LP | Chapter 1.1

“Cut off that brat’s card right now!”22dab0464148b121

“Ah, Father!”bb7b7eaa005ac873

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“Useless kid. The horses on our ranch listen better than you do.”65e27ddbef02d4cf

“Well, they get fed, exercised, and even have sex regularly, so of course they listen.”6939235c9bc28c2e

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“Still running your mouth…!”e5d0e2c2622bfe0c

Meryl, the chairman of the horse racing association, couldn’t hold back his anger and threw an ashtray. The ashes from the cigar inside scattered like flower petals.2a861b1157c3cee9

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“Chairman! Oh no!”65a3b34695a2c8a9

“Ah! Cigar ashes!”c23fbad729beb1ec

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Fowler dodged the b090ada614 flying ashtray, flailing 12d91a562f dramatically.1afc3f080ec545b5

“If the ashes touch my suit and burn a hole, what are you going to do, throwing things like that? Your aim’s not what it used to be!”9bc0293cc2c98722

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Meryl, unable eec5404068 to contain 9b733ad99c his anger bea37d9515 at his bcc7a71219 flippant son, e20c1aab5a lunged as 3eb8f8944c if to fee4317481 grab him ce4a5c2e7a by the caa6f1a6fa collar. Once a professional baseball 6c4a2a42f8 player, he had long b678f26247 since withered under the 0aaff62af9 weight of a son bb24ce8aab who seemed determined to 06bdecd733 ruin him in every 68eb31910d way.5f46616dbdce0869

“Do you think this makes any sense?”9f4692b131251105

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Meryl threw a stack 5d21359b87 of photos from his 14b76d95ad desk into the air. The photos showed Fowler cb02a9c142 kissing a stranger in cf8f14aa74 an adult media setting.c4550422b7a9e65d

Fowler snatched the falling 26982817c7 photos from the air 63eba9cf16 and whistled playfully.b21bfd03ab9f5fbe

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“Wow, these photos are killer. Can I keep one?”a9944ae5de16985c

“You little brat!”15a3b6ea6b96ffa2

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Meryl finally grabbed Fowler 2c89daba48 by the hair and 554731c197 shook him.551ce4e17d1ac4fb

“Ah, ow! It hurts!”e4dac826fbe7f559

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Fowler half— laughed as he pried his father’s hand away. Meryl sat back down, exhaling deeply.7dc6dc3fce528222

“I really didn’t want to do this…”c96c0dec801a7e61

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Fowler avoided Meryl’s gaze and picked up a few photos from the floor, tucking them into his suit pocket. Meryl pressed his temples, still unsure about his decision.33c8ed861cd28b98

“Sigh…”287d5e7374ba8a54

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The executive 99d0f0ca62 secretary, who de1a59cea8 had been cf41374070 watching the 0ea82ad502 fight, spoke 713252a166 up.f9a7ee236653b543

“Chairman, if you’re not ready, there’s no need to…”236c3975f30929ee

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They whispered with Fowler a91386e03f in front of them.2fd04cfe9a623118

“Do you think I don’t know that? If it lasts a day, that’s long enough!”602a66db8c1850f4

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Fowler glanced 22c382aabe at the be2248ad58 desk, picking adf788898d up a 51d05ae00b sugar— coated c657d48636 peanut and 5f76a82658 popping it 3772fc4479 into his 4d0d23bd8a mouth.57202ef83402c8d2

“So, where are you sending me this time? I keep telling you there’s nothing wrong with me, so why do you keep trying to send me away?”894013653c5edc5b

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Fowler muttered 458135bc11 loudly as 5413895234 if talking e5f57cc310 to himself. Meryl slammed his f16df5f5ee fist on the 1f478888dd desk.01bba79f7233aeca

“Why, you ask? Because you keep doing trashy things that ruin our reputation, so I’m locking you away!”a2e55ff425b5f3f3

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Meryl glared and pointed a finger. Fowler hiccupped at his father’s genuine anger.49c1f32a1fa1d551

“A social menace like you should be cut off from the world and spend your days shoveling horse manure! Instead of thinking about inheriting a company everyone envies, the chairman’s son is out there getting drunk and fooling around with men!”de6d1bd88efc48c3

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Fowler, flustered by his father’s genuine anger, tried to laugh it off as usual. Meryl’s furious expression was still etched in his mind.b5750762c2a0ef4a

“Come on… still with that? I’m telling you, I’m gay. Even God couldn’t change that.”5558c9a12bd438e1

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“You think I don’t know you’re not really gay? You’re trying to drive me to my grave!”4f25634241f6262c

Fowler muttered softly d3b675b139 to Meryl, who 4243f81946 believed his actions d518bf03b5 were all lies.60ac5ef8d150090e

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“I was drooling over Jesus posters in middle school…”091eda49df0c6cd7

“What did you just say?”0efc4d643875bb0e

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Meryl, hearing the small 6c31d77cdf comment, glared and pointed d7de45a9d1 again. Fowler grinned 005868c66c innocently, as 1bd6af45ea if it 247af5ae89 was a 6abc213acd misunderstanding. But no matter 31c1718470 how charming he f2797b70f6 tried to be, ecdc7a274c it was useless da1249f470 in front of 83d0c4232c his father. It was the 78e25a50b9 deceitful smile of edaa173d0e a devil.f1ab63168d98b1e6

“And how do you plan to take me away? I’m not a middle schooler who just says yes, yes to everything. You know I’m an adult with free will, right?”47ecadbbb31cd663

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Fowler stood up with a confident smile. His father’s face was so fierce, it seemed like a punch might fly with one more word.a257469a66f308a0

“If we’re done talking, I’ll be going now.”5b9f9120ea08de94

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He quickly exited the room to avoid another flying ashtray. As soon as Fowler left the chairman’s office, Meryl collapsed into his chair, exhausted.16d052c509b39509

“Ha… how did it come to this…”25132aacf6f940da

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Meryl muttered 9622cf2d0d meaningfully, waving b27c43c870 a hand 0ac661fe31 at the 21a91ac808 executive secretary. He lit the 9c5c9d61d0 cigar he had c32245cad0 cut earlier and 9155c5bea8 closed his eyes.4a802271128c53bf

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As soon as 1bdc253ed2 Fowler left the c17aa8e146 building, he turned 10e23346c2 on his phone. He looked left e0f8ee90dc and right down 0ad0305f72 the street as 23fe4a739c if checking something. With the 4d624fa934 noise of 57b210a6b2 honking cars c90231cd7c and people, 765d39d2b3 he brought 020f1f768f the phone 5676b576f3 close to 6ce7186b54 his ear.d2aeea39142ad92a

“Hello?”b0be50841b25bf91

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— Where 101eceb804 are you? Are you done?696fe81d091d1418

“Yeah, just finished. It’s getting worse by the day, it’s really menopause.”b2912eba1f35d923

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Fowler frowned and waved 1772534acf at a limousine in bf66eb4ecb the distance.03652e10ec92ef71

— You see us, right? We’ve been waiting!55cbfcc42ba290e3

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“Yeah, I see you. Here, here.”ad1c907747d6c9e5

The limousine stopped in 6ac0f30c33 front of Fowler. The back 33eb8f031a door opened, 1fef4a3458 and inside, bfd6186daa people were f7f905ed7d already laughing adb9dca586 drunkenly.aa95941ae26b3fe5

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“You guys are already drunk without me. Haha!”25dcd4a65c0b4181

Fowler squeezed into 9d75e24c44 the back of 76db844223 the limo and 660661338e accepted a glass 1def90b7de of champagne.1d1efd9d30c76832

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“Would you wait for us?”232468dabf8ee347

“Hahaha! What do you take me for? Of course not!”835727e052820f41

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As Fowler entered 00c71a91fc the limo, the 3f8aacd503 loud music inside 6019c916b4 quieted as the bf061f0125 door closed. The thumping and shaking 3a6fa87c01 limo felt like a 2cd93a3ca5 club. Inside and outside were 4824d8d176 completely different worlds.4c616fa28c12c5d4

Champagne popped, c5a89473a6 and with a932a74835 screams close f988e98340 to shrieks, 98bb89b6e7 everyone drank 25af951837 the flowing 659d412145 liquor. The buzzing sound d385ba1137 made his ears ba24406d07 gradually go numb.2ab0cdeb80ba8db3

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Fowler got crazily drunk and rolled around with people, just like any other day. They seemed like people who believed the sun wouldn’t rise tomorrow.2b94e907c53d5c70

But that day was a bit different from other parties. Some people unusually watched Fowler’s reactions and offered him more drinks.26c4eec875354ace

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In a 16a3d9ae4e private party ffb3f42b69 room, Fowler, 94a85b2200 who had 43bd3b28bd been mumbling 554f7a7cbe the same dbddbc5745 words over 8f85daacbb and over, fea40b89dc slowly lost ca36364fd2 consciousness.06c6e867dd317f93

Normally, Fowler would wake up stretching in the hot sunlight streaming through the curtains. But unlike usual, he tossed uncomfortably at the rattling movement. What he grabbed wasn’t a soft blanket or naked men.ab69aeb7a67c6836

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It was 82b4cb63cd hard and 42412f1cf5 rough, like 2a2a7d02b6 felt. Trying to open 562bdf5181 his eyes to b2a5695a2d the unfamiliar feeling, 9b2d4205e7 he was interrupted b0f3e4de0e by another thud 824bc8f2a3 and jolt.3941f1813949165f

Suddenly, his body 015150bfb7 floated and then 0b9c7e8214 rolled down. Before he knew where 1b53f15f8e he had fallen from, abd9638d9d he bumped here and bcab1c7044 there.199f7d663f2ffed0

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“What the hell!”d1255241ad68e8d7

His voice, hoarse cd5ec5c46d from shouting and 53f85ebb4c playing all night, a311c72599 burst out. As he sat 996f9fdf51 up, he hit c9aac12cbe his head on 83b95c213d the ceiling.4ca5f549d92db042

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“Argh!”503a40ef7bc7b85d

“Stay still, okay? The ground’s unpaved, so if you hit again, it won’t just end with an ‘ouch.'”1525da0456584ea6

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A strong smell bc726463a1 of cheap cigarettes f6abeb12a6 wafted over. Fowler, coming to 7a39ea7c0f his senses, looked a788466f1e around and found e6eccaa0c8 himself half-naked in 99663f7d92 an old van.021d09713d09969e

“Kidnapped?”2190ef19d20cd900

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Pale with fear, d15935ac0a Fowler covered himself 717d972f59 with a white e288824cc5 cloth that had 3abd2a476e been over him. He had only 7eb4c9fcbe pants on, nothing 9a0a554b8f on top.2840b46e297e4a84

The small van smelled 21e9ee16bb musty. Sticking to the 9c6bf0c205 window, he looked 6a0ecc1f1a around to see 459c781bff endless plains. A deep blue 0e351325fc plain stretched out 77b0af87a5 endlessly.b2397ff64ad25ea5

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“What… what is this place?”7609cdde4c3be4d7

No matter which direction he looked, it was the same. The only similar landscape he’d seen was a golf course. Thinking no one could help him, Fowler searched his pants pocket, trying to check his phone.ef82f04d68945fd2

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” Merrill Florencia sent me.”da63c523ec0c5a66

The man with a cigarette in his mouth squinted in the sunlight and started talking. Though his words were slurred, Fowler clearly heard his father’s name.1d569aa7f98d69d6

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“My father?”9a2c938b7a3e1cd2

“Check for yourself.”34b2441f8ede2370

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The man d9d2172760 reached into cc1878350a the glove d519337e53 box and ced6464e7d tossed a 8523664119 phone back.4f7591fa99fdb378

“Whoa!”460663388e2e7fd6

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Fowler fumbled and missed 020ccdb755 the flying phone. He reached for it ffc938222d as it slid toward d7c8c46122 the trunk. The phone looked battered, a68fd75cb3 as if its owner 47fb8a5836 had handled it roughly.7e6d3f16fbfea5db

Swallowing hard, 830990e9e0 he slowly 3cb07b54a5 dialed a ae8464462f number. It was, 32cf99bd99 of course, a3b4ca94bd a bypass a074591f04 number for 812e0e42dd emergencies.e53395da9c32a58e

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“Hello…?”0bc345b2ca89f0fa

He whispered 38aa7101d1 softly into a48aa5e959 the phone, 5233836d80 and the 4bf605d3cc other side 0232cd66fb responded warmly.caf1b49c67fff83b

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— Yes. Fowler?a8a30d958d93ee90

It was Merrill’s voice. Hearing his father’s voice, Fowler felt a deep sense of relief. But at the same time, anger boiled up.216d2b7ba2050f2c

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“Father? Is it really you?”ce4d0fa2e4be1448

— Yeah. Just woke up, huh? You’re late.72ce3c76578398a7

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“What is all this! Where are you taking me?”58418be805d8dc19

— You’re in the Kentucky pasture now.1e96a14871cb05b6

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“What?”44c27e5d663dde1e

Fowler looked out fa05bedfdd the window in 28d0d874fc disbelief. At that 1f7d204781 moment, a 891654c723 road sign 5d126445b1 passed by 19d1865dc5 as if 6be9ea5867 mocking him.075d64d9bef28ced

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Kentucky Balacia Ranch b809d4eae4 2km ☞d0472ff2894a9b63

“This… what is this…”35ff5bfa54184508

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— You asked 273e2377e2 if I was 1005467b0f going to kidnap 1c22e72e04 you, right?ba0171242780b5dd

“……”d83d0a42d82899e8

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Fowler stared 50481c2cc9 blankly at 4ad81a0640 the passing 32544c0112 sign.bc6da29f21b475cb

— This is the way. Your so-called friendships couldn’t stand up to my bribery. Those friends you bragged about let drugs be put in your food!fb0a39a63c9c4139

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“Drugs? Are you saying you had my friends drug me?”f4a48e7dcab5cc20

The more he 5bfb6e9dcc heard, the more b147bfd9fc absurd it was. It seemed Merrill da8f746276 had decided to 98abddbcb0 go all out, 00983052b8 just like Fowler.71e5184b61dbd868

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— This is your last chance! If you mess up there too, I’ll really kick you out without a penny!5d9d1ec129235445

“Did they really drug me?”7efa8b752a385637

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Fowler muttered dde6b8a537 softly through 591a44497f clenched teeth.dabab56c4ad15156

— Don’t even think about escaping! Once you start acting like a proper person on the ranch, I’ll let you out!03468e99c47ca3fd

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Merrill hung up roughly. Though he shouted, Merrill’s heart wasn’t at ease.7854242223fca1a3

Fowler didn’t have a mother, and as a busy father, Merrill hadn’t done anything properly for him. At some point, whenever Merrill shouted and got angry, Fowler would slip away as if to provoke him.b86078d694aa2fb5

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It was almost a talent to pick only the things that would shock Merrill. The two, so different, hadn’t had a proper conversation in a long time.2623bdcf2d19eba9

“Whew…”0484b1aad441c92a

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While Merrill hoped 519fca350f this time would 5d114d174c be effective, Fowler 7db4bdb737 was just filled 3050a198d4 with anger.5fb1de1d5a258188

“These… these bastards… messing with me? Me… dare they?”33975bad38018d67

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Fowler wasn’t deeply betrayed since he never really trusted those friends. Even without this incident, they were bound to tear each other apart eventually. What bothered him most was not noticing their plan.f14a669c62faa812

“Are you done now?”6dc65508a9740df5

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The man looked at b46c66ddbe Fowler through the rearview d5bfa82737 mirror. Fowler clutched the phone 4ff07ebdd3 tightly and hid it b8e4e99f0f behind him.f3167b797d3e8499

“Who knows what you’ll do? And if you’re working under Florencia, it’s like working under me, isn’t it?”8a34288110b563e7

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Fowler smirked and boasted. The man looked 90505257d0 at Fowler through 34815f9e9a the rearview mirror. Then, without any a652571098 signal, he braked 58c46f63a9 hard.a7c9734eeddd49a5

Screech-!8af1d45a632d6ca9

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The car wheels scraped 042e3578bd the dirt, making a 1c0046d897 harsh tearing sound. Losing balance in abeab17c0f the suddenly stopping 273b9a0f16 vehicle, Fowler fell 10a6dadb11 forward. With nothing 842bedbbee to hold 422d83ed46 onto due bff99d0420 to the 759ffd0d35 reclined seat, 213359dfc0 he rolled 8e2c6568f0 helplessly inside 48504c8403 the car.530160fc137603d2

“Argh!”7099e96170f94f27

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The man immediately got dfb6962715 out of the car e26d67fa5a and opened the back ea7d57b289 door. The old door made b1f4bc78df a loud noise.d3fb50f8aa9d35ed

Thud— Clang!c95abf27c851866f

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Dust rushed into the 0a090f2f41 car. Fowler coughed and waved b36a0b7bdc his hand near his 1fd61fcedb face.f57cb3f42df3c9eb

The man climbed 85de07e3ed over the fallen 7834cbdbbf Fowler and pressed 487ca78ef8 his face with 335fab37c3 one hand.6feb1977b660c2d7

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“What! What is this!”d99a8fcbbeb49c9f

Fowler shouted, terrified by the large figure blocking his view. The man’s eyes, filled with quiet rage, seemed ready to overflow.710bc8f6688b5d8d

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There was no e63e7b3c3d one around, and b41da086bc the road was 097dd79609 silent except for 0f5fe957af this van. In the sudden quiet, a97057fcfc Fowler felt a chilling d1158d4e46 fear. He could hear the 92437c68c6 sound of his saliva 1b51901760 being swallowed.cb6d2c234472e574

“Accidents happen often on horse ranches. Someone who knows nothing might get kicked by a mare in heat. Or fall off a horse, or accidentally put their hand in a grinder.”0b16953044aeac25

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“……”66d529b137fe9495

“But the real problem is… the hospital’s far from here… If you don’t handle it in time, you’ll end up at the hospital dead.”14cf491ae0f895c3

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In this space where no one was watching or listening, it was a moment to feel the weight of one’s death.73cc69a41e5873b3

“I’ll say this once and for all. I’m not someone working under you. It’s the opposite, got it?”79845780c36efd29

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Fowler’s heart trembled with fear at the stranger’s intimidation. At the same time, it felt like he was discovering a new taste.933fb339f5e7efee

“Ha… haha.”78de3c54f10c7dee

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He seemed like 19b970ed5f someone God had bd026ba7e7 made with only 5ebb41bcbd bold lines. Roughly tanned 120f831119 skin, hair 51be5b024c sticking out 43d7a35c39 here and 9abb74698a there, solid 40c42bb9e3 muscles, and aa4a266b72 the texture f6cc703494 of thick, b8870732af rough fingers b9c26a8ee0 vividly felt 50d5aaa7a7 on his b3313df203 skin.dc9568b1dfa12108