Finally, there is Xu You, who is now the most panicked of everyone.

Although Zhou Min stood up to help him lie and commit perjury, it seemed that the crisis just now was resolved, but behind this there was a bigger crisis.

Don't look at Huang Fulan and Yun Yanjin, who are acting normally at the moment, and even the former is still smiling.

But Xu You already felt the murderous aura in his heart! That's absolutely murderous!

He knew that Huang Fulan would 100% misunderstand himself and Zhou Min, because she also knew the truth, so he knew that Zhou Min was making false testimony for himself.

Because there is no other reason, Zhou Min will stand up and give false testimony.

And Yun Yanjin "succumbed" just now because she "threatened" her, and her heart must be full of anger at this moment, and she will still be sure that she has an adulterous affair with Huang Fulan.

At this moment, Zhou Min has committed perjury for himself again, I am afraid that Yun Yanjin will wonder if he has a leg with Zhou Min.

If Zhou Min doesn't come out, Xu You has a way to quibble in the past, and he also knows how to explain the threat to Yun Yanjin in the future.

But now that Zhou Min has come out of the platform, how can he get it himself with the wisdom of Yun Yanjin and Huang Fulan?

How can you explain it yourself? Fucking it's a life-and-death situation!

This will be the most dangerous situation since his own affair.

Xu You is now a head two big! He's going to crack!

How did things come to this?

I just touched my waist, why am I going to face death?

Is it so expensive to touch your waist?

This is afraid of the most expensive waist in the world, right?

If it were possible, I wouldn't have chosen this one to kill just now, the price is really too painful!

But there is one thing that Xu You still has to scold his mother!

That's why do these old women like to voyeur? Do you like to do this kind of thing?

Not to mention his master, Yun Yanjin and Zhou Min really caught Xu You by surprise.

It's over, it's really over now, how to solve it after that?

Zhou Min always stood there with a smile on his face as usual.

The smile on Mo Yuhuang's face became more and more gentle, and she didn't realize the earth-shattering waves under the current calm.

She just felt that she was very smart now, and that everything was under control.

His beloved disciple is innocent, and he is still the pure beloved disciple he likes.

"Yun Yanjin, you are really, why did you jump out without making things clear? Still secretly taking real pictures? Don't you know that this kind of behavior is very bad? Mo Yuhuang turned his head and questioned Yun Yanjin.

Yun Yanjin almost spurted out a mouthful of blood, and her head was full of black lines. Mo Yuhuang's blame directly ignited the anger in her heart, but she could only endure it aggrievedly.

Because her business is much more serious than this waist touch!

Damn, I'm so angry!

Is this Mo Yuhuang really so brainless?

Can you blame yourself for this in the end? So what is it for yourself to stand up?

Not only did he not expose Xu You's promiscuous face, but he also became a villain, and Ren Mo Yuhuang also blamed himself for the original sin.

Isn't this pure clown?

The more Yun Yanjin thought about it, the more angry she became, and her face was black with dripping ink.

If it was possible, she really wanted to knock Mo Yuhuang's head directly to see what was inside.

Can't she really see that something is wrong with this scene?

"Huangfu Lan, and you. Men and women don't kiss each other, your Huangfu family has been taught from childhood to adulthood, right? Tie a button and ask me for help?

You say you don't have uneasy intentions, who believes? I warn you, check on yourself and don't do any more of these price drops. Mo Yuhuang turned his head and attacked a wave of Huangfu Lan again.

"You" Huang Fulan clenched her hands, she couldn't refute it, it was still the same sentence, and she was at a loss today.

Now is not the time to fight Moyu.

Mo Yuhuang, who had her hands on her hips, looked at Yun Yanjin and Huang Fulan, who were silent, and she was very satisfied with her results at this moment.

These old women have to be trained, otherwise they don't know what they will do to Xu You in the future, she has to continue to row the way for them, so that they know where their bottom line is.

"And you." In the end, Mo Yuhuang looked at Xu You with a straight face, "Learn smarter in the future, why don't you know how to learn a little as a teacher?"

There are many people plotting against each other in this world, especially some old women. Boys should learn to protect themselves when they go out, and don't be stupid and do whatever others say. ”

When Mo Yuhuang said this, he was pointing at people, and his eyes looked at Yun Yanjin and Huang Fulan intentionally or unintentionally.

The latter two became darker and darker, but remained silent.

Xu You bowed his head slightly and replied, "I understand, Master." ”

"Let's not talk about it here, there are a lot of people here. The stage of the banquet is about to start, do you want to see it? There are private seats. Zhou Min added aloud.

"Okay." It's all here, and Mo Yuhuang naturally wants to give face.

Xu You naturally followed Mo Yuhuang's thoughts, but what surprised him was that Huangfu Lan and Yun Yanjin also nodded and chose to go together.

This made Xu You not think of it at all.

Not to mention Yun Yanjin, Auntie has escaped for the time being, is this still going to the pole?

Of course, Xu You didn't dare to ask more. Mo Yuhuang opened his mouth directly and asked, "You two are going too?" ”

Yun Yanjin sneered directly, "What, you held the banquet?" Why can't I accept Zhou Min's invitation? ”

Huang Fulan echoed the same sentence, at this moment, the tacit united front between the two, how could Mo Yuhuang be so arrogant all the time.

"Whatever." Mo Yuhuang shrugged his shoulders and took the lead to leave.

Soon, a group of five people led by Zhou Min to a large square in front of the main hall.

There was a big stage with a lot of shows and a lot of auditoriums around.

It is customary for banquets to have programs, and generally the participants will choose to watch them together.

Zhou Min took Xu You and them to a small two-story pavilion, only they were here, which was a relatively private room.

You can clearly see the program on stage.

After sitting down, Zhou Min said goodbye first, she was the organizer, and she needed to coordinate the stage a little.

At this moment, Xu You and the four of them were ostensibly watching the top show, but except for Mo Yuhuang, everyone else was pretending to be in their hearts and had no intention of watching it at all.

Xu You carefully observed Yun Yanjin and Huang Fulan's expressions.

At this time, the communication jade talisman in his arms rang, and he took it out to see that it was sent by Huang Fulan.

Xu You's eyes glanced slightly, Mo Yuhuang and Yun Yanjin didn't notice it, and Huang Fulan herself pretended to be nothing.

Xu You hurriedly looked at the information.

[Little one, you have to give me an explanation for this today!] What's going on with Zhou Min? How could she give you false testimony? Is there a leg between you? 】

[Auntie, what do you want? Isn't she helping you, eldest princess? I thought she came out because of you! How can you say that? 】

[You fart! You're as stupid as your master! It's clear that you and Zhou Min are wrong! I know Zhou Min very well, and she has never come forward to commit such false testimony.

But this time I made an exception for you, you said you two are fine, I will believe it? 】

[Auntie.] I am faithful to you, sincere, and full of love, but I never thought you would think of me like that! In your heart, am I just a person who only thinks about the things of men and women? 】

【Yes!】 】

【. The heart is so tired, and the most painful thing in the world is the distrust of the lover. That's it. 】

[Xu You, don't pretend to be these! ] You tell me the truth now, I'm not your master, and I don't care how many you have! 】

[Auntie, I swear by my Taoist heart, and the eldest princess and I are now innocent. 】

[Is it really okay?] 】

[You don't believe the Dao heart oath? 】

[This is a letter.] But if it's okay, why did Zhou Min help you? She can't afford to be early, and it is impossible for her to wade into this troubled water for no reason. 】

[Then how do I know, I'll ask her what she wants to do when I go back.] 】

[OK.] Also, do you and Yun Yanjin also have a leg! 】

[Auntie, are you finished? 】

[What do you mean I have no end? I'll ask you. 】

[Huang Fulan, you deceive people too much! 】

【Bold!】 What are you calling me? 】

[Just call your name, you hit me! ] Even if my master thinks about it, you also think about it? Am I so unbearable, everyone has a leg with me, right? 】

[Then what happened to Yun Yanjin just now? ] She swore to stand up, how could she just forget it? After you finished talking to her at the time, she just forgot it.

If you want to say that you two are okay, I will believe it? You must know why Yun Yanjin is forgotten! 】

[I really don't know Auntie. 】

[Hehe, you can't fool me, I'm not your master! 】

[Now, I also confess to you, Auntie. Senior Yun has a handle in my hands. That's why I'm going to let it go for the time being. 】

[Handle? What kind of tricks can make her subject to you? 】

[Ahem, weren't you all drunk that night, I accidentally turned on the recorder at that time, and took some drunk real images of Yun seniors.

You also know that Yun seniors have a good face. 】

Only then did Huang Fulan understand the deep meaning of Xu You's words, it turned out that he was dotting Yun Yanjin.

What is the reality? How many were filmed, and is there mine? 】

[Auntie, if you are interested, I will show you later. Without you, just a short paragraph, I accidentally photographed Senior Yun at that time. 】

[Okay, I'll trust you for the time being! You shameless little one! 】

[Why am I shameless?] 】

[If you don't have to touch me?] Can something like this happen? Can there be so much trouble? 】

[Can I be blamed for this?] Blame Auntie, you're too charming! Would I make a mistake if you weren't so charming? It's all because you're so charming! 】

[You little guy, just your sweet mouth, right? 】

This is the end of the secret communication between the two, they are all secretly communicating, using their divine sense to read the information, and will not attract the attention of others.

And Xu You also breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't loosen too much.

Don't look at Huangfulan's side, it seems that it is perfunctory for the time being, but in fact, there are still many loopholes.

This Huang Fulan is not comparable to his stupid master, he is really smart and perceptive. Otherwise, he wouldn't have guessed that he and Yun Yanjin had a disagreement at once.

Therefore, there must be a lot of doubts about this matter, but it is not easy to delve into it on this occasion. I can only say that I will see how to solve it later.

Of course, Xu You naturally can't really show Huang Fulan the real image of himself and Yun Yanjin kissing, and when the time comes, just take a screenshot of Yun Yanjin's more embarrassing drunkenness.

These aunts are really better than the other, and it's too hard to fool.

There are really two sides to everything, and the aunt is very moist, but it is also difficult to do. It's too much pressure.

Xu You still doesn't have a clue how to let these aunts get along well in the future.

At this moment, Zhou Min from the stage below beckoned to Xu You and motioned for him to come down.

Xu You was a little puzzled, and glanced at Mo Yuhuang, who just nodded, and Xu You got up and went down.

Huang Fulan and Yun Yanjin didn't even look at Xu You, they just sat there with their backs to Xu You.

Xu You can only have the heads of two mature women with a full butt.

It's really a race and a big one, how can you have such a sexy and plump hip curve.

In the past, Xu You had always had a puzzle about why some women could have such an amazing waist and hip line when lying on their sides.

Later, after seeing more, I realized that every top waist and hip line represents the super physical talent of its owner.

It's all natural, and you can't practice it later.

Soon, Xu You came to the bottom of the stage.

Many viewers around saw Xu Youdu's old-fashioned salute, but Xu You still responded politely, and finally came to Zhou Min's side.

She sat on a chair with an empty seat beside her, and motioned for Xu You to sit down.

After Xu You sat down, the faint fragrance on Zhou Min's body, who was close at hand, began to drill into his nose again.

The skirt of a gorgeous palace dress dragged on the grass, showing Zhou Min's curves like a mermaid.

"What is the eldest princess looking for me?" Xu You Zhou Min asked with a delicate side face.

"You're going to go on stage later." Zhou Min smiled shallowly.

"I'm on stage?" Xu You was stunned for a moment.

Zhou Min explained. "After all, this banquet is for the conclusion of this immortal meeting.

As a champion, you let everyone know more, this is the tradition. There were also a lot of people from the major newspapers.

They have to have enough material to write a story. ”

"Okay eldest princess, I see." Xu You nodded in response.

There was a temporary silence between the two, Xu You wanted to ask Zhou Min why he wanted to help him just now, but it was not good to ask directly.

Then Xu You asked casually, "Eldest princess, I remember that the senior of the moon blue fish is also the person in charge of the Immortal Society, why haven't I seen her all the time, and is she not here at this banquet?" ”

"Senior Sister Yue has always been quiet, she doesn't like this kind of occasion, so she didn't come."

"That's right."

"You know Senior Sister Yue very well?" Zhou Min asked in passing.

"Senior Yue is my master's best friend, and she is also a world friend in the same vein as our Suzaku, so I call her Uncle Yue."

"I see." Zhou Min continued to ask in a casual tone, "So before, did you often meet with Senior Sister Yue?" ”

"Not really. Seen it a few times. ”

"But I look at you, you should have a good relationship with Senior Sister Yue." Zhou Min smiled lightly, "When you were playing before, she basically watched every game you played. ”

"Is there such a thing?" Xu You was stunned for a moment.

"You don't know?"

Xu You shook his head.

Zhou Min continued, "I can see that Senior Sister Yue's feelings for you are still very special. I think I like you very much. ”

Xu You's heart moved when he heard this, and he immediately explained calmly, "Uncle Yue is very good to me, and he is a very good elder to me. ”

Zhou Min smiled and didn't speak, and didn't continue to ask, but she already knew it in her heart.

I don't know why, Xu You looked at the other party's wise eyes that seemed to know everything, a little uncomfortable, this eldest princess wouldn't know anything, right?

No, the matter between himself and the moon herring is known to Mo Yuhuang in the world.

Xu You shook his head and then coughed lightly twice, and asked, "Thank you for standing up and explaining the truth just now." Otherwise, it's really hard to talk about what happened just now. ”

Zhou Min looked at Xu You deeply, and said meaningfully, "No thanks." ”

"Fortunately, the eldest princess can see clearly." Xu You continued to say a word while knocking on the side.

"Yes, this palace does see it clearly, clearly." Zhou Min said affirmatively.

Xu You paused slightly, although the two of them did not say it thoroughly, it can basically be concluded that Zhou Min did see it clearly and came out to commit perjury.

"Can you take the liberty of asking the eldest princess why she wants to help me? Or is it to help the emperor take care of things? Xu You continued to ask.

"It doesn't matter if you help or not, the more people who come to you, the better, and in the future, this palace may need your or Huangfu Lan's help, isn't it?" Zhou Min smiled slightly.

"Understood." Xu You nodded heavily.

"I found that you are different from all the young people I have seen in this palace before, you are really bold." Zhou Min praised Xu You, but he did praise it pointedly.

"I don't understand what you're talking about, eldest princess." Xu You shook his head.

Zhou Min slowly turned his head sideways, and said to Xu You in a whispering posture, "Are you more mature in aesthetics?" Will you like a woman who is older than you? ”

Xu You also turned his head sideways, looking at Zhou Min's handsome face with a heroic spirit in the softness of being close at hand, and looking at the special smile on the other party's face.

You can even smell the snort coming out of the other party's snort.

Xu You knew at this moment that Zhou Min must have determined that he had an improper relationship with Huang Fulan.

What to do? Is it tacitly pretending to be stupid with Zhou Min? Or do you want to ask what the other person is trying to do?

In the end, Xu You decided to figure out what the other party wanted. The unknown is the most terrifying, and Xu You didn't dare to try Zhou Min's methods easily.

"The eldest princess said with a smile, what I like is Wan'er." Xu You replied with a smile.

"Really? So you and Huang Fulan are indeed innocent, right? ”

"Of course, it's innocent." Xu You nodded.

"Then let's talk about it." Zhou Min took out a jade talisman and handed it to Xu You, "Look at the content here." ”

Xu You opened it and looked at it, and inside was a real image, a very clear real image.

If Yun Yanjin can use the angle to quibble with what he shot just now, then this one is not at all, and you can clearly see Xu You's fingers pinching the flesh on Huangfu Lan's waist and gently rubbing it.

And Huang Fulan did not resist at all, and let Xu You do whatever he wanted.

This picture directly hammered the relationship between Xu You and Huang Fu Lan, and there was no quibble at all, anyone who watched it had to be sure that Xu You and Huang Fu Lan had a leg.

To be honest, Xu You was a little stunned when he saw this real image for the first time.

He actually knew that Zhou Min had most likely seen this fact with the naked eye, otherwise he would not have said those words just now.

But I didn't expect the other party to take a picture! It's still such a clear and tricky angle!

What are you doing! Why do these old women like to take pictures one by one? The shooting techniques are all so awesome, just like those from a professional class.

Where did she Zhou Min hide and take these pictures? What is the purpose of filming these?

Xu You fell silent, but Zhou Min smiled slowly, "What, you shouldn't be able to argue at this time." ”

Xu You took a deep breath, looked at Zhou Min who was smiling indifferently, and directly labeled the other party a super bad woman in his heart.

Xu You didn't bother to explain the relationship between himself and Huangfu Lan, he just looked at the other party and asked calmly, "Eldest princess, what do you want?" ”

"What do you mean?" Zhou Min asked rhetorically.

Xu You continued, "Isn't it for the benefit that you took these pictures and stood up to help me testify? ”

"You think Hongu is going to threaten you with this?" Zhou Min slowly squinted and said, "Don't you look down on this palace too much?"

Hongu has never disdained to do such things that can't be put on the table. ”

"Then you are."

"Again, this palace likes human contacts."

"Isn't this still similar to a threat," Xu You paused and said, "If I can't meet the eldest princess's requirements in the future, then it's a loss of favor."

As soon as the favor is lost, this reality will be made public, right? ”

"Xu You, are you really underestimating the pattern of this palace?" Zhou Min continued to squint and said, "It's just a real image, how can this palace ruin its reputation because of this."

You can rest assured, this palace is a heavy promise. It's just a matter of helping you, and it doesn't matter to this palace whether you get this love or not. ”

Looking at Zhou Min's calm eyes, to be honest, Xu You was a little impenetrable.

This woman grew up in the deep palace since she was a child, and she has a thousand words in her heart, and she just listens to half of her words.

But one thing is certain, with Zhou Min's status, he will indeed not do anything like threatening himself with this reality for the time being.

What's this all about tonight!

Zhou Min continued, "I found that you are really bold, don't you know the family rules of the Huangfu family? If it weren't for what Hongu had just seen with his own eyes.

I can't believe that you and Huangfu Lan secretly communicate with each other. And even if you're not afraid, Huangfu Lan isn't afraid of her? She is notoriously cautious, if nothing else.

There has never been a single scandal for so many years, why did it fall into your hands? ”

"Ahem, no one can say anything bad about feelings, it comes naturally, and it's hard to help yourself." Xu You replied.

"Then Bengu has a few questions for you."

"You say."

"When did you and Huang Fulan start? How did it start? Where are we now? When Zhou Min asked this question, the depths of his eyes sparkled, and there was a very strong desire for knowledge in them.

Sure enough, no matter what status a woman is, no matter what age she is, she can't escape love gossip.

Of course, Xu You can also understand the other party's gossip. You think, your good sister's apprentice and another good sister are secretly getting along.

And whether it is Mo Yuhuang or Huangfu Lan, they are all top big shots. There is also a Xu You, the first day of Shenzhou.

Especially Huangfu Lan, under the special family rules of the Huangfu family, she dared to get along with Xu You. Who doesn't want to know what's going on?

Don't talk about Zhou Min, there is no one in the world who doesn't want to eat this melon, if some Di Bao editors know, then they have to write crazy.

How can Xu You answer these questions? How to answer?

In the end, Xu You still said slowly, "Actually, the matter is not as deep as you think, the eldest princess, and I am only in a small ambiguous stage."

It's really innocent. Don't dare to mess around. As for how to get started, it's not easy to say. ”

"You don't say?" Zhou Min smiled lightly, "Xu You, you don't want this matter to be known, do you?" ”

“.”

Xu You was stunned on the spot, "No, eldest princess, didn't you say that you wouldn't threaten me with this matter?" ”

"Big things are definitely not threatening, but you don't tell this kind of trivial matter, isn't it a bit too much. Isn't it too much for me to do you so much and just need you to satisfy my curiosity? ”

"Cut five cities today, cut ten cities tomorrow, eldest princess, your repeated behavior makes me very insecure."

"Just let me see the love book, nothing else. Anyway, don't worry, you just need to tell me how you got better.

No one else will know about the truth. This shrine will keep its promises. ”

"Then I'll Nobunaga Princess again." Xu You gritted his teeth slightly, "What do you want to hear?" ”

So at this moment, Zhou Min, who has always been heroic and calm, directly turned into Ru in the melon field, asking all kinds of questions to eat melons.

Xu You could only helplessly tell the other party about his "love history" with Huangfulan.

Of course, what to say and what not to say and the sense of boundaries Xu You is still in control.

After a while, Zhou Min stopped with satisfaction, and said with some surprise, "I didn't expect you to hide so deeply and act so well." ”

"Eldest princess, I've said everything I need to say, and that's the end of this matter, okay?"

"Okay. This is a secret that belongs between Hongu and you, and no one will know about it. ”

"Okay." Xu You nodded slightly.

It's a secret again! How many women do you have this kind of secret?

Xu You breathed a sigh of relief, he could think that Zhou Min was such a person who liked gossip, and hoped that she really had a pattern and didn't talk nonsense in major matters, otherwise she couldn't blame herself for being unjust.

"By the way, eldest princess, you shouldn't use this real image to threaten the imperial princess, right?" Xu You finally asked.

Zhou Min paused when he heard this, and then smiled, "Of course not." Hongu is not that kind of person. ”

Xu You looked at the other party, the bottom line should be there, otherwise she would not be able to sit in this position today, so Xu You was a little relieved.

Later, if she dares to mess around, then she will be drunk and she will not be polite.

The chat between the two stopped for a while, and soon it was Xu You's turn to take the stage.

Zhou Min sat under the stage and watched Xu You come to the stage, looking at Xu You with interest.

Now the matter between Xu You and Huangfu Lan has been hammered, and she has also determined most of the things between Xu You and Yue Qingyu.

Therefore, at this moment, Zhou Min was not only shocked, but also absolutely curious about Xu You, why could he make Huangfu Lan and Yue Qingyu fall in love with him at such a young age?

This is really incredible, so Zhou Min naturally has countless curiosity about Xu You, she has to see what magic Xu You has!

On the stage, as Xu You came on stage, there were more people watching below.

The process is very simple, that is, there is a special host who asks Xu You questions, and then he cooperates with the answer and publicity, and there are several other top performers on the same stage.

But Xu You didn't know each other, and he didn't play.

The interview and interaction lasted for a long time, and Xu You stepped down after half an hour.

But after stepping down, he was also surrounded by some outstanding young people who participated in the banquet to communicate, this kind of thing Xu You naturally would not refuse arrogantly.

He did not take the cold route, but the friendly route.

Connections, the more the merrier, and maybe they will come in handy in the future.

In this way, after another half an hour, Xu You was finally free.

He breathed a sigh of relief, looked up and saw that he had now been taken to the side hall, and was about to go back when a gentle voice came from behind him.

This is the most unique gentle voice that Zhou Wan'er has.

Looking back, sure enough, it was Zhou Wan'er standing behind her.

Zhou Wan'er was wearing a one-piece sky blue long skirt, which set off her body line very well.

Graceful, like catkins dancing lightly, people can't take their eyes off.

The long hair is tied into a bun and draped on both sides of the fragrant shoulders, and the goose egg face is slightly powdered. Her eyes are as blue and clear as a lake, her nose is beautiful, and her thin and moderate lips have a shallow smile.

Gentle and elegant, dignified and beautiful, beauty and temperament coexist, elegance and humility are integrated.

Zhou Wan'er's smile is always so gentle, like the sunshine in spring, heartwarming. Looking at this smile, my heart calmed down.

Down-and-out and generous, showing everyone's demeanor.

Such a traditional lady to the extreme, can be said to be the ultimate dream of every man.

Who wouldn't want to have such a woman who knows cold and hot and thinks about her husband as a wife.

"Long time no see." Zhou Wan'er showed a heartfelt gentle smile at Xu You, and then waved her hand gently at Xu You.

"Long time no see."

Xu You paused for a moment, then immediately smiled back and walked towards the other party quickly.

He could see from Zhou Wan'er's eyes that the other party was thinking of himself, and he could also feel the absolute gentle temperament that the other party exuded as a whole.

To be honest, Zhou Wan'er's temperament and appearance really killed Xu You.

It's the kind of big sister who is gentle to the bones, and when you are helpless and lost, she will hold you in her arms and comfort you softly.

is a big sister who thinks about you wholeheartedly, even if Xu You has not lived with the other party, but he knows that as long as Zhou Wan'er is here, his backyard will definitely be as stable as Mount Tai.

Zhou Wan'er is like this, she can always give Xu You the feeling of a confidant sister like an absolute wife.

Otherwise, it would not have been that after the two had only been in contact a few times before, Xu You was taken down by her.

This really can't be blocked with your own perseverance, no one can stop Zhou Wan'er who is gentle on you.

[Because I've been busy in the past two days, I'll write more about my daily transitions, and everyone understands.] Why, love you! Mouth one!! 】

[It's the end of the month, please have a monthly pass in your hand, hehehehe. Give everyone a few bangs, bang~~]

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