"Look, the captain is dreaming again." The yellow-haired boy pointed at the tall man sleeping by the campfire.
"How do you know?" a team member asked curiously.
"Look at his crotch. See, it's so obvious!" The yellow-haired boy pursed his lips and grinned evilly.
Several team members took a closer look and immediately started to chuckle. How could the captain's body bear the thought of having those erotic dreams from time to time?
As he spoke, the tall man tossed and turned to wake up. The moment he opened his eyes, the haziness in his pupils quickly dissipated, replaced by alertness and solemnity. However, when he was sure that the surrounding environment was not dangerous, this solemnity quickly turned into tenderness and nostalgia.
When he was immersed in his memories, a team member joked, "Captain, did you dream about your sister-in-law again? What good things did you and your sister-in-law do in your dream? Look how excited you are, hahahaha..."
The man didn't care about his body's natural reaction, but asked with great interest: "Have you ever been in love?"
"Of course."
"I was already married when I was selected by the system."
"My daughter is three years old."
"I'm not married, but I change my girlfriend every three months!"
"I've been dating a boyfriend for eight years and he's been very good to me."
Everyone was talking about the past and the atmosphere gradually became lively.
The man asked again: "Do you still remember your first love?"
"I remember it, it was so unforgettable! I cried like a dog the day we broke up!"
"Me too. My heart still aches when I think about it now."
"People say first love is unforgettable, but after experiencing so many worlds, I've forgotten my first love. Who would remember a relationship that ended in failure? I only remember that my daughter was waiting for me in my original world."
"My first love also ended in failure. I pursued her for three years but failed, so I gave up in the end."
"That's not called first love, it's called unrequited love."
"Unrequited love is still love, so why doesn't it count?"
As they talked, they started arguing.
The man asked casually, "Is there anyone among you who has always been with your first love and never separated from them?"
Everyone was silent for a moment, then smiled bitterly and shook their heads: "First love is beautiful, but it's also fragile. We're all immature, so it's hard to maintain a relationship."
"I wanted to marry my first love, but I was only fourteen at the time and couldn't get a marriage certificate!"
"From first love to marriage, it's not that easy. It was our first relationship, and we were both newbies. It was hard to get over the adjustment period, and we ended up breaking up quickly after a lot of quarrels."
"Yes, first love is the most beautiful, but it is also the most broken."
"It is said that among all types of love, the success rate of first love is the lowest, only 1%."
Everyone recalled the past and couldn't help shaking their heads and sighing.
Only then did the man purse his lips and boastfully say, "Your sister-in-law and I are first loves. We fell in love at first sight in our third year of high school and got together right away. At that time, I had a terminal illness, and he wanted to be with me even though he knew I was dying. He said he would take care of me for the rest of my life..."
As the man spoke, he couldn't help smiling, his eyes filled with tenderness.
A group of teammates were stunned by what they heard, and then they jokingly said, "Captain, have you been watching too much TV? I seriously suspect you've confused the plot of the TV series with your real life!"
The man raised his eyebrows and glared at them fiercely, and everyone became obedient and raised their hands. "Okay, okay, go ahead and talk. We're listening!"
So the man went on excitedly, "Your sister-in-law is very smart. She was elected an honorary member of the National Academy of Sciences at the age of 18. She also invented medicines to treat cancer and terminal illnesses.
"He went into research to save me. He originally wanted to finish high school and then go to college with me. But my illness worsened so quickly that he had to drop out of school to develop the drug.
"We got engaged when we were 18 and got married when we were 24. My grandfather officiated the wedding, and people all over the country sent us their blessings..."
"Captain, stop it! Your stories are getting more and more outrageous!" The yellow-haired boy made a pause gesture, his cheeks flushed as he said, "Captain, what does your marriage have to do with the people of the country? Why should the people of the country send you their blessings? Captain, you brag without even having to draft your story. You're really amazing, hahaha~"
The yellow-haired boy finally covered his mouth and burst out laughing.
The rest of the team members also turned their heads away, trembling their shoulders, and tried frantically to suppress their laughter.
The man's desire to talk was completely destroyed. He glared at the yellow-haired man and walked away alone.
"Your sister-in-law is a super genius. The things she invented changed the whole world. When he married me, not only the people of this country but also the people of the whole world blessed us. If you don't believe me, forget it. Wait until you meet him and you will understand." The man held a large-capacity memory bead and slowly disappeared into the darkness.
As he walked, he touched his burning lower back, where a bloody wound was healing.
He used to never mention his past, like an emotionless robot, but now he is madly nostalgic for the past.
But this change clearly had its benefits. Perhaps because he was so desperate to find his lover, the man's body was healing at an accelerated rate, his abilities increasing exponentially, and he had unknowingly conquered a vast territory.
The team members enjoyed the fruits of victory, but naturally they had to pay something back. So, they pointed at Huangmao's nose and scolded him, "Next time, don't interrupt the captain. Let him finish. No matter how he praises my sister-in-law, we should just follow suit! Our territory is too close to the territories of the Lord of Terror and the Lord of the Spirit Mirror. If the captain is in a bad mood, his combat effectiveness will be weakened, and we will all suffer."
"Okay, okay, I'll remember that." The yellow-haired boy raised his hands in surrender, then asked, "What do you think, are the Lord of Terror and the Lord of the Spiritual Mirror human or gods now? They've reportedly passed the trials and met the Lord God, so why don't they leave this terrifying place? If it were me, I'd choose to leave."
"They have big ambitions, unlike us who are just a bunch of inactive people. What they want is not freedom, but to become gods." A team member shook his head and sighed.
"Yes, it is said that the Lord of Terror and the Lord of the Spiritual Mirror are now demigods. The worlds they once conquered have since become their territory. They rule the universe together with the main god."
"That's right. Their power comes entirely from the small world they rule."
"It is said that the more small worlds one governs, the greater the power."
"How to govern a small world?" the yellow-haired boy asked curiously.
"Plunder all the luck of that world, and then control the laws of the world."
"Yes, if you control the laws of the world, you can modify the world settings at will and become the master of a world. For example, the technological world can be modified into the spiritual world, the mundane world can be modified into the world of cultivation, and so on."
"All the small worlds under the Lord of Terror have been transformed into terrifying spiritual worlds by him. He gains power by absorbing the fear and despair of mankind. He is very powerful."
"There's also the Lord of the Spiritual Mirror. It's said that his world is an endless cycle of reincarnation. Once you enter, no one can escape. You can only shuttle between real and fake mirror worlds, slowly being trapped to death."
"In the far south, there's a Doomsday Lord. He transforms every small world he conquers into a Doomsday world, absorbing the energy of the creatures in these worlds to strengthen himself. They're a bunch of mad monsters!"
"They are the Lord God's thugs."
"If you want to kill them, you have to take away their power. And the only way to take away their power is to take away the small world they rule. That's an impossible task."
Speaking of this, several old team members couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh.
The young man didn't dare ask any more questions. He silently shut his mouth and stared at the dancing bonfire, a wave of despair welling up in his heart. He had thought the captain was already a rare and powerful being, but he hadn't expected there was a demigod above him. How could he pass through the demigod's territory and reach the divine realm?
This is a question that no one can answer.
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At the same time, Zhuang Li was half-sitting on the bed, holding a bowl of medicine in his hand, listening to a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl comforting him in soft words.
"Brother, it's just a failure in the imperial examination, why are you so upset? You get a headache every time you pick up a book, and you can't concentrate on reading a single word. This is a chronic illness. If you don't want to ruin your health, stop reading in the future and get some rest."
The girl gently touched the bowl of medicine and urged, "Big brother, drink the medicine quickly and don't think about anything else."
Zhuang Li didn't drink the medicine, but just silently observed the girl and everything around him.
This is a very narrow old brick house. There is no other furniture or decorations in the house except a kang, a table, and two chairs. The wood on the beams emits a mixed smell of tung oil and mildew, which shows that it is quite old. The windows, which are covered with yellowed paper, have several holes in them, and warm sunlight shines in.
However, such a narrow house was not something Zhuang Li could live in alone. Away from the kang, by the window, crouched a boy of about thirteen or fourteen, writing something with a brush in hand and muttering to himself.
There were two pillows on the kang, one of which should belong to the young man, who lived in the same room with Zhuang Li.
Ancient buildings, ancient furniture, ancient people, and ancient clothing—everything before him indicated that Zhuang Li had arrived in an ancient world.
Zhuang Li soon had a certain understanding of his situation and then he lowered his head and gently sniffed the scent of the medicine.
When he was studying medical technology in his previous life, he also dabbled in the subject of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He quickly identified that this was a health-preserving recipe that could regulate sub-health conditions and that drinking it would only have benefits and no harm.
So he took a sip, then put down the bowl of soup, sat back against the pillow with a frown, and continued to look around.
According to ancient standards, a family that could afford to live in a brick house and send their children to school could definitely be considered wealthy.
The girl in front of him called him "big brother", but the smile on her face was not noticeable. It was clearly insincere, so it was hard to say whether these brother and sister were from the same mother.
The boy sitting by the window looked back at the girl with a wary look in his eyes, which seemed to indicate that they had a bad relationship, or even had conflicts. However, when he looked at himself, the boy's eyes were full of worry, admiration and intimacy, so he should be the biological brother of this body.
Zhuang Li quickly divided the two into two camps: close and distant.
The girl was very sweet and lovely, her eyes curved into crescents when she smiled, revealing an indescribable innocence. However, Zhuang Li could not detect a trace of genuine emotion in her pupils. Her warm body concealed a cold heart.
Zhuang Li was too lazy to deal with people like this, so he immediately said, "I'm tired, please leave."
The girl looked at the bowl of medicine, seeming a little worried, but she was afraid that her elder brother would be annoyed with her, so she finally went out.
When she reached the window, she stared at the boy's homework for a while and whispered, "Little brother, have you not yet gotten over the problem of your wrist shaking when you hold a pen? Your calligraphy is already in a mess. When you go to the exam room, the examiner may not even understand your paper. You can't do this. You should find a doctor right away."
The girl wanted to say something, but when she saw the boy's pale face, trembling fingertips, and eyes full of resistance, she shook her head, sighed, and left.
Zhuang Li raised his eyebrows, feeling that every move of the girl concealed some very intriguing details.
7480 flipped through the script and sighed, "Master, I told you to be careful with the gold finger a long time ago, but you didn't listen. Now, we've traveled to a world with a hint of the supernatural!
"The child of destiny in this world is that girl from earlier. She's your cousin, and she's known far and wide as a lucky star. She picks up rabbits and ginseng on the street, and even digs up a pile of gold and silver treasures in a grass nest. Anyone who treats her well will have great luck; anyone who treats her badly will suffer misfortune.
"Your whole family has treated her badly, so you are the first to bear the brunt of the cannon fodder. Master, if you don't burn the Eye of Karma, we can change the cause and effect relationship and thus avoid her fate. But now, you are just an ordinary person. What can you use to fight against God's own daughter?
"I'm telling you, your cousin's luck is truly incredible! Don't disbelieve me! Whatever she says becomes reality. Her mouth is more powerful than a wishing well." 7480 muttered softly, "I told you not to listen to me, and now let's see what you're going to do."
"Little lucky star? Incredible luck? This setting is quite interesting." Instead of panicking, Zhuang Li smiled with interest.
He likes everything new and unknown.
Chapter 153 Scientific Charlatan VS Lucky Fairy 02┃Zhuang Li: The fairy will be in trouble if she meets me.
Every move of the girl was weird, but Zhuang Li was quite familiar with this weirdness.
He had a vague guess, and in order to verify it, he put on his outer robe, held on to the wall and slowly walked to the window to check on the boy.
This body was indeed very weak. After just a few steps, it was already gasping for breath due to exhaustion.
The young man immediately stood up, helped his brother sit down in his seat, and then brought the bowl of steaming medicine. He whispered, "Brother, drink the medicine quickly. Don't be afraid of the bitterness. If you don't drink the medicine, how can you get better?"
The girl tried to persuade him earnestly with many words, but Zhuang Lili ignored her. As soon as the boy opened his mouth, he picked up the bowl and drank the bitter medicine in one gulp.
Seeing that his brother listened to him so much, the boy didn't say anything, but a happy smile appeared on his face.
Zhuang Li casually picked up a book stacked on the corner of the table, opened it and read, then held his head and gritted his teeth to swallow the moan that was about to burst out of his throat.
Just as the girl had said, this body indeed suffered from a headache whenever it read. Furthermore, the problem was quite strange: it was perfectly normal at other times, showing no signs of any abnormality, but the moment it opened a book, it would immediately flare up.
The words written in the book would turn into a group of small flying insects, flapping their wings and flying towards his face. Once they entered his eyes, ears, mouth and nose, they would drill into his brain, gnawing at his brain marrow and causing him unbearable pain.
This problem was left by the original owner, but it still remains in the brain of this body and was naturally passed on to Zhuang Li.
People often say that they can't read and get a headache when they do. Most of these are jokes and have no truth to them.
However, when this sentence fell on the original owner, it exerted great power.
Who would believe that the words in the book suddenly came alive and turned into brain-eating worms, torturing the reader to a state worse than death?
So at this moment, the original owner's grandmother was standing outside the window, cursing and swearing, "Lazy dog, get up now! I raised you to look after the house, not to sleep all day! When I brought you home, I thought you were fat and strong, but you turned out to be just a show-off. You can't even catch a mouse. All you do is eat, drink, and sleep all day! Doesn't it cost me money to raise you? If you don't look after the house, I'll beat you to death! You lazy dog!"
Zhuang Li looked out through the crack in the window and saw a mean-looking old woman waving a broom and beating a big yellow dog lying in the yard.
The big yellow dog howled after being beaten, and soon ran away with its tail between its legs.
The old woman threw away the broom and glared angrily at the east wing, where Zhuang Li lived. She spat on the ground and muttered, "Tian'er is right. Neither of these brothers is any good! The second brother spent hundreds of taels of silver to support their studies. If that money had been used to buy land, our Zhuang family would have become wealthy landlords long ago. Pah, two good-for-nothings!"
The old woman went off cursing, and even though she knew the brothers were in the house, she didn't lower her voice.
While massaging his brother's solar plexus, the young boy lowered his head with a look of shame.
It took Zhuang Li a long time to get rid of the severe pain, and then he picked up the book again.
"Brother, stop looking and take a rest." The young man advised nervously.
Zhuang Li rubbed the name written on the lower left corner of the cover with his fingertips and said "hmm" nonchalantly.
After confirming that the original owner was also called Zhuang Li, he picked up the boy's textbook and took a look. He saw the three words "Zhuang Jiuge" written on the cover. The brushwork was very elegant and refined, yet it was still strong and vigorous. Considering the boy's young age of fourteen or fifteen, this calligraphy was considered quite accomplished.
However, when I opened the title page, the annotations inside were extremely ugly. Every word was crooked and blurred like a black dot, without any style or character. It was like two different people before and after.
Zhuang Li raised his eyebrows, looking a little surprised, yet also as if he had expected it. He asked, "Does your wrist really shake when you write? Can't you control it?"
The boy's face flushed with shame, then turned pale. He said in despair, "Brother, I really don't know what to do. My wrist won't obey me. I get so nervous when I write, afraid it'll shake, but the more I worry, the more it shakes. If I write like this in the exam, the examiner will really kick me out. I, I won't be able to read anymore."
The young man covered his face with his hands and sobbed softly. Afraid that the neighbors would hear him, he quickly swallowed his pain and just shed tears silently.
Zhuang Li pursed his lips and quickly flipped through the manuscript on the table.
The strange thing is that as long as he is not studying seriously, his head doesn’t hurt at all.
Zhuang Li found Zhuang Jiuge's previous poetry manuscripts and compared them with his current homework. He shook his head and said, "Your handwriting used to be very beautiful. How did it become like this now?"
"I, I don't know either." Zhuang Jiuge shook his head very sadly.
"Is it related to that person just now? When you were writing, did she always say that your wrist was unstable and shaking violently?" Zhuang Li guessed.
Zhuang Jiuge recalled it carefully, and the pain on his face slowly gave way to anger. "Brother, it's true! My hand didn't shake in the beginning because Zhuang Tianer would come to watch me write from time to time, and when I was engrossed she would suddenly pull out the brush and ask me to dip my hand in ink.
"If I got angry, she would righteously say that teachers in the academy all tested their students in this way, and that the fact that she easily took away my brush meant that my wrist was not stable and I needed more practice.
"I couldn't argue with her, so I had to practice calligraphy even harder. But she always took my pen away when I wasn't paying attention and said that my hands were shaking. Later, later..." Zhuang Jiuge choked up at this point, tears streaming down his face.
Zhuang Li completed the second half of his sentence for him: "Later, you were always concerned about what she said, and worried that she would suddenly appear and take your pen, so you gripped the pen very tightly. However, you didn't know that the harder you squeezed your fingertips, the more your wrist would shake.
"Over the years, your handwriting has become what it is now. Every time you pick up the pen, your fingertips exert too much pressure, causing your wrist to tremble constantly. Even if you want to change it, you can't."
"Yes," Zhuang Jiuge nodded while wiping away tears, and said indignantly, "Brother, this is how I got sick. It's all Zhuang Tianer's fault! If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have thought of it!"
Zhuang Li rubbed the boy's head and said thoughtfully, "When I was studying, she didn't often say bad things to me, did she?"
Zhuang Jiuge was stunned for a long moment before he said in astonishment, "Brother, it's true! In the past, when you were reading, Zhuang Tianer would always pop up and point at a word in the book and ask you how to pronounce it. You would read it to her, and she would repeat the word over and over again, making your head hurt.
"You get annoyed by her noise and order her to leave, but before long, she'll come back and ask you how to pronounce another word. If you don't answer, she'll guess a pronunciation and repeat it in your ear a hundred times, like a mantra."
At this point, Zhuang Jiuge clapped his hands, suddenly realizing, "Brother, that headache you get when you study is from that time! That damn Zhuang Tianer is such a jinx! She's unlucky for us!"
After saying these words, Zhuang Jiuge quickly covered his mouth and looked left and right, up and down, like a thief.
Zhuang Li raised his eyebrows and asked, "What are you afraid of?"
"I'm afraid that God will hear what I said just now and punish me. Everyone in the village says that Zhuang Tianer is a fairy from heaven who came down to earth to gain experience. God is her biological father and will protect her." Zhuang Jiuge pointed to the top of his head with a secretive expression.
"What do you think?" Zhuang Li asked with a smile, gently supporting his chin.
"I think she is very weird! She has a bad temper at all and is not a fairy from heaven. She wants to snatch away any good things from our house. If she can't take them away, she will say bad things about our family in front of grandpa and grandma, making them dislike us." Zhuang Jiuge said indignantly.
Zhuang Li nodded thoughtfully, then stood up, smoothed the wrinkles on his gown, and said softly, "Brother, go out for a walk. Stop practicing calligraphy and read a book instead."
"Brother, I'll accompany you." Zhuang Jiuge hurriedly went to support his brother's arm, his face full of worry.
The two brothers slowly walked out of the yard and came to the country path outside.
This is a beautiful place, with verdant mountains in the distance and emerald lakes nearby. This small village is nestled between the green mountains and clear waters, earning it the poetic name of Luoxia Village. I imagine the scenery will be even more beautiful when the sunset covers this place.
Zhuang Li walked under an old locust tree to avoid the scorching sun, and watched from afar as Zhuang Tianer walked through the village carrying a basket.
Every villager who met her would stop and greet her with a smile. Children surrounded her, calling her "Sister Tian'er" all the time, with obvious intimacy and affection on their faces.
A few children seemed to dislike Zhuang Tianer, standing on the periphery, glaring at her, their eyes revealing fear and dread. They seemed to have suffered at Zhuang Tianer's hands before.
A woman in her thirties suddenly rushed out from a small farmyard, pointed at Zhuang Tianer's nose and yelled, "You little bitch, what makes you say my Si Niu stole your things? And you even got the kids in the village to beat him up? I'm going to rip your mouth off today!"
The woman rushed towards Zhuang Tianer with her teeth bared, but a middle-aged man appeared from behind her, tugging at her arm and whispering, "Say less, or you'll be in trouble!"
"I don't believe this! If God has the guts, please send down a thunderbolt to kill me!" The woman pointed to the sky and the ground, shouting and cursing, but her volume was obviously much lower, and her fierce aura also weakened a bit.
It seems that she is also afraid of Zhuang Tianer, the lucky star.
Just at this moment, a big black dog jumped out of the grass and bit the woman's butt hard.
The woman screamed in pain, staggered, and fell to the ground. The big black dog then dragged her into the bushes and tore her apart. Her husband, instead of trying to save her, knelt before Zhuang Tianer and kowtowed, mumbling things like, "Fairy, please spare my life!"
The children watching laughed out loud.
Passing villagers were filled with awe, muttering to each other, "Tian'er is truly a blessed star from heaven. Anyone who bullies her will be punished! From now on, we all need to be nicer to Tian'er and stop bullying her!"
Zhuang Tianer waved her hands repeatedly to get the man to stand up, but she never mentioned forgiving the woman. She seemed to really not understand how all this happened, with a confused, helpless, and naive expression on her face.
The woman struggling in the bushes screamed miserably, "Stop biting! Stop biting! Tian'er, I'm sorry. I won't do it again! Please make the dog stop! Tian'er, please spare me! I kowtow to you!"
After she finished speaking, without any instructions from Zhuang Tianer, the big black dog let go of the woman, jumped out of the bushes, and ran away. It seemed as if it had come specifically to support Zhuang Tianer, leaving immediately after achieving its goal, without any hesitation.
When passing by Zhuang Li and Zhuang Jiuge, the big black dog glanced at them sideways and let out a low growl, as if warning them not to bully Zhuang Tianer.
Zhuang Li stared at the dog's cloudy eyes, and the smile on his lips became more and more interested.
Zhuang Tianer, who once again performed a miracle, was surrounded by a group of children and returned to the Zhuang family courtyard.
Seeing the two brothers standing under the locust tree, she smiled and waved: "Big brother, second brother, you are weak, don't stay in the sun for too long."
Zhuang Jiuge took a step back and looked at her with fear and hatred.
Instead, Zhuang Li smiled at her, with an ambiguous light in his eyes.
Zhuang Tianer had never seen Zhuang Li like this before, and was slightly stunned. When she came to her senses, her arm was grabbed by a woman with a belly as big as a bamboo basket.
The woman choked up and said, "Tian'er, please help me check if the baby in my belly is a boy or a girl? I've been having stomachaches lately and I'm really worried!"
The woman's mother-in-law ran out from the next yard and said anxiously, "Tian'er, please share your blessings with Shuangxi. She has been having stomach upsets for no apparent reason lately. I'm afraid this pregnancy isn't going well and she's going to miscarry!"
"Don't panic, sister-in-law. Let me feel it for you." Zhuang Tianer quickly reached out her hand and gently stroked the woman's belly in a clockwise direction. She said in a soft voice, "I think I saw something, but the picture is not very clear. Sister-in-law, let me take a look at you."
She raised her head and stared into the woman's eyes.
The woman also looked at her straight, and her originally bright pupils gradually became covered with a layer of mist.
After a long while, Zhuang Tianer said briskly, "Sister-in-law, I dare not say whether this baby is a boy or a girl. After all, the secret of heaven cannot be revealed. But I see that this baby will grow up to ride in a high carriage, covered in silk and satin, and rest on a soft pillow. It will have a good life."
The woman blinked, then laughed heartily.
The mother-in-law, who had originally wanted a boy, said with relief: "Okay, okay, it doesn't matter if it's a boy or a girl, as long as they have a promising future."
Zhuang Tianer asked again: "Sister-in-law, thanks to my blessing, your stomachache is gone, right?"
The woman was stunned for a moment, then she held her belly and exclaimed, "Oh, it really doesn't hurt at all! This child is blessed by Tian'er and will have a good life in the future! Tian'er, wait, sister-in-law will make you some eggs!"
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law left a basket of eggs and left with many thanks.
When Mrs. Zhuang heard the noise outside the door, she hurried out to check the situation. Seeing that her granddaughter had indeed earned another basket of eggs, a smug expression appeared on her face. Then she turned and saw Zhuang Li and Zhuang Jiuge standing under the locust tree, and bulged her eyes fiercely.
She never had a good face towards these two useless grandsons.
Upon seeing this, Zhuang Li understood everything. He stepped out from under the shadow of the locust tree and chuckled, "System, is this the lucky star you were talking about?"
Confused 7480: "Yes, Master, didn't you see it just now? Zhuang Tianer is full of blessings. All the good luck in the world is concentrated on her."
Zhuang Li shook his head and said in a contemptuous tone: "System, believe it or not, Zhuang Tianer will start to have bad luck after meeting me."
7480: “!!!”
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