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"Your-aMajesty."-aCassiera's-avoice-awas-acalm-aas-ashe-astopped-aten-ameters-afrom-athe-athrone,-abowing-adown.-aA-asmall,-ablue-aornament-ain-aher-ahair-aglittered.-a
"What-adoes-athe-aFate-aMagic-aDepartment's-apreliminary-areport-astate?"-aThe-aman-aon-athe-athrone-awaved-ahis-ahand-aat-aher,-aa-abored-alook-aon-ahis-aface.-a
The-aFate-aMagic-aDepartment-awas-aone-aof-athe-a108-aMagic-aDepartments-ain-athe-aBorrel-aAutarchy,-athe-agargantuan-aorganization-athat-acontrolled-amore-athan-a10,000-aworlds.-a
Cassiera-atrembled-aas-ashe-aheard-ahim-arespond-ato-aher,-aa-alook-aof-aadoration-ain-aher-aeyes.-a
"The-adisturbances-ain-aFate-ahave-aappeared-ain-a88-adifferent-aworlds-ain-atotal.-aOf-athe-aaffected,-awe-ahave-a32-aof-athese-aworlds-aunder-aour-acontrol.-aEach-adisturbance-awas-atumultuous,-aand-awhile-athe-aexact-adetails-aof-awhat-ahappened-aare-aunknown,-aif-aleft-aunattended,-athe-afortunes-aindicate-aa-adisaster-aon-athe-ascale-aof-athe-aYale-aDemon-aInvasion-awill-aoccur."-a
The-aman-aon-athe-athrone-asat-aup-aat-athis,-ahis-aeyes-awidening-aslightly.-a
The-aYale-aDemon-aInvasion-ahad-acost-athe-alives-aof-amore-athan-a40-abillion-ahumans,-aacross-amore-athan-a500-aplanets.-aThe-aunexplained-ainvasion-aof-aintelligent-aand-apowerful-abeasts-aacross-avarious-aWorld-aBridges-ahad-acome-aafter-athe-aGraal-aAlliance,-athe-apowerful-aalliance-aof-aintelligent-abeasts-aspanning-amore-athan-a7,000-aworlds,-ahad-acollapsed-aroughly-a1,000-ayears-aago.-aThe-aalliance-ahad-aonly-amanaged-ato-areform-aa-ahundred-ayears-alater.-a
A-adisaster-aon-athis-ascale-awould-ahave-amassive-aeffects,-aand-acould-achange-athe-aface-aof-athe-aAutarchy-aas-ait-astood.-a
A-agleam-aof-ainterest-aappeared-ain-athe-aman's-aeyes.-a
"Very-ainteresting."-aHe-asnapped-ahis-afingers-atwice.-a
Immediately,-aout-aof-aseemingly-anowhere,-atwo-ablack-amasked-aand-arobed-amen-aappeared.-a
"Taron,-aissue-aa-aDecree-ato-aall-a108-aDepartments,-arequiring-aa-afull-ascale-ainvestigation-aof-athe-a32-aaffected-aworlds-aunder-aour-acontrol.-aDavid,-ameet-awith-athe-aForeign-aAmbassador-aDepartment-aand-aorganize-aovertures-ato-athe-aplanets-anot-aunder-aour-acontrol,-ainforming-athem-aof-athe-asituation-aand-aoffering-aour-aassistance.-aGet-athe-ainformation-ayou-aneed-afrom-athe-aFate-aDepartment."-a
The-aman-awaved-ahis-ahands-aas-ahe-aordered-atwo-aof-ahis-amost-atrusted-asubordinates-ato-atake-aaction,-aa-asmile-aappearing-aon-ahis-aface.-aHe-aturned-ato-alook-aback-aat-athe-ablue-adressed-awoman-awho-awas-astaring-aup-aat-ahim-aadoringly.-a
"Cassiera.-aYour-aFate-aDepartment-ahas-adone-awell.-aInform-ame-aif-athere-aare-aany-anew-afindings."-aHe-agave-aher-aa-awarm-anod,-adismissing-aher-afrom-athe-athrone-room.-aShe-abacked-aaway-areluctantly,-abowing-aas-ashe-aleft.-a
Arthur-aTelmon,-athe-aWizard-aKing-aof-athe-aBorrel-aAutarchy,-aand-athe-amost-apowerful-ahuman-ain-aexistence,-alooked-aaround-athe-anow-aempty-athrone-room-aonce-amore,-aa-asmile-aon-ahis-aface.-a
"It-aseems-athings-aare-aabout-ato-abecome-aa-abit-amore-ainteresting."
###-aChapter-a7-a--aTreasure
*CRUNCH*
Drago-asmacked-ahis-alips-aas-ahe-afinished-aswallowing-athe-aBrown-aTreasure-aClam,-apleased-awith-aits-ataste.-aHe-aspat-aout-aa-afew-apieces-aof-ashell,-alicking-ahis-alips.-a
Defeating-athe-aclam-ahad-aproven-aeasy-aonce-ait-awas-acornered,-aunable-ato-aescape.-aUnfortunately,-ahe-ahadn't-afound-aany-arare-atreasure-awithin-ait-alike-ahe-ahad-awith-athe-aother-aclam.-a
-Red-aSalamander-a--aGrowth-aStage:-a(4/5)-aMature-aAdult-
--aGrowth-aProgress-a–-a757/956-a-
As-ahe-amentally-achecked-ahis-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix,-ahe-anoted-athat-ahis-aGrowth-aProgress-ahad-aadvanced-aonce-amore.-aHe-awasn't-afar-aoff-afrom-areaching-athe-a5th,-afully-agrown-astage.-aIt-aseemed-athe-aclams-awere-apretty-anutritious,-aas-afar-aas-aenergy-awas-aconcerned.-a
-Brown-aTreasure-aClam-a(Growth-aStage-a2/2)-aVenom-
Stored-aAmount:-a63-amL
He'd-aalso-agained-asome-amore-aof-athe-avenom-afrom-athe-aBrown-aTreasure-aClam.-aHe-adidn't-ahave-aa-ause-afor-ait-ayet,-aso-ahe-amentally-aset-ait-aaside,-afocusing-aon-awhat-awas-ain-afront-aof-ahim.-a
The-abones-aof-athe-aold,-adead-amage,-aand-athe-apouch-abeneath-athem.-a
The-afirst-athing-ahe-agrabbed-awas-athe-apouch-abefore-ahim,-aassuming-ait-awould-acontain-aany-atreasure-athat-aexisted.-a
His-asense-aof-atouch-awasn't-aas-aadept-aas-ait-aused-ato-abe-awhen-ahe-awas-aa-ahuman,-abut-aas-ahe-apicked-athe-apouch-aup,-ahe-acould-afeel-aa-arough,-aleathery-afeeling.-aDespite-aits-aappearance-aas-aan-aold-aand-awithered-abag,-ait-awas-astill-adurable-aand-atough,-aundamaged.-a
There-awas-aa-aclasp-aon-aone-aend.-aHe-aslowly-aworked-ait-aopen,-ausing-ahis-aclaws-acarefully.-aHe-awasn't-aas-aadept-aat-ahandling-athings-aas-ahe-awould-abe-aif-ahe-ahad-ahuman-ahands.-a
The-apouch-abegan-ato-atremble-aas-asoon-aas-ahe-aopened-ait.-aAbruptly,-aa-asmall-agush-aof-aair-ablasted-aout,-aand-athe-apouch-afell-adown-ato-athe-aground,-awhere-ait-alay-astill.-aDrago-astared-aat-ait-ain-aconfusion,-aslowly-apicking-ait-aback-aup-aagain.-a
'This-aappears-ato-abe-aa-adamaged-aStorage-aPouch-athat-awas-alooted-along-aago.-aI-acan-adetect-aremnant-atraces-aof-apowerful-aartifacts-aand-atools-athat-aonce-aexisted-awithin-ait.-aThe-apouch-aitself-aappears-ato-ahave-ahad-aa-alock-aon-ait-athat-awas-adamaged-amany-ayears-apast,-amost-alikely-ain-athe-aprocess-aof-alooting-ait.'-aAusra's-avoice-apopped-aup-ain-ahis-ahead,
'The-aspace-ain-athe-apouch-afully-acollapsed-awhen-ayou-aopened-ait.-aSomeone-aor-asomething-aappears-ato-ahave-acleared-aout-athis-atreasure-abefore-ayour-avisit-ahere.'-a
Drago-astared-aat-athe-apouch,-acrestfallen.-aAfter-ajourneying-aall-athe-away-ahere,-ahe-adidn't-aeven-amanage-ato-afind-athe-atreasure-athe-aring-ahad-amentioned.-aSomeone-ahad-aalready-afound-ait,-aand-aa-along-atime-aago-atoo.-a
He-asighed.-aIt-aseems-ahe-acouldn't-aalways-abe-alucky.-a
He-alooked-aback-aat-athe-abones,-astaring-aat-athem-acuriously.-aThey-adidn't-aseem-aany-adifferent-athan-aa-aregular-aset-aof-abones,-achalk-awhite-aand-aaged.-aIt-aseemed-athe-amage-athat-ahad-adied-ahere-amust've-adied-aa-along-atime-aago.-aThe-apeople-athat-alooted-ahis-acorpse-ahadn't,-aapparently,-afelt-alike-aburying-ahim.-aHe-atapped-aon-athe-abone,-adeciding-ahe-awould-aat-aleast-abury-athe-aman,-aas-athanks-afor-athe-aenergy-athe-aring-ahe-afound-agave-ahim.-a
As-asoon-aas-ahe-atapped-aon-athe-abones-awith-ahis-aclaw,-ahis-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-aflashed.-aAbruptly,-aDrago-afelt-ahimself-atremble,-astumbling-abackward-ain-afear.-a
The-abones-abefore-ahim-agave-aoff-aan-aoverwhelming-asense-aof-apower-aand-aawe.-aEven-athough-ahe-aonly-afelt-ait-afor-aa-aheartbeat,-ait-anearly-acaused-ahim-ato-afaint-afrom-afright.
'You-ahave-adiscovered-athe-aremains-aof-aa-aNear-Ascendant-ahuman-acorpse.-aThe-aremnant-aSpiritualized-aAura-ais-astill-aimbued-awithin-athe-abones,-abut-athe-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-aand-abloodline-ahas-along-asince-aleft-athe-abody.'-aAusra's-avoice-aappeared-ain-ahis-amind,-ainforming-ahim.-a
Drago-alooked-aat-athe-abones-ain-aawe.-aJust-atouching-athe-along-adead-abody-aof-aa-apowerful-ahuman-afor-aan-ainstant-awas-aalready-aenough-ato-anearly-aknock-ahim-aunconscious,-aeven-ain-athis-apowerful,-aRed-aSalamander-abody.-aIt-aseemed-athe-apeak-aof-astrength-ain-athis-areality-awas-afar-ahigher-athan-apossible-aback-ahome-aon-aEarth.-a
'Can-aI-aabsorb-ait,-aor-amake-ause-aof-ait-aat-aall?'-aHe-aasked-aAusra,-astaring-aat-athe-abones-aintently.-a
The-agenie-ain-ahis-ahead-awas-asilent-afor-aa-amoment-abefore-aresponding,-a
'A-afull-aabsorption-awould-abe-aimpossible.-aHowever,-aby-ausing-athe-acomplex-aenchantments-aHis-aHoliness-acreated-ain-ayour-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix,-ait-amay-abe-apossible-ato-acondense-athe-aremnant-aSpiritualized-aAura-aand-astore-ait.-aHowever,-athe-aprocess-aof-adoing-aso-awill-acause-athe-aaura-ato-afall-afrom-athe-aHalf-Step-aAscendancy-aClass-adown-ato-athe-amiddle-aof-aKing-aClass.'-aThe-agenie-acontinued,-a
'The-aaura-aitself-awill-acontain-ano-areal-astrength-aor-apower,-abut-acould-aserve-aas-aan-aeffec
tive-adeterrent.-aYour-aphysical-astrength-awill-aremain-aunchanged,-aand-ayou-awill-anot-ahave-atruly-areached-athe-aKing-aClass.'-a
Drago's-aeyes-alit-aup-aas-ahe-aheard-athis.-aThis-awas-aexcellent-anews!-aThe-astrongest-abeast-ahe'd-aseen-ain-athese-amountains-awas-aGrandmaster-aClass.-aA-aKing-aClass-abeast-awas-atwo-aclasses-aabove-athat!-aHe-adidn't-aexactly-aknow-ahow-astrong-aeach-aClass-awas-aor-ahow-athey-aworked,-abut-ahe-awas-asure-athat-apossessing-aan-aAura-alike-athat-awould-abe-alike-aa-aget-out-of-jail-free-acard-ato-aavoid-adying!
'I-awant-ato-astore-ait,-aimmediately!'-aHe-aannounced,-awalking-aforward-anext-ato-athe-abones.-aIt-aseemed-ahe-astill-ahad-aat-aleast-asome-aluck-aleft!
Immediately,-aa-acomplex-aseries-aof-asymbols-aflashed-abefore-aDrago's-aeyes.-aHundreds,-athousands,-aand-athen-atens-aof-athousands-aof-asymbols-aall-ainterlocked,-ainterlacing-ain-aa-acomplex,-amysterious-apattern.-aSoon,-athese-asymbols-abegan-ato-aform-aa-along,-awavy-acircle,-aand-alooped-adownward-atowards-athe-awhite-abones.-a
He-awatched-acarefully-aas-athey-aslowly-asettled,-acovering-aevery-ainch-aof-athe-acorpse.
*FLASH*
An-aenormous-ablast-aof-alight-ashook-athe-acave,-ablinding-aDrago-aas-athe-abones-abegan-ato-arattle-aand-ashake.-a
The-anext-asecond,-awhen-ahe-ablearily-amanaged-ato-aopen-ahis-aeyes,-athe-abones-ahad-avanished,-adisappearing-acompletely.-aA-aheavy-afeeling-aof-atiredness-asettled-ain-aon-ahim,-acrashing-adown-arelentlessly.-a
In-ahis-asoul,-athe-agolden-abead-aof-alight-athat-awas-ahis-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-aflashed.-aAbruptly,-anext-ato-athat-abeautiful-agolden-abead,-aa-amuch-asmaller-ared-abead-aformed.-a
As-aall-aof-athis-ahappened,-aDrago-afell-ato-athe-aground,-aexhaustion-ataking-aover-ahim-aas-athe-aeffort-aof-aabsorbing-athe-abones-adrained-afar-atoo-amuch-aenergy-afrom-ahim,-aforcing-ahim-aasleep.-a
..
The-a30,000-aworlds-aencompassed-athe-aentirety-aof-aexistence.-aEach-aworld-awas-amassive-aand-acomplex.-aSome-aof-athem-awere-aparadises-afull-aof-atrees,-amountains,-arivers-aand-avalleys,-abeautiful-alush-aforests-asurrounded-aby-ateeming-aoceans-afull-aof-alife.-a
Others-awere-ainhospitable,-afull-aof-amagma-aand-afire,-adeath-aand-adestruction.-a
Each-aworld-ahad-atwo-athings-ain-acommon,-ahowever.-a
The-afirst:-ano-amatter-athe-aworld,-athere-awould-aalways-abe-arare-aMagic-aHerbs-aor-aPlants-aspawning-ain-athem,-adue-ato-athe-amysterious-alaws-aof-amagic,-aand,-aalongside-athat,-apowerful-aor-amysterious-abeasts.-a
The-asecond:-aAll-aworlds-awere-aconnected-athrough-aWorld-aBridges.-a
World-aBridges,-asometimes-alabeled-aas-aHalf-Worlds-aof-atheir-aown,-awere-amassive-atracts-aof-aland,-ausually-astretching-athousands-aof-amiles-along,-aand-ahundreds-ato-athousands-aof-amiles-awide,-asurrounded-aby-aspatial-atunnels,-athat-aphysically-aconnected-aone-aworld-ato-aanother.-aThey-awere-aincredibly-amysterious,-aand-aa-apopular-afield-aof-astudy-afor-amany-awizards-afocused-aon-aSpace-aMagic,-aor-aSpacetime-aMagic,-aor-atheir-avarious-abranches.-a
Every-aWorld-ahad-aat-aleast-aone-aWorld-aBridge-aconnected-ato-ait.-a
The-aWorld-aBridges-awere-alike-aregular-aworlds-ain-athat-aMagic-aHerbs-aor-aPlants-awould-aspawn-ahere,-aand-amany-abeasts-aand-araces-awould-ainhabit-athem.-aThey-awere-afar-amore-adangerous-athan-aregular-aworlds,-ahowever,-adue-ato-athe-anature-aof-athe-aspatial-atunnel-asurrounding-athem.-aNaturally-aoccurring-aspatial-astorms-awere-aa-arare-adanger-athat-acould-awipe-aout-atens-aof-athousands-aof-alives-ain-aseconds.-a
Three-asuch-aWorld-aBridges-aconnected-athe-aworld-aDrago-awas-aon,-athe-aplanet-aHasnorth.-a
Flying-athrough-aone-aof-athese-aWorld-aBridges-aright-anow-awas-aan-aenormous-ablack-adragon.-aThe-abehemoth-awas-agargantuan-ain-asize,-astretching-amore-athan-aa-amile-ain-alength,-aand-ahalf-aa-amile-ain-awidth.-a
If-aone-alooked-aclosely-aat-athe-adragon,-aone-awould-arealize-athat-athe-ascales-athat-amade-aup-athe-adragon-aseemed-ato-ashimmer-aand-avibrate-awith-astrange-apower.-aIf-aone-awas-amore-aastute-aand-atalented,-athey-amight-aeven-arealize-athat-athis-aenormous-abehemoth-awas-ano-abeast-aat-aall,-abut-ainstead,-aa-aconstruct-aof-amagic.-a
An-aenormous-ablack-adragon-amade-apurely-aof-aBlack-aLightning.-a
The-adragon-aflew-aforward-ahigh-ain-athe-asky-aof-athe-aspatial-atunnel,-atwenty-amiles-aup,-abordered-athe-aregion-aof-aspace-awhere-athe-aspatial-atunnel-aended,-aand-athe-achaos-aof-athe-aUntamed-aSpace-abegan,-aa-aregion-awhere-aspatial-astorms-adestroyed-aall-apossibility-aof-alife.-a
Occasionally,-aspatial-afractures-awould-aappear,-aand-asnap-atowards-athe-adragon,-adrawn-aby-athe-aconcentration-aof-amagic.-a
Each-atime,-athe-afracture-awould-afizzle-aout-aand-astop,-ajust-aa-afew-adozen-ameters-aaway,-aunable-ato-adraw-aclose.-a
Sitting-aatop-athis-aenormous-adragon-awas-aa-alarge-ablack-aplatform,-awhere-aseveral-adozen-apeople-asat-aon-avarious-acouches-aor-achairs,-aconjured-aup-aby-amagic.-aMost-aof-athe-amen-aand-awomen-aon-athis-acircle-awere-adressed-ain-agrey-arobes-aor-agrey-aleather-aoutfits-awith-aan-ainsignia-aof-ablack-alightning-aemblazoned-aon-athe-afront.-aA-afew-aothers-awore-ablue-agarments-aor-aoutfits,-awith-ano-ainsignia-aon-athem.-a
10-aof-athe-amages-awere-asitting-ain-aa-acomplex-aformation,-ablack-aenergy-afloating-ain-aa-acircle-aabove-athem,-aand-athen-astreaming-adownward,-aconnecting-awith-athe-aenormous-ablack-adragon-aand-aenergizing-ait.-a
One-aman-ain-aparticular-astood-aout,-astanding-aat-athe-aedge-aof-athe-aplatform,-alooking-aup-aat-athe-aspace-aaround-ahim.-aHe-ahad-along,-awild-ablack-ahair,-awith-aa-amuscular-aphysical-aappearance.-aA-astrong-achin-aand-ajaw-acomplemented-ahis-arough-asmile,-agiving-ahim-aa-agruff-alook.-a
Small,-ablack-aenergy-aparticles-aseemed-ato-aflow-aaround-athis-aman,-agiving-ahim-aan-aawe-ainspiring-aappearance.-a
A-awoman-awearing-aa-aset-aof-ablue-aleather-agarments-awalked-aup,-aher-along-ared-ahair-afloating-aslightly.-aShe-anodded-aat-athe-aman,-aher-acalm-aface-aand-arigid-agreen-aeyes,-awhile-anot-abeautiful,-agave-aher-aan-aimposing-aaura.-a
"Congratulations-aon-ayour-abreakthrough-aHadrion.-aTo-ahave-abecome-aa-aLord-aClass-awizard-aat-a26-ayears-aold…-aVery-afew-acan-acompare."-aHer-avoice-awas-acool,-avibrating-awith-aenergy.-a
Hadrion-ashrugged,-ahis-aeyes-astill-acalm-aas-ahe-alooked-aout-aat-aspace-abeyond.-aA-alight-abreeze-astreamed-apast,-aa-aresult-aof-athe-aenergy-awhipping-aabout-aaround-ahim.-aNo-abreeze-acould-amake-ait-apast-athe-amagic-aguard-athe-aenormous-adragon-aemanated,-aprotecting-aits-ariders.-a
"The-aBlack-aLightning-aDepartment-ahas-aalways-ahad-atalented-afigures.-aI-aam-amerely-aslightly-amore-alucky-athan-athe-aothers."-aHis-avoice-awas-arough,-aas-aif-ahe-awasn't-aused-ato-atalking.-a
The-awoman-ashrugged,-aher-aeyes-aunmoving.-a
"Be-athat-aas-ait-amay,-ayou-aare-astill-athe-ayoungest-aBlack-aLightning-aWizard-ato-areach-athe-aLord-aClass-ain-athe-apast-a500-ayears.-aA-amost-aimpressive-afeat.-aI've-aseen-arecordings-aof-ayour-abattle-awith-athe-aTsel-aSundering-aTitan,-aa-afight-athat-awiped-amore-athan-aa-adozen-amountains-aout-aof-aexistence.-a"-a
The-aman-ashrugged-aagain,-ahis-aeyes-acollected.-aHe-aturned-ato-alook-aat-aher-abriefly-abefore-aresponding,
"We-ashould-aarrive-aat-aHasnorth-ain-athree-amore-adays.-aInform-ayour-aFate-aMagicians-ato-aready-athemselves-afor-aForetellings.-aWe-aare-ato-ahunt-adown-athe-aanomaly-abefore-athe-aother-aDepartments-aarrive.-aWe-awere-alucky-ato-abe-ain-athe-aarea-awhen-athe-aorders-acame-adown."
###-aChapter-a8-a--aSecond-aEvolution-a--aMyyr-aDragon
Drago-acame-aawake-aslowly,-ablinking-ahis-aeyes-ablearily.-aHe-astruggled-ato-ahis-afeet,-alooking-aaround.
He-awas-astill-ain-athe-aunderground-acavern.-aHe-aglanced-aoff-ato-athe-acorner-awhere-athe-adiscarded-apouch-alay.-a
The-achalk-awhite-abones-awere-anowhere-ato-abe-aseen.-a
He-afelt-aat-ahis-abody,-aclosing-ahis-aeyes.-aIn-ahis-amind-ahe-avisualized-ahis-asoul.-aThe-avisualization-aitself-awas-asomething-athat-acame-anaturally-ato-ahim-ain-athis-aworld-adespite-anot-abeing-atold-ahow-ato-ado-ait.-a
His-asoul-awas-aa-asoft,-afloating-abubble-aof-awhite-alight.-aIn-ahis-asoul,-athe-agolden-abead-athat-ahad-aa-acountless-anumber-aof-asymbols-arepresented-ahis-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix.-aNext-ato-athat-agolden-abead-awas-aa-amuch-asmaller-ared-abead-ahe-ahadn't-aseen-abefore.-a
'You-ahave-asuccessfully-astored-athe-aAura-aof-athe-afallen-ahuman,-adegraded-ato-athe-amiddle-aof-aKing-aClass.-aThe-aAura-aitself-ais-anot-apermanent,-aand-awill-abe-aused-aup-aslightly-aevery-atime-ayou-aactivate-ait.-aThe-aamount-ayou-ahave-astored-ais-aenough-ato-adraw-aon-ait-a4-aor-a5-atimes.'-aAusra's-avoice-arang-aout-ain-ahis-amind,-acoldly-ainformative.-a
Drago-alet-aout-aa-asmile,-ashaking-aaway-athe-ableariness-aof-ahis-amind.-a
He-athen-aturned-atowards-athe-aexit-aand-aswam-ahis-away-aout-aof-athe-acave.
As-ahe-aemerged-afrom-athe-aunderground-acavern,-ahe-alooked-aaround-aat-athe-anight-asky,-aa-ahint-aof-aworry-aon-ahis-aface.-aNighttime-awas-athe-amost-adangerous-atime-ato-abe-aout.-a
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