[Gakuen K] Totsuka Tatara Route Translation
Sneaking out from the party
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Everyone: Merry Christmas!
Kamamoto: That's great, Yata-san! I'm glad you could make it to the Christmas party.
Yata: Yeah! I finished the supplementary class a little while ago, but I made it just in time. As expected from me!
Kamamoto: Instead, your homework for winter break is doubled… Good luck with that.
Yata: Uggghh…Kamamoto, you bastard. Don't say anything that lowers the mood!
Yata: It's Christmas today, I ain't gonna think about studying at all!
Kamamoto: It feels like you don't think about it all the time, though. Oh, this food is so good!
Yata: Seriously!? Let me try some too!
Kusanagi: I'm glad Yata-chan was able to come, it's lonely without a mood-maker. Speaking of mood makers, Mikoto is a mood maker, too.
Mikoto: Mood-maker…? I'm not a character.
Kusanagi: Yata-chan is loud like a rumble, but he's a charismatic member of the Red club and a great mood maker.
Kusanagi: You heard that? It seems that you took all the finals obediently, didn't you?
Mikoto: I just felt like it. Besides, Totsuka…
Kusanagi: Hm? What's with Totsuka?
Mikoto: …Nothing.
Kusanagi: Haha, you almost said that, but refrained.
Totsuka: Hey, how are you enjoying the party?
Saya: Senpai, you did a great job earlier.
Totsuka: Hm? Ah, you mean the charades.
Totsuka: I had a part-time job as a mime before. It was thanks to that experience.
Totsuka: …Hey, can we sneak out from here now for bit? I've got a place I want to go.
Saya: A place you want to go?
Saya: Senpai, where are we going?
Totsuka: It's still a secret. Don't worry, it's not a weird place.
Totsuka: It's really Christmas here and there. …Last year it was a hard time for me.
Saya: Last year?
Totsuka: I got a part-time job where I had to dress up as Santa Claus and sell cakes. It was heavy labor, though it was fun.
Totsuka: Because it's Christmas, all the customers are smiling and in a good mood. That's puts in a good mood too.
Totsuka: …Hey. Did you believe in Santa Claus when you were a child?
Choice: [I belived]
Saya: Yeah, I belived.
Totsuka: I thought so. Could it be, that you believe in him until recently?
Saya: !
Totsuka: Could it be, that I hit the nail on the head? You're so pure.
Choice: [I didn't belive]
Saya: I didn't believe in him. My parents said he's not real.
Totsuka: I'm surprised you seem to believe that. Well, if your parents said so, nothing can be done.
Saya: What about Totsuka-senpai?
Totsuka: Hmmm, I guess I never really believed in him.
Totsuka: Come to think of it, I haven't talked much about Santa Claus with the others. Did King believe in him, I wonder?
Saya: It would be cute, if Suo-senpai belived in him.
Totsuka: Fufu, you're right. I'll ask him later…
Totsuka: I was so caught up in talking that I completely forgot about our original goal. Come on, let's go.
Totsuka: Eh, it's closed?
Saya: It's quite.
Totsuka: Even though it's Christmas…Ah, it's unlocked.
Totsuka: Good eveni-ing…Hmmm, no one here.
Saya: Is it okay? Get in here without permission.
Totsuka: It's going to be okay. The priest said the church is open to everyone.
Totsuka: Whether or not he's gonna be angry, we'll just say "It's Christmas" and I'm sure he'll forgive us.
Totsuka: Uhm, it feels pretty good.
Saya: Yeah, it's a lovely church.
Totsuka: Ha-ha, that's true, too. I finally got a chance to be alone with you properly.
Saya: Ah…Thank you. I'm very happy.
Totsuka: No-no, you're welcome. But, it's kinda cold here, since there's no one around. Are you okay?
Saya: Yeah. I'm fine….Achoo!
Totsuka: …I knew you were cold. Alright, I'll be your flame.
Totsuka: How's it feel, a little warmer now?
Saya: Yeah. Senpai's flame is useful.
Totsuka: It's helpful in situations like this.
Totsuka: …But I don't have much endurance.
Saya: A-Are you all right?
Totsuka: Ahaha. I'm out of stamina already. I take a break for a bit, okay?
Totsuka: Sorry. I made you feel cold.
Saya: No. It's all right.
Totsuka: Hey, would you like to test your power, Saya-chan?
Saya: My power…You mean to put out the flame?
Totsuka: Right. You've learned to put it out on your own will, haven't you?
Saya: That's true, but …
Totsuka: …You scared because of situation with backed potatoes?
Saya: …Yeah. I'm glad that nobody accidentaly got hurt that time…
Saya: I'm afraid, that something similar could happen and someone else would get hurt.
Totsuka: I understand. …But, do you think it's okay to leave it that way forever?
Saya: Senpai…
Totsuka: When you joined the club you said that you wanted to face your ability.
Saya: …
Totsuka: I'll be right here by your side. I'll always be with you. Don't be afraid, believe in your own power.
Saya: …What if something happens?
Saya: What if the church breaks down and people nearby will be injured, what if senpai get hurt……?
Totsuka: It's fine, it's fine. It'll work out somehow.
Saya: (When Totsuka-senpai says it, I really feel like I somehow can handle it)
Totsuka: No matter what happens, I won't let go of your hand.
Totsuka: I believe in you. So you have to believe me, too.
Totsuka: And more than that, believe in yourself.
Totsuka: If you do so, the power will respond.
Saya: …Okay!
Saya: (I have lost many things because of this power. Butーー)
Saya: (Thanks to this power, I met new friends. I found a new place to belong to)
Saya: (…I met someone I like)
Saya: So I accept it. I accept who I am now and this power…)
Saya: Ah…
Totsuka: Looks like you made it. Congratulation.
Saya: Thank you. Thanks to senpai.
Totsuka: To me?
Saya: Yeah. Without senpai's encouragement, I wouldn't have been able to move forward for a long time.
Saya: Not just for now…Thank you for everything you do.
Totsuka: …You got me. I'm the one who's supposed to be saying that.
Saya: Why? I--
Totsuka: "Didn't do anything"? That's not true. You're the center of my life right now.
Totsuka: May I tell you an old story? It wasn't that long time ago though.
Totsuka: One summer night, you and I went out to look at the stars. On the way back, I screwed up and got trapped in the cage.
Totsuka: I'm used to taking risks, but I didn't want to get you involved. I urged you to go back.
Totsuka: But you, you didn't leave me. Not only did you not leave me, you helped me.
Totsuka: My heart was pounding so hard at that moment. Because there were someone who can take my hand.
Totsuka: This girl in front of me, was looking me in the eyes and worrying about me. She took my hand…
Totsuka: I know it may have been a small act from your point of view.
…But I was very happy.
Saya: Senpai…
Totsuka: There are many other things that made me happy. And each time I grew to like you more and more.
Totsuka: I really like you.
Saya: I also like senpai very much.
Totsuka: Thank you. Can I touch you?
Saya: Yeah…
Totsuka: …You're warm.
Totsuka: Merry Christmas, Saya-chan.
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So how about Oiran!Yata and Client!Fushimi? I think it'll be even more heart-broken because Yata is too pure to do this kind of job...
Maybe in this AU Yata’s like the child of a disgraced samurai and hisfamily’s really poor, Yata’s desperate to help his starving siblingsin any way possible and that’s how he ends up working as an oiran.Like he originally tried to find a job as a bodyguard or somethingbut because he’s short most people assumed he had to be weak and ofcourse everyone knows how his dad ran off with another woman andbroke his vows as a samurai, as that person’s child Yata of coursecan’t be trusted. He’s starting to fall into despair when he ends upin the pleasure quarter, the owner of one of the higher end brothelsnotes that Yata has strong muscles and a nice face and with sometraining might make a decent oiran, if he sells himself to that housethey’ll pay his mother a large enough sum that it will keep hissiblings fed and clothed for a little longer. In desperation Yataagrees, not telling his mother where he’s really going, and from thenon he works as an oiran. He’s not terribly popular because he’s a bittoo rough around the edges, like most oiran try to be refined and toshow off a variety of skills for the pleasure of their customerswhile Yata’s a bit more blunt and not as good at things like poetryor playing a shamisen, but there are several regulars who find himcharming. Yata probably develops something of a complex about thewhole thing too, like I could see him feeling ashamed about what he’sdoing and how he has to let all these strange men take advantage ofhim for money, but at the same time he’s able to send half ofeverything he makes to his family and knowing that he’s keeping themalive is enough for him.
So then enter Fushimi as Yata’s customer, dragged to the brothel byfellow members of the special police force that he belongs to.Fushimi has no interest in spending time with his coworkers andespecially not at a brothel, I can imagine him just cringing ifanyone tries to touch him and he’s glaring at the oiran all night inbetween glaring at his irritating coworkers. Hidaka thought thiswould be a great idea for team bonding and has no idea how close todeath he actually is, Fushimi can’t understand how he got draggedinto this. Then maybe Doumyouji gets a bit drunk and decides that youknow, maybe Fushimi-san would be less pissy if we got him laid andasks who the cheapest oiran in the place is. That’s how Fushimi endsup being shoved into a room largely against his will, mutteringirritably to himself as he waits for the oiran that was bought forhim to make an appearance. He’s acting annoyed but he’s actuallyreally tense and nervous, like thinking about letting a stranger runtheir hands over him makes him shudder. Fushimi’s still on edge whenYata walks in, looking as demure and obedient as he can manage. Yatastarts by pouring Fushimi sake and maybe Fushimi makes some snippycomment about how Yata’s awfully short for an oiran, Yata immediatelysnaps back at him like what the hell did you say asshole. He slaps ahand over his mouth, realizing what he just said to a customer likeoh shit I did it again but Fushimi just laughs and starts tauntinghim again, like are you an idiot who always argues back with peopleno wonder you were so cheap. They end up squabbling for a bit beforeFushimi states that the whole thing is stupid, tossing down a handfulof cash as he gets up to leave. Yata’s all confused because Fushimi’scoworker already paid and besides they didn’t even do anything,Fushimi darkly says that he has no intention of doing anything with avirgin prostitute as he moves to leave. Yata’s like oh yeah I bet I’mless of a virgin than you are asshole but then he realizes just howmuch money Fushimi gave him and is a little speechless, staringblankly out the door and wondering who that guy was.
Fushimi probably wouldn’t go back to the brothel again of his ownfree will so maybe say he meets Yata again the next time on thestreets, like Yata’s sent to run some errands for the owner and he’sin plain clothes so that Fushimi almost doesn’t recognize him untilhe hears Yata yelling at a shopkeeper. Fushimi normally doesn’t likedealing with people at all and at first he’s going to keep walkingbut he finds himself stopping and going towards the sound of thevoice, putting in some kind of snide comment once Yata finishesyelling. Yata’s like what the hell wait you’re that jerk from theother night. They start arguing and maybe at that point there’s sometrouble from like this rival military force that Fushimi’s group isin opposition with and Yata and Fushimi end up fighting side by sidefor a bit before making a run for it. They have to hide at one pointand happen to be near where Yata’s family lives so he takes Fushimiover for an impromptu visit, Fushimi (whose own family are a bunch ofdicks) finds himself all mesmerized by all the love Yata’s mom andsiblings have for Yata though he figures out pretty quick that theydon’t know Yata’s working as a prostitute. Afterward they’re bothwalking back together and Fushimi ends up asking Yata why he decidedto work as an oiran, not even really meaning to but the words justcome out. Yata’s quiet for a minute before he admits that he hatesthe work but if it keeps his family safe he’ll do it.
So then one night later on Fushimi gets injured on like a secretassassination mission and he needs a place to hide and heal, he endsup slipping into the brothel and into Yata’s room, having no ideawhere else to go. As Yata’s staring at him all shocked some imperialguards show up at the door to the brothel stating they’re looking forsomeone, Yata lies and says he hasn’t seen anybody while Fushimihides under his mattress. Fushimi doesn’t get why Yata would lie forhim but Yata just shrugs and says they’re kinda friends aren’t theyas he cleans Fushimi’s wounds. After that Fushimi starts going to thebrothel just to see Yata and he’s always very aware that everyoneelse assumes he’s just buying Yata for sex. Fushimi starts findinghimself thinking stupid things, like how maybe he could save enoughmoney up to buy Yata away from the brothel somehow, and even thoughhe knows that’s probably beyond him and that Yata could technicallybe taken away at any time he can’t stop himself from constantly goingto see him. (Then this lord named Mikoto who’s on the other side ofthe military conflict that Fushimi’s police force is embroiled inshows up at the brothel and takes an interest in Yata, Yata gushes toFushimi about how cool Mikoto was and how Mikoto might buy him andmake him a swordsman instead and Fushimi’s fists clench slightly,thinking that of course there’s no way someone like him could matchup to a lord.)
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How about a Chobits AU? Like Yata finds persocom!Fushimi in the trash one night and brings him home and takes care of him and stuff. Munakata, the landlord just so happens to have all these cute costumes that are Fushimi's size, how lucky!
So maybe in this AU Niki was like a robotics engineer who worked fora giant tech company and designed persocoms in general but he foundmost models boring, like he thought it was amusing how many peoplegot attached to them as if they were normal people but they can’treally have emotions or show reactions the way a regular person can.Since Niki’s wife Kisa is too busy working to want to bother with achild Niki decides to make his own kid just for kicks, and just forfun he can do some experimenting on this program he’s been wanting totry so that he can make his robot child feel real emotions. It worksbetter than expected and Fushimi ends up having real human emotionsthat Niki can toy with freely. Fushimi is never allowed out of Niki’slab and as a result all of the painful emotions he’s going throughact almost like a computer virus to the point Fushimi’s starting toshut down. In the meantime though maybe Niki falls sick and ends upin the hospital, his workplace sends one of their other topscientists, Munakata, to check on Niki’s home and see if there areany corporate secrets that were left lying around. Munakata findsFushimi on the verge of shutdown and feels pity for the poor guy,while also being fascinated at this robot that can feel. He ends uppartially erasing Fushimi’s current memories, saving them in a cornerof Fushimi’s programming, and then shuts him down for the time being.Munakata then looks through Niki’s research and finds all this stuffabout being able to make persocoms feel emotion and he’s fascinatedbut at the same time Munakata can see that there are ways this couldbe abused and other persocoms could end up like Fushimi. He decidesto leave the decision in Fushimi’s hands, if other persocoms shouldbe able to love, and leaves the program sleeping inside Fushimi’sbody before dumping the deactivated Fushimi in the garbage andwaiting to see who will find him, if that person will be the one whocan teach Fushimi the real way to love without all the pain Nikiinflicted on him.
Yata meanwhile is this NEET who works a bunch of part time jobs inorder to afford rent at his apartment building that just so happensto be owned by Munakata. Yata’s on his way back from his job workingat Bar Homra when he comes across Fushimi lying abandoned in thetrash and he thinks he’s hit the jackpot, like Yata can’t afford afancy persocom and he’s not great with computers anyway so he figuredhe’d never be able to have one of his own and here he just ran acrossone abandoned in the trash. Yata drags Fushimi home and is all readyto wake him up and start using him, as soon as he finds Fushimi’s onswitch which I guess Niki put somewhere really embarrassing as a joke(wait if this is like Chobits with the ‘sex will trigger a reset’thing does this mean his on switch has to be in his ass XD). Yatapresses the switch and Fushimi’s eyes slowly open, he stares at Yatafor a long moment before clicking his tongue and asking who themidget is. Yata’s immediately like who are you calling a midget youfucking bag of circuits and aren’t persocoms supposed to obey theirowners. Yata quickly finds out that Fushimi is not like otherpersocoms and has a mind of his own, he’s constantly refusing to doanything for Yata and spends half his time just hanging around theapartment complaining. He also refuses to cook or clean but he’salways watching Yata do everything with weirdly intent eyes, likehe’s never seen anyone do this before. At first Yata thinks hesomehow got the world’s only asshole persocom but he slowly startswarming up to Fushimi too, like when Yata says that he doesn’t knowwhat model Fushimi is Fushimi admits that he doesn’t know himself andmakes a post to some persocom forum all on his own with all his specsand everything. Also maybe one day Yata takes Fushimi along with himto his part time job and one the way back Yata almost gets mugged,the guys want to grab Yata’s fancy persocom too but Fushimi glares atthem and the two of them end up fighting back together, Yata’s alsonever heard of a normal persocom who fights and beyond that they’reperfectly in sync, him and Saruhiko (Yata gives Fushimi his namebecause Fushimi’s only program that comes up when he’s turned on isunder the name 'MONKEY’).
Yata slowly finds himself getting used to his roommate/persocom, tothe point that his friends at Homra are getting concerned becauseFushimi’s just a persocom after all but Yata keeps talking like hehas real emotions. Yata’s certain that Fushimi does though, like heknows persocoms are only supposed to do what they’re programmed tobut Yata swears that Fushimi has a mind of his own and can feel, andthat sometimes Yata feels like Fushimi’s hurting and he’s not surewhy. Plus maybe Fushimi has flashes every now and again, especiallyif someone tries to hack into his programming where he turns reallybitter and nasty, laughing evilly as he threatens anyone who comesnear him. Yata’s boss Kusanagi sends Yata to talk to one of hisfriends, Totsuka, whose persocom Mikoto died saving his life and whoagrees with Yata that persocoms might have emotions and that hethinks if Fushimi and Yata start to understand each other that may bea start. Meanwhile Yata feels like Fushimi should at least be helpingout with the rent but Fushimi initially refuses to work because hedoesn’t feel like it, that’s when Yata’s landlord Munakata shows upfor an unexpected visit and is all 'oh, Yata-kun, you have aroommate, that’s extra you know.’ Yata states that a persocom doesn’tcount as a roommate and Munakata agrees to waive the extra fee ifFushimi helps him out with some programming work and oh as it just sohappens he has a bunch of cute clothes in just Fushimi’s size thatYata may now outfit his new persocom in. Fushimi glares at Munakataall 'I hate you’ while Munakata just smiles back.
So then one day Yata’s at his job when Fushimi gets kidnapped by somemen from the syndicate known as jungle, who are interested in rarepersocoms and saw the post Fushimi made wondering about his model.Jungle initially contracted Niki out about making a persocom thatcould feel and they want to take Fushimi apart and find the program.This activates Fushimi’s hidden memories and he goes all episode 5Saru, attacking them all with these knives that he has built in tohis body. All the persocoms in the city start sparking on and off andYata’s worried because he just knows that this is because of Fushimiand that Fushimi’s hurting somewhere, despite what everyone saysabout persocoms not being able to feel. That’s when Munakata tellsYata the truth about Fushimi’s programming, that he can feel emotionsand that maybe there are two programs locked away inside his heart,one that can bestow the ability to love on persocoms and one thatwill only give them negative emotions like fear and hate and ifFushimi feels betrayed or upset he’ll activate the latter one, onlyby meeting his soulmate and feeling love himself will he be able toactivate the good program. Yata runs to where Fushimi’s being heldand he finds Fushimi like suspended in the air by hundreds of cables,glaring down at him with cold eyes and asking what Yata wants. Yatadramatically declares that he think Fushimi’s an asshole sometimesand he’s picky and he never does what Yata asks him to…butFushimi’s also amazing and can do so many things and when he smilesit makes Yata’s heart skip a beat, and that Yata doesn’t care ifFushimi’s a machine or if they can’t ever have a 'normal’relationship, he still wants to be with Saruhiko forever. Fushimi’sbody suddenly drops to the ground into Yata’s arms as all thepersocoms begin to reboot themselves with the new program installed,all of them now able to feel real emotions like love and affection.Yata just holds Fushimi close and says he loves Fushimi and wantsSaruhiko, his Saruhiko back. Fushimi’s dull eyes sputter tolife and suddenly he’s looking up into Yata’s tear-stained facewondering what the hell Misaki is crying about this time and Yatajust yells his name and hugs him, repeating over and over again thathe loves Fushimi and isn’t ever letting him go again.
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I love your blog so much, I've always wanted to send an ask but I've never thought of a worthy one before now. I love the idea of Saru smoking, and it'd be cool if he and Mikoto were secretly smoking buddies up until his death. Then maybe Reisi replaces Mikoto?
Imagine smoking being just like this random nervous habit Fushimipicks up early, like Niki leaves some cigarettes lying around andeven though Fushimi doesn’t want to be anything like that assholehe’s also a bit curious so he tries one out. He coughs and chokes alittle but he ends up getting used to it, like whenever he just needsto keep his mind or his hands occupied he can go have a smoke and ithelps clear his head a little, he can forget about all his millionsof issues for a minute and just watch the smoke curling from the tipof his cigarette. Yata thinks the habit is really cool when theyfirst meet and he probably tries to smoke too but maybe Yata’sactually no good at it, he just hacks and chokes and decides that hedoesn’t like smoking anyway, he needs his lungs clear forskateboarding. Fushimi still smokes from time to time though, usuallynot in the apartment or where anyone else can see him. Nobody inHomra is actually even aware that Fushimi’s a smoker until one dayFushimi’s just hanging out by himself behind the bar, like he wasbeing smothered by the family atmosphere and couldn’t take it anylonger so he slipped out unnoticed and pulled out a cigarette,figuring that maybe a smoke might help him forget the way Yata’s facelooked as he stared at Mikoto. He’s just standing there leaningagainst the wall when Mikoto suddenly appears in the mouth of thealley. Fushimi freezes, almost choking on his cigarette as hestutters out Mikoto’s name but Mikoto doesn’t even say a word, justpulling out his own cigarette and settling himself next to Fushimi,smoking. The two of them don’t talk at all but for once Fushimi findshimself feeling like this isn’t so bad, like that oppressive fear heusually feels when he’s near Mikoto seems almost dulled and there’snone of that nervous feeling like he should say something (like inSide Red on the park bench where Fushimi’s just scrambling forsomething to say), paradoxically it’s only when there’s smoke in hislungs that he feels like he can breathe around Mikoto.
From that point on the two of them are basically smoking buddies,whenever Fushimi goes back to the alley for a smoke he knows thatmore often than not Mikoto will join him eventually. SometimesMikoto’s already there and offers Fushimi a light and maybe Fushimieven goes from using like some cheap brand of cigarettes to usingMikoto’s brand because he gets curious as to whether there’s anydifference between those and his usual brand. After he leaves HomraFushimi figures he’ll have to curb the smoking habit but he can’tentirely so he just tries to find places to hide out and smoke insecret. He’s wandering the streets of Shizume one day gatheringinformation on a Strain when he spots Mikoto just standing there neara store or something having a smoke and Fushimi finds himself goingover there wondering what Mikoto’s doing there, like maybe the spotMikoto is in is also where Fushimi’s informant was supposed to be andinitially Fushimi assumes that Homra’s disrupting theirinvestigation. Mikoto shrugs though and says he’s having a smoke,offering Fushimi a light. Despite himself Fushimi takes it and theyend up going right back into the old habit, smoking side by side incompanionable silence. Somehow this becomes a semi-regular thing,that every now and again they meet outside of their respective clanterritories and just have a smoke. No information is exchanged and nohostilities, few words, just a cigarette and silent companionship andthe whole time Fushimi can’t quite bring himself to admit that healmost likes it, that maybe he (almost) likes Mikoto.
So then Mikoto dies and in the aftermath Fushimi’s just standingthere on the bridge watching everyone below while the rest of Scepter4 starts rounding up the rest of their members to go back toheadquarters. Fushimi starts to walk away though, making his way tothe far end of the bridge and lighting up a cigarette as he stares atthe fading red lights in the sky. He’s just standing there in thecold and the silence when he hears footsteps coming up behind him andbitterly asks if Munakata came to collect his wayward child and don’tworry, I haven’t gone back to Homra. Munakata smirks a bit and sayshe thought nothing of the sort, he simply came to tell Fushimi thatthey would be leaving soon. Fushimi nods and Munakata notes that hedidn’t know Fushimi smoked. Fushimi doesn’t answer but then whenMunakata moves to stand beside him Fushimi admits that they smokedtogether sometimes, him and Mikoto. Munakata doesn’t say anything fora long moment before finally saying “Myself as well, as ithappens,” and he pulls out his own cigarettes, asking Fushimi for alight. Fushimi raises an eyebrow, surprised that the Captain smokes,and Munakata just laughs and notes that he does indeed have hisvices. The two of them stand there in companionable silence afterthat, just sharing a cigarette and a memory and Fushimi feels itagain, that weird sense of comfort and companionship that he can’tquite name. After that he and Munakata end up smoking together everynow and again, Munakata notes that it’s a good bonding exercise andFushimi just rolls his eyes but he never turns down the cigaretteeither.
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