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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.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXrAXQcipKW
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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. 53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡydSvVvujXC
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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 53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2fvoEgoXu
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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. 53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJISZT7ZCl
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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:53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3zLaEXmObW
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«It’s your fault.»53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJAwUlCywi8
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«You’re a murderer.»53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlncRUM57Oj
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«You should have died instead.»53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZLVCWoKhfR
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«Cursed witch.»53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpP4DGYU3yM
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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.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBYKbm5PdpP
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She gasped awake, filling her lungs with air, drenched in sweat, leaving damp imprints on the bedsheet.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRtJX7AUCo
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It took her a few minutes to catch her breath and grasp what was happening around her.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAcSLiczeQO
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«A dream… no, a nightmare.»53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1shScIYbO
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She turned her gaze toward the clock.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdJ43D41D1
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4:30 AM.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT2AKjS4oBi
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Really? She had only slept for half an hour!53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡib8zz18XG0
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Yes, Eileen’s old and unwelcome friend had returned—insomnia—bringing along its usual gift: nightmares.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmVaUI935a
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Since she met Arthur, her nightmares had lessened. She had even managed to sleep for a few hours sometimes.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfoZiGTg2XA
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But as Arthur once said, he would be away for a while…53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCFmCml49G
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It had been three days, maybe more, since their last meeting.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡutvrRMm82e
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And there was still about a week left until their agreed-upon reunion.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMUg75i5wQd
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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?53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0HmEHChBcx
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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…53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxD6eSjqGhn
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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.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8zdCG5Zbdu
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For in the absence of the sun, all thoughts turn dark and bleak.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1s9XvfwXXX
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Stepping out of the bathroom, she was met with her reflection in the mirror.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfKDjSA0lHn
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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.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZRuHNaWrT
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Perhaps she was simply blind to the truth—that she was beautiful.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR8EnIQC4lX
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Exquisitely so, though hidden behind a veil of exhaustion and shadows of sleepless nights.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2etBtXgih
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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.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡea9E62UZ5n
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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.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYWNUeqB8a
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A slight smile appeared on her lips and her features softened with relief. 53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1IIqVasZVU
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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.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE6mpajiGSY
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After changing her clothes, she put on her coat and scarf—actually, Arthur’s scarf—choosing it over her own.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTe6dFKSeQq
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Why?53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDxZHcrEuB
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Perhaps because she wanted to feel Arthur’s presence around her after his disappearance?53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ37I954JZj2
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Or maybe because it was warmer?53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWtaql9xzY
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Or maybe… because she missed the owner of that scarf?53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jYIfQwDbk
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Who knew… No one, not even Eileen.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1LXA99WYi3
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Or perhaps she did know… but preferred to ignore the feelings that had been stirring within her lately.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwGzHEMgR1
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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.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCa6j3UqIaV
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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.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Fu5wGJkrQ
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With her usual slow, unchanging steps, and eyes embracing the sky, she wandered aimlessly before sunrise.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbsSay0TRhr
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She used to never lift her gaze from the ground while walking—at any time, in any place.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvfkzxTMj6
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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.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkM8rxtL4iT
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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.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJ2TpuFXp5
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She cherished its stars, its moon, its sun.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDw7Rf0kLz7
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She found solace only in contemplating them.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22LCUH8jgv
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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.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGllKzoJrzS
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She could almost see Arthur’s silhouette watching it with her.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJlRTpD7B5F
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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…»53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKODi6V7bJ0
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Arthur had appeared suddenly at the start of December.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62gXxEOy1h
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And now, the month was nearing its end.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQtlZ92hIJp
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Yet, he had become an integral part of Eileen’s routine.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVLiQ5XqKf
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That in itself was a cause for concern… and fear.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE87QDEpDXx
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What if Eileen grew too attached to him?53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡut4g6SequR
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And in the end, he left—because she had never truly mattered to him in the first place.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKR0O5nFmTe
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What if his actions were nothing more than pity for a depressed girl?53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9RCUXb3g7G
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Or perhaps he just wanted some company during his stay—nothing more.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwejUwMzGbT
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Eileen doubted her place in Arthur’s life… Not just in his, but in everyone’s.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5m4hfq9gj
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She had always been replaceable.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJt34q6A7wi
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She had never been anyone’s number one.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOY12SLjl5
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That planted within her a perpetual fear of abandonment.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5yVhNZclEe
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And in an attempt to avoid pain, she had become even more withdrawn than before.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqy8isn3xCa
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Then, problems began piling up, one after the other—shaking her confidence, isolating her, fueling self-blame, overthinking, and insomnia…53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1HuvlIN42
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All shaping her into the person she was now.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3mTBVIZdU8
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She still believed she didn’t deserve love.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHsxftIZxP
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That she was a curse to everyone around her.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ60PBeCrfJr
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Memories, old events—still shackled to her.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fqMmd4LST
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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.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyaqOaj55C7
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And so, they return to haunt us… until we face them.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXByCsZ34Dy
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A sudden gust of cold wind snapped her out of her thoughts.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTCKwKTXyl5
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Noticing that the sun had already risen, she realized it was time to head to work.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrGXnKOHUe
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And so, the days passed for Eileen, as if she had fallen back into her endless loop.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6UTl4Xuo1Q
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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.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGuBqUpduml
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A heavy week crawled by, and the awaited day finally arrived.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdtKluEGdMW
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She dressed well—or at least, she tried to look presentable.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡit5QNZ2n1s
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Standing beneath the streetlight where she always met Arthur, she counted the minutes and seconds.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl8Tu78EvGk
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«He’s late… What if he doesn’t come?»53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLiWpmhVMFj
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Doubt gnawed at her once more.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9hpQ39q2A
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Why would Arthur leave his friends and family just to wander around with her?53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqiOQzfK2NT
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With his bright personality and handsome face, she was sure he was quite popular.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvkhxDc355W
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Meanwhile, Eileen… Well, she didn’t want to start another self-loathing spiral.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiKzdQvHzH2
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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…53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeucWYAkFBn
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She shut her eyes tightly, covering her ears, as a cacophony of intrusive thoughts and noise swelled in her head.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlaTZe61yqb
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Then—53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYRq7aLiPO
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A hand rested on her shoulder.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPjhROPRj1b
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She slowly opened her eyes, looking up to meet his worried blue gaze.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeh1uF2Ukmx
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«Eileen, is something wrong? Are you okay?»53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqLPoCBl0d
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He offered his hand to help her up, and she grasped it.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6y6WH4f6m
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«I’m fine… I just got tired of standing, so I sat down for a bit.»53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjd0Pupmac7
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«Good. I’m really sorry for being late… I’ll make it up to you with a meal—my treat.»53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmDaxxbwg4
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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.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRmvBTFTNN8
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She smiled faintly and nodded.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLv77bKeJ3V
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As usual, he intertwined their fingers and tucked their hands into his pocket.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprPFqqvVKZ
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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.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsDddMJKYJq
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And for a fleeting second, Eileen felt guilty for the dark thoughts she had about Arthur earlier.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTmIY4Fguh
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They continued their walk, silence accompanying them, under the glow of the moon and stars…53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTn3lk7Kwc2
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Hoping for a beautiful night.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVNk8F36pSO
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And a beautiful start to the new year.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBV0YzmPXal
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So what caused Arthur's disappearance? 53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhjtvirvZAi
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Where will things lead them?53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7FkBchilKN
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And where will their relationship end?
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