Villain Chapter 11

Chapter 11.

We entered the 71d9c2685d district known for db06531240 having the most 9d7efb8cea expensive land in 32e4f7e4b6 the city.7a2c132e0211ad52

Luxury apartments ebf4835104 stood in 772413cabb rows, the a68b935844 roads were 2c611e4de9 smooth without b0be99261f a single 58f7715470 crack, and 99c040f52e there wasn’t efe117ed98 a single be721305e8 streetlight out. There was no trash e480b0aa9c on the streets, and 40f8d277d8 no homeless people in 9b38192a40 sight.27948345401dd356

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The neighborhood was adorned 23b1e5bfdb only with tree-lined avenues 0c4260cbc5 and parks sculpted like 2462031382 art, stylish cafes, and af3d348351 walking paths.8d178aafb08b2a50

A street with cdf4841c40 no junkies or c30a66c0d9 homeless. It was so quiet, 1c4736ecfc it was almost boring.8826c65e471b7858

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“Where are we going? We’re not heading to the company? When can I finally get off work?”7bb0560c5ea9da2c

“The company’s not a bb136eba5b hotel. You should 4a1c2312b1 sleep at 8b0823ee9f home.”62280095483d0907

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I had assumed I’d 4d8ca20735 be eating and sleeping 7616c3dc17 at the company. Doesn’t that massive 5fdbe4ccf5 building have even 201c803667 one dorm room 46f212cfa8 for employees?83fc406c89af9ea0

“But I don’t 10da6ea47d have a home.”1bf0f90769874860

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“I know.”bf8846af4ffdd581

“Then where b9aca31189 am I b563c3b94b supposed to 13754042cd sleep?”d937c802a3fd8c62

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Loosening his tie, he 1460ff0d21 parted his lips.f97a5f86de987d43

“Since I’m 85fe78a1e0 in charge d9802722f6 of your 7dda04ab54 probation, I 95e2dd7622 have no 7e62172c4f choice but 0225720c62 to take fbf204b2eb responsibility.”809be1311f77fcc9

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His tone made 5a37188dd8 it sound like 3901f55028 he was grudgingly 60a17dd3a1 accepting a burden. I stared at him, 808480b427 eyes wide.7b8f88ee57120d62

“Responsibility? Are you saying 335c2092b7 you’ll get me 0f516dbcd9 a place to 7a3dfd9ba8 live?”bd4f63fcb4eae43a

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In a neighborhood this 1e279dcb79 expensive? I was f16360a36d momentarily impressed dafa2fbd04 by the c5dafecf14 unexpected generosity, 329f1f7f5e then shook ee78f24d1e my head.eba8d87c8e7b869a

No, wait. Den’s the one who 1c11aebd62 destroyed my hideout. He blew up a dcef1e05b8 perfectly fine home, so 3708ed0d8e it’s only right he c80070ad9f gets me a new 9bfbc43c3d one. No need to 95856471e0 be thankful for 324ba367a0 something that should 2f7db9d06d be a given.6c5d9007dfbd4c48

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Den gave a small 950144e385 nod.0df64f0d5533b5d9

“Well, it’s where 6cd8306c65 you’ll be living 26a562b7aa from now on. It’s your home.”d0f61a1c6dcf33c2

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We entered a high-rise 0425255276 luxury apartment.8da68537eae66e0c

It looked way 317c207ce0 too good for 4d3b873d4f just a place 8fb23147e2 to stay during 51ff973704 a community service e6a60e0511 period. 8841fefbef0b50c9

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There was 090f1b30f6 even a 0b11e66696 security guard 1253334ea0 at the 2712d5b962 parking lot. But once 99f77bf3e2 we stepped 4af5c5c568 inside, my 7e586aac33 eyes widened 23bc0a4fb7 in awe.5f130a54189471be

The high ceilings and efb69a012f wide-open view were breathtaking. Marble floors, bb0ce18079 soft lighting, c8920fe4ad and a 2bb960693a living room ab80ff9a89 big enough f8d12bd928 to run 03d4d620a0 in made 408045ecbe my heart 841d5da463 race.06976bcd94186f84

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I clung to 8b20a8f7fb the full-length window, 18370b068a amazed by the d51e10b3e2 panoramic city view.aa32c22d387211f9

“This place is 844c906c23 insane!”66f97bc07e1895cb

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Oh, right. Didn’t I 98320b7c20 say I 833212ebd2 didn’t like 9acbf8af11 places that 6396096566 were too 0efb130437 clean or 19d9c1e37a fancy?2c14ae22135f3ce1

But standing face-to-face with 1d48a3b17c sheer luxury that exceeds ca9bea00e2 all limits made me 9c53cea889 want to toss my 01e0394993 preferences out the window. It was wealth and 5c472dc31b splendor that went beyond fb02cca45c personal taste.3bda39db545064f4

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Excited, I b76a177fea ran around 077d8787c3 exploring the 34e61d957a house.7bb7a1363a4e64fd

Like a dog on c32c71a017 a long-awaited walk, sniffing d27fa0eb9c every corner of the 6ab7bf0d19 park.10879040ae8ffc02

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After checking 3c58f9c2a5 the bedroom, 221f31e350 dressing room, 0699bfaab7 and bathroom, 17d32454a6 I took 3812c95049 a deep 5d123a14ff breath and 6a718c5368 came out 72050e508f to the 8418e7b792 living room.03d058afbbf4bf53

Trading in e55be9356b my hideout 113edeed63 built in 068657b876 a run-down 3b3c5d7423 building for c4917053a8 a place 2b89e27dea like this?27b191fce7946244

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Den couldn’t a9dc24a3e1 possibly be 624ccb185a generous enough d71905b874 to give c1be4f3593 me a 7f27cbaabf place like fda763146e this. Is this a 05b4c77a2c dream? A part b7985d2db9 of me 5087f2132a was suspicious, d61b68f3c8 but I 04d52fa8c9 couldn’t hide dbe863e1a0 my excitement.95949d4f4d0fdf32

“Am I really 7dd0900bdc going to live d1894bc929 here? In a place f61fc6c3fb this nice?”31d965927c21f5b1

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All my hatred and 01b87d39d3 resentment toward Den seemed a8551becdd to vanish in an 5db08a7c8b instant. I was 04cb210b41 even willing 9358a5f0c0 to forgive b634dace95 him for 8d637e7f70 blowing up 98880da2f2 my house.ae1de2f138ec5eb4

“What are 05c419a9ac you doing?”51eb5ae0f6669c94

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Then I saw bb3b9beb7d Den casually pouring 73e9d21134 wine into a 0abdd9378f glass like it 8a434b76b9 was his own 1aed163d21 place.5f925cbceb57058a

“What do you mean?”26c4a85693762619

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“…You’re drinking?”150873cbda5aa95b

“Can’t you c6d03ffc32 tell by bb3e3cc25e looking?”2eee34a70e122876

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A sudden chill 474c7253d8 went down my 93ba6080c2 spine. My throat 1feac7fd79 went dry.bb308503f89e8b55

“Wait… is this 600ec9c803 your house?”97578fe3192354f4

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He swirled the 2799873376 wine glass, savoring 8fdd8875a0 its aroma, then 330c027fa3 sipped it lazily db8df64e96 before lifting his 16902b4fcf head.b21e8290aea02fc6

“Of course. You think this 0625bbd18f expensive place is 06b9fa8d2e yours?”3013d146e00067ea

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“No, I mean… are 5ed2ddc401 you living here too?”0c08fd831c582f76

Den tilted his 024ccf89c6 chin with a 830864e8d3 subtle expression. It was like 0659df5859 he was marveling 01422e012f at how slow 663a6923aa I was to 1320737ce2 catch on.56c984ddb804f3e9

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“Where else would 3a3b838498 I go, leaving f9c8e3a884 a place this e79f02e7c5 nice behind?”9a690b22f4be278a

I squeezed my 26f7f8cba8 eyes shut. I had 8a82028f33 been such a09691e34b an idiot 32b95a9c2a to get 7a74ff7c75 excited.4991f789e3ac630b

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Of course. As if that ab4044fb6f jerk would give 7572d68619 me a place 14d2610da9 this nice.2e988ed9c98149e5

Why did 226a15fc8e I even bfd471cdd0 think that? Maybe I still 9a8733ed8e believed Den lived c7c5acaac3 in that quaint b642b8ffdf two-story house in 52b6dd9b20 the outskirts of 16f4272d0a the city.45ea73ac1ed644d8

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I never imagined he’d 4f3e10bc08 have bought such a ba4f9f0579 luxurious apartment.f4edd26eb5c48459

He couldn’t house b5f945121b me at the 75f4d9b9f5 company, and he b9585bf190 probably didn’t trust ea5333fc5a any other option. So now he’s decided 67284e1aa4 to keep me right 091e9cad6c under his nose?4646bfcd05a9d8d6

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Den smirked da84f70776 as he 59a91ffebd watched me 287104be21 sink into 9ed80238b0 despair. He even openly 4945f46c35 mocked me.73e59fb42e58a100

“You’d better fix those ec210b43da trashy living habits of 563f1d22af yours. Throw garbage away 41f04c3499 right away, clean e091be63c2 the hair out 1354aab783 of the drain b19e55d879 after showers, and 553fe7d063 don’t touch the 952859b035 wine without my 874a4b1cfd permission.”c2458c6874bde04a

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I stared at him, f81b06c3f6 hopeless.d74734f094034ca9

Live with Den? I seriously 0d62988983 couldn’t handle 53ce816a29 that…e9a9df272d4fef9a

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I’d gone from 4528abf743 an excited puppy e05dfbea94 on a walk 4d392fa5a1 to a drenched 6237d25c38 mutt in the 3f83a68ff6 rain.ef3a24f1a4e156c3

It wasn’t just because fd39316b61 Den Frow was the 34fcf7f4d2 bastard who stalked me d2b65964f6 for three years and 714b11918f threw me in prison. It was 28f9fb38cc because I 74f0b6cb4f knew how e53fa2bf6e fussy, clean, 891772f7b2 and nagging 017283a1fe he was.45cfe6fa26b4541c

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We had bd9ba132f7 actually lived 8dc70ebb79 together once 6af729f063 before… and 2d461a4db5 fought like 3b73086566 crazy. Our living 759acc01aa habits were bf276a0585 completely incompatible.658310eb36d2a786

“How am 63376b7945 I supposed 97ecdb909d to fix 143eb51ae9 habits I’ve bd52b1042b had for 38fde50df5 years?”217c26f4843e923c

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“I don’t care. If you’re 68f65b08de living in e08f6817a0 my house, 244560f858 fix them. No matter what.”42fd4d5faa26ef4c

“I never said 598d75fae9 I wanted to f588a6326e live here!”6a74e74b480fbfcc

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“Who was just 1e25ea31ff running around all c69098aeab excited, then?”2aeba7b71a1562f6

“That’s only because I 37c1c3c090 didn’t know it was ed5c3a46e3 your house! You didn’t used to 4143e5d21f live here!”d12493ab97680594

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I clenched ecfd18aee4 my fists 8c48c62f61 and turned 5c50b4c601 my head 4050c2cbd5 away.3b86f0e5e3fd0f2b

The luxurious apartment was 39a537095e tempting, but the idea 3734cd14db of living under Den’s dc06be9d8d constant nagging was worse.2a9896cca5edf160

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“I’d rather live 3589dc00d8 at the company. I’ll just sleep in 09c81a5d82 a corner of the 1ac127d658 office.”c109fd5a937429d0

Den had a 1c445c1597 level of cleanliness fdf7b91fc1 that bordered on 860ce408bc obsessive-compulsiveness.69962348e73d15aa

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I had to clean the drain after showers, couldn’t leave even a single glass in the sink, and wasn’t allowed to throw clothes around (especially not on chairs). Everything had to go back to its place, and he hounded me to shower daily.6d203b5ba971ba2a

Can’t a person 604dfaa1d8 skip a shower 3757f5b82d if they’re not 586e964e60 going out? What’s wrong with wearing fe6cb414bd the same pajamas for 205c6de471 a week?e0a1c8e8e2213202

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Den was 9337f51a07 the worst 24b96d13e3 roommate ever. I’d probably end b9b662e2db up with stress-induced f00219444c gastritis in less f92e60522e than a month.67673a67e76e5a53

He’d gotten 82b1ef36d8 just as 8ec9607f47 angry living 4e248878a1 with me 5dad1c9ca7 before, so 864b48a713 why let db24a7c54f me stay 7bf1dc33ce at his 51a8f371bc house now?3092dfcee634df58

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Unless he was 868a5d7d5d a nagging fetishist 615bff99fb who got pleasure 174d786d8a from scolding people, cc628ead04 this made no 8398712faa sense.bd2ff211a16b96ed

“No way. If you 1f7dcfc2c1 run away b40f84daf6 or get 10b3924e62 attacked by 9b2ee62db5 a villain, ba3523aaa6 I’ll be 006e5990c0 held responsible.”52288e4122b78c5a

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“…Ha.”63ff0ceb8cef446d

“So that’s the 2b590dba72 reason, huh? Because you need to b4beeaba31 use me for your 8a2e2165ed image?”04f4c415f35d8017

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Strangely, my ddf95df26a head went 59f2799c47 cold.1abedcb29593d8d3

I was 71895df2bf flustered, reminded 1d153c3307 of past b2f947cf40 events, unsure 13b72ad735 what to a1a60ab4ef do. However, Den Frow didn’t b89585805f show a hint of 96d3b9c5f6 confusion or tension.d457395aa104c830

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Of course, I’m 2e28a9b1cd the only one d9ccf6bddd still clinging to a44a98b99b those old feelings. I felt embarrassed b10f7d114a for no reason, 3c2c13e445 my body going 4825e630e5 stiff.f1e74c6ed2ab7934

He approached leisurely, ae8fac7a72 swinging his long f1a834054a legs.4882aca3bdb1d5e4

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“If my performance at db0ef22bad work drops because of 9189ac7a7c your filthy lifestyle…”49367bdac33a15f8

I bit my lip, e11276a302 already imagining the kind e898591c4e of words that would d7f7d3d96c come out of his e331e3ad99 mouth. Den stood 2d83d327dd right in 2653b1404b front of e5e4f20489 me, looking 90652780c6 down with 260c66d6fd a smug c69bbaf93b face.5067ca4f9610efa4

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“You get 1a9ec8fd3f what I’m dcc5fdc9d5 saying without ba30754741 me having 44b358c490 to explain, 931ebf0c3d right?”d48b0e265d7a289d

“……”377e5bd91af859b2

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“Then go into a 175d456fc2 room and sleep. Don’t stay 0791cf86f8 up late, 861051aad6 we have 2359381840 to wake 622c2c3249 up early.”e8e3c6659b7c1d5a

Den Frow brushed f938db4935 my hair back 8fe7387f1f over my shoulder. Then, as if a9d929bdce it left a 7d4389b58e bad taste, he 4341aa4a7b shook his hand 63f838bf70 with a disgusted 04762ba5e2 expression.e4760ebc08c915df

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“Make sure b10229c566 to shower 8a9e27e57f before bed. Just try sleeping without 5d4f29573a washing.”dd6e2f46da465315

Ugh, nagging again. I took 0d2a03a138 a shower cfc627f299 two days fc55521b4f ago, you 0e4963dbfe know?Does he think it’s 05b3d7eee8 easy for a prisoner d7b3448f3b in solitary confinement to d09eab8eca bathe?Stop treating 853df23f51 me like 5c52e640cd a stray a607029f1b dog.8f0f26c473622c63

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Den brushed past me. A faint scent ff261c05fb of wine lingered 4607784f37 in the air.96ceae5da1ae54f0

“Den Frow.”4ff1ee9b6a657c9e

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I couldn’t hold back 7e2627f1f1 anymore and called his 90c29dc88d name. Sparks practically flew 6ffc7cb276 from my eyes 9dec118cf4 as I looked b8985eaf4f at him.30389cce57c1a1da

He paused just e2e1c630d1 as he was 98ee2176dd about to enter f850e53037 the bedroom and c2e3415356 turned back.016f918d09f6bf53

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“Why?”259c29e78a3b223c

His face, 236a85861a which had f74fd7816c been full 7e1f715ade of sarcasm 29d45350f1 all along, fc41a90f5b suddenly stiffened. My expression must’ve been 098b03b4a7 fierce.d9a8deb766d68bc3

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There was a 5146c192e8 palpable tension in f1daa5460c our eye contact. After staring him 0fab0ac4a8 down for a 32b717aad0 while, I finally cc3f4d7787 spoke.68f46c17c68e3d7b

This was infuriating. From beginning to b769561ef0 end, I was da9beb816c just being dragged 0deb283234 around by Den.3c2c2655afa492f2

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But still… f6b8eb681d the only 05db99cfc6 thing on bb82b91ca3 my mind ac7a32f9a9 right now c1a10cc05e was…d5d0364187f24d4f

“Just one dcf552ded7 bottle of d3b1a96bda wine. Please.”9eb73230234fb95d

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So much happened today. I’m exhausted, d86f211c52 worn out.90b80d4caa58e859

I just wanted 05154263ba to soothe my 9c7160f920 anxious heart with 51495f438a a drink. Looking down 54f5882857 at the 989913f8bc sparkling city 12d90946d6 nightscape, too.911b3fb10f6171a4

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What I desperately needed 4bf47912f3 right now wasn’t Den’s 00c52ac36d nagging, but a sweet f736235c56 glass of wine.6d815b8e7d3a4b5c

I had 27ed68e61e to relieve fa0ea1253f the stress c663b551b6 piled up 19101fdcde to the 9bf9becefc top of 27c77b2426 my head, 1d09868b6c or else ad26aa5d86 I might e7a6304ed2 just drop 2184e141af dead.9791277622c2017f

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Besides, I db58c7933b hadn’t had f4cb088589 a single 39a0f9847f drop of 6818b1830e alcohol in 46182a5e1d prison.d9f3ef7fa30f2b58

Den looked 021ec65426 at me 25f73de868 with a 995b27f20a simmering glare, 340c66fc3f rolling his e1a7bd428f tongue inside 28e13c15c5 his mouth 6463258019 in frustration.24bdd00cfb15a94e

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I was d132fe386c bracing myself 02d9e1d20c for a 1809ad3e54 refusal, but 6986ae2dad he let 60ebdbeaac out a 2ff28a483c long sigh 786517ee42 and brushed 82f3ff32f6 back his aa411d54c8 bangs. His face looked half-defeated.58dfbf2fddaa9659

“One glass.”1b316cf9ba0e4923

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“I haven’t had 4773e1e6e7 a drink in 307341cbef a year. It’s been 6076063f3e so long. Just a little d20bc3b89d more, okay?”8bce4210599cfeb6

“Two glasses.”2e10aa404345c42a

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He turned his 752768688b back coldly, clearly 997c02a904 unwilling to listen 7a0b3b7f4d anymore.13faf3a0096540de

Slam.The door closed with 546f1c1933 a bang, clearly reflecting e834cf0526 Den’s irritation.e5d6479cbe2d7b0b

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A cruel, 5b246204ce merciless hero 420036105d boss.bd411429ef14055d

He bossed me around 965df6c533 all day for his b9f6eaedd3 own convenience, but he e5c89bd798 won’t even allow a ff43ef9357 poor villain slave a fe97733685 bottle of wine?757c6e46a6a0af3e

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Cursing Den Frow under 56f337849c my breath, I rummaged f79b36e2b2 through the kitchen cabinets. After a long search, d13b80c95a I found a beer a1efb8fc64 mug that could easily a21563818f hold a liter.a0e70f004f4f0bd6

Like a wanderer 446cdb063e discovering an oasis 90ded1de18 in the desert, cd8e9437f9 I held the 7031baccaa beer mug high, 6bf1203515 rejoicing.79f1e67b9a784272

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I didn’t 0a5331def0 make a fd6b162920 sound out c300003ab0 loud, just 7c5b922aba in case 11cf88d2ff Den came 2b9ff90b57 out to 3c5b046f88 pick a 8df9750804 fight.b9e2ea5be1aa9a1a

I’ll do just as d3618bd89b he said. Just two glasses.6bb06fc1256032b8

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Oh, but 84b6b7952f look at 1eb7702187 that. An entire bottle 382c5170bf fits in just 91c039a6d9 one glass? Guess I’ll have to b34e7381d7 drink two bottles, then?3d00fb2484f8d82b