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The bright moonlight shone on the mountain trail, waving a faint silver white.

It's a muddy path that snakes through the cracks of green hills and green peaks, and even during the day it is inaccessible, and now at night, it is even more suffocatingly quiet. Occasionally, a few light breezes blew by, making a few bamboo forests on the side of the road "rustle", trying to get rid of this quiet, but like a breeze sweeping across the water, it can only circle layers of ripples, but can not stir up the splash, just in vain.

A long time passed, and time passed slowly.

Suddenly, one after another, pebbles were thrown into the water, and the otherwise calm water began to churn.

The sound of horses' hooves pierced the secluded night sky, accompanied by rolling dust, from far and near, with the wind.

The first thing that catches your eye is a white horse, there is not a single stray hair on the body, silver and white like snow, running hooves like flying, momentum is like a frightening wave, just look at it to know that it is a good horse. If you look closely, those who understand the market will find that this is actually a very rare number of "treading snow" in the Western Regions, and it is a rare BMW in the world.

Even more striking is the maiden on horseback. The girl looked like she was about seventeen or eighteen years old, dressed in a fiery red gauze dress, with a delicate face, a delicate five palaces, a beautiful figure, and long black hair flowing in the wind, which looked more and more exquisite under the moonlight.

The white horse, dressed in red, is especially dazzling in the dark night.

Next to the girl was a man in green clothes riding a brown horse. The man has a strong physique, his eyes are like electricity, the corners of his eyebrows are full of heroism, and his forehead is full, which should be not shallow, but his handsome face looks very young, only twenty-five or sixteen. The brown horse under his crotch, although it is not a divine horse such as stepping on snow, is also a very precious horse, Rao has been running for a long time, but it is still full of spare strength.

The two of them galloped along the trail, and after crossing the mountains, they entered the plain, and their vision suddenly widened.

The air in the plains seems to be much fresher. The girl straightened her waist, raised her head and began to enjoy the tenderness, took a deep breath, glanced at the sky inadvertently from the corner of her eye, said "Huh", and then pulled the reins.

"Huh~~" jumped up on the front feet of the snow, and landed steadily, after turning around in place, stopped, and the front hooves of the horse stepped slightly down the dirt road from time to time, raising a little light dust.

"Hongyi, what's wrong?" When the man saw that the girl had suddenly stopped, he also stopped his mount and asked.

"Brother, look", Hong Yi replied softly, her eyes still staring at the sky: "Meteor!" ”

Meteor? Looking at Hongyi's gaze, the starry black night sky was torn apart by meteors; On closer inspection, there were two trajectories, two meteors walking side by side, as if they were light that would not be dissolved by darkness, falling from the sky, dazzling so that the light of the other stars was eclipsed, and the night had to give way to them; Finally falling on the distant horizon, but still leaving two long-lasting and bright scars on the night, allowing the night to merge slowly and painstakingly.

What a dazzling meteor! And it's two, it's really a rare spectacle. The man sighed secretly in his heart: Could it be that the elves in the sky really descended to the earth? Scold......

When I turned around, I saw that Hongyi's forehead was slightly lowered, her eyes were closed, her ten fingers were crossed and clenched, and she placed them on her chest, and her red lips moved lightly, as if she was biting some words.

"Hongyi, what are you doing?" The man wondered.

"Hey, I'm making a wish!"

Wish? The man was stunned: This girl is usually as cold as ice in front of everyone else, how can she learn the usual daughter's behavior of making a wish under the meteor at the end of the month? Thinking of this, I couldn't help but laugh secretly, she was really still a fake girl...... Hehe, in fact, this looks very good now......

"Brother, what are you laughing at? The corners of his mouth are up to the sky! Hong Yi had already opened her eyes at this time, and the corners of her eyebrows wrinkled slightly.

"Ahem...... It's nothing...... Hongyi, what wishes have you made? The man said with a slight smile.

"Hmm~~Hey!" Hong Yi held up her right elbow with her left palm, her right thumb lightly supported her chin, her jade cheek tilted slightly to the right, and she clicked on the tip of her slender index finger, and responded with a very serious expression: "I hope to be with my brother forever!" ”

Ha......? The man was first shocked in his heart, and then he couldn't help but joke: "Hongyi, you are seventeen this year, and you will almost be married in a few years, how can you be with your brother then?" Wouldn't it be better to make a wish and choose a wishful man? ”

"Hmph~!" Hong Yi didn't answer, his legs tightened the horse's waist, his hands shook the reins, and he immediately understood when he stepped on the snow, spread his four hooves and ran again, trampling the rolling yellow dust.

The wind rose, fluttering with the red clothes like fire in the dark night, and the wind seemed to be mixed with the whispering of the girl: "I won't marry ......."

The man smiled, said no more, and drove his horse to catch up with the ethereal figure.

"Hongyi, I will stay for a while after the affairs of Guanzhong are done this time, and then you will go to the south on my behalf."

"Hmm."

"Bring Cheng Ling and Cheng Xuan. There's still the Right Dharma Protector over there, so there shouldn't be any problem. But if there is any major change in the situation, remember to notify me as soon as possible, be careful and don't take risks. ”

"Got it."

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In the distance, another unknown mountain forest is still sleeping under the cover of darkness.

At this time, the cold winter season has passed, and the breath of early spring is beginning to sprout, but the depths of the mountains are still cold.

At the end of the day's work, the birds and animals have all fallen asleep, and the mountains are quiet and extremely secluded.

Suddenly, two dazzling balls of light tore through the clouds, fell from the sky, and fell into the mountains and forests, as if lighting a fuse, and then caused a dazzling bright light, which spread in all directions, and illuminated the night into day. The blinding light shattered the dreams of the birds, and frightened them into fleeing; The wind rose, the trees moved, and all kinds of sounds intertwined and flew in the night sky, and the originally silent mountains and forests were suddenly in an uproar.

It was only when the light was absorbed by the night that the birds fluttered back down on the branches in fear, but they still watched vigilantly, observing the uninvited guests as the halo faded away.

The girl in white who was lying on the ground struggled to stand up and barely sat up.

My head hurts......

I vaguely remember that I fell into the lake, and my body was so heavy as a stone that I couldn't float on the water, so I kept sinking, and my eyebrows, mouth and nose were full of blisters, and I couldn't breathe; I thought I was going to suffocate to death, but I was dizzy for a while, the water vapor was replaced by the sound of the wind, and for a moment it seemed to cross the bottom of the lake, but then I saw the clouds, stars, and night, I actually fell from the night sky, and my body was still shrouded in a circle of dazzling halos, the light pierced the eyes almost difficult to open, and I could only vaguely distinguish the mountains and woodlands that were getting closer and closer to me, which was incredible!

It's good now, if you don't drown in the lake and fall from the sky to the ground, I'm afraid that you will fall into a ball of meat sauce, even if there is a dense mountain forest in front of you, and if you fall down the top of the tree, I am afraid that you will be scraped into a bloody blur, and you will be crippled if you don't die; And it doesn't necessarily fall on the ground, if it is hung on a tree for ten days and a half months, it will be dried sooner or later......

Unexpectedly, the halo that covered him was like an invulnerable protective cover, overpowering all the woods that stood in the way, and then constantly slowing down the speed of descent until he lay peacefully on the ground, and then slowly disintegrated and disappeared with confidence.

Unscathed! It was so unexpected, thankfully......

But even so, the nightmarish and strange experience is still terrifying, covered in cold sweat, and weak limbs.

I thought about it too much, and my head started to hurt again. The girl habitually scratched her head.

As soon as I touched the hair on the back of my head, I couldn't help but be stunned.

The short hair, which was far from the shoulders, was now untouchable.

What's going on......?

The hand was on the back, and the movement was very restricted, so I parted a strand of hair and picked it to the chest to look at it carefully.

At this time, the moon had jumped out of the clouds, and the silvery moonlight was enough for the girl to think carefully about herself.

Long hair, is long hair. The hair quality is excellent, the girl's right hand holding the long hair stretches out, and four fingers are inserted into the black hair, and the hair goes down without a trace of obstacles, and it has reached the waist in a blink of an eye.

While brushing his long hair, he lightly touched his chest, and he was stunned again.

Brushing away his long hair, he looked down and was shocked.

Two protrusions, set on the chest, with a youthful atmosphere, although not particularly plump, but also small and exquisite, with a unique charm. They stood proudly in the moonlight, reminding their masters not to ignore their presence.

The girl trembled and stretched out her index finger and tapped the hillock on her chest.

Squishy. Stretchy. The hillock struggled to bounce off the touch of his fingers, but a strange sensation began to creep in.

Press it, flick it, your fingertips heat up, your heart beats faster, your face turns red and white again.

Damn it...... What am I doing here?

The girl shook her head, and inadvertently glanced to the right, where there was still a teenager lying there.

In the moonlight, although he was still lying on the ground, he had raised his head, his mouth was wide open, his eyes were wide open, and he looked at himself in surprise.

…… What was I doing just now, and he saw ......?

The girl was ashamed, her cheeks were red, as if she had done something bad when she was a child and was caught by her mother, and a trace of panic flashed in her heart. But on second thought, it seems that something is wrong. So, don't look away, glaring at each other fiercely, she wants to find the answer.

The young man in front of him was very handsome. The eyebrows are horizontal, the red eyes are expressive, the black hair is flowing, the five palaces are very upright, and although the face is slightly childish, it can't hide the smart breath that wants to go straight to the sky, which makes people sigh.

What a handsome guy! The girl sighed in her heart: Such a super handsome guy who is rare to see for thousands of years, no matter where he swings, he will be loved by everyone, the car will see the car, and the flowers will bloom, right?

continued to stare at others, and after a while, he lamented in his heart: So handsome. I blinked my eyes and looked at it again, I was still so handsome. The more I look at it, the more inferior I become. However, the handsome young man in front of him is not the person in his impression. Thinking of this, a trace of confusion flashed in the girl's eyes.

His eyes lowered and tentatively moved to the other's chest: flat.

…… What the hell is going on......?

The girl and the boy looked at each other like this, you look at me, I look at you, and neither of them said a word.

Time seemed to stand still, and the air was filled with strange smells.

After a long time, a sudden gust of wind blew, and the girl shivered a little, so she finally mustered up the courage to take the lead in breaking the silence.

Zhu lips moved, and two words jumped out.

"Xiao Yuan......

As soon as the words came out, the girl herself was startled. Clear and beautiful, like the song of the warbler, it stirred people's hearts in turmoil, and attracted more spring in the deep forest.

As soon as the young man heard the female voice like the voice of Yao Chi, his mouth opened wider, and his flickering eyes were full of confusion; After staying for a while, he calmed down his mind a little, and responded to the inquiry of the girl in front of him.

A hearty male voice like the scorching summer sun blurted out.

"It's a small voice...... Is it? ”

The two of them were stunned at the same time, and there was silence for a while, but what should be confirmed has been confirmed.

The girl's mood was very chaotic now, her eyebrows were furrowed, and her mind was churning.

That's right, she is Lin Xinyin, there is no doubt about it; And he is Ling Yueyuan, there is no doubt about it.

In other words, now Lin Xinyin has become a "she", but Ling Yueyuan has become a "he".

In other words, the original "he" is now a "she", and the former "she" has become a "he".

"He" was right in front of his eyes, staring blankly at her.

What a mess...... The mind almost broke the thread when she thought, and the girl had a headache and almost fainted.

What's the matter......

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Ling Yueyuan's current mood can only be described as a thunderbolt on a sunny day.

In front of him, there was a beautiful girl sitting, her cheeks were like jade, her willow eyebrows were fluttering, and her five palaces were as straight as a carefully inlaid jade, so beautiful that it was difficult to say. At this time, she was looking at herself with a pair of black jade-like eyes, her eyes were full of innocence, confusion, and surprise, and she blinked from time to time, adding a sense of innocence and simplicity.

Ling Yueyuan was very bitter in his heart. Xindao: Don't blink like this...... I'm still depressed...... Thinking that I am also a beauty, now facing the girl in front of me who should not be an adult, but I have a feeling of being ashamed, what is this? What's even more outrageous is that the beautiful girl in front of her should be the boy who has played with her since she was a child-Lin Xinyin, right? Well, it must be right, it's that pig's head three! However, look at the other party's delicate appearance now...... God is kidding, right......?

My childhood friend's best friend has now become a girl, what about myself, ......?

In fact, just when I heard my own voice, I was a little faintly surprised, but I still didn't give up.

Ling Yueyuan quietly observed Lin Xinyin's chest, and then looked down at herself, with great compassion.

In the past, even if I wasn't very plump, I could be regarded as climbing to peak B, but now, now...... Simply turned into an airfield?

Crying to death......

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"Little Rim ......"

Looking at Ling Yueyuan's expression that was more bitter than bitter gourd, Lin Xinyin couldn't help but snort softly. In fact, her mood was also a mess, but the other party's appearance made her feel more at ease, so she cheered up and comforted the other party first.

Well, I'm also a boy, and my depression will be digested by myself, and the top priority now is to appease Yueyuan's emotions, and look at the other party like that, almost going to go berserk...... Thinking of this, Lin Xinyin's heart was first relieved, but then panicked.

"Xiaoyin ......" Ling Yueyuan cried with a sad face, her voice was almost trembling: "How did it become like this?" How did we come to this place? Where the hell is this? Can we still go home? What will I do in the future......? ”

The questions were one after another, weighing more than one pound, and it hit Lin Xinyin's head as big as a bucket.

Calm down, be sure to be calm...... Lin Xinyin tried to calm herself, her right hand clenched into a fist, pursed her lips, and began to think. At this time, his eyes drifted and fixed on the ring on the little finger of his right hand.

The ring looked plain, with a jade-like object in the center, but it was gray and lifeless. It also has another sister ring of the same style, which is also worn on the little finger of Ling Yueyuan's right hand.

As soon as he saw the ring, the floodgates of memories suddenly opened.

Half a month ago, not long after the winter vacation, he didn't have enough comfort in the warm quilt at home, so he dragged Ling Yueyuan to the thrift market for some reason. After walking around for almost a day, Miss Ling didn't buy anything, but Lin Xinyin, who was accompanying her, was so tired that her eyes turned white, and she secretly complained in her heart.

In the end, in an inconspicuous stall, Ling Yueyuan finally fell in love with the ordinary rings, looked left and right, touched and touched, and actually liked it so much.

However, if you like it, you can not be ambiguous about the starting price.

The stall owner insisted that the jade on the ring was an antiquity, and the price could not be less, but Ling Yueyuan recognized it as glass beads, worth ten yuan at most. After hundreds of rounds, Ling Yueyuan almost cut the boss to a blur of flesh and blood, and his nerves were deranged, until he cut off a zero at the original price of five hundred, and then cut off the head and feet of the five characters before stopping. In the end, Ling Yueyuan snatched Lin Xinyin's wallet, took out a banknote, threw it to the stunned boss, grabbed the loot with his left hand, dragged Lin Xinyin, who was already scared stupid, with his right hand, and walked away, only to throw a devilish back to the audience who had already been three layers inside and three layers outside.

Lin Xinyin looked at Ling Yueyuan, whose steps were brisk, her face was full of red light, and she was so excited that she wanted to go to the sky and the earth, and thought to herself, I am afraid that the greatest pleasure that this Ling Da beauty enjoys lies in the bargaining process, not the result......

There are two parts of the fruit of victory. One copy was kept by Ling Yueyuan herself, and the other copy was of course given to Lin Xinyin.

In fact, Lin Xinyin doesn't like to wear these things, and always feels troublesome. But it doesn't matter what you think. Ling Yueyuan took it upon herself and put the ring on the little finger of Lin Xinyin's right hand, and at the end she smiled very slyly, which made Lin Xinyin like a cloud, and she didn't know what to do.

I didn't think anything of it at first, it was a big deal to go back and take it off, but Lin Xinyin later found that the ring couldn't be taken off as soon as she put it on, as if it had become a part of her finger, which made her distressed.

This is the story of the ring, but it doesn't seem to be the point right now...... Lin Xinyin shook her head and continued to ponder.

By the way, it seems that it started when he fell into the lake, and Ling Yueyuan also fell into the water together at that time!

Thinking of this, Lin Xinyin hurriedly asked, "Xiaoyuan, you also fell into the lake at that time, right?" Are you okay now? ”

"It's weird if it's okay......" Ling Yueyuan's face turned green when she remembered what happened at that time: "There is so much water, it makes me so uncomfortable, and what's even more strange is that I can't swim up...... I thought I was going to sink to the bottom of the lake to feed the fish and shrimp, but I didn't expect to fall into this ghost place. But...... It's not going to be much now. ”

Well...... It's okay now...... Thinking of this, Lin Xinyin was a little relieved.

"Hey...... I said, "How did we all end up in the lake?" Ling Yueyuan stretched out her head and glared at Lin Xinyin.

Lin Xinyin looked at Ling Yueyuan with a serious face in a daze, crying and laughing, and her heart was cold.

Are you embarrassed to say?

"It wasn't you then...... What is there to sparkle in the lake...... Still standing up and jumping around...... As a result, the boat ......capsized," Lin Xinyin muttered quietly.

"So, it's all my fault?!" Ling Yueyuan in front of him, his sword eyebrows jumped slightly, and his face sank, as if he was about to hit someone.

“…… No...... It's all my fault, it's my fault, I didn't hold the boat steady......" Lin Xinyin was shocked, the hero doesn't eat the loss in front of him, besides, from childhood to adulthood, she has been accommodating countless times, so why not have one more time. And now that she has become a woman, she has become a man, and her strength is definitely not at the same level. In the past, good men didn't fight with women, but now they can avoid as far as they can.

In fact, the last thing I should have done was to promise you to go boating on the broken lake in Zhongshan Park...... Lin Xinyin is really repentant now, but the words are difficult to open in her heart, and she is bitter......

"Hmph~!" Ling Yueyuan turned her head away and stopped talking. After a while, he said, "And then we threw ourselves in this place?" And you became a woman, and I became a man? ”

"It should be like this......" Lin Xinyin looked at herself blankly, and then looked at Ling Yueyuan: not only has the appearance changed, but even the clothes have changed, and now both of them are wearing white gauze clothes, and the material seems to be very good, quite silky, and quite ancient. Naturally, the one on her body was a woman's, while Ling Yueyuan's one was a man's.

Another round of silence. Ling Yueyuan raised her head and looked at the sky stupidly, with a big mouth, round eyes, and a strange expression, not knowing whether she was crying or laughing.

"Xiaoyuan......" Lin Xinyin couldn't help but snort softly.

"Hahahahahaha~!"

A burst of hysterical laughter pierced Lin Xinyin's heart.

Ling Yueyuan turned her head and laughed more ugly than crying: "Xiaoyin, we're actually dreaming, aren't we?" ”

Lin Xinyin looked at Ling Yueyuan with pity, not knowing what to say.

Indeed, such a strange and bizarre thing, that person will be terrified when he encounters it. Thinking about it, I don't seem to have made any big mistakes in my life, but when I encounter this kind of strange thing, can't I make a ...... evil in my previous life? It seems that either God is too unkind, or he is crazy, or he has a confused memory......

Lin Xinyin thought about it for a while, and sighed helplessly: "Do you want me to pinch you to take a look at ......?" ”

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"Ah~~!!"

In the depths of the mountains and forests, there was a scream.

"Does it hurt?"

"It hurts, it hurts......"

"Alas...... Sure enough, it's not a dream, I'm so miserable......"

"Good fate...... Don't pinch anymore...... It hurts......"

Lin Xinyin wailed, looking at the rapidly blue part of the originally fat jade-like arm, and sadly found that her body seemed to have become fragile...... I used to have thick skin and thick meat, but now I am ...... Ling Yueyuan just now, almost didn't squeeze her out of tears.

You're miserable...... Then who am I going to provoke...... Lin Xinyin was extremely depressed.

"Xiaoyin", after venting, Ling Yueyuan finally calmed down, looked at Lin Xinyin, and said very seriously: "I baked the moon and now I want to sleep." ”

Lin Xinyin was rubbing the bruises on her arm, and when she heard this, her head couldn't help but tilt.

Looking around, I thought about it, too. After that toss, I was already tired, and now my thinking is a little clearer, and my previous panic is much less; In addition, it seems to be late at night, and I am indeed a little sleepy.

She knew that Ling Yueyuan was not a pessimistic person by nature, and now that she was like this, she should have recovered a lot, maybe when she wakes up tomorrow, she will be the carefree and carefree optimist again, in that case, it would be the best.

Moreover, in this situation, there is no way to break your head, can you still fly home in the clouds? I can only wait for tomorrow after dawn to see how the situation goes, and take one step at a time......

But now this environment ...... Lin Xinyin looked around, the dense woods looked particularly gloomy in the dark night, and the ghosts were heavy, she hadn't noticed anything just now, but now when she calmed down, she had a feeling of coolness, as if the yin wind was blowing to her bones, and she didn't know if it was the weather or psychology.

Lin Xinyin was still thinking about herself, and turned her head to look: she saw that Ling Yueyuan had already fallen down, and she was going to meet Zhou Gong; I couldn't help but shake my head and chuckle.

But Ling Yueyuan didn't sleep very peacefully: he rolled left and right, and after a while, he hugged his arms tightly, the corners of his eyebrows squirmed, and his cheeks showed a very uncomfortable look.

When Lin Xinyin saw it, she sighed lightly and leaned closer.

"Xiaoyuan, is it cold?"

"Hmm...... It's uncomfortable......"

Lin Xinyin was secretly bitter in her heart. When the two of them were thrown here, they were empty-handed, innocent, nothing, and the weather was quite cold at this time, although the two of them would not be so miserable as sleeping in the ice and snow, but now there were no bedding pillows and mattresses, and it was also a difficult task to fall asleep on this muddy ground.

So, Lin Xinyin lay down next to Ling Yueyuan, stretched out her hand, let his head rest on his left arm, his right arm wrapped around his body, pulled closer to him, and asked softly, "Is this ...... Better. ”

A trace of nervousness flashed in Ling Yueyuan's heart, her body shook slightly, and the roots of her ears immediately warmed up.

In fact, before the two were ten years old, the number of times they slept in the same bed was early, and when they were very young, they took a bath together. Later, when I grew up and realized that there was a difference between men and women, this kind of intimate contact gradually became extinct. The sudden hugging and sleeping together tonight really made Ling Yueyuan's heart feel familiar but strange.

couldn't help but lean into Lin Xinyin's arms quietly, but unexpectedly arched into two soft balls.

Ling Yueyuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled, and the corners of her mouth turned into a crescent moon.

"Little Voice......

"Huh......?"

"Now you're a girl, it's dangerous to throw yourself into your arms like this......"

"Uh......"

"Alas, a beautiful woman, how can this son live up to the girl's kindness? Anyway, or not, it's going to be used......"

“……”

Ling Yueyuan smiled and stretched out her left hand to wrap her arms around Lin Xinyin's slender waist, but her right hand was still bent in front of her chest.

It will be Lin Xinyin's turn to beat faster, so she quickly closed her eyes.

For a long time, the other party did not make any moves. Lin Xinyin opened her eyes and saw that Ling Yueyuan was already asleep, and she couldn't help but feel ashamed.

…… What were you thinking about......?

Alas, sleep and sleep, what will I talk about tomorrow...... However, those small sand and stones made my scalp so uncomfortable...... And his left hand had already been sacrificed to be Ling Yueyuan's pillow. Lin Xinyin glanced at the small grass not far from her, and couldn't help but secretly scold herself for being stupid, she should have gone there to rest just now! However, Ling Yueyuan in his arms slept so peacefully that he couldn't bear to disturb his sweet dreams.

Alas. It's just a night, and it's gone by quickly, and I can't bear it...... Lin Xinyin sacrificed the Dafa of counting sheep and hypnotized herself to fall asleep quickly.

Ling Yueyuan's arm holding him felt much thicker than his current pair of slender hands, and some warmth came, and the chill in his body was finally dispelled a lot. Actually, I was cold just now, but now it's much better.

Now it was the other way around, and it felt as if Ling Yueyuan was taking care of herself.

Thinking about it in a hurry, Lin Xinyin couldn't help but feel a burst of sadness again.

Alas......

I don't know how many sheep I counted, and the belated sleepiness finally entangled Lin Xinyin.

Sleep ......

A dark cloud drifted by, and Haoyue put away her light and hid in the clouds, leaving only a few stars to dot the night sky.

Everything seems to have ceased to move, except for the passage of time.

All around was silent, so quiet that you could faintly hear the sound of breathing, the sound of heartbeats, and the occasional requiem of the wind.

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