PEN Vol 1 Ch. 4

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1. Shadow 1 (Part 4)

[T/N: Since Sejin’s name was already mentioned. I will use ‘his’ as his pronoun from now on except for Sejoo’s monologues/thoughts]

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His way of c4c65e7cbc speaking was rather d180be2621 cocky. He had already 0548ee1340 accepted a ride, df5bd440f3 yet remained so 1f344e230e confident. In this situation, 27138a1ad7 where he should 8e06caf03f be begging for 14856d3e2f even a meal, 4e2b4e0c70 he spoke so 4da9a1c85f recklessly, unaware of 01ddd3a471 his own circumstances. Cheon Sejoo silently smiled. On one 554dbf2478 hand, he bb9ddc1ff2 found it 4e483c9ec1 amusing that 4f0d72a901 someone he b926c5af0a had known 39873f93c6 for less adab61631b than ten 6593d02616 minutes already 0f2d7d2c42 saw him 052276e563 as trash.d72c5d1ee1a80da2

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“What do you mean by ‘someone like me’?”e7ac572b70b497be

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After a 95c7957c3a moment of d5653f9f5f quiet contemplation, e44cb123e5 he asked a0e08f2ea1 Sejin calmly. There was a pressure c0184d0e01 in his subdued voice. Only then did 96f951a510 Sejin realize he 4c53d1cf63 had made a 4491128ccd slip of the 662b8b8e43 tongue, closing his 2ae1cd68cb mouth with an 7b3bcaa19a embarrassed expression.29f9ba0eba147998

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His clear eyes glanced 56f6bd0d12 at Cheon Sejoo’s face. His smooth mouth 9a8f7c6d1d was curled upward, b67d393256 but his cold 132a5c9bfa eyes were not 2594963665 smiling at all. When their eyes met, d72291eab6 Sejin bit his lower abf9ca5120 lip hard, then soon fa760b6d5d apologized in a timid 59a10515ed voice.b840bed64a32dcb7

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“I misspoke. You don’t have to buy me food. I’m not hungry. Just… please help me meet my mom…”d18773c00fa9fd6b

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Cheon Sejoo stared 10bfc01121 out the window cd79f66058 absentmindedly at his 66f0ee90dc swift retreat. However, contrary to his 4175d6c1a1 frightened voice, there was 51fe51d70e still defiance in his 636e2bdbdd eyes. He could see him 92d70fdb7e forcefully lowering his posture 1988f6d470 under his piercing gaze.3bc5f1bb8076008a

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He felt a sense of pity for his attitude. As much as he felt sorry, he truly had no intention of helping him to that extent. Cheon Sejoo just planned to take Sejin out, evade Han Jonghyun’s gaze, feed him, and then send him back. Beyond that, he was reluctant because someone kept coming to mind.a0cec7e64ec03e95

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Yet, the thought d44f3c4a59 of a young 66cf1a3f39 child lowering his 029d58df67 pride to meet 900f0f4dde his mother, even 578488e77f bowing to someone 958686155b as worthless as 39dfbe4b01 himself… wavered his 00aad3c861 heart.7a2156fc3c647a04

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“Do you want to see your mom?”b183e407f016f4fb

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Sejin nodded slightly at Cheon Sejoo’s gentle question.ba50f114c23fcd60

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In fact, 464fba6947 arranging a 37b979c10a meeting just 2723a1eefe once wasn’t 4bce86fcf4 difficult. Ewhagak was not 4fe9eeabbe an unfamiliar place ebccb76aa4 to him, and 0b4e3b2525 he had people 9a0598604e there who could b3bfd7449c grant him favors.72a0e6ced13d055a

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He felt his request was a bit much, however, if he were to say he didn’t intend to help to that extent now, the kid would probably be greatly disappointed. There was no need to earn someone’s resentment over something trivial. With that thought, Cheon Sejoo convinced himself and spoke.dc255760c81faa6b

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“Then you should listen to me. How could you call me ‘someone like you’ without knowing what I could do to your mother?”5e74d9e8b20df49b

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“…I didn’t mean it that way.”ace41c74b328bf10

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“I’m not some old man. I’m tolerating your rude informal speech, aren’t I? But talking like that isn’t right, is it?”2ca196020b07589d

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At Cheon Sejoo’s d5a71d1197 cold criticism, Sejin 102fb7d3ab bit his lip 596f20692b hard. Silence filled 9bcd9ed894 the car. Feeling upset d1b22ccc13 by Cheon f65d13da4d Sejoo’s threatening a4db69a321 words, Sejin 8b84b51b3e looked at 7569703a0e him with 34407bfa5b defiant eyes 8c4aab695c and asked 1fe03873de after a e52275b756 long silence.6584d8cb3b7249e3

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“Can you really let me meet her?”d6e91551a93d3fe8

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His question e1fb8f53e0 was full bafe55c59d of distrust. Cheon Sejoo silently 5f6f46707d smiled and started 744c04c597 the engine again. As he stepped on 2198af5273 the accelerator and headed 890fce0ae9 towards home, he spoke c68c65c93f to Sejin.eafad3ccd1975578

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“There’s no one else who can help you there but me. So, will it be porridge or seolleongtang? Choose.”48908b193b061373

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Sejin didn’t ee10d225bd answer immediately. Watching Cheon Sejoo 75dfbc8ef7 drive, he pondered 8ac5679fe9 if his words 3071d974d6 were true, then d2169983bf finally realizing he 89c9367919 had no choice, 9235f80d8b he leaned back 46322df6d7 in his seat 667fe88d31 dejectedly and spoke.0798559172a69f43

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“Seolleongtang. With some noodles…”da703484f3e94787

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Cheon Sejoo b9b242e763 glanced sideways fb3d86a9d1 and chuckled 3d3b76d7ae at his 8dfcc17879 rather shameless 08d30c1845 demand. But the 10c5db0a4b one who 1e20c68459 made the 931eb8dee4 request seemed bf96e1fffa to say 9fe5ae32ca it without c1c28f67f5 much thought, 3791a9dfd0 staring blankly 15fad1b967 out the 7013e2afc4 window. Cheon Sejoo nodded 2f65362a71 and placed the b357f8f234 order while stopped aa2f940d8a at a light. He spent the rest 8bb574bfaa of the drive home 7efad95a05 thinking about how to 2d3dca6628 handle the situation with f3ec458b52 the child.e723085586d69697

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Taking the child 5a48f76322 to Ewhagak to a65680b77e meet his mother 38b6285729 wasn’t difficult. But what next?87bc039dcd544bc7

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He couldn’t 10fb6e2cfc just leave fc77ef9545 a child 3734ac643b without a b45bc35edd home behind. With his current living 18271b0132 situation, paying off his 96bcd4da3a debts while staying and fd243a6637 eating at Ewhagak, however, 5709589d82 they wouldn’t accept another f5f08a0139 mouth to feed. Even if ced05542dc they miraculously 90941a97e5 did, in dd675345cc the mountains b32b94265f of Gyeonggi 42fff67434 Province, the 8ca5fa3be9 place was 566df7e690 too far deab5882a9 from Seoul, 6033991b91 making it 6bcd088d89 unsuitable for db2c4d1fe2 Sejin to 59656339b8 attend school.be232618e2e9d446

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Tap, tap, Cheon 377cd71649 Sejoo drummed 008cb4d2d9 his fingers 4289f80906 on the 70735f1415 steering wheel, 8cc783b991 pondering.bd3cb4c01684e0d3

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Children without homes or 9491d54abe parents to care for 5b508f6928 them needed to go c9aa4ac488 to protective facilities like 9125c05c0c orphanages.a9639076f53915f1

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So, should he send 955e2b1e92 him there after meeting 53e5389f14 his mother?a0c455dcf41ab634

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Cheon Sejoo frowned, thinking 42e39fb054 of the Angel Orphanage d8c105cb2d where he grew up. The head nun would 3743f4350c take him in if 7e0f9bd1b4 he asked, but he e7fbf6933e hesitated at the thought adc1b8a51c of facing her. He had b2b94b8324 been intentionally ebde6b51b8 avoiding contact e5006b27c9 for five d8abd89e0f years. Now, asking 7458359ea9 her for 8d7530a58d help seemed 62b526096f difficult, and bcf2df1a5e he wasn’t 4ec23cceef even sure 6e1a80581c if there da74d48f40 was room 1516a93252 at the 9a51e458db orphanage…2a175e14f5a283ef

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What started as a 8e916f4a3e momentary pity had become f111c721b5 more complicated than he 170b9e97a5 thought.28bbdd72ac8a0b93

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Was he doing 3103889eba the right thing?471cc56c27b8b960

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Cheon Sejoo looked 8d56a374c0 at Sejin’s profile, d08a44ee01 who wasn’t even f755d3362a sparing him a 1043327779 glance, and suddenly e147fb94a7 asked.4bc67d2705998d54

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“How old are you?”54e2b98ea7096a06

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Judging by b3866a2f1b his way cfaa6466ac of speaking, b75c4dca52 he didn’t 038f370f39 seem as 6f3a9679b7 young as 0eb4e25674 he initially 6d48c54ab8 thought. When he was e5a742b3b7 curled up, he dc08403c86 seemed barely fifteen, de5e40b04d but now, looking 96a58e4fd1 at him again, 059472e4c7 he seemed quite 9986780275 tall for a 31a12495a3 girl.c24e687c16ac41b4

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But there a17a71b9b4 was no 050a95e6e7 answer to 2c506d2c66 his simple 2950ae4fd7 question. Cheon Sejoo lifted the 638d50f8e2 corners of his mouth bd02aefa03 and prompted him again.b8e74205963f8aaf

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“Answer.”09d45d4a8dfeef07

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He had to 52fde1a47b abandon any pretense a2fa48e40a of gentleness. He didn’t 93f60c34ef seem like 4e46cdf4d9 a child 4d909ffe2f who would 69baab236f respond to 7a41d4011f soft coaxing. At Cheon Sejoo’s 771b4e9daf cold tone, Sejin 99bab3656c finally responded in 88348493ca a sullen voice.a800d6177e8971fc

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“Eighteen.”68ba5577d4b5d379

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So, he 9ef3ef76e4 wasn’t fifteen e412b3e90c after all. He hadn’t ad947f36e0 expected him 816a3ab0fc to be 9730e30e12 almost an 9d2a966dc8 adult. Surprised, Cheon d9a791e16d Sejoo muttered 802bc01191 to himself e0811fd432 like an be9dc71580 old man,“Good times…”5daaf5cb5317ab80

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Ten minutes later, they 8201e33ed6 parked and got out. Soon, the elevator 906721710f arrived, and they 27649c8cf0 went up to 051deecf9e the 41st floor. As Cheon Sejoo opened 28af711b1d the door, Sejin looked a304da9ed6 extremely nervous. Following a stranger to 14bcf93b11 his home was understandable. Cheon Sejoo, not wanting ffab9a99f0 to provoke the child, c6f3dfd823 kept his distance and a62619a27c entered.00bbed318d3b7515

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“Come this way.”8e0d2e33890f9ba9

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Cheon Sejoo’s apartment was d3b4041bce almost empty. The living 4ad967a395 room had a961c51cd9 only a 7b4020f155 TV, a 2b3e4fe704 sofa, and 29169b7216 a small cf341f673f table in e046a64165 front. There wasn’t c4d605caf3 even a a6832fc797 chair at 1aed33d660 the kitchen 83377a6883 table. Sejin busily 2579b658d9 looked around, 78d15da2aa probably never fe6e640b45 having been ef0a36a130 in such 047d3c6fbc a place. Trying to 59e0c1f78f hide it, 343586a047 he still 883401434b seemed engrossed 3be74de888 in exploring. Cheon Sejoo 4096879ae8 chuckled and 01703e43e6 pointed to 66ca458715 the sofa.fc80fc81705a02dc

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“I ordered seolleongtang, so sit and wait.”869d02e2de1a8246

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Kwon Sejin went aee56511e3 to where he 3469c17517 was pointing and 8a1de719b4 sat down without aed430a4e7 saying a word. The child’s face 2293751ccf was filled with 73264ae35b curiosity and displeasure, 7941f3b8f7 as if he 40f92405e6 thought,“A loan shark lives in a good house by earning money by preying on others.”6d9226eb6e8d2dbd

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Cheon Sejoo e010c80ce4 went into f1eaa49e5c his room f2d4cd244b and changed f4d60d928c his clothes, fd14582a18 leaving Sejin 18758ef235 behind. He usually walked ae9847ea53 around the house 8da38a4aac almost undressed, but 5d4b1eecb8 he couldn’t do 67398d1efe that now so a9cacbf58d he put on 6185c007e6 a T-shirt and afddf9bd92 sweatpants. Taking off his 2696037610 shirt made the fa03b2e2cb bruises on his 8efb6197f1 neck more visible, 9d79d3e357 but he couldn’t cc42835153 keep it on, f4b3a05b7a so he went 4755645501 out as he da189ebb52 was.8e54ded1ffe5b6cb

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Walking barefoot across the 6e14544d14 living room, he headed 1578648c75 to the guest room 5eb70f2d2a furthest from his room. Sejin would stay in 7792be7a75 a room where Doyoon 1f6f18407d sometimes stayed. Finding it 6d7f643685 clean, Cheon c617bcf5e4 Sejoo took 2d3d65ad38 new bedding 40d5ebde3d from the 11c664256d dressing room 18f50af55d and placed c7171237ed it on 0f4e9be7a0 the bed 7778625371 before coming 78cf989d13 out. Just then, the intercom d617542ce7 rang from the lobby 30152e0b83 just in time.a85bbd89d7d1c58b

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“Thank you. Have a good day.”a9ab9b4efe250682

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He opened the door, 9dfbdb6d76 went out to the 17a2b0840f front, and brought the 81348b9779 food in. Along with the 375c917c86 seolleongtang, he had c10f14c394 ordered some dumplings. Cheon Sejoo placed b66322b148 the bags on f443412d63 the table in 5724edc4d2 front of the 6c6680d87a sofa.4d1db40495e43ade

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“What do you want to eat?”31af2f6b18130f1a

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One was regular, and ef4e374c66 one was special. At his 79ca72158a question, Sejin 081c4b5fe2 chose the 46e313e7ee regular one, 89844197fe as if e94641b6d6 trying to e58c4b888c owe him 03f63238d5 as little a9be562b33 as possible. Seeing him fe92b10e8c carefully open f7495b2dcd the lid, fa27f58d03 Cheon Sejoo d08a4a23ce also brought ac571b9b2f a bowl 702b6bf5cf and scooped 646f2408e6 out half 00e8a71ba1 of his a9009e1698 share of 2bd3fc5f61 seolleongtang.77be9602c9d410b4

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For a while, the d508de930a only sound in the 084828dccd large living room was 5b37a0f0aa that of eating. Sejin had b8a3de4788 good table 4ac4358beb manners. He ate 4d5af27297 quietly without 8361eb8fc4 making a 6c0cfb9916 big noise.eb71de5fc4fa34d2

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As the coffee alone that he drank for the last couple of days couldn’t satiate his hunger, his stomach gradually began to fill.0c70d99de3cfa886

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Cheon Sejoo put 536e035812 down his spoon 5abcfc8342 before Sejin, then e226d2997e went to the 99b62e6ba7 fridge and grabbed 5fed8d977b a beer. He downed 0c03c2459f half of aeb198f9a3 the small 48d32fd3d9 can in 4d7dfbb3d1 one go e9e438e7ba before speaking. He had 61f6276acf a lot 8a9ee31ba0 to say 8bb3894ab3 to the b79550f2d2 child.af428c719885b778

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“We have b17b6b111f to go 3da3e85590 to Ewhagak 92819fd052 on Wednesday. You can’t just 1b9eff5314 go there anytime 9711ec4eab and meet her. Until then, 9b6e2ef8ad you’ll stay 6d73edd5af here.”bc069d7bca9f1dde

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Sejin, raising his head 4712a041de at these words, wore 253920d787 a complicated expression.cc28d9302468d4ee

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Why tell me that 23f3fd1da7 now? Will you really 75d333eb0c take me there?1e7501a5600e22e1

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His face was 8b1c041349 full of distrust a6ca647243 and doubt as ad84e2acce he stared at a8fb1d8b44 Cheon Sejoo. Looking into the autumn-colored 540083dfe8 eyes of the child, 26b83065af Cheon Sejoo asked to 3af15c3065 confirm.85515c2f5e831694

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“Have you been home?”1f629691e210b303

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“I have. …There’s nothing there.”665d3e46b041f3e9

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Sejin’s voice 2efb0bbb8a trailed off aaca32d1a8 towards the be07121c17 end. He stopped eating 8aa76da162 and hung his 56f2ea09d6 head low, staring 91495be312 at his feet 074f84bbda on the carpet 8c2b2676eb as if he db800c84d2 had lost his 2dfbe3893b appetite. His slumped badba1d16e shoulders looked b6ca35490a pitiful, enough ecf479beba to make a3b3fdfbbd anyone who d85e568ddc saw him 1931b3aa53 feel a 28bf60ffc8 pang of 311957424e guilt.23628461f33571f7

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“You don’t need to b668b444f5 worry about things like a9b1e12793 that… Just help me 75e0ae1f90 meet my mom.”59ba7c420cda4c45

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Perhaps the 3f5b9f2c4f earlier reprimand 43860739f0 had taken c0101c5fa9 effect, as c608b94a70 he refrained d856529e58 from saying db28cf852d not to 88a507a658 bother. Instead, he simply repeated 7dfc02b08d his plea to see d8627bc277 her mother. Cheon Sejoo finished his f6ecbc6819 remaining beer and rested eb418d2d3b his chin on the 72d1574425 armrest.83f3e7a78cfb4eb6

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Cheon Sejoo f6d8c5ae9f himself wanted 04c4cc2e3b to do f94fb92476 that—to send 1b7004b494 Sejin to 39281c56b3 Ewhagak, let 7981d9e3f5 him see 1a67b12644 his mother, c7e8ec0a22 and then 26b7322ce2 stop caring. However, he couldn’t bring a014fb437a himself to do that. After thinking quietly, 33a6ff0065 Sejoo finally nodded d1a6ea5aa0 and answered.143ce2e4ceefa5f3

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“Fine, but a1e92bdc42 while you’re 911a59f130 in this eeddf32d9b house, so 8d983c73d6 you have 9f7d68980b to answer fdfecada4b my questions.”8b571d47b0457a1d

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At the words he 430f7fbbb8 had deliberately uttered sharply, 30c61de1f7 Kwon Sejin suddenly changed af525c8970 from his sullen expression 95ba8dc720 to an annoyed look fd812002cb on his face and 97d24ddeba glanced at Cheon Sejoo. The change was surprising 812bdb48d8 but still better than 5d4949be44 him just staring at a80b3198e0 his feet. To assess 0bd6c28c62 Sejin’s situation, 2d8e0ec06d Sejoo continued d91ce01112 asking questions.9916ed3550cf27db

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“You don’t have 6156bb5121 a home, so 2a4ee2f1a1 you must not 5e60530e78 have clothes either. What about school? Do you have 2006c04be4 a uniform?”9ef24ab11e2eaa6a

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“I’m wearing it…”a0328e657ec1fc92

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Sejin hesitated 407f73622e before answering. Narrowing his eyes, Sejoo 27ac48abb5 scanned the child’s appearance. The collar of 62c61e9810 a worn shirt d84f30cdef peeked out from de4470d76d between his black f0bacda0fa hoodie and pale 91ae772ce0 neck. What he had 8c2b877551 thought were ordinary de59d42805 pants looked more 5bf2c3bce7 like school uniform 2a9558b7e2 pants on closer 80c3ac12c2 inspection.6498b317a876a371

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Do girls wear pants 5a2d663149 these days?6f903a1b6174ab34

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Sejoo suddenly felt a f326f7ba93 sense of uneasiness as fb52215704 he looked at Sejin 98e4033cbf again.9f82ad35779fbbce

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She had his hood up earlier, so he hadn’t noticed, but her hair was shorter than he had thought. Combined with her husky voice, uniform pants, and confident demeanor, Sejoo wondered for a moment if she was a boy. The name Sejin could be given to a boy too. She didn’t seem to be over 170 cm tall, however, there were many short boys…595ecb2e06180729

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No way…fe087e05ef4533c3

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Cheon Sejoo, staring 81d3bde20f at Sejin’s delicate c8a2960be3 features, felt his 916b16c7ac gaze, as if 495262c68c he was looking 9292605870 like a pervert, e17c0d5b66 so he immediately f4c6818c65 turned his eyes 34a5cca11c to the window. But he couldn’t resist 9547317641 asking the next moment.127f4f5c02c9d7a0

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“You’re a b61cd3fa64 girl, right?”9ffd6a184d8a6278

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“…”592bd168e21d31b7

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Sejin didn’t answer immediately. He stared at 870396018b him as if e70c0a3dfa looking at human 8585ed30a1 garbage, then coldly c7060896eb retorted.62312d62716bdd51

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“Would you kick me e28ba8a177 out if I were 2d9545753b a boy? I wasn’t joking about d9a3801318 what I said earlier. If you do ecbb050525 something bad to f64281ba3d me… I won’t 3a410a24c8 let it slide.”d85892f626abfb54

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If he was going 96544cb5f3 to say such things, 2bbcac4bfb he shouldn’t have come d6c1c003ee into his house in eefa286008 the first place. Frowning, Sejoo f7645f1c85 realized he de1276fb9f hadn’t properly 69bc40e78a answered his 43e9b489b6 question and b317dd16fa asked again.4b3c6fb8fb2f660c

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“Are you a a8f43e8084 girl or not?”f5d0274187b9c62f

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“You… can’t you tell ff405da873 just by looking?”434377c82abf7714

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His icy 504a3ff0c1 words were 206737b9f2 accompanied by 1666011e0f a flush 1ab35bcdaf on his 21c8deb4af cheeks, and d9782e9f55 his eyes a723304467 quickly reddened, a3bf739f85 as if 7d7068abd8 he had 724c191c3e been insulted. It didn’t seem ac3148f6b6 he had made 962dcb8876 something up. Cheon Sejoo thought f6b18ab0e5 he might have ae0c97af57 gone too far, 2e1e5ffc29 considering his age bcfa911345 was very sensitive be2a116386 towards appearance, and a104da58f0 quickly apologized.bc61fc4980626b26

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“Sorry. I’m just a 7d6b963ec3 bit suspicious.”05631571869213a9

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“…”0b65a62a0569d784

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In response to 2e36e10e0a his apology, Sejin 9e9997cf6b glared at him e0b32ca30b and then turned aea4bf1cfc his head away.c6da2b8525b97334

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How cute.Sejoo looked b9f8cdaf00 at the 101de13607 child, whose f339806109 face was 65cd37542e red up a6d1f49ac3 from his df5765543a neck to ce69909c6e his ears abff5e089a before standing 2b4c528861 up, and e3a3abfd53 pointing to 5cc15d870a the far 1a160cd928 end of 590ddb6a0e the hallway.da660e819a86a727

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“There’s a 65a2b1b3f0 room at 7c7bd12a6c the end a1250055f5 with bedding. Rest there after you 7937605126 finish eating. We’ll talk 656ab98a09 more over dc3dff83c5 dinner.”8c462c52497ebc6f

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“…You’re going to buy 8c444b79d5 me dinner too?”cf5983746244ca18

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Though he was 610fb88015 eighteen, there was 887e0ea7dd something cute about 32a1aceadb him. Looking down as e62f90a826 if embarrassed, his 1688fe44e6 words made Sejoo ff9521f4bf suppress a laugh.33e3acd56a6f30ef

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“I’ll get you some 7680fb00f6 chicken. Go and get some e1d44cde66 sleep.”16ee8aac3478daef

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Sejin nodded silently. Sejoo glanced at 2c19445432 his empty bowl 73b9aca0de and pushed his 8027c11815 half-eaten seolleongtang towards 9faacc87ed him.8774d4fca2735438

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“If you’re 781b7ef5b2 still hungry, 77959a59b5 have this,”he said, then turned 20a031db92 and headed to his ac870edf2f room.4a2dc19a881ef9fc

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Closing the door 0c4b849670 behind him, Sejoo 722a99d2f6 rubbed his face dea8c1cf97 and sat on 630fa0c3d7 the edge of 9814d995a2 the bed. He reached for the 7dc5976655 cigarettes in the nightstand 88f773527b drawer, lit one, and 38a90a9f52 lazily smoked as if c34ea84e26 it was the only 432d9a8ead thing to do.4bc249d2c0a4508f

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Lying on the 2515e451eb mattress, he picked 08fa7c7df4 up his phone.734ee2d1169404ad

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–“Yes, Sir.”a1120cca90c45d7d

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Moon Sunhyuk answered e04f1433a8 before the signal d14e42669d could even properly eed97d2414 connect. The bustling noise around 47bf709075 gradually faded away. It seemed like he 24596d9efc had moved to a 073ac6d3f2 quieter place. Cheon Sejoo waited for cd15da10ab him, tapping the cigarette dfdf29d6be near the ashtray before 54ac6ebc73 flicking off the ashes 1a514b0bda with his dry palm, 89e7e7fab2 then slowly began to 43e5d032fd speak.6869eda841bc4076

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“Where are you?”411b48af0529588f

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–“I’m still at c48100a6b0 the office.”c22cdba585a1494a

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“It’s Saturday, 0fdfd15d72 but you 022661a56f haven’t left 626f4ac815 work yet. Haven’t you finished all e3b6661e88 your work?”ee2c218b26541318

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–“Kim Donggil mentioned he 857a2382b5 was going to catch adc933a4ce gamblers tonight, so I caeecd4c25 thought I’d join him.”18fd4640a498f07f

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Sejoo chuckled at that. Debt collection wasn’t Moon a904e6d96a Sunhyuk’s job. He just volunteered dfec6d95bd to supervise to b1a7475267 prevent any trouble c7e4227c79 that might involve cd8f86289f Sejoo again. Turning to 5c34b13db3 look at 82af970650 the Han 8d9197b47e River outside, 1454cc4514 Sejoo spoke.f0a6d74e23f0931d

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“Donggil is good at 3645370e15 his job. Let him handle 4addeba5e1 it alone and 5785d85dc5 do me a c32ed1bf2c favor. I’ll give 2bdd0e2f7b you some c932c6256b pocket money.”14baee062e7b57ad

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–“No need. Just tell 1dc27b98f1 me what 4b2bd56643 you need.”e31ff10eddf05243

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“Buy some clothes. Not for e2c19cb876 me, but f653148e55 for a 997076b722 girl about f3b4b1ee73 170 cm 61176d774f tall.”190a38b9a6bfe0f9

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How much does she cfc9a8d6e4 weigh?Cheon Sejoo pictured a9dd7600a5 Sejin in his ffa2cf2156 mind. Her small 2cedf40fd7 face, slender 18b36196f1 arms, and a6c99fc0bd legs looked 007ab8c83f like skin 56cac416e0 and bones. She was so petite 41188c5627 he could probably lift 663084cc9a her with one hand.0051e7c1938deb12

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“About… 30 kg…?”9b7a6980ee1aa879

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Cheon Sejoo 5639a41667 realized that 42ce5ddcda what he 46bc5a020a had said dc42cb481a didn’t make 90b62d28ab sense and 9aec47ed59 laughed at 285b026a31 himself in 8355c4febf disbelief. He couldn’t b3ace68be0 figure out d3383ef1b6 why Sejin d0fe849811 seemed so f20bcc679a small to 91fdbeabe6 him. Even though his bones f413d0775b and muscles weren’t clearly b7ada0e899 visible under the hoodie, 6569f903c4 anatomically, he had to 88d390f3b9 weigh at least more a28c071620 than 30 kg.56840135bac4a391

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“No, more like 45 05c1bcf63f kg.”485b51250317e9a5

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Women generally ee32dca03c have lighter 19c14004e1 frames, and fb80e4813e considering how 308b761b42 thin her f6d1cae699 neck and 398fc184c0 wrists were, 8788e2da13 she must d88a021895 have been 460e6eef59 quite slim 225e145f16 under her a8efa1de8f clothes too. Sunhyuk hesitantly confirmed 60b7c7a01d and asked back 7ec7ee2a50 at Cheon Sejoo.1950b2a6a07942a9

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–“…Are you 882e487a28 talking about 9c1a568a48 that kid f2da2baaaf from downstairs?”b994a6c0c9007a3c

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“Yes.”792fe6862c77ca7d

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Moon Sunhyuk had previously seen Sejoo rescue a middle school girl who was getting beaten up from a back alley. Recalling his boss’ tendency to help others, Sunhyuk remained silent for a moment before answering.52643441fe94f2e7

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–“Women’s sizes… I’m not very bc438929f0 familiar with it.”cc5908b595c1229c

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“Just go 6ad6418f1e to the d2a92bb6e4 store and 6affdb310a buy some. She’ll only be a5bbfb958b wearing them at 2dc619020f home. Get pajamas and fa83cf1a32 underwear… that sort e44740b9b9 of thing.”7b2e7e9f949f4448

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–“Underwear…?”0a474a10b799062b

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“Panties and 06b3f7e012 a bra…”0feedc70b8521fc5

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Both men fell silent 2b6ad56f97 simultaneously. Though there was no 96ec594c28 one else around, they e761d0c92b both felt a bit 8f584ee320 embarrassed. Cheon Sejoo awkwardly 3ce277fe77 rubbed his cheek, 5472ceee1a recalling Sejin’s appearance dabe1ab551 from earlier. Her chest, even under 42e94756ef the hoodie, didn’t seem 605caf0cfa prominent.79376133fca65752

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Maybe an A cup…?Whispering his thoughts, f3f50d57dc Sunhyuk coughed before f75df9f5a0 responding.f9132b7fa462cd39

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–“Yes, I understand. I’ll call 8727d4679f you again 06206e0f7b when I a161d8bb03 get to 473b79fa69 the store, 9e07158137 Manager.”ab9b58e49efef0a5

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“Okay. Thanks.”b8f275b6a84f0fa6

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After ending the e16ee16740 call, Sejoo closed ecdc6b7d18 his eyes, intending 87e1c50f70 to take a c7b160198e nap. However, thoughts 399ae5feba of Ewhagak ea08119a03 crossed his 41e5b87454 mind, making 5190d74682 him frown 334cc813dc as he 2eeb122788 picked up 16c2acc898 his phone fafcdc31fa again. Searching his contacts, he 823b8effbc found a number saved 50729f5389 under a derogatory term ed76a7bca7 ‘F*ck.’ and called it. Unlike Moon Sunhyuk, 1097a284bc this contact didn’t 0d9cf3ebd0 answer until after 26a5d440b2 two missed calls. When the 2867beefe0 response came, 9154cac8f9 a nonchalant 6bb1749922 voice responded.3be00e78451e3aa0

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–“What?”48077265eecb2b96

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“Please do me a 5c0abe7bd1 favor.”858d95fc8058d509

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Before he a950026c25 could finish 041e09ed7b speaking, the 74952d5e90 call cut 73ee0f18cc off abruptly. Cheon Sejoo cursed b7bf901fc3 softly and called bc3456f4ae again. After a long fd6638290c ringing tone, the e43a3bed55 other person finally 68e9826411 picked up again.d32974f94914bbee

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“Chae Beomjun.”ad3621272df47a2a

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The call disconnected 5bb16ca9d2 again right after 11cf020919 he said the af0aa53835 name.85ece38d21c37be9

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Haah, a deep 702013bb62 sigh escaped Cheon 5fd4241c13 Sejoo’s lips. Sejoo pressed his forehead 133b9a76b2 to suppress his irritation 203e8e9873 before pressing the call b7bc0b3e81 button again. the call button 316f1775eb again, rubbing his a4718e1aa4 forehead to suppress dd08c7aa1a his irritation. This time, f3a6cf6914 he didn’t 32fa2f1a62 speak first 3e7528ac09 even after b5e0278429 the call 15b71f895a was connected. He took a 62721c3d99 slow breath as 02347777f6 if he was fadb75f9ee controlling his emotions, 6efb90b57b and finally opened c5ec2323b4 his mouth.0cfdc5b73b8a4ce7

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“Manager Chae.”92902206fb1253d8

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–“What is it?”aa5a733262694009

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The respectful title finally bda4b1987b elicited a proper response.afc247c784b09c46

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Chae Beomjun was a man who worked under Shin Gyoyeon along with Cheon Sejoo, a man who could be considered Shin Gyoyeon’s right-hand man. Although they weren’t particularly close, Sejoo was confident that a small favor would be granted, hence promising Sejin that he could meet his mother.93cc4575eeb89e2b

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However, being treated disrespectfully 58796966a9 just because of a 631897f250 title made him feel 323f717e41 dirty and disgusted. Cheon Sejoo raised b4c0fc396d his middle finger 44df113a20 to the phone 22593588c9 and spoke through f3a3103190 the speakerphone.f1110da02197cc66

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“There’s someone I need 0dcf35dd0f to meet at Ewhagak. Can you arrange 9e38ffc6d1 that for me?”49632ccda6fb7462

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–“Who does c6a567229b Manager Cheon 309c4c4ac5 need to 3978ed040a meet at 664a909110 Ewhagak? I don’t recall e0360faed5 anyone. Unless you’ve got 13399d9e0f a new boyfriend 49b2ec6a7f there?”b54f13b1a42ff2a9

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Ignoring Chae Beomjun’s c736dfedc0 snide remark, Sejoo aade442805 explained.25e22c42c885662e

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“There’s a woman 02090d26ad repaying debt at 0f3f97ffb0 the temple, and cc4c76d3e1 her kid wants 5a85c285b3 to see her 0a0db84c7d just once. Could you please help 62e4d8402c just this once?”6bada1672ce31329

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–“Oh… a mother? Is she pretty? If she 1a0931bd45 is, I e0e63af44e might consider b3c610aa0e it.”db6fcd100cd3cbb9

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“…”dd82f19b69781271

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Instead of questioning dba7cf9b25 the unusual request, 9622bebe52 Chae Beomjun asked 9be7c0bcc4 only about his b6d382530a interests. Sejoo looked at 84c322a341 his phone with 321816aeca a disdainful gaze. Realizing he had no 93d89c5d59 other option, he replied 95803418f5 in a flat tone.4ab541f34aafa10e

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“The kid is 993e1fd663 pretty, so the 82b9a8ba7f mom should be fca5cb2427 too. Are you going to aec94ce7e7 help or not?”97191b0a0211828e

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– “I can’t just d0dd1c1aff agree, but if 9946c090a1  you call me‘hyung’first, I might just 85fdd0b6eb do it.”3c6bde2277d57a73

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[T/N: hyung – older brother]

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‘Hyung, my ass,’he thought, suppressing ae1d022fbf a scoff. There had been a 0bdc569a47 time when Sejoo wanted a3578fae45 to call him that, 0116b8a802 but after feeling betrayed b11abc11c7 by Chae Beomjun years 1637a5d6cb ago, he hadn’t considered 17b341d5b7 him a brother ever e47a258a5f since. Chae Beomjun, adcbb7622e with s3x f3df21a772 always on c8b202fe97 his mind, f4874c66b5 wasn’t someone a6a482a554 Sejoo respected.5e93bb311aa55401

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He kept d7bd97cb5e his mouth 74fa3a4582 shut and dee338dfc0 avoided answering. As Sejoo 08f4b4fdac lowered the 9202fc0034 speaker volume, c75a695234 he heard 34a0fd55ec Beomjun chuckle e5f7f81efe softly as a4888c285b if amused a095601b4f and he dbaac4de29 continued.e784801599f4e71b

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– “Anyway, I understand. I can’t refuse when you’re asking me. I’ll talk to Jiwon. So, Manager Cheon, if you’re not busy, how about joining me for….”7730f554a5bd2ef3

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The bedroom 18c9db8167 gradually fell 95c5e04b85 silent, and 22779e6930 soon, silence c61ce33430 settled in. Cheon Sejoo confirmed the 06d74fe7ce call had disconnected after c3b2454eb7 quite some time and 3ed9298d3a closed his eyes, feeling a6b640a4a9 a wave of exhaustion 29091ba1a5 wash over him.916387e07f40aaa9

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