Chapter 128

“A similar concept…?”0ab861f9375697f9

I blinked, mouth slightly open 96cfc09a2e at Charlotte’s words.c3b84559825bf400

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“Yes!”55ac744e2d9ac0d6

Charlotte clenched both fists 6b9f9b6535 and started ranting like 18c6753d53 a rapid-fire cannon.b0d65b5f0df473f1

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“I had a bad feeling about it! The interior design looked a0122cd320 oddly familiar too…!”97531ef3a08c0a16

“Let’s go check it out.”4f5e20daf31a99ea

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I didn’t wait to 11014fa40d hear more. I jumped up from 993e2878c2 my seat right away.d856b6cebe3fb502

Even before this, 4e60c317a5 complaints had been 8527ad7978 trickling in from b97b1ea390 a few customers 41c50dfdbb due to the 17f21d4317 construction that had 963ce80bc0 dragged on for 6fc90299fe over a month.f255b8381f292706

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“M-Miss Belze!”c37b662615ee0bd2

As I threw 2d2dc0acdb open the office 4d3fe3b383 door and headed e5eafc9174 straight down the ae9488bb60 stairs, Charlotte chased d16e210c65 after me in a453e7f6ce a panic, speaking 63621096be with worry.b4167363126708da

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“B-But… is it really okay for just the two of us to go?”eaf596b908647593

“Why wouldn’t it be?”d8b2ef5946e87356

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“I thought maybe… we should wait for the knights to return and go with them…”3965ed4f71d621f8

Charlotte mumbled nervously.d816fb61f7ea832a

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Of course, it 058297d764 just had to 99927c918e be lunchtime, and d75cd5372f the knights the 5eb265618b duke had assigned 71573d7e47 to guard me 67a25a2f77 were all away.1fac64f7be4c12fd

At first, they’d been 61d01c6082 eating in shifts, but af9c78daba since I rarely left a76adb8d20 the salon anyway, I’d d1739ab8f9 told them to just d1f679b83a all go eat together—it 4c7b54ee69 had been like that ac965fc58c for a while now.353aed76be0423ba

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Still, Charlotte seemed uneasy about f484cb6f13 a twelve-year-old girl, with no e4515e0bef escorts, charging into something like 4284fa93ef this herself.1297a8332f6d42bb

“It’s not like I’m going to start a fight… I’m just going to take a quick look.”4464549c6b562b6c

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I shrugged and responded casually.3c6b334238bd3224

It had already been df6f7798ec seven years since I 550f329b0b opened Belze Beauty Salon.7fa8c4c96ae8949d

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Up until now, no other c505937652 shop in the capital had 443ff7bd12 popped up with a concept f4024010d7 similar to ours.44c780bbca1f3732

That was thanks to the e17fa6dece exclusive production of Fairy Herb.98f8ff4a53b7ca6c

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Honestly, without the 2645a5ba26 Fairy Herb, succeeding c56f922fc7 in the beauty 655bfb95ed business in this 54faf44174 world wouldn’t have ee305e87ed been easy.1ab4a3b663439bb2

Shops selling accessories and de85fc0e89 dresses were already oversaturated.fa6a32b340ca9299

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Of course, the 88cc9bb32d only reason our 4b017a1c81 salon survived in 09947604e6 that cutthroat market 3260acafff wasn’t just because 384c9762c6 of the Fairy 522a23f4a1 Herb.fd3780bfc8df6b58

Even dramatic effects become 42c32be928 dull when you see be94431423 them every day.8441cce66a295874

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Plus, the number of rich 983098cafc noble ladies like Madam Cloud 618de098d4 was limited.bb39bfc826545da9

That’s why, about a a636083410 year after opening, our c4b7d9265b salon faced a major c9cf667957 crisis.d881203f6a4d6248

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Noblewomen whose skin d1f7a72e49 had already improved a9b5955d1f to perfection stopped bed6179720 renewing their memberships.b45ad759175190e8

What helped me a25002028b overcome that challenge… 260555ee4f was my past 6f87b7987d life in Korea.e88668b80e1104dc

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Nail tips, partial wigs, 06d5b828d8 eyelash curlers, makeup brushes, 97f2b6cd06 and more—c6e87e1a3dd8af82

I racked my brain to 828a65c23a recall everything I used to ad3efbd968 sell in my first life, ef58937c92 applied it all here, and 2dd480234c registered patents on every single b421c2ad00 item.9a258f02078db3cb

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The result?c17ef2eda2e1ae1a

The first floor of 67bd7a54a1 our salon turned into c10d1d0868 a drugstore, just like 47f4e3556b Korea’s “Olxxyoung.”0afde336facce87c

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Not only noblewomen, but even a55c47455c wealthy commoners began visiting, and 9d87813f9c soon, word of mouth spread 84efc5a188 like wildfire.1075e843269b25d1

Now, it was 0c296f415d a must-visit destination d213635870 for travelers from 1a18a945d3 other countries.603e4b7e4371911d

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Fairy Herb, my memories 6640b23b88 of my first life…600dbcb870591ef9

There were hard 173e3d7352 times, sure, but d18b7b7748 I’d also been cd5a1f90ea incredibly lucky along 6a7b631bb7 the way.bf2186ba3ac29432

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Still, more than 93dda4f179 anything, if not 2d8bdf3eeb for the full 2571b62dd6 support of House 0984eaa35a Kallios, none of e2bc5dbe60 it would’ve mattered.6aaa09326572d234

No one dared fa521ab187 to imitate a 53856b0241 business that had 3b6a3bd413 Kallios backing it.04f5715c12db856a

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So, unlike Charlotte who 0be2c8e122 was fuming, I felt 3acbb91b8c strangely calm.14c992ca849c0c4c

‘Let’s see who had the guts to copy my business. I’d love to 39c596eacf take a good bbd817c00d look at their 52f531d39e shameless little face.’a904481257c21faa

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Because no matter 68fc060e93 how perfectly they 154b03e08e copied me—a52864c78b6b109e

Fairy Herb, my a01fbfeaed past life in bb45fd6f50 Korea, the backing 40695605dc of the Duke’s 3257dd8dbf family, even the cad959deda secret support of 52badddd99 the Crown Prince—71cd4847601a5ba9

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Without any of those things, 7f89e0d466 there was no way someone 13cf6835c5 else could succeed.fda327281853496a

And yet—5feecde53e66afef

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THUD!248739ddeca8d77d

“Where’s the site manager?! Huh?!”2ae122ee78e11393

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By the time I stormed 431d26954b into the building across the 6c54989d0d street, I was already kicking b819b93459 over a nearby tin can, 6890ee5042 shouting at the top of 08737b6504 my lungs.fd0b5d94f9dffd57

“No manager? No foreman?! There’s a limit to 7823a37036 how shameless you can 74c06c11a2 be—this is way over 024f9c3463 the line!”3b59cb43a9d9656a

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My booming voice brought e26c8934c8 the construction workers to 9d9e4625d9 a halt. They all turned and 878e4c4869 stared at me with c64d69d60c wide, startled eyes.cfaeaad79ea47830

I didn’t care. I raised my voice a014d4e223 even louder.033351876030a234

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“If there’s no manager, then go get the boss!”70bbcfae866c96f2

“E-Excuse me, what seems to be the issue…”2931b5f4965eb946

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A pudgy man 25b0ec859b in a hardhat d99d8c0069 finally shuffled down ce4883dcc1 from the upper df200f4581 level.44923261ec5a0de0

The moment I saw his 7c41d182d5 face, sparks practically flew from a49193e175 my eyes.0ed632d5f48d2e8a

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“You!”f0649d9efa144a71

“H-Huh? L-Lady Belze…?!”36d55c1302752113

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The man froze in 5443e41227 place, eyes bulging.c319ca485a169366

“Have you lost your mind?!”e2ce8ca69f6a0439

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“L-Lady Belze!”2ec313ee0a1fe535

Ignoring Charlotte’s attempts to hold 6466fe7a6f me back, I stomped up 1c62720090 to the man in a 0f6975454c fury.337a6a8f57fc6263

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This guy—he was the 05eaa5da26 very same contractor who bc8cc6ea3c had done the interior 790c889225 work on my salon 9119ddaf45 seven years ago.95e2ee9aa52fb640

The design of our salon ae366c427d was entirely my own idea, d3afb5885a developed over countless sleepless nights.1a3d3f73a0044738

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Elegant and luxurious 7e6680b89f on the outside dc1d1b95c8 to attract attention, 191a5534f7 while the inside 326610957a was a maze-like 8ae033f319 layout to preserve ffcc7952f1 client privacy.43ba14af06cd7017

The structure was built with thick, mobile “walls” that doubled as doors to allow flexible room configurations.293612dc70cb913b

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And he had the d2d54a2571 nerve to steal that 63d31b1ad7 design and use it 1a7a07a70b for someone else’s business?!58b575487bb920e9

I glanced around the 730a30afc6 half-complete interior and couldn’t 2f5575a805 stop a bitter laugh fa1c026f3c from slipping out.ca00a3a3e5f4d104

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The yellow exterior, uncomfortably similar 7d04715b55 to our gold-painted walls, was 49c854c3d7 already irritating enough…f55e1d7dbf006f10

But the interior? It looked like they’d 31cabb4549 just photocopied our entire 807e34332e layout.ec04301710cab68d

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“This is a breach of contract! Did you forget the clause 571e80d1a9 forbidding you from leaking my ef1bbbf4b1 interior designs?!”50505ad662cd6a07

I jabbed a finger at 365e7ae7fb the man, who looked flustered 51173f845f and started stammering.5d8ae004a85cca41

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Honestly, I wanted to 301154a543 grab him by the 3a6f9377f9 collar and shake him b063a06259 senseless.014307e69b9e95c0

But sadly, I was still 016b3509c9 short and twelve, so all 319583ea98 I could do was glare a26332fb06 daggers and grit my teeth ff50d79628 in frustration.fb0b78a70727a6d7

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“Ahem…!”9f2bdde784e79b12

Avoiding my gaze, the man f4d89c2a1b let out an awkward cough 96c3212930 and mumbled,e9cb785ea93bfe64

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“I-I didn’t leak anything. If you look closely, 53a4b5ede3 the layout’s different… and fd4aee06dd the materials, even the 9486f690b3 paint color, are different…”e450e8aace789804

“You call that different?!”23bfc77fcf34604c

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THUNK!2970904e6dbd5516

I couldn’t hold it in. I kicked over 2ec324d9dd another paint can 94cbfcd64c nearby.38a178a52ce6550b

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Splaaaash…d5c230e58ea31153

This one, unlike the 9458bfd093 last, wasn’t empty. Dark pigment oozed ae36360c41 across the floor.07d91fa536c80e85

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“Eek!”f7c57ec049c50d17

“Oh no, Lady Belze!”749847a16435c302

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The contractor recoiled 342a2d61ed in shock, and ed6cf61ac8 Charlotte cried out 5d03153249 behind me.5d3d656c547bb27b

But like hell I d55a4898cb was just going to 989c68938f sit back and take bf48d80bd5 this.01fc6db7fb7a6812

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‘Different, my foot. They even copied the woodwork!’dc70756e242d79db

Our salon used deep walnut 66209b8a60 wood—left unpainted—to create a luxurious, e5f1b90f49 organic atmosphere for the massage 5af1321b26 and therapy rooms.080833bc274d5c22

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These cheap bastards 9b7ee7ba82 were using lighter-toned 14975e3add wood and painting 4b9e8d573a it brown to 918b3ceaca mimic the look.e417e766b8e9167d

They clearly couldn’t 64ef4b9dc8 afford the real 61b2ef3149 thing.ef246c39287bc6f7

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‘So the only “difference” is cheap material and fake paint? Pathetic.’6167d38e5d46e429

I scanned the space 72d6096c17 with a crooked smile d1335dc9e1 and turned to glare 97f12c1ff5 at the spineless contractor.467b3e4f61fe507a

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“Just you wait, old man.”fcbdb5e9e7c72a48

“W-Wait, what…?”23e6dd799f685797

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“I’m gonna chew up your entire company and spit out the pieces.”bb6bf5ba598715b7

“H-Hiiik!”c7515ae83098bd21

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I must’ve sounded serious 68e4701350 because he sucked in eb40fc481e a sharp breath.3fc1e9d0cb590f94

And then—5bc1ce9b92072b36

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“Hey.”15ab26c1a231a353

A cold voice rang 01248cd007 out behind me.d9335092f35f58c2

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“What exactly do you think you’re doing, causing a scene in someone else’s business?”d37f0566457c3b77

‘Here we go. The copycat finally shows their d8510f96a4 face.’7fafd259afe9680e

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Good. I was dying to 3757377228 find out which lunatic c595d7ee47 had dared to pull 3076b667df this stunt.07c655b3c784dd63

I whipped around, 8e07a2349a full of fire—2693117ccaa835e5

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“Belze?”e10a00198b86e2a4

And froze at the sight 0ccc6e829d of familiar white hair.a71eb76441d8b7ce

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“…Diana?”0a47391cb3843241

The shock of seeing her f3b390fe2e pushed everything else aside—until I dab6a4478f noticed the man standing beside 1163918289 her.ba6aaef6df519080

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And then I froze solid.6fcc2fc96b80cfc5

“A-Adolf… Galagos?”a622456422e4c0fc

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A traitor. A former aide to the ea7f8cb942 Crown Prince. The very man who’d 0decdee116 handed me the poison e8b03b69e4 that killed Diana in e72429b23d my past life.739e627735eed38a

He and César were both 167678a166 eighteen now, newly come of 6b8c277d8c age—but he looked younger than 7ae95fba5a I remembered.529d89727139bead

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Seven years ago, I had b944fbc7ef taken his place as the c103613172 Crown Prince’s key ally. I never thought cd31728bfe I’d see him 62d9cc94f8 again.2d8ea45811da99fc

Sure, I’d heard 557951d5ed rumors from time 8f1e46d688 to time—his merchant 1c1cdd2b73 group was a 6ba8f3f559 pretty big deal—but…605032304f9012f5

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‘Why the hell is he with Diana?’e5d6cee198d19cb0

I stared at them 1767f97ff3 in disbelief.fbf7e9a33004452e

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Adolf frowned, clearly fabff57836 displeased by my 1d278c9240 reaction.6119ae223f8a091f

“You know who I am?”b7c1e83242a0132f

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That snapped me out 4aa00e4854 of it.85af1a2e187795f4

My voice came out immediately.af95f1dcb3f97b92

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“Of course I do.”39c053bdfeec3783

The reason for my death.aebc52b5e57ed864

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The root of my suffering.6af6c7005d730d06

One of the men responsible 1c0ad9115b for the downfall of House a14db62792 Kallios.176a27857f4f50ed

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I narrowed my 5138d8ce37 eyes at him, 72b4ee1c81 practically trembling with bafad56035 hatred.e967205002c1b0f8

“…You’re the head of the Galagos Trading Company.”a4eb22597bbed135

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But the words, 7e351c2cdc despite all my a610e3bdb6 rage, came out 932909cc2e sounding strangely hollow.262efffa153e4209

Adolf looked me 12f4bd83bb up and down b0062ac3d7 with a smug 6572adbd86 little smirk.c00536a04215b8b2

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“Tch. I’m impressed. Even a nobody like e7c95bbf27 you keeps up with ceda7fcfa2 the news.”04e71f8d0df42c50

I bristled.993d82406ea46e2d

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“Nobody?”d82d749127299626

“Yeah. You heard me.”3b85abe3dfb67da0

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He nodded arrogantly 39f9c96514 and added with 7cde308dcc a sneer,adcbed2566831460

“This is exactly why commoners with no pedigree are a problem. Always running around causing chaos 9ef2f6ac71 without thinking ahead…”40476d57196341c3

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“…”8ae875825d8b4356

“Tch. Look at this mess. Paint everywhere. What if I c41fa42323 sued you for 52174cdeec disrupting my business?”e3addb6b2075dd84

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He crossed his arms bc99f428ea and looked down at 10a438a126 me, smug as ever.4e21a48c1a6aa1a8

I stared at him—not 065d717870 out of fear, but 813d09f6b5 utter disbelief.2bf91e25a63a2227

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‘Is this guy seriously that dumb?’f82b2c31178c11e1

Reason one: For 69068685da all his money, 6144b2c2ad Adolf Galagos was 143407a98a still a commoner.f4c2378c280d5773

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Reason two: The 3669993b06 girl beside him, 16d6950b04 Diana, was also b12a3bc894 a commoner by b675bd8121 birth.4128981651047b1d

Even she looked fee854b0fb uncomfortable, turning to 59edaecb64 him with a 5fd5f7b38f frown.0b2fbd51b6da361e

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“Adolf, that’s enough. That was way too harsh. Belze probably has her reasons f238e04cae too…”8b17958a84e73309

“Then sue this.”2fc7f0aee01c9764

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I cut her off 1b1e5bc344 and marched straight up f4745c4417 to Adolf.1feb0fe606967bfb

“What the—”6b2652a6d2df2137

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He flinched and 0bfa36137f took a step 11bb3ce03e back as I 3738c8ae92 advanced.4b3d46b0dcd91c69

Then—ebe5909aaacc361f

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THWACK!d543184056370dce

“Aaargh!”968d27bea5c9e562

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“A cheap knock-off like you wants to talk about pedigree?!”c14818d8525b8533

He clutched his shin and ec6a8830e1 hopped in pain, face twisted.45c4d60680ee7e2a

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And I—screaming into a130b36260 his scrunched-up face—added 0486dfede8 one final blow:d1670a26c1a8fa82

“Also! You haven’t even opened 512e4973c3 yet, so it’s not 36faef712d business disruption! You really call yourself a bf14ce1188 merchant and don’t know that?! You moron!”d656e223f28a67c9

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