A Meeting in the Pass
My Warmth,
by Sorai
Azumarril padded across the thick layer of snow, barely kept atop of it by his large feet. The northern mountains veered up to the blue sky, where snow fell in heavy flakes. A cold wind constantly nipped at the water-rabbit, but his fur was thick enough to keep him from freezing. The ball of his tail bobbed behind him as he fought his way through the winter wind, step after step closer to the summit. Just a while longer, he thought.
The wind suddenly churned up, a powerful gust bowling him over. He tumbled down the hill until he finally came to a stop on a wide ledge.
Azumarril rubbed his aching sides, and turned to see what had knocked him from his ascent. Just a few feet from where he once stood, the air whipped about wildly. Snow blurred his vision, and the air grew so cold that it pierced right through his fur. He squinted through the increasing blizzard to see what lay within it.
There at the center of the blizzard stood Articuno, wings flapping wildly. Her ice blue eyes glinted as she stared out of the storm, back down at the Azumarril. There was a brilliant blue flash, and then the storm instantly subsided. She stood there, feathers tufted out, her wings folding at her sides. The rabbit broke his trance of fear and wonder to dip down.
�Lady Articuno,� he stammered, heart nearly leaping out of his mouth. That�s her? I can�t believe it�s her. She�s the most beautiful creature I�ve ever seen! I�m going to die. I know I�m gonna die.
The bird of legend chirped once, and the sound echoed throughout the mountainside. She took one step closer to Azumarril before pointing a wingtip at him.
�Not often do I come across one foolish enough to enter my domain,� she said as she stared down her beak at him. �So why do you trespass into the lands of the Queen of the Winter?�
Azumarril swallowed hard and looked up, just enough to see her powerful talons churning the snow impatiently. �M�lady, I�m passing through on a journey. It�s a rite for��
�I don�t care to hear about your traditions.� Articuno cut him off, moving closer. �I�m sure you know there are� repercussions to be had for disturbing me.� She took to the air, glided down the mountainside, and landed right before him, talons digging into the snow. The force of her landing sent him onto his back.
�But you amuse me,� she said coyly and rolled him up onto his feet with a talon. �No one else seems to pay the old respects to me like they used to. They used to worship me� would you worship me?�
Azumarril stared up at her, feeling the large talons grazing along his back. Up this close, he realized she was at least twice his size. He could see up her soft, white breast, the long elegant neck, the feathery head crest and ultra-sharp beak� the entrancing eyes� he shook his head, clearing his mind.
�I� um�� he stammered as one of the talons poked against his side. �Of c-course, m�lady��
�I thought you�d say something like that.� She dropped him back into the snow before standing calmly again. �No, that�s quite alright. How about this� you keep me entertained for some time, and I�ll spare you?�
The blue rabbit shivered, trying to rub warmth back into his paws. �I�d be grateful, M�lady.�
�Lovely,� she chirred and scooped him up into her talons. �And do call me Articuno, or at least, �Lady Articuno.� I like it when you say my name.� She pumped her wings. The powder-snow beneath her flew up as she took to the sky. �Oh, and you might want to hold on, just in case��
Azumarril clutched onto her leg as she took flight. Despite his size, she managed to fly quite will with him there. The mountaintops grew smaller beneath them, and the snow started to sting Azumarril�s eyes. He held onto her tighter and closed his eyes. Her laugh echoed in his ears as he felt them falling, spinning�
Before too long, the chilling wind and snow stopped tormenting the poor bunny, and the world seemed darker. He opened his eyes to find that they had started into a mountain cave. She continue to fly, deeper into the frozen tunnels, until he could no longer see the light outside.
Articuno finally slowed down once they reached a large cavern. The walls were covered in large blocks of ice, so that the entire place looked as if it was surrounded by crystal. Far beneath the out-stretch of rocks, there lay a frozen lake. Above them, the �crystals� continued, covering even the ceiling, where a bit of light shone through, though it filtered through to blues and purples.
She set down at her nest, a large ledge near the center of the room. Though made of few plants and covered in snow, Azumarril found it to be soft and comfortable. Once she released him, she moved to the opposite side and settled down.
�Welcome to my humble abode,� Articuno said, �though I find myself staying here less and less anymore. To be frank, no one else ever comes here.�
�So there�s no one else you see?� Azumarril shivered as he gazed at the legendary bird. �Then��
�No one else, since my mother has been gone,� she rolled her wings in a sort of shrug. �And I�ve never had a single clutch because of it� Are you too cold? Mm, I know you are. Come here.� She lifted her wing and used the other to beckon him into the space between her breast and feathers.
�Um, I�m not�� he started, but she pointed his beak at him.
�I did not request it. Come over here.�
Nodding, he got up quickly and stumbled across the nest. Soon, he settled in between her and her wing awkwardly. Then it came down, cushioning him between it and her body. He couldn�t help but sigh. Although her aura was cold, she was surprisingly a little warm to the touch, past all of her feathers. Now that his senses cleared, he could also get a good trace of her scent� His nose twitched at a hint of some warm, sweet smell.
�Not one clutch. You can�t possibly realize how frustrating it is, going in and out of heat every year��
Articuno rubbed against the azumarril, enjoying the brush of his soft fur against her feathers� and he was surprisingly warm, too. He squirmed when she leaned down and stroked the tip of her beak through his headfur. Her wing pressed tighter� she couldn�t get enough of his warm touch.
�Lady Articuno,� he inhaled sharply, pressed firmly against her side now. �Forgive my asking, but wouldn�t you have an easy time finding a mate�?� Her scent reached him again, the warm air stronger than before. This time the pheromones hit him in spades; he could feel his erection starting to slide up against her warm, white breast. Blushing through his ears, he frantically covered himself with a paw, hoping she didn�t notice.
�It�s true I could have any mate of my choosing,� she said as she brushed the back of her beak across him. �But not a soul wanders here� for no need or no fear. And I cannot leave my domain, vast as it is��
Her beak curled into a bit of a grin as she felt the young Azumarril�s prick up against her. Playfully, she pushed him onto his back with a wing, pinning him down.
�Now, what have we here?� she cooed, pushing his paws away from his crotch with her beak.
�L-lady Articuno!� His paws were no match for the strength of the bird, and soon had them forced to the side. His pink shaft stood proudly between his legs, the hot flesh giving off a little steam into the cold cavern air. Articuno thumped his legs apart with her head, then brushed her beak against his throbbing cock.
�My, aren�t you the gifted little fellow?� she laughed, nuzzling against his shaft, smearing her cheek with a little of his precum. �But you can�t leave it out like that, or you�ll freeze to death��
Azumarril tried to protest as her beak opened wide, but a wingful of feathers silenced him. He flinched as he felt his cock plunge into the bird�s maw, feeling the sharp beak close around it. She�s not gonna� His thoughts stopped as he felt her beak tip clasp gently against his stomach. Her breath rushed over his shaft; and though it felt cold, there was definitely a warm quality to it�
He tried not to moan out as her tongue flicked up and down his shaft, sliding the tip along his length. She turned her eyes upward and moved her wing just enough to look amusedly at the embarrassed pleasure etched across the rabbit�s face. Her beak parted and pushed harder against him, digging into his stomach some. Azumarril�s thick cock slid neatly into her throat where she swallowed and sucked along his shaft, still teasing him mad with her tongue. What liquids she didn�t down with pleasure, she smeared across his length, continuing to torture the throbbing cock.
�L-lady Aritcuno, I�� He grasped and kneaded the nest beneath him. �I�m gonna��
She gave him another knowing lick before slipping her mouth away from him, leaving his near-to-bursting cock in the air once more. �I know,� she chirred, brushing him up onto his feet. �But not yet.�
�Then� why�� he panted, squirming at the slightest touch.
�Need I remind you that you�re here to serve my pleasures?� Articuno said, stroking down his fur softly. �I think you know what you�re to do next��
Then with a sudden lifting of her wings, she turned around. Her tail-plumes curled up neatly, almost to her back. Azumarril shook as she stooped down, showing him her most intimate of places. Right where her white underside blended into her blue feathers, her dripping sex waited. The coral-colored lips barely stood from her feathers, open and aroused.
Azumarril put his paws up on either side of her legs and inhaled deeply, this time with his nose right against her entrance. The smell was so strong that it nearly knocked him off of his feet. She quivered as she felt his muzzle brushing against her slit, then gasped as his tongue started to scrape across her slick cunt.
�Ahh�� she moaned, closing her eyes as she pushed herself back against his muzzle. He started to push his nose into her, tongue slipping in and out as he lapped away at her tunnel. �T-that�s great�� she murmured, flapping her wings some. �But it�s not enough� nng, give me more� before you freeze��
Azumarril nodded nervously as he licked his whispers off. �Yes�n, Lady Articuno�� He pushed down on her thighs with his paws; she lowered enough so that he could climb onto her. And he did, mounting her quickly. His shaft, still slick and hard from her previous teasing, brushed against her feathers. She bucked her hips up against his in one fierce command. Understanding perfectly well, he held on tight and thrust his hips, burying his shaft deep within her.
Articuno screeched out as the Azumarril pierced her, her muscles squeezing tightly around him. �Good Azu�� she panted, rubbing her hips back against him. �Go on��
She clamped her beak down hard and turned her head to watch as the Azumarril went all out on her. She�s so tight� he thought. At least, for her size...
Her fluids started to flow down his shaft, making him slide into her faster and faster. She turned her head skyward each time he pistoned into her, touching her in places she�d never been touched, even by herself. He was rather big for an Azumarril, not too much to cause her any discomfort, but definitely enough to feel every inch of rock-hard flesh. Another gasp escaped her beak each time his cock pounded into her, grinding against her most sensitive spots, the length rubbing her swollen nub� She squeezed down hard when he was at his deepest, massaging his shaft with her muscles for all she was worth. She could feel his shaft swelling and pulsing, his thrusts becoming erratic as instinct took him over.
�That�s it�� she murmured, pushing herself back against him in time with his thrusts. �Don�t hold back��
Azumarril could feel her tight tunnel milking down on his shaft. He kept plunging into her, harder on each stroke, waves of pleasure building up each time. His cock throbbed and swelled, pushing back against her silky walls. Suddenly, he grabbed her and slammed his hips against hers, burying himself entirely in Articuno�s cunt. She screeched again as hot cum started to pour into her, the thick, sticky liquid filling her up. She squeezed and tensed as she felt her own climax finally take her, wings flapping wildly. She dug her talons into the nest just to stay steady as her cum poured out around the Azu�s cock. They stayed locked against each other as they unloaded their fluids, leaving both Azumarril and Articuno gasping for breath.
Articuno slumped down as her orgasm waned, still dripping against the Azu�s fur. He came down with her, sliding out of her, hitting the ground with a thump. For a few moments, they lay there, catching their breath. Then Articuno curled a wing back and drew him up against her again, leaving him pressed against her breast once more.
�That� was something incredible that I thought I�d never feel�� she chirred and leaned down to preen Azumarril affectionately. He looked up at her, too tired to fight against the beak, his eyes already drooping.
�Lady� Articuno�� he managed before falling asleep against her warm body. She smiled as best as an avian could, sheltered him beneath her wing, and lowered her head to sleep herself.
* * *
Some timeless interval later, they�d both awakened. Although Azumarril was a bit shy at first, he warmed up to her company. Not so frightening after all, he thought. Through most of the day, they simply sat together on the edge of the nest, soaking in the experience. Eventually, Articuno looked down at Azumarril and cocked her head to the side.
�So what was your journey about, anyway?� she asked. �I�m curious, honestly.�
�That?� Azumarril shook his head, as if the previous day were a long forgotten memory. �That was part of a rites for mating. I�d have to go over the pass, and� well, it�s silly, really.�
�No, I�d like to hear about it sometime,� she said, returning to preening him once more. �Are you going to go back to that?�
Azumarril looked up at her, surprised. �I� guess�� he said, looking down. �Although I really��
�Don�t want to leave now, do you?� Articuno licked his cheek. �It�s not a surprise. I suppose� yes, you�ll make your home here with me.�
�Really?� he smiled up at her. �I�d love to, M�lady.�
Articuno moved so that she could see him face to face and winked. �I wasn�t asking.�
Azumarril pawed at her, and they both laughed. He nodded a little bit before nuzzling at her beak.
�I know. So� I guess we�re together. I really do love you, you know.�
�Of course,� she laughed. �I love you, too. Which means you�re going to have to stop calling me Lady Aritcuno� Well, we can save that for special times.� She winked at him again, causing him to blush. �You sure you can handle the cold?�
�I�m positive,� he replied, rubbing against her. �You�re the only warmth I need.�
by Sorai
Azumarril padded across the thick layer of snow, barely kept atop of it by his large feet. The northern mountains veered up to the blue sky, where snow fell in heavy flakes. A cold wind constantly nipped at the water-rabbit, but his fur was thick enough to keep him from freezing. The ball of his tail bobbed behind him as he fought his way through the winter wind, step after step closer to the summit. Just a while longer, he thought.
The wind suddenly churned up, a powerful gust bowling him over. He tumbled down the hill until he finally came to a stop on a wide ledge.
Azumarril rubbed his aching sides, and turned to see what had knocked him from his ascent. Just a few feet from where he once stood, the air whipped about wildly. Snow blurred his vision, and the air grew so cold that it pierced right through his fur. He squinted through the increasing blizzard to see what lay within it.
There at the center of the blizzard stood Articuno, wings flapping wildly. Her ice blue eyes glinted as she stared out of the storm, back down at the Azumarril. There was a brilliant blue flash, and then the storm instantly subsided. She stood there, feathers tufted out, her wings folding at her sides. The rabbit broke his trance of fear and wonder to dip down.
�Lady Articuno,� he stammered, heart nearly leaping out of his mouth. That�s her? I can�t believe it�s her. She�s the most beautiful creature I�ve ever seen! I�m going to die. I know I�m gonna die.
The bird of legend chirped once, and the sound echoed throughout the mountainside. She took one step closer to Azumarril before pointing a wingtip at him.
�Not often do I come across one foolish enough to enter my domain,� she said as she stared down her beak at him. �So why do you trespass into the lands of the Queen of the Winter?�
Azumarril swallowed hard and looked up, just enough to see her powerful talons churning the snow impatiently. �M�lady, I�m passing through on a journey. It�s a rite for��
�I don�t care to hear about your traditions.� Articuno cut him off, moving closer. �I�m sure you know there are� repercussions to be had for disturbing me.� She took to the air, glided down the mountainside, and landed right before him, talons digging into the snow. The force of her landing sent him onto his back.
�But you amuse me,� she said coyly and rolled him up onto his feet with a talon. �No one else seems to pay the old respects to me like they used to. They used to worship me� would you worship me?�
Azumarril stared up at her, feeling the large talons grazing along his back. Up this close, he realized she was at least twice his size. He could see up her soft, white breast, the long elegant neck, the feathery head crest and ultra-sharp beak� the entrancing eyes� he shook his head, clearing his mind.
�I� um�� he stammered as one of the talons poked against his side. �Of c-course, m�lady��
�I thought you�d say something like that.� She dropped him back into the snow before standing calmly again. �No, that�s quite alright. How about this� you keep me entertained for some time, and I�ll spare you?�
The blue rabbit shivered, trying to rub warmth back into his paws. �I�d be grateful, M�lady.�
�Lovely,� she chirred and scooped him up into her talons. �And do call me Articuno, or at least, �Lady Articuno.� I like it when you say my name.� She pumped her wings. The powder-snow beneath her flew up as she took to the sky. �Oh, and you might want to hold on, just in case��
Azumarril clutched onto her leg as she took flight. Despite his size, she managed to fly quite will with him there. The mountaintops grew smaller beneath them, and the snow started to sting Azumarril�s eyes. He held onto her tighter and closed his eyes. Her laugh echoed in his ears as he felt them falling, spinning�
Before too long, the chilling wind and snow stopped tormenting the poor bunny, and the world seemed darker. He opened his eyes to find that they had started into a mountain cave. She continue to fly, deeper into the frozen tunnels, until he could no longer see the light outside.
Articuno finally slowed down once they reached a large cavern. The walls were covered in large blocks of ice, so that the entire place looked as if it was surrounded by crystal. Far beneath the out-stretch of rocks, there lay a frozen lake. Above them, the �crystals� continued, covering even the ceiling, where a bit of light shone through, though it filtered through to blues and purples.
She set down at her nest, a large ledge near the center of the room. Though made of few plants and covered in snow, Azumarril found it to be soft and comfortable. Once she released him, she moved to the opposite side and settled down.
�Welcome to my humble abode,� Articuno said, �though I find myself staying here less and less anymore. To be frank, no one else ever comes here.�
�So there�s no one else you see?� Azumarril shivered as he gazed at the legendary bird. �Then��
�No one else, since my mother has been gone,� she rolled her wings in a sort of shrug. �And I�ve never had a single clutch because of it� Are you too cold? Mm, I know you are. Come here.� She lifted her wing and used the other to beckon him into the space between her breast and feathers.
�Um, I�m not�� he started, but she pointed his beak at him.
�I did not request it. Come over here.�
Nodding, he got up quickly and stumbled across the nest. Soon, he settled in between her and her wing awkwardly. Then it came down, cushioning him between it and her body. He couldn�t help but sigh. Although her aura was cold, she was surprisingly a little warm to the touch, past all of her feathers. Now that his senses cleared, he could also get a good trace of her scent� His nose twitched at a hint of some warm, sweet smell.
�Not one clutch. You can�t possibly realize how frustrating it is, going in and out of heat every year��
Articuno rubbed against the azumarril, enjoying the brush of his soft fur against her feathers� and he was surprisingly warm, too. He squirmed when she leaned down and stroked the tip of her beak through his headfur. Her wing pressed tighter� she couldn�t get enough of his warm touch.
�Lady Articuno,� he inhaled sharply, pressed firmly against her side now. �Forgive my asking, but wouldn�t you have an easy time finding a mate�?� Her scent reached him again, the warm air stronger than before. This time the pheromones hit him in spades; he could feel his erection starting to slide up against her warm, white breast. Blushing through his ears, he frantically covered himself with a paw, hoping she didn�t notice.
�It�s true I could have any mate of my choosing,� she said as she brushed the back of her beak across him. �But not a soul wanders here� for no need or no fear. And I cannot leave my domain, vast as it is��
Her beak curled into a bit of a grin as she felt the young Azumarril�s prick up against her. Playfully, she pushed him onto his back with a wing, pinning him down.
�Now, what have we here?� she cooed, pushing his paws away from his crotch with her beak.
�L-lady Articuno!� His paws were no match for the strength of the bird, and soon had them forced to the side. His pink shaft stood proudly between his legs, the hot flesh giving off a little steam into the cold cavern air. Articuno thumped his legs apart with her head, then brushed her beak against his throbbing cock.
�My, aren�t you the gifted little fellow?� she laughed, nuzzling against his shaft, smearing her cheek with a little of his precum. �But you can�t leave it out like that, or you�ll freeze to death��
Azumarril tried to protest as her beak opened wide, but a wingful of feathers silenced him. He flinched as he felt his cock plunge into the bird�s maw, feeling the sharp beak close around it. She�s not gonna� His thoughts stopped as he felt her beak tip clasp gently against his stomach. Her breath rushed over his shaft; and though it felt cold, there was definitely a warm quality to it�
He tried not to moan out as her tongue flicked up and down his shaft, sliding the tip along his length. She turned her eyes upward and moved her wing just enough to look amusedly at the embarrassed pleasure etched across the rabbit�s face. Her beak parted and pushed harder against him, digging into his stomach some. Azumarril�s thick cock slid neatly into her throat where she swallowed and sucked along his shaft, still teasing him mad with her tongue. What liquids she didn�t down with pleasure, she smeared across his length, continuing to torture the throbbing cock.
�L-lady Aritcuno, I�� He grasped and kneaded the nest beneath him. �I�m gonna��
She gave him another knowing lick before slipping her mouth away from him, leaving his near-to-bursting cock in the air once more. �I know,� she chirred, brushing him up onto his feet. �But not yet.�
�Then� why�� he panted, squirming at the slightest touch.
�Need I remind you that you�re here to serve my pleasures?� Articuno said, stroking down his fur softly. �I think you know what you�re to do next��
Then with a sudden lifting of her wings, she turned around. Her tail-plumes curled up neatly, almost to her back. Azumarril shook as she stooped down, showing him her most intimate of places. Right where her white underside blended into her blue feathers, her dripping sex waited. The coral-colored lips barely stood from her feathers, open and aroused.
Azumarril put his paws up on either side of her legs and inhaled deeply, this time with his nose right against her entrance. The smell was so strong that it nearly knocked him off of his feet. She quivered as she felt his muzzle brushing against her slit, then gasped as his tongue started to scrape across her slick cunt.
�Ahh�� she moaned, closing her eyes as she pushed herself back against his muzzle. He started to push his nose into her, tongue slipping in and out as he lapped away at her tunnel. �T-that�s great�� she murmured, flapping her wings some. �But it�s not enough� nng, give me more� before you freeze��
Azumarril nodded nervously as he licked his whispers off. �Yes�n, Lady Articuno�� He pushed down on her thighs with his paws; she lowered enough so that he could climb onto her. And he did, mounting her quickly. His shaft, still slick and hard from her previous teasing, brushed against her feathers. She bucked her hips up against his in one fierce command. Understanding perfectly well, he held on tight and thrust his hips, burying his shaft deep within her.
Articuno screeched out as the Azumarril pierced her, her muscles squeezing tightly around him. �Good Azu�� she panted, rubbing her hips back against him. �Go on��
She clamped her beak down hard and turned her head to watch as the Azumarril went all out on her. She�s so tight� he thought. At least, for her size...
Her fluids started to flow down his shaft, making him slide into her faster and faster. She turned her head skyward each time he pistoned into her, touching her in places she�d never been touched, even by herself. He was rather big for an Azumarril, not too much to cause her any discomfort, but definitely enough to feel every inch of rock-hard flesh. Another gasp escaped her beak each time his cock pounded into her, grinding against her most sensitive spots, the length rubbing her swollen nub� She squeezed down hard when he was at his deepest, massaging his shaft with her muscles for all she was worth. She could feel his shaft swelling and pulsing, his thrusts becoming erratic as instinct took him over.
�That�s it�� she murmured, pushing herself back against him in time with his thrusts. �Don�t hold back��
Azumarril could feel her tight tunnel milking down on his shaft. He kept plunging into her, harder on each stroke, waves of pleasure building up each time. His cock throbbed and swelled, pushing back against her silky walls. Suddenly, he grabbed her and slammed his hips against hers, burying himself entirely in Articuno�s cunt. She screeched again as hot cum started to pour into her, the thick, sticky liquid filling her up. She squeezed and tensed as she felt her own climax finally take her, wings flapping wildly. She dug her talons into the nest just to stay steady as her cum poured out around the Azu�s cock. They stayed locked against each other as they unloaded their fluids, leaving both Azumarril and Articuno gasping for breath.
Articuno slumped down as her orgasm waned, still dripping against the Azu�s fur. He came down with her, sliding out of her, hitting the ground with a thump. For a few moments, they lay there, catching their breath. Then Articuno curled a wing back and drew him up against her again, leaving him pressed against her breast once more.
�That� was something incredible that I thought I�d never feel�� she chirred and leaned down to preen Azumarril affectionately. He looked up at her, too tired to fight against the beak, his eyes already drooping.
�Lady� Articuno�� he managed before falling asleep against her warm body. She smiled as best as an avian could, sheltered him beneath her wing, and lowered her head to sleep herself.
* * *
Some timeless interval later, they�d both awakened. Although Azumarril was a bit shy at first, he warmed up to her company. Not so frightening after all, he thought. Through most of the day, they simply sat together on the edge of the nest, soaking in the experience. Eventually, Articuno looked down at Azumarril and cocked her head to the side.
�So what was your journey about, anyway?� she asked. �I�m curious, honestly.�
�That?� Azumarril shook his head, as if the previous day were a long forgotten memory. �That was part of a rites for mating. I�d have to go over the pass, and� well, it�s silly, really.�
�No, I�d like to hear about it sometime,� she said, returning to preening him once more. �Are you going to go back to that?�
Azumarril looked up at her, surprised. �I� guess�� he said, looking down. �Although I really��
�Don�t want to leave now, do you?� Articuno licked his cheek. �It�s not a surprise. I suppose� yes, you�ll make your home here with me.�
�Really?� he smiled up at her. �I�d love to, M�lady.�
Articuno moved so that she could see him face to face and winked. �I wasn�t asking.�
Azumarril pawed at her, and they both laughed. He nodded a little bit before nuzzling at her beak.
�I know. So� I guess we�re together. I really do love you, you know.�
�Of course,� she laughed. �I love you, too. Which means you�re going to have to stop calling me Lady Aritcuno� Well, we can save that for special times.� She winked at him again, causing him to blush. �You sure you can handle the cold?�
�I�m positive,� he replied, rubbing against her. �You�re the only warmth I need.�
Chapter End Notes:
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