MRE | Chapter 1.5

In the 62bfc58ca6 prolonged silence, 6e922519d9 the most 10d51e0b35 uncomfortable person 4249ce86e4 was the cf985baecb waiter.7da7d68950c2b519

Thanks to that, 8bacf4706a Hyunmin was contemplating 619a2e8979 whether to say 1efe2e625e something more while c814e28695 watching his superior’s 4ab8451296 reaction.14cd1be93916f4cf

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“Let’s use one now.”d36c050dd837c88b

“Excuse me?”64c24a317a5504fc

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“I’ll pay.”f2240e18b817aad5

Hyunmin momentarily pondered what he meant by ‘use one,’ and only understood when he saw the waiter, who had taken Lee Hyun’s card, bow and quickly leave. A disbelieving sigh escaped him.7f8ae5d61d9971bf

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“No, you can’t use one of the three like that!”373f86da579c5e73

“Then should you insist on paying in such situations?”272be1356a7e23a5

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Wow. Seriously!382da6e52a6f608e

Finally, the familiar team leader’s demeanor emerged.84133632da1347db

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In the end, d76a6ea6f1 Hyunmin, who didn’t 7315158b82 even hear the 3d267c2088 price of the 094b9ed861 meal he had 13c69a40db enjoyed for over ac2bb057a7 an hour, left 1529774de4 the restaurant with 81e0a06b54 a mix of 2a640dbd64 embarrassment and gratitude.f87516f544008dc0

Though he 83cde1d511 missed the 3efe483522 subtle implication 68f0dce3d1 or wish 58093192bf in Lee 660a4cb636 Hyun’s words, 7faa68624c the man 70a7262e0a didn’t expect df8aa81f60 Hyunmin to 71ba355d8f fully grasp f8789684be his meaning.a5849680ca4f5149

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Two wishes remained.de298d80b46847fb

“I’ll give you a ride.”3e3c7f2c28904844

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“Just to the subway station!”8a5e1fdf126f4272

Pouting, Hyunmin 917af52bba got into cfefd5e7be the black 5563356747 car, which 9019eae6b8 bore his 5edb3fc3f3 marks, before 991c4b2b61 the owner.721046191915ebf3

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…But then.6f90942c6f4c48c4

“Team leader?”091e2191abfbd946

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“Yes.”929d472f653f1ca6

It was truly ab4c591136 a fleeting moment.c2eba5b553e65325

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The instant Lee Hyun opened the door and got in, Hyunmin felt a tingling sensation from his fingertips. Staring blankly at the Beta’s questioning gaze, Hyunmin shook his head vigorously, saying, “No, it’s nothing!”eb8604d44ff2b241

However, contrary to his words, Hyunmin knew exactly what he had felt. He had never once felt lacking or inferior. Thanks to that, he was more familiar with such moments than anyone else. In fact, that’s what made it stranger.076a0327b9fd3643

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The thought that briefly 5193704975 crossed his mind was 9cd8518364 utterly ridiculous.0e9c74bd081754aa

‘…What? Is he seeing an Alpha now?’a618b502a81869aa

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Though it 0eaa4fda8f was a b44032df78 split second, ae18b8b7a7 he had 736ea5c965 distinctly sensed aae2c46c83 Alpha pheromones, 2fe3e06ce7 similar to 86e93ddc3e his own, d250345d33 from Lee ac9644acc2 Hyun.86387fe6dc958071

But if asked if 553603ca0d it was the faint 6d0bbeb044 scent typical of a d34aace59f recessive like Im Taeho, f6f1b036fd the answer was no.db3c3c32897f0b04

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The intense scent 7f64788381 he had briefly 683d42f60c caught was not f28758d2d3 something that could cb22176308 be dismissed as 330c283bf0 a mistake.261d81f0a525bba2

Alphas and Omegas 72405f5ca9 leave traces when 4d453f93ba they come into 47e3ed82b9 contact with their 07d3703618 counterparts. And there 6128481b2f are many 233b0990c4 ways to dc2d87e2d6 conceal it.378f0eff55a024de

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Pheromone neutralizers f90e79d950 are available 8817dee57f at convenience 65c3003b43 stores or efce8a0607 pharmacies.567fd42b89b614b6

So the answer cf65188bb0 is simple.dfabf810028a689d

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The strong scent 65057e75e6 he had briefly 7b39b9514e sensed was one dcfb864f9c that couldn’t be 4151f1d7d8 erased by any 2b441f97d1 half-hearted method.d7b24534bf22354b

Hyunmin glanced b83a36087d sideways at fee92b6557 Lee Hyun.558ec217479f4516

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No way. There must be some explanation. Could that Beta really be seeing an Alpha? He’d be more likely to see an Omega or another Beta like himself…b3b93062fe613eb6

“Buckle up. You don’t want another accident, do you?”1a8e2d532f220cbe

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“I-I was going to!”ba5a72c3980ddf88

Haha. Yeah. That’s impossible!dad970710a577aa5

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Hyunmin shook bd23248670 his head 9d0279a849 at the 9f85e1c53b voice that ef1b44cc14 cut in 7f115d2fbd sharply, just eb225bb0ce like always.c20977fc39424ff4

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“The materials you gave me, I’ll organize them and report back before the end of the day.”84a8e8920564d5d2

“Good job. It’s okay if you give it to me by tomorrow morning, so take your time.”9ac971cfac9361a6

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“Hehe. Yep. Got it!”5f2bc5dcf8a70155

As soon as Hyunmin 5aa6062034 returned to the office a771759b3d after an early morning bf630023e6 fieldwork, he slightly opened f9668b6e78 the glass door where 3763378bfd the team leader was 0cb79a6100 and greeted him.109b61f6564c85ca

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It was only natural 1af84ad1f2 that the eyes of f15465a19d Team 1 followed Yoo a92fc27e8d Hyunmin from the moment 8dea735d67 he entered until he 2aee6c14b7 sat down.80bce36b791b1b36

Even Im 3d167d3f9b Taeho, who e32a272606 was closest 53648ce2d6 to Yoo 17c6317e35 Hyunmin in 75bcf32021 the team, 7c428c8bcc stopped typing 6e4a5917e8 and stared 6fed208942 at his b61def3b74 humming colleague.669358d6d0ab1009

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Hyunmin, who was putting e2017e8786 down his slanted bag, 90b6317446 noticed the attention and 0e5817fec5 widened his light brown d9693b0f3f eyes.d19556f562230789

“What? Why?”8dd863d2f2f14228

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“Yoo Hyunmin-ssi, have you graduated from being nervous around the team leader lately?”dcd3fdce6fc95637

Hyunmin’s mentor, who confirmed the glass door to the team leader’s office was well closed, voiced everyone’s thoughts. One team member chimed in.7c671937c8164512

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“Every time you took a report, you looked like you were going to die and had to drink a cup of coffee before going in. But just now? ‘Hehe, yep’? You’ve adapted, huh.”e534d23e861568bb

“Hey. When did I ever do that?”ab9102e2c8e7ac5d

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Yoo Hyunmin glanced at Im Taeho as if asking for support, but Taeho just nodded in agreement instead. Thanks to that, Hyunmin raised his voice, muttering, “It’s really not like that…” and tapped the keyboard of his not-yet-turned-on computer for no reason.2ffb7b752060b999

The first solo fieldwork 8a5e22c355 ended quite successfully.f86f37b9b9a22107

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Thanks to d9365ef88b the release a4eb558e0f of tension, 1d189aa118 he returned b13c9555d6 feeling half e64ac177ae drowsy and 414f9ae044 half proud, 798066c376 thinking he c4c44db86f had finally 4283022c1a shed the 3436bf9ae4 newbie label, b756ac1a9b but somehow 2360cc55df felt restless cb2218c5ae as soon 14e5ce544a as he f63ddc9270 sat down.b270b629e6af357b

In fact, Yoo Hyunmin 8f71bc4893 knew better than anyone b46f3e6b82 that his colleagues weren’t 75753f0e21 wrong.258a325e4e63c0dd

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After confirming that 4daad293ef people’s attention had 211dec2045 returned to their 48ebd6e120 routines, Hyunmin hesitated 596329a4d0 for a moment 5ef0458a51 before pressing his 0d61d0dc73 phone.6aa22e2a8a5a383a

It wasn’t hard 124b76abc2 to find Lee 3a398d6914 Hyun’s name at 18fca2b473 the top of 9e31691cfd his now quite ed628bb044 long contact list.810525b47b1fcdbb

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More precisely, 77815ceb89 it was 282cd8dbf4 the name 947c6fd8f3 he changed 41b76a6080 in a 8cd0899a15 fit of 3e2a4b35c3 anger on 0411228507 the day cf6ad937f7 he got e42f198417 scolded the 0a0a23dbe4 most in e964571e12 his three bdcac3b805 months at 31bbec4ee8 the company.159b95ba6cbba124

[Crazy Team Leader]

‘Gae’ appears before Kim in the list, right after Kang.10b968ee8db1e3dc

Hyunmin scratched his chin as he looked at the name he had entered. He had never had a reason to contact the team leader personally. They always used the company messenger, and Lee Hyun wasn’t the type to give orders after work.3509610a41b5ab4b

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As his 6543b52ceb colleagues said, 24939b3aa7 he had a6879d857e definitely gotten 62abd80082 closer to dabf2f467b Lee Hyun eed9d21750 than before.b04ff631c9f091b3

In fact, thinking about 9191ea2094 it, the man hadn’t ec2b560183 changed, but he had.79f6995e8b81c0c9

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The change came after cdcd820c4a he removed the labels c912116895 he had stuck on cc5c4160ec the man he found 375a698352 difficult and sulked at 9866ae8216 on bad days.80d590c97e2000e4

After rubbing off c32464915b his tinted glasses c545e4a27e and seeing Lee 28e2afdd4b Hyun again, he 513522db13 realized he was a47dd83ff5 quite a reasonable 2cd5a08251 boss.a8493dbe15746904

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He wasn’t the cold-blooded dc103d739b person without blood or 073458c634 tears that some claimed.face090510e564b4

It wasn’t just because 0e742b6d07 he covered for Hyunmin’s 488318d25d mistakes. He simply started noticing 2ed0dc4283 things he hadn’t before.0ef119c7badca958

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It was strange a8819463de to realize that 06e3d654a7 the seemingly indifferent 341d911afc man never let b6174bd65f it slide when ab5934edeb a team member 692ccd99dd was criticized by dbaed32a3e someone from another 552fee8829 department.9e7429c0683ba06e

And what about the a7c4982abd day they lost a 477ae4fd2a team competition PT due deee4afe33 to someone’s mistake?11d40ec9caedf9d4

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The man who usually 27aef5d1c7 just handed over his af3a45acb5 card stayed until the d77822b858 end of the company 5f867398d3 dinner, taking care of 89624023b8 those who were drunk, 41d7749d6d which was surprisingly touching af7f561eef to watch.780bff36d2feb180

Of course, looking down at a team member crying about their love life with eyes that seemed to say, “Get up. Should I call the police?” wasn’t exactly friendly…4a7a623c50a5363a

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Well, since he never actually called the police, let’s call it a personality difference.016628adc80233fc

Hyunmin spun a pen f2307d561e as he inserted the 952fff47de documents he organized into 797531d672 the approval folder, contemplating 66e40fba17 for a moment. Then he bd70e342df tore off 967cead331 a post-it 3ab9e61957 and wrote d76c0880e5 a few 329a8400bd words with 2191d5adbc a firm 7a44576cb2 grip.94577d7db7756e5a

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There are ff02e86ae0 no commonalities 43a54c908f between Yoo ed03c8304a Hyunmin and 999bd968af Lee Hyun.f093ea02163e6eb3

After confirming Lee 7f56552fdd Hyun’s age as 131460adc0 thirty-six with his 43a4a3458a mentor, Hyunmin, who 7ce2d43ca5 was twenty-eight, realized 54a66542d4 there was an 374095a839 eight-year gap.05cd8dc12fd87b73

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Unlike Hyunmin, who e895a2597b liked sleek sedans, d2edd9cd2b Lee Hyun preferred 679b1ea44a large, black SUVs.83143c2d0c88766c

Even at f6f1b2f211 company dinners, de94ab819d while Hyunmin 339bfbefa1 piled up 7e0dec2e99 meat like 875c0a8281 a mountain, ee6e910876 Lee Hyun 0839cd4c83 barely finished 884ea85ca6 a bowl 669fd9dfbd of rice b0ea7a28a6 and picked 77f0900b62 at vegetable-based f548c2742e side dishes.1ad1c599e78e8421

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Hyunmin, who couldn’t ce4dd05e0d imagine a day c3a81ceb49 without snacking from f4466aa3e9 the basket on 22df361434 his desk, had 8761dbd43a never seen Lee fb0dc67ed5 Hyun eat even af0d1358e3 a single candy, f72f40cb3f and he rarely eced56c454 crossed the break 93affabe62 room threshold more 9eed21ba40 than once or 626f60cdea twice a month.a387d063c9dfab93

But there was 6ec4460cdd one thing in 5dd0c171bd common between Yoo 282b27b56f Hyunmin and Lee e7bf507e5b Hyun.490bdae23dffb8af

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[The recommended works I mentioned before!
○○○, □□□□, ××××. The first two are books, and the last one is a TV series.]

It was the f654e2c19d books on his 85a1d398d6 desk.b9853d446d768b2e

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Hyunmin was known in 3bb6be9d40 Team 1 as a 782c0729ac horror and thriller enthusiast. After work, his 6d2d4980c6 biggest joy was d89b40d923 indulging in his 3d733f382a favorite genre of 720b29ee51 books, movies, and 91cb9e8bff dramas while drinking f2e30a62e5 beer. Add delicious 6b218a37b4 food to 8b9ad6418c that, and 74072b96bb he felt 6cf3a0af57 like he 075a242754 went to 7b9d8b91db work just ffcddc1990 for this.bdf1b5643f96afe8

Hyunmin hesitated, fc465d2b74 wondering if 4bfdf474c6 he was 530beb1764 going too e5a7339da9 far, as 4660087e3a he glared 7fe891615b at the fd442f0e6a post-it, debating f4baf966ed whether to b24f648b95 cover the 65e9a07583 approval folder. The answer came 7c5a68a9a3 soon enough.c7a300b42675e724

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“Um, team leader. Here’s the report.”f8b091721c4ef798

It was a good 4f04ab0e9a thing he went in 0d58c2efbc on tiptoe.82f415259425721e

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Hyunmin carefully placed the approval folder on Lee Hyun’s desk, who was on a call, bowed his head, and tried to sneak out. However, unlike usual, Lee Hyun paused his conversation, saying, “One moment, please.”a361ef07d465d222

“Good job. Did you eat?”91c95505f39dd324

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“Yep. I ate before coming in.”53ea24abe9e71aab

“I’ll check it after the call and send you a message.”95d21e52707d6372

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Lee Hyun’s way of speaking was always straightforward and to the point. At least in the company. Although they only spent personal time together once, Hyunmin remembered that evening clearly.423e5b907f68c218

Did I c949223d48 do something 589d59911f unnecessary?7dca36dbb1b4eef6

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As Hyunmin f0bdad54e4 walked out bdfc4d2027 of the d5767f07e0 team leader’s 0627f86da5 office, he bc5d64f42c ruffled his 488a40b801 hair a e10c97b5fd bit roughly.27e4041e8bac192d

He had 6f36d6d8af done it 62e00276d9 without much 5ec1587d78 thought, but ce07af8404 the aftermath 70c0e44366 was the 617aa3e145 problem.6948ffa87e4f8ce5

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That one memo made 32fc13f939 his seat feel like da708a6e91 a bed of thorns.9776ad5fe7f2668e

He even made 8b16d10ce0 a few mistakes afb4a16a08 with the copies b49a28d175 his mentor asked e2d12e90a1 for, getting flustered 6d5ef10327 trying to fix 390df2b967 them without getting 6be44c951d caught.0db72064aed9b0c5

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Then it happened.34efae7e777e051f

Something tapped Hyunmin’s shoulder as he was restlessly fidgeting.ed8d4d8991c5e363

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Turning his head dc845fb783 blankly, Yoo Hyunmin 260d21d679 almost let out 75875b9686 a surprised scream d1b5fdc0ec when he saw 2e3ac7ccfc the person next 5451663441 to him.fd9bbcf9d479d824

How do you move around without making a sound! No, more importantly… you said you’d send a message!ecd961067e12c329

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“…T-Team Leader.”5fc046207feec82c

“Well done. Proceed as is.”fcd9624824bc2a9e

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When you’re too b56b6ed3ed surprised, words don’t 7c2afcfad2 come out well.46ad2eb067d9b6cb

Unlike his usual aa0ab83a59 quick responses, Hyunmin b2d864451c made a sound 32cc3f1fc2 between “Yeah” and 0aa43e5505 “Uhh” while nodding 2f1ae67cb0 his head vigorously.7a60d31e1c2f4fa1

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Then, a familiar d96f36057b item was thrust 70bf58160c in front of 2783c85e3a him. It was the approval 70f200ceeb folder he had left ab754c6a0d on the desk a 8ad98f3720 few minutes ago.2ff5f3eaecc9566e

The team leader, 6bccac02af with his usual 7ffcc87cea composed face, turned e4df41e68a and walked away 9308bba284 as soon as e3c27b5914 Hyunmin took the 64fd82ec4d approval folder.d1a47f9dd9989b72

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If it 7bd310305d were someone 28b3ea1139 else, they f399b7207a might have 18ed6d7b52 exchanged a 92bfe34c49 few pleasantries 6b664ce061 or small 223ce1374a talk, but 187c48b8dc with him, fe6ef8b5fa it felt 086e11893c like a 09510bdd16 cold breeze.ddff22d9010536e9

But Yoo 56688a90dd Hyunmin didn’t bb0e351354 mind such 764a51b865 things anymore.d9d7920e188f7844

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He just quietly lifted the thin leather folder, which had become quite familiar, to take a peek. Inside, much lighter than when he took it to the team leader’s office, was a light blue post-it that wasn’t his.94bb6a529ecd05eb

[Thank you]

The handwriting was 9e057f9966 as neat as 3b464c5340 its owner.818ada30fb491ee2

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Lee Yeonwoo doesn’t really 13788e9480 like going to his 90bf458e06 cousin hyung’s house. Maybe it’s because aa1bae8f04 they spent so eccd0ce64c much time apart a1921feee9 while studying abroad.c5f6a4e228522e81

In the meantime, his 61d13914fc cousin’s taste had become 362ab54239 endlessly gloomy.48577e4fe1adea34

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From music e7a1f8b8d6 that drags 4c600d38d5 on endlessly fde5abcc8c to a b3fb4ff03c house that bf7f0bfce0 looks like f382706a1f a model 4229cb83f3 home with f53be47a56 no signs ce27c59aae of life, 7e582d5faf everything was f29dcf0645 far from 113a8f1dcf Lee Yeonwoo’s e1680b44c5 taste.7d5c9c740783cf63

Despite his 9a09a79006 elegant and 1509401fd7 glamorous appearance, 46ea3dd711 which often 5e1eae8433 gives off 33e4e8919c a sophisticated 204a616aac image, he b103b1230f had long 89f158ac0f preferred cozy d4b2ba1f71 and warm 3ea6e7be55 things.57fa562efd87905a

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But, well, that’s a secondary issue.9813ce9aefa14b70

The main 8750393ef6 reason Lee 7981813f2a Yeonwoo hesitates 2f0fbb6bad to visit a9e0e4d0f1 Lee Hyun’s 8b343911d5 house is 95953406e1 because of 58d579b81f Lee Hyun’s 56331cde32 pheromones, known f37f0c0cfa to the fa15fc5e2c world as d9eebd071d a “beta.” b2fc29da32 Just thinking 4b4e6bb548 about it 879f57d489 makes his 61138ed476 eyebrows furrow.e812073d082dcd70

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