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... y because he wanted to make sure his pursuers didn’t find him again, but also because he could barely contain his excitement for what was to come next.

Eventually, after sprinting through the forest and leaving himself thoroughly out of breath, he got back to the familiar part of the woods by his house. As he retraced the steps he always took to get there, he suddenly felt a System notification come through.

[Influence check failed.]

Fear struck his heart ...

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