「妳到底在做甚麼？」父親凝視著她，嚴厲的神情堅硬如石。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXXG0DB7HX
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湖衣望向父親剛厲的側臉，辭官之後，父親雙鬢霜白，儀態更顯威嚴，聲調因為日日講學而底氣十足，但她已經不是個會懼怕父親的孩子了，她同樣有著堅定的意志，和半步不退的決心。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwWeB917rY7
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「女兒與王爺，已經相約白首。」一如往常，湖衣並不期待父親會諒解。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqAa01gTNNa
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君要臣死，臣不能不死――這是父親聽說她和朱玹遭西廠伏擊後，所說的第一句話。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYNxTqkZuX
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「愚鈍，一女不事二夫，」父親一聽，果然眉頭皺得更緊，聲調也提高些許，「況且，聘則為妻奔是妾，這道理妳豈不明白？」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0EL92LJlUS
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「女兒不需婚聘，願隨王爺左右，一生一世。」湖衣也愈發倔強。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxX25T1bjI
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她知道，自己又令父親失望了。自她偷跑出門後，不但身犯七出，違反婦德和禮法，又與朱玹私訂終身，如此失貞失德，父親定然以她為恥。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1CgQPNjRx
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父親深深幾個吸吐，臉部線條和緩下來。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFfbpMYBS78
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「既然如此，那就隨妳吧，」父親淡然地說：「妳和睿王留在書院，我想西廠還不至於強行闖進學地拿人。」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzgsfctPXg
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湖衣不可置信地瞪大了眼。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGLxgdaSUqI
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「孩兒，」父親溫情地撫撫她的頭，「妳能安然回來，真是太好了。」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgifitEIwDz
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「我……」湖衣眼眶一熱，因為太動容而難以言語，她從未見過這般慈愛的父親。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxkg2WdzaE
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「好了，」父親為她收緊了披風，「我得回去講經了，妳也早點回去，別讓妳母親掛記。」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3VENchpRQ5
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9eBNT2Za4Z
湖衣點點頭，「我去湖邊吹吹風，很快就回去。」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuICJoFdv40
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父親錯身離開，一步步行去，她一直等到完全看不見父親背影，這才向莫愁湖走去。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3bNH2kguD
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在樹木的葉尖都染成黃色，細雨綿綿的秋日，她終於回來了，她思念已久的家。儘管周圍人事已非，莫愁湖還是和千年前一樣，靜靜地流淌。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRgOIuqkzqB
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天色陰霾，與遠方灰暗的山巒暈成一幅水墨色的畫。牛毛般細密的雨絲，凍得扎人。稍晚，她還得去山上的棲霞寺，為咸若宮眾人的靈位上香。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgphVuNsIk
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這麼冷的天，冰月在哪裡？288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl1ePRVZ8fH
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冰月的雨過天青手絹曾伴著她度過無數絕望的日子。她還聽說，冰月是為了替她陪伴母親，才會去放賑、才會遭到萬國舅逼婚，落得家破人亡。如今冰月不知所蹤，連父親的舊部都不知她在家變後流落何方。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZtD5neHJR
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但是她有莫名的預感，冰月一定好好地活著。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡACXMm9vnIr
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記得冰月的父親曲大人曾經誇讚她們，說兩人都是勇敢的孩子，無論如何艱難，都能堅強地挺過。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbhWtWKYpD
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所以妳一定要安然無恙啊，冰月。她在心中祈求288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4TqBHu1WTy
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一隻溫暖的大手握上她的肩頭，轉頭一看，朱玹撐著紙傘站在她身後。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl8mQZzFTtG
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「妳又忘了帶傘。」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj6l56u3tWg
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她轉身面向他，他的眼裡溢滿牽掛。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWSrd59SdC2
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「哎呀，江南一到秋天就這樣，成天淅淅瀝瀝，」她不自覺地把臉貼在他的胸口，「可這雨啊，連衣裳都淋不透，我們都管這叫相思雨，日日夜夜，綿綿密密，都成枉然。」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡllbpEjpwPn
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他一隻手撐著傘，一隻手將她緊緊擁入懷裡。想證明眼前的一切不是枉然。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM2tEHaa2z9
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任她在懷中繾綣了半晌，他忽然問起：「遇見孽龍了嗎？」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOF7bOcG1uy
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJyPBvRLVO
「沒有，就算傳言是真，那也是在玄武湖，這是莫愁湖，」蕭瑟秋意帶來的傷感很快地煙消雲散，她輕笑，「其實，我挺想看王爺屠龍的英姿。」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq4ouF46YOh
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朱玹搖了搖頭，「我可沒這本事。」神情帶著些許悵然。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwqXAzaKej
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu2YkjEdgdI
湖衣知道他還為在林間遭伏擊一事耿耿於懷，到了金陵之後，他每日天未亮就起身練劍，將自身武力和氣力逼到極限，嘴裡不時念著：「一直待在軍伍，竟成了井底之蛙。」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYmTsOuw9sh
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那時境況凶險，若不是一群陌生人援之以手，他二人恐難全身而退。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2kMCJWNVif
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6AQDZySvjp
當晚在杏花林，朱玹拔劍相護，錦衣衛仗著人多勢眾，瞬間一擁而上，兩人隨即被衝散。湖衣回過神來，發現自己已被西廠廠衛包圍，混亂中有人扯住她，一把將她推倒在泥地上。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7aMkpU7BgW
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她慌忙抬起頭，看見的是一副令人不寒而慄的笑容。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6NRjvFlTDp
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汪直。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjtYTRZxfgp
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「別過來！」她拔出藏在靴子裡的匕首，焦急地尋找朱玹的身影，原來他在不遠處和一群錦衣衛緹騎纏鬥，雖然暫時游刃有餘，但緹騎為數眾多，不斷擴張圍圈，將兩人的距離越推越遠。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjpOUH4Hsef
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzmwkqwwE7
「王爺！」湖衣大喊。然放眼所及皆是敵人，她的聲音根本傳不出去。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlC4schIYS
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3eBnRZ6xvO
「別叫了，省點力氣，」汪直眉眼含笑地瞧著湖衣，「本座不是想要妳的命，是想妳幫個忙，妳只需聽話，我們大可不必見血。」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxjDfMrtWB
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「作夢！」湖衣怒斥。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7VUHoE7tWY
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汪直以異常平靜的口吻說：「一開始人們都會拒絕，等進了西廠詔獄，再強的意志也會崩解……」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWIrJxqCQbZ
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLjD6YnO82U
冰冷的刀鋒搭上湖衣頸側，汪直續道：「……男女都一樣。」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuXbeohpDNb
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqyiNMLW8U
「湖衣！」朱玹的呼喊穿過重重包圍。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcE77ngjY1
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「王爺，王爺！我在這裡！」湖衣不停叫喚。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcaSmBZnRN6
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4MeTdZEDej
汪直下令：「帶走！別讓人看見她。」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZJxSq51sl
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兩名錦衣衛緹騎扣住她的雙臂，欲拖著她走，湖衣使勁壓低身子，不讓他們得逞，另一名緹騎在她面前抽出腰間繡春刀，她低垂雙眼不敢再看……288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuONaunbXKj
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等了半刻，刀沒落下，只有重物墜地的聲響288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp6kamtrIJp
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「大哥，你知道我最痛恨哪種人嗎？」一個陌生的聲音說道。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8ly9pPRVV
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHrlxC1gzH
「三弟向來痛恨朝廷鷹犬。」另一個聲音回答。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KtpdpHQrk
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「對，還有以多欺少，勝之不武的豎子。」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5cXcSggdUv
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湖衣放膽睜開了眼睛。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgsASxaQcng
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三名緹騎神情痛苦地蹲在一旁，繡春刀被震落在地，四周圍繞著二十餘名黑衣人，其中為首的兩人，一人年紀較長，神形粗曠豪邁，應是方才對話中的大哥，而他口中的三弟，身形精實，丰神俊朗。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSlvWUpQfn
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幾名校尉直衝過來，那位三弟出手格擋，手腕一轉，校尉的兵器脫手，身軀還不由自主地往他屈起的膝蓋撞去，敵人吃痛跪倒，放聲哀號。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCC93ba6rk
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「是個太監，」男子啐了一聲，「晦氣！三爺我最痛恨閹貨。」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡihsjYjWS7B
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西廠廠衛一聲發喊，眾人持刀上陣，就與那群黑衣人纏鬥起來，儘管西廠人數眾多，但黑衣人似更慣於團戰，各自挑好對手，切斷眾廠衛連結，此攻彼守，迅速便佔了上風，尤其是那兩名為首的兄弟，身手顯然高出西廠眾人許多，大哥刀法凌厲，先側身閃過朝他砍下的刀，跟著反手劈落，唰的一聲，敵人應聲倒地。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhGBH3xdBB
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而他三弟則同時遭兩名緹騎圍攻，他卻只攻不守，轉眼間劈出五、六刀，兩人被他的刀鋒逼得左支右絀，他趁兩人慌亂之際，使出虛招，砍向一人眉心，那人不敢硬接，舉起繡春刀格擋，他卻翻轉刀背打中那人手腕脈門，繡春刀脫手，插入第二人的胸口，那人發出一聲悶哼，向後仰倒，另一人被他一拳擊中心口，脫力跪地不起。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3TKql03Icn
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情勢變化發生得太快，湖衣還來不及看清，只見刀光飛舞，汪直的人一路落敗，已有多人倒地，剩餘的敵人勉勉強強往後退，密不透風的陣形潰散，包圍網破出幾道缺口，看來十分狼狽。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiSe9F0wzEu
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陣形之外，朱玹兀自與錦衣衛都指揮使纏鬥，指揮使眼見不敵，豁盡全力躥上半空，舉刀向朱玹劈頭蓋臉地砍下，朱玹縱身迎上，提劍自下而上格住指揮使的繡春刀，刀劍相擊後，朱玹急轉身，劍刃一挑一砍，指揮使身在空中不及變招，頸邊脇下各中一劍，飛魚服瞬間染上鮮血。 288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0veEBigGz
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指揮使咒罵了兩句，困獸猶鬥似地揚起繡春刀揮砍，朱玹反手疾刺，他手腕中劍，噹啷一聲，繡春刀落地。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPuNF4aJzm
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朱玹沒有戀戰，逼退敵人之後迅速向湖衣奔去。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUASi0Oc2X
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjF4jmDArKu
汪直望向黑衣人、還有湖衣和朱玹，黑暗中他紅著雙眼，瞠目欲裂。林間打鬥聲漸漸止息，他帶來的人多數都已負傷，錦衣衛扶起都指揮使後，緩慢聚攏，剩餘的西廠廠衛也趕了過來，在汪直身後的重組陣形。眼下敗局已定。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBNL37PWFUk
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「退！」汪直不甘心地大喊。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KkCaYA6eG
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「君子報仇，十年不晚。」汪直臨走前陰冷地瞥了兩名陌生人一眼。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmCM41gaQT
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受傷的人蹣跚站起或由人攙扶，整隊後迅速地退去，剩餘緹騎集結成防禦隊形殿後。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwaDqYhXp0D
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朱玹和黑衣人都明白窮寇莫追之理。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5e0ZbOtu3G
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待得聽不見足音，朱玹伸手扶起湖衣，「妳沒事吧？」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMqgOlpszrY
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湖衣搖搖頭。 288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz8gD6ykd8O
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「在下姓朱，」朱玹轉向兩名馳援的男子，雙手抱拳作揖，「危難之際，多謝二位。」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOD6TznOF4v
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「朱兄不必客氣，」那位身形粗豪的大哥亦抱拳回禮，「在下姓豫，這是我的結義兄弟，楚寧。我們兄弟二人見這幫人行跡可疑，料想其中有詭，這才率人尾隨其後，沒想到他們竟意圖偷襲，令人不齒。」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz9lQxnT7ok
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湖衣縮身躲在朱玹背後，聽見雙方交談，不禁心生感激。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7Ui2jX0fA
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「是，穿飛魚服的肯定不是好東西，」那位俊朗的三弟說道：「不過，朱兄你也真行，我頭一次見人同時被錦衣衛和西廠閹貨聯手追擊，你一定給朝廷惹了什麼大麻煩。」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDW7ZpQCuRa
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「的確是，」朱玹低眉看了他的「大麻煩」一眼，「還多虧二位相助。」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmjYLKVdrZF
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「朝廷鷹犬慣於欺壓平民，見則相助是我輩之責，不足掛齒，朱兄您自己多保重，別再輕易洩露行跡。」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzUKu4eVVW7
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朝廷鷹犬慣於欺壓平民……288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH6ptyo0Ukj
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當日那名豫姓男子說的話不停在湖衣腦海中迴盪。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZbYtDYZrs
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她猜到西廠又起，也見識過錦衣衛的惡行惡狀，但總隱隱覺得在這背後的汪直有更大的圖謀。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxlWZIKW34
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「王爺，當日汪直曾說，他不要我的命，而是要我幫個忙，你想，他究竟要我幹甚麼？」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66U2WprY2u
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朱玹搖了搖頭，「我猜不著，但我有個預感，汪直在金陵大興冤獄，萬貴妃毒害嬪妃和皇嗣，箇中原因不是只有濫用權力和驕奢善妒那麼簡單。」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObha9r7CDd
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「我也是這麼想。」湖衣同意。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFVqhVuBY1
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朱玹望向北方，眉宇透著陰影，「過去不曾想像在京城以外的百姓，對朝廷的怨氣竟如此之深。」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCghma9a2Di
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清風拂過，雨停了，湖衣收起紙傘。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrHBUFzKAV
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莫愁湖的湖面依然平滑如鏡，唯有老漁夫知道，湖底的暗潮洶湧。
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