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147. Under the starlight, little witches have their own beauty.

"Um……"

A faint sound of exhalation.

The door light slightly illuminated Hoshimi Rinko's face, her charming lips moved slightly, as if she was reading a certain name, and she showed a soft smile.

The senior student with long hair is bathing in the moonlight.

This is a sight that is beyond reality, akin to the hallucination of seeing elves or goblins.

Under the soft starlight, her snow-white skin shimmered. Whenever the sea breeze blew over, her long hair hanging on her shoulders would flutter. The girl like a fairy sang softly. Surrounded by the dark sea, she was subtle.

The song sounds like a singing mermaid floating on the water.

Fujiwara Izaya stepped forward.

The singing stopped suddenly.

"who is it?"

"……it's me."

"Go back, you are not welcome here." Hoshimi Rinko tilted her head, but her cute face made people look angry.

"Can you not sentence me to death so gently?" Fujiwara Izaya walked onto the deck with a smile.

Hoshimi Rinko looked away, too lazy to talk to him anymore.

She raised her eyes and looked at the night sky admiringly. The stars were shining brightly tonight.

Fujiwara Izaya turned his eyes and looked to the side.

Through the dim light, he saw Kasahara Asuka's eyes, and he always felt that the school girl was staring at him angrily. Her hair was a little messy and dripping with water. After seeing the senior's face, she frowned instantly

, but then he smiled.

"Would you like some watermelon?" She held up the half-eaten watermelon in her hand.

Wearing short-sleeved shirts, hot pants, and white soles of feet together, the picture looks very cool.

"I want half." Fujiwara Izaya sat down cross-legged between the two girls.

Kasahara Asuka waved a fruit knife and divided the half-eaten half of the watermelon into three parts.

The three of them sat on the floor and ate watermelon in a lively manner.

No one spoke, and language became a frivolous thing.

The melon was very sweet, and my throat was just thirsty. Izaya Fujiwara ate the melon meat as if he was about to drink up all the juice. The brilliant Milky Way spread out above my head, and the top bulged up as if it was about to burst into the sky. Looking at it, I always felt

I have also become a child on summer vacation.

The sea breeze was neither urgent nor slow, the sky was filled with stars, and everything was quiet.

The door light leaks down.

In the orange light, Asuka Kasahara frowned and stared at the starry sea.

"Hey, hey," she kicked Fujiwara Izaya's leg as if she couldn't bear it, "say something, or I'll go back."

Fujiwara Izaya pretended to think, shaking his head in circles.

"Say what comes to mind." Kasahara Asuka added.

"Cats are four-legged animals."

"..."

"Is it your turn to say it?"

"still you."

"Elephants are also four-legged animals."

"..."

"Is it your turn to say it?"

"Senior Mumu!" Asuka Kasahara raised her foot and kicked it. Her two smooth feet were put into his arms and she didn't take them back.

Fujiwara Izaya held her little feet as if they were treasures: "Girl, judging from these beautiful feet, you are an expert at ballroom dancing, right? You should also be good at pop dancing."

"I haven't gone to dance with anyone yet."

Different from usual, Asuka Kasahara looked a little lonely when she said this, looking at the stars with empty eyes.

"I haven't skipped it either, but if the school girl is willing to dance a section with me, I will definitely learn it on the spot."

"I do like tango."

"It would be great if there was a dance."

"Waltz, tango, whatever."

"That's the real coolness, with the demons dancing wildly. The clothes are neither male nor female. What color are the clothes? Rainbow colors?"

"rainbow?"

"Oh, it's from the sky, so colorful."

"That's right, men and women are the same thing. They are all rainbows." Asuka Kasahara made an uncomfortable gesture like a slight shrug.

"Your actions are similar to those of your sister." Fujiwara Izaya reached out and wanted to rub her hair.

Asuka Kasahara tilted her head to avoid it, then clenched her fist and gave him a soft punch on the flank.

With soft little hands, the fight feels more like a fight between young lovers.

But seeing the depressed look of his schoolmate, Fujiwara Izaya politely wailed: "Wow, it hurts..."

But even so, Kasahara Asuka's mood did not improve, but she stared coldly at Mu Mu-senpai.

The stars twinkle in the night sky, and the light of the Milky Way is like a crystal clear river. The sound of the waves is not fierce, it sounds like healthy snoring, very regular and peaceful.

Hoshimi Rinko sat aside, looking at the awkward two people like a child who had not grown up.

"Are you an idiot!" Kasahara Asuka said with a strong voice.

"Uh, wait a minute, no." Fujiwara Izaya explained, "I'm not saying that you are imitating your sister, but..."

"Shut up!" Kasahara Asuka couldn't listen to his words at all, raised her feet in his arms, and directly sealed his mouth.

Um.

The freshly washed feet are tender, moist and fragrant.

"Would you like to hear me out?" Fujiwara Izaya reluctantly removed her feet and held them in his hands to prevent her from kicking. "You are sixteen years old, so don't be like a squeamish and stubborn child.

"

"Oh, thank you for introducing yourself."

"You're welcome... No, I'm talking about you, although sometimes I can't grow up." Fujiwara Izaya smiled apologetically, grabbed her ankle and shook her gently, "Don't be angry, I'm obviously a little demonologist.

Come on, sister, don’t be melancholic."

Kasahara Asuka didn't even look at him and snorted coldly.

The raised little chin was so proud and noble that I wanted to pinch her chin and kiss her until her legs went weak, and then ask her if she still dared. If she dared, I would continue to kiss her until she cried and begged for mercy.

The more Fujiwara Izaya thought about that scene, the more he wanted to implement it.

He suddenly reached out his hand, took the schoolgirl's arm, and pulled her into his arms.

"g," Kasahara Asuka sighed, then raised her head.

The originally depressed expression turned into helpless. She silently raised her little face, looked up at Fujiwara Izaya with her watery brown eyes, and gently grabbed his cheek with her slender fingers and pulled him out, her orange hair flowing with the sea breeze.

swaying.

"Have you been hit by Miss Miji?" Fujiwara Izaya curled her hair with his fingers to play with it, and from time to time put it to the tip of his nose to smell the sweet orange smell.

"Tch, how can a woman who runs a custom shop compare with me..." Asuka Kasahara's lips curled up.

She was obviously smiling, but her eyes and tone were as cold as ice, with a hint of sarcasm.

"No need to scold me!" Fujiwara Izaya hit her on the head without mercy, "I told you several times that you are not allowed to evaluate a person based on his or her background. Didn't you remember?"

"But she just runs a custom shop!" Asuka Kasahara said bluntly with a cold voice.

"Let's put it this way," Fujiwara Izaya looked at her calmly, "I am also a child from the countryside, so I am not worthy of a young lady like you."

"..."

Asuka Kasahara's narrowed eyes blinked two or three times.

After that, her eyes quickly returned to a watery look, telling him that it was just a joke.

"It's useless to pretend to be cute." Fujiwara Izaya hit her on the head for the second time, "You must change this concept, otherwise how many people will be harmed when you grow up and take over the position of chairman."

"Senior is so wordy!"

Asuka Kasahara puffed up her cheeks in protest.

"The naughty child is really a headache." Fujiwara Izaya helplessly looked at Hoshimi Rinko who was watching the show.

"You can ignore it." Rinko Hoshimi rested her chin on her knees and smiled meaningfully.

Kasahara Asuka agreed with a mischievous smile on her face: "Yes, senior, you can ignore me."

One of their smiles is beautiful, the other is cute, but the first thing Fujiwara Izaya feels is fear... Well, it always feels bad, the ghostly school girl who loves to show off her cleverness and the quiet and steady powerful school girl , there seemed to be an unknown chemical reaction between the two girls. It was clear that everything was peaceful now, but he gradually became uneasy...

Seeing how thoughtful they were smiling, Fujiwara Izaya could only giggle along with them.

No matter what the conspiracy is, there is always something wrong with playing dumb.

at this time.

Click.

Um?

Fujiwara Izaya suffered a cardiac arrest.

One of his hands has been handcuffed.

"Don't resist." Kasahara Asuka became so angry that she raised her fist high and hit him twice on the head in retaliation. Then she cuffed the other end of the handcuffs to the railing of the deck.

"...What are you doing?" Fujiwara Izaya thought of some training scenes.

"Of course I'm punishing you!" Kasahara Asuka had a little devil-like smile on her face, her expression was extremely satisfied.

"Senpai..." Fujiwara Izaya looked at Rinko Hoshimi as if asking for help.

"I discussed it with her." Hoshimi Rinko said without mercy.

"..."

Faced with the pressure of the two beautiful girls, Fujiwara Izaya broke into a cold sweat.

There was another click, and Kasahara Asuka also handcuffed his other hand to the railing, fixing his arms in a "one" shape.

"What on earth did you two discuss..." Fujiwara Izaya began to tremble.

Hoshi smiled when he saw Rinko.

This ridiculously beautiful smile will send many men to hell...

The next second, she said in a terrifying voice like a demon from hell: "Asuka and I have temporarily joined forces."

"..."

What Fujiwara Izaya thought at the time was that the harem was no longer on fire, but had been detonated.

"Okay, Asuka," Rinko Hoshimi turned to look at Asuka Kasahara, her eyes cold and formal, "One of the conditions for the alliance is that you first confess what happened between you and this scumbag."

"Ah, um..."

Asuka Kasahara's face instantly turned red, and she pursed her lips as if it was difficult to speak.

It seems that she is shy, but judging from Fujiwara Izaya's understanding of her, she is definitely pretending. This shy expression is nothing more than to further stimulate Rinko Hoshimi and provoke her to have feelings for her junior. anger.

really.

When the junior school girl put on such a posture, the senior school girl immediately turned her head and glared at the junior classmate fiercely.

"..." Fujiwara Izaya is definitely a little aggrieved.

It makes sense.

Even if he is wrong, is the little devil school girl right? Why don't you glare at her!

"Senior, this is none of my business..." Asuka Kasahara came over, grabbed Hoshimi Rinko's arm pitifully, and choked with sobs in a delicate voice: "Senior forced me to do it, and you are not the one I don’t know that I can’t beat him…”

"Hey!" Fujiwara Izaya shouted loudly.

"Shut up!" Hoshimi Rinko glared at him, picked up the leftover watermelon rind on the ground, broke it into two pieces and stuffed it into his mouth, and threatened fiercely: "If you dare to spit it out, I will throw you into the sea tonight.

Feed the sharks!”

"..."

Fujiwara Izaya shrank on the spot.

I have known my senior sister for more than a year, and this is the first time I have seen her look so angry.

"Go on." Hoshimi Rinko looked back at her schoolmate.

"The first time he betrayed senior sister was when the three of us had dinner together." Asuka Kasahara had an embarrassed smile on her face, and scratched her cheek uneasily with her white fingers, "That day he sat between us and used a pen to

There are a lot of straight words written on my thigh."

In an instant, Fujiwara Izaya heard a bang.

The senior sister is surrounded by air currents and her hair is fluttering, like a life-threatening female devil.

"Ah, senior, calm down..." Kasahara Asuka tightly hugged one of Rinko Hoshimi's arms and continued to speak in a coquettish voice, "I was coerced by him at the time and didn't dare to speak out. I could only say that I was hurt.

I didn’t mean to deceive my senior sister.”

"Well, she...lied..." Fujiwara Izaya explained while biting the rind of the melon.

"How much did you write?" Hoshimi Rinko's voice was as cold as her eyes.

"Here, look," Asuka Kasahara took out her phone and expertly clicked into the photo album, "Starting from the top of the thigh, it's densely packed."

Xing Jian Rinzi just glanced at her, and murderous intent surged in her eyes.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" Fujiwara Izaya felt that his eyes were going dark.

"Then, senior dragged Asuka into the toilet and asked Asuka to help him with her hands..." Asuka Kasahara touched her tender lips with her slender fingers, covering her lips with a sob.

"No wonder you stayed in the toilet for so long." Hoshimi Rinko laughed.

Fujiwara Izaya opened his eyes as wide as possible and tried to kill his junior schoolmate.

This look was probably similar to the look in Kawashima Miji's eyes that was bursting with anger when she was first coerced by him.

"Ugh, senior, you are so perverted." Asuka Kasahara cried coquettishly, but she looked at him quietly with her lowered eyes, sticking out her tongue playfully, "He not only stole Asuka's two pairs of stockings for use at night, but also stole them whenever he had the chance.

He also wants Asuka to put on stockings and help him..."

What's your expression?

I really deserve a beating!

Fujiwara Izaya swore to the stars in the sky.

No matter how much this bitch begs for mercy in the future, he will never relent.

"And you, Asuka's first kiss was forcibly taken away by senior..." Kasahara Asuka twisted her body and murmured: "That night when Sister Lili was there. After he took me out of the room,

He hid under the dining table in the restaurant, pushed Asuka to the ground and kissed her forcefully."

"Okay, stop talking." Rinko Hoshimi took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.

Kasahara Asuka shook her arm: "Senior, you have to help me make the decision."

She was like a coquettish pink pig, and she looked so funny and cute that Fujiwara Izaya couldn't help but stare at her, wondering whether it would be better to braise it in braise or grill it directly.

Noticing his gaze, Kasahara Asuka hurriedly covered her face with her hands and asked for help inarticulately: "Wow, senior's gaze is so scary. Senior, hurry up and take care of him..."

Fujiwara Izaya smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Hoshi saw Rinzi tilting her head to look at him. She didn't know if she was too angry, but her eyes softened.

"Well..." Fujiwara Izaya felt inexplicably ashamed and quickly looked up into the sky.

"If we don't end it somewhere, things will keep dragging on. We need a purpose, or an end." Rinko Hoshimi said, the sea breeze blowing her hair.

"I'm sorry, it was me who made things such a mess." Fujiwara Izaya quickly apologized.

"Oh!" Kasahara Asuka shook her body and made a lazy voice without interest. Her posture was as if the queen had heard the boring things her male favorite said.

"Oh!" Rinko Hoshimi said in the same perfunctory way.

The conversation was interrupted.

In the following period, the two genius witches fully utilized their divine power.

The sea water rolled up from the sea surface, turning into a transparent water whip, or thousands of silver needles piercing his body. After beating him in front of him, they aimed it at his back again. Not only the water, they also condensed

The cold water splashing around his body made Fujiwara Izaya's heart beat faster.

The surface of the skin seemed to be covered with tight armor made of water, and the whole body seemed to be suspended by water ropes and spinning around.

Fujiwara Izaya didn't feel uncomfortable either.

Anyway, his defense is high, so it's appropriate to let the two of them vent their anger.

As they slapped, the two little witches focused their attention on him. The boy's vibrant skin used their full strength to gather countless particles and bounce the water away. The water lines sparkled under the wash of starlight.

Asuka Kasahara stopped first, poked his chest with her fingertips, and said, "Senior's body is awesome!"

Fujiwara Izaya saw that the two of them were almost out of temper, spit out the melon rind and complained: "It's not like you haven't eaten it before."

"Yeah, Asuka likes senior's body the most." Kasahara Asuka hugged him with a smile, her body pressed tightly against him. Her hair and the collar of her clothes smelled of citrus.

The girl's body is so soft and warm!

Through the thin clothes, Fujiwara Izaya could clearly feel the softness of her chest, which was such a body full of vitality.

"Ahem!" Hoshimi Rinko coughed.

"Ah, I can't help myself..." Asuka Kasahara hurriedly avoided, showing a cute smile to hide her mood, and then looked at Rinko Hoshimi with a teasing look, "Senior, do you want a hug?"

"I'm not that shameless." Hoshimi Rin rubbed his eyebrows with a headache.

Kasahara Asuka whispered: "No wonder you are a loser..."

"What?"

"Ah, I said my senior sister has such a good character. No wonder she is the eldest lady that everyone praises."

"That's right." Hoshimi Rinko straightened her back proudly.

Looking at her proud and beautiful appearance, which is as beautiful as a gardenia in early spring, it is even more difficult to bear to say that she is a loser.

"G, it's a pity that neither of us can compare to a mature woman..." Asuka Kasahara showed a lonely smile, and moved her eyes to the distance. The sky was vast, and a crescent moon emerged from the clouds. The moon faintly revealed a blue-white light, as if

The silhouette of a huge island spread out in the distance on the night sea.

Hey Hey hey!

The strongest little devil school girl on the surface, don’t give up!

"I don't think I'm inferior to them." Rinko Hoshimi is still confident.

The night was getting deeper and deeper, the chill was becoming more and more obvious, and the autumn wind blew past her. As the wind blew by, she looked at Fujiwara Izaya, smiled softly, and said nothing.

"But Asuka is so angry!" Kasahara Asuka looked up at the night sky, seeming to be imagining something.

The half-shaped crescent moon in the clouds, which was lightly coated with a layer of rose color, was instantly mixed with the clouds and became indistinguishable from each other. In the Milky Way higher and further away, pink, yellow and red stars flashed.

Various colors of light.

"What do you two think?" Fujiwara Izaya asked.

The two girls asked in unison: "What about you?"

"I? It's very clear..." Fujiwara Izaya felt guilty, but still said with the courage to fight, "I will not give up any of you without violating your will."

"Disgusting!" Kasahara Asuka puffed up her chest and emphasized loudly.

Starlight shone on the swaying orange hair, and the delicate and soft little ears were exposed from underneath. Fujiwara Izaya pretended not to hear her words. He didn't object to calling a scumbag disgusting, as long as he didn't

If you really want to die with the scumbag, everything will be easy.

"You have to spend a lot of time thinking about troublesome things like this being pestered by a scumbag. You will become more and more tired and confused. Then you will start to feel unwilling and disgusted... and finally give up, and then scream

Saying 'Get out of here, you scumbag!', well, Asuka thinks this is a good ending."

Having said this, Asuka Kasahara suddenly raised her hands, with a powerful smile on her face.

Seeing her fresh and bright appearance, Fujiwara Izaya seemed to have some understanding - the process she mentioned must be something that he will go through one day. He will struggle to the end like she said, and then accept the separation calmly.

.

"Well, you're right..." he said uncertainly.

"Really─?"

Kasahara Asuka replied with a semi-ridiculous attitude.

It was obvious that he was making fun of him, and the look in those brown eyes was also very frivolous.

Therefore, Fujiwara Izaya did not play tricks, but replied equally seriously: "Since you said so, I can still tie you up..."

"Shh!"

Kasahara Asuka interrupted him.

She leaned over, put her hand around his back, and drew circles on his back like a rhythm of waving ribbons.

"Senior, please be more responsible." Although the girl was smiling, her tone of scolding him was completely different from the frivolous tone just now, "You don't want to take care of it anymore after you have played with it, right? That's a pure scumbag, senior will not die.

You have to be so thorough..."

The warm breath touched him at a very close distance, and Fujiwara Izaya looked a little bit regretful when he was scolded by a girl who was younger than him.

"Oh, sorry, I shouldn't..."

"No need to apologize." Kasahara Asuka patted him on the shoulder grandly, with a super evil smile on her lips, "I will cheat as many times as you cheat on me."

"..."

Fujiwara Izaya's face froze.

Then, his face became serious as never before.

"In this case, I will tie him up with a chain!"

"Well, is it true?" Kasahara Asuka seemed satisfied with his reaction, pulling his hair back and forth with her little hands, "This is really a headache. It's troublesome, difficult, and troublesome.

.How about I tie my senior at home with a chain first and just treat him as Asuka’s puppy?”

When she said this, she bowed her waist slightly and clenched her little fists.

The small cat fists hit Fujiwara Izaya's lower abdomen one after another.

"It hurts..." Fujiwara Izaya frowned and begged for mercy.

It actually doesn't hurt at all.

Not only did it not hurt, the school girl's innermost thoughts were also conveyed to her heart through her fists - she still wanted to play for a while, but whether she could play for a lifetime depended on whether her seniors had the ability to tie her down.

"Where's senpai?" Fujiwara Izaya looked at Hoshimi Rinko.

Hoshimi Rinko sighed softly.

"Probably, if you be tougher and kiss me and hug me, I won't refuse such a momentary romance." She raised her face and stared at the bright Milky Way, "but if you want me to share my love for the rest of my life, it will be difficult to do it."

"That's why I never kissed you or hugged you."

"It's not so scumbag that it can't be saved."

"Actually, he is hopelessly scumbag."

"It doesn't matter, I didn't have any expectations at the beginning anyway."

"I didn't have any expectations either."

"lie."

"Okay, I also have expectations for senior sister."

"It's good to know." Hoshimi Rinko stretched out her hand and held his hand in the darkness.

Like a strong and powerful green ivy that suddenly grows out, it may be hard and powerful, or soft and soft. The moment they are held together with force, each other's blood and body temperature merge together.

"Come on." She stood up and walked back to the cabin, "You have been hiding it from me from the beginning. Only when I get to know your whole face will I be able to make a more accurate judgment."

Fujiwara Izaya watched her leave.

Under the starlight, she was wearing a patternless summer dress, and the back of her neck stood out like a relief.

"Ah -" Asuka Kasahara stretched and stood up, rubbing her eyes and said, "I'm sleepy, go to bed. Also, Asuka is still angry with senior. Before the anger is gone, senior, don't be with me anymore."

say."

"Yes! g... key!"

Asuka Kasahara turned around, holding two keys in her hand.

"Hehe~" She smiled proudly and threw it hard.

Fujiwara Izaya's face suddenly turned dark.

He wanted to rush up to her right now, put her on his knees and spank her.

After only one person was left, the sound of the waves sounded clearer. Fujiwara Izaya raised his head and looked at the starry sky where the two girls had been staring.

The stars that humans see actually come from the distant past.

I don’t know how many years it took and how difficult the journey was before the bright light could be delivered to people’s eyes.

Fujiwara Izaya has always been an optimistic little monster.

No matter why you are trapped in front of you, as long as you raise your head, you can find the motivation to move forward from the bright light in the sky - even the light emitted by an inanimate star can travel thousands of years and tens of thousands of years. He is a dignified person.

How could the mountain god stop moving forward!

In the darkness, I could hear the soft sound of slippers stepping on the floor.

With the hazy orange door light as the background, a slender moan floated up. The moment Fujiwara Izaya looked over, the image of his future eldest wife appeared in his mind. Kawashima Miki, standing at the door of the cabin, dressed in a

The light red nightgown, the round face, the soft shoulder lines and the delicate posture are really suitable for a grown-up woman!

"Why are you here?" Fujiwara Izaya asked.

"Let's see what you did to these two girls." Miki Kawashima probably saw that he was handcuffed, and smiled very happily.

"How did you know?" Fujiwara Izaya asked in shock.

"You are so confused!" Kawashima Miji showed her smooth teeth and said with a smile, "This cabin is so big. I searched around and listened in the back for a long time. Look at you being handcuffed alone, it's really

Makes people happy.”

"This little difficulty can't stop me!" Fujiwara Izaya suddenly broke away and said, his footsteps were sonorous as he approached the delicate light red.

"It seems that I was worried in vain." Kawashima Miji turned around, and the light red color gradually left.

"I have a lot to tell you."

"Ah, okay, come with me."

Fujiwara Izaya walked forward quickly, held her in his arms and walked into the room.

"It's really incredible! You are obviously a witch, but with this gentleness," he said jokingly, "you will be able to charm all kinds of men!"

"Don't confuse the two identities!" Kawashima Miji, who felt happy and sweet in her heart, pretended to be unhappy and said, "Tenderness can only be given to the one you love, and you must always keep a distance from other men. This is what I have always said.

A creed to abide by.”

"I like it." Fujiwara Izaya put her on the bed and gently kissed her soft red lips, "Whether it's Kawashima Miji or Luo Xinfu, I like them both."

"What are you talking about? There are so many people!" Kawashima Meiji rolled her eyes at him, her eyes angry, "If you want to find spider spirits, there are many haunted houses. Those houses are filled with moisture, and mushrooms are growing on the floors. They are all over the house.

It’s full of cobwebs, and humans are sleeping in it... I’m not the kind of woman in ghost stories!”

"Yes, yes, you are a miko, Mrs. Kamiyama!" Fujiwara Izaya lowered his head with a smile and looked at her red lips, "Can't you take the last step now and use your mouth?"

Kawashima Miji hit him so hard that his head tilted.

"Then use your legs?"

"No! Just save my energy for the Mountain God Festival!"

"I'm very energetic!"

"Don't let your legs get weak when the time comes." Kawashima Meiji smiled softly, licking her lower lip with her soft tongue, "I am a new bride, be careful if you are sucked into a mummy by me, I won't leave you a drop.

"

"We'll see!" Fujiwara Izaya held her in his arms and rolled her into bed.

On the undulating sea, the yacht floats quietly, not knowing where it is going... The fragrance of the waves, the brilliance of the Milky Way, and the new sun will make the world a better place.


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