"Always together,Never apart .Maybe in distance,but never in heart."

Sky was covered in black velvety carpet, everything seems white with every drop of water, it started to thunder. Atmosphere which was humid few seconds back, gave a chilling effect.

Birds were searching for shelters, darkness was screaming loud, but that was not enough for a soul to calm. His heart was restless, his mind was not in peace.

He took the stick and started beating the drums, the louder the thunders strikes, the volume of his blues shuffle increases. His every strike shows his pent-up emotions. He closed his eyes and continued with the beating, trying to live in a time which is forgotten. His mind was playing the memories of Shree, her smile, her mischievous side, her agony, her fear everything.

But suddenly his mind started playing with his emotions too, how he went to meet Shree, how his guardian said she is not their daughter but those nincompoops didnt even realised, that there was a big potrait of Shree, Shambhavi and Aditya. He laughed out loud, remembering their idiocy. But his thoughts and venting out his emotions both came to a halt, when his guards called him out, he has a visitor.

He came down to meet the visitor, but his expression cleared Yuvraj, he has shown his face for some bad news. He without wasting a minute asked directly

"Kaunsi manhus khabar laye ho is baar, jo aisi shakal leke mere saamne khade ho?"

The visitor, looked downwards and said

"Sorry to infrom you sir,but hum yeh tender crack nahi kar paye."

He smiled and called him

"Oho bas itni si baat,tum bhi na Umesh .Yaha aao, daro mat."

Umesh with his shaking legs moved towards him, as soon as he reached, Yuvraj throws a glass of water on Umesh's face, kept his foot on his chest, pushed him on the floor and said

"Tender nahi mila,right?Tender nahi mila.Aise kaise nahi mila tender?Do you even have a single,single idea, ki yeh tender kitna important tha, humare business ke liye?Kitne mahino se pagalo ki tarah is deal pe kaam kiya hain humne aur bas chota saa , ek chota sa kaam diya tha tum sabko, ki last moment pe humare piche se isse kisi bhi haal mein crack kar lena.Par tum logo se wo bhi nahi hua,kyunnnnnn?

Aaj tumhari wajah se, sirf aur sirf tumhari wajah se laakhon ka nuksaan hua hain humein.Yuvraj se uski koi chiz chin li gayi hain.Aise kaise chin li gayi humse? Jo Yuvraj ka hain, Wo sirf aur sirf yuvraj ka hain, aur kisi ka nahi.

Destroy kar do Agnihotri ki company ko, aag laga do.Jo mera nahi hua use main kisi aur ka bhi nahi hone dunga."

He pressed his heel more on his chest and said

"Aur tum,Umesh.Gustakhi ki hain, to ab iska tohfa bhi tumhe jarur milna chaiye.Aur jante ho iska tohfa kya hain?Maut."

He instructed his men's to beat him in black and blue, and when Umesh, passed out due to continuous beating, Yuvraj gestured his men's to admit him to the hospital and he, himself checked the facilities.

Hindu college

When dawn challenges you, day brings a new twist for you. And Neeksha was waiting for that twist.The day which started with a provocation, will end in which note she is eager to know.

Without wasting a single moment, she moved towards the area where students from different states were staying. She checked her task for the day, made a note of it and moved towards the ground while tightening her ponytail.

But maybe destiny was planning something else. She was almost running towards the field, as their sport teacher is very punctual about time, but a sound stopped her in the mid. The strap of her sandal was broken. She looked upward and said

"Etai howar baki chilo, chherar ar somoy pelina? Ebar ki korbo? (yahin baki tha hone ko, tutne ka aur waqt nahi mila? Ab kya karu main?)"

She made a crying face, checked the time and thought

"Ab sirf 5 min mein,room jaake change karke wapis aana impossible hain,kum se kum 15 min jayega isi mein.Kya karun?

Ek kaam karti hun, rehna to field pe hi hain toh nange pair bhag leti hun, sir ki baat sunn ke phir room jaake aaram se change kar lungi. Haan yahin sahi rahega."

She kept her sandal at a side and started running towards the field but suddenly she felt something perforated her skin. She stopped at her place and looked back at her feet, and the sight took her heart out, a piece of glass perforated her skin, bloods are oozing out from it.

She closed her eyes tightly, locked her upper lips with her teeth, but the pain was agonizing. Her eyes were misty, her palm was tightly holding her white floral kurti. She felt helpless, how will she take out that shard? She looked at sideways but no one was there to help her out.

But suddenly her brain asked her from where did these shards came from? She checked the field, standing still at her position. Her eyes turned into soccer, that place was filled with shards, maybe a broken glass bottle .

That view made her more helpless, what will she do now? She cannot even sit on the ground to clear her wound, she cant even walk or else that piece will penetrate more in her skin. She somehow hopped, and after crossing the area, she slumped on the ground. She cleared the remaining part of her feet and pulled the shard, and she saw sanguineous flow of blood.

Her mouth escaped a painful moan. Few droplets escaped from her eyes, she wiped her tears, took her handkerchief and bandaged her wound while thinking

"Abhi kisiko bulane gayi toh aur der ho jayegi Niks, thoda dard toh sehan kar hi sakti hain tu, hain na? Bas kuch der, kuch der aur hajam kar le, phir Sameera ko bula sakti hun main. Abhi isi tarah dheere dheere chal, par kahi dhul se septic hogaya toh? Nahi nahi, aisa kuch nahi hoga. Haan, i can bear this much."

She stood up taking support of the ground and started limping towards her destination.She somehow managed herself for the most painful 30mins, when their sport teacher addressed all the volunteers with their duties, as soon as he left.

She again slumped on the nearby bench and picked her cellphone to call Sameera, as not a single ounce of energy is left in her. But before she could dial her number, her phone started vibrating, flashing Naina's name. She wiped her eyes, and received her call with a smile on her face.

"Good morning Nainu, kahan tak pahuche tum log? Abhi kaisi hain? Train me neend toh theek se aayi na tujhe? Dawai le li na tune apni saari? Rajveer kahan hain? Kahin phir se lad toh nahi liye na tum dono? Nainu ab toh sudhar jaa, usike saath rehna hain ab tujhe aane wale 4 5 din tak."

Naina merged her call with Pooja and said

"Good morning ko chod aur dawaiyon ko maar goli,main abhi tak shock mein hun.Tujhe pata hain us akdu,khadus ,ghamand ke devta ne mujhse, Naina Singh Ahluwalia se kahan ki CAN WE BE FRIENDS? Seriously ? Yeh sach hain ya sapna, koi chuti kato yaar mujhe.The Rajveer Singh Shekhawat ne mujh jaise ladki se dosti ki,unbelievable.

Aur tu har baar mujhe hi kyun bolti hain sudhar jaane ko,usko kyun kuch nahi bolti hain?Humesha ladayi wo shuru karta hain ,apni kaddu jaise shakal mere saamne laa ke.Aur tu humesha mujhe hi pakad ke kyun samjhati hain?"

Before Neeksha could react or say anything, Pooja intervened and said

"Isko dekho Rajdhani bhi bolegi tu hi meri jagah aa jaa na,and Shahrukh ne tujhse dosti ka hath badhaya? Sach mein? Lagta hain uski shamat aayi hain,jo usne tujhse dosti ki, jaake check to karke dekh kahi uske bukhar vukhar to nahi aagya.Ya phir tune paka se uspe koi kala jaadu fuka hain raat mein sote huye.

Tujh jaise ladaku,jhagdalu billi se, bhagwan hi bachaye bechare Shahrukh ko ab.Uska to rab hi maalik hain .Tere saath 4 5 din rehna panipat ki ladayi jeetne se bhi bada kaam hoga uske liye. I am impressed well done my shahrukh, well done.Aur rahi baat tujhe pakadne ki ,Woh isliye har baar tujhe bolti hain kyunki tu THE GREAT NAINA hain, Nainaaaa Hunter wali."

Neeksha laughed out loud and said

"Sahi boli Pooja, Rajveer ko pakka se kisi pagal kutte ne kaata hoga, tabhi toh dosti ka haath badha liya teri taraf. Waise dosti karke kahi pachta to nahi raha hain na woh? I mean aas paas kahin dikhai nahi de raha hain woh.Injection lene gaya hai kya kisi doctor ke paas?"

Pooja clapped her hand and said

"Niks, pagal kutte ne nahi, kisi sanki kuttiya ne kaata hain pakka se usko. Shahrukh ko bulana to jara use tujhse bachane ke liye bullet proof jacket courier kar rahi hun main.Station bolna to kidhar send karu main?"

Naina looked shocked at their claims, and after controlling herself she replied

"Haan,Haan kyun nahi,bolte jaao, bolte jaao bolne ke paise thode lagte hain.Bade aaye itni hi agar daya aa rahi hain na uspe, adopt kyun nahi kar lete tum dono usko.Jab dekho,tab Rajveer, rajveer,rajveer.Main dikhati bhi hun tum dono ko kabhi?"

Neeksha and Pooja made a serious expression and said

"Haan dikhti hain na tu humein, raat me jab daravne sapne aate hain tab,sirf tu hi dikhti hain."

Naina gave a small forced smile and said with gritted teeth

"You know what ,bhaad mein jaao tum dono.Main kaat rahi hun phone,Jaao jaake apne Rajveer ko hi vedio call kar ke, ussi se baat kar lo."

For few seconds, Neeksha forgot all her pain and kept her foot on the ground, when the pain hit her back, her lips escaped a painful moan which was not gone unnoticed by both Naina and Pooja and asked in unison

"Kya hua hain tujhe? Niks, Neekshu teri ankhein itni laal aur suji hui kyun hain?Aur chehra bhi murjhaya hua sa hain?Sab theek hain naa?Kal tak to theek thi, phir ek raat mein aisa kya hogya? Tu abhi aise kyun chillayi jaise tujhe dard ho raha ho ?Chot lagi hain kya tujhe?"

Neeksha nodded her head in negative and said

"Arey meri matao, kuch bhi nahi hua hain mujhe, abhi achanak se baithi naa toh pair lag gaya bench pe zor se. Isliye awaz hui aur aankhein laal, abhi jo laughter riot hua na us wajah se hain. Fikar mat karo tum dono, just concentrate on your work."

They were not convinced with her words, thus Naina again asked

"Jhut to aisa bola kar, jispe vishwas kar saku main neekshu.Main aur pooji tujhe andhe aur akal se paidal dikhte hain kya?Laal kyun hain chal maan liya,hasne ki wajah se hogayi ,humari to nahi hoti aise , par chal kuch der ke liye maan liya, ki tu kuch hat ke hain isliye teri hogayi.

Par sujan ka raaz batayegi aap?Woh kyun hain?Aur aise haaf rahi hain jaise energy ka E bhi nahi bacha hain tujhme.Main tujhse phir puch rahi hun neekshu,sach sach bol kya hua hain?Kya chupa rahi hain tu humse?"

Neeksha looked sideways to control her tears and said

"Aaj thodi jaldi uthi na isliye shayad aisa lag raha hain tum dono ko. Main ekdam theek hun."

Not only Naina and Pooja, Rajveer too, who was listening to their conversation from the beginning and laughing too, was unconvinced with Neeksha's word. But Neeksha didnt let them talk about it more and said

"Accha meri jaan-e-baharo, abhi main rakhti hun call, khub saara kaam hain mujhe aur tu Naina dur rehna Rajveer se, tukde mein baant mat dena apne gusse mein use, bechara one piece mein milna chahiye mujhe aur tu Pooji, Harshad ka khana khud ka samajh ke mat kha jana, warna pata chale adha hoke laute humara Harshu rote huye to lut gaye hum lut gaye ,to lut gaye hum pooja ji ke chakkar mein."

With this she gave some more warning about their health and before they could say anything she cut the call, and kept her head on the head rest of the bench.

But then she remembered about her wound which was still bleeding. She kept her foot on her other leg, opened the handkerchief and again moaned in pain while calling Sameera for help.

But Sameera did not received it, seeing no other option left, she again tied that handkerchief and started limping back towards the infirmary. When she was about to reach the place, where she got hurt, Sameera came running towards her and said

"Niks, yeh kya hua hain tujhe? Tu langda kyun rahi hain? Arey aise kya dekh rahi hain tu mujhe, jawab de naa."

Neeksha gave a weak smile and said

"Tu kuch bolne degi toh bolungi na? Pehle please, mujhe infirmary leke chal, bahut khun beh chuka hain aur mujhse chala bhi nahi jaa raha. Aaram se baith ke batau?"

Sameera bobbed her head and said

"Sorry sorry, chal abhi infirmary chalke hum dikha lete hain teri chot kitni gehari hain, par tune call kyun nahi kiya mujhe?"

Neeksha, somehow told her everything and even this that she called her but she did not received it. Sameera replied her

"Arey! Phone toh main room mein bhul gayi. Chal chod pehle doctor ko dikhate hain phir yeh sab sochenge."

They moved towards the infirmary while Ragini, who was observing every single move of them thought

"Tch tch tch! kitnii bholi ho na tum Neeksha? Kitni masum? Yehi dikhati ho na sabko ki main kitni acchi hun, sabke liye kitne balidan karti hun ,sahi kehte hain sab log,ki kuch adatein kabhi nahi badalti chahe 100 janam hi kyun na le lo, see tum aaj bhi wahi ho jo tab thi balidan ki devi,sabki masiha.Par tum nahi janti ki is baar tumhara pala ragini se pada hain kisi kamzor Anamika se nahi .

Abhi to sirf tumhe halal kiya hain, thoda sa, halak se tumhare tumhari jaan nahi nikal li na maine to mera naam bhi Ragini Oberoi nahi."

After seeing a doctor and asking about precautions, Sameera gave Neeksha a tablet and said

"Abhi chup chap yeh le aur aram kar. Pure college ki zimmedari sirf tune hi nahi li hain , ki rest bhi naa kar sake theek se. Main aur Aloo hain yahan pe. Go and take rest, lunch tere room mein karenge hum teen aur haan agar tune baat nahi maani,to call ghuma dungi main un sab ko, kyunki mujhe pata hain tune unko yeh baat pakka se nahi batayi hogi. Got it?"

Neeksha, like a good girl left for her room to take rest,While Sameera went back to her work.But Ragini was still standing over there,Chortled and said

"Awww ,kitna pyaar hain in sab mein, uff dekh ke meri to ankhon mein se ansu hi nikl aaye,badi aayi bachane wali.Khud to bach ke dikha tere kaal se, tere ateet se.

Bas kuch waqt ki aur hain deri phir sab khatam hogi majburi.Use bachana chod,tu khud jeena bhul jaayegi Sakshi,oops again my mistake Miss. Sameera welcome to the hell."

While Ragini was happy, that she got successful, on the other side Rajveer came back to his seat after checking some details, but saw Naina was lost in some thoughts. He called her, but she didnt paid any heed. Seeing no other option left he tapped her shoulder and asked

"Ek hi raat mein yeh haal? Abhi se mere sapne dekhne lag gayi tum? Not bad Naina. Waise main hun hi itna handsome,hot and sexy ki koi bhi ladki mere sapno mein kho jaye."

Naina looked towards him with creased brows and said

"Koi itna self Obssessed,itni galatfehmiyo mein kaise jee sakta hain? Samajh nahi aata hain mujhe. Waise tum hosh mein to ho naa ya bhang chada ke aaye ho? Kyuki is janam mein to yeh hone se raha ki main tumhare sapno mein kho jaaun, itne bhi bure din nahi aaye hain mere."

Rajveer gave a quizzical look and said

"Accha? To tum mere baare mein nahi soch rahi thi? Matlab tumhare aur bhi boyfriend's hain? Ruko abhi Yug bhai ko call karke batata hun ki unki behen bhag ke shaadi karne ki planning kar rahi hain."

Naina's lips formed an "o" shape and said

"Tum hosh mein to ho naa?Tell me seriously dimag theek hain tumhara?Ya kisi deewar se jaake apna sir takra aaye ho tum?And what do you mean by aur bhi?Mera koi Boyfriend nahi hain samjhe.Aur agar ho bhi to tumhe kyun bataun?Tum hote kaun ho mujhse yeh puchne wale?Main bhag ke shadi karun ya ud ke tumhe kya hain?"

He shrugged his shoulder and replied

"Main toh aise hi puch raha tha tumse, par tum toh devi ban ke chad hi gayi ho mujhpe. Naina deviiiii. Waise tum superwoman toh lagti nahi ho kisi bhi angle se. Nahi, woh kya hain naa tum hi ne kahan na ki ud ke shaadi karogi. Toh i just thought, you know..."

Naina looked irritated with his continued blabberings and said

"You know what tumse baat karna hi bekar hain.Jab bhi muh kholte ho bakwas hi karte ho. Aur mujhe koi shauk nahi hain tumpe chadne ka.Tumse sir phodne se accha hain, main apni book hi padh lu."

She took her harry potter novel and started reading it avoiding him, while completely forgetting her worries. Rajveer on the other side laughed out loud and sighed heavily as he was successful in distracting her.

Oberoi house, Mumbai

Sheena was sipping her tea and reading the news bulletin. Her face was devoid of any emotion, her hands and eyes were moving mechanically, when a servant came with her breakfast. But before he could call her she showed her hand and said

"Humare breakfast me abhi bhi 10min baki hain, toh sabko bol dijiye hume koi disturb naa kare."

She again got engrossed in her reading and the servant left the place. She after finishing it, opened her laptop and started checking her mails, when her phone started ringing. She received it without checking the caller and zipped her lips

The caller on the other side kept on saying hello, she remained silent for few seconds and said

"Humari chuppi ka matlab hain,ki hum aapko bolne ka mauka de rahe hain. Apne humare 2 min barbad kar diye. Ab aapke paas sirf 3 min aur hain."

The caller immediately started with his news

"Ma'am Yuvraj sir Jaipur me hain, aur kisike ghar ke samne ,ek ghar khareed rahe hain."

She still remained silent, the caller again started saying

"Agar aap kahe toh hum unka address bhej de?"

She kept on checking her mails, getting no response, the caller again said

"Ma'am S.Y. Networks ka jo kaam aapne diya tha, woh ho chuka hain."

Sheena stopped her scrolling and asked

"Kaam ho chuka hain? Kaunse newspaper me aayi yeh baat?"

The caller thought she has gone mad thus said

"Ma'am itni choti si baat paper mein kaise aayegi?"

Sheena gritted her teeth and said

"Barbaad karna hain unhe, aise ki phir kabhi uthne ka naam naa le wo log. Aur aapko yeh choti si baat lagti hain?"

The caller started fumbling and said

"Woh ma'am...matlab ki...woh...".

She immediately said

"Galti aapki nahi, humari hain. Ek aise insaan ko kaam saunpa humne, jo theek se baat tak nahi kar sakta hain. Never mind, ab baat karni bhi nahi padegi."

With this she cut the call and dialled someone's number and said

"Hume haklate huye, over-confident log pasand nahi hain."

The person said

"Kaam ho jayega Sheena."

She cut the call and started counting 1...2....3.... and her phone again started ringing, she received the call and heard a sound of bullet and the caller said

"Kaam hogaya hain."

Sheena, gave a small smile and said

"Tum naa hote toh humara kya hota Sanjay."

And she cut the call while saying

"Aditya, aapka haal to hum isse bhi badtar karenge. Aapne ab tak sirf humara pyaar dekha hain. Ab aap humari nafrat bhi dekhenge. Aur jitni beintehaan hum mohabbat karte hain, utna hi toot ke nafrat bhi karte hain. Be ready to be on roads Mr.Yug Singh Ahluwalia."

Hindu College, Delhi

Alekh was busy in organising the facilities for the candidates of other states, when his phone started ringing. He, thinking it from Sameera received and said

"Haan bol meri ghunghat me chipi hui chudail ,kya hua hain?Kuch chaiye tujhe?Kya laake dun?"

Rajveer immediately said

"Abey oh majnu ki aulad, Sam nahi main hun, Rajveer. Aur ab bol wahan ka haal kaisa hain?"

Hearing his loud voice, Alekh lost his balance, fall directly on the floor and said

"Arey bhai tu? Pahuch gaya? Woh bhi itni jaldi? Waah bhai! Teri Rajdhani toh hawaijahaj ki speed se chalti hain."

Rajveer clicked his tongue and said

"Abhi tak pahucha nahi hun, train me hi hun main. Ab bakwas bandh karke wahan ka haal batata hain, ki Sam ko call karke bolun, tu kaam ka bahana karke ladkiya patane me busy hain."

Alekh screamed loudly and said

"Humesha meri love story pe, the end,hi kyun daalna chahta hain tu? Chod yeh sab aur bol kaunsi baat batani hain yahan ki?"

Rajveer lowering his pitch said

"Aane se pehle jo kaam tujhe diya tha woh bata."

But Alekh couldnot hear a single word, due to the movement of train, so he increased his voice and said

"Bhai jara zor se bol to, lagta hain mere kaan mein subah paani ghus gaya,isliye kharab hogaye hain."

Rajveer increased his pitch and said

"Maine kahan,tujhe jo kaam diya tha uske baare mein bata mujhe."

Alekh said with amusement

"Mera kaan toh ekdum sahi hain bhai. Aur tune jo pucha, yahan pe sab kuch theek hain. Sam subah se mere saath hi thi, abhi gayi hain room me, thoda rest karke lunch ke liye milenge.Sab Kaam acche se chal rahe hain."

Rajveer asked impatiently

"Aur Neeksha? Woh theek hain?"

Alekh at first tried to say something but then checked himself and said

"Subah 5 minute ke liye dikhi jarur thi mujhe, tab to ekdum sahi thi, uske baad ka toh mujhe khud pata nahi woh kahan gayi ,kaise hain aur abhi Kahan hain?"

Rajveer pulled his hair in frustration and said

"Kahan tha tujhe Aloo,ki dono ka dhyaan rakhna. Kuch toh galat hone wala hain aur pehle hi din kar diya na kaand tune? Harshu bhi nahi hain wahan pe. Pakka se kuch hua hain nishu ko, Naina kaafi pareshan dikh rahi thi mujhe. Jake abhi pata kar aur bata aake mujhe."

Alekh, nodded his head and said

"Abhi pata karke batata hun. Gussa mat kar bhai, woh subah mein itnaa saara kaam de diya tha us takle Goel  ne,ki dimaag se hi nikal gaya tha mere.Tu mujhe bas sirf 10 min de,main batata hun tujhe sab kuch ki akhir hua kya hain?"

Rajveer, calmed his nerves and said

"Pata kar aur mujhe whatsapp kar. I just hope sab sahi ho."

Alekh assured him and said

"Sab sahi hoga, Niks humari sherni hain sherni, kuch nahi hoga use."

With this they cut the call while Neeksha left the room to move towards the store room, to complete her pending work.

The room was pitch dark, in a broad daylight, one will have to give pressure on his eyes to see. Neeksha had a feel that something is so not right in that room, but she need to enter as some boxes are required for tomorrow's event.

Thus she entered the room, but her heartbeat increased as her nostril hit with a familiar perfume. A fragrance of wood. She tried to clear her mind but her heart speaks something different.

She somehow controlling her pacing heartbeat, started searching for the boxes, when the same whistling tune hit her earbuds. She immediately straightened herself and followed the sound. But whenever she tried to get a hold on the person, he slipped out of her hold.

With every passing seconds, the pitch of the tune increased, which increased her uneasiness. But how can she miss the moment, where she can catch the intruder, who is also responsible for her condition.

She with her limping feet, tried to move towards the source of the sound but it resulted in creating a mess in the room. The more she move, the more he escapes and in that run, things started falling from its place .

Neeksha started feeling suffocating with the tune and to make her condition more worse he uttered

"Kya hua Nishtha,My love? Itne me hi thak gayi tum, galat baat itni jaldi agar thak jaaogi to meri speed tak kaise manage kar paaogi? Hmm bolo?"

Neeksha closed her eyes tightly both with pain and disgust. But the source again said

"Tch tch tch! Bechari abala naari. Is chote se room mein bhi, hume pakad nahi paa rahi hain?Par Koi baat nahi,Tum naa sahi to hum hi aajate hain tumhare paas. Waise bhi jo maza paas aane mein hain wo dur rahne mein kahan? toh paas,bahut paas aa hi jaate hain hum aapke Nishta jii."

Neeksha could not take it anymore, before she pass out and he gets a hold on her, she startes running towards her room. Her already wounded feet started bleeding. But nothing can stop her. Her pain was nothing in front of this disgust. She kept on running unless she reached her room, unaware of the danger waiting for her over there.

As soon as she reached in front of her room, she touched the handle of the door and a scream echoed in the passage, followed by a senseless Neeksha.

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Hey all!

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Sorry for being late, actually Annie is not well. She is down with cold and fever. I literally forced her to write down her part.

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