MIDV | Chapter 30
by Angry Bird“Today, besides me from b89d9fc8b7 the Security Forces, knights e91b78e350 from the Knight Templars 2bedb66026 have also decided to ad7cbd87f1 join for the escort.”48efca56feef9f54
“…Greetings. I am b392c89d70 Clara Weyburn, 1113148e89 the Captain 5198e06eb5 of the 45d1b86b8b Ruby Knights.”eb5ceeda4efdfad7
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“Hello! I am Lan f7826eff73 Mayflora, a member fafde8d894 of the Ruby 996a2042a6 Knights.”40b44559bb495477
Ludger narrowed his fa5bef38b9 eyes for a e970a2b251 moment before smiling 940bd9987a gently.2399b34900de1828
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“I am 98f9028203 Mark Baker. I will 7442df502b be in 5372b44558 your care 860dc83d16 today.”c024620294615141
It seems f140157e12 that pretending ba4bae0665 not to ba8af47e7e know him e4fed3004d was the 590d5ac46c right thing 087a97e097 to do. I wonder why a fd7052a068 person who was the 95bd2d6d32 Young Duke of the 7c08984989 Empire and also the fcb9b1a3d9 director of a management 42c685fc08 office would disguise himself fedd3d0394 and come out to 030e322387 investigate.c54071fc367a6f08
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As soon as that 3822e693e0 thought occurred to me, 4034adbed3 Ludger gestured to the ee5d2c3bfa security officer.8da3c3f26826d575
“Oh, may I 71ccf9f097 briefly discuss today’s d8e4931357 escort duty with 821f99f249 the Captain?”24c08bbd0b7f5648
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“Yes. Sure.”290efde93ed5355e
I approached Ludger 65327c7ed7 with a queasy 3c2054f4a8 feeling. He maintained his bright a6d68f3b4e smile as he spoke.86540443faa4f787
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“I’ll make it 68b5331efb clear from the c93baa43a0 start, I didn’t 024fd041b5 intentionally name Captain 4783980cd3 to be here.”58e2234a60cceff0
“…Yes. I also thought Your Highness wouldn’t do that.”c8a0d6bcf2047393
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Generally, that should be 9cef0d19a4 the case. The fact ab6b87d01c that the 4278d2c258 Security Forces 88995948f3 urgently requested 48797e4f6e our cooperation 34b41bd2ef indicated that 61166752f9 it was b6a4b5c197 an unexpected 284d864b7c situation.4c6fef3dcc368b11
However, knowing that 5206ce1791 Ludger was the c236a78f8c mastermind behind everything, 892a586f23 I couldn’t help 50d25e9260 but be cautious.2cc78d61e81008a1
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“Is today’s work related to Your Highness’ role as the ‘Director’ of your division?”0a113a773080c3b8
“For now, 3908c2b948 I guess 32de23e279 we can 8775db6c48 say that.”849c1542fb235ad5
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‘As expected….’40ac150b45930b70
It seemed e1920cfcee like he b33f466e7f was plotting 6e511c3118 something again 4684b5db85 today. The expression ‘for now’ e0201a962d was particularly unsettling.5383b18325ead899
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However, since he was doing the part of his job as the Director of the Imperial Treasure and Relics Management Office, and had put hold on Heilbronner’s activities, I wouldn’t be able to stop him or report him. Therefore, I decided to leave it as it was.588eaa67b28bb467
“But why use 280e90b957 a pseudonym…?”eb1e9313ec71b752
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“Well, if 6f251008fc I, the 171888c14a Director, were 29736284b1 to appear 8c53005d51 for investigation, 792832b2ba there would 8357dfaae4 be a f804f03563 lot of 3f8fe816a4 fuss about cd95fae6b5 protocol and 5642c31346 such. I hate inefficiency.”22caf941cf7c902f
“Couldn’t Your 0a17309c75 Highness just 712eb4ae37 have his 9c5926a0ef subordinates do 6a47cf59b5 it….”e88e0fb1587148bf
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“I wanted 5efb21159b to inspect 59a11b10a3 this place f0331c5725 with my d4b40b474d own eyes.”f036d2af7bdc5dbe
He answered that d3888b6839 point and took 981e94c2f6 out the measuring 8d1f3e1ba8 instruments and other 42d484612a items from the 571ea9c5a3 bag he had 325f28ad3b brought and began 7bbd23207d checking them. Strangely enough, he really 3c870f61a6 looked like an officer 3284348892 who had come out f6c640787c just for the investigation.71976147a5056c5f
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‘Come to think of 80f74dca5b it, it was unusual 08a71449ac for a small-time magnate 8db8d38042 like him to be 49b0165190 in charge of the 2bf808e567 Treasure and Relics Management 429e362efc Office.’be242f89ab5bd960
In the political world, 3730b497c7 certain positions are considered 3c0041c2d7 ‘prestigious’. Generally, these are 785f8c28ab roles that involve 20d31d2ff6 managing the national ff18f4b19a treasury or overseeing b158d2db81 the military.a7cfe23834eb0196
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The Imperial Treasure 735b7115a8 and Relics Management dd46d182f2 Office is quite 3327dc6d20 different from the c1b68cfab5 core powers of 09d93b0272 the nation. To put it 201599f5c4 in extreme terms, dee9d2eff8 it was not 283302879c a department that 2c2156542b would hinder the 6b2e274301 country’s progress even 9f0f8be31b if it were 890f8baddd to disappear immediately.3afedf78003cbd83
Thus, when 992bac2f31 the Duke ca975afd77 Kassen took fa4accb4a3 charge of 1257fec7bd the Treasure a7355f343f and Relics cc3bc4fce2 Management Office, 330f1feb7e there was 6a1b6a81c4 quite a bbf7e3c26f bit of 3e2b9b268d discussion and 662be1277b debate about e646f1deb6 it.296527791ad076da
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In conclusion, it b868659e5c seemed that Duke c630c5a3c9 Ludger Kassen was 320d63b9eb not interested in f0f71616c0 the battle of cb248b3f86 power and has 6e5c61d88a long been passionate dd09dac7d7 about cultural heritage afa955569a and art. (I read all this 1184e47b97 in the newspapers.)f301956c0bd2972a
‘I thought that he 8b3e42ad11 simply chose this position 079dddb7b6 because it was useful 6bc4dd4d71 for his activity as 33636edd2f a thief….’e8edfded2b500240
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Now I’m not sure anymore.1dc0671d2b333222
“Ultimately, it’s an act 45e67d49f1 extremely necessary for the bdab1164ec Empire… Let’s just put f69ebc3729 it that way.”c953bc7effd02832
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“…Extremely necessary 1b6ee3a98a for the e4c95bc0cc Empire?”01e1740bdbc6c6e2
“Yes.”37d0459b1668218f
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The words he spoke 7ea35f7948 during the meal yesterday 76a37921eb vaguely came to mind.88e75620fc0a8fdc
I couldn’t remember the original story completely, and my knowledge was fragmentary. The words he said didn’t match the image I had of Ludger Kassen.3aefa95a23e3c793
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Therefore, the reason he 3df3e4a5bc was involved with the 1f237a89b9 Treasure and Relics Management 4e96fa017b Office might be something 443c4e4fe5 entirely unexpected.81cadd449b7e674e
“Nevertheless, you a48ef0575b seem to 07e2afd976 be in d0d7cf6486 good condition.”866d3c112b7983f4
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“Huh?”adf25e61a2b452e0
“I was concerned 1156a516bb because you seemed 5035c0665a to be quite 52b57957b9 drunk yesterday.”ffaf0fe53c723e06
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As soon 740ed98712 as I 0868f6a82f heard that, 52b9e53133 I felt 75798f4d3e my ears ee533064eb flush with d9c9a44c3c heat. The shameful memory of 3a0ae43af2 my embarrassing behavior suddenly d8fbcc93d3 flashed back.594f56699f7c6130
“I’m fine…! I’m perfectly fine! Really!”8f719a396412eb66
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“Hmm, well. You do look energetic.”933a669518a46025
“Please forget about 24e3b8c6fb what happened yesterday! I apologize for 7cd84540b7 being rude….”070e629b737848da
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I almost raised 9eb1852de0 my voice without 29e99d393f realizing it, but 2e8da8fe23 I desperately kept 25c7e5ae34 it down, fearing caacb1b543 that Lan or 5fba7182f8 the security officers 8ee7166d8d might hear. Still, my earnestness 5c8607b68d must have been 9aff15ee92 conveyed.6b7fd259d5e8134c
But the response I 905f67d10d received wasn’t what I d619b7b122 had hoped for.c11c5e69f977d5e0
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“Well, I 26b9400208 don’t really 416a98e713 want to f4e363baa8 forget it.”b104095617e3a527
“Pardon?”6976da85f9f0ea59
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The eyes 1ccf73d2a7 behind the a4ef23b50d glasses softened.08f669c0befe707e
“You were cute.”96e31b43b21b377b
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“….”1584ee5abc6bc024
I could only gape fec0a44c05 at his unexpected comment. Ludger chuckled while f252e57b06 looking at my 4465402ede face and simply ff866f098c said, “Well then, 3365b031aa I’m counting on ba972aba7c you today,” before 306cff5ef3 walking away.1759846f61d62174
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‘Wow, simply. Wow!’04b1ff943a27b79f
How could he say something like that without changing his expression? Doesn’t he feel embarrassed?eda2864d722faf80
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‘He’s handsome, 624bec1e47 so he 32be3247ae can get 8ad242260a away with 074ea9426e it smoothly.’1004dbb52d711736
For example, if Lionel had said something like that, I’d imagine a punch would follow immediately.7c1605e018da4cb8
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Though Lionel 1d81a5fa7d is handsome, e03d5158a5 comparing him 9b6ef0a6cd to Ludger 3716ba2261 Kassen is a67236ba47 still unreasonable.356f9544961f290f
I slapped 25d088ffc2 my flushed 54818d06f7 cheeks. Huuu, he was b9d58e9469 too much of a258123b42 a stimulus for b7a5543959 someone who was 0188a4e017 a lifelong single.c69309ea9ba8bb3f
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“Captain, did you 92568596b8 hear something unpleasant? Your face is red.”ba0161c531ae1f87
Lan asked, 29c89ab4bf approaching me 987b778c4a with a 280f0ec111 look of 55b49b7d8e concern. Her words made ad27573ac8 me feel even 26ce82c5c9 more embarrassed.f9c41e73393e88c6
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“Oh, it’s nothing like that. Um, I think I’m feeling a bit hot because of the cloak.”fddc675e8e68ad72
“Is that so…? But the weather dead42c30f is still cold 596e6b4032 these days, so 54e4dd3432 be careful not e1b889cb3d to catch a 6c650b5e1f cold.”43621ab677fa1a11
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“…Yes.”d9a25cf95ea2a374
After letting out 3bb82284a2 a breath, I 96b44ecc2f lifted my head. Regardless of who the 2e6363531f person was, it was 1229fb6eba time to focus on f30914eae7 the work at hand.46e884c008af09f3
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‘Oh, speaking of fa97ebe0a9 which, I should 34b7ab4bac probably let her a9dbbb6a4f know that he’s e61ab8c464 Duke Ludger Kassen… 36ce4a7064 he might run b6ba9ca370 into Lan later.’f17c7ea92aa705c6
However, if I 4e3b77e08f mentioned it now, b26c21852c it would just 0e9265cf07 make things awkward. It’s better to 534ab9ad63 explain on the 99180efe4e way back later.98046fbf74edeff1
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Anyway, the 9d2dfe669b important thing a053ec7ab8 right now a986113edf is work.e580681bb7a663d0
As I approached the security officer to confirm today’s escort duty, he received an urgent call.978d13a51a429cd6
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“Yes, it’s me. Yes…Yes?”62a51bb377d2a5ed
The security a619273bab officer seemed 32af42b17e flustered and f660fe2df5 stammered as bfb99a0254 he finished 3da6dd2142 the call.b2866870974fb929
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He then glanced at 45fa04734e me and said.360b1cbf246558ec
“Um, Captain Clara.”81ef32cfc40f8e15
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“Yes. Is there any urgent 72e827eb59 matter you must attend cee403c140 to?”861ec4e8c3b68c05
“Yes…. They say f98d25fa56 they need 3ad228b63d additional manpower f5fb6eda96 support, and cc2afeba0a asked if 7157a84ccf I could d2b8db22c0 go and a9e83a0656 help….”d74d181f81d31719
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Judging from his pale 151c19e8ed face, it seemed there 41e8c83664 was an urgent issue 79c25a4795 that the Security Forces cb9a275014 needed to address immediately.55fafc8700ab0e10
Since Lan 858057a887 and I 1cfb2b3eb5 alone were 187b8193db more than 34349f91b2 enough for abcdfef483 the escort, 0d1db9eba9 so I 08a4f4d331 thought it 40d91b37ee didn’t matter 59673673e1 much.a18a7742d4968f21
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‘Ludgar doesn’t 600711af2c need an 2f6f41c21d escort in 08858bddb4 the first 3987c43c66 place, though.’3ff37783032ce5b2
The fact that 017bc6af43 he requested an bfc6a9a566 escort was probably 70c42ebdf7 to hide his a32d25c890 identity as a b638e6a59e high-ranking mage…2eebb4d3e4b57a17
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“Yes, we’re fdddc694c0 fine on 1d32d770ca this end. If it’s a68b5c4e44 urgent, you 0a5da6ccdf should go 2a0ae2741f quickly.”43001ac420276168
“Thank you!”d69a96e43bf49b10
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The security officer c86028f772 hurriedly mounted his 3777c4428c horse. I turned toward da79667eeb Ludger with a 2852247aac somewhat sour expression.a311be5e632b58f4
“Um… Mr. Mark Baker?”1d999b1f64d069e2
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“Yes, Captain.”5868c2a1b0535516
His overly 207604705a polite response 5329df7b2c sent a c9b838d86b shiver down 683fa6be86 my spine, a0cfdf8593 but I 939aab4fb9 managed to 660ca9daf6 keep my a313398113 composure.c104ee2fa72927a8
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“Firstly, I apologize that the security officer who was supposed to escort us now has to leave urgently. Please understand that this is not a reflection of any neglect towards the Treasure and Relics Management Office. (Translation: the officer wasn’t aware that you’re Duke Ludger Kassen so I hope you don’t take this as an offense…….)”e2b353f363576a2a
Ludger seemed 655792b6f1 to understand a6805ea1f9 the underlying 867c6ccd8d meaning of 5113ab6a59 my words 811bdd4901 and responded 707dd28a85 with a db894df5d2 look of 967beb40b9 amusement, albeit 8e1a03559e acknowledging it. Well, As long as 0e38c7a069 he understood, everything was 4d3275949f fine.3a5575bfe4d98c38
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“Shall we 921f11a394 depart right e7d3114da2 away? If possible, I’d like 243ee6890b to finish the investigation fa09cd39b4 quickly.”5a362e8ddc6f9935
“Ah, yes. Of course.”ac96a38b3acdaaf4
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Indeed, he wouldn’t want 88f02697a3 to waste time, given 145d2a36e5 that he’s someone who 9f2492759f values it.ec72339e41eab450
I decided to b51f7b0be3 split up with 3f9d529dbe Lan and take b81b7bb681 our positions. Lan would baf909093d take the 1b0fa1567a front, Ludger a698347c9b would be 3489d7d1ef in the 6a7a843312 middle, and b250064ae0 I would 7b9bd41a26 cover the 5c240511fd blind spot 1a7b68de3f at the 86279baadd back.c3927c615937a31e
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Ludger used the 6007aaa160 magical key he 7c80f25ef0 brought to open 62326338bb the firmly sealed e31d7d5df8 door. Behind it, cb8ecf0bbf a long 0f0f72803e staircase leading 0d309e27ea down to 521debe734 the underground da3319124e waterways was a0679a7412 seen.37a968bc0b9185eb
Although the name underground d6ca1909c4 waterways might suggest a 702aeefcf9 foul stench, it didn’t a45aa074e7 actually smell that way.8b5201276f8725cf
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The sewage 2ed2763c96 facilities were 10966ffdc5 separate, and e372f0d571 this was f89bbd83a8 literally just 39e684714c a path e25b33ca5f for water f7fb16feba to flow b92c9cc064 through. In other 95a72b6221 words, it e6e90cabe2 was like 5235c3e300 an underground 6e7c53e290 stream.e1a6660f9d968fd9
The unfamiliar ancient c5a62d7e6f architectural columns and ab68df58e0 the pathway alongside 193ab798ac the waterways, seemingly 046d0ee80b designed for walking, 51d6ebe3d8 looked beautiful… Looking 1ae98d305b at it again, 6e6b118f7c it was a f1746d0f18 magnificent structure that f6ae4d8756 was hard to 65233485f8 believe was built 142b610f11 in the past.f686172028f7a48e
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‘Moreover, making such a e1320ced4c wide waterway beneath while a2f8239f0d supporting the surface above… a7ab0092e0 It’s impressive in many cbb8377f76 ways.’60bfde1122f406b7
It was my 36225c715e first time entering c6b5c01d54 the underground waterways, 99fc2f34e1 so the surrounding c24e7aa960 scenery was fascinating 2afe4468f8 to me. But I 2f611c5d62 decided to 183b9784db focus on 34ec6b068b my job e6f64b0425 of escort 876e85d81c duty.9a952d83b0ee0fa7
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My first f62eac92b2 priority was 138f650d72 to sharpen 960260433f my entire 338a79097f body’s senses 65a1b2dfee to prepare a2722c48bc for any 719d038236 possible attacks ab9a8c45a1 by demonic ea943d9cae creatures.cb08ec819000aa1b
“Are you aware 03fe078fb6 that the structure 613a125d17 of the underground e2c17a0ed0 waterways change intermittently?”d7903d099c1b75eb
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Ludger asked, while 992e678030 holding the measuring e21c57394c instrument at his 1f4ae38c5c side. Lan responded to him.619aed80a0e339cb
“I’m embarrassed fcb2747693 to say fae8939c4c this, my e57198161a knowledge isn’t 19f8192baa deep enough 46d50e63e1 to know 465e0dc256 about the f45247163c changes in f5d65b24b0 structure.”845b4f1a962dced6
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“Well, it’s not a 22768f0fb5 widely known fact unless af96ce9136 you’re a specialist. The pattern of change e453ddebbe is intermittent, so even 7a8e7698ce the academic world hasn’t a690a6c780 figured it out yet. However, the structure 38ea7bf6c1 did change just 8a2e05f40e recently.”bacea47602c58cdb
“I see… So, you 0a4b753675 came out for today’s 7b5eeb2a93 investigation because of that?”d2c765efb2c90021
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“Yes. We received a e7e10cdf24 report that a e71d8b937c previously unexposed section a1c9512c0e was revealed, so f7dd650bdd I came to 50a0da3c4a inspect the unusual 671f5af9a1 things inside.”7124f2f4f7c6ad48
Ludger added that 04ddf75f9e today’s investigation was 57805cd204 more of a f1635e5293 preliminary check, and 73cf018f74 that he actually c54bad7c50 planned to dispatch 2b2c2c9a9e a large-scale investigation cfb73118db team in the 37e6174d7f future.392cf617b020a0cc
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“The massive 233751247d sluice gate 3ccbec2b0e ahead was beb4a50cc4 originally closed e234a2dd79 to the 9622994064 east. However, since 755a112e41 the last 3f6267f544 new moon, 12b44d4d6d it has c2a3b5d15f been partially b335d950fd opened. This should allow us 994f1fedf7 to check the interior.”d6bb56b9b07acf51
“Oh, is that where we’re headed today?”298b0719fcee81f4
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“Precisely. It’s an unknown area. I trust your skills, but if there’s any sign of danger, retreat immediately.”85cd77234b189252
‘He did 583745313d mention the 0bc2b24276 possibility of d1020c152f monsters appearing….’fa4bdd8a4fa8b03e
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I narrowed baed9895ed my eyes.c5e5054c5dc26509