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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.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKIPRNbRND
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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. 107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDzlcH76xdN
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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 107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKioHm0Znn
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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. 107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9g5g8doir
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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:107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIKtugCChxy
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«It’s your fault.»107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9plbe8KdS2
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«You should have died instead.»107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ooXHqVzvo
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«Cursed witch.»107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNaAzs4foT
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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.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbGP3uQIFvb
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She gasped awake, filling her lungs with air, drenched in sweat, leaving damp imprints on the bedsheet.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxyLOoOr2pl
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It took her a few minutes to catch her breath and grasp what was happening around her.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsxsizJ3s9A
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«A dream… no, a nightmare.»107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYT84gmy0aH
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She turned her gaze toward the clock.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxkdt0kaodM
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4:30 AM.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjfyreDOdSJ
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Really? She had only slept for half an hour!107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyylpuiCkws
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Yes, Eileen’s old and unwelcome friend had returned—insomnia—bringing along its usual gift: nightmares.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmOUbgGAOAO
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Since she met Arthur, her nightmares had lessened. She had even managed to sleep for a few hours sometimes.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtp9sUBRMn
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But as Arthur once said, he would be away for a while…107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsUWVll3MG2
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It had been three days, maybe more, since their last meeting.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhdhVIvfjLd
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And there was still about a week left until their agreed-upon reunion.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡceb9RuksbK
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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?107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYteyjgfaPS
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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…107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡluUAki4TJO
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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.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzRAZxCyWpF
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For in the absence of the sun, all thoughts turn dark and bleak.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBUmykPrvWU
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Stepping out of the bathroom, she was met with her reflection in the mirror.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN43hhIqHHK
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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.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSjydTogNoo
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Perhaps she was simply blind to the truth—that she was beautiful.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPwcd0Kgfe3
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Exquisitely so, though hidden behind a veil of exhaustion and shadows of sleepless nights.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSIRweur8x
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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.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7KjHtEIUb
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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.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJrNDp9qxiP
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A slight smile appeared on her lips and her features softened with relief. 107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgFbYE7MSH
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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.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSupc2PqDwZ
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After changing her clothes, she put on her coat and scarf—actually, Arthur’s scarf—choosing it over her own.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbx2FiYq5cx
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Why?107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5fhCUcAJVj
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Perhaps because she wanted to feel Arthur’s presence around her after his disappearance?107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbdJg7Z9lC
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Or maybe because it was warmer?107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgC4M0Qbj4V
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Or maybe… because she missed the owner of that scarf?107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxcQMAT55E
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Who knew… No one, not even Eileen.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGuA0eObAW
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Or perhaps she did know… but preferred to ignore the feelings that had been stirring within her lately.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpLWacEDX48
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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.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7uPPW6bS0
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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.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiiMH91zzAl
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With her usual slow, unchanging steps, and eyes embracing the sky, she wandered aimlessly before sunrise.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCIsvkg7gB
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She used to never lift her gaze from the ground while walking—at any time, in any place.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0LgDfAgPH
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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.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8jW3XXwI2i
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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.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjz8rt8r6AH
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She cherished its stars, its moon, its sun.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw84Pk8mQOO
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She found solace only in contemplating them.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiEst700Ukg
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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.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz8fNcszefN
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She could almost see Arthur’s silhouette watching it with her.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTPKli5kwcx
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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…»107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfphUMmFpTi
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Arthur had appeared suddenly at the start of December.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj6XboL8fGf
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And now, the month was nearing its end.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnakgroQrEI
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Yet, he had become an integral part of Eileen’s routine.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpHwbFAPPXw
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That in itself was a cause for concern… and fear.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ7SOBsH8J6
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What if Eileen grew too attached to him?107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5SaYvQffWc
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And in the end, he left—because she had never truly mattered to him in the first place.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6mkQGxz8jK
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What if his actions were nothing more than pity for a depressed girl?107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4VveaKAGN
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Or perhaps he just wanted some company during his stay—nothing more.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRq8VfFqkXn
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Eileen doubted her place in Arthur’s life… Not just in his, but in everyone’s.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerAzzzi6UU
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She had always been replaceable.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnmqON8N0p
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She had never been anyone’s number one.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwF91xX5PzZ
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That planted within her a perpetual fear of abandonment.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEsnGDHAsid
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And in an attempt to avoid pain, she had become even more withdrawn than before.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwVBb0hNJvR
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Then, problems began piling up, one after the other—shaking her confidence, isolating her, fueling self-blame, overthinking, and insomnia…107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbEKyuzXo4K
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All shaping her into the person she was now.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxnT2dUlCF4
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She still believed she didn’t deserve love.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYfxjYRiuFH
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That she was a curse to everyone around her.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHwQ4FgFeC
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Memories, old events—still shackled to her.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWUmi6irT9
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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.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW88F6qstCM
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And so, they return to haunt us… until we face them.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡutt30SsG6p
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A sudden gust of cold wind snapped her out of her thoughts.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWxSS5XGlR
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Noticing that the sun had already risen, she realized it was time to head to work.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96Oka3QWtu
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And so, the days passed for Eileen, as if she had fallen back into her endless loop.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd9ZwoKxQTS
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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.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBRvyOXEkH
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A heavy week crawled by, and the awaited day finally arrived.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6iYJgsedMa
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She dressed well—or at least, she tried to look presentable.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNYArA98hU
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Standing beneath the streetlight where she always met Arthur, she counted the minutes and seconds.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvPabkKQdlv
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«He’s late… What if he doesn’t come?»107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXEm6Qn247i
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Doubt gnawed at her once more.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66RTMqoJOw
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Why would Arthur leave his friends and family just to wander around with her?107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrfxvgEnDI1
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With his bright personality and handsome face, she was sure he was quite popular.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeopyHe0wmh
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Meanwhile, Eileen… Well, she didn’t want to start another self-loathing spiral.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVNdCnyP3Ka
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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…107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDP1SpHrXPg
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She shut her eyes tightly, covering her ears, as a cacophony of intrusive thoughts and noise swelled in her head.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ98rPK16z54
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Then—107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFUemO1uXh
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A hand rested on her shoulder.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YSFzkyhsS
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She slowly opened her eyes, looking up to meet his worried blue gaze.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4eib1y32f8
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«Eileen, is something wrong? Are you okay?»107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8PFuJbcKk
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He offered his hand to help her up, and she grasped it.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkwyY1PBzRC
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«I’m fine… I just got tired of standing, so I sat down for a bit.»107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUV7w5l8gP
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«Good. I’m really sorry for being late… I’ll make it up to you with a meal—my treat.»107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZzRIZMmx8
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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.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmkXpYHTVQ3
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She smiled faintly and nodded.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkcE8MMh775
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As usual, he intertwined their fingers and tucked their hands into his pocket.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXN3aFyuyJK
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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.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQXGO6MkaC
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And for a fleeting second, Eileen felt guilty for the dark thoughts she had about Arthur earlier.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGvsdCLzrd
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They continued their walk, silence accompanying them, under the glow of the moon and stars…107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwhOW7WTCX6
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Hoping for a beautiful night.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtcepZyHb50
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And a beautiful start to the new year.107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEU8b4G86wV
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So what caused Arthur's disappearance? 107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0X0wHM2IoH
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Where will things lead them?107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnqfyVv6XGc
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And where will their relationship end?
Thanks for reading.
♡With love ♡
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