UNDERFELL: FILE NAME NOT EDGY ENOUGH part #2
Chapter 2: Flowey
WARNING: I WANT NO RESPONSIBILITY OVER SPOILING THINGS FOR OTHERS. THAT BEING SAID, THIS HOW FILE NAME NOT FOUND WOULD FUNCTION IN THE AU OF UNDERFELL. BEFORE YOU READ THIS, UNLIKE THE NICE TIME OF UNDERTALE, THIS WORLD IS KILL OR BE KILLED. THIS STORY WILL BE GRAPHIC, GORY, USE SWEARS LIKE NOBODY'S BUSINESS, AND DEAL WITH SENSITIVE SUBJECT MATTERS. FOR EXAMPLE, THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE READ THE FILE NAME RELOCATED SPOOF WILL KNOW HOW I PICTURE THIS VERSION OF LYNSIE COMING TO THE UNDERGROUND. IT IS NOT AN ACCIDENT. IT IS NOT BECAUSE OF SOMETHING DUMB. IT IS BECAUSE SHE CHOOSES TO END HER LIFE. AGAIN, THIS IS A BETA AND THIS OPENING CHAPTER IS LIABLE TO CHANGE TO BETTER FIT THE STORY AND MY NEWEST WRITING ABILITIES. SO TAKE THIS DEMO WITH A GRAIN OF SALT. I MADE IT BECAUSE I NEEDED TO LET SOME OF THIS EDGINESS OUT OF MYSELF. WHICH I GUESS MAKES UNDERFELL LYNSIE EVEN MORE TRUE TO WHO I REALLY AM. ANYWAY, ENJOY. ^_^
Darkness...everything is so dark, I can't see anything, I can't hear anything, I can't feel anything...there is nothing, nothing but darkness...dark, darker, yet darker...the darkness keeps growing, the shadows cutting deeper...wow...dying is very bleak...why does everyone think something incredible is supposed to happen...all there is, is the empty nothingness of the void and the deafening silence of nonexistence...
"🕈✌😐 🕆🏱 🕆💣✌ ✏" (WAKE UP HUMAN!)
"*gasp*!"
My eyes shoot open painfully, I feel as if I had just come back to life. My lungs feel empty and crave oxygen greedily, and my entire body aches...especially my left arm. Great. Just fucking great. Fuck you fate! Fuck you death! You could've at least do me a solid and finish the job or not damage me at all!
I lay where I am for awhile, letting my body adjust to what had happened and waiting for the pain to numb. I seem to have landed awkwardly. My lower body feels like its aimed to the ground while my top-half is clearly looking up at the hole I just fell into. Something's broken, I just know it.
"Well, this sucks. *groan* Fuck you, universe! Once again, you fail to get rid of me! *long sigh* Even when I give you control, you won't let me die. *pause* I wonder...Do they even notice I'm gone? Better question...Will they care? God! Was it too fucking hard just to be told 'I love you' before heading out that damn door?! Would it really be so bad to feel like I matter all?! *sadness* Is it really so wrong to know someone cares?"
I can feel the urge to cry coming but bite my tongue. I don't have time to pity myself.
"Okay...What's the damage?"
After about 20 minutes of laying like a lump, I force my body to move and straighten while sitting up. My joints pop multiple times and I see why my arm is now so messed up. It would appear my earlier prediction was true, I landed on a fallen crystal shard that had the luck to be jabbed into my shoulder.
"Whelp...This is gonna sting like the dickens."
I take a cautious grasp of the crystal that's protruding in the front and take a few deep breathes before holding it. That's when I grit my teeth and yank it out hard as the crystal is tossed across the room.
"*wincing* Yep...That hurts...Oooh, that hurts...How bad is...Huh...Not bleeding as bad as it feels...I call that a win."
I try to put some weight on it and it folds like an origami swan. I try moving my fingers but they don't respond. Damn it. The whole thing is dislocated. I know I'm a sucker for pain, but even I need help fixing this thing. Looking back up, I can see the mouth of the hole I fell from. That has to be a good 50-60 feet from the top to the bottom, definitely no way to climb out even if I had both arms. Nope. I'm stuck down here. My eyes wander around my landing place, I've landed on a small bed of yellow flowers that are now stained red with my blood, there are about 4 large marble pillars that I can barely see, stalactites coat the walls, and of course the dead vines that somehow creep their way out of this pit. Suddenly something shiny gets my attention.
"Heh...Glad to see someone made it here in one piece."
My iPod managed to bounce its way over to what looks like the only exit I can see in this place.
"Well, as long as I'm stuck here..."
I move to get up and immediately drop again.
"God damn it..."
My right leg doesn't want to work with me either. At least it has feeling and I can move it, so I know it still functions.
"Sprain? Broken bone? Geez...I can't get a break. *snicker* Or can I?"
Lame jokes at my own expense aside, I try once more to stand and this time not put as much weight on it. This thankfully works and I'm able to limp my over to my lonesome device. I'll check if it works later. Right now, my goals are to first find someone or something that I can use to heal. Damn myself for not going to medical school when I had the chance. I slowly begin to follow the only path that is given to me, oddly enough there's a door-less archway. Yeah, like this isn't foreboding at all.
Entering this room, I find it's completely empty except for a single flower. It's a golden flower, with a white androecium, six yellow petals, and a green stem. You know, a typical looking flower if ever there was one. It is odd how flowers of any kind are able to grow down here without sunlight. They should be as dead as those vines.
"H-Howdy!"
A sudden voice freaks the crap out of me, but what really is freaking me out is the fact that the flower has a face and is now nervously smiling at me.
"I...I'm FLOWEY. FLOWEY the FLOWER!"
A talking flower? A real talking flower complete with a name? My mind makes no sense of this.
"Uh...S'up?"
It seems surprised to see me, looking me over like I'm some sort of new type of animal. Has he never seen a human before? Of course not, dummy, it lives in a freaking cave! Wake up, idiot. I know I fell down and hit a lot of shit, but I can't be so stupid. I've had worse head trauma than this. Still...Am I really that weird looking?
At least I think I'm normal enough. I'm 5'8'' tall, got a decent body type, long brown hair I let loose that reaches my ass but is currently curtaining my face, pale white skin, got 2 surgical stainless steel captive earrings in each earlobe, dressed in a red blood stained long sleeved t-shirt and now ripped black dungarees with that have chains hooked on each belt-loop, some black combat boots...Okay, yeah, I take it back. I'm fucking freaky looking.
"S-Say...You're n-new to the UNDERGROUND, aren'tcha?"
Why do I have the sudden urge to be a huge dick?
"Heh...Yeah. You could say I just dropped in."
It gulps, I believe out of intimidation.
"G-Golly, y-you must be so c-confused."
"Look, flower-boy, there's no need to sound so scared. I ain't gonna mess with you."
It tilts its head.
"Huh? You...You're not?"
My right leg fidgets before I buckle to it again. This seems to worry the flower.
"W-Whoa! Are you okay?"
"*grunt* The fall messed me up...My leg isn't wanting to move so well. It's not as bad as the arm though."
"Your arm...?"
Now it seems to take notice of the limb appendage dangling at my side.
"You're bleeding!"
"Dislocated...Can't move it. Not so bad, really. I'm right-handed."
"H-How are you able to make jokes at when you're so hurt?"
"Eh...It distracts from the pain. *wince* Doesn't stop the pain though. Y-You wouldn't happen to know if there's somewhere I can get patched up? Maybe someone else down here that's a doctor or something? Hell, I'll take a creepy old witch covered in warts and wreaking of cat piss if they'll fix me."
It looks around, like an animal knowing a predator is nearby.
"I...I know we just met, but...You seem...Well...Honestly, you seem like a weirdo. B-B-But a decent weirdo that hasn't tried to kill me!"
"Why would I...? Whatever. You were saying?"
"R-Right...Do you think you can trust me?"
"Flowey, was it? I don't know how much you know about humans, but if this wound isn't sealed, I will die. So I'd like to skip the 'do you trust me' cliché and get to the part where you help me so I can help you."
Its eyes widen.
"W-Why do you think I..."
"You're acting as nervous as a cat in a dog pound. Flowers aren't really high on the big bad scale. I can put two and two together enough to know you're in a bind just talking to me this long. So again, I say let's skip to the part where you help me so I can help you...Please?"
It gives me a sad but understanding look before nodding a tad more confidently.
"Alright. Put that arm on the ground in front of me."
I crawl over to Flowey and do as it asked. I lurch down and plop this hunk of dead weight onto the dirt. Flowey looks at it and then me before looking at my hand. I start to question so much, like my sanity, at this point till these little vines begin creeping out of the soil and make their way up my arm. I bet this would feel strange if I had the nerve connection. With the vines scaling up my arm, Flowey's body follows suit and soon enough its reached my shoulder.
"Now this might sting a little."
"Probably not as bad as yanking the rock out of their in the first place."
Still, I brace myself for whatever is to come. It feels like time stops till my eyes widen in intense pain.
"*roar*!"
A vine quickly wraps around my mouth to muffle my loud sounds of pain as Flowey shifts his roots to enter the wound, filling it. Other vines snake their way downward, wrapping around my torso and curling around my bad leg. Please say this is hell! Please say I'm in hell and this is my punishment for trying to die! Because if I really am alive this is fucked up!
"Shhhhh! You really don't want the guardian to find you here. If we're lucky, she'll think that roar was from another monster."
Monster? Guardian? Again, please tell me this is hell!
"I know it hurts. Just bear with me a little longer. Ow! No biting!"
"*muffled whimpering*"
"Almost...and..."
*clack*
"*muffled roaring*"
"There. I managed to pull the bone back into place. You should be able to move it again...I hope. I'm not a doctor after all."
"*muffled whimpering*"
"Oh! And I'm helping to brace your leg too. Just try not to do anything reckless. Okay? I'm just acting as a temporary band-aid. Now, I'm going to remove the gag. Can you promise to not scream or...roar?"
I nod slowly. Cautiously, the vines leave my mouth and I make little whimper sounds.
"That bad?"
"My life flashed before my eyes..."
"And?"
"...It was disappointing."
Flowey pouts but gasps when I move my left arm to move the hair out of my face so I can wipe the tears from my heavily bagged hazel eyes.
"Whoa...You have a face."
I roll my eyes.
"What? You thought there was nothing here?"
"Well, no. I just thought...well...You looked so creepy with your hair like that."
"I can see that. So...You're rooted around the bones?"
"Just till you can heal."
"Neat."
"So...Do all humans roar?"
"Nope. I'm just weird like that."
"Why?"
"I don't know how to scream."
"...Really?"
"Yep. I roar instead. It's just how I am."
"I'm not sure if that's cool or not."
"Whatever floats your boat. But, uh...As a flower, don't you need dirt?"
"Uh...Maybe?"
"...What do you mean maybe? Are you really fine being in my blood?"
"In case you haven't noticed, I'm not really a normal flower."
"So there aren't other talking flowers down here?"
"Nope. ...Just me."
Seems I've touched a sore spot. Best move on to something else. I push myself up and stretch to a stand. It feels so bizarre, yet, not in a bad way.
"You mentioned a 'guardian'...Mind telling me more?"
"Oh! Her name is Toriel. She patrols the Ruins looking for fallen humans to take their souls."
That gets to me.
"So the legends are true? The monsters are really down here?"
"You know about that?"
"Only what is in old folklore books. Humanity has moved on since the old days. Gone is the way of magic. Modern man is the master of technology now. It's actually really sad to find out this is real...No one believes the old stories were true. Monster kind is nothing more than myth up there now."
Flowey looks hurt and I don't like it. I pat his petal head.
"Don't be sad."
"Huh?"
"The world may forget you down here, but I won't. So buck up my friend."
Its eyes widen.
"F-Friend?"
I rub the back of my head bashfully.
"Look at me. What kind of friend doesn't even tell the other their name. Man, I suck at this. Hi Flowey, I'm Lynsie. But you can call me Lynn for short. Nice to meet you."
It smiles.
"It's nice to meet you too."
[You've made your very first friend. It fills you with an oddly warm fuzzy feeling...and DETERMINATION.]
Uh...What?
"You okay?"
"Did you just hear something?"
"No? Did you?"
I shake it off.
"Probably just my imagination."
"Okay...We should get going anyway. The longer we stay in one place, the worse our odds of safety are."
"Alright. *pose* Come with me, Flowey! We shall now travel down the only road given to us!"
Flowey looks at me funny.
"Oh my god, I'm attached to a huge dork."
"You'll get used to it."
"I highly doubt that."
And off we go. Adventure and probably more bullshit await us. We walk through another archway and into a dreary looking space. The walls are layered in red brick, dry red leaves sit at the base of the duel stairway while some leaves make a square in the center of the room. Up the stairs and through another archway we enter a room that actually has a door in it, but it also has six raised stones on the floor and a yellow switch by the door...what's this about?
"Hey, you need to press the buttons in the right order and then flip the switch to get through the door. The RUINS are full of puzzles. Ancient fusions between diversions and door keys. If you want to make it out of here you'll need to do these things."
"Seems a bit dumb."
"I know this one. Just walk where I point."
Taking directions from a flower...never saw this coming in my life. I move where Flowey guides me to and then flip the switch, the door opens.
"Seems easy enough."
"They'll get trickier the farther we go."
"Of course they will."
I go to walk into the next room but pause for a moment, a plaque by the door has my attention.
[Only the fearless may proceed. Brave ones, foolish ones. Both walk not the middle road.]
What is doing that?!
Feeling weird I enter the next room and Flowey proceeds to teach me even more about puzzles.
"So...What can you tell me about the 'underground'?"
"Yeah, you really don't know what to do, do you? Someone ought to teach you how things work around here! I guess little old me will have to do."
"That's why I asked."
"Alright. Just don't freak out about this."
A strange energy is felt and a red heart appears on my chest. This makes me feel awkward and vulnerable. I don't like it.
"See that heart? That is your SOUL, the very culmination of your being!"
"Interesting..."
I do feel a sense of power, not sure what it means, but I like it.
"Your SOUL starts out weak, but can grow strong if you gain a lot of LV."
"LV? Like as in Level?"
He snickers and shakes his head.
"No, silly. LV doesn't mean level. Well, not quite really. What do you think this is? A video game or something?"
"It's just the first thing to pop up in my head. I play a ton of video games and LV usually stands for Level."
"No harm done, Human. Anyway...What LV stands for is Level of Violence."
"Ah, an acronym. Very clever."
"LV is a way of measuring someone's capacity to hurt. The more you kill, the easier it becomes to distance yourself. The more you distance yourself, the less you will hurt. The more easily you can bring yourself to hurt others. To increase your LV, you need to gain EXP."
"I'm wrong for thinking that's Experience Points, aren't I?"
"You really are a big nerd."
I shrug.
"EXP is also an acronym. It stands for Execution Points. A way of quantifying the pain you have inflicted on others. When you kill someone, your EXP increases. When you have enough EXP, your LV increases."
"I don't mean to interrupt, but...Why would I need to be killing down here?"
"Since the War, monsters have taken to a darker side of thinking. In this world, it's kill or BE killed. Humans that fall down here are to be killed and have their souls taken to King Asgore so that the barrier can finally be broken."
I give this some thought.
"Flowey...How many souls are needed to break the barrier?"
"Seven."
"And...How many does the King have?"
"Flowey?"
"...Six."
A sudden sense of weight hits my soul.
"So...I'd be the last one needed. The final soul to free all monsters."
"Yeah."
[You asked the universe if it would hurt to be someone that mattered...It answered back with a YES.]
Seriously, what the fuck is that?!
"I know that's a lot to drop on you, but you need to know this stuff. Monsters will be trying to kill you left and right to get a hold of that soul. You need to be ready to take a life to save your own."
I stop and cup my soul in my right hand. So much fuss over this thing? So much riding on it. So fate, you've decided to finally give me an answer to all the times I've asked why you made me ignored. What a sick sense of humor you have. At least death has better jokes.
"*giggles*"
"Um...Why are you laughing?"
"*chuckles* Because life is funny sometimes."
Pressing my soul inward to return to my body, I can't help but smile at such universal irony. Okay world, you kept me alive this long. Guess this was what you were waiting for my sorry ass to do all these years.
"Flowey..."
"Yeah?"
"I'm not going to kill anyone."
It looks at me in disbelief as I start walking again.
"Wha...What do you mean you're not going to kill anyone?! There's no other option!"
"You'd be surprised by the weird and random choices one can make when given a chance."
"I'm telling you, there is NO choice! If you don't fight, you WILL die!"
"Oh, I never said I wasn't going to fight."
Now it's confused.
"I...I don't understand?"
"I mean it when I say I'm not killing anyone. Hell, I can't even get myself to die. I doubt the reaper wants what I send its way either."
It looks concerned.
"Human..."
"So if death doesn't want me, then I sure as hell ain't wasting this second chance. I will not kill. But I will defend myself."
"...You're going to get us both killed."
"No...Just myself. I'm the one with the soul needed to free everyone. The moment shit starts going south, I won't hold it against you if you leave me."
Flowey just stares at me. What thoughts run through your head little flower-boy?
"*scoff* Like I can really leave you, idiot. You're a sitting duck without me."
I see this as Flowey's tough guy act and simply smile.
"Glad to know I have a partner that's got my back...among other body parts."
It flinches.
"Was that suppose to be a joke?"
"Why are you flustered, flower-boy? Did that get under your skin?"
"Stop it."
"Why? Do you have a bone to pick with me?"
"Stop it! You're not funny."
"Ow. And here I thought you were rooting for me."
"*growl* I said...SHUT UP!"
I merely laugh as we enter the room after this. But this is when things get weird. There's a training dummy in it.
"Well, Ms. NoKill, time to show me what you got. As a human living in the UNDERGROUND, monsters WILL attack you. Even if you don't do anything to justify the attack. Just being human is warrant enough. When you encounter a monster, you will enter a FIGHT. Let me see how you handle the Dummy."
I go up to the dummy and check it out. The Dummy's appearance is that of most dummies. Structured with a head, body, stand and no arms. It looks to be made a cloth-like material, probably stuffed with cotton, has one button eye and has visible stitches. It won't take much effort to break it. But...
"Yo, what's up?"
Flowey's eye twitches.
"What are you doing?"
"Can't you see? I'm talking to it."
"Why?! It's a freaking dummy!"
"No need to be so rude. Please forgive my friend here, I think it woke up on the wrong side of the flowerbed."
"Argh! Stop making those stupid jokes."
"I will when they stop being funny."
"Look, just hit the dummy. At least once. It's not like it can harm you if you do and desire revenge."
"You don't know that."
"*annoyed* Fine! Do whatever you want!"
Flowey's so cute when ticked off. But this doesn't feel so weird to me. Having no one to talk to makes you talk to yourself and objects a lot more than others would care to know. A familiar energy tugs at me and my SOUL reappears...it's green now. Very strange.
"You look like a nice guy. Just because you're a dummy, doesn't mean you deserve to be hit. In fact..."
Out of all the random things I tend to do, this one goes up on my list. I hug the dummy. I'm not expecting much to happen from this, other than Flowey to go nuts, so imagine my shock when a black box pops up beside me and the dummy.
[You hug the DUMMY.]
[It seem really uncomfortable about this and tires of your shenanigans.]
I suddenly feel movement and let the dummy go. Upon doing so, the dummy floats away into another room. Leaving me and Flowey to share the same dumbfounded look.
[YOU WON!]
[You earned 0 XP and 0 gold.]
The FIGHT seemingly over, everything reverts to normal. My soul returns to me and I am very confused.
"Uh...What?!"
"What just happened here? What was that box? Can I really earn money this way? Did I really just hug a living dummy? So many questions!"
Flowey seems a bit startled by my sudden flip into rapid questions, but its leaf slapping my cheek shuts me up quick.
"Snap out of it! I'll explain everything. The box is a magic used by none speaking monsters so that they can communicate with others. It can even translate body movements and hand signals."
"That...makes some sense, I guess. So wait, the dummy was a monster?"
"Probably a ghost possessing the dummy. If a ghost finds a suitable body and their soul connects right, they can become corporeal like a living being."
"Oh my god, this place is fucking nuts!"
"What's nuts is YOU. I said FIGHT and you hugged it. If that were a real fight you'd so be dead."
"But it wasn't a real fight. So there was no need to attack."
"*grumbles* As for gold, most monsters will pay you depending on how you handle the FIGHT. And every FIGHT gives you experience. Whether it's good or bad, that is up to you. But judging by how you handle things, that's going to be experience in stupidity."
"Hey, it's like the sign said...Only the fearless may proceed. Brave ones, foolish ones. Both walk not the middle road. I choose to take the road less traveled."
"You really are an idiot."
"You know you love me."
"*scoff* There is another puzzle in this next room...I wonder if you can solve it?"
"Is that a challenge?"
I go into the next room and look around for the puzzle or its possible solution. The only thing I can see is this odd pattern on the floor. Definitely not a walkway. Could mean something else. The puzzle maybe?
"Ribbit! Ribbit!"
"Huh?"
"Look out!"
[Froggit attacks you!]
I feel something leap at my back and knock me down as my soul emerges. Then hops off to be in front of me.
[HP ████████ 8/20]
"Oh come on...Well, I can't really bitch about that. I did get fucked up in a fall and all."
"Focus, human. The Froggit already had its turn to attack. Now it's your move."
"Turn-based fighting and I have HP? Are you sure I'm not in a video game?"
"I don't even know anymore. Just do something."
I take a moment to at least get a look at my 'opponent'. Froggit's overall appearance is that of a large frog. I say large as this thing stands almost to my knees in terms of size. Only its two front feet are visible from this forward facing view, it's eyes are red, for some reason it has fangs, and has three black marks on its chest. Between its two front feet is what appears to be some small creature with red eyes that excessively blink and has a frowning mouth. I have no clue what strange ass frog this is, but if I were to make a guess, I'd think this is it's baby, attached mate, or just maybe attached sibling. I don't know. That's all I can think of at least. Because I really don't want to think of it as a mutant with two heads. I've seen enough weird mutant frogs online. Just when I'm about to think of something, more magic boxes appear before me.
[FIGHT]
[ACT]
[ITEM]
[MERCY]
"Hmmm...Let's try this one."
[ACT selected.]
[New options available.]
[CHECK]
[THREATEN]
[COMPLIMENT]
"I'll check."
[Froggit – HP: 20 ATK: 4 DEF: 5 - Life is difficult for this enemy.]
Well, that sucks. Maybe I can try something to make this easier.
[COMPLIMENT selected.]
"You know, I don't think I've ever seen a more awesome looking monster in my life."
I hold a thumb up to really sell it.
[You are intimidated by Froggit's raw strength. Only kidding.]
"*whisper* You look like a huge jackass right now."
"*whisper* Not now, Flowey."
[Froggit didn't understand what you said, but knew it was nice and was flattered anyway.]
Flowey is so confused right now but I go over and give the Froggit a little petting on its head.
"There, there, buddy. Heh...Adorable looking fella you are really."
[Froggit is grateful and feels bad for attack you.]
"Awww..."
"Really? All that over a compliment?"
"This world might be kill or be killed, but a little kindness can go a heck of a long way. Ain't that right, buddy?"
[Froggit feels happy and seems reluctant to fight you.]
"Thanks, buddy."
[MERCY selected.]
[New options available.]
[FLEE]
[SPARE]
[SPARE selected.]
[YOU WON!]
[You earned 0 XP and 2 gold.]
"Did...You really just win?"
"I call that checkmate, Mr. YesKill."
I let Flowey processes that for a moment, poor flower-boy looks as though I've blown his mind. After a bit more petting, the Foggit leaves and we head into the next area. Now I'm halted by a bridge that is covered in spikes.
"So is this the puzzle?"
"This is the puzzle, but..."
"Yes?
"I forgot how it goes."
"Eh...It doesn't look too bad. I mean, these things are pretty short. Plus I saw that weird pattern on the floor."
Just to be sure, I double back and check the pattern again.
"Got it?"
"Got it."
We go back to the 'puzzle' and walk through the spikes safely before making it to the other side.
"Tah-dah! Teamwork power!"
"Just how old are you?"
"You won't believe me if I told you."
"Try me."
"Twenty eight."
"Told you so."
"You're either lying or you're suffering from massive head trauma."
"Believe what you will, flower-boy. It doesn't bother me in the slightest."
We travel into the next room but for some reason my right leg stiffens up. I look at Flowey with concern, as it is the one helping to move that leg.
"What's wrong?"
"Shhh...Do you hear that?"
I listen for anything odd but quickly force myself to jump backward due to something I see. No more than a second later does a ball of fire suddenly hit the ground where we just were. Seeing this makes Flowey gulp in fright.
"Talk to me, Flowey. What is this thing?"
It's shaking like a leaf in a hurricane.
"I-I-It's...It's...HER."
All the way at the far end of the room, stands an ominous silhouette. I can't make out much, but what I do see is horns, glowing eyes, and fists of fire. This is not going to end well.
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