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Ruan Jiyan carried boxes of food and put them into the car. She kept her head down as she walked along, so as not to let more people see the changes in her eyes.

This thing will be discovered sooner or later, we'll talk about it then.

The sky is no longer as dark as before. The whole sky has turned gray. Although there is no sun, the temperature has risen a lot.

After several people moved all the things into the car, they huddled in the car.

"Phew, the wind is quite cold." The man in the driver's seat blew a breath and rubbed his hands.

"Be content, it's much better than yesterday." The man in the passenger seat patted the car, and then the car broadcast sounded: "It's 2:00 pm Guangchen time now, the current temperature: 10 degrees, yesterday's temperature: 5 degrees."

In less than a day, the sky began to change noticeably and the temperature suddenly rose by five degrees. Ruan Jiyan was sitting in the back seat listening to the conversation between the two and had a bad feeling.

There was more than a month of rain without warning, followed by continuous darkness, and then another change without warning. This trend made it feel like a greater disaster was waiting for people.

When they returned, they did not take the main road, but took a more remote path instead, and did not encounter any zombies along the way.

"Hey, you said that these zombies haven't been seen in groups for a long time, and they suddenly appeared and were observed to be mutated. Did something happen to them hiding somewhere?"

"I don't know, but I feel like something big is going to happen. The zombies have suddenly become orderly. There must be something behind the scenes directing them."

The two men were making bold guesses, while the rest of the people were listening to them from behind.

"It's hard to say. Maybe it was some kind of radiation that caused the sudden change. Team White has already kidnapped one. We'll know the reason when Dr. El finishes his research."

“…”

The car drove all the way to the entrance of the shelter, and then all the team members got out and waited for inspection.

The car was taken away first for inspection, disinfection and material transportation.

All the team members lined up at the entrance of the shelter, waiting to be checked one by one.

As soon as their team's car was driven away, another team followed closely behind to collect supplies.

A short-haired woman wearing camouflage and a hat, with a slightly sturdy figure, approached Captain Bai and expressed her relationship with him: "I heard that the team you encountered led a group of mutant zombies when they went to the supermarket in the city center?"

"Yes, we fought a fierce battle." The White Team answered her question.

The short-haired woman patted her shoulder and said, "Is everything ok?"

"No, the team members were a little scared, but there was no bleeding, and there may not be any infection."

"That's good. You've worked hard."

"Have you caught the mutated zombies? I'd like to see what these monsters look like after they've mutated." The woman was a little curious.

"Of course, Dr. Al has always requested that if there is a chance, we must bring him a live one while ensuring the safety of everyone." Bai Mei said with some pride.

“You guys are awesome!”

Ruan Jiyan stood in the back and coldly watched them comforting and praising each other, and then suddenly a voice came to his ear: "What are you looking at?"

Ruan Jiyan turned his head and kept a distance, and suddenly the man who was sitting in the car as the passenger seat was standing next to him.

She didn't know the man very well and didn't even know his name, so she just shook her head and didn't answer his question.

The man followed her line of sight and saw the two female captains talking in front. He then looked at Ruan Jiyan's cold face, thinking that Ruan Jiyan was jealous of the two female captains.

"Captain Baimei is very powerful. Most of the soldiers in the shelter are men. When the shelter was first restarted, decided to let the men go out on missions, and the women would just do odd jobs in the shelter. But Ms. Baimei was the first to stand up and object. At that time, she was a private in her second year of active service, and she was the first to express her dissatisfaction in front of a group of senior scientific research personnel and higher-level officers."

"After she took the lead, many women stood up to oppose it. Dr. El also felt that this was too unfair and hoped to re-establish the rules. Later, the shelter re-established the rules that all personnel in the shelter have the right to choose how to contribute to the shelter. Both men and women have the right and obligation to receive training. Everyone in the shelter should help each other, support and tolerate each other, walk through the darkness together, and work hard to build a better home for mankind."

The man recited the shelter rules as he spoke, his eyes full of determination.

His voice became more and more emotional as he spoke, and Ruan Jiyan realized that he was calling Captain Baimei "Ms.," while he was saying these things. He also called other women who later stood up to object to the potential imbalance in attitudes toward gender equality "Ms.."

There is a type of people who do not distinguish between men and women or between noble and humble. Their attitude towards anyone is completely based on their own heart. For them, the title of Madam is not something they can say casually. They will call someone Madam with a certain respect and admiration.

It seems that this man has great respect and admiration for Captain Baimei, not because of anything else, but because of Captain Baimei's bravery and tenacity.

"Since then, Ms. White Rose has been training hard every day, and she is not inferior to other men in every physical fitness evaluation. She is also very grateful to and admires Dr. El, so Ms. White Rose usually tries her best to complete some of Dr. El's requests. For example, the mutant zombie captured during this mission."

Ruan Jiyan listened to him quietly, feeling deeply moved.

I never expected that such an open and free refuge was once a cage full of shackles and shackles, filled with confrontation and soft discrimination.

"She is indeed worthy of respect." Ruan Ji said.

"Of course!"

The team continued to move forward. There were several sheds beside the city wall. Soldiers on guard stood there with guns in their arms, waiting for the team members to be inspected to walk into the green sheds one by one.

A little further ahead, boys and girls will be separated. The examination will not only look at the team members' superficial condition, but also carefully check their bodies for injuries and possible infections.

The man waved to her and walked forward, but Ruan Jiyan took one small step at a time.

When they reached the shed, a female soldier led her inside, closed the shed, and said softly, "Take off your clothes, and let me check if you have any injuries."

"Okay." Ruan Jiyan obediently took off his coat, untied the cloth strips around his neck and arms, and then took off his clothes, leaving only a white vest.

"Okay, thank you for your cooperation."

Then Ruan Jiyan lifted up his trouser legs, exposing his legs, and untied the cloth strips tied around his feet.

The female soldier saw her wrapped in three layers of cloth inside and outside like a rice dumpling and found it a little funny: "Why do you wrap so many strips of cloth around your body?"

"To prevent being bitten by zombies." Ruan Jiyan replied coldly.

…

"Okay, you can go in." The female soldier said to her with a smile.

Ruan Jiyan grabbed a handful of cloth strips, put on his coat, and thanked her.

"etc."

Ruan Jiyan's heart suddenly perked up again. Did she observe something?

"Remember to put a hot towel on your face when you go back. Don't get too emotional in the next few days and try not to cry." The female soldier pointed to her eyes to signal her.

"Okay, thanks for the reminder." This time, Ruan Jiyan walked out without looking back and entered the shelter.

Qi Yun came in behind her, and the two of them walked together to the grocery store downstairs of the dormitory.

They met many strangers on the road. Some people greeted them and they responded politely.

The grocery store owner saw the two people from a distance and called out to them, "You're back!"

Then he walked over, grabbed Ruan Jiyan's shoulder and was about to take the two of them into the store.

Chen Xi was sitting at the cashier's counter holding Xiao Mingye. When she saw the two people coming in, she stood up quickly, "Sister Ruan, Sister Qi Yun, you are finally back!"

Ruan Jiyan rubbed the kitten's head and asked, "What's wrong? Did something happen at the shelter?"

"No, the boss said he would cook you a delicious meal as a reward when you come back."

"This is your first official mission outside. You must be very tired after being outside for a whole day. I will cook you a delicious meal!" The boss also laughed.

Qi Yun: "Okay, thank you, boss!"

A car drove into the edge of the activity square near the shelter gate. Ruan Jiyan looked closely and felt that the car was somewhat familiar.

Two people got out of the car. They were Captain Bai Mei and the male captain who led them on the mission. The two of them said something to each other, then walked around to the back of the car and opened the trunk.

Ruan Jiyan narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at the trunk, expecting the two men to take something out of it.

It was obvious that both of them were struggling. Then Captain Bai Mei took out a tube of green injection from her pocket, bent down, and almost put half of her body into the trunk.

After a while, she stood up and clapped her hands. The male captain dragged hard and the things in the trunk were dragged to the ground.

It looked like the mutant zombie they caught in the supermarket. There was a bag on its head and a thick rope tied tightly around its mouth. Its two bloody paws were tied tightly, as were its legs, once at the ankles and once at the knees.

The zombie did not move after being dragged to the ground. Ruan Jiyan thought it was probably the effect of the green injection.

Ruan Jiyan saw that the two of them were struggling and hesitated whether to go up and help.

The two captains can seek help from their teammates, or they can leave it to other people to handle. Or if Dr. El's assistant needs to hand over a sample, he can come out and help them take the zombie to the laboratory for research.

But Ruan Jiyan looked around and didn't see anyone coming forward to help for a long time.

She took her foot off the gas again. In this case, it wasn't that no one wanted to help, but that others couldn't help.

Why?

Ruan Jiyan remembered that the Shelter Science Laboratory was mentioned in the Shelter Life Manual before, and he had also heard about it from other people. Dr. El mentioned by the man was a doctor of scientific research.

But she had been in the shelter for so long, and even though she had been taken on a tour of the entire shelter the first time she entered, she had never seen any scientific research laboratories.

Perhaps the fact that other people couldn't help them was also related to this matter. Although the scientific research laboratory was often mentioned, it existed in a hidden location in the shelter and was not open to the public except for some military personnel.

Because of this, they make everything related to the research laboratory themselves.

The zombie was slowly carried by two people across the event square and then into the church.

Ruan Jiyan looked at the two figures disappearing at the church door and pursed his lips: I must find a chance to visit that scientific research laboratory.

…

After returning to the shelter, several people prepared ingredients for dinner in the boss's house.

Fang Ming followed another team to the residential area of ​​the second ring road of the city to look for the remaining survivors. When they came back, they had already washed the vegetables.

Chen Xi was holding the kitten in front of the store. When she saw Fang Ming coming in from the event square, she ran over and said, "Brother Ming, you're finally back. The boss said he'd cook a big dinner tonight to reward everyone."

Fang Ming felt a little tired. When he saw Chen Xi running towards him, his lifeless eyes twisted into a smile.

"Really? Then I have to thank the boss. Why are you sitting at the door? Where are your sister Ruan and the others?"

"I'm washing vegetables in there. I'll be waiting for you at the door when you come back." Chen Xi raised the little cat in her arms and said with a giggle.

Fang Ming returned to the dormitory, put his things down, washed his face, and went downstairs to the grocery store.

Inside the house, a copper pot was boiling, the boiling hot soup was bubbling, the red oil and chili were bubbling. On the table were plates of raw meat, instant noodles, frozen food, and some juicy green vegetables.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw the copper pot on the table bubbling with steam and exclaimed, "Such a sumptuous meal tonight!"

"Of course." Ruan Jiyan walked out from the back of the store and said with a smile.

Approaching Fang Ming, she pulled his sleeve, and the smile on her face disappeared, instantly turning much colder.

The two men walked to the door and whispered, "We encountered a group of mutant zombies today. Captain Baimei brought back a living one and should have sent it to the laboratory."

"Do you know where the laboratory is?"

"No, we were not involved in transporting the experiment." Ruan Jiyan pointed to the edge of the activity square opposite, near the entrance to the shelter, and continued, "Captain Baimei and another male captain were there. The two of them brought the mutant zombie into the church."

"So, you suspect the science lab at the shelter is underneath the church?"

"..." Ruan Jiyan looked at Fang Ming without answering, but he guessed what Ruan Jiyan meant.

The buildings on the surface of the shelter are simple and common, and information about scientific research and the military will definitely not be found in these places.

Most people wouldn't care about these things, but Ruan Jiyan is an extraordinary person, she takes these things very seriously.

This world is very strange. She has always treated this world as a game. She wants to know every clue about the development of the world. Getting more clues may help her pass the dungeon faster.

Fang Ming has always been interested in these things. They are not simple people and do not care about any moral restrictions.

"Let's find an opportunity to get in touch with him and see if it's possible to go in and take a look." Fang Ming said after thinking for two seconds.

Ruan Jiyan shook his head: "Let's talk about it later. I feel it is unlikely that we will come into contact with him."

But she will not give up looking for this opportunity. There must be many good things in the scientific laboratory.

Before it was completely dark, several people had already taken their bowls to the table and started eating hot pot.

Chen Xi kept picking up meat for Ruan Jiyan, and the boss was also picking up vegetables for her. After just a few bites, Ruan Jiyan's bowl was already piled up like a small mountain.

"Sister Ruan, you've worked hard today." After picking up a piece of meat for Ruan Jiyan, he also picked up a piece for Qi Yun, "Sister Qi Yun has worked hard too!"

"Thank you." Qi Yun took it with a smile.

Fang Ming couldn't bear to watch it anymore and called for a stop: "Enough, enough, your sister Ruan's bowl is full of food, and you're still trying to pick it up."

"So what? Sister Ruan was almost injured today. Can't she eat more to replenish her body?"

Chen Xi immediately noticed that Ruan Jiyan's eyes had changed. When she saw her red left eye, tears almost fell to the ground.

She pulled Ruan Jiyan to see a doctor. She had finally passed the examination and was allowed in. She didn't want to be observed again. Even if she could get away with it the first time, she might not be able to escape it the second time.

Finally, Ruan Jiyan agreed with her and said that he felt dizzy and might need to rest. Only then did Chen Xi stop insisting on taking her to the hospital.

After dinner, Chen Xi insisted on staying to wash the dishes before going back, while Ruan Jiyan and Qi Yun were pushed out of the door.

"You guys should go back and have a rest. I'll be back right after I finish washing the dishes!" Chen Xi pushed the two of them out and closed the door with a smile.

Ruan Jiyan couldn't persuade her, so he walked out the door and the two of them walked towards the center of the event square.

The activity square becomes crowded in the afternoon. Most of the teams that were out on missions have returned and are active in the square.

Every evening at 7:30, movies would be played on the big screen in the square. Ruan Jiyan had watched them twice. They were all movies about humanity fighting various disasters.

At the end of each episode, there will be an inspiring scene where humans overcome difficulties. Although some people die in the struggle, humanity as a whole continues to live.

The people in the shelter, like those in the movie, have great hopes for the future.

After watching so many movies, Ruan Jiyan was also infected by the same emotions. Every time after a movie was over, a sentence would appear on the screen: May mankind have a beautiful and bright future.

This time, at the end of the movie, the ending suddenly switched and the familiar light screen appeared.

Ruan Jiyan murmured to himself: "May all mankind have a bright future."

…

The next day, Ruan Jiyan slept until after eleven o'clock before getting up.

They don't go out on missions every day. There are many people in the shelter, and they are divided into different teams.

Each team has scheduled time for going out on missions and rest time. Because there are many teams, they can take turns on duty for several days. Ruan Ji said that they can rest for three days after working on a mission for one day.

She got up, washed up, took a small rubber band from the bedside table, tied her hair into a bun, put on her daily clothes and went to the training ground.

There were many people on the training ground, including members of other teams and military personnel.

There are guns specially used for training on the training ground, including pistols, shotguns, rifles and various other types.

Because they are all professional guns, there are not many for training, after all, the number of manpower is not enough.

There are more bows and arrows, sandbags and the like.

Ruan Jiyan walked over and took a look, and found that there were no extra guns in the weapons box. They were all in the hands of other people. She picked up a bow, put a bucket of arrows on her back, and stood on the training ground.

She started by shooting at the target closest to her, then gradually moved her arrows further away, hitting the target one by one.

Until she shot the last arrow in the quiver, the arrow whizzed and hit the bull's eye. Then she put away the bow, walked forward and picked up the arrows one by one. She walked to the weapon box, put down the bow and arrow, and looked up to see Captain Baimei.

"Ruan Jiyan, you are here too?" Captain Bai Mei was stunned at first, then greeted her with a smile.

"Yes, I just woke up and thought I'd come over to practice."

Captain Bai Mei looked at the bow and arrow she had just put down, then looked at her again: "Want to compete?"

Ruan Jiyan was about to say: Everyone knows that you are one of the best marksmen in the shelter, you are just asking for trouble.

Then I changed my mind and thought that Captain Baimei would not be unaware of this fact that everyone knew. She was not the kind of person who liked to show off everywhere, so there must be other reasons for extending this invitation to her.

After hesitating for two seconds, Ruan Jiyan agreed.

The two of them picked up a bow and a quiver respectively and walked to both sides of the training ground. Ruan Jiyan moved her shoulders. She had just shot those twelve arrows with great effort, and now her shoulders and arms were still shaking slightly.

"Don't be nervous, it's just a game." Captain Baimei said to her with a smile.

"Okay." Ruan Jiyan picked up an arrow, strung the bow and drew his bow.

Her muscles were trembling slightly, and she felt a little unconfident. Not about the outcome of this informal match, but about the reason why Captain Bai Mei came to find her.

Judging from her appearance just now, it didn't seem like she had come to the training ground and met her unexpectedly, but more like she had come to find her specifically.

Whoosh——

The arrow hit the target, and the arrow shaft shook and made a clanging sound.

Eight rings, no.

Captain Baimei only invited Ruan Jiyan to a recreational game, but he took it seriously and wanted to win the game desperately.

Just like Bai Mei hadn't explained the purpose of his visit to her yet, Ruan Ji Yan was already frantically thinking of excuses.

Captain Baimei shot out a ten-ring shot slowly, twice in a row.

Ruan Jiyan's palms were covered with sweat. She swallowed, stared at the target in the distance, drew the bowstring, and shot the arrow.

All of a sudden, she hit the ten rings, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

For several times in a row, except for the first two times with eight rings and one time with ten rings, the rest were all nine rings.

I don't know if Captain Baimei was deliberately letting him win or for some other reason, but the next few arrows only hit the eighth ring.

Ruan Jiyan drew her bow and shot the last arrow, which unexpectedly hit the bull's eye. When she retracted the bow, Captain Baimei had already walked to her side.

"Very impressive, it seems you are really talented." Captain Bai Mei had an expected expression on her face, which made Ruan Jiyan a little confused.

"Is there anything else you want to talk to me about?" Ruan Jiyan asked directly without any more polite words.

Captain Bai Mei turned around and looked at her, then smiled: "Don't worry, I see that the injuries you suffered in the supermarket yesterday are still very serious. I will take you to see the injuries first, and then I will talk to you in detail."

Her eyes.

Ruan Jiyan wanted to refuse, but he didn't say it. Captain Baimei was so smart that she couldn't have not had doubts. The more she tried to hide it, the more obvious it became.

"Okay, thank you, Captain." Ruan Jiyan nodded, put down his bow and arrow, followed her out of the training ground and went to the infirmary.

Along the way, Ruan Jiyan was thinking about how to explain, but when she got there, there was no chance for her to show her ability.

"Captain Baimei, you're here." The doctor in a white coat sitting on the stool nodded to Captain Baimei.

"This is the team member I was talking about, his name is Ruan Jiyan." She introduced Ruan Jiyan to the doctor.

Then he turned around and introduced the doctor to Ruan Jiyan: "This is a military doctor in our army and a student of Dr. El."

Her introduction was very strange, with some clues that seemed to be completely useless.

After the introduction, Captain Bai Mei walked out of the infirmary, leaving only Ruan Jiyan and the female doctor in the entire space.

"Don't be so nervous, relax a little, let's chat first." The doctor put away his pen and put his hands together on the table.

Ruan Jiyan sat upright. She intuitively sensed from the doctor's sitting posture that she didn't just want to talk to her.

"Your name is Ruan Jiyan, a nice name."

"Thank you. I think so too."

"Did you come here just last month?"

"yes."

"I heard that you were injured during your first mission. Where were you injured? Did you feel any discomfort after the injury?"

"Yes, it hurt... my head. After my head hit the ground, I felt dizzy for a long time, my ears were ringing and my eyes were dizzy. Then... my eyes became like this."

"I'm very sorry for what happened to you. Of course, I'm also glad that you feel well now and don't have any major sequelae." The doctor looked at her apologetically.

Ruan Jiyan did not show any emotion in her attitude towards her apology. Since she returned to the shelter yesterday, many people have apologized to her many times for her head injury. She has become numb to these apologies.

All of a sudden she became a "celebrity" in the shelter, and those who didn't know her thought she had risked her life to save everyone.

“…”

"Okay, I want to see your eyes now, can I?" The doctor asked, and his hand had already taken out a portable light from the pocket of his white coat.

"……Of course."

The strong white light shone directly into her left eye. The doctor's gloved hand was still a little cold, and she couldn't help but want to blink.

"Relax..." the doctor comforted her.

Her eyes became even more blood red. At first, only the part covered by the eyelids began to show red bloodshot, and then it gradually spread to the rest of the white of the eye. Now, only the light brown part of the pupil was left, and the rest was all red as if it was dripping blood.

"Does it hurt?" the doctor asked while gently pulling her eyelids.

"I don't feel anything." Ruan Jiyan answered truthfully.

The redness of these eyes is so strange. It is different from the normal red pupils caused by congestion due to stimulation of injured muscle nerves. This one looks more like it has always been like this.

After looking for a long time, Ruan Jiyan could no longer bear it anymore. Tears welled up in her eyes due to dryness. Only then did the doctor let go of his hand that was holding her eyelids.

"Okay, the basic examination is over. Now please come with me to the operating table in the back and lie down for a while. We will do a more in-depth examination." The doctor turned off the flashlight and stood up.

Ruan Jiyan followed behind, looking around.

Finally, she lay on the cold CT bed. The doctor handed her a glass of water and said, "Drink a glass of water first, and then continue the examination. The examination may take a long time, so please be patient. But you can rest assured that you will not be injured again."

Ruan Jiyan didn't say anything, just drank the water in his hand and then lay down on the CT bed.

The CT machine blocked most of the bright light. Ruan Jiyan's consciousness began to blur as he listened to the sound of the machine operating, and he gradually lost consciousness.

When she woke up again, she was sleeping in a translucent glass dome, completely naked. After she regained consciousness, she found that she was wearing an oxygen mask and sleeping in a glass dome filled with nutrient solution, with a lot of blue and green threads tangled around her body.

Where is this place and what happened after she fell asleep?

Why would she sleep naked in this cold glass cover? What is the relationship between that doctor and Captain Baimei? What is their purpose?

Countless questions suddenly popped up in Ruan Jiyan's mind, but unfortunately no one could answer them for her.

Through the glass cover filled with nutrient solution, Ruan Jiyan seemed to hear someone calling Captain Bai Mei's name, as well as faint, chaotic footsteps and the sound of metal equipment colliding when being moved.

My head hurts a bit...

"Dr. El, Ms. Baimei, she's awake." A female voice sounded, and Ruan Jiyan heard her calling two very familiar names.

Outside the glass cover, a foreigner wearing a white coat and with a slight beard and Captain Baimei were staring at her. She couldn't see the expressions on their faces, but Ruan Jiyan only knew that she might have become their experimental subject.

The girl who looked like an assistant called the man Dr. Al.

It's really abominable. Originally, Ruan Jiyan had a very good impression of Captain Baimei. After what that man said, she even began to admire Captain Baimei.

As a result, she didn't expect that these people were so cunning and played so many tricks on her.

Her eyes, which were originally slightly open, suddenly widened, and she stared straight at the blurry figure of Captain Bai Mei through the glass cover and nutrient solution.

Captain Baimei and Dr. El were both stunned for a moment. They didn't expect her to wake up so quickly.

The special sleeping pills in that glass of water could make an energetic adult man sleep for more than five hours, but this woman became so awake after just two hours.

"Maybe she is not an ordinary person at all." Captain Bai Mei said to Ruan Jiyan in the nutrient solution warehouse while looking at each other.

"She is indeed not an ordinary person, as she has been infected by zombies for more than 20 hours without mutating." Dr. El wrote something on his notes.

"Ordinary person, zombie infection, mutation?" It seems that they already knew that she was infected by zombies.

As early as the time when she faced the mutated zombie in the supermarket, after the male captain opened fire, several people watched the spurting blood fall on Ruan Jiyan, drop by drop, and then Ruan Jiyan's somewhat panicked behavior and his left eye suddenly turned red.

Everyone was on guard against her, waiting for the moment when she turned into a zombie, and then shot her without hesitation.

But she exceeded everyone's expectations. She did not show any signs of abnormality during that period of time, so Captain White Rose reported the incident to the shelter and asked all those who knew about it to keep it confidential, including the soldiers who checked her at the entrance of the shelter.

There may still be some people who don't understand, but they are definitely a minority.

It seemed that she tried her best to hide it, but these people already knew everything and chose to play dumb and watch her, such an idiot, act.

She thought she had performed flawlessly, but it was all exposed because of others.

Ruan Jiyan pulled the corner of his mouth with difficulty, revealing a weird smile.

It had been a long time since she had felt so deeply deceived, and it had been a long time since she had felt so stupid. Very good, she remembered every one of them who participated in or indirectly participated in this deception, and every one who accompanied her in acting foolishly, and she would not let any of them go.

Ruan Jiyan opened his mouth and said silently: "Just wait and see."

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