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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.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLdaBUQVggv
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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. 181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡad1PKmYVQo
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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 181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxkgwUxhvJ
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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. 181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZYJLl8KOZz
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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:181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkq1xNobSU
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«It’s your fault.»181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGZPUxP5c3
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«You’re a murderer.»181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCxmXk5hfS
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«You should have died instead.»181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZLPsjXciGh
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«Cursed witch.»181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4eKuk245mj
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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.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtO4qpqOwly
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She gasped awake, filling her lungs with air, drenched in sweat, leaving damp imprints on the bedsheet.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsiCR3pesm0
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It took her a few minutes to catch her breath and grasp what was happening around her.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9lZ0n6JRg
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«A dream… no, a nightmare.»181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76HFbJjO07
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She turned her gaze toward the clock.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWDLmxT2T3q
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4:30 AM.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyj61FwtiYg
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Really? She had only slept for half an hour!181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhuqZnhN1hY
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Yes, Eileen’s old and unwelcome friend had returned—insomnia—bringing along its usual gift: nightmares.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJOewkbRYD
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Since she met Arthur, her nightmares had lessened. She had even managed to sleep for a few hours sometimes.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAyAGez0kOn
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But as Arthur once said, he would be away for a while…181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZXMXit5lU
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It had been three days, maybe more, since their last meeting.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2WoDeYVLyO
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And there was still about a week left until their agreed-upon reunion.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPCPSkOKVNj
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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?181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7l0LZvE5TX
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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…181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8v96ziDst
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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.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2CP2IHTYkj
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For in the absence of the sun, all thoughts turn dark and bleak.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4AMfLzxsNV
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Stepping out of the bathroom, she was met with her reflection in the mirror.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU2FLaSe4Rs
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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.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCxvcUFw1V
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Perhaps she was simply blind to the truth—that she was beautiful.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKnhdiLjyxp
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Exquisitely so, though hidden behind a veil of exhaustion and shadows of sleepless nights.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS4dhEcodmR
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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.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5xrj3aqOsa
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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.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOIVQoTWpI
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A slight smile appeared on her lips and her features softened with relief. 181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsH3Y9iJKng
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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.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU1884cU5F7
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After changing her clothes, she put on her coat and scarf—actually, Arthur’s scarf—choosing it over her own.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKtt4sjAwO
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Why?181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwbCrJmiW9
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Perhaps because she wanted to feel Arthur’s presence around her after his disappearance?181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCi8O9D4peN
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Or maybe because it was warmer?181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6C6HeezOTH
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Or maybe… because she missed the owner of that scarf?181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLG2hnwZdEE
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Who knew… No one, not even Eileen.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡESm77xXE1x
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Or perhaps she did know… but preferred to ignore the feelings that had been stirring within her lately.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZXddiswXKx
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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.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡasVJnMEGNZ
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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.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdsLC7hvXUs
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With her usual slow, unchanging steps, and eyes embracing the sky, she wandered aimlessly before sunrise.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkt2fajLv70
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She used to never lift her gaze from the ground while walking—at any time, in any place.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFe28sswXv
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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.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwaSyhC0ROn
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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.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCz4tEHvOf
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She cherished its stars, its moon, its sun.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ttO1mYY4d
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She found solace only in contemplating them.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Px1ysrJFY
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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.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsczJSwTdWr
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She could almost see Arthur’s silhouette watching it with her.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRbFjF2SK20
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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…»181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2gr7V32iZd
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Arthur had appeared suddenly at the start of December.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbarYp92Bc8
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And now, the month was nearing its end.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp50ptZGEXr
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Yet, he had become an integral part of Eileen’s routine.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTHU8A07BV
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That in itself was a cause for concern… and fear.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRUl85ftrW0
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What if Eileen grew too attached to him?181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDgopSIpbSz
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And in the end, he left—because she had never truly mattered to him in the first place.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJt1HzNjIMN
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What if his actions were nothing more than pity for a depressed girl?181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8tkFRdqW9U
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Or perhaps he just wanted some company during his stay—nothing more.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx3CF5RlGTE
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Eileen doubted her place in Arthur’s life… Not just in his, but in everyone’s.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡscAnDT5a44
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She had always been replaceable.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7WhXOIx708
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She had never been anyone’s number one.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXAMTOXOmBX
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That planted within her a perpetual fear of abandonment.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgdkSMn3IE3
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And in an attempt to avoid pain, she had become even more withdrawn than before.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIqD4Bz5WuM
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Then, problems began piling up, one after the other—shaking her confidence, isolating her, fueling self-blame, overthinking, and insomnia…181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqbNPubh1l
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All shaping her into the person she was now.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7STujy7j0
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She still believed she didn’t deserve love.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzOkK6ylLEN
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That she was a curse to everyone around her.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tBAjByVmP
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Memories, old events—still shackled to her.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyadh4aGrST
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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.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxz7Tymx1xR
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And so, they return to haunt us… until we face them.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ57cJtfZTxH
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A sudden gust of cold wind snapped her out of her thoughts.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1lk5M9vBo
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Noticing that the sun had already risen, she realized it was time to head to work.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05L7MUrwcC
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And so, the days passed for Eileen, as if she had fallen back into her endless loop.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4jTrcBi7RB
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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.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM08eqxWsj9
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A heavy week crawled by, and the awaited day finally arrived.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQb1Z5W0EI
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She dressed well—or at least, she tried to look presentable.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0UOYIkOx7k
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Standing beneath the streetlight where she always met Arthur, she counted the minutes and seconds.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqtTdieuaGo
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«He’s late… What if he doesn’t come?»181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDpFq7jAGt
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Doubt gnawed at her once more.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1EUF3GoiVr
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Why would Arthur leave his friends and family just to wander around with her?181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp4SSTGKLfj
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With his bright personality and handsome face, she was sure he was quite popular.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4MMtsowYQK
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Meanwhile, Eileen… Well, she didn’t want to start another self-loathing spiral.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzb577cJWNw
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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…181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBEgq6kfO2e
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She shut her eyes tightly, covering her ears, as a cacophony of intrusive thoughts and noise swelled in her head.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXk0Sll5CH
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Then—181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUsEShKr64
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A hand rested on her shoulder.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQP8X7nAOLV
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She slowly opened her eyes, looking up to meet his worried blue gaze.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuGkfcu9f6d
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«Eileen, is something wrong? Are you okay?»181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEomS5Qe6cm
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He offered his hand to help her up, and she grasped it.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAFEFRfnnay
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«I’m fine… I just got tired of standing, so I sat down for a bit.»181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8DYbhe1OPi
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«Good. I’m really sorry for being late… I’ll make it up to you with a meal—my treat.»181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5jQP6LAdmn
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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.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvanwdGUm1i
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She smiled faintly and nodded.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQbqUJJ1iE
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As usual, he intertwined their fingers and tucked their hands into his pocket.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHraAmIBn8E
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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.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtRJILJLL5S
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And for a fleeting second, Eileen felt guilty for the dark thoughts she had about Arthur earlier.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRFvAuVr6s8
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They continued their walk, silence accompanying them, under the glow of the moon and stars…181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pRgITuEMa
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Hoping for a beautiful night.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8bG9fkohT
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And a beautiful start to the new year.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1ZhdaOsZG
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So what caused Arthur's disappearance? 181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaoWLN2KnMu
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Where will things lead them?181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0eOaGFPqc
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And where will their relationship end?
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