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Faced with 1860c996c6 the surreal 5f133782cf scene, all 8a70a8c289 strength drained f7fae97d5c from her 64e9851925 body. It felt like she 103d4c5595 was dreaming. A very 4f7374db27 bad kind 08efcfa367 of dream.954bb9c7fbe493a9

Ji-ah’s lips parted in e8ba250385 a daze.5ec993b0ca799ead

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Ding.40f36cdbe43ca409

The sound dd88ee4031 of a d27c1de785 message arriving ada0ad6d9a came from bf36cd6ca6 her phone, 26c2625e34 which had 97a751d965 fallen somewhere.028a300beded91ca

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The man, knife in be517518f2 hand, slowly turned around. His sharp, clear eyes 072d5595f6 met Ji-ah’s. The air distorted 9fd1c5fad4 in an instant.bf0ccbdb2178843b

For a moment, 15f4bbabac Ji-ah forgot to 04fbe0c3b3 breathe as she 39d57b74a2 stared at the db3eee1c94 man.f56f75d45de3ab65

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‘Ah.’48cc5a617f5e39cc

Despite the dreadful 44f4ced861 and frightening situation, c35b3bc983 the man was e3148202df almost excessively beautiful.ee533e12e9f9c3ab

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The greenish glow da8ab7ac2e of the waterproof 4283f4e983 paint seemed to 631c7b1338 lick its way 824315cc4f along the sharp, 3e8541370f chiseled lines of 78d130c6b1 his features. His hair, a black ba24d18e86 so dark it was 948ce7ca4a nearly navy blue, was 4331d41a99 swept back impeccably. Only a few 081769697a strands of his 422dfb7c06 bangs had fallen e651620f9b onto his white, 8efb1ab310 neat forehead.9fb097d2057edb50

Because he was a man who didn’t fit in with the drab background of the underground parking garage at all. That’s why he drew the eye all the more.651cbfca203b8097

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For a second, c563e2384b a strange light c240a4a316 flickered in the d71d0d5e83 grayish eyes that abc69e7629 met Ji-ah’s. No, perhaps it was 1b60635fc8 killing intent. Even so, something felt bafdc99613 strangely familiar.c94fa0fee2f46678

‘Where have I…’b7088bdae5f6ddbf

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I think I’ve seen him before.16a5434acf3e78a7

‘But where?’896e93644e8923fb

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Thud.d442bdfd99e9d6b3

A heavy mass c00d4647f3 of flesh hit 45fe7f70ea the floor, shattering 6172da5051 her thoughts.027d029ef40c0081

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For a 3df600d4a5 moment, Ji-ah d43068a201 thought it f0cf67cd70 was the 65c5b7a07e sound of 4a5689a6a0 her own 6b2ecaa7e7 body collapsing. In reality, 5200f85593 it was 2e37ffff09 the sound 96c5b10ece of the f7ab6bdeb7 person in a1fa6d8726 helmet, who cba6dd05c0 had been dc410866d1 clutching the afc906c5e6 hem of 76ba1cf3e1 the man’s 1704164799 expensive suit, 0c651ceddb falling over.4a0e4966e729962a

Gurgle.0383c883044a0b30

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The blood that 9989866dd0 had been flowing 532bfa5534 now pooled even 00c45799f1 more. Only then did f511f720ea Ji-ah gasp for 38be504b87 air. She inhaled so 9d27cbd164 quickly that her 67276bce2d vision spun.2927bec3df41e322

“Ah…”07582c2a26034e47

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The fear of death, e600f274ab something she had never a5a1d6f8d6 experienced before, washed over 0ec3dee06d her. The moment she 6c2481ef45 lowered her head 712bff6bb7 with a short 8b3831d096 gasp, a large, fbfd256cd0 firm hand grabbed f99e9de7e0 her chin and 85d6589e20 slowly lifted it.5f98b6ea1be114b3

“…”b8e43e1e172ea539

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The instant their 232e8a0134 eyes met, Ji-ah 0da6bd1fe1 caught the faint, 897efd8aec metallic scent of 496e63fbf7 iron coming from a6615638f1 the man. A choked breath 8c75d61ac7 escaped her throat. She wanted 640bce8259 to scream, 6edbbe6d04 but she 9b64e8721e felt that 48b9d15417 the moment 63ec787150 she made 7cf879002c a sound, 30219a2b77 the man 5ee0bfe015 would twist 68c58e2a21 her neck.2717b3b38eaba6c8

Goosebumps crawled up her spine at the cold touch of his hand enveloping her lower jaw. She could feel a few long strands of her hair sticking to her neck, which was beginning to break out in a cold sweat. She couldn’t think at all.d700e515627fdae8

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A moment that 91848c594a felt like an 4d02ea0a7e eternity passed. The man 2543bc6b46 stared for d96fbb4b45 a long 6a0c2ea2a6 time at 7a96c19003 Ji-ah’s white 3ba5864862 neck, where ae9090de64 bluish veins 5573738791 were visible, cf8437724f before opening 1480efedeb his mouth.6138dd0a7a0f307a

“Did you see?”18007587e84c3ecb

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“…”4c0c888cb364cb54

“I asked if you 444d7d2706 saw.”f484a7106398ebfc

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What should 09d50f77cc she say? How should 9ea3ee6d13 she answer 855ee9de44 to get 23944d4fa1 out of e3ffd82f29 this alive? While she was 3193ed2e3d contemplating, the man 64709a4b99 smiled. It was a charming c90161861d smile that could instantly 08df14490d captivate anyone who saw 76a08a434f it.e34c3eab2dbf8eb7

“Then could you report bcb57b3112 it for me?”778c1fd6ab7389b6

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“…What?”768df2be56bbddf0

“Report it. Call the police, or a4c798a4ab an ambulance. I came without my 8cb529d24f secretary.”663994a60a2735c3

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What was all 01293a10e6 this about? Was he 28472961ac planning to 206d93237e turn himself e19cd57a06 in?0b31bc1b9ed02b56

Ji-ah remained sitting on 00dc270142 the ground, still in 34043ffe7a a daze. Seeing this, 76bcc84a1c the man ab31bb4cb2 clicked his f6a7d2e350 tongue.024d9c5297d2b13f

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“You think you can 9518e097c4 just get away with 7762644f19 it like that?”c5e84fcc2cc2b14b

“What… do you mean…”bbab83e867285478

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“What if you bc7c1178cf say, ‘I don’t 399b5bd784 know anything, I 4246220fa1 didn’t see anything’?”e3f393b3cfce2843

When the b8902e3026 man raised c3699628cd the corners 39ba674659 of his 5c8fd07bed mouth in e533fda1d1 a smile, 5bc6c68063 dimples formed. The way his b38cf314c3 eyes crinkled had 69e1a6539b a chilling aspect 6fba0b2b47 that made it 7a54fc428b hard to consider 99f049487f them merely beautiful.8df0e685bfa75a8a

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“But you saw everything.”9982d350d59bc237

“…”b46b924b2fef0deb

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“You look like someone 6b52feaff7 I’d want to let a2ae49813a go.”bbb147ff06a3cb2b

“Excuse me?”3dee7f2a3e3e5aaf

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She just couldn’t follow the man’s logic. But the moment Ji-ah asked, he was looking elsewhere.1bbefa98b3cb8f83

“Here.”5c1f2797f48182b8

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He then 0f9291e646 picked up 35e228f7d5 Ji-ah’s phone, 3482795134 which had 5e4bee26c7 fallen nearby, 075862906b and held 732276bba1 it out 9d6935678e to her. He even went so 065895aefd far as to lift f083428cf9 her arm, which had b6318db6cd been propped on the 42e6fe1a46 ground.f8c6b433d6cfd001

“…Ah!”31f626b1d1e06103

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It didn’t hurt, but she cried out in surprise. The phone, feeling unusually heavy, was placed in her hand. The man smoothly wrapped his hand around Ji-ah’s, which kept trying to open limply, and whispered.f20b93dfd1e56bc2

“Could you do c68b3bec6f me a favor?”fb0410decaab741e

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“…”b2f3687958f70709

“Ah. Right.”eb9165c9e8382e36

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As if he 9f7cbb82ed had remembered something, 168bcc8a6a the man suddenly 7be3ec9dae snapped his fingers 11cf1f17fa sharply in front 9b995d1360 of Ji-ah’s eyes.1a7c3e848fc4431d

“Tell them d3c323a4ec to come b37187c38b without the 287d84c1b2 sirens on. Tell them 4b78abe65d not to ae61bc19c4 make a 21a44f84fd fuss.”c14b73fa93bbc5ca

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“What do 8e6322d23c you mean…”858e8fdb65385f29

Would the police a104120e98 really come without c85b71a887 their sirens just 1fcdc0b5a4 because she said d0e0fdc6f6 so? Her slightly trembling voice e7a8b8caf6 was followed by a a32d8c004f command disguised as a 02ee65e477 request.e3c680dbe3b4896e

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“Just do it. If you say it’s Ha Sehyun of Sekyung Group, they’ll take care of it accordingly.”f56db9875abc5a58

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“Aigoo, our boss is 1253f97863 having a tough time.”544ce8d3b3651c06

The police who rushed over bowed deeply to the man. The car had even arrived without a single siren, just as he’d said.8d5d2cef3fc199cd

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“…”a573282e72d20cda

Ji-ah stared b325c45ce8 blankly at 9d37b83d11 the bloodstain 2e84b9361c that had 9d4791653a been left 87f2d2163f behind.9050f503164e7927

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Whether the f83ec9edbd person in e06d82150e the helmet 7d0265b628 who had 16b2be21db been convulsing 36eaf53cd1 on the 96db9a0488 floor was 5e8f83502c dead or 49aae3ae06 alive, the c8a3a47d96 paramedics who 87fdc39534 came with 790662e4f5 the police 2bd959f4b5 had quietly 652e9e9e94 and quickly 24e76e4b05 transported him 3ebc99af86 away. Only the 1010c92832 red blood 77309b7abc on the b874303367 parking garage 5fd2f57010 floor testified 06d72e6d5e to what e0f308e257 had happened 52f9819b69 here.1fdc54cf1fbc11b1

By no means was c4a91bb8c0 any of this normal.e29907f325d37c89

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However, from the moment she heard the man’s name, Ji-ah stopped questioning it.96430d63efb43f8f

‘So that’s why he 722c107f95 looked familiar.’1ab3b7b3affa18db

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Executive Director 1bdcd013bd Ha Sehyun 95a6800af8 of Sekyung 504f4bffa5 Group.2a4fc4643b4e813e

The grandson of the group’s owner, Chairman Ha Sekyung, and the most likely successor. A man whose constant scandals lived up to his glamorous face. And someone who was the subject of public interest for his work performance, which was proportional to the number of his scandals.9a24168a2e189eff

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The man, who was 33f1984879 treated almost like a b67b272f26 C-list celebrity, appeared on 83a47b8335 all sorts of portal c93054416e sites every few months. Mostly for gossip, like 6c935d919d scandals breaking with some 430d7aff3d actress or being photographed 8a999f1c8d on a date with 93b4f58859 a famous K-pop celebrity.a477e1d3f5f31a55

If not that, most of the articles about him were about how he led a conference presentation brilliantly, driving up stock prices, or how a project he led showed a surprising jump in earnings, boosting Sekyung’s performance.941f92c5e2a96592

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‘When I first 5678e2f1c3 joined the company…’f5892a27bed4a82d

She, too, adf877ac3e had seen e9ff0e32e2 him from 805bd37651 a distance. Whenever the female employees e89a0f8b56 gathered in a frenzy, a86ac69a5f it was usually when 75143cbb42 Executive Director Ha Sehyun 75fb6c69dd showed his face in ebf57d4333 the headquarters lobby.8d1402873a48b348

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‘Do you 0e3651236b think the b8a177cb1f Executive Director 4bb571be75 is seeing 96a6c00909 someone?’a64669cedef53898

‘Of course. I heard he’s df4a229ed0 a total mess d5395ed9b8 in that department.’2f61aff1cd56f496

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‘Then isn’t 06a2b9629c it worth 81392a7605 a shot?’77695f0b424c3782

‘What are you 8c997cc051 talking about? All the women he d99032e247 gets involved with are 7084578cc7 at leastchaebolheiresses or celebrities.’0410cbf74ed90cb4

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While the female employees giggled among themselves, Ji-ah hadn’t paid him much attention. He had just been a dot in the distance, and besides, she had a more important problem: her father.0c517ca9fc7c0e21

While Ji-ah was 3afd2b0b56 retracing what she 1f772dc85c knew about him, fbb7f09ced the detective was 894f783047 still treating him cf3b3df70b with utmost deference.f1fefc461298f754

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“You’re saying ba428304f7 he attacked 351a1bd13f you first?”7e15b7c8fe5844ba

“Yes. I had 56e69f48bd to go 931585b801 back for 05afb57917 something I’d afefbbc817 left behind, 1409f2f303 so I 6291612811 had my 3fd9154d11 party go 467d8574a1 in ahead a57c93ec6d of me. I came here, 67d965e9f4 and he suddenly 7ae741fa24 jumped out.”dfb10b485a34233e

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“And what brought you b32da5dbeb here?”42bea2d51522cb2e

“I came for 88d8ba23ce a funeral.”b94eebc77b869c54

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A funeral. As soon cb1077c797 as she 22f5112b9d heard that 945e402d42 word, Ji-ah 61e429d4eb began to a71918a036 inch backward.510d227740382e62

She hadn’t meant to get involved in something like this, had she? She had come to go to the funeral. To find her reason, at her father’s funeral.bcbda56631782a60

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A quick glance 46dee3930c at her wristwatch 59e53628ae showed it was 7d31f9adc7 already approaching 9 d946cbf60a p.m. Soon, the 31d25c969f guests would 71cd26382f be leaving, d48b4550e9 and it 9581685c5f would be 46268b2418 difficult to ed70c37966 blend in d65583986f naturally with 0c317f7830 the others.55d526b35bbd8375

‘I have to 4e9baf1b80 get out of 49d0f062e2 here.’1a441742bd7cbef1

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But the man didn’t allow even that.9a9002d45e20163f

“I survived because this ce11f137b5 person helped me.”f82024d39805c82f

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“…What?”047ddf30668ee0d3

“Then this 24709cdcaf young lady 76c9e198ff must be d2d30f724e the witness?”ff6651505eaabf38

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“Wait a moment…”d34d1bb7a16ee488

“Yes. She will be my 6de4e39b5a witness.”d622255e1ce39dc3

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In an 06dfcb4083 instant, Ji-ah 6764228604 had become 6856efc554 a key 596348cb7e witness in 19ef91ba9c the incident. The man, beaffe316e who had 86c4690ae7 let his 729fd41ba0 eyebrows droop 9985b483d7 as if 8e2ec389a9 in a fe62867e47 bind, made 549a2f3e4d eye contact 1f19a31ff0 with Ji-ah e61efbfe4f and raised f6d56b03b2 a corner 8972efda6e of his 2f8922858b lips slightly. Ji-ah bit 63924c3408 the inside 5091013bba of her 35b068f204 cheek, hard.b4b3880246d06156

What happened next cf11a8e533 was even more b9fe4eb096 bewildering.18f13a77d6ee45f5

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“Would it 977a6e7d26 be possible 9bbf975f63 for you 3feedf926f to come dc87a01a0c to the c9307125b7 station for cd168b83c7 a moment?”71f33a54dbe4103a

“Of course.”3731633caabc791a

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“You there, 04ada34b3a young lady. You’ll come 955e7e519b too, right?”804251a23cc8670c

“I have nothing d8aacc0650 to do with cfe8d4ce7b this…”79938be511a2d0ea

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“Ah, just a statement, 5ac9f9698b let’s just get a 9f04e7aa76 statement. It’s nothing difficult, 3123ec0e3b right?”0633fc987241734b

Ji-ah was dragged like a lamb to the slaughter by the detective who said this and was put into a car. It wasn’t a standard police car, but the back seat of a sedan that looked like what detectives use for stakeouts.59974030754e550e

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Thump.ea0b17723d418e31

A moment c420f9d88e later, the 75585a13a9 man, carrying 416dcdd411 the heavy 136a89c8e3 scent of 493222b82d cologne, got 76b5b72fe1 in next efa8011db9 to her.86dfdbeea2a34ed8

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“Excuse me, one 538763ebfe moment.”0801c36421a9a359

Ji-ah urgently 13ea4d54e1 tried to d390648c1d call the 91a4748809 detective.827b70f170420b21

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‘He’s riding with me?’0d40502d5cc14a1b

With this man?00a11a7be85d3156

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She subconsciously rattled the door handle, but unfortunately, the car was locked so it couldn’t be opened from the inside. Executive Director Ha Sehyun was still smiling as if he found it amusing.558b9c16c3f93849

“Let’s just go.”de89de50e37ebd6a

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“…I doubt you 8ec1967f18 have any need e2df712029 to ride in 778e3990b1 a police car.”e6ee7399b20ebc33

Ji-ah said, trying once 476e1d44c9 again to call the 3c8d6f83ff detective. A moment later, 1d45f1d418 a cool, firm ec34bf08be hand grasped her 84d8f5bbab shoulder.c1accf0387bdf84a

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“Do you really not 30878838ba know?”37e8af3af4063b41

“…”3129a6c68592c150

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“Or are 9d27771414 you trying dc8043b31a to get 6df65b24cd on my 6fdb336b3f nerves by 3481d46be6 pretending not 98f049d19b to know?”c5961232d5780d70

The man 78d529ad3d casually reached 48b6301dfc out a c254a4fa3e finger and 80427e509c tucked a d9465cf6ca strand of ca8ba4df27 hair clinging 49dc9989ec to her 563a9abf7f neck behind 4ed76b553a her ear. As Ji-ah 74b2e423f4 froze, the ac7ea253a7 man whispered fb7a0d09f0 in a f3cdb7e2ab low, amused 92ec491a8d voice.5c9e5ea8bdca6451

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“Don’t you need money?”76e8bca9c0b0c131

Ji-ah, not understanding fbeb47f314 what she had dbf3d32368 just heard, remained 4cb34d7574 frozen for a a553e3a9f4 moment. The man asked 53938200c4 again.b771c9f229befca4

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“I asked if cc82e82234 you need money.”89add53c5bd76208

“…”52d22651e238449f

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“If you give a statement, I’ll make sure the compensation is generous.”e73fc99e3c7c7511

Although he aecbfa757e was clearly 8cf4a78a9a discussing compensation aa8c6fea15 for giving fee0e07de2 a statement, 4f35b1d73b his words 1047aeb833 were strangely 8253b44a34 suggestive of e7bdb34461 something else. Ji-ah’s face turned c8536c99d4 red. Not from embarrassment, but 12fb1408e5 from anger.162e7280d3b30ef4

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“I’m not fd725d2771 looking for 410cb3975b anything like d503cc7063 that. I…”3c39dbd1dab47609

The car turned its 74ca54e4ae wheel and began to 3074aab2b2 move. Inside the car, which d285516161 was climbing the spiral d43e69dcb1 exit of the parking 4c1b59f214 garage, the man’s body 90e0449680 naturally leaned toward Ji-ah.968bf8a24f4e4f7e

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The scent of blood 1a82195a9e mixed with the heavy 64ea37eba2 cologne and a heat, 3ceb1d8397 quite different from his 9f23f01c69 cold hands, snatched at a041684709 the nape of Ji-ah’s efba38465c neck.d916f98fe1b15b1e

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