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The morning rays of the sun warmly coated my room with their light. The glimmer carefully caressed the sheet of my bed which made it look like the white was glowing. A small portion of it softly graced my desk with its touch. It was where I sat last night to be diligent with my studies. Light entered my windows while they were open and that allowed me to hear the songs of sparrows bathing in its radiance. Peacefully. Gracefully. 7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYyaX34YQX
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In the corner, across my bed, I stood in front of the mirror stand. I was applying my makeup, just a while ago, but it took me about thirty minutes to decide how I would present myself out into the world. Not like the whole world would see me, after all, I just didn’t like going out without any makeup. I examined my face one last time, checking to see if I had applied them right. Light blushing cheeks on top of a thin foundation. Pink painted on my lips. A subtle eyeliner drawn to highlight my round eyes. The hazel inside shone beautifully, just like I intended. And the small mole under my eye was deliberately untouched, so it would be seen, to what I considered to be somewhat charming.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsnx2FQnrfZ
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I turned my head to the right, turned it to the left, lifted it up a little, then dragged it down to my chin. I thoroughly analyzed every angle of my face. And when I was done, I tilted my head and winked.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2zG1xv6Etn
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Now it was time to inspect my clothes. I wasn’t sure what to wear earlier. I was trying to decide between two options…7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf1AmS91542
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A light blue lace blouse. Delicate floral lace decorated each shoulder before moving inward to meet at the center of the chest, where it blended into the solid fabric that covered the rest of the blouse. Beneath it, I was planning to wear a fitted pink camisole that would peek through the lace.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxvOsC7SON
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Or…7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkgA5zhGLwb
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A soft yellow blouse with a modest V-neck. Its flutter sleeves began at the shoulders but split open along the upper arm, revealing a bit of the skin. The frilly lower half draped over my arm, remaining attached to the blouse instead of hanging separately. 7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyhABPerapf
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After fifteen minutes of deliberation, I chose the latter and paired it with my favorite skin-tight jeans that hugged my legs that ran down on top of my ankles.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡknPQ2sJGKP
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I turned to the right, turned to the left.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXt6C9NOLK
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I nodded. Proud.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7nJflUXcEf
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My eyes started navigating their way toward my hair. Blonde. Not naturally, I started dyeing my hair since I was in 2nd year of middle school. Not particularly because I was trying to follow a certain style, but because during 2nd year of middle school, I once saw a foreign drama, subtitled, and the lead actress had beautiful long hair which was, to my eyes, glittered like gold and I ended up mesmerized by it. I tried to imitate what I saw, wavy, loose, long. I liked it ever since, and I started liking it even more now.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67LY3UTWjs
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I still remember the first day I dyed my hair though, my Mom was too shocked that she wasn’t able to say any coherent words for about five minutes before she proceeded to lecture me. I kept doing it anyway. Every day Mom told me to dye it back, every day I didn’t. Dad was still not working overseas that time so I had someone to calm her down and take my side. He wouldn’t be angry. He would just smile and explain to my Mom that it wasn’t that bad, that it was just a way to express myself. In fact I did look cuter with blonde hair. Until eventually she stopped complaining about it. It took about a year, but there were still a few months of that look of disapproval. And eventually, from last year, Mom started to help me dye my hair.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2I3pKUmwtq
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I giggled from the memory. I missed having Dad around but I had learned to let the memory be filled with warmth instead of sadness.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi17be7qwDJ
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I went toward my desk where I prepared my usual earrings. My hands sorted them out first, then I picked them up one by one and started wearing them. After I had worn the last one, I went to my bed to put my phone inside my shoulder bag. The notebooks Kuroiwa had told me to bring had already filled up all the space inside it. Again, I marveled at how thick they were, seeing that four notebooks could already make my bag full. But I needed to take my phone with me. I unzipped my bag and put my phone on top of the notebooks. Then the door opened.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8sXaQuc9fp
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“Ru-nee,” my favorite and only little sister showed up when I turned.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJrWgd1kIvZ
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“Ruri!” I said half loud, half careful. I didn’t want to catch my Mom’s attention. I hurriedly went to her then covered her with my embrace. Ruri was still rubbing her eyes and yawning. She was so cute that I just started rubbing her head. “Good morning, did you just wake up?”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMOFeD9G0Kw
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“Mmm.” She nodded and looked at me with her adorable eyes. “Ru-nee, where are you going?”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT9Ebdq9shR
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I picked her up and we sat down on my bed. I let Ruri sit on my lap.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJuhOlJeIhx
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“I’m going out to study,” I said.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEBPhVJrbO
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“What? You’re going to study again?” Ruri protested.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHwOTYCwLH
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“I’m sorry, but onee-chan needs to study for the exam.”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5YPp5GvVC
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“Nooo. Stay. You already went studying last week, you promised we’re going to play today.”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIcDeE671bY
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“Next time, okay? After the exam.”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCBObSb9xXY
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Ruri didn’t seem to approve of my compromise. Her eyes and her pout were the evidence. She can be too spoiled at times. Well, it was mostly my fault. Ever since she was a baby, I had already been adoring and spoiling her. I wonder what it would be like if she was just a year or two years younger.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9VruXls29X
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I smiled at her. But her pout never faded. Then, she noticed my makeup.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTjHo0ZBkGV
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“You look much prettier today,” she said.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdtUwYjKmS
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“Really?” I smiled.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ71wgPOdXe0
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“Yeah, Ru-nee, you’re already pretty even without makeup, why are you putting it on?”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOC5rzCO3dZ
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“Well, you will understand when you grow up,” I said and I poked her nose each time I spoke my next words, “Just. Like. Me.”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC3SI4sb3Zz
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“Can I try?” Ruri asked.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLaWgsWagF
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“You’re still too young, Ruri.”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1YxseRscK
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“But I’m already ten.”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LnSoAkQTd
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“You’re only allowed to wear it when you become as tall as me, okay?” I lifted my free hand and hung it in the air, about three feet high with palms facing down, and my elbows bent slightly. “You’re still this short, see?”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9wjQjPZr8Z
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“I am not that short,” Ruri pouted as she complained.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRGHS3JFQbY
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I giggled. Ruri was short. And just like Mika, she didn’t like being called short. But when she pouted, I felt strings being pulled inside my heart. And while she was pouting, my fingers couldn’t resist gently pinching both her cheeks and carefully pulling them a bit so I wouldn’t hurt her.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJS2G3jnsen
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“Eergh,” Ruri’s cute voice made a sound while I gave in to what my hands wanted on her cheeks. “Ee, hurz,” she mumbled.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMQefTIgno
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I let go of her cheeks then softly rubbed them.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlpaYHemS5w
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“Sorry~” I said with a bit of glee.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnBipf0vHUw
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“Mmmnnnnn.”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6KSKbLSxzW
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Ruri quickly buried her face into my chest in frustration then pulled away just as quickly. She looked at me. I saw the animation of her eyebrows slowly trying to touch each other. I knew she was being suspicious. I just smiled at her, somehow I thought she was just going to be silly.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKpWwYYI1yB
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“Are you going to go on a date?” she asked.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0e9O4ydqQ6
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Okay, she wasn’t going to be silly after all.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwgrM349O1D
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“N-no, I said I am going to go study, right?”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVwq3hqW5kZ
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“But you're going out too early, and Mika-nee is not here telling you to hurry…” Ruri never stopped her interrogation. “Hii-chan told me her older sister goes out early too, when she’s going on a date.”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaEg1WedJn0
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“I’m not going on a date, I promise.”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVRqLHBKGfs
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“Then let me come with you.”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpLXo8IIkn
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“I can’t, I’m sorry.”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnnENotGIBu
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“Why?”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfAg2j51pCj
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I replied to all of Ruri’s demands as gently as I could. But if she started to be like this, it was going to be hard to convince her. She always wanted things to go her way. And I was to be blamed. I turned her into this. Into the cute, selfish, little monster that she had become. Adorable. Precious. Lovely.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7ti6UfDn1
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“I’m sorry, Ruri. I really can’t take you with me.” I tried. I knew I would fail.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4GHXclSHap
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“Nooooooooooo. I wanna come, I want to. Stay. Please. Ru-nee.”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrfGjJG3xU3
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And there it went. Ruri’s tantrums. She was flailing her hands and feet on my lap. She was being difficult. But I couldn’t really make her stop. I wouldn’t want to get angry at her. I wouldn’t. 7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXP8OVipjPn
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I sighed. But I smiled.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69QwQ67Xs4
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“I’m telling Mom that you have a boyfriend,” Ruri said after she stopped her tantrums.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbHvKpuVRTs
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My eyes became wide.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsqOdCC1Lyg
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“No,” I said. “I’m not going on a date.”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlVeGs1eUjA
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“You are,” she insisted.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQN7vlwJgT
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I opened my mouth but I couldn’t say anything. She was going to tell Mom no matter what. I had to think first before saying anything.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNURjcTOhUh
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“Uh, Ruri, well. I promise okay? I am going to play with you when I get home,” I negotiated. I hoped this would work. “Just don’t tell Mom anything unnecessary. And I don’t have a boyfriend.”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1QfqrcfPq2
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“Really?” she asked.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡySzUsQEox5
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“Yes,” I nodded as I answered. I took a quick glance at the clock hanging above my door. Eight thirty-six.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiL2i6tjil2
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I patted her hair and let her down from my lap.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvOC0pTCBR
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“Onee-chan is about to go now, wait for me, alright?” I continued.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrmBIo2CmQ8
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She wasn’t saying anything, she was just looking at me. I didn’t really know how to take that. But I was supposed to arrive at Kuroiwa’s apartment at nine in the morning. And I was definitely going to be late.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOpjMYgGy8w
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I stood up and Ruri went out running before me. I grabbed my shoulder bag without looking at it. I held it with my hand as I stepped out of my room and closed the door that she left open then hurriedly went down the stairs. She was standing below the stairs, right across the doorway of the living room. As soon as I arrived at the entrance, I placed my shoulder bag beside me, and started putting on my sandals. 7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYUZEiFjCyK
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Ruri shouted towards Mom.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1y1ml9LlSL
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“Mom! Ru-nee is going to go on a date with her boyfriend!” Ruri declared.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlIe9AeG2UC
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I looked at her briefly, eyes wide open. But I didn’t have any time left so I finished tying the last knot of my sandal as fast as I could. 7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqF4amUKih7
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And then I heard Mom.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPih3osHhq
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“What?” It came from the kitchen.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkU7P9WQ6D
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“He’s not my boyfriend!” I shouted back. “I’m leaving, I’ll be back before dinner!!” I grabbed my bag and went out running from the house before Mom had a chance to interrogate me again like last night. I felt something fall out from my bag by the entrance while I was still inside, but I had no time to look back.1234 copyright protection3ＰＥＮＡＮＡNPYYhY2sLL 尼

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The optics from my eyes coldly coated the entrance of the lobby with their sadness. Their glimmer carefully left as they caressed the floor which made the place seem darker. A small portion of it softly graced my breaths with sighs. And in the corner was where I sat at that moment to be diligent as I waited. Light spilled through the main door whenever it opened for the few people that were coming and going, allowing me to hear the sounds of their shoes as they bathed in my own silence. Sullenly. Pitifully.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwplstI5ncO
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I embraced my knees as I sat down quietly.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3PfIDnLRL
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I arrived at Kuroiwa’s apartment on time, even early. When I rang the intercom, no one was answering. And on top of that, when I searched for my phone in my shoulder bag, it was open this whole time. Then I remembered something had fallen out when I was hurrying to leave the house.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0YPVtNVp4k
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Everything was going wrong. Everything was totally wrong.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZUEoRb0u8G
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I sighed. Then I buried my face into my knees.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjuF5vD1s9v
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Besides, where did Kuroiwa even go? He told me to come here at nine and he was the one missing.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoFkREvUv7T
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…Or was he ignoring me?7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0We3DkRFNN
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My eyes twitched a little.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ83MtJro7AF
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I didn’t care anymore. Exams, studying, taking notes, top ten… all of it. I couldn’t believe it. I didn’t know what was happening. He just let me wait for him like this. Whenever people passed by, all I could do was just turn my head away from their gaze, pretending I couldn’t see them. Because not seeing them made me feel like they were not seeing me.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk5MbztrflL
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I sighed again and dug deeper beneath my knees.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMshP55Boz
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If he made me wait a little longer, he would definitely hear a lot of words from me. I’ll try to be angry, at least.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOOVHfK9OwG
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…I’ll give him five more minutes…7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5LnpbGMtuN
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I had nothing to do. I was bored. I couldn’t even watch any videos to pass time. Five minutes was too long.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3zlCuNOx1L
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Kuroiwa Rei!!!7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWroRHAOIG
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I shouted his name inside my thoughts while I stood up. I looked at the main entrance of the building trying to summon him by the automated door. With my eyes!7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcG90rvwySp
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Then it opened…7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fhZkUjHSq
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Hmm?7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV1Kq29lRzN
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Then a shadow…7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjf8a3pHvI
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I tilted my head.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0wSZ4JTNG
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Then it was him slowly entering the building…7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3nXDiwO2X6
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“Hey!” I said without meaning to. “Where have you been?” I sharpened my tone, as it was softer the first time.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUFDTTLjKP
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Kuroiwa stopped when he heard me. He turned his head toward me and just stared. I stared back. I furrowed my eyebrows. I tried my best to out intimidate this guy with intimidating eyes. I was not going to lose. Not after what just happened.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJghmN4pAk
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“The English word ‘Complicated’, what does it mean?” he asked.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7SFzuYTW8z
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Was he really going to do this right now? In the lobby? Where people would come and go, and the possibility of an awkward situation appearing because we were just standing here looking at each other's eyes, and somebody could pass by us, and I would get embarrassed because I had been here for twenty minutes.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwk1HgKKiWc
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“Why are you asking me this now?” I whispered. I leaned forward to Kuroiwa even though we were a few feet apart. I didn’t need to whisper, but I felt that I really had to.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwmBQDBDTR
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“Just answer the question,” he demanded with his usual flat voice.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvdaDHtGe5
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I had to deal with an incredibly cute stubborn person earlier today.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQFiK5AfbQ
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Do I really have to deal with another one?7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2PyQERLiQ3
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A worse one, even…7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgirIdWkbzJ
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“I-I don’t know,” I answered while straying away from his gaze.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZeqm9B57A
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“It means… hard to understand, explain or to deal with,” he said. “Can you use it in an English sentence?”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPP0gTupTV4
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“You… uhh… umm… you.. kom.. kom-pu-li… kom-pu-li-kay-ted-o.” I mustered all the knowledge of English I knew into answering Kuroiwa’s question. “You, kom-pu-li-kay-ted-o.”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGObPcZRgPN
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I gave him my sharpest look. And we went back to staring at each other's eyes.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7AIoBdVlOC
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“Close enough,” he said. “Let’s go.”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡopFcyCTSEt
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He started to walk towards the intercom. And there was when I noticed he was holding two plastic bags in each hand. They seemed to be filled with ingredients. Some fish, some vegetables, some fruits, some eggs and some beverages that I couldn’t see because they were at the bottom.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakVoA3upho
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“Do you need help?” I offered.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUBr1Ubcop4
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Kuroiwa looked at me then slowly raised his hand to give me the plastic bag with the vegetables and eggs in it. But when I was about to take it from him he stepped back leading me to grab air instead.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4G10ugmZy
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What just happened? I thought.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69d1eSwOFG
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“I’m sorry,” Kuroiwa said, then bent himself to place the plastic bag on the floor. After he stood back up he continued to walk toward the intercom.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlzhZIH9beM
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I just followed him with my eyes. All the irritation I had been feeling up to this point was quickly replaced by something else. I bit my lip briefly and walked toward the plastic bag, bent down, and took it with my hand. After I stood up straight, the inner door opened.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujP1rM2CfQ
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“Hurry,” Kuroiwa said as he stepped in first.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PA1Py0ici
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I jogged behind Kuroiwa and slowed down when I got in. The door closed behind us and I was just in time. We walked toward the elevator which was waiting for us on the ground floor. I peeked inside before we got in and no one was there. So, that meant it would just be Kuroiwa and me inside. We boarded. Kuroiwa shifted to the side as I settled myself in the corner.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZzUp3VvD6
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“Do you cook?” I asked, because even though the elevator would reach the fifth floor rather fast, I didn’t want an elevator ride with someone to be surrounded by silence.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYtprpfhO6
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“Sometimes,” Kuroiwa answered.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmuBBYu8SnY
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“Do you often go out to buy ingredients yourself?”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6GI6Wrd9wH
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“No.”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw1Dr0O32TX
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“…Do you like vegetables?”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2AsSvaDVb
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“Yes.”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXCEg1UH2jb
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One word reply for each question. I sighed, but I was not yet ready to give up.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEthRtTlurt
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“So, are you going to cook today?” I continued.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqOA4AaVTR
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“Probably.”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDL5pKsZ3u
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“What are we going to study today?” I asked the question that I knew would get more than a one word answer from Kuroiwa.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDfjkTbi5yu
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“English, Japanese literature and science.”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM0QKD5oq9C
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I got five words from that.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPNR7OzUZD
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As soon as the elevator door opened, the conversation hung in the air. We stepped out. Kuroiwa in front of me, still not initiating anything to talk about. I slowed down my steps behind him, otherwise, if I continued with the way I always walked, I would bump into him.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxg0SYtDRo2
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That would be awkward, I thought.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ50wx5nyZr
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I didn’t understand anything at all. Last night was completely different than what just happened in the elevator. After we left the ramen shop, I walked beside Kuroiwa, even when there was distance between us, but the silence, the warmth I had just witnessed inside the ramen shop somehow bridged a different gap. And we talked. And I had so many things I had asked… if he ever watched anime or read manga, if he played video games, what kind of video games he played, what were his favorites. I wasn’t interested in any of them, but I asked anyway because of how he engaged and answered everything.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKV7ddvNE4k
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I asked about things that I was interested in. Like if Kuroiwa liked cakes, what was his favorite food, and what was his favorite dessert. I asked if he liked going out during the weekends to shop, for clothes, for accessories, or spotting things he would want to buy in the future. I asked his opinions about TV dramas, if he ever watched one before, if he ever was curious to watch one. I even recommended my favorite drama that I watched years ago.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTPW9GSfSe
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Kuroiwa’s answers had not been limited to just one word. He would answer the questions with a yes, no, maybe, perhaps, or probably, but he would always offer more words to elaborate on them.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5K21amlrbh
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I would tease Kuroiwa about his eyes and I’d laugh. Then I suggested that glasses would suit him perfectly fine. He would nod, but somehow that nod was enough. I had so much to ask him, to talk with him about, but I was not able to ask everything because we had to resume studying. Last night, I felt like we were conversing, not just talking. But right now, it felt like the opposite.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmaHGvKr8F0
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I couldn’t find those questions I had last night right now, they just… vanished. And I didn’t really know what to ask next.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fArLqghu1
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I thought I understood what Hina said yesterday during gym class, but maybe I didn’t. Maybe I didn’t need to know more about Kuroiwa. Maybe this gap between us was enough. Maybe there was a line that was drawn in that space... a line that I never was supposed to cross. Maybe I should stay behind that line and never reach out.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNK2DKbmxFv
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But then again, I wouldn’t want to spend hours of studying alone with a boy I couldn’t figure out.1234 copyright protection3ＰＥＮＡＮＡHu5NKmwtnd 尼

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And also, it was not like we suddenly got close afterwards either. Why am I even bothered about this anyway? It was just Kuroiwa being Kuroiwa after all.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6kL4qMDjw
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I took a deep breath.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1QYVKXhycA
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I shouldn’t really jump to conclusions that fast. If I really wanted to learn more about him, then I had to be patient. One night would not produce any results. It was just the beginning.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLX82BKfQWE
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I didn’t realize that I was looking down that whole time, so when I noticed, I lifted my head to look forward.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzMOXoEcOG
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I blinked, twice, three times.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGgG2wxoAa
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Kuroiwa was not in front of me. I looked at the doors.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlS7VOgrWlO
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I didn’t want to admit what I just did. So I reluctantly turned around. And there he was. Kuroiwa, who stood in front of the door of his apartment, which apparently he had already opened. He was just watching me move forward, silently...7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcS6iDQIfG1
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I walked back. My steps got heavy as I approached Kuroiwa. I tried to be calm while I walked but as soon as I appeared in front of him my eyebrows furrowed by themselves and I leaned closer to him.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3U9DeGfsBi
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“Why did you not stop me?” I stared into his eyes. I didn’t remember them being this close.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5pjx2hS7Vk
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“You’re too close,” he said. He didn’t move backward to avoid me or even flinch but I realized that I had closed the gap that we had not officially agreed on but maintained since last night.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CpZWRQTXM
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I got flustered and was the one to step back. I stopped glaring at him and hid my face to the side because of the sudden warmth I felt over my cheeks. I was worried the colors they would show were not from the makeup, but from a natural blood flow.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0m8NyZkO35
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“You should have stopped me and said something when I passed your apartment,” I said, quieter this time but my tone remained firm.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsX7kXEb6h0
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“Sorry,” he just replied.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3hGEajBsy
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I really had to be more attentive when I was around this guy. I was too spoiled by my friends that they would just call me out before I could embarrass myself in public. Luckily, there was no one in the hallway except for Kuroiwa and me.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpWof2GCXy
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“It’s fine,” I said as I gave up. I surrendered to the fate that the gods who chose to watch over me. To the fate they had already drawn for me with this guy.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlgMLQE8lBd
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We moved into his apartment, same hallway inside, same living room. But this time I headed to his kitchen intending to help Kuroiwa arrange what he just brought with him when he went out.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4jDe2gveJJ
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“You can just wait for me in the living room,” Kuroiwa said.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLjXnJvMLpg
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“You sure?” I asked.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcngCqEgWTB
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Kuroiwa nodded.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4q3zKkt9Ht
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I guess, if Kuroiwa said he didn’t need my help then there was no reason for me to stay in the kitchen. I carefully placed the plastic bag I was carrying on top of his dining table and was about to head toward the living room.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAOJNgDznnU
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“What do you want for a drink?” Kuroiwa asked before I was able to make a full turn toward the living room.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsFiSeAuFC
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I turned my head to face him. “Soda,” I said. I had asked for soda twice already so I felt like I had to commit.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB09x4kVGLS
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Kuroiwa dug inside the plastic bag he brought. He placed every item on top of the dining table until only the beverages were left. He looked inside for a moment.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58x8NtKcvw
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“Sorry, I forgot to buy one. Either water or juice, but the juice would still not be cold.”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2WWmXdErBJ
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Seriously…7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLLqMqCLiZ
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“I’ll have water then,” I said. “Can I get it myself?”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXe1WIyaj0
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“Sure, inside the fridge there should still be some bottles of water left. You can transfer them to a glass if you want.”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafn5CTAf36
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“I’ll just take a bottle.”7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9o4swww8IW
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I walked toward his fridge and opened it. Except for about ten bottles of water inside, it was mostly empty. No wonder he went to buy groceries. But did he have to wait until his fridge is as empty as this to go buy groceries? 7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2olxz4kEH0
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I shook that thought in my mind. I felt like the answer should be an obvious yes, and I didn’t want to bother myself asking the next question, which is ‘why’.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7TlCNQekX
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I grabbed one bottle then proceeded to the living room.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMoNrjHyQNH
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My instincts told me to  sit on my usual spot on the longer sofa, but I didn’t come here to be comfortable. I came here to study. Instead I sat in front of the study table, placed the bottle of water on the fabric coaster that was still on the table, placed my bag beside me, and took out the notebooks I brought with me inside my bag. I sorted them on top of the table.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJ2ifSQSsh
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Kuroiwa asked me an English question earlier, so I guessed we would start with English. I took a peek at him to see what he was doing. He was still organizing his groceries, taking his time. Slow.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHtYpRn4fK1
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I let out a breath, closed my eyes and pouted. He clearly needed my help to organize them faster.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWxqagGklf
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I turned my attention to the table, after all, it is what he wanted.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLX5Wp44KO
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I reached toward the English notebook Kuroiwa wrote for me, flipped the cover, and began studying by myself first.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzbBsTTUPrZ
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I didn’t know what this day would bring to me. I had my adorable little sister telling Mom I was going on a date that I wasn’t. 7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8aW22BB6Ty
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I also had my phone fall out of my bag. I had to awkwardly sit in the corner of the entrance lobby of this apartment for twenty minutes. And I had to walk past Kuroiwa’s apartment because I was not paying attention.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0ZaigOqTf
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I already knew. This day would be different.7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJ8Cbmpd1z
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