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　Roughly three days have passed since I set foot in the realm of demons.

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　It is natural that it takes time for us to move around while exploring, but we are frequently attacked by demons.

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　We choose a place to rest at night to avoid being attacked, but we were still attacked by demons in the dark several times.

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　Well, even then we were able to deal with them without any difficulty because one of us, Veena and I who have magic perception and Amako and Nagi who have precognition magic, were on guard. ...... That's how harsh the realm of demons can be called a harsh place.

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The place is a harsh land.

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　And now we are being chased by a pack of demons.

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　Large, green-haired, monkey-like creatures.

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　I sigh once more at the sight of countless demons running across the land, jumping from tree to tree, chasing us.

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Venom Monkey. I miss those demons..."

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　It reminds me of the time I fell into the forest with my seniors.

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　The one that is chasing us now is much more ferocious than the one that chased us then, though it is built like a gorilla.

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　While I was wondering what to do, Amako, who was running next to me, called out to me.

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"Usato, what are you going to do?　Even if we defeat them, other demons will come in to sidestep us.

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"I guess so. There are so many signs around here.

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"Ugh, Usato-kun!　Oh, that thing is sending poisonous mucus at us!

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　Hannah, who is carrying the baby on her back, shouts as she points behind her.

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"Mr. El!

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I know!

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　At the sound of my voice, Elle, who was following behind me, activates her wind magic and drops the poisoned liquid that has been blown away.

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　It would be troublesome if the others were poisoned, let alone me.

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Nono-san's water magic will probably be able to make it slide away, though...

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"Well, it probably doesn't make sense. It looks like that monster can climb trees.

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　If you do it, you'll take them down for sure.

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　But that would be a hassle if we had to deal with other demons as well.

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　We're not here to destroy the environment, and if we can avoid fighting, we should do so.

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"Okay. This is ...... Koger!　Send out your alter egos!

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You're using me as bait?

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Yes!

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　Let's use it as bait.

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　Since we have already talked about it, KOGA will create an alter ego immediately.

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　It looks like a black alter ego in the shape of KOGA.

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Nair, binding spell.

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Yes, please.

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"Thank you."

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　...... Okay, we're ready to go.

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　I remove my gaze from his palm and touch the shoulder of the alter ego of Koga who appears alongside me, then I grab his arm.

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"Hmm?　What did you just attach...?"

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"Well then, I'm counting on you!"

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　He swings his arm in a wide arc and throws it at the demon chasing him from behind.

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　Mistaking him for someone who has failed to escape, the demons begin to swarm around Koga's alter ego.

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"It's working well as a decoy. It's very complicated.

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　At the moment Koga mutters with a blue face while looking behind him --- a green flash and a shockwave explode at the place where the demons are swarming, and the pile of demons is blown away.

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"Where's ......?"

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"Yes."

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　Everyone except me, Nair, and Amako turn around looking stunned, but I'm glad we made it anyway.

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"I attached a healing explosive to the decoy before throwing it at them. I'm sure they won't chase us now."

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"Do you know how much you just did to ......?　You even attached a bomb to my alter ego in the shape of me and used it as a decoy. ......?"

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"It's okay, it's healing magic."

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"Don't think that healing magic will always exempt you from ......!"

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　It's tactically effective and, more importantly, it doesn't harm us.

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　Well, I'm not so sure about the humanitarian aspect of it.

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"This is me and Koga's friendship tag team move. Healing altercation blasts."

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"Hey, can I hit you?

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　Now that we've separated the hordes of demons, let's find someplace safe to check out where we are.

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Usato, Koga, I see something up ahead.

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"Hmm?"

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　Nagi's voice made me look ahead.

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　I saw man-made structures that were clearly different from the view of the demon's domain, where I had only seen trees.

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"...... Mr. Nagi."

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"It looks abandoned. It doesn't look like it's been inhabited for a long time."

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　It looks pretty old when you get up close and look at it.

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　It is a solid rock structure, but too small to be considered a ruin.

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"Mr. Hanna. Should we investigate this place?"

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"......Yes. Wouldn't it be better to camp here in time?"

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　It will be dark soon.

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　I nodded to Hannah's words and looked at Coga.

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"Hey, you guys, go check around and see if there are any demons around.

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"""Yes, sir, sub-captain!"""

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"No, I'm the captain, okay?"

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　I'll let my men take care of the perimeter.

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　Hanna and Nair are already looking at the ruins.

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　I'd like to investigate ...... too, but I'd like to ....... first.

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"Let's get the camp stuff out of the way..."

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　The cloak is opened and the tent and sleeping bag used for encampment pop out from the inside.

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　That's it.

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"Now if only there was a watering hole. ......"

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"I can hear the river running nearby, so it's there."

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　If Amaco, who has a good ear, says so, it's definitely there.

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　Well then, while we're at it, let's check the location of the watering hole.

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"Mr. Nagi, Koga. Amako and I will go check the watering hole.

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"Oh."

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"Yeah, you got it."

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　With the two of you, Hannah and Nea will be fine.

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　With Amako on my back and Bulrin on my back, I head in the direction of the sound of the river.

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"If there's a river near that ruin, it must be ...... a place originally intended for someone to live, right?"

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"I think so. I think so. I don't think it's a ruin because of its size."

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　Isn't it a bit harsh to live in the realm of demons?

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　At least as far as we are concerned, it would be difficult to even live properly in a place infested with ferocious demons.

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"Is there an intelligent life form living in such an environment ......?"

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I thought they were gone.

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　But the fact that there was a building here certainly means that someone lived here.

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　To the untrained eye, those ruins don't look like they are hundreds of years old.

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"It depends on what Nair and Hannah think. I think a lot depends on how old the building is."

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"Yes, I think so. I'm sure Nair will find something, and I'll leave it to him.

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　I know Nair and Amaco know how good he is.

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　She may be a bit out of it, but she has never failed us at the critical moment.

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"...... while we're talking. I see the river."

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　In my ears I hear the sound of the river and ...... also the sound of a falling waterfall echoing from nearby.

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　I walk through the trees to an open area and find a large area that seems to be the basin of the waterfall.

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"Oh, we're in a pretty big place, aren't we?

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"Yeah. The water is clean and not too deep, so we can take a dip.

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　We can get drinking water if we boil it, and it's pretty good that we can get water here.

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　Immediately, Bulrin, who was carrying Amaco, puts his mouth to the water and starts to drink.

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"Bulrin, can you drink it?"

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"Gah!"

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"...... seems to be okay."

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　I nodded at the cheerful sound of the bullfinches, and Keira stepped out of her cloak and peeked into the water.

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"It's beautiful water, isn't it? There seem to be a lot of fish in it.

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"The rich nature here is also different from the demon king's territory, isn't it?"

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　I knew that on the way here.

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　But now that the power of the Demon King has been removed, the land of the Demon King's domain will eventually return to normal like the others.

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　Well, we don't know how many years it will be, but it's nature.

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"Well, now that we've checked the watering hole, let's go back. If we stay too long, we might run into the demons who came to drink the water.

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"Yes."

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"That's true."

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　Keira nodded at my words and entered the cloak, and Amaco got on Bulrin's back.

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　When I returned, I asked Neah and Hannah how things were going ...... and then---,

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"...... hmm?"

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　A tingling sensation makes me turn around.

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　I feel like something is watching me .......

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　It's not a demon.......

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"Usato?"

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<<"Usato? >>

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Something's watching us. Amako, stay alert.

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"!　Yes."

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　My skin crawls, or I have a strange sensation of being observed, and I float multiple magic bullets in my palm.

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　I don't know if they are trying to attack us or not, but let's find out first.

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"Healing Magic Rampant Bullets - Applied Version!"

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　The bomb envelops a --- in the manner of a healing bomb.

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　After confirming that there are multiple magic bullets packed inside the translucent magic bullet, I swing the volleyball-sized magic bullet as hard as I can.

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"Healing diffusion bullet!

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　I meditate and throw the magic bullet at random.

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　After Keira's surprised voice, the magic bullet flies diagonally upward.

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　After a few seconds of flying in a heap, the magic bullet bursts in mid-air, and the healing magic bullets that came out of it bounce down to the ground.

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　The particles of healing magic that fell to the ground affect the living creatures on the spot, and I can feel the sensation.

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"...... people?"

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　Among the several reactions, there is one that is clearly different.

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　It was a human-like figure, not like a demon, that seemed to be in a panic and was about to start running.

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　At that point, we can assume that it is a subhuman or something, but the humanoid suddenly changes its appearance.

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"...... What is it?　A demon?　Or is it something else?

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　The figure of the "something" that was touched by the healing magic particles I threw at it expands greatly, and I see it run away from the spot with beast-like movements.

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"It's fast beyond human speed. It rivals those tough guys!"

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"Hey, Usato. You strong-faced humans ......."

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　He is lost in thought as he goes through Amako's tsukkomi.

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"...... going after it?"

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　He unfolds his cloak and gathers strength in his legs.

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　I know where he is, and I know where he ran off to.

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　With my legs and Keira's magic, I'm sure I can catch up with them. .......

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"...... No."

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　We shouldn't be chasing them.

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　We can't leave Amaco and Bulrin behind, and most of all, we can't go alone.

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　It's not a good idea to go off the beaten path in a place where we don't know the left and right sides of the road.

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Usato, what did you find?

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Something was watching us. It's out of our range, so there's no point in chasing it.

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"......, I think there's going to be some trouble here, too."

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　Hey, why are you looking so far away from me?

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　I have a feeling that something troublesome is going to happen, but it's not my fault, okay?

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"Shea?"

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　If she had noticed us, she would have contacted us immediately. ...... or is she in too much danger to allow that?

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　If so, it would explain why her magic is light magic and not something that changes her appearance.

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　...... only deepens the mystery.

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