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Chapter 1: Fake Ninjas and Portals

Central Park

Marie Freeman jogged her normal route through the park early Monday morning. She had her blond hair pulled back in a ponytail and she wore a nice warm blue sweat suit with white gloves. Jogging was a daily routine she did before going to work at the medical lab. She found jogging to be a good stress reliever since her job was so demanding. During this time she would ponder on simple things, like what she would wear to work or eat for lunch. If there were any research problems at that lab she would also used this time to clear her mind so that she can be mentally prepared to solve the problem.

The sun was just starting to rise, bringing light upon her world. As she made her way though the park she started thinking about the recent news and how many famous doctors and scientist were slowly disappearing. It seemed odd that all the people who disappeared were people who practiced surgery or worked in genetics labs. Her fiancé told her that it was unsafe to be outside alone in the early mornings but she didn't care. She always went on the same path through Central Park for two years and no one ever bothered her. Besides she wasn't as important as the people who had disappeared. She never discovered anything and she certainly wasn't a household name. Most of the things she did were for other people. She worked once for Hydra but that was four years ago and she wasn't fully involved in it. She mostly did blood test and checked for DNA changes. When the place went down she was happy to be free of that job and now was able to do things she wanted to do. Unfortunately she again fell into the wrong management working under Dr. Nathaniel Essex. His crazy ass was finally caught by Shield for using live human subjects for his experiments and exposed to the world. She was interested in learning about mutants but most of the scientists she worked with had unorthodox ways of testing their theories. She was hoping to find a way to test her theories of mutants without having to employ any experiments that would need the use of live human specimens so she open up her own medical lab that would cater to her ideals.

Marie was happy that it hadn't started snowing yet because it would put a damper on her run. It was mid November and snow would usually be here by Thanksgiving. As she turned the corner on her course back home she noticed a young couple sitting snuggled together on a bench. She smiled at them remembering her days of young love. She jogged passed them and two minutes later she came up to a huge fountain that had been shut off due to the seasonal change. She then noticed a small light starting to grow in size above the fountain. It was a small florescent white light that soon exploded in to a huge circle of light.

"What in the hell…?" Marie gasped and stopped dead in her tracks. She shaded her blue eyes with her hand to get a better look at the blinding light. The light looked like something she never seen before. Her curiosity brought her closer to the fountain to further inspect the huge light hovering over it. Suddenly, three men in dark clothing jumped out of the light portal onto the ground. They were covered from head to toe in black garments with a red bandana around their heads. The bandanas had an oriental symbol in the middle.

"I must be in some kind of ninja movie" Marie thought watching the ninjas surround her.

"Dr. Marie Freeman?" asked one of the ninjas.

"Wh-why do you want to know?" asked Marie still in awe from the whole ninja-jumping-out-of-nowhere scene that just took place.

"You must come with us," commended the ninja as he grabbed her arm.

"HEY! Let go of me!" Marie shouted trying to free her arm by repeatedly hitting the ninja in his shoulder.

"If you don't struggle then you won't get hurt," The ninja warned tightening his grip on her arm.

"AHH! Get the fuck off me right now!" Marie screamed angrily.

"Hey lady! Shut the hell up! You're coming with us whether you like it or not," one of the other ninjas snapped. She turned to him and her eyes widen as his fist rose to hit her.

"Yo, homme! I don tink y'should do that to the femme," said a voice from behind them. The ninjas and Marie looked to see a man with red eyes staring back at them.

"Who the fuck are you?" asked one ninja whose arm was still raised ready to hit Marie.

"Your worst nitmare mon ami…" with that Gambit swiftly side kicked one of the ninja that was standing there sending him into the fountain. The other ninja that was about to hit Marie ran toward Gambit only to receive the same fate as his buddy. The last ninja let go of Marie and left her sailing hard to the ground. He then started to make his way back to the light portal only to be hindered by someone floating in his path.

"Ah don't think so sugah!" said the women as she grabbed him. "Lets see who ya really arh.." Rouge removed the masked from the ninjas face. Starring fearfully at her was an oriental man that looked like he was only sixteen or seventeen.

"Whah?" Rogue eyes widen seeing that the guy was way too young to be jumping out of portals and trying to kidnap people. Rogue became distracted with her amazement in the young ninja and the ninja took the opportunity to punch Rogue in the jaw sending her to the ground with a hard crash.

"Chere, y'ok?" Gambit asked running to her side.

"Yeah, Ah just got distracted." Rogue answered letting him help her up. They noticed that the ninja had jumped through the light portal and it started to close until it eventually disappeared.

"Damn it! He got away," Rogue groaned.

"It's okay. We got two of dem that he left behind." Remy gesture to the other two ninjas still knocked out in the fountain. He went over to inspect the unconscious bodies as Rogue walked up to a confused and frighten Marie.

"Mame, arh ya okay?" Rogue asked Marie.

" Yeah… I guess. Rogue, right?" Marie asked looking at Rogue. She looked older and more mature but she could never mistake the girl with the red hair and the white stripes for long bangs. Her hair was now longer flowing way pass her shoulders. The white strips cut to form the side of her face.

"How do ya know meh?" Rogue questioned eyeing Marie. She didn't remember ever meeting the lady before.

"Um… my name is Dr. Marie Freeman…" Marie said carefully.

"Ah don't recognahze the name, sorry." Rogue responded.

"Oh… um.. I.. I worked for Nathaniel Essex… I was there the day…" Marie managed to say but stopped when Rogue's faced paled. The mentioning of that name brought a horrible chill over her body.

"I-I'm sorry! I didn't to mean to bring that up…"Marie trailed off. Why the hell will I even say anything about that man to her! Marie thought angrily to herself. It had been three years since the ordeal and she could tell that the incident still affected Rogue.

Remy LeBeau walked over the women not knowing the previous conversation, "Do ya have any idea why dem hommes were tryna get y'petite?" Marie looked up to him and shook her head.

"Chere, wats wrong wit ya?" Remy asked Rogue noticing her demeanor. She didn't answer him. She was still pondering the thought of what Nathaniel Essex aka Mr. Sinister had put her through years ago. Although time has changed ever since then she still vividly remembered every single pain and torment he had made her endure. Deep in thought she jumped when Remy touched her shoulder.

"Rogue?" Remy asked worriedly.

"Sorry, Ah'm okay." Rogue answered faintly. She forced a smile at him which he didn't believe at all.

"I'm sorry. This is partially my fault. I may have opened some old wounds for her." Marie sighed. She didn't mean to make the girl remember her haunted pass. Marie didn't even want to remember that hideous man.

"I see, well we can talk bout dis later. Right now let's get those guys to de mansion for some good ole interrogation. You must come too… um… I never got your name," Remy said to Marie.

"It's Marie, Dr. Marie Freeman," Marie said, "And you might be?"

"Remy LeBeau some people call me Gambit…" Remy took his communicator out of his pocket of his trench coat. It was a small black device with a gold "X" that stretched across the back. All the X-men were told to carry it at all times and he was glad that he finally listened to Logan's instructions, "It's Remy. Anyone dere?" He asked talking into the speaker.

"…Yeah, this is Scott. And it's seven in the morning so it better be good!" Scott said groggily after a minute of Remy trying to reach someone at the institute.

"Rogue and I met some interestin tings out here, homme. We need a jet here at Central park right now."

"What kind of interesting things?" Scott asked still cranky from waking up to the constant beeping of his communicator. He was pissed that no one answered theirs.

"Y'regular ninja jumpin out of portals and tryna kidnap a femme, interestin' ting." Remy answered, "Might be connected to de otha kidnapins."

"We'll be there right away." Scott replied and halted communication.

"How did you know I was in trouble?" Marie asked them while Remy kicked one of the ninjas that started stirring back into unconsciousness.

"We always know petite." Remy said in a superhero tone. Rogue hit him in the stomach lightly.

"Please! We were sitting on a bench a way back and we saw ya jog bah. Then we heard ya shoutin a minute later so we came to see if ya were in trouble. Good thahg we got here when we did or yah woudah been going with them through that portal" Rogue correctly informed her.

"Yeah that would have been unfortunate." Marie frowned. She can never remember a time when someone actually wanted her, "So you think this might be connected to the recent disappearances of doctors and scientist?"

"Maybe… hard to tell. Y'sure y'don owe someone money?" Remy asked her shrugging.

"Of course not! At least not ninjas." Marie replied.

"Ah don't even thihk they are ninjas. They can't even faght. The one guy was scared stiff when ah took off his mask. They just kids." Rogue frowned. She knew that being a kid wasn't an excuse. She started with the X-Men when she was sixteen. She learned how to fight and defend herself against many powerful and evil villains. Now she was twenty-one and still young but nonetheless able to fight on the same level if not better than most people she knew.

"Y'mean the one kid that knock you out de sky, chere?" Remy asked jokingly.

"Shut Up, swamp rat! I got distracted," Rogue yelled glaring at Remy.

"Aww, don get mad, chere." Remy leaned over to her and kissed her on the cheek. Rogue still glared at him but a tiny smile crept on her face. No matter how mad she got at him, he always knew what to do or say that would melt it all away. She was happy to have him with her. They had been dating for two years which had been the happiest years of her life. She finally found her one true love that at one point she was afraid to let in. He looked past the fact she couldn't touch backed then and was really supportive when she finally learned how to control her powers. He also risked his life for her, saving her from the evil grasps of Mr. Sinister, and now she will never feel safe or complete without him.

"If I may ask… why were you guys out in Central Park anyway?" Marie inquired looking at the couple.

"Dis homme just won stay down!" Remy whined hitting the same ninja once again, "Rogue why don y'tell her."

"Um, well its our two year anniversary. We wanted to visit all the spots that we thought were special to us. Our first kiss was on that bench ya saw us at earlier." Rogue explained smiling.

"That's so cute." Marie smiled. She remember when her fiancé would do fun things like that with her. Now he was more into his own projects to even acknowledge her presence. She was still wondering if they were ever going to get married. It had been a year since they got engaged and they hadn't even set a date yet.

"Ah guess it will have to wait now." Rogues smile faded looking at the unconscious men and then back to Marie.

"I'm sorry…" Marie started.

"It's okay. We have more important matters to deal with anyway. For one, we need to figure out why someone would want to kidnap ya"

"Yeah…" Marie frowned. She couldn't help but think that maybe her fiancé was right.

At the Institute

"This is strange. I never heard of people using portals as a method of transportation," Charles Xavier said as he rubbed his chin. He had called an early meeting with the adults to talk about the incident with Rogue and Remy. It was about 9:30am and everyone entered the study staggering. Most people were still in their pajamas. Xavier sat in his usual spot behind his desk. Ororo Munroe sat next to him in leather arm chair. Logan leaned against the far wall lurking in the shadows. Rogue sat on a small couch with Marie. Scattering around the room in single chairs was Hank, Kitty, Jean, Kurt, Piotr, Amara, Jubilee, Tabitha, Ray, Roberto, Sam, and Bobby. Scott, John, and Remy were busy interrogating their new found prisoners.

"Yes, Indeed…" added Dr.Hank McCoy pondering the information they were just told by Rogue and Marie. Since the battle with Apocalypse he hadn't changed much. He was still the all-around scientist and doctor of the Institution. "I believe that this must be some sort of new technology that can disrupt the atmosphere and allow people to travel through an alternate universe."

"Sounds like something out a movie to me or maybe even a video game." Bobby Drake quipped. He had grown much taller than he already was. His voice was much deeper and he looked more mature. Acting mature was a different story. He still had a big ego that had seemed to grow since his departure to college. He currently attends NYU along with Ray, Tabitha, Jubilee, and Roberto. They all decided to go to college together since the mutant discrimination was still evident in the world and they thought it will be much safer if they stuck together. They were now back for Thanksgiving break and ready to return for some X-Men action. Tabitha Smith was still her rambunctious self even though she was older. She let her hair grow down pass her shoulders and usually wore it in a ponytail. Ray Crisp had also grown tall but not as tall as Bobby. Roberto Da Costa had become more muscular over the years. His ego also increased in size over the years. He was presently dating Tabitha who seemed like the only person able to bring him down to earth. Jubilation Lee was still an all-around perky person. Earlier she was taken away from the institute after Nathaniel Essex kidnapped some of the students. Her boyfriend, Bobby, went nuts during the time she was gone. Her parents finally let her return a year later and they rekindled their relationship.

"That's what I had thought too." Marie agreed with Bobby. She was fairly impressed with the environment she was in. She had heard about the institute on the news and through several acquaintances but she never thought that she would ever actually be in the mansion let alone sitting in front of Professor Xavier.

"Could you see through it?" Jubilee asked Marie.

"No, it was extremely bright. Almost blinding." Marie answered her.

"That's strange," Jubilee said.

"Yeah, sounds like Mortal Kombat!" Bobby implied.

"Mortal Kombat?" Ororo raised her eyebrow.

"Yeah, the ninja people alternate between realms using a portal system. It separated the earthrealm from the netherealm which was where all the bad people where banished." Bobby informed.

"Oh yeah, Liu Kang went through it once to save Kitana, right?" Ray looked at Bobby.

"Yeah, that's how Raiden always appeared when he wanted to talk to the Mortal Kombat crew too. It was his way of instant teleportation" Bobby answered.

"You boys are idiots!" Jubilee jeered.

"Well, that's how I know about portals! I don't see you coming up with anything better." Bobby retorted. Jubilee kicked him in the shin.

"Besides it's better than nothing." Ray said trying to justify Bobby's answer.

"Come to think of Mortal Kombat was a real fun video game." Bobby added. Bobby rubbed his throbbing leg while Jubilee smiled in satisfaction of his pain.

"Yeah! Did you ever get to the level with Viper in the netherealm?" Ray asked Bobby.

"In ten minutes!" Bobby said excitedly.

"Wow, I wonder what if they are coming out with a new version …" Roberto began.

"Can we please go back to topic at hand!" Tabitha snapped at the boys. They all turned red with embarrassment. "Men!" Tabitha mumbled under her breath.

"I heard that!" Bobby snapped. The Professor sighed. Even though they had been too so many meetings through out the years they still always manage to lose focus quickly.

"The portal thing did seem like a quick and easy way for them to get away without being noticed. Maybe it is some kind of teleportation method." Marie stated. Bobby beamed that someone acknowledge his video game idea.

"But why would they used portals and not just a getaway car or something?" Kitty Pryde asked out loud not really to anyone in particular. Kitty had just graduated college along with Rogue and Kurt earlier that year. She attended college at UCLA for four years and only visited Bayville during her breaks. Now she worked at a small business in NYC as a Communications Representative. Although she loved California she moved back to the institute after graduating. She felt the need to teach the new recruits everything she had learned as teenager and as an X-Man. She also wanted to be near her second family that she had grown up with and missed so much while living across the country. During her stay in California she became more mature and didn't use so many "likes" in her sentences anymore. Kurt Wagner also attended UCLA. He graduated with a degree in Law and now he is attending Law School at NYU. He was attributing to become a defense attorney for mutants. He was also at NYU to check up on the X-Men who are currently attending the university. He grew taller over the years and became more religious.

"That's what we all would like to know." Xavier sighed. Throughout the pass four years he had become older and more worried about the well-being of his X-Men. They had endured so many tough times as mutants and things just seem to get harder. He was also proud of them. They had grown with each other and even through the obstacles and tribulations they showed they were strong and able to take on anything that came their way together.

"You got any idea why they would want you?" Logan asked Marie. He hadn't changed at all over years due to his healing abilities. He did however marry Ororo a year ago. She has added more peace to his life.

"I wish I knew…" Marie said somberly.

"Do you have any hints? Past work? Connections to people?" Logan continued to question her.

"No, well… I worked for Hydra once. I also worked at one the labs that Nathaniel Essex owned. But these were years back… I didn't know what they were doing at the time." Marie confessed sadly. She realized from the facial expressions in the room that mentioning those names was not a good thing.

"No wonder people are after you!" Tabitha spat.

"Now Tabitha, that may not even be of any importance." Ororo told her.

"Besides, they both were taking down. Why would they be after her, now? If anything Essex crazy ass would want mutants not humans." Roberto suggested. He looked at Rogue and Amara who had kept quiet throughout the whole conversation. He wondered what they were thinking.

"Maybe it haz nothing to do vith those guyz. Maybe is somezing that she knowz." Kurt proposed.

"Well, if you look at the professional backgrounds of most of the people that went missing in the last few days then you will see that they are all high class scientist and doctors with no history of ever dealing with Essex." Hank informed.

"Who are the missing people, Chuck?" Logan asked Xavier

"Dr. Roy J Glauber is one of the missing doctors. He actually won Nobel Prize in Medical Sciences." Xavier answered.

"Whoa! That's big." Kitty said in awe, "With all the things you do, Hank, you should win one too!"

"I agree with that." Piotr nodded. Piotr, John, and Remy had joined the X-Men after Apocalypse's demise. Piotr Rasputin started dating Kitty a couple months ago after she came back from California. St. John Allerdyce was still his insane self. It was a surprise when he came along with Remy and Piotr to join the X-Men. Since then he has done nothing but drive everyone crazy to the point where they are used to his shenanigains. If he were ever to leave the house it wouldn't be the same.

"I'm honored that you guys believe so deeply in my work!" Hank smiled.

"Who are the others?" Jean asked. Jean Summers, formerly Jean Grey, married Scott Summers a year and a half ago in a small ceremony after the Nathaniel Essex fiasco. Among many of the others they realize life was too short and they wanted to take their relationship to the next level. After the wedding they decided to stay at the mansion since Scott remained the leader of the X-Men and Jean has now started Med School at Columbia University. Just three months ago they had a newborn baby girl named Rachel Summers. The couple couldn't have been anymore happier and addition of a little one has brought a lot of joy with in the mansion to everyone.

"Some of the other people are Dr.Linda Buck, Dr. Alexei A. Abrikosov, Dr. Kimberly Nguyen and Dr. Darius Richards," Xavier informed.

"These people have no correlation with me at all." Marie added, "I never even met them. Just heard about them through the news and read some papers written by them."

"Sounds like whoever took these people need them for some greater plan then. Maybe you just match in a indirect way." Amara sighed. Amara Aquila and Sam Guthrie were both seniors in High School. Since most of the other students were off at college they became closer throughout the years. They began dating over the summer and are still together. Sam lost his clumbsy nature and Amara become less prissy as they grew up. Amara had her share of tribulations along the way that has humbled her spirit a little.

"That's another thing we need to figure out. How does Dr. Freeman match in all this…" Logan trailed off. There was a silence in the room.

"So what are we going to do?" Bobby posed after a while.

"For one we need to keep Marie safe." Xavier looked over at the woman. Everyone nodded except for Rogue. She was still engrossed in her thoughts regarding life three years ago. Amara and her were taken prisoner by Nathaniel Essex and treated like lab rats for a whole month. Essex was obsessed with his notion of the supreme mutant and Rogue was his main project. When Amara didn't meet his ideal vision he threw her out and nearly left her to die in the Sahara Desert. Luckily, there were caravans traveling that day that found her body and nursed her back to health. When she was well she was able to contact and the X-Men and help them find Rogue in the process. Rogue shuddered every time she relived those moments. With the help of Remy and others at the institute Amara and her began the healing process of moving after a trauma. It took her long time to get passed it but she eventually was able move on with her life and finish school. She decided to go to college for a degree in criminal justice at Long Island University. She had forced Remy to take classes with her there. Their friendship turned love and from there their love blossomed into something unimaginable. She still lives in the mansion and sometimes she does side work undercover for the International Criminal Investigation Agency (ICIA) with Remy.

"But how do we know that those guys wont be able use that portal thingy anytime they want?" asked Roberto.

"That I'm not certain of… I really don't know how it works but we must do something. That is why I am insisting that Dr. Freeman stay here." Xavier informed. He was rewarded with a sea of gasps and astonished looks.

"Are you sure that is wise?" Jean asked what everyone was feeling.

"It is the best solution I can think of for keeping the doctor safe while we figure out what is going on." Xavier said defending his idea. Ororo nodded in agreement. There was a silence with in the room.

"As much as I appreciate that, Professor Xavier, I must decline." Marie said breaking the silence.

"Why not, Dr. Freeman?" Xavier didn't like the idea of letting her go home knowing that she is endangered and there is a chance that the X-Men could protect her. Before she could answer John, Scott, and Remy walked in the room.

"I can't believe you actually did that! Now who's gonna clean up the mess?" Scott said wearily to John.

"Not me!" Remy sat down next to Rogue on the arm of the couch she was sitting on.

"Clean up what?" Jean asked looking at Scott who came up next to her. She got up to let him sit down on the chair and she sat on his lap.

"You really don't want to know!" Scott told her.

"I do!" Tabitha squeaked.

"Yeah, tell us." Roberto wanted to know along with everyone else what the guys were talking about.

"John made the hommes shit demselves." Remy informed.

"Are you SERIOUS!" Tabitha lighten up upon hearing that. The boys snickered while the girls rolled their eyes in disgust.

"I kind of… got a little carried away with my fire thing and… um… yeah" said the Australian sheepishly.

"A little? He made a huge ass dragon out of his fire and when the poor kids woke up he told them that they were dead and where in Hell! Then he proceeded to tell them that Remy was Satan and they were going to endure the wraths of fire for all eternity if they didn't tell Satan what he wanted to know" Scott scoffed.

"Man, I wish I was there!" Roberto said excitedly.

"Oh! It gets better. I snatched Cykes glasses off and told them that he was the Darklord of the Underworld and he was able to burn through flesh with his optic rays. I put a paper in front of the rays and they watched in horror as the paper charred! You should have seen their faces." Pyro confessed laughing.

"Nice!" Roberto nodded in amazement.

"That sounds fun! I can't wait till I'm old enough to torture villains," Ray gave Roberto a high-five.

"Not till y'see a homme shit himself. It gives ya a whole new perspective on torture. I just asked dem dir names and they just… let loose!" Remy looked down at Rogue who seemed engaged in her own thoughts. He mouthed, What's wrong? and she mouthed back, Tell ya later.

"They cried too!" John laughed rolling on the floor.

"I would too if I thought I was in hell." Jubilee said out of annoyance, "You're mean!"

"Well technically it was Gumbo over there that did it. I just supplied the fire! Satan should clean up the mess." John accused.

"Non, mon ami, y'set the scene up for dem. It's techinically y' mess!" Gambit defended himself.

"Other then the fact that there is a mess on the floor in the Danger Room did you guys manage to get anything else out of the ninjas?" Logan asked secretly wishing he was there for the interrogation also.

"Yeah, between repenting they said that they were orphans from China that were hired for a day to capture Dr. Freeman and bring her to certain location. They also had this device on them." Scott said handing Hank a small capsule, "Apparently that is what's used to make that portal. It's actually a teleportation device according to the boys. They don't know anything about who hired them or how the device was made. They're just kids looking for money."

"Impressive;" Hank said looking at the small device. It was white with a tiny red button. "I will get to work on this, right away." Hank got up and proceeded to leave the room.

"Oh Hank, just as a precaution please remain on the grounds. You are a doctor and well known at that too. We don't want anything happening to you." Xavier told Hank as he was leaving.

"As you wish Professor." Hank sighed and then left the room.

"I hope you will be staying, too Dr. Freeman." Xavier turned his attention to Marie.

"If I put people in danger I will never…" Marie began.

"No ifs! Yah life is at risk and in order to keep ya safe ya need be watched! So just stay. Only for a lil while anyway." Rogue implored Marie. She wanted her safe but she also wanted to ask her a few things about Dr. Essex

"Besides, it's not like we never been endanger before!" Kitty chipped in.

"Yeah, and from de looks of it the people that came out de portal were not a threat to us at all," Remy added.

"I guess so," Marie gave in.

"Well, then that's settled. Don't worry about your stuff. We will have a group of X-Men take to your place to pick up anything that you. Rogue, why don't you show Marie to one of the guest rooms." Xavier told Rogue.

"Sure, Professor," She and Marie walked out of the room.

"She sure looks troubled," Ororo inspected after Rogue left with Marie.

"Yeah, is she okay?" asked Kitty toward Remy.

"I tink she be okay. Maybe all dis talk about kidnapping. Plus Essex don sit too well wit her." Remy replied. He couldn't help but worry when she got those looks of gloom written all over her face. "I know just how to cheer her up tho'."

"That's good. So everything is set for your special night?" Kitty knew that today was Remy's and Rogue's two year anniversary and also heard about what he was planning for her.

"Yes, petite… It's all set."

"Good! So she will be happier by the end of the night anyway!" Kitty beamed.

"I hope so." Remy told her. Everyone walked out the room and went down to the kitchen to get breakfast.

A/N: I hope you liked it! I know there was not too much Romy in this chapter. I was just setting up a plot. The next chapter will be dedicated to talking about their relationship. I will continue to make references to past throughout the story so that it will eventually come together. The next chapted will be up soon!

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