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Chapter 11
The Day of the Reunion Pt. 2
I felt a new joviality as I ran home across the northern American countryside. Time passed quicker than it had on the way to Montana, knowing that I had found at least 6 of my old family. I had already decided that I would head back tomorrow and try to make contact with at least one of them. I just hoped they would be as welcoming to me as I was eager to see them. I was worrying slightly, however, about the air of depression that lingered over the Cullen household.
The only thing I could think of was that Edward had left them. He was not there for my visit and I didn't hear any of them talking about him. Come to think of it, I hadn't smelt him throughout any of the house. I would know his scent anywhere.
I decided not to worry. I would be going back there as soon as I could and I would then be able to ask them every question I had thought of over the last few months. I threw myself through the branches of the trees, just as I had on my way here, and I found that not only was it more fun, I had somehow managed to cut 30 minutes off my journey.
As I passed the outskirts of Seattle, managing to avoid any incidents with the vast amount of humans that were now on the streets, I threw myself into the tree tops and continued my journey through the state of Washington. As I neared Forks, I caught a familiar scent on the breeze. A few members of the wolf pack including Jacob had assembled about 50 miles outside of Forks to escort me back in.
I crept across the tree tops as I neared where they were stood. It seemed as if none of them had any clue that I could see them. I guess it didn't help them that I seemed to have the ability, amongst others, to hide my scent. I scaled down the side of the tree as I made myself invisible to them. I tiptoed across the forest floor and shimmied my way through their crowd until I was stood in the middle of them. I shouted 'Boo!' as I made myself reappear right in front of Jacob's furry face.
The whole pack yelped and ran in different directions into the depths of the forest. I fell to the floor laughing, amazed that I had been able to pull that off. I heard growls from the different areas of the woods around me along with the heavy thuds of 5 sets of paws closing in on my position. I still couldn't stop laughing as I held my sides trying to stop the pain in my ribs.
"Well, that wasn't very kind, was it?" Jacob was stood in human form, leaning on a tree just in my eye line.
"Sorry, Jake. I just couldn't resist. Hope I didn't scare you too much." I had managed to stop giggling long enough to force a sentence out.
Jacob huffed and started running at me, phasing mid-run. I rolled out of the way as a wolf jumped to pin me to the ground. He turned and charged at me again but this time I threw myself into a back flip right over the top of him, landing in a defensive crouch behind him. A growl erupted from my throat as he turned to face me again. 3 of the 5 wolves charged at me from different directions as I leapt into the air, becoming invisible in mid air. I grabbed hold of a branch in the tree above me as the 3 wolves ground to a halt in the clearing beneath me. I let go of the branch and fell gracefully onto Jacob's back, placing my legs either side of his back, just behind his shoulder blades.
I phased back to visible, placed a kiss on the top of his head and whispered into his ear.
"Run, doggie."
Jacob, admitting defeat, took off into the forest, snarling under his breath the whole way back to my house. The other wolves flanked behind him and chuffed in laughter as I faced them and winked.
Quil and Embry kept running into each other the whole way back to Forks, each time Leah rolling her eyes at their behaviour. Seth trotted on behind, wagging his tail the whole time. He definitely was the puppy of the pack.
The journey via The Wolf Express was a bit more comfortable this time. In my new form, I was able to see all the obstacles up ahead and brace myself for Jake's movements. It was nice to have company after the day I had had. My thoughts began to wander as I no longer had the distraction of running. I leant down and placed my face against the mane of fur on Jake's back. I breathed in the musky scent and remembered how even if the Cullen's wouldn't accept me back into their family, I would still have the one here. I think they needed me as much as I needed them.
The glow from the lights in my kitchen reminded me that night had fallen on my journey home. It made no difference to me anymore whether the sun was up or not, my eyes adapted perfectly to any amount of light. Jake slowed to a jog as we neared the edge of the forest at the back of my house.
When he stopped I slid myself off of his back. I fortunately didn't feel disorientated or sick this time.
"Thanks for coming to meet me, Jake. And thanks for the ride too." I grinned at him. "Next time maybe I could give you a piggy back?"
Jake huffed in disapproval and growled slightly under his breath. I gave him a big hug around his neck, as he rested his head on my shoulder.
"I'll come by and see you all later. Is that ok?" I spoke to the whole pack. "I think you need to meet my daughter." Their eyes lit up at the suggestion and they all nodded, eager for me to come down to La Push.
"Ok, guys, I'll see you as soon as Charlie is asleep."
I ran to the house and in through the front door. Charlie was sat in the recliner, looking very tired, cradling Ellie in his arms as she suckled from her bottle.
"Hey Bells, I was starting to get worried. Everything ok?" I felt guilty as he was finding it very difficult to keep his eyes open, each blink lasting longer than the last.
"Sorry Dad. I didn't realise what the time was. Everything is great, thanks. Sorry I'm a bit late, Jake and his friends decided to meet me on my way back."
Charlie shuddered slightly as he thought of Jake and his friends. He still could not believe that his best friend's son could turn into an enormous dog. I don't think he realised that I was a bigger threat to him than Jake, but I wouldn't even let myself consider that. I sat down on the couch, the action not having the relief it once did, but it made me feel more normal in the eyes of my father.
"Has she been well behaved today?" I hoped nothing bizarre had happened in my absence. She looked peaceful enough now but you never know.
"She has been as good as gold. She got a bit grizzly earlier but she settled down as soon as I had changed her diaper and laid her down for a nap in her carrier. We should really look into getting her a cot, if you're going to be staying here for a while, of course."
"That sounds great Dad. Maybe next weekend we could go baby shopping? I guess we really didn't get a chance to go before..." I gazed off into space as I remembered everything that had happened over the last few months.
"Don't worry about it Bells. You had to do what you needed to do. I understand that. What matters is that you are here now." He grinned at me as my baby finished off her last few mouthfuls. "Next weekend sounds great. I'll make sure I'm not working on the Saturday."
He stood up and handed me my little one as he wandered into the kitchen as put her bottle of the side. I felt complete as soon as she was in my arms and smoothed her beautiful curls out of her face as she slowly fell asleep. She resisted as long as she could before she let out a little yawn and closed her emerald eyes. I normally put her in her carrier to sleep but couldn't bear at the moment not to have her close to me.
I sat there for a while just staring at the face of the person who had given me a reason to live. After a few moments, I heard my father stood in the kitchen. As he cleared his throat, I turned to face him.
"You look beautiful." He said quietly with a tear in his eye.
"It's only the change, Dad."
"No, that's not it. It's deeper than that. You are happy, right to the core."
I just nodded, I knew it was only because I was a vampire now but I wasn't going to correct him.
"When are you going back to find them?" I knew he was worrying than soon would be the time when I would have to leave him forever. I also knew, however, that somehow, he would always be a part of my life. I would make sure of it.
"I was thinking of going to see them tomorrow. No one was in today when I got there." This wasn't technically true but I wasn't going to tell him that I had broken in and spied on them.
I think that surprised him. "Oh, well, if you think that's best. I assume you're taking Ellie with you this time?"
"No, even if I go see them, I don't want them to know about her yet. I want them to prove that they are ready for her. Are you working tomorrow, Pops?" He loves that nickname, and I can see it becoming a habit to use it whenever I want something from him.
"I need to nip to the station in the morning but I can always take her with me if you want me to babysit her again. She is a darling to look after."
"That's sounds amazing, thanks. I hopefully won't be so long this time." He let out a big yawn as he leant against the door frame. "Go on, Dad, go to bed. I'll see you in the morning."
"Ok, night night."
He stumbled up the stairs and collapsed on his bed, without even changing into his pyjamas. Within moments, gentle snores were coming from his room. I gathered Ellie comfortably into my arms and threw the baby sling around my shoulders, placing her into it, trying not to wake her. She slept as soundly as ever so I washed up her empty bottles from the day and placed them into her sling at her feet.
As Charlie's snores became louder and longer, I silently headed out of the house and down to La Push. On the way I took down a deer so that I could refill her bottles for the night ahead of us.
It took me a matter of minutes to cross the border to La Push and arrive on the porch at Jake's house. Within seconds of ringing the doorbell, the door flew up and I was face to face with 8 members of the wolf pack, each battling to get to the door. Only Sam and Jacob had taken a step back to let the chaos ensue.
"It's good to see you too guys. But can you let me in?" They all scrambled to get out of the way as stepped over the threshold into Jake's house.
"I thought vampires had to been invited into places?" Paul perked up from the back.
"Shut up, Paul! For one thing, that's a myth and for another, she's never not been invited so move your ass out of the way." Jake forced his way through the pack and gently wrapped his arms around me, as to not crush Ellie. "How are you, Bells?"
"Not bad, thanks. How about you, loser?" I smiled at him and he laughed at the fight from earlier.
"Yeah I'm great! Now does Uncy Jake get a cuddle of his niece?" He held out his arms expectedly so I picked Ellie up out of the sling and placed her into his waiting embrace. She fidgeted slightly as she wasn't used to the heat of his skin but she soon settled back down into the cuddle.
"She's so tiny..." Ellie was dwarfed in his enormous russet arms. For several hours she was passed around from pack member to pack member, with Jake and Leah claiming the most cuddles. Seth, at first, was scared to hold her, but after a bit of encouragement that she wasn't as breakable as she looked, gained his fair share of the baby time.
As the sun started to rise above the horizon, the time had come to head back home and wait for Charlie to awaken. With a final farewell to the wolf pack, I placed Ellie back into the sling and ran back through the woods. She started to stir as we neared the house and blinked with the brightness of the newly risen sun. It was going to be a sunny day so I had to get home before the town woke up. We didn't need any more suspicions of our peculiar behaviour. My skin startled to sparkle just as I ran through the front door. That was a close call.
I put Ellie down on the couch just as she fully woke up and startled to babble to herself, putting her hands into her mouth. I darted around the kitchen, gathering ingredients together to make Charlie pancakes again this morning. His breathing sped up as I heard him rouse from his sleep. He came downstairs rubbing his eyes from his slumber, still wearing his uniform from the night before. I noticed it was incredibly creased as Charlie tried to smooth out the folds.
"Sleep well, Dad?" I tried to hide the giggle from my voice as he grumbled back at me and dived into his pile of pancakes. I gave my daughter her bottle as this would be the last time I would see her today. She smiled up at me as I gently pecked her on the forehead and handed her over to my father.
"Ok, Dad. Are you sure you are ok to look after her again?" I didn't want him to think I was taking advantage of him.
"It's fine, honestly. Go on. Do what you have to do and I'll see you later."
"Thank you. I'll see you this evening hopefully."
He waved me off as I darted into the depths of greenery behind our house. I was even more nervous today than yesterday. With it being a particularly sunny day today, I had to turn on my power whenever I came near anywhere that was populated. The minutes passed far too quickly as I treaded the familiar path from the day before.
Seattle was very quiet, it being early on a Sunday morning. Even so, I found myself being able to completely resist the few human scents that I came across. I guess living with one would do that to you. I dawdled in Seattle for a while looking in shop windows as I passed through the city. I found a beautiful cot in a window of an antique shop and wondered whether Charlie would mind coming all this way next weekend. As the city began to buzz around me, I decided it was time to move on with the journey and crossed the rest of the state going into Montana.
Thankfully, it was cloudy as I ran across Lolo National Forest. I just hoped the weather would continue this way so I could actually be seen if I wanted or needed to.
I realised that I had no idea how to contact the Cullen's or indeed, who I wanted to contact. I didn't think I was ready to let Edward back into my life just yet. He had hurt me more than I care to mention. I decided that I would contact the only one of the family who had helped me at all since they had left, Esme. She had been a secondary mother to me and even though I had left her a message, I didn't feel like it was enough.
I couldn't go to their house, I wanted to see her on her own and knew it would be damn near impossible if I went up there. I needed to do this gradually and I thought that Esme would be the most understanding.
I let my feet carry me hoping fate would lead me to my next idea. I found myself outside the health centre where Carlisle worked and suddenly an idea hit me. Everywhere keeps personal records of their employees, all I would need to do is find Carlisle's folder and I would have their home number.
I noticed that today Carlisle's Mercedes was not parked in the car park so I guess today was one of his few days off. I slid in past a patient when the automatic doors opened and crept towards the receptionist desk. As if by luck, she suddenly got up and walked down the corridor towards a small kitchen where the colleagues made themselves cups of tea and coffee.
I took my opportunity and quickly rummaged through the drawers in her desk, searching for the employee details. Before long, I found the drawer that held all the information I needed so picked up the folder and ran from the hospital after putting everything back, ensuring that my visit would go unnoticed. I ran down the main street and down a nearby alleyway. I phased back to visibility and searched through the folder, looking desperately for a phone number.
I caught up with the story that the Cullen's had given to the people of Montana. Apparently, Esme and Carlisle had moved here alone and were posing as newlyweds, both only being 25 years old.
That was strange. Yesterday at the house, all but one of the family members was there, so why would they leave out the details of their other relatives? That would be one of the first questions I would ask. Along with all the fake documentation, I found details of their address and finally, their telephone number.
If my heart still beat, it would be pounding its way out of my ribcage because I was so nervous. I memorised the number and looked for a nearby public phone. Luckily, just down the street from me, outside a cafe, was just what I was looking for. I slowly walked down the street, trying desperately not to draw too much attention to myself. I shut myself into the booth and composed myself, rummaging in my pockets for some loose change. I put my coins into the machine and dialled the number, just hoping I would be able to come up with some sort of story should anyone answer.
After 5 rings, someone finally picked up the receiver on the other end.
"Good morning, Cullen Residence." Perfect. Esme had picked up the phone and I had never been so relieved to hear her voice. I put on a completely different voice to my own and just let the words flow.
"Ah, good morning, would it be possible to speak to a Mrs. Esme Cullen please?"
"Yes, speaking. May I ask why you are phoning?" Her voice held a certain amount of suspicion.
"Of course you may. I have been given your number by a dear friend of mine" Lies. "who told me that you had done some fantastic interior design work for her." I had no idea where this was coming from but I could only hope that it would work.
"I am afraid to inform you that I have not done any work of that kind for almost a year now. I am sorry to disappoint you."
"Oh that is such a shame. She also gave me your address so I have come all the way to your tiny town in hope that I could have a meeting with you. Oh well, no problem. Thank you for your help, and sorry for bothering you."
"Oh dear I do hope you haven't come too far. A good customer reference is always welcome. Maybe I could meet you for a coffee if nothing else. Please give me 30 minutes and I shall come and see you. Where shall we meet?" She now sounded curious.
"How about the Littlebird Café on the main street?" I tried to refrain from becoming too excited.
"Sounds perfect. Can I have a name so that I will be able to find you?"
Oh no, I couldn't give my own name so I gave the first name that came into my head. "Of course my name is Leah Clearwater. I shall see you shortly."
"Goodbye, Leah. I look forward to doing business with you." I put the receiver down as I began the longest 30 minute wait of my life.
I entered the Cafe and became overwhelmed by the stench of burnt coffee and bacon frying. I was approached by a short, round woman who showed me to a seat in the back of the café. I ordered a black coffee and asked her to direct Esme to my table when she arrived.
I went into the bathroom to compose myself even though my chest felt like it was going to explode. I gave my hair a smooth over and went back to my table after a few deep breaths. My eyes had thankfully faded from a crimson red to dark ochre; they were similar to my original eye colour.
I sat in my seat waiting for the time to pass. Each second seemed longer than the last as the clock mocked me with every tick. I tried distracting myself by counting all the grains of sugar in the sugar cube I had been given to go with my coffee. I had counted to 836,482 grains before I started to go insane. I went into the bathroom once again and sat on the toilet seat. If I were able to be sick, I think I would be right now.
I heard the bell over the front door go and someone ask for my name. I counted the footsteps to the table and heard someone sit down on the cheap cushioned benches. I summoned up the courage, splashed my face with water and walked out into the café. I could see the back of Esme's head, her caramel hair tied up in a ponytail today. She had placed a portfolio on the desk in front of her along with another black coffee.
I stood there for a while, fighting the urge to disappear. I had come this far. It would not take much more to make the few steps to the table and greet my former mother.
My brain and feet somehow made this connection and carried me over to the small table. She was ever so quietly humming to herself, which would be unheard by any human in here. She carefully fingered through the folders that she had brought with her of all her previous projects. They were stunning. I felt guilty for dragging her down here when she would not be getting any business after all.
Before long, my feet drew level with the table and my mouth spoke without me controlling it.
"Hello Esme."
She turned to face me with a small smile on her face. When she recognised me, the smile dropped and her eyes filled with tears that would never fall. She stood up a little bit too quickly and wrapped her arms around me.
"Oh my god, I can't believe it... How can it be?" She was gently sobbing onto my shoulder, her grip incredibly tight around my waist.
"Esme, please, sit down, and I will try to explain."
I felt her nod in my shoulder as she slowly let go and placed herself back down on the seat.
"Oh my god, Bella," she whispered, "I thought I had lost you forever."
She put her head in her hands and began to sob quietly. I sat down next to her and wrapped my arms around her shoulders.
"I'll go pay for our coffees and we'll get out of here. How does that sound?" She just nodded again.
Once I had paid for our undrunk coffees, we made our way out of the cafe and into the nearby forest. We walked at human pace as we revelled in each other's company. There was no need to talk and I did not want to be the first to speak.
When we were deep enough into the forest I sat down on a fallen tree trunk and brought my knees up under my chin. Esme sat opposite me but on the forest floor.
"Was it you yesterday?" This was one of the first things she had said, and I was surprised that she chose to ask this.
"Yes it was. I'm sorry I broke into your home."
"That's fine. I just wish you could have stayed." She laughed to herself quietly. She looked so sad and tired. "You know, we all thought that you were a ghost."
"A ghost?" Why would they think that I was a ghost?
"Well, we had an intruder that we all thought was you, especially after we all heard you playing the lullaby, but then there was no trace of anything being in the house." I hadn't realised that they had heard me playing. "Alice can't see you anymore so we all assumed the worst. Our family is nearly at breaking point, Bella; you can't understand how much you completed our family."
"I'm sorry, Esme, I can't come back. Not yet. I have other commitments now."
"Will you tell me what happened to you? I can see you are no longer human."
"All I can tell you is that I was changed by someone who means a lot to me. I will tell you eventually but please let me tell when I am ready."
"Can you please tell me all that you can? I have missed you so much."
I told her everything, from the minute they left to the events that led up to today, carefully leaving out any detail of Ellie. I wanted her to be my little secret for now. She sat in awe as I told her of my relationship with the wolves and showed her what I knew of my ability.
We had been sat there for about an hour before I ran out of things to tell her.
"Esme?"
"Yes, honey."
"What happened to all of you when you left?"
"I'm not sure whether you want to hear it." I just stared at her until she started to tell her story.
"We went straight to Alaska, whilst Alice and Jasper spent a day hunting, trying to rid themselves of the guilt they felt. Edward left the day they returned. I have no idea to this day where he went or what he was doing. I hadn't seen him since that day until yesterday. Rosalie and Emmett left to go on another extended honeymoon. Jasper refuses to hunt since the day they came to Alaska, for fear he will cross the path of another human. Alice just sits with him. She hasn't hunted in a few months either. Carlisle and I have been carrying on as best we can, trying to remain in the public eye and all that but we were starting to lose hope. I felt a glimmer when I noticed that you had found the card but all that was dashed when we thought you had died. The last 24 hours have been the worst of my existence."
"You said we all thought? Who is here in Seeley Lake?"
"Everyone. I wanted my whole family together for July 4th but didn't realise I would be able to include you as well. Please come back to the house. I know everyone would love to see you, especially Edward."
"I'm not sure; I should really be getting back to Forks..."
"Please, just for a little bit." I couldn't turn her down as she stared at me with tear filled eyes.
"Ok but I'm coming up invisible. Did you drive or run?"
"I drove. It would be a bit suspicious if we ran everywhere."
As we walked back into the town, I couldn't believe that today had so far gone very easily. I could tell that Esme was happy to see me I could only hope that the rest of the family would be too.
When we got in the Mercedes, I giggled to myself remembering being sat in this same seat yesterday.
"What's the matter?"
"I was here yesterday too. Carlisle drove me to your house."
"Ah, I had been wondering how you got there. You gave Carlisle a bit of a fright you know. He thought he was being haunted." She smiled at me as we drove off.
"I'm going to disappear now, Esme. Don't panic. I'm not going anywhere." I felt the warmth flow through me as Esme took a sharp intake of breath. I held her hand so she would know that I was still here.
We passed through the Montana countryside along the same road that Carlisle had taken yesterday. Esme was driving far quicker than he was though, excited to get back to her family.
She screeched to a halt in the already open garage and took a few deep breaths before opening the door. She held it open for a while so I could climb out, and then shut it when I had held of her hand once again.
She led me to the main house where the rest of the family were. I could still only hear five sets of breathing from within the house. I thought she said everyone was here. Maybe someone had gone out for a hunt. I was led into the front room where I saw that the 5 members of the family that I could hear were all sat watching the TV. A plan started forming in my head. I reappeared, gave Esme a wink and disappeared in the blink of an eye. I crept up to the TV and glanced at my family. Carlisle was sat on his own, with a spot next to him waiting for Esme to return. Jasper was sat on one of the white leather sofas whilst Alice was sat on the floor between his legs. Emmett was sat on the other one, with Rosalie lying across it with her head in his lap. Carlisle looked up and smiled as Esme came and sat next to him. She gave him a kiss on the cheek and gave me a wink, even though it wasn't in the direction of where I was stood. I walked over to where the TV was plugged in and unplugged it. Emmett leapt up.
"What the hell has happened to the TV?"
He ran around to the back of it and plugged it back in looking very confused. I did this a few times before Esme couldn't hold it in any longer and burst out laughing.
"Esme, dear. What is so funny?" Carlisle looked worried at his wife's sudden outburst. I think he thought that she had finally lost it. She took one look at him before standing up and holding out her hand. I walked over to her and took hold of her hand, knowing that even if the rest wouldn't take me back, Esme would always be there for me.
"Are you ready?" She turned to face me.
"As ready as I'll ever be." The family had all stood up at the sound of my voice. I closed my eyes and let the coolness spread over me. There was a collective gasp as I reappeared in front of them.
"Bella, honey, you can open your eyes again now." Esme had removed her hand and placed it on my shoulder. I slowly opened my eyes, scared for what I might find. Each member wore an equally stunned expression and had each frozen in place.
Carlisle was the first to defrost and walked over and wrapped his arms around me. Grief I never realised I was bottling up, poured out of me in that instant as I relaxed into the arms of my second Dad.
Each family member in turn hugged me, the last of all being Rosalie. I was surprised how much she showed me affection. Maybe our split had affected us all in ways we didn't care to admit.
"I missed you, Bella." Rosalie whispered in my ear.
"I missed you too." I whispered back. I knew I had made the right decision by naming my daughter after her.
We sat and talked for a while about my change and my life since they left. We all avoided the most delicate subject of them all, Edward. I could tell that they didn't want to upset me so I approached the subject myself.
"So where is Edward then?" They all averted their gaze from me but not before all briefly glancing at the dining room. I stood up from my seat and walked over to the room they were all avoiding. I stopped at the door and listened to what was inside. There was no noise at all coming from within the room.
I slowly opened the door and was shocked with what I found. Edward was sat frozen at the dining room table, his fists clenched and his jaw set. He took my breath away in an instant. My memory had done him no justice; he was even more beautiful than I remembered. I stood there for a while just staring at the love of my life. As I stared I noticed little things about him that were different to how I remember. His hair was a complete mess, not sexily messy like it used to be, but messy like he hadn't taken care of it at all. He was wearing the same clothes that he was wearing the day he said goodbye to me in Forks and his black eyes held a deep sadness.
"How long has he been like this?" I croaked out. My voice was too broken to speak properly. I couldn't take my eyes off the broken man in front of me.
"He hasn't been happy since the day he left you, but if you mean this state, it was when I could no longer see you in my visions when he stopped. He hasn't breathed or blinked since then." Alice whispered. I could tell that she felt immensely guilty for this, although she had no reason.
I heard the family leave the room as I continued to stare at Edward. Indeed he hadn't blinked or taken a breath in the whole time I had been stood in the doorway. I walked towards him and sat on the table in front of him between his clenched fists. I don't even think he could hear me or even see anymore.
"Oh, Edward." I could see so much of him in our daughter; I just hoped that he would be able to pull himself out of this depression. I placed a hand either side of his face and gently placed a kiss on his forehead, then each of his cheeks then one on his lips.
"Goodbye, Edward." I slid myself out from between his arms and made for the door. Before I had a chance to reach the handle, I heard him take a deep breath as he wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me tight to his chest.
"Bella."
I'm sorry for the delay. But I decided to do an extra long chapter with all the Cullen's in it. I was going to put Edward in the next one but as you have all been amazing so I chose to treat you all!
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