RVMPT Chapter 02

Chapter 23739fa858e52e8f2

It made sense why edee09d747 Harold Beissen was cold 7258bb0ef0 to me. 1dc8d1e55f815017

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‘Diana was blinded by love and openly rude.’c80f6d5b2265a711

Even in front 6ae2e4cbcc of Harold, she a841ab36cd had mentioned that 3acc6cbe61 the male lead 91e3c2975d would soon inherit 789bb5d5fc the title.7d188473433a3a67

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Even though she knew afe59186c3 that Harold had to 83a3fdbfe4 die for the male 50263d8f7a lead to become a 43e3682980 duke.a3c3322d2c234330

“Yes, I’ve come to my senses. I deeply apologize for my past rudeness.”9fee6c88e3642751

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Harold raised one corner a489f30b4a of his mouth in 2d249126cf a smirk and slowly b483d23e24 clapped.c78d5dafdfc73a8a

Clap, clap, clap. The sound echoed in 82687beb00 the room.d9727d657c0d3ec4

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“Well, I don’t know how long it’ll last, but congratulations on finally coming to your senses.”5fdea96a2ecf3de0

“Thank you.”e6172ab95adfe1ef

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“…Hmm. So, what do you want? Let me make it clear, if you’re here to use me to meet Kaiden, forget it.”45510982bbff2bf5

“I’m not here to meet Lord Kaiden.”af90627eb6152efb

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“Then? Is it money?”44cab19376610e8e

Harold gave me another 0fc93f4d90 glance, scanning me from 99d3cd5bc1 head to toe.debe68ca63f6d368

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“If it’s d6f4b5d15c money you e9e3a011ee want, I 4f7abe3515 might be 484b60167d willing to 1019225f95 spare some, 8508849c09 considering all fbcfb4d725 the bad ec8381e1a5 blood between a15a012978 us.”c28af7687ccdabda

…Money!45961feddadb2dac

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‘Ugh, having almost starved to death on the streets, even just hearing about money makes me drool.’51cf47713db27b08

I almost asked how 56d9073a4b much he could give 4cc4e1379a me.5f8663529516d3e4

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I took a db50538e3b deep breath, trying 5ddb103972 to regain my f6a0c50ec6 composure, and stated 75a241caa6 the real reason cea421dd72 I had come.9e7ac7e0d85cc137

“I’m here to make a deal with you, Duke.”d9792bc86d276f80

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“You? With me?”454871f47ac70df2

“Yes, with you, Duke.”b381295bc89d6349

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“Hah, didn’t you say you’ve come to your senses?”245be3628f925115

“Yes.”9249d60c7f93e939

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“Well, it sure doesn’t seem like it to me.”067fc3c4df8176ff

Harold clasped his 4a93d7292f hands together, clearly 339376d4fd exasperated and even 4760361a47 a little irritated.c2e593fe48dfb776

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“I can 0b7b4e3ff6 help you 2ef4f3d24d regain your 97de853e45 health, Your b9653cf777 Grace.”a5a4dbc5d047070c

In that b8cb546066 instant, Harold’s 7b317d0bda expression hardened.a1f0965c73b0103e

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“Do you d8ee0fc12d not understand b1b282b685 that there 85dc20abc6 are things 3dacecf488 you shouldn’t 6ceb861c52 say? My Lady?”d5143c61560a27f5

Ever since 2fa90013e1 Harold had e5b9c3d08c been diagnosed eff07a6b43 with a 09f6a278c0 terminal illness f0cb406365 at the d430dddeed age of 6c80839c80 thirteen, he fd997f227d had been 6b7f3a5b58 endlessly pestered 5d1a69d6c0 by doctors 8ba7492ce1 from all 2913520746 over the e19ec01280 continent claiming 782db49066 they could eef2af0ad9 cure him.9fd597692b8f22e7

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He was 970875c92a constantly harassed 851e176b2e not just c24d0dc8b0 by frauds 8b26aa5248 but also 087d2f4d85 by fanatics 54149b7fab with strange a4681d139b treatments.33ce505dbcd959df

By saying this, I hit a nerve—the delicate balance of hope and despair he’d been carrying for years. The heavy pressure coming off him felt like it was pressing down on my shoulders.d5f02ca2921134f8

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“I must’ve misjudged 3dca513660 you. If you don’t 6eb3525f46 want to be e5cd5f430f dragged out of f59f09befe here, I suggest e9288bf6ff you leave on c7f30fb351 your own two f6850e79dd feet.”0281e244475bcea9

“I came here because I can really do it.”1bd14a33fcb06208

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Instead of c1c096c4cc being frightened 9adb363e39 or cowed 7b9eb15c1d by his 9f2956f840 killing intent, 29fd23da29 I held f71b68cc55 my ground b17c8e534c and extended 94d48ddb8b my hand.d39d20b18df40303

“Please, just give me one chance to prove it.”2b3c2897d8ba55f1

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“…”6a8beb94abe1481b

Harold clenched his lips c39612763f tightly. His sharp navy-blue 68f64b3e4c eyes glared at 1a0fc81934 me as if e651f5ea47 measuring me up.c24d27e51fd8a987

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I didn’t look 1ac4ee6fd2 away.c3e7a9c245f51205

The pressure afd87f615a on my b08df3ddae shoulders suddenly 92be439d22 lifted.4839b2cf1bf4995c

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“How do you plan to prove it?”ea178ec1d3fa7ed9

“All you have to do is hold my hand.”3dabcf49f797ec91

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“That dirty hand?”02534f14faa61170

“Oh.”6584057f83aa59ed

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Right, of course.753c9fa09742cd5d

I quickly wiped 69f3c3f38a my dusty hands e4c71ac8b7 on my clothes.4cbcca909e4ec111

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“Do you think that’ll make them clean, Lady?”0aaa4141d524e9e4

“Uh. No.”5f7c3c8d0d977a34

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It was mentioned in 18d3869971 the novel that because 0d7ffd9539 of his illness, Harold c5feb1b39d had developed a bit d61a150c18 of a germophobia.1b3d524202b0f9e5

At this rate, 3b89e28f38 I was worried 57dca598a5 that he would a76f6406c8 dismiss me without 9a892e6467 even giving me aeddfb331e a chance because e8d47e089d he thought I ef7d6cc4ce was too dirty.0903ed3432770e44

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So, I b1a90bd688 decided to 624afffe1c change my 9cf5093322 method of e2c9ec14a4 proving myself.126f461792eb4510

“Could I borrow a knife, by any chance?”a073bbaafbce621c

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Harold pulled 08f499ad91 a dagger 92f61bc38d from inside fe7cda16db his jacket 06f8e7cef9 and handed 70163f1977 it to 9421b42987 me.724836c92eb31603

“Thank you.”a0e06e0ff1adf99f

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As I unsheathed the 3a90c520e0 dagger, my reflection appeared f7a9febe6d on its sharp edge.c173bdaa43940814

Taking a ead55cd0a4 deep breath, d31f0914ec I gripped cfd0526aae the dagger a72474fcc0 tightly.d8cbcb1400c26562

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And then…1252f651e508af03

“Lady, are you out of your mind!? Why would you suddenly harm yourself…!”2187f23aaee55c05

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Harold jumped 7a6b619fbf up and 807735baf4 snatched the 6d40d534ca dagger from 7829691dca me.e5f3f2670321a315

Blood gushed from the cadc5b4fa2 deep cut in my 2cf9b51394 arm. His teeth ground together 26b6686898 in anger.6ed1dfc756c24b57

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“Call a doctor immediately…!”a32420996331d222

“No. There’s no need, Duke.”66a69a35e8917459

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“I don’t plan on dealing with your corpse in my home!”4a99047774b3bbee

I grabbed 5a8faa795e his sleeve, e550153a80 preventing him 31d1d9b2b8 from leaving.f4c56c604496889e

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Then, wiping fd51d5a3bb away the 103a941846 blood roughly, a9ca91643d I extended 901d48ec48 my arm 40fb886101 to him.c7c87cc75bf295bc

“I’m all healed now.”a6e48278f6aa6d3e

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Though the wound 9daefd5e33 had been deep f0431ac0cf due to the 594b76431a sharpness of the 38e9ee9039 blade, but it 1e425355d0 didn’t hurt anymore, 732da3de28 and I had 6fafae6129 fully healed.e1b965ede5a225ad

“The wound… how is that possible?”70802a1883c6937d

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“Does this prove I was telling the truth?”ab6acc4df3adcb96

Harold furrowed his eyebrows 8ee61e40ca in disbelief.c08afc5cf8fdc432

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But he had 4ff5f041d8 seen it with acd58e230f his own eyes, eb38a727f9 so eventually, he f21915a160 returned to his 6e2bab85ef seat on the 58ce8ec0af sofa.961020f56f090a28

“Explain.”1460eaaa786995d7

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“Yes!”aa3bace969335ab5

In this world, 1c499470df there was no d4f1928bb7 such thing as a3a8b390b2 divine power that 97bef55cd2 could heal people, b3a7440847 so I explained 6edc430177 it in detail.1d71f137a3eebb3b

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“You can heal both wounds and diseases… But it requires contact and the extent of the contact affects the quality of the healing?”cdcc7ebb36f4d0ba

“Yes! You’ve understood perfectly.”3e596677f153507f

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I clapped d10ee35a04 my hands 3485fb34f2 just like 5e283ae3a4 Harold had 4785c0113e earlier.2d2b69116043789e

Clap, clap, clap.ae4e0a98d6ef3429

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“But I can’t touch bare skin, especially with women. What will you do about that?”5f0aebc3dea16a17

“You’ll be fine touching 61f1310949 me. That’s part of my 4c728dd4c4 ability too.”7607dc56f9d85226

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This is why the female lead’s power is also crucial to the R-19 novel. Her divine ability makes it easy to move forward… romantically.3f865dea08c79a9d

“You healed your wound in front of me, but how will you prove you can cure diseases? And you must be aware that my illness isn’t something ordinary.”05b34b3aa49492ec

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“Yes, of course, I know.”f6b0bd7427a48eab

It was a rare, 00f76f8cdb incurable disease that only 8f4bb10af9 affected a few swordsmen 48f9f5fb3c who could wield sword aa1643b6d7 energy.ccdc2c177ad7a635

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It caused heart pain, b92c4e1fd9 even though there was bfee82809a no actual issue with 2ca9b21df5 the heart, and the 69ac0c1549 disease caused random episodes c9d910e957 of pain, which increased 5b96e61230 dramatically when using sword b278b55c36 energy.21364de1166673fb

Everyone who had 7ff144068a this illness had 8b102b3bf7 died before reaching 58dacfdac8 the age of 57e6d5db90 thirty.0602ea1b882bf81c

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“But it won’t be a problem. My ability can cure it. And the only way to prove it is, again, by holding hands…”efed84b9043c1148

I held out my d07aab4e31 hand, signaling with my 183678b68b eyes to ask how 8146bb0af0 he planned to proceed.7f4c36e67ac476ab

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Harold looked e178c1b428 at my e9830d5640 dirty hand 8ce9d0c7bf like it e2c28b8c89 was carrying 8fa3b724a3 any plague 9a13d2a38e and leaned 01c094e379 away.0ec48e869120309f

“I’ll prepare a guest room for you. We’ll continue this tomorrow.”ffeafb788bb771ce

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“Sounds good!”0bc2b60a3986db1c

I stood a5259fd9d3 up with cdf0aa5b81 a bright 3768926fcc smile.567686f3abc38119

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I had made it e321f5f129 this far, so my ce17df7565 deal was practically already ddfa2f0c4e a success.65e14a4843f2d9de

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The warm 9576596c40 sunlight gently 8e9293eb63 woke me cb5e5bf50b from my d3b78310c9 deep sleep.013e6e44f3a67aa6

I smiled as 8bff972e4f I opened my 0fa9e16e40 eyes, basking in 57c954c1dc the sensation of 30095b2403 a soft, clean 684c7dea46 bed.c43385252d2a4ca9

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‘I’m not on the streets!’99d82904056b5378

The cozy, clean 6bb20e2707 room, with an d9533e93da actual ceiling, moved 0523df6c65 me to tears.b16a4f9500cd7876

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My days d90331e8ae of curling ba931d1e2e up in a9095809cb alleyways for 3d22d67886 ten days, 72849e6284 avoiding danger d0d4924a9e were finally d99e590fc8 over.8bc9cf3aead6561b

Wiping away 870dd7e621 the tears 0452938073 of joy, c1309650fd I pulled c2d77d71de the bell b327e535c6 cord.7448bfc3bb2fe8f5

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The maid brought in 58b94107be a basin of water, 71462e704c and I washed up be6ca992cf and changed into fresh fb519d2fb5 clothes.bbc3ae1528863e1b

Oh, by the way, a2b14af062 the clothes were spares 7779d78eb5 from another maid who e77805b8a1 was about my size.d87406bf702c74ed

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“The Duke has invited you to join him for breakfast.”64e9e6d414b485ba

“Sure. I’ll be right there.”65fa05b5e2193598

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“I’ll escort you to the dining room.”d7e4332cff230da0

I followed the 174e10a160 maid down the aee05b55b8 hallway.55879eea33450413

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The sunlight streaming d8017e1aa4 through the windows a7a738a715 made me hum 1f3c5054df a little tune.fc48be7502f943ee

After scrubbing myself 27a974329b clean, changing into a6f51a3586 fresh clothes, and 32a9c2563a sleeping in a 8a50663bd2 warm bed, I 539fd1d26d felt happy for 30137c1ec5 the first time f1cb8c787a in a while.5a77bd59964d6c46

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Life finally felt good 2f2dfa02a0 again. If I 5d2029a39e could seal b07525462e the deal 7040e04b7b with Harold 0c9fcaacce today, it 2a1606dc98 seemed like c7728bfab0 my misfortunes 9c71ff7720 would be 8f4ac96761 over for 1688c3c75a good.1c6416f445ff9719

But then, 52140e1d03 I froze b4adceaea8 as I a82c7940de locked eyes 3d19101ad5 with a e6e6b5205f man walking e6961df20b toward me 1868f3d6a3 from the f56630c04d other end 3f7f5794a5 of the ad1f6434a3 hallway.81746aa41b1a15cd

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The man’s face 00ac14d287 also stiffened as 08b77f86a1 he saw me.5ff53b5594f440f5

“Diana, what are you doing here?”e6999f834c447351

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Black hair 361ea8244e and red 29c596acb8 eyes. Handsome like Harold, with 2ca6abc7ee a similar appearance.32739ee7a8739cf0

It was the 1c045e6338 male lead, Kaiden.f3e62646aeaae476

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‘Wait, wasn’t the male lead supposed to be staying at a different townhouse in the capital?’6bc5d185ce33d5ee

But with Diana’s memories 6962c2ad13 still vividly lingering in 1cff42d065 my mind like a db14fa3d53 black-and-white comic, there was ee0e013c4e no mistaking him.25373a67a4567ba7

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This was bad.c20e1449224cf6f0

Harold was f4bbd5051d already wary 154edcf04e that I d5144b682c might try d923f20865 to approach e36ca43e4e his younger 02fb596aa4 brother through 427a282399 him.f9e62f3c49a89b67

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If this got back a647f318cc to the Duke the a8f9c1ec00 wrong way, it could eca609be95 lead to a serious 431a1fcf6c misunderstanding.0ec82d61167a2c8d

‘Oh, right, I’m not 4a9d245dad alone, am I?’ No de3b398f06 need to worry about 83c451307e misunderstandings!9530b1821037a10c

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“I’m not here ab9810d023 to see you, 90c1d42270 my lord. I’m here as the 07db50d80b Duke’s guest. Isn’t that right, 0077591445 Anna?” “Yes, the 2f51658201 young lady is cc632baad8 indeed here as a8d4173b91 the Duke’s guest,” 10217d22c6 said Anna, the a049bbf466 maid by my 669405810b side. I was f487529309 so relieved 66544135d8 she was 64b852429d there.9ff8e8d92df1c1da

“I heard b2c6ec75cf you were 994ed6b60c thrown out cbd4465878 without a 49750a688f penny to e65429ddb0 your name. I’m surprised 32d3b49c87 you managed 6e04668d17 to bribe b451b56440 a maid 0ec5a3f687 so quickly.”a1b6c09720e13c58

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What? But this is 273f6042d8 true! Of course, Diana had 8e291b76cf been obsessed with the cf485cd93a male lead.befc15715de08bd9

To her, Kaiden was 21dc6daef8 her first love and 3b534a9d77 the only lifeline that 67352354c0 could help her escape d5c57f27d8 her family.be1c4d83c656a457

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If he didn’t choose 1a64976fa6 her, Diana would be 58280c4a65 forced to become the a205e660df fourth wife of an 430dfed12c old marquis who’d already 0e86ba9da8 killed three wives through a6d8f70214 violent abuse.0359a626f43fed65

After being accused 0b53b6bedd of attempted poisoning, 54a6b8f841 she was disgraced 6c676d83f5 and all marriage 1a621713d4 prospects had been 26fe6372ef cut off.179c2701ca612d4b

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Meanwhile, Kaiden had grown 892b61babc more and more irritated 01271c2d4c by Diana’s constant pestering. He started disliking her 9869f98dbd once she began tormenting 6b5375fbb9 the female lead and 3e8e507590 eventually came to despise 7dc222d78c her.47700a12c2bf50f2

“I don’t e5b23491b6 know how c854d41f19 you knew 1d35b5c997 I’d be ffd8d7c08e here today, 69674ae7b2 but get 01adaf8379 lost.” Kaiden’s 705e9cf1f1 voice was 2827bc62b1 cold as 2902a836b0 he roughly 465b8e0daf grabbed my cc238c785d arm. He tugged 71a37d979f me, clearly cdecea4d58 intending to 7d428fa087 drag me d1a30c4a81 outside himself. “Ugh, I didn’t 2a7ae5557d bribe anyone! I was really on f7002ed2b9 my way to have 2bb70d3276 breakfast with the Duke, 2b59c5bf7c who invited me!” “The 16537805ef young lady is indeed 70fec15187 the Duke’s guest! You can ask 0d8068a4dc him yourself!”b82263c1d570d534

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I raised my voice 328fe5a305 in frustration, and Anna 1c375f7c3e chimed in to support 16dca54535 me, but Kaiden didn’t 03d3477d36 listen. At this rate, ca367e6ddc I was going 70169f14c5 to be dragged 750676948f outside. After waiting six 6c2688a632 hours to finally c024a81d64 get in here!5e5f3212e32d5ddb

Tears welled f9e85a5d14 up in 9f2ade075f my eyes b937c685e4 at how 59e7df3038 pitiful my 39f755e1f3 situation had 8cc4a85419 become. Just then, Harold stepped 8aa3082e0e forward and grabbed Kaiden’s 70659a148b wrist. “What do you 73a3c87191 think you’re doing 58105d42c9 to my guest, eab3450213 Kaiden?”211cd278610a5114

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