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I was afraid to raise my head up… a fear I didn’t know why… but it went away when I saw the sky… to find myself falling up.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq8EDfSydpn
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The space was so tight it felt suffocating, as if it were upside down … Pain spread through her body like fire and smoke filling the air. 66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfeDxZsGmFj
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Her vision was blurry, yet she could still make out the figure of a man in front of her, soaked in blood, motionless, showing no signs of life. And the body of a woman, seemingly young, her features obscured by wounds … The pristine white of her dress nowstained a dark crimson color 66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3SHPw4xJge
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The blaring of sirens and honking of cars grew louder, intensifying her headache and dizziness, as if she were trapped in a whirlwind. 66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfdd83DZ6PW
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Darkness began closing in from all sides, and those piercing eyes appeared, staring at her. Hands reached out—strangling her, restraining her already bound body. She could feel breaths, whispers like hissing at her ears:66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtBhztgvfC
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«It’s your fault.»66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMvORC3Nact
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«You’re a murderer.»66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJwECcBoYJ
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«You should have died instead.»66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZg9lZTSco0
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«Cursed witch.»66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYWPIPeTqmd
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The grip on her neck tightened, suffocating her, her lungs desperate for air as she thrashed in a futile attempt to escape.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJZJzgu1XwA
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She gasped awake, filling her lungs with air, drenched in sweat, leaving damp imprints on the bedsheet.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8aVfPY1l7Y
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It took her a few minutes to catch her breath and grasp what was happening around her.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63PBLaQQCz
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«A dream… no, a nightmare.»66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmhaRiVFoP
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She turned her gaze toward the clock.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJUUc8UNThQ
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4:30 AM.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq2j3hvUf1k
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Really? She had only slept for half an hour!66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2yMY59Oa06
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Yes, Eileen’s old and unwelcome friend had returned—insomnia—bringing along its usual gift: nightmares.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKeIvIQiWh
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Since she met Arthur, her nightmares had lessened. She had even managed to sleep for a few hours sometimes.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkKtlbvOEl
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But as Arthur once said, he would be away for a while…66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwQ1BQvVef
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It had been three days, maybe more, since their last meeting.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCiaoP8TfAn
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And there was still about a week left until their agreed-upon reunion.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvoAbx9uRzP
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Arthur had completely vanished, to the point where Eileen started doubting his existence—was he just an illusion? A figment of her imagination?66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcF05A4iD8i
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If it weren’t for the kite she had found yesterday, which she believed he had sent either late at night or before dawn, and for his scarf still hanging by the door…66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfo74pW8na
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Dragging herself to the bathroom, she decided that even though the sun had yet to rise, it was better to get up than to drown in bed and thoughts that led nowhere.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWg6RaSJW9X
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For in the absence of the sun, all thoughts turn dark and bleak.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9qYcuhUaS
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Stepping out of the bathroom, she was met with her reflection in the mirror.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKlOIRyGfR
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She had long planned to get rid of it or give it to some random person… Her own image was not something she wanted to see.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwojWHjiJwO
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Perhaps she was simply blind to the truth—that she was beautiful.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4mUam4LZ5
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Exquisitely so, though hidden behind a veil of exhaustion and shadows of sleepless nights.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7aiwRv5I5
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She resembled a weary angel, yet all she could focus on were the dark circles beneath her eyes, the pallor of her skin reminiscent of a vampire’s, and the noticeable frailty of her figure.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzjZVjRswAg
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She finally turned away from her reflection, shifting her attention to the window, where she noticed the paper airplane resting nearby.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNuSQvHn04P
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A slight smile appeared on her lips and her features softened with relief. 66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDF5g94Wepn
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She read the words written on it, then carefully folded it, placing it alongside its sisters in the glass box—a habit she had picked up ever since the first kite landed on her floor… and in her heart.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpVVvnZi5gn
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After changing her clothes, she put on her coat and scarf—actually, Arthur’s scarf—choosing it over her own.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiuRROPPOFV
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Why?66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMsCHn7rfv3
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Perhaps because she wanted to feel Arthur’s presence around her after his disappearance?66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1VKtCLTlC
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Or maybe because it was warmer?66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrR1MgqFhU
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Or maybe… because she missed the owner of that scarf?66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt8Zkpel7ki
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Who knew… No one, not even Eileen.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUASOTdFrp
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Or perhaps she did know… but preferred to ignore the feelings that had been stirring within her lately.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKPVT15rTl
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Feelings for someone who lived next door, whom she knew nothing about, who had suddenly entered her life and changed thousands of things—without even doing anything.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXvOBDgMCM4
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The moment she stepped outside, the cold wind kissed her face, prompting her to shove her hands into her pockets and bury her face and nose into the scarf.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWF1O0BQNYA
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With her usual slow, unchanging steps, and eyes embracing the sky, she wandered aimlessly before sunrise.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszwqiyZIIP
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She used to never lift her gaze from the ground while walking—at any time, in any place.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7U6bPG3SS
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But now, ever since the first time she gazed at the sky with Arthur… she had fallen in love with that vast expanse.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZnZ5TKoqO
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She had grown to adore its star-studded blackness, its blue streaked with white clouds, and the fiery hues of sunset.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjlaKhUgwc7
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She cherished its stars, its moon, its sun.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcdbYYmBhyM
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She found solace only in contemplating them.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEixSasRmCT
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And there, on the bridge overlooking the vast sea, she watched the sun rise, casting golden rays that reminded her of someone.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkJxkQGkNLQ
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She could almost see Arthur’s silhouette watching it with her.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡurVUJ4TL18
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«I see you everywhere… What have you done to be so deeply etched in my mind? We barely know each other… And yet, feeling all of this while we’re practically strangers—it’s unsettling…»66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOwnKYNQENz
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Arthur had appeared suddenly at the start of December.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuMzfNRTZW9
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And now, the month was nearing its end.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7Oqp10PSC
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Yet, he had become an integral part of Eileen’s routine.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtnUcGgby5
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That in itself was a cause for concern… and fear.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrUoPC6gzh
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What if Eileen grew too attached to him?66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPxz0uRezS
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And in the end, he left—because she had never truly mattered to him in the first place.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCQFBjF6FG
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What if his actions were nothing more than pity for a depressed girl?66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu4CDiLuePT
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Or perhaps he just wanted some company during his stay—nothing more.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFV1s7qswj
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Eileen doubted her place in Arthur’s life… Not just in his, but in everyone’s.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFXYrx90GI
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She had always been replaceable.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4q6Uwjvln9
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She had never been anyone’s number one.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHH8SMFAXIi
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That planted within her a perpetual fear of abandonment.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbMySgZ6YV5
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And in an attempt to avoid pain, she had become even more withdrawn than before.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqfMND7rcPo
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Then, problems began piling up, one after the other—shaking her confidence, isolating her, fueling self-blame, overthinking, and insomnia…66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ik7Jp4QxN
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All shaping her into the person she was now.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZDH6CtzMZ
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She still believed she didn’t deserve love.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRhXh7qb2iz
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That she was a curse to everyone around her.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS4ubDGbqwU
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Memories, old events—still shackled to her.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYYBbzhp4r
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For nightmares are merely echoes of memories and experiences we failed to overcome, unable to cast them into the farthest corners of our minds.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDSGhjaIIaN
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And so, they return to haunt us… until we face them.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm3wJMQrEDG
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A sudden gust of cold wind snapped her out of her thoughts.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgaJgRH4OST
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Noticing that the sun had already risen, she realized it was time to head to work.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjXFzO399zB
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And so, the days passed for Eileen, as if she had fallen back into her endless loop.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKTYZcghBC
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The dark thoughts in her mind never ceased—they spoke day and night, at all times, in all places, driving her to the brink of madness.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAMAo3Yce8
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A heavy week crawled by, and the awaited day finally arrived.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzcUqoPi9y
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She dressed well—or at least, she tried to look presentable.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq9fV1ljRem
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Standing beneath the streetlight where she always met Arthur, she counted the minutes and seconds.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhV8qyjPpIr
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«He’s late… What if he doesn’t come?»66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQxGDHumjT
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Doubt gnawed at her once more.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3wM7JyCWNZ
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Why would Arthur leave his friends and family just to wander around with her?66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0ZZq82xag
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With his bright personality and handsome face, she was sure he was quite popular.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0xhgzHdS6
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Meanwhile, Eileen… Well, she didn’t want to start another self-loathing spiral.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4UxN35TojX
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But honestly, spending time with her would be a waste. She wasn’t fun, nor a great conversationalist, nor did she possess a remarkable personality or beauty…66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8Iu8BIBu9
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She shut her eyes tightly, covering her ears, as a cacophony of intrusive thoughts and noise swelled in her head.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrf8AjnI5Cm
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Then—66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1HK5LuI0J
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A hand rested on her shoulder.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCz13R8qWt2
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She slowly opened her eyes, looking up to meet his worried blue gaze.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD4A6oEsKO3
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«Eileen, is something wrong? Are you okay?»66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKtdAcko0jP
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He offered his hand to help her up, and she grasped it.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOf63HuIG8C
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«I’m fine… I just got tired of standing, so I sat down for a bit.»66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB78wM1kEjW
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«Good. I’m really sorry for being late… I’ll make it up to you with a meal—my treat.»66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBlLwV6RYO
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And as always, in Arthur’s presence, all those thoughts and voices fell silent, granting her a few minutes of peace.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFyqwLzj3si
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She smiled faintly and nodded.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuT5bFZRFsI
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As usual, he intertwined their fingers and tucked their hands into his pocket.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyFFKrcAPWa
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They exchanged a few glances before walking on, each holding countless questions but they kept it to themselves. —choosing instead to savor the moment.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWN4OuuZAhU
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And for a fleeting second, Eileen felt guilty for the dark thoughts she had about Arthur earlier.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaT9wD8Rv9f
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They continued their walk, silence accompanying them, under the glow of the moon and stars…66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiImW1044xq
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Hoping for a beautiful night.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2cqLTn1NJU
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And a beautiful start to the new year.66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfJNLLB7EA
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So what caused Arthur's disappearance? 66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCkygmV4x9X
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And where will their relationship end?
Thanks for reading.
♡With love ♡
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