...on the bright side, this isn't the longest I've made you guys wait. Herp. Sorry about that. This semester has been hell and I'm graduating this year (which is just weird; I started this story at the end of my freshman year) so I need to do well and focus.

Anyway, thanks to everyone who reviewed. Mucho love to you all. And especial thanks to my betas le_etoile and CrystalDawn for looking over this so quickly.

I don't believe there are any major warnings this time around, besides some violence and swearing, but what else is new?

Chapter 31

Kuro and Shiro

While the Royal Palace was in upheaval, inside Ichigo's soul, things had finally calmed down, at least for now. Sitting contemplatively on top of one of the skyscrapers, Shirosaki had lifted his head when the rain stopped. He smirked and listened to Ichigo's thoughts.

"They came for me."

It was as he suspected: Orihime had finally arrived. As dangerous as the Palace was, and as much as he didn't enjoy the thought of her being attacked by Royal Guard, Shirosaki knew that her presence was the only thing that would get Ichigo's ass into gear.

It was likely why the rain had stopped. Shock would soon be replaced with worry and determination. Ichigo may have passively accepted his imprisonment here, but he would not stand by and risk Orihime getting hurt. Especially since her getting hurt would be in trying to rescue him, and that would make it much worse.

However, Ichigo wasn't going to be able to do it alone. That's where Shirosaki would have to come in. Orihime had given her word, and he knew she'd keep it. Now, it was time to see his end of the bargain through. It was just… going to kind of, well… suck.

"Goddamn woman," he muttered as he stood up. "I had to go and fucking sell my soul to her." Well, his part of the soul anyway. As per his nature, the defeat left a slightly bitter taste in his mouth, and it had taken a considerable amount of brooding and thinking for him to come to terms with it.

"Right." He stretched his back before glancing towards the sky. "YO, KING. GET YOUR ASS IN HERE. WE GOTTA HAVE A CHIT-CHAT." He was giving Ichigo the opportunity to come to him willingly, but he would have no problem forcing him to this world if need be. He had told Orihime he would keep Ichigo alive; he never said anything about being nice about it.

To his surprise, but satisfaction as well, Ichigo appeared on top of an adjacent building just seconds later. "What?" he ground out, his expression surly.

"Good to hear you're in the same merry mood as ever," Shirosaki shot back sarcastically.

"If you dragged me here just to rib me, I'm leaving."

Shirosaki shot him a deadpan look. Honestly, it was rather difficult for him to have to be the optimistic one or even remotely reasonable. But the King did have a point: there was no time for them to be exchanging the usual jabs.

"I didn't. Ya sensed her, right? The Queen's here with her army. Bunch of yer beloved little friends came to bail your ass out of here." He paused a moment to let that sink into Ichigo's rather thick skull. "So ya still content to just sit in your little cell?"

Ichigo's expression visibly angered, and Shirosaki nearly grinned. Yet it wasn't just because he loved riling him up (although it was a fun pastime), but rather he knew the angrier he got, the more determined he would be.

"Of course not! I just gotta find a way to bust out of this room and-"

"You fucking idiot, you don't have enough power to break through that seal they put on the door. Your sword's not even with ya."

As expected, Ichigo said nothing, merely turning away and gripping his fist.

"Tsk. Come on, King. Like I said, I ain't here to get under your skin. Lucky for you…" He flash-stepped and appeared right next to Ichigo, wearing his usual shit-eating grin. "I've got a plan."

"No, I'm not giving you control and I am not going into that Hollow form."

Shirosaki rolled his eyes. "Oh for fuck's sake, that's not it. Well, okay, the Hollow form is, but-"

Ichigo's eyes bulged. "There's no-"

"And how else do you think we can beat 'em?" the Hollow said, raising a brow. "Bankai won't do shit against the Guard. Just drawing on me won't work, either."

There was an argument that was ready to brew; he could see it in Ichigo's eyes. Suddenly, his annoyance was replaced with confusion. "Wait," Ichigo said. "What do you mean 'we'?"

"The Queen really is rubbing off an ya. She's still smarter than you, though." He rubbed the back of his head. "I don't get her. I thought big-breasted chicks were supposed to be dumb. Figures you'd go for the one damn exception to the rule. I still don't know how the hell she figured it all out."

"…Figured what out?"

Shirosaki lifted up one of his hands and held it out towards Ichigo. "You should still be able to sense the reiatsu."

Frowning as his confusion increased, Ichigo warily took his Hollow's hand between his fingertips. He barely had to hold it and feel out the reiatsu to recognize it. "Wait…" His expression dropped. "This is Orihime's…"

"She was here just hours ago." Shirosaki smirked. "Came in here and flat out told me she'd figure most of the stuff out."

Ichigo was still processing the fact that Orihime had been inside his soul at all. "She was here. Why didn't I sense her?"

"Stop moping. Only reason she didn't talk to you is because she said she'd see you when she came here."

"You – You knew she was coming?" Ichigo did not sound happy, at all. Actually, he looked ready to lunge for Shirosaki's throat.

Fucking hell, why does he have to be such a diva? "Yes I fucking knew, and before you blow your top, I did try to talk her out of it but what the fuck was I gonna do? You got us stuck in this hellhole! Someone has to get us the fuck out of here. At least she's got a small squadron of people with her." He drilled his finger into Ichigo's chest. "If you wanna make sure she's fine, then you need to shut up and listen. I wanna get her home safe as much as you do."

"And this has something to do with your plan?" Ichigo asked skeptically.

"Everything to do with it. The Queen asked me to help you and, damn it, if I have to I will." He still wasn't thrilled about it though.

Ichigo's eyes widened in surprise. "She… asked you and you're listening?"

"Consider it part of the terms of surrender." Shirosaki rolled his eyes again. "And since yer gonna ask, shut up for a few minutes and I'll tell you what I told the Queen. Because the only way this is gonna work is if you know everything, too."

The plan determined by Urahara in collaboration with the Vizards and the humans was simple: break up into groups and spread out. Although everyone would look for Ichigo, only one group would focus solely on that. The job of the other groups was to divert the attention of the Royal Guard and generally cause a ruckus.

Property damage was optional but in no way discouraged.

Orihime and Shinji were the ones looking for Ichigo. Originally, they were supposed to be grouped with Urahara and Yoruichi, but since they decided to come later, the pair had to go off alone.

"Do you think we should have gone along with one of the other groups?" Orihime asked Shinji worriedly as they climbed a staircase. Their current goal was to get to the fifth floor, where Ichigo was, according to Shirosaki's description.

"No. We would have had to rethink our plan. Besides, two people are a lot harder to detect than four or more. We'll be all right." Shinji winked at her congenially. "There's no way they would suspect that we know where he is."

She nodded, although she still harbored doubts. If they were cornered, there was no way they would be strong enough to fight their way out. Strength in numbers was all they had, and Orihime would have felt better if they had at least another person with them.

"Shit." Shinji's curse brought her out of her thoughts. They had reached the top of the stairwell, but Shinji looked displeased. "We only climbed four stories. We gotta find another stairwell that goes up."

"This place is a little confusing," Orihime commented as they exited the stairwell, peering around to make sure no one else was there.

"This place is very old. They didn't have efficiency in mind when they built it."

"Really? How old is it?"

Shinji shrugged. "Hard to pin down an exact number," he said as he looked down both ends of the hall, deciding which way to go. "At least a million years."

Orihime squeaked, immediately slapping her hand over her mouth to stifle it. "S-Sorry." Lowering her voice, she added, "A million years?"

"Soul Society is old, what can I say?" Shinji pointed to a door suddenly. "There. Try that one. I don't sense anyone, so we should be-"

A clamor erupted from the staircase they had just climbed. Orihime and Shinji spun around, only to see several shadows begin to creep over the staircase threshold. They were difficult to make out, but they clearly had swords in hand.

"Run!" Shinji whispered.

Both of them took off, heading for the door Shinji had pointed to just before they were interrupted. Just as they had opened the door, foot soldiers poured into the hallway, shouting and yelling as they spotted Shinji and Orihime.

"Damn it!" Shinji grabbed Orihime's wrist and yanked her inside with him. They had found a staircase, but unfortunately it went down instead of up.

"This isn't-"

"I know, but we don't have a choice! Go!"

They flew down the stairs, repeatedly looking over their shoulders. As expected, they were being chased. The mooks were hot on their heels, shouting and firing off kidou spells. More than a few came close to hitting them.

"They aren't too shabby for your average foot soldier!" Shinji couldn't help but comment on that, even as said mooks were closing in on them.

Orihime had been counting the flights of stairs they were running down. Although she couldn't entirely trust her numbers (seeing as they were being pursued and attacked), she was fairly sure they were below the main floor.

"Shinji-"

As they rounded another flight, an overzealous soldier up above came to a halt and began chanting. Another soldier turned, and shouted, "Yo, what are you-"

"Hadou number 63! Raikouhou!"

His comrades didn't even have time to stop him before the spell fired, the powerful jolts of electricity and energy rocketing down the staircase. The rocks and stones that were the foundation crumbled and cracked, breaking apart and collapsing under the spell's force.

Orihime immediately threw up her shield above her and Shinji, but the force and the crumpling staircase knocked them back and apart.

"Orihime-chan!" Shinji shouted over the cacophony. He reached out his hand, but was forced to retract it as a huge chunk of stairs fell between them.

She wasn't sure what happened next, all she could remember was falling back and hitting something wooden before her head met the floor below, and all was dark.

"What the hell was that?" Renji muttered. The dull roar of the collapsing staircase could be heard all the way from his position, which was currently one of the south towers of the castle.

"Hopefully nothing serious," Rukia said as she walked up next to him. "One of the groups may have engaged in combat."

With an annoyed sigh, Hiyori peered out one of the windows. "We need to get moving again. We stay in one spot too long, we're roast."

"Where's Rose?" Rukia asked.

"He went to make sure the coast was clear. I'm gonna go ahead and see what he's doing." She rolled her eyes as she began to exit the room. "Knowing our damn luck, he probably found the music room or something."

When she had left, Renji turned to Rukia. "You don't think he'd get distracted, would you?"

"I don't know. I can't claim to know them as well as Ichigo does. He always did strike me as absent-minded, though."

"That'll get us all killed here." Renji sighed, rubbing a hand over his face. "I had hoped Shinji and Inoue would have found him by now."

"They might have run into trouble. It's no mystery why we're here." Rukia gave Renji's arm a reassuring squeeze before nodding towards the door. "We'll just have to keep up the distraction until they do."

"Actually, I had an idea-"

A loud whistle cut off their conversation. "That's Rose's signal. He's in trouble." Rukia was out the door just steps ahead of Renji, sword drawn as they went to help.

As they ran out, they were met with a small squad of foot soldiers waiting for them. Undeterred, they both drew their swords.

"I knew our luck would run out eventually," Renji said as he held up Zabimaru. "Ready, Rukia?"

"Let's go. Second dance, Sode no Shirayuki!"

With that, ice shot out from her sword and the battle ensued.

"Can you feel that, King?" Shirosaki jerked towards the sky. "Yer friends are fightin' for ya. The Queen's fighting for ya. And all you can do is stand there and gawk?"

Shirosaki had just finished explaining to Ichigo what had been said during his conversation with Orihime hours ago. Understandably, Ichigo was a little stunned, and he hadn't uttered a word for the past several minutes. The most he had managed was a gaping mouth and wide eyes.

"You – You – WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?"

"And he's back," Shirosaki said with an eye roll. "Look, King, we don't have time for this."

Ichigo's mouth snapped shut, his eyes smoldering in anger as his shock began to wear off. "We can't keep using that form. There's no telling what damage could have been to her heart from the two times we have."

Shirosaki narrowed his eyes, his fist balled at his side and ready to strike. "Ya listening to yourself, King? She's in more danger right now, running around the Palace than she is because of the form. Besides, don't you think if there was damage, it would have showed?"

"Showed? How could any of this have showed?" Ichigo became increasingly agitated as he began pacing around, his hands in his hair. "This is coming from the same guy who thought it was a great idea to punt my heart into someone else's!"

"It was a great fucking idea at the time! I didn't hear you complaining!"

"How the fuck was I supposed to complain? I didn't even know what was going on!"

At once they both fell quiet, staring at each other with narrowed eyes and grit teeth. Ichigo was the first to give, looking away as he crossed his arms. "You said you had a plan."

"I do. First thing we're gonna do-"

"There's that 'we' again."

"Yes, we, you dumbass." Shirosaki had to resist the urge to plant his palm against his face. "I said it before: you can't get us out of this room, but neither can I. Not alone."

"So… you want to work together?"

He smirked wickedly. "Exactly. This'll be a fun little experiment for us, King. Let's see if we can do it."

Ichigo wasn't sharing in his enthusiasm. However, it didn't mean he was opposed to the idea. "We have to. Orihime needs us to, and the others."

"Now yer thinkin' right." Shirosaki walked up to him, his steps even but hardly daunting. "You and me at the helm. Two heads are better than one, or so they always say. We're gonna find out if it's true."

Ichigo inhaled deeply, his expression wary but his eyes set in determination. He'd already made up his mind. "All right. Let's do this." He held out his hand to Shirosaki.

"Let's hope those fuckers don't have loose bladders." In a flash, Shirosaki's hand was out and gripped in Ichigo's. "Otherwise, we're gonna make 'em wet their diapers and wish they never fucked with us."

The fifth floor tower was eerily quiet, save for the light footsteps of a few Guard members coming to collect Ichigo. One of them (foolishly) had Zangetsu strapped to his back.

"We need to move him and his weapon. We can't have the intruders locating him and freeing him." The leader began to lift his hand and chant an incantation to undo the seal on Ichigo's door.

They hardly saw the attack coming.

The door burst open, with Ichigo flying out of it not even a second later. He immediately reached for his zanpakutou, knocking out its imprisoner with a heel to the face before he swung out his leg and took out the soldier next to him.

With Zangetsu in hand, and the remaining two Guard members drawing their swords, he spun Zangetsu around and cut one down with a horizontal slash. His elbow came up and slammed into the last Guard's ribcage, making him keel over.

As soon as they were all down, he hopped over them and took off, heading for the tower staircase.

"Got the jump on them better than I thought." Although Ichigo's mouth was moving, it was clearly Shirosaki's voice emanating from his throat. "They won't be down long, though."

It's nothing. We got Zangetsu; now we need to find Orihime, Ichigo thought (knowing Shirosaki would hear it) as they hurried down the stairs, and then round up the others. We gotta hurry, though, before Kurou finds us.

"Once he knows you're out, he'll be after you like a hell hound high on blood. You better be ready, King. He's gonna get to you, or find the Queen and then get to you."

Ichigo sighed. I hate it when you have a good point.

Back in Soul Society, another jailbreak was about to ensue.

The vice-captains had gotten the signal from Urahara and had moved into the heart of the first division. All but one of them were huddled in a secluded building not far from the meeting hall. Nemu had gone forth to find the location of the captains, and they were waiting for her to return.

"This is crazy," Oomaeda said. "That Ryou guy is gonna kill us and-"

"Then go back to your division," Nanao snapped, cutting him off. "I'll tell Soi Fong-taichou that you were too afraid for your life to come and help."

That reminder had Oomaeda muttering to himself, morose but resigned.

To Nanao's left, Momo sat on the floor, her knees pulled up to her chin as she stared thoughtfully at the wooden panels below her feet. "We can't lose our nerve now."

"We've come this far," Rangiku added, her arms crossed as her gaze swept over the other vice-captains. "And Nemu went ahead to make sure the coast was clear, too."

Almost like she knew she was being talked about, Nemu quietly appeared, hopping through a window before landing gracefully on her feet. "I've determined the captains' location. Ryou is currently rounding them up into the main meeting hall."

"Like we thought." Momo got to her feet and clapped her hands together. "Right. Everyone, it's time. We need to find our captains' zanpakutou, and then we'll break into the meeting hall. Does everyone remember what they need to do?"

"Are we sure this is gonna work?" Kira rubbed the back of his head. "This is going to require a lot of coordination."

"It's not a matter of choice," Hisagi pointed out. "Either we do or we're dead. I may not be serving under a captain as of right now, but I still don't intend to fail the other captains."

"Well said, Shuuhei!" Rangiku winked at him, and as she turned away, Hisagi's face flushed a vibrant red which he barely hid with his hand.

"We'll be all right. Come on, everyone." Momo smiled in encouragement. "I think I have an idea of where the zanpakutou are."

Oblivious to the imminent attack, Ryou stood before the assembled captains, his hands clasped behind his back as he regarded them calmly. He was met with several icy stares, and a few expressionless ones from the veteran captains.

"I have to give your subordinates credit," he began, gesturing towards the doors, where outside in the districts beyond, the fighting was still ongoing. "A pretty quick uprising, and it seems they're doing a fair job. But reinforcements will come. As soon as I'm finished with you, I'll be sending a message to the Royal Realm. This all will end rather quickly from there."

He was met with silence.

Visibly annoyed, Ryou cast his gaze at Hitsugaya, who had proven the best candidate to get a reaction out of so far. "No thoughts, Hitsugaya-taichou?"

Today Hitsugaya seemed in better control of his temper. Only a tightened fist at his side betrayed his feelings.

"So be it. If you insist on keeping silent-"

Whatever speech he was about to make was promptly cut off when a large fireball burst through the doors, incinerating them and sending wooden shrapnel flying.

Ryou had just turned around to face the intruders who were pouring in fast when a cloud of ash flew into his face, temporarily blinding him as he struggled to break out of the cloud. Hisagi's Kazeshini whipped out and entangled Ryou's legs, making him trip as Hisagi yanked back on the chain.

"Oomaeda, flatten him!" Rangiku shouted.

The heavyset vice-captain ran and literally did a bellyflop on Ryou's back, making him cry out in pain. Nemu moved in quickly afterwards, pinning Ryou's legs.

Finally, to keep him still, Kira brought out Wabisuke's shikai form and maneuvered the sword so that Ryou's head was wedged in where the blade was indented.

"I wouldn't move," Kira advised, "if I were you. Wabisuke's special shape was made to behead."

Nanao and Iba pulled out their swords and pointed them at Ryou to further deter him from trying to escape.

Momo breathed a sigh of relief as she switched Tobiume back to its regular form. "We did it." Glancing back at the doors, she laughed nervously. "Uh, my apologies about the doors, captains…"

"That's of no consequence," Ukitake said with a smile as the captains moved towards the vice-captains. "Those can be replaced easily."

"It took you long enough," Soi Fong said, although her tone wasn't scolding as she stepped next to the pinned Ryou. "Keep your weight on him, Oomaeda. I'm rather impressed you managed to find some use for it."

"Ah, captain!" Oomaeda reached back and pulled out Suzumebachi from his belt, handing it to Soi Fong. "We got your zanpakutou."

Soi Fong took her sword wordlessly, and as the other captains were handed or tossed their weapons, she glanced down at Ryou and narrowed her eyes. "I dare say this did end rather quickly."

"Reinforcements will come eventually," he said through gritted teeth. "Once they don't hear from me, they'll send more lay soldiers over to investigate. It's only a matter of time."

"Actually," Rangiku began as she stood next to Hitsugaya, "that won't be happening. Your reinforcements are too busy dealing with a home invasion right now to be able to help."

That was certainly a surprise to most of the captains. "A home invasion?" Komamura said, his eyes wide.

"Yes sir," Iba answered. "While our squad members were fighting the Royal Guard, a team from the human world snuck into the Royal Realm. They're going to get Kurosaki Ichigo back."

"How?" Soi Fong demanded. "They need the Ouken."

"They have it," Momo said, gripping her hands nervously. "According to Yoruichi, Shinji Hirako has had it since the last battle with Aizen. It fell from the soutaichou's robes when they saved him and Shinji-san picked it up."

"So that's why he kept coming here before," Hitsugaya said, his brow raised as the realization dawned on him. "Why didn't that fool just explain?"

Kyouraku waved his hand dismissively. "I think it's a moot argument to make now. The point is, he had it and they were able to get inside the Royal Realm. Now thanks to them, reinforcements can't arrive."

"It was a beneficial plan for everyone involved," Isane said from the doorway. Sasakibe stood next to her as well, sheathing his sword just as Yachiru appeared over Isane's shoulder.

"Hi Ken-chan!" the little vice-captain said, waving to her captain. "We beat up the mooks running around!"

Kenpachi just grinned widely as Hitsugaya began heading for the now destroyed doorway. "I think it best if we locked this nuisance up in the white tower. We can free Abarai and Kuchiki while we're at it."

"I don't think they're in there anymore," Hisagi said, glancing apologetically at Byakuya. "Yoruichi-san said they would be handling freeing them. I have a feeling they would have gone to the Royal Realm with the team from the human world. Kurosaki is a good friend of theirs."

"Then that's where I'm heading." Hitsugaya turned towards the other shinigami, his expression determined. "I realize this might seem brash, but I was in the human world with Inoue-san and the humans. I saw what happened. Being forced back against my will, watching them threaten humans with abandon and unable to stop it, and knowing they enslaved our substitute shinigami… I can't stand here and let things unfold. I want answers."

Rangiku nodded. "I'm going with you, taichou."

"Matsumoto-"

"Whatever order you're going to give to make me stay, I'm disobeying. I'll take whatever punishment you want to dish out later, but I'm going. I was there, too. And I'm worried for Orihime and those kids. Even with the Vizards and Urahara with them, I'm worried."

Momo walked up next to Hitsugaya, her own set expression revealing her intent. "As am I. They're our allies. They helped us round up Ichimaru and Tousen. Perhaps it's time we returned the favor."

"I'm coming as well," Kyouraku said, surprising many of his comrades as he stepped towards Hitsugaya. "And anyone else who wants to come as well. This isn't an order or anything. But I think the more the better. Once the Seireitei is secured and this guy," He jabbed a finger at Ryou, "is locked up nice and tight, anyone who wants to go to the Royal Realm needs to meet by the Central 46 chambers. I believe the gate is somewhere in there. If we're lucky, our friends left it open for us."

It took over an hour for the rest of the Guard and their foot soldiers to be rounded up and dealt with. Most went into the prisons in the various districts, while a few extra testy Guard members got sent to the twelfth division. Ryou was safely secured in the white tower in place of Renji and Rukia. The Seireitei was the shinigami's once again, and there was no small amount of cheering once the PA system announced the successful end of the revolt.

Yet for the captains and vice-captains, their fight was only just beginning. All of them had decided to meet at the Central 46 chambers. Gathered in a loose circle by the entrance, they all stood ready and at attention as Kyouraku, Ukitake, and Unohana deliberated amongst themselves.

"We need to make it clear that we're not necessarily there to fight," Unohana advised. "They are stronger than us, and we are going to get answers as to the recent string of events and to petition for Kurosaki Ichigo's release, not start a fight."

"It's not us I'm worried about," Kyouraku said, scratching his head beneath his large straw hat. "These guys are a little trigger happy, so to speak. We might be fighting whether we want to or not."

"Then we'll be ready." Ukitake glanced over at the waiting captains and vice-captains. "Is that clear? Be ready for anything. There's no telling what we're going to be walking in on once we arrive."

After everyone nodded in understanding, Hitsugaya by chance happened to glance over at Momo, who was staring intently at one of the towers. "Hinamori?"

"I can sense someone in that tower," she said, her foot shifting in the direction of said tower.

"It wasn't just me, then," Kira said, his eyes glued on it as well.

It seemed like an almost simultaneous, unspoken decision made unanimously: at once everyone moved towards the building, hands drifting near zanpakutou handles as they climbed the stairs into the tower.

Byakuya and Kenpachi went in first. Standing off to the sides, they pushed the doors open at the same time as the others got into defensive stances, ready to defend or strike.

Hitsugaya, Hinamori and Rangiku immediately dropped their hands, though, when they saw who it was standing before the Royal Gate.

"Arisawa?" Hitsugaya said, obviously shocked in both tone and expression.

"Asano-kun, Kojima-kun?" Momo added, eyes wide.

All three teenagers turned, equally as surprised to find a bunch of shinigami staring at them. "Uh…" Keigo glanced at them, then back at his friends.

Tatsuki stood rooted in one spot for a long moment, unsure as to what to do. She obviously hadn't been expecting this. But true to her resolute nature, she merely shook her head before turning around and running into the gate.

Momo gasped as Hitsugaya pushed through the others to get to her. "Arisawa! Stop!"

Mizuiro and Keigo both grimaced before turning and taking off after her. "Sorry, Hitsugaya!" Mizuiro shouted before disappearing inside the gate.

"Taichou, we need to-"

"I know, Matsumoto!" Hitsugaya snapped as he tore after them. "We need to go after them!"

"Stupid humans," Soi Fong muttered as she and the rest of the shinigami followed Hitsugaya into the Royal Gate.

A/N: As you may or may not have noticed, the pace is beginning to pick up considerably and will probably do so more in the upcoming chapters as everyone makes their way into the Royal Realm and the fighting really begins. Just be prepared for a lot of scene shifts.

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