Rebirth

Important Note: There are only a few chapters left! The ending should be the longest and remember there is going to be more shounen-ai and yaoi (which is boyxboy romance). Now I'm not going to up the rating of the entire story because of one chapter but I will post a warning before the chapter. There will be something more intimate than shounen-ai, I'm sure you can all guess what it will be. :-)

Chapter 13: The Final Piece

A soft whisper was in the back of his mind as if guiding the burst of sensation that began to spread throughout his entire body. At first, it made his skin tingle all over and then he felt like his body was floating in space; standing on nothing except he wasn't physically moving. His eyebrows furrowed as he felt something grow within him—it was the strangest feeling he had ever experienced. It felt like something inside of him was about to burst but also it gave him such a weightless feeling that it was beginning to confuse him on whether he should be afraid or not. Finally, his eyes flashed open and his hands moved out in front of him. Unknown to him, the familiar symbol of the Eye appeared on his forehead as jets of golden aura seeped through his fingers forming a ball of power. Concentrating even harder, the ball grew to about the size of a basketball and then with one thought it hurtled toward the wall in which he was aiming, striking it and leaving a burnt mark behind.

Taking a deep breath, Yuugi lowered his hands and stared at the mark. The mark that had been made wasn't much bigger than two basketballs put together, but it was something. He was beginning to get the hang of using Yami's powers, but he felt like even if he had months to train he still wouldn't be ready to face Kontar. Yami had known Kontar much longer than Yuugi and had faced him before and still had trouble defeating him for the second time, let alone the third. If it was so difficult for Yami, then how did Yuugi stand a chance? Was Ryou right about the fact that last time Yuugi was in danger Yami didn't use all of his powers right away, for fear of accidentally hitting Yuugi? Was that how it was easier for Kontar to take an advantage? Perhaps, now that Yami and the others were already captured, that would motivate Yuugi to use every ounce of his strength with Yami's powers.

Ryou clapped his hands and Yuugi turned around to face him with wide, blinking eyes. He had been concentrating so hard he had momentarily forgotten Ryou was standing behind him.

"That was great, Yuugi. You're getting the hang of it," Ryou smiled encouragingly.

Yuugi sighed heavily. "I don't know if I can do this, Ryou. It's just…it's too much pressure. I want to help Yami so bad, but if I fail…?"

"I don't believe you will fail, Yuugi," Ryou said sincerely, approaching him closely. "It will be hard and some bad things might happen, but I don't believe that you will lose the final battle. I have faith in you. You are a lot like Yami," Ryou smiled, earning a small smile from Yuugi. "You and he both can't stand to have those around get hurt. That's why it was easier back thousands of years ago for Yami to sacrifice his own life. And he believed his power would protect his people, and it did. However…Fidil is right when he said you have the same weakness."

Ryou's eyes dimmed and Yuugi opened his mouth to respond but closed it. There was something in Ryou's expression that unnerved him.

"You fight better when you don't have anyone around you to protect."

Yuugi's eyes widened with fear, shaking his head side-to-side. "No…No, you can't!"

"Kontar will be here soon. You said a few minutes early you had a strange tingly sensation. You had said that right before Yami arrived a while ago so I believe you are sensing the presence of others. If that's true then Kontar will be here very shortly and he'll want you. You know he'll use me to get to you and you won't want to use the full power with me here because you'll be too afraid I'll get hurt."

"Ryou, stop! What are you saying?" Yuugi exclaimed, his bottom lip quivering.

Ryou put his hands on Yuugi's shoulders and stared at him evenly. "Yuugi, listen to me. You need to have confidence in yourself. You need to believe that Yami, Fidil, Isis, and all the others, including me, are with you even if we're not here physically. You're not alone in this fight and knowing that no innocent person is around who might get hit by one of the powerful attacks will help you fight with more determination. I promise you I'll be alright."

Yuugi sniffled and bit his lip hard to keep from crying. He had to be strong. If he was going to fight in a battle he had to be brave and put all his sensitive and caring emotions aside.

"What…what are you planning to do?" Yuugi asked quietly.

"I'm planning to be in this room when he arrives, but you aren't. There's a field a little ways from here on the outskirts of the city. It's completely bare with nothing in the way—no villages, palaces, people, rocks, buildings, etc. Nothing but the field for miles and maybe a few trees here and there. That will be the perfect place for you to battle. In here, you're in an enclosed area, which might prove difficult to fight in. You have more space in the field, but you have to hurry."

Yuugi shook his head several times, but the expression on Ryou's face told him he wasn't changing his mind.

"B-but…I need you…"

"Like I said, I'll be there for you, I promise," Ryou said, embracing him tightly. "Now, go!"

Ryou gave him a slight push and somehow Yuugi managed to turn away from his friend and run out the back of the temple. He ran and ran until his lungs burned, allowing the tears to run freely and fall away from his eyes into the cool wind. Ryou was sacrificing himself. It wasn't fair…none of it was fair!

His feet seemed to have a mind of their own and didn't stop even when his legs were aching. Not until he realized he was in a very large open space did he finally stop to collapse, taking deep breaths. He had made it to the field—but what now? How was he supposed to save everyone when he couldn't even protect himself or Ryou? He had hardly had any time to practice using Yami's power. There was no way a little energy ball was going to stop Kontar. It was overwhelming to have such a burden especially with so little hope of coming out victorious.

"What am I going to do?" Yuugi whispered desperately.

"Surrender."

Yuugi wheeled around and stumbled backward away from the sound of the voice. His eyes locked onto Kontar who was standing only feet away from him. Yuugi hadn't even heard him approach.

"Surrender to me now, Yuugi and I promise you won't regret it," Kontar smirked, taking a step closer.

Yuugi shook his head, his body moving back. "You'll hurt my friends even if I surrender."

Kontar tapped his hand on his chin. "I won't if you surrender right now. However, the more time you waste thinking about it the more danger you put your friend in. My servant Keith is at the temple right now with your friend…disposing of him. In less than two seconds I can be over there to stop him, only if you surrender."

"You've already hurt Yami," Yuugi choked out quietly, struggling to hold back tears.

Kontar's eyes narrowed. "And you want your friend to join him?"

"NO!" Yuugi shouted angrily, clenching his fists.

Kontar laughed loudly, his cold voice echoing in the vast area. "I told you I'm invincible now, Yuugi. You don't stand a chance against me and neither did your precious pharaoh."

Yuugi's eyes narrowed as the anger flooded through him. Kontar didn't seem to notice him inwardly fuming and instead just smirked.

"I will soon be the ruler of this country and soon all the countries around it, Yuugi. You already know my plan and have seen what I have accomplished in just this little time. Imagine how life will be a year from now, or even a month. I promise you though," he said, stepping closer as Yuugi tried to keep the distance between them but couldn't since Kontar raised his Millennium Scale to keep him paralyzed, "I will treat you good if you surrender kindly and agree to respect me as pharaoh," Kontar said quietly, reaching out his cold fingers to brush across Yuugi's cheek.

Unable to jerk away, Yuugi just stared at him firmly with tears welling in his eyes. Kontar bent down closer to him until they were only a few inches apart.

"Love me like you did for Yami," he whispered, bending down even further.

Yuugi's eyes widened as Kontar's cold lips brushed up against his. Immediately, something inside of him snapped.

"No, STOP!" Yuugi screamed, squeezing his eyes shut as his hands unfroze and came in front of him as if to push Kontar back.

A blazing light erupted between them and Kontar was hurled back yards away, skidding against the ground as he landed. Yuugi's eyes opened in surprise and he saw that his entire body was glowing now, not just his forehead. His eyes glanced down at his hands which were now emitted a golden-yellow hue. A loud, angry growl caused him to jump back and he saw Kontar slowly picking himself up.

"How can this be?" he shouted, standing up fully. "You are a mere mortal, you can't have powers! What is this, some sort of trick?"

"It's no trick!" Yuugi exclaimed, delving deep inside himself to find the courage to stand up to him. "You didn't defeat Yami! He defeated you!"

Kontar's lips curled maliciously. "You dare to say that when you dear pharaoh is lying dead in my chamber!"

Yuugi bit his lip, but clenched his fists to keep his courage strong. "He made you believe that you could beat him; that he wouldn't fight while I was there! The truth is that he gave up his powers before ever confronting you! He didn't have any powers to fight back with because they were all with me!"

Kontar's eyes were flickering with anger, but Yuugi didn't care. He could feel his own rage building inside of him, as well as a strength he hadn't felt before.

"You aren't invincible or immortal, Kontar, because I have Yami's powers!" Yuugi shouted, summoning an energy ball in the blink of an eye and hurling it toward him.

It exploded causing a vast amount of bright light to blind him momentarily. His eyes squinted at first before he was able to open them wider. The moment he did he caught sight of something heading straight toward him.

"AHHHH!" Yuugi cried out as he was thrown backward, a pain like no other seeping into his chest ripping the front of his clothes.

He skidded against the ground, his head bumping against a rock as he landed. Groaning with pain, Yuugi struggled to stand back up only to be hit again by something just as painful. He screamed as the pain flooded through his shoulder. He could feel blood dripping from the wound, but still managed to pick himself up. Wincing, he stared in the direction of where Kontar was approaching him. Kontar's expression was full of fury.

"So that was why the precious pharaoh didn't attack me? What a fool!" he hissed. "Giving up his powers for some mere mortal who has no idea how to use them! I will now have to kill you and suck all the power from you in order to achieve immortality!"

"I won't let you!" Yuugi shouted, summoning another energy ball.

Kontar easily dodged it and threw an attack back at him. Yuugi luckily ducked just in time but was beginning to feel tired already. The use of power was draining his body because he wasn't used to it. To make it worse, his energy balls barely held any attack power unlike Kontar's powers.

How did I throw him back to hard the first time? Was it anger, or…?

Yuugi's thoughts were interrupted as Kontar approached him, holding his Millennium Scale above his head. He was sneering as cold as ever.

"Very well, Yuugi. If you think you're a match for me, let's see how you fare in a Shadow Duel. If you win, my soul goes to the Shadow Realm but if I win, yours goes, which will make it that much easier for me to take Yami's powers from you."

"I know how you can manipulate the Shadow Realm with all of the abilities you stole from the Millennium Items that didn't belong to you!" Yuugi exclaimed, glaring at him, while trying to think of a plan.

Kontar's smirk faded and he gave him a cold glare. "Fine, then. We'll just do it the old fashioned way and prove it by seeing who can kill the other first."

Yuugi threw himself to the side as a burst of power flew at him. This was it now—the fight that he had known would come sooner or later. Already he was beginning to feel weaker while Kontar didn't look the least bit tired. He only hoped he could keep it up long enough to find a way to weaken Kontar. Yuugi dodged another attack and concentrated on summoning another burst of power. He hoped that Ryou was alright and that he'd be able to escape somehow.

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Ryou backed away as Keith came at him again, his bulky body running towards him like a bull. Ryou managed to roll behind one of the pillars to confuse him and head in the opposite direction. There was no use though since the temple had been sealed away. In order for him to find a way out he'd have to somehow knock Keith out first.

"There's no where to run kid," Keith sneered. "I've made sure all exits are blocked off."

Ryou wheeled around, feeling his heart racing as Keith cornered him. There was no where he could run now and Keith wasn't going to give him a chance to escape. As Keith came closer, Ryou could feel the fear build within him. He was so afraid, but there was nothing he could do. He didn't have powers like Yuugi did now, or any way to defend himself.

"Come here!" Keith growled, grabbing Ryou's arm.

He threw Ryou to the ground and pinned him down. Ryou struggled as best as he could but Keith was just too heavy and too strong. Keith smirked down at him, crackling his knuckles even as his legs kept his arms and body pinned to the floor. Ryou stared up at him fearfully and gasped when Keith's thick fingers wrapped around his neck.

"I'm going to enjoy taking your life," Keith smirked coldly, tightening his grip.

Ryou choked and gagged, trying to move his arms or legs or anything to help set him free. He was panicking—feeling his breath slipping away as Keith kept him firmly on the floor. He didn't want to die like this; he didn't want to die now when Yuugi needed his help. And he didn't want to die without confessing to Bakura how he felt about him. It wasn't fair! If only he could do something. Tears leaked from the corners of Ryou's eyes.

"Oh, poor baby," Keith mocked, squeezing tighter. "Don't worry, it'll be all over with soon."

Ryou could feel his lungs burning from lack of oxygen and already sensed the dizziness coming. His life was slipping away and in mere seconds Keith will have killed him. Ryou's eyes closed and he prayed for some sort of miracle.

Oh Yuugi…I'm so sorry…Bakura…no…

"AHHH!"

Ryou gasped for air as his throat was released. The scream he heard came from Keith but he couldn't look up since he was on his side coughing. Ryou took several deep breaths, holding his throat as he tried to steady his breathing. Once the dizziness passed, Ryou shakily got up and glanced around. His eyes spotted Keith lying face down on the floor meters away. Very cautiously, he approached the still body unsure of what happened. One minute he was dying and the next Keith released him and was lying face down.

Ryou reached out a shaky hand toward Keith's neck to feel for a pulse. His hand was grabbed roughly and he let out a scream as his wrist was twisted. Keith rose up and glared at him, spitting out blood.

"You stupid brat! How the hell did you do that?"

He smacked Ryou across the face, which caused him to fall backward onto the floor. Ryou held his cheek feeling tears sting his eyes. He tried to scoot backwards as Keith reached for him but wasn't fast enough. Ryou let out a cry as Keith grabbed his legs and dragged him toward him.

"I'll teach you to mess with me!" Keith exclaimed, posing his arm to punch.

Ryou screamed trying to find a way to free his arms so he could protect his face when suddenly a burst of white light blinded him. He heard Keith scream but couldn't look right away. The pressure on his arms and legs was released and Ryou quickly sat up, blinking in confusion. He saw Keith screaming and covering his face as white light surrounded him on every side. Ryou's eyes followed the trails of white light to their source and his eyes locked onto the necklace tied around his neck.

Ryou's mouth opened in shock. The necklace Yuugi gave him was not only emitting such beautiful and bright light, but it was attacking Keith, like magic! Did it have powers? Is that why Yuugi gave it him? Another loud scream caused Ryou to flinch and he immediately stood up quickly. Keith's arms were flailing all around and he appeared blinded and in pain. A second later, Keith dropped down to the floor with a loud thud. Ryou stared at him even as the white light died down and realized smoke was coming off of Keith's jacket; like he had been burned.

Stepping away cautiously, Ryou turned and ran toward the opposite end. There had to be a way out. He had to get out and help Yuugi and warn him that Kontar was going to find him. When Kontar and Keith had arrived at the temple Kontar had asked him where Yuugi was but Ryou refused to tell. That's when Kontar left saying he'd find Yuugi and told Keith to take care of him. Ryou wheeled around realizing that there didn't seem to be a way out. Suddenly, he glanced down at the necklace as a thought occurred to him. Touching the necklace tentatively, Ryou closed his eyes concentrating on an escape. He felt a tingling sensation and opened his eyes to see the necklace glowing once more. A bolt of white light struck the wall in front of him and it suddenly exploded, sparks of white light flying everywhere. Ryou covered his face just in case and when he felt it was safe, he ran through the hole in the wall to the outside.

Ryou began making his way in the direction Yuugi went when suddenly he stopped. He glanced down at the necklace again and suddenly turned and ran in the direction of Kontar's hideout. Although the necklace seemed to have power it would be foolish to go to Yuugi's aid. Kontar would use Ryou in order to get to Yuugi and then possibly take the necklace too. He had to get back to Kontar's hideout and see if he could find a weakness with Kontar's plan or power.

The hideout wasn't too far and Ryou remembered the direction from when he and Yuugi had escaped earlier. Yuugi had Yami's power to protect him as well, which was a lot more than any help Ryou could offer his friend. He managed to squeeze through the hole that he and Yuugi had escaped out of and slip back into the underground hideout. At first, he was confused as to where to go and decided to just head back to the room he and Yuugi had been trapped in. Perhaps he could try and use the necklace to waken Yami and the others.

Ryou luckily remembered the way to the room, although he nearly took a wrong turn. As he ran inside he immediately approached the unmoving bodies and held the necklace firmly in his hand. Closing his eyes, he concentrated hard, with every ounce of determination, to ask the necklace to wake up Bakura, Yami, Isis, Marik and Shadi. After a minute, Ryou opened his eyes to find that nothing had happened.

Taking a deep breath, Ryou licked his lips and closed his eyes again. He thought hard and tried to will the power to come to him. Opening his eyes again, he saw that nothing had changed. He was filled with doubt and fear as he realized he couldn't help them. What was he going to do? What would happen if Yuugi couldn't defeat Kontar? Tears stung his eyes and Ryou sniffled, unable to control the despair coming over him.

Just then the necklace began to glow and Ryou wiped at his eyes.

"Is it working?" he wondered aloud, feeling hope rise within him.

A beam of light suddenly erupted from it, but it didn't land on any of the motionless bodies in the containers. Instead, the beam of light traveled across the room and hit the back wall. Ryou followed the beam until he reached the wall staring at it in confusion. It appeared that the beam of light was going through the wall, as if the wall wasn't even there. Looking around for a lever or button of some sort, he spotted a lamp above his head. Reaching up, he tugged on it roughly. The lamp squeaked as it came down and clicked allowing the wall in front of him to open.

Ryou wasted no time in stepping inside and following the beam of light. There was a small tunnel that he followed, thankful for the light from the necklace since it was dark. When he reached a clearing he stopped cold, his eyes widening with what he saw. The room was filled with bodies—at least twenty or so that were so deformed and burned that some of them he couldn't tell the gender. Torches were set up all around the circular room and the ceiling was high above, but there were no windows, or no other doors to the room. That wasn't what got Ryou's attention though. The beam of light from the necklace had traveled to the center of the room where a pedestal was standing with a familiar sphere situated on top of it.

Gasping, Ryou approached it slowly. "The Orb," he whispered aloud, reaching out a hand to touch it.

The moment his hand touched it the beam of light disappeared and he was left in the dimly lit room with the stench of rotting flesh and dried blood. Ryou tried his best to ignore the bodies around him and stared at the Orb with part fascination and part fear. The necklace had led him to the Orb, but what was he supposed to do now?

"Yuugi…," he whispered aloud, letting the few droplets of tears fall. He needed to help his friend.

Wiping at his eyes, Ryou took a step forward with a determined expression on his face. He would just think of this as an assignment, like school; a puzzle to solve. He could do this. He walked all around the Orb at least five times, looking for anything out of the ordinary. Strangely, it was completely blank whereas before it had carvings etched into it. If the carvings, or markings, had vanished, then that meant something had been triggered. He'd have to find where the trigger was, if there was one; something that wasn't there before. Ryou fought to remember when he had first set eyes on the Orb and when Yuugi had described it to him.

Gently, his fingers caressed the Orb, feeling for anything that might trigger an opening. He ran across something that wasn't smooth and paused, bending down to get a better look. There was a very, very small niche almost beneath the Orb, hidden out of plain view. Ryou put his fingernails on either side of the niche and pulled gently, trying to get it to budge. It wouldn't move. He pulled harder wincing as it began to hurt his fingers. Suddenly, the opening jerked ever-so-slightly. Ryou blinked to make sure he hadn't imagined it and tugged again. He was certain it moved just a tiny bit. Pulling and tugging, Ryou tried to get it open. It jerked open with a fluid movement, startling him and he flung backward nearly tripping and falling over one of the bodies.

Gulping, Ryou came closer and saw that it had opened up to reveal an inner section. He examined the inside and noticed a small niche in the shape of an oval at the bottom.

"It's almost like something should fit in it," he whispered aloud, tracing the shape with a finger.

Ryou's eyebrows furrowed as he stared at the shape realizing it looked a bit familiar. Suddenly, he put his hand to his neck and glanced down to where the gem hung from the chain; the necklace that Yuugi had given to him. Ryou quickly took it off and reached inside to place the gem in the niche. He had to turn it a couple of times to get it to fit and when he pushed on it there was a subtle clicking sound. With wide eyes, Ryou watched as the Orb began to glow and soon it was unraveling piece by piece. The outside of it vanished and the inside with the gem began lifting up really high. The gem began to illuminate a beautiful emerald green color and suddenly it erupted in front of him, beams of light heading toward the ceiling and surrounding the entire room in a luminous glow.

Ryou was able to keep his eyes open, though he did step back uncertainly. Just then, symbols and images began to appear. At first, Ryou wasn't sure what they were but as he approached it he noticed that there were images he recognized. There were images of a man in a purple robe with a familiar crown—it was Yami! And then another man, who looked fairly evil with black mist surrounding him and a sneer, appeared uncannily like Kontar. Ryou's eyes widened when he realized he had unlocked something inside the Orb; something that could possibly help him discover Kontar's weakness. This was the full prophecy. As he watched the images shine before him like a story unfolding, he realized that another figure he recognized very much so. Ryou's mouth dropped open as he stared unblinking at what the Orb was showing him.

"It can't be…," he whispered, his eyes fixated on the sight before him. "Yuugi…Oh my gosh."

The images suddenly changed and he saw three beasts appear in front of him. As it began to change it showed him familiar items and things he recognized. Ryou watched for at least ten minutes before it was sucked back into the Orb. The Orb began to glow even brighter and brighter until it was so blinding Ryou couldn't even look. With a loud bang, something exploded and Ryou was thrown backward, hitting the wall and falling atop some of the bodies. He picked himself up quickly, feeling disgusted and frightened at the same time. When he looked back to where the Orb had been he found it had vanished. All that was left was a few sparks that were dying out and the gem, which was now lying on top of the pedestal.

Cautiously, Ryou approached it and slipped the gem back on the chain when he was sure it was safe to touch. Then he tied it back around his neck, lost in thought. Suddenly, his eyes widened as he pieced together everything that had been shown to him.

"I know Kontar's weakness! I've got to get to Yuugi!" he exclaimed, rushing out of the chamber the way that he came. He just hoped he wasn't too late.

TO BE CONTINUED…

To Reviewers:

SilverWing147: Aww, don't worry. By the end you'll understand better. It will all be explained to Yuugi so hopefully you'll understand what Yami did then. I tried to update as fast as possible. Thank you so much! I'm so glad this is still keeping your interest. There are only a few chapters left now! The ending will probably be the longest chapter though.

Yana5: Tehehehe, yep, he was kinda mad when he found out, huh:-)

Padfoot13: Hahaha, thanks! I hope this was a quick enough update. Good luck for you in updating your stories. Trust me, I know how hard it can be. :-)

SansiAww, thank you! I hope this has a plot, lol! I mean, I know it does, but I hope it's as good as The Lost Pharaoh. Anyway, the ending should be a nice big bang!

YamiyugifanadicSorry this wasn't as quick as the previous update. It's getting to be near the end now. Oh, that's so sad! Well, I hope to update this soon!

Yimi Makuya: Hehehehe, yes, sugar-highs. Great stuff, huh? Yuugi may have the power, but he hasn't had much time to learn it, that's his only problem. But fear not, I won't make you wait too long for the next chapter.

AtemuYugiLover34: Yeppers! Three strikes and he's out! Lol! 'Strike tree'! Hehehe! Don't worry, I speak like that sometimes. When I was talking about the movie A Series of Unfortunate Events, I said Count Bolaf, instead Count Olaf. Lol! It happens. Oh yes, much fluffy romance in the last chapter. But I'm not giving anything away!...I hope. :-)

SpufFanWow, I'm really behind then…lol! Actually, I've been watching the Yu-Gi-Oh GX recently and it doesn't look bad. The character Syrus reminds me of Yuugi, so maybe it won't be so bad. I just wish I knew why Yami had to leave. And why doesn't Yuugi have his Millennium puzzle? Some evil shadow duelist does now, or something. Anyway, thanks for the info! Hope to update soon!

Kari-Sama: Awwwwwwww, thank you! That's so nice to say! Trust me, I still have a long way to go with writing, but I'm glad it's keeping you interested though! I try not to make stories seem to random, like I drop hints here and there to try and alert the readers of what might come so that they're not like: "Wait, where did that come from?" Too random can be bad, but hopefully this story will turn out to be as good as The Lost Pharaoh. Anywhoo, thanks so much! I hope to update this soon!

Celeste-the-Hikari: Oh yes Misty! I remember! Ooo, goody, you're writing now! Excellent! Good luck with that. Don't worry yourself too much if you don't update frequently or something, because all writers need to take their time. I still have a LONG way to go with writing myself. I'm really glad you're still interested in this story. I hope it's as good as The Lost Pharaoh. I'm not going to say anything, so that I don't ruin the surprise, but Horus will be back as the other thing you mentioned, by the end. Oh and thanks! I'm glad I'm not alone in being behind in watching Yu-Gi-Oh! I still don't know what happened to him and Yami but I am watching Yu-Gi-Oh GX and it's not that bad! It's cute. Anywhoo, I hope to update asap!

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