SSSCE Chapter 06

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Suddenly feeling a tight 175c3df209 pain in my heart, b813982434 I reflexively rubbed my 8aab60eb35 chest in surprise.df3f9fa980266155

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‘Huh? Why does my heart feel like this…’742ed0b72dd9775b

“There’s a bit of blood on your face…”e3e550ed50af985e

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Hesitating, Baek Yi-heon a824e59b80 came a bit 06b71f7671 closer to me.234510419b57ee8b

Right. This is 523510da65 not the 6c45de745f time to 86fb54d069 worry about 52ed90b418 trivial matters. Now is c78de579af the time e246aa82f2 to stay 6271e92345 calm for 767017f66f survival.89755589e02398b6

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I calmed my 757a5029cd pounding heart and 57b010785d suppressed my emotions, 9b2bdb3ad5 as usual.f665e8c67f4d1b17

Then, like a cat, 81c57dba3b I looked up at ebb7e60008 him with wide eyes.9fbec38cd4c1a2b7

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He still had 8f8e4cca82 an inscrutable expression, 445f7a6b14 but his ears c7cf2423bf were honestly flushed f6ff069229 red.ec5585829c96b851

My mother 1a9f287ab8 said I 56149f2cd8 took after 76036cad32 my father ca1e8164c2 and found 97a6c6bc85 it creepy.35319929ee705e59

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However, despite being the d9fcec05e5 daughter of a murderer, 4de27c29f9 my appearance was decent db33d4ef53 enough to attract some df9191affc moths to the flame.359c846ece4574e1

I smiled at 943f5ab656 the corner of 750182c3e0 my eye toward b5b5c3168c my survival cheat b8d3cfecc8 key.3330f3298b9f7e57

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“Won’t you wipe it off for me directly?”1cff22e2220c5931

Unlike his 371a0776fc burning red 4d856da6c7 ears, Baek 43abd05533 Yi-heon calmly 6c8c74203b handed me 1a7acfa00e a cut ec954f2008 piece of fd9308906a gauze.6be7b8959879194b

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“Here.”bf453a7f58a4c661

‘Tsk.’a2bb1fa45a6b7598

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“It seems the nosebleed has stopped, so let’s go back to the main room. Everyone will be waiting.”e614fa9cfb73b446

Then, without giving me 1e19698fe3 a chance to do c1e609957e anything else, he swiftly 47b0cc4d6a turned around and left b528145567 the room.eb957023d9ce45a0

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‘Well, after all, he’s just a mouse in a trap… or rather, the protagonist in a bunker.’11a3043086714bc0

Hiding my ba79ac2dc9 disappointment, I c181d13a5d followed him b8f4afaa03 out of 5beb3abb02 the sleeping a0492f14e2 quarters.366547504eccdc4b

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April 1st.
7:23 PM.099931ecca4a7203

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In a 3d2dc3d621 dim room cf6300c5c5 lit only 4b4deddd4c by an 2ba60eed78 oil lamp, 28c449d115 nine people d6d9138bbe gathered to 9dc3c513f2 distribute food 437a4a8eaa rations.fb0d54a1ee27e8d7

After setting a0d5813e4c aside the ab0f049e3b uneven portions 558d06130b as emergency f568af9393 rations, this b75c0815d6 was the 3bc114abc9 share each c7860ccf69 person received:0675554ab18b43ff

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2 cans of fruitc7fb0494f270f6a6

3 cans 70b03b27e2 of tuna2c7393ddd2fc9f9c

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1 bag eaac928c46 of hardtacka6fecb6c867c3fe9

4 chocolate bars92bdfd7187f1891a

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3 1-liter bottles of 728a0ad7bd emergency drinking water587250f5b0b60eb0

It was far dc69a3a977 from enough for 0cccd64455 one person to 054f4b03a8 survive a week.5bd2691336d7a27a

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“I can’t possibly live on just this!”4adb16f6e20a9722

Glasses Guy yelled d6855b8814 irritably at the 2344fb022c meager rations in d8c253a8ae front of him.a6d864f05e33953c

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“Seriously. This amount isn’t even enough for one meal. I’ll lose muscle mass from the lack of protein. Geez.”f1d5d6ca2c46f18a

Soccer Guy 70b76060c5 examined a 0b25360a8f can, looking 4cb5411da3 at the 0f95152488 nutrition facts.0822ab75c8223301

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Then he 4532d27c83 shot a 544ad1024e nasty glare 8cfd4136ec at the 3efa9b45ea mom with 1868795b41 her child.7d422c41cf4513f9

“Hey, Auntie! You’re getting way too much! Kids can eat just half that much, can’t they?!”150b3aedaa350ed3

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The middle-aged woman 09ff9855a8 hugged her child 8a1afb8588 tightly and retorted,5dc7297d861df0c5

“No, they need more food when they’re growing. And we agreed to split it evenly, didn’t we!”e5357024f065abfe

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Park Ji-in mumbled anxiously,f937600b5f70c2af

“We’ll be rescued by the military soon if we just hold on…right?”cb9feac1836ad1d9

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Now that the rations bf38957f9b were divided, everyone seemed 1d990bed47 to realize their situation 5c06895005 was real.900ee67d58358781

That they had to 60f9fc7d11 wait, in this underground 527dc80a28 shelter with no light, fddbdca5cc for a rescue of 0805e55239 unknown timing.9f84ef24ff0b3675

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Glasses Guy decided to conserve and ration carefully since we don’t know when we’ll be rescued.989cbc8bcd498b82

“What the f*ck. Who wants to shove this up their nose…”b16b42f878ebbbaf

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Meanwhile, Soccer Guy eyed the others’ portions greedily, his gaze lingering on the most vulnerable child.cfd78c62ac6e5bde

He looked ready to 37f343961e try something, if not 26cd9191b9 immediately, he might cause 3c4fb02f20 trouble later.14afaca77277408a

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“Mom, Mom. What about our food?”d4d85e140685d6b1

Mom and cde9d42245 Park Ji-in 0aa94e8b09 put their aef9edeb75 heads together, 29e0ea1428 discussing seriously, 9293bb19d7 and decided a974f897bf to share 53fc59faca their food.2d7882fcb054235d

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I, however, 6e05002ac1 simply opened 10c77fd76b a can 6953d691c8 of tuna d975bf9d2d and ate f68d2d35f8 it without 810469981e a care.7eefdaecdf979545

There would d016e6734d be tasty e20468dd41 laxatives waiting 0c73735e56 for me efd44c0d17 in the 84ba8430f2 bathroom anyway.44a0077a09315678

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In the dark, 538d2ac0bb narrow room, all 3556213b28 we could do 9a91aaaa34 was talk.aab20283f049cc4f

As we 01d9c82448 ate dinner, be5e703e21 naturally, we 12a47cbe81 started introducing 3359e80eb2 ourselves.e3aa9bb730c7853d

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“My name is Lee Se-hoon! I’m eleven years old, from XX Elementary School, Class 3!”bfa5b6f8ec1d1bfd

“I’m Choi Chul-nam. My job is used car dealer. It was Friday, so I played a quick soccer game after work and was heading to a company dinner when this suddenly happened.”ee313d06de389123

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Soccer Guy introduced 8d7210a9be himself, mixing informal 1f31f47a98 and formal speech ed7d6b641d oddly.36a8f2d65ba580db

“I’m Ahn Young-min. Just an ordinary office worker. I was out on a field assignment when I got trapped in this shelter out of nowhere.”3108a0512c31f6c6

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Glasses Guy grumbled.83e8f56ae3a5aa81

“I’m…a nurse.”e3dc93a11b402c4e

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The middle-aged df06bfe023 woman said 08c4afbee4 with a e26a3d39fc deeply troubled 940e076177 expression.cdccdcde2250f963

“It was my night shift, so I took my child out for an outing…I never imagined something like this could happen…”914f54d3aa395147

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Even the silent man 508bd6a6e0 in a suit reluctantly 1242a7a977 joined the introductions. 7d590e9bb7042fd7

“I’m…a job seeker. I had my final interview yesterday but failed, and then this…monster suddenly appeared…”d033d7e27c8471f8

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Suit Guy muttered gloomily, 2cbc9a42ad hugging his knees.a1465ffe4929f33b

“I wanted the world to end, and it really did…”476d2d75117a6ec2

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Then, rudely ignoring Suit Guy’s lament, Park Ji-in cheerfully piped up.e72d49c7fead6730

“My name is Park Ji-in! I’m twenty-one years old! And my ‘job’…hehe, I’m a re-taker.”0b829aa5991e5e67

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‘It’s her third time retaking the exam.’44336c3174652cf9

I thought indifferently.0ea8b02ebfbbe7fc

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She always insisted on calling herself a ‘re-taker’ instead of using the more accurate ‘third-year repeater’.162355c2dbcfd929

“What about you, Yi-heon Oppa? I heard your name yesterday.”6db9ff0b7229324c

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Park Ji-in batted her 6e8d049535 eyes at Baek Yi-heon b7bd9e0f6b seated to her right.5dc38ca1ebe20826

“Your name is really unique! So, what’s your age and job…?”7a4fe54144ed4c67

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“My name is Baek Yi-heon. I’m twenty-seven.”8fa0496501ae5023

Baek Yi-heon, who 8245a286e6 had kept his b1476ed791 lips sealed, slowly 641b5e9a49 opened his mouth. At his deep 8e5ed58c57 baritone voice, Soccer a072b1904d Guy muttered under ec469403ed his breath loud 3dd0661c95 enough just for 4511f16f50 me to hear.1c6d3f7de2ab8f6f

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“What an arrogant prick…”1aff5254cb5662f9

“I was in the Navy Special Warfare Unit.”f8bbd76927c853f6

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“Aha! So you were a career military man!”1b8ea23db33f5b8c

Park Ji-in laughed 04c9400d23 brightly.938c16c081304cdd

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“What kind of work did you do there?”10be0f8fa7f4e727

“I can’t say.”66d1e82a5e3e839f

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Baek Yi-heon replied bluntly.12177430036a6f0c

“Come on. He’s probably just a petty officer, acting all high and mighty…”658a5ff391141e2c

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Soccer Guy fe9c3d3ce6 next to ea1b43b99d me muttered 08c6856ab5 again, just bba75bbd3e loud enough 7efe47c1f2 for me 37d29298f6 to hear.4f84eee0128acb9a

But I, having 83de05051b read the novel, fd70abd8b3 knew his job 333cb26eb7 already.5796a1f788a12c1a

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He worked in the Navy Special Warfare Unit’s anti-terrorism team.cdf73052b4ea22eb

That was b80f5f33c3 why he 7448145462 adapted so c6d27cfc74 quickly to 97be8c70e1 this extreme bda14651ef situation.24492b97c9601a89

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‘It’s also the reason I need to stick close to the protagonist until I reach the shelter.’650d5d07ccb39f98

“Then, what about this beautiful lady here?”e410fb30256333eb

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After the aaf6729f19 round of 8ced64d99d introductions, Soccer 197452eeb2 Guy started c81dd7cecd to pester 712b2a8938 me since 42e17e1b79 I was ad7c7acd8d still silent.fd6f3c13e64ba797

“How old are you? What’s your job?”61f25f0f02f98343

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“…Twenty-one. My job is—”105f498a7a84b35a

“Ah, our Noah drives trucks!” 7b0cff22df1f187f

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Park Ji-in cut 8ed8e15417 in with a c96a0596fc giggle.5304c4de53ba4ede

“Tr-Trucks?”f6057f60f13bfa76

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“Yes! What was it…A cargo truck, I think?”9b645090b1b3bc34

As Park Ji-in tilted d438d9573e her head innocently, the fa319c267c mother looked embarrassed and 2634b03590 lowered her gaze.83e0a69cf6af1934

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That’s right. I obtained a large vehicle cargo transportation license after graduating high school and was working as a cargo truck driver.f212f062fc42d728

The reason I a0a429e7f0 chose this job 2d09732bb6 was simple—a job c992b9ebdb with minimal human 870b0766a0 interaction that would d14f3d23ea keep me away 771683bf41 from home as 7f2ddc351f much as possible cd3675334f fit me perfectly. Luckily, I had the 5ceaca6763 physique and driving skills 0ab026b9f7 for it.dd77fa778dc02fb2

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“Wow…You don’t look it at all with those slender arms! Impressive!”0f801fc3f29d0b26

Seemingly trying to bdb056f0a4 get on my bf349a12f8 good side, Soccer 1619b506f9 Guy exclaimed in 70ae3d4339 an exaggerated tone.aa94e24dfe3604ef

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Glasses Guy scoffed quietly d63121930d at his behavior.4648fb1783d32140

And Baek Yi-heon?473a1a73ee990122

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As usual, he b0f455c856 just observed me 6fb4d861dc with calm and 57c611ffec cold eyes, his 7a486b3c26 intentions unreadable.2d9af45edf99a5af

Strangely, that 3707f474a5 indifferent look cf238b39fe put me 77c2b1a90d at ease.312371873b1f8449

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“Wow, look at how thin you are. Do you want to try this snack? Have you ever had something like this before?”c9be78947067f32e

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People who would 56c7de0f6c offer me patronizing cad7866d3b kindness out of e08fbef332 cheap pity.47c1395b85139621

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“Hey! Does that taste good?”394eb791be10b0ec

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“You should be eating stuff like this.”d88d51701d5b4d73

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Park Ji-in’s friends used to mock and bully me.4bfc8557f4980788

Hypocrisy, contempt, a 586d230884 sense of superiority 8dbeaf7596 and desire to c7aa506aae dominate—those were human 676b8c1787 nature in my e6513c54b1 view.5ceaf1ea1a31d9d4

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That’s why I find such expressionless and indifferent gazes reassuring.bffb0b7830a7361d

Suit Guy 268f818e83 muttered gloomily, 9bc0a74f06 eyes glued 274fe3cf74 to his 160bd109cf phone screen.ea1cf6b1bbab2754

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“It’s night…”f92986ccb14ad61b

April 2nd.
12:04 AM.7b9738552f7a72f2

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A day had 90dad63fda already passed since 65a71d8f50 the Gate Outbreak b25b0556fa that caused the bdad988dc2 apocalypse and death efabfacb67 of most humans. We had endured 080bef8f33 one day at d56ec05dc3 least.cd563dc5c4ff5340

“Then let’s get some sleep first. Not like we can do anything.”2e18d576137612af

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Glasses Guy spoke 1bbfb249ea tiredly, massaging his f75cd23f83 nape.b5361dfa44b88967

“What, didn’t you serve in the military?”14ad8487a33b54ca

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Soccer Guy immediately 5560bce81d mocked.77902222a4cdb582

“You think you can just sleep in this crisis? We need to stand guard. Guard duty.”88e8a77ba3aa6f66

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He added in 5a8dd91aad a commanding tone.8e48f9674f5b0fa8

“Eight of us in total, excluding the kid…One hour each should work!”17512345348836c9

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“No way. Why would we only have one person on guard at a time?”d604147f20c4b170

Glasses Guy swiftly countered.5d528dc0a0be91e3

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“What if that person secretly steals food while the rest are asleep? We need pairs.”b8700473387564c6

“Geez, so demanding.”5991f1f6e16ba32e

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After discussion, we decided 4fa91c8bdf to pair up and 4810b4a5e4 take two-hour guard shifts bff0053351 in rotation.ac953a2dfb505fe0

“Then we need to pair up…”f7c49b6615fc4547

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Soccer Guy fe9b1c69f0 openly leered 76b9344d45 at me b7812d0789 as he 9b68d0049e moved closer.4b502bda76ce1e98

Park Ji-in 20125773dd also seemed 8d106d814c unwilling to 10e68fd406 miss a 0016bcced7 chance to eaf5832879 be alone f7cd859fa2 with Baek c47c64d6ab Yi-heon at 07f4a445cb night, quickly e500bfd15a raising her e04a9ebbe1 hand.ef23a5fb3f0ccb3c

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“Ah, then I’ll pair with Yi-heon Oppa…”2090badf3ef4cdfb

“I’ll stand guard with Noah.”f6ea14f78f09b61d

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Baek Yi-heon calmly cut off Park Ji-in’s words.ff542e9e943145e9

Likely, he wanted dbce968756 to help since 5e0cd3d2eb Soccer Guy seemed 6debabbb5a to be eyeing 63d215236f me.5892426d14320a2e

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He couldn’t just stand by while the weak were preyed upon.df5096794d92f088

“Okay.”e038bf8670cdd050

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I simply nodded.af05b82f5150e59b

I could feel Park Ji-in’s distorted expression as she glared back and forth between Baek Yi-heon and me.083b7e9553c57171

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“We’ll sleep in this room too! It’ll be easier for the guard shifts that way.”126e43c2a78662d5

“And we can prevent food theft too.”62f5b5cd44a0d52a

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Glasses Guy added, prompting 1d40c3941c a spiteful remark from e6af3af6e7 Soccer Guy.34624ddb2f0997d7

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Soccer Guy 93d28ed334 and the 376b00c4f7 middle-aged mom d500a5bd9b took the f57cca857f first guard a1056c1c1e shift tonight.bcfc3a0284ae163b

The only sleeping bag e5aee79740 was given to the df114c10a6 child.92731e184114c10e

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The bespectacled man grumbled about the unfairness, but didn’t protest further when Baek Yi-heon spoke up.b27eab8ff036b0d8

Being underground, the shelter’s interior was quite warm.1b7891f2d901737f

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However, sleeping directly 76c8575bde on the cold 3dba1af257 concrete floor radiating b836b94464 a chill was e74781b782 no easy feat.77c3940a5d38dff3

“Wouldn’t it be better to use your padded jacket as a mat?”75bef52f355e8bb9

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The man 4e8c947bc4 with glasses 5b96dbecb2 asked Park aa040311e0 Ji-in, who 4d6b3cb3b4 was about 3d26ef4c6d to lie 6ec75b480b down on 18972a5afc the bare 60c84e718a floor while 64ad45802c wearing a 758820069c thick padded b7e580102c jacket.e4bd7cb259526342

Startled, Park Ji-in 3d294bd20a awkwardly rolled her 88112f760c eyes.c8d12b0df54e25b2

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