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artiststarme · 1 year
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Part 2 of the Van Vandalism fic but can be read as a stand-alone. This part was heavily influenced by a comment by @doubleb11 and @zerokrox-blog requesting a boyfriend for Steve lol.
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Eddie had taken to spending all of his free time at Family Video. He couldn’t help it! Steve was so intoxicating and the more time Eddie spent with him, the more he wanted to hang around. It started with Steve loaning him the Beemer while he tried to raise enough money to replace the tires on his van. Eddie would drop him off at work then speed over to the garage to work his shift before hustling back over to Family Video to pick him up and take him home. Everything was going well and they had a system in place… 
Until Eddie found out that Steve sometimes forgot to pack a lunch on his long shifts. So, he had no choice but to add it to his schedule! Every weekday he would; pick up Steve, drop him off at work, go to the garage, take Steve some lunch, go back to the garage to finish his shift, pick up Steve, go out to dinner with him at the diner, take him home, sleep, then repeat. 
And what was he supposed to do when his day off didn’t align with Steve’s? Really, the only option he had besides being depressed in his trailer alone was hanging out with Steve at Family Video gossiping about the fellow people of Hawkins. It was a no brainer. He would take a seat up on the counter and talk to Steve while he rewound tapes or processed late fees. Hell, he even organized the shelves a time or two. Eddie thinks he was probably at Family Video more than Robin was and she worked there. 
It’s just… Steve was so perfect. He was kind and gentle and understanding. His kind actions spit in the face of what he used to be like in high school and it caused Eddie’s schooltime crush to return with a vengeance. It wasn’t like it was before in which Eddie would pine hopelessly and flee whenever Steve so much as looked at him. Now, being with Steve felt almost attainable and it filled Eddie with a hopeful joy he’d never experienced before. 
It was just another weekday that Eddie strolled into the video store to once again drop off lunch to Steve on his lunch break. He had an hour lunch and you better believe he was going to spend at least half of it with Steve (and the other half driving to and from work). The man in question looked up at the sound of the bell chiming and rolled his eyes humorously. “What are you doing here? I know for a fact that you have appointments until six today.”
Eddie grinned at him and detailed boisterously, “I’m bringing you lunch! You didn’t bring one with you today when I picked you up so I decided to display my unending gratitude with a bountiful harvest of nourishment!” 
Steve’s eyes squinted and his lips pursed as he tried to decipher his words. After a moment of silence, Eddie took pity on him and smirked. “I brought you lunch, dude. It’s the least I can do.”
He shook his head, “you don't owe me shit. It’s a favor and you don’t deserve to have to walk everywhere because some prick slashed your tires.”
“Agree to disagree. You gonna eat it or not?” Eddie waived off his explanation, he’d been hearing it every single time he brought him lunch, and raised an eyebrow in askance. 
“What is it?” Steve asked him, trying to take a peak of the brown paper bag where Eddie was hiding it behind his back. 
“Uncle Wayne’s famous chili, he made some for us last night.”
“Ooo, pass it over.” Eddie handed him the Tupperware container of chili as well as a spoon. Unfortunately, he didn’t have time to stick around and talk to Steve while he ate. He still had to replace an alternator in a Chevy today so he had to get back to the garage. 
“Alright man, I’m heading out. I’ll come back around 6:30 and we can hang until your shift ends. How’s the chili?”
Steve literally moaned as he ate a spoonful of the hearty soup which shocked Eddie enough for him to trip on air and fall over. He face-planted on the ground and just laid there for a second. What. The. Fuck. Thankfully, Steve was too busy being enamored with his bowl of chili to pay Eddie any attention. 
“Mmmm, dude this is delicious! Now I owe you one because this is the best chili I have ever tasted. How about I close early tonight and you take me on a date at seven?” Steve said, looking Eddie directly in the eye as he spooned another spoonful of chili into his mouth. 
Oh my god, it's everything Eddie had ever wanted in life. Has he died and gone to heaven? “Abso-fucking-lutely! Stevie, big boy, I would fucking love to go on a date with you! I’ll be here!”
“I would hope so, you’re my ride!” Steve laughed. “Now go, you’re going to be late. I’ll see you tonight.”
All Eddie could do was beam at him and nod his head rapidly up and down. “Okay!”
As he raced back to the garage to finish his shift, he only had one thought. He owed Wayne so much for making that chili. Because that chili finally allowed him to seduce Steve Harrington.
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pleasancies · 3 years
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Deep In Delirium
wordcount : 1.1k+
content : lady whump, fever, hallucination, vomiting, worried caretaker
Tagging @summer-of-whump
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She should really go to the hospital.
The apparition smiled, his teeth one too many. She should be fearing this man, tackling his body on the floor and punching everything she could reach. The fear part she'd done perfectly, but the tackling less so. It was more of a paralyzing fear. Her skin crawled. His hands weren't supposed to feel so real. It was pressing, looming over her forehead like the headache she had been putting up with.
"You have a fever," no shit. How many times does he have to say it?
He looks so concerned. She didn't know his face is capable to look that tender. Or that her brain could conjure the image. It was strange. She almost killed him twice. But again, fevers are weird. There's shadowy outlines dashing just around the corner of her eyes. Trippy. If blue lights doesn't make her brain feels like it's set inside a washing machine then she'd try watching some movies.
That said, she have to call for help. Her phone were sitting nicely in her bag. Rarely used. It was supposed to be easy. Walk a few dozen steps, open her closet, and reached inside the bag. But whatever her illness was, it was cruel. It hit her hard, sudden when she least expect it. Walking to bathroom almost made her faint.
She let out a whimper. Nausea pooled at the base of her throat. Everything she had inside of her were already splattered among the blankets and the edge of the couch. Her teeth chattered. A cold ache settling in her bones, ice growing underneath the skin. But her skin were practically radiating with heat. She could smell the sickening warmth hugging her body. It was suffocating, everything just a little too close to handle. The individual threads of her shirt rubbing against skin. The blood rushing in her ear like a beating drum. She wrapped the soiled blankets closer to herself. The hallucination was still there, frowning as she coughed.
Where were her teammates? She was waiting for them to notice she's missing. Isn't two days of silence concerning enough?
She closed her eyes, turning her head away from him. Another dream. Maybe something involving her friends and please make it nice this time. She's thirsty. Her throat dry and the heat smothering her. She can't get her arms to pull away the sheets. Not paralyzed. Tired. Drained. Just doesn't have the strength anymore. She spent the earlier parts of the day shaking as her fevered brain simulated the sound of her dearest friends shouting abuse and banging at her door.
Her temperature is rising. Comprehending the contents of her room gets a little harder each time. The apparition gone. She'd sorely miss him. It all blurred together. Her head lolled to the side and the growing panic in her gut manifested as a slurry of bile on the floor.
She should really go to the hospital.
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He finally shows up at her doorstep. It's been a while since they last meet. She missed the biweekly meetings, and although it is common for them not to talk with each other for days, it's strange for her to miss a meeting without telling them. Maybe playing hooky for the first time, their less-disciplined friends rubbing off on her. Something about it nags at his mind.
So here he is, after three missed calls and ten unread messages. He knocked the door. No answer. Her apartment neighbors said they didn't see her leave the house. Or if she was truly there inside.
Fuck, he thought. Something bad might have happened. He fished something out of his pocket. Luckily no one was there to see him pried the locks open. She taught that skill.
He was glad when he saw her sleeping on the couch. Yet his eyes land to the dried vomit on the sheets and all of that relief vanished as quickly as it came. Alarmed, he strides to the couch to feel her forehead and neck with the palm of his hands.
Fire. She looks like death had warmed over. Beads of sweat ran down her pained face. Her body slightly shivered despite the blankets around her.
"Hey, wake up." He gently shook her shoulders. How long since she get sick? A fever this high could genuinely hurt her. Every second she spent in deep sleep stabs his heart with worry.
"Huh, at least this one's nice," she weakly waves her hand at him, her speech slurred and her movements sluggish.
"I'm taking you to the hospital." He tries lifting her by the arm, but it's a wasted effort. She pushed him away, spending her last bits of energy to resist.
"Why? What's wrong?"
"Stop trying, okay? You're a nice dream but I can't sit up by myself. It just hurts."
"You're going to get hurt even more if you fight me like this."
"Then leave. You can't carry me. You're just another hallucination."
She was crying before, her face puffy and dark circles under her eyes. He brushed back the stray hairs on her forehead. "Don't be stupid, I'm not a hallucination."
She scoffed, a weak smile forming on their lips, "You're really one of the nice ones. My real friends wouldn't find me until I'm rotting for three days."
His heart sanked. Shame warmed his cheeks. It took a full minute to gather his scattered focus. He swallowed a growing lump inside his throat.
"I'm sorry," He cupped her face, mustering up the gentlest stare he could manage. He was never a caretaker. Treating his friends softly was never a thing he had to learn. He was very aware of how odd he might look.
"This is nice," she leaned heavily into his palm, "Can you do this to my head? It feels really heavy."
"You're... such a pain in the ass sometimes." But he complied, his head gently grasping her forehead. "I'm going to carry you to the hospital, okay?"
"Ugh, fine. Try with all your hearts' content. Did say I told you so. Just don't leave, okay?"
He noted the pleading tone resting at the end of her sentences. He wants to say sorry again but he feared she might not even remember it later. This might not even end with her fully recovered. A fever this high could have given her brain damage. He remembered when she first joined the team. She never said it but it was apparent how much she needed someone and something to do. He'd seen her grow, from a lonely adrift woman to a competent and gregarious team member. Theyre friends, arent they? She used to ask, so many times. He should have check up on her more, talk to her outside of meetings and patrols like a proper friend even after whatever's plaguing her in the past is gone.
And it hurts even more to see her so resigned to it, so nonchalant on the fact that her supposed friend is going to leave her to die alone out negligence.
"Yeah, don't worry. I'm not leaving. I'll do better this time."
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ikenbar · 3 years
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Mr. Love: Ike's Choice CH5 PT6
Hehehe some Kiro angst is here!! And some fluff and resolution as well!! This'll be a good part so stay tuned!! :D
Warnings: One curse word but other then that its literally just angst, fluff, and resolution. Unless you got a problem with cliffhangers. Then you got another thing coming...
(Chapter Five (Kiro and Youran) Prologue and part one, two, three, four and five can be found here~)
((Please read the author’s note (and the beginning of the story) on chapter one part one if you’re new here :D))
Chapter Five:
Part six:
After that day, we had rescheduled the shooting for a couple days later that week. When the day came, I didn’t attend. Leaving Bart to take care of the field work as usual as I returned to behind my desk. Where I was meant to be.
It had taken some time but I was finally able to convince Victor to let me drive a car alone. Granted, It had GPS tracking so I was never really alone but it was nice to finally have control of my driving again. The drive to and from work where I was alone and lost in my thoughts that I dreaded being lost in. Being in control of the driving stopped me from going mad.
 I had sent my phone to be fixed and it returned to me as good as new. I was told that there had been a virus in it. Even though I didn’t believe them, it was nice to have my phone back. But with my newly fixed phone, I had gotten phone call after phone call from people. I only answered a select few, ignoring the ones from Gavin and Kiro. Youran would call too. No matter how badly I wanted to be left alone, I couldn’t just leave her hanging.
Youran was really understanding and, though she didn’t know what had happened, she was willing to help me feel better. Offering coffee dates in the morning just to talk or to even jog with me on the weekends. I tried telling her no. I tried pushing her away to be left alone. I wanted space to think… but the moment I saw her smiling eyes in my mind, I swayed into agreeing to anything she asked.
Youran had posted an interview with the Key. Clearing his name and posing the fact that he was really framed and someone else had been using his name. After it was posted, the hacking had stopped and our websites were back to normal. I had tried listening to the interview but couldn’t make it all the way through without the memories from under the studio sending me into a migraine. 
I had spent most of my time working but it was just to keep out of my mind. When I wasn’t working, I was working on the board I had put together in my apartment. It had all the information that I had about Montu and, now, Black Swan. Though there wasn’t much, it was something. Gavin often knocked at my door to check on me. But after a week of no answer, he stopped coming by.
Two weeks had passed and I was in my office working on my biweekly report for Victor when a soft knocking came from the door. I looked up and saw Minor standing there, smiling kindly and holding a mug in his hands. “Yes?” I asked, returning my attention to my computer.
“You’ve been working so hard this past week,” Minor walked into the room and placed the drink down in front of me, “I figured you could use a break! Stretch your legs, brighten the mind...” I glanced at the drink. Minor noticed and said, “It’s hot chocolate! It’s supposed to be comforting!”
“I’m fine.” I said impassively, returning my focus to the computer. Minor drummed his fingers on the mug.
“...You know,” He sighed, “Everyone is worried about you. No one can remember the last time you’ve eaten. Or… left the office in general. You’re here before anyone else is and are still here when everyone has left… Gavin even told me you’ve been ignoring him… Miss. Ike, you need to re-”
“I appreciate your concern,” I spoke impassively, “But I’m fine. It’s just work. And, with everything that happened a couple of weeks ago-” I stopped for a second as images flashed into my mind from that day, “... we are running behind schedule.” I pinched the bridge of my nose, steaming the pain that rose in my temples. Minor reached out to me but was cut off by the sound of an alarm going off on my phone. I picked it up and stood from my chair. “I’ve got to pick up my brother. I’ll be back in ten minutes. When I come back, I want this drink off my desk.”
Minor sighed, “Yes mam.”
>>>
I was sitting at the steering wheel reading my emails as I waited for Sam to come out of class. The passenger side door opened and Sam popped into the car excitedly. “Hey, Ike!” He sung, “How are you?”
“Fine.” The word had lost its meaning at this point, “How was school?”
“Not bad, but I heard something today!” Sam spoke quickly as I turned the car on, “Someone said the Carnival was in town! Can we go??” I froze.
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“Did you hear!?” Kiro spoke excitedly over the phone, “The carnival is coming to town! We should go together!”
“Kiro, don’t you realize how dangerous this could be?” I sighed, “If word got out that you were at the carnival-”
“I’ll be safe! I promise!!” Kiro pleaded, “Come on, Super Stranger! I want to hang out with you!” My face grew hot as I stayed speechless. Superstar Kiro wanted to hangout with me! Of all people! “What? You don’t seriously think this my first time in public, do you?” Kiro teased, “I’ll wear a disguise! We’ll be fine! Trust me!”
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I grimised and shook my head. “No.” I answered resoundly, shifting the car out of park.
“Aw come on!” Sam whined, “But it’s friday! And they’ll be gone by this weekend”
“No, Sam.”
“But I feel like I haven’t seen you all week!” Sam pouted, “You haven’t been over for dinner and we rarely talk when you pick me up... You’ve been so distant.” I paused, tapping on the steering wheel. Feeling Sam's eyes on me, I flashed a glance at him. His eyes were pleading. A pain shot through my chest.  “I… I know something happened to you last week.” Sam started playing with his backpack. “And even though you won’t tell me what happened exactly, I miss you… Please, Ike?” I tightened my grip on the wheel and glared at the road. Unable to help myself, I looked over to Sam. He was wearing the puppy eyes that he had used countless times before. I quickly looked back at the road.
Not again. I will not let those damn eyes get to me again…. No… no!... damn it.
I sighed deeply and, after stopping at a stop light, pulled out my phone. I dialed a number then held my phone up to my ear.
“Hello! This is Ikamara Bikira’s office!” Minor chimed, “She is currently out right now but I can leave a message!”
“Minor, it’s me.” I said, rubbing the bridge of my nose, “I’m not coming back to the office. I’m… taking that break.” Sam cheered from next to me.
“Really?!” Minor excitedly asked, “What made you change your mind? Was it my speech?!”
“No. It was my power hungry brother." I playfully glared at Sam, "Tell the office that if they need anything they should go to Bart before calling me… and not a word of this is to be repeated to Gavin, understand?!”
>>>
“Where should we go first!?” Asked a very all over the place Sam. We were standing at the front gate of the carnival. Screams and music played with our ears as the smell of fried goods and sweet treats did our noses. “We could go on the rides! Or play the games! I thought I saw a shooting game!! Ike, are you still a good shot?!”
“Of course I am.” I said as I looked around, “Just remember, we are only here for a little bit. I still have work I need to get back to”
“Don’t you always?” Sighed Sam, “Just enjoy the time spent with your favorite foster brother!! So, where do you want to go first??” 
“The ticket desk.” I arched an eyebrow, “Before we go anywhere, we need to pay for-” I was cut short as a bear approached us. Or more, a man in a bear costume.
“Ho ho ho!” He laughed, doing a little jig, “Welcome to the carnival! I’m Chuckles the Bear!” Chuckles chuckled, further extenuating his point, “Would you folks like to win some free tickets?!”
“Boy, would we!” Sam jumped excitedly. I hesitated. Something about this bear seemed familiar.
“Alright, little boy!” Chuckles patted Sam’s head, “All you gotta do is answer one question! Ready?” Sam nodded seriously, bracing himself.
“What color…” Chuckles paused for dramatic effect, “... is the sky?!” Sam threw his head up in the air.
“Well, today it’s looking pretty blue.” He said, pursing his lips slightly.
“Ding ding ding! We have a winner!!” Chuckles reached into his pocket and pulled out a large batch of tickets. He handed them out to Sam, “Here you go little boy!”
“Yay!!” Sam cheered and took the tickets. He held them out victoriously to me, “Now we don’t have to pay for tickets!” 
“Yeah...” I said slowly, looking up at the bear, “Thanks.”
“No problem!” Chuckles chuckled, “Just a little nice deed from your good ol friend Chuckles! I’ll see you folks around the park!” Chuckles turned and waved goodbye to us. Sam waved enthusiastically back.
“Bye!” He called, “And thank you!!” I narrowed my eyes. 
“Something about that bear was fishy.” I murmured.
“Who cares?!” Sam grabbed my hand again, “Let’s go!”
With that, Sam and I explored the park. We went on rides, played games, ate food. I was quick to notice that Chuckles was never too far from us. He was either selling balloons close by, playing a game a couple of stalls away, he even manned the cotton candy stand when we bought some. Though, the term 'bought' was used lightly as he wouldn’t let us pay for it.
Eventually, I had had enough.
I approached Chuckles from behind as he was handing a balloon to a little girl. “Here you are!” He said gleefully, “Thank you for the candy!!”
“What kind of employee trades a balloon for a piece of candy?” I asked, making Chuckles jump, “It’s a terrible way to run a carnival if you ask me.”
“Though, no one is complaining!” Sam spoke up from next to me, pulling his nearly full cart of prizes with him, “You can keep giving away free stuff if you feel like it! Especially to us!” I narrowed my eyes and folded my arms.
“What’s your deal?” I growled, “You’ve been following us all day.” 
“What are you talking about, Miss. Lady?!” Chuckles shrugged and rocked back and forth, feigning childlike innocence, “I’m just a kind and harmless bear!”
“I want answers, bear.” I snapped, startling the bear once again, “Don’t think I’m above beheading you in front of all these children.”
“Ok! Ok!” The bear’s voice had changed dramatically, “I’ll tell you just don’t take off my head! You’ll only end up making a scene.” I froze. I knew that voice all too well. Though it had been a long time since I had heard it.
“Kiro?” I asked in a harsh whisper. Chuckles looked around then lifted his head. A bright blue eyed Kiro smiled at me nervously.
“Hey, Super Stranger.” He laughed weakly, “Long time no see!” Sam gasped dramatically from next to me.
“KI-” He started. I threw my hand over his mouth.
“Shh!!” Kiro and I said quickly. Kiro dropped his bear head and looked around again.
“Can we talk somewhere a bit more private?” He asked through the mask.
>>>
“Coast is clear.” I let down the flap to the cleaning tent and walked back to the boys. Kiro took off his bear costume and sighed.
“Thank goodness.” He breathed, “That costume was so hot.”
“It’s Kiro!” Sam whispered excitedly as he jumped in place, “Ike! Ike, look! It’s Kiro!!”
“I know.” I scowled, folding my arms across my chest, “What are you doing here, Kiro?"
“I wanted to see the carnival!” Kiro smiled weakly at me. I deepened my glare, “And…. I also wanted to see you.” I scoffed and rolled my eyes. Sam stared at the both of us, awestruck.
“Ike!!” Said Sam, exasperatedly, “Kiro just said he wanted to see you?!?! What haven’t you been telling me!?”
“Remember when I got trapped under the studio and came out a mess?”
“Yeah?”
“He is the reason that happened.”
Sam gasped dramatically and scooted closer to me. Kiro sighed, “I thought I told you it wasn’t me! Didn’t you see Youran’s interview?”
“Yeah, I’m still not convinced.” I growled.
“Well, what can I do to convince you??" Kiro took a step closer to me, "Would you like more tickets? How bout a ride on the ferris wheel! I can get you the best seats! You can overlook all of Loveland from there!”
“Pass.” I turned around to the tent opening, “Goodbye, Key.”
“Ike, please.” Kiro grabbed my arm, “Please let me make this up to you. I hate the idea that you hate me. Just, let me do something! Or, better yet, you do something! Yell at me! Beat me if you want!” I stayed where I was, fighting with the anger in my chest. This man just treated me the same as everyone else did in my life, and he expects me just to let it go?! “W-wait!” Kiro turned me around and reached into his pocket. He pulled out a little white handkerchief. “Don’t you want this back?” He asked, handing it to me. I didn’t take it. I just stared at it as memories of all the times he got hurt poured into my mind. It was all because of me! Why was he fighting so hard to come back to me? It seemed wrong. What was he trying to prove?!
Kiro sighed and dropped his hand to his side. “i know I hurt you.” His voice cracked. , “I know there are things I need to make up for and I understand it can take some time… I-I just… want to be your sidekick again.” Kiro’s last words were enough to obliterate whatever anger had. I fought to bring it back. He lied to you! He broke your heart! I repeated that in my head as I finally looked up at  him. Kiro’s eyes were sparkling. But it wasn’t the regular sparkle that made fans weak. It was the kind of sparkle that came from the water that pooled under his eyes. 
My heart shattered. 
I made Kiro cry.
 I was probably the only person on earth to make Kiro cry. That was a badge I never wanted to bear. 
I relaxed my body as I looked at him. Time seemed to pass slowly as we held our breaths, struggling to keep the silence. Eventually, Sam tugged at my shirt. “I know I’m supposed to hate him right now,” Sam said with a strain in his voice, “but even I can’t be angry at that face.” Kiro shifted his eyes to Sam.
“Sorry.” He said, struggling to maintain his smile through a forced chuckle, “I-” I walked up to Kiro, cutting him off. I took the handkerchief and brushed it under his eye, stopping a tear from rolling down his cheek. Kiro’s eyes flashed a look of surprise. I examined his face a little longer. Then sighed and rested my head on his shoulder.
“... Why did you have to pull the sidekick card?” I said, punching him weakly on the arm. Kiro’s body tensed. I shook my head and pulled him into an hug. Kiro stalled a moment, but it didn’t take him long to reciprocate. He held me tightly as we stood together in silence. I tightened my grip on him. I was afraid that, if we separated, something would happen to make me lose him. To lose myself. He brought me so much light. How could I have just let that go?
After a long moment, I felt something hit my side. I looked down. Sam had invited himself in on the hug. I smiled and patted his head. Kiro looked down at Sam, wiping his face as he laughed. “Hey, kid.” Kiro rubbed Sam’s head, “If you wanted a hug, just say so!”
“Really?!” Sam beamed. 
“Why don’t we get out of this tent first?” I pushed away from the boys’ embrace and pocketed my handkerchief. Kiro looked at me hopefully. 
“Can... I join you?” He asked, anticipation dripping from his tongue.
“It’s to be expected.” I arched an eyebrow and folded my arms, “I do believe I promised a certain someone a day at the carnival.” I smirked. Kiro smiled brightly, sending the long missed feeling of butterflies in my stomach. That smile didn’t last long though as Kiro suddenly frowned.
“Wait, does this mean I have to put back on the bear suit?”
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