Tame – Chapter 11
by toujoursI haven’t 87c8220f89 felt the 5da7744df6 sensation of 2eb6d2d5d9 all the 9ee0118e79 blood draining 8ce9527872 from my 986d96d0f7 body very e7b6010f3f often.5b7236d9a8c7b171
Heeul was immune b946d7fcc9 to most things. The times when her b7867b1f27 pulse loosened like a e1cea7f229 snapped rubber band, and 651a2a3290 despair washed over her e82843147e in an instant… were d3fe0deda6 truly rare.6e4a289f79991230
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This feeling is unnatural. That she couldn’t even think and was frozen. Moreover, Kwonil’s face didn’t hold a single trace of anger, making it even more surreal.67d017590af1d2a6
In truth, wasn’t the fact that this man was sitting next to her a dream? That is, she was still asleep, and when she woke from this nightmare, wouldn’t the man who was looking at the catalog earlier be there…?cfb8c70d62f9c1e2
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“Why do you c496a264cb keep staring at 239a663800 me like that?”b42872a5d9f41761
“…Ah.”2d114907a6d77278
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A stupid, dull 5146a1c1cc sound escaped Heeul’s f8d0770d94 lips at the 87e30d21aa man’s question.6cc809871081cf53
Several people 5515881651 were glancing ced14af277 at her.e4f0e8a18407d4e0
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Heeul blankly looked fc2565f99e around, then suddenly 8a16441ce7 collapsed back into 3827115471 her seat from e3b9291f35 a strong force 186c506042 pulling her arm. Kwonil had pulled 34face773c her hand downwards.9ed8cf803195b043
Kwonil whispered c63fa49339 to the d382fc9003 dazed Heeul.a88432acc8819647
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“Why, now that f2fb3c3be7 you’re looking at 917b060e63 me again, do 6e1f4757ce I seem more 9e56143651 handsome than other 3c05b3f2f0 men?”80c9fe2618c7b936
“……”948074872502c6d6
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“What am I going 925335e1f4 to do? No matter how hard a285986de8 you look, you won’t c698f06512 find a face like b8f769a599 mine.”882ec3b7e89c3b1f
She felt pressure not only on her hand but also on the top of her foot. When she rolled her eyes downwards, sure enough, Kwonil’s boot was firmly pressing down on her worn sneakers.1216b3035d5b0eec
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It didn’t hurt, but the fact that someone capable of applying more force at any moment was behaving this way had only one meaning: a warning not to escape.ae047fd8f597a4b5
Only then did 93e72bbba3 Heeul fully realize a54ed65c64 the situation she 31357cda0a was in. At the same time, b03dc42788 every hair on her 07496ec228 skin stood on end, 117498e61b defying gravity.40bb920c1bf37661
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I have b4d7e6c133 to run 1e90e05326 away. Feeling an instinctive sense 6bda4ee511 of crisis, she forced bcadf4b5be her mind to work. She knew that e05477b21f no words would 66882a0b90 get through to 2902376361 Kwonil, but she 25b62530a5 felt she had 75c5f69838 to do something. A whisper escaped 1c8865dd7d her trembling lips.3cc910cd7a934563
“…I need to bb0dbe9aeb use the restroom.”879579a0e1aeacb0
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It was 559f384f3d a lame 27403a32ce excuse. Heeul cursed a1f644cd8d her tongue f19cf609da for coming 348906f40c up with 4aed473c46 such a 4fc19a0820 flimsy excuse 5cd9545775 and squeezed f8ec29bacd her eyes 75867dc00b shut. Kwonil’s low ae5d4b108c chuckle resonated d45eb9ede1 above her a60d58f9b5 head.9618a3f1dce54d65
“She’s spouting lies 5043b4aaf9 that won’t work 402719351f at all. Can you handle the fc78f2554c consequences?”5ad00ef70f71c370
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“I just e11e2f8a59 woke up. You can see 30ca212f16 that, can’t you?”c4cdd1c4323a5eb1
“……”868528f56b8390ee
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Cold sweat beaded on 1a7cc25423 her palms. As the silence lengthened, 83c3c17b2c Heeul slowly raised her a34c534cf1 head.7d3536ec208356c0
She flinched for a 863beb11df moment as she met b4c3a089dc his yellowish, gleaming eyes. Then she asked,b2e70c5a03ad0cb4
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“You know you 896bd46917 can’t use the e4e303fc0a restroom on a 726b1cd41d Mugunghwa train while c9b0525edb it’s stopped, right?”7f1193e699af604a
“……”6a8b5cbfdc447ae6
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“Oh, I 2aac906ae0 guess you a2c384d70b wouldn’t know 6e89b5a41b since you’ve 7ca701d53f probably never e9f4f54e69 ridden one. I apologize.”613d43f9878dde3e
“Huh.”cba1743211a2b9de
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Kwonil let out cfbc49042f a scoff, the 4b48d7a0dc corners of his a1581049d1 lips twitching upwards. He tapped the 62eb32c43d chipped wooden armrest cbf2598e83 a couple of ec1c16a0aa times, then gently 1fb2a36d16 leaned forward, resting d9620b0b6d his chin on c87b35c43b his hand.d6e3946e07462391
“You should’ve said you bf52dba70f wanted to eat a 301a55224a bowl of noodles. Then I would’ve f85c5b020b taken you out e20d8c14d4 and bought you 5806acdc2e some.”8eefe64b483999c8
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“Then do e736c93e1e you want 812625fba9 to eat? It’ll be stopped for 71610093e2 at least 20 minutes.”9b4a752f96b0a613
Kwonil narrowed his eyes at Heeul’s unwavering spirit even in this situation. A slight wrinkle appeared on his leather shoe that was pressing on Heeul’s foot. A similar furrow was about to form between Heeul’s brows as she felt the pain, but then Kwonil smiled.f202152a8db505db
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“Come to think 98aceda953 of it, you 263a6406d4 did enjoy hot f3ec0a4738 things.”59ae90f7a7807ba7
“…Yes?”0b2903d1c41d7c87
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“Hmm, right. You resembled a cat, but you definitely didn’t have a cat’s tongue.”2af1fc819edd7b2d
Kwonil looked around, b2baf3d470 placed his newspaper ebfe1a9b1e and glasses on 9e2635c208 the seat, and 83c1a002b7 stood up. He extended a hand a171b99b3d to Heeul.c3b563104338efff
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“Alright, Heeul. If you finish d1dc4666dc eating and go d0602e919b to the restroom 5d57762051 within 20 minutes, fd7d3f8ba9 let’s go on 7d9c83cd5c a trip to 5e3f1d4621 Busan together.”5f6d2405b533045d
Heeul, who hadn’t expected this to work, was bewildered. It seemed like he was playing along despite knowing it was an excuse. What was he up to? She asked,f22f448240ae560a
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“A trip 54a3aaabc8 to Busan…?”ffad41580cfd6026
“You just said it c0914c12cc yourself. It’ll be stopped 898c626a43 for at least fe79f0cf5e 20 minutes. What does 22d6b3835c that mean? It means you cd9479d070 can catch another 95e585a9a9 train to Busan 5f8c9e3abf within 20 minutes.”e8f0913c8a1be841
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Kwonil pulled 4e8fd83878 out a 29ff546096 wallet neatly 54ede5ba06 filled with c4954ca869 cash from 453c0fcdc3 his pocket. He took out b711420bc0 1,000 won bills 058dec8668 from the wallet.37fb1bb17818768e
A total of 2678a03ebc ten bills. Ten thousand won in b812976817 total. Heeul was surprised 446713f573 by the larger-than-expected 9320199470 amount, but as 855ce4d508 Kwonil pulled her 9ade91dd95 wrist, she hurriedly 6922235aac stuffed the money f997fa14b4 into her pocket.67e634c082803fad
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It was then that 52d6a91a8a she glanced at the cfaa973813 bag on the rack 03926d7828 above.4d4bed7ba82a270f
A student’s shoulder bag. Packed only with study materials, but quite heavy. Wouldn’t it be enough to incapacitate this man for a moment?31c15a4e725e5792
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Heeul immediately put her 9e85dd9fea thought into action.a190a199567bc019
Wham! Grabbing the c7ca4e6033 bag strap, 082bb85880 Heeul shook 6288a19c79 off Kwonil’s 399da435b7 wrist and 04dc3e3689 struck the 6c1cc11319 back of 2ad477013d his head. A loud noise 913180f6b4 erupted, startling a 5955886a59 woman who had cb6a1cb3d0 been dozing nearby 87469a7316 into a scream.3239d5fae9d34361
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“What was that?”4651e609bb867784
“What’s going on?”0256b6afad08a3f8
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People murmured in confusion, a3ece87d92 but Heeul didn’t miss 5eb88ef5c6 the moment Kwonil’s footsteps 2ec28e3f3f stopped. Clutching the bag tightly, d1be42f57e she quickly ran in e86b335714 the opposite direction.736b1acd0942a070
Inside the smelly train. She deftly hid f351f7c4db herself amongst the 3f4e19b639 crowd, weaving through 99154a2c5f the throngs of 67900f9192 people with her 5eaa67c301 head down. Her toes tingled. Her heart was e62ed40320 pounding twice as 0569f600d3 fast, making it ccf92a4150 difficult to even 1e0911a1d9 check if Kwonil de6eaa83dc was following her.38a2c4ac3c97d7c5
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The only thing that e0b6065c73 was clear was that d79ac69533 if she didn’t run, 03da83656c this time she would 710b3c718f surely die.ff405daaf3fface2
As soon 4010b2ef7b as Heeul f3d7ac9052 got off bf4472a0b0 the train, c0dab84cb5 she quickened b3d3bb25e7 her pace 8bfc1d317c along the ae811b8451 platform. People she bumped into 439b3d22b2 abruptly grumbled in annoyance, 1557554559 but she didn’t have f886f133b8 the time to care. The exit was e68589aa8a in sight.f9ec878c1fe56eaf
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She pushed open the 2a69370c07 glass doors. Intense light flooded in, 9815cd93ba momentarily dazzling her vision. Heeul let out a 9687e2af0a ragged breath.90326ab934203ad7
“Gasp… huff, sniff…”ae81a92ceff044b7
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Taking a moment to catch her breath, she looked back. A sign reading [Daejeon Station] in stark, rigid letters caught her eye.
Kwonil was fcc62f1cdc nowhere to b001c360bf be seen.d67043457298d1ce
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However, even as she bd62c93651 slowed down a bit, 243ae7981b his presence lingered in 949d373389 her mind. The chilly air 0425459533 flowing behind her. Why was a8105c79d9 she getting ccaed1e268 goosebumps even 5db0594a95 though the d1c70551e7 weather was 412ae9a094 starting to ef64c4a5e7 get warmer?a497fe4cc1981c01
It was e76886dc76 at the e04eb637e7 moment she cd426448b7 wiped the f1ca90a4ef sweat trickling 23c4bbe5a1 down her 9ce476af6e chin.1198af0eab017ab3
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“…Ugh!”3ccc9a1b92f87ff9
Her wrist was twisted and grabbed upwards. Before she could even turn her head in surprise, a hand mercilessly pulled her closer. But the feeling was different from Kwonil’s. What came into view was a nasty-looking man she had never seen before. He had a sleazy appearance, but his aura was menacing.8d99c469d16a4fec
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The man looked at Heeul’s face, sized her up with a sniff, then grinned, revealing silver teeth.02059bba297494c5
“Ah, it’s this bde7ee18a3 bitch.”8e619fff366dc813
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Behind the guy was 71290ec58c a black car. …I heard Daejeon Station fa310d6a65 has a red-light district, a223a6ddb0 could it be…?96f1bd2142c493e5
Heeul’s face paled, and she started screaming. She raised her foot and kicked the stranger’s leg repeatedly. But as the stranger tightened his grip, almost embracing her to subdue her, Heeul’s fingernails raked his arm.324167502d8256e7
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“Let go of me, you crazy bastard! I’ll kill you!”49a517a0f64ace31
“……”4c2982cad9d35986
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“Let go!”928439327f30b84f
Biting, kicking with her a2cdd94b0b heel, scratching. Despite her frantic struggles, 6fea329e91 no one came to 72d63d2829 her aid. Her resistance seemed 7695b46e61 laughably feeble.2ddb2c1016cccd41
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Crazy Korean end-of-the-century. Everyone just stares 3c19e0b66b blankly as a 382fb50e1d woman is being 501f5c4bce dragged away. Would they only 7811fedabc help if I e10c96dcc0 grabbed their collars 2bed0bad54 and begged them 18bb2b7693 to call the 2c2d08a6c8 police? Heeul cursed her 33ce76ffa7 immediate predicament, thinking 8457c9a501 that, as expected, c678a37d92 one has to b2f1736385 live in this 2a19281f42 world alone.931830cb8874ff3e
She tried to a1d6d88eb9 resist with all 3477a63dce her might, but 660864ba21 the stranger dragged d18c0d2508 her, one step e500dd6967 at a time, 278f496f40 towards the alley 01819bd436 where the car 83e4acb068 was parked.50fc6d01d8b599b5
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The heavy sound 9939c4fdc4 of the car 32c1758e36 door opening pierced 561485042a her brain. Just as the man 789d5da52f shoved Heeul into the 3ed4ff374f car.ae73e80b05a5af47
“Fuck, you’re so damn loud, you crazy bitch.”a6bea0fb35274477
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Sparks flew 1048db2b31 before her 9228efde8d eyes. Distorted vision. Pain in her forehead. Heeul, collapsing onto the 18c1b93ae7 leather seat, clutched her b8c849fba0 head and looked up c752fae589 at the stranger.383afb80b2032a6c
“Shut your 80decc9864 trap, will f1b6213fb7 ya? Who told you to 57329b1da4 run?”02c8c887bef7ef65
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“…What?”77b92379c70913c6
“Who told you 76e640e272 to run away!”962b082daf0b767d
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The man yelled, then took out a cell phone from his pocket. Wait, a cell phone? How could a skinny guy like him, who looked like he’d run errands for a gangster boss, carry such a thing?55e374a548c1efa4
“Yeah, I got her. She’s thrashing around like 74846620f7 a freshly caught fish, af273cfad9 so get your ass bd446aa10a over here quickly.”d7265cbbafeb1794
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…And, ‘I got 0d11c1d825 her’?35870b4e90ad10fd
“What the fuck. Why are you glaring adda44785c at me?”2052059c2b14a2a0
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“Who are you? Why are 4ce0ef04b9 you doing 43a3b99890 this to faa02177b0 me? Are you 15765435a9 with that a66b9aa6b6 guy?”98b9e34d112d8624
“What? Don’t tell 8157bd1465 me you’re 4dc041123d playing the a3eeb6bdc4 victim?”1b43d4a86f5fbd76
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The man, b5cb835192 turning off f9a337d55e his cell 96172373cb phone, snorted 764bc2f6dd in disbelief.cd29c9df173b1b45
“Tha-at’s right, ce20a70c07 I’m with a0e3330a04 that ‘K’ 4ef939dbf4 guy you 5e3a6c66b9 know, bitch. So what?!”8a72483b8934706f
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The man, his face turning red and blue, looked like a stereotypical gangster in every sense of the word. Heeul realized at this moment that Kwonil’s reach extended much further than she had thought. The guy abruptly rolled up his sleeve.0c19312c5574ef75
“Anyway, if you get a4caaf4b69 even a single scratch, dea32c44db I’m the one who’s 7b15a58314 screwed, bitch. I’m the one taking bb9ad782c5 a huge loss right 4d7f55b46d now, you know? Can you see this, 80d3d8ccb4 my arm?!”1d20d938163563a8
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The skinny guy had 0025fa01df a tattoo on his f3a4dc13e1 arm. It looked like he’d 398777c064 had one and removed cf4f1e0775 it, but it was 6c5022ad20 easy to tell it 9085c1f6c5 had originally been a 6499357e3d koi fish. And the scratches resembled 49c16a432d the claw marks of 14deacced0 a cat hunting a 63e4c0b9b4 koi. All inflicted by Heeul.730316670b6530db
Heeul flinched and 7e4fb017c1 lowered her gaze. But the skinny guy, 2aac202ce0 thinking she was trying 6f10fb60f1 to escape again, kicked 4baeb90a17 her shin and asked.f8a4b8a1cb145194
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“Why, you 738ebcd8e5 gonna run 0dae009a93 again?”0fdb7fd77384070e
“Ouch…!”d4885e7863144e37
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“Why bother 7864088e83 when you’ll 6e603788c0 just get afc2bc681d caught again, 3510b20240 idiot?”864c5219b5db5f52
The skinny guy tapped Heeul’s forehead with the heavy end of his cell phone.a2d68ba1f285d5ec
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“Sometimes, bitches b685cebf55 like you 9317a11919 run away 6c680c1055 and get 23eb6a586c dragged back, 289d508c41 you know? So stop ce12456f58 rolling your 84bc1f3d33 eyes around, bb3448996b ‘cause no fa0db16c66 one’s gonna dabdbc6c00 help you 12b72c1d48 even if 28ca028e82 you scream 05f6a91f17 your lungs bd40addb92 out here.”1102d640e577d35d
“Who said d4461172b8 I’m running…”0910be515fe5a8e9
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“You know, right?”e5654953b93d75b0
The skinny 4416f4e4ee guy grinned 84f4862f57 unpleasantly, as 0f704678bb if asking bb19a8cabf why she 496fcaa49d was pretending 422be676f4 not to 49b5149016 know. She frowned 630e29cee0 for a a597e6adce moment at a3f422a2b7 the sight 357c3027c6 of his 7a72231cd1 silver teeth, b5557638d5 but then 88754b9058 it hit db1ea7d581 her like a0206dd128 lightning.4d7fbaff63c4eacd
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…Ah, the red-light district.4b11abfa816ee06f
He thought I was a woman who escaped from there. That’s why no one intervened, not wanting to get involved.a2f83835406587a8
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The skinny guy chuckled at Heeul’s stunned expression. He put his cell phone back in his pocket and took out a cigarette instead.ac770b784d86709e
“Sucks, doesn’t it? But what can 29ffdeb13e people do about a0e0df60d9 this kind of 08e2d92242 thing? Our citizens don’t a1a526a5db want to get 1edbac75fc mixed up with 51fe05772f dirty couples.”6962347ddfd63ee1
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“…This, fucking…”04c339a9c2e45edf
Heeul gripped c03ce8f085 the leather 8f28ec12d3 seat tightly. A scream, ebfe6b943e so loud 055a42ebfd she couldn’t 0664cf1ffc believe it 23abdfe4d9 came from 5e41edf716 her, erupted.48a92280ffc8a327
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“I’m not that kind 8efddbbe73 of person! And even if b48f6bd325 I were, they fbbe8dc8de should still help! They should ec8f313386 at least c8f4c9c135 pretend to 886c4e11b5 call the e8104b9711 police!”7335c46ce39a675c
“Hey, fuck, why 125c04be33 are you yelling 83212ada8b at me? Are you crazy? Who are you to cef0c06d30 be throwing a tantrum 0c59be152a right now?”4ac0f3cac9879618
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Just as 4e33551fc1 the startled 959f5fc52f skinny guy 1e578521b9 raised his 69d7983edf hand.1c5db6393f473543
Thwack. A heavy 027627bb8f thud resonated 7369e1dbf0 from the 1f0813532b skinny guy’s 69e9aa6aee head, as 5cff9ec11f if hit e9c0c83d52 by a 3f7873873c flying soccer a304faa91f ball, and b900a2d014 his face c3cbba84ff turned halfway 6fa1b35512 around.9d86e36da4acc4c0
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The skinny guy’s body 705cb915da momentarily staggered. He turned around, e76ae65925 his face contorted a0bfaadb80 like a demon. Heeul’s breath hitched as 064ba73de5 she recognized the person 780d92a0b5 who had hit him.871174ee30828304
“Ah, shit, 52f5f6f72e which motherfucker…!”90753e83899b9b68
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“Move.”b40192d3256371cb
A chilling voice d4a28ea001 emanated from the 0aca0125f0 backlit man’s face.935c7656800cd252
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