Assigned Roles

The whole group went inside the station. All those who made it yesterday were inside. Everyone was shocked to see her alive, and Akai had explained what happened, off course they didn't believe her at first then after she showed them Caligo as a living proof, they took it in.

Akai introduced Caligo and Yun to the whole group, half of them were still confused of the situation and other half were like 'this is nothing' look. We are modern people is what came to Akai's mind.

Razia explained what happened after they had left the school, apparently the hoard of monsters slowed down when they sped up, they lost them. After that they all did as she said went to the police station and tried calling but it didn't work at all. They also couldn't find anyone else too.

"I see" said Akai "then forget that for now and tell what were you guys doing since yesterday and how about the kids that are crying and the broken ones?"

All of them looked at each other with guilty look and gulped together. Akai raised a brow and asked again. Kiara said that they were very busy with taking everything in.

"So basically you're saying that you all were wasting your time on thinking, instead of finding food or clothing or asking for help or looking for adults and police in the whole town", she said in serious tone and no one could answer her as they were feeling guilty for being so useless, Akai knew that just by looking at them, averting her eyes

"useless shits", she was very annoyed and they all were very confused, she had actually cursed at them just now.

Akai's classmates never heard her do that not in a long time that is, although it meant nothing to her "fair enough so who's in charge of us?"

That made everyone perked their heads up in amazement. "We need someone who is capable" Akai looked at each one of them in confusion and asked again. They turned away from her and started to discuss something, leaving her out. "Something wrong with the question?" she asked.

"We know who to vote for" said Sky with a grin.

"Who is it?" Akai asked "I will follow along with it"

"Good" said Lilly

"Who is it?" she asked again

"It's YOU!!" said everyone

Akai looked at them in disbelieve and as if they said something so idiotic. I mean there are many others who are capable, like the seniors, everyone would listen to them and obey them. Then why would they choose her, which is absurd, she was just fifteen and no one would listen to a child.

"Listen Kai, you can lead us" said Razia "we saw you, we witnessed you and also heard about you so we all came to an agreement that it should be you and not any one of us"

"She is right, ya know" Roy added "I have never seen anyone that brave and courageous in my life, no lets correct that, 'in our lives'. I assure you no one has, and everyone here agrees on that"

"You don't understand why I don't want" said Akai scratching the back of her head, she looked up at them, her eyes were saying that they are about to regret their choice. And she just smirked at them.

Caligo chuckled at her as if he knew exactly what she was thinking to do.

"Okay then 'work time' and..." Akai paused narrowing her eyes "you have to listen to everything I say, no objections and off course you can tell me idea you've got. I won't take 'NO' for an answer when I give an order; if you can go along with that I will do my best. As for your safety it depends on your own actions and not mine, got that?" they nodded their heads, "I won't care what happens to you, even if you die, I am not responsible for a person who did not heed my words", emptiness was shown in her eyes, "that won't happen I hope" ,she thought to herself.

"What's your call? Leader" said Chi smiling. Akai shot him a grin

"Now back to 'work time', first we need food" she said "have you eaten anything since yesterday?"

"Not really" said.

"I thought so" she whispered "Rosy, give me everyone's names here, even the children, I need where they, their parent's name and address and also cell numbers of their parents; within an hour." Rose nodded.

"Semai, I want you to stay here and help Rosy on this"

"On it" he replied

"Get to work now"

Both stood from where they were sitting, and made their way to others in the back, discussing how to make a list. Rose knew why Akai gave her this job; gossiping was her hobby but for that she needed information on them.

Her friend is amazing Akai thought. Then again she was a quit one, and only gossiped with her three friends, with whom she is very open.

Akai sent Semai, the most intelligent one also who is good at talking and socializing, as Rose herself wasn't and Akai knew that. She was very happy to a friend like her, the one who knew her to the core.

"To get enough food for about one hundred people, I need someone who is good at it, does anyone know?"

"I have someone, my sister" Lily raised her hand "Isabella, a senior student here"

"Yeah she is amazing", Razia agreed and so did Roy.

"Go call her Lil", said Akai.

Akai quickly gave out orders to everyone gathering here, she appointed a scouting group, which consist of about twelve members including most of who were gathering here and some were recommended and called to join.

Chi was asked to lead the group this time instead of Kiara, which was a surprise to all.

She had seen Chi in sports festival many times, he'd win so much medals and she would admire about how capable he was. There was another reason for choosing him, his father, works for Kiara' father, that man was dangerous for anyone who knows him.

'The scouting team' will go out right now to get the food supplies enough for everyone here and Isabella, Lily's older, was put in charge of that so she had to go along with them.

The super market was very close to the station, the only problem was it was in the other side of the road which was divided by a flower pots fence, for decorations that is. But that a problem right now they can't just take round about, it was far and would take so much time because they were taking the bus, And the bus already left for the long way, 'the roundabout'.

Akai was thinking hard when, Drake nuzzled her feet while she was staring at the supermarket, standing near the big entrance. When she turned her head to him, he moved his head behind her indicating towards Caligo who was leaning against the wall, arms crossed was also staring at her. This gave her an idea. She also thanked and patted his head for this wonderful idea, 'good boy'.

She approached Caligo. She smiled, so he wouldn't guess what she was about ask and it is something he might not agree to it but she had no choice, except for trying at least and Caligo did not miss that smile.

What would this small girl ask of him he thought, it would be very interesting to see. He had seen how she gave commands to her class mates, she did not hesitate at all while giving the commands, its as if she had already planned everything.

Just a second ago she was standing near the entrance, thinking how to make things easier, how to reduce the time taken to get supplies.

These were written all over her, the she way stared at the road, intensely, biting her thumb nail on her right and also her standing stance. It was easy for him understand what she was thinking because he'd learned to read people.

And right now that smile of hers gave him enough idea to what she wanted but he did not speak, for he wanted to know from her mouth. Off course his face did not show any of it, it was unreadable even for Akai. She came closer to him, yet keeping a good distance.

"Mr. Caligo, may I ask if you could assist us in this situation we are in", He did not respond or move a muscle, "I really need your help right now", she forced a smile. He did not respond, "I need you to move those decoration pots from middle of the road line so it could become easier to cross instead of taking roundabout to get to the other side. Please you must help us", she said pointing at the huge flower pots, also trying to conceal her hopefulness and also worriedness of refusing the offer.

He tilted his head more to right while still leaning against the wall but didn't move for first few seconds.

Akai prayed on the inside, begging him silently to do it.

He changed, she thought, from the first time since they met, she couldn't tell what he was thinking which made believe that he was basically very strong and something told her was someone of a great deal in his world.

But right now that didn't matter. She started to repeat calling the God's name inside and had a sweaty smile in the corner of her mouth.

He walked past her to the road, she followed him to see what he do, and she wanted to see more magic.

He did as she thought he would, with the snap of his finger, the flowerpots disappeared in front of eyes with hazy lights and little spark.

Her eyes widen as if they would fall with little more pressure and her mouth gaped open with a big smile. She could feel energy rush through her body, the adrenaline was too much. She wanted jump and scream like child on seeing soap bubbles for the first time. But she had to restrain herself from doing such childish thing in public; she balled her hands into fists, her body shivered from her own restraint "amazing" she whispered

Caligo smiled by seeing the glint in her eyes.

"Where are they?" she asked him, clearly wanting to see more magic.

He pointed behind her. The flower pots weren't destroyed or disappear; they were just shifted to the station. Akai admired him even more now and wondered what else he could do, when can she see them again, she couldn't wait.

The station was now decorated with them, it was beautiful she thought. The road was neat and the marks that should have been left by the pots were not there, he kept things neat and clean.

Now they don't have to take the long way, to the super market. She felt heart would burst out of her chest; it was the first time that something had gone her way and also the first time someone did something impossible she asked for, normally everyone refused to even listen to her. This made her very happy. She was very grateful to Caligo.

"Awesome" she said dazed "thank you so much, mister" she gave a big grin.

Caligo gave a node as an answer to her appreciation. He watched the bus getting filled with so many food supplies and water. Isabella, made list of important and healthy items which would give everyone enough nutrients, also she specifically took more of sweets and chocolates, those were for the children and the broken ones.

Sweets can make anyone happy she thought. What Caligo did, was witnessed by the students who were loading the bus.

After they finished, Akai signaled them to come through the path that was made by removing the flower pots. It was very easy to cross, it took them a minute.

The bus was loaded with so much food, enough for everyone to ask for third. Akai was proud to have chosen the right person for this job, Isabella has done wonderful job.

Everyone was eating to their full, the children were told lies to not worry about getting home, they were told that they all came here to camp for some time and their parents allowed them to come with them.

The children were pleased with that and stopped worrying. The broken ones were coaxed by Lily, her angelic smile helped a lot.

Even though it was fake smile, off course Akai, Kiara and Rose knew that. Their other classmates couldn't believe that those four girls, who were like nerds could take this situation very lightly and easily at that.

Kiara maybe look like open minded with the way she dresses and talks but she would be very quiet in the class, no one would talk to those four that much, yet they had good relation with them.

Akai had a reputation as the most quick tempered, but lately after the pandemic, she became calmer. She was very kind and it felt nice to be around her. An easy going person that was what everyone called her now. Nothing would make her angry.

Lily and Rose were like total introverts, they could not mix with others in the class, would like to party, they would also get annoyed when the extroverts in the class would mess with them. Although they never said that they were annoyed of them.

They enjoyed each other's company very much, despite what others think of them.

Akai watched the crowd of students eating hungrily and satisfied, most of them are regaining their colors back on their faces. But there are some who were totally down.

She was sitting in the high stairs that lead to second floor of the station, trying to find a way to ease their mood, although it wasn't her business to entertain them. Yun got along with the rest easily.

Right that moment Rose and Semai were making their way to her while Rose carried a laptop with her. Akai glanced at them, not saying anything, she wasn't bothered by them.

Lily handed her the laptop, it contained what she had asked for an hour ago; the name list of everyone here. Akai grinned at it; she knew that she chose the right people for this job. The list was perfect, everything was included, and she nodded.

"Good" she looked at the two "now, call out their names and make sure no one is missing until help arrives. And keep adding the names of the ones that will arrive later on, when we go for scouting"

"Yes" both responded.

She paused and looked around, searching for something. Then lit up and pointed at what she was looking for, it was a table full computer.

They were all in reception area, she asked both of them including some others to clean it up and make space.

Ashlyn, the one who was good with electronic connected the microphone in Akai's hand to the speakers nearby. Akai stood on the desk, holding the microphone in her hand and watched everyone as they were gaining some of their courage back. She took a deep breath.

"EVERYONE listen here, listen to me"

They turned their heads to her, all eyes on her.

"We are at crises right now, we have no idea what happened yesterday. We were all scared and frighten by it. We have on one right now to ask for help. Our families are no were to be found. There is no one here who can help us at the moment. We don't know what happened to them either."

"They might be dead for all we know" someone said from the back

That caused the raise of fear within them again. Akai's eyes twitched from irritation she felt, for interrupting the perfect speech, for commenting with such negativity at a vulnerable time like this, but she knew that if raised her voice, she would make them feel more lost. Therefore she had to think properly before answering that.

"My friends, I already told you that we don't know what happened to them. Which also mean they all might be alive, as from evidence we all know and from the witnesses that they had just disappeared, what I am saying is that we cannot let negativity held us captive within its darkness of sorrow; I know how you must be feeling and it is okay, it is okay to be sad, to be scared," her eyes soften at them "to be afraid, to cry and to scream your lungs out!, it is all okay!!" she paused for few seconds and searched their weak faces, it was obvious that she had told everything what they were hiding, she had touched their insides.

Some felt to cry and some already did, and then she continued "Have hope for we must survive this, and return to our beloved families and go home, we will show them that we are strong and that nothing will break us, we will show them what we are made of. The people who did this us, will see that we cannot be defeated. We will survive, together!!"

They roared, loud enough to rattle few portraits on the walls. Drake kept on howling alongside them.

Akai's friends, frozen in their places, they already knew she bright person but this one was different, she had authority here, that's was new to them. Everyone who thought they knew her, was proven wrong.

Even El, who stood there with his friends, dazed in his place. Since when was his idiotic and stupid older sister was capable of doing such a thing, everyone was cheering for her.

She would always act so childish at home and would smile like an idiot, showing all her thirty two teeth. He always thought that she was a crazy person, who was supposed to be in mental hospital. Now she is nothing what he thought she was.

Akai on the other hand herself from to the reality as she realized something very important, they all screaming loudly.

"BE QUIET!!" she roared louder to make them silent. And unexpectedly they became silent.

"What are you doing? Do want to get eaten alive by the monsters outside? Huh?" she scolded them "stop wasting time and fill you stomachs already. We've got work to do after that"

Her friends laughed because that was the Akai they knew. Out of nowhere, they all started laughing, this irritated her even more. On the inside, she was very happy for them. She had a poker face on a second later, covering her lips as if she was thinking something deep though she was smiling instead.

Akai became very use to keeping her face unreadable, due to crying alone and no one knew that but God himself. All what everyone knows that she was always happy and keeps smiling no matter what, she glanced at the floor and before she jumped down from the table, she announced that there will be a long 'meeting of survival', as she called it. It was about what they will do next.

While the others were eating and discussing what will later, Akai left the reception, going towards the roof of the station to be alone, and rearrange her complicated thoughts.

No one noticed her gone because they were busy even Caligo, who could be seen busy with introducing himself to the group, drake was gulping so much dog food which was bought specially for him. The kids were surrounding him glaring at the red horn he had. Akai's friends were helping with the food.

As she opened the door to the roof, the scorching afternoon rays of the sun reflected on her, making her look glowing under it. It was the end of summer and the beginning of short autumn, and the soft and cool pre autumn wind blew on her. This gave a perfect mix of weather.

Even though the autumn was very short in a desert country, autumn wasn't even considered a season here. It was more of the beginning of winter season.

She closed the door behind her, not making a single sound to alert others down and walked to near the parapet of the roof and sat on it, keeping her one leg on the ground and other on the parapet, not caring weather she might fall.

She untied her jet black hair and let it free in the air. Her long beautiful hair waved softly in the cool wind.

Her eyes were empty from emotions and her heart was filled with fear and sadness. She had an emotionless expression on her. She watched the sky which had fading to no clouds and sighed.

Akai took out a lens case from her pocket, kept it on the parapet, shielding it from the wind with her leg.

Then she slowly removed her blue lenses, one after the other and kept inside, she blinked from the dryness caused by the wind.

Slowly revealing burning gold for an iris, it shone the brightest under the sun.

She wore blue lenses to hide her unusual eye color. Not that unusual to her family as it was inherited from her mother.

Her mother was beautiful. She had jet black hair like her brother, they were very long and gorgeous and had gold eyes like hers.

Those who had seen her morher for the first time would think that they were sisters because of how young she looked.

Where are her parents, why is there no one here, what will she do now? She was now responsible for lives of people inside this building. If it was just her brother it would have been easy but now there are so many.

She thought about basic living necessities that are needed; food, beds to sleep, entertainments to keep them away from worries, also searching for survivors if there was some.

Akai observed the blue sky, the buildings around and far to the city end; it was silent out here, no cars, no birds, and no people. She sighed heavily again to keep the fear out.

"According to what I heard since yesterday no one came here nor did anyone call the station, for any kind of situation. I don't know why but I have a guess. Firstly, maybe even the main city was in the same condition and that they were busy. Secondly, the communications were cut off because of the monster attack or someone cut it on purpose."

"Thirdly, maybe they abandoned us, nay, that's highly impossible because they couldn't have evacuated everyone and left the students to die. No it can't happen; this country's first priority is its people and off course the parents." she Analyzed the situation in her mind "so I put my bet on the first and second, that's highly possible. I don't know how people just disappeared in the air but it could be possible…" she thought of how Caligo transferred the flower pots. "Now that's a wild guess there" she giggled.

"What is so wild?" a voice came from behind her.

She turned to find Caligo, again with an expression that can't be read. He didn't see her down so he came searching for her.

He noticed her eye color was changed from blue to burning gold. Her long black hair fluttered in the air.

As he approached her, she genuinely smiled at him. She maybe was just fifteen but was so mature, like an adult. She was beautiful just like a paintings hanging on the wall, though his expression remained unchanged by it.

"What happened to your eyes?" he asked

"I removed my lenses" she said holding the lens case.

"Not disguise magic?"

"No, I told you we have no magic here" she smiled looking around her "it's all my people's hard work; it took thousands of years to get to this point. Hell I don't even want to live in your era"

"Why not?" he asked "it's not like you know how my world is?"

"I know it has many magic" she smiled "and the way you are dressed that's what told me that your world is tiring and freaking boring"

"How so" he narrowed his eyes.

"Okay, tell me do people in your world use carriages and horses? Does it take months to travel to a country or a kingdom or empire whatever? Do you use letters and messengers birds to send messages? Are there nobles and commoners? Do you have knights and use swords? Your dress code is old fashioned in my world, it's like about eighteenth centaury which is about like three hundred years ago here" she pointed at him "because of that at first I thought you were wearing a costume"

"For someone who said she doesn't know anything you seem to know everything"

"I told you why, it's because of your clothes and that you have no Idea what electricity is"

"Is the thing electricity that important?" he asked feeling defeated.

"Off course it is. I mean electricity is like the most essential power. No one can live without it, it gives us everything we need; it lights the dark night skies, heats and cools our food, gives us cool air in the harsh summer, let us talk to our loved ones from miles away, it also can be used for entertaining purposes…"

Akai went on about how world works, how did they do such things without the use of magic. People can even replace their body parts with machines, Caligo had never heard of such a thing and how can people go to moon or how is it that the world is a sphere.

Akai noticed the glint in his eyes which is telling her not to stop. They talked for hours, telling each other what was there in each of their worlds. Both of them were fascinated.

Meanwhile drake was sniffing the ground for any scent of his master, Akai. The children followed him out curiosity and to play with him again. Everyone was getting back on their feet after taking enough rest for four hours.

Yue went up the stairs looking for Akai, not that cared for her or anything he thought. He had seen her going up the stairs and fifteen minutes later, the man named Caligo, went up there to.

It's been three hours now and neither of them came down. He knew she needed time for herself after making everyone feel better, and he didn't want to interfere. But that was a 'man' that up there, maybe twice her age that made him a bit concerned but nothing more.

He glanced around to see if anyone else had seen her disappeared like ghost, alas there was none even her best friends seemed unbothered about her gone. What kind of friends are those he thought.

Drake finally caught his master's sent and leaped above the crowds of children and went straight to Yue's back causing him to fall hard on the tiled floor.

"You damn dog" he grit his teeth and cursed the dog "how dare you? I am going to skewer you"

Drake braked past him and went forward, ignoring the annoying boy front of him who was throwing curses at him.

This made Yue even angrier that he started to walk front of the dog, teasing him that he would reach first. The wolfish dog took the challenge. Both of raced to roof, to reach Akai first. When they finally reached, they bang open the door, unfortunately together.

They searched the roof and found Akai sleeping in a Corner, which was shaded and Caligo was no were to be found.

Her long hair slithered from her shoulders; long front hair covered her sleeping face. She slept sitting up, using the wall as support, she kept her hands on her ankles like she was prepare to fight any second. At the same time she was peaceful and tired.

He knew she was in deep slumber because he had tried calling her and she didn't even budge, so he left it.

Drake thought otherwise, he nudged her face, tickling her to be awake. She opened her one eye and smiled at him and then at Yue.

"Hey, wassup"

"Hey yourself" he replied.

"Is everyone doing alright?"

"Yeah"

"Shouldn't you be down there, eating?"

"I am fine" he scoffed "I am not weak as they are"

"I can see that" she smiled at him, which made his ears go red.

"Anyway why are you sleeping here? On the roof and what happened to your eyes? Why are golden?" he turned away.

"It's peaceful here with cool wind at that, and very nosy down there and I removed my lenses that's all" she had answered all his questions.

"I see, it's unusual anyway, I saw that man come here" he searched for any sign of him not caring much about her eyes "but I don't see him here"

"He left long time ago"

"Where"

"I don't know" she shrugged her shoulders.

She looked at the sky and sighed and inhaled the cool air. "Anyway lets go down" she said rubbing her skirt from dirt "its work time"

Rose and Semai were calling out everyone's name on the list just as Akai had ordered them to.

There are total of hundred and twenty five people here including Caligo and Yun, who had arrived with Akai. Among them are fifteen kindergarteners, twenty one senior students, thirty five of their own classmates and fifty four of other classes.

There were about five thousand students in the school, all vanished in seconds. These hundred and twenty five were the only ones that were left and unharmed.

Well mostly because they didn't go outside like the others that got killed, their names, parent's phone numbers, how many siblings, or is anyone missing from their family are all listed very clearly.

Akai was very proud of her bestie, to have such a wonderful person like Rose was a blessing indeed she thought. But still she couldn't believe that that many of them were able to somehow fit in the bus that could only hold not more than fifty.

She asked question about each and every one of them so she could assign them a perfect role. Some were even introduced by the others; it took about two more hours to finish.

Then she took out her note book and drew a flow chart of what work was needed and who are to work in those areas. It took her only fifteen minutes to finish and more forty five minutes to assign to everyone. It was tiring but she managed to complete it.

"I will now announce every teams and everyone's role from now on. Listen carefully.

People assigned in different work as given below.

1. Scouting team.

Consist of twelve members all together they are:-

Kiara, Cane, mark, Sky, Razia, Jack, Ed, Layman, Frank, Chi, Taylor and Ash; all of them are school toppers in sports, also most of them are seniors whom she had never heard of before. Team's leader is Chi. this team is supposed to go out and get supplies and also to find any survivors out there.

"Kiara didn't want to be in charge so I took Cane and Sky made big fuss about going for scouting instead, I planned on keeping near as he is very strong despite how he looks. I like that guy"

2. Security team.

Consist of at least twenty members:-

Roy, Ali, Yassin, El, John, Gilbert, Raj, Russel, Alex and more. Team leader is Roy. They are responsible for safety of everyone inside the building.

"I put El and his friend here too, my little bro is good also his friend. If something goes wrong Roy is responsible"

3. Food providing team.

Isabella, Meena, Jane, Hanako, Mary and Ammnah, Leader, Isabella.

4. Clothes team and supply provider.

Yue is in charge and with ten more helpers.

"Yue is good at staff like these; he giving me the duct tape was a proof that he is always ready for any situation. I just have good eye for talent"

5. TCC team {Taking Care of Children}

Lily, Yun, Maria, Hannah, Luisa and Yuki, they are responsible for children and broken ones. Leader, Luisa. Lily wasn't good at leading; she was good at curses and sweet talk more of a snake in the grass.

6. Technical team "I didn't get any name here but Ashlyn gave a perfect one instead"

They are responsible for taking us back online and get help from the main city, Leader Ashlyn.

7. Labor team aka Helpers

"as dumb as it sounds, I had to change it after everyone said using 'labor' was harsh"

It contained of more than twenty five people. They are supposed to care of all the work that wasn't mention above like cleaning, washing, arranging things and most importantly giving a hand to other teams when they need it. Also they should be taking care of the injured, if there was any. I made Melisa the lead; she is good at things like these.

"This concludes all what we need and what I have to say! Now everyone should live no matter what. I can protect you as long you listen to me and you will protect me in return. We will live to the end!"

Everyone cheered again. She was the perfect leader; she was radiant when she spoke thought Cane. She could always make the saddest person smile with the act of an idiot and weird and crazy person.

Both of them studied in this same school since kindergarten and were even class mates for some years but weren't that close or anything, Akai was wild he thought.

After seeing her five years later, he couldn't recognize her, she so different, she did smile and make people happy but what was different is that she was more mature and calm at most times, she would get in trouble sometimes and would give the most childish answers which made him smile.

He would love to have her. A strong, dependent, kind and multi-talented women he thought. The way she sits, crossed leg and the way she would stand made her look very cool all was a woman's pose.

He also knew that she had never laid eyes on any boy before. She had also never received a proposal from a guy. Therefore he had high chance of getting rejected. Nevertheless, he would wait for her to be ready in the future.

Caligo returned an hour after Akai had assigned everyone's role. Just as she had seen him, she rushed to him.

"Did you check it out?" she asked him

"Yes"

"How was it? Can you do it?"

"Yes I can. It is not a problem"

"Why does he sound so cool? Man" she thought "awesome, great, let's go and check it out…" then paused for a second "should everyone come out?"

"That's not necessary"

"I see" her eyes rolled to the floor "but wait; I want everyone to see it too. So I'll call them out, okay. It won't take too long, stay here"

She hurried back and announced a surprise to all. They were very excited to see magic. It didn't take him long to figure out why she wanted them to see it, some of them didn't believe in magic, also a mere display of displacing the flower pots from the roadside was not enough to convince them.

That's why this was good opportunity to prove to them that Caligo can in fact use 'magic' and that she wasn't lying about it or went crazy. She was giving them a solid prove.

"Don't worry, Caligo and Drake are gonna keep us safe" she smiled

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