[Sephiroth might have legitimately answered the job question had Cloud not thrown the box. Sure the cart thing is annoying, but he's perfectly capable of holding it in place with one hand while reaching in to grab the box with the other. Also perfectly capable of ignoring the blond all together.]
Do you plan on using this in your job search?
[He'll look over the box just to be his own form of annoying.]
Are these even your size ..?
[He says all this while not even being discreet about it. Because he is that kind of person and he honestly has no shame nor cares what anyone thinks of him. Especially not the other people in the store.]
[he lets go of the cart because clearly it was no effect on sephiroth, at this point. he crosses his arms and stands his ground on the matter, despite the sneer he can hear in sephiroth's voice.]
They're for you, big guy. [he hates that he said that] —shuddup.
[sometimes, cloud wishes sephiroth had some awareness of himself. he moves to the register when the pharmacist returns with his prescription medicine, and cloud pays off the amount with a couple of gil in his wallet. he avoids eye contact with the other as best as he can as he dumps the paid-for medicine onto the cart and starts walking towards another one of the aisles.]
[he can't ever pick up anything at the pharmacy with that pharmacist working the counter ever again. oh well, time to find himself a new pharmacy to go to. he turns to look back at sephiroth, before grabbing for their (or his) preferred cereal boxes.]
[Oh look at Cloud being feisty. He drops the box back into the cart.]
Oh? And who am I going to have relations with?
[Yeah about that whole being self aware thing. Though it's hard to tell if he's being serious or just trolling the ever loving crap out of Cloud. It really be either with the completely monotone voice he said that in.
It might be one of the few things that keeps him entertained as he follows the blond around.]
[boxes in hand, cloud stacks them into the cart without looking, his eyes instead intent on sephiroth—giving him a dull look of seriously? laced with mild annoyance. it's sephiroth's love for giving cloud a hard time which has the blond skeptical of his general ignorance, even for things like this.]
I'm setting you up with one of those grannies from the neighborhood that has the hots for you.
[he delivers that with a monotone voice, setting for sephiroth's side and putting a fist to his gut. a light punch, nothing to write home about.]
You're a jerk, you know that? [cloud's flustered, but he rubs at his eyes in an attempt to keep the other from getting under his skin. his voice is quiet.] It's obviously with me. I can just put it back.
[moments like this, cloud tries to force sephiroth into some semblance of honesty.]
[Sephiroth is beyond amused even if he does not show it. Even with the light punch. While Cloud is busy being flustered, he comes up behind and wraps an arm around the front of his chest. Leaning in so that his face is close to Cloud's he shows a bit of a smile or at least a smirk. One of the two.]
You take everything I say far too seriously.
[Pulling him back against his body, it's something of a hug. He lets it linger though because of what he says next.]
I think your entire neighborhood has the "hots" for me don't you agree?
[it's not that he's taking things far too seriously, but sometimes with sephiroth it's really hard to get a rise from him—to the point where these small shows of affection are surprising and unexpected. he lets out a huff of air through his nose and turns his head to the side, away from the man, just to try and act like he's not all too interested in whatever sephiroth has got to say. these boxes on the shelves look very interesting.]
Too bad for them, you're already taken.
[that is not to say that he doesn't like being held like this.]
[cloud turns his head back towards sephiroth, pressing a kiss to the corner of his lips. he casually presents him with the bag of cookies he likes so much.]
I've seen many try and catch your eye as well. Though I don't believe you've ever noticed.
[Sephiroth smiles lightly with the small kiss. And at the bag. The two of them like this, they were quite the pair weren't they?
Straightening up he snatches at the bag in almost the same movement. Not roughly or anything. He's just going to take that bag and put it in the cart before Cloud decides to think of a reason to change his mind about it.]
[of course sephiroth would notice other people trying to get close to cloud; the man's hyper fixation is not lost on him, but the reason why cloud assumes ignorance is because he's pretty certain sephiroth wouldn't mind breaking a wrist or two to make a point.]
Really? It feels like you're pushing for a threesome. Anyone else catch your eye in return?
[but sephiroth pulls away with the bag of cookies in hand, and cloud considers his words before silently taking another bag and setting it down in the cart, too. he grabs at it and starts walking, pulling it behind him. there's a list of things in his head to go through before they can check out.]
You wanna grab food for lunch on the way back? Don't feel like cooking.
[He'd do more than just break a wrist. Much more. So Cloud's course of action is probably for the best for everyone involved.
He gives him a look at the threesome comment, but makes no response about it other than a slight roll of the eyes. Really Cloud. Really?
If Sephiroth actually paid attention to who the people in the neighborhood are he might have continued this little back and forth. But honestly only a few key figures were of any note, and that was mostly out of curiosity to how Cloud's companions in his past life fit into this one.
There were some others he considered looking up but for some reason never could bring himself to do so.]
What did you have in mind?
[He continues on with the cart even if Cloud is pulling it, which the younger man might have to put some effort into it from time to time since Sephiroth halfway leans on it any time they stop. You know, just to show how bored he is with everything.]
[trailing out the aisle with sephiroth in tow, cloud only grows self-conscious of the surely childish antic when he spots other customers walking about minding their own business. he looks away from them, because sephiroth is enough to to capture the attention of others; if it's not the long hair, it's his height—or just how handsome he is.]
[they sweep past the freezers and cloud starts picking out an array of foodstuff.]
How about noodles?
[for some variety, after placing down whatever else onto the cart, cloud barges into sephiroth's space and between his arms. now he controls it, regardless of whether sephiroth still has his hands on the bar or not.]
[Sephiroth is actually completely oblivious to people staring or checking him out. He's far too focused on Cloud most of the time even if it's purely on a sub-conscious level. When the blond shoves himself in between himself and the cart, his eyes subtly widen in surprise.
Well. Hm.
This is interesting.
He keeps his hands on the bars and moves in closer, pulling his body up against Cloud .. a small bit anyway. Leaning in he brings his head close to the other's ear.]
Noodles is fine by me. But what's gotten into you?
[cloud says quickly, turning his head away from the shoulder where sephiroth has leaned into. it's better to deny anything is the matter to stop the man from spinning anything into whatever narrative he wishes to create. it's easier this way, too, to avoid embarrassment.]
[even after all this time, cloud stutters when it comes to being ultimately vocal about things even when he is rather obvious about it with his actions. he reaches up with one hand, not-so-harshly pushing away at sephiroth's face.]
[Oh it's cute when Cloud gets embarrassed by the simplest of actions -- it just makes Sephiroth want to do them more. There's a small, low chuckle as he's pushed away though he does not move much. He still holds the younger man captive against the bars -- he put himself into this situation, there's no one to blame but his own actions.]
Oh? Am I such a terrible distraction?
[He'll release his hold on the cart to sneak his arms across Cloud's chest to pull him back into an embrace. Which will probably doubly embarrass him, but that is kind of the point. Sephiroth is exactly that kind of person.]
[a distraction, yes. a terrible one? cloud would want to argue that point, and say that sephiroth chooses the worst of times to be a distraction, like a cat that needs love and affection when its owner is busy doing other things of import.]
[his chest squeezes tightly as he's pulled into an embrace—and he stops short, his cheeks warming up with embarrassment and a feeling of... endearment at the action.]
[which is why he just stands there, next to the shelves stocked with different canned fruit, staring hard at the brand names and pictures, trying to tell himself that he doesn't mind it, except he's fully aware that sephiroth is doing this on purpose, until cloud admits to something. it's even more embarrassing when people walk past them, glancing at them, and cloud hesitantly goes for one of the canned peaches, just to give himself something to do.]
[Of course he picks the worst possible times because he gains a reaction from Cloud which in turn makes the entire thing more entertaining. Though he also enjoys holding him this way ... It's just extra fun when he's trying to hard to ignore it.
Yes, Cloud. Ignore what he's doing and look at the stuff on the shelves. Pretend he's not even there or that this isn't a bother at all. At least Sephiroth won't do anything too drastic in public.]
Mm. Is that so wrong? To hold you in my thoughts?
[He leans in close letting the words come out as almost a low whisper directly into Cloud's ear. Also on purpose.]
[exasperated, a little, because he's definitely growing embarrassed. he's not upset, though, as he turns a quarter angle to face sephiroth and put a hand against his chest in an attempt to push him to back off a little.]
...I just can't function if you hold me like this when we're shopping.
[that's all there is to it. really.]
[with a sigh, cloud pulls away from the shopping cart and allows for sephiroth to take the reins. it's what he wants, right? adjusting the cap over his head for a moment, squeezing the bill between his hands so it's more of a narrow semi-circle, cloud leads the way again. the canned peaches dropped in the cart, a moment of "why did i buy this" for later.]
[but cloud's idea of leading the way this time is not being in front of the cart; rather, he stands by sephiroth's side, an arm looped around the other's, walking alongside him.]
We just need a few more things and we can get out of here. [he likes his shopping trips to be quick and to the point. and, since they're approaching the liquor section,] You want wine or something?
[Okay. Okay. He's had his fun for now. He'll save Cloud from further embarrassment -- well, for as long as they are in this store. After that? There's no telling. His antics have already earned them both a few looks from other customers.
Not that Sephiroth has noticed or rather it's more that he does not care. Let people watch him. Just as long as they don't actually bother him. The general population means very little to him and he already has what he wants.
Which is now currently walking beside him.]
Mmm. Sure. Might as well.
[Might as well get something out of being dragged along for a shopping trip. The pros of this trip: being around Cloud and possibly getting stuff. The cons: being around the general public. The pros just barely outweigh the cons enough for him to tolerate this all together.]
What are you going to do with the rest of your day?
[good thing that cloud is familiarized with what kind of liquor sephiroth prefers. it's surprisingly one of those few things that took very little time to figure out, although there is most definitely a specific brand and flavor the man likes; banora seems to be the preferred choice. and so cloud veers away just a little to get a bottle of the stuff, setting it down and doing some quick maths in his head over the purchased items.]
[looking about right, he urges sephiroth to lead the way to the cash register.]
Repair the bikes, most likely.
[not his bike, no; for now, cloud scores a few jobs in fixing bikes and other vehicles for the neighborhood crowd. right now he's got a few kids' bikes in their apartment needing the chains fixed and flat tires that need mending.]
[Well, it looks like shopping fun-time is over thankfully. Sephiroth will move the cart towards the register and considers how else he might be able to embarrass Cloud before they leave. It's just so easy. Cloud gets so very flustered, it's hard not to run with it.]
Do you enjoy doing that? Fixing things?
[And that is another thought, maybe he could help Cloud in this. Or he can stand there and give judging commentary the whole time. It'll be a toss up determined by how he feels at the time.]
[he says, a soft expression crossing his face. he's always liked working on the mechanics of things—the gears, the way machines work, how components put together can make something function.]
[the line is a little quick, thankfully, and cloud starts setting their items onto the conveyor belt, nodding hello to the person at the register, and setting his backpack down at the end of the line so he can start putting items in as they get scanned.]
[—don't go too far, sephiroth—]
Ah, yeah, I got cash.
[hand in his pocket, he pulls out a wad of gil notes that he counts before handing over, resuming packing, until the transaction is done and most items are inside the bag. the bottle of wine doesn't fit, but one of them can carry it.]
[he looks up at sephiroth as he pockets away the change.]
[Don't worry, Sephiroth may wander a bit, but he's not going to just leave Cloud at the register. He'd never hear the end of it if he did. And while it is occasionally tempting to do something just to mildly torment Cloud, he sort of already did that earlier ...
If he pushes too many buttons he'd just make him mad and that's not nearly as enjoyable.
At the question he turns away from staring at a few people in the distance much like a predator watches their prey and back to the object of his obsession affection.]
Ah, yes.
[And he'll just walk over and pick up both like it's nothing. Which it really isn't. He could probably carry Cloud too while he's at it if he really wanted to. But don't get any ideas there Cloud or he'll have to do something to embarrass you again.]
[a slight raise of his eyebrows and a shrug to showcase his general dismissiveness towards sephiroth's petulant, stubborn way of showing that he can do whatever he wants—and cloud adjusts the cap over his head so that his blond bangs aren't entirely a mess. he sets the pace towards the exit; leads the way towards the wutai place, where they can go pick something up to eat.]
[he throws right back, a momentary pang of worry over wondering if sephiroth... actually enjoys himself, on a daily basis? it's hard to tell. cloud's aware that he has dreams of grandeur; of conquering the world, of destroying things.]
[only barely contained by the fact that cloud would disapprove.]
Choose a movie to watch. [leading the way, still.] We can do that while we eat. I'll fix the bike later.
[Sephiroth is perfectly fine doing activities Cloud may find boring. He was in the lifestream so long, that daily life like this is really nothing.
With that said, he would enjoy fighting, but there isn't much opportunity there. And the only person who'd be any sort of challenge doesn't even remember the life where he could fight. So.]
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Do you plan on using this in your job search?
[He'll look over the box just to be his own form of annoying.]
Are these even your size ..?
[He says all this while not even being discreet about it. Because he is that kind of person and he honestly has no shame nor cares what anyone thinks of him. Especially not the other people in the store.]
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I might if you keep that up.
[he lets go of the cart because clearly it was no effect on sephiroth, at this point. he crosses his arms and stands his ground on the matter, despite the sneer he can hear in sephiroth's voice.]
They're for you, big guy. [he hates that he said that] —shuddup.
[sometimes, cloud wishes sephiroth had some awareness of himself. he moves to the register when the pharmacist returns with his prescription medicine, and cloud pays off the amount with a couple of gil in his wallet. he avoids eye contact with the other as best as he can as he dumps the paid-for medicine onto the cart and starts walking towards another one of the aisles.]
[he can't ever pick up anything at the pharmacy with that pharmacist working the counter ever again. oh well, time to find himself a new pharmacy to go to. he turns to look back at sephiroth, before grabbing for their (or his) preferred cereal boxes.]
Don't look so smug.
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Oh? And who am I going to have relations with?
[Yeah about that whole being self aware thing. Though it's hard to tell if he's being serious or just trolling the ever loving crap out of Cloud. It really be either with the completely monotone voice he said that in.
It might be one of the few things that keeps him entertained as he follows the blond around.]
Do I at least get a hint?
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I'm setting you up with one of those grannies from the neighborhood that has the hots for you.
[he delivers that with a monotone voice, setting for sephiroth's side and putting a fist to his gut. a light punch, nothing to write home about.]
You're a jerk, you know that? [cloud's flustered, but he rubs at his eyes in an attempt to keep the other from getting under his skin. his voice is quiet.] It's obviously with me. I can just put it back.
[moments like this, cloud tries to force sephiroth into some semblance of honesty.]
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You take everything I say far too seriously.
[Pulling him back against his body, it's something of a hug. He lets it linger though because of what he says next.]
I think your entire neighborhood has the "hots" for me don't you agree?
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Too bad for them, you're already taken.
[that is not to say that he doesn't like being held like this.]
[cloud turns his head back towards sephiroth, pressing a kiss to the corner of his lips. he casually presents him with the bag of cookies he likes so much.]
Just the one bag?
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[Sephiroth smiles lightly with the small kiss. And at the bag. The two of them like this, they were quite the pair weren't they?
Straightening up he snatches at the bag in almost the same movement. Not roughly or anything. He's just going to take that bag and put it in the cart before Cloud decides to think of a reason to change his mind about it.]
That depends on if you plan to eat any.
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Really? It feels like you're pushing for a threesome. Anyone else catch your eye in return?
[but sephiroth pulls away with the bag of cookies in hand, and cloud considers his words before silently taking another bag and setting it down in the cart, too. he grabs at it and starts walking, pulling it behind him. there's a list of things in his head to go through before they can check out.]
You wanna grab food for lunch on the way back? Don't feel like cooking.
["cooking"]
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He gives him a look at the threesome comment, but makes no response about it other than a slight roll of the eyes. Really Cloud. Really?
If Sephiroth actually paid attention to who the people in the neighborhood are he might have continued this little back and forth. But honestly only a few key figures were of any note, and that was mostly out of curiosity to how Cloud's companions in his past life fit into this one.
There were some others he considered looking up but for some reason never could bring himself to do so.]
What did you have in mind?
[He continues on with the cart even if Cloud is pulling it, which the younger man might have to put some effort into it from time to time since Sephiroth halfway leans on it any time they stop. You know, just to show how bored he is with everything.]
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[they sweep past the freezers and cloud starts picking out an array of foodstuff.]
How about noodles?
[for some variety, after placing down whatever else onto the cart, cloud barges into sephiroth's space and between his arms. now he controls it, regardless of whether sephiroth still has his hands on the bar or not.]
From the Wutai place 'round the corner.
[a few liters of milk, some eggs...]
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Well. Hm.
This is interesting.
He keeps his hands on the bars and moves in closer, pulling his body up against Cloud .. a small bit anyway. Leaning in he brings his head close to the other's ear.]
Noodles is fine by me. But what's gotten into you?
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[cloud says quickly, turning his head away from the shoulder where sephiroth has leaned into. it's better to deny anything is the matter to stop the man from spinning anything into whatever narrative he wishes to create. it's easier this way, too, to avoid embarrassment.]
[even after all this time, cloud stutters when it comes to being ultimately vocal about things even when he is rather obvious about it with his actions. he reaches up with one hand, not-so-harshly pushing away at sephiroth's face.]
[don't call him out.]
I can't remember what to shop for if you do that.
[right.]
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Oh? Am I such a terrible distraction?
[He'll release his hold on the cart to sneak his arms across Cloud's chest to pull him back into an embrace. Which will probably doubly embarrass him, but that is kind of the point. Sephiroth is exactly that kind of person.]
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[his chest squeezes tightly as he's pulled into an embrace—and he stops short, his cheeks warming up with embarrassment and a feeling of... endearment at the action.]
[which is why he just stands there, next to the shelves stocked with different canned fruit, staring hard at the brand names and pictures, trying to tell himself that he doesn't mind it, except he's fully aware that sephiroth is doing this on purpose, until cloud admits to something. it's even more embarrassing when people walk past them, glancing at them, and cloud hesitantly goes for one of the canned peaches, just to give himself something to do.]
You're the one that can't stop thinking about me.
[a point was made.]
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Yes, Cloud. Ignore what he's doing and look at the stuff on the shelves. Pretend he's not even there or that this isn't a bother at all. At least Sephiroth won't do anything too drastic in public.]
Mm. Is that so wrong? To hold you in my thoughts?
[He leans in close letting the words come out as almost a low whisper directly into Cloud's ear. Also on purpose.]
Would you rather I direct my mind elsewhere?
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[exasperated, a little, because he's definitely growing embarrassed. he's not upset, though, as he turns a quarter angle to face sephiroth and put a hand against his chest in an attempt to push him to back off a little.]
...I just can't function if you hold me like this when we're shopping.
[that's all there is to it. really.]
[with a sigh, cloud pulls away from the shopping cart and allows for sephiroth to take the reins. it's what he wants, right? adjusting the cap over his head for a moment, squeezing the bill between his hands so it's more of a narrow semi-circle, cloud leads the way again. the canned peaches dropped in the cart, a moment of "why did i buy this" for later.]
[but cloud's idea of leading the way this time is not being in front of the cart; rather, he stands by sephiroth's side, an arm looped around the other's, walking alongside him.]
We just need a few more things and we can get out of here. [he likes his shopping trips to be quick and to the point. and, since they're approaching the liquor section,] You want wine or something?
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Not that Sephiroth has noticed or rather it's more that he does not care. Let people watch him. Just as long as they don't actually bother him. The general population means very little to him and he already has what he wants.
Which is now currently walking beside him.]
Mmm. Sure. Might as well.
[Might as well get something out of being dragged along for a shopping trip. The pros of this trip: being around Cloud and possibly getting stuff. The cons: being around the general public. The pros just barely outweigh the cons enough for him to tolerate this all together.]
What are you going to do with the rest of your day?
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[looking about right, he urges sephiroth to lead the way to the cash register.]
Repair the bikes, most likely.
[not his bike, no; for now, cloud scores a few jobs in fixing bikes and other vehicles for the neighborhood crowd. right now he's got a few kids' bikes in their apartment needing the chains fixed and flat tires that need mending.]
Wanna get them done before sundown.
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Do you enjoy doing that? Fixing things?
[And that is another thought, maybe he could help Cloud in this. Or he can stand there and give judging commentary the whole time. It'll be a toss up determined by how he feels at the time.]
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[he says, a soft expression crossing his face. he's always liked working on the mechanics of things—the gears, the way machines work, how components put together can make something function.]
[the line is a little quick, thankfully, and cloud starts setting their items onto the conveyor belt, nodding hello to the person at the register, and setting his backpack down at the end of the line so he can start putting items in as they get scanned.]
[—don't go too far, sephiroth—]
Ah, yeah, I got cash.
[hand in his pocket, he pulls out a wad of gil notes that he counts before handing over, resuming packing, until the transaction is done and most items are inside the bag. the bottle of wine doesn't fit, but one of them can carry it.]
[he looks up at sephiroth as he pockets away the change.]
Which one do you wanna carry?
[dude]
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If he pushes too many buttons he'd just make him mad and that's not nearly as enjoyable.
At the question he turns away from staring at a few people in the distance much like a predator watches their prey and back to the object of his
obsessionaffection.]Ah, yes.
[And he'll just walk over and pick up both like it's nothing. Which it really isn't. He could probably carry Cloud too while he's at it if he really wanted to. But don't get any ideas there Cloud or he'll have to do something to embarrass you again.]
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[a slight raise of his eyebrows and a shrug to showcase his general dismissiveness towards sephiroth's petulant, stubborn way of showing that he can do whatever he wants—and cloud adjusts the cap over his head so that his blond bangs aren't entirely a mess. he sets the pace towards the exit; leads the way towards the wutai place, where they can go pick something up to eat.]
[he'll carry those bags.]
What will you do? While I fix the bike.
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But sure Cloud can carry the food. He'll allow that at least.]
Watch you fix the bike.
[Probably. He has no real hobbies and only does different activities because Cloud makes him. ... Otherwise he'd just do something boring like read.]
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[he throws right back, a momentary pang of worry over wondering if sephiroth... actually enjoys himself, on a daily basis? it's hard to tell. cloud's aware that he has dreams of grandeur; of conquering the world, of destroying things.]
[only barely contained by the fact that cloud would disapprove.]
Choose a movie to watch. [leading the way, still.] We can do that while we eat. I'll fix the bike later.
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With that said, he would enjoy fighting, but there isn't much opportunity there. And the only person who'd be any sort of challenge doesn't even remember the life where he could fight. So.]
I thought you were in a hurry to complete it?
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