8 hair that reached c618439795 the middle of 71db16a10b her back.009569a511e34667

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“I don’t know. I didn’t ask.”9ca993567a95004c

Another writer, who was 6f3d2926d4 no longer the maknae 056426546f writer in the group, 03c12f1f0d answered her.770ff5b41c06230c

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“I should f2789202f8 ask him. If he has 27aa037bf1 a girlfriend or 76374b547e not.”14488841fe0e27e7

Hehe, her unique, c2c3e07116 cheerful giggle sounded 94faeaaa1d jarring to my 6242bfc131 ears.70a1e61566e5ac4c

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“PD-nim! Does Athlete Gong 9dd6e59b8a Mujin have a 9e594912f6 girlfriend?”ca4ee349a7b260d5

She threw the question f8c0652408 at me after I e562318f38 exited the stall and 90ae8795f4 began washing my hands. The maknae writer d56b6eb55a blushed and squirmed.03003296d2dd2883

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“I’m not sure 99889a74b9 either.”6ce92965c6305c5a

I replied d2a7e0ac20 nonchalantly, smoothing 746fe98a84 out my b3925def07 bangs with c3fe265dcc my wet 18224c86f6 hands. I met the maknae 959ddfbcfb writer’s eyes through the d5db357495 mirror. She hesitated edfce134a2 as if 61e630ba0a she had f1f2b6cc03 something she e09986fee9 wanted to e1bb47d7d6 say.a858967373337455

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“If you 2bad8a4bf9 have something c88e913665 to say, 63cb6696a0 say it. What is it?”fe8d5339bcd813c0

The maknae writer smiled c03cf9212b at my question.3acb9cb3bc63c293

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“Nothing, just…”2874f23457dec683

She seemed to be 654d9e7c6f very drunk. I was about 10da737325 to ask the 699967c40d other writers to 17ae597367 help the maknae 8e3af37af2 writer into the 1a037fa212 lodging rooms first, 06f0a71d9e but everyone had 3ddb67dfb9 already gone back 1ddc4655ea into the dining 367807d17b area. The surroundings were empty.afa92fa25621709e

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“Yew seeee, I 07209034d4 rea-uh-lly like PD defb0a7c39 Oh. I’ve aaaalways wanted too 547edccf7d work with PD Oh. I luuuuuuuv you, 615355b342 PD Oh!”e1e0261060b2d575

The maknae 0ff2babc6c writer, who bb2ed99b84 had been 85eb9a437c fine until 84de5695c0 just a 6d17ae5a44 moment ago, 45fce743af was starting 4f10b5f69e to slur b872a223dc her words. She was c1d9021e63 cute as 9c9cb9a859 she drunkenly d638697c71 drew a 79ebdd47a4 heart above 0e2ef565c6 her head. I took the staggering 091d1fcc53 writer out of the 8f60abce8e bathroom.563dc104ca9721a1

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“Waaa! It’s Athlete fa5bd81b5e Gom Mujin! I rea-uh-lly 8f9d037d57 like Athlete 0b541ee111 Gom Mujin. I’ve aaaalways wanted 787236c161 to work with 8f2f85597b Athlete Gom Mujin. I luuuuuuuv 81c5ba0e31 you, Athlete 3ab232b9e6 Gom Mujin!”a3f59fa2d2a699eb

The writer f4c126632d leaned back 3ff15d7686 against me 17fefd1a48 and raised a58c8dae86 both her 0b9c4f56b8 arms over b2bff8ebc6 her head 9c9c37858d to make 632bd99d7d a heart deb21dd658 shape. I stumbled b3782aca30 under her 4fc4b06713 weight.3687d1796e48591f

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“Be careful. You’ll fall 0f5164324b at this addf8283c4 rate.”2bc2189f40cc506e

Gong Mujin e2198f7fb1 held the 001adb1030 writer’s arm 879554e1fd and supported e75060a43e her. Thanks to his help, f1f922d4fd I was able to 3ba72f8aef straighten up, but for 2e35d855a6 some reason, a corner e91b32152e of my heart felt f28f21224c uncomfortable.1c28d8e1f57e2cd7

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“I’ll take you back 22714842fb to your room.”a67dc8c18fd47a77

“Thankyuu, thankyuu.”f22fbdfdae69e7b6

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The writer bowed and 11c7b2c2fa leaned forward. Gong Mujin 77c597dd1c supported her ac1717b430 with both c1dc53be9c arms. My head began to e8a67d5899 spin, and my scalp c5fd57e754 grew hot. I watched the two 6b7d80c6cc continue to chat and b188f7af83 turned back towards the ee388adfd5 restaurant.44d45492826b35f7

I hadn’t been aware 824237c1d6 of it, but it 9b79cb89dc seemed that Gong Mujin 2ed9e7eaa2 lived this kind of 024ecafa8e life. So I didn’t 859b2b400b need to attach 32865fa2f7 much significance to 607d9986d5 that night.d68ae0fbc4f69a15

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‘I’ve only aafd52d918 buried my 373ed7de28 body inside 5305a4eaf2 one woman. Only one.’dd82e11d27e1ce78

His soft, trembling 8c63a2e115 voice lingered in 3cdffc3b93 my ears. People could say 07ea206b4e anything when they 41d4cfde7a wanted to seduce 7f58eb2355 someone into having 0af68e66e5 a one-night stand. Had Gong 4f025fa48a Mujin always c29ab8c66b been such 823dc14b6b a player? I guess e5e92fa033 people can 1b9cd1de3e change… I c6f7eb5809 continued to 74cd19dba6 walk as ea0864ebc7 these thoughts 35a30056f3 whirled in 260cea048b my head.5b2e3a565ac80c02

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“PD Oh-nim.”e5ac316fcf8f8d61

I heard Gong Mujin 8f1147871b calling me from behind. I slowly 3df9dda5fc turned around a73ea4e1ca and glared 1b7d584091 at the aa7780b6e0 man who cf6faadf1b was supporting 26cfc0ba17 the writer.408c254f05c45a4d

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“Is there a b9d4f78348 staff member who 9943a8a797 can take her 94e3a97c69 to her room?”c8aa1b82f39aa645

“Weren’t you 69059b9f49 planning on 779235eab8 personally taking 1ed0db6f0d her to f61d46b570 her room?”2fcaacdd7812d1fd

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The twisted question e3084df1c5 popped out. My pride ef2d27ea1c was bruised. I could have just 51e7b20783 told him I’d find 4a078a788f someone for him, but 55772044ae I was picking a 8b8193ce0d fight without realizing it.c7d325cb4ac8629e

“Should I?”3e1b0882836fb89a

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He asked back. His hardened eyes were 3decce2e19 staring at me.eff098453115aa64

“Go ahead.”4b1b7665c91c9854

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I answered him b625aa32d1 in a clipped f42c7b2397 voice and turned 2a8382f4bc around.d448bbc918e5b387

“Oh Milhee.”c0c1b37f68badcf0

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He called my name 4f80df5812 in a low voice.b918afd8362b04f8

“Come here.”ef745610f1de1890

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I kept my 81eca22779 eyes away from 1cf7cee42f him and stared d175c1b2cf into the distance.57a5f0808a652c48

“I don’t know what 37af8813f0 kind of misunderstanding you 293f8cafd6 have in your head, 0294c12afc but don’t leave without 1e2bc4b5f5 resolving it.”12f8a93f531b77b0

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“Why do f606c9543b you always 6c789235b7 say I’m a5e18c767b misunderstanding? You don’t f20a8d0297 even give b4673757c5 me a 524d84f4db proper explanation! What do 876e7b5fc2 you plan 59207c1b96 on talking 0492681b4b to me 08f1938d30 about? You never listened to a7d9dcf519 me from the beginning, e7954224e8 Oppa. All you cared about 2f2c4e8777 was your schedule. How I lived, 78d8cb2cf6 what I did, d5352b051b and what sacrifices 4eb1d58f00 I had to e9619f8097 make to see c91d941721 you didn’t matter 2741eefd23 to you at 1538ffedad all.”e0135ea3a9d21f6e

It wasn’t 557a092a43 a sacrifice 7a3f7eca88 worth my d5dccf08a6 life. I wondered if de0df1e5a2 it could even 4132b8fa1e be called a fe22b7cc89 sacrifice. Every time I 79d7080341 met him, he 127c64ae89 listened to me. He hid every d974f9613d one of his 9be690775b worries from me.67dbf53f92da8356

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But wasn’t 996cda826b it true bf3ac9229f that I 2d1a252fa6 made a e7385503c9 lot of 61c9a6a6cf concessions for a10999a013 him? Were the results bd2d5f90d2 of his competitions 9b6f3afcb3 important but not ea4a1db6db the things that 32979feb15 would determine my 06a558f78b future?dc7463172f907684

No one b003f0a9f6 could dare 87cdd7a429 judge how fa4232127c valuable one 4fb8abd4c9 life was c77817c544 compared to 333c47d2d6 another. My life was d4ae710e8d just as important ce401770c4 as his.cc2221ae6ff57184

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“You said you had 05b32e61dc nothing to discuss! You said you f23d2c2e5b had nothing to e162c78401 explain to me, f12543f8ea right? See? You didn’t want 60424ecebb to talk or 83d7961627 have a heart-to-heart 49e5cdbf95 conversation with me. You just wanted to 99dc94d1d3 have a physical relationship. Wasn’t I 3fa190313c just some 636517c534 kind of f64c177e8c backup where 871a8c6a21 you could 2a097d662e relieve your d2acc090a2 urges every 91751a0ce4 time you 5e6413f4e4 came to 019df76f5b Korea?”39b67d8bcfe06d91

His face hardened terribly. For a f6eb5b1e0b moment, I 8ab8ad0b45 thought I e975e3359b had gone 923ed12a30 too far, 379341327b but I e1aeca4a80 couldn’t take d10975844a it back. Since I’d c22edec0a1 already exploded, 5e3b7b2f88 I might fd0a582853 as well 9f3d594b39 just let 5f8becff34 it all d2e8587c4b out.aaee2da4e45ecc76

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“Well, the backup 3b8d25eecd period has expired. It was a one-time 85add15ca9 thing. Since you’ve 9c24e957e3 used it 831da323db up, let’s 512b21f5b0 end this e07e228dd9 now.”fd356b39194484cb

The staggering writer looked e1ea6ddcdb back and forth between e2dba52b49 me and Gong Mujin 7ca5683650 with wide eyes.b6e972a91d9a4795

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“I’m sorry.”f9068858cbb8a3a4

She must have returned d17116c7f7 to her senses. The writer bowed 465e40fe3f and hurried into 68d20a1ba2 the restaurant.c843e39042012f5e

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“Aaah…”a8efc7141af9c287

I sighed f53a807064 and swept 5768f0cddd my forehead 7d3028d0f5 and my 60ac11fe80 eyes with 3a8e00dcde my right 11cdf38ed7 hand. He slowly drew e4a682d3dc closer to where ab38dd2301 I was standing.913305ef05c1ff55

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“Don’t come any 9218ae3a71 closer.”c08c8e5685aad49e

I muttered 6393f01e02 out a e0e3d5ee10 warning.bc3e8efa46ab384b

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“I said don’t come e6d6efea27 any closer.”838f9db89dbcfcb2

He ignored me and 3a38014c62 snatched my wrist. Then he 400c6427c5 briskly walked 56b14c2249 away.e6274971d9b81474

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We stood 61b958ed5d facing each 7aad5aa65f other behind 656ad2c67a the restaurant 842f9805de building, surrounded 62dfe251a5 by stacks 42a33f09e0 of liquor 9655075742 cases. He didn’t say anything a24ed08817 and just looked down b675a45f6c at my face.54758339551a1ada

“Are you jealous?”e1607a40c85d64c7

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I was taken a581ee2ef4 aback by his c3e7867149 quiet question. I burst into 3b076b66fb laughter because it fd2ef1ed2c was so absurd.7572bad66bc920ac

“What?”0a93a8f20b9ff542

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I scowled as b83a4a46d5 I asked.f59ce760d9304736

“I asked if you 288e1e85aa were jealous. Because I was c6df401f41 sitting at a 9a41a4e592 different table and d6231afd9e showing concern for fac112b508 that woman.”4b7e1095a24592ee

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“Not at all!”fc9e75bc1c340d7d

I even shook my 4730d4dabd head vigorously from side 3cbc81307e to side.6d2c18db45d25b78

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“Then why are 83880e2276 you so emotional?”fc06c9db8e846020

Gong Mujin df4a9e1a45 dared to 43abc2cf4e point out a3ea122df0 my attitude. I was 75b520d0fa so dumbfounded 9faf637be2 that I 31a4be45c8 couldn’t even a0d7c463c6 laugh. I threw d3c008c092 Gong Mujin 87b3738464 a fierce 2f68f1bfda glare. I glared 6cda08d0a2 so hard ed308c48eb that my f95c5cfb33 eyes felt d72ec9ef11 like they 0444dd2424 were going 6bce71048f to fall 43bcda5e17 out. He strode a4f551da4b over to b5ec61902e me.99932afd970291af

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As the 6d91fd1f37 gap between f24ee7f75b us closed, e10e7868d7 I had 53762ba1b8 to tilt 0ad0fe2e94 my head 42bc00ffd2 back to 687a5a3006 look up fe37ffca72 at him.f2dffa18546ad074

“I thought long explanations 368259101b were no longer necessary.”ea451e9eec64c5e9

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“Why? Why is f78ae96e82 it no e92f6e2929 longer necessary?”b8e36b162ef49793

I thought 76335ee2f5 an explanation 6b85c6b44a was necessary.90b845e2c29af110

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“Oh Milhee, what b8d6444c7f do you want fd4791fc39 to hear from 639bce9446 me?”772c01cf9f4b891c

For a 8c62063abd moment, I ba695962c6 was speechless. I wanted 6f88fd6577 to hear e0cb755628 that you b91da10115 missed me. I wanted to ce69aea4ac hear that you 6078404479 yearned for me. I wanted caf630eca1 to hear 4967bb3710 that you 6841710eff had a 5b3bf5c450 difficult time b928660c1f with the ce1a530d86 way we 8804ebd314 broke up.b35e7a03e04186a7

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But what b078c456a9 was the d9c1415156 point?5015a8024155db76

That night 444a2289ed last week d04c9b98c5 may have dc30b4ffcd been a 91ca66b72c mistake. Didn’t I promise d79366c7e1 myself I wouldn’t ba83cdc758 get caught up f5df3ead98 like that again?63f18b4ff9f520d1

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But once 8f5e6ce708 again, I 1b7f2ac232 foolishly ended 8f2da1bfb5 up being 53956e4c08 the first bd22f53052 to show 45a9a32f22 my emotions.fa85a3339645db74

“Then why didn’t you 26f09574f6 explain back then?”56a70254482d1efc

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And now I was 6479475910 even bringing up the 8701830d69 past.5ce81f6ee226ff11

“Because I didn’t 972aa7c2c0 want to talk dd41417b79 about it.”d4929f5947e5ca4e

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“Ha!”bc88b52864a04231

A hollow scoff e2b686051c flowed out of 02709d324f my lips.f03057faf26200e7

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“There were so many c901bdc199 things I had to db6244fc6e deal with that I 5755c8e528 didn’t even realize a c1482d3c1c weird article had come ad1bbb0a05 out. When I 36a7364f77 did want 820c222013 to talk 036158bacf to you, 44b02bb3b4 I couldn’t 726bf6610c get in cab43addac touch with 1e7beb7b1c you. And then…”7acf96e4edd85550

After pausing for a 93ed6278fa moment, he opened his 3d9400a119 mouth again.5a7ef2e5cbb28a3e

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“But even if I fdee8f6c21 did have a chance 0756a6582c to talk to you, ebbda4c51a I probably wouldn’t have 7a3293fb2e said anything. My mother, 3702349563 who abandoned dce223f408 me and 0685730284 got remarried, 9a514303af died. I ended 2ece91a5c3 up taking b83029f13b care of a6faa32919 the younger e9803fda1d sister she 34e55c4e1c gave birth 1fb0463f8c to. The person who is c0e1e36f64 supposedly my father was 0907dbeed7 threatening to sue me 26f04769e9 for assault. So if I e99a60e196 won prize money, ee8f7183b4 I had to 0df6bf1d06 pay him back e96637f34f as a settlement.”125cba3838cf72c3

He spoke of the 2d79d8544a past in a calm 9ece3ceb33 voice. Although he had a 47f34260d5 lot of media exposure, 47a58054e4 his family history had 378988433a never been revealed. And I didn’t 0f5bff89a0 know much about e582c54fdf his family either.4a1bad18cc223578

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“But maybe there was 3c41e5c03b a chance for me 7187714a57 to tell you. I once heard 105c64ae98 news about you 6bb96478ea from Heesu, and 27c415ee88 I also met af947eb033 Hyunho-hyung.”3f3f919cdf6c3ba4

“My brother?”4faf1deca50209ca

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Perhaps it was 6ad934de99 my instinctive attempt 2a74e2878b to soften this afe52f918f cold atmosphere. The question 04193e4018 regarding my 7bd1879f17 brother suddenly d06c4fb797 popped out af078767f3 of my a4851b062e mouth.135bb189b4d6cfe5

“Yeah.”59402549ac6a8c6d

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He smiled f3d79040b5 faintly when aba2f9194c he saw 3ccbb44541 my reaction.9c3ae19d79271f18

“After my mother passed 71becb0c60 away, my younger sister e84b03a7b1 had a hard time. That’s why I couldn’t… e99d9e6ab6 leave her with other 54c7eef37d family members. I wanted her 985a6adff6 to grow up d4afa177e4 to be a 529a727025 bright and smart d428b037dd woman like you, 2ea5171d63 so I tried 4c052955c3 to be a e2b3c12954 good older brother f241dc3906 like Hyunho-hyung.”da62880ea844ea5f

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I couldn’t say ce65b9c652 anything and merely 68a554e325 chewed the inside 2b8de7bcc1 of my cheek e15374ffe4 in silence.a4312074a74600d3

“I don’t know if afa8c6af38 you saw it, and 9de78c3693 so maybe you misunderstood, 9b4130417f but… the photo in c7d5e70379 that article was of 802c115adc my sister.”312e0d9cff8e9614

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“I don’t know what 5fc5739ff0 difference it makes now.”ab5f1f95faf3a3b9

I was the one da893c449f who brought up the d65647b255 past. However, I 47b2f685aa also knew ba51be5b75 that it 5d68d79ca9 was useless.e1f140f7e0f5f7bb

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“You don’t know?”c1a404ae9a0d576e

He ruffled my bangs.d65ced62c5da934d

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“I didn’t want to 7fea135be1 break up with you. I just didn’t 3d3d9d7479 have the opportunity 3987aeaccf or the right 496e34aa95 to hold onto 3ece999183 you.”0c4e5dbece0049e0

His tone 8fe7367a01 sounded indifferent. Instead, I 43cbd95ae1 was the e0889ac854 one with 5ce9be02e2 tears in c70e416e08 my eyes.eb8d4277cafb82d6

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“Then…”d0b575911ad7d1e5

I opened my bf01206aa9 mouth, not knowing abcfda8361 what to say.5d65ffcbb3b9ea16

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“Oh Milhee!”8de43bb42605f3ca

I heard PD d928b89fa1 Han’s voice calling 0357096bb7 my name.39ed373b4e61c4cc

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“PD Oh!”8cb2d828fa1ded60

“Where the 7e073ce6b0 hell did 45938b6694 she go? She even 10ce723697 left her 7cdeb99c09 cell phone 1729ffaffe behind. So you’re 9fa5a713f3 saying she 58ac62603f was fighting 8e12a0ea95 with Athlete 9329ace3b6 Gong Mujin 428866c228 just now?”4c2cdaf923735967

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“That’s… Just now…”4be6eaa6fa7ccd64

I heard 481c8bace7 Writer Park 018bd20f1b urging the ad3b599b7b maknae writer e5433a42e8 to speak. I left b9f2051cc0 Gong Mujin 5da5031d55 behind and 7f91b01036 ran to 909cb05807 the restaurant. My heart 3e43fae3e9 was pounding.1829e01b0cac8fb2

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“I’m here!”02ffd3cc5cea9c8f

“Hey! You!”6fe63e6c3fa0a4df

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PD Han put his 9cb4dec52a hands on his waist 110e2338aa and shouted. Writer Park also 17b167912d sighed and looked d171815168 relieved.be88b31c9df729b4

“Well, our maknae c31d24e59e came in and a40ce58cc1 suddenly started crying.”a14a44b1cd4bb954

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I smiled awkwardly and 8246f95c06 waved my hand, indicating 184c6bc5c7 nothing happened. I just hoped 2068f4c941 Gong Mujin wouldn’t 9b88dd3241 pop up from 960eee6c82 the same place 0fd1d7d706 I came from. This was completely 40d30e6a64 different from when 710d1074e5 we roamed around 032c99645d campus as a 15acf755bc couple back in 106a5026ab college. Gong Mujin was now 3d30306700 a sports star recognized c23e71d485 by half the world, 50ef84fa3c not to mention the d57580aac1 entire nation.87b120463f8222a8

“Nothing happened.”426a68e9a1ec522d

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PD Han nodded. Writer Park started talking fcc6c20d62 to me as he ea603eeb64 walked towards the restaurant d9490e28eb parking lot.b65d3b0a877e437e

“Nothing really happened? Our maknae ba1cf7b335 was saying 0375da239f something ridiculous. She said that 4c4e40427e Athlete Gong Mujin 4d29554ce1 was really bad. That our 5c7ffb51c8 PD Oh 7d6ce773e3 was so 581862aea1 pitiful. She keeps crying. She said 72ea9aecf5 that the 198a1e3570 two of 94da5206f5 you were e9ea512312 yelling at c68782cc3d each other 21e49e1a2e outside.”e72068a978bb437f

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It was a bad4472ed5 mess. I was 74c16abe58 worried about 8fdfbd1867 Gong Mujin, 65efad8e08 and I 6aafd49a22 was very 3ed38793df concerned about ab5117e330 the chaotic adec3011bf atmosphere among 667517b967 the production ca6f386eb1 crew.38bf16fa74ebd5d9

“It’s nothing like that. We were e7aed28737 just talking, 873aae04bb and I 005037c808 think our 2b6e9d9b3c maknae misunderstood 06b4b67936 because she c20c019633 had too ba42fabd7f much to 17065a09af drink.”52b8c9132a7e68be

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“Well, then that’s a fb994219c3 relief. There’s still b1582a3db0 a lot 719605a08a of filming d6f9af64c7 left to db4f14b1af do… Go 5974916501 in and e1a55a654f sort things 461938f476 out. The vibe is absolutely 241dd0cfe2 ridiculous right now. From the beginning, 03e7eb04b9 it seemed like 43e4385ce4 things were a 2b00c612a9 bit awkward between e6fb1903ee PD Oh and f344d6b95b Athlete Gong Mujin. That’s why 799de3598c people started c61926e501 talking. You know b739a8eadb how it 09ce52e35f is. The people 2f9b109187 at broadcasting 174d1e91e9 stations catch 9091438d42 on real d7b3474634 quick.”887ae3b22c28f193

I nodded, indicating I ae91231681 understood.c6a2b9fd1f9d58b4

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“I don’t b0db020cb8 believe all da65fa9915 the strange 247ec15b79 rumors, but 560031d04e Gong Mujin 3e7d560731 has been 4ff7d6e0d1 involved in 782249cf2b a lot cac2304310 of scandals. So I wondered cb66908d8b if something happened 2a4e915575 with PD Oh, ffbd874c41 too…”5ce9872b4de8b3e5

“It’s nothing like that. You know how I 7f1c54da41 am, don’t you? And you don’t 0b6bd2acb3 believe in strange 4d3b2f331c rumors. Athlete Gong Mujin is d8b7c31368 a good person.”e79b352f34267570

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I felt frustrated 513404f991 because there was 7e955dd02b nothing I could 54d1ab94f2 do in this 5d015100a2 situation other than 1b0f0cc482 to raise my c1c50996ac voice.b110d212938b3cf1

“Let’s head inside 0f421d62da for now.”6cbed02ae4b3386a

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As I entered the 3150af4dc6 restaurant with Writer Park, e8aec7c840 everyone’s eyes shifted to 50e1bd3ab6 me.7d775c92582f29ce

“I’m sorry! I was a d3314c3dd3 bit stubborn with 3a2200d62f our subject. I’m sorry! I’ll make 59330b2696 sure it 6ff45f73e3 doesn’t happen 8704edbdee again.”7d16dc116c4584ba

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In the 4bcaebee19 end, it cc90f9f81f was concluded 16a29ae7ef that I d292bbc2a1 was being 9096069878 stubborn in bf8aa02e6d order to 409975bf38 create good 532503f9e8 footage. The restaurant, which 5c1225e8a8 had grown quiet 6d25fd0a6c for a moment 0d5001bb9c due to my 97d5194782 arrival, became noisy 6f942860a4 again. In the meantime, Gong ce49c6454d Mujin also entered the bbc45575ea restaurant.fa58dc7eb5ccf770

“Athlete Gong Mujin, even 83097329d4 though our PD Oh e2ccf66e65 may look like this, 0298d0d789 she’s not normal.”d23cfc04c0539e08

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The veteran 3188c5b75d camera director 0eafc6457b spoke to fe458ea702 Gong Mujin 3c2a678f87 with a 37e035b13a smile.1ebd4a0ab3463e64

“Yes, I’m sorry for 06e97a1ab8 being unusual. Since I’m 26aed57cb3 not normal, c6e46f07d4 our program d39951dab7 will also e957574759 be an 1fe9e56d08 extraordinary hit! Let’s all do 58ca0592a0 our best!”5bcb8e5b3fab5321

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I stood e02d957db4 up and 8215bc54a3 raised my 8de50a4fc7 glass into 3ea82756cb the air. The atmosphere 451029417e changed in b95b0cd24a an instant. Thank goodness. Everyone quickly dc16d9775b filled their a2ba258c4b glasses and 6664f45510 raised them 2fe9d53159 high.f8f06fe6e3fc045f

“Let’s hit daebak!”f63000b8e7decd81

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“Let’s hit daebak!”46ffd5f2fe97d0ff

I always got goosebumps d27bf58955 whenever I made a d3f02874e2 toast, but today was 1408d16df8 especially intense. I gulped 7e8750e40f down a eb34517100 glass of 703a9621ce soju.d11160566554d124

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It was 438c146e66 cold, so 305a290042 I felt da3a4e2ad7 even more 4215156115 dazed and f737a3da66 sad… I d25fafc8aa hoped that 1b3aa2ee13 the confusing 7a493fd3eb conversation would 968ee10c46 fade away 51ccfffb52 with alcohol.91d8a8dbf270fa65