CHAPTER 23:THE MASTERMIND

4 DAYS BEFORE THE CORONATION.

IN THE WEST, IN THE MANSION.

LILLIGANT:....

FLAN:AND THEN, WHEN I ATE THE CAKE, IT TASTED STRANGE. AND IT TURNS OUT THAT I WAS EATING THE CARPET, CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? LOOK FOR MY FRIEND FROM THE WEST, DO YOU KNOW HIM? IT'S CALLED LILLIGANT. ALTHOUGH SHE IS USUALLY IN A MANSION MOST OF THE TIME, FOR FEAR OF LEAVING THE MANSION BECAUSE THE LAST TIME SHE LEFT THERE SHE SAW THE EVIL THAT IS OUTSIDE OF IT.

LILLIGANT: FLAN! I'M WORRIED ABOUT LILY. I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HER FOR THREE DAYS.

FLAN:I LIKED LILY. SHE IS STRONG, ADMIRABLE, SMARTER THAN HER FATHER AND BEAUTIFUL LIKE HER MOTHER.

LILLIGANT:...SHE IS...BUT SHE COULD BE HURT...THE LAWS OF THE REALMS ARE EVIL.

AND THEY HEAR SOMEONE KNOCKING ON THE DOOR.

LILLIGANT:....

AND GOING TO SEE, SHE OPENS IT.

DEC:.....

LILLIGANT:.....

AND SHE SEES LILY IN HER HANDS.

LILY:mom.

AND JUMPS TO LILLIGANT, HUGGING HER.

LILY:you were right, you were right, the outside world is evil.

AND SHE SAW HER CRYING.

LILLIGANT:....

DEC:....

LILLIGANT:....WHERE IS DIAZ?.

DEC:....

AND SHE WAS LEAVING THERE.

LILY:he left me, he let me die, diaz let me die. I did everything for him and he abandoned me.

LILLIGANT:....

AND DEC STOPS.

DEC:.....THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE DIAZ.

LILY:....

DEC:.....HE HAD NO OPTIONS....HIS FRIENDS BETRAYED HIM....HIS LOVED ONES BETRAYED HIM....EVEN THE LEGENDS LEFT HIM TO HIS OWN DEVICES....DIAZ HAD ALREADY BEEN THROUGH MANY BAD TIMES...BUT THAT WAS TOO CRUEL, SELFISH...AND PAINFUL FOR HIM.

LILLIGANT:.....

DEC:...DON'T HATE DIAZ....HE HATES THOSE WHO DECIDED TO GIVE IT FOR LESS, TO GIVE IT AS A NOBODY....INCLUDING ME.

LILY: ...

(DIAZ:.....IS WHAT I WANT TO KNOW....AND AT THE SAME TIME I'M SCARED TO KNOW....WHAT IF HE DIDN'T LOVE ME? IS THAT WHY HE ABANDONED ME?)

LILY:...

DEC:...

AND LEAVING AGAIN. SOMETHING HOLDS IT.

DEC:....

LILY:TELL ME HE'S ALIVE...PLEASE....tell me he's okay.

DEC:....

FLAN:¡GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYY ¿COMO TAS MY FRIEND?!.

DEC:....

AND DEC REMEMBERED A CHILD WHO ALREADY SHOWED STRENGTH TO MOVE ON.

DEC:....DIAZ WILL ALWAYS FIND A WAY TO GET UP...AND HE WILL NEED HELP TO KEEP IT UP.

LILY:...I'M GOING.

LILLIGANT:WHAT? BUT DAUGHTER-

LILY:MOM!....I WANT TO DO IT.

LILLIGANT:....

FLAN:UH, UH, CAN I GO TOO?! I LIKE DIAZ. IF I HAD A DAUGHTER, I WOULD GIVE HER MY BLESSING TO DO WHATEVER HE WANTS WITH HER.

LILY:DAD!.

FLAN:WHERE?!.

LILLIGANT:....I'LL GO.

DEC:....SURE? I WON'T LIE TO YOU, THE WORLD IS STILL SOMEWHAT HOSTILE.

LILLIGANT:....I MUST START BLOOMING OUTSIDE THE GARDEN.

DEC:....MAYBE I KNOW WHERE DIAZ WILL BE.

AND PREPARE TO LEAVE. MEANWHILE, IN THE SOUTH.

MAXIMILIANO:AND WITH THAT SAID. I DECLARE THAT WE WILL SOON BE ABLE TO RETURN TO OUR KINGDOM.

POKÉMON:HOORAY!!

AND ALREADY INSIDE THE CASTLE.

FLYGON:I'M GLAD THAT ORDER IS FINALLY BACK IN THE KINGDOMS, DON'T YOU ROSE?

ROSE:....

FLYGON:NOW, JUST SO YOU CAN SEE THAT I AM STILL THE SAME AS ALWAYS, I FORGIVE YOU FOR FREEZING ME AND SUPPORTING THE FRAUD IN ALL THIS.

ROSE:....HIS NAME IS MACRI DIAZ.

FLYGON:WHATEVER. ONCE MAXIMILIANO NAMES THE NEW KING. WE CAN GO BACK TO OUR KINGDOM WITH OUR 30% AND MAKE WOMEN GREAT AGAIN.

ROSE:...WHAT ABOUT THE MALES?

FLYGON:YOU CAN CONTINUE LIVING IN OUR KINGDOM IF YOU WISH, BUT THEY WILL ALWAYS HAVE TO PAY MORE THAN US.

ROSE:....feminazis.

FLYGON:DID YOU SAY SOMETHING?.

ROSE:....NO.

FLYGON:....YOU KNOW ROSE? SHE SURPRISED ME THAT YOU SUPPORTED THE GENRE THAT YOU REPUDIATE.

ROSE:...I DON'T REPUDIATE IT.

FLYGON:ROSE. YOU ALWAYS TOLD US HOW DISGUSTING MALES WERE, THAT THEY ONLY THINK WITH ONE HEAD AND THAT THEY ARE ALL THE SAME.

ROSE:....

FLYGON:I FIND IT CURIOUS THAT YOU CHANGED THAT WAY.....YOU HAVEN'T ACTED LIKE THAT SINCE THAT TIME, WHEN YOU FINALLY GOT RID OF THAT SABLEYE.

ROSE:....

AND ROSE ONLY REMEMBERED A SABLEYE, A SPECIAL ONE FOR HER.

ROSE:...CAN I GO TO THE BATHROOM?.

FLYGON:SURE.

AND IN THE BATHROOM.

ROSE:...(SIGH).

WHILE.

RUBY:PACK EVERYTHING. WE'LL BE LEAVING SOON....STOP LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT.

SPIN:...WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME? ..

RUBY:...BECAUSE THEN YOU WOULD TALK NON-STOP, SIMPLIFY THINGS.

SPIN:HE WAS A KID, AND YOU JUST LEFT HIM BEHIND. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE HONOR?!.

RUBY:HONOR IS THE LEAST OF IT.

SPIN:DIAZ COULD DIE, DO YOU SAY YOU AGREE WITH HIS DEATH?!.

RUBY:...I WANT A DIVORCE.

AND SHE WAS LEAVING THERE.

SPIN:....YOU CHANGED RUBY​​....BEFORE YOU WERE NOT SO MACHIAVELLIAN ... LOOK AT YOU NOW!.

RUBY:YOUR LITTLE CAPACITY TO UNDERSTAND THE PANORAMA SURPRISES ME SPIN!. POKÉMON MATURE AND BEGIN TO ACT IN BETTER WAYS FOR THEIR SURVIVAL!.

SPIN:IS BETRAYAL A BETTER WAY TO SURVIVE?!.

RUBY:I'LL BETRAY YOU IF NECESSARY!

AND SEEING.

POKÉMON:...HEY WHAT'S GOING ON THERE?.

POKÉMON:IT SEEMS THAT THE QUEEN IS DIVORCING HER HUSBAND.

POKÉMON:....LASTED LONGER THAN MY MARRIAGE. WE BARELY MET AND SHE ALREADY ASKED FOR A DIVORCE.

POKÉMON:DAMN, FRIEND, FRIENDZONE FOR LIFE.

RUBY:THE POINT,SPIN, IS THAT!, UNLIKE YOU!, I DO HAVE THE MIND OF A LEADER, AND ALL THIS CONVERSATION IS OVER!. I DID WHAT HAD TO BE DONE AND EVERYONE WOULD AGREE!

SPIN:...DO YOU THINK YOUR ONEE CHAN WOULD APPROVE THIS WAY?

RUBY:....

AND RUBY ONLY REMEMBERED A SMALL CHERRY THAT SHE HAD WHEN SHE WAS A CHERUBI, A CHERRY THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO HER.

RUBY:....I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

SPIN:....I'M STAYING WITH OUR DAUGHTER IN HOENN....DON'T CALL ME.

AND SPIN WAS GONE.

RUBY:.....

AND HITS A WALL. AND OUTSIDE.

BRAIXEN:....

AND HE WAS WATCHING THE ENTRANCE OF THE KINGDOM.

MEWTWO:...HE WON'T COME.

DITTO:SHUT UP MEWTWO!, JUST SHUT UP!.

MEWTWO:DITTO, CALM DOWN-

DITTO:CALM ME DOWN?!. I WAS LITERALLY GOING TO HELP KILL MY FRIEND !, AND ARE YOU ASKING ME TO CALM DOWN?!.

MEWTWO:DO YOU THINK IT DOESN'T HURT?!. OH MY GOD!. I SAID LOTS OF POSITIVE THINGS TO THAT-THAT THAT POKEMON! AND I ACTED LIKE THAT WAS A LIE! AGH, I CURSE THESE EMOTIONS !.

BRAIXEN:...

(BRAIXEN:....I DO HAVE A FAMILY DIAZ.)

AND BRAIXEN JUST COVERS HIS FACE.

DITTO:...BRAIXEN?.

BRAIXEN:I TOLD HIM SOMETHING THAT HE COULD INTERPRET THAT HE WAS ALWAYS ALONE....I AM THE WORST.

DITTO:OF COURSE NOT !. I AM THE WORST!

MEWTWO:YOU GUYS ARE BETTER THAN ME !.

MISMAGIUS:AH, THERE THEY ARE. LISTEN, SURELY YOUR FEEL GUILTY THAT YOU LITERALLY HURT THE ONLY DECENT FRIEND IN YOUR GROUP.....LET ME INTRODUCE YOUR TO BELLI.

BELLI:....

DITTO:IS HE BELLI?.

BELLI:SOME STUPID PROBLEM DITTO. I'M UPSET BECAUSE THE USELESS DIAZ RAN AWAY.

BRAIXEN:DIAZ IS NOT USELESS!.

BELLI: SHUT UP! NOW THEY WILL COME WITH ME TO REFORM THEM. WALK!

MISMAGIUS:LISTEN TO HIM, HE'S THE GUY WHO TRAINED DIAZ.

AND THEY, UNABLE TO OPPOSE THEM, WALK SOMEWHERE.

BELLI:...YOU, MEWTWO, WON'T YOU GREET ANY OF THE GUARDS?

MEWTWO:THERE IS NO GUARD, YOU DIRTY TRAITOR.

BELLI:...AGH, FINALLY.

DITTO:WHAT?

BELLI:listen to me. I can't allow myself to be discovered, and I don't want to say bad things about diaz either.

BRAIXEN:...YOU.....DON'T YOU HATE DIAZ?

BELLI:SHHHH!....of course not. Diaz is my responsibility, my friend, I don't hate it. not even maximiliano hates it!

DITTO:....but he said hurtful things to diaz.

BELLI:listen up. They brainwashed Maximiliano, a hypno hypnotized him.

MEWTWO:hypno?

BELLI:I finally figured out the plan for all of this. To defeat Diaz they had to destroy his weakest point...his heart.

MEWTWO:a guard!.

BELLI:HUSH DISGUSTING DITTO. AFTER THIS YOU CAN DITTEAR AWAY FROM HERE!.

AND HE KICKS HIM.

DITTO:AU!.

AND THE GUARDS WALK AWAY.

BELLI:sorry, it must look real, I like you. When I got home, Diaz was telling me your anecdotes.

DITTO:...did he?

BRAIXEN:why the heart of diaz?.

BELLI:Your will have noticed it at some point. Diaz is usually of a slightly fragile heart, the simple rejection can hurt him ... but to defeat him completely they had to give him something that would cause his heart to no longer have a fix.

DITTO:...the rejection of loved ones of him.

BELLI:with your it was easy, they blackmailed your with your loved ones, but Maximiliano was more complicated. He still loved Diaz, no matter what he did, so they resorted to changing his mindset to one that detested Diaz's simple existence.

MEWTWO:Can royalty be so cruel? guard!.

BELLI:WHEN YOU OBEY THE TRUE KING, MEWTWO. I WILL FORCE YOU TO PLOW THE FIELDS AND SERVE THE INFANTS!

AND SPITS ON HIM.

MEWTWO:IU!

AND THE GUARDS LEAVE.

BELLI:I'm sorry again. I appreciate that Diaz has a friend as respectable as you, he always tells me how much fun it is to spend with you.

MEWTWO:....and now I'm crying.

BRAIXEN:so much suffering to hurt diaz?

BELLI:they trusted that after that. Diaz would not resist, that she finally accept death.

BRAIXEN:....and they did it.

BELLI:no, of course not.

MEWTWO:a guard!.

BELLI:ONCE YOU BEHAVE AS YOU SHOULD!, DIRTY BRAIXEN!, WHAT ABOUT GETTING PREGNANT BY A REAL LUCARIO?!.

BRAIXEN:WHAT?!.

AND THE GUARDS WERE LEAVING.

BELLI:once again I'm sorry, I prefer to go out with girls my age. apart from that I think Diaz would have more chances with you.

DITTO:wow, did you hear braixen? the babysitter already approved you.

BRAIXEN:....what do you mean by no?

BELLI:I am a lucario. those of my class and diaz's we can easily locate each other. Diaz heads to the north kingdom.

MEWTWO:why?

BELLI:whatever he do is not finished yet.

DITTO:hey, how come you don't seem to hate diaz?

BELLI:They also used the hypnotism method with me. however my mind is an impenetrable fortress, so I was able to avoid it.

BRAIXEN:....I'm still confused, who would want to hurt Diaz in such a way?

BELLI:....is someone who hates diaz because he came to the throne earlier.

MEWTWO:....him?

AND THE RESPONSIBLE APPEARS.

BELLI:....yes.

MEANWHILE, IN THE NORTHERN KINGDOM. DIAZ FINALLY RETURNS HOME.

DIAZ:...

AND HE NOTICES THE KINGDOM, HOW ALWAYS EMPTIED.

DIAZ:....

?:DIAZ?.

AND HE HEARS A FAMILIAR VOICE.

DIAZ:....EMPOLEON?.

EMPOLEON:HOLY HEAVENS, HOW ARE YOU DOING? I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU FOR A DAY.

DIAZ:...YOU...ARE YOU REAL?.

EMPOLEON:EXCUSE ME?.

DIAZ:....

AND DIAZ RUNS AND HUGS HIM.

EMPOLEON:....

AND THEY GO TO THE DINING ROOM.

EMPOLEON:THE SOUTH? OF COURSE I DIDN'T GO THERE. I HAVE A BUSINESS TO ATTEND TO.

DIAZ:BUT EMPOLEON. THE KINGDOM IS EMPTY.

EMPOLEON:HUH?! NO WONDER I HAD VERY LITTLE CLIENTELE.

DIAZ: WAIT. I'VE BEEN GONE FOR SEVERAL DAYS, AND YOU HARDLY REALIZE THAT?

EMPOLEON:YEAH. MAYBE I SHOULD STOP DRINKING JACK DANIELS, THAT MAKES ME LOSE TRACK OF TIME.

DIAZ:HAVE YOU BEEN DRINKING JACK DANIELS FOR ALMOST 8 DAYS ?.

EMPOLEON:I HAVE A DRINKING PROBLEM....WAIT, NO ONE IS IN THE KINGDOM?.

DIAZ:....EMPOLEON. A LOT HAS HAPPENED THESE LAST FEW DAYS...THINGS I WISH I COULD FORGET.

EMPOLEON:....DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT?.

AND HE SERVES HIM A ZIDRA TEA.

DIAZ:....WHERE TO START?....LIFE IS QUITE COMPLEX....YOU DISCOVER THAT YOUR LOVED ONES HAVE PLANS FAR FROM YOU....AND YOU RUN AWAY...AND, WHEN YOU RETURN, IT TURNS OUT THAT SEVERAL STRANGERS SEEK TO ELIMINATE YOU TO PAY TRIBUTE TO A DISAPPEARED QUEEN....SO YOU ESCAPE FROM THERE, (SIP OF TEA), AND YOU MEET AGAIN WITH FRIENDS...AND WE ALL DECIDED TO SEEK HELP FROM ELSEWHERE....TO THAT IN THE END IT TURNS OUT THAT EVERYONE WISHES YOU DEAT ....YOU FIGHT WITH EACH KING....YOU KNOW POKÉMON WITH WHOM YOU FEEL EMPATHY....AND AT ONE POINT EVERYTHING GOES DOWNHILL....THOSE YOU WANTED BETRAY YOU....AND YOU CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE....YOU WANT TO GIVE UP....END ALL THIS AT ONCE....BUT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT IF YOU SURRENDER...YOU WOULD AGREE WITH EVERYONE....AND YOU GET TIRED OF...GIVING IT TO EVERYONE.....YOU GET TIRED OF...LISTENING TO THEIR CRITICISM....AND THAT'S WHY...YOU'RE STILL HERE....BECAUSE YOU WANT TO CHANGE EVERYONE'S MINDSET....EVEN IF YOU MUST DO IT ALONE....

EMPOLEON:...GUOU....THAT SOUNDED PROFOUND, YOU SHOULD WRITE A BOOK....I WAS GOING TO GO TO THE EASTERN KINGDOM RIGHT NOW. AS THERE IS NO ONE MAYBE I CAN GO TO THE FLORGES SHOW.

DIAZ:OH NO, BAD IDEA. SHE FEELS A GREAT HATRED TOWARDS ME.

EMPOLEON:YOU?

DIAZ:I RUINED HER LIFE AS WELL AS HER FAMILY'S...AND CAUSED THE SUICIDE OF HER HUSBAND.

EMPOLEON:...WAIT...ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE EMPOLEON'S FAMILY?

DIAZ:THE SON OF THAT FAMILY WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE ONE WHO SHOULD RULE THE KINGDOM...BUT IT WAS ME.

EMPOLEON:.....EEEEH, DIAZ....ARE YOU REALLY TALKING ABOUT THE SAME FAMILY?

DIAZ:WHY DO YOU DOUBT?.

EMPOLEON:BECAUSE THE HUSBAND DID NOT DIE. IT WAS THE SON.

DIAZ:.....WHAT?

EMPOLEON:THE SON COULD NOT BEAR TO SEE HOW HIS FATHER MADE SO MUCH EFFORT TO MAKE MAXIMILIANO RECONSIDER HIS OPINION...HE FAILED HIS FATHER...SO HE DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING USEFUL FOR HIM , APPARENTLY.

DIAZ:...NO, WAIT, IT'S NOT POSSIBLE. PRINPLUP SAW HIS FATHER HANGING.

EMPOLEON:NO DIAZ. PRINPLUP IF HE SAW IT BUT HE WAS THE ONE WHO WAS HANGING. HIS FATHER TRIED TO PICK IT UP....BUT IT WAS LATE....WHO TOLD YOU THAT IT WAS THE FATHER WHO DIED?.

DIAZ:....

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AND DIAZ'S FACE CHANGES TO ONE OF SHOCK WHEN REMEMBER THE ONE WHO TOLD HIM.

(FLORGES: PRINPLUP SAW HIS OWN FATHER, THERE PACIFIC ON THE ROOF.)

EMPOLEON:APPARENTLY EMPOLEON OWED A LOT OF MONEY. BUT HE DISAPPEARED AND THE PAYMENTS HAD TO GO TO HIS WIFE.

(FLORGES: AND THE NEXT I KNOW IS THAT HE LEFT THE HOUSE, LEAVING ME AND MY STUPID DAUGHTER.)

DIAZ:....EMPOLEON. I MUST GO TO THE EAST KINGDOM, RIGHT NOW.

EMPOLEON:....I HAVE THESE WARP SEED.

AND DIAZ TAKES ONE AND EATS IT.

EMPOLEON:DIAZ?!.

AND EMPOLEON QUICKLY EATS ONE TOO.

DIAZ:....

AND DIAZ WALKS TOWARDS THE HOUSE OF THE FEMALES.

EMPOLEON:DIAZ! WHAT HAPPENS?!.

BLAZIKEN:WELCOME. DO YOU WANT-

AND DIAZ KNOCKS DOWN THE DOOR OF THE CLUB.

BLAZIKEN:....

AND ON STAGE.

FLORGES:DIAZ?.

DIAZ:YOU KNEW IT!!.

AND DIAZ, RUNNING, JUMPS ONTO THE STAGE.

MACHOKE:HEY FRIEND. WHAT ARE YOU-

AND DIAZ TAKES DOWN THE MACHOKE.

POKÉMON:CALL THE QUEEN!.

BUT EMPOLEON FREEZES THE ENTRANCE.

EMPOLEON:DIAZ !. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING BUT IT'S GETTING OUT OF CONTROL!

FLORGES:STAY BACK!.

BUT BEFORE ATTACKING. DIAZ PUSHES HER AND FALLS ON HER BACK.

FLORGES:AGH.

DIAZ:TELL ME THE TRUTH!.

FLORGES:WHAT?!.

DIAZ:WHAT HAPPENED THE NIGHT YOUR SON DIED?!.

FLORGES:...HOW-

DIAZ:ANSWER!!.

FLORGES:....MY HUSBAND...BROKE DOWN.

DIAZ:....

FLORGES:HIS PRIDE, MY PRIDE, HE HAD COMMITTED SUICIDE, BECAUSE OF YOU!...HE CEASED TO BE HIM....AS IF HIS FORMER BEING DISAPPEARED.

DIAZ:.....AND HE LEAVE YOU.

FLORGES:.....

DIAZ:.....WHAT WAS THE LAST THING HE SAID TO YOU?

FLORGES:WHAT?.

DIAZ:TELL ME!!.

FLORGES:....HE SAID ...."I WILL DESTROY THE LIFE OF THAT RIOLU".

DIAZ:....

AND HE REALIZES EVERYTHING.

DIAZ:.....THE ONE WHO DID THIS....THE ONE WHO WISHES MY DEATH....ALL THIS....DID HE?!.

FLORGES:....YOU DO NOT DESERVE THAT THRONE!!.

AND DIAZ KNOCKS OUT FLORGES.

EMPOLEON:...DIAZ.

DIAZ:....IT WAS HIM.

AND IN THE SOUTH. ALL THE KINGS WERE GATHERED IN THE MAIN HALL.

FLYGON:WELL. FINALLY EVERYTHING GOES ACCORDING TO PLAN.

MISMAGIUS:AND NOW YOU CAN BE ON THE THRONE, YOU ELDER.

MAXIMILINAO:....NICE TO SEE YOU...UNCLE.

AND, IN FRONT OF EVERYONE, IT WAS EMPOLEON, MAXIMILIANO'S UNCLE

BELLI, BRAIXEN, DITTO AND MEWTWO:.....

ROSE AND RUBY:....

E̲M̲P̲O̲L̲E̲O̲N̲:̲I̲'̲M̲ G̲L̲A̲D̲ T̲H̲A̲T̲ Y̲O̲U̲ C̲A̲M̲E̲ T̲O̲ R̲E̲A̲S̲O̲N̲ M̲A̲X̲I̲M̲I̲L̲I̲A̲N̲O̲.̲.̲.̲.̲A̲N̲D̲ N̲O̲W̲ I̲ C̲A̲N̲ P̲A̲Y̲ T̲H̲E̲ T̲R̲I̲B̲U̲T̲E̲ T̲H̲A̲T̲ M̲Y̲ S̲O̲N̲ D̲E̲S̲E̲R̲V̲E̲S̲.̲

AND HE LOOKS AT ALL THE POKÉMON, READY TO GO NORTH.

EMPOLEON:LET'S START A CORONATION.

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