Better Summary:
The trio are starting their junior year at Casper High. There will be new ghosts that Danny meets and will show up later in the story. There's word around the Ghost Zone that Danny might be the new Ghost King and Danny isn't sure how he feels about this. Vlad is being intensely quiet but the trio are taking a nice break from him, though they are still on guard. Vlad's plan's are always long and intricate and will take time to unravel them. Dani may be making an appearance and PP has not happened. DannyxSam is in the works but we're taking our time getting there. And the GIW have shown up in Amity Park again. Well, not only Amity Park but inside the school! This story will encounter Ghost Language as well.
Hey guys! So I've been working on doing this DP story for over a year now. I think it's been a year and 8 months now. Anyway I've spent the last 14 months mapping out where I want this story to go. It's taken me a long time but I finally started piecing it all together. I've only got a little written but I decided it would be best to go ahead a post the first chapter.
Important for Reading this story!
This story is slow going for a reason because it expands over a long period of time that has many intricate details. I've been planning this story for a long time and it will probably end up in three or four different parts all with about 75 – 100 chapters or so each seeing how it's taken me 11 chapters to only get this far. I have everything planned out; it's just the matter of writing the chapters. So if you are not ready for the long haul then I guess you shouldn't be reading my story? But I would love it if you did! By the way, season 3 has happened. PP is the only thing that hasn't happened. PP was bad and this is my way of going around it because Vlad would never be this stupid and his plans are way more intricate and laid out then that stupid stuff he did in Phantom Planet.
*if anyone wants to view a map of the entire state of IL that I am using as a basis for where I'm putting Amity Park. City: Champaign IL. To STL it's only 2:45 mins, to Chicago its only 2:15 mins, to Indianapolis its only 2 hrs, to Springfield however its 1:30 mins. I really wanted it to be an hour (So that's what I'm having in my story). City size though will be about the size of Springfield, IL. (I'm rounding up to 120,000 :: it's really 117,006)
Also the image for the story is from evagudmund! Check out her art blog on tumblr! She's a great artist, I mean just look at that perfect picture of the trio! I will say again that it is NOT mine, but it IS evagudmund's.
Also i understand that this beginning chapter is slow and very basic but i promise that it will get better as you go! (12/10/15)
Please give this story a chance! :)
Disclaimer: I don't own Danny Phantom
Author's note update: (12/10/15)
I Walk the Line: Complicated
Word count: 5,190
9/14/15
August 20th, 2014
Wednesday
Casper High
7:30 a.m.
It was a Wednesday, a hot one at that, in August. Teens milled around on the ground in front of Casper Senior High School aka Casper High. It was the first day of school for the students of Amity Park, Illinois. Football players threw a football between the other on the grass, a group of girls talked about fashion trends for the fall and how they couldn't wait for the school year to start. Freshman walked around like lost puppies and some sophomores tried pushing it with the seniors. What many of the people on the main part of the front lawn missed was the group of three sitting off to the left side of the building by themselves. At the moment no one was bothering them. They survived in their peaceful bubble.
"I can't believe we're juniors." Tucker sighed from his position on his back where he rested next to his best friend Danny Fenton. The black haired teen had his head lying on their other best friend, Sam Manson's, left leg. She currently sat Indian style and on her right leg she held a sketch book that she was currently doodling in.
"Yeah, man." Danny sighed out, "I can't believe I passed enough to not have to retake sophomore year." He chuckled, but it was short lived on the halfa.
"Because, you had friends and others to help." Sam reminded him. Just because he wanted to do things himself didn't mean they didn't step in forcibly and take the reins for him.
Danny only sighed in response keeping his eyes closed. He hadn't gotten much sleep last night, but that was normal for him. But during the summer he could at least go to bed after he got in and no one would be forcing him to get up. Now he's got to be awake by the latest of 7:30 a.m. to get ready and make it to school with enough time to get things from his locker and be in class by 8 a.m. That wouldn't have been the best time before but now they didn't have to worry about walking.
For her 17th birthday Sam's grandma gave her a black Honda Accord hybrid 2015. It has excellent gas mileage which is what Sam wanted as well it is friendly to the environment, another thing she had to have. Danny specifically liked the sunroof because he could stick his head out of it and pretend he was in a limo. The first time him and Tucker did that however Sam was not pleased. But that was probably because Danny had almost knocked over her drink and not because they had stuck their heads out like imbeciles.
After a couple more minutes of silence and soaking up the sun, Sam began to put her sketchbook away. "We should probably go inside and get our schedules before the mass rush of people do."
Danny and Tucker groaned, but got up anyway stretching as they went before pulling on their bags. When Sam stood she now was at both of their shoulders. They each had their last growth spurts over the summer. Danny now standing closer to his father at 6'1, Tucker an inch below him and Sam shorter than both at 5'6.
Besides their height difference the boy's voices had finally reached their full deepness. They had of course changed when they were about fifteen, but they officially dropped a level over the summer. Tucker's was the first to come around and become steady. It wasn't too deep – not anywhere near a baritone, but definitely sweet. The first time Danny's voice cracked over the summer, Dan's deep, rich, baritone type voice came out. It overly freaked everyone out. Especially Danny. But when his father and even Vlad and the other adults mentioned that his voice changing again was okay and perfectly normal, he felt only slightly better. It took a while for the trio and Jazz to get used to the voice. But once they did, Sam couldn't believe how sexy it sounded on him. Not that she told anyone that.
The group headed inside, going towards the gym where they could get their schedules and what not. They already had their locker assignments for that year, but at that time when their schedules were normally ready, they were not. Mr. Lancer told them the board wanted to try adding a new mandatory class and the school was still working out the kinks in everyone's schedules.
After waiting in line they finally got their schedules and began looking over them together.
"So we have Homeroom and English all together. Then me and Sam share Algebra II, then we all have U.S. History together, then you guys have Bio together while I'm alone, then lunch, gym obviously we're together, me and Tuck share government. Wait, why aren't you taking government?" Danny asked Sam.
"I took it last year, remember?" Sam rolled her eyes, "Plus, I really wanted to take the mythology class."
"Okay, and then… wait, what? We have to take ghost 101?"
"What does that mean?" Tucker questioned, "Who's going to teach it? It doesn't even list a name." They both looked to Danny.
"My parents said nothing. I have no idea. If they were going to teach the class, then my dad wouldn't have been able to keep it a secret."
"True." Sam sighed as they approached the boy's lockers. They were always close because of their last names, while Sam was all the way down the hall nowhere near them. "I guess we'll just have to wait till the end of the day."
They placed their things in their lockers, Sam sharing Danny and Tucker's. Then they were off to Homeroom. They always had the same homeroom since they were Freshman. It was the same old same old. Lancer called attendance and talked about his expectations for the year. Then after 20 minutes the bell rang and everyone went to their next class.
Everyone except Danny, Sam, Tucker, Dash, Paulina, Star, Kwan, Mikey, Nathan and their friend Melvin. Apparently they were going to have English class with Dash and the other A-Lister's; again.
During English it was a normal class of the 'populars' making fun of the non-populars and the kids in the grey area not saying anything about it. The same went for Mr. Lancer. Danny waited for ghosts to attack, but none showed their faces. Which he thought was odd. But he was thankful that no one had come because he really didn't want to ask to leave Mr. Lancer's class on the first day.
After English they departed their separate ways. Danny and Sam to their Algebra II class and Tucker to Pre-Calc. Danny knew he would have been in that class if ghosts didn't keep getting in his way. They met up again for U.S. History where they took notes constantly from power points. Danny was excited for his honors Bio class because it was so easy for him, though he was sad to be without his two best friends. But he still had people that he could talk to if he really needed the company, like Mikey, Melvin and a few others on the lower end of things. There were a few social middle kids in the class as well, which made him happy. However, there were a few popular people that he couldn't talk to such as Valerie and Alyssa – though both she and Alyssa stayed clear of one another. Alyssa opted to speak with her best friend Brett. Valerie kept close to Danny even though she was back in the lower popular crowd. It was slightly awkward for both of them but Danny was happy that they were still some semblance of friends.
Lunch was the usual. Danny was tripped by Dash and covered in his lunch. He went to the bathroom phasing food off and Tucker handing him the small bottle of shampoo from their lockers to wash out the smell and things from his hair. They forgot to put extra clothes in Sam's locker, but they were going to remember tomorrow.
Since it was hot outside, gym was held on the field. They had to run two laps around the track and then it was a game of 'touch' football, but with most of the juniors and seniors from the football team in their gym class it was the farthest thing from touch football. Mrs. Testlaff turned a blind eye because she really just wanted them to do something physical.
Tucker and Danny went to government, while Sam went to Myth class. The boys were completely bored out of their minds as they took notes just as they did in their history class. Sam, on the other hand was having a blast. She loved mythology and she knew that this class would be a breeze for her. But soon those classes ended as well and they met up in the hallway where their ghost 101 class was going to be held.
"You ready for this?" Tucker questioned as he played a game on his PDA.
Danny took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "I guess as I'll ever be. What about you guys?" He looked at his best friends.
"As long as it's not your parents, I think we'll be okay." Tucker shrugged. "I mean, anyone else isn't going to know all that much about ghosts."
Sam was still silent, now staring at the door in front of them. "I mean, Lancer said it's now a requirement to take. So no matter what we're going to have to be here. But, I'm with Tuck on this. Let's just hope it's not your parents. But, who else could they get? It's not like Jazz would teach it, and Vlad is still Mayor so he's out. And he also really has no motive to teach, the only option could be…"
"Are you children a part of my ghost 101 class?" A voice asked from behind them.
They turned around to be confronted with a chocolate skinned man as tall as Danny. Black sunglasses adorned his face and a bright white suit stood out against the bleak school walls.
Sam immediately closed her mouth, the trio looking on with shock. Sam sometimes hated when she was right.
Danny was the one who broke the silence, "Uh, yeah. You're our teacher?" Sam still shuddered at how odd it was to hear the innocent tone in Danny's voice with how he sounded.
"Yes," The operative smiled a dazzling white smile, "Agent Z." He held out his hand. None of them reached foreword to shake it. The agent pulled it back tentatively, "Umm… anyway should we not be heading inside?" He gestured to the door where a few kids already sat.
The trio nodded, turning on their heels and walking inside the classroom. They chose seats in the back like they always did. Mikey, Nathan, Mackenzie, Alex and Star and Paulina were already seated in the room. Paulina sneering at them as they passed. Sam rolled her eyes ignoring the girls jab at her appearance.
Just before the bell rang a few seconds after the trio found their own seats, Dash, Kwan and two of their other football buddies came through the door. Followed by the popular girls Alyssa, Hayden and Rose and last but not least Valerie.
"Oh, crap." Danny whispered to them as the cocoa-skinned girl waved at them and took the seat at the front and center. "Why our class?"
"Maybe she'll be able to take the view away from us?" Sam suggested, patting Danny's hand.
The bell rang and the Agent began the class, "Hello class, my name is Agent Z. And I will not be accepting any other name then that. From my roster I see that everyone is a junior. Good, that means you probably will know one another. However, I do not." He chuckled. "So, how about we go around the room and introduce ourselves by saying our name and two things about yourself that you think I should know. I'll go first. Hello, my name is Agent Z. I have been part of the Guys in White for 11 years. I went to the University of Wisconsin to get my teaching degree back in the day."
Danny's head popped up when he mentioned the University of Wisconsin. His parents and Vlad went there. This just made the Agent that more interesting. What was it about that University? He looked at Tucker and Sam who each shared his shocked look. Tucker took out a piece of paper as the class began to do as instructed.
We really need to do some checking on this guy
He passed it to Danny, where Sam looked over to see what he wrote. They both wrote that they agreed, then Danny wrote down how he thought it odd about University of Wisconsin. Sam took the paper from him.
We should check and see what kind of paranormal science program they have. Because why else would the GIW want him? Surely not for his teaching abilities.
Yeah, cause you know Vlad would only go to get the best education. So Wisconsin has to have some certain Paranormal thing.
Tucker was called to answer the student question, "Hi, I'm Tucker Foley. I'm a techno-geek and a ladies man." He winked at Mackenzie and Alex. They rolled their eyes, turning away to converse with each other and Danny and Sam laughed.
"And you young man?"
"I'm Danny Fenton. I…"
"Am a loser." Dash finished for him.
"Mr. Baxter is it?" Agent Z didn't wait for Dash to give an answer, "I will not tolerate rude behavior in my class. This is a warning. Another outburst big or small and you will be staying in detention. Is that clear?"
"Yes, sir." Dash shrunk back, glaring over at Danny, who smirked at the football player. Maybe this guy wouldn't be so bad after all.
"Go ahead Danny."
"Umm, I love astronomy and…I'm pretty good at video games." He shrugged. Others in the class sniggered. Sam sent a glare towards them.
"Your parents wouldn't happen to be Jack and Madeline Fenton, would they?"
Danny almost groaned aloud, but let his smile drop as the others openly snickered. "Yes."
The agent nodded, "Then you should know a lot about ghosts then?"
"I don't really talk to my parents about their work." He really didn't want there to be a chance he could connect him to Phantom. He just hoped that when he used the Reality Gauntlet that it still held its power over the agency.
"Well, that's a shame." he tsked, before turning to Sam.
"I'm Sam Manson, I like things that are dark and if you call me, Samantha, I'll kill you." Her voice was dark, though her face held a sickenly sweet smile.
"Noted." The agent nodded, his eyes filled with a bit of fear, before quickly moving onto the next student.
Danny and Tucker sniggered over the agent's reaction. "That was great." Danny commented, having seen first-hand what happens when someone calls her by her full name.
"I had to get my point across. I know what it says on the roster sheet no matter how much I want to change it." The trio laughed even though Sam was still reeling over her name on the roster.
The last kids finished up and Agent Z pulled down the projection screen and brought up his computer to show a view of slides. He handed out the syllabus and told them to get out their notebooks.
"To get a solid understanding of ghosts, it's best to understand what level each ghost is. This is where we will be starting." He clicked the button to change the slide where it showed plain black and white slides. "Ghosts are leveled from 1 to 10 on the spectral energy scale. They are measured on this scale by how much ectoplasm they have flowing through their bodies – if they have bodies, and how well they maintain their energy."
The trio looked between each other. They knew this was going to be an easy class. They pretended to take notes as everyone else scribbled in their notebooks, because they knew all of this information already.
"Level 1 ghosts are sentient manifestations and are completely harmless." A picture of a vapor that looked to be glowing green appeared on the screen. "Level 1's are the weakest forms for ghosts. Some ghosts start here, while others start much higher." Paulina's hand shot in the air. "Yes?"
"What level is Danny Phantom?" The trio rolled their eyes; they were wondering why it took so long for her to mention Phantom. "Is he a 10? He's so perfect and great looking; he has to be a 10." She looked up at the teacher expectantly. Danny's cheeks were slightly pink. Sam and Tucker snickered at him. They folded their hands and batted their eye lashes at Danny in imitation of Paulina. He slapped them on their shoulders; not that it stopped them.
"We believe that Phantom is a level 8 entity." That got the groups attention. The last time they had heard that Danny was a level 7. But that had been about a year ago.
"Why not a 10?" Paulina pouted. The other girls who loved Phantom joined in, wanting an explanation. Valerie scoffed at them and their shallowness for a pretty face.
"We'll get there and when I do it'll be explained." Agent Z said so harshly, that it shut everyone up. He smiled and turned back to the projection, "Now onto class two ghost."
A power point slid up to show an image of the octopuses that Danny sees from time to time with Class Two written above the picture. There was also a picture of a ghost that the group had never seen before. It was a vapor like image of a man who wore a white long-sleeved shirt, black pants and nice shoes. His whole form was a vapor green.
"These ghosts normally don't present a problem because they are usually unable to hold their form outside the ghost zone. They are very weak and if they are able to hold their form outside of the Zone then they are easily able to be captured because they cannot hold their form very long and usually melt. As a ghost fighter you don't need to use any weapons to capture them. The most likely type of class two is an astral projection. They are barely a step above a vapor. However some are more solid, but not by much."
He clicked to the next slide. A picture of a green and white ghost snake and wolf appeared on the board along with a humanoid shape that seemed to be dripping ectoplasm that the trio hadn't seen before.
"These are also easy to defeat and as a ghost fighter, you do not need to have any particular training to be able to capture them. Though, if you are inexperienced, do not approach them. Any ghost is still dangerous. These ghosts are usually humanoid, but they are not able to pass among humans without being shown as a ghost because they are usually leaking ectoplasm; however they are able to hold their forms much longer. The other forms of this level are animals and they typically do not leak ectoplasm at this stage until they are almost devoid of energy on Earth."
He clicked to the next slide where a picture of the box ghost and Sydney Poindexter were shown. Danny laughed because he honestly wasn't expecting there to be a picture.
"Now, level fours are ones you should run from." The trio had to place their hands over their mouths to keep from laughing aloud. The box ghost scary? Run from him? Ha! Danny could only shake his head, biting his thumb to keep his laughing under control. From where he sat he could see Valerie trying to reel in her laughter as well.
"If you are inexperienced do not even try to approach them. They are still able to absorb your energy and make you weak. Most of these level ghosts appear humanoid or in animal appearance. However the humanoid ghosts are able to better blend in with people on earth. That is until they lose too much energy. They however, are able to stay away from the Ghost Zone for a week before needing to go back and replenish. These ghosts have basic powers that ghosts are equipped with. These powers being intangibility, invisibility, flight, the power to overshadow objects – ghosts in level four and over are also able to overshadow people, and have the ghost ray. The ghost ray comes in different colors depending on the ghost and sometimes shaped differently.
"Like here with the box ghost. The box ghost is a weak entity however it can do all the basic ghost powers, however he has trouble overshadowing people, and his ghost rays are formed in shapes of light blue boxes."
And with that he was moving onto the next slide. A picture of the Lunch Lady appeared to the class. Danny let a chuckle though. He found it incredibly hilarious that the Lunch Lady ranked higher than her husband.
"If you are experienced in using ecto-weapons, you would be fine going up against this level. Otherwise, just as you would with level four, you get your butt out of there and let the professionals take care of the ghost. The level five ghosts do not attack unless provoked, like how the Lunch Lady here will not attack unless you offend her – which is actually very easy."
Danny and Tucker looked automatically at Sam who glared them down. They chuckled and turned back to the board. Danny got a kick in the leg, making Tucker silently laugh. Sam pointed at him, threatening to give him one later.
"They are pretty powerful and are usually humanoid figures however, they can be animal entities as well. Level five ghosts have basic powers and are strong enough to overshadow people and for a much longer time. These ghosts are the most average level ghosts. They also only attack when provoked. Also at this stage there are sometimes special non-basic powers that the ghosts possess. Such as the Lunch Lady's power over all things meat. The box ghost could be put into this category, however determining how weak he is places him into the level four category."
He clicked the button and the slide show changed. There were two pictures on this one. However, they were of the same ghost; Dora. One picture showed her as her regular ghost self. The other showed her in her blue dragon form with the amulet tied around her neck.
"The ghosts in the class six level are very powerful inside and outside of the Ghost Zone. These ghosts usually have a leading power besides the basic ones. They are very hard to defeat, but possible. You must have experience when handling a level six ghost and higher. They also are most likely to attack without being provoked. This ghost here is able to transform into a dragon. It is something quite powerful, though they are not listed at a higher level because she only has one different power and though she is powerful, can be easily detained. But if you do see one, call the GIW immediately and we'll get someone out here."
Danny was a bit confused why he didn't mention his parents. Didn't he say at the beginning of class that it was a pity that he didn't look at his parent's ghost things? Unless he was only talking about their science side. Their ghost hunting skills could definitely use some work, but they were amazing scientists.
Agent Z went to click the next slide when the bell rang. "Well, I guess that's it for today. Study your notes and I'll see you all here tomorrow."
Everyone picked up their belongings, happy to finally be done with class. The first day is always the hardest. Danny picked up his bag slinging it across his back; once Sam and Tucker were ready they headed out the door and towards their lockers.
"I can't believe that the Guys in White are here. I thought that the whole telling them that you weren't the ghost they were looking for would have kept them away or something!" Sam growled out, as she opened Danny's locker.
"Maybe they are here for another reason?" Tucker shrugged.
"And what would that be?" Sam rolled her eyes as she shifted books around giving Danny the ones he needed to take home with him. "Umm… research?" Tucker paused with a finger on his chin, "Research on why ghosts keep coming out of the ghost zone?"
He looked at his friends expectantly but they only gave him dead-panned looks and then continued to file through the locker. Tucker was about to open his mouth again, but was interrupted by the voice of Dash.
"Hey, Fentonail!" Danny groaned, hitting his head on the locker he was leaning on.
"Great. This is exactly what I need." He turned to the left to see the blonde football player coming towards him. It was quite a humorous sight for the trio. Considering that Danny now stood a few inches taller than Dash who stopped growing once he hit 5'10. The blonde bully had to now look up slightly to glare Danny down. "What do you want Dash?"
Dash shoved Danny's shoulder making it roughly hit the lockers. "You better not screw this up for me. One more toe out of line and I'll make you pay." He visualized his thoughts by hitting his fist into his palm.
"I'll keep that in mind." Danny rolled his eyes before smirking at the blonde teen. "Now don't you have some balls to go play with?" He's not sure what made him say it, but it felt good. Tucker and Sam barely were able to keep their laughter contained. Dash shot them a glare before punching Danny twice in the gut.
"You get off by watching that or something?" Dash laughed before punching him one more time. Tucker holding Sam's shoulder to keep her away from Dash. "Remember what I said, Fenton. Or there'll be hell to pay." He turned on his heel and towards the field.
"I hate him." Sam growled out as Danny stood up straight. "And it wasn't even a good come-back!"
"As long as he keeps up on me not the others, I don't care. It's not like it hurt anyway." Danny said and grabbed his bag from the ground, slinging it over his shoulder. "Come on. We have to see what the GIW is up to."
They left the school making their way to the parking lot where Sam's car sat. They piled in, heading off to Danny's after getting out of the school traffic. They opened the front door to see Jazz sitting on the couch reading a novel.
"Hey guys! How was the first day?"
"Oh it was just peachy. Except now there is a mandatory ghost 101 class. And if you don't take it, you don't graduate." Danny threw his arms up in the air as he took off his shoes. He took the other's book bags and set them at the bottom of the stairs.
"What?" Jazz closed her book and sat up. The others joined her on the couch and Tucker went into the kitchen to grab a snack. "Who's teaching it? Mom and dad didn't say anything…"
"It's a Guy in White called Agent Z." Sam said. "He's got his teaching degree and everything so we know he's legit and not trying to just pass himself off like those other idiots O and K."
"The only problem is that we don't know the reason for him actually being here." Danny finished.
"Hey! I thought my reason was pretty good!" Tucker yelled from the kitchen.
"On what planet?" Sam shouted back.
"This one." Tucker laughed as he entered the living room carrying a plate with two turkey and cheese sandwiches. He tossed the bag of pretzels he was carrying to Danny and the two cans of coke to Sam.
"What was your reason?" Jazz asked skeptically. She knew Tucker could be kind of vague.
"Research on why ghosts keep coming out of the ghost zone." He shrugged and took a bite out of sandwich.
"They're always working on that Tucker. There has to be some other reason that they're here and that one of them is teaching. Why wouldn't they just hire mom and dad? I'm sure they'd be much cheaper. Even with all the damages they'd do."
"Well fine, just burst my bubble." Tucker grumbled through a mouth full of food.
"Do you have any ideas?" Danny questioned.
"They won't be looking for Danny Fenton, we do know that." Jazz pursed her lips in thought. "They could be looking for anyone who is with Phantom. You know, change the minds of the kids that you're bad and then that could make it easier to capture you like they've been wanting to since they got word of you. But there must be something deeper going on than that. We would have to infiltrate them to truly see what they want here. I'd start with Agent Z."
Danny nodded his head in agreement. Sometimes he was really happy that his sister was in the know now. "We'll just have to dig until we find something."
They spent the rest of the night looking up information on new headquarters for the GIW but found nothing in the general information they had gathered. They decided that if they found out where Agent Z was living in Amity Park then they could find out where the closest headquarters were stationed.
They knew that the GIW had gotten rid of their last headquarters because they had no other purpose to stay there anymore. They had kept tabs on it, and they had yet to return or there wasn't any sort of government involvement in that area since they had left.
They went on patrol that night, Jazz tagged along considering she wasn't going to be able to come on patrols for a long while since she was going off to college, but there were only low level ghosts milling about and it didn't take long to gather them all. Danny was even able to complete the little homework that had been given on the first day. It was later after searching and trying to hack into the GIW website – not that it was hard, but there was no information on it that was buried – Sam and Tucker left for their own homes.
Danny decided to head to bed early, happy that his parents had been down in the lab the entire time working on a new project that they thought would be the next big breakthrough in getting to Phantom.
August 20th, 2014
Wednesday
Fenton Household
11:30 p.m.
Hey guys! I just wanted to thank you all for taking time to read this story!
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