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Chapter 40 Failed Gamble

 Li Luoke shouted and took a few steps back to avoid Alaka's offensive.

Under his order, a dozen Exeter infantrymen on both sides of Liroque did not form a formation or retreat, but rushed straight towards the Fury Guard soldiers on both sides of Arak.

Araka's face darkened.

Amid the roars and collisions, the Exeter soldiers clung to the Fury Guards.

Alaka suddenly was left alone as he surged forward, with no one on either side to cover him.

Seven or eight Exeter warriors surrounded him with fierce expressions.

Thales's face changed drastically.

Oops.

The reason why Arak can maintain its absolute advantage over the front and attack the enemy formation without any scruples depends largely on the sacrifice and cover of the guards on both sides.

Otherwise, if Alaka kills ten people, his speed will probably slow down, and then he will once again be trapped in an impenetrable double-team and tight siege. No matter how skilled the ultimate master is, he will eventually be killed alive.

Moreover, facing endless multiple enemies at the same time on the battlefield, with attacks from multiple directions, and multiple weapons... As Ada said, even extreme masters cannot remain unscathed.

When Arak is like this now, these wounds and consumption gradually accumulate...

Alaka looked at the situation in front of him and gasped slightly.

"Cover him!" Ada nimbly shuttled between the three Exeter infantrymen who cooperated tacitly, but she was obviously not adapted to the rhythm of swords on all sides on the battlefield, and would be unable to escape for a while.

"Cover Alaka!" she shouted angrily, "otherwise we will be dragged into a tight siege again!"

Huaiya was entangled by two enemies, and he was injured and could not escape from the battle quickly. However, Putilai obviously did not have the same martial arts skills as the others and could escape calmly and cover Alaka.

Behind them, countless Exeter infantrymen who had been left behind due to the rapid breakthrough of the Araka conical impact formation were running to catch up again.

Rolf's eyes widened as a gust of wind blew rapidly, blocking several Exeter soldiers in the front row behind him with scattered snowflakes.

"The soldiers with Fury Guard equipment are all entangled!" Putilai was overwhelmed by the attack of a fierce infantry: "And our envoy, including you, has obviously never fought in a war, and we can't rush through!"

"Is there anyone else? Except the Fury Guards and the envoys?" Huaiya fought with the enemy with swords very inefficiently: "As long as we can break through this siege and get to His Highness's side!"

A young soldier and a veteran holding a sword and shield suddenly turned their heads during the fierce battle.

————

If there are people from the Fury Guard on his side, Araka doesn't have to consider the threats to his side or behind, and can just face the enemy directly in front.

But now he must face threats from all directions.

"Qiang!" Li Luoke's giant ax struck firmly on the hammer that Alaka had just snatched!

Alaka roared like a wild beast, and even Thales felt the oppressive atmosphere.

The next moment, the eyes of Kingdom Fury were red, the hammer holding the giant ax shook, and the power in his body burst out instantly.

"Keng!"

As the firelight flickered, Li Luoke gritted his teeth and retreated in embarrassment.

"Back there..." Thales shouted nervously.

But before Thales could finish speaking, Alaka immediately turned around and roared to deflect the sword coming from behind, ensuring that Thales would not be hit.

The Fury of the Kingdom immediately spun around to avoid a spear thrust that came at the same time. When he turned back, the mace in his hand had already flown out and penetrated into the chest of the swordsman behind him.

Without cover, Araka could no longer continue his attack. He stepped back and dodged the blade that cut towards the vital part on the left side, but his waist was still scratched open and blood was flowing.

"Maybe we should retreat and join the guards!" Thales endured the pain - his back was still scratched by the sword just now.

The beast-like man ignored the prince. He growled and turned around, with a shoulder-bump like a volcanic eruption. He knocked the sword-and-shield wielder who was unable to retract his sword in time through the shield, knocking him staggering, and then thrust forward with an elbow, knocking out all his teeth.

"laugh……"

With a cold face, Alaka took away the opponent's knife, slit his throat, and poured blood all over Alaka.

Without any time to pause, Kingdom's Fury quickly turned around, and a broad sword struck from the side and behind, only taking away a streak of blood from his shoulder.

Araka then gave the opponent a low kick, hitting the opponent's knee. Amidst the sound of bones breaking, the latter groaned and lost his balance.

The sword of the Kingdom's Wrath wiped his neck, and he caught his fallen sword.

At this moment, the wind howled!

"clang!"

The loud noise made Thales' eardrums hurt!

Alaka's legs were sunk into the ground, and he raised his sword and sword above his head, resisting Li Luoke's giant ax coming down from top to bottom with all his strength.

"Fine control, just right, never wasted - is it, the ultimate kingdom's wrath?" Li Luoke breathed out ferociously: "We swarmed up, and you killed three of us."

A spear hit Araka's heart. The Fury of the Kingdom held the giant ax away with both hands, twisted his chest in an incredible way to let the spear tip pass, and tightly clamped the incoming spear under his left armpit.

Another spear struck through the air, and Alaka's finishing power was activated instantly, deflecting the tip of the spear, and then stepped on the spear that was thrust hard!

Thales watched with numbness as he watched Araka hold on to the two spearmen who were grinding their teeth and their faces were red.

Not good.

Sure enough, the enemy did not give him any chance to breathe. Two Exeter soldiers and two long swords attacked Alaka's chest, abdomen and head.

Alaka struggled to cut away the sword that stabbed his chest, and then strangled the other sword tightly.

"call……"

The roar of the giant ax breaking through the air struck again.

"But this is a battlefield! There is never one-on-one!" The enemy commander smiled ferociously, and the giant ax struck in an arc: "Extreme masters also have limits!"

Several Exeter infantry howled angrily, appeared from behind Li Roque, and surrounded Alaka.

Thales touched his dagger in shock and shouted: "Be careful!"

The next second, the sound of an ax penetrating into flesh and blood and weapons clashing was shocking!

"Poof!"

"clang!"

Thales felt a chill go down his spine and his eardrums were in severe pain.

No.

The time traveler gasped and watched with wide eyes as the huge ax blade stopped firmly on Araka's left shoulder, cutting through the breastplate, cutting open the flesh and blood, and stopped between the shoulder blade and collarbone.

Only an inch away from Tails' shoulder.

Araka gasped, his blood dripping all over Thales' shoulders.

The sword in Wrath of the Kingdom's right hand had long since disappeared. With only one hand, he was holding on to the handle of Li Roque's giant axe, trembling slightly as he struggled with the enemy's commander to the death.

And he is not alone.

At the front of the ax blade, a young soldier with black hair and brown eyes knelt on one knee beside Alaka, clenched his teeth, raised his hands above his head, each holding a pair of spears of equal length, and tried his best to withstand the attack that had cut into Alaka.

The ax blade stuck on the left shoulder.

"Damn you bastard!" Li Luoke's eyes turned red as he unleashed his own finishing power, gradually pressing down on the ax blade in his hand.

The two spearmen who were wrestling with Araka also used their strength at the same time, trying to force the Kingdom's Wrath to death here.

"Don't even think about it..." Willow Ken trembled with both guns, and under the power of gravity and Li Rock, he pushed the giant ax upwards to relieve the pressure on Alaka.

Alaka gasped and looked at Willow with a complex expression in the severe pain.

A strong wind roared in the sky, and Rolf's figure glided over, struggling to pass by the Exeter's weapon. Star soldiers carrying two fortress soldier uniforms crashed into the battlefield, and Li Roque's subordinates were preparing to join the battlefield.

The soldiers fought together.

A sturdy star veteran with a shield slammed over, knocking the Exter soldier who had just fought with Araka to the ground.

A veteran of the Star Legion, Gennard pressed hard against the frantically struggling enemy, grabbing each other's sword hands, competing for strength and endurance, both trying to penetrate each other's vital points with their swords before the other.

"Is there anyone else?" Thales asked nervously as he struggled to pull out the dagger, hesitating whether to cut the rope that tied him to Araka's back.

"There are only a few of us, the Fury Guards and your subordinates are all entangled!" Gennard, who was wrestling with his opponent, shouted desperately: "You'd better put it to use, a deserter with two guns!"

Willow's face flushed, and the hand holding the giant ax kept shaking: "I said..."

The Exeter infantryman, whose spear was held by Araka with his left arm, roared and put down his spear, pulled out a short blade from his back, and rushed towards Araka who was in a stalemate.

Araka freed his left arm, held Li Roque's giant ax with both hands, and released anger in his eyes.

"I'm not a deserter!" Willow bit out these words through his teeth.

The soldiers with short blades rushed towards Araka and Thales frantically.

Thales trembled and cut the rope to himself.

"besides……"

"I really know how to use it..." Willow withdrew his right hand holding the gun, struggled to hold Li Roque's giant ax with his left hand, and shouted desperately:

"Double guns!"

Willow's right hand stabbed hard!

The Exeter soldier armed with a short blade skillfully dodged the path of Willow's single gun.

Thales felt a chill in his heart.

Oops.

He missed.

But Willow's right hand suddenly shook, the tip of the gun shook, and the handle of the gun left his hand.

"laugh!"

The Exeter lowered his head in surprise, and the short blade in his hand dropped.

Willow's gun was gone.

The tip of the gun had already penetrated his throat.

Thales let out a long breath and relaxed.

so close.

With all his strength, Willow gasped, and the left gun holding the giant ax trembled and fell, exhausted, and fell to the ground.

But Li Luoke's giant ax failed to cut down.

Thales once again felt new power erupting in the body of the man carrying him.

Li Roque looked at his giant ax in surprise, being lifted inch by inch by the Kingdom's Wrath with both arms.

The beast-like man slowly stood up from the ground like a volcano about to erupt.

"Didn't your commander tell you?" Araka gasped, trembling like a beast, and his arms once again burst out with terrible power, pushing the giant ax forward.

Li Luoke staggered and almost fell to the ground, but the subordinates behind him held him up in time.

"If you have the chance to kill me, you'd better kill me with one strike."

"If you can't kill me...hey..." Araka sneered from between his teeth, and his aura suddenly changed.

Fluctuations filled his eyes, and Thales was surprised to see the originally restless ripples and explosions in Araka's body, like volcanic lava, begin to roll violently!

Li Luoke frowned, watching Araka's eyes glow slightly red, and the chopped shoulder began to contract its muscles, blocking the wound and stopping the bleeding.

what is that?

He recalled the legend of Kingdom's Wrath again.

No.

impossible.

He is only human after all, isn't he?

Amidst the shouts of death from around him, Li Luoke roared angrily, summoned all his strength, and rushed towards Alaka with his most trusted subordinates.

Seven or eight weapons were handed out at the same time.

————

"Alaka Mu, if he takes the lead in the attack, he will definitely be able to lead the Star Prince to break through further," Grand Duke Lumba, who was watching the battle from afar on the war horse, sighed:

"If they break out towards the fortress, the shock to the fortress will be stronger...then our plan to lure out Sasser will probably have a higher chance of success - at that time, the morale of the fortress is not Sasser.

The question of whether Lei wants to send troops or not is gone."

"It's a pity. I don't know who came up with the idea to let them attack in reverse."

"Does that seven-year-old prince also agree to die like this?" Count Levan frowned.

"It's useless to think too much," Lumba shook his head regretfully: "It is no longer possible for us to capture the fortress."

"There is another problem... As long as Mu is carrying that bow, it will be difficult for the light infantry to exhaust his physical strength through the number of people." Viscount Cambida frowned and thought: "The light infantry's encirclement on the north side is not as tight as on the south side.

He'll probably rush out until he's standing in front of us."

"Of course the siege of light infantry cannot stop him." Count Levan said solemnly: "But there are only two or three hundred people around him, and they are burdensome! This is an opportunity. As long as the main force - whether it is the heavy sword infantry, attacks,

Or a single charge of heavy cavalry can easily wipe out them all...including Mu."

"It's not that we haven't tested it. With Kingdom's Wrath's battlefield skills, his efficiency in killing light infantry is the same as that of killing heavy sword infantry." Viscount Cambida shook his head: "And even if it succeeds, it is very likely that he will be killed together.

Taking away the life of that star prince is not a good choice... I'm afraid we have to make other plans."

"Please let me go, sir." Lord Tuleha behind Lombard touched a strange-shaped saber and bowed slightly on his mount, with infinite fighting spirit in his eyes: "I will definitely remove Mu's corpse from the body.

, take back the bow that belongs to Exeter."

"If we can't dispatch the main force... then the only one who can fight against Mu here is me."

Tuleha stared at the Grand Duke with burning eyes: "Let the rising sun saber fight against the immovable bow."

Lunba stroked the sword at his waist and thought carefully.

"No, I don't want anything to happen to you." After more than ten seconds, Lumba slowly shook his head and refused:

"Even if Mu doesn't bring that bow, he is too powerful."

A trace of disappointment flashed in Tuleha's eyes.

"After all, he has been fighting in the battle for half a quarter of an hour, and he must have been covered with wounds, which makes him even more dangerous." Viscount Cambida cautiously accepted the Grand Duke's words:

"We all know the legend of that man - I heard that the Tower of the End is specially named for his mutant power of end?"

Lumba raised his head and sighed slightly:

"Yes - the wrath of the sky, the finishing power born for the battlefield."

Tuleha tightened the knife in his hand.

Just listen to the Grand Duke’s faint and authentic voice:

"The more we fight, the more we get hurt."

"The more you get hurt, the stronger you get."

————

When Thales came back to his senses, he was surprised to see Araka rushing towards the seven or eight people in front of him at full speed.

Without any side protection, his breakthrough began again.

Facing the weapon in front of him, Araka's body suddenly moved strangely.

This movement seemed to cause a wave of fluctuations in the air.

Thales, who was on his back, felt dizzy.

A sword slashed across Araka's breastplate, leaving a deep wound in his ribs.

A chain hammer grazed his raised right leg, taking away a piece of flesh and blood.

A saber was blocked by the wrist guard of his right hand, and countless sparks erupted.

Li Luoke's giant ax passed over his suddenly turned head, and the wind of the ax swept his ears.

A spear barely missed his thigh by just a hair.

The last knife slashed horizontally into the bicep of his unprotected left arm, but not much blood was spilled.

It looked as if Araka moved slightly and avoided all vital points at the moment when the weapons were flanking.

But Thales knew that this was by no means a simple "slight movement".

Alaka didn't care how many more wounds he had on his body, he just charged forward with a feverish expression.

Until you squeeze in between the enemies.

"Kill him!" Li Luoke took back his giant ax and ordered angrily.

But the slightly panicked Exeters obviously could no longer keep up with Alaka's rhythm.

The next moment, Araka burst out with a shocking roar.

His right fist erupted with an astonishing heat wave, punching the swordsman in the face.

The crisp sound of bones breaking.

The Exeter howled wildly.

Araka laughed, and the power of termination surged out of his body. With great force, he hit the Hammerman's shield with his shoulder.

The latter screamed and flew backwards.

Kingdom's Wrath grabbed the opponent's dropped chain hammer, turned around and smashed it, knocking away a saber coming from the back of his head. Without losing momentum, the chain hammer flew back until it dented the enemy's head.

In the midst of the splash of red and white, Alaka turned around again, accurately locked a knife with a chain, pulled the next enemy in front of him, and used his lower abdomen to block a following long sword.

The swordsman who accidentally killed his comrade was stunned for a second, and then Araka grabbed his clothes and crushed his windpipe.

The five Exeter men instantly fell at Araka's feet.

Li Luoke roared angrily and struck with an axe!

Araka made an astonishing retreat, accurately avoiding the path of the axe. Thales, who was already dizzy from the fierce battle, almost fainted.

But the next moment, an astonishing explosion came from Kingdom Fury's body.

He kicked back with his right leg and suddenly shot up like a flying swallow, rushing back towards Li Luoke who couldn't withdraw his axe!

Thales's eyes were filled with stars, and his vision suddenly became blurry.

Araka's hands pressed on the long handle of the giant axe.

"I like your axe."

Thales vaguely heard the laughter of the Kingdom's Wrath and the desperate howl of Li Rock.

When he raised his head again, he only saw Araka swinging Li Roque's double-sided ax fiercely, smashing it into its original owner's face.

The latter flew out like a kite with its string cut off.

"Follow me!"

Araka, whose face was covered in blood, waved his giant ax and shouted at his comrades behind him.

Araka waved his double-sided ax and broke into the crowd in front of him like a ferocious beast, killing a bloody path.

Blood splattered everywhere and limbs flew everywhere.

The death of the commander and the ferocity of the kingdom's wrath caused the surrounding Exters to become confused.

But the next second, Kingdom's Fury's body actually shook!

He leaned his ax on the ground, panting and looking at the rows of Exeter men still standing in front of him, with hesitant expressions on their faces.

Thales was shocked: "Hey... Baron Mu, can you still hold on?"

"It's just an attack on a light infantry formation," Alaka gasped laboriously, dissatisfied: "You actually have to use this thing."

"If only I were ten years younger... no, five years younger..."

Thales was stunned.

At this moment, an unprecedented feeling came from a cold metal touch.

It's that bow.

The big bow on Araka's back!

Following Araka's words, the silver-black bow pressed against Thales' skin suddenly vibrated.

Thales was so excited.

At that moment, Thales felt a sudden burning sensation in his body!

It was like a weak current suddenly passed through the big bow.

As if repelling his touch.

The next moment, Alaka, who was exhausted, took a deep breath and trembled all over.

The Exeter infantrymen watched in disbelief as the Fury of the Kingdom slowly stood up and swung the giant ax easily, as if it was filled with strength again.

"What a nostalgic old time." Araka showed a terrifying smile and looked at the enemies with complicated expressions in front of him.

The discomfort like an electric shock slowly passed away from Thales' body.

Thales endured the discomfort caused by the big bow and asked: "What is this?"

Araka twisted his neck and showed his murderous intent towards the enemy again.

"This is the most incredible weapon in the world," he grinned: "Each one gives the user a corresponding ability."

Thales was startled and looked at the silver and black metal bow again: "Legendary anti-demon weapon?"

He suddenly discovered that this bow had no string.

"Yes," Kingdom Fury nodded: "Don't move the bow."

"Then, what is its ability?" Thales asked in surprise, although he already had the answer after looking at Alaka's physical strength as if he was reborn from the ashes.

Just listen to Alaka chuckle:

"Eternal motion."

Thales was slightly startled. After he figured out the meaning of this word, his expression changed drastically.

Perpetual motion?

If it is meant literally... then it is too exaggerated!

A memory of the past emerged.

[Since ancient times, how many archers have been defeated?——Hey, what does this mean? 】

[Oh oh oh! You who only read the books of saints and sages, are you also starting to enter the second dimension? Come on, come on, for this sentence I want to recommend a masterpiece to you... About the love between the master and the servants

The story of killing each other...]

[Hey, I just read a post and was a little curious...don't grab my mouse!]

Thales shook his head and forced the flashback memory back into his body along with the nausea caused by the smell of blood on the battlefield.

Genard dealt with his opponent, pulled up the exhausted Willow, and stood beside Araka on the left and right.

Rolf followed them with a complicated expression.

Li Roque's death brought chaos to Exeter's brigade, and the Fury Guard finally broke through the entanglement of the infantry.

"Hey, the boy with two guns," Araka suddenly turned his head and looked at Willow.

Willow shook violently.

Three days ago, this man would send him to the gallows.

"It seems you really don't look like a deserter." Alaka snorted.

Willow looked happy.

"But your guns suck."

Willow frowned again.

"Don't mind," Thales, who was behind Alaka, smiled: "This is his way of saying 'thank you'."

Araka snorted coldly, swung his giant ax and stepped forward.

"Let's change to a pair of long and short guns next time," the voice of Kingdom Fury came from the front:

"Guns of the same length...so stupid."

Willow was stunned for a moment, then smiled and followed closely.

The Exeter people in front of them were no longer as densely packed as before.

Lumba's military camp is very close.

————

A member of the Fury Guard howled angrily, thrust his sword into the body of an Exter soldier beside Araka, and at the same time pulled out the ax blade from his lower abdomen. He took two breaths, glanced at Araka helplessly, and then fell to the ground.

Alaka shuddered slightly, but still broke through the enemies on the last floor without looking back.

The remaining members of the Fury Guard and the mission finally broke out of the siege.

The light infantry in the rear, as if they had received some order, stopped pursuing them the moment they broke out of the encirclement.

In front of them, they could already see the densely packed army of the Lombard family.

Thales raised his head in shock.

"Are you sure this is our chance?" Araka dropped Li Roque's ax in his hand, tore off the rope that tied Thales, and asked silently.

"We have to bet." Thales fell to the ground, feeling the changing sense of balance, and retched a few times: "Bet that Lumba won't dare to kill me."

"The bet is my life."

But he was immediately picked up by Araka, put back on his back, and continued to move forward.

Putilai, who came from the rear, was covered in blood. As he hurried, he said tiredly: "At least Lord Sutherley no longer has to hesitate between His Highness and the fortress."

Thales grabbed Araka's shoulders and nodded. He turned his head and suddenly saw Ramon who was still in the team.

"Is he still alive?" Thales frowned.

"Yes, although I saw him in danger several times, he was lucky every time," Putilai said apologetically:

Thales exhaled through his nose and looked at Ramon who looked frightened.

Knew it.

Putilai continued: "The Fury Guards suffered heavy losses, and nearly half of the veterans of the mission also sacrificed..."

Thales' face darkened.

He suddenly felt that Alaka, who was carrying him on his back, also trembled.

"You'd better be right, little prince." Alaka's tone was unstable and he said in a low voice:

"Just for you..."

He looked back with a grim expression at the scarred soldiers and the countless corpses behind them.

Thales also turned his head and looked at the corpses of the Fury Guard soldiers who fell almost in a straight line from far to near on Araka's breakthrough path.

Three days ago, they had a tense confrontation with Sonia and her Star Guards in the fortress with serious faces and hands on the hilts of their swords.

Three days later, they never came back.

"You want me to prove to you that I am the most powerful warrior in the stars?" Alaka whispered.

Thales was stunned.

"This is proof."

"I've never been a Kingdom Fury."

Alaka frowned and breathed faster:

"There are only the Fury Guards and their sacrifice."

Araka turned around and continued moving forward with Thales in a daze on his back.

The Iron Fist flag is not far ahead.

"Twain, Lothar, Jillian, Bolland..." Alaka gritted his teeth and shouted out one name after another.

"Without them, I would have died ten thousand times."

"They - past, present, future, all members of the Guard who sacrificed their lives..."

"They are the real ones."

"The Wrath of the Kingdom."

Thales lowered his head with a complicated expression.

At this moment.

"Wait!" Alaka suddenly shouted!

Thales was startled and quickly raised his head.

In front of them, on the side of Exeter's military camp, they saw a group of soldiers with a small number of people but heavy equipment walking out neatly.

Everyone also raised their heads and looked forward.

The remaining Star People suddenly burst into an uproar, and almost everyone was shocked.

"Damn it!" Ada punched Putilai and said angrily: "What on earth have you done?"

"What did you do? It's wrong," Putilai looked at the group of soldiers dumbfounded: "Everything today is wrong! It shouldn't be like this!"

Ramon screamed and fell to the ground: "I knew it! Following this prince... is simply..."

Huaiya caught up with Thales in panic: "Your Highness, please find cover immediately!"

Rolf was so nervous that he kept shaking his head.

In the crowd, Willow poked Gennard next to him with a strange look on his face: "What is that?"

"What is that?" Gennard also frowned, and he replied angrily: "The ferryman of the Prison River!"

Willow shook his head in confusion.

Thales looked at everyone with a puzzled face.

what happened?

That rare group of soldiers...

"Arc shield!" Araka put down Thales and roared crazily: "Quickly form a formation! Adjust the deflection angle!"

All the star soldiers moved frantically, and the Fury Guards and Fortress veterans quickly took out the shields behind them...especially the ones with a strange metallic sheen.

The soldiers lined up in formation and raised their shields.

Although Xingchen has inherited the tradition of the empire and is accustomed to infantry formations, it is different from ordinary Xingchen formations. This time the formation is extremely dense. There is only one row. The soldiers squat or stand, facing the small group of strange Exeter soldiers in front of them.

The direction is tightly blocked.

Thales, who was watching all this, asked loudly without knowing why:

"What happened?"

"Those soldiers...what are they?"

Everyone was silent for a while.

"You said you bet that Lumba wouldn't dare to kill you?" Alaka broke the silence and said through gritted teeth.

Thales looked at Alaka's face in surprise.

"It seems like a failed gamble." Araka's face turned angry and he pointed at the group of soldiers in the distance.

"Do you see what greets us?"

Thales narrowed his eyes.

He suddenly discovered that the soldiers were holding strange and heavy long strips, one hand in front and one behind, with one end pointed towards them.

This posture...

His heart suddenly trembled!

Alaka's suppressed angry roar rang in his ears:

"That's... the magic gun unit."


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