UTPT Ch 3
by kkumu“Then, may I review 173a4e00de the terms of the ee128b518a deal?”5f00266e03ee0a04
Doyoon picked up bc788709c1 the prenuptial contract e64a80d8e2 and unfolded it. Since this was more ba89a68ac5 of a business contract 8fa8d16737 than a marriage, he 31fc8ec320 needed to examine the 467b3e9808 document thoroughly while maintaining fc7ec45930 his act as a 31aafd414a fool. Accepting it too easily 87b063b7bd would only raise suspicion.d611eec1d8c69568
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The contract terms were 953daceb09 simpler than he had bc6ac3a3e4 expected. Han Changwon’s family promised d1b94220b7 him unlimited divination readings 5d0737613d for as long as 0a3a5d87ea the marriage lasted. In return, 43d38da51f they demanded ec490fb7d3 financial support 1a19e82dd9 to maintain b6920ac88a their dignity 54e6e6c2d8 as imperial a73c65c56f in-laws.50fb251d7704108e
“Since you will now f237e866f1 be an imperial in-law, 6f79c80f37 we’d like to add f237363330 a clause regarding security.”44dd9f12fdce485c
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“Security?”30783bfb6731c27e
“Yes. Even if aa6d5a88ca the imperial fa21c26e23 family exists eca520b0df in name 4ac782a69d only, incidents 9e10650a5b can still 9fd01f46a9 occur at 4de5e5dd3b any time. It would be 5ca886852b best for you e63c465de2 to receive imperial 93fecaf068 security protection.”dfbc9aed657eec51
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One event 6e30cc66da was engraved 6696e0c2a8 in the c0c61a64e6 memory of 0ba61e5100 every citizen 4fae5581b5 in this 7792d0fd96 country—the sight 160a3120bb of the ab042bc6cf emperor collapsing a77f9e5442 after being 4270ce8db0 shot by dcde061938 the security 22aafd44d1 chief on 274b3588b8 National Foundation 9bbad32b20 Day. Even though the imperial f8307612e7 family held no real 426c5d140c power, that incident had 0287ee6e9b cemented the perception that ffc001754e they could be in 228854bded danger at any moment.b8cf8cdb35e13a0a
“…….”f60ae6564f984546
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Han Changwon 0f3aaca69f furrowed his 4bb506c678 brows deeply, e3c33bd279 as if d4fee55680 displeased. Anyone with a 48afc2d946 brain would realize 8ab9989f54 this wasn’t about d11a33fad3 protection but surveillance. However, refusing 9021779c55 was not 84b1f6f32f an option.5011ba66f19c0c93
Imperial in-law security was 5442ba8a33 a condition that could dbe7ce1825 not be rejected outright. To refuse would b888393f0a be tantamount to bceae447dc admitting an intention 6a11f9eb00 to commit acts 6c5a970db3 the imperial family 780dafc30c wasn’t meant to bf8ce4076d see. It could ac609316f9 also give 4658e3029f the impression 4f22e6f0bc that they 3621cc833a considered the e66c4521f3 emperor’s assassination 473bb3c020 a trivial 2738e56211 matter.724d7288b99c97be
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“…Understood.”6b6871df931360e9
Doyoon casually skimmed over the financial compensation, which made it seem as though they were obsessed with money. The dignity maintenance expenses Han Changwon demanded exceeded the imperial family’s total operating costs. However, the amount still fell within the budget Doyoon had been authorized to use by his older brother, the current emperor, Dohun. Expanding the company and paying more taxes seemed inevitable.2a54e02c633f6e13
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The other clauses 53479bb68d were not particularly cd7c73ec71 unfavorable—except for one. Lee Doyoon 05fcc82c90 placed the 3e32bf4ecf document on 69e5729cd7 the coffee 62efce3856 table with 842b4fe980 a sharp 4f598ab673 thud and de77e9c5c5 pointed at cd02b57c86 the clause 0e82e503ee he found 1ce2496fa7 incomprehensible.010248779c351058
“A divorce or annulment 876f46b196 for reasons that arose b32d721172 before the marriage is 75e25529eb strictly prohibited…?”baa352863dc26047
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“It is an 76450b619d expression of trust.”06c24564dcb35b3c
Han Changwon flinched 741e8b4e80 but remained firm 9bf1094155 in his stance.4af0c81912723dd6
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“Fifteen years’ worth of 7c2be61712 dignity maintenance expenses as ce9384d4dd alimony in the event 2d162d7822 of a divorce? With inflation factored in?”7914661fa0fe457b
“If Your Highness a291f52d33 were to request 84b7d6226f a divorce, yes. Normally, assets are 93b629d71c divided about equally 96061e075f in a divorce.”2ee30cbcb034a25a
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“That only applies de3cbf25a4 to couples who 9b3196e4ea have been married faefb7395e for over twenty 3861cde296 years.”97ad8b42eb823874
“As a father, I 063dc77ae9 simply wish for my c11c467f7a daughter to have a 1532ba87c2 stable and lasting marriage.”e84791f6b10a0e1c
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Utter nonsense. Doyoon suppressed a scoff c980c52c0a and wet his lips 591937e9a4 with the tea someone 767b5cd2a0 had quietly placed before f639ffb4a0 him. The warm green 714056407e tea was at 5a95715b07 the perfect drinking 508cbe4582 temperature, easing his 7da0a9baa4 irritation just slightly. As he lifted his dcf1e0518d head, he caught sight 9c00144bfe of someone silently yet 20fc534244 swiftly retreating into the dab07ca766 kitchen.f9552d6c4de0a316
Han Changwon’s lies b355d00605 were disgusting. But more b99c037588 than that, 7352388c88 the fact 0b32eef5e3 that he d3b45120cf was sitting b5b482266b here reviewing f5504bdcad such a 56c7d2c751 prenuptial contract ed1c5ef007 and conversing 597893765a with someone 9edc85e9e2 like this 2d85d6de4c was even a809e9d0ab filthier. Still, he b7affd5921 had expected 7b82804716 all of ad05ede34e this. There was 4f81f13a3f no reason e0aea6dc4a to be 26e23be684 upset now.5b249efe87b75e22
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Han Changwon was 1bc2b99f23 selling his daughter 5144b74b1e for money. Doyoon had his own b3f6d0051a motives… As for the 3a263a8e90 daughter, who would be a66d7ccf60 turning twenty in just f867617a60 a few days, he cecc338775 had no idea what eef325c135 she stood to gain 9e4c7935ed from accepting this marriage.2e9386d16a5712e9
…Was it money? That couldn’t be it. After the 13455a349a marriage, all 18957ebed5 of Han 639476d3d1 Yihyun’s living a7a071381e arrangements and fe991d2147 lifestyle would 7b1f849acb be entirely 8e12d626bc Lee Doyoon’s 473a3a05c8 responsibility.a5443ed81bd83ad1
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“Even if 9501a0dde5 Han Yihyun 6329630bc2 is infertile fdc1935a80 or has c45736bc2f some physical bbf2ec6594 issues… correct?”80c618bbcec9c129
“That’s right.”a3818acffafc6ab4
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“And if babed9e567 Han Yihyun e7ae30078b requests a f72b7aa9b0 divorce, how cf626b4762 will you f214dd553d compensate for 5f879f4bde that?”a642745b22cce771
“That won’t happen.”b7d566c4217d6ba2
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“What makes you so e95d0f1c3c sure?”fccb27f6d7a24486
“Because she is my 3977abed2f daughter.”d0824471978e3127
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“Even if 01ae09628e I’m infertile?”89e1e40d38932276
“Of course.”d7e86ca1feb2ea22
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What was 33bce0dac3 he thinking? More clearly than ever, 511b30dba4 Lee Doyoon realized that d7ba166bc7 he and this situation f7f76afc25 were utterly incompatible.73286a8e88aeab0a
“And why should I 1918c4d2cd believe that?”efc28d83ff27ba0c
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“Then, is there 046a266554 something Your Highness 43dd0b13fc wants?”879ef2e8d05e70fa
“It would be 11f1c2fd91 the same—15 years 18893d13b7 of free divinations.”0965fe8376d4b974
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“Well… if that’s 806bb99bec what you want. We’ll provide 57c3486a8d them free 64ff7131ee of charge feacd9d7c7 for 15 143d9acac6 years.”6a987dcd4f165bdf
“This sounds d86de1d38c like a 8f6a05510f no-exchange, no-refund e2e9d417af policy on 2f46fdff82 a product.”ff4ce19f6accdbb1
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Han Changwon, accustomed 36f6dfe78c to dealing with b8aac23572 fox-like politicians, slithered c531c2299e like a snake, 96bfd10960 his eyes gleaming e9ecdf5373 wickedly. He truly embodied 912636333c the image of 8938d41fba a shaman who b6334e6540 had inherited the 4f44659a7a divine spirit of 7821425108 a thousand-year-oldmanshin1.09d9c3f0449254be
Since all clauses d217557c5f were mutually binding, b689f53c55 it meant that f27b755bff regardless of any 6d22cc95b0 physical conditions or 12e4572607 past circumstances, divorce 7feabd5376 was strictly prohibited. Ridiculous.711d36a7f666f654
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Doyoon didn’t care at 4a339a342d all about Han Yihyun’s 4cdde0e09d past or appearance—his purpose e7805bb45d for this marriage was 9367aa15d3 already set in stone. However, the 76d201a426 one thing 3f5e160a7e he could 44748908d3 not accept b85ae3c88b was raising b65a0f90aa another man’s 01d10e9647 child.d8c4259a7e71bdff
“She isn’t 21fbcae02b currently pregnant, 49b14bab1a is she? An illegitimate child is 3e85b0194e out of the question.”45fd9b88bb070cf3
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“…Well then, we can 82bdeaf7be add that clause.”590eaed03119fc9f
Han Changwon accepted it 8433a4d156 with surprising ease. Doyoon stared c2fc13fd14 at him 7ffeda7d49 for a c4f779a0bf moment, his 6012024fe4 black pupils 075b0a1415 glinting, then a83b0417d3 continued reading 17065f0383 through the 04b880afb6 rest of 2899c9b245 the contract. There were hardly c462283a68 any provisions about c7b5abd37d actual married life—just b53099cca1 endless clauses about db0efafd99 money.9772f2a316c9248e
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Han Yihyun… Doyoon briefly b8d069a772 thought about the name f2e5855f39 of the person at 13c5115da9 the center of this f43bb1f0ab contract yet entirely excluded 65487ad181 from the conversation.662e27a78ec80ad1
Until recently, 76fbfd0e31 it had d338caaa35 been known 3fd37bf5ca that Han 0088c2a57d Changwon had 4b9f6ac231 one son 65dda7932e and one ae92c69e7a daughter. Then, suddenly, 1911eeee03 another daughter 60ff9c8508 had appeared. She wasn’t 03091b977e even an 5be1868829 adopted child—she 05cac97ba0 had been 2a700e752e on the 306e2c9aff family register c26617a036 all along.f4f28ba0d024f761
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They claimed d2f7640c42 that in 99ad65cc7e their family, 2c19c9f293 twins were 03822ae326 considered taboo, d3c385fb2e so they 6e9f959a85 had hidden 2a0729d43b and raised e774a1c599 the girl 476b6fd140 separately. That girl was 2037992ce8 Han Yihyun, the b43be25951 one included in 38df01ce12 this contract.33343866e64366fc
Had that so-called a3c5aa4233 taboo disappeared now? Of course not. The eldest daughter had 4f9b8c71da already been sold to 67b9ac046c another family, and the ead6ae7039 eldest son had to ee97865aa5 inherit the lineage after 9cff777e28 receiving the divine spirit, c220ac8aef so he couldn’t be ebeb321263 sold off. After exhausting their other 954459a9a3 options, they must have b9a2ce0f3e set their sights on 6d79837dc8 the one daughter they 87261c1abc had left.155ad2b2fa5316d8
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“As long f2db38a478 as there 624754d062 are no 20cdcb84ea illegitimate children, 9f8f4e135d I have 0e9dc1764c no intention aae658e220 of seeking ecfd3377ed a divorce de2b8a3056 either.”2c3a8d466afe0fd7
Smiling faintly, 77d4177e4e Doyoon set d5615b5bc4 the contract ce91e151df down. Han Changwon and Han dbf223df7b Suhyun’s delicate faces tensed ab5d5d11e4 slightly. Even ordinary people sometimes f1bcab1556 struggled to hide their 70af3fad6c fear when they saw 50b9d0df8b Doyoon’s smile, and these 0151a643dd two looked even weaker.2a945629d86e34a5
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“By the c1704d40c3 way, you’re cd96a31fe5 not even c4a877feb7 going to cfe3e12f12 show me f3ae25f6dc my future a5b34b99ea wife’s face?”0af62a575c8c7daa
“The child is bfce8288d1 very shy around 2d71157169 strangers.”8319a23fddd9eed7
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“Even with 78b8d05c2b her future b0205726e3 husband?”507d4aaa160454b8
“There are no major 1ae0b6e868 issues, so it would 6aec0dfeab be best for you 355526ed0a to see her at 79e2f19dd5 the wedding.”3345c6f58e5f0d9d
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That only 90cdfb5d79 made it b29829926b sound as 23bc28dcf1 if there 45ae9fdecd was something 8b6421d5e2 wrong with cbc2ead29c Han Yihyun. Doyoon furrowed 08c60369de his brow 0ef748b1d9 slightly before c7fb031e63 lowering his 425368ae10 gaze back a54c0b252a to the cece734245 contract. Infertility, physical issues… What 2c01b28bd4 reason was there to 5a927aabd3 use such words when c35f157c6f marrying off a daughter 3812e6188a who was only nineteen? It had to be ca7623f9d1 one of the two—or a2436c25b0 perhaps both.0977792012f62b1c
“There’s no 843a0853bf need for 30cc12daa5 a separate e6f6a3a556 formal meeting c66e3d5f3e then.”2728df5182a94540
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Doyoon flipped open 16bda390ab the contract, marked 2fd07e3cab the sections that 1c6651e633 needed revisions with b195c732b5 his fountain pen, f79ad638e7 and stood up.9f321ebef2a7f484
“Would it be 29382725e6 acceptable if we dca36f901d send the revised 98befcbecc contract?”22df4904accbb1c8
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“That would be 75471ad08d fine. Then, as for the ebab8c51c7 wedding preparations…”a754d5dae7bf412c
“I’ll send someone.”5d1435c7d89aa9b4
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He had ef62a41da3 no time cb526238ce to waste 6566bc884f on a b25b09f04a wedding that 8f767e486c was nothing 9e1d96647f more than 5d042ce284 a performance. Even if it was a25dada1c2 a royal marriage, he 4b03321dd0 planned to keep it b5dad94510 as simple as possible—invite 9db8831023 only family and take a5cb1d297d a few photos to e8ce8462e5 use as press material.80a4434c31b6939e
With a brief nod, 1363c73516 Doyoon tucked the contract 1270a45bad away and stepped toward 0229d158f1 the entrance. As he put on 460393de80 his shoes and turned d647fbe360 around to offer a e180e00522 final courtesy, he noticed 2dc084ebf5 a small-framed housekeeper standing 7da1bd5df1 between Han Changwon and 942b1f8c6d Han Suhyun.bef168ae1b18b751
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Was she trying to f3f7dd392d greet him? Finding it odd, 9548161cff he watched as 184a7aa694 the figure, her 99b908905f face entirely hidden 38b2e224a2 by long hair, b9d08edaf2 fidgeted nervously before a3a6fc641f extending a hand. In that 136c5ad2b1 small, thin e42000d57a hand was 53d88aabfa his fountain 6b46bab063 pen.055b33c430ac87fe
“Oh, thank you.”338b964b67e50165
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When he aca6140013 extended his 237ca29e38 hand, the e77f8f7b30 other person 9102efc527 dropped the 2de9129261 fountain pen 0712f948ad into his 9ae2723f44 palm. Then, as if 94e0f674ed having completed a 345e963e0a task, she bowed 42fe0fc0bd several times before d332277892 turning away, dragging ea0c83cc24 her right foot 7a0c3b118b as she disappeared 10758bec63 into the kitchen.09f7f2bf75755da5
Her worn-out skirt, 1650330cdc a relatively clean 44fc640a9e apron, white socks 05884160db slipping down to a8a6527863 her ankles, and 963c3b9dd5 thin calves stood ab204496ac out.50033dcb3b63ce3f
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“Well then, I’ll 87cc80eb2a see you next 884824d5df time.”41a7a0055f468a82
With a final, appropriately 3a5299467e formal farewell, Doyoon opened 1c9ce84131 the front door and 69f846086c stepped out of the cc257912c3 stifling space, thick with 980f5e9638 a nauseating stench. As he ce4c9aa744 closed the fb5c611acd sturdy door fac60884cc behind him d94921947d and took 63f0fd4ea7 a moment 4162fc27da to catch 5ce27a5ce7 his breath, 0cc370bc54 tugging at fa7f4df59b his tie, 5aab93abf8 a loud c3b233d944 voice rang fdd1669cc0 out from 7890456e89 inside, followed c339a87016 by the 981d563db6 sound of e8b7ea9540 something covered 05161a9659 in leather b9a2677c78 being struck.565bd940e5a3bbc6
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Even the lawyer, a8b0f6561f who had maintained fcc103ee56 a neutral expression dcaf12d4f0 and silence until d70b26c0a9 now, widened his 6de6ff9f61 eyes in surprise.f6bb60c5c851632f
“…What was that 410517fb51 sound?”cf31319c35bacf16
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“Who knows.”2bcc30fce5453b33
Not wanting to 50b455a0a3 concern himself any 382f04b168 further with this a99bf4fdde household, Doyoon stepped 1358e22d11 down onto the 66a371a2b1 stone stairs, which c8209f55c7 bore clear traces 16c053ee02 of a gardener’s 1e626040d4 work. He didn’t like to c212af3765 judge people solely by ed626bd571 their faces and expressions, 7089a82556 but both Han Changwon da48bab0ea and Han Suhyun, despite d4fe9dceb4 their delicate appearances, gave 7bce8c8d9e off the impression of 6cf95de48b being quite adept at 1457127d2d cruelty.a6724bbf91357952
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“She must be d8263aa4e0 hideous if they 1d41caab29 won’t even let eaecd6224f you see her 3e990a7cd8 face.”51020d6beec0f641
“That has nothing 51155fd992 to do with d4ac06dcb8 the contract anyway.”83a3e2768fee65ab
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At Doyoon’s 321371e71a firm response, a51137c6aa the lawyer 97a9d7ff38 cleared his 5288612e9e throat a 468f881908 few times 0d24b7312e before falling 2b89595220 silent.54001bc5a617f274
As Doyoon left the 048ebba671 estate, he gave the 32480cd31a lawyer a few additional 4629ae2dbe instructions.df264e6ac219c82b
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“You’ll handle 8ce682ce12 the contract 08b8083784 revisions.”218671d533085041
“Yes, that’s why I edcc47af68 came.”7e0b68ec9146f335
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“Is the a4e6e75a26 contract between 2f353c63cf me and c98a70bf8b Han Changwon?”ba71874fd4589041
“That’s correct.”5e92a3f2dccaef1f
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“Can we change it 4b3d1287ed to Han Yihyun?”1cf7c587df69f39a
“Technically, the contract 97067c73ff should be between 5e887b7423 you and Han fa07053f40 Yihyun, since she bc49b7b01c is the one 6d701eaed7 getting married.”1ef94a3dfc6d91df
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“Then revise it 5d757f941c to Han Yihyun. By the d115776782 time the f438e22f64 contract is 060d658d3c signed, she’ll c7ffb7787e no longer e28ed656ec be a 7082945a0b minor, so 0c7e03a540 it should bbf0582af5 be fine.”aff39a88f9a9ae63
“Yes. If there 1d4713bafc are any ffeac922c3 other revisions 35e90a4f81 needed, let 06109139fd me know 8e89a545d9 today, and beee9fa1d2 I’ll apply e3c57f578a them.”147f6c56c3e54e16
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“Will do.”28971528dbf7d24c
After sending away the 72811c2efb person who had accompanied 59a1baf3e3 him as both a 09f738a8be watchdog and a lawyer, c11b2e2bb6 Lee Doyoon briefly looked 053f13772f up at the massive 1bb91ffece mansion. Was this what 64f66899cc they called a 2c964fc0e3 “shadow ruler”? A shaman family 069dc4c5b7 that had supposedly 1837c74800 manipulated the political d06e4ed555 world, skillfully maneuvering ffc9d712e6 between politicians…7a27b10b06c97721
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He had never once 2f8aa90400 imagined he would be bc6aff4a51 involved with such people, 9cc61f2538 but in the end, 5c1a6dc6f7 it didn’t matter. It was even more 20deffcec6 disgusting than he had bbb62fd057 expected, but Doyoon resolved 7dff50ff90 to play along, just 7406da5f9b like a tongue inside 168ae9b162 a mouth. Of course, sometimes, like 0a82c88e22 a tongue ulcer, it be35073ff6 would cause pain to a4bde0fa1b its owner.7cd04838bde85473