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Chapter 8: Cupid's Chokehold
Bobbie enjoyed the time off from school. She spent most of her time with Patrick. School had started right after New Years. She was studying for a test when Patrick came running through the house. “Bobbie, Bobbie! Where are you?” “I’m right here. What’s wrong?” “Nothing. I have awesome news.” “Well, what is it?” She laughed. “The band is going to go on a tour for 3 months. We leave in 2 days. We’ll be back in April.” “Oh my god! That is so great. I’m so excited for you.” But deep down her heart was breaking in a million pieces. She wanted him to be happy, but she wanted him to be with her. “You sure.” “Why wouldn’t I be. I’m going to miss you like crazy though.” He kissed her. “We still have a few days. Why don’t we go out tonight?” “That sounds great. I don’t have any classes tomorrow.”
They spent the afternoon at his place packing. Bobbie was trying to be brave. “Bobbie smile for me, will ya.” She didn’t realize she looked so sad. “I’m sorry. I’m really trying to be happy for you.” She went to him and gave him a long kiss. He moved the suitcase and laid her down. “Patrick, can we go slow this time. I want to remember everything.” “Anything for my baby.” He kissed her forehead, eyelids, nose, and cheeks. “You are so beautiful.” She could feel the tears, but held them back. Patrick moved his hand at the hem of her shirt. He put his hand on her tummy. She had butterflies. His hand went to her left breast. He massaged her breast and then went to the right and did the same. He took her shirt off and then kissed the tops of her breast that were shown above her bra. She took off his hat and ran her fingers through his hair. He unsnapped her bra and threw it on the floor. “This is what I like.” “You are such a man.” They laughed. He bent down and kissed each breast and sucking on each nipple. “Oh my Trick. It feels so good.” He moved down to her stomach, just above her waistband of her jeans. He unbuttoned and unzipped her jeans and took them off. She had a red thong on. “Oh god Bobbie. Those are awesome. Are you trying to kill me.” She laughed. He rubbed the front of the thong. “Mmmm. Trick” He took them off. “There’s my girl the way I like her.” “Will you stop it?” She smiled. “What? You’re gorgeous naked.” “Well, you are a little overdressed.”
She grabbed him by the shirt and took it off. She threw it on the floor. She pushed him down on the bed. She straddled him. She kissed his chest. He could feel her nipples grazing his chest. He was getting hard by the minute. She scooted down on him. She licked him above his belt buckle. He didn’t know how much longer he was going to last. She unbuckled the belt and took his jeans and boxers off. She took him into her hand rubbing him up and down. She then took him into her mouth. He tasted so sweet. She swirled her tongue around him. “Bobbie, please.” She got on top of him. He went in quickly. “Oh god, Trick. I love you.” She moved up and down on him. He grabbed her by the waist and turned her over so she was under him. “Faster and harder, Trick.” He loved it when she said that. He pumped her so hard he thought he was going to hurt her. “Babe, open your eyes.” They looked into each others eyes as they both came. She had tears in her eyes. Patrick fell on top of her. They couldn’t catch their breath. “That was amazing. I love you so much, Bobbie. That will keep me going for 3 months.” He finally looked up at her. “Oh baby. No tears. I can’t stand it when you cry. You will be busy with school. I will return to you. I promise. Remember I am your boy.” She smiled. “I’m sorry. I know you’ll come back to me. I love you.” They fell asleep in each others arms.
~Two hours later~
Patrick’s door swung opened. “Hey Patty Cakes.” “Oh my god. My eyes.” “Pete, get the hell out of here.” “ I wanted to show you this.” Bobbie woke up. “Hey Pete.” She kept the sheet up to her chest. “Did you two have fun?” “Yes we did and Patrick even got some packing done.” Pete was more of a brother to her. “So what did you want to show me?” Patrick asked. Pete got in the middle of the two. “Oh god, Pete.” “What? Do I smell?” Bobbie laughed. “Here. Take a look at these.” Patrick grabbed the sheets. They were posters promoting the upcoming shows. “These are awesome. I love them.” “Oh, let me see.” Patrick handed them to her. “These are great. You look gorgeous.” “Thank you.” Both Patrick and Pete said in unison. “She meant me you fuck head.” “Oh, I’m hurt. I thought you loved me, Bobbie.” “Oh, I do Pete. But Patrick has my heart. Now will you get out so I can change.”
Pete left and they both changed. “So, what do you want to do?” Patrick asked. “Why don’t we go for a pizza and rent a movie and watch it at my place. Both Lynn and Samantha are working. Will you spend the night?” “Of course.” They went to Chicago Pizza and got a salad and pizza. “So, where are you guys going first?” “We’re heading east, then south, and then the north and then finally home. I’m nervous. I hope they’ll like us.” “I know they will. Just remember I’ll be thinking of you.” “We’ll talk, IM and text. Of course I’ll have to ask Pete to help me.” “I do feel a little better now. I am still going to miss you though.
After they ate they got “Sixteen Candles” DVD to watch. They went back to Bobbie’s place. Patrick put in the movie and Bobbie made some popcorn. She sat next to Patrick. After the movie they went to her bedroom. “Do you want to go to bed? You look a little tired.” Bobbie said. “Yeah, I have a lot to do tomorrow.” Bobbie changed into one of Patrick’s t-shirts. “Isn’t that mine?” “Yeah. I stole it one night.” She smiled. He took off his shirt and jeans. They both got into bed. She went into his arms. “I love you, Patrick. So very much.” “I love you. You’ll always have my heart.”
The next morning Patrick went to his place to pack. Bobbie went over a few hours later. “Hey Andy. How are you doing?” “Good. Really excited to get on the road.” “You guys are going to do awesome. Is Patrick in his room?” “Yeah.” “Okay. Talk to you later.” She went into his room. “Trick, are you here?” She didn’t see him. “Yeah, right here.” He was looking under his bed. “Are you all packed?” “Pretty much. I have clothes, guitars, straps, strings, money, pictures of my baby, laptop, and my pillow. So I have everything.” “You’re missing one thing.” “I am?” “Yeah, this.” She handed him a box that was wrapped. “Open it.” He tore the paper and opened the box. It was a picture of the four guys in a frame. Under the picture it said. “Our first tour…among many” “I love it. Thank you so much.” He kissed her. “There’s something else in there.” There was a picture of Bobbie and him. Under that picture it said, ’To my boy, forever and ever’ “Bobbie, I don’t know what to say. Thank you. I did get you a few things. Well, one is actually a gift. I want you to have one of my hoodies. Is that alright?” “Yes, I’m never going to take it off. I’ll sleep with it every night.” “Here is your gift.” She opened it. There was a picture of them at the park. It was one of her favorite pictures of them. “So great minds think alike. Thank you sweetie.” “I have another one. I was going to wait until we came back, but I can’t wait.” It was a small box. She opened it. It was a ring. “It’s a promise ring. I want you to know I really cherish you and our relationship. Will you accept it?” “Of course, Patrick. I can’t think of anything to say. I love you.” She kissed him. “Here, let me put it on.” Patrick slid the ring on her finger. “A perfect fit. Like you.” “Thank you so much, Trick.”
The rest of the day the spent together. She stayed over at Patrick’s. All they did that night was hold each other. They knew it was going to be a long 3 months. Bobbie woke up to Patrick moving his things. “Hey sweetheart.” “Are you leaving now?” “In a little bit.” “Oh, okay.” She got dressed. This was going to be so hard. She said goodbye to Andy and Joe and then Pete. “You take care of yourself, Bobbie. Call us if you need anything.” “I will. Pete?” “Yeah?” “Take care of our boy.” “You know I will. He’ll be coming back to you. I’ll make sure of it. See you in April.” “Bye” “So this is it. I gotta go, hun.” “Okay.” “Say something else. I don’t want us to say goodbye like this.” “I’m sorry. I just don’t want to cry in front of you.” “I’ll be back. I’m not leaving for good. I love you so much. Never ever doubt that. If Jackson calls or anything I want you to call the police.” “I love you. Please be safe.” She took his face in her hands and kissed him deeply. She slid her tongue in his mouth. “I’ll try to talk to you tonight.” “Alright. Have fun, but not too much. I love you.” “I love you more.” He got in the van next to Pete and buckled up. He looked out the window and waved. After they drove away a tear slid down his cheek. “Patrick, she’ll be fine.”
When Bobbie got back to the house she went straight to her bedroom. She fell on her bed and cried holding Patrick’s hoodie. After about a hour of that she got up and took a shower and got dressed. She had her Child Psychology class. When she came home Lynn was in the kitchen. “Hey Bobbie. God you look like shit.” “Thanks. Patrick left this morning.” “I’m sorry. Oh, you got a letter today. Here you go.” “Thanks. I’ll be in my room studying.” She got to her room and turned on IM just in case he might come on. Then she opened the letter. There was no return address.
Bobbie,
How is Chicago? That’s right. I finally found you. We can be together soon. I know you don’t love him like you love me. Patrick will leave soon enough. Come to me then. Please don’t go to the police. I’m not coming to you. I just wanted to tell you how much I love you. I want to make everything right again. I’ll go slow this time. I promise. I’m truly sorry for hurting you. Please forgive me.
Love,
Jackson
Bobbie couldn’t believe it. How in the hell did he find her and know Patrick’s name. Patrick said to go to the police, but it was just a letter. But something was changing. The urge was coming back. She ran to the bathroom and found a razor. She got the disposable and took it apart. She found the spot on the inside of her arm and slid the razor across her arm a few times. “Oh Patrick. I’m so sorry.” She was crying. She wrapped her arm up and went back to her room. There were a few messages on her computer.
trick84: Hey Sweetheart?
trick84: Are you there?
stumplover: I’m here. Where are you?
trick84: Still on the road. I’m so tired of this van already. Plus I miss you.
trick84: How was class?
stumplover: Good. Nothing too exciting going on here. I miss you too.
trick84: I have to go. Sorry so short. I love you.
stumplover: I love you.
trick84: Talk to you later!
Bobbie was depressed again. It was going to be a hard 3 months. She didn’t know how she was going to get through. She looked at the ring. She knew Patrick would come home and make everything right.
~1 week later~
Things were going a little better for Bobbie. She missed Patrick like crazy, but they emailed, phoned, and IM’d when he could. She stopped the cutting once again. She realized how stupid it was.
Bobbie came back from class and both Lynn and Samantha were home. “Hey guys. What’s up?” Well, we have some news to tell you. You aren’t going to be happy with it.” Lynn said. “Oh, is it about Patrick?” “No, nothing like that. It’s about us.” Samantha said. “Well, you know we are both on the soccer team and they have a soriety. We just found out that for us to be in the soriety we need to live on campus. We were wondering if we cold move out now. We both would give you rent until the end of the school year. I know it’s short notice and with Patrick gone it’s not the best time.” “No, I totally understand. You know what, I talked to my dad a few months ago and he mentioned about buying a house and renting it. I’m wondering if the landlord would be willing to sell and I could live here free and when I move out my dad could rent.” “The landlord said that he was planning on selling after we moved out.” Lynn said. “I’m going to make some calls. You are more than welcomed here anytime.” The all hugged.
Bobbie got to her room and called her dad and told him what was going on. He was interested in the house. She gave him the landlords number. A hour later he called back and said that he was going to buy the house so she could live there free until she moved out. She was lucky enough that her dad was so generous with money, but she still wish he would show love to her. She went on her computer to see if Patrick was on.
stumplover: Hey, babe. R U there?
stumplover: I really need to talk to you?
stumplover: I guess your not on. I love you.
trick84: No I’m here. What’s wrong?
trick84: It’s not Jackson is it?
(She still didn’t tell Patrick about the letter)
stumplover: No, nothing like that. I have good news and bad news.
stump lover: The girls are moving onto campus. They are going to be in a soriety and need to live on campus.
trick84: I’m sorry baby. Will you find someone new to move in?
stumplover: That’s the good news. My dad is buying the house. He told me a few months ago how he wanted to buy an apartment and the land lord wanted to sell this house.
trick84: Awesome. I wish I was there. I don’t like you being alone.
stumplover: I’ll be fine. I promise you.
trick84: I’m here if you need anything. Any time.
stumplover: I know. Where are you?
trick84: We’re in Michigan. It’s fucking freezing here and the heater broke in the van. It’s getting fixed now.
stump lover: How are the shows going?
trick84: Awesome. There has been so many kids. I can’t believe it.
trick84: Bobbie, I have to go. Pete needs me for something. I miss you and love you.
stump over: Love you!
She got off the computer and actually felt better than she had. She looked at the picture of them and knew they would be together forever.
Bobbie enjoyed the time off from school. She spent most of her time with Patrick. School had started right after New Years. She was studying for a test when Patrick came running through the house. “Bobbie, Bobbie! Where are you?” “I’m right here. What’s wrong?” “Nothing. I have awesome news.” “Well, what is it?” She laughed. “The band is going to go on a tour for 3 months. We leave in 2 days. We’ll be back in April.” “Oh my god! That is so great. I’m so excited for you.” But deep down her heart was breaking in a million pieces. She wanted him to be happy, but she wanted him to be with her. “You sure.” “Why wouldn’t I be. I’m going to miss you like crazy though.” He kissed her. “We still have a few days. Why don’t we go out tonight?” “That sounds great. I don’t have any classes tomorrow.”
They spent the afternoon at his place packing. Bobbie was trying to be brave. “Bobbie smile for me, will ya.” She didn’t realize she looked so sad. “I’m sorry. I’m really trying to be happy for you.” She went to him and gave him a long kiss. He moved the suitcase and laid her down. “Patrick, can we go slow this time. I want to remember everything.” “Anything for my baby.” He kissed her forehead, eyelids, nose, and cheeks. “You are so beautiful.” She could feel the tears, but held them back. Patrick moved his hand at the hem of her shirt. He put his hand on her tummy. She had butterflies. His hand went to her left breast. He massaged her breast and then went to the right and did the same. He took her shirt off and then kissed the tops of her breast that were shown above her bra. She took off his hat and ran her fingers through his hair. He unsnapped her bra and threw it on the floor. “This is what I like.” “You are such a man.” They laughed. He bent down and kissed each breast and sucking on each nipple. “Oh my Trick. It feels so good.” He moved down to her stomach, just above her waistband of her jeans. He unbuttoned and unzipped her jeans and took them off. She had a red thong on. “Oh god Bobbie. Those are awesome. Are you trying to kill me.” She laughed. He rubbed the front of the thong. “Mmmm. Trick” He took them off. “There’s my girl the way I like her.” “Will you stop it?” She smiled. “What? You’re gorgeous naked.” “Well, you are a little overdressed.”
She grabbed him by the shirt and took it off. She threw it on the floor. She pushed him down on the bed. She straddled him. She kissed his chest. He could feel her nipples grazing his chest. He was getting hard by the minute. She scooted down on him. She licked him above his belt buckle. He didn’t know how much longer he was going to last. She unbuckled the belt and took his jeans and boxers off. She took him into her hand rubbing him up and down. She then took him into her mouth. He tasted so sweet. She swirled her tongue around him. “Bobbie, please.” She got on top of him. He went in quickly. “Oh god, Trick. I love you.” She moved up and down on him. He grabbed her by the waist and turned her over so she was under him. “Faster and harder, Trick.” He loved it when she said that. He pumped her so hard he thought he was going to hurt her. “Babe, open your eyes.” They looked into each others eyes as they both came. She had tears in her eyes. Patrick fell on top of her. They couldn’t catch their breath. “That was amazing. I love you so much, Bobbie. That will keep me going for 3 months.” He finally looked up at her. “Oh baby. No tears. I can’t stand it when you cry. You will be busy with school. I will return to you. I promise. Remember I am your boy.” She smiled. “I’m sorry. I know you’ll come back to me. I love you.” They fell asleep in each others arms.
~Two hours later~
Patrick’s door swung opened. “Hey Patty Cakes.” “Oh my god. My eyes.” “Pete, get the hell out of here.” “ I wanted to show you this.” Bobbie woke up. “Hey Pete.” She kept the sheet up to her chest. “Did you two have fun?” “Yes we did and Patrick even got some packing done.” Pete was more of a brother to her. “So what did you want to show me?” Patrick asked. Pete got in the middle of the two. “Oh god, Pete.” “What? Do I smell?” Bobbie laughed. “Here. Take a look at these.” Patrick grabbed the sheets. They were posters promoting the upcoming shows. “These are awesome. I love them.” “Oh, let me see.” Patrick handed them to her. “These are great. You look gorgeous.” “Thank you.” Both Patrick and Pete said in unison. “She meant me you fuck head.” “Oh, I’m hurt. I thought you loved me, Bobbie.” “Oh, I do Pete. But Patrick has my heart. Now will you get out so I can change.”
Pete left and they both changed. “So, what do you want to do?” Patrick asked. “Why don’t we go for a pizza and rent a movie and watch it at my place. Both Lynn and Samantha are working. Will you spend the night?” “Of course.” They went to Chicago Pizza and got a salad and pizza. “So, where are you guys going first?” “We’re heading east, then south, and then the north and then finally home. I’m nervous. I hope they’ll like us.” “I know they will. Just remember I’ll be thinking of you.” “We’ll talk, IM and text. Of course I’ll have to ask Pete to help me.” “I do feel a little better now. I am still going to miss you though.
After they ate they got “Sixteen Candles” DVD to watch. They went back to Bobbie’s place. Patrick put in the movie and Bobbie made some popcorn. She sat next to Patrick. After the movie they went to her bedroom. “Do you want to go to bed? You look a little tired.” Bobbie said. “Yeah, I have a lot to do tomorrow.” Bobbie changed into one of Patrick’s t-shirts. “Isn’t that mine?” “Yeah. I stole it one night.” She smiled. He took off his shirt and jeans. They both got into bed. She went into his arms. “I love you, Patrick. So very much.” “I love you. You’ll always have my heart.”
The next morning Patrick went to his place to pack. Bobbie went over a few hours later. “Hey Andy. How are you doing?” “Good. Really excited to get on the road.” “You guys are going to do awesome. Is Patrick in his room?” “Yeah.” “Okay. Talk to you later.” She went into his room. “Trick, are you here?” She didn’t see him. “Yeah, right here.” He was looking under his bed. “Are you all packed?” “Pretty much. I have clothes, guitars, straps, strings, money, pictures of my baby, laptop, and my pillow. So I have everything.” “You’re missing one thing.” “I am?” “Yeah, this.” She handed him a box that was wrapped. “Open it.” He tore the paper and opened the box. It was a picture of the four guys in a frame. Under the picture it said. “Our first tour…among many” “I love it. Thank you so much.” He kissed her. “There’s something else in there.” There was a picture of Bobbie and him. Under that picture it said, ’To my boy, forever and ever’ “Bobbie, I don’t know what to say. Thank you. I did get you a few things. Well, one is actually a gift. I want you to have one of my hoodies. Is that alright?” “Yes, I’m never going to take it off. I’ll sleep with it every night.” “Here is your gift.” She opened it. There was a picture of them at the park. It was one of her favorite pictures of them. “So great minds think alike. Thank you sweetie.” “I have another one. I was going to wait until we came back, but I can’t wait.” It was a small box. She opened it. It was a ring. “It’s a promise ring. I want you to know I really cherish you and our relationship. Will you accept it?” “Of course, Patrick. I can’t think of anything to say. I love you.” She kissed him. “Here, let me put it on.” Patrick slid the ring on her finger. “A perfect fit. Like you.” “Thank you so much, Trick.”
The rest of the day the spent together. She stayed over at Patrick’s. All they did that night was hold each other. They knew it was going to be a long 3 months. Bobbie woke up to Patrick moving his things. “Hey sweetheart.” “Are you leaving now?” “In a little bit.” “Oh, okay.” She got dressed. This was going to be so hard. She said goodbye to Andy and Joe and then Pete. “You take care of yourself, Bobbie. Call us if you need anything.” “I will. Pete?” “Yeah?” “Take care of our boy.” “You know I will. He’ll be coming back to you. I’ll make sure of it. See you in April.” “Bye” “So this is it. I gotta go, hun.” “Okay.” “Say something else. I don’t want us to say goodbye like this.” “I’m sorry. I just don’t want to cry in front of you.” “I’ll be back. I’m not leaving for good. I love you so much. Never ever doubt that. If Jackson calls or anything I want you to call the police.” “I love you. Please be safe.” She took his face in her hands and kissed him deeply. She slid her tongue in his mouth. “I’ll try to talk to you tonight.” “Alright. Have fun, but not too much. I love you.” “I love you more.” He got in the van next to Pete and buckled up. He looked out the window and waved. After they drove away a tear slid down his cheek. “Patrick, she’ll be fine.”
When Bobbie got back to the house she went straight to her bedroom. She fell on her bed and cried holding Patrick’s hoodie. After about a hour of that she got up and took a shower and got dressed. She had her Child Psychology class. When she came home Lynn was in the kitchen. “Hey Bobbie. God you look like shit.” “Thanks. Patrick left this morning.” “I’m sorry. Oh, you got a letter today. Here you go.” “Thanks. I’ll be in my room studying.” She got to her room and turned on IM just in case he might come on. Then she opened the letter. There was no return address.
Bobbie,
How is Chicago? That’s right. I finally found you. We can be together soon. I know you don’t love him like you love me. Patrick will leave soon enough. Come to me then. Please don’t go to the police. I’m not coming to you. I just wanted to tell you how much I love you. I want to make everything right again. I’ll go slow this time. I promise. I’m truly sorry for hurting you. Please forgive me.
Love,
Jackson
Bobbie couldn’t believe it. How in the hell did he find her and know Patrick’s name. Patrick said to go to the police, but it was just a letter. But something was changing. The urge was coming back. She ran to the bathroom and found a razor. She got the disposable and took it apart. She found the spot on the inside of her arm and slid the razor across her arm a few times. “Oh Patrick. I’m so sorry.” She was crying. She wrapped her arm up and went back to her room. There were a few messages on her computer.
trick84: Hey Sweetheart?
trick84: Are you there?
stumplover: I’m here. Where are you?
trick84: Still on the road. I’m so tired of this van already. Plus I miss you.
trick84: How was class?
stumplover: Good. Nothing too exciting going on here. I miss you too.
trick84: I have to go. Sorry so short. I love you.
stumplover: I love you.
trick84: Talk to you later!
Bobbie was depressed again. It was going to be a hard 3 months. She didn’t know how she was going to get through. She looked at the ring. She knew Patrick would come home and make everything right.
~1 week later~
Things were going a little better for Bobbie. She missed Patrick like crazy, but they emailed, phoned, and IM’d when he could. She stopped the cutting once again. She realized how stupid it was.
Bobbie came back from class and both Lynn and Samantha were home. “Hey guys. What’s up?” Well, we have some news to tell you. You aren’t going to be happy with it.” Lynn said. “Oh, is it about Patrick?” “No, nothing like that. It’s about us.” Samantha said. “Well, you know we are both on the soccer team and they have a soriety. We just found out that for us to be in the soriety we need to live on campus. We were wondering if we cold move out now. We both would give you rent until the end of the school year. I know it’s short notice and with Patrick gone it’s not the best time.” “No, I totally understand. You know what, I talked to my dad a few months ago and he mentioned about buying a house and renting it. I’m wondering if the landlord would be willing to sell and I could live here free and when I move out my dad could rent.” “The landlord said that he was planning on selling after we moved out.” Lynn said. “I’m going to make some calls. You are more than welcomed here anytime.” The all hugged.
Bobbie got to her room and called her dad and told him what was going on. He was interested in the house. She gave him the landlords number. A hour later he called back and said that he was going to buy the house so she could live there free until she moved out. She was lucky enough that her dad was so generous with money, but she still wish he would show love to her. She went on her computer to see if Patrick was on.
stumplover: Hey, babe. R U there?
stumplover: I really need to talk to you?
stumplover: I guess your not on. I love you.
trick84: No I’m here. What’s wrong?
trick84: It’s not Jackson is it?
(She still didn’t tell Patrick about the letter)
stumplover: No, nothing like that. I have good news and bad news.
stump lover: The girls are moving onto campus. They are going to be in a soriety and need to live on campus.
trick84: I’m sorry baby. Will you find someone new to move in?
stumplover: That’s the good news. My dad is buying the house. He told me a few months ago how he wanted to buy an apartment and the land lord wanted to sell this house.
trick84: Awesome. I wish I was there. I don’t like you being alone.
stumplover: I’ll be fine. I promise you.
trick84: I’m here if you need anything. Any time.
stumplover: I know. Where are you?
trick84: We’re in Michigan. It’s fucking freezing here and the heater broke in the van. It’s getting fixed now.
stump lover: How are the shows going?
trick84: Awesome. There has been so many kids. I can’t believe it.
trick84: Bobbie, I have to go. Pete needs me for something. I miss you and love you.
stump over: Love you!
She got off the computer and actually felt better than she had. She looked at the picture of them and knew they would be together forever.
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