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Chapter Fifty
The Hokage was dead. Those were by far the most troubling news Rei had learned after the attack on the village had ended. The fact that Orochimaru had escaped and that the village was now is shambles were nothing compared to the news that their leader was now gone. Although she had never thought about it the Hokage had always provided her and the other inhabitants of Konoha with some comfort, but now he was gone.
The funeral had been attended by everyone and everyone had the same look of sadness in their eyes. They weren't just mourning their leader, but also the brave shinobi that had perished while driving away the enemy. As Rei stood beside Sasuke she thought of how lucky she had been. Although Zakyo had been injured she was alive and so were her other friends. Many had not been so lucky. Still, she knew she wouldn't always be so lucky. Years ago she had learned that death was inevitable in the shinobi way of life.
She sighed and looked up at the falling rain. Sasuke turned to her and frowned slightly. Ever since the attack in Konoha she had been acting strangely and he didn't blame her, but it was strange to see her being so serious. In truth, he missed having her annoy him. He looked back towards the front and tried to ignore her. He just hoped she would be back to normal soon.
Rei groaned as she got up from the floor. She had, once again, fallen off of her bed. She heard footsteps outside which stopped at her door.
"Rei get up, you're helping around town today, remember?" Okoru called out.
Rei sighed and rubbed the back of her head as she stood up.
"I'm up already." She growled at her friend.
She heard someone sigh on the other side.
"Just try to be out soon, your breakfast will get cold."
She heard him leave and headed to the restroom.
Okoru sighed as he sat at the kitchen table across from Yu.
"What's wrong?" She asked calmly.
"Nothing, I guess I'm just tired."
"You should be after all that's happened."
"Yeah, how's Zakyo?"
"She's fine, just sleeping. You know how lazy she is." She said as she sipped her tea.
"Yeah, guess it runs in the family." He said calmly.
Yu looked at him for a moment.
"So, when are you planning on leaving this place?"
Okoru glanced at her and frowned.
"I don't know, but we can't leave now. We should stay here and help a bit around town. Rei will probably need help as well. She hasn't been feeling too well lately."
Yu shook her head.
"No, we can't stay. We have to go back. I know Rei isn't feeling too well, but she has her friends and the Uchiha boy."
"Tch, how can you think of just leaving her now? She's our friend. And like I said, we should probably help out around the village. They are low on shinobi and they could use the help."
"Whatever happens to the place is none of our concern. Our mission was to come here to participate in the exams. We're done with that."
"Stop being so stubborn and think of others for once." Okoru said glaring at Yu.
Yu glared back at him.
"I should say the same to you."
He looked at her confused, but she kept glaring.
"Don't think I haven't noticed the real reason for your sudden compassion towards this place. I won't say anything but just think of what you're doing and who you could end up hurting."
Yu stood up and left Okoru alone at the table. He sighed and let his head fall on the table. He stayed like that for a few minutes.
"Are you alright?"
He looked up and saw Rei standing before him. He sat up quickly making her grin.
"Yeah, I'm fine just tired."
"Well try to get some rest then. I gotta go now, but I'll be back before dinner. Take care of Zakyo or I will pummel you." She said shaking her fist.
Okoru sweatdropped and laughed nervously.
"Well actually, I was thinking of going with you and helping a bit around town."
"Well this is a first. Okoru the king of the lazy volunteering to work? Never thought I'd see the day. You better be careful or you'll lose your crown to Zakyo." Rei said smirking.
"You know if you don't want my help you can just say it there's no need to insult me you brat."
Rei laughed.
"You can come if you want, but what about Zakyo?"
"Yu can take care of her besides she'll probably sleep through the day."
Rei grinned at her friend.
"Alright then, let's go!"
In another part of Konoha Sasuke frowned and proceeded to glare at anyone who glanced at him. He was currently standing by the ramen shop, waiting for a certain blond to arrive. He wasn't surprised to see that she was late, but it was still irritating. He sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose, at least this meant she was feeling better. He looked up as he heard someone approaching.
"Hiya Sasuke." Rei said cheerfully.
He looked at her and knew she was back to her old annoying self. Then he looked at the person next to her and frowned slightly. Rei noticed and grinned.
"Oh yeah, I brought Okoru-kun since he wanted to help out a bit. I hope you don't mind."
Sasuke gave her a look that clearly said 'yes I mind', but Rei just ignored him.
"Sasuke, stop being lazy and get a move on." She said as she started dragging Okoru away.
Sasuke sighed and grudgingly followed Rei. They stopped at the academy and Sasuke turned to Rei.
"What exactly are we doing here?" He asked.
"Oh well Iruka sensei asked if we would help fix up the academy."
Rei laughed nervously as she saw Sasuke's eyebrow twitching.
"Rei, we don't have time to waste here. We should be training. Haven't you learned anything from the attack?"
"Well, we have time to train later. I think we should help around the village first." She said stubbornly.
"We need to get stronger." Sasuke said sternly.
"No, we need to work together and fix things up. And you need to stop being so arrogant and selfish." She said before walking away.
Sasuke growled and Okoru sighed.
"She's right you know the village really needs to be fixed up before anything else."
"I don't need advice from you." Sasuke said.
Okoru ignored him and went after Rei. He found her cleaning up some of the space around the building which had been littered by the battle.
"Need any help?" he asked.
Rei looked at him and grinned.
"Well that would be nice."
Okoru smiled and began helping her.
"What are you going to do about Uchiha?"
"Nothing, I'll just let that lazy jerk do whatever he wants. I don't really care." She said kicking a piece of wood.
Okoru sighed and shook his head.
"You know he just worries about you. He wants you to be ready if something like this happens again."
Rei sighed and sat down on the grass, leaning against the wall of the Academy.
"I know, but he doesn't have to be a jerk about it. Why can't he just tell me things instead of always fighting and making me do what he wants?"
"Well, from what I've seen, he's just not used to telling people how he feels."
"Yeah, I guess, but he's still a jerk."
"And you're still a violent little brat, but you don't see me complaining."
Rei smacked him lightly on the head and laughed.
"Well, at least you won't run away from a bit of work."
"I can't, you'll hit me." He complained.
Rei grinned and stood up.
"Well then, come on you lazy idiot, we have work to do!"
Okoru grinned and followed his friend. As he worked with her to fix things up he had to wonder why he had stood up for Sasuke. If anything, he should be glad she wasn't too happy with him. He sighed and decided that he had done the right thing. No matter what he felt he couldn't just try to get rid of the Uchiha. He knew that would make Rei sad and so he would just stand aside.
Sasuke panted as he let the chakra on his hand from the chidori disappear. He sat down and glared at the large boulder he had been using to train. He had to admit, he would much rather train with a certain clumsy blond ninja. He sighed and laid down on the grass.
"Stupid girl." He muttered.
Even as he said this he couldn't help but feel a bit of regret at having left her alone. Then he remembered that she wasn't alone, she was with that insufferable redheaded moron. He frowned at the thought and had a sudden urge to go back. He felt his eye twitching and sighed.
"Damn it." He said as he stood up and left.
Rei grinned as she looked around the area she had been cleaning with Okoru. It was late already and the sun would go down soon. She turned to her friend who was laying on the grass. Her grin grew even wider at this as she recalled how she had made him do most of the work.
"Well, I guess we should head back home."
Okoru stood up and walked over to her.
"Yeah, it is getting kind of late and I still have to make dinner."
"What about Yu, can't she make it?"
Okoru ignored the fact that she didn't suggest she make it herself and answered.
"No, you know she's too lazy."
"Alright then, let's go."
Sasuke sighed as he walked to Rei's house. He had gone to the Academy, but she had already left and so he had decided to go to her home. He hated to admit it, but he had missed the annoying little brat. He hadn't seen her for a while and he missed being around her, even if she drove him to the edge of insanity on a regular basis. As he arrived at her home he scowled at what he saw.
Rei stepped outside after having dinner which, as always, was made by Okoru. She grinned as she thought of how easy it was to enslave her friend. She sat down on the edge of the wooden area surrounding the house. She looked out to the small pond in front of her and yawned.
"Well, don't you look lively."
Rei turned around to find the source of such a sarcastic comment and grinned once she had spotted it.
"And you look as happy as ever." She said smirking.
She could see Okoru's eye twitching as she looked at the various stains and bruises on him.
"What happened to you?"
"Shut up you idiot. You know how much Zakyo hates getting her bandages changed, but you had to make me do it."
"Well, she is your cousin."
"Yeah I know." Okoru sighed.
He looked at his friend and she turned to him. She grinned and he just shook his head before looking out towards the pond. As he looked at the calm water reflecting the full moon above he thought back to his new feelings towards his friend. All previous doubt had vanished from his mind and he was now sure that he felt something towards the girl that had previously been like a younger sister to him.
He thought back to what Yu had told him that morning and wondered if his feelings could really be such a bad thing. He supposed it would be difficult for Rei to deal with this as long as Sasuke was around. He felt strangely annoyed when he thought about the young Uchiha. It irritated him to some extent to think of how he had declined to stay with her for the day so that he could train. He supposed it was because he hadn't seen Rei for such a long time so he just wanted to spend some time with her while he could.
"Okoru-kun, when are you and the others going back?"
He sighed and frowned slowly before adopting his usual deadpan expression that gave him such an aloof appearance.
"What, do you want us to leave that badly?"
"No, well, maybe a little…."
Okoru's eye twitched slightly and Rei grinned.
"Well, I don't really know. I suppose when Zakyo gets better we'll be able to leave."
"Oh, then I guess you'll leave soon, right?" Rei said with a cheerless voice.
"Maybe, but I was thinking that we could stay for a while to help out around here."
Rei looked at him and grinned before glomping her friend. The boy grinned and managed to get her off of him (as to how he did it was a secret he wasn't going to share any time soon). Rei smiled and was content with just hugging him as she sat next to him.
"Thanks for helping, but you don't have to stay you know."
"Yeah, I know, but the village really needs some help, and we haven't seen you for such a long time. Zakyo will probably be glad to stay."
"Yeah, but still, thanks."
Rei smiled and Okoru returned the smile. As he looked at her the feelings that had been shut inside of him for so long began to grow and he felt like he just wanted to hold her. He felt his cheeks growing hotter and was very aware of the rhythm of his heart. He suddenly noticed how close their faces were and focused on preventing himself from doing something stupid. However, his body wouldn't respond.
"Get away from her."
Rei and Okoru turned to see who had spoken and saw Sasuke walking towards them with a scowl. Rei sighed and stood up.
"Sasuke, what are you doing?"
"What is he doing here?" He asked, glaring at Okoru.
"He's staying here for a while with the others."
Sasuke looked at Rei and frowned.
"Why didn't you tell me he was staying here before?"
"I didn't think it mattered so much." She said frowning.
"Of course it matters you idiot. Why the hell would I trust him to stay here with you?"
"Sasuke stop, he's my friend. He can stay here as long as he wants."
Rei frowned and gave him a slight glare. Sasuke ignored her and looked at the redhead standing behind her. He glared at him and Rei walked over to him and glared back at Sasuke.
"Sasuke, why can't you just stop being so stupid? He hasn't done anything so just stop bothering him."
"You're the one being stupid. Why can't you see that he's trying to get closer to you?"
Rei frowned and pulled Sasuke away.
"That's not true, now leave him alone. Why can't you just trust me?"
Sasuke sighed as he looked at Rei.
"It's not you that I don't trust, it's him." He said glaring at the other boy.
Rei sighed as she stood in front of Sasuke.
"You're such a moron, I told you already that you're the only one I wan tot be with. He's my friend and I love him, but I would never leave you."
Sasuke looked at Rei and sighed. He smirked slightly.
"Alright, I guess I was just being paranoid."
"Like always." Rei said grinning.
"Shut up you brat."
Rei smirked and Sasuke just shook his head.
"I guess I'll see you tomorrow. Try not to forget." He said as he walked away.
Rei sighed and turned to look at her friend, but he wasn't there anymore. She frowned and wondered if Sasuke was right. What if he wasn't just being a paranoid jerk like always? She sighed and went inside her home. She yawned as she walked to her room to sleep as she would need her rest if Sasuke kept being an idiot.
Okoru sighed as he sat outside. He heard someone approaching and turned to see Yu. She sat next to him.
"So, what happened?"
"Nothing that concerns you."
Yu scowled, but them smirked.
"Well, from your attitude, I would say it has something to do with a certain blonde."
"Shut it."
"You're no fun." Yu pouted.
Okoru didn't respond and she frowned. He heard her sigh.
"Well, you can't say I didn't warn you."
"I know."
He stood up and left. Yu just sat there thinking of how amusing things would get from now on.
Rei groaned as the light from the morning sun hit her face. She sighed before getting up and realizing that for the first time in months she hadn't woken up on the floor. She had to admit, it was starting to look like it would be a good day.
She was surprised to see that neither Yu nor Okoru were at the kitchen. She guessed Yu was still sleeping as was Zakyo. Okoru had probably gone out. She sighed and picked up an apple as she wasn't very hungry at that time. With that she left to meet Sasuke.
Sasuke sighed as he laid in the grass at the training grounds. Once again, Rei had managed to maintain her record of never being on time. It was amazing how she was always late and yet Sasuke still waited for her. He smirked as he saw Rei walking towards him.
"Hello Sasuke." She said happily.
Sasuke smirked and stood up.
"You're late again."
"Of course I am I always am." She said as if it was obvious, which it was.
Sasuke sighed and shook his head.
"What don't tell me you're being grumpy again?" Rei said.
"I'm not grumpy, stop telling people that." Sasuke said as his eye twitched.
"Yes you are, you were being grumpy yesterday. Besides, I don't need to tell people that, it's obvious since you're always brooding."
Sasuke sighed.
"That's because you were with that moron."
"Sasuke!"
He looked at her and frowned. Rei just sighed and shook her head.
"I'm never going to get you to stop will I?" She sighed.
"Hn."
Rei sent a slight glare at him and he smirked knowing that it annoyed her when he used that word. Rei sat down on the grass and Sasuke sat next to her. She leaned on him and yawned. He smirked and tried to nudge her off.
"Hey, stop that! I'm trying to get comfy." She pouted.
"I don't care, you're heavy."
"What did you say?" She said menacingly.
Sasuke smirked and Rei just stuck her tongue out at him.
"You're mean."
He chuckled at her childish behavior and allowed her to lean on him.
"Rei."
"What?"
"Since when has that guy been staying with you?"
Rei groaned and sat up.
"Why do you have to bring that up?"
"I just want to know." He said indifferently.
"Well, after the second exam Okoru-kun told me they were going to stay at an inn, but they're my friends so I told them they could stay with me for a while."
Sasuke sighed.
"You should have told me."
"I would have, but I didn't think it mattered."
"Hn."
"Stop saying that." She said as she poked him in the ribs.
Sasuke smirked and Rei just glared at him. She sighed and laid down on the grass.
"Sasuke-kun, were you really mad yesterday?"
Sasuke glanced at her and wondered why she was asking him that now.
"I guess I was."
Rei didn't say anything she just kept looking up at the sky wondering why he had been so mad that night. Sasuke looked at her and frowned.
"Why do you want to know?"
"I don't know, I guess I was just curious. But you know you really shouldn't get so mad."
"I know."
Sasuke thought back to the previous night and realized that he had indeed overreacted.
"Well, since you obviously don't want to train let's get something to eat. I'll buy you some ramen."
Rei smiled and nodded. She knew he was trying to apologize without actually saying sorry. She didn't mind, besides, hearing Sasuke apologize was one of those things nature never intended. Sasuke helped her stand up and they walked to the ramen shop. Rei grinned and concentrated on annoying Sasuke as they walked to the ramen shop.
"So, I heard your fanclub is holding a welcoming ceremony tonight, you better hide or you might end up tied to a chair in your underwear. But then again, I tied you to a tree once. I guess you're not so hard to kidnap." She said grinning.
She could see Sasuke's eye twitching and her grin widened.
"Don't worry though maybe you can scare them off with your death glare. I mean, it doesn't work on me, but what the hell, it's worth a try."
Sasuke glared at her and she just smirked.
"Yep, that's the one I was talking about. Not as scary as you think though."
Sasuke just sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose.
"Must you annoy me?"
"Of course! How else would I entertain myself?"
"Why don't you try being normal for a while?"
"Tried it, too boring." She said grinning.
"Hn."
Rei looked at Sasuke and glared.
"Stop saying that."
"Hn."
"You're so annoying sometimes."
"Hn." Sasuke smirked.
Rei sighed and gave up. Soon they arrived at the ramen shop and after having some lunch Rei decided to walk around for a while before heading home.
"Why can't we just train like we're supposed to?" Sasuke said moodily.
"Because I don't want to, besides, you train too much, you need a rest."
"I don't need a rest."
"Yes you do, and I haven't seen you in a while so I thought I would make up for all the time I wasn't able to annoy you."
"Well, aren't I lucky?" Sasuke said sarcastically.
Rei grinned and watched as Sasuke frowned slightly. She turned to find what he was looking at and saw a very familiar redhead walking their way. She smiled and waved as she heard Sasuke groan next to her.
"Hi Okoru-kun." She said as the boy reached them.
"Hi Rei."
He turned to the other boy.
"Hello Sasuke."
"Hn."
Rei looked at Sasuke and sighed. She decided to ignore him and turned to Okoru.
"What are you doing here?"
"I got bored so I thought I would walk around town for a while."
"I see you haven't been attacked yet." Rei said as she grinned.
Okoru sighed and slumped forward.
"I had a few close calls."
Rei laughed and patted her friend on the back.
"It's alright, but you always were popular, even back in Kirigakure."
At this Sasuke glanced at the two ninja and scowled.
"Yeah, but it didn't help that Zakyo would tell people where I was hiding."
Rei laughed nervously.
"Yeah, Zakyo…" She said trailing off and looking away.
Okoru looked at her and his eye twitched.
"It was you wasn't it?"
"Hey, I know, why don't I make dinner tonight?" Rei said trying to change the subject.
Okoru just sighed and shook his head.
"I guess I should have expected that. Well, I should go Zakyo will kill me if I don't feed her."
"Alright, I'll be home in a while."
Okoru nodded and walked away. Rei smiled and turned back to Sasuke. She frowned slightly when she noticed that he was glaring at her friend as he walked away. She poked him on his arm to get his attention.
"You know, it's not polite to stare, or in your case, glare."
Sasuke ignored her and Rei sighed.
"Don't tell me you're still mad?"
"I'm not mad. I'm annoyed." He said.
"Why do you hate him so much?" She sighed.
"I don't hate him."
"Then why do you always get mad when I talk to him?"
"Maybe it's because you like him too much." He muttered.
Rei gave him a questioning look.
"What are you talking about?"
"Nevermind."
Rei frowned and Sasuke sighed.
"It just annoys me how much time you spend with him. You didn't have to let him stay with you."
"I told you not to worry about him."
"I'm starting to worry about you." He said distantly.
Rei just looked at Sasuke as she was surprised by his response.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean that maybe he's not the only one that feels something." Sasuke said grimly.
Rei frowned and Sasuke just glared at her. He felt irritated at her relationship with Okoru and he was actually starting to think that she might feel something towards him. It pained him to think about that, but he knew it was possible especially after seeing how defensive she was about him.
Rei couldn't believe that Sasuke would think that she loved someone else. She felt more upset with him than ever, but there was something else. She also felt disappointed. She was both saddened and offended at the revelation that Sasuke didn't trust her as much as she thought he did. She scowled and felt like she just wanted to punch him, but at the same time she didn't want to hurt him as she knew he was as upset as her. She knew that to some extent she was responsible for that and so she settled for less drastic measures.
"Sasuke you jerk!"
Sasuke was taken by surprise and so he wasn't able to do anything as she swung her leg and kicked him in the shin.
"Ow! What the hell!"
He looked up at her and saw that she was upset. She glowered at him before turning around and walking away. He sighed as he watched her leave and turned to go home. He knew he shouldn't have said that, but he couldn't help it. He would just have to deal with it later as he knew she would be too annoyed to listen to him. He just hoped she would listen to him.
Later that day, Rei sighed as she laid on the wooden floor outside facing small garden on the side of the house. She was still annoyed at what Sasuke had said, but she had also been thinking about the possibility of it being true. She had to admit, Okoru had been acting strangely, but then again, she hadn't seen him a in a long time. It was possible that she was just imagining things due to Sasuke's constant accusations.
She wondered if it was possible for her to be developing feelings for her friend. She recalled the time before Sasuke confessed her feelings and she had to admit that she had been utterly ignorant of her own growing feeling at that time. She supposed it was likely for her growing feelings towards her friend to go unnoticed once again. She groaned and placed her arm over her eyes as she closed them.
"What's wrong Rei-rei?"
She looked up and saw Okoru standing there. She sat up and raised and eyebrow.
"Rei-rei?"
"It's your nickname remember?"
"Yeah, I just haven't heard it in a while."
"Well, Zakyo reminded me of it. She was asking about you earlier." He sighed, rubbing the back of his head.
"Where is she?"
"She went out with Yu. She said she was bored and since she had annoyed me for most of the day Yu thought it would be wiser for her to take her for a walk around town."
"I have to admit that was pretty thoughtful on her part. You would probably have killed her after five minutes." She said smirking.
"True, but in my defense, you can be a lot more violent after being annoyed to a certain extent." He said, sitting beside her.
"So, how did it go with Uchiha?"
Rei sighed and sat up.
"Let's just say it would be wise for him to stay away for a while."
Okoru just shook his head.
"What happened?"
"Don't worry about it he was just being a jerk."
"By any chance, did it have anything to do with me?"
Rei didn't respond and Okoru sighed.
"Sorry for causing you trouble." He said.
"No, it's not your fault."
"Well, I just hope things get better between you two. You should really stop fighting."
"This is coming from the guy who tried to choke his cousin for waking him up by throwing him in a lake."
"To be fair, it was very cold and I was just playing around."
"You set up traps for her." Rei said with a deadpan expression.
Okoru's eye twitched and Rei laughed. Okoru just sighed and smiled at his friend.
"Seriously though, maybe it would be better if we headed back home."
Rei looked at him and frowned.
"But, I want you to stay for a while longer."
"I know, but we should probably leave anyways. We've stayed here for a while, so we should probably head back."
Rei pouted and Okoru just chuckled.
"Well, what did you plan to do, keep us here as hostages?" He said with amusement.
"Although now that I think about it you have managed to enslave me quite nicely, I mean, I do the cooking and cleaning."
Rei laughed and Okoru just smiled.
"Yeah, sorry about that, but you know you cook better than me and I just couldn't pass up the chance to have you as my cook."
He shook his head and Rei just grinned. He smiled slightly, but again his mind returned to the feelings that he shouldn't have at that moment. Rei gave him a strange look as he sat there with a thoughtful look on his face. She knew him very well and although he was smart it was rare for him to be so serious. He preferred to stay calm and relaxed most of the time. She poked him and he snapped out of his thoughts. After a moment of surprise he regained his aloof appearance.
"What is it?"
"It looked like you were thinking of something serious."
"Oh I was just thinking of how to escape from this place safely since it's obvious that you won't let me go."
"Stop kidding around, what's wrong?"
He sighed and looked away for a moment. He seemed to be thinking of what to say.
"Rei, I know I've caused trouble for you and I'm sorry. And I know you've been standing up for me with Sasuke, but have you ever thought that maybe he isn't completely wrong?"
Rei looked at him with confusion and Okoru had to admit that it was interesting to see her face change as she finally understood what he was saying. It was king of like being hit by a kunai, you saw it coming, but it still hurt when it finally hit. And so Rei finally knew what it was that he wanted to say. She looked surprised to say the least, but she also looked somewhat distressed.
"Sorry about not telling you sooner."
Rei smiled weakly and shook her head.
"No, it's alright I guess it's my fault for being so slow." She said chuckling a bit.
Okoru smiled and looked away towards the small pond before him.
"So, do you still think we should stay?"
"Of course I do. Did you think I would change my mind so easily?" She said grinning.
Okoru was surprised, but he just smiled.
"You're my best friend. Something like this can't change that."
He was glad to hear that and he had to admit that he felt better now that he had told her how he felt. Rei smirked and he wondered what it was that she was planning.
"Besides, if you left who would I bother?"
He sighed and slumped forward while Rei just laughed. She patted him on the back he looked up to find her face extremely close to his. He gulped and just sat there as he cursed his airheaded friend for being so unaware of his feeling to notice that she was making him uncomfortable. She looked at him with confusion and he couldn't help but lean forward and do the one thing he had been holding back from. He mentally kicked himself as he felt her tense as he kissed her. He drew back and felt his face burning. Rei just looked at him and then behind him. She groaned and Okoru knew why as he turned around and saw a very upset Uchiha standing a few feet away.
End chapter Fifty
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