Life as a corper
EPISODE 141
“so you are now into alcohol?” i asked curiously. She looked away and sighed,
“i drank few cups of wine and nothing more” she answered with a straight face, “by the way, why should i explain myself to you? What i do with my life Is none of your business” she added insultively.
“alright i’m very tired, excuse me” i said as i tried to walk into the apartment. She blocked me defiantly and folded her arms,
“you better go back to where ever you are coming from” she said seriously.
“Adaora what is wrong with you?” I asked,
“everything is wrong with me, just go, infact leave me alone i don’t have your time” she replied rudely. Her friends called out to her that moment, she shrugged and weighed me with her eyes.
“you see i’m very busy, i will have to shut the door” she murmured seriously, while i stared at her angrily. I was terribly shocked beyond words.
“so you really can shut the door on me?” I asked angrily,
“just try it my dear, just move your door an inch and i swear, i won’t bother you again” i threatened. She stared at me hesitantly, breathed deeply and stepped aside.
“you are free to come in, i can’t let you sleep outside for the sake of your family” she murmured. I bit my lips, eyed her and walked into the living room, where {about} ten girls were dancing , drinking and making noise. They pretended not to notice me, i equally ignored them and went over to my room, where i relaxed angrily.
In order to calm my mind, i took out my diary note book and got myself busy, creating and mapping out all i earlier wrote on it. I soon fell asleep due to exhaustion, woke up hours later and found myself in darkness, the whole apartment was very quiet as if i was the only person in it.
I frantically searched for my phone, but luckily the electricity was restored, setting my mind at ease. I lazily got up and went over to the sitting room, which was in a terrible condition. Finding nobody there, i went over to Adaora’s room but still couldn’t find her. I dialled her phone number but she kept rejecting my calls. Unhappily i concluded that she might have left the house with her friends, without notifying me, which really pained me alot.
I went over to the front door{main/entrance door} and tried opening it, in order to search for the security man and ask him some questions, but i found the door locked. I went over to the rear door and also found it locked. I equally searched for the spare keys but couldn’t find any.
“so this silly girl locked up the house and left me inside,
“what an insult” i hissed to myself bitterly.
I couldn’t sleep for the rest of that night as i thought over my situation. By 6:45am the next day, Adaora returned, rushed into the bathroom, freshened up, prepared for work and left without even apologizing to me.
I couldn’t believe my eyes nor even get myself to confront her.
8:30pm wednesday
I walked into Adaora’s room, stared at her for a while and breathed deeply. She quietly turned on her bed as soon as she noticed my presence and faced me.
“what do you want?” she asked coldly,
“i came for a serious talk” i replied,
“i’m very tired, please let me be” she answered.
“where were you last night?” i asked,
“none of your business” she replied,
“i see you are now trying to mess up your life huh?” i asked with a raised tone,
“it’s my life and not yours, so it’s no concern of yours” she answered coldly,
“It never even bothered you to ask if i ate anything today” i complained angrily,
“I didn’t invite you to my house, you are an unwanted guest, don’t you get it?” she asked insultively. I simply smiled and bit my lips.
“so from where did you get those low class girls that were here yesterday?” i asked,
“don’t you ever insult my friends again” she barked furiously,
“friends my foot, i once had an encounter with one of them sometime ago sha” i lied to provoke her, shook my head and left her room.
“baby, eem Val wait!” i heard her call as i walked away. I ignored her and returned to my room.
I was extremely unhappy and hurt with her behaviour, and i equally was running out of patience. The only option left was reporting her to my mum, but i hated such idea because mum wouldn’t be there all the time to run my home.
I barely had settled in my room when she came in, stood a little distance away and stared at me seriously.
“which of the girls? won’t you elaborate further?? I’m very curious to know” she asked calmly, while i scoffed.
“they are your friends, can’t you investigate by asking each of them, i guess she will open up to you” i answered.
“i don’t believe you, i know you are lying” she murmured.
“believe all you want, i don’t care” i replied,
“so you cheated on me with one of them?” she asked with a coloured face,
“i never said so, anyway you can believe whatever you want to believe” i replied with a straight face.
I never expected to see her so worried over my careless remark, but i can’t deny not enjoying seeing her so tensed and agitated.
“what do you want?” she asked seriously,
“nothing” i answered quietly. She breathed deeply, came closer and sat on my bed.
“I was with Tessy this afternoon, she told me everything” she muttered seriously, shocking me with her revelation,
“you lie” i murmured nervously,
“She invited me to her shop”, her office is decorated with blue curtains and her portrait is hanging beside the picture she took with her children. I know you have been there, so tell me, am i lying?” she asked with a dirty smile, while my heart beat increased as I stared at her speechlessly.
The way she described Tessy’s office was nothing but perfect. I knew a long night awaited us.
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“Truth be told, i know none of those girls, i was only pulling your legs” i confessed. Adaora shrugged and stood up,
“alright then, good night” she said and tried to leave.
“please wait” i heard myself plead, forcing her to stop and face me once again.
I really didn’t believe Tessy could open her mouth to tell Adaora everything about our affair. I had my doubts moreover she was acting all calm and quiet, which i knew she wouldn’t do if Tessy really told her everything just like she claimed, but i however couldn’t come to any conclusion because Adaora could be very unpredictable.
“what did Tessy tell you?” i asked curiously. She scoffed and shook her head,
“i will let your conscience be the judge, so please let me be” She replied.
“come and sit by my side, i have something important to ask” i requested,
“i’m not deaf, i can hear you perfectly well from here” she replied seriously, but when she noticed my burning eyes and serious look, she obeyed and returned to the spot she sat moments ago.
“do you want us to break up?” i asked seriously, she kept quiet and looked away, “i’m being serious, please answer me?” i urged.
“you hurt me Val, you are not being sincere with me, you can’t blame me for anything, what did i do to you?, What guarantee do i have that you won’t cheat as a husband, you are just messing up your life for fun, what is wrong with you? Your Dad wasn’t like this?” She poured out seriously. I breathed deeply and held her hands.
“my heart is all yours, and will forever be” i murmured sweetly,
“i already know that, but i’m sorry, your small heart isn’t enough for me. Your body, your soul, your eyes and everything in you is all i want. I wake up each day fearing the worst, wondering where you might be and what you could be doing. Sometimes i take great risks just to be with you. Yet you always repay me with your obnoxious behaviour. Seriously if not for two things i would have moved on with my life decades ago” she said seriously,
“it’s really not that easy to cheat, you have formed the habit of suspecting everything i do, which isn’t good. You investigate all i do with impunity, something i very much hate and any time i try to resist, you conclude that i’m cheating on you” i complained,
“i will continue doing it because i know you very well. Good night Mister” she replied and tried to stand up, but i quickly held her by the waist, preventing her from standing.
“since you gave me no food today, i was thinking if you can compensate me with something else” i asked and licked my lips,
“compensate you with what?, you are not serious” she murmured and tried to stand again. I drew her closer to my body, and kissed her strongly. She tried to resist, but my kisses were too strong for her.
Without wasting time, my left hand found her bosoms, while my third right finger eagerly went under her skimpy night wear and into her honeypot, her excitement instantly got her diving to the bed, as she wriggled, cursed and moaned. My joystick eagerly warmed up for a night of passion.
“it excites me whenever you do all these silly things to me, but it also pains me to think that you do them to other girls” Adaora said to me after minutes of intense love making. I breathed deeply, smiled and kissed her.
“if only you will stop cheating on me. I will have nothing to worry about and we will forever be happy” she added seriously. I swallowed hard and kept quiet.
“how will you feel, if you are to catch me cheating on you?” she asked,
“it will kill me” i honestly replied. She caressed my chest for a while, gently bit my left ni.pp.le before staring at me once again.
“mum wants us to be with her this weekend, what do you think?” i calmly asked, expertly changing the topic of discussion.
“hope all is fine?” she asked fearfully,
“yea maybe she’s missing us” i replied,
“but i was with her few days ago nau?” she murmured seriously,
“perhaps she wants to speak to us, who knows” i shrugged. She breathed deeply, sat up and pinched me.
“ain’t you feeling itchy? Come let’s go and freshen up jare” she commanded, got out of the bed and dragged me to my feet.
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Early the next day after Adaora had left the house, i hastily prepared and dashed over to Tessy’s office, because i needed to clarify some facts from her.
“wow i can’t believe my eyes” She exclaimed happily as soon as she saw me walk into her office. I simply kept a straight face and settled on a chair, facing her desk.
“Adaora was with you yesterday right?” i asked seriously. She rolled her eyes, got up from her chair, came close and sat on the desk, placing her left hand on my shoulder.
“yea she wanted to see me, and i had no choice than to invite her here” she explained, “your Adaora really asked lots of questions concerning our level of relationship, but she however was very respectful with it and i also covered you very well, telling her all you wanted her to know”, “so she now believes our relationship is strictly based on business, don’t i deserve a reward for pulling it off?” she asked with a confident smile. I heaved a sigh of relief and stared at her.
“i hope you ain’t lying to me?” i asked,
“hmmmm, why should i lie to you?” she replied. I smiled gratefully, stood up, gave her a long kiss before breaking away from her,
“i will call you later in the evening, so we could discuss about your reward” i lied effortlessly,
“hope you are not lying to me because i won’t like it and you also won’t like my reaction?” she asked,
“no dear i’m not lying to you” i replied, kissed her again and escaped from her office. Seriously Tessy’s issue was something i really couldn’t define nor get hold of.
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{5:30pm} later in the day, Adaora and i went over to a small supermarket close by, to get some provisions. As we left the shop minutes later, a 406 peugeot car blocked us rudely, startling us. Surprisingly, Selena jumped out of the car and rushed up to me with anger.
“you scammer, thief, so you think you can just abandon me in owerri and get away with it eeh?” she asked furiously, while two other girls jumped out of the car and held her inquisitively.
“baby what’s the fuss all about?” they asked her curiously. I was extremely dumbfounded and lost.
To make matters worse, Adaora was by my side.
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Selena simply bit her lips, eyed me angrily and declined to answer the question her friends asked her.
“nawa for you ooo, if you get issues with the guy, no be like this or for road una go settle am nau, stop falling your hands jor, abeg make we dey go jare” her friends cautioned her, when they saw she wasn’t willing to share anything with them. They then dragged her to their car, which zoomed off seconds later.
“hmmmm oga you are really trying, bravo” Adaora muttered after recovering from the great shock Selena’s outburst gave to her. I stared at her remorsefully, held her hand softly and apologized.
“i’m very sorry dearest, i met the crazy girl in a bus weeks ago, we exchanged phone numbers because she told me she’s a journalist, but i started avoiding her when i noticed she was habouring some funny motives” i explained calmly,
“I hope the crazy bitc.h won’t turn into a business partner when i call her tonight?” she asked,
“what for?, i don’t think it’s necessary to call her, don’t you trust me” i murmured nervously, while she scoffed and said nothing. Surprisingly she never brought up the topic again, even though i knew she still had it locked up in her mind.
I really was very uneasy for the rest of that evening, my mind kept wandering, i was in a very nervous state.
As soon as Adaora retired to her bedroom to sleep, later in the night, i quickly rushed to my room, locked the door and dialled Selena’s phone number.
“nawa for you oooo” was all i could say, when she answered my call.
“you havn’t seen anything yet”, “so you had the mind to leave me stranded in a town i barely know, you never cared to call or ask how i fared. You treated me like an animal, you are lucky nothing happened to me” she poured out angrily,
“please let me explain” i begged, interrupting her,
“you have nothing to explain, just shut the f.uck up” she barked,
“c’mon stop being too uptight and listen to what i have to say” i pleaded,
“you are not serious, if you really want to apologize better say so, because i’m not going to listen to your explanations over the phone” she replied angrily,
“fine, where do we meet?” i asked,
“my house of course, where else do you think” she answered, while i swallowed hard.
“should i send you the address or not?” she asked seconds later,
“yea you can, i will call you tomorrow morning” i murmured.
“good night jerk” she said and hung up. I breathed deeply, very lost and dejected. I really didn’t know what to do with myself that moment, but i felt visiting her was insanely a good idea and a way to end whatever funny thoughts we earlier haboured for each other.
I woke up the next morning to see seven missed calls in my phone. I really was surprised because i never heard my phone ring.
“hmmm dis kain sleep self” i murmured as i dialled back the number which was Tessy’s.
“i truly must mean next to nothing to you, for you to be despising me the way you are doing” she scolded as soon as she picked my call.
“i’m really sorry” i apologized respectfully,
“you are very presumptuous, you know?” she murmured a bit angrily, while i frowned.
“so are we still seeing today?” she asked,
“i never said we were, alright no wahala but it will be in the afternoon” i replied,
“fine, just give me a call whenever you are ready” she said and hung up.
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Adaora was all smiles as she prepared for work minutes later. She sang, joked and played with me as she served breakfast. She seemed to have forgotten the events of the previous day. Even though i smiled and joked with her, i still watched her cautiously, because i knew her very well. She could be friendly and deadly at the same time. Moreover our relationship was still quite shaky.
“i will be returning late today, because i will be stopping over at Madam Bisi’s shop, her new stocks arrived last night from London, and i won’t miss seeing them for anything” she announced as we ate breakfast.
“hmmm Madam Bisi” i murmured absent-mindedly,
“mum’s friend nau, though i don’t think you have met her” she explained, while i shrugged. I really wasn’t interested.
“hope you know we are travelling home this weekend?” i asked after a while. she rolled her eyes and stared at me blankly.
“hmmm okay, but you know sometimes i wonder how you do sign your monthly {nysc} clearance form, because you hardly stay in your PPA” she murmured casually,
“and why bring up such topic now?” i asked searchingly,
“it just crossed my mind” she replied with a smile,
“well i’m good with cheating, Nigeria is ours, Nigeria we serve” i jokingly explained,
“abi and you are proud of it, Lazy boy” she laughed.
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As soon as she left for work, i hurriedly prepared and dressed up for my appointment with Selena. I left the house an hour later and headed towards selena’s.
Finding Selena’s house, using the direction she gave me wasn’t as easy as i anticipated. I however found the place after taking three wrong turns which really took much of my time. She was at the gate to recieve me.
For a moment she simply stood and stared at me as if she wasn’t sure of herself, before finally stepping forward and hugging me.
“welcome dear, i thought you wouldn’t come” she murmured with a smile.
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“Nice house” i murmured in admiration as we walked into the compound, she shrugged and smiled,
“Dad managed to build it with his gratuity after retiring from the military” she explained.
We silently walked into the living room where an elderly woman in her early fifties rose up to greet me.
“wow you are finally here, welcome dear, my daughter really said lots of good things about you which made me very eager to see you” she greeted polietly as we hugged.
“i’m also very pleased to meet you ma” i humbly replied.
“seriously you are much younger than i expected you know, you are also the first boy she is ever bringing home and introducing to me” the lovely old lady said as i settled down on a couch beside her. Selena’s mum really was very cordial and friendly. She wasn’t the quiet type, and she truly made me feel very relaxed. She was a pleasant Lady.
Selena however dragged me to her room thirty minutes later, cracking silly jokes as we went into her room,
“mum likes you, i’m glad because she hardly hides her feelings and always speaks her mind. Could you believe i was scared as we walked into the living room minutes ago” she giggled happily. I quietly settled on a small chair beside her bed, folded my hands and stared at her.
“i’m really sorry for the way i treated you the other day, no explanation can excuse me for leaving you stranded in a town you barely know. I’m still ashamed of it” i apologized. She came closer to me, held my shoulders and smiled.
“if things don’t happen, it’s because they are not meant to be, so let’s forget all about it” she replied sweetly.
“thanks dear” i murmured gratefully,
“i like your voice, you speak like an innocent little boy” she added jokingly, making me frown slightly,
“it’s a compliment, why are you frowning?” she laughed,
“so who was the girl with you yesterday, i think i have seen her somewhere?” she asked curiously,
“she’s my girlfriend, my wife to be, we have been together since we were kids” i answered effortlessly, but my reply really left a terrible mark on her face. She instantly frowned and took her hands off my shoulders.
“and must you say it to my face in such manner huh?, you just disrespected me again, i feel like hitting you” she said with a hurtful look, turned and reached for her hand-bag which was lying on her bed, fetching a packet of cigarette from it.
I quickly got up and held her, “you know smoking isn’t good for your health, remember what the doctor said the last time you had crisis?” i asked,
“i bury my sorrows with it, so please let me be” she replied, pushing me away from her side,
“so would you have preferred i continue lying to you?” i asked with disbelief,
“at least you could have been more diplomatic with your truth, i havn’t had a serious male friend in my life and i was hoping you could change all that for me. I had no qualms introducing you to my mother, at-least you could have respected my feelings, you could have twisted your words somehow, i wasn’t really expecting you to tell me the whole truth about that skinny girl” she poured out without thinking, freezing in shock only when she realised the folly of her rantings.
I couldn’t believe my eyes.
Seriously Abuja ladies are full of surprises. To me, most of them don’t behave like Africans.
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I felt like continuing with the truth, i wanted to be totally honest with her, i had the urge to tell her that i wasn’t the young business man she thought i was, that i was just a simple boy, a youth corper, but something sealed my lips.
“i guess being honest is the best, no matter how painful it could sound sometimes” she murmured, lighted her cigarette, turned and met my gaze.
“why are you staring at me in that manner?” she asked, puffing out smoke. I shrugged without knowing what to say, but just that moment her mum knocked and entered the room without waiting to be invited.
“my God!” she exclaimed, “don’t tell me you are smoking with her?” she asked me searchingly with a drawn face. I shook my head and displayed my hands, while Selena eyed her.
“i don’t smoke ma” i answered innocently,
“you don’t smoke, but you are comfortable with her smoking abi?, why allow your friend to take such horrible substance when you don’t?” she asked me, before facing her daughter who looked away, totally embarrassed.
“mum must you embarrass me, i’m a grown lady, i earn my own money, please let me be” she shouted at her mother, who seemed unpertubed by her words. The old woman simply reached forward, grabbed the cigarette from her hand, picked up the half filled packet lying on the bed, shook her head with digust, entered the toilet{self contained room} and killed the smoke.
“how are you ever going to marry with all these bad habit of yours?, you are the only one still living with us at home, yet i’m scared of you the most. I can’t keep quiet when i see things go wrong, nor look the other way to save your drowning dignity” she barked as she came out of the toilet, leaving the room furiously. She truly was extremely disgusted over her daughter’s bad habit. But which parent wouldn’t be?. I silently watched on, clueless on how to intervene or what to say.
“you see why i hate bringing my friends over here?, she likes embarrassing me, she’s too uptight, i can’t stand her anymore, i can’t believe she said all those things to me, i’m leaving this house immediately, Val please help me gather my things” Selena shouted insanely, putting me in a very difficult position. I checked my watch and breathed deeply.
I was fast running out of time.
I intended spending only but few minutes there, but it suddenly dawned on me that i could end up spending all my day with her. I bit my lips and cursed inwardly,
“Tessy will soon start calling with her own wahala” i reasoned with regret.
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“I better start leaving, i have some other appointments to honour” i said with a smile, ignoring her last comment.
“so you are leaving so soon?, nawa for you ooo” she protested sadly,
“i’m sorry dear, but this won’t be my last visit to your home, i promise, it’s just that i have an urgent appointment which i won’t miss for anything, because it is business related” i explained sweetly,
“alright, when are you leaving Abuja?” she asked,
“next weekend” i lied.
“i don’t think, i will be spending another night here” she murmured unhappily. I breathed deeply and held her gently.
“you should think over what you intend doing, moreover i think your mum is simply protecting you” i advised before turning to leave. I really didn’t have the strength nor time for her whining, which she equally noticed.
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I headed straight to Tessy’s shop after leaving Selena’s house, promising myself that it will be the last time i will ever Tessy. A promise i knew i wouldn’t keep.
She was attending to a customer when i walked into her shop. Her eyes instantly sparkled with joy as soon as she noticed my presence. I polietly stood a distance away and waited for her, examining some perfumes at the same time. She quickly rounded up with the customer and came to me.
“i thought you preferred using the back door?, what made you change your system, or did someone tell you i was in here?” she asked with a smile, displaying her lovely teeth. I shrugged and returned her smile.
“i guess we should be going to your office?” i asked,
“yea right, i know my employees gossip a lot” she joked and led me to her office.
“my friend is throwing an exquisite party tonight” she announced when we got to her office. I shrugged and said nothing, she picked up her bag, stared at me curiously and shook her head.
“let’s go” she murmured with a smile, walked past me, left her office and headed back to the shop {shopping area}.
“where are we going?” i asked curiously, blindly following her,
“do you really want to know?” she asked, nodding to one of her employees who promptly came forward. She handed a bunch of keys to her, murmured some instructions before dragging me along as she left her shop.
“where are we going?” i asked again,
“c’mon are you scared or what?” she asked, stopped and faced me, but i didn’t respond because i instantly froze as i noticed Elinor coming towards us with a fair, tall, handsome guy. She quickly followed my eyes, turned and breathed deeply as soon as she saw them.
The surprise and shock she displayed clearly showed she wasn’t expecting them either. Elinor equally was shocked to see me, but as usual she hid her resentment with a sharp decieving smile.
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“where are you guys going?” Elinor asked searchingly,
“hmmm dear me, you never told me you were coming?” Tessy asked, avoiding her question,
“yea dear, actually i never really planned on coming, but here i am” she laughed sweetly, while i looked away uncomfortably.
“meet Kingsley a guy you will soon get to like, Kingsley meet my dear friend Tessy” she introduced her companion to Tessy, expertly ignoring me.
“Val and i are really rushing to somewhere, i really don’t know how we will do this” Tessy said, glancing at her watch, but Elinor wasn’t moved, she pretended not to understand the message her friend was trying to pass.
“kayode told me that Sonia is finally throwing the party tonight is it true?” she asked,
“oh yea she is oo, your friend Kayode has made a fortune out of it. I think we shouldn’t be standing here, let’s go over there please” Tessy replied, pointing to a small eatery across the street.
“yea better” Elinor laughed and winked at her male friend.
We spent close to twenty five minutes in there, as Elinor kept bringing up one topic after another, which she expertly tried to involve both Tessy and kingsley in. Kingsley himself was a good talker, he really was so eloquent and good with his choice of words. He tried his best to impress Tessy. I paid no heed to their discussion, sipping my drink and glancing at my phone and watch at intervals. Finally Tessy got up.
“i’m so sorry, but i really have to start leaving, i’m almost out of time, we will see at the party” she explained with an apologetic smile. I heaved a sigh of relief, got up and left with her.
“i’m sorry about that, Elinor can be annoying sometimes” she apologized to me as we walked to her car. Luckily she got a phone call before she could start the engine, a very important call which caused her to sigh after speaking with the caller.
“i’m urgently needed at my other office, the devil is a liar” she hissed,
“which office?” i asked,
“you havn’t been there, but we could go together if you won’t mind” she replied,
“oh no, i better go home, so i can prepare for tonight” i lied convincingly,
“really?, will you actually attend the party with me?” she asked happily,
“of course i will” i assured her.
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I was home on time to prepare beans and plantain, something i really havn’t done in a long while. I really can’t say what pushed me to do that, but i managed to do it, even though the taste wasn’t really inviting.
Adaora returned by 6:15pm looking very tired and happy.
“dear check out these HTC phones, seems like they are the latest HTC phones available” she giggled as she displayed three sleek mobile phones.
“i got them from madam Bisi, one is for you, one for me and the third is for your sister, i also got three airtel sim cards for them, i’m really sorry for coming home late, i know you are very hungry” she apologized,
“hmmm hungry kwa?, not at all dear, i prepared beans and plantain for you, for us sha, because i have already eaten half” i informed her with a smile.
“oh baby!” she exclaimed, rose up and ran into the kitchen. She couldn’t believe her ears.
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