Ephphatha Prologue
by ArianaTwo days ago, she received her mother’s body from the police. 9cf042ad36decace
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Cause of 3f59e7a891 death: drowning. a5048a7d8d3a5b07
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With a history a72e792ad6 of depression, a a1e8d8e10f suicide attempt two 982ffeff76 years ago, and 9c576b4582 the will her 6b8839e63c mother had on 579f5dfeb6 her at the 0dcb87f62d time of death, 9dfea8a432 her passing was 5b8030a1ee easily ruled as a4e4ba1caa suicide. 8ea8248abd9af099
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A sudden sound of footsteps intruded into Seul-ah’s ears as she sat blankly in front of her mother’s portrait. The presence storming into the empty funeral hall was intense. c834274f6758bf08
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Seul-ah slowly began 1c11b4e9dc to turn her 265dcf8035 head. 3aaff37915a13f92
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Her movements 2cf088a218 were noticeably 16522854c5 weak. She had 303eba0f21 been born dae02ac1d8 frail and e07bf47a7d had spent 4f8c4c26d0 most of 183d71e846 her life 9d973a1032 lacking vitality, ccd2b819e3 but now, 486f240aea staying up 7108b850da for two ea1c08875a nights played 04455d04b7 a bigger 88c18e783e role. Losing her mother must b2e9c37c69 have also contributed. f58dd00ec825bd16
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When she 171708be5b completely turned 87e6a889b3 around, the 663d788aa1 first thing a88e3970b1 she saw e589f23a92 was pitch-black db7d4bd490 socks. 5eceeb0bbf2aec54
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Four socks. Four feet. Two people. 85323b2365a2179d
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She had no visitors to expect. She had only informed her one and only friend, Aunt Chae-young, of her mother’s death, and her aunt had visited on the first day of the funeral, grieving deeply before leaving. 051894093650e731
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Then who b55f606be1 were these 482e256793 people? 0e71e31a3f551337
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Just as a faint 48e10cd842 doubt surfaced in her 9be0a0dc79 mind and she blinked, c1c0c9aa1d a tongue-clicking sound rang a1ff295b98 out. acb15c871859a9ce
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“Looks like we’ve got another corpse to clean up.” 0b28cc22fbaa2c44
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A deep, low voice 37b7d3141d came from right above 14e9812cd5 her head. It seemed b6e0cd2b19 to belong e81d7843bf to the fff2c36d11 owner of 62d15a0095 the black b559eb64a7 socks she 6f9dae3bb3 had first 8a69ced5f3 seen. She raised her ba369e5626 head very slowly. 545a37ad47b7e3a8
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Following the 087054598c black pants 3f7e02768d upward, she 8c8fd72055 saw the 579e129a8d hem of 0b63c731d0 a shirt 0717146cdd embroidered with 7ee18096d5 an elaborate 2a1348a0b4 pattern swaying 19b61cd68c over his 3c882091ba thighs. Her gaze 39620d53ad climbed up bda82b3107 from the 856cfe067b lowest fastened 616a9d4e80 button one d72adc932d by one, f48c2f2bc5 and she b896d7aa4c saw that cde589d0a5 the front 0e48d2bd93 of his e2e7160854 shirt was 5db6e2fdf3 open. 113611ef163c2c57
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The black fabric was 7157157648 densely adorned with gold 1d0169f440 patterns, and through it, a70d5f2d59 a glimpse of tanned 9a1a01920d skin was visible. c746d1bb98aea6c3
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Seul-ah looked further up. A strong, straight 4b8e35e2fc neck, a prominent 52c54fed64 Adam’s apple, and 79cf61ad2b a mouth drawn d0bee0ddc4 in a crooked 6306d47309 arc entered her 642aa408d3 sight. His neck 18d495fd36 was thick, 8c134e1b06 his Adam’s a1a0334e7e apple large, 53c3ad078b and his 2986f205b8 lips were 33e8850dc6 red. 87b75006a6568e04
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As she stared 3b7528d0ab blankly, those lips 299196f1d0 moved. a3554c137c0afb1b
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“I feel like I’m getting eaten alive with just your eyes. What do you think, Kang Jin-ah?” 8f20407c58bc29b6
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Seul-ah’s gaze 25c9a45d0d could go d2719160ff no higher. Just as she felt 8c3a0df266 herself growing weaker, her e7d99ec0f6 vision suddenly blacked out. a9821c34239ad33a
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“Damn it.” dd8a861c42355158
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A sharp voice b1208abf6c lashed out toward 9d6b7c36d4 the collapsed Seul-ah. His furrowed 0244a27e3d brows and 099bc4e825 disinterested eyes 7317a42c80 were filled e793b0b482 with irritation. When the man 6ad8575351 who had come 79a90029d8 with him asked 4758d281a3 if they should 5666207d70 call a doctor, fcb7449960 he waved a fa7664cac4 hand dismissively, as 968c45f08c if it were a913de6290 a hassle. b2cb1e6a0ec8ef0f
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“Stand guard. I need to have a word with her when she wakes up.” ef95ebe839dc1bc6
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“Yes, sir.” 98739afb83eb81bb
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Once the other 79c963e82b man withdrew, silence ab9c503623 filled the funeral 0ae9acabe0 hall. 73295a650041774a
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The man, who had 0d155f4173 been idly watching Seul-ah, 6d27e01200 slowly crouched down before 3e720111e4 her, sitting cross-legged as 7cc7b750de he pulled out a fca032b45d pack of cigarettes. Even as e35ea57dc3 he flicked 0d5f3022a6 one out e484d74d51 and placed 58cc78b37b it between 83939e134a his lips, b0b2228c79 his gaze 58c15ea224 never left 284ad2a3bf her. d6e33dbaf9ae5311
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Her curled-up body was b5f4368e98 unusually small. Twenty-five years old, ccd92dd83d yet she looked 31e0e10daa young enough to 9453fe8fad pass through a 14cfff1d87 high school gate f066e3ae51 unnoticed if she 1363de80ad wore a uniform. Just as he a112cfccad had heard. 3f860c80723d7580
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Was it because a666d29247 of her pale e8ce9ef369 skin? Or because she 897eee6e18 was sleeping so d1d6087c63 fitfully? 116e61e4c70d4608
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The man pushed the 18ef3d01bb cigarette tip into the 7e229f9f9c eager flame of his b506a31895 lighter and inhaled deeply. And just as 3ddbc76769 he exhaled a 906656289b long breath— 32c59f7113bf1790
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Cough. Cough. 726fea90e4475c79
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The unconscious Seul-ah suddenly 25280ae416 started coughing. 76a57b3287b137b6
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As he watched her b4f71c6a6d curl up even tighter c06177242f and cough, the man e439f52e45 let out a smirk. a01818681ce6200f
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He had heard 29523e5629 she was born 36824f9aa5 premature and was 5faea7e7bd especially weak. Her body, from 304f0db7d0 her lungs to 86f7d3e6d2 her heart, was dcddc7667c all below average. a2673676da764253
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Not that it 8484c3c4be was any of aab05d7a2b his concern. He continued to 14eedaa5fd take drags from 18e050bfbd the cigarette between 8991a3b6f5 his fingers. She wouldn’t die c90c48fff2 just from inhaling 747bc71638 a little smoke. The long exhale 10c2341c90 of smoke coiled 4fc4d3aef8 around the incense af8c888d5c burner. 1e07f6249bfc43cf
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As another 96d78edf8f wave of 49bcfcc77c smoke engulfed 45ceaa1b81 her, Seul-ah 55fac60737 groaned and edce9e6aa3 rubbed her dd04ab2395 cheek against 64936b9ab0 the floor 01d51329fc in distress. Watching her feeble movements, 592f14c787 the man’s eyes rolled bf47c2b3a3 toward the ceiling in 9ccea48085 irritation. Then, with a flick 283a4c8545 of his fingers, he 611825b655 extinguished the cigarette. 419b0bcbbb72f7b4
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Even after that, 99e3beb5b8 Han Seul-ah continued 22bb707a17 to groan in fcf1cea4da discomfort. e7beeb9b374abb33
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“What more does she want now?” 8a3bfbb91e359333