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herself, but she was weak and was in danger. The
man had already torn off her clothes. I ran to them,
sternly shouting, “Stop hoodlum!”
The man was shocked, but when he found that I
was alone and not as strong as him, he stood up and
rushed directly towards me. He was a strong man,
about forty years in age. He took out a dagger. I was
scared and took to my heels. The man began to run
after me, but I was much quicker. He found that he
was not able to catch up with me. He returned to
catch the girl. But when he threw himself upon the
girl again, I appeared before him once more and
ordered, “Stop hoodlum!”
He flew into a rage and chased me as quickly as
he could. But he could by no means catch up with me.
When he stopped chasing me, I followed him closely.
After a few rounds, he stood there, gasping. In the
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