Reclamation
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Ianto knew he would have to tell Luca about Marcus. He would have to do it quickly before the others arrived back at the hub. It would be beyond cruel to let Marcus walk in without giving Luca any warning at all.
'Luca..' he began.
Luca looked up from the monitor. Ianto watched his innocent face and his determination to inform him of Marcus' imminent arrival wavered. He pulled himself together. He had to give Luca the choice of returning to Marcus, because not to do so would be to deprive the man of the very freedom he had tried so hard to instil within him. He swallowed hard.
'Jack says a person has come through the rift' he started.
Luca's face at once betrayed pity for whoever had been taken from their home. Ianto took another deep breath as he continued.
'It is Marcus Luca...Marcus has found you'
Luca merely looked at Ianto in disbelief. He did not seem to comprehend that the Master he had been taken from had followed him through the rift. He rose from his chair and sat next to Ianto as if in need of support and Ianto placed a comforting hand on his shoulder. Together they awaited the return of the team.
Luca sat obedient and silent by Ianto's side and the pair of them glanced up as the door alarm sounded. Luca's breath caught in his throat and he shot to a standing position as he saw Marcus. Ianto could hear him struggling to breathe and moved closer to him for support.
Luca sensed the movement and looked up at Ianto but quickly turned back to stare at Marcus as the other man called his name. Luca's training told him that Ianto was his Master now, but in reality there was to be no contest here. Luca's heart had always belonged to Marcus.
'Master' he whispered under his breath and then he was running across the hub floor and flinging himself tearfully into Marcus' arms.
The two men lost themselves in a deep embrace, throwing kisses onto necks and faces, tears flowing freely as they joyfully found each other again.
The team watched the reunion with smiles on their faces. Jack sidled up to Gwen.
'Tell me that is a Master and slave you see' he challenged 'that is a relationship of lovers' he continued.
Gwen nodded, she could not deny the evidence before her eyes.
'He gave up everything...life, work and he even thought he might lose his liberty...all to find Luca' Jack said 'you don't do that for property...you do that for the most important person in your life...kind of romantic huh?' he finished, before walking away from the Welshwoman and towards the reunited lovers.
Luca and Marcus were whispering to each other now in their own language and looking over occasionally at Ianto who was beginning to feel uncomfortable under the duel stares. Jack approached them and suggested they needed to repair to the conference room to discuss this latest development. The captain quickly moved away from the two men again in recognition that they might need a while longer to become calm before they could settle to discuss the future.
Ianto had watched the two Luxorians reunite, had watched their obvious pleasure in finding each other and had felt the tug of jealousy. He was dismayed with himself, did he really want to deny Luca the one thing that would make him happy?
He took himself off to the kitchen to prepare refreshments for everyone. It was likely to be a long and stressful meeting and they would need sustenance to make it more comfortable. Jack made his way over to Ianto and studied him briefly. He realised that Ianto was upset over Marcus' arrival and tried to make sense of this.
Of course Ianto would grieve for what he thought of as the lost freedom of Luca, but surely he would still recognise the love that made Luca willing to give up that very freedom. He did not want liberty, he wanted the man he loved and Ianto must learn to accept their way of being together, however distasteful it might be to him personally.
Jack wondered briefly if Ianto was jealous of Marcus. He knew Ianto had feelings for Luca, knew he was attracted to him and had to some extent enjoyed looking after him. Ianto was a nurturer, he needed someone to care for. He sublimated that feeling most of the time in caring for the team at the hub. But in another life he would have been a husband and father and poured his need to care into the lives of his family.
Jack felt his heart bleed for the young Welshman. Another life ruined by Torchwood. Jack knew Ianto was happy in his relationship with him and determined he would try to make him happy for however long his short life might last. But he could not give him the fulfilled life of being a husband and father, he could not give him normality. He tried not to dwell on what might have been for the young man.
Jack joined Ianto in the kitchen and stood by his side silently passing reassurance to his lover. Eventually he spoke.
'You ok Ianto?' he asked quietly.
'No' admitted Ianto.
Jack turned towards him and raised an eyebrow in question.
'I know I should be happy for Luca and I am trying to be, but it is upsetting that he is so willing to give up the freedom I tried so hard to teach him' said Ianto.
'Is it really that he is willing to give up his freedom...or is it that he is willing to give it up for Marcus?' asked Jack.
Ianto sighed. The two were mixed up together. He didn't want Luca, but he also didn't want Marcus to have him. He felt ashamed at the sheer selfishness of that very human way of feeling.
'I don't want Luca Jack' he said to reassure his lover.
'I know' whispered Jack quietly.
'It's just...' Ianto began.
Jack just looked at him in anticipation and without judgement.
'I saw them together and just for a minute I wanted something I can't have...I wanted someone to love me above all else...someone for whom I am the centre of their world...I wanted it Jack, I wanted Luca to be mine...to have all his care and affection...I'm sorry and I know it is horrible but just for a minute I wanted it' Ianto hung his head in shame at the admission.
Jack enveloped him in a hug.
'Ianto we all want things we shouldn't sometimes...it is part of being human' he said.
'Pretty shameful thing to want though...slavery is abhorrent and I know that, yet just for a minute I wanted it' said Ianto.
'But Ianto you don't have to be ashamed...for five weeks it was yours...and when it was offered you always rejected it...wanting it is human...taking it would have made you less than human' explained Jack.
Ianto allowed himself to be comforted by Jack's arms and his words. He kissed him softly and pulled out of his embrace.
'Go' he said indicating the conference room 'I won't be long'
Jack gave him one last small smile and left him to his ministrations in the kitchen.
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Ianto took a deep breath letting it go as he at the same time let go of his imagined need for Luca. He had almost finished his preparations when he noticed that Luca and Marcus were talking together and Luca was motioning towards him.
Marcus nodded and made his way over to Ianto with Luca still clinging to him.
'You have been Luca's master whilst he has been here?' questioned Marcus.
Ianto looked uncomfortable.
'Well sort of' he began to explain.
'It's ok' said Marcus 'I have studied your customs in my work life and know that even in this time the notion of slavery is abominable to you...but Luca has told me that you tried to help him to feel safe and looked after...I wish to thank you' continued Marcus.
'Oh' said Ianto not really knowing what else to say 'I'm not sure how much I helped him and now you are here I suppose things will go back to normal for him'
Marcus smiled.
'I don't think life will ever be the same again for either of us and we will both have to adapt to a different type of normal if we are to integrate into your society'
Ianto smiled. Maybe life would be a little better for Luca now. Although he had to admit that at no time had Luca ever given him cause to believe that he felt his past life to be anything other than perfect. Ianto tried not to judge the life of others by his own standards.
Ianto wanted Marcus to understand the nature of the relationship between himself and Luca, he didn't want the other man to assume certain things that were not true.
'We...I mean I' Ianto took a steadying breath 'I did not treat Luca as a slave...he did not perform any personal services for me whilst in my care' he stuttered.
Marcus smiled at the other man's embarrassment.
'You mean you did not require him sexually' he laughed and Ianto nodded.
'I know this...Luca told me...I don't understand how you resisted him but I am grateful that you did. I took Luca from the training facility when he came of age and he has had no other master. I have never shared him as some do...he was frightened about what you would expect of him...but he offered as a good slave should...he was confused by your rejection but also relieved' Marcus explained .
'In another time or another place his actions may have saved him from harm so it pleases me that he offered himself to you'
Ianto could not help the small moue of distaste that passed across his features. Marcus inclined his head sadly.
'But it pleases me more that you refused' he finished.
Ianto smiled at the other man relieved to have told what he wanted to tell and that Marcus appeared to be pleased Luca had not been violated, for his slave's sake as well as his own. He snuck a glance at Luca.
'He wasn't always easy to resist' he admitted with a grin.
'Conference room, people!' shouted Jack ending the moment.
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The meeting achieved little for there was little that could be done immediately. Jack took on the task of trying to find a means of integrating the two men into Earth society in some way. He would hopefully be able to find some course of action that would allow the men to work and live in relative normality.
Tosh was designated to look into the possibility of altering the device Marcus had used to arrive, in order to help them to return. She was already twirling the contraption in her hands and Jack could see the possibilities flowing through her mind. He knew she would enjoy investigating its possibilities and if anybody in this time could make it work it would certainly be Toshiko.
Owen was designated to ensure Marcus' well being. He would run medical tests to ensure no ill effects of travelling through the rift and he was hoping that Marcus' more forthright nature may provide him with answers to questions Luca was reluctant to clarify.
It had been decided that Marcus and Luca would stay temporarily in one of the rooms in the lower levels, so Gwen had been allotted the task of fitting it out with necessary supplies and finding Marcus a new wardrobe.
Marcus was bemused by the presence of the females of the group but was not threatened by them as Luca seemed to be.
'Will you be happy for Gwen to help fit out your rooms downstairs?' asked Jack on remembering how intimidated Luca always was around the females.
'Of course captain, I am sure she will be able to help us admirably' answered Marcus.
Jack eyed him suspiciously. Luca was still clinging to his arm and despite five weeks of seeing Gwen almost daily he still looked disconcerted at the thought of her help in this personal way, yet Marcus was unfazed. Maybe he was being polite. Jack wanted the man to refuse her help if it made him uncomfortable. He tried a question.
'You have had contact with females in your own time?' he asked, with interest.
'Yes' answered Marcus and Luca looked at him in obvious surprise 'I was a high ranking ambassador and among those who had mating rights with the females of my world' he explained.
Luca looked at him in some distress at this revelation.
'All high ranking officials were expected to mate with females and provide the sperm necessary to continue our population' said Marcus.
He looked around the table and saw the Torchwood team all obviously expecting further information. He had no objection to sharing the way in which his society worked, it had often been necessary to provide such information to visitors from other worlds as part of his work. He was also keen to reassure Luca who had not previously been privy to this information.
'Formal banquets and meetings were regularly arranged between the females and those acceptable as sperm donors. Our females are expected to spend their lives providing children but they do so in luxury and are always given the choice of mates' he continued.
'If and when I was chosen I always donated medically...I did not choose to mate with the females...the process did not appeal to me...especially after I purchased Luca' he finished, looking at his slave and pulling him into an embrace to which Luca willingly submitted.
Owen let out a short sharp laugh. The Luxorians would never stop being a source of surprise to him. He would have supposed Marcus would be happy to be able to mate with a woman, happy to be among the chosen few and yet he rejected the opportunity in favour of a slave boy whose sexual services he had constant access to. All the power that Marcus had and he chose love and loyalty. Owen fervently wished for the ability and opportunity to do the same. Sometimes he missed Katie so much it was like a physical pain that no amount of one night stands could hope to eradicate.
Jack asked Ianto if he would work with the two Luxorians to acclimatise Marcus to 21st century Earth. At least Marcus' ability to be in charge of himself would make the task slightly easier than it had been with Luca alone.
'I know more about your society than Luca does...or more than he did before he arrived here' said Marcus.
'I was more often in the company of persons from worlds other than our own and needed to be educated in their ways of living...Luca usually only met them when we entertained at home and then custom and manners dictated that topics of conversation were limited to polite enquiries about health and so on and listening to the entertainment provided. These were the things that would encourage formation of working relationships' he continued.
Ianto looked up at him.
'I may be less threatened by your ways than Luca, perhaps more adaptable, but I am used to customs from two thousand years in your future so some things may be surprising even to me' he smiled 'I will be grateful for your help' he finished.
Ianto smiled back at him. He was a little daunted at the prospect of spending time with Luca and his Master but the more he listened to Marcus the more he grew to appreciate him. He obviously cared for Luca and that was the most important thing as far as Ianto was concerned.
The team fell silent and all looked at the two aliens in their midst. Jack watched the two with an enigmatic and unreadable look upon his face. Owen was watching with shades of disbelief and maybe jealousy. Toshiko looked at them with curiosity and a desire to study.
Gwen was losing some of her antagonism towards Marcus but still looked daggers at him occasionally and had a constant grimace of annoyance. She had refrained only with great difficulty from expostulating about exploitation when Marcus was explaining the role of females in his society.
Ianto was unsure still what he felt about the arrival of Marcus and had a certain amount of trepidation about working with the two of them.
Marcus and Luca remained oblivious of it all. They once more had their heads together and were whispering in their own language, kissing occasionally and sitting as closely as separate chairs would allow. Jack signalled to the team to leave them alone again for a while.
'Guys time to get organised' he announced 'you all have things to be dealing with and Ianto and I will go and decide on a room for our visitors...we'll call you in a while' he added to Marcus as the man acknowledged Jack's act of kindness in leaving them for a time.
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Down in the archives Ianto and Jack had settled on a room for the Luxorians that needed very little clearing and Ianto set about brushing dust out ready for furniture that with Torchwood connections and enough money to wave around would hopefully be with them by the end of the day.
'You will get your life back now Ianto' remarked Jack watching his Welshman carefully for his reaction.
Ianto was becoming more used to the idea of no longer being responsible for Luca but still felt a minor reluctance to let go.
'I enjoyed having someone depend on me' he said 'it could be wearing at times and a bit daunting...but part of me liked it' he mused.
Jack looked at him.
'I depend on you Ianto' he said quietly.
'Not in the same way Jack' insisted Ianto.
'Is it so very different?' challenged Jack 'you feed me, clothe me, make sure I do my job and more often than not tell me how to do it...what else were you doing for him that you don't do for me?' he asked.
'I made him feel safe...you can survive without me' said Ianto despondently.
'So can he now' pointed out Jack and was sorry when he saw Ianto wince at the insinuation.
'We can both survive without you now...the difference is, I don't want to' he finished and was rewarded by Ianto's smile.
Ianto took a deep breath. Torchwood could not give him the security that Marcus and Luca enjoyed but Jack could make him live a life so full of excitement he would rarely feel desire for the elusive emotion. He hugged his captain.
'Come on lets go and see if we can hurry along the delivery of furniture...those two have been apart for five weeks...I have a feeling they are in need of more privacy than the conference room can offer and the sooner we give them that the better!'
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Later that night the team were about to leave. Luca and Marcus were thrilled to have a room with basic furniture to themselves, but Marcus insisted on staying in the main hub until the team left for home. Luca was desperate to be alone with his Master but Marcus insisted on politely waiting. They were sitting together on the battered hub sofa talking quietly.
Owen took himself off to Jack's office before leaving.
'Jack...we gonna leave them alone in the hub?' he asked.
'No' said Jack 'I will be here...but seriously Owen what are they going to do? They will cause chaos if they leave and if they cause disruption in the hub they will aggravate the only people able to help them...besides do you really think they are a threat?' he finished.
'No' admitted Owen 'I don't suppose they will put each other down long enough to do anything else tonight' he smirked.
'Yeah' smiled Jack 'for five weeks they thought they would never see each other again...we shouldn't begrudge them the joy of reunion'
The captain and the medic sniggered like teenagers looking at a dirty magazine and Ianto looked up puzzled as he entered the office.
'Go home Owen...and take Toshiko and Gwen with you' ordered Jack.
Owen left shouting to the girls to go home and laughing inwardly as Luca's head shot up at the sound and a smile spread across his face.
Jack came around his desk to Ianto.
'Will you stay with me tonight Ianto...please' he asked softly.
Ianto smiled at him.
'Oh I don't think Luca and Marcus should be the only ones celebrating a reunion...do you?' he asked.
Jack leant his head against Ianto's and laughed.
'Come on let's say goodnight to our guests' he said.
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'Master I thought I'd lost you forever' Luca was kissing Marcus' neck and rubbing his body against the other man, breathing heavily.
Marcus held Luca's head and kissed him fiercely then thrust him away and looked into his eyes.
'I know Luca but I'm here now...undress and get into the bed' he demanded.
Luca had never been so happy to obey an order and shed his clothes and shot under the covers. Marcus undressed more slowly and watched Luca the whole time with a predatory and assertive look on his face.
He drew the covers down and exposed the body of his slave filling his mind with the image of his nakedness. He heard.
'Master please' in Luca's pleading voice and joined him on the bed.
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'Ianto for God's sake get into bed' said Jack with mock exasperation as he watched the Welshman undress and hang up his clothes in a teasing manner.
'You know you're enjoying the show' laughed Ianto not speeding up his actions.
Finally Ianto was naked and climbing into bed beside the captain who immediately wrapped him in an embrace throwing a leg across him and effectively pinning him to the bed.
Ianto laughed again but quickly lost himself in the sensations Jack was causing as he rubbed against him.
They began to kiss frantically as hands found familiar contours and pleasure spots.
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'Luca I want to enter you...to thrust into your tight body...is this what you want?' asked Marcus breathlessly.
'Yes Marcus I want that...touch me..Ianto left oil, use it on my cock and rub me' demanded Luca, the gap between Master and slave blurring as sexual tension rose and breathing hitched.
Marcus grabbed the lube Ianto had thoughtfully provided and covered them both, entering Luca carefully due to the elapse of time since they had been together.
'Arrh' screamed Luca.
'Am I hurting you?' asked Marcus in distress.
Luca grabbed his head and pulled him into a kiss that was messy and wet. He gasped a reply.
'Yes it hurts...I want it Marcus...reclaim me...make me yours, Master'
Marcus' breath caught as Luca called him Master in this context. It was something he rarely did now, their relationship in bed was almost that of equals and it gave Marcus a thrill to have Luca submit to him and prove his obedience after losing him for so long.
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Ianto reached over to the bedside table fumbling for condoms and groaned aloud when the box came up empty. Jack looked up briefly, but seeing the reason for Ianto's disappointment he merely bought his lover's hand back to his own body and climbed on top of him.
Jack kissed his neck and situated himself between Ianto's legs bringing them up around his waist. He grabbed the nearby tube of lube and smeared both their cocks quickly and lowered his body so that they were squashed between their stomachs.
'It was supposed to be more adventurous this time' gasped Ianto still vaguely disappointed that they could not fuck.
'It doesn't matter' insisted Jack 'it's us...in bed...together...hot and slippery...that's good for now...it's enough for me Ianto, is it enough for you?' he breathed heavily.
Ianto gasped as Jack thrust against him and friction burned along his cock and fire flowed throughout his body at the sensation.
'It's enough' he gasped.
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Marcus was losing his rhythm as the urgency of orgasm called to his body.
'Luca...don't come' he shouted as he lost the battle to hold back and erupted inside his slave boy.
His thrusting diminished and slowed and became languid as he rode the joy of the pleasure still shooting throughout his whole being. He could feel Luca's hard cock pressed against his stomach and knew the other man had obeyed his order as always and fought to delay his own orgasm.
He lifted his head from Luca's neck and looked down on his face. Tears were falling from the corners of Luca's eyes as he struggled to hold off the pleasure and with the frustration of being ordered to do so.
'Master what is it? Have I displeased you?' begged Luca.
'No Luca...never' whispered Marcus kissing him gently.
'Then why may I not come?' cried Luca unused to denial in this context.
Marcus rolled off his slave and pulled him on top of himself.
'Luca I want you to come inside of me...would that be ok?' he asked.
Luca looked at him. They had only done things that way around a handful of times in all the years they had been together. Some of that was to keep the Master/slave status quo in equilibrium but mostly it was because they both preferred it the other way.
Luca's hips were already moving almost of their own accord as he slipped between Marcus' legs.
'It's ok Master...but why?' he questioned.
'You wanted me to reclaim you...maybe I want the same' smiled Marcus 'you belong to me...but I also belong to you...please' he added softly.
'Thank you' whispered Luca realising what his Master was giving to him as he kissed him gently on the mouth.
He prepared Marcus carefully as this was an unusual practise for them and entered him equally carefully. He watched Marcus' face as he slowly thrust into him. It was a matter of moments before Luca was nearing orgasm and as Marcus recognised the signs he clenched his muscles to drive his lover over the edge.
Luca made very little sound as he rode out the pleasure, enjoying the aftershocks. He finally stilled and looked down to see Marcus watching him. He leaned down to kiss his Master.
'Mine' he breathed.
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Jack's thrusting became more urgent and Ianto tried to match him by thrusting upward pulling Jack down with the legs that were wrapped about his captain's waist.
'Oh God...oh God...fuuuck' screamed Ianto as with one final thrust he achieved release.
Jack merely grunted and stilled momentarily as he too reached his peak. In the aftershocks the two men continued to languidly and gently thrust against each other spreading the mess between them. Jack finally levered himself off Ianto and rolled onto his side next to the other man.
He reached out for the condom box.
'You know Ianto we could have gone without' he stated quietly.
Ianto looked at him a little shocked.
'That would be a pretty stupid thing to do captain...weeks of worry and treatment for a moments pleasure...hardly worth it' he answered.
'You can't give me anything that would hurt me Ianto' stated Jack.
'Are you telling me you are impervious to infection Jack because that last cold you had would beg to differ...I've rarely seen such pathetic neediness in a grown man' laughed Ianto.
'But anything you gave me I would recover from' insisted Jack.
'Maybe' agreed Ianto 'but I don't want to risk causing you pain and remember some of us are not immortal...you could infect me' he finished.
'No I couldn't' said Jack.
Ianto sighed.
'Jack I'm sure you only pick up people you think are nice but STDs are no respecter of person...the nicest people can get them and pass them on to you' he insisted.
'Not if I don't have sex with them' said Jack softly.
Ianto took a moment to process this.
'Are you saying you don't have penetrative sex with other people?' he asked.
'No...I'm saying I don't have any type of sex with other people Ianto...not for a long time...since before I left with the Doctor' answered Jack.
'Oh' said Ianto simply not knowing what else to add.
'Do you?' asked Jack feeling that now he had started this conversation he had better take it all the way 'have sex with other people' he clarified.
'Do you really want the answer to that question' asked Ianto knowing the answer would alter their relationship and wanting to ensure Jack was ready for it.
'Ianto...if you can...but you don't...then it's time to tell your partner you no longer want to' said Jack 'I no longer want to' he added.
Ianto swallowed hard.
'I haven't had sex with anyone else since you came back' he admitted.
Jack grinned at him. He had been unsure of Ianto's answer to that question but now he had heard it he could not contain his joy and a slight feeling of triumph.
'And why would that be Jones?' he asked still grinning.
Ianto smiled at him.
'Because I no longer want to' he admitted and Jack's grin fell from his face as he leaned in to kiss him.
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The following morning Ianto met Luca in the kitchen as they both arrived to prepare refreshments for their respective partners. They smiled shyly, each knowing that the other had enjoyed the night time.
'I am here to make coffee for my Master' said Luca 'are you doing the same?' he smirked.
Ianto looked outraged for a brief moment and then realised that Luca was teasing him.
'Jack is not allowed near my coffee machine' he laughed 'you have had an injection of confidence...where is the reticent little slave boy I have been looking after?' he asked still smiling.
Luca smiled back at him.
'That slave boy has his Master back...Marcus is here and I can be happy and be myself because I am safe' he said earnestly.
Ianto considered this.
'I'm sorry I didn't make you feel safe Luca...I tried...I really did' he said sadly.
Luca reached out and took Ianto's hand in his own.
'I know you tried Ianto and I know it was not easy for you...was not something you understood...you could never be Marcus, but without you I doubt I would have survived long enough for him to find me again...I will always be grateful to you' he said.
Ianto nodded at him in acknowledgement and the two men worked in silence for a while putting together some fruit and toast for breakfast. When all was ready Ianto turned to Luca.
'Is everything ok Luca?' he asked with concern.
Luca beamed a genuine smile at him.
'Everything is wonderful Ianto' he said 'we do not know what will happen now but we are together again and that is all that is important' he finished.
'Jack will sort something...he will find somewhere for you to be...something for you to do' whispered Ianto.
Luca smiled at him.
'You have great faith in your Master' he said.
Ianto stared at him open mouthed.
'And you are too cheeky for your own good' he said at last in mock outrage.
The two made their way back to their partners in companionable silence, to eat and drink before facing the worry of the coming days.
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