Chapter: Chapter 494:“You think?” General Carl Gerald immediately asked, almost sounding a bit sarcastic at the moment."They know how we think," General Carl Gerald said slowly. "They know how we respond to threats. They predicted that I'd leave the Marcus residence to check on Sara.”“They predicted that I'd come with minimal backup. They've been studying us, learning our patterns, identifying our vulnerabilities.""Which means they'll be expecting us to respond in certain ways to the funeral threat," Debra Zachs said."Exactly," General Carl Gerald agreed. "Which means we need to be unpredictable. We need to do things they won't expect. We need to turn their intelligence against them." Debra Zachs immediately said."How?" Captain Luke asked.General Carl Gerald looked around the basement one more time, at the blood pooled on the concrete, at the signs of his sister's desperate struggle for survival. When he looked back at his team, his expression was set with absolute determination."By not playing
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Chapter: Chapter 493:"No," General Carl Gerald immediately interrupted."No lectures please, Debra Zachs, about protocol or rules of engagement or proper channels.”“Those animals, whoever they are, really stabbed my sister and left her to bleed out in a basement.”“They kidnapped one of my officers. They're planning to massacre mourners at a funeral.”“This is war now. Real war. And in war, you do whatever it takes to win." General Carl Gerald immediately said, his voice was laced with a mixture of anger and determination. Captain Luke studied General Carl Gerald's face for a long moment, then nodded slowly."Then we're with you, sir. Whatever it takes. Whatever you need. We're with you.""As am I," Debra Zachs said firmly. "Maya Denver and her allies have crossed lines that can't be uncrossed.”“If you're going after them, we go together. No one fights alone.”"I appreciate the loyalty," General Carl Gerald said, "but I can't ask you to…""You're not asking," Captain Luke interrupted."We're volunteeri
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Chapter: Chapter 492:"By almost losing the Marcus family," General Carl Gerald immediately countered."By leaving them with just two agents while God knows what could be happening there right now.""Then we call and check," Debra said practically, already pulling out her phone. "We can verify their status, make sure they're safe."She dialed Agent Jenkins's number. It rang three times before he answered."Jenkins here. Status is secure. No incidents at the Marcus residence. Mrs. Marcus, Victor, and Phil Marcus are all safe. Is there a problem on your end?" Agent Jenkins immediately asked, his voice was barely above whispers, he was at the front porch of Marcus's family."Define, problem," Debra said dryly."We just found Sara. She's been attacked. Multiple stab wounds. She's alive but critical. We're waiting for medical evacuation now."There was a sharp intake of breath on the other end."Christ. Is the General okay?”"Physically, yes. Mentally and emotionally…that's debatable. Stand by."Debra immediat
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Chapter: Chapter 491:General Carl Gerald's hands were still pressed against his sister's side, trying to stem the bleeding, his mind refusing to process the full horror of what he was seeing. The blood…there was so much blood pooled on the concrete floor, staining his tactical pants, coating his hands."General Carl Gerald," Debra Zachs said carefully, her voice cutting through his mental fog."General, we need to talk about what happened here. We need to understand the timeline." "Timeline?" General Carl Gerald repeated, his voice was a bit hollow."The timeline is that some blonde assassin came into my apartment, attacked my sister, stabbed her multiple times, and kidnapped one of my officers.”“That's the timeline." "But how?" Captain Luke demanded, his weapon still raised as he continued scanning the basement's shadowy corners. "How did this happen? We had Captain Carlos en route. We had security protocols.”“How did someone get past all of that?" "They were already here," General Carl Gerald sai
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Chapter: Chapter 490:"Key," General Carl Gerald immediately decided. "If there are hostiles inside, I'd rather have the element of surprise than announce our arrival by breaking down the door."He retrieved his keys and carefully, quietly unlocked the door. Then, with a nod to the others, he pushed it open.The apartment beyond was dark. Silent.They entered in tactical formation, General Carl Gerald first, Debra Zachs right behind him, Captain Luke bringing up the rear and covering their six."Sara?" General Carl Gerald called out, his voice pitched to carry but not shout. "Sara, it's Carl. Are you here?"There was completely no response.They moved through the apartment systematically, clearing each room.The living room…empty. The kitchen…empty. The guest bedroom where Sara had been sleeping…empty, the bed rumpled as if she'd gotten up in a hurry but no signs of struggle.General Carl Gerald's own bedroom was also empty.The bathroom was also empty."Where is she?" General Carl Gerald demanded, his vo
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Chapter: Chapter 489:"You're not fine," Debra Zachs said firmly. "You're terrified for your sister and it's affecting your judgment. Pull over. Let Captain Luke drive.""We don't have time…”"We don't have time to scrape you off the pavement either," Debra Zachs interrupted. "Pull over. Now, please, General Carl Gerald. That's not a suggestion."“It's for all of us safety, if you crash into another car now, how are we going to get Sara back from whoever is actually holding her?” Debra Zachs immediately said, her voice was laced with a mixture of emotions and thoughts.General Carl Gerald wanted to argue, but he knew she was right. His hands were shaking, his vision was slightly blurred from adrenaline, and he'd nearly hit that last turn too fast.He pulled the SUV to the curb with perhaps more force than necessary. "Fine. Captain Luke, you drive."They quickly switched positions…Captain Luke taking the driver's seat, General Carl Gerald moving to the back.As soon as Captain Luke had the vehicle in moti
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Chapter: Finally....Moments later, Lord Douglas is seated in the church as everyone gathered around him to hear his story. The situation was intense and palpable as Lord Douglas began his story. "All I wanted was for my beautiful granddaughter Janet to marry Alex Waynee in a bid to preserve the Wayne's lineage, but as it may seem, she immediately ditched him after my fake death." Lord Douglas said as he stared at Janet and Tyler who bowed their heads in disappointment. "Many years ago, the seven great families in whistling meadows, the Wayne's, the Lex's, the Osborne's, the Well's, the Douglas's, the Louis's and the Hinnbergs formed a business pact." "Things were going on very well until the rest of the family Lords noticed that Lord Wayne and his family were dominating the entire business space." "So they plotted their total annihilation." His voice was laced with a mixture of bewilderment and regret. "Luckily I was at the meeting but before my warning could reach my friend Lord Wayne, it was alr
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Chapter: I bet you didn't see this coming.Three weeks later, Sandra Douglas is stepping out of the car, her father, Mr Robert is helping her out of the car as her bridesmaid holds her wedding gown train.The cathedral was filled up as Sandra Douglas starred into the high ceiling above her head, tears wells down her eyes slowly."So I'm really doing this…so Alex Waynee is actually gone forever."She muttered to herself as she walked towards the aisle slowly with her father holding her by the hand.She had taken her grandmother's advice to marry Edward Hinnberg after all these years.The cathedral was filled with a soft, melodic hymn, echoing through the grandeur of the sacred space.The intricate stained glass windows filtered the sunlight, casting a kaleidoscope of colors on the floor as Sandra made her way to the altar."Sandra c'mon put up a little smile please."Mr Robert said to Sandra as they walked slowly to meet the priest and Edward Hinnberg at the altar.Edward Hinnberg stood at the altar with a smile that couldn't h
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Chapter: Blown away... What!!!It's one year already since Alex Waynee left to see the dude at Farmer's ville.In Sandra's room, she is staring at a newspaper that read…'Lost in the woods.'Tears wells down her eyes profusely as she stared at the newspaper.Her face etched with a mixture of trepidation and anxiety.All efforts to console her by Mr Robert and Mrs Mary were all efforts in futility."Sandra, are you going to keep mourning and weeping over him all the rest of your life.""It's been a year already and you haven't even gone to the office for once.""What if the real CEO of Elvis Global Empire finds out and sacks you immediately.""Alex Waynee is gone and there is nothing you can ever do to bring him back."Mrs Mary's voice was barely above whispers as she stared at her daughter who laid on the bed weeping profusely.Her hair was all messed up in tears."Mom, he isn't gone.""He left this note and disappeared…I'm very sure this might be a prank or something."Sandra Douglas said, her voice was barely abov
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Chapter: I'm sorry..."To meet…he didn't say who.""He said that's the condition or else he would proceed with the main plan which is to reveal my true identity to the whole world."Alex Waynee said as he plopped himself into the sofa by his side.Eric Raymond, Evans Raymond, Nicole and John Paul all stared at him in incredulity, the weight of the situation settling heavily in the room."We can't let him expose you like that."Eric Raymond's voice held a sense of urgency as he paced back and forth, his mind racing with possible solutions."Is there any way we can track this masked figure down? Find out who he is?"Nicole asked, her fingers dancing across the keyboard as she tried to trace the origin of the recent call.Alex Waynee sighed, running a hand through his hair, the whole event had covered him up in frustration and bewilderment."He's been elusive so far, covering his tracks well. But we need to find a way, and fast."His voice was barely above whispers.John Paul spoke up, "What about the tasks h
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Chapter: Oh no!The weight of the dude's question hung in the air like a heavy storm cloud, casting a dark and ominous shadow over Alex Waynee's already tumultuous night."Are you seriously going to broadcast my true identity to the whole world?"Alex Waynee asked, his voice barely above whispers and laced with a mixture of concern and anxiety.The threat of his true identity being exposed to the public added a layer of urgency to an already complex situation."I never wanted to, but you brought this upon yourself."The voice was cold and detached.Alex Waynee stares askance at the ceiling above him, with a clenched jaw, Alex Waynee paced back and forth on the balcony.The cool night air doing little to soothe the fire of anxiety burning within him.The city below seemed to echo his internal chaos, with distant sirens adding a discordant note to the symphony of the night."I gave you vivid instructions and you choose to play games with me.""You are yet to realize what you are truly up against."His
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Chapter: Who is this?It's Saturday night, the night after the incident, Alex Waynee is awake and lying beside Sandra Douglas who is already fast asleep.Sleep has evaded Alex Waynee as if it had fled from the weight of the recent events.Alex Waynee's mind was a tsunami of thoughts.The echoes of the masked figure's words reverberating through the corridors of his consciousness.The revelation that he played a role, unwitting or not, in the creation of this weird adversary clawed at the edges of his sanity."This is just unbelievable..."He muttered to himself as he quietly slipped out of bed, careful not to disturb Sandra's slumber.The night air was cool as he made his way to the balcony, the cityscape below shimmering with the distant lights of life carrying on, unaware of the turmoil within.Leaning against the railing, Alex Waynee stared into the horizon, searching for answers amidst the shadows of uncertainty. The events of the past days played in his mind like a well edited video, each scene an in
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SHADOWS OF LEGACY, THE CLOVER MAGE'S RECKONING.
“Your family’s blood runs thick with treason.”
The words seared into young Thorne Valtor’s mind as he watched his world crumble.
His uncle’s guards dragged his father away in chains, accused of murdering the grandfather Thorne barely knew. His mother lunged forward, desperate to stop them, only to be cut down in a spray of blood right before his eyes.
“Mother!”
Thorne’s scream echoed uselessly as blades flashed again. His father broke free for a heartbeat, grabbing Thorne in a frantic escape attempt, but arrows felled him mid-stride. Thorne crumpled beside his father’s body, the warmth of life fading under his small hands.
The uncle’s shadow loomed over him.
“You’re no longer needed here, boy.”
Sold into slavery to the neighboring kingdom of Eldoria, Thorne toiled in the brutal depths of their mining pits, his body scarred by whips and his spirit hardened by years of endless labor.
Freedom came not from mercy, but from chaos: Eldoria fell under siege by a nameless horde wielding forbidden dark mage powers, their shadows twisting reality itself.
Thorne fled through the carnage, crossing borders back to his homeland of Valeria, where he sought refuge in his father’s hidden sanctuary,a forgotten cavern etched with ancient runes. There, a sealed door his father had once whispered about beckoned.
“It will open when the time is right.”
The time was now. The door yielded, revealing five ethereal thrones occupied by spectral ancient mages.
“He has returned, the chosen one.”
They descended, pressing a glowing tome into his hands.
“Within lies powers, Use it wisely, heir of the clovers.
“Do the right thing.”
Read on to unravel a tale where betrayal forges heroes, magic awakens legacies, and one boy’s choice could shatter empires or mend them.
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Chapter: Chapter 9:The skeletons attacked.Purple fire exploded from their hands. Thorne threw himself sideways, rolling, coming up in a crouch. The fire hit the ground where he'd been standing, and the earth turned black and smoke.He grabbed a piece of broken wood from the wreckage nearby. Not much of a weapon, but better than nothing.The skeletons circled him, moving in opposite directions. Trying to flank him. Their movements were smooth, coordinated. They'd done this before.The one on his left attacked first. A bolt of purple energy shot toward him.Thorne swung the board. It connected with the energy blast, and the wood exploded into splinters. But it deflected the attack enough that it missed him by inches.The one on his right was already casting. Thorne ducked, feeling heat pass over his head. He rolled forward, inside the skeleton's reach, and drove his shoulder into its ribcage.The bones rattled. The skeleton staggered back.But it didn't fall.It grabbed Thorne's arm with one hand. The to
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Chapter: Chapter 8:They ran as fast as they all can.Always up. Following the slope of the tunnel as it wound toward the surface. Other miners ran with them,a desperate stream of humanity fleeing toward an uncertain fate.Thorne's lungs burned. His legs ached from the fight with Garrett and now this. But he kept moving. One foot in front of the other. Marcus beside him, breathing hard, muttering prayers under his breath.The tunnel opened up ahead. Daylight. Real daylight, not the artificial glow of torches or the sickly red of emergency lights.They burst out onto the surface.And stumbled into hell.The mining camp was burning.Not just burning,’consumed’. Every building, every tent, every structure was wrapped in flames. Orange and red and a horrible, unnatural purple that seemed to eat the light around it.But worse than the flames were the things moving through them.Skeletons.Dozens of them. Maybe hundreds. It was hard to tell through the smoke. They wore black cloaks that billowed in wind that s
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Chapter: Chapter 7:The words hung in the air like smoke.“They're attacking the nation.”For a moment, nobody moved. The hall seemed frozen,every face locked in place, every mouth half-open, every eye wide with the same dawning horror.Then someone whispered. "No."And the dam broke."My children!" A miner near the front lurched forward, his chair clattering backward. His voice cracked. "My wife and children are at home! I need to,I have to get to them!""The southern district,that's where my family…""Gods, no, please…"The murmurs started like ripples in water, spreading outward. Low at first, uncertain. Then louder. Desperate. Panicked."Are they sure? Maybe it's a mistake…""You heard him! The Nameless Beings!""But we're miles underground, we should be safe…""Safe? My mother lives on the surface! My brothers!"Marcus's hand dropped from Thorne's shoulder. When Thorne turned to look at him, the older man's face had gone pale. His eyes were distant, unfocused."My wife." Marcus said. His voice c
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Chapter: Chapter 6:Footsteps approached from behind. Heavy. Deliberate. Not threatening.He turned, muscles tensing automatically, but it was just Marcus.The older man stopped a few feet away. He looked at Thorne. Then at Garrett's unconscious form. Then at the crater in the wall. Then back to Thorne.His expression was complicated. Hard to read."That was brave." Marcus said finally. His voice was quiet, measured. "Stupid, maybe. Definitely reckless. But brave."Thorne said nothing. He didn't know what to say.Marcus gestured at the gathering crowd, many of whom were still watching with a mixture of fear and awe. Some had started to clean up the debris. Others were helping the miner who'd been hit by the stray stone. But most were just staring at Thorne like they'd never seen him before."Most people in here wouldn't do what you just did." Marcus continued. "They'd walk away. Pretend they didn't see anything. Tell themselves it wasn't their problem." He paused. "You know who that man is, right?
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Chapter: Chapter 5:Five stones this time. Smaller than before but moving faster. They spread out in a wide pattern as they launched, cutting off escape routes, boxing Thorne in.Thorne's mind raced. No grimoire. No magic. No special powers. Just his body and his instincts and ten years of learning how to survive.He watched the stones come. Calculated distances. Angles. Speed.He waited.Waited until they were almost on him, close enough that several people in the crowd gasped, certain he was about to be pulverized.Then he dropped flat.The stones passed over him, so close he felt the heat of the magic radiating from them. So close that one of them actually grazed his back, tearing through his shirt and leaving a burning line across his skin.But they passed.Behind him, there was a sickening thud and a scream. One of the stones had hit a miner who hadn't gotten out of the way fast enough. The man collapsed, blood streaming from his shoulder where the stone had torn through muscle.Thorne pushed himsel
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Chapter: Chapter 4:His men doubled over, cackling. One of them had to let go of the girl to hold his stomach, he was laughing so hard. The girl stumbled but caught herself against the wall, forgotten.Someone in the crowd muttered. "Does that kid want to kill himself?"Another voice, from a different direction: "Does he even know who he's messing with? That's Garrett. Head of security.""The boss's right-hand man.""Kid's dead. He just doesn't know it yet."The whispers spread like ripples in water, moving through the crowd. But Thorne didn't seem to hear them. His eyes stayed locked on Garrett, unblinking.Garrett made another gesture, this time clutching his chest and staggering backward dramatically, like he'd been stabbed. "Oh no!" He wailed in that same mocking tone. "My family is dead! Whatever shall I do? I know,I'll work in a mine for the rest of my miserable life, just like my murdering father deserved!"His men were practically crying with laughter now. Even some people in the crowd chuck
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Chapter: Chapter 348:“Max Xanderson, you left me for dead, you and your minions that you call soldiers.”“You thought you would get away with handing me over to death, I was only trying to make little Chloe Maxwell cry a little just for my audience and you barged in and took me towards the edge of death itself.”Alice Stevens said as she laughed out loudly in a bid to taunt Max Xanderson.Max Xanderson immediately stared behind him and his gaze fell on Jack Oniels who was now taking out the goons of Alice Stevens as he made his way deep into the dark hideout where Alice Stevens was keeping Melissa Stevens, little Chloe Maxwell and Mrs Sophia Stevens.“Alice Stevens, I asked you a question, how the heck are you even alive, I watched you die and I told my men to throw your body into the lake…how are you here?!”Max Xanderson asked immediately as he pulled out a sharp-edged katana from behind and the blade glinted in the dim moonlight.“Hahaha…Max Xanderson after your little stunt, I was sinking down the riv
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Chapter: Chapter 347:“I'm very sure we didn't leave the door open, someone must have broken into the house while we chased those three men.”Jack Oniels immediately said as he walked closer to the front door.He immediately kicked the door wide open and the loud voice of Max Xanderson called out to Melissa Stevens.“Melissa!”“Mrs Sophia Stevens!”“Little Chloe! Where are you guys?!”Max Xanderson immediately called out as he stared into the dark living room.“General Cobra Claw…what do we do now?”Jack Oniels asked as he squatted by the side of General Cobra Claw.“Jack Oniels, I really don't know…they were right here when we left and I clearly recall telling Melissa to lock those doors!”“What sorcery is this?!”Max Xanderson asked as he kicked the window next to him and suddenly a well-hidden piece of paper fell off and dropped to the ground.Jack Oniels immediately picked up the paper and gave it to Max Xanderson, the grand general Cobra Claw.Max Xanderson slowly gazed at the paper as he voiced out s
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Chapter: Chapter 346:Max Xanderson and Jack Oniels slowly took a deep breath and just as they turned to look at the man behind them and to their greatest surprise, he was now standing by the cliff edge.The wind from the trees was still making the whole place spooky and scary.Max Xanderson immediately walked closer to the man who was now by the valley edge, “What are you doing by that valley edge?!”“Do you really want to kill yourself?”Max Xanderson asked as he stared at the man who was now threatening to jump off the cliff.“What do you think you are trying to do?!”Jack Oniels immediately asked as he stepped closer to Max Xanderson who was almost closer to the man.“I can't take it anymore, Max Xanderson and Jack Oniels!”“I told you she will be back and I don't want to be another unlucky person added to her kill list!”“Max Xanderson and Jack Oniels, you really don't understand who is it you both are messing with…I can't deal with her!”The man's voice was laced with a mixture of confusion, trepidat
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Chapter: Chapter 345:The dark figure stopped immediately and seemed to grow, its shadow stretching along the walls, twisting and writhing as if alive. The perimeter felt like it was closing in, the air heavy with an unnatural chill.Max Xanderson held his ground, his jaw set and his fists clenched at his sides.Beside him, Jack Oniels’ smirk faltered for the briefest moment before returning with a defiant edge.The man behind them, still kneeling on the ground, clutched at his head and rocked back and forth.“You don’t understand,” he whispered hoarsely. “You’ve brought this on yourselves. She’ll kill us all.”“Shut up,” Jack Oniels snapped, throwing a glare over his shoulder. “You’re not helping.”Max Xanderson ignored them both, his eyes locked on the figure. “You’re good at theatrics,” he said, his voice steady despite the palpable tension. “But I’ve faced monsters before, and you’re no different.”The figure tilted its head, as if considering his words.When it spoke, its voice was layered, as thoug
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Chapter: Chapter 344:Max Xanderson and Jack Oniels stared at the dark shadow as it began to grow and shifting into something beyond scary.Jack Oniels immediately was taken aback, he knew he wasn't supposed to be scared as he and Max Xanderson, the Grand General Cobra had fought most possibly demons and stood a chance.But as the dark figure shape shifted, Jack Oniels immediately swallowed a hard lump.Max Xanderson, the Grand General Cobra Claw, kept his gaze fixed on the dark, shifting form before them.Max Xanderson's jaws was set, and his hands were clenched into fists at his sides.The figure was no longer just a shadow; it was becoming something far more tangible and terrifying, more like something you be seeing in a scary night movie.Tendrils of darkness shot out immediately and coiled like living serpents, and a pair of glowing red eyes began to pierce through its body and tails.Jack Oniels took a step back, his usual now a bit faltering.He immediately swallowed hard, the lump in his throat a t
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Chapter: Chapter 343The man opened his mouth to respond, but the eerie sound suddenly grew louder, drowning out his words. He froze immediately, his face draining of color as he stared at the shadows. “She’s here,” he whispered, his voice barely audible. “She’s coming.”Max Xanderson immediately stepped forward, his presence commanding and laced with authority States and determination.“Let her come,” he said, his voice low and dangerous. “We’ll be ready.”Jack Oniels immediately smirked, his confidence returning. “Yeah,” he said, cracking his knuckles. “Bring it on.”The man stared at them, his fear now mixed with disbelief. “Max Xanderson and Jack Oniels, you both don’t understand,” he said, his voice trembling. “You can’t fight her. You can’t win.”“Maybe not,” Max Xanderson said, his eyes cold and unyielding. “But we’ll go down fighting.”The haunting sound reached its highest height, and the shadows around the perimeter immediately seemed to shift and twist, as if something—or someone—was about
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