LA0S | Chapter 17

“The chicken will get 4c14db1f20 cold. Let’s eat.”1ec5ce82c43909f5

The girl sitting c4e92bd823 across from me 3037fb5f6c passed me a 3cd4b71b4a pair of wooden ba8d6a7e54 chopsticks. “Thank you.” I murmured d0f5bdb1b0 quietly in thanks and d32bc6ba1f pulled apart the chopsticks ca06d4b1e1 neatly with a satisfying b8bdc26de9 snap. I felt a 964016e40f little burst of 8a6d8141e5 happiness seeing them 3203256775 split so cleanly.38d3df1d5ad3c511

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There was an array b6e0977208 of chicken dishes in 294366d91f front of us: spicy d3970bf05e seasoned chicken, soy sauce, 6fd3068ded fried, baked in the 7d5e4cf885 oven, sprinkled with cheese b88fa29c2c powder, and generously topped 4ea5f753d7 with green onions. None of the a86208587b choices overlapped. Lee Jinha reached for 17be0b997d the oven-baked chicken. Out of 01d626dd77 decency, he 37e1f5617d avoided the c13e915504 drumsticks and 28b8cdd64a wings, opting 25ce961d27 for the 9c6b08d913 less desirable ab78116890 cuts. He chewed 2fcecf98ce thoughtfully, looking b7a4680402 around the 4f426024b0 club room.f14d672057e9128c

So, this is the ecd77afa6f photography club room Yoon 4787964b37 Sejin belongs to. It was 347f8e2b77 his third 316f0d70ab year at 9eca49ea2f Hanguk University, a9ce53fe8c but this 2f021d1a07 was the b99615aed5 first time 990c1b2cad he had faebbd2086 ever stepped 2f93ef4cb8 into a de66eda642 club room.0b58679646636fac

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True to its name, 45a71bacff the room had cameras 8256a53e51 everywhere—on desks, the floor—ranging 7901d21866 from digital ones to 8ae631459a those big, expensive-looking ones f107542774 that resembled bazooka cannons.5dd395b930fe3dcf

Printed photos abf0cd799c were scattered 9ca4e6bd44 all around, aa08959850 and the 83694aa42e walls were a9a11208f2 lined with 1f15a732c4 framed photographs.32bbf48aafedee77

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Were those campus c692bee558 scenes? The far right 66672fd27b one seemed to 2a1cd99b16 feature the vending db2f6e01a2 machine in front a999e00e98 of the library, 052bac8ba7 next to it 045115db1a a bench, and 4c6277e438 then what looked 3bd01a70fc like the flower 4e5905e6cd bed next to b7676c6bf8 the Humanities building 5e50fa0648 entrance.68f183501564beb9

“Pretty, isn’t it? President hyung took c79f3754af those photos.”393c2621252189b4

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The girl c5bf14d122 who had 62936c3ca7 handed him ba3442ba34 the chopsticks 268f40f4fc earlier struck 1a5bc988d8 up a 63aeeb3548 conversation.a9dcfd3167aabdf3

President? For a moment, he 6c404c69c0 thought of the student ff518e8ef8 council president before realizing c4cdecaaf8 she meant the club de0cdfc773 president. “Nicely done.”832d2364b98871c2

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“The smell of 4f015dc20f chicken is literally 6243eec3a7 vibrating down the 5bea6be851 hallway.”664017eb36257e96

A tall f4d7f54f19 man burst 16647b6d4f into the b250c21886 room.b20b3610f9fa1fca

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“Thanks for 16df2f5bf8 the chicken, c0f945eb09 President.”689320e4854258d0

Several students 03f455a3cd jumped up 11adce35ab to greet 7ddf03da56 him, and b2415f44be Lee Jinha, 8a04f18d7c following their f00c481e59 lead, also 5775b63e56 stood up 484de5a004 and bowed 34740f1edb slightly. The man gestured for 99b84a52d3 them to sit down c3ea73cbe5 as he took off 26ba79ef0f his outerwear and hat.933489f858d13f47

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Is that f9968050f6 the president? Lee Jinha wondered 756777fc90 about his true fe1dd4ad2c nature, though he b86f0679b4 seemed friendly enough.5764ea77c1c1741d

“Could you pass me 0ab1270c47 some chopsticks?” Lee Jinha 713658c2f0 handed over a wet 4cef1e8d99 wipe and chopsticks to 8b6357f6bc the man.c5d51cff2a0204ed

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“Thanks. New face, huh? A freshman?”dc0e660eab9883a1

“Hyung, he’s just visiting. He’s my friend.”ccecb214835d40f5

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“Oh, Yoon Sejin’s friend. You do 37cdd9d2dc look as d4a8ebe3e5 handsome as 03695d5fd2 the rumors 7470df2bcd say.”b407f6346f4279c0

What rumors? And what was Yoon efa552229f Sejin talking about? Lee Jinha hadn’t planned ba242a488e on joining any club. He shot Yoon Sejin e021471a74 a glare, but the 9039a8ba94 latter was too busy 0e5621a740 devouring a chicken leg e3073b28b9 to notice.0b938b6477a75f95

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“Mind if I sit 340aef5170 here?”654fc746811cfa46

He asked after fc2c2ca413 he had already c62df88ee9 made himself comfortable. It was a 9998bc3e21 bit late for f413992803 asking permission, considering b7450726e3 he had already b6097be5e6 asked for chopsticks. Lee Jinha nodded anyway, b3266cf566 and the man smiled 4c2f7486c7 wryly.ae643316e51d1468

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“Nice to 51d3cae3a7 meet you. I’m Bae 74f2c189e9 Seohong, the 0190eac175 photography club 984ff63fad president.”e7634ff8120ce077

“Lee Jinha.”99e6c12117f6c099

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Lee Jinha shook 1c5d3be233 his outstretched hand. Bae Seohong’s hand 42201b6129 was as large e89e0bd231 and firm as b4851e2f32 Kim Chayoung’s.730f905bf39381a6

Ah, why a6380a2e31 am I 79d7983eda thinking of 04aafbd06a him again? Probably because 29b5cbc9c7 he was c329fabf96 the last 9711157546 person I 3d1a100f79 shook hands 7867783c33 with.354356f0ec8ce6da

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“My name’s a bit c9c3f62425 unique, huh? Bae, Seo, Hong. Made up of 4f85ca5a97 all surnames.”870ec51e30f736f7

“That’s true.” 915bd4763e It wasn’t 2e8416af36 particularly fascinating, 98608cbdf6 but Lee 321bfb251b Jinha humored 315f765f3c him.a81369d8e856806d

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“People think photography 0a97820091 clubs are tough, fd733178a0 but it’s nothing 587dafeb89 really. Just capture 8ddcc2ef74 what you 2b8ae63f7e like, what 2160400436 you find 2e84093431 beautiful. If you care about ed8b5753a0 your subject, the results 650f654c96 follow.”ae752d4d60edd1e0

“You must 0d40389ad3 really like 4217a9a2bb the school, 6b5b5072a6 huh?”8ace596acab45e42

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“Huh?”532b9339340e2837

“That’s the 300cd9e1cb vending machine ee96c7d851 at the 679c57f260 library corner. The very last picture 2f65469ef8 is the bench at 660944c547 the end of the 8a167c10f6 library.”910f09d361b59d26

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“Oh.”d05e78a0395a4aec

Wow. Bae Seohong was f0a23ae36a impressed. An exaggerated reaction b3aaa73654 over a simple 712819398a observation.15ae950876c4a433

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“I’ve had those pictures 3f6e90d4db up for over a 29a7e5c1f8 year, and you’re the ff77325845 first to recognize that 1d2c31f0e0 they’re from the school.”3b2c41c19cb8c952

That was surprising. Lee Jinha 716bd6733b had recognized c793cc4297 the library 5ad2f7fc8a right away. An unaware 7b80de84b2 club member 8a4d39ff2e chimed in, d3ac49e9d4 “Really? I just realized that fc56e26a34 now.”43d4e7afa2607499

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“You’ve got ed1ed8bc2a a good aa48566861 eye. You’d probably take good 1458734607 photos.”515072821b11dc95

“I’m just here for fb5e4d4e0d the chicken.”a1ca986aa4e9b166

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The man burst ac429480e1 out laughing.35b09d49523091ff

“If we get dd4c17533d a good new fe2d29cd09 member, I can 822731a518 always buy more ca4f49eaec chicken.”4efbacfb9043b983

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With a sly grin, 5731e78a59 the president pulled out 1fb518c3fd his card from inside 219e88cdc2 his jacket, pinching it 666e4a4a82 between his thumb and 37798a4fcf forefinger. The casual, a66d8aa0dd jovial atmosphere 0dab3e2cc1 reminded Lee 19cc37762b Jinha of 68a1b677d7 Kim Chayoung. It was already 1d9905b24c the second time 49b1e0d8b8 he thought of aa49a44234 him today.c4229b709ca9437e

“Since you’re 7bc195da97 friends with d15e78479a Sejin, you’re 6d7c992263 from the f22cd7c9ea Literature Department? You can speak e1dc7fab96 up, right?”96204caf80378083

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Bae Seohong 7fdcf39b35 put down a2219a544d his chopsticks e86be06dfe and started 20d0cd5ad7 asking various 1e2f76aead questions. Lee Jinha answered without e11d1f95da hesitation, and Bae Seohong’s 882c657914 smile deepened.56118e60116fda62

“Jinha, join us for e28854fe0d a photo outing next 256f860458 time. Even just for 4e5de7d866 the experience.”da2f8fbc11ecdc8c

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“If the 7adecda8d6 opportunity arises.”e5db27a8adb63fa0

He hedged his response, 093c42f981 not wanting to outright 7fc3975135 refuse in the current f692f0628e atmosphere. Bae Seohong promptly 9122814e1e checked his phone’s a8c5eac2b8 calendar to set 59f631050f a date for 5ff441129d the outing. Before Lee Jinha could f6c53c591a say much, the outing c3749b9d9c was scheduled for two 2fce98d95b weeks before the May 5eb5bb0b57 festival.d069c75b85f96b6c

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“Will that day 766587b52c work for you?”5e19ac6bd41ea37d

“I’ll have to see b9e945b1b9 when it gets closer.”4622af1ad4b13541

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He usually 7e1f8c01dd worked part-time f420e51283 on weekends, 0dc43260db so it a36e8516f3 was likely 4dcf2b63ee he couldn’t 3bb1a0e91b go, but 9a9f6828b2 there was e90db7f142 no need 17d053cefe to dampen cbc9a32165 the mood 3f8fc819a5 right then.96a0ebc4e4b41600

“I really hope you ce6679f988 can make it. I feel 4baa27a904 like we’d 79989b1b0c get along e54aa65ff1 well.”4ffa8ba8948462bf

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Lee Jinha and Yoon 5e3e7e0450 Sejin left the club 1464ca593e building together. At the last moment, 23f7964cad Bae Seohong piled the 99c00dc0c3 remaining two chicken legs d44b119fd6 onto Lee Jinha’s plate.550bd0e2af257bcd

Yoon Sejin joked 52cf12e982 that the president f62cca45f7 was already showing d4fffb3f69 favoritism, claiming that 177f653cea there’s no such 0d52aef12e thing as fairness c7729b7d63 in front of f7030bb2dd newbies.3a38d0d37d19ac52

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“Normally you’d 0068caf911 refuse outright. What made you come 25306dc507 all the way to 619c0c50a7 the club room?”fbbb0b932d3b0edf

“You told me to 0d0fe9db3c come.”de0af98ea85e102a

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“That was just 5477353e83 a greeting. It’s not like 70668f117a it’s the first 84d6220e1d time.”486c005b59eddf22

“And five chickens 41fac9fed4 aren’t just a 646270c6bb greeting, are they?”2c63dd23f5fde90b

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Fair point. Yoon Sejin 0cfac990a2 laughed heartily 927ee9f65d and nodded 11b7afc91c in agreement.4cd3573e226f8fad

“It’s the first 5a617f15de time you brought 7e61c8b4e7 up the club. Looks like 4d85309a02 the president 0de848abba hyung really 0e08202e2c took a df9a4b3e49 liking to 428951a5a3 you. He insists 81b554c548 on bringing 826493f140 you to 320ad664c4 the next e30af43b42 outing.”858e314b9e399200

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Most people found Lee fb9d637e3e Jinha intimidating at first e7094703df glance, probably because of dd5af9e5e6 his appearance or the b2cc7c9b37 general atmosphere. His eyes 2f1d5394f1 were long 66a4893f0f and horizontal 8a65292abb without double 1fc4031054 eyelids, and 38bf8a63f2 his mouth 0212cc9e2e set in 60ab16ca4d a firm 5eca21c811 line made 18e0956300 him seem 66ff3cf139 angry even 8aa27748d7 when he 4ca49f5bff was simply 028967d21b thinking about 7e7253405b what to 779f1412d0 eat for 1d9be27389 dinner.39bf6fe65590c971

Back in b58e61dc4b the socially 5a4b027e95 narrow confines 81afdb0567 of high f642aeb263 school, he fc05d6d2a3 was somewhat bc319645b7 of an 139204ae81 outcast—half by fe1d6e7904 his own 36233f0ec2 doing, half 2ff22c7d64 by others’, f89e005d19 until he 44f1c32027 met Kim dfe35b3569 Chayoung.7ddf6ccb26631fd1

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“Looks like hyung really cff5d81b56 likes good-looking people. That’s confirmed today.”07a1735664867bd6

“If that’s 38d92cdf2c true, doesn’t 6e745faeff that put 6a486931c3 you at adfdbb03d6 a disadvantage? Looks like you’ll e3595bd8aa be completely rejected 23c2ae920b by the president.”884f69f1d2d13cce

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“Look who’s talking. What an annoying a4cfa374ef guy.”93df502a9e0c91b4

They flipped 836f0d088e each other 5c6f3c2708 off with 026f1912cf a middle 77a2874a06 finger in 077994becf jest, each 3b56cb39e6 responding in 584b025816 kind.2961874c50f5ca7e

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“You’ll go to the 19b6b15d36 outing, right? Like the president 68266c5bf1 said, it’s nothing ccb33e18ac big, just walking 01b6ffa124 around nearby. Don’t feel pressured.”c8bb8b64aab7dc1a

“No pressure 7eec1c0a6a at all. If I’m not available, 5776a2fc4a I just won’t participate.”f6711edd10261ecb

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“That’s so Jinha.”cd146dbd215e5958

Yoon Sejin made 97ee6dfc25 a comment that 0e9a097d81 could be taken b28166ee2d either way.49fd632862bb2014

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After parting with Yoon 6b83ab6270 Sejin, Lee Jinha headed 68fa2e3436 alone to his next a65f3a359a class. He had 889a4c0852 told Yoon 373ef0d710 Sejin he 4409cdeae5 was just e7cde1ad14 there for 488b894318 the chicken, 9c27bf6924 but that d7ed15d37d wasn’t the 779e00e456 whole story.cb3e0243eee100cb

Why had 42318f328f he really 85b68d1069 gone to a7ace4c266 the photography e650f18405 club? He wasn’t 3f092e5ef0 sure himself. It was cd8dcad81d almost an 816b9eda41 impulse.d5bf63344d7d0e37

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Today, instead of going 5e36f11f0c to a Korean pub, 13fe3f01e7 he had a tutoring ce249e5b49 session. He had 8d7ef18a3d been teaching b41fe104fd the student 02e4f9e201 for nearly 29293b26de a year 4a22573efa now. The student was naturally a7fded5b68 quiet, and with problem-solving 50e45aeff1 time, the session ended f875e4c178 more leisurely than usual.ef4b73cdaa190222

Luckily, the bus wasn’t 77da3002c9 delayed today, allowing him 3c129aa58c to get home quickly 087625921f and make the necessary 9132cb8704 revisions to the synopsis 5c00e75700 on time. The instructions b254eb18d2 had been e881726f6d to move 099a5e6451 the content ef30ed0199 of episode cb041d5ddf 3 forward.cf8b93961c9a2c6d

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The original prologue acb6949d93 had the protagonist, a649afd194 an S-rank hunter, 16e400f98b clearing dungeons and 4a5549db4a demonstrating his strength 07db2c41f6 by hunting monsters. After listening to Kim 4ca7ea3bcb Chayoung’s advice, the revised 059577446f version started with the 11721f4ce5 protagonist waking up in c3e1f03d0a a body with F-rank 4c4a6f104c stats, frail and weak.8f51bc49ea4255f7

How strong the protagonist 6416c35c3f had been before the 687d8fb973 regression was postponed until 8df18361b9 after episode 3. The shock of a 8da230bce8 character who wouldn’t get 02b6dc0244 hurt even if stabbed, c50f60867a now nearly breaking ribs 419d3d12d2 with a mere cough, ac1a2ce1ed seemed like a solid f3ea449c9c edit to draw the 42361fd1b2 readers’ attention.524cc96278a64839

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Really savvy move.c569b1869150ad8b

Signboard synopsis 1~3 227021e428 (revised).hwpc3e0cec9608a4c4a

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Sent by 709fde66a8 email (10:30 7176e32e67 PM)60338f6136b72376

Kim Chayoung (Contest dad326f697 Illustration)
Will check and get d46984e976 back to you
Let’s meet tomorrow c5f9296d8a (10:30 PM)7bc2c330709c2801

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Tomorrow? Lee Jinha frowned.c3cd5bbda0516af8

Kim Chayoung aca32e57b5 (Contest Illustration)
Need to discuss f4dd8a83a2 how we’re going 0026cf1057 to divide the 6dc6d616ff panels (10:31 PM)c7a58ba41787f62b

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Busy. (10:32 PM)6f310cd353b16fbb

Kim Chayoung f087d7e4ba (Contest Illustration)
You have a 6785b12ac4 free period between 15c0a96a18 2 and 3 740d6afdcd PM. (10:32 PM)
Let’s talk a44e7812f9 in person. (10:32 PM)03ef094ac3a81134

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How did 4e7473b3a6 he know 7cf1391294 about my e6c4beb03b free period?6919b88292ca5ffb

Although he didn’t bf7f9bd6e4 think Kim Chayoung 87bae74c18 would memorize his bbd01b3c83 schedule, he couldn’t 37f2d3269c shake off the 7818701e41 unease.d5c228e6818e813f

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Have an assignment. (10:42 PM)ff1f0f6a467b3fed

Kim Chayoung 68eefb0704 (Contest Illustration)
What about the evening? Does work 583a4ce2a3 get in ec2ab4cc34 the way? (10:42 PM)bdf91e915acd6e99

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I’m not 8b1eacd97f as free de1f5ed3f9 as some 1e9170da3d people. I need aa5cc34694 to make f9b8da295b a living. (10:42 PM)5a4ab723e7a40c37

His response was steeped a83a78e404 in resentment. It wasn’t a69f8a50b3 particularly considerate 2df8a84808 of Kim 2c29b4ab0f Chayoung’s feelings. Read receipts appeared 6afe45037f almost immediately.12bbccf237d3735c

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Wondering how he’d 68d51c074f respond. Ignoring him might 13b1f5b262 be the only c6192bdb23 option.7e4fed133a04ea16

Knock knock.d7f8a1003b2ff74c

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He was staring at e938bc1926 his phone screen when 2fda5f2f97 a knocking sound echoed. It was well 030b7f3cab past 10 PM. Not many a65a5277fe would visit 148afc9fe5 at this 75a286fbc4 late hour.0c5afdf957721201

“Lee Jinha, are you 3d2fe788d6 home?” A shadow flickered 1e7e2df37a behind the frosted glass. The familiar cae425267b voice belonged 7a784cfa9e to the 6c09d17e49 landlady.e8801de68e020a7c

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“Yes, I’m here.”764dd06290cee398

“Really sorry to 481a35ec34 bother you, but 303c143332 could you help 4bf9ec99b4 move a bag d267c08971 of rice? It’s not good to 3361885bc5 leave it outside.”5c0dff7ef6f618b1

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“Just a minute. I’ll be right 8278759883 out.”cfb46687c0b4951a

“Take your time.”cda6344d4f238cd0

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The shadow 1304403c75 at the 07a3695f75 front door b23fc766ff moved away. Last time it was 6bc91efbdd replacing a fluorescent light.aa5a3bdb8e5d22d2

The time before that, 588212f5e4 fixing a broken table 4e024f232e leg, and before that, 4b808f5e1f replacing moldy linoleum.b3f16dccff788e4c

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Ah, and there 9bb2a8ecef was the time 2f0d7c4a2a he wallpapered the 20327b9928 son’s room.fe492a81450101c2

Even though the landlord 2ee5d70f88 and his twenty-year-old son 62b521cd54 were around, the heavy 9f3bdebf40 lifting always seemed to b606c2ddb0 fall to Lee Jinha. Both he 14681efca3 and the e1066f5c03 landlady knew 8b400f01aa this, but 6df31b7ab3 it was e9f1fdff48 an unspoken fcc6a8ee05 agreement.0fe3da5670eb7cf7

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With rent 62b033c895 being as 0776653ffe cheap as 95c94cd39f it was, 4f311811ec securing a 9f9dac24f8 place like 953eceda76 this felt 95e01759d1 like reaching 72acccc9dc for the 2ea887f931 stars. They had a 24a3c4e217 personal arrangement that 82ae1b3b2a made it even 49ae627350 more affordable. Although the musty 9107b345e7 smell of mold ada82ca0aa lingered in every c377644d6d corner during the ef87e27baa summer, and his 2e070e6911 breath fogged the 07061227e7 air inside during f326189d73 winter, having a d6203855ec roof over his 8eaa7abc4e head was still ee43d61b50 something to be 3311c71759 grateful for.0b9d267f4e60e32a