Chapter 3: Broken Love, Like Broken Glass

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'Bright everything is bright. I feel numb and lost. Where am I? Why is everything so bright and so loud? Why am I here?'

"Stiles? Honey Stiles is awake!" A woman's voice said.

"Go call a nurse." A gruff man voice said.

'I barely open my eyes and get blinded by an even brighter light. I hear a whimper and find it is me who is whimpering. I feel something odd welling up inside me, something foreign yet something familiar all at once.'

'I inhale and smell something warm like cinnamon. That feeling inside me echoes out words like "Safe" and "Protected". I slowly open my eyes to see a man in his late forties maybe early fifties. He has light eyes and gray hair, well-built yet soft around the edges. He has a look of worry and pure happiness.'

"Son, what do you remember?"

'I stare at him blankly. Why would he call me "Son"? Am I his child?'

"I...na...I..."

'I can't voice what I want. I want answers, but my mouth feels impossibly dry and my tongue feels too big for my mouth. Soon after a man in a white coat comes in the room and he looks at the monitors and takes my wrist. He places two fingers near my vanes for a bit then let's go.'

"Okay Mr. Stilinski-Hale can you tell me your first name?"

'I look at him then back at the older man. I could feel myself trying to answer a simple question'

"My...my...name? My...name is..."

'God my voice sounds so small and weak I can't believe that this is my voice. I'm not weak and I'm not small!'

*Growling*

'Wait is that me growling?'

"What is...wrong...with me?"

"You didn't tell us he was a Loup Garou." The doctor said.

"He wasn't till last night." The old man said.

"So why is he an Alpha?" The doctor asked

"Stop talking like I'm not here!"

'I yelled at them. I could feel the beast inside trying to get it. It wants to kill and eat their hearts out. It felt so wrong to think this but somehow it also felt so right. Then I felt more then heard another growl. I stop looking at them and looked down'

'My mid-section growled again. I placed my hand over my mid-section, I closed my eyes and felt a warmth wash over me.'

'I saw a pretty long haired blonde woman walking up to me. I looked down and saw my little hands balled into the end of my red shirt. The women got down to eye level and tilted my head up to look at her caramel light eyes. She called me Gem and asked why I dropped the pan of cookies. I was about to answer when my mid-section growled. She smiled and asked if my stomach hurt. I shaked my head no. Then she asked if I was hungry, I nodded and she kissed my forehead.'

'I opened my eyes and saw the doctor walking back to the door and the old man smiling at me.'

"You hungry son?" The man asked.

'I couldn't help but nodded like my little self-did. The man smiled and pulled out some black metal thing and started touching the surface. It lite up and he just tapped away. A few minutes pass and the doctor comes back in.'

"Think you can answer my first question now without growling at me?" He asked.

"My name is Gem."

'The old man touched my arm at that and I looked at him. A cold wave washed over me this time. When I looked at the man I saw he was years younger in a black and white suite. He had white gloves on and he wore dark glasses even though they were inside.'

'I looked around and you everyone was crying or trying to hide their tears. A tan skinned boy with dark black hair that dropped past his noise was sitting to my right. He was holding my hand and was also dressed up. He would occasionally rub his thumb over my hand and it felt good, felt safe.'

'I got up and the tan boy followed soon after. We walked to the front of the room and there was this big black box. It was all shiny and when I took a step up the small staircase in front of it, I could see the inside lined with white silk. In the middle laid the blonde woman, she looked so pale and so...still. The warmth from her face was not there anymore. I reached out and placed a small envelope on her chest, the tan boy didn't say anything. He just placed a white flower next to the envelope.'

'I looked back to the man and everything was back to normal. He looked older again and almost looked like he was going to cry. I could smell the salt in the air as his eyes slowly turned red.'

"You haven't been called that for years Stiles." The man said as a tear slipped down his cheek.

"I'm sorry I didn't remember that." "What can you remember then?" The doctor asked.

'I looked at him and couldn't think of anything to say. I remembered the blonde lady when she was full of joy and when she was pale as ice. A voice inside told me she was my mother. So that is what I said to them.'

"I can remember my mother calling me Gem and something about dropping the pan of cookies. I can remember him wearing dark glasses inside while everyone was crying. I can remember a tan boy holding my hand as we sat down with this man. I remember walking up to the black box and seeing my mother lying down pale and still. I remember placing an envelope on her chest and the other boy placing a white flower next to it. After that it is all a big blur."

'Now the man was letting the tears flow. The voice inside told me he was also someone safe, like the blonde woman, like mother...he was my father.'

'Soon after the doctor said I have memory loss, but he can't determine how long it will last. My father, who he tells me his name is John, told me about my mother and how she died. I felt sad, more for the fact that I can't remember the amazing woman. Then he told me about how the tan boy, his name was Scott, was and still is my best friend and now my step-brother, but apparently I see him as my blood brother.'

'He told me of how I got Scott bitten and turned into a Werewolf. How all the murders link up to the Hale Fire and how I met Derek Hale. He told me how in the end it was Peter Hale, Derek's psycho uncle, who was killing everyone responsible for the fire. How Scott and Derek fought him and how Jackson, a boy I went to school with, who was and still is a douche to me, and I burned Peter alive. How Derek killed him and became the Alpha.'

'He goes on to explain how Derek needed to start a new pack and bitten Jackson first, followed by Isaac, Erica and Boyd. Jackson became this lizard monster and how he was controlled first by a crazy teen who wanted revenge on the swim team that drowned him. But he got killed by a man named Gerard Argent, Allison's grandfather. He tried to become a Werewolf because he had cancer and didn't want to die.'

'He got Scott to get Derek to bite him only it didn't work and he started coughing up black blood due to Scott switching out his regular pills for ones filled with Mountain Ash. Then Lydia Martin, who I was in love with, confessed her love for Jackson. Derek and Peter, who did some weird wolf magick and came back from the dead, killed Jackson. Only he too didn't stay dead, he came back a Werewolf.'

'Four months later an Alpha pack showed up and wanted Derek to kill Lydia and Scott. Only he wouldn't and there was a full-fledged Wolf War. In the end most of the Alpha Pack died and Ethan became Danny's boyfriend. Ethan's twin brother Aiden was not happy about this and in the end Werewolves were exposed to humans.'

'Now humans and the supernatural work side by side and I work for an organization that polices the supernatural. I'm married for almost three years and I have a baby on the way. Turns out I married an Alpha Werewolf and things have been going good till about a day ago.'

"So is this ringing any bells?" John asked as Melissa passed me yet another double cheeseburger.

"Nope sorry."

'I tilt my head sideways and hear a heat that is beating really fast. The smell coming off of the person is strong and riddled with a lot of emotions. The voice says there is pain, sorrow, regret, lost and anger. But there is also another thing the voice said that clues me in, but again I can't say what it is.'

'John and Melissa get up and walk out. Soon after a man with spiked up black hair, olive green eyes, sexy stubble jaw and a leather jacket that looks a little tight due to the muscles that it contains. I feel my wolf slam right into my consciences. I felt my eyes pulse with power and his glowed red in response. He didn't say anything for a long time and it was pissing me off.'

"Not to sound rude or anything, but do I know you?"

'The guy looked like I kicked his dog or something. Then he moved slowly to me and sat down where my father was. He reached out to take my hand but then stopped and retracted his one hand. I looked at him with confusion. He looked me in the eyes and took a deep breath. The smell of guilt was strong and it bugged me to no end, but I waited for him to talk.'

"So you don't remember me do you?" The man asked.

"Nope sorry. The doctor says I have memory loss and he doesn't know if it will be long or short term. So why don't you tell me who you are."

"I'm Derek, Derek Stilinski-Hale. I'm your husband of almost three years and we have a kid on the way." Derek said and tears slipped from his eyes.

"So why were things good until a day ago? John said that not me."

'He told me how I had walked in on him with another man. How I took off and ended up in a car accident because a driver was drunk. The drive made the call to nine-one-one. I didn't like this story because of the pain I feel in my chest. I wanted to hurt him for what he did but I couldn't...no I wouldn't.'

'I didn't get to say anything because a tan guy stormed in and grabbed Derek by the scruff of his jacket and tossed him across the room and into the window. The window cracked but nothing more. Derek got up and was about to attack the tan boy, but I felt a wave of anger.'

'I felt my face change and my jaw hurt and lastly my fingers hurt. I looked down and saw I had claws, I mapped my mouth out with my tongue and felt sharp fangs. I looked up and growled at both of them. They stopped and looked at me. The tan boy had his jaw hanging open.'

'I needed to run and hunt. I want to hurt both of these fools but I know it would only cause me pain. I jumped off the bed, placing my hands in Derek's chest and my feet on his waistline. My claws digged into his flesh as I did a backflip and my hands landed on the tan one's waistline. My feet landed and dug into the tan one's shoulders.'

'The tan guy fell down with my weight thrown on him. Once he connected to the ground I dug my claws from my feet into his shoulders and jumped it the cracked window. I curled into a ball as my shoulders made contact with the glass and I broke thru.'

'On reflexes, I turned a bit and when I landed on my feet I looked up. Both Derek and the tan one looked out the window three stories up. I heard a screech and looked in front of me.'

'A sliver car came to a halt just an inch or two from my knees. The driver looked bewildered and the passenger got out.'

"Stiles what the hell are you doing jumping in front of cars like that?" The auburn hair guy asked.

'I felt like I knew this guy. I felt my wolf rush to the front of my mind. The guy gasped and took a step back. The other guy got out and pulled the auburn guy behind him and growled. His eyes were glowing dark amber. The guy was a Beta, a Head Beta at that. I don't know how I know that I just do. His growl was a challenge, he was protecting his Mate.'

'That word now burned and made me flinch every time I think about it. I wanted to get away from them, away from Derek. I can't handle this right now I need to hunt, I need...'

"Both of you stop. Stiles, hey Sty it's me Cole. Remember Cole, the guy who recruited you and is now a friend. The reason both your and my pack are allies and not enemies. Come on dude calm down, put the wolf away okay, please Sty just try." Cole said holding up his hands in submission.

'I don't know why seeing him do that and what he said helped me calm down. I let him walk closer and embrace me in a hug. I felt safe again, like I had when John, no dad he is dad not John, hugged me. I returned the jester and looked at the other wolf. He just nodded and got back in the car.'

'Cole pulled away and looked back at me. He looked deep in my eyes and seem to know what I needed as he pulled off his jacket and handed it to me and pointed to the forest. He smiled and hugged me one last time before he got in the car and they drove off.'

'The automatic doors opened and Scott came rushing out along with Derek. I didn't want to be around either so I took off running as fast as I could. I could hear both trying to catch up to me, but I knew deep down they could not catch me.'

'I went so deep into the forest that the trees thickened by three fold and the over growth can only happen when humans haven't killed it off yet. The ground was soft and flourished with the brightest flowers I could remember ever seeing.'

'The wind shifted and I could smell a herd of deer half a mile away, a mountain lion not too far from the deer and a bear a mile away near a river. I could take the first two like it is nothing. I want a challenge, something to take all this anger I'm holding.'

'I ran around the deer and mountain lion and took off at the bear. Once I got close the bear became alert to my presence. I could smell the fear come off the bear like waves hitting the cost on high tides. I got low on all fours as I moved closer to him.'

'The bear roared at me and I could help but answer back. I took off the jacket and the gown I woke up in. The bear stood on its back legs and extended his arms showing his full body height. I could feel my wolf taking over as my vision got neon red. I could feel my body break at some places, but got longer and fur grew out. I felt my face stretch out into a muzzle'

'I felt taller and a hell of a lot stronger than before. I charged at the bear, tackling him to the ground and snapping my jaws at him. The bear locked his jaws on my arm. I roared and clamped my jaws around his throat. I started to shake my head back and forth till the bear stopped struggling and then stop moving. I place my front paw over his chest and pulled back, I then launched my claws into his chest cavity and pulled out his heat.'

'I held the heart above my head and howled out in victory. I fed on the bear till fur and bones were left. I pawed back to the river and got in. The water was cold but felt good all at once. I watched as the blood washed out of my fur. After an hour I got out, shaking off the water and trotting back into the forest.'

'It's sad to say but I found the bears den and took it as my own.'

*Two weeks later*

'I decided it was time I returned to my life before all this mess. I got memories back day by day. Once and a while I would smell Derek or Scott and sometimes others from Derek's pack, looking for me. I considered it to be his pack for now, I have thought about taking over the pack, but not everyone would be happy about that.'

'The only fuzzy memory is when I caught Derek with the other man. I know I subconsciously erased the guys face, but I have this nagging sensation that I know who it was personally. I heard a twig snap and I jumped up into the trees.'

'Hunters have been looking for me for a week now. They kept calling me a "Mad Dog" and "Rogue Alpha". I am neither of the two so far. A man in his late thirties came out from his hiding space and looked up at me. I could tell he was calculating his options as he moved his gun up and down.'

"Hello Stiles. Look I'm not going to sugar coat anything with you because there is no point in doing that. So this is what I came to tell you, Hunters have your Mate and the woman who is carrying your unborn child. They want to end the Hale line and they are using them to get to you." The man said and placed his gun on the ground.

"Cole and his pack have been assigned to help find them but to no luck. Stiles your pack needs you now, please come home."

'I looked at him and then jumped out of the tree doing a backflip. The aged hunter looked me in the eye not showing fear or submission. I could respect him for that, old memories of him helping the pack and at the wedding he surprised everyone by giving a warm speech.'

"You mean Derek's Pack. He decided I wasn't enough for him so he got another. To me that is choosing to kick me out of the pack. Plus would you want to be somewhere with the person who hurt you in the most painful way? Because I can tell you I don't think I could."

"You wouldn't know till you try and if you don't help them you will never get a chance. Plus that kid has both yours and Derek's blood in it. The Last Hale will die because his father won't pull his head out of his ass and help his pack." Chris said.

'Chris walked up to me and pulled me into a hug. I couldn't help but return the hug. He pulled me closer and held on for a bit longer then he usually would. He pulled back and picked up his gun.'

"Now are you going to stay out here and eat all the wildlife or are you going to man up and be the Alpha's True Mate? Because we both know what he did was stupid and trusts me when I say he regrets it. He even moved all of the stuff from the house and moved back into your father's guest room."

"Why would he do that?"

"Because Stiles he can't be where he hurt you. That was a place both of you felt safe and he fucked it up bad. The Betas have been stripping the house and redecorating it."

"He also hasn't eaten or slept right since you ran from the hospital. If anything he is losing who he is, that is if he hasn't lost it already. Son, come home." John said walking out from behind a tree.

'I honestly did not sense him at all. Chris had distracted me from my father's approach. He came close and also hugged me tight for a long while. I felt my eyes sting and he pulled away.'

"How? How am I supposed to move on from this? How am I going to forgive him for what he did? Please one of you tell me how, because I don't know how to move on. Every time it enters my mind, I can see him with the other guy. I can see the pure lust in his face and hear the blissful noises the other man makes. The smell of what they have done and were doing strong in the air."

"I can't tell you how to do anything. All I can tell you is that once when you were around two," John took a deep breath. "I cheated on your mother for about two months. I'm not proud of it and I felt like shit every time your mother would declare her love for me. But you got to understand son, I loved her everyday till the day she died and have been in love with her till this day."

"Then why did you do it and what did she do when she found out?"

'I couldn't believe what my dad was saying. He actually cheated on mom while I was two. He hurt mom and now he is saying he loved her. If he loved her wouldn't have done what he did. I didn't want to be close to him right now.'

'I tried to run, but five feet past the tree behind me I hit a solid wall. Only no wall was there, just air. The voice deep down said two little words, "Mountain Ash". I felt myself growling striking the wall and my flesh being burnt.'

"Mountain Ash son. Did you really think I would let you go after it took us this long to find out? We need you to come home."

"Word on the Hunters is that the full moon they will burn the Hale family members. You got little under a day to find them." Chris said cutting off John. "Look you need to do something because I don't think they will stop with Derek and your unborn."

"Fine! Now let me out so I can go find my child."

'I would fight for my child. It's not at fault that His Father was unfaithful. I will not let my child die without him knowing me. My father beamed with pride as he took a step back and nudged a small line of Mountain Ash, breaking the bindings. I felt the air near me soften and took off.'

'Halfway back to Beacon Hills Scott, Isaac and Marco came rushing on either side with Scott taking up the rear. I looked at each of them as we ran on all fours, each had a determined look and nodded at me. Somehow I knew that they understood what I was thinking.'

'Once we got into Beacon Hills the rest of the pack was waiting, as if they knew he would come from that spot. Everyone hugged me, even Sophie, Scott's first child. I could remember when she was born, Derek and I got to hold her first, after Scott and Allison that is.'

'Dylan can walking up to me and punched me in the chest with his little hand, everyone gasped. Both Danny and Ethan took steps forward when I held up my hand.'

"Why did you hit me Dylan?"

"Be..." He took a deep breath, "Because you left and Uncle Derek was getting sick and you never came back."

'The six year old look me straight in the eyes and looked like he wanted to hit me again, but also wanted to hug me. I couldn't help but pull him into a tight hug. The boy buried his face into my neck and cried for a bit. Dylan always loved me ever since I took him out for ice cream.'

'Dylan was adopted by Ethan and Danny two years ago, he was a lone cub at the time. His parents and their pack was massacred, no one was supposed to be alive. My team and I went to survey the crime scene when I heard a wail. I found him under his mother's arm trying to wake her up.'

'I couldn't let him go into foster care could I? So I told my boss that I know of a couple who have been looking for a kid, but not many places allow Werewolf Mates adopt. After calming Dylan down and explaining things as clear as possible, I let them meet Dylan.'

'Danny and Ethan grew attached to him instantly. A few weeks after everything blew over and twelve out of twenty of the hunters were caught, Dylan started acting out. His temper tantrums were hell, so one day I took him out for ice cream and had a talk with him.'

'He would fist his tiny hands in his shirt and pull the material down. After a while he told me he is sacred to lose his new daddies and his new pack. I let him cry just like he is now and it still breaks my heart when he does cry.'

"Hey little cub I'm here now. Do you remember what I said right?"

'I waited for him to calm down some more and focus on what I said. He nodded never taking his head away from my neck.'

"Good boy, now go back to your daddies so I can go find and save Uncle Derek and your new friend Ryland."

"Okay Uncle Sty. Go kick some hunter butt!"

'He said as he pulled his head away from me with a toothy grin. He was missing some teeth, but it just made him a little more adorable. He wiggled out of my arms and ran to Danny.'

"Okay Pack let's Find my family. Danny, Lydia, Allison and Erica, I need you four to take the children and go to location Delta. If they are not pack or have my pass code, first give a warning. If they don't leave then it falls under the Protecting Our Pack Laws. Ethan, I need you and Scott to go find Cole and his pack. Tell him I'm back and I need to know how many of his Pack Mates he brought. Call me on Isaac's phone."

'The six nodded and group one got in a Black Sudan and took off with the children. Group two got in a Silver BMW and headed to the main entrance to Beacon Hills. The others looked at me waiting for orders.'

"Okay I need Isaac and Marco with me. Christopher, I need you, Jeremy and, wait where the hell is Jackson?"

'I looked around but couldn't spot him. Christopher looked pale and Jeremy got close to him. I was about to say something till Christopher spoke up.'

"He ingested too much Aconite on his drinking binge. He is in a comatose state right now. No one can determine if it was laced by himself or a rogue hunter." Christopher said as Jeremy pulled him into a hug.

"Okay well I guess you two go with dad and get us online. Boyd I need you to help out Chris Argent and make sure he stays alive. For all we know they could come after the more important family members."

"Don't we got a say in what we do?" Chris Argent said pulling up to them on a four wheeler with John on the back.

"No because you two are important. Now dad go to mom and make sure she is ready for any of us that come in. We don't have a lot of time so please hurry up!"

'Group three got in my dad's cruiser and took off to the hospital. Group four took off into the woods. I looked at Isaac and Marco; they both looked like they had something to say.'

"The others are away so now would be a good time to tell me what is on your mind. Oh and I swear if it has something to do with forgiving Derek or try to work things out. Don't okay, just not right now. I need to make sure he is alive before I can do any of that."

"Welcome back." Marco said.

"Thank god your home." Isaac said.

'They gave me a tight hug and somehow nuzzled up under my chin. Both boys are like my little pups, well to be fair they are like Derek's pups too. But they always come to me first. They know when to go to Derek with stuff, but that is few and far in between.'

"I love you guys too, now let's go find my son and his idiot of a father."

'Both men smiled and got in a Red and Gold color Audi. It was a replica of the Audi Tony Stark drove at the end of Iron Man Three. I remember when Isaac paid for it in cash after sealing his invention to some corporation.'

'Apparently making a device that can subdue a Alpha with a pack of forty plus Betas is a good thing. It doesn't hurt that it is the size of a cellphone and minimum draw backs. For one to use the device they have to pass a series of Psychological Test. Something about unbalanced chemicals in the brain can hurt the user.'

'So long story short Isaac is a multi-millionaire. Marco owns a gaming company and we always get to be Beta Testers. So back to the problem at hand, we are going to the last place Derek was and hoping to find some clue the others overlooked.'

'The last place I thought he would go, was the first place he took me out to. The park near the library that had the only two merry-go-rounds in town. I felt my heart pick up at the memory.'

'He took me to go see Iron Man Two because I insisted that any Robert Downey Jr. movie is a must see. So we sat in the theater for two whole hours just watching the movie. He was surprised I had shunted up the whole time, I was surprised he made the first move and laced our hands together.'

'He told me he had a surprise for me after we got back into the Camaro. But I wouldn't get it if I didn't wear a blindfold. I was buzzing with excitement, and maybe a little too much Mr. Pibb mixed with Kazoozals.'

'He pulled me out the car and over his shoulder, I couldn't help slip the blindfold off a little to look at his fine toned ass as he walked in the grass. I slipped it back on as he was coming to a stop. He took me off of him and placed me on the ground, rotating me a hundred and eighty degrees. He pulled the blindfold off and kissed my cheek.'

'I looked at him and he said, "I remember two weeks back how you talked about this place and how you wanted to have your first kiss on the merry-go-rounds while spinning extremely fast." I couldn't believe he remembered that conversation. Then what he said next really was the sweetest thing, "So I was hoping that our first real kiss would be on the merry-go-round while spinning extremely fast. If that is alright with you." 'To say I wanted him right then and now would be an understatement of the cemetery.'

'Now I walk up to that very same merry-go-round and look at it. Our names were carved into the metal with the date and time. I touched it with my right hand and felt a warmth flow through me.'

"When did you guys check this place?"

"Around a day after he was taken." Marco said.

"Was it after the storm?"

"Yeah why do you ask?" Isaac asked.

'I walked around the merry-go-round letting my sense take control. I could smell Derek, but it was extremely weak. I leaned down and ran my hand along the rim of the merry-go-round. I pulled back when I felt a sharp poke.'

'I got down and looked under the play set looking for what poked me. I reached under and pulled back a nail. The nail was a Werewolves nail. There was blood on the tip like it scratched someone a little too deep. I pulled it close to my nose and took a whiff. The nail was Derek's and the blood must have been a hunter.'

'I let the other two smell it. They were shocked that they missed it and it looked like they internally smacked themselves for missing it. After telling the others we have a clue and to meet at Chris Argent's house so they can examine it.'

'I smelt this scent before, but I couldn't place it. That was till we got to the house and into the meeting room, also known as the basement. Another hunter from another chapter two states away. He was here to help stop the rouge hunters. I shaked his hand and all the scents on him assaulted my nose.'

'Under all the other mixed smells I smelt the same scent that belonged to the blood on the nail. I pinned him to the wall, pinning his hands on the center of his upper back. He moved to kick when Marco and Isaac had nails extend at his throat, both waiting for the signal to either kill or let him go.'

'Everyone was freaking out on why I attacked him. I told them what I know and the hunter started to laugh. He confirmed that he works with the hunters and that he was going to kill me. His reason was because he was part of Kate's old group and he was going to show her justice.'

'He did leave a riddle that gave us a clue. I don't think he meant for me to notice it because it was something small and meant to be looked over. It was a puzzle at first but made complete sense when we found we found a card in his pocket. "Always keep your investments safe" was what he said and it was also on the card.'

'Beacon Hills First National was on the card. It had a number scribbled on the back. I recognized the number belonged to Rose. The basters had this planned for a long time.'

'Just as we were leaving a high pitched sound made me and all the other Wolves fall to our knees. Cole looked around and made sure his pack was okay. Chris, my father and Christopher mare sure our pack was okay.'

'My father's cellphone started to ring and he answered it. After he got off he looked at me with dread in his eyes.'

"A bomb just went off at First National. The top floor was where it happened, but the rest of the building is on fire."

'I didn't think, I didn't care who saw me. I shifted into my Alpha phase and took off on all fours. I howled so loud the cars around me, along with the windows to the houses, shattered. I ran as fast as I could.'

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