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Fluff, comfort, kinda just bullshit
Hey yea no, just a plain simple story line, sanji and you out on a lil date.
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All bright'en happy...its new years. Actually it's been a new year for a whole week now but the people of this town decided to celebrate it now.
Maybe its tradition or whatever. It's Sunday and the church bells of Julie Island have rung. It's 6 pm. It's getting dark. And cold. But for now, it was bright enough to have the sunrays hit the trees and hills in a pretty way.
you wandered the capital with a big ol' coat, carrying a bag. You knew you were gonna shop here. Spending money on things your ship DEFINITELY does not need. Like a stupid lantern or something.
Speaking of lanterns, there were lanterns everywhere. As in every third stall was selling a lantern. They meant a new light. New beginning. New life. At night when they are flying in the air they will look surely like stars in the sky. All flying together.
For now, you just have to focus on counting the beri in your wallet. It's not a lot. Being a small bounty pirate was tough on you. So was the budget. Your ship was small, a second hand one. She had a name. Fish heart. It's...ideally not a good name, you would have preferred something scarier. But she did her job well for a decade old ship. She was parked at coast of the island. It would be a far walk from the town to there. Walking in the dark was...not ideal but what can be done.
While passing aimlessly through the busy street you stop to stare at fishes....you looked at the fishes that were inside tanks being sold as prizes. It's so stupid who would want to win a fish as a prize? Such a stupid prize. Just go to the sea. Stick your hand in and you will have a herring sucking on your finger. At least that's how you used to fish when you were little.
still they had a pretty color. You kept gazing over at them, the colors reflecting in your eyes.
"Ahem" someone cleared your throat behind you. "Why? Aren't those fishes lovely?"
You stared at the blonde, that shine that was in your eyes left. You were no nerd on pirates but that was totally a high bounty pirate. You forgot his name...but he was definitely from the Strawhats, You nodded, "Haha- ya...uh. Real pretty..." Immediately, you wanted to turn away and run but your feet were planted to the ground like they grew roots over the matter of a few minutes, they both just...stared at the fish. The fish were staring back at you both with those blank eyes.
"Hm...You like these pretty little things." he said not seeing the discomfort in your eyes. "Mon cher, i could win you an aquarium of these fishes...".
My god, you are being hit on. You are being hit on by another pirate. Your jacket was falling off your shoulders. Your hands were cold even tho they were in your pockets.
"Uh...you can...go ahead...i don't have a tank or anything to put them in..."
he scoffed before laughing, fixing his tie in place. "Ha! Oh don't worry. I'll get you the fishes. And I'll get you the aquarium. Just promise me..." his voice went breathy. "...when you look at them...you will think of me..."
This was so awkward. He was so awkward oh god oh god oh god-
"uh. Yea. Sure." You nod, shaking your head barely.
he walks over, hands 300 beri to the stall owner. The stall owner look bored out of his eyes. Another dude trying to impress a girl in a game that was already rigged.
It was a simple game. Hit the tower of cups. And win. Now obviously they were glued onto the counter. Hell maybe they were welded together.
You looked at the man, fiddling with the zipper of your jacket. The stall owner looked at the man, yawning. The man took aim and threw it.
The stall owner guffawed. Another easy 100 beri. Sanji realized the unfair nature of this game quick. He sighed not impressed by the owners cheap tactics. Taking out a cigarette. He picked up another ball but instead of throwing it.
not only did the ball light on fire, it went through the cloth of the tent, falling a distance away from the three of them, singeing the grass under it.
The stall owners mouth fell open.
Sanji turned to you. " That's one darling How many do you want?".
Okay. That. That was a lil hot.
"7. I want 7" it was your lucky number. Your finger lifted up to point at the orange fish with yellow swirls. "That one. I...i like the color of that one". "Well that one it shall be, darling."
This stall owner will either go broke, or his tent will burn down before that happens. After the third hole in the tent, he just gave away the other four fishes for free. It was probably the best way to prevent more damage than what had already been done.
Soon the two of you discovered that 7 bags of fishes were too many for the four hands you two had. Sanji proudly went missing for a second handing you the other 5. (He refused to let you hold more than two). He came back with a woven basket that he just bought. He carried the basket in his hands.
You didn't know where you were going with him. You two were just...walking.
"...thanks...how did you...kick that ball.". You were genuinely curious on how it lit on fire. "With my legs, love." He laughed at the joke hoping it would leave you at least smiling at his crude humor. You didn't even give him that. Just the blank stare. Even the fishes looked at him with the blank stare.
"let's...put these in my ship"
His one visible curly eye brow rose, he fixed his up suit. "My my...what a luck, such a beautiful woman and a pirate too~ oh I am being spoiled by fate~" he put up a dramatic hand on his forehead. You did smiled at his enthusiasm. "Yea. You aren't looking at much tho...just...a couple million beri...for new world it's pretty pathetic." You looked at your battered hands. Instead of being in a home doing something useful like a good citizen your nights were busy scoping out water from the basement of your ship when the waves crashed into the hull of your ship particularly harsh some night.
"being a pirate is no joke..." "why do you think I see it as a joke, my dearest?"
The last thing you want to do is get on the bad side of a man who just kicked a ball into oblivion out of sheer will. "...n-no...infact. aren't you...a big deal...? From the Strawhats i believe."
sanji freezed. His reputation apparently precedes him? He laughed absent mindedly. "Hah-! Uh...yea! I am in fact from the straw hat crew! Can't believe you know me..."
you looked away from him to look at the stalls. You didn't know how to tell him that you didn't know his name. "Right right...uhm...i still think...we should...properly introduce ourselves...?"
he stopped in his trace. And turned on his heel to face you. He bent down to put the 7 bags of fish in the ground before deeping his head in a bow. "My name is Vinsmoke sanji. The cook of the Strawhats pirates." He raised up his head blowing out smoke from his cigarette before taking it out of his mouth between two finger. Takin your hand and holding it up to press a kiss on the back of it. His beard tickling your rough skin.
"...Tell me your name, Mon chéri..."
You look at his forehead not entirely able to focus into his glimmering eyes, afraid of the shine they might have in them while looking at you. "Uh Y/n." You shrug, reaching over to fix your coat finally after it falls down a lil too far almost exposing your arm to the cold.
You two stood there. In silence. In middle of the crowd. It's 6:30 now. "...we should go over to my ship and...drop these off." Your eyes drift off to the fishes. "Well however far your ship is let me accompany you."
you looked over the hills. "You sure? It's a far walk from here." He scoffed. "I would follow you to the end of the world, love."
you cruise around the stalls with him, eyeing the fried goods. Sanji looked...jealous he puffed out his cheeks "don't bother with those fritters darling. I could easily make you something ten times better..."
smiling at his pouty expression, you turned your head to him. "What can be better than fatty, over-fried snacks made by sweaty stall owners in open cold air?" Your natural sarcastic tone slipped into your tone. "Golden brown, crispy and rich freshly fried snacks." He said back seriously.
that did sound better. "...yea that's probably better. And healthier." You rubbed your hands together trying make them less numb from the cold. "Sadly for you I don't have ingredients.".
Sanji looked over. He hadn't thought of that. "Hm...we can go back to my ship" you halt. How could you enter such an esteemed pirate crews ship so casually? "...how would your...crewmates react to that?"
Sanji thought about it. The only one who would truly hold a grudge would be Zoro. But that asshole had problem with everything sanji did. The rest would be rather surprised that sanji managed to get someone to follow him into a ship.
It was getting rather dark when they made it to her ship. Sanji placed the basket down on the deck and he looked around. There wasn't much to go off of in this small ship. Admittedly its smaller than going merry. For a single pirate crew it was big enough. "Looks...homey." you sigh. His humble words didn't soften the blow..."yea. It's pretty shit. It's second hand. Has a stupid fish thing on the mast. It's...not exactly cool. I bet your ship is like a thousand times better."
Sanji smiled at his words. "It is called the thousand sunny, ironically." he blew out smoke while looking at the view from the railing at the sun that was barely visible over the horizon. "What's the name of this ship?" You followed him to the railing not entirely next to him just kinda behind him, "fish heart. It was big fisherman's boat. It used to sail new world to catch exotic fish." Sanji took a drag at the information. "Knew it, it's the perfect place to fish here. Not to mention there is even a holder to put your fishing rod down...you must never go hungry on here." It was true enough. "Yea. its pretty good. Most fishes in new world get poisonous when you drift too far away from island to island. But they make for a pretty penny. It's a good source of income if I was willing to waste an afternoon doing nothing but fishing." After a while of standing there you start to walk over to his ship. Sanji told you all about his ship. It sounded like the coolest thing in the planet to you. How could a ship even fit so many facilities??
...now you wanted to go see his ship even more. "So. Uh...can i come with you? To your ship? If your captain and crew is fine of course I could always not bother you...-"
Sanji's eyes widen. Someone WANTS to come with him...to his ship. His legs turn to paper and he looks as if he could float away to cloud 9...
You pull him down and you two continue to walk to his ship. It's not docked that far away. And your eyes can't even process the sheer size of this ship. It is infact a thousand times better than your ship. Your shitty ship, fish heart seems like a joke compared to this. "Damn...now THAT is a ship" you whistle as you look around its side.
You didn't want to admit it but... you were infact excited to board such a big ship. An actual ship. "Let's go." You didn't notice when you grabbed his hand, that this was infact not normal. But you didn't care. You wanted to go on the big flashy ship. Sanji was busy reeling to the touch of your hand.
Climbing the ship you look around, wandering it's deck. Tangerine trees in the back. A fiery looking lion head. The builder of this ship, Franky must have been a genius. The ship was not only well built it was was well thought out. She looked at sanji who was putting on an apron.
"oh right! You said you are the cook of this crew yea? You must be a bloody good cook. Are you the head chef? Or something? Such a big ship must surely have a big crew."
sanji threw out his cigarette out the ship. One cuz franky would skin him if he saw cigerette butts on the deck and two he didn't like to smoke in the kitchen while he was cooking. It ruins the taste. "Not as big as you think, love. There is only 10 of us"
Your ears almost didn't believe it. "Such a nice big ship and only 10 people? Crazy. Not that feeding ten people is any less crazy. I assume you are the only cook on the ship. Do you prepare everything alone? That's still...crazy." you ran out of adjectives.
You followed him into the kitchen it was bigger and nicer than you expected. Sanji pulled out a chair for you. You, out of respect and politeness bow as you sit down. "Thank you sir appreciate your-" sanji started speeding around the kitchen putting down flowers then candles then a crystal clear plate with utensils and a napkin in the shape of a swan.
"Wow- uh...that's...this is like a dinner date no? I feel like I should have dressed better...-" sanji's hands drop to your shoulders pulling the coat off your back, all the while whispering in your ear. "Do not mind it, Mon Cher...your presence is more than enough." he smirks as he pushed your chair in. Maybe it's the heat in the kitchen from the flame on the stove or his flirting is truly getting to you.
You sigh as you pick up your glass. Sanji already pouring you water before you even blink. "You sure know how to set a mood huh?" You face him as he pours in oil, waiting for it to heat up while he coats some fried looking something in an egg wash.
"...you know they already look so good...makes me hungry." Sanji laughed at your words. "My darling I haven't even fried them! Wait just a bit. When they are done your mouth will be left watering. Wait I should cut up some fruits for you before that-" before you even say anything there is a plate in front of you with fruit cut up all pretty. "...you are quick with your knife...how come you kicked that ball when your hands are so strong and fast?" Sanji hummed while frying the food. "Hm. My hands are used only to make food and please pretty things like you, my love."
You cough as you silently choke on your water. "Bit of a service dom are you? What's next? You are gonna say my pleasure is your pleasure?"
Sanji turns around almost offended his curly eyebrows pressed together, looking annoyed yet the smile on his face say otherwise. "Why I assume that part is rather clear. No? Whatever you feel I feel too, darling." You play with your fork while circling the plate with its metal edge. "Hm. Well I feel rather hungry. I would say you should focus on your cooking but I like bantering with you-" before you get your sarcasm out he placed a plate in front of you.
"wow. This..." it looked straight out of the kitchen of a five star restaurant.. "this looks like something i would have to sell my ship for to pay the bill."
You turn the plate to look at it from every perfect side. Sanji pulls out a chair and sit next to you. Waiting for your approval. He knows his cooking is good. He just wants to hear it from you. Meanwhile here you are wondering if you should pick this masterpiece on a plate with your hands or eat it with a fork and knife. It was a fried ball of some kind. You were scared to poke it with your fork and break the delicate golden brown shell. "Oh I feel too bad eating this..." Sanji stands up and picks up the fork next to you plate. Your shoulders tense as he placed a hand on your shoulder. He hold up the fried ball to your lips. "Open your mouth darling"
Almost obediently. You take a bite. Sinking your teeth into the soft potato inside. As you pull away the cheese follows you while still connected to the gooey center with a stringy cheese bridge.
You tried to eat it as un messily as you could and cover your mouth with your hand. Soft, warm, perfectly crunchy. Oh you almost moan at the perfect seasoning, throwing your head back. "Fuck...now That. That's what I call food." You readily take another bite from the fork sanji was holding up. "Oh where was this food when I was stranded in the sea hungry."
sanji looked proud at your praise. "I only cook gourmet. I was a chef at The Baratie in east blue." You nod while enjoying another bite. "No idea about that place but fuck if the food there is made by you I might just have to sell all my moneys worth for one hearty meal..."
Sanji leaned over the table trying to be as close to you as possible. "I'm hurt that you think i would make you pay for the meal at all love." You look up to meet his eyes. "Hm..im not surprised you left you would probably drive the business to ruins whenever you see a pretty face walk in" sanji laughed at the jab. Not taking it to heart.
"ah what can I say? I am a lover man. Women are my favourite hobby."
You look at your plate pick the last of the fried food. "I bet you have women throwing yourself at you."
Sanji sighs in disappointment. "Instead of throwing themselves, women throw things AT me." You pause and think about it. "Maybe it's cuz you come off as kinda harsh for any one meeting you for the first time..." Sanji thought over the criticism. "I am a firm believer in going all out. And my all is my amazing charm and good food." You turn to wipe your mouth but the swan next to your plate looks too pretty so you just wipe you hand with the back of your hand. "I dunno about amazing charm but amazing food would lure in any lady you want." Sanji deflated "not a smooth talker. Am i dear?" You felt instantly guilty from your words. "No. I mean if your way of greeting a new person is to immediately get on one knee and propose I think anyone would be just a lil thrown off. Not that I would say no to that."
sanji's eyes go un-focused...in his mind the church bells are already going off at the mention of marriage but in actuality its the clock. It's 8 pm now. "Damn it must be dark outside now..." You look at the kitchen door. Sanji looked at your face before getting up ,holding your jacket in his hands. "Let's go outside. Jinbei tried hard to dock at a pretty view. Let's make sure it's not for waste" You take your coat and walk outside. The view it pretty from here. Sanji put his apron down on a chair.
The city is lit up with lanterns and lights all over its edges and houses. Illuminating it in the dark background of the night sky with the moon coming out of hiding. You stand at the edge with him. Its cold outside.
You are shivering as a pointed breeze hits your face. Maybe your coat isn't good enough to block out the winter. You lean closer to sanji. He is strangely warm to be around.
You continue observing the island from a distance. The boat gently rocking the two people on their boat. Your focus is on the what you are seeing, the beauty of this island. Sanji is focused on the beauty you have. No amount of lanterns could be nearly as bright as your eyes to him. Some would scold him. Saying he is wasting his twenties gawking at women. But sanji says women are a sight he would watch over anything else, all the time.
He wants to think he has been a good host. He knows he isn't good with women. And your earlier comment on how he just showed up beside you was less charming and more creepy did sting even though he knew you were pulling his legs. Not saying it wasn't true. It was kinda creepy. But right now. He had managed to get you to join him. Here on his ship all fed and happy. Leaning on him while looking at the view so entranced.
When you turned to sanji after he hadn't responded to anything you said for the past minute you noticed how glossy his eyes were. How he had just been staring at you quietly. You bump your hips into his. "Oi mr cook. Sanji to earth please. Can't have you lost on me." Sanji jolts at the press of your hip against his. You look at his face turn red. Ears red. You push it off as the cold doing it's thing to his face...
Mostly because your own heart won't be able to take in the fact that he was blushing cuz of you.
"Where are all your crew mates?" You ask finally to break the silence. Sanji shaked himself to focus on your words again. "Out. Strolling doing god knows." He leans on the railing, fully equipped with the knowledge that you had moved closer just now. You rest your hand on the railing and then your face. "Are there any women on board...?" Sanji perked up at your quiet voice. He took out a cigarette and his lighter. "Why mon cœur, jealous are you?" He joked out but he also noticed the light fade in your eyes. "There are two women on board. Nami the navigator. And Nico Robin. She is an archeologist." You hum.
"are they pretty?" Sanji paused at the question. "...Out of this world pretty. Both of them are the loveliest women I ever had the pleasure of knowing".
You nod silently at that. But go rigded when you fell sanji's hand hook over your side and pull you in. "But tonight, I have someone else who is just beautiful to spend the night with." Your face flushed red. Such stupid words coming from the cook. You look away from the city to your hand that js resting on the railing.
Her eyes widen for a second as she thinks something over. "Wait- shit it's almost time for the lanterns to fly! We are gonna miss it."
Sanji stares at her. Before thinking something he goes to the back of the ship into the storeroom holding all kinds of trinkets from previous adventures. Just then he pulls out two lanterns from last year. The crew had went to go fly these at one island.It
Usopps didn't fly at all and just sat on the deck. Nami's lantern flew up a distance before blowing away into the sea. Luffy's lantern caught on fire and so did choppers. In return Robin gave hers to chopper. Brooks flew so far away none of them even saw where it went. Jinbei's accidentally ripped up from the water on his hand. Soaking into the paper lantern. Franky had the brilliant idea of making a metal lantern. Obviously a fail. All that left was his and Zoro's. Zoro thought it was stupid to fly these things and sanji was too busy preparing a big meal for the new years.
Your eyes regain their light as you walk over to him. "Wow. Are you a magician or something?" You take one let it air out a lil on its own. Sanji stares as you hold up yours. He took out his lighter and lit the middle. "The trick is to hold it up for a while until you can feel it flying up on its own." Your information would have been really useful at that unsuccessful lantern flying from last here but right now he was looking over your form as you waited for the lanterns to lift off from your fingers. Finally you let go and it started to drift up into the air. Quickly you took one and gave it to sanji. "Hurry! Let's fly yours too. I wanna see them fly together."
Sanji was about to decline the offer wanting to see you fly both but at the thought of both their lanterns together he took the lantern and did as you had instructed him previously. Hold the lantern and feel it lift form you hands. He stood there awkwardly lantern in hand waiting for it to fly.
he let go and smoothly the lantern joined yours. They were two lights flying up in the dark sky.
The only lights flying in the dark sky.
"...okay we may have done it a tad bit too early." You mumbled out half embarrassed because you were just too eager to wait for 9 o clock to fly the lanterns.
Sanji walked over to you patting your shoulder. " 's alright. Darling we all get a lil excit-"
He looked over your shoulder behind you his eyes twinkling with small little yellow lights which looked like stars. You immediately turn behind to see the lantern that were leaving the towns capital, slowly marching into the air like a parade of lanterns.
your two lanterns were accompanied by thousands of others. For moment you two marvelled over the scene. Standing in middle of the most breath taking view as your two lanterns join the crowd. For moment, neither of you are able to tear away. Until sanji does first not wanting to miss the glow of your face.
"it's the most perfect thing I've seen all year." You murmured out, your eyes fascinated. Sanji smiled. His breath letting out puffs of smoke as his let out a warm breath in the cold air. Eyes focused only on you. "...yea. I agree. Most perfect damn thing I'll see all year..."
Your eyes turn to face him. The two of you staring at each other. Even though you weren't staring at the lanterns your eyes still had that twinkle.
you see the hearts in his eye, the red in his ears. The breath that was stolen right out his lungs when you hugged him. " I know it's a lil late to say this. But..." You look up at him to meet his red face. "Happy new years Sanji. I think...I think it will be a good year... considering I met you."
you both stare at one another before suddenly sanji's nose starts bleeding. He immediately covers his nose and runs off to the washroom with you in tow worried about him.
after like 10 minutes he walks out embarrassed as there is still a tiny smudge of blood stuck to his stubble of a moustache. You wipe it off with your thumb. Sanji looks off to a distance. Not wanting to have another accident similar to this one.
"its getting late. I should probably head back to my ship..." You said fixing up his suit and tie. Wanting to maintain its perfect state.
Sanji stiffly nods. Looking down at you. He need to think fast. He wants to give something to you. Doesn't want you to forget him. He looks around before rushing off to the kitchen. He walks back over to the napkin swan he has made earlier. He didn't know what he was actually doing. It was just adrenaline going off in his blood stream. He just...wanted to give something anything to you.
You take the generous offer anyways. "It does looks stunning." You smile at the soft and fluffy white napkin swan.
"let me-" you look up once he interrupts you in middle of your thought. "Let me walk you back. Ma dame."
You snort at his attempt to come back to his suave way of talking. "Sure. Wanna....hold hands while on the way there...? It's pretty frosty."
he takes your hand. His hand is big and currently clammy from your words. From your tone. Basically from your anything.
So you two walk. Silently in the sand as the rest of the town celebrate in the streets. You kept turning your swan to look at it from all angles. Your finger circling his hand. He just...walked stiffly not wanting to move to much lest it disturb this tranquility you two have maintained while walking all the way there.
You stood in front of your ship. Realising how badly you didn't want to leave. "Hey- share me the number in your den den mushi. Call me every now and then." You say talking out a pen from your pocket and writing it down on a notepad. You always carry around notepad and pen in your bag. You look up at him as he stares blankly at your number.
"i guess...i also owe you this..."
You reach in wrapping your arms around his neck. Standing on your tip toes before pressing your lips onto his.
Immediately startling him from the earlier trance by an even bigger shock. The poor boys heart probably jumped out his chest and started dancing in front of his vision. He didn't know where to put his hand. Your waist or somewhere where it won't be awkward...
instead his hands hover over your face. Wanting to hold your cheeks pull you closer than ever. Hey eyes glassy from the kiss. As he pushed himself to be closer to you, towering over you. His eyes unable to be pressed close like yours. You just looked so pretty kissing him he didn't want to close his eyes.
You pull back and he let's it happen woefully. Like you cut of the supply to his existence.
His arms find your shoulders regardless. Hugging you...holding you. You two had your forehead press together.
"...dont miss me too much okay...? I think...we will meet each other again very soon...you gave me such a wonderful night after all"
Sanji breathes into your face..."h-happy to serve..."
You giggle, turning away, blowing him a kiss and walking out. His lips stained a little red. He touches his lips. Lost. Completely lost before remembering he had to cook for 9 hungry men and women. One man eating enough to fill 30 people.
when he is walking away he is practically floating in air. Like his feet weren't touching the ground. Maybe he was air walking unknowingly. Maybe he had truly ascended from his roots.
And that was it from the two of them. You went on board. Smiling at as the warmth lingered on your lips.
you turn to settle down after such a lovely night out.
Your eyes however find a familiar woven basket in the floor. When you walk over most of the fish are dead...
You know that these were cheap fish who lived in a plastic bags and had a life span of three days but the fact that they were all dead so quickly still hurt.
One was still alive tho...it was the orange one with the yellow swirl. The one she originally pointed at.
You picked him up and dumped him into a glass bowl you had. You would have to go get stuff for this fish to properly stay alive...the rest...well they would make for good bait anyways. You still placed the napkin swan on the table. Walking around your table you sat down staring at the little fish that was aimlessly wandering the small water bowl that was currently it's home. You would buy a bigger one for sure.
"...your name is...is sanji..."
you decided to name the fish after the person who won it for you...also the swirly pattern reminded you of his curly brow...
she sat there now reminiscing his stupid face.
Sanji plated everyones food in front of them. Nami gracefully put her napkin on her lap. When she looked up the chicken was already gone.
Her fist instantly flew over to Luffy's head making him choke on the leg his head been chewing on.
Usopp laughed at his captain/ best friends antic reaching for his own napkin. Only to find the lack there of.
"huh? Where did my napkin go?" He looked around and under the table confused.
Sanji faced away from the crew, stirring the soup. He couldn't show his crew his face. He couldn't even bring out his voice to answer.
The lipstick stain wont leave. He doesnt know what to do. He is still red in the face. He just keeps his head down and hopes his crewmate didn't particularly feel like seeing his face tonight.
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First ever fic on Tumblr and first ever one shot. If you see any word misspelt please put me on a cross and crucify me.
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