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The narrator is shocked to see that Hiroshi has been removed from the game. Hiroshi is a cleanup hitter, and the team is in desperate need of a winning pitcher. The narrator thinks that the relief pitcher, sawamura, is the only one who can break the team's "rut" . He wonders if he will be able to do so in this situation.
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CHAPTER 21/ THE BIG IDIOTCHAPTER 22/ A CATCHER'S DUTYCHAPTER 23/ SELLING POINTCHAPTER 24/ ONTO THAT MOUND
CHAPTER 25/ HONE THE MOVING FASTBALLCHAPTER 26/ AS IF WE'D QUIT NOW?!CHAPTER 27/ A FLASH OF GENIUSCHAPTER 28/ I'LL BE WAITING
CHAPTER 29/ A CLEVER PLANCHAPTER 30/ THE THREE CATCHERSCHAPTER 31/ THE LAST REGULAR GAMECHAPTER 32/ A BATTER'S SKILL
CHAPTER 33/ REQUIEMCHAPTER 34/ THE BOND BETWEEN TEACHER AND STUDENTCHAPTER 35/ TOWARD THAT NUMBER...CHAPTER 36/ CONCLUSION, AND THEN...
CHAPTER 37/ BECOME STRONGERCHAPTER 38/ HAVE YOU CHANGED?CHAPTER 39/ ON A RAINY DAYCHAPTER 40/ TRAINING CAMP BEGINS
CHAPTER 41/ IT STARTS FROM YOUR LEGS AND HIPSCHAPTER 42/ EGOTISTCHAPTER 43/ LEAD THEM WITH YOUR PLAYING!!CHAPTER 44/ TRIALS
CHAPTER 45/ THE GOLDEN CHILDCHAPTER 46/ WHAT DOES TRUST MEAN?CHAPTER 47/ GAMES ARE FUNCHAPTER 48/ MIRACLE PITCH
CHAPTER 57/ GEARSCHAPTER 58/ STATE OF EMERGENCYCHAPTER 59/ FIRST-YEAR REPRESENTATIVECHAPTER 60/ FAITHFUL HEART
CHAPTER 61/ TOWARD THE FIELD OF DREAMSCHAPTER 62/ FIRST-GAME OPPONENTCHAPTER 63/ CARELESSNESS IS THE GREAT ENEMYCHAPTER 64/ THE GUY'S GOT A STRONG ARM
CHAPTER 65/ TIME TO SHOW OFFCHAPTER 66/ TOURNAMENT DEBUTCHAPTER 67/ ROADCHAPTER 68/ STARTING MARCH?!
CHAPTER 69/ PRECISION INSTRUMENTCHAPTER 70/ IT'S SUMMER, RIGHT?CHAPTER 71/ ACROSS THE SEACHAPTER 72/ YOU SCARED?
CHAPTER 81/ I'M NOT RUNNIN'CHAPTER 82/ TURNING THE TIDECHAPTER 83/ IN SYNCCHAPTER 84/ THE BEST SUMMER
CHAPTER 85/ UNNOTICEDCHAPTER 86/ EXPLOSIVE TRIGGERCHAPTER 87/ RUN, RUN, RUNCHAPTER 88/ WINNER AND LOSER
CHAPTER 89/ WHO WILL IT BE TOMORROW?CHAPTER 90/ DARK HORSECHAPTER 91/ GET OUTTA MY WAYCHAPTER 92/ IT'S WAITING
CHAPTER 93/ THE BEST SUMMERCHAPTER 94/ RECAPTURE THE FEELINGCHAPTER 95/ MONEY TREECHAPTER 96/ THREE PITCHERS + THE ACE
CHAPTER 97/ PREPARATIONS FOR WARCHAPTER 98/ THE MOMENT OF IMPACT?CHAPTER 99/ RELIABLE UPPERCLASSMENCHAPTER 100/ GROWTH
CHAPTER 101/ GLOVECHAPTER 102/ POTENTIALCHAPTER 103/ HEAD-TO-HEAD FIGHTCHAPTER 104/ ACE TAKES THE STAGE
CHAPTER 105/ CUTTERCHAPTER 106/ KEEP MOVING FORWARDCHAPTER 107/ YESTERDAY AND TODAYCHAPTER 108/ RESPONSIBILITY
CHAPTER 113/ GIVE AND TAKECHAPTER 114/ THE FIRST PITCHCHAPTER 115/ SELF-AWARENESSCHAPTER 116/ SHOULDERING EXPECTATIONS
CHAPTER 117/ UNTIL THE TIME IS RIGHTCHAPTER 118/ ACE IN THE HOLECHAPTER 119/ LAST PITCHCHAPTER 120/ FACING TOMORROW
CHAPTER 121/ IT'S NOT LIKE YOU?CHAPTER 122/ SPARKCHAPTER 123/ HOPE THERE'S NO SCREW-UPSCHAPTER 124/ CAN'T TRUST YA
CHAPTER 133/ NOT YETCHAPTER 134/ THE FAVORITECHAPTER 135/ PIPE DREAMCHAPTER 136/ WISDOM OF THE MOUND
CHAPTER 137/ INIMITABLE PERSEVERANCECHAPTER 138/ SAKURA WILTSCHAPTER 139/ WHAT LIES BEYONDCHAPTER 140/ FUSE
CHAPTER 141/ AT THE DORMCHAPTER 142/ REASONCHAPTER 143/ DECLARATION OF INTENTCHAPTER 144/ A FAMILIAR FACE
CHAPTER 145/ DEGREE OF COMPLETIONCHAPTER 146/ OUR TOMORROWCHAPTER 147/ FOOTPRINTS TO THE FUTURECHAPTER 148/ THE NIGHT BEFORE
CHAPTER 149/ LINE UPCHAPTER 150/ MOBILITYCHAPTER 151/ SUCKER PUNCHCHAPTER 152/ THE PITCH I WAS AFTER
CHAPTER 161/ RETROSPECTIONCHAPTER 162/ LIGHTCHAPTER 163/ IRRITATIONCHAPTER 164/ BETWEEN SHORTSTOP AND SECOND
CHAPTER 173/ THE MAN WHO HITS FORWARDCHAPTER 174/ STUBBORNNESS AND PRIDECHAPTER 175/ FROM HERE ON OUTCHAPTER 176/ I DON'T REMEMBER
CHAPTER 177/ UNSTABLE POINTCHAPTER 178/ NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHINGCHAPTER 179/ FEVER AND FORCECHAPTER 180/ THE LONELY SUN
CHAPTER 193/ OUR GENERATIONCHAPTER 194/ PROCLAMATIONCHAPTER 195/ THE NEXT CAPTAINCHAPTER 196/ RESTART
CHAPTER 197/ DUTY AND OBLIGATIONCHAPTER 198/ WITH ALL OUR EXPECTATIONSCHAPTER 199/ A SUNNY PLACECHAPTER 200/ GOTTA GET SERIOUS
CHAPTER 205/ THE MISSING PIECECHAPTER 206/ INSPIRATIONCHAPTER 207/ A GREETINGCHAPTER 208/ IN FRONT OF THIRD
CHAPTER 209/ MONSTER'S REQUESTCHAPTER 210/ STAIRWAYCHAPTER 211/ ABILITYCHAPTER 212/ A QUESTION OF MERIT
CHAPTER 213/ GOING WILDCHAPTER 214/ A KID WITH LOTS OF SPUNKCHAPTER 215/ FIGHT OR FLIGHTCHAPTER 216/ NO CONTROL
CHAPTER 217/ INTERNAL MATTERSCHAPTER 218/ THE NEXT STAGECHAPTER 219/ THE ROAD GOES ON...CHAPTER 220/ BENEATH THE SEPTEMBER SKY
CHAPTER 237/ THE TOURNAMENTCHAPTER 238/ MY GENERATIONCHAPTER 239/ STUMBLING BLINDLYCHAPTER 240/ ANOTHER DIMENSION
CHAPTER 241/ ALMOST AS IF...CHAPTER 242/ THE RESULTS OF SUMMERCHAPTER 243/ THE KEY PERSONCHAPTER 244/ A NEW ENEMY
CHAPTER 245/ THE COLD RAINCHAPTER 246/ AFTER RESUMING PLAYCHAPTER 247/ ON AND OFFCHAPTER 248/ OUT OF ORDER
CHAPTER 253/ DON'T GIVE UP YETCHAPTER 254/ GAME THEORYCHAPTER 255/ THE SCRIPTCHAPTER 256/ A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES
CHAPTER 257/ ONE WAY TO WINCHAPTER 258/ MONOLITHCHAPTER 259/ OUR PATHCHAPTER 260/ FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS
CHAPTER 261/ YOU REALLY THREW IT!CHAPTER 262/ THE BIG INNINGCHAPTER 263/ FROM THE GUTCHAPTER 264/ BLOSSOM
CHAPTER 265/ THE STARTING LINECHAPTER 266/ A BIG UPSETCHAPTER 267/ OPEN YOUR EYESCHAPTER 268/ THE ACE'S DUTY
CHAPTER 281/ IT'S EASY TO GIVE UPCHAPTER 282/ OUR PARTCHAPTER 283/ CHAIN REACTIONCHAPTER 284/ GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME
CHAPTER 285/ UNREASONABLECHAPTER 286/ TIGHTLY-HELD PRIDECHAPTER 287/ HEROES AND VILLAINSCHAPTER 288/ CONFRONTATION
CHAPTER 289/ THE ENEMY WITHINCHAPTER 290/ ALL OUTCHAPTER 291/ CUTTHROAT COMPETITIONCHAPTER 292/ A SMOULDERING FLAME
CHAPTER 293/ FORMER PATH, FUTURE PATHCHAPTER 294/ WITHDRAWALCHAPTER 295/ IS THAT HOW YOU REALLY FEEL?CHAPTER 296/ I LOOK UP AS I WALK
CHAPTER 297/ NOT ENOUGHCHAPTER 298/ THE DEVIL'S WHISPERSCHAPTER 299/ A STOPGAP SOLUTIONCHAPTER 300/ AN ORIGINAL PITCH
CHAPTER 305/ CLUESCHAPTER 306/ THE AUDIENCE'S UNDERSTANDINGCHAPTER 307/ BOSS MONSTERCHAPTER 308/ MAKING A CHOICE
CHAPTER 309/ A QUESTION OF TRUSTCHAPTER 310/ THROBBINGCHAPTER 311/ SYNERGYCHAPTER 312/ KINDNESS FOR THE LOSER
CHAPTER 313/ SHOW SOME DETERMINATIONCHAPTER 314/ THE FINAL FOURCHAPTER 315/ UPSTART UNDERCLASSMENCHAPTER 316/ A COMMON GOAL
CHAPTER 317/ AN INNOCENT PROPOSITIONCHAPTER 318/ KING OF THE BULLPENCHAPTER 319/ A FORMIDABLE OPPONENTCHAPTER 320/ PRIDE OF THE RESERVES
CHAPTER 325/ A MESSAGECHAPTER 326/ A DEBT TO SETTLECHAPTER 327/ THE TEAM'S CONDITIONCHAPTER 328/ THE CHAMPION'S CRY
CHAPTER 341/ BATTER'S DELIGHTCHAPTER 342/ DETERMINATIONCHAPTER 343/ FIELD OF VIEWCHAPTER 344/ NEW GROUND
CHAPTER 345/ TEST OF ENDURANCECHAPTER 346/ GUARDIAN DEITYCHAPTER 347/ THE FLIPSIDE OF STUPIDITYCHAPTER 348/THE TENTH MAN
CHAPTER 349/LONGINGCHAPTER 350/THE WORLD AHEADCHAPTER 351/WHAT BEGAN IN SUMMERCHAPTER 352/STRENGTH'S PROOF
CHAPTER 353/FIERCE PRIDECHAPTER 354/THE UNBELIEVABLECHAPTER 355/BURNING HOTCHAPTER 356/THE PRIDE OF THE ACE
CHAPTER 357/WHO YOU CALLIN' "APPETIZER"?CHAPTER 358/ALTERNATIVESCHAPTER 359/RELYING ON INSTINCTCHAPTER 360/EQUALLY HUNGRY
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This is a locked chapterCHAPTER 249/ PROOF
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The narrator is shocked to see that Hiroshi has been removed from the game. Hiroshi is a cleanup hitter, and the team is in desperate need of a winning pitcher. The narrator thinks that the relief pitcher, sawamura, is the only one who can break the team's "rut" . He wonders if he will be able to do so in this situation.
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CHAPTER 17/ TWO MONTHS TILL SUMMERCHAPTER 18/ THE DIFFICULT CLIMB TO THE TOPCHAPTER 19/ OUR THREE YEARSCHAPTER 20/ THE MONSTER'S DEBUT
CHAPTER 21/ THE BIG IDIOTCHAPTER 22/ A CATCHER'S DUTYCHAPTER 23/ SELLING POINTCHAPTER 24/ ONTO THAT MOUND
CHAPTER 25/ HONE THE MOVING FASTBALLCHAPTER 26/ AS IF WE'D QUIT NOW?!CHAPTER 27/ A FLASH OF GENIUSCHAPTER 28/ I'LL BE WAITING
CHAPTER 29/ A CLEVER PLANCHAPTER 30/ THE THREE CATCHERSCHAPTER 31/ THE LAST REGULAR GAMECHAPTER 32/ A BATTER'S SKILL
CHAPTER 33/ REQUIEMCHAPTER 34/ THE BOND BETWEEN TEACHER AND STUDENTCHAPTER 35/ TOWARD THAT NUMBER...CHAPTER 36/ CONCLUSION, AND THEN...
CHAPTER 37/ BECOME STRONGERCHAPTER 38/ HAVE YOU CHANGED?CHAPTER 39/ ON A RAINY DAYCHAPTER 40/ TRAINING CAMP BEGINS
CHAPTER 41/ IT STARTS FROM YOUR LEGS AND HIPSCHAPTER 42/ EGOTISTCHAPTER 43/ LEAD THEM WITH YOUR PLAYING!!CHAPTER 44/ TRIALS
CHAPTER 45/ THE GOLDEN CHILDCHAPTER 46/ WHAT DOES TRUST MEAN?CHAPTER 47/ GAMES ARE FUNCHAPTER 48/ MIRACLE PITCH
CHAPTER 57/ GEARSCHAPTER 58/ STATE OF EMERGENCYCHAPTER 59/ FIRST-YEAR REPRESENTATIVECHAPTER 60/ FAITHFUL HEART
CHAPTER 61/ TOWARD THE FIELD OF DREAMSCHAPTER 62/ FIRST-GAME OPPONENTCHAPTER 63/ CARELESSNESS IS THE GREAT ENEMYCHAPTER 64/ THE GUY'S GOT A STRONG ARM
CHAPTER 65/ TIME TO SHOW OFFCHAPTER 66/ TOURNAMENT DEBUTCHAPTER 67/ ROADCHAPTER 68/ STARTING MARCH?!
CHAPTER 69/ PRECISION INSTRUMENTCHAPTER 70/ IT'S SUMMER, RIGHT?CHAPTER 71/ ACROSS THE SEACHAPTER 72/ YOU SCARED?
CHAPTER 81/ I'M NOT RUNNIN'CHAPTER 82/ TURNING THE TIDECHAPTER 83/ IN SYNCCHAPTER 84/ THE BEST SUMMER
CHAPTER 85/ UNNOTICEDCHAPTER 86/ EXPLOSIVE TRIGGERCHAPTER 87/ RUN, RUN, RUNCHAPTER 88/ WINNER AND LOSER
CHAPTER 89/ WHO WILL IT BE TOMORROW?CHAPTER 90/ DARK HORSECHAPTER 91/ GET OUTTA MY WAYCHAPTER 92/ IT'S WAITING
CHAPTER 93/ THE BEST SUMMERCHAPTER 94/ RECAPTURE THE FEELINGCHAPTER 95/ MONEY TREECHAPTER 96/ THREE PITCHERS + THE ACE
CHAPTER 97/ PREPARATIONS FOR WARCHAPTER 98/ THE MOMENT OF IMPACT?CHAPTER 99/ RELIABLE UPPERCLASSMENCHAPTER 100/ GROWTH
CHAPTER 101/ GLOVECHAPTER 102/ POTENTIALCHAPTER 103/ HEAD-TO-HEAD FIGHTCHAPTER 104/ ACE TAKES THE STAGE
CHAPTER 105/ CUTTERCHAPTER 106/ KEEP MOVING FORWARDCHAPTER 107/ YESTERDAY AND TODAYCHAPTER 108/ RESPONSIBILITY
CHAPTER 113/ GIVE AND TAKECHAPTER 114/ THE FIRST PITCHCHAPTER 115/ SELF-AWARENESSCHAPTER 116/ SHOULDERING EXPECTATIONS
CHAPTER 117/ UNTIL THE TIME IS RIGHTCHAPTER 118/ ACE IN THE HOLECHAPTER 119/ LAST PITCHCHAPTER 120/ FACING TOMORROW
CHAPTER 121/ IT'S NOT LIKE YOU?CHAPTER 122/ SPARKCHAPTER 123/ HOPE THERE'S NO SCREW-UPSCHAPTER 124/ CAN'T TRUST YA
CHAPTER 133/ NOT YETCHAPTER 134/ THE FAVORITECHAPTER 135/ PIPE DREAMCHAPTER 136/ WISDOM OF THE MOUND
CHAPTER 137/ INIMITABLE PERSEVERANCECHAPTER 138/ SAKURA WILTSCHAPTER 139/ WHAT LIES BEYONDCHAPTER 140/ FUSE
CHAPTER 141/ AT THE DORMCHAPTER 142/ REASONCHAPTER 143/ DECLARATION OF INTENTCHAPTER 144/ A FAMILIAR FACE
CHAPTER 145/ DEGREE OF COMPLETIONCHAPTER 146/ OUR TOMORROWCHAPTER 147/ FOOTPRINTS TO THE FUTURECHAPTER 148/ THE NIGHT BEFORE
CHAPTER 149/ LINE UPCHAPTER 150/ MOBILITYCHAPTER 151/ SUCKER PUNCHCHAPTER 152/ THE PITCH I WAS AFTER
CHAPTER 161/ RETROSPECTIONCHAPTER 162/ LIGHTCHAPTER 163/ IRRITATIONCHAPTER 164/ BETWEEN SHORTSTOP AND SECOND
CHAPTER 173/ THE MAN WHO HITS FORWARDCHAPTER 174/ STUBBORNNESS AND PRIDECHAPTER 175/ FROM HERE ON OUTCHAPTER 176/ I DON'T REMEMBER
CHAPTER 177/ UNSTABLE POINTCHAPTER 178/ NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHINGCHAPTER 179/ FEVER AND FORCECHAPTER 180/ THE LONELY SUN
CHAPTER 193/ OUR GENERATIONCHAPTER 194/ PROCLAMATIONCHAPTER 195/ THE NEXT CAPTAINCHAPTER 196/ RESTART
CHAPTER 197/ DUTY AND OBLIGATIONCHAPTER 198/ WITH ALL OUR EXPECTATIONSCHAPTER 199/ A SUNNY PLACECHAPTER 200/ GOTTA GET SERIOUS
CHAPTER 205/ THE MISSING PIECECHAPTER 206/ INSPIRATIONCHAPTER 207/ A GREETINGCHAPTER 208/ IN FRONT OF THIRD
CHAPTER 209/ MONSTER'S REQUESTCHAPTER 210/ STAIRWAYCHAPTER 211/ ABILITYCHAPTER 212/ A QUESTION OF MERIT
CHAPTER 213/ GOING WILDCHAPTER 214/ A KID WITH LOTS OF SPUNKCHAPTER 215/ FIGHT OR FLIGHTCHAPTER 216/ NO CONTROL
CHAPTER 217/ INTERNAL MATTERSCHAPTER 218/ THE NEXT STAGECHAPTER 219/ THE ROAD GOES ON...CHAPTER 220/ BENEATH THE SEPTEMBER SKY
CHAPTER 237/ THE TOURNAMENTCHAPTER 238/ MY GENERATIONCHAPTER 239/ STUMBLING BLINDLYCHAPTER 240/ ANOTHER DIMENSION
CHAPTER 241/ ALMOST AS IF...CHAPTER 242/ THE RESULTS OF SUMMERCHAPTER 243/ THE KEY PERSONCHAPTER 244/ A NEW ENEMY
CHAPTER 245/ THE COLD RAINCHAPTER 246/ AFTER RESUMING PLAYCHAPTER 247/ ON AND OFFCHAPTER 248/ OUT OF ORDER
CHAPTER 253/ DON'T GIVE UP YETCHAPTER 254/ GAME THEORYCHAPTER 255/ THE SCRIPTCHAPTER 256/ A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES
CHAPTER 257/ ONE WAY TO WINCHAPTER 258/ MONOLITHCHAPTER 259/ OUR PATHCHAPTER 260/ FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS
CHAPTER 261/ YOU REALLY THREW IT!CHAPTER 262/ THE BIG INNINGCHAPTER 263/ FROM THE GUTCHAPTER 264/ BLOSSOM
CHAPTER 265/ THE STARTING LINECHAPTER 266/ A BIG UPSETCHAPTER 267/ OPEN YOUR EYESCHAPTER 268/ THE ACE'S DUTY
CHAPTER 281/ IT'S EASY TO GIVE UPCHAPTER 282/ OUR PARTCHAPTER 283/ CHAIN REACTIONCHAPTER 284/ GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME
CHAPTER 285/ UNREASONABLECHAPTER 286/ TIGHTLY-HELD PRIDECHAPTER 287/ HEROES AND VILLAINSCHAPTER 288/ CONFRONTATION
CHAPTER 289/ THE ENEMY WITHINCHAPTER 290/ ALL OUTCHAPTER 291/ CUTTHROAT COMPETITIONCHAPTER 292/ A SMOULDERING FLAME
CHAPTER 293/ FORMER PATH, FUTURE PATHCHAPTER 294/ WITHDRAWALCHAPTER 295/ IS THAT HOW YOU REALLY FEEL?CHAPTER 296/ I LOOK UP AS I WALK
CHAPTER 297/ NOT ENOUGHCHAPTER 298/ THE DEVIL'S WHISPERSCHAPTER 299/ A STOPGAP SOLUTIONCHAPTER 300/ AN ORIGINAL PITCH
CHAPTER 305/ CLUESCHAPTER 306/ THE AUDIENCE'S UNDERSTANDINGCHAPTER 307/ BOSS MONSTERCHAPTER 308/ MAKING A CHOICE
CHAPTER 309/ A QUESTION OF TRUSTCHAPTER 310/ THROBBINGCHAPTER 311/ SYNERGYCHAPTER 312/ KINDNESS FOR THE LOSER
CHAPTER 313/ SHOW SOME DETERMINATIONCHAPTER 314/ THE FINAL FOURCHAPTER 315/ UPSTART UNDERCLASSMENCHAPTER 316/ A COMMON GOAL
CHAPTER 317/ AN INNOCENT PROPOSITIONCHAPTER 318/ KING OF THE BULLPENCHAPTER 319/ A FORMIDABLE OPPONENTCHAPTER 320/ PRIDE OF THE RESERVES
CHAPTER 325/ A MESSAGECHAPTER 326/ A DEBT TO SETTLECHAPTER 327/ THE TEAM'S CONDITIONCHAPTER 328/ THE CHAMPION'S CRY
CHAPTER 341/ BATTER'S DELIGHTCHAPTER 342/ DETERMINATIONCHAPTER 343/ FIELD OF VIEWCHAPTER 344/ NEW GROUND
CHAPTER 345/ TEST OF ENDURANCECHAPTER 346/ GUARDIAN DEITYCHAPTER 347/ THE FLIPSIDE OF STUPIDITYCHAPTER 348/THE TENTH MAN
CHAPTER 349/LONGINGCHAPTER 350/THE WORLD AHEADCHAPTER 351/WHAT BEGAN IN SUMMERCHAPTER 352/STRENGTH'S PROOF
CHAPTER 353/FIERCE PRIDECHAPTER 354/THE UNBELIEVABLECHAPTER 355/BURNING HOTCHAPTER 356/THE PRIDE OF THE ACE
CHAPTER 357/WHO YOU CALLIN' "APPETIZER"?CHAPTER 358/ALTERNATIVESCHAPTER 359/RELYING ON INSTINCTCHAPTER 360/EQUALLY HUNGRY
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