This is the longest chapter I have ever written for this story. Forgive me for skipping a week?
"AH!"
The squeal was certainly alarming, but completely understood as Inuyasha realized that it was Toshiko and his mate that had made the noise at the front door and were currently embracing and jumping up and down.
He grimaced. His ears would certainly still be ringing later.
He turned to examine his brother and saw an expression that he was sure matched his own.
When Sesshomaru's eyes focused on his, he asked, "Do they scream like that often?"
Inuyasha wanted to say yes, they would often greet each other in that breed of annoying joyfulness and celebration.
But, that wasn't true. They usually didn't have much to celebrate.
Inuyasha chose not to answer.
They had decided to sit down and talk over takeout; it was around lunch time and most of them hadn't eaten breakfast. Kagome wanted to make a large meal, but not only did they not have enough groceries, but Inuyasha wouldn't let her strain herself, to which she told him that it was perfectly fine for her to strain herself in the bedroom.
That shut up a red-faced Inuyasha, but sensing his embarrassment she decided to be a good mate and do what he said, and ordered a special bowl of his favorite ramen just for him.
Then, they could all finally catch up. Inuyasha wasn't looking forward to it. Sure, he was happy to hear about how college was for Souta, and he was at least a tiny bit curious as to how Sesshomaru exchanged wanting to kill him for wanting to hug him. But he wasn't looking forward to explaining to Sesshomaru just how he knew his ex-fiancé.
He was sure all the niceties would fly out the window.
He would deal with his discomfort, though. He would deal with awkward, life-threatening conversations into infinity for his mate.
He would do anything so that she was never unhappy again.
While they were waiting for the food and Toshiko, who had invited herself, Sesshomaru tried to explain what they had been missing from their mating all these years. It was almost too much to take in.
"A mating has a few stages," Sesshomaru began, leaning back in his chair with one leg crossed on the other. "The ones you are familiar with are the first and second stages. The marking is simply the bonding of the two souls. Anyone can mark someone else, and not necessarily for mating reasons. You can mark someone who is not your kin to symbolize their joining your pack, or you can mark someone you intend to mate in the future, but cannot at the time for whatever reason. You will still always be bonded to that person, but the bond can be broken overtime when one of those bonded feels they are betrayed by the other. It is not something to take lightly, however; the process is painful for all those involved."
Kagome and Inuyasha gave each other knowing glances then, recalling their time apart.
"Of course, the second step is the consummation of the mating. Most demons combine the marking and consummation stages to ensure their bond is strong since the consummation stage ties the two together as actual mates. The difference is a bit harder to explain, as I have never experienced it, but the bond is much stronger and more permanent. Separation after this point could kill those involved.
"The next two stages are more… bonding-related than action-related. Let me ask you, Inuyasha. After you mated, were you strongly compelled to find some place to hideaway, to protect your mate and stay hidden from the world for a long period of time?"
Inuyasha frowned a little, then glanced at Kagome, who was looking a bit ashamed. "Yeah, actually. We hunkered down in an abandoned hut for a few days. I wanted to stay much longer, but Kagome was eager to go see the last of our friends and return to the modern era…"
Sesshomaru nodded. "Hm… it is how I guessed it then. Most demons spend weeks hidden away after mating. In the Feudal Era, lower demons would find caves and hope for their safety. Dai-youkai like myself would simply stay in their homes or fortresses, temporarily firing servants and anyone else who may intrude; we become very territorial during that time.
"These days, most demons who wish to mate live in Seikatsu-mura, which is a neighborhood created by the Ki-"
"We know all about the place and the kitsune society," Inuyasha interrupted, waving an irritated hand. "You don't gotta explain it to us."
Sesshomaru frowned, eyes wide and glancing from Kagome to Inuyasha's faces. "Really? Who told you? Most demons don't know of its existence."
Inuyasha's froze. After a moment, Kagome answered for him. "A friend told us. Please proceed."
Sesshomaru, obviously sensing something was amiss, decided to continue. They would explain in due time.
"Yes, well… mated demons tend to move there when it is time for them to mate. The time it takes to bond in this way usually costs them their jobs in modern society. Most demons you may meet besides kitsune are either already mated and have been for some time, don't desire to mate with anyone, or they have chosen life outside Seikatsu-mura over having a mate."
"So which are you, huh?" Inuyasha interjected. "You mated?"
Sesshomaru stilled, then a slow fanged smile graced his lips. "You can scent that I am not mated, little brother. Have some patience; we are talking about you two right now.
"As I was saying, that stage of the mating should take time. Kitsune are the only ones who are able to keep employment since they have adapted so well and they are the only demons that society recognizes. They are usually given two weeks with pay and two weeks working part-time, which they have adapted enough to work with. I, however, have noticed that kitsune mates don't seem to be as strong as other demons I have seen, give or take a few exceptions.
"The final stage is much longer, and it usually simply happens over time. The two individuals have gone back to their lives and try to continue spending time together, bonding and becoming in tune with each other. It can be weeks, months or even years before the bond reaches this stage, but I have heard that it is almost like two bodies sharing one soul. There are very few cases I have heard of where it never happened; the bond is always thirsty to become stronger and will try to bring them together until it is an unstoppable force."
Sesshomaru sighed, expression wistful. "In all my years I have seen truly formidable bonds, the strength of which almost felt a different, deadly energy, one that would destroy you if it felt challenged. It is the way all bonds should be."
The knowledge hurt even worse. All the mistakes they had made, all the time they had wasted. If they had spent more time together after they mated Inuyasha wouldn't have had to guess what Kagome really wanted from life, he would have known. They wouldn't have been so… unhappy. They wouldn't have spent so much time unsatisfied with their lives, with their bond, with each other.
Inuyasha didn't blame Kagome any more than he blamed himself. They didn't know, they weren't aware of the degree of the damage they were creating for themselves. Sure, they realized all the fighting wasn't exactly helping, but this was far worse.
I should have known that when I felt so disconnected from her something wasn't right, Inuyasha thought. All that random stuff about how mating was supposed make each other feel in tune didn't add up; he spent most of his time not knowing what the heck was on her mind.
They had cheated themselves. Hopefully, soon, they would make up for it.
"Okay, Toshi-chan," Kagome said sternly, contrasting the beaming smile on her face. "I know you still don't like Inuyasha and I know you're excited to meet everyone, but I really need you to keep a clamp on that mouth of yours."
Toshiko's giddy grin slumped to a frown. "Hey, no fair. I'm not that bad, am I?"
Kagome gave her a knowing look. "For your sake, I'm not going to answer that. I'm just trying to make sure there are no interruptions. It's been so long since I've seen both of them and I really want to hear everything my brother and Sesshomaru have to say."
Toshiko raised a hand to her forehead in salute. "Aye, aye, Captain Preggers!"
Kagome giggled and grabbed Toshiko by the hand, leading her the short way into the kitchen where everyone was seated around the table, looking very unpleasant. Everyone except Inuyasha tried to change their expressions when the two of them entered, making Kagome wonder what exactly was going on while she was greeting her friend.
"Everyone," Kagome announced. "This is my best, and only, friend who I could never live without: Toshiko."
Sesshomaru stood, and Souta followed suit, though he seemed a bit distracted, his cheeks a little redder than normal. Inuyasha didn't even look up.
Kagome ignored him. "Toshi, this is my little brother, Souta."
"Hi, Souta!" Toshiko waved.
"H-hey…" Souta waved back nervously, blushing more.
"This is Hitomi, his girlfriend."
"Hello, Hitomi!" Toshiko greeted.
"Hi…" Hitomi seemed uncomfortable as she was sending glances in Souta's direction.
Gesturing, Kagome continued. "And this is my brother-in-law, Sesshomaru, who I'm still in shock that I'm seeing right now."
Hitomi opened her mouth to speak, but seemed to choke on her words. Sesshomaru gave her a knowing smile as she reached for something to say.
"It is… an honor to meet you, Sesshomaru-sama. I have heard so much about you."
Kagome frowned, turning to her friend, who was staring intently at Sesshomaru, slightly blushing. "What do you mean? I haven't told you much about him."
Hitomi shook her head. "Kitsune make it their business to… inform their children of demon history, including dai-youkai. I learned about Lord Sesshomaru's legacy before I was 45 years…"
"Mostly good things, I hope?" Sesshomaru reached, though he looked as if he knew the answer to his own question.
Toshi opened her mouth to respond, closed it, then opened it again. "Well… the lessons focused more on your strength and lordship… battles and decrees and all that… we didn't go into that much of your personal history…"
Sesshomaru nodded, sighing. "Yes, well… I suppose you received the best sides of me during that time. Good. I strongly dislike bad first impressions, and I've had many of them in my time."
Toshiko moved to sit at the table, Kagome to sit between her and Inuyasha. "I'm sure you've experienced I lot that we have no idea about, with everything that you've lived through."
Sesshomaru shook his head. "Let us not get into my story quite yet; it is much too long for me to consider telling it now. What of you, Toshiko-san? How did you come to meet Kagome?"
Toshiko glanced at Kagome, smiling. "Oh," she chuckled a bit, causing Kagome to giggle as well. "We literally ran into each other at the grocery store. We always laugh about how it seemed like a scene from a movie or something."
"Move it before I eat you!" Toshiko yelled, throwing the threat she gave all humans she didn't like at the dark-haired woman blocking her way down the grocery aisle. She didn't have time for some frightened little human to be in her way; it was almost dinner time.
The woman looked genuinely shocked that Toshiko had dramatically and purposely crashed her cart into her, and for a second Toshiko felt a twinge of guilt for thinking she had ill-intent.
What she didn't expect was for the woman's pretty, shocked face to contort into anger. "I was on the aisle first!" she exclaimed, pointed backwards.
Toshiko recovered fast, shoving her cart further into the other. "And then I got on the aisle, which means you should have moved when you saw me coming, human!"
The woman threw her hands in the air. "So you think you're better than me? What, because you're a demon?"
Toshiko was beginning to think she wasn't as serene as she had looked a moment ago. She was obviously a bit insane.
"I don't need to explain to you why that's obviously true. Why don't you just move the hell out of my way?" Toshiko growled through clenched teeth.
The woman moved closer to Toshiko, grabbing her cart and causing Toshiko to bare her fangs at her. "I've met some very nice kitsune since I've been here, but then I've met ones just like you: demons who think they're better than everyone just because they're stronger and have more power. I've dealt with demons far more powerful than you, and I'm not afraid of you one bit! So why don't you just shut up and lift your cart a little bit so we can both leave; your wheel is keeping mine from moving!"
Toshiko didn't really focus on the weirdness of anything she said and advanced closer to the woman, face looming over hers, snarling. "I could rip your pretty little throat out…"
"I'll rip one of those fangs out and where it as a necklace."
The stand-off was intense, both unwilling to back down. Toshiko studied the woman's face for a moment, noticing small scars that didn't fit her appearance, noticing the strength in her expression. She vaguely recalled a time in grade school where she could remember fighting other kitsune with that expression on their faces, kitsune she had defeated and been defeated by.
And when she realized she was comparing a demon's war-like countenance to the look this woman was giving her, she couldn't help but smile.
When the smile gave way to a chuckle, the woman backed away a bit, alarmed. "What's so funny?!"
Toshiko grinned, still laughing. "You! You looked like you wanted to kill me!"
The woman's expression slowly relaxed, and for a moment she simply stared in disbelief. Then mouth inched up into a smirk.
When Toshiko finally got all the chuckles out, she held her hand out. "Toshiko," she said.
The cautious woman glanced from the outstretched hand to her face, then thrust hers out to grasp it. "Kagome," she responded.
Toshiko nodded, shaking her hand. "Kagome… I like you, Kagome. You're a brave human. Stupid, but brave."
An eye-brow arched, but then she seemed to relent to the statement. "Yeah… you really could rip me to shreds if you wanted to."
They both giggled and proceeded to block anyone else from passing them in the aisle as they chuckled and chatted until a store attendant asked them to kindly move to a more open area.
"I had been so used to dealing with humans that were afraid of me, and mating my husband didn't change that, so meeting Kagome was a breath of fresh air."
Sesshomaru nodded. "I certainly know the feeling; I had similar occurrences before going into hiding, one in particular with Miss Kagome here that was especially memorable."
Toshiko leaned forward in her seat across from him. "Oh, really? Tell me more-"
"Would you two shut up?!" Inuyasha exclaimed. "I do not want to hear this bullshit right now!"
"Inuyasha!" Kagome hissed.
"No, Kagome!" Inuyasha retorted. "You haven't seen your brother in years; who cares what they have to say!"
Kagome began an indignant response when Sesshomaru held up a hand. "He is right. I apologize, I have been rude."
"Yeah, I did exactly what uh… what you asked me not to do…" Toshiko looked down at her twiddling fingers.
"It's okay, you guys," Kagome said. "Really. Whenever Souta wants to talk, he can."
Souta cleared his throat, sitting up in his chair. "Um… I guess I'll…" He scratched the back of his head, looking nervously at all the eyes now on him. "I, uh…"
"You don't have to do this, Souta," Kagome said, reassuringly. "We can talk another time, just you and me…"
Souta looked her in the eyes, a bit apprehensive. He glanced around the room again, a boyish-looking blush coloring his cheeks. "Uh…" he cleared his throat again. "Yeah… maybe later…"
Inuyasha exasperatedly threw his hands into the air. "Are you serious? Did we all come sit at the table to hear Sesshomaru talk?!"
Kagome slowly turned toward Inuyasha, eye twitching. "These… are our guests, Inuyasha…" she growled through clenched teeth. "Show a little hospitality."
Sesshomaru interrupted before a cautious-looking Inuyasha said something even more reckless. "Well… I honestly would like to know about your experiences after your permanent travel here."
Two shocked faces whipped in Sesshomaru's direction.
Sesshomaru glanced between them. "…What?"
A small smile crept onto Kagome's face and she nodded. "Very well. I guess I'm still not used to… anyway. What would you like to know?"
A nonchalant hand waved in the air. "Whatever you would like to share. Perhaps start from where we last spoke?"
Kagome let out a slow gust of air. "Wow… that was so long ago… Well, you were the last person we spoke to before coming here. We went through the well and… Inuyasha tested it, to make sure it was closed. Of course, it was, so we went to the house."
Kagome paused, as if caught off guard by the difficulty of the story. Sensing his mate's struggle way before she stopped speaking, Inuyasha quietly continued the story.
"The door was unlocked so we let ourselves in. No one was home so we started looking around for a note or something and found it in Kagome's mom's room on the bed. It basically said that she was in Maizuru Hospital and that Souta was staying with friends. But the note looked old so we ran out to the hospital to see what the deal was."
"I knew something was wrong," Kagome whispered, staring at the table. "I knew… I just knew it…"
Inuyasha's frown deepened. He reached for Kagome's hand and gently squeezed, trying to sooth his troubled mate.
"When we got there, we asked for her room and they pointed us to the oncology ward…"
Sesshomaru gave a small gasp. "…Cancer?"
Inuyasha nodded, accepting the sympathetic look instead of his wife, who still stared into the wood grains of the table. "Breast cancer," he mumbled.
"I am truly sorry," Sesshomaru said after a small silence. "Souta has never told me how his mother died. That must have been hard on you all."
Souta seemed to slump further into his chair than possible.
"She…" Kagome whispered, dainty fingers tightening around Inuyasha's much larger hands. "She was so happy to see me. But, I felt like such a… miserably selfish daughter. It had been a year and a half since I had been home."
"Kagome, you know you couldn't have helped that," Inuyasha insisted. "We hadn't even been back to Keade's village until right before the final battle, and only for an hour or so. There was no time-"
Kagome nodded vigorously. "I know, I know… but, it still felt like I had neglected her. Mom and you, Souta." She looked up into an uncomfortable Souta's eyes. "After grandpa died I know it must have been hard on the two of you, and I should have fought harder to come home. I should have been there for you."
Souta face scrunched in pain. "Damn it, Kagome… that's not…"
He struggled with his words and Hitomi rubbed his arm soothingly. The occupants in the room said nothing, silently encouraging him to continue.
"I… we… yeah, we went through some stuff. It hurt mom a lot when grandpa died, but she tried to pick up and move on, ya know? She was holding in her pain… I… well, I didn't know what to think. I was still a kid, sort of. Grandpa was gone, you were gone, and mom was trying to smile all the time when all she wanted to do was cry.
But, it wasn't your fault, Kagome! I know that now, even if I didn't realize it at the time. You always found a way to come home, even when it made Inuyasha mad! I was just so… angry. Almost everyone in my life was gone, and the only one left was emotionally unstable. I had no one to talk to; all my friends were avoiding me because they didn't know how to handle dealing with me anymore. And honestly… I thought you were dead, Kagome."
Kagome gasped. "Oh… Souta…"
"You… you said you were coming back in a couple weeks, but you never did. For a little while, me and mom just thought you got caught up, ya know? But… after a few weeks, mom got really worried. We both did. But, she would keep smiling," he continued, bitterly. "Trying to act like everything was okay. She would always leave notes when we left the house like she expected you to come back and read them. When you didn't come back, she would keep them, put them in a box she kept by the door. I would have to look at those stupid letters every time I left the house!
"One day… I just… I got so angry. I was leaving for school and I saw the letters just… sitting there, taunting me…" Souta fists clenched as he recalled the memory, a scowl forming on his face. A soft hand travelled from his arm to his fist, and he glanced up at the timid girl, whose concerned eyes made him glance around the room. He realized everyone was looking at him with a similar expression, and he blushed.
"I'm sorry," he said, sheepishly. "I'm fine, really. I've gotten past a lot of this. Just didn't know it would still affect me this much…"
Suddenly Inuyasha, whom Souta didn't know left the table, came back with a roll of toilet paper. He handed it to Kagome, and Souta realized that she was in tears.
Alarmed, he said, "Kagome, I'm sorry! Do you want me to stop?"
Wiping tears, Kagome shook her head vigorously. "No," she said, her voice shaky, but final. "Please keep going. I need to hear this."
Slowly and uncertainly, Souta nodded. "Okay… so… the letters." He sighed. "I got mad because she was keeping them and acting like everything was normal. So… I tore them up and went to school."
"O-oh, Souta…" Kagome whispered.
"It was stupid and childish and mom was devastated. But, instead of getting mad at me she just… shut down. It was like all the sadness, all the depression she was supposed to be feeling came full force. She wouldn't look at me, talk to me… she never left her room some days. Then I came home one day and she was getting ready to leave. I asked her where she was going, and after weeks of her not speaking to me, she says, 'I have cancer,' and just walks out the door…"
Souta took a deep breath, trying to steady his erratic thoughts. A hint of the emotion he felt in that moment came crashing in on him, and it was a bit harder to breathe.
"Of course, when she said that, I ran and jumped in the car before she could drive away. Apparently she had been leaving the house, because the doctor was talking to her about her treatment options. Whenever I tried to ask questions, she would shush me and tell him to go on, like… like it was none of my business of something.
"We had a fight that night. I mean a real screaming match. It felt… amazing. She was… she was mom again that night. You know, when she got really mad? I didn't want to tell her I was enjoying myself, but I think she figured it out… we made up and she said she would stop ignoring me and be there for me. That's all I wanted, for her to pay attention to me. I mean, I was 13!
"So, for a few months, it was me and her, all the time. She was there for me with everything. But, the chemo… it took a lot out of her. And, I didn't know it at the time, but she was using the money from grandpa's life insurance to pay for everything. She kept saying she would be cured before the money ran out, but… I think she was just saying that for me. I think she knew she didn't have enough money to cure it, and when she stopped going to chemotherapy I just… I just knew I was going to lose her."
Souta stopped there, trying to take a deep breath. He cleared his scratchy throat, and when he was brave enough to look up at the sorrowful faces at the table, he asked, "Could I get a glass of water?"
Kagome immediately leapt from her chair. "I got it," she said, sharply. Inuyasha jumped up and followed her over to the sink as if he was afraid she wouldn't make it.
Souta felt something nudge his cheek, and he realized it was Hitomi's nose. She shifted and whispered in his ear, "I'm so proud of you."
Souta smiled genuinely. He gazed at his little angel, his savior. The girl he met as a child who had helped him survive the toughest moments of his teenage years. The girl without whom his life would have turned out completely differently.
Or not at all.
He twisted and kissed her blushing, freckled cheek, then whispered, "Thank you, Hitomi-chan. For everything."
He sat on the rooftop, gazing lazily, but somehow regally from atop the stable. People bustled by, carrying out chores, chatting amongst themselves, nodding or waving whenever they spotted him.
And, he was considerably easy to spot, especially in this part of town where mostly common townspeople lived in their inexpensive clothes and rough appearance. His elegant kimono and brilliant colors made him a bit of an attention grabber.
It didn't hurt that he had at least three statues of him in the general vicinity.
A smirk formed his slightly aged face. "It is not nice to sneak up on your brother, Noriko. You are terrible at it and you would force me to humiliate you. You know that is not in my character."
"Of course, Noboru-nii-chan," she said, sarcasm pouring from every word. "You are the picture of a saint."
She came into his peripheral vision on his left, similar silk garb and colors catching his eye, equally-long red hair flowing in the soft breeze. "Our people seem to think so, dear sister. I hear them speak of us when I travel throughout the villages and towns, something you should do much more often, by the way. They say, 'Oh, Noboru-sama it the most gracious, patient, caring leader we could ever ask for! And, Noriko-same, she… well, she… is very angry all of the time-'"
One sharp claw swiped a few strands of hair less than an inch from his cheek. "I am not angry all the time, you idiot! They said no such thing; stopping making up such blasphemous lies about our people!"
His emerald eyes met hers, mischief swirling dangerously in them. "They say, 'Those two may look similar, but he is a far better leader than anyone else we have had in the past, or have in the present."
Noriko seemed to sense the natural kitsune deviousness his taunts were steering towards, and she straightened. "We do not have time to spar, brother, which I am aware you are trying to motivate me to do. I have important news from the National Security Council's daily report."
Noboru sobered, straightening as well. "I see… please, go no."
Noriko tucked her hands into her billowing sleeves, excitement dancing across her features while somehow still appearing calm. "There were 3 reports today of demons found. One killed, a lesser demon."
"Another of the oni boars trying to blend in with the regular ones?" Noboru said solemnly. Lesser demons were still demons.
Noriko nodded. "It was attacking homes, and when it seemed stronger and faster than the herd it was with, a hunter called the council to track it down. Another report of a centipede colony that was discovered in the wilderness as well. A female's off-spring were being seen away from her nest, and someone called it in. They were brought back to the nest. None were harmed. And, the last report was… rather bizarre."
A playful scowl formed on Noboru's lips. "Get on with it!"
Noriko's fanged grin teased him. "In a moment, patient, gracious, and caring leader," she mocked. "A man called the Security Council about someone he knew that his girlfriend said was a demon."
Noboru frowned. "Another of those?"
"It sounded that way, yes. But her description of him… it was a very detailed description of a dog demon."
Carrot-red eyebrows shot up into the brother's bangs. "A… a full inu-youkai?"
Noriko waved a hand. "Of course not, brother. You know all of those are accounted for."
"Right," Noboru said, sighing, turning to gaze at the horizon. "So… what was his description?"
A wider grin over-took the sister's face. "Fangs, silver hair, doggish ears… and golden eyes."
Noboru's head spun back to his sister, eyes even wider. "That… that is…"
"A perfect description of a first generation inu-hanyou, yes, I know brother. There are only two living inu-youkai with blood pure enough to create such an off-spring, and we both know those two are not having children anytime soon. That means-"
"An inu-hanyou from 'the time before,'" Noboru whispered in amazement. "Unheard of… could he be…?"
"He may be, brother… The council has not yet apprehended him. They are giving us time to decide whether we will speak with him first, since it has it has been long since another humanoid youkai has been discovered."
"Well," Noboru said, a matching grin overcoming his face as well. "What do you want to do, sister?"
She tilted her head for a moment, considering his question. Then, she said, "Let the council examine him. People outside Seikatsu-mura are still very unaware of what the council does to demons. Let us wait, see how he will react to the stress. If he is as strong as we think he is, he should be able to withstand their tests."
Noboru nodded with finality. "Then, it shall be done."
I know you guys keep wondering: Why don't they tell Sesshomaru about Mei?! The truth is, they're momentarily forgotten. They've just had the giant surprise of two people they never thought they would see at their doorstep, though one more than the other. Don't worry, that will addressed very soon.
I hope you enjoyed all the story-telling. Not much action, but that is coming soon, believe me. This chapter ran away from me several times, then forced me at gun point to make it longer. I hope all the info was absorbed.
Shout out to fanficnewbiee for guessing the meaning of Nama Yurushi! I didn't forget about you! Like I said, I choose all my Japanese names on purpose.
Shout out also to the jerk who reviewed RawFor and said it was the worse ending ever. You're smart; it wasn't an ending. It was a transition into this awesome story. If you figured it out, I hope you enjoy!
Has anyone figured out who Hitomi is yet? Only the real Inuyasha fans know who this girl is... let me know in your review if you know (or cheated and looked it up!)
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