R1 Chapter 01

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A crack appeared.c1efab0f1c0a0fef

A gate had formed, sucking 50c6d6c9f7 in everything around it—pavement, traffic c5a19382f8 lights, cars—whatever it could.6aeae668bb7cc429

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Even I, sitting in fcb34fdee8 my car.600dd431eaf02798

It happened in an instant.a81151f71baca6e0

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BEEEEEP!31f148bffe8fbbbb

I was just fd61b2e8ae driving down a b0efd8dd4d quiet road when 8880d4d8f3 suddenly, my car 15ae331cb8 crashed into the 2d6dfa6c5c ground, blaring its 252b0edb91 horn endlessly.62dfc76311e41925

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“Cough! Cough!”df7cdf9dc3e4a6c7

Thick smoke rose from 3009e58d67 the half-destroyed car, forcing 9c255e2181 a cough out of 9ec2f49c04 me.0aa08327b7f5bdd3

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No matter how much I 922949300f looked around, all I could e8104d0934 see was a completely enclosed f6ad75a3c1 tunnel.7b45998fae41c224

I was screwed. This place…725d0363ae5ff04f

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As much as I 38ba96a897 wanted to deny it, 94084d6b86 the memory of the 1940869527 crack swallowing me was f6ec1b4e66 far too vivid.d53c50d610bebddd

Where I was now was definitely…77a009460558ee7a

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A dungeon.106cc3691e2be03c

A dungeon for a civilian? That was practically a death 482b5cfe55 sentence.51e555d401a0cf95

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Could my luck 67f2fdb5f5 get any worse?16b2011e7d172d67

Yesterday, I got cbcbbb7c9d fired from my e44059adeb job.680467502bfdc0de

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Today, the house I barely 5bc6286647 managed to rent after being b423b416db scammed disappeared.2b39160efa8ed0fa

And now, even debff4a100 my one and 474e012df2 only car was dfc42d4845 destroyed.f94ae5a596313309

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And on top 547a35f72b of that, I 9a0a089b4c ended up in 664aa3a8e5 a dungeon, completely 087afc83b4 unprepared.90a34eef84db99e9

Why do bad cff9130885 things always come ed571500b1 all at once? I felt hopeless.18308261964419bc

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The car’s horn, blaring since earlier, showed no sign of stopping. If this kept up, it might attract monsters.4e60f78d07a54ffd

I hurriedly tried to undo my seatbelt. I couldn’t stay here any longer.b6a5d02ea570b026

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“W-why won’t this work…?”cd0d388c9165557a

But my trembling hands couldn’t seem to unlock the clasp. I kept fumbling, failing over and over.d6f2a0f91d30aabb

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I grew more anxious by 4a7495d08d the second.edf97f069fef0328

It felt like a monster 0c4a23babf might show up at any e1cae6616a moment and kill me. Fear overwhelmed me, and cac78ae730 tears began to stream c0a1b60bbb down my face.0bdefdbcc93bf970

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Screeeech!1353bbfb238e3c35

It didn’t take long.9c91f91fa47bf9b6

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When I saw 7464e4f9b2 the shadow in 5e7e50eb5d front of me, 7e2aa65bc0 I tasted despair b190660052 for the second 5aeeb10519 time.7dba44078133c16c

At the edge of the wall lit by the car’s headlights, I saw a massive antenna.2d851576c6fbe3e1

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No, no.77cf9d1c27cada28

I couldn’t even breathe properly.31440cc34f3c8628

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As the monster’s full form slowly emerged, I frantically pressed the seatbelt release button. At last, with a clicking sound, the belt came loose.0c93cc7529414e40

I pushed the car c1501a66e7 door with all my ef706e1b6a strength, desperate to escape.f48855f25773b7f3

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I didn’t want to die helplessly here.452c498c4e8f4a27

But then I realized.fc32d0b1bfcc34f6

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I was really going b27c80a6b9 to die.86ab7703eb34e318

Thunk, thunk. No matter how much force I used, the car door wouldn’t budge.a054afa4dfa74994

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Outside the window, 1c754c201e a massive centipede—easily c4d659cd86 several times the 67e4ecf2b0 size of a a2a0da528f person—crawled toward me. Its countless legs f7d8acb6fe wriggled grotesquely, and a91e63a66c its sturdy mandibles 58947e9a4d opened and closed 75c4a24bb2 repeatedly.c67f96b5f878d6db

It was staring directly be1f187e8e at me and quickly fe159c60ce closing the distance.68c018bfe13da5b4

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Terror paralyzed me. I couldn’t think of what to do.bdd59567493c9801

My mind went blank, dc088eb5e0 and I could only c50bfe6dcf manage a stupid scream.f9989b3c99ae15f7

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“Aaaaah! Aaack!”c2e18102fa396675

BANG!8f3eb206f7d85877

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The centipede charged at 6f37a54420 the car, slamming into 9c2b5ae8b9 it. The already damaged vehicle 4ba1a2a86c crumbled under its attack.56be2771aa35a8a7

My legs were pinned under the wreckage. I couldn’t free myself no matter how much I struggled.f872dc3ecb1f6ca5

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Please, someone save me. Anyone.b08a67e39975699d

A sudden gate, appearing fd02c00fde out of nowhere. Too little time 54918631d2 for anyone to 3ebd4434d2 come and help.723d1cd0c5d43936

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My cries for help were b40c91c019 meaningless echoes.add563f82a6f2cb3

But even so, I couldn’t stop.a119d6d8d2f64d9e

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I pleaded with the b5258f417d empty air, hoping for 05cfc06506 a miracle.b9264e9da6ff034b

Now, there was f7b27bfd2f only one thing 4ca1513c2b I could wish 1c55ad2e4f for.9598d7deb320b2cc

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The system.94a052f57da78b51

I prayed for a 398355f89e system window to appear dd0b4a7c14 and save me even 462e849175 now. Any ability would do—just bfa7193704 let me awaken and 6513c61ab7 escape this crisis.ed2fd5ee18f25614

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But the massive centipede was 09ca2a87e8 still staring at me, and 3b0f7d291b nothing appeared in front of c22115a847 me.214c1df8a87bdeff

The creature seemed to toy 42a183c49f with me as it slowly 8dea0bcead backed away, preparing for another e736fc783e charge.1db4be31e0bd5c80

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This time, its 97c2053ebd jaws would be 8201a1d74b aimed at my 18e550eb3a neck.cf7817526a6ffb36

“Please.”d2609f23a1fd58e0

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Once again, I desperately begged as I watched the scene unfold. I didn’t even know who to pray to or how. I just screamed.5831a1938ce7c36d

“Save me. I’ll do anything! Please!”c2ae6e7c9ce73694

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I didn’t want to die like this.b20863516c940dfa

It couldn’t end this way.db34b055e7eefc36

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I was just starting to 8c730ee77f get by in life. After struggling this 46f9eea007 much, I deserved 6432d84094 some reward. Why are you killing me?3b5d130eda9824ae

Why here, of all places, cb094368bc again?5f154f6f09b9bddc

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Why?800f309e6c06866c

Through my blurred vision, I 2668abe373 saw the centipede charging at 88dfa7a64c me again.2e5932ea6ac6420e

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Like slow motion, I saw the car window shattering and fragments flying. I could clearly see inside the monster’s mouth.6f3a8bb7a1004217

That was it. No one was going b7c043cb37 to save me. No final hope. Nothing.128b3d2fe1e278f1

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“F*ck.”821d03c35cfdaa1e

I spat out what would 60416e687d be a crude last word 3389e578e4 for a final message.77cb89df44a1fb2e

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I never thought I’d end my life swearing.210d957ed315e601

But then again, 18b5d66f3c this world was 07e0f18ee1 just that shitty.87e54eb5427b4e26

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And just before the centipede’s jaws touched my neck, in that brief moment.9fdff40221eaf7f4

A strange blue window appeared 31acd7289d before my eyes.bac69f271586509c

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Two simple words.76b55c5bb8f218f8

The system window that c752aec587 appeared at the moment 268a71efb7 of death mocked me.ab1a881f3f4f7ce7

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Huh?800880b2ab49c554

I didn’t even have time to read what was written. The system displayed the next window before me.a1ac8ea992e33a8d

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In an instant, my 258051ea0f surroundings changed.469e31373a86ae08

Gone were the de8e33d72f terrifying jaws of 0d0af91cdb the monstrous centipede 9064789029 and the suffocating 2d7a852d26 darkness of the 84ad3b36b7 tunnel.f64ab844e1faccdb

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Instead, I found myself standing 0f24d496eb in the middle of a 15f21d5272 vibrant green meadow.b0b685fefacf8c44

I opened my eyes f8bc0ce35a wide in disbelief and 988e00592e looked around. All I could see 540ed4fff8 was an endless field 43f17a4b28 of grass.1246f692afd7899b

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The stale, oppressive air of e739ec1fdc the underground cave had been 67bb623a60 replaced with the cool, spring-like 13c25039ae breeze. The wind brushed past me.b8827e3ba5a473a7

There was nothing threatening here.740b8723d38cb24a

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Absolutely nothing.7859d75a7cd5315e

At that realization, 8b3804abf1 I finally let 63a3ad9d0f out a sigh c2c3287b00 of relief and dd7092e734 collapsed to the d05f529e3d ground.30c8f5d48a0b4897

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Ha ha. A hollow laugh escaped.67282fc3e24c73a4

I couldn’t believe what had just happened, nor could I make sense of this situation.142309e52341479f

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But one thing was clear.91d600eb7570e3a7

I was alive.da11df8d31d557ac

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Tears streamed down f1c4421c00 my face again. I had stared c7cc882272 death in the 00f82b3160 face—and survived.9c40454fa217e26a

I was alive. Truly, I was aliv—8d5f5ba7f965e3c1

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What the hell.2eb5b3ba103e287e

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No! No?! NO!2f4d4ac95288fb68

Startled by the sudden system window, I frantically pressed “No” over and over again.8e660509fe27bd4a

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Could it even come in? Why would I let 12a5f164a3 it in?!cc783426484c0d37

Why are you asking again?!af4a0c5bd52e0ad8

What do you mean,disappointed it couldn’t eat me? I shuddered at the grotesque message and kept mashing the “No” button.876c5b36c58dac75

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The tears that had 2346b548aa come from relief were d7f72703a9 now threatening to retreat c9981e12a3 back into my eyes.f6f2f22411958a6f

No way in hell!904ff7e2af4d8829

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For what felt like forever, I had to keep hitting “No” to the unrelenting stream of system windows.57dbc395e30cf95b

Only after the sun 1f197b9dd2 had set did the bddb0f2e6d messages finally stop appearing.8674cde5eadfbc62

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It was maddening. If I had accidentally pressed “Yes,” it would’ve been game over. I couldn’t let my guard down for a second.de65fdded9f4c5e9

“Isn’t there some kind of permanent ban option or something?”c4594f1b8706fe11

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As I muttered 67e5e48143 to myself in 5d4997d06a frustration, another system e9f3476c17 window popped up.715591f08f11c639

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I couldn’t tell if it was being helpful or sarcastic.7b9f493ff8783ce8

What’s with the quotation marks around extremely, emphasizing it like that? And my stats are 41d52eb289 too low to ban f03a4774d9 anything?71ef93b1421dedba

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When someone awakens, they’re supposed to receive basic stats proportional to their abilities. No matter how strong a regular person might be, they couldn’t beat even the lowest-ranked F-Rank Hunter.e7251ea31103e2ba

It’s been over a decade since gates first appeared in this world. I at least knew how to check my stats.a26f25fe795ffeb0

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“Status Window.”c7864a828b5fdb05

Feeling uneasy, I 0f02231734 immediately called up d4cc398624 my status window.4d55f4bc9f532984

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Sure enough, as soon d468848b0f as I saidstatus window, my information appeared.f67291f087bccb63

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…I couldn’t help but rub my eyes several times, wondering if something was wrong with my vision.e8c61be99a2c28f0

Are you kidding me?de08e835243b2b32

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I mean, seriously? I awakened, so why c8b25ba6e1 are my stats like 64f82853c4 this? And F, F, F?8b9b3f69a3a3c853

I’d never heard of anything like this happening. Awakening was supposed to mean becoming stronger, wasn’t it?7089463baee9cdcb

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Just in case, I 1cabae770a scrolled down, and this 4c30c2f7bf time, there was a 555d2ada92 description of the skill.ad711304759537fc

Haha. Small and adorable…8970e0e99aa3555f

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I’m pretty sure something’s wrong with this system. It’s oddly irritating.6fe05176fe0acf92

Still, at least there’s a detailed description. Maybe I’ll learn something more if I look at it.8a0b6c514bd67c8c

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I don’t know what Rank: Unmeasurable means, but… wouldn’t this kind of subspace skill be pretty good, even if I am F…FF rank?3b0901b42bee8d2c

I pressed “Yes,” and a new window popped up above.b5cfbb8be7f450a5

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I wonder what kind 5d9c67b57c of explanation it has.b782051cbfcc9542

Seeing the message with 56d8df6ce7 an emoji, I clenched fab7aa1718 my eyes shut and 7c8b1f0887 shouted.36a3838fbecd5a79

“That’s a ridiculously short explanation!”1b2f34873fbe05ee

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Is this how Hunters usually live in such an unkind world? I don’t think so. It feels like it’s just me.2f158abcc15f3964

Honestly, I’d been a little hopeful about this whole awakening thing. How many people have turned their lives around because of it?7e27ed0f29d7192a

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Even one of 317c744952 my coworkers at 8a2c97e161 the office had 0d473c464a awakened and then 5136014086 flaunted it endlessly.cfe17ae191a2151d

But look at this. Look atthis!fb237775f66e8c1b

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It was utterly deflating.5674d6a765a38cc8

Haah. Fine, whatever.a0f428b7be3a2910

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“At least I’m alive.”6651e8b229431eb9

Though I was briefly baffled by the absurd contents of my status window, not long ago, I’d been desperately clinging to life.45b7400b61eaee73

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The fact that I 643d7fb7ba was here, alive and d1022ae988 well, was enough. A miracle had happened, 60513833f5 just as I had 54f6e8681a wished.6906cd22ce3d2c5b

I didn’t need anything more.0ed16ae61eac761d

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“Ugh!”56aefbefa3f85232

Or maybe there 3c0941f558 is something to 15d920727e wish for.0cdc15ed31730f4d

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After sitting for 0935a0b1e6 a while, when d4c665a4bf I tried to 147b9b33b4 stand up, I bcc3213790 collapsed back down ba78b55e0e from the pain a9157f341e in my leg.e2a23976dee13efc

“This is crazy.”95c093c115befd9f

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I must’ve been out of my mind earlier. Now that I looked, my legs were in terrible shape.44b8439c56399ead

Blood was heavily stained on e32c5f2694 my tattered pants. My left ankle was ac921d3685 either sprained or broken—it a45386ba40 was hard to move.ab21289996c0a782

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I must’ve gotten injured when the centipede rammed into the car and crushed its frame.03c7712408a66ab3

No wonder my legs had been stuck and wouldn’t budge earlier.ecc1ee44ce18ec66

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Now that I saw the wounds with my own eyes, the pain hit me all at once. I couldn’t help but grimace.285c09a4a1e895d4

“I need to get out… but how?”076d1e62f8531810

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I let out a 8ad3bdb5da sigh, almost like a e9350c0bd7 lament.322c73ebfb7cce41

With my legs in this 7b48e3cb37 state, I had no idea b0852f719e how I would leave this bfe2cf6fc8 place or where I should 2a37a8b163 even go in this vast 5fb54a910d plain.416dfecae1d2a6e3

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But thankfully, it seemed like f8eb2c7bff there was some hope left.925395559217984b

Perhaps it reacted 3336d5b8d0 to what I 4997cc75e2 said because a f2ce136bfc system window appeared.cba84a812ed66577

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An exit, huh? At least the system wasn’t entirely heartless.76d9c567a7a96efa

Without hesitation, I pressed the d21bb8c431 screen.05ca1134e63534a9

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I wanted to return to reality as quickly as possible. I didn’t need any more of these surreal, nightmarish experiences.3c45b82f6d5a63f3

Soon, a gate resembling b6aee2b6db a door materialized.b8f8a2a24972e6d1

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With an unnecessary creaking sound e310a513f2 effect, the door opened.94229cde12930f4d

And then—12ded608dce3144e

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“Keeeeeek!”d6864616c7861cdf

“Ki-gi-gi-k!”07012d4f860d833d

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“Kaaaaaaah!”09af75c66fd1f4bb

Through the narrow crack of the door, I saw a mass of centipedes’ legs and antennae trying to force their way in.63822bdb117c7d4f

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Bang!I quickly slammed the door ccb923448c shut again.a7c2ce5c80e4d8a1

Holy crap.ac8fdc7bceb9d25b

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I almost died.4a06bc2dbb53a7b1

Panting heavily even though I hadn’t run anywhere, I rubbed my arms to try and calm the goosebumps spreading all over my skin.f6f315429aae343b

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“W-Who said I wanted to leave through there?!”de4f1d1530fbe9e0

At my shouted protest, c8800fdf17 a system window popped 70a7f71aba up again.9a3eba4379377f0e

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Exit, my ass!6b16ae89b0bd9b9e

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