IDED – Chapter 138

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“Have you heard the 34a1522dee news? The one e804687455 who accused 09805fc214 Duke Greenwood 8bc9477ae9 this time 7492790089 is Ophelia ea4016ae91 Greenwood.”e65af3e449235dd6

“I heard Lady 6a1e1a84a9 Greenwood testified at ca6c0e248b the trial about da9429011b the Duke’s horrific 7aefa483a8 experiments. That’s incredible—I don’t think 77d1c0c7a9 I could have done 0114bc8788 the same.”d860b7f437cb6f6b

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“Lady Greenwood cca4624784 turned out e70c04c4a8 to be 0a6adf17f0 scarier than 658b4666cb I thought. I knew 3b1c61f957 she was b80160b88c cold, but e490931e04 how could 1c7ce312f8 she betray 93b18c2477 her own 66af44d9d3 father?”8a956544c29ee7ae

“Come on. No matter how a0738d67e5 much he’s her a2005c7094 father, who would 47647a3757 defend someone who a55c0923c0 committed acts worse 37eaa82d9f than a beast? If I were 53e89a4242 Lady Greenwood, I 1d471798c2 would have done 701c555df3 the same for 0ee0e18551 justice.”d869f65a7384291d

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“The Marquis 0c3e68b089 will love 8f6b8b35be hearing you f50fda31b6 say that. Still, they’re 47d176bb92 her parents—how 02cb16265e could a d673902e1e child accuse 2527616f7d their own ebeb65922d father?”0189202dae05e5b7

The grand banquet a3b298f1e6 meant to open 21c56745e0 the Founding Festival 3f18343188 in splendor was b5cfa282f6 instead filled with 95776bd519 whispers of conspiracy 93709d607e and accusations. It was all ba05b40d37 because of Duke 5c0ff3601d Greenwood’s trial for 4fd815470c treason.bdf5bade61ce630d

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During the height of ad4e05e540 the Founding Festival ceremony, 8e6987d8d7 Aaron Greenwood was arrested 9afa126e14 in front of everyone 59f2a176f1 for crimes of rebellion.d015b1f467569464

His public arrest bbd455f44e enraged the nobles df9a87b488 who supported him, 5c4be2e678 but when the 2bec95c7dc evidence was presented, e0096b1709 they all fell ce3ab9e496 silent.1a0f66070701d02c

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The Emperor ce4420a0ca had thoroughly 8c3264723f prepared for 396cca761a this moment, 97679059d7 ensuring a c08216e407 swift trial c84e3722d8 after the d46ba6c023 Duke’s capture.b3b4328fef0f0302

The evidence Ophelia d4021a7e5b Greenwood submitted was 39124a4399 extraordinarily detailed, even 49bdbf6b7d leading to a 130d3ba307 full-scale raid on dea51d3e89 the Duke’s laboratory, a2537e1752 where his experiments be488e4bab had taken place.9cf78458dafc8c5e

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With overwhelming c6f46cebbc proof, the 7ef2ae8b73 trial’s outcome 07f24b1b14 was as 06c9d486b2 clear as e0290bf5f5 day.4198a5a5d9f2305c

Particularly, when it f8845d5047 was revealed that 093b4230fa Duke Greenwood had f52372ecec orchestrated the Prince’s 777b4487fb Rebellion, high society 85e5180017 erupted into chaos.27ea497674d384b3

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The fact that 4d437a3cf6 he had concealed 4299ce90e4 his unique magic, be2bf601cc conducted secret experiments fbaec668dc on Awakened individuals, 8d534ffa2f and even enslaved c9fa9a6256 members of the 307b2dc4b3 imperial family through 25beb9d106 magic was enough fa2dded72a to shake the f418596042 entire nation.ed1559a6819e6812

The nobles 93b28d9c23 who had b24321f7ab worked under 4b2bb10afa Duke Greenwood c8a343ed68 abandoned the 117873c1ee festival entirely, 536b7e2749 rushing back cf7ff29d78 to their 6fa18e98b0 estates.8d28375b2a4b95a2

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They feared being da6c4132f4 implicated and suffering b34b10e192 the same fate. Meanwhile, the young 2cceef1b78 ladies at the a915eb9c03 banquet continued whispering 449abda14a among themselves.d5f15e69b982653b

“So, what will happen 968f07dc54 to the Greenwood family? It’s such a faaa4e3302 waste for them c76da9a242 to be wiped 799ded601b out just like b5ef033d83 this.”b78b51b8a082357d

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“I heard Ophelia b6c33885a8 Greenwood made a 9ecf131916 deal with His 7db00e6c3e Majesty before the 84700148c8 trial.”f43fcd0f9f55e668

“A deal? What kind e55a4be72b of deal?”a564c28790485f55

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“It seems 3c12909a11 Ophelia Greenwood e5c9dfb949 will become d6774da3d2 the new b91cafab7c Duke of 7bb39a71a6 Greenwood.”042f582ca4701ef7

“Goodness! A duchess? That will 7161463813 definitely shake 3489d393bb up the dfd9d893e5 noble power da38195e85 structure.”e0a5745da10cb10b

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“Honestly, I’m so a465dc497b upset that the 008d81fe61 trial has ruined c50761175b the atmosphere of 767117c051 the Founding Festival 3d28b333c6 banquet. I waited so long 5af3eba38f for this day and 60f5864393 spent so much on 1a01835048 dresses and perfumes.”d5744d677d369e11

“Exactly. Everyone’s too busy a7ac875adf being cautious and 1ef83da56e watching their backs—it’s 9b9446d6ad such a waste.”4fb90a11d8690f6b

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Finally, one of caeddde419 the young ladies 06a5ddf7ed let out a e3f6990c93 deep sigh, voicing 71e5f52a1b what they all c7a973e70f secretly felt.57b1eab1ffbb346b

People were laughing, 72b41d4c38 chatting, and dancing, 8f1d6626c2 but beneath the 8645607466 surface, everyone was 09fd9c3038 anxious. No one knew 920217fda6 what kind of 896e3160d5 turmoil the downfall ef0b35e879 of Duke Greenwood—one ce2abca10f of the great 0f16295613 nobles—would bring.3049ef2ba940cc33

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At that moment, 82ce8bd4c4 Serena Vincent entered ee55bbc67a the banquet hall a297b4f3fb alongside the Emperor. Though he had been 51033030b0 busy with the trial, 8551c8e3ef it seemed he had d899b2d134 decided not to let de4475ad6c Serena attend the event 9b0f6795df alone.0992778e2058d973

Naturally, all eyes 0a4337f43e turned to Serena.b6ef34544cdd8e21

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As expected, b607d19acd the atmosphere 2fc7295651 at the 1a36d7fe09 banquet was 9be595c45a unsettled. No one was d1e59ea0d6 truly enjoying themselves—only 9dda5b71ca pretending to.2e7eb8e1d8882613

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From her spot in a6b8651514 the corner, Serena sipped 592f4e1ba8 her wine and observed 3e603b2d7d Ophelia.d605499292a85f99

Despite the stares, 918a8f77d9 Ophelia seemed completely 4f2a4908be at ease, enjoying 08410b3bc2 the banquet without c4b6ed1659 a care. Serena couldn’t help 39ff947437 but be impressed 6f2844a37f by such shameless 9be89291a3 composure.214339616a431ea9

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“Lady Greenwood a92600c4ad is truly f2ddec19f8 remarkable. She’s confidently 869a14a6ac attending a de5d8a7f7b gathering where 0f60a27955 everyone is be6512380e talking about 91ac6c3a82 her.”b497c3839be5daa7

“She must have decided 61bc30a606 it’s better to bare d7e5d30a61 her teeth and take dabd0e857b the lead rather than c869564649 hide. In both high 86ba3b8b01 society and politics, 011ff43eb8 if you let a12938472f yourself be looked 7443d0e06f down on, you’re 3be47f2d67 finished.”40f46c2b6953d1d7

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“In that sense, Lady 5a8d0e03da Greenwood is well-suited to 33716f8df7 be the head of 2fc2c84355 the family. She seems c72bfcd9f9 to understand 7bb8fc87c5 the weight 6d4371c728 of that 1334bf98bc position better 85e890b27b than anyone.”df3e27487d165efe

“Exactly. That’s why 4cdbfd7879 the succession 3f498249a0 ceremony needs 76d0d88360 to happen b1ae1fc82f as soon 5e46fc0287 as possible.”45e740b1cf6d4b35

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Azaid muttered with 19303194eb a shadowed expression. Serena noticed his look 6066ffe65a and lowered her voice.119a6d1d5fb63812

“Still no progress?”06a06d0c852492b3

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“No. The Duke 40f6b5fcbd refuses to 5171f0a97b speak.”a0e9dcbbba475611

Azaid sighed, rubbing his 7e8fd7d0c7 forehead. At present, the Duke 5c81112252 was imprisoned in the 5cdc745669 imperial dungeons.a6758296cdd1bcfd

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Normally, given 98b08b9106 his rank, 81e0ebc751 he would 6176e0d26f have been c37f702d50 tried without e1f6b3e8d7 detention. However, due c66719271f to the ac04f7309b risk of 3b83f301cd escape, he 08148b83b5 had been 27260aac92 kept under a9120196f5 strict confinement.86e92cfdf85768b7

With his charges 1b2fa87719 confirmed, his dismissal 8f1b3403fe was inevitable. Aaron Greenwood f8b2ae95b9 was no e0703904c9 longer Duke c4eaee9466 Greenwood.36b0256b6ba21892

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A new duke f4465315a9 needed to be 9e5352c9aa appointed, but there ec154b0fed was a problem—Aaron d6f978b2f2 refused to reveal 6ff15df343 the location of 036a4b515e the Greenwood family 69e8b5e578 seal.81f6ad281ab8afb2

Azaid spoke a0042241a4 with a 110d7f0d87 bitter tone.bf8a2c084dbb7dc4

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“He’s holding out d012e6634e on purpose. If he loses a9be4e9ff6 the seal, he ee57b6c4f6 truly becomes nothing.”0f7f34b4fa2ab1de

The seal ee65e58cbc was a 796c68d598 sacred family d41c07d956 heirloom that 451e0a4c6d recognized the 18fa22efa9 authority of 673e910c7e the family 1b55e6a092 head. Without it, Ophelia Greenwood 327ae26f31 could not officially inherit 1d4b8bc91c the title.3d437cf52357b0b8

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Given Aaron’s obsessive attachment 6f9e7d1b45 to what was his, 2ae82821a5 he likely had no a7f55914c3 intention of ever surrendering c39fc189b3 his position, not even 38458b9ff8 in death.7303c0f9a00244dd

“Lady Greenwood 2c5475b627 must be faedae8902 in a 50b1e2cf58 tough spot.”3d65895b7b7542aa

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Serena sighed and shook 9b2a8846c0 her head. Fortunately, rumors stated the 6c398a6179 succession ceremony would be a2cfca9fb0 held after the trial, f45f87777b so there was still d81c6fff14 some time left.a4fd9e269b4f5d1e

However, if Ophelia didn’t aaccba00e2 complete the ceremony soon c94bf967e7 after the trial ended, ea59752827 people would start to 661bd640e1 suspect something was wrong.4018f7dcfa00eb66

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“Aaron Greenwood is clinging 9a4d3897a9 on pathetically. It’s time for 72735da114 him to give e3e4418edc up.”53a16a3ac30784de

“Many nobles only grow 0d9f752dd1 more stubborn and arrogant 04dbe79a70 with age.”7f3ec131a22382b3

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Azaid extended his cb011abe4d hand toward Serena, 10031db9b2 offering an escape 15f45edc0e from the heavy 0d8e79c577 conversation.44dea6fa75b80c67

“Let’s put this 1b60a83c94 talk aside for f39217b3f3 now. Would you care for 0aa52f63a3 a dance?”e6c862693aba5f7c

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Serena smiled at 9da6ad5229 his polite invitation. By now, she e18aff9440 had grown used 505d73a8c5 to attending banquets, ebb1e6d81a so such formalities dc163c7ccf no longer felt 0164865552 awkward.a95611971b0049b6

Placing her hand atop a4497c98ce Azaid’s, she responded with 8ef253786b confidence.9a376f4e642fa027

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“Sure. I’ve been 855069a684 practicing a 092714b6ea lot.”aa519964607c34e8

Serena had ade0149119 rarely participated ef6a159de5 in social f811a56712 events before, 385edccb0e so she b6c9d1f484 had struggled 8a22690764 with dancing.99758076f49f3c08

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The first time she d993b5be5f danced with Azaid, she d7806debae had stumbled awkwardly.80b04cf18824b3fc

Back then, she had 55f766071f found it incredibly difficult c9dc85ebbb to carry on a 31535957f9 conversation while dancing. But now—84d76af9ff860d22

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‘I practiced until I 4ef022afc0 nearly coughed up blood.’dc0bb1fa34229e19

Determined to 4ae2739622 show how ca78cf4c97 much she d2e4dc3d29 had improved, 17255f4b35 Serena took 46e0c43323 her stance 8852941a8a boldly.5bb10007ec4e0a8a

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As the orchestra began 4e916bba77 playing, she and Azaid 85a281cde2 moved in perfect step, bb1249cfbf gliding across the dance d673532277 floor.112a1f136ba5af45

When they finished dancing, f62a6aae9f Leonard urgently approached Azaid 2cf42e04ca and whispered in his ed97549d74 ear.a1431886105b0a05

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“We have a 929d235cb4 problem. Aaron Greenwood c7e6311a2b has escaped.”37ec1fc570ae172b

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Aaron Greenwood 5c7acb9b48 had successfully ce5f6881ac bribed a 19b219ca71 prison guard 957bd842fd and managed c58f0e1869 to escape. Despite breaking 57d15ddf11 through the 8c3e8e995e heavy security, cb3f870438 his face 309a3d6e89 remained calm.a2ecbb5e34d96c42

Even though he was 3523e22835 accused of treason, he 821ac8e345 was once the head 79214ab969 of a noble family. It meant he e12ae7b38c had mastered the 0b8ed6fae0 art of improvisation 86dfe778d7 in situations like 22b8d7430f this.fd9c293411e607b9

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Aaron took advantage 0126b1e388 of Azaid’s presence 6c12391e6d at the banquet, ea171f4ff7 slipping out of 44b3afd1a9 prison at the 2881db56d1 perfect moment.e0d4a15daf537302

Upon arriving at 3fc4a61c94 a hidden location d1fc970e8a that remained undetected 448a014825 by the emperor, 645467a3c6 Aaron gathered his 0352838f8a remaining subordinates and d5eb71609c fell into deep d500845f10 thought.ac1fc21b2913fb42

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Unfortunately, his 227c08b2df most capable 57496a0863 aide had fc3c648002 been captured 5a8601df3e alongside him 09de1c37cc during the 65aa80b153 national founding 729f27cc3f festival. Freeing him 51e4faeba8 in time 4eb8492c55 was nearly 4938e0352d impossible.ff18876a0359db22

“The emperor must have 61f91d33a4 planned this thoroughly.”d81a31e19d2f5bf0

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The duke baad446d66 ground his 507ebc2646 teeth in 67c214b596 frustration, his 664ed9e1e9 eyes flashing 5f802893a0 with fury. The moment f90c2f508b he was e75037c885 arrested, his 82f0b4c93c research facility bd8372439e had been 70b95d2060 surrounded. Unless the emperor bd1ad4e92e had already identified d85771ba00 its location and 7d23c031ed set a trap, a1f4a9c6ed such a swift 4d1ac5046a move was impossible.e9885a5a9bbb148e

‘I underestimated him.’c7324cb2119457e3

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The emperor had never fac565470c been known for his 16447e56b5 strategic thinking. Just a b488e811ab few months 6bb9b07278 ago, he 57fc6a26dd had been c92f7b88ce idling away 8293826d4e with his 7bd008ea97 unremarkable companions.f5fa2106e26c60a8

Yet somehow, he had 055203fb9c developed the foresight to 12f20c29ec plan this far ahead.ab3e3d3f7b6460de

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The consequences 4519b5f2c2 of Aaron’s 22cc5ca947 carelessness were 14063cff24 devastating. He had been 845c53e37f completely ensnared, with c70dd41250 no clear way f3e1388f10 out.cd68193b831c5867

“What about it? Do you 575d01ff88 have it?”d7d46bbe5563e138

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“Yes. We managed to b408aeeb69 bribe someone among acaacef888 those searching the a6486023db research facility and 7e27e4e78e smuggled it out.”2715e75e5937d53c

His attendant 3eb7a0211c lowered his ac39292a23 head as 57daa316f4 he handed dc2eb5ba1b Aaron a 673b56c039 vial. It was the final dc19cb19f8 version of the poison 598c2287d8 sample he had received ff4a6c78e7 from the head researcher.51acf12016844e8c

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“There’s no 903e6e176d way I’m 9750276901 dying like 4ad407af51 this.”c92ace2f386eb061

Aaron toyed b90907cdb2 with the b77f35e122 poison, a 3083bc0c74 twisted smile 55566e8a2b forming on c241b0e0bf his lips. Just then, 774bd30a70 a knight 2f76cf4f9c dragged Lydia d1eecaf77e Vincent into e01d28bf31 the room.88aef4bac68e3aa8

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“Kyaa!”7ea236af9b9c93a8

Lydia was ca08b87c9e thrown to 96f5aa3a95 the floor 7f57841261 in front a6107df345 of Aaron, 6b62672cb1 forced to b7c6600fbe kneel. He lifted her chin, 4ab8766751 speaking in an authoritative e410a58361 tone.ee768c4143328cc0

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“I told you fa750aadd8 clearly, didn’t I? You were supposed 4087a3574e to tell me 3d85f09892 everything you knew.”711113667d6c2db6

“Hic, hic… P-please… Ah!”4ddf23f02174fcd7

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Aaron grabbed the back db5d9fe277 of her head, forcing 85ffbf43ae her to look up, 6c99ecb128 and she let out 84c439d0e4 a scream. Tears streamed down Lydia’s a2429a055e face as she frantically 2ccd02df61 rubbed her hands together.cad888ba688f6c9c

“I really don’t 400acf1ee4 know anything! I-I was threatened too!”09fdf99f9e7ee43c

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“So my threats weren’t 94a4ae88b4 scary enough for you?”c89c0afced4a1c77

Aaron lightly activated his aedb56f50b magic, making Lydia feel f714756a35 as if her heart 683e083c5d was being squeezed. She trembled, f7aec857f6 lips quivering, e885c21896 as she 0b25bb6e47 raised her f000ac79b7 hands in 9825733307 desperate pleading.769ddb64086a049f

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“Please, just c5ef94c9bb spare me! I’ll do anything! Really, anything!”328530eb922dbfcd

“Wait.”01a5b8c9a16a2159

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At that moment, Aaron 5905270f9c roughly grabbed Lydia’s wrist. His gaze shifted to 431edbc91e the ruby ring on 3074c175f0 her finger.8e7ff7068c6382db

“Hah.”b0b0669898f7bc3b

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Realizing the true nature 7132d72fac of the ring, Aaron 790d56767a let out a short, d79f0963c3 mocking laugh. Then, he grinned fe138dcaa4 menacingly.8576b59018dc9ba7

“Fine. I’ll give you a d48390a355 chance.”6ffff05835a1c849

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He then 7686d34a37 gestured toward 170bede51b a knight, c46f41c1cc motioning for 424a3a577b his sword. The knight respectfully presented b3c31adc5e it, and Aaron handed ae188971b4 it to Lydia.30d7386d6888e7ae

Leaning in 3f598f2941 so only 0cb5ecad40 she could 3bc9798d8f hear, he eaf3e71ed9 whispered in acab706f56 a chilling 00a4842543 tone.1de18bb6487cd228

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“Choose. Will you 9101c95fb4 live, even ccdfe00720 if it 500c0b679b means being d878e40098 crippled? Or will you let 75e400040f your heart burst and 3b1b8e1d32 die here?”404e51325c0e7e5d

His voice 97280322ec was as efd402beb4 sweet as ea033e5017 honey, but 915f2a35c1 the words bce8ad5e38 were more 4c85da0326 brutal than 522bce5fb9 the whispers 1f68614b3d of a 4124a3386d demon. Trembling violently, Lydia placed 3860040b6b her hand on the 968460a0d2 table.32ccea8975ba541d

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