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CHAPTER 3: Play
TOKYO
Fuji was walking back home in a daze. He wondered if he really should have left school so early. It was sign-up day for freshmen and the coach allowed the reserve players to do free play, while the regulars were allowed to take an early leave. She said it was some sort of break after their practice game with Fudomine.
Their practice game with Fudomine. He remembered the only scene he absorbed that time and he sighed.
He was playing against Ibu Shinji. He was winning, unsurprisingly, and that he kept up in the end. When they shook hands though, Ibu glared at him making him wince by a millimeter.
"What is it?"
"It's offending to be defeated by someone who wasn't even paying attention. Seriously what were you thinking about? Must a girl. How seriously annoying…"
"SHINJI!" Tachibana yelled, and Ibu winced immediately.
"Gomennasai."
But Fuji did not get mad. He just remained impassive and denied the claim as calmly as he could.
Even if it was true.
He didn't realize that he was thinking about her until it was pointed out. It was so disconcerting that even in the 7 years that passed she was still appearing in his head. That announcement of her retirement didn't help, either. It had been a few days since the press conference and he wondered what she'd be doing next…
He reached the gate of his house and stared at the mailbox. Even if her letters had gone from weekly to monthly to even longer, he couldn't stop himself from looking into it every day. He became the official bill-getter since then. He stared at the metal and took a deep breath… slowly opening it like an idiot.
Creek
And his eyes widened. It didn't look like those envelopes that were for bills. 'Could it be?'
He grabbed it immediately and looked at the source. It was from Chiba, so for a moment he thought it was just from Saeki... suddenly deciding to change their email routines. But then as he read further, he saw her name: Echizen Reina.
Whoosh~
His hold of it softened when he saw her name. The next thing he knew it was already flying. His eyes widened in fear and he immediately went after it. He cursed the wind for continuously playing with him- and the few minutes game of tag felt like a whole torturous hour.
Soon, the wind finally calmed down letting the letter land somewhere on the street. He could not even take a second to breathe and ran to it immediately, for fear it would escape his sight again.
But then... he heard footsteps approaching the letter's current spot.
A hand took it up, causing Fuji shoulders to jerk.
"Ara…? A letter, nya?"
"Eiji!" He exclaimed making his teammate hide behind his doubles partner. "Oishi."
"F-Fuji… is this yours?" Oishi asked taking the letter from the flustered Eiji.
"Fujiko is scary, nya~!"
"Gomen, Eiji, I was just… tired since I had to follow it all the way here from my house."
"Eh…" Eiji nodded in assent and then instinctively went to look at the sender when-
"Nya?" The letter disappeared from Oishi's hand.
It seemed that Fuji quickly took away from their sights. He smiled like he usually did but they could not help but shiver due to something in the atmosphere as he turned around, forcing the duo to keep their thoughts to themselves.
"Saa… I should be going now." Fuji said dismissively. "Ja."
And Seigaku's Golden Pair could only look at each other in puzzlement.
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FUJI RESIDENCE
Syusuke made a quick 'Tadaima' to whoever was at the house and ran to his room to read the letter. He sat by his study table and went to look at its content, taking care of it and made sure he didn't look too excited. He inhaled a good amount of oxygen to help him think properly.
Syuu,
You probably know this by now... that I retired from the Pro Tennis World. I'm currently in Japan.
Fuji blinked. Right to the point, eh? That's just like her, he thought in amusement. He controlled his excitement well.
I'm in Chiba now, as you may have seen in the letter head. And I'm going to school. My mother and Nananko wanted me to live like a 'normal' girl, so here I am. I'm going to Rokakku, btw.
Rokakku? Saeki was there...
He shook his head- there was no need to worry about such things now, so he kept on reading.
By the time you got this, I should have already done my first day here. I don't know what to expect, but I'll trust my mother when she said it would be worth it. I felt kind of disappointed that you weren't here anymore.
His heart skipped an even larger beat that moment.
Why didn't you tell me you moved out?
Fuji read that with Reina's questioning voice and his hold of the paper softened once more.
Why did he refuse to tell her, again?
It was because back then, he didn't see anything good happening if he did. He regretted the decision, but he didn't blame himself… much. He hid it from her because Chiba was the place where they had met and became friends. He knew she would not come back in years, but he honestly thought it would take longer for her to take the world title and not… when she was barely 16.
He thought that if he told her prematurely, the connection between them would soften, and the memories they had together at Chiba would blur faster. It was hard to explain, but under normal circumstances there was a good chance of that actually happening.
He stared at the letter again. Nothing followed. That was it?
He was a tad disappointing but it was blown away easily by a few of her succeeding words. He looked at the after note again, and a genuine smile got plastered on his face.
P.S. I will be writing every week from now on. I expect you to do the same.
That's just like her… telling him that. He'd be writing everyday if he didn't think it was a bother for her. So he let out a small chuckle and opened his cabinet full of her letters. He placed it there carefully, making sure the chronological order wasn't ruined.
Then, he heard a knock.
"Syusuke." It was her sister, and he asked her to come in. "I brought some tea." She said looking at his face.
"She sent a letter, hadn't she?"
"She's in Chiba now." he stated and she remained silent as she absorbed the surprising information.
"I'm guessing you want to go there." She smiled, and placed his cup carefully on his table. "It's weekdays you know, it's more practical to wait until the weekend."
"But…"
"You waited 7 years, Syusuke. Shouldn't 5 more days be tolerable?"
He froze with his brain frantically looking for an excuse. "But she's here just a few hours away."
"Then think of it this way- it's her first day of school ever. Don't you think she'd want more time to get to know her new surroundings before you spoil it?"
But before he could counter, his sister was already by the door. She paused and waited for him to think of a good excuse, but there was nothing that was not selfish. Syusuke could not be selfish with Reina.
Darn it.
Now he had to wait for five more torturous days.
ROKAKKU TENNIS CLUB
The regulars and old members were practicing like they always did: with Oji watching them quietly. The kids were one of the noisiest there, though, cheering for their favorites as they learned new techniques. The high school section was much farther from Oji's wooden playground than the middle school section, but the classes hadn't started there yet. And the children usually went in alteration.
Besides, the best players in Chiba was there at that court anyway. Except for Aoi, who just arrived. Everyone knew of his arrival the moment he stepped on adjacent grounds- since whoever saw him first really made some noise.
"It's KENTA! KEEEEEEEEEEEENTA!"
"Oi, Kids!" He waved back, and his companion sighed. He grinned at her and turned to them again, seeing that they had noticed her and was already gaping. She was really eye-catching, wasn't she...?
"Ehhhh~ The first day of school and Kentaro already has a girlfriend."
He flushed. "I do not."
"Nee-san. What's your name?"
"Echizen Reina."
"Eh, are you related to-"
"No."
"You're pretty."
"Uh, thanks?"
"You're not Kentaro's girlfriend?"
"No. Of course not."
"Hey! That was too fast!"
The kid grinned. "Then, wanna be my gi-"
BOINK!
"Itte!" he glared at the fuming Aoi.
"Don't even think about it, kiddo."
"Baka-Kentaro!"
Reina could only sigh.
Meanwhile at the back courts... Shudou, noticing the commotion up front, decided to pause his practice game with Saeki. He was pretty sure it had something to do with either their former Buchou… or Reina. The latter was unlikely, but she could still come for Saeki or her great-grandfather.
When they came close enough though, he didn't expect it to be both: as in, Aoi and Reina together surrounded by the kids, and getting teased. He immediately whipped his head to Saeki's direction and he was not disappointed. The man was shocked- and he made no attempt to (or couldn't) hide it, much to Shudou's amusement.
"Ora. She's looking here, now." He teased, and Saeki immediately got flustered before forcing himself to composure. But then before he could say anything more annoying- everyone froze.
She walked to him and smiled.
"Kojiro." She called.
"Ah.." he replied. Somehow they entered their own little world.
Pat Pat Pat
His eye twitched, and he immediately got pulled out of his trance. "O-Oi."
"You actually maintained that color."
He flushed and looked away"I… found white… cool." Saeki whispered, pushing down his blush, and Shudou stifled a knowing grin.
This scene reminded him of way too many things in the past. Looking at Saeki, who was too busy pushing away his blush, Shudou decided to help his friend out.
"Reina… why don't you have dinner at their house? I'm sure they'll be thrilled." They all blinked and Reina whipped her head towards Saeki's direction.
"Can I?"
He stepped back reflexively, despite Reina not even making a single inch of movement. It was just that the anticipation in her eyes that really surprised him.
"O-Of course."
She beamed and Saeki's biological clock halted. He then winced when she seemed to have remembered something and turned to the Oji's direction.
"Ano..."
The old man smiled (in his standards) and raised his hand. Those who knew him understood. "It's alright..." he said and most of the team tilted their heads in puzzlement.
Shudou could not help but grin. And he almost blurted out their relations.
But something interesting make people wonder...
And teasing curious teammates had always been a great past-time.
SAEKI RESIDENCE, Later that night
Ding Dong
Reina arrived at the house's door way wearing her a normal casual attire: very comfortable sweat pants. She heard a few thumps and tilted her head in ponder. But before she could come up with anything the door already opened.
"Yow."
Saeki guided her across the corridor and they ended up in the living room. The first thing she saw there was a certain picture frame that held quite amusing and beloved memories for her. It contained the photo that they took just before she went back to the States. The children of the three families were smiling as if they would be together forever. She remembered they had to semi-drag Yuuta to join them, though, he had been stubborn... and Saeki certainly made sure that he would be there.
She smiled and felt a gaze on her. She turned her face towards Saeki, who was staring at her for some reason.
"Good o-old days, huh?" he uttered and she nodded in assent. It didn't take long for someone to come down from the stairs.
"I knew it's you!" She squeaked and ran to them.
It was Kaname, and she was holding quite a large piece of picture frame. It had sides with length of half-a-meter and they wondered what she was holding it for. After a short but enthusiastic greeting from both sides, Reina asked what it was and Kaname proudly showed it to them. "Tada~!"
Their eyes widened at the photo- it was a stolen picture of the four of them: Reina, Kojiro, Syusuke, and Satoshi. They were sleeping side by side on the court. The lighting told them that it was nearing dusk.
They smiled simultaneously, recalling that they had just had a very memorable doubles match then…
And it was the day they met.
-Flashback-
ROKAKKU, 7 years ago
Saeki and Fuji were waiting at the playground for Yuuta, who was a year younger than them."I bet he won't come."
"Of course he will. You know him..."
Saeki and Fuji had known each other since their first year in elementary school. For Saeki, it was different with Yuuta. He was never really close with him. The boy obviously felt a rivalry towards his brother as he did. And Saeki mentally scoffed at a memory.
He could still remember it- the moment they met. They were both attracted by the sound of tennis balls, from the adjacent court of their beloved playground.
They ran the first game they were aware of and both found- simultaneously- a perfect spot. Getting that one spot was the first thing they competed about. After blabbering their arguments and getting yelled at, they decided to just stand side-by-side with one of their feet on that perfect little spot.
They watched them play and fell in love with tennis. It had been years since then, and in just one more year they were getting in Rokakku middle school and they were both extremely excited. It was nearing time to officially settle who's better in tennis.
Clamp
A boy in a bicycle arrived as he always did, at the usual time. During those years- they also noticed this one person, a raven haired person with a very stern aura surrounding him despite his age. He was always accompanying that old man the players called 'Oji' home with his bicycle with a passenger seat attached to it.
One time, they heard him call the old man 'grandfather' and it answered most of their questions. One was left though- why was the old man always in the game? Fuji said that he could be the coach, but Saeki said it was unlikely since he was just pointing around and shivering and stuff.
Fuji tilted his head. "But he really was saying things…"
"Eh?" But Saeki shrugged.
The practice soon ended and Yuuta had yet to arrive- Syusuke was starting to get worried. But then as the team segregated, Yuuta arrived looking as irritated as usual.
"What took you so long?"
"I went on detours."
"Are those wounds?"
"I fell down." Syusuke frowned at his brother's lie, but decided to let it go. Pushing it would only make their relationship even worse. He sighed and looked at Kojiro who was shamelessly gaping at the old man as he (sllooowlly) walked towards his grandson.
Hm.
It was Friday... and they did not have home works. Therefore, it was the perfect opportunity to satisfy one's curiosity.
Fuji narrowed his deep cerulean eyes, and it looked like he actually had his eyes closed. "What are you thinking, Kojiro?"
"Wanna follow them? I'm curious. I heard Oji was the one who made this playground from Nee-san."
"Maybe he lives in an amusement park made of wood." Syusuke added making him flinch.
"Of course not!"
"Saa… I'm intrigued, myself."
And with the majority of votes (not that Yuuta had a chance), they decided to play spy and follow the two. It was hard since the boy was quick and he was in a bicycle but eventually, after recovering from a few wrong turns, they caught up.
They stuck their heads out the wall as they saw the bicycle stop in front of a huge gate. Yuuta crossed his arms as soon as his brother let him go.
"Che." He muttered. "Baka Aniki."
Syusuke smiled calmly. "Just a little more, Yuuta. Patience."
"Tsk."
The two entered and then the three boys sprinted to where they were standing. They stiffened in awe.
"S-Sugoi, it's a mansion. It's bigger than your house, Syusuke."
"Much bigger. I wonder how many people could fit in there-"
"I sure do hope children of Chiba have better things to do than getting in people's paths." A small, paradoxically belittling and adorable voice said from behind them. They quickly turned around and their eyes widened at the sight. It was a beautiful little girl a few years younger than they were. She had enticing golden eyes and striking facial features.
But what intimidated them the most was that arrogant aura that surrounded her, she was staring down at them as she patted her shoulder with her tennis racket. It was Syusuke who caught his composure first.
"You play tennis?"
"No. he just liked holding rackets." Yuuta scoffed, still impatient.
"As a matter of fact, I do."
"Well, duh..."
Saeki frowned. The boy was seriously getting to his nerves, despite the older Fuji's words. "Shut up, Yuuta."
"Che."
"Ne." She looked at their bags with those bored apathetic eyes, seemingly ignoring that whole scene effortlessly. "Want to play? We have a court inside."
"Eh?" The boys looked at each other in surprise. "Sugoi!"
"Hm." Was all she uttered and stared at the gate- as if they were going to make way if she did so. But odd enough? They really did.
Once standing on the rather nicely maintained and simple court, they decided to play doubles. It was obvious, though, that the girl was reluctant since she didn't play doubles. They tried to think of a good arrangement but she stopped them, saying it could be a nice change of pace.
They made little draw lots to decide the pairings and it turned out that the Fujis were to be teamed up. The girl narrowed her eyes as she observed them. It was obvious too that the younger one disliked it. So before Saeki served, the girl frowned upon him.
"Do you have anything against me?"
Yuuta scoffed. "You're too arrogant. And you're younger than us."
"And you're not?" she spat coolly, and rudely pointed her racket at Syusuke making them wince. "I'm pretty sure he's older than you."
Yuuta's eye widened but he immediately turned it to a glare. "What do you know-"
"And let me tell you now." She cut her off placing a vein in the boy's head, and a smirk on Saeki's face. "If you don't cooperate, you won't have any chance of winning."
Silence ensued for a while, and tension filled the courts. The girl sighed and looked at Saeki before nodding.
And with that, Saeki served. The game went on- and everyone was pushed to get extremely serious. The little girl was unbelievably skilled and quick- but she wasn't lying when she said she hadn't played doubles. And with that arrogance- she would have a hard time getting used to it.
So, the Fuji's won with a score of 7-5.
They all took a breather and Syusuke smiled at his brother as he patted his back. But the stubborn Yuuta shook it away and glared at them. "I'm going home." He said, somewhat forcing it.
"But, Yuuta…" Syusuke said softly only to be ignored, and the boy stomped outside. Syusuke gestured to follow but he was glared away. "I want to go home alone." He said dismissively, and they were forced to just watch him go.
Saeki shook his head and spoke when he was sure the boy was out of earshot. "Aiya… he's really stubborn."
"He'll eventually come around." The girl commented making them whip her head at her. Syusuke had arched his eyebrow, utterly serious, and it made Saeki wince.
"What makes you so sure?" he said, with his deep cerulean orbs staring into her golden ones.
"You're not?" And Syusuke's eyes widened further. But before he could say anything, another voice from inside the house started speaking.
"That was an interesting game. Can I join?"
"Satoshi-aniki."
The two boys blinked. "Shudou."
He smirked and went into the courts to silently tell them he's in this game no matter what they said, after all. They shrugged and he joined Fuji on his side of the court. He made a quick greeting of the two and looked at the girl. He was determined to make this an incredible game.
"Reina. Mind using your dominant hand now? It won't be fun if you don't go all-out."
The two boys gaped at her in incredulity. She was a southpaw?
She shrugged making them even more incredulous. "Fine."
And with that- despite their below-average teamwork, Saeki's team won 7-6. She really levelled up when she moved to her left hand. They even saw techniques she hadn't used when Yuuta was there- like the Twist Serve.
They all walked towards the net to congratulate each other. Syusuke smiled as he shook her hand. "That was rude- holding back."
"If I beat you with that kid, won't that just add to his displeasing memories related to you." She said bluntly and Fuji's eyes widened again. Saeki's did, too. Who would have thought she was thinking about their welfare at this situation? They had just met her… and she was extremely haughty, as well.
"Mah, I'm tired." She whispered sitting on the semi-grassed lawn. "Oyasumi."
The two boys looked at each other, while Shudou chuckled knowingly.
"O-Oi"
"Zzzz…"
"She's always like that. She has a monstrous immune system so don't worry. She falls asleep easily, too." Shudou answered the two's unvoiced questions, and sat beside her. "I'm tired, too." He said and used his palms as his pillow and lay down beside her. He fell asleep almost immediately, too.
Fuji and Saeki stared at them in disbelief and then to each other. Saeki blinked at Fuji's softening expression as he looked at them- particularly at the girl. He flinched when Fuji sat beside the girl, as well.
"Is that even healthy?"
"Saa..." Fuji mumbled in amusement before laying down. "But I'd always wanted to try this out. Besides, this would make helping doing the laundry much more justifiable."
Saeki raised his eyebrows. "Don't you have maids?"
But Fuji was already snoring (or probably pretending to), as well.
Unbelievable.
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SAEKI RESIDENCE, Present
But as Saeki looked at the picture, he couldn't help but laugh. Obviously, he joined in.
"How the heck did nee-san get a hold of this, then?"
"She has her ways…" she continued eyeing the photo with amusement. But then she blinked. "Now that I think about it, our hairstyles were the most that changed." She said. Saeki stated the Fuji's still had the same hairstyle, while Kojiro had full ivory hair and she had extremely long one. And now that she saw an old picture- she noticed that it was exactly the same hairstyle as the Kendo Club Captain.
"Eh… Murayama-san had the same hairstyle as mine."
Saeki stiffened immediately. "You knew Ayako?"
"Well, I'm trying out for Kendo since I'm forbidden to do tennis for a week." She said and turned to him. "You tried out there, right? And Ayako?"
She narrowed her eyes at his expression."Will you tell me why you graciously avoided that topic for years?"
"I did n-not avoid the topic. I just forgot to tell you."
"So something like that you forget to tell me...?" She muttered turning away. Who knows what she was showing... "You must have not told me a lot of things."
"N-No. I told you e-everything else." he said immediately. Everything he hid from her is connected to this particular fact, so it he wasn't exactly lying. He did not like that disappointing look on her face. It made him feel weak.
And then she had to suddenly stare at him with that gaze.
"Why do you look guilty, then?"
"She's my ex-girlfriend." he spat out, wanting to slap himself. That easy to make him spit everything? Oh c'mon...
She stared at him analytically, placing a vein on his head. "Unbelievable."
"Oi, Oi."
"Why did you break up? Is that what you're guilty about?"
"Sort of."
"What's it about?"
"I didn't think you were the gossiping type." He spat, not wanting to tackle this topic.
"Is that bad?" she whispered and looked at the picture once again. "I mean the only communication we had these past years were by snail mail. I missed a lot about you guys, didn't I?"
His eyes widened. "I s-suppose you did..."
"So, will y-"
"No."
"Hm."
Creak
"Tadaima~!" the door literally burst open revealing a middle aged woman. "Ara…? REINA-chan?"
It was his mother, and she became extremely energetic sharing knowing looks with Kaname (who was actually watching everything with popcorn)and both of them did not even bother to hide their delight. The jokes on Saeki was at its full force, too, much to his chagrin.
"I see Reina-chan's back..." she 'whispered'. "Can I expect grandchildren now?"
"M-MOTHER!"
Kaname slapped his back. "HAHAHHAHA. Oh look, I have a tomato for a brother."
Reina on the other hand just stared trying to make something of the jokes. 'Grandchildren, already? And what are they talking about? They really love going out of topic...'
Saeki cleared his throat while the two women stifled a laughter. "I'm... let's eat dinner now."
"You're not going to wait for me?"
"Uncle."
He paused at the sound of her voice and turned his head to her direction. He grinned immediately. "My, what a pleasant surprise." He turned to his son. "Can I expect a grandch-"
"Father. I'm hungry. Let's eat." he said dismissively and his father smiled as the two women already proceeded to the kitchen.
"Hai, Hai~"
...
They ate dinner and chatted about various things. His whole family was there, and Mrs. Saeki said she should bring her family there from time to time as well. It had been a while since she chatted with Rinko.
She nodded and looked at the clock. It was turning rather late... her family knew where she was, but if she got home a little later they would definitely worry. Especially now that she had been under their radar for so many years, she knew that even if they didn't say anything something like this would make them anxious.
If she wasn't with the Saekis then they would probably be scratching the wall in worry right now.
She shivered at the thought.
"It's getting late now." Mrs. Saeki smiled, sensing her ponderings. Reina looked at her thankfully, and Kojiro winced immediately when his family suddenly turned to him.
"Walk her home, Kojiro."
"Ah! There's no need, though, it's not like Chiba has-"
Kaname cut her off. "It's better safe than sorry, ne, Kojiro?"
And it was not like Saeki had any say to this...
Reina and Saeki walked in relative silence, it was mostly uncomfortable even when neither of them were of the talkative type. Kojiro was busy composing himself. His family had a way to shake him, they knew his soft spot on Reina and he didn't understand why they kept attacking it prematurely.
They must have been very bored...
He soon found that his pace had hastened and paused when he noticed he was slightly leaving her behind. Not that she noticed, though, and she flinched immediately.
"Why'd you stop?"
"You... were too slow."
"Ah." she said and gestured to continue her stroll, probably with a higher pacing. Saeki did not move.
"What are you thinking about?"
"You and Murayama-san."
"Why do you care?" he said and his tone made them both jerk. Was he hoping for... something? He wondered.
"Why wouldn't I?"
"Well, I..." he quickly decided to drag the topic away and stop it from getting more awkward for him. "It's nothing. We dated for a bit and broke up simply because things… didn't go like we wanted to."
"Like?"
"You don't need to know that." Yeah, she really didn't.
"I'll be joining the Kendo club soon. It would be hard not to know anything."
"So that's why you're asking?"
"Partly." she shrugged and immediately narrowed her eyes. "What are you hiding?"
He didn't answer, so she unconsciously continued to interrogate him. "What did you expect when you confessed to her?"
"What makes you think I was the one who confessed?"
She stepped back. "Eh. No way."
Twitch
"Oi, Oi."
And they continued walking, not realizing that they had arrived in front of her house. When she said her goodbye, Saeki finally took hold of his composure and stared at her.
"Why were you interrogating me, Reina?"
"Why didn't you tell me you're were in the Kendo club?"
"Not this again..."
"I want to know."
"I have to report everything to you?" he said, but not in an annoyed way. It was more like he wanted to push her to say... something.
"Why can't I know, then?"
"B-Because, I-" he paused and stepped closer to her. "You don't have to know everything about me, you know. We're friends, but even friends hide something for the sake of privacy."
"You're right. I guess I was asking for too much." she said dismissively and turned. What the hell-
"Reina." he called holding her arm. "STOP."
"..."
He went a bit closer so that their faces are so close they could feel each other's breaths. "I'll... tell you when I'm ready."
"Che." she said slightly embarrassed by the proximity, but she was mostly relieved that he was not planning on hiding it forever. She continued to stare. He wanted to tell her something.
Saeki, on the other side, flinched under her stare and his weird impulses.
"Reina..." he said weakly. Darn it. What was he thinking staying like this- so close to her- when he couldn't even think straight?
"Hm?"
"Want to go out?"
.
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END OF CHAPTER 3
Coming Soon:
CHAPTER 4: Four Days
Four days left before Fuji returns to Chiba...
Seriously, what could happen?
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