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Many speculated them to have been apart of the scheme due to the missing funds being used as bribery.\n\nThis led to the mayor having a full crackdown on the city itself as now that funding was becoming an issue, meant some people had to be removed. Leading to multiple people being kicked out of the city as they, in his eyes, showed very little purpose. Because of this, riots began to ensure. Some because of his actions being beyond comprehensible, and those that agreed with him.\n\nIn the end, wanted posters were distributed out for the twins. Leading for the group to sneakily destroy them on sight in order to prevent others from believing the words of the corrupt city. Because of this, the four made it a rule that if they were staying in a town, it was to be temporary and no longer than a month if need be. If anyone who knew of their wanted nature and tried to have them taken in, Shade and Kitsuno would diverge as best as they can to avoid capture. 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Shade spent time teaching her sister the ability to do so in order for them to stay safe and to not have the elder twin do all the work keeping up illusions. Especially on all four of them as it would be extremely taxing on her should one move too far and out of place.\n\nNow for some places, a few people begged them to help in removing some imperial soldiers that took their rank and title too far. One example is when a barkeep was being used as a personal rest spot for some guards, who even began to use their own funds to pay them to leave after telling them they ran out of booze. Shade and Melissa happened to be in the bar at the time when things started to spiral out of control. Making a plan hatch out of Shade's mind as she held up an illusion and posed as a sultry lady.\n\nA few guards fell for her illusion and followed her outside, thinking they were going to get a free show and some tail. Little were they expecting was for her to lash out and attack them, leading into a fist fight. One she won as they were kncoked down easily due to her gauntlets under the illusion. Their leader at the time was cornered by Melissa and at knife point as the mouse was very testy for not having some ale when she smelled it off his breathe. Thankfully for him, Shade stopped her assassin from slitting his throat open and she told him to gather his men and clear out before she changed her mind.\n\nThe problems only got worse when Kitsuno and Liam discovered a water source was being plugged up. Following the drying river path lead them to a makeshift damn made out of scrap metal and wood had been placed down a few miles away from a water mill. Preventing the people in the town from cutting lumber and grinding down materials. Under the disguise as random citizens, Kitsuno and Liam asked the nearby soldiers about the water source being plugged and if they could remove it. Their request was denied as the town was under siege for not responding to their demands. Quickly leading to the soldiers to tell them to buzz off or will be made of an example should they not head back to the town.\n\nNot standing for this, the two walked away from their line of sight. Kitsuno took out her bow after getting into a better position and aimed at the dam. Two shots was all it took for her to destory the makeshift barricade as her arrows pierced through the scrap metal and destroyed the supports keeping it together. Allowing water to from freely again, despite some debris floating along the way.\n\nThis pissed off the soldiers and they began to march on towards the river town. Liam did not want the people to be threatened, so he and Kitsuno worked together to send warning shots at the soldiers from the trees. Their aim was to not kill, but to scare them off. They succeeded as Liam casted multiple different area spells that blasted them off course and caused their ranks to panic as they had a difficult time trying to locate the ambushes due to them moving locations constantly.\n\nOver time this became their new thing. Thr group would take a look at whatever problems the imperial army is causing, and see who would be able to tend to the task without causing too much of a scene. And if it was too big, like disrupting a camp and forcing them to move away from said settlement, all four of them would work together. To say there have been close calls on them getting retaliated on with returning fire of arrows and or magic, has definitely made them plan out a more defensive strategy when striking.\n\nOne day however. Things take a turn for the worse. For the empire was having enough of the contstant rebellion from the west side of the continent.\n\n[b][u]Rhinehart[/u][/b]\n\nIn a small town located by a large lake in the hills, the team had decided to take refuge in the taverns for the week. It was a long week for the four as the weather had not been very fair lately with strong thunderstorms hitting the area. Leading to them having to spend most of their time in a cave as lightning was striking left and right with the heavy downpour. Shade came close with Liam in falling down a landslide as the rain caused part of the hillside to erode and fall down.\n\nLiam and Kitsuno shared a room together so they can have their own privacy with things. Shade stayed with Melissa as to keep their things private as well, along with the elder kitsune keeping her assassin in check due to her own antics. To say that the kitsune was growing use to her mouse causing her issues, was true. Especially last night as she joined in it a bit as the two ended up drinking quite a lot. Melissa settled down with ale as per her usual, while Shade tossed around with some ale at first, then moved on over to something more palatable for her tastes.\n\nIn the end, the next day had rolled over and Shade felt the world spinning around her. Lifting her head up slowly, the elder kitsune smacked her lips as it was slightly dry for having drooled all over her side of the bed. \"Urgh.... definitely regretting everything.\" Pushing herself up, the thin blanket she had on slips down her back and her bare fur felt the breeze in the room, causing her to shudder. Opening her eyes slowly and letting out a yawn, she looks around the bedroom, \"Hope we weren't too much of a handful.\"\n\nLaying in the same bed next to her was her mousey companion Melissa. Shade could see under the covers enough to see that she was not wearing a shirt either. Putting things together quickly, she begins to look around the room and thankfully spotted their clothing thrown onto a chair. Breathing a sigh of relief, she pulls the blanket off her body and slides herself out of the bed.\n\nOnce Shade was out and standing on the floor, the kitsune makes her way towards the bathroom and steps into the shower to turn it on. Her ears flatten a bit from the squeaking noise the handles made, then shielded her face for a moment as water jetted out and splashed her. The water was cold for a moment before it warmed up hot. Shade fiddled around with the handles to play with the temperatures til it agreed with her head and she sat down on the floor, letting the water soak into her fur.\n\nMelissa, now noticing her warm bed mate is no longer in the bed, reaches around on Shade's side to feel around for the kitsune. Her hand ends up grabbing onto the wet pillow Shade drooled on and she immediately grimaces before retracting her hand to wipe it on a dry spot. After that, to get cozy again, the mouse pulls onto the blankets and nuzzles herself into a ball. (\"Cozy hungover day. No work, just sleep.\")\n\n[b][u]Lake Opalescense[/u][/b]\n\nWhile the two drunkards finally wake and recover, Liam and Kitsuno were already off on their own as the day had begun long before those two finally woke. The ferret and younger kitsune had taken liberty into gathering prices for supplies they will need by the time their month is up for the area. One thing they needed was proper spellbooks for pocket dimensions. Something they came across in a library elsewhere. Liam has slight regrets not studying that spell back in Sarydia.\n\nIt was a nice day however, and the two decided to take advantage of it after the squall they had to endure over the week. So the mage and archer decided to walk around the lake to enjoy the view. Despite being a large village, the lake still overtook pass its borders.\n\nSitting on a bench within one of the many scenic and fishing spots, Kitsuno watched over the lake as some fish jumped up into the air. Followed by some scalies as they swam around in the lake. The sun was shining through an opening in some clouds, but the kitsune enjoyed the view with a sunhat on. Liam sat next to her and held onto her right hand with his left, \"Really is a beautiful day today, isn't it?\"\n\n\"After the storms we weathered out last week? Definitely.\" Her smile dims a bit, \"Now if Shade and Melissa didn't go overboard with their drinking game last night, it would have been better.\"\n\nShe then leans into her lover and rests against his shoulder with her head. Liam gently leans his head onto hers, \"I swear, Melissa is rubbing off on your sister. Those two seem to be getting a lot closer than they think.\"\n\nKitsuno closes her eyes, \"I think we need to remind her that Melissa tried to kill us before. Don't think I am willing to forget that, even though she's been helpful.\" Liam felt her hand tighten, and he reaches over with his other to wrap Kitsuno in a hug. \"That girl is a odd one. Something just doesn't seem right.\"\n\nThe sun fades slightly as cloud cover begins to surround the sun again. Allowing Kitsuno to look up as she opened her eyes, \"Part of me wonders if she is still working for Solomon. If it is about Sarydia, then I wouldn't doubt that they are already making their charge within.\" The ferret moves his free hand up pass her shoulders to place it on her cheek to rub it, \"Doubtful. I've question things back there when she was helping us break into the city. She was concerned for you both when you were in the stockade. And with the insanity the nobels did, I doubt Solomon would want anything to do with there.\"\n\nHe then let go of her and slowly stood up, \"But, we shouldn't think too much about that. Without proper reasoning to go back there to stop them, most of what we can do is avoid them.\" Kitsuno sighs as she crossed her arms, \"I know, but it is getting to the point in tediousness on how often we have to be extremely careful. The worse so far with this ridiculousness is when Shade and I had to jump off a cliff to avoid some bounty hunters.\"\n\nStanding up herself, she moves over to the edge of the wooden pier and knelt down to look at the water, \"Is this really what things have become? Running from something we did not do?\" Liam moves closer to Kitsuno and places a hand on her back, \"Come on Kit, maybe some tea would help ease your mind a bit?\" She watches her reflection in the water as it ripples from a nearby fish splashing from its jump. \"Yeah.\" Standing up and turning around, \"Something soothing would help.\"\n\n\"I heard that the local garden in the town has some relaxing spots by the flowerbeds. Maybe we can pick some up while we are at it?\" Bringing a hand up to her chin, Kitsuno ponders around many flowers in her head, \"You think they have any Queen Tulips? I remember seeing pictures of those in one of the other towns we stayed at and they look pretty.\"\n\nLiam smiles as the walk off of the pier, \"We'll see if they do.\" As they started walking towards Rhinehart, a young goat woman rushes away from the town and brushes pass them. She looks around befote spotting another goat with a fishing line out in the water. \"Dad!\"\n\nThe older goat turns around as his daughter ran up to him, \"What's the fire there kiddo? Something happen with your mother and brother?\" She shakes her head and tugs on his shirt, \"No worse. The Empire is here and telling people to surrender!\" Kitsuno and Liam froze after hearing her shout that before looking at each other to nod and rushed back towards the tavern to warn Shade and Melissa.\n\n.........\n\nA crowd has gathered at the location the imperial soldiers have arrived at as their bannermen held up their flags of a shield with four gold stars on it. Dawned together in silver armor, the small squad of soldiers stood proud as one wearing a different cap on his head stand firm in front of the crowd. The black furred bear looked among the people from Rhinehart, \"Believe me, the emperor does not want to continue resorting to bloodshed. We merely want to bring the people of Druisalle together and put an end to our differences. Unifying our country as a whole and expanding further beyond reach to a brughter future!\"\n\nSomeone from the crowd yells out, \"Yeah and what about holding back the fuel depots from other towns and cities!?\"\n\n\"Druisalle was wild enough as is, you bastards think your so high and mighty thinking your top of the line because you have stronger numbers. Why not use that to help people instead of oppressing them!?\"\n\nThe bear mutters under his breath \"Stupid rabble. It's all because of their rebellious attacks to where we are resorting to this. Hate to have to use brute force, but we might have to.\" He then growls and snaps up, \"Sounds like you all are against the words of the emperor! Who has worked endlessly to devise plans for unification and allow better adjustments for everyone. This includes renewing--\"\n\n\"Oh shut your fucking trap! Nobody is going to believe anything you say!\"\n\n\"The Empire has killed more people than save them, what really makes you think people are going to believe you are truly saving us and not yourselves?\"\n\n\"You all took my cousin away because he was a spellblade! My father died trying to reason with you bastards, so you can go to hell!\"\n\nThis was where a line was crossed as a pan come flying out from the crowd. The commander gets shoved by one of his subordinates and it beams them hard on the head. Despite wearing a helmet, it did very little as the cast iron pan hit hard with the velocity and the stoat fell onto the ground with a residual thud. The commander looked at the stoat as his helmet fell off and revealed a fresh gash from the dent that scraped his head. Anger burned within him as he looked up at the crowd \"Which one of you threw that!?\"\n\nEveryone went silent as some were afraid to speak up as with one of the imperials now wounded, this meant that is was a cause of rebelling. Pushing through the crowd though was a female brown squirrel in a barkeep outfit. Her yellow eyes burned with equal rage as she glared at the commander, \"I did, and I'll do it again for destroying my life.\" The bear snaps his fingers and two fully cladded soldiers from the small squad move forward.\n\nThe squirrel is immediately detained by them as they flank her. Their commander signals their mage in the group to heal the soldier that protected him before he makes his way to the squirrel. Forcibly grabbing her face, he makes her look at him, \"For that aggressive move, you are testing the limits of our cause to do this peacefully. Now you shall be the shining example of what will happen to those that refuse to kneel before the emperor.\"\n\nShe growls at him before attempting to bite his hand. This does not end well as he pulls it away in time, only to deliver a punch to her stomach. The barkeep coughs heavily from the blow before receiving a harsher knee strike to her groin. The two armor soldiers throw her back towards the crowd and she lands heavily on her back gasping in pain. \"Consider that your only warning as it could be much worse!\"\n\nThe commander turns around to look at the mage using their magic on the stoat, \"What's his condition?\" Shaking their head as their magic closes the wound, \"Unconscious. He'll need to be taken back to camp to recover properly as he'll have a concussion.\"\n\nPointing at two other soldiers in their ranks, \"You two, get to it and have him placed in the med tents.\" Before he could turn around, his head began to throb as the sound of glass shattering echoes. Shards of glass fall around his shoulders as a tankard was thrown at the back of his head. Turning around, the bear locks eyes with Shade as she stood over the injured barkeep.\n\nAdorned in her normal clothing, the kitsune moved closer towards the two soldiers near the crowd. \"You know, I was wondering what the hell was going on as all the yelling was not helping my headache. Glad to see you assholes are here being a nuisance as usual.\"\n\n\"Don't just stand there! Apprehend that girl!\" The two soldiers snap to it as the order is given and charge at Shade. She however, waited until they were in arms reach of her to move as the kitsune ducks down and leaps forward on one of the soldiers. Tackling them and catching them off guard.\n\nOnce on the ground, she quickly grabs onto their sword and yanks on the sheathe to rip it off their holster, but has to raise an arm up to block a punch from them. The downside for her was she was in civilian clothing, and they were in armor. So she winces a bit from the metal gauntlet making contact with her bare arm.\n\nThe other soldier acts quick as pries her off their companion, but Shade raises her left foot up, and reels it back into their left leg. This staggers them slightly as Shade felt their weight shift on her. Putting her legs firm on the ground, she pushes herself back with strong momentum and sends them both on their backs.\n\nWith their grip loosened a bit, she wrestles her way out and leaps forward onto her feet. Raising a fist up, she swings at the soldier she ordinarily pinned as they got up. Despite wearing a helmet, they got a good smack from her right fist, sending them back down from the surprise attack. Now with little constraint, Shade rushes to get the sword off and ends up withdrawing it from the sheathe.\n\nHearing the soldier behind her get up, Shade holds the blade steady in both hands and swings around to strike with the flat side of the blade. Metal on metal clashes and both sides watch as the soldier falls back down on their side as Shade slammed the blade against their side in a harsh manner, the blade itself shatters in half.\n\nBroken sword and bruised knuckles on her right hand, she points the blade at the commander, \"Now, who wants the real warning? Cause I am being merciful myself you see.\" Some people from the crowd began to run in fear as Shade has officially made them an enemy to the imperials. The imperial bear drew out his longsword and pointed it at the kitsune, \"Consider me impressed. However you are hearby decreed a threat and will be dealt with.\"\n\nTaking his blade in both hands, he charges forward and attacks Shade with a wide arced slash. She barely ducks in time as she felt his sword graze against her hair. But before she could act, he swings his left foot outwards and kicks her in the chest. Knocking the wind out of her slightly and sending her flying back a few feet.\n\nAs she lands on her back, he points to the rest of the townsfolk, \"Find and detain any abled fighters! Rhinehart is now under siege in the name of the empire!\" The rest of the imperial squad drew out their weapons, with consisted of a mixture of swords, bows, and spears. Around thirty soldiers of the forty that were present began to charge foward as their commander stood on top of Shade with his boot against her chest. \"You should have known better than to bare your fangs against someone more skilled than yourself.\"\n\nShade looked up at the bear as she tries to recover from the kick. Her ribs hurt badly from the metal plated boot. \"You sure about that? You bastards don't seem as confident as you seem if intimidation is needed to get people to listen.\" She chokes a bit more on her own air as the pressure on his foot increases. \"Words of a foolish girl.\"\n\nAs he continues to crush her chest, his ears perk around his helmet as he hears something explode. Looking up, he sees a wave of fire fly by in an alleyway in the town that catches onto some of the charging soldiers. Few of them were on the ground trying to put themselves out as their fur caught on fire from the surprise attack. \"What the hell is going on? Rhinehart is not capable of fighting back this easily.\"\n\nAs he listens to some of his troops scream from the fire, another glass comes flying and nails him on the top of the head. Quickly looking up as he ignores the throbbing as best as he could, the bear's eyes widen as he saw Shade sitting on top of a roof. He doubles back as he saw her underneath his boot, barely breathing as he kept pressure on her chest.\n\nShade rubs her own head as her hangover was still present, but more important matters were at hand. Looking over to her right, she sees five soldiers clumped together. Clasping her hands together, she flings a shiruken made out of flames that cuts through someone's hanging garden on the second floor and it falls down, landing on two soldiers. This causes the other three to stop before Shade formed a ball of fire and throws it in their general direction.\n\nOne of them sees it in time and held up their shield, hoping it would help cushion the blast. While it did, it still sent them flying in different directions. The kitsune could only laugh slightly. Looking to her left, the soldiers who were on fire managed to put themselves out. One of the spotted her and looked around to see how to get to her.\n\nGetting up from her seat on the roof, Shade walks over to the edge of he roof and looks down at some of the soldiers, \"You know this place is suppose to be calm. Way to ruin that by attacking us.\" Fire forms in her hands, \"So, who wants to be my new test dummy? I've gotten a few new spells to try out.\"\n\nJust as she was about to unleash another blast of fire. Four arrows fly in the air and two impale into the kitsune. One into her leg and the other into her neck. She gags and grasps onto her throat as blood began to seep into her lungs and she fell down off the roof and lands heavily into a few crates. One of the archers standing next to the commander lowered their bow slightly, \"Did... was that her?\"\n\nThe bear looks down at Shade as her face was growing red from the lack of proper air flow to her lungs. Concerned washed over him as she held a sadistic smile before them. \"Keep your eyes sharp. She's still alive somewhere. (This should not be happening. Why is there a kitsune here? Let alone one not in our ranks.\")\n\nA foreboding sense washed over them as they felt something approach from behind. One of the archers quickly notched another arrow in their bow, turned around and released it. The arrow flies and narrowly misses Shade as she leapt more towards her right and rolls around on her back before getting back on all fours. \"Sir!? That fox looks exactly like the girl!\"\n\n\"Oh wow, you should get a medal for being one of the first to recognize me like this. Consider me impressed.\" Turning around to look at the feral kitsune, the bear growls before yelling at the town. \"Fall back! We're dealing with a kitsune, and a very manipulative one!\"\n\nThose within the town heard their commanding officer and obeyed as several started running, some in pairs as they helped their injured and burned companions run. The archers stayed near the bear as he watched and made sure the rest of his men had retreated before letting off Shade and the group fled back away from the town.\n\nSighing as the real Shade falls down inside a nearby house, her three illusions outside faded away into the ether. Melissa held onto some ice and rubbed it against Shade's head to ease her headache. \"You look like you're about to throw up.\"\n\n\"My head makes me want to shoot myself with how bad it feels...\" Melissa rolls the elder twin onto her side. The male cat who lived in the house they were hiding in came out from the cupboard he was taking shelter in. \"Are the imperials gone?\"\n\nThe mouse looks back at the yellow furred feline, \"Yeah, she managed to drive them off. Though, you might want to go see about some of the others outside. A few of the soldiers managed to go far to do something. Oh, and maybe a fire or two.\"\n\nShaking his head, he rushes to the front door and opens it. \"Oh, and if you see her sister, tell her and her boyfriend where we are.\"\n\n[i]A few moments later\n[/i]\nLiam and Kitsuno had made it in time to watch the carnage unfold. Kitsuno was close to letting out a barrage of arrows into every single imperial she saw until she noticed something seemed off with her sister after being impaled in her throat as it was unlike her to be out in the open so easily with archers around. And without her armor too. When the cat found them and told the two where her sister was really hiding, they rushed to her location and were relieved to see she had some sort of strategy at hand.\n\nFirst thing Shade did though when her headache calmed down enough was to look for the barkeep and see how bad her injuries were. The squirrel was relocated to the clinic in the town where the medic was prescribing her painkillers for the internal brusing she had in her stomach and pelvis. She looked at the four who she rented rooms to, \"I guess this place is considered lucky you four showed up. Not many people here are fond of those imperial bastards yet have the gall to stand their ground.\"\n\nLiam looks over at Shade, \"Be that as it may, Rhinehart is now in danger. Even more so, where is everyone to go should they flee? There's not much left to stand by on.\" Melissa moves over and leans next to the barkeep, \"You're not wrong Liam, but this running nonsense is getting out of hand. I say we start striking where it hurts to tell them to kick the grave.\"\n\nThe ferret looks at the mouse with his brows furrowed, \"Okay, now you've lost your mind. Need I remind you it is just four of us, versus the entire imperial empire. In what way are we suppose to get in and attack? We'd be horribly outclassed, outnumbered, and outmatched.\"\n\nSlowly sitting herself upright on the cot she was in, the barkeep winces as she felt her brusies rub against her clothing, \"I'll rebel as much as I can against them. My father died after they took my cousin and had my aunt and uncle sent to one of their special barracks. The least I can do is repay them in equal amounts of payback.\"\n\nKitsuno stares at the squirrel, \"You are in no condition to fight them Agatha. You're already beaten enough from just a little scrap with a small band of troops. They'll shoot you on sight if you were to act threatenly to them up front.\"\n\n\"Which is why we are doing so in her stead.\" Liam, Kitsuno, and the medic look at Shade with shock and concern. The fox lowers his ears a bit, \"Ma'am... in sakes of your safety, and everyone else's, please reconsider your words. Your illusionary skills were something else, but what if they see through that?\"\n\nThe elder twin sighs before moving towards the window, \"Does it matter? It's been a few years now and so far it has only been small bands of rebellions here and there. The only place the empire is not bothering much with is Solomon, but who cares about them.\" Her sister moves over to her and grabs ahold of her shoulders, \"Sis, listen to yourself.\"\n\nShe looks down and turns around to place her hands on Kitsuno, \"Kit, I'm getting sick of running. I made a vow to get stronger and protect those I care about. I already failed that enough as is with what happened a few years ago.\" Raising her head, she looks at Liam and Melissa, \"And to do that, we need to work together and fight back. Someone has to fully stand up to them.\"\n\nMelissa leaps forward and manuvers around Liam and Kitsuno to place her arm around Shade, \"Count me in. You've been making things a lot of fun for me to not leave you with it all.\" Kitsuno and Liam look at one another. They did not like the idea much, but the elder twin had a point. The ferret closes his eyes, \"Alright. But if we are going to do this, we need to take every moment and step as if it was our last.\"\n\n\"No need to worry about that Liam. Now, let's go get ready.\" Melissa reeled back a bit, \"What, now!? Shade they just retreated.\" Kitsuno pondered this a bit before nodding, \"No, she's got the right idea. With them tending to their wounded, they will be vulnerable. While I don't like the idea as it sounds like a war crime, if we strike now, they'll be forced to withdraw further.\"\n\nThe medic furrows his brow before crossing his arms, \"It is a war crime. Killing one of medicinal value during times of war will lead to--\" The squirrel reaches for a container holding cotton swabs and takes ahold of a clump to throw at the medic. \"Shut it Izzy, those brutes started it. Besides, all they need to do is disrupt the camp enough to make them run. Nobody needs to get killed yet.\"\n\nIzzy brushes some of the cotton out of his hair and glares at Agatha. \"Says the person who threw a pan at them. It's shocking to me enough you were able to fling it that far, but let me remind you all that was cast iron. Does not matter who or what you are, it's going to leave damages.\"\n\nMelissa slinks out from the group and makes her way to the door, \"Well, while you two have your little pow wow chatteroon, we're going to go find their camp and wreck house.\" Before more is said, she makes her way out of the clinic. Liam looks at Shade as the elder kitsune begins to make her leave as well. \"Shade. This is going to be a tough request, but can we at least make it to where we cause very little casualties? I'm not fully comfortable with the idea of taking another persons life. Direwolves, elemental creatures, and wildlife are one thing, but one with a fully comprehensive mind is another.\"\n\nShe stops in her tracks and held the door open, \"Liam, by all means. If you want to set some things out, you're more than welcome to. As this is something I don't think I can promise.\" Shade then steps out of the way while holding the door open, \"Now let's go before Melissa gets ahead of us all.\""
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3848005_5971723_Shade69Nightwing_war_of_attrition_260409_083434.description.json · CAS artifact Download
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92879.json · CAS artifact Download
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