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title: "Chapter 301: Three Months of Time"
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slug: "ch-301"
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novel: "Dimensional Keeper: All My Skills Are at Level 100"
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number: 301
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views: 0
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likes: 0
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wordCount: 1262
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createdAt: "2026-04-13"
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Max's eyes flickered with interest.
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While he didn't know Azula personally, he recognized two figures standing among the Monarch's ranks.
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Five and Veylin.
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Their presence confirmed it.
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She wasn't just any member of the Monarch.
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She was high-ranking. Respected. Feared.
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Yet—his curiosity deepened.
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Who was she really?
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Just as Max was analyzing her, he noticed someone stepping forward.
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King Magnar.
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The air shifted immediately.
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Tension crackled in the space between them as the ruler of the West Region walked directly toward Azula.
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His voice was cold. Uncompromising. Absolute.
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"You are in no position to do anything here."
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It wasn't a request.
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It was a command.
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His words left no room for argument.
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A clear warning.
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Yet—Azula merely smiled.
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Her golden eyes gleamed with amusement.
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"Don't worry."
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Her voice was light. Unbothered.
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Then—she turned away from him entirely.
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Her gaze landed on the twelve-layered Infernal Demon Door.
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"I am not planning to do anything here anyway."
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She ran a hand over the air in front of the door, as if already visualizing what lay beyond it.
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"I also want to enter the Mourning Depths. Just like all of you."
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Before King Magnar could respond, another voice cut through the air.
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Palace Master Hugh.
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His eyes were sharp, his tone strict. Authoritative.
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"Then you should stay put until the entrance opens."
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A heavy silence followed.
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Then—his next words carried even more weight.
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"I don't want a ruckus in my palace."
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For a brief moment, everyone waited.
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Would she listen? Or would she escalate?
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Azula's lips curled.
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She let out a soft sneer.
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"Heh."
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But—she didn't say anything else.
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She simply stood there, an eerie smirk still on her face.
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And yet—even in silence, her presence alone was suffocating.
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The atmosphere in the hall changed completely.
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Every expert from the Valora Continent became tense. Alert. Watching her every move.
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Why wouldn't they?
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Her name alone was enough to make entire armies tremble.
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A Name Drenched in Blood.
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The Monarch was known for destruction. Conquest. Power.
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And their leader, Young Monarch, was feared for his strength. His dominance. His sheer power.
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But Azula?
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She wasn't feared for her strength.
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She was feared for one reason only.
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Cruelty.
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Every city Monarch had slaughtered.
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Every massacre. Every land they had decimated.
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Every million they had butchered.
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It was Azula who had led those assaults.
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It was Azula who had painted the ground red with blood.
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The air was thick with tension.
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A silent, unspoken war waged beneath the surface.
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No one moved. No one spoke unnecessarily.
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All eyes were locked on Azula.
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It was almost surreal.
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Max had seen many powerful figures before, but never had he seen an entire hall—filled with the strongest experts of the Lower Domain—this on edge.
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Even the leaders of the regions, the guild masters, the super family heads—all of them were watching her like a ticking time bomb.
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'Is she really that dangerous?'
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He was surprised.
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But not overly concerned.
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'I guess I can only wait here.'
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Yet—there was something else bothering him.
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He was standing beside Aurelia.
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And he didn't like it.
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Not one bit.
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The uncomfortable closeness made his mood dip.
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But the funny thing?
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Even Aurelia, someone who would normally never let him be near Alice, wasn't making a move.
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She couldn't.
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Not now. Not in front of everyone. Not with the hall frozen in an invisible deadlock.
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So—Max did something amusing.
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Since he was already here, he started talking to Alice.
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Casually. Freely.
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Right in front of Aurelia.
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She was glaring at him.
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He could feel it.
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Her sharp, cold stare practically burning into his back.
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But he?
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He simply ignored her.
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Kept talking with Alice as if nothing was wrong.
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As if he had all the time in the world.
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And just like that—time slipped away.
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One hour passed.
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The tension in the room remained, but something was about to change.
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The Mourning Depths would soon open.
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The old man returned, stepping forward with an unshakable presence.
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His eyes swept across the gathered warriors, measuring them.
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Then—he spoke.
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"If you are prepared, then I shall open the rune formation."
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A hush fell over the hall.
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The time had come.
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The old man's voice remained steady.
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"Everyone is limited to three months within the Mourning Depths."
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A pause.
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"If you do not emerge after three months, then you will be trapped inside… until the next time the rune formation opens."
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A few warriors tensed.
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This wasn't new information, but hearing it out loud—so formally—made it real.
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Then—the old man's voice lowered slightly.
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His next words carried a weight heavier than the rune formation itself.
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"But… since ancient times, if someone did not come out before three months…"
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A sharp pause.
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"They would completely vanish."
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A ripple passed through the crowd.
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Vanished?
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Not trapped.
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Not dead.
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But completely gone.
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Never found.
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Never seen again.
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A legend? A mystery? A curse?
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No one knew.
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"In these three months, please… keep this in mind."
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Silence.
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Then—the old man moved.
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He reached into his spatial ring, pulling out three black glass beads.
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Bone Frames.
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Max's eyes narrowed.
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He had seen them before.
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Not long ago, Klaus had shown them to him and Callie, making sure they understood what they were dealing with.
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And now—they were being used to open the gate.
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The old man walked forward, his movements precise.
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Near the entrance, small grooves were carved into the floor.
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Barely noticeable—unless you knew where to look.
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He inserted the Bone Frames into these grooves—
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Click.
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A perfect fit.
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Max watched carefully.
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There was something eerie about it.
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The way the Bone Frames slid into place so perfectly.
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The way they seemed to pulse faintly, as if recognizing their purpose.
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The moment the three Bone Frames were inserted—
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The earth trembled.
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A deep, ancient rumbling shook the entire hall.
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The very ground beneath their feet seemed alive, responding to an unseen force.
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Then—
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Space twisted.
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Just ahead, the air itself distorted, as if something was ripping through reality.
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A moment later—
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Space melted away.
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A gate—not made of metal, nor stone, nor energy—but something far more esoteric and unnatural—opened in the void.
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A spatial rift.
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Beyond the gate, an expanse of endless gray mist stretched into infinity.
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A realm where shadows twisted without shape.
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Where the very air seemed thick with death.
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Max felt it immediately.
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A gate had opened before him—but not just a physical one.
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Something deeper. Esoteric. Ancient.
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Then—
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A boundless, pure surge of death energy erupted from the rift.
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It was cold. Suffocating. Heavy.
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Not just the presence of death.
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But something older than civilizations.
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Something that had existed before even the oldest beings of the Lower Domain.
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Max's chest tightened slightly, not from fear—but from sheer oppression.
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It was like standing before the remains of an extinct god.
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Then—a voice echoed in his thoughts.
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A voice he hadn't heard in a while.
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"So it's this place… I… I've been here before."
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Max's eyes widened slightly.
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Blob.
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"Oh?" Max's mind immediately honed in. "You've been here before?"
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It was unexpected—but it made sense.
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Blob's master had lived tens of thousands of years ago.
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If anyone had explored the Mourning Depths before, it was him.
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Blob's voice carried a rare hint of nostalgia.
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"I remember a little, but not too much. It was over ten thousand years ago, after all."
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A pause.
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"Master spent over forty years inside this place… searching for a way to break into the Divine Rank. That was just before he broke into the Five God Nation for revenge."
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Max stiffened.
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"Forty years?"
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His mind raced. |