The Weight of Remorse: A Story of Love, Loss, and Redemption

Chapter 1: The Promise of New Beginnings

The morning sun filtered through the lace curtains of the modest two-bedroom house on Maple Street, casting gentle shadows across the hardwood floors that Elena had polished to perfection just the day before. At twenty-five, she possessed the kind of quiet beauty that came not from elaborate makeup or expensive clothing, but from the genuine warmth that radiated from her smile and the kindness that seemed to flow naturally from her every gesture.

Elena Martinez had married into the Thompson family eighteen months ago, bringing with her a dowry of hope, love, and an unwavering commitment to building a harmonious household. Her husband, Michael Thompson, was a carpenter by trade—a man of strong hands and, she had believed, an equally strong character. His mother, Dorothy Thompson, had welcomed Elena with open arms, often remarking to neighbors that she had been blessed with a daughter-in-law who treated her parents-in-law not as burdensome obligations, but as cherished family members.

The Golden Days

In those early months of marriage, Elena had transformed their humble home into a sanctuary of warmth and comfort. She would wake before dawn to prepare breakfast for Michael before he left for work, spend her days tending to Dorothy’s needs—driving her to medical appointments, helping with grocery shopping, and sitting with her during the long afternoon hours when arthritis made movement painful.

“I don’t know what we did to deserve such a blessing,” Dorothy would often say to her bridge club friends. “Elena treats us better than most children treat their own parents. She’s an angel sent from heaven.”

Elena’s days were filled with purpose. She worked part-time at the local library, a job that allowed her the flexibility to care for Dorothy while contributing to the household finances. In the evenings, she would prepare elaborate dinners, always ensuring that Michael’s favorite dishes appeared on the table alongside Dorothy’s dietary requirements for her diabetes management.

The young woman had dreams, too. She and Michael had talked extensively about starting a family, about the children they would raise in this house filled with love and tradition. They had converted the small den into a nursery, painting the walls a gentle yellow and filling the space with hand-me-down furniture from Dorothy’s own child-rearing days.

Chapter 2: Shadows of Doubt

The First Signs

It began with small things—details that individually might have been dismissed as the ordinary stresses of married life, but collectively painted a troubling picture that Elena tried desperately to ignore. Michael began working later hours, claiming that the construction company had landed several large contracts that demanded extended schedules. His phone, which had once been casually left on kitchen counters and coffee tables, now remained constantly in his possession, its screen quickly darkened whenever Elena entered the room.

The gentle kisses goodbye that had marked their morning partings became perfunctory pecks on the cheek. The evening conversations about their days, their dreams, their plans for the future, dwindled into monosyllabic exchanges about practical matters—bills to be paid, repairs needed around the house, Dorothy’s upcoming doctor appointments.

The Growing Distance

Elena’s heart began to carry a weight that she couldn’t quite name. She found herself standing at the kitchen window each evening, watching for the headlights of Michael’s truck, noting how the hour of his return grew later with each passing week. When she asked about his day, his answers became increasingly vague, his eyes avoiding hers as he spoke of job sites and overtime requirements that seemed to demand an extraordinary amount of his attention.

Dorothy, despite her own physical limitations, was not blind to the changes in her son’s behavior. During their afternoon conversations, she would sometimes pat Elena’s hand with her own arthritis-gnarled fingers and offer gentle words of reassurance.

“Marriage has its seasons, dear,” the older woman would say. “Sometimes winter comes before you’re ready for it, but spring always follows if you’re patient enough to wait.”

But Elena’s intuition, that mysterious sixth sense that women often possess about the men they love, was sending increasingly urgent signals that something fundamental had shifted in her marriage. The man who had once hung on her every word now seemed to exist in a parallel universe, present in body but absent in spirit.

Chapter 3: The Miracle and the Revelation

A New Life Begins

The pregnancy test showed two pink lines on a Tuesday morning in early March. Elena sat on the edge of the bathtub, staring at the plastic indicator, her heart racing with a mixture of joy and trepidation. This was what they had planned for, dreamed about, prepared for with such careful attention to every detail.

She spent the entire day rehearsing how she would tell Michael, imagining his face lighting up with the same excitement that coursed through her own veins. She prepared his favorite meal—pot roast with all the accompaniments—and set the table with Dorothy’s good china, the set that had been saved for special occasions.

When Michael finally arrived home that evening, nearly two hours later than his already-extended usual time, Elena had been pacing the living room for what felt like an eternity. Dorothy had retired to her room, sensing that the young couple needed privacy for whatever important conversation was clearly pending.

“Michael,” Elena began, her voice trembling slightly with nervous excitement, “I have something wonderful to tell you.”

But before she could continue, she noticed the expression on his face—not the tired contentment of a man returning home to his family, but something darker, more troubled. His clothes carried scents that didn’t belong to construction sites, and his demeanor suggested a man carrying the weight of secrets too heavy for one person to bear alone.

The World Collapses

The conversation that followed would replay in Elena’s mind countless times in the weeks that came after. Michael’s confession came in fragments, disjointed pieces of a narrative that she struggled to assemble into something that made sense of the man she thought she knew.

There was another woman—younger, unmarried, someone who didn’t come with the responsibilities and expectations of caring for aging parents and building a traditional family life. The relationship had started innocently enough, Michael claimed, just conversations during lunch breaks at a job site where she worked as an administrative assistant for the general contractor.

“I never meant for it to happen,” he said, the words falling from his lips like stones into still water, each one creating ripples that spread wider and wider until they encompassed everything Elena thought she understood about her life. “It just… evolved into something I wasn’t expecting.”

Elena listened in stunned silence as Michael described months of deception, of carefully constructed lies about where he spent his evenings, of phone calls made from the job site after hours, of a parallel emotional life that had developed entirely outside the boundaries of their marriage.

“I want to end it,” Michael continued, his voice gaining strength as if the act of confession was itself a form of absolution. “I know it was wrong. I know I’ve hurt you. But Elena, I want to make this work. We’re having a baby—you were going to tell me that, weren’t you? I can see it in your face.”

The Silent Suffering

Elena never got the chance to share her joyful announcement in the way she had imagined. Instead, the news of new life became entangled with the revelation of betrayal, two profound truths that seemed impossibly at odds with each other. She simply nodded when Michael asked about the pregnancy, unable to trust her voice to carry words that might adequately express the complexity of her emotions.

That night, Elena lay awake listening to Michael’s steady breathing beside her, her hand resting on her still-flat stomach where their child was beginning its miraculous journey toward life. She felt as though she were suspended between two realities—one in which she was a expectant mother filled with anticipation for the future, and another in which she was a betrayed wife grappling with the collapse of everything she had believed about her marriage.

The physical symptoms of early pregnancy—the morning nausea, the overwhelming fatigue, the emotional sensitivity that made even television commercials cause tears—became intertwined with the psychological trauma of Michael’s infidelity. Elena found herself unable to distinguish between the physical discomfort of carrying new life and the emotional pain of carrying the knowledge of her husband’s betrayal.

Chapter 4: The Weight of Unspoken Words

Living with Secrets

In the weeks that followed Michael’s confession, Elena developed a remarkable ability to compartmentalize her emotions. During the day, she continued her routines with Dorothy, driving her to appointments, preparing meals, engaging in their customary afternoon conversations about neighborhood gossip and family memories. To the outside world, and even to her mother-in-law, Elena appeared to be glowing with the radiance of early pregnancy.

But the nights were different. After Dorothy retired to her room and Michael fell asleep—he seemed to sleep more soundly now, as if the burden of secrecy had been lifted from his shoulders—Elena would lie awake, one hand on her growing belly, wrestling with questions that had no easy answers.

Should she forgive him? Could she forgive him? What would forgiveness even look like in this context? Michael had promised to end the relationship, but promises from a man who had already broken the most sacred promise of their marriage felt fragile, unreliable.

The Pregnancy Progresses

As Elena entered her second trimester, the physical changes of pregnancy became impossible to hide. Dorothy was overjoyed at the prospect of becoming a grandmother, spending hours discussing nursery arrangements, baby names, and the family traditions she hoped to pass down to the next generation.

“This baby will bring such happiness to our family,” Dorothy would say, her eyes bright with anticipation. “Sometimes God sends us exactly what we need, exactly when we need it most.”

Elena would smile and nod, agreeing with the sentiment while harboring private doubts about whether joy could coexist with the underlying foundation of deception and broken trust that now characterized her marriage. She attended prenatal appointments alone, Michael citing work obligations that prevented him from joining her for the routine check-ups and ultrasound examinations.

The healthcare providers commented on Elena’s excellent physical health but noted signs of stress and anxiety that concerned them. Her blood pressure was slightly elevated, and she reported difficulty sleeping and occasional episodes of what she described as “overwhelming sadness” that didn’t seem directly related to normal pregnancy hormones.

The Burden of Silence

Elena made a conscious decision not to confide in Dorothy about Michael’s infidelity. The older woman’s health was fragile, her heart condition requiring careful monitoring and minimal stress. The knowledge of her son’s betrayal would be devastating, Elena reasoned, and Dorothy deserved to experience the joy of impending grandparenthood without the shadow of family discord.

This decision, while motivated by kindness and concern, added another layer of isolation to Elena’s experience. She carried not only the knowledge of Michael’s affair but also the responsibility of protecting Dorothy from that knowledge. Every conversation became a careful navigation of topics that might inadvertently reveal the truth, every smile a performance designed to maintain the illusion of marital harmony.

Chapter 5: The Crisis

Warning Signs

At thirty-six weeks pregnant, Elena began experiencing what she initially dismissed as normal third-trimester discomfort. The baby had been active throughout the pregnancy, and Elena had grown accustomed to the constant movement, the gentle kicks and rolls that reminded her of the life growing within her.

But on a particularly stressful evening in late November—an evening when Michael had called to say he would be working late again, his voice carrying overtones that suggested his promise to end the affair might not have been kept—Elena noticed a change in the baby’s movement patterns. The usually active child seemed unusually quiet, and Elena felt a vague sense of unease that she couldn’t quite articulate.

The Night Everything Changed

It was just past midnight when Elena woke with a sharp pain unlike anything she had experienced during the pregnancy. The sensation was not the gradual buildup of labor that she had read about in pregnancy books, but something sudden and urgent that sent immediate signals of distress throughout her body.

Michael was asleep beside her, and for a moment Elena hesitated to wake him. Their relationship had become so strained, their conversations so carefully choreographed to avoid the underlying tensions that neither of them seemed able to address directly, that even in a moment of potential crisis, Elena found herself reluctant to reach out for help.

But as the pain intensified and Elena realized that something was seriously wrong, she shook Michael awake with increasing urgency.

“Something’s wrong,” she gasped, her hand pressed to her swollen belly. “Something’s wrong with the baby.”

The Race Against Time

The drive to the hospital was a blur of streetlights and mounting panic. Elena, despite her pain and fear, found herself apologizing repeatedly to Michael—apologizing for waking him, for causing a disruption, for not being able to handle the situation more calmly. Even in her moment of greatest need, she was still trying to minimize her impact on others, still trying to be the perfect wife and daughter-in-law who never caused trouble or demanded too much attention.

Michael drove with the focused intensity of a man trying to outrun his own guilt, his hands gripping the steering wheel as he navigated through empty streets toward the hospital. For the first time in months, his complete attention was focused on Elena, and she found herself remembering why she had fallen in love with him—his ability to take charge in a crisis, his protective instincts when someone he cared about was in danger.

The Final Hours

At the hospital, Elena was immediately taken to the labor and delivery unit, where medical staff worked with swift efficiency to assess her condition. The news was not good—the baby was in distress, Elena’s blood pressure had spiked to dangerous levels, and signs of placental abruption indicated that an emergency delivery was necessary to save both mother and child.

As Elena was prepared for surgery, she looked at Michael with eyes that held not anger or recrimination, but a profound sadness that seemed to encompass everything that had gone wrong in their relationship, everything that could have been different if choices had been made with greater wisdom and compassion.

“Take care of Dorothy,” she whispered, her voice barely audible above the sounds of medical equipment and urgent preparations. “She loves you so much. Don’t let her blame herself for anything.”

Chapter 6: The Impossible Weight

The Funeral Preparations

The funeral home was filled with the scent of lilies and the soft murmur of condolences offered by friends and neighbors who had known Elena as a gentle soul taken too soon from the world. Dorothy, despite her own grief and the shocking nature of losing a daughter-in-law she had loved like her own child, insisted on handling many of the funeral arrangements herself.

“Elena always took such good care of everyone else,” Dorothy said through her tears. “The least we can do is make sure she’s honored properly.”

Michael moved through the preparations like a man sleepwalking, signing papers and making decisions with mechanical precision while his mind seemed to exist in some distant place where the reality of loss hadn’t yet fully penetrated. Friends and family members attributed his subdued demeanor to grief, not knowing about the additional burden of guilt that he carried like a weight in his chest.

The Day of the Funeral

The morning of the funeral dawned gray and overcast, with a light rain that seemed appropriate to the solemnity of the occasion. The church was filled to capacity with people whose lives had been touched by Elena’s kindness—coworkers from the library, neighbors who had benefited from her willingness to help with everything from grocery shopping to pet care, members of Dorothy’s bridge club who had witnessed firsthand Elena’s devotion to her mother-in-law.

Father Martinez, the priest who had officiated at Elena’s wedding, spoke movingly about the young woman’s generous spirit and the legacy of love she left behind. He spoke of Elena’s commitment to family, her gentle nature, her ability to see the best in everyone she met.

“Elena lived her life in service to others,” the priest said, his voice carrying across the packed church. “She understood that true happiness comes not from what we receive, but from what we give to those around us.”

The Moment of Truth

As the funeral procession prepared to leave the church for the cemetery, eight of Michael’s coworkers and friends—strong men accustomed to physical labor—positioned themselves around Elena’s coffin to serve as pallbearers. The coffin, made of solid oak and lined with white silk, had been chosen with care to honor Elena’s memory.

But when the men attempted to lift the coffin, something extraordinary happened. Despite their combined strength, despite their experience with heavy lifting and manual labor, the coffin would not budge from its resting place. The men strained and struggled, their faces reddening with effort, but the coffin seemed to have become impossibly heavy, as if some unseen force was anchoring it to the ground.

Murmurs of confusion and concern rippled through the gathered mourners. Dorothy, supported by her sister and closest friend, watched the scene with growing distress, unable to understand why her beloved daughter-in-law’s final journey was being delayed by such an inexplicable occurrence.

The Revelation

An elderly woman from the neighborhood, known for her deep faith and occasional claims of spiritual sensitivity, approached Dorothy with gentle confidence.

“Sometimes the departed have unfinished business,” she said quietly. “Sometimes they need to be heard before they can rest in peace.”

Though Dorothy was initially reluctant to consider such an unconventional approach, the continued inability of the pallbearers to move the coffin convinced her that something extraordinary was indeed happening. With trembling hands and a heart full of love for the young woman who had brought such joy to her final years, Dorothy made the difficult decision to have the coffin opened.

As the lid was carefully lifted, gasps of amazement and sorrow filled the air. Elena’s face, which had been peaceful and serene when the coffin was first closed, now showed clear evidence of tears. Two distinct tracks of moisture ran down her cheeks, and her eyes, though closed, seemed to hold an expression of profound sadness.

Michael’s Confession

The sight of Elena’s tears broke something fundamental in Michael’s carefully constructed emotional defenses. Falling to his knees beside the coffin, he began to sob with the abandon of a man who had been holding back an ocean of guilt and remorse.

“I’m sorry,” he cried, his voice carrying across the silent gathering. “I’m so sorry, Elena. I failed you. I failed our baby. I failed everyone who trusted me.”

Through tears that seemed to come from the deepest places in his soul, Michael confessed to the assembled mourners the truth about his affair, about the stress and heartbreak he had caused Elena during what should have been the happiest time of her life, about the way his betrayal had contributed to the complications that ultimately cost both Elena and their unborn child their lives.

“She knew,” Michael sobbed, his hands gripping the edge of the coffin. “She knew about the other woman, and she never said a word. She protected me, protected my mother, protected everyone except herself. And now she’s gone, and it’s my fault.”

Dorothy, despite her own shock and grief at learning about her son’s infidelity, moved to place a gentle hand on Michael’s shoulder. Her voice, though shaken by the revelations, carried the authority of a mother and the wisdom of years.

“Son,” she said quietly, “Elena loved you despite your mistakes. But love without honesty isn’t enough. You have to live with what you’ve done, but you also have to find a way to honor her memory by becoming the man she believed you could be.”

Chapter 7: The Release and the Journey Forward

The Weight Lifts

As Michael’s confession filled the air and his tears fell onto the silk lining of Elena’s coffin, something remarkable happened. The tracks of moisture on Elena’s cheeks seemed to dry, and the expression of sadness on her face appeared to soften into something approaching peace.

When the pallbearers positioned themselves around the coffin once more, it lifted easily, as if it had returned to its normal weight. The procession to the cemetery continued without further incident, but the atmosphere had been forever changed by the truth that had finally been spoken.

The Burial

At the graveside, Father Martinez offered additional prayers for Elena’s eternal rest and for the healing of those she left behind. Michael stood between Dorothy and his sister, accepting the condolences of friends and family members while knowing that his public confession had forever altered how he would be perceived in their community.

Some mourners looked at him with anger and judgment, unable to forgive his role in Elena’s suffering. Others, perhaps recognizing the genuine nature of his remorse and the courage it had taken to speak the truth in such a public forum, offered words of sympathy tempered with hope for his eventual redemption.

Dorothy remained at Michael’s side throughout the burial service, her presence a reminder that family love, while tested by betrayal and loss, could sometimes transcend even the most painful revelations.

The Return Home

The house on Maple Street felt impossibly empty when Michael and Dorothy returned from the cemetery. Elena’s presence had been so integral to the daily rhythms of their lives that her absence created a void that seemed to affect every room, every corner, every familiar object.

In the days that followed, Michael took a leave of absence from work to care for Dorothy and to begin the difficult process of grieving and self-examination. He contacted a counselor who specialized in grief and marriage counseling, recognizing that he needed professional help to understand how his choices had contributed to the tragedy and how he might begin to rebuild his life in a way that honored Elena’s memory.

Letters Never Sent

One evening, approximately a month after the funeral, Michael sat down at the small desk in the den where Elena had paid bills and managed household correspondence. He began writing letters to Elena—letters that would never be mailed but that served as a way for him to process his guilt, his grief, and his gradual understanding of the depth of love he had lost through his own actions.

“Dear Elena,” he wrote in the first letter, “I don’t know if you can hear me, wherever you are, but I need you to know that I understand now what I put you through. I understand that when you found out about my affair, you were carrying our child and dealing with morning sickness and all the fears that come with being a first-time mother. I understand that you chose to protect me and protect my mother instead of taking care of yourself, and I understand that this choice—which came from your generous heart—may have contributed to the stress that led to your death.”

Over the weeks and months that followed, Michael wrote dozens of these letters, each one exploring different aspects of his relationship with Elena, different memories of their time together, different expressions of remorse and love and the desperate wish that he could somehow undo the choices that had led to such devastating consequences.

Dorothy’s Strength

Dorothy, despite her own grief and the shock of learning about Michael’s infidelity, became an unexpected source of strength and wisdom during the family’s darkest period. Her arthritis and heart condition seemed to take a backseat to her recognition that Michael needed guidance and support if he was ever going to find a way to live with what had happened.

“Elena forgave you before she died,” Dorothy told her son during one of their long evening conversations. “I could see it in her face at the hospital, and I could feel it when her spirit was finally able to rest at the funeral. But forgiveness from others isn’t enough, Michael. You have to find a way to forgive yourself, not because you deserve it, but because carrying this guilt forever won’t honor Elena’s memory or help anyone heal.”

Community Response

In the weeks following the funeral, the community’s response to Michael’s public confession was mixed but ultimately more compassionate than he had expected. Several men in the congregation approached him privately to share their own stories of marital mistakes and the long journeys toward redemption that had followed.

The woman with whom Michael had been having an affair left town shortly after Elena’s death, recognizing that her presence in the community would be a constant reminder of the tragedy. Before leaving, she sent Michael a brief letter expressing her own remorse and acknowledging her role in the events that had led to such devastating consequences.

Chapter 8: Redemption and Remembrance

The Elena Martinez Memorial Fund

Six months after Elena’s death, Michael and Dorothy established the Elena Martinez Memorial Fund, a scholarship program designed to support young women pursuing education in library science and early childhood development—fields that reflected Elena’s passions and career interests.

The fund’s first recipient was a single mother working part-time while pursuing her degree in elementary education, a young woman whose circumstances reminded both Michael and Dorothy of Elena’s determination to build a better life through service to others.

“Elena would have loved this,” Dorothy said at the scholarship presentation ceremony. “She always believed that education was the key to helping people improve their lives and contribute to their communities.”

Ongoing Therapy and Growth

Michael continued his counseling sessions throughout the first year after Elena’s death, working not only to process his grief but to understand the underlying character flaws and selfish impulses that had led to his affair. His therapist helped him recognize that his infidelity had been not just a momentary lapse in judgment but the result of deeper issues related to responsibility, commitment, and his understanding of what it meant to truly love another person.

“Love isn’t just a feeling,” his counselor explained during one particularly difficult session. “Love is a series of choices—the choice to be faithful, the choice to be honest, the choice to put your partner’s needs equal to your own. Elena made those choices consistently. You didn’t. The question now is whether you’re capable of learning to make different choices if you’re ever in a committed relationship again.”

Dorothy’s Legacy

As Dorothy’s health continued to decline—the stress of Elena’s death had exacerbated her existing conditions—she became increasingly focused on ensuring that Michael understood the lessons Elena’s life and death had taught their family.

“Elena showed us what real love looks like,” Dorothy said during one of their final serious conversations. “She loved us not because we deserved it, but because love was simply who she was. If you want to honor her memory, you need to learn to love like that—selflessly, honestly, with complete commitment to the wellbeing of the people you care about.”

Dorothy passed away peacefully in her sleep on a spring morning eighteen months after Elena’s death, leaving Michael truly alone for the first time in his adult life. Her funeral was attended by many of the same people who had gathered to mourn Elena, and several speakers commented on how Dorothy’s grace and strength during her final months had served as an inspiration to the entire community.

The Path Forward

Two years after Elena’s death, Michael made the decision to leave the construction company where he had worked for nearly a decade. The job site where he had met the woman who had contributed to his marriage’s destruction held too many painful associations, and Michael felt he needed a completely fresh start if he was going to build a life that truly honored Elena’s memory.

He used his savings to enroll in a program to become a certified grief counselor, recognizing that his own painful journey through loss and guilt had given him insights that might be helpful to others facing similar struggles. The program was demanding, requiring not only academic coursework but intensive personal therapy and supervised practice with clients.

Helping Others

Michael’s first client as a counselor was a middle-aged man whose gambling addiction had destroyed his marriage and alienated his children. As Michael listened to the man’s story of betrayal, lies, and the devastating consequences of selfish choices, he recognized painful similarities to his own experience.

“I know something about living with guilt,” Michael told his client during their first session. “I know what it’s like to realize that your actions have caused irreparable harm to the people you love most. I can’t promise that the guilt ever completely goes away, but I can tell you that it’s possible to find a way to honor the people you’ve hurt by becoming the person they believed you could be.”

The Annual Memorial

Each year on the anniversary of Elena’s death, Michael organized a community memorial service that celebrated her life and raised money for the scholarship fund that bore her name. The services grew in attendance each year, drawing not only people who had known Elena personally but community members who had been touched by the story of her generous spirit and tragic death.

At the third annual memorial, Michael delivered a speech that he had been working on for months—a public reflection on love, loss, redemption, and the ongoing responsibility that survivors have to honor the memory of those they’ve lost through betrayal or negligence.

“Elena taught me that love is not about deserving,” Michael said to the packed church. “Elena loved me despite my flaws, loved my mother despite her demanding nature, loved our unborn child despite the uncertainty and stress of pregnancy. She loved not because we earned it, but because love was simply who she was. I failed to match that love during her lifetime, but I’m committed to spending the rest of my life learning to love the way she did—selflessly, honestly, with complete dedication to the wellbeing of others.”

Conclusion: The Weight That Remains

Five Years Later

Five years after Elena’s death, Michael had built a new life centered around service to others and the ongoing work of redemption. His counseling practice had grown to include not only individual clients but support groups for people dealing with guilt, grief, and the aftermath of betrayal. The Elena Martinez Memorial Fund had awarded scholarships to more than thirty young women, many of whom had gone on to successful careers in education and library science.

Michael never remarried. Not because he believed he didn’t deserve happiness, but because he came to understand that his primary responsibility was to honor Elena’s memory through service and to continue the work of becoming the man she had seen in him despite his failures.

The house on Maple Street became a gathering place for people in crisis—clients who needed a safe space to process their grief, scholarship recipients who wanted to share their achievements, community members who had been touched by Elena’s story and wanted to contribute to her memorial fund.

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