Samara duels Bakura!
Beware there is a lot of Sam being a smart alec but she's just doing to piss off Bakura XD
Also an abridged quote shall be used as was in used in the last chapter. Yugioh Abridged belongs to Little Kuriboh!
You rock man!
Sam and Seto will also share a small sweet moment towards the end of the chapter.
Enjoy!
Samara's POV
"Thank you" I told Roland.
Roland as he allowed me to get into the elevator first. I wanted to stay as far from Bakura until our duel began. Bakura walked in and already I felt the spirit of the Millennium Ring stirring about restless. Roland entered the elevator last and he pressed a button to close the door.
I have to pretend to play into Bakura's trap during this duel he needs to think that I'm falling for it I said to myself in my mind. The elevator came to a halt and I could smell the fresh air from outside. The doors opened and Roland walked out first.
"I welcome you two to the Stratos Dueling arena" Bakura walked past without a word.
"Thanks Roland you work really hard" I complimented him as I walked past him. Roland simply nodded thanks as I came upon the steps of the dueling arena. The night air wasn't that cold to me since wolves had a higher temperature tolerance than humans.
Here goes nothing I thought as I walked up the stairs and took my position across from Bakura who was ready and I bet impatient. My eyes suddenly went bug eyed as the dueling field went upwards and I swung my arms out to keep my balance. The others just arrived which I was grateful for I would need their support to win this duel. Kaiba and Mokuba went to the other of the arena and Kaiba simply folded his arms across his chest.
"Alright I'll make this brief so we can begin this duel Kaiba Craft 3 is cruising at an altitude of four thousand feet the strong winds and cold air will test your strength and stamina if you can't handle it you don't belong here"
I smirked I could handle it alright. My braid began to blow behind me as Bakura called to me.
"Are you ready to lose it all my dear?"
"I beg to differ but before we begin this duel why don't you cut the charade I know for a fact you're not Ryou so spare me the delays and show yourself right now!" I shouted to Bakura. Bakura chuckled evilly as his hair began to spike up and the Millennium Ring appeared around his neck.
"Hello Samara we meet again" Bakura said to me. "I've been looking forward to this moment to defeat the Girl On Fire"
"You will not win against me Spiky" I smirked as I saw Bakura growl in annoyance at my nickname for him. "What's the matter did I touch a nerve?" I taunted.
Bakura chuckled again.
"You are certainly brave"
"Damn right I am" I snapped back.
"You tell him Samara!" Duke shouted at me.
"Send this creep back to the Shadow Realm Sam!" Joey added.
"We're with you Samara" Tea finished.
"And now the first duel of the Battle City Finals will now begin!" Roland announced. The arena lit up and Bakura and my life points went to 4000. "It's time to duel"
I set my duel disk into its duel mode and Bakura spoke to me.
"Samara I can assure your first duel in the Battle City Finals"
"Hey what did I say about the defeat talk shut it and play already!" I interrupted him.
"You tell him Samara" I heard Kaiba say and I did a mental eye roll.
"Very well I shall begin with this Portrait's Secret in Attack mode"
I smirked as his first monster appeared. "That will do for now"
"I summon to the field Drogon" I placed Drogon's card onto my duel disk. "I also have his brother Rhaegal in my hand he can automatically join his sibling come forth Rhaegal!"
Rhaegal emerged from his card and appeared next to his brother.
"Alright Drogon attack his Portrait's Secret now!" Drogon took flight and hissed out flames at Portrait's Secret. Bakura growled as his life points went to 3700. "I'll end my turn with two face downs try again"
"With pleasure" Bakura replied and he drew out another card. "I play Gross Ghost of Fled Dreams in Attack Mode"
His second monster appeared on the field and I heard Joey say.
"Meh that's foul!"
"Attack my monster if you dare Samara"
"I'm not afraid of him go Rhaegal attack his ghost now!" Rhaegal opened his mouth and shot the same stream of fire at Gross Ghost of Fled Dreams thus destroying it. "Drogon attack his life points!"
Drogon complied and he took flight into the air and flew towards Bakura and used his sharp talons to swipe at him. Bakura grunted and walked backwards a little as his life points went to 2000.
"Come on crush this guy Samara!" Duke shouted to me.
"Alright Samara perhaps I made things to easy for you but not anymore"
"Whatever" I simply replied and Kaiba laughed.
"I play Headless Knight in Attack Mode" Headless Knight's card appeared on the field as did a familiar purple smoke appear. Then Headless Knight appeared and I simply sweat dropped.
"Seriously you play a Headless Spook hell man I'm ashamed the Headless Horseman was better and he even scared me" I taunted Bakura. Bakura merely growled at my comment while I saw Joey and Duke trying to hold back laughter. "Go Drogon attack his Headless Knight!" I commanded.
Drogon opened his mouth and flames shout of his mouth and they hit Headless Knight. Headless Knight groaned before it was destroyed.
"Rhaegal you know what to do!"
Rhaegal took flight and he flew towards Bakura using his claws and Bakura growled as he was hit and his life points went to 450. Bakura then began to laugh and his Milllenium Ring glowed as did the wind get a little hard.
"It's time Samara you've done exactly what I wanted you to do your destruction shall begin it's over I hold a card with power greater than your imagination by you destroying three of my monsters I finally can bring out my dark destructor and she shall be the start of your demise Dark Necrofear" Bakura then played his most powerful fiend monster. DarK Necrofear came out of her card and glided towards me and then spun around in her magenta stream of energy, she then went back over to Bakura and she finally appeared. She was beautiful in my eyes.
"Hmmm nice card too bad she won't last much longer"
"Then make your move Samara" Bakura taunted. "But before you do I shall lay down a facedown"
I drew one more card and smirked.
"With pleasure it's time to bring out one of my most feared dragons I sacrifice Rhaegal" Rhaegal roared before taking flight into the sky and he then became an orb of fire. "Say hello to the one dragon who should make your very heart beat with fear come out Smaug!"
Everybody gasped even Kaiba as Smaug's roar was heard and the great fire drake appeared. His golden eyes glared hatefully at Bakura who actually looked a little nervous. Smaug landed next to Drogon and nd he snaked his head next to mine. I gave him a quick stroke before removing my hand.
"Smaug go now destroy his Dark Necrofear!"
With pleasure Smaug said and his chest glowed orange then he opened his massive fanged mouth and flames shot out. The flames hit Dark Necrofear and destroyed her.
Smaug be on your guard he's about to play a powerful magic card so be ready I warned Smaug.
I am not afraid of this human Smaug said back as Bakura chuckled.
"Thanks Samara once again you did exactly what I wanted you to do, from the beginning I've been planning my moves including taking Dark Necrofear down and now by you defeating her can I play this card"
Here comes Silent Hill I thought as Bakura placed Dark Sanctuary into his duel disk. Dark Sanctuary appeared on the field.
"Watch as the entire playing field is engulfed dark magic known as Dark Sanctuary you have no idea what power you unleashed"
The dark red cloud of Dark Sanctuary took effect and I merely growled in annoyance. The many fanged mouths and eyeballs came out and both Joey and Serenity clung to each other.
"Ehhhh it's the evil eyes!" the blonde shouted.
"You don't know the power that rests in my deck Samara your finished!" Bakura then began to laugh. It was my turn to smirk and I laughed which confused Bakura.
"What is so funny?" he asked.
"I knew you were up to something like this so what I played along with your little charade"
"What?!" Bakura exclaimed.
"I know what Dark Sanctuary is capable of but I plan on taking it down just like I took down your monsters so will I do the same with your strategy"
"Perhaps I misjudged you Girl on Fire but no matter you will lose"
"Oh shut up will ya you're really starting to irritate me including with that laugh of yours"
Bakura growled and I smirked.
"Then attack me if you dare" Bakura challenged.
"Alright Drogon attack his life points directly!"
I hope that damn ghost possesses him I thought. Drogon roared and took flight but suddenly he stopped and the evil ghost of Dark Sanctuary came out from behind Drogon's back.
"Evil Ghost counter attack!" Bakura shouted. The ghost hit me.
"Bloody hell that thing's cold!" I exclaimed.
Bakura only laughed.
"You see Samara your monster was possessed by the evil ghost of Dark Sanctuary and by trying to attack me Drogon got possessed and when you got attacked half of your monsters attack points came out of your life points.
Which is why I chose Drogon because he is weaker than Smaug I thought.
My life points went from 4000 to 3150.
"And your precious life points get added to mine!" Bakura then laughed as his life points went to 1000.
"And now I play Destiny Board"
Destiny Board appeared.
"Perhaps you know how Destiny Board works?" Bakura inquired.
"Indeed your Destiny Board allows you to communicate with lost souls in the Shadow Realm with a message and in five turns if I don't kick your ass you automatically win"
"Very good my love" Bakura purred.
"Don't call me that" I snapped at him and he only laughed. "Very well it's now for the first letter of your message Samara!"
Destiny Board moved around before coming to a stop on the letter F. The letter F then appeared in on the field.
"I then play Dark Door which only allows you to attack once per turn" I smirked as Dark Door appeared. In my next turn it would be gone; Bakura then summoned Earth Bound Spirit and then sacrificed it in order to keep Dark Sanctuary up on the field.
"It's your move" Bakura said. I drew another card.
"Alright I play Fenrir in attack mode!" I placed Fenrir onto my duel disk. The wolf eidolon from Final Fantasy nine came between Smaug and Drogon. His attack points were 1400 so he would be a good target for the ghost in Dark Sanctuary.
"Go Fenrir attack his life points!" I commanded. Fenrir growled and began to run towards me but he stopped and a whine escaped his throat as the evil ghost came out of his back.
"Evil Ghost counter attack her once more!" the ghost rushed towards me and I winced as it attacked me. I growled and was moved forward a little. My life points dropped once more to 2450 while Bakura's went to 1600. "Nice job Samara Destiny Board gets another letter"
Once more Destiny Board moved around and it landed on the letter I. Bakura placed the letter I card on the field.
"Say goodbye to the finals Samara in three short turns you will lose!"
"Shut the hell up!" I snapped back at Bakura. "Make your damn move!"
"With pleasure" he then summoned Sangan and then it was sacrificed to keep Dark Sanctuary in play. He drew another card and thus ended his turn. While he chose which monster of mine to possess again I smirked.
"Your Dark Door is about to go see ya later reveal Mystical Space Typhoon!"
"NO!" Bakura yelled as my magic card activated a mini typhoon emerged from my magic card the wind about the arena blew hard as the whirlwind went to Dark Door and destroyed it, the wind then faded. "You'll pay for that!"
"I beg to differ go Drogon attack his life points!"
Drogon took flight and this time his ghost didn't come out. The dragon hit Bakura and he swore as his life points dropped.
"My deck never lets me down and it never will" I told Bakura ending my turn.
"You were lucky Samara in that turn but it's now mine and now the third letter of Destiny Board shall be played!"
I need to win this duel before he wins it I thought as Destiny Board began to move around once more. It landed on the letter N and Bakura played it.
"Now I shall send that facedown card of yours to the graveyard I play Remove Trap!"
"You bastard!" I shouted at him as Dust Tornado was taken down.
Now my chance to destroy his Destiny Board was gone.
"What's the matter Samara?"
"Zip it it's my move now"
I drew another card and breathed a sigh of relief.
"I play Carbuncle in defense mode to protect my life points!"
The adorable green summon appeared on the field next to Fenrir. Bakura had a WTF look on his face.
"Now I shall attack once more with Fenrir go!" Fenrir howled before running forward he wasn't possessed but Bakura only sneered.
"I play Dark Spirit of the Silent!"
Oh no I thought.
The golden ghost shot out of its card and it hit Fenrir in the chest he whined and he fell to the ground ceasing his attack.
"I possessed your Smaug this time" Smaug roared and he shook his head as though he were trying to fight the evil ghost within him.
I cannot fight this creature within me Samara Smaug said to me before his golden eyes flashed and he roared and he turned to me. What happened next I would never forget. The evil ghost came out and it hit me so hard I actually was thrown backwards and I collided onto the cold metallic floor of the dueling arena. In fact the fall was so quick my braid actually became undone and my spiky brown hair became loose.
"Samara!" everyone shouted I even heard Mokuba shout my name.
"I'm fine!" I reassured everyone while I slowly got back to my feet. My life points dropped to 1250 while Bakura's went up even more. Smaug placed his snout in front of me and I placed my hand on it.
"I'm okay my friend"
"How sweet it appears your bond with your monsters especially Smaug is strong"
"You shut the hell up!" I snapped once more now I was pissed. Big time.
"It's one thing you attacked me with Drogon and Fenrir but to use Smaug against me is an insult this duel will be mine so make your damn move before I lose my temper and I will show you why they call me "The Girl On Fire"
"As you wish" Bakura then played the next letter on the Destiny Board and it was the letter A. He then sacrificed another monster for Dark Sanctuary.
"Final huh?"
"Smart girl" Bakura taunted and I growled. "It's your move Samara"
"Yeah no s**t Sherlock" I snapped as Bakura ended his turn.
I have to win this duel if I don't I'm screwed I thought as I looked to my deck. There are two monsters in my deck that can save me but I will have to be incredibly lucky to draw either one but I have faith in my deck.
Seto Kaiba's POV
"This isn't looking good for Sam Seto" Mokuba said to me.
"You're right but she has two cards in her deck that can save her"
"The Beast God Cards" Mokuba said and I nodded in agreement. Even though I didn't cheer Samara on I did root for her victory in my mind.
Show him why you are The Girl On Fire Samara and good luck I thought.
Samara's POV
"Samara you can still win this!" Yami shouted to me. "Believe in your deck and in the Heart of the Cards!"
"Show him why you're on fire Samara!" Mai added.
"Kick his ass Sam!" Joey agreed.
"You go girl!" Duke and Tristan finished.
I looked to my brother and smirked at him. I then winked at my friends before turning back to Bakura.
"Prepare to experience a power like no other!" I shouted copying Yami's line when he summoned Slifer. I then placed my hand to my deck on my duel disk.
Come on Heart of the Cards I thought. I then drew and as I did I felt the power of the card I know held. Blue lightning then crackled in the sky above us and it shot down on the arena making Bakura yelp. I held my card up.
"I sacrifice Drogon, Smaug, and Fenrir to summon the almighty Seiryuu of the East!" I slammed Seriryuu's card on my duel desk and the whole arena lit up with blue lightning. Then the huge outline of Seiryu came to life and his huge snake like body wrapped itself around the blimp. Then thanks to Kaiba's technology he appeared right next to me, his scales turning solid his fierce eyes glowing. Seiryu then roared out at Bakura.
Yami's Bakura
"A Beast what card?" I said out loud. I had known that Suzaku and Seiryuu had existed but I had no idea Pegasus turned them into actual cards.
How can I beat this all powerful creature?
Yami's POV
"What's that?" Serenity asked quivering in fear.
"Uh Yugi, Joey?"
"The hugest duel monster I've ever seen!" Joey added.
"It's a Beast God Card" I began to explain. "The Beast God cards were created by Pegasus to share the same powers of the three Egyptian God Cards, two were destroyed while two were kept safe, Samara is their chosen wielder and because of her faith in her deck she drew out Seiryuu"
Seto Kaiba's POV
I was pleased to see Seiryuu finally in play.
"Wow that dragon is fierce and I have a hunch he's powerful"
"He is kid" I reassured Mokuba. "This duel is about to be Samara's
Samara's POV
"Samara your Beast God Card maybe powerful but it doesn't guarantee your victory!"
"Seiryuu is just a strong as his Egyptian counter parts your through, I wouldn't waste with your evil spook magic won't affect Seiryu and trap cards are useless"
Yami's Bakura's POV
I felt Marik's presence in my mind.
"She's right Dark Sanctuary will not work on Seiryuu and his attack points are determined by the number of cards Samara holds, she holds four that gives Seiryuu 4000 attack points and your life points won't matter now, with one attack from Seriyuu your done for"
"Never ! I can't' lose now, there's too much at stake, I must win!"
Samara's POV
"You won't win you're screwed this duel is over!"
"Damn it" Bakura swore.
"Alright Seiryuu get ready" I then caught the scent of Odion I turned around and saw him walking towards the back of the arena. He came to a stop and everyone shot a glare at him.
"Perhaps you might want to reconsider attacking with Seiryuu"
Joey got all hot headed and Mokuba shouted at Odion for interrupting the duel. Tristan and Duke managed to hold Joey back while Odion held up the fake Millennium Rod.
"Bakura is now under control of the Millennium Rod and he will only do what I command him to do"
Yami Bakura's POV
"Just what do you think you're doing Marik?" I demanded at Marik's spiritual form.
"By freeing your host you can win this duel"
"Why should I?"
"Because Samara won't dare harm Ryou"
"Fine" I growled and I released my hold on my host.
Samara's POV
I turned around to see Bakure release his hold on Ryou and Ryou grunted in pain and he fell to the arena floor onto his knees holding his arm.
"Samara why am I here in this duel? And what happened to my arm it hurts"
"Your friend is in pain and by attacking with Seiryuu will you risk his health"
"That is a cowardly act to win a duel!" I shouted at Odion. Odion merely turned around and walked back.
I then turned back to Ryou.
"Ryou I want you to just hold on okay" I then turned to Roland. "Roland I know I can't make contact with my opponent so just give a few minutes before making a decision"
"Very well Ms. Hudson but please make a decision shortly"
"This duel needs to end right now"! Tea shouted.
"Samara do something!" Joey added.
"Samara please help me" Ryou shouted to me weakly. His tone broke my heart and I hoped my plan would work.
Yami's Bakura POV
"Where about to win this duel Samara wouldn't dare harm Ryou"
"Hey Florence!" Samara suddenly shouted and my eyes went wide.
"Who is she talking to?"
"I think she's talking to you" Marik replied.
Samara's POV
"I know you can hear me Spiky, by taking down Ryou whatever plan you have will go up in flames, from what I read about the Millennium Items any spirit within one needs a host and by furthering hurting Ryou you're plan is screwed!"
Yami Bakura's
I smirked at Samara's yell.
"Marik" I said. "Samara is right I must step in" I then called to the magic of the Millennium Ring. "I still need Ryou and I can't risk his health I can protect him for the moment with my spirit"
Samara's POV
I watched as Bakura took control of Ryou once more.
"Thank you making me aware of my current situation Samara" Bakura said back to me. "I indeed still need Ryou so if you plan on using your Beast God Card Samara why don't you use it on me right now, come on Samara!" Bakura taunted holding his arms up.
"Alright it's time now go Seiryuu attack him with Blue Lightning!" Seiryuu complied as he opened his mouth and a huge orb of blue electricity formed and then it shot out towards Bakura.
Yami's Bakura
You may have won now my love but I will come back for you and soon I shall control the world's greatest power with you at my side. I then laughed as Seiryuu's attack hit me.
Samara's POV
Once Seiryuu's attack hit Bakura I watched as the spirit of the Millennium Ring take the hit. He then fell and Ryou now lay on the arena floor out cold on his back and his life points went to zero.
"And the winner is duelist number 9 Samara Hudson!"
"Ryou!" I yelled finally able to run over to Ryou. The arena was lowered and I brought Ryou up in a sitting position. "Are you alright?"
The others joined me. Ryou opened his eyes weakly.
"Thank you Samara for helping to protect me" Ryou then grunted and I simply held him closer to me, I kissed his forehead before turning to look to Tristan.
"Tristan can you take him to his room?"
"You bet Sam" Tristan then bent down and I let Duke and Joey help Ryou onto his back. Tristan then stood up and he was followed by Joey, Serenity, Duke, and Mai towards the elevator.
"Roland"
"Yes Ms. Hudson?"
"I know I won this duel but I'm not interested in my friend's rarest card right now" I then grunted and I nearly fell over and Yami grabbed me.
"Samara look at your arm" Tea said and I looked down at my left arm and my eyes widened. A medium sized scratch mark looked back at me and it was beginning to bleed. The wound was actually a claw mark, I had no doubt I got when the evil ghost possessed Smaug. It would seem my bond with my beloved dragon was stronger than I thought and thus giving me my wound when the evil ghost attacked me.
"Let's get you inside" Yami suggested and he wrapped one arm around my waist while Tea walked alongside us in case I were to fall again and she would catch me.
A Few Minutes Later.
After Ryou was taken back to his room Yami wanted me to get looked at but I simply told him my healing power would heal my wound. So I was back in my room now sitting on a chair, my duel disk now off of my left wrist while my right hand hovered my wound which was still bleeding pretty heavily. Worse my healing gift was not working.
"Damn it" I growled when I realized the bleeding wouldn't stop. I guess my magic was a little weakened from my duel which would make sense. I stood up and went into the bathroom and I found a washcloth and wetted it. I then cleaned the wound with soap and I placed the wet cloth over the scratch marks. I growled as the soap stung. I applied pressure to my left arm just as the door to my room rang.
"Come in" I shouted to whoever was on the outside. The door opened and in came Seto Kaiba.
"Kaiba what on earth?"
"The nerd herd notified me that you were hurt during your duel and you refused medical attention" Kaiba greeted me in his usual tone with me, it held a small bit of annoyance but it was gentle. "I wanted to see for myself how bad this cut of yours is" he then walked over to me and I shook my head.
"It's fine is Ryou okay?"
"He's being checked out by my medical staff since I can't land this blimp now let me see this wound Samara I'm not leaving until I do"
"Fine" I then pulled away the washcloth and it was covered in a medium sized amount of blood.
"That's a good size wound you have I know here a first aid kit is" Kaiba then walked around me into the bathroom. He then came back out with the first aid kit and made a nodding gesture to sit on a nearby chair. I complied and headed towards the one I had just stood up from. I sat down and Kaiba followed, he took the now ruined wash cloth and threw it away in a trash can before he focused his attention back to me. He used hand sanitizer to clean his hands before opening the first aid.
"This is going to sting so bear with me Samara" Kaiba had taken out a cotton ball and poured peroxide on it. I growled as he began to clean away the blood on my wound and it stung like a bitch.
"Sorry" Kaiba apologized as he finished cleaning the blood away. He then put the peroxide away and put the cotton ball down before taking out bandage wrap. He placed a medium band aide over my scratches and then he began to wrap around my arm with the wrapping. He made the bandage wrap a little snug to where it would hold enough pressure to stop the bleeding and to the point where I would be comfortable.
"There I'll check on it later" Kaiba said as he finished tying up the wrapping on my arm. He then stood back up to put away the first aid kit and wash his hands. My face was merely blushing this was the first time Kaiba didn't flirt with me which was a relief.
It's because he cares for you my inner wolf said.
Only as a friend perhaps.
I don't think so was all my wolf said before she became silent.
"You look deep in thought" Kaiba said as he walked back over to me.
"I was uh thanks for taking care of my arm"
Kaiba nodded and I slowly got back to my feet. Kaiba then looked to my One Ring and he suddenly fingered it with a hand.
"This thing must be a good luck charm"
"Not really I just like wearing it" I replied as Kaiba released my ring.
"The details well done"
I then noticed his card necklace around his neck which I knew held a picture of Mokuba.
"What about that?" I asked nodding to his necklace. "Is that a good luck charm to you?"
Kaiba chuckled and it was a real one. He held the card pendant in a hand.
"You could say that I guess Mokuba is really important to me"
"I understand that" I walked past him heading towards the windows of my room. "I was close with my sister"
"Was?" Kaiba asked. "What happened to her?"
I didn't answer and I heard Kaiba coming towards me and he now stood next to me.
"She was murdered and I was there when it happened"
I looked to Kaiba and I tried to read his face. He was thinking about what to say next very carefully.
"That must have been a rough time for you"
"You have no idea I really don't want to talk about it right now"
"Of course I won't push you into talking about something you don't want to discuss Samara"
"I thank you but I have a question why do you treat me differently like you do with Mokuba, Kaiba?"
That question him made him an arch an eyebrow and he smirked.
Oh boy I thought.
"It's as I said before Samara I admire that you are different and unique and plus I like the inner fire within you and your talent for dueling which is why I look forward to taking you on in the next round"
I then smirked with him.
"That was my plan all along if someone else duels you well I'll get angry" I then suddenly felt light headed and Kaiba suddenly caught me before I fell to the ground. He then suddenly scooped me into his arms bridal style and I didn't protest.
"I think you should rest before the next duel Samara clearly you're a little tired" Kaiba said as he sat me down on my bed.
"I think I'll take your advice" I replied. My head actually hurt a little.
"Good" Kaiba then suddenly bent down and my heart began to beat as his lips touched my forehead and I felt my face turn red.
"Take a cat nap I'll send Mokuba or someone else to come wake you Samara" Kaiba then turned around and headed towards the door. He then pressed a button on the panel and left.
Holy crap Kaiba I can't believe you actually kissed me I thought remembering the way his lips touched my forehead. I felt sleep coming and I closed my eyes for a quick rest before the next duel was to happen.
So Seiryuu finally appears. I wanted his attack points to be determind just like Slifer's. He's one powerful card!
I hope I made some of you laugh!
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