Sitsin the corner of tavern, the namedRall'sindigenouselderis excited.
坐在酒馆的角落里,名为拉尔的土著长老一脸兴奋。Hehas not actually noticed, sidehim, is listening tohisnarration, actuallyindigenouscomplexionschange, then
只是,他却没有注意到,在他身旁,听着他的讲述,却有一名土著脸色微变,然后Turned into the excitingappearancefast.
才快速变成了兴奋的模样。Theirthesepeoplehave not stayedinthistaverntoofor a long time. Afterleaving behindtwo peoplewas defendinghere, Rallonbelt/bring
他们这几人没有在这座酒馆停留太长时间。在留下了两人在这里守着后,拉尔就带
Several other peopleare walkingtowardoutside, seems likepreparesto call the person.
着其余几人向着外面走去,看上去是准备叫人。„Has left?”
“已经离开了吗?”Inanother side, feels the energeticmark that are leaving behindeven moreto be far away, Adildoes not haveto care, butisdirect
在另一边,感受着自己留下的精神印记越发远离,阿帝尔也没有太在意,而是直接Arrives in another sideSaulroom.
走到另一边索尔的房间里。In the Saulroom, Ya Nais sittingon a wooden chair, inmouthbigmouthrespite, seemsveryexhausted.
在索尔的房间,雅娜正坐在一张木椅上,口中大口喘息,显得很疲惫。
It seems likebecauseis closeto curse the root, will be the seal under Adilarrange/clothsoon may vanish, these days, few
似乎是因为接近诅咒根源,也可能是阿帝尔布下的封印即将消失,在这段时间,少Female the frequency of curseoutbreakeven moreincreases, almostmustmanifest suddenlyevery dayseveraltimesby the present.
女身上诅咒发作的频率越发增多,到了现在几乎每天都要发作好几次。Onherforehead, thatblackmarkalreadyincomparablyobvioushighlighted, has started the downwardspread,
在她的额头上,那道黑色的印记已经无比明显的凸显了出来,已经开始向下蔓延,Extendsto the neck of young girlon.
延伸到少女的脖子上。„What kind of?”
“怎么样了?”Walks into the room, looks atYa Na the weakappearance, Adilfirstknits the browsat this time, is askingtoSaul.
走入房间,看着雅娜此时虚弱的模样,阿帝尔先是皱眉,然后对着索尔问道。„I felt very uncomfortable.”
“我感觉・・・很难受。”SideSaul, Ya Nais pale, the whole bodyis shiveringat this timeslightly, sayswith the weaksound, reveals
在索尔身旁,雅娜脸色苍白,此时浑身都在轻微颤抖,用虚弱的声音开口说道,显Mustbe quite uncomfortable.
得极为难受。Butsideher, the Saulcomplexionis silent, an armis hugging the child, anotherarmgrabsYa Na'shand, attempts
而在她身旁,索尔脸色沉默,一只手臂抱着孩子,另一只手臂抓着雅娜的手,试图Bringswarmsometoher.
给她带来些许温暖。Standsbefore the Ya Nabody, inspected her situationprobably. Adilputs outseveralbottles of potionsto makeherdrink, however
站在雅娜身前,大概检查了一下她身上的情况。阿帝尔拿出几瓶药剂让她喝下,然Latterthenmadeherlie downon the wooden bed.
后便让她躺在了木床上。Drankpotions, herblackcursestartedbecomespale, a whole bodypurplebloodlinesstrengthstartedto be activated,
喝下了药剂,她身上的黑色诅咒开始变淡,浑身一股紫色的血脉力量开始被激活,
The under coordination of instinctonherremains the seal, blackcursemarksuppression.
本能的配合她身上残留下的封印,将黑色的诅咒印记压制。Before long, the blackmark on herneckwas suppressed, the whole person is not uncomfortable, is hugging himself
不一会,她的脖子上的黑色印记就被压制了回去,整个人不在那么难受,抱着自己
The childfell asleepon the wooden bed.
的孩子在木床上睡着了。Looks atthisearnestly, Saulthenrelaxes, gratitudelooks atAdil.
认真看着这一幕,索尔这才松了一口气,不由感激的看着阿帝尔。„Wewent out saying that do not disturbthemto rest.”
“我们出去说吧,别打扰她们休息。”Standsin the room, seeson a wooden bedwere lying down the Ya Namother and daughtergently, Adilopens the mouthto saygently,thentakes the lead
站在房间内,轻轻看了一眼木床上躺着的雅娜母女,阿帝尔轻轻开口道,然后率先Went out of the door.
走出了房门。Saulcarefulcloses the wooden door, followed.
身后,索尔小心的将木门关上,也跟着走了出来。„Hersituationis not very wonderful.”
“她身上的情况很不妙。”
Out goes out, Adillooks at the scenery of distant place, opens the mouth saying: „ Youshouldbe ableto feel, aswestart
走出门外,阿帝尔看着远处的风景,开口道:“你应该能感觉到吧,随着我们开始Close to the curseroot, the curse of yourwithin the bodystartedto enliven. ”
靠近诅咒根源,你们体内的诅咒开始活跃了起来。”Standson the side ofAdil, listening to the Adilwords, Saulnot to speak, buttook the wipingbelt/bring on foreheadsilently
站在阿帝尔一边,听着阿帝尔的话,索尔没有说话,只是默默将额头上的抹带拿了Getting down.
下来。Took outhas been covering up the wipingbelt/bring of forehead, onhisforehead, cansee a blackmarkclearly,
取出了一直遮掩着额头的抹带,在他的额头上,可以清楚的看见一个黑色的印记,Aboveappearsfaintly a appearance of snake.
上面隐隐浮现出一头蛇的模样。„Really, yourcursewas also aboutto erupt.”
“果然,你身上的诅咒也快爆发了。”Looks at the blackmark before Saulvolume, Adilhas not felt the accident/surprise, is only the staticopens the mouth: „ Alsocanmaintain the stability
看着索尔额前的黑色印记,阿帝尔没有感觉意外,只是静静开口:“还能保持稳定
? ”
吗?”„In a short timewill not have problems.”
“短时间内不会出问题。”Saulshakes the head, latersmiles bitterly: „ Oncereturns tomyhometown, perhapsperhaps, it is estimated thatstability when索尔摇头,随后苦笑:“不过一旦回到我的故乡,恐怕就说不定了,估计稳定的时In the middlewill be getting more and more short. ”
间会越来越短。”„Ya Nahersituationis getting more and more bad.”
“雅娜她身上的情况越来越糟糕。”Adiltranquilsay/way: „Nowsends backher, but alsowith enough time.”阿帝尔平静道:“现在把她送回去,还来得及。”„Shehas not complied.”
“她没答应。”
The Saulforced smileshakes the head: „ She said that ifwesucceeded, shecannot gonot to matter. But ifweare defeated索尔苦笑摇头:“她说,如果我们成功了,那她去不去都无所谓。但如果我们失败Shealsohopedandmediesin the hometowntogether. ”
了,她也希望和我一起死在故乡。”„In fact, tothisstep, we are without hope of going on living.”
“事实上,到了这一步,我们早已经不抱着活下去的希望。”Heopens the mouth saying: „Onlyhopes,ourchildrenwill not takeourold routes, had better be ablecalm and steadypassedthislife.”
他开口道:“只希望,我们的孩子不会走我们的老路,最好能安稳的度过这一生。”„Relax.”
“放心吧。”Adilraised the head, line of sightgazetodistant place: „Sheismystudent, in any event, Iwill take care ofherwell.”阿帝尔抬起头,视线注视向远方:“她是我的学生,无论如何,我都会好好照顾她。”„Moreoverthistimemustbeallsmooth, you can also visitherto grow uppersonally.”
“而且这一次要是一切顺利,你们也就能亲自看着她长大了。”„Let us hope so.”
“但愿如此。”Saulshakes the head, on the facereveals the forced smile.索尔摇摇头,脸上露出苦笑。Theywere chatting a meetingsame place, is separated, returns to the respectiveroomrespectively.
他们在原地聊了一会,然后才分开,各自返回各自的房间。Next day, waited for the weatherjustto shine, theythen, continuedto startoneselfjourneyagain.
第二天,等天色刚亮,他们便再次出发,继续开始自己的旅程。Theyhiredonealsoto calculate that in the localcitiesspaciouscarriage, severalguide who was familiar with the surrounding terrain, then
他们在当地的城镇雇了一辆还算宽敞的马车,还有几个熟悉周围地形的向导,便直meets.
接出发。For several days, theyare hurrying alongto pass, untilsomeday of high noon.
一连数天,他们都在赶路中度过,直到某一天正午。High noon, inblack earth, theystops the rest, preparesafter the lunchstarts the traveling schedule.
正午时,在一片黑土中,他们停下休息,准备用过午餐后再开始行程。
The distant placestartsto presentsomeforms, attireis various, at this timeridesonetypeto be similartohorse, butactually
远处开始出现一些身影,身上的衣着各不相同,此时骑着一种类似于马,但却更加
The smalllifeformrunsfastto the distant place.
较小的生物快速向远处跑去。Butintheirbehind, is the aborigines of someblackskins, seems like the populationto havedozensfully, is pursuinginbehind.
而在他们的身后,是一些黑皮肤的土著人,看上去人数足有数十,正在后面追赶着。„IsCrassousperson!”
“是克拉苏人!”ByAdilseveralpeople, whenseesthatseveralbychasing down, nearbyguideexudesoneto call out in alarm, eye
在阿帝尔几人身旁,在看见那几个被追杀者的时候,一旁的向导发出一声惊呼,眼In the godsas if there is fear.
神中似乎带着恐惧。As forSaulandYa Na, thenliftedto looksimultaneouslyto the distant place, on the faceobviouslycansee the surprisedexpression.
至于索尔与雅娜两人,则是同时抬起了头看向远处,脸上明显能看出惊讶的表情。„What's the matter?”Sees the form of distant place, Saulsets outslowly, a handgripped the long sword on oneselfwaist
“是怎么回事?”看着远处的身影,索尔缓缓起身,一只手握住了自己腰上的长剑Asking that maintains composureat the same time.
,一边不动声色的问道。„Is the snakewitchis capturingtheseCrassouspeople.”
“是蛇巫在追捕那些克拉苏人。”Looks at the performance of Saul, nearbyguideopens the mouthto explain, the lookas ifalsohas the fear: „ Mister, thesetwogroups
看着索尔的表现,一旁的向导开口解释,眼神似乎还带着恐惧:“先生,这两伙都
It is not the good person, weshouldavoidas soon as possible! ”
不是什么好人,我们应该尽快躲开!”„Perhapswithout enough time.”
“恐怕来不及了。”Adilshakes the headgently, complexiontranquilsayingsuchwords.阿帝尔轻轻摇头,脸色平静的说出这么一番话。
The distant place, thatgroupindigenousobviouslydiscoveredAdiland the others, at this timedividedmore than tenpeopledirectly, walkstowardAdilhere
远处,那伙土著明显发现了阿帝尔等人,此时直接分了十几人,向着阿帝尔这里走Come.
来。Looks that the distant placetheseindigenouswalkstothis, standssidesame place, thatguidecomplexionchanges, seeminglypalepiece.
看着远处那些土著向此走来,站在原地身旁,那个向导脸色一变,看上去铁青一片。Howeverlooked atAdil, one sidecomplexionindifferentSaul, heshivers the both legsto stand up
不过看了看身旁的阿帝尔,还有一旁脸色冷漠的索尔,他还是颤抖着双腿站起身来
, Walkstowardthesepeople, preparesto negotiatewiththesepeople.
,向着那些人走去,准备与那些人交涉。Heused the localpatoisto shoutto the distant placeseveral, triedto negotiatewith the opposite party.
他用当地的土语对着远处大喊了几声,试图与对方谈判。However, looks atAdilthisgroup , the oppositetheseindigenousapparentlydoes not havethismeaning, at this timedoes not pay attention tothatto approach
不过,看着阿帝尔这一行人,对面那些土著显然没有这个意思,此时不理会那个向
The ledfrontline propaganda, directlyflushed.
导的喊话,直接冲了上来。Looks atthis, the Adilcomplexionis tranquil, seems likehad not responded, a actuallythatguidefaceis pale.
看着这一幕,阿帝尔脸色平静,看上去没有丝毫反应,倒是那个向导一脸铁青。Saulfromstood upsame place, looked atthat sideAdil, seesappearance that hehas not left, thenpulled up the handdirectly索尔从原地站起,看了一眼阿帝尔那边,见他没有动身的样子,便直接拔起自己手Onlong sword, indigenouswalkstowardthese.
上的长剑,向着那些土著走去。Regardingthis, ontheseindigenousfacesbrings the nameto smile, seesonSaulis raising the long sword, the lookimmediatelysomerounds
对于这一幕,那些土著脸上带着狰笑,看见索尔手上提着的长剑,眼神顿时有些发Bright.
亮。
The long sword on SaulisAdilgives tohim, the wholeis builtby the goodgold metallurgymaterialcompletely, has a liking formerely索尔手上的长剑是阿帝尔送给他的,整体完全由上好的炼金材料打造,仅仅是看上Going is very precious, makesthese can only use the crudeweaponindigenousto look at the lookto shine.
去就十分珍贵,令这些只能使用简陋武器的土著看得眼神发亮。As fortaking this long swordtoSaul that theyclash, in their opinionbrings deathmerely.
至于拿着这把长剑向他们冲来的索尔,在他们看来仅仅只是送死罢了。Does not have the knightandwizardwildernessinthispiece, canall alonebe extremely fewfacing the people of more than tenindigenoussoldiers.
在这片不存在骑士与巫师的荒漠,能够孤身一人面对十几名土著战士的人极少。Howeverwhatunfortunatelyis, presentSaulisone.
然而不巧的是,眼前的索尔就是一个。
The purpleglowrapidfromin the airhas delimitedtogether, along with a pitiful yell.
一道紫芒飞速从空中划过,伴随着一阵惨叫。Underseveralindigenousdumbfoundedlookgazes, the eyepupil of Saulbringspurpleintent, in the handis grasping the silverto be long
在几个土著目瞪口呆的眼神注视下,索尔的眼眸带着一点紫意,手中握着的银色长
The swordwields, the purpleswordgloweruptstogetherimmediately, several to forefrontindigenouscutsto kill.
剑挥出,一道紫色剑芒顿时爆发,将几个冲在最前面的土著斩杀。ThisisSaulbloodlinesstrength, at this timeappearsin the fighthighly, madehimobtaindirectly that enduredcompared with the knight
这是索尔身上的血脉力量,此时在战斗中高度显现,直接令他获得了堪比骑士的强Bigstrength.
大力量。„ThisheisCrassousperson!!”
“这・・・他是克拉苏人!!”Followingindigenousrespondedimmediately, at presentthisperson, beforethemthatseveralpeople of general that chased down, belonged toto subdue|grams
后面的土著顿时反应过来,眼前这人,与他们之前追杀的那几人一般,同样属于克Native of Soviet , Latvia.
拉苏人。Inhearttyrannicalvanishesinstantaneously, butin the nextquarter, theylooks at each otherone, stillcontinuedto flush awayforward, triesto tie down
心中的暴虐瞬间消失,但在下一刻,他们对视一眼,仍然继续向前冲去,试图缠住Opponents.
对手。„Thatseveral are ourclansmen?”
“那几个是我们的族人?”
The distant place, beforethatseveralchased downCrassouspeoplesawthis, stopped, seemedsomewhatscruple.
远处,之前那几个被追杀的克拉苏人看见这一幕,不由停了下来,显得有些迟疑。„Nowwhat to do?”
“现在怎么办?”Theiras if by prior agreementgazes at the body of middlemiddle-aged man the line of sight, seems askinghisopinion.
他们不约而同的将视线注视到中间一个中年男人的身上,似乎在询问他的意见。Thismiddle-aged manwhole bodyis binding the black robe, on a vicissitudesfirmfacehastwoscabs, is only an eyeactually
这中年男人浑身裹着黑袍,一张沧桑刚硬的脸庞上带着两道伤疤,只是一双眼睛却Verysharp, at this timethinksslightly, thendoes not have the hesitantdirectopens the mouth: „Wekill!”
很锐利,此时只是略微思索,便没有犹豫的直接开口:“我们杀回去!”Is listening tohiswords, several other peoplenothesitant, takes upownweapondirectly, is driving away the ridingbeast before bodythen
听着他的话,其余几人也没有犹豫,直接将自己的武器拿起,驱赶着身前的骑兽便Flushes awayforward.
向前冲去。In that side, the performance of Saulis still continuing.
在那边,索尔的表现还在继续。Hegrasps the swordonly, anotherhandgrabsat the same time the shield that winsfromindigenous, batters there,
他单手持剑,另一只手则抓着一面从土著身上夺下来的盾牌,在那里横冲直撞,将Severalpeoplecut downin the place.
好几人砍倒在地。Thisterrifyingbattle efficiency, the commandpresentedtheseindigenouslooksto stay, hardlycanbelieveowneye.
这种恐怖的战斗力,令在场这些土著都看呆了,几乎不敢相信自己的眼睛。„Thisstrength”
“这种力量・・・”Inindigenous, looks at the performance of Saulfrom afar, complexionis indifferent, only has a middle-aged person of eyealsostartled
在土著中,远远看着索尔的表现,一个脸色冷漠,只有一只眼睛的中年人也不由惊Being astonished: „ Under the territory of snakegod, thisCrassouspersonnot onlyhas not becomeweak, canmaintain such strongstrengthunexpectedly
讶:“在蛇神的领地下,这个克拉苏人不但没有变得虚弱,竟然还能保持这么强的力Quantity. ”
量。”
„ Couple days agoRallthatfellowdid not say,discovereddirect lineblood of Crassousperson, perhapsisthisfellow
“前几天拉尔那家伙不是说,发现了一个克拉苏人的直系血裔吗,恐怕就是这家伙
. ” Behind, a soundgloomysoundresounds.
了。”后方,一个声音阴森森的声音响起。In the one-eyedmanbehind, a whole bodyby the bandagepackage, was only revealed a man of face from walkbehind, look
在独眼男子身后,一个浑身被绑带包裹,只露出一张脸庞的男人从身后走来,看着
The performance of Saul, on the facealsoshows the expression that dreads.索尔的表现,脸上也不由露出忌惮的表情。„Nowwhat to do?”Helooks at the one-eyedman, opens the mouthto ask.
“现在怎么办?”他看着独眼男人,开口问道。„Perhapsthistime can only firstleave.”
“这次恐怕只能先离开了。”Looks atSaul of distant place, hesitant, the one-eyedmansaid: „ The strength of thisCrassouspersonis too strong,
看着远处的索尔,犹豫了一下,独眼男人开口说道:“这个克拉苏人的实力太强,Wetwowords, a littlewill be perhaps dangerous. ”
只是我们两个的话,恐怕会有点危险。”„Happen, Rallthatfellowwill comeseveral days later, whenhearrived, wetogetherare not again late.”
“正好,拉尔那家伙过几天就会过来,等他到了,我们再一起也不迟。”Helooks atcompanion, said.
他看着身旁的同伴,如此说道。After a while, looks atdistant placeSauland the others, theyleavefast, do not haveslightlyhere the meaning of stay.
过了一会,看着远处的索尔等人,他们快速离开,没有丝毫在这里逗留的意思。„SirSaul!!”
“索尔大人!!”Another side, surprisedhas the pleasantly surprisedsummonsoundto get up.
另一边,一声惊讶中带着惊喜的呼唤声响起。SideSaul, beforethatseveralchased downCrassouspeoplestoodthere, thattaking the leadmiddle-aged manface
在索尔身旁,之前那几个被追杀的克拉苏人站在那里,其中那个领头的中年男子脸Onshows the pleasantly surprisedexpression, does not seem to think that canseeSaulhere.
上露出惊喜的表情,似乎没想到能在这里看见索尔。„Are you?”
“你是?”Was stopped by calling outby the opposite partysuddenly, Saulfirststares, thenraised the head, looksearnestlyto the middle-aged man before body.
被对方突然叫住,索尔先是一愣,而后才抬起头,认真看向身前的中年男人。
The presentmiddle-aged manbodyis very big, the whole bodyputs onblackskinarmor, in the handalsotakes the short sword, the whole bodyreveal
眼前的中年男人身材很高大,浑身穿着一具黑色的皮甲,手上还拿着短刀,浑身露
The muscle of coming outlooksverytall and strong, makingoneunderstand at a glance that was a powerfulsoldier.
出来的肌肉看上去十分魁梧,令人一看就知道是个强大的战士。„YouareUncleHill”
“你是西尔大叔・・・”Looks atthisperson, Saulas ifthinks ofanythingat present, finallysaidthisname.
看着眼前这人,索尔似乎想到了什么,最终说出了这个名字。In the opposite, hearingSaulto saythisname, onoppositemiddle-agedmalefaceshowed the excitingexpression, greatly
在对面,听见索尔说出了这个名字,对面的中年男人脸上露出激动的表情,不由大
Before the stepmoves toward, finally the singlekneebefore the body of Saulkneels down, goodseemed like very ancientformality.
步走向前,最终在索尔的身前单膝跪下,行了一个看上去十分古老的礼节。„Yourseveralcome!”
“你们几个过来!”As ifthought ofanything, Hillis shoutingto several other peoplebehind: „ ThisisYoung MasterSaul, isourcarat
似乎想到了什么,西尔对着身后其余几人大喊道:“这位是索尔少爷,是我们克拉
A nextsuccessor of Suclan! ”
苏一族的下一任继承者!”Back, is listening toHill'swords, thatseveralpeople of complexionsonestartled, goes forwardhastily, just likeHill, goodancient
后边,听着西尔的话,那几人脸色一惊,连忙上前,如同西尔一样,行了一个古老Formality.
的礼节。„Youget up.”
“你们起来吧。”Looks at their appearances, on the Saulfacereveals the forced smile: „ Has been inthissituation, paststatus,
看着他们这幅模样,索尔脸上露出苦笑:“都已经到这个地步了,过去的身份,到Nowis also useful. ”
了现在又有什么用。”„Youcomewithme.”
“你们跟我来吧。”Helooks that thesepeople before body said that then fastwalkstowardanother side.
他看着身前的这些人说了一句,然后便快速向着另一边走去。„Are theseyourclansman?”
“这些是你的族人?”
Before arriving at the Adilbody, looks atSaul before body, Adilaskedone.
走到阿帝尔身前,看着身前的索尔,阿帝尔问了一句。„Yes.”
“是的。”On the Saulfacerevealsdoubts the expression: „ Theyindeedaremyclansman, includingpersonalsooncewasI索尔脸上露出一个疑惑的表情:“他们的确是我的族人,其中有一个人还曾经是我Guard. ”
的护卫。”„Is only, Ido not know how theyevade the curse.”
“只是,我也不知道他们是怎么躲过诅咒的。”Helooks atpresentAdil, the doubtssaid.
他看着眼前的阿帝尔,疑惑道。Regarding the hard to deal withdegree of curse, hehas profound understanding.
对于诅咒的难缠程度,他深有体会。BeforemeetingAdil, heavoids the curse, only then means that thatis far away from the curseunceasingly, weakensbythis.
在遇见阿帝尔之前,他避开诅咒只有一个办法,那就是不断远离诅咒,以此来削弱。Butevenso, after crawl, took rootwill still continueto eruptin the curse in bloodlinesdeep place,
但就算如此,等到时间慢慢过去之后,扎根在血脉深处的诅咒仍然会继续爆发,只Cantimemore or lesspostponementpoints.
能将时间或多或少的延缓一点罢了。At presentsincethesepeopleare the Saulclansmen, within the bodynaturallyalsohas the curse, notfar away fromroot of curse, according topositive
眼前这些人既然是索尔的族人,体内自然也有诅咒,没有远离诅咒的根源,按照正often/commonQingkuang, the curseshoulderuptwas right.
常情况来看,诅咒应该早就爆发了才对。Regardingthisissue, Adilequallyisverycurious, buthas not inquiredimmediately, butletsSaulfirstthat
对于这个问题,阿帝尔同样感到很好奇,不过却没有立刻询问,而是让索尔先将那Severalpeoplesettle, theninquired.
几人安顿下来,然后再去询问。„According to the view of elders, thesecurses, in factisstrengthdivulging of fiendish person.”
“按照长老们的说法,那些诅咒,实际上就是魔王的力量泄露。”Night, in the tent, facing the Saulissue, on that namedHill'smiddle-agedmalefacereveals the forced smile, the eye
夜里,在营帐之中,面对索尔的问题,那个名为西尔的中年男人脸上露出苦笑,眼As ifsomewhatfears: „Ininitially, after the curseerupted, the entiresacrificial offeringreceivedaffect.”
中似乎有些恐惧:“在当初,诅咒爆发后,整个祭祀都受到了波及。”„Inthatenvironment, severaleldersput outseveralgentlemenfrom the altar.”
“在那种环境下,有几位长老从祭坛上拿出了几块绅士。”
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