InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Hunt for the Sword of Legend ❯ Translations ( Chapter 8 )

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Chapter 8:

 

 

Translations

 

 

When the traveling party that had recently dwindled from five to four walked into the dilapidated hut, the first things that caught their eyes were many shiny swords and lots and lots of dust. So much so that the first thing Inuyasha did was sneeze. Each was wandering in their own thoughts when a scuffling sound assaulted their ears. They were all waiting with bated breath to see what the sound could possibly be, when an old man rounded the corner and limped into the room the four of them were occupying.

 

 

The old man would have been tall if it were not for the slight hump and hunch in his back. His silvery-white hair would have been shoulder length if it were not tied up at the middle of his round head. His nose was long and crooked and his eyes were on the verge of bulging from his skull. He took his time eyeing them up and down before he finally spoke.

 

 

“Do I know you?”

 

 

Inuyasha looked at Kagome. He knew very little Japanese and he wasn't even sure it was Japanese the man had spoken. Kagome would know more and he asked her with a look of curiosity to translate.

 

 

“He wants to know if he knows you.”

 

 

“Tell him that we met about five years ago. Tell him that my brother and I were here asking about the Tetsusaiga.”

 

 

Kagome did as much. She was still uncomfortable speaking to or even being around Inuyasha; but for some reason, she felt silly to know how she had been acting. She had been reflecting on this as they waited in the room for the man to make his presence known.

 

“I remember you now. You and that brother of yours needed to learn some manners.”

 

 

Kagome and Miroku giggled.

 

 

“What did he say that was so funny, huh?” Inuyasha hated for people to make jokes at his expense. Somehow, he knew the old man had made such a snide comment.

 

 

“He said that he remembers you. He also said that you and your brother needed to learn some manners.” At the last of her sentence, Kagome gave him a bright smile. The air had lightened around them and Kagome found that she could smile again without it seeming fake.

 

 

This was not lost on Inuyasha or the others. Kagome was smiling a genuine smile for the first time all morning. It seemed to take Inuyasha's breath away. He wasn't angry about the man's comment or the fact that Kagome found it funny. He was happy to see her smiling again. What he wouldn't give if all her smiles were for him.

 

 

Noticing that he had been gawking, Inuyasha cleared his throat and turned to glare at the old man that dared to insult him and his brother. He didn't have time to beat the old man senseless and wait for him to wake up again, so he took the high road. He rarely took such a road but figured that this was as noble a cause as any. He needed the man that stood before him in soot covered clothes to tell him where the sword was.

 

 

“Kagome, ask him why he lied when he said he didn't know where the sword was.”

 

 

Kagome did but not before throwing him a sheepish smile in apology for laughing at him.

 

 

“Did I lie?”

 

 

“He asked, “Did I lie?” Kagome could see the red of anger seeping into Inuyasha face. His teeth clenched and his hands balled into fists. She needed to do something before Inuyasha lost his cool and maimed the only lead they had to the sword that could give her back a normal life.

 

 

“Inuyasha, maybe I can get him to tell us something. You know what they say: you can catch more flies with honey than vinegar.”

 

 

Inuyasha looked at her from the corner of his eyes and nodded slightly. Kagome stepped forward to announce that she was the one he would be speaking to from now on. She was telling him that what came from her lips would be her thoughts and no one else's.

 

 

“You are a very talented sword maker. Your work is beautiful. I don't think we've been formally introduced. My name is Higarashi Kagome.”

 

 

Kagome gave a curt bow and waited for him to respond.

 

 

Behind Kagome and Inuyasha stood Miroku and Sango. They weren't really participating in the conversation. Sango had been on guard since the comment that was made about manners. She figured Inuyasha would have flown off the handle at the aged and weathered man. She figured wrong. Now, Miroku was translating for Kagome and the man.

 

 

“Kagome's trying to butter him up. Old men will give you anything if you complement them.”

 

 

Sango giggled. “I had no idea Kagome was so wily.”

 

 

“You would be surprised. Though Kagome doesn't like to get close to anyone, she is an excellent judge of character. I suppose that's why she's such a good lawyer. She has this strange ability to know exactly how to talk to someone to make them divulge more than they ever wanted anyone to know. I have no idea how she does it but you don't want her to target you. If she starts talking to you and suddenly you start to tell her stuff that you couldn't even tell your best friend, run.”

 

 

Sango smiled but decided she would heed the warning. If Kagome cornered her and started asking questions about Inuyasha, she would run as if the devil were on her heals.

 

 

“Consider me warned. So what's going on now?” Sango wanted to know how good Kagome really was.

 

 

“My name is Totosai. May I ask why you are traveling with such a barbarian?”

 

 

Totosai narrowed his eyes at Inuyasha and Kagome grinned again. But instead of mirth, there was warmness to her eyes.

 

 

“I'm traveling with him because we have a common goal. I would like to go back home and Inuyasha is looking for something that will allow me to return there. That's the reason we're here.”

 

 

“If I didn't tell him anything of the sword the first time, why would I do that now?”

 

 

“You and I had a mutual acquaintance. I was the lawyer for Kaede Sato.”

 

 

“Was…?”

 

 

“Yes, she passed away about a week ago. Were you two very close?”

 

 

“Not really. She and I had a similar love for antique swords. She would come here to visit with me often and talk of such things.”

 

 

“Well, I wanted to ask you about the Tetsusaiga. Kaede told us to `seek the maker' in her will. Seeing as how you're the only one that could possibly apply to, I was wondering if we could get that information now. Do you have it here or is it somewhere else?”

 

 

“Is what somewhere else?”

 

 

Kagome's brows knitted together. She looked back to see the same expression on Miroku's face. She knew she couldn't have misheard if Miroku had heard the same thing. She was wondering if her American accent was throwing him off, or if she was confused by his Chinese accent. She cleared her throat and tried to figure out what was going on.

 

 

“The Tetsusaiga of course. The sword Inuyasha is looking for.”

 

 

“Who?”

 

 

Kagome's eyes widened. Could he possibly have said that? The more important question was could he have possibly forgotten in only a matter of a half a minute. She looked at Inuyasha and he sent her a look that said, `what is going on'. She looked back at Miroku for support once more and found that he was at a loss for word as much as she was. Kagome looked at Inuyasha and decided to explain.

 

 

“I think he has no short term memory. Either that or he's playing coy.”

 

 

Inuyasha looked confused. “What do you mean? What did he say?”

 

 

Kagome sighed. “After I mentioned the Tetsusaiga, I asked him if it was here or somewhere else. He said, `is what somewhere else'. Then when I reminded him that I was talking about the sword `Inuyasha' was looking for, he said, `who'.

 

 

“Feh; the old man is trying to spin you in circles. Maybe I should jog his memory.” Inuyasha proceed to make a show of cracking his knuckles and pushing up his dress shirt sleeves. Kagome glanced at Totosai and saw him gulp and lose some of his resolve. So he was just trying to frustrate her and throw them off the trail. She'd get the truth out of him if it was the last thing she did.

 

 

Kagome walked up to Inuyasha and placed her hand on his forearm. At the contact, he quickly moved his head to look at her with wide eyes. This was the closest she'd been to him since waking. She seemed as if she was comfortable again being close to him. He felt an odd sense of peace come over him, and he gave her the approval to try again.

 

 

Kagome stared down Totosai who was now looking like he would rather slink away than face her.

 

 

“I know what you're trying to do. You have every reason to be afraid to share what you know with us. However, we are not the people you should be worrying about. There are men who are after me because of what I know of the sword. That's another reason I choose to travel with `the barbarian', as you so eloquently call him. He is protecting me from them. You need to tell us now what you know. The sooner we find that sword, the safer we will all be. If you tell us, I'll make sure Inuyasha sends you someone to keep you safe from harm. Now, where is the Tetsusaiga?”

 

 

Totosai took a deep breath and looked Kagome square in the eyes.

 

 

“Who are you?”

 

 

That did it. Before Totosai could even bat an eyelash, Kagome was on him like white on rice. She couldn't take anymore his the blatant stupidness*. She launched herself at him with every intention of shaking it out of him.

 

 

“You crotchety old man; where is the sword!!!”

 

 

Before she could reach him, a pair of strong arms circled around her and pulled her back into a well defined chest. She knew who it was without even looking. Inuyasha snatched her in mid air and dragged her back. He could hear someone talking, but couldn't really figure out who the voice belonged to. Had someone new walked into the room? When he was sure that Kagome was going nowhere as she pushed against him with a new fever at the sound of the new voice, he realized who it belonged to.

 

 

“I'll tell you where it is; just keep her away from me. Don't you dare let her go or I won't tell you a thing.”

 

 

Sango rushed forward. “You speak English?” What in the world was going on? What had he said to make Kagome act like a vicious lioness?

 

 

“Yes. Just keep that girl away from me.” Totosai turned his attention back to the spitfire of a tiny woman. She had stopped struggling but Inuyasha still held a firm hold on her, for fear that the old man would decide to keep the information to himself as he promised he would do if Inuyasha were to let go of Kagome.

 

 

As Inuyasha watched Sango try to coax Totosai off the ground where he had sprawled out after the near death experience he'd had, he wondered what the old man said had that made Kagome act so violently. He had never seen her have an aggressive cough let alone try to maul someone. What had gotten into her?

 

 

“Kagome.”

 

 

“Yes?” She replied in a tiny voice.

 

 

“What did he say to you?”

 

 

“Nothing as bad as it seemed I'm sure.”

 

 

“Well?”

 

 

Kagome sighed and looked to the floor. She knew it was silly to have such a reaction, but she couldn't help it. The man made her furious! She decided to indulge Inuyasha with the truth and hoped he wouldn't insult her for flying into hysterics.

 

 

“After that big long speech I made, I thought I had him. Then he asked me who I was.” `Who I was' came out as more of a growl than anything else. After a few seconds, Inuyasha starting snickering. Kagome looked over her right shoulder and shot him a look that expressed, in the most sincere way, that if he didn't stop laughing, she would make him regret it.

 

 

Inuyasha smothered his chuckles and settled on just a grin. “It don't matter why you did it I suppose. In any case, it got him talking.” He burst out with another round of snickers.

 

 

“What!” Kagome growled.

 

 

Inuyasha turned his gaze from Sango, who was getting Totosai a glass of water and looked down upon the tiny woman in his arms. He would never tell her, but he was glad that he needed to keep hold of her. If he riled her up enough, maybe he would have to hold her tighter.

 

 

“You should have seen the look on his face. He thought you were gonna rip his heart out.”

 

 

“I could have if you hadn't grabbed me”, came Kagome's disgruntled reply.

 

 

Inuyasha grinned down at her and she finally matched his grin with one of her own.

 

 

“Okay old man, start talking.” Inuyasha wanted to make sure that Totosai was going to keep good on his end of the bargain. “Where is the Tetsusaiga?”

 

 

Totosai stifled a sigh and looked up at Inuyasha from the chair on which he was sitting. Even though Kagome was a good ten feet away and in the arms of a rather muscular man, he didn't put it past her to struggle her way loose from those arms to wrap her hands around his throat. After making sure she was calm, Totosai answered.

 

 

“New Orleans.”

 

 

“WHAT!!!” screeched the four travelers. Kagome's started squirming and kicking Inuyasha hoping that she would hit some vital part and make Inuyasha let her go. She so badly wanted to hold Totosai's head under water until there were no more bubbles.

 

 

“I've been cornered in an alley and threatened, ripped from my life, had my house torn apart and made to sleep in a room with a man I had only know for a few hours. Now you're telling me I have to go to America! What in the seven hells is the sword doing there!” Kagome wasn't really sure what was wrong with her. She had never been this angry before. Maybe it was the stress. That was it. The stress was causing her to behave very much as a crazed psycho would. That and the fact that the man that she had been aching for and trying to avoid at the same time had stolen her first kiss only hours ago. She couldn't think straight. There were so many thoughts running through her head that she was bound to explode sooner or later.

 

 

When Inuyasha found that Kagome wasn't giving up this time, he dragged her off with the intent of getting her outside. Maybe he could calm her down out there. Before he shut the door behind the two of them, he called his last orders to Miroku and Sango.

 

 

“Miroku, get the story. Sango, see if you can get us a flight out of here.”

 

 

The two nodded and started doing as he asked. Inuyasha finally got the door shut.

 

 

Miroku turned to Totosai after he heard the audible click of the door Inuyasha and Kagome had just departed through. “Well, let's have it. What is the Tetsusaiga doing in New Orleans?”

 

 

“Just try to keep an open mind. I know how you young kids are when it comes to believing things that are out of the realm of normal.”

 

 

Miroku gave a soft smile and nodded for him to continue.

 

 

“Well, I had the sword with me until a month or so ago. Until then I had no problems with it. One day, all that changed. I woke up one morning and decided to polish the Tetsusaiga. I opened the case I kept it in and found that it was gone. I found it only minutes later about ten feet away. But the next morning I checked on it and it was gone again.”

 

 

Miroku frowned. “Do you mean to tell me someone was coming in and moving the sword?”

 

 

“That's what I thought too,” Totosai stated. “But, it kept happening. I would put it back when I found it, and the next morning when I looked it was gone again. Not only that, the distance between the location I put it in and the location I found it in kept growing. It was like the sword was trying to go somewhere.”

 

 

“Well, that explains why you sent it somewhere else, but it doesn't explain why you sent it to New Orleans.”

 

 

“I'm getting there,” snapped Totosai.

 

 

“A thousand apologies; I meant no disrespect. Please, continue.”

 

 

Totosai narrowed his eyes, then began again.

 

 

“I couldn't figure out what to do so I called a friend to ask his opinion. He told me that it might be hoodoo magic at work.”

 

 

Miroku and Sango's faces displayed confusion. “I'm afraid I don't understand. I've heard of Voodoo, but never hoodoo.”

 

 

“I don't suppose you would have. It's not something that most people know about because it is looked down upon in most societies. I guess the best way to explain is to begin by saying that hoodoo is a branch of Voodoo. You see, Voodoo is the religion and hoodoo is a group within that religion. Practitioners of hoodoo perform spells and hexes. It can be very powerful magic.”

 

 

“Ah, I understand. The sword was bewitched with hoodoo magic so you sent it to someone who knew of such ways to counteract that magic.”

 

 

Totosai nodded. “Precisely.”

 

 

“I wonder who would have put a hex on the sword.”

 

 

Totosai looked at the floor as if he were actually looking through it, instead of at it.

 

 

“They didn't really put a hex on it, per se. It was more a spell with malicious intent. There are lots of spells in the hoodoo cultus that are meant to achieve goals and get what one wants. Those are not really `bad' spells. This person made it into a `bad' spell by trying to achieve and receive something that does not belong to them. I found a woman who lived in America who would take the sword and keep it safe from the one who is trying to find it. After what that vicious Kagome woman said about Inuyasha keeping her safe from someone trying to get information from her, I have no doubt that the parties involved in the two attacks are one in the same.”

 

 

“I have no doubt as well,” said Miroku. “By the way, Kagome doesn't act like this all the time. The stress is getting to her. It's not every day you get swept away on some adventure that has you risking your life. She didn't even want to come, but we finally convinced her that it was the safest choice.”

 

 

“I suppose I should forgive her. I did antagonize her.”

 

 

Miroku and Sango chuckled. “Yes, you did. I've never seen her so angry.”

 

 

“Anyway, I guess you'll need the name and location of the one looking after the sword from me.”

 

 

Sango scooted closer to Totosai. “Yes, we will need it. I'm very glad you are giving us the information we need. Mrs. Sato wanted Myoga's museum to have the sword. She left everything in her will to his museum.”

 

 

“Then she left them the Tetsusaiga as well. While my family did make the sword, it belonged to her. That's how we met. She did some research on the sword and found me. She had lots of questions to ask, and I was only too happy to answer them so I could look on one of the swords that made my family famous. I haven't even seen the Tenseiga.”

 

 

“Well,” started Sango. “I suppose when we get back to America I can have a little talk with Sesshoumaru and see if he'll make the trip to let you see it. I'm sure he wouldn't mind too much since you're giving us all the information we need.”

 

 

“That would be nice.” Totosai smiled at Sango. “Anywho, I'm supposed to be telling you where to go. The woman who has the sword is named Jacqueline. She is Haitian. She lives at this address.”

 

 

Totosai scribbled down the location on a sheet of paper Sango had provided for him. She took it from him when he held it out to her and placed it in her back pocket.

 

 

“If you don't mind, could we stay a few more minutes? I need to make a few calls and I want to give Inuyasha enough time to calm Kagome down before we leave.”

 

 

“No problem. Would you like some tea?”

 

 

“Yes please.”

 

 

Miroku also said yes to the offer, and Sango started with the many calls she needed to make.

 

 

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Kagome was still kicking and squirming five minutes after Inuyasha had pulled her outside. He was starting to worry that she might get lucky and hit him in a place that was reserved for tender caresses only. So, he did the only thing he could think of.

 

 

Starting with her back against his chest, Inuyasha crouched down and grabbed Kagome around her ribs with his left hand, and under her left knee with his right. As gently and as intimately as he could, he forced her against the rough wood of the building they had been in only minutes before.

 

 

Kagome gasped and immediately stopped moving. With her breath held, she realized the position Inuyasha had her in.

 

 

His left arm was now holding her hands well above her head and his other was still underneath her left knee. Inuyasha had picked her up so high, Kagome legs were wrapped around his chest and she was nose to nose with a very livid yet yummy man.

 

 

Kagome's momentarily startled eyes closed and she took in a few deep breaths to calm herself. It was hard to redirect her thoughts and make her body stop wanting to move in a wanton fashion. After a few moments of futilely trying to do these things, she realized that her breathing exercises were not working in the slightest. For one thing, she was breathing in Inuyasha's intoxicating scent. `This is not good' thought Kagome.

 

 

She had to get out. She had to get away from him. The only thing that would keep her from kissing him again was to get some distance between her and the man that had occupied her dreams the night before. Kagome's fight or flight instincts kicked in and since she couldn't run just yet, she fought.

 

 

Bucking her hips away from the wall was the only thing she could do, so she did it without even thinking of the consequences.

 

 

Inuyasha was having just as difficult a time as Kagome was. She was so close now. All he had to do was lean forward and let his lips find hers. She had closed her eyes after a few seconds, and he could see her willing her body to calm down. For a moment it seemed that she had given up her fight. Boy, was he wrong. The first buck of her hips had him reeling as his anatomy realized that she was trying to get away, and not engage in what would have been a more preferable activity. The second time she did it he knew he had to do something before he lost all self-control.

 

 

“Damn it Kagome, stop!”

 

 

“Let me go!” Kagome continued to wrestle with her arms to try to get them free.

 

 

“Kagome, you have to stop!”

 

 

“Why? I'm not trying to go back in there! I just want down.” She was so desperate. She needed him to let her go before she did something that she swore to herself she would never do. It wouldn't do any good for her to be more attracted to him. It would only hurt her in the end. She knew that. But, her thoughts kept running away with her. What if she were to kiss him again? Would it really be that bad? Would she really regret it? Yes. She would hate herself for the rest of her life if that were to happen. She just knew it. It was not to be. She could never let herself fall for anyone. She would always be alone because that was the only way to make sure no one ever left her again. She couldn't bear it.

 

 

Suddenly tears formed in her eyes as her fighting wound down. Her muscles ached with overuse because of the lack of oxygen she seemed to be experiencing. Kagome couldn't catch her breath. She felt faint and couldn't hold her head up any longer. Stopping her struggling because of the dizziness and tunnel vision, Kagome vaguely noticed when her back inched off of the wall it was once pressing against.

 

 

Inuyasha was about to yell once again but then he noticed Kagome's attempts seemed to lessen until they were no more. When she didn't respond to him saying her name, he got scared. It was another panic attack. Carefully, Inuyasha sat her in his lap crossways and held her head up so he could try to get her to open her eyes and respond.

 

 

“Kagome, please open your eyes.”

 

 

`Whose voice is that', thought Kagome.

 

 

“Please Kagome. I'm sorry. I didn't realize that you were having a panic attack. Please wake up!”

 

 

`Panic attack? Inuyasha, I am awake.' Why couldn't he hear her? Was she not speaking?

 

 

“Kagome, God it's all my fault. I was supposed to protect you, and I couldn't even protect you from myself!” Inuyasha wasn't stupid. Well, not anymore. When Miroku warned him that Kagome didn't like to be close to people, he didn't realize until now that it was literal as well. He only thought that she didn't like to let people in; didn't like to let people partake in the ways of her heart and mind. He knew now, only too late, that it was more than that. He had no doubt that if Sango had gotten that close to her, Kagome wouldn't have had a panic attack. It was because he was male and had her in a vulnerable position.

 

 

Kagome's eyelids flitted open at his voice. It was so full of remorse. In her hazy state of mind, all she wanted to do was let him know that she was fine, and that he had done nothing wrong. When her vision cleared, the tears nearly started anew.

 

 

Inuyasha's eyes were wide open, and the repentance in them was nearly tangible. Did he know the effect he had on her when he looked at her like that? Kagome could see only herself in those eyes. He wasn't thinking about the sword or the danger they faced. In those smoldering topaz eyes she could see only her face reflecting back to her.

 

 

“Inuyasha?”

 

 

Inuyasha's ragged sigh made Kagome's throat constrict.

 

 

“Are you okay?” Inuyasha voice was so small and sad, Kagome had no choice but to lift a shaky hand and place it on his cheek. He held it in place with one of his own. His eyes closed and he reveled in the feeling of her skin against his own.

 

 

“Yeah, I'm fine. Please don't be worried anymore.”

 

 

Inuyasha opened his eyes to look into hers. What he saw there nearly stole his breath away. The vast pools of sapphire looked impossibly deeper. She wasn't concerned about herself; Kagome was concerned for him. `Why?' he asked himself. She'd just had a panic attack and she was worried about him being worried about her? Nothing was making sense and he wasn't sure if it ever would.

 

 

“I'm sorry. I didn't realize that you were just trying to get away from me. I thought you were trying to get back inside.”

 

 

“I'm fine. Just, please don't be sad anymore. I'm sorry I worried you.”

 

 

“Why are you sorry? I'm the one who should be sorry, and I am. I didn't realize…”

 

 

“Inuyasha, I think I can stand.”

 

 

Inuyasha begrudgingly stood up, then helped Kagome to her feet and made sure she had her footing before he completely let go of her. His eyes were still downcast.

 

 

“I'll go get you some water. That always helps, doesn't it?”

 

 

Kagome grabbed his arm before he could go anywhere.

 

 

“Wait! I…”

 

 

What could she say? She had already asked him not to be sorry and that didn't work. What else could she do to make him let it go? And in all seemingly dire situations, the first thing she could think to say, she did.

 

 

“Why did you kiss me?”

 

 

Inuyasha wasn't really sure if he had heard her right. Even if she had asked the one question he didn't want her to, what was he supposed to say?

 

 

Kagome didn't really mean to ask that, but now that it was out of her mouth she really did want to know the answer.

 

 

“I…uh…that is…”

 

 

Why was it so hard to say? `Just spit it out already!'

 

 

“I really like you, Kagome. I'm sorry that I didn't tell you before I kissed you, but, this morning it just seemed like the thing to do. I'm sorry.”

 

 

Kagome was shocked. What the hell was she supposed to do now? She couldn't encourage him. If she did it would only set them up to get hurt; one or both of them. And she definitely couldn't take the chance of hurting him. The thought of hurting him seemed so much worse than actually getting hurt herself. Then there was the fact that she couldn't tell him not to bother, either. If she saw that crestfallen look on his face one more time, she was sure she would give in to him. What the hell was she going to do?

 

 

“Inuyasha…I…”

 

 

“Hey Inuyasha, I got our plane booked. It leaves in about six hours. Let's get a move on so we don't miss it.”

 

 

Inuyasha's head snapped up to look at Sango and Miroku who were coming out of the doorway. Those two had the worst timing ever. But Inuyasha couldn't help but think that the intrusion was a godsend. Kagome's face had an apologetic look to it, and he was sure he wasn't going to like what was about to come out of her mouth. When he snuck a glance at her, on the cab ride back to the hotel, she looked just as glad as he did. Maybe she could give him a chance if he could just convince her that he deserved one. Maybe…

 

 

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Uggg… I don't really know why this was so hard to finish. I guess I've been busy. Anyway, I'm sorry it's late. I know what you're all thinking about the hoodoo thing but I couldn't have an Inuyasha fic without at least a little bit of out-of-the-ordinary. I hope you all like the twist (if you could call it that) and appreciate what I'm trying to do. As always, please read and review.

 

 

*Before anyone says anything, I do realize that stupidness isn't a real word. So sue me. It was the only word that worked right.

 

 

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