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An Immortal's Pain by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe moment you let your guard down and think you’ve got a handle on life—you jinx it.I bust my butt on the daily, smoothing the rough edges after moving in with the boyfriend, making amends to angry empowered ones, and patching things up with hostile in-laws. Things are good on the home front with my job, family, and friends. I’ve got this, right?Wrong...Categorized as:
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Enemy Tribe by Lori Holmes
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe breathtaking story that has enthralled readers from around the world, The Ancestors Saga continues with Book 3, Enemy Tribe…Betrayed. Captured. Terrified.The forests of home lie far behind. Nyriaana is now the captive of Khalvir, the Wove raider she mistakenly trusted with her life...Categorized as:
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![A Druid Hexed by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle]()
A Druid Hexed by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSome days I kick life in the ass. Other days it kicks back.On a good day, wearing the Fianna mark tosses me into topsy-turvy trials. It’s a scramble but I manage to hold it together with the help of amazing family and friends: mythical, magical, and mortal.But despite best-laid plans, collateral damage occurs.I can live with me getting hurt but watching someone I love suffer—not so much...Categorized as:
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![A Destiny Unlocked by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle]()
A Destiny Unlocked by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsYe screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass.Being bonded to a dragon means longevity of life… and that means I’ll outlive my family and the people I love. I would never have chosen that...Categorized as:
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![Dark Mother Earth by Kristian Novak]()
Dark Mother Earth by Kristian Novak
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn amnesiac writer’s life of lies and false memories reaches a breaking point in this stunning English-language debut from an award-winning Croatian author.As a novelist, Matija makes things up for a living. Not yet thirty, he’s written two well-received books. It’s his third that is as big a failure as his private life... -
![A Family Oath by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle]()
A Family Oath by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsYe screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass.Since being marked as the heir apparent I’ve been stabbed, kidnapped, black-listed, tortured, targeted, and accused of being the cause of pretty much every magical mishap that’s hit the streets of Toronto.To some, I’m a nuisance, to others a curiosity, and others still—a problem to be eliminated.Whatevs, haters gotta hate...Categorized as:
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![A Sacred Grove by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle]()
A Sacred Grove by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsYe screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass.My outlook on life isn’t complicated—any day that passes when nobody tries to kill me or someone I love gets put into the ‘good day’ column. Simple, right?Lately, good days have been hard to come by... -
![Knight's Ransom by Jeff Wheeler]()
Knight's Ransom by Jeff Wheeler
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsUneasy lies the head that wears a crown. A brutal war of succession has plunged the court of Kingfountain into a power struggle between a charitable king who took the crown unlawfully and his ambitious rival, Devon Argentine. The balance of power between the two men hinges on the fate of a young boy ensnared in this courtly intrigue. A boy befittingly nicknamed Ransom...Categorized as:
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![The Broken Realm by Wayne Grant]()
The Broken Realm by Wayne Grant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here.Roland Inness has been knighted for valor at the siege of Acre and sent home to England with a vital message for Queen Eleanor. But his homecoming proves to be as violent and dangerous as the Crusade he left behind him. He finds his home burned and his master’s family gone—made fugitives by his sworn enemy William de Ferrers...Categorized as:
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![The Ring of Fire by Chris Bradford]()
The Ring of Fire by Chris Bradford
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJack Fletcher faces his toughest challenge yet. After a snowstorm forces him to take shelter, Jack comes across a village in need of protection from raiding mountain bandits. Torn between moving on or helping, Jack is persuaded to stay and fight the villagers' cause. But Jack is the first and only samurai to do so...Categorized as:
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![The Wolf At Large by Terry Cloutier]()
The Wolf At Large by Terry Cloutier
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“You have no idea what you are yet, Hadrack, but someday you will, and on that day the world itself will tremble.” - Einhard, Sword of the KingA year has passed since the Piths captured the Gander garrison at Gasterny. A year in which an unexpected and unwanted truce has been declared between the two nations... -
![The Return of the Warrior by Chris Bradford]()
The Return of the Warrior by Chris Bradford
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA new instalment and standalone adventure charting series protagonist Jack Fletcher's return to pre-civil war England.His quest: to find his missing sister, with the help of some familiar faces..Categorized as:
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![Sword and Serpent by Taylor R. Marshall]()
Sword and Serpent by Taylor R. Marshall
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn A.D. 299, the Roman oracles ceased to prophesy for the Emperor Diocletian. The silence of the gods sparks a bloody storm of persecution that sweeps across the Roman Empire. As the fires of suspicion and hatred ignite all around them, a young man and a young woman are united by a prophecy from the catacombs of Rome...one that will set them on a journey to battle an evil beyond imagining...Categorized as:
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![Desencantada: Entregando-se aos segredos do amor by Carina Rissi]()
Desencantada: Entregando-se aos segredos do amor by Carina Rissi
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDesencantada: entregando-se aos segredos do amor é o quinto volume da série Perdida. O homônimo primeiro livro da série já foi publicado em Portugal, na Itália, Rússia e Ucrânia.Chegou a vez de o leitor conhecer melhor Valentina, a grande amiga de Elisa Clarke.Uma moça desiludida com o amor, porém prestes a descobrir que a vida ainda lhe reserva grandes – e maravilhosas – surpresas... -
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![Warbow by Wayne Grant]()
Warbow by Wayne Grant
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here.Having found his place as a squire to a Norman knight, Roland Inness sets off with his master, Sir Roger de Laval, and fellow squire on a perilous mission to the Holy Land. King Richard has sworn to take Jerusalem from Saladin and orders Sir Roger to assess the military situation...Categorized as:
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![Desert Outcast by Juddy Anderson C. Punzalan]()
Desert Outcast by Juddy Anderson C. Punzalan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Southern Empire of Kyrdas is a rogue nation. Ruled by Emperor Sarvasa, the richest man in Serestia, they are masters of nature, magic, and advanced technology deciphered from the sacred texts of the Ancients.For thousands of years, Kyrdas has continuously abused their power and have erected a super city for the lavish lifestyle of the elite... -
![The Lost by Candy Crum, Michael Anderle]()
The Lost by Candy Crum, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Bitch help you all when I wake up..." The dark druids don’t know just how royally they just messed up as Arryn's eyes lost focus and her body collapsed to the ground. Now that the fight in Arcadia is over, the dark druids must be dealt with. They have become ruthless and will stop at nothing to win their Chieftain the Dark Forest... -
![War Mage by P.S. Power]()
War Mage by P.S. Power
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a world torn by war, everyone must do their part.Everyone... -
![The Buckle's Curse by Guy Antibes]()
The Buckle's Curse by Guy Antibes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJack Winder ventures to the country of Bornan to find and eliminate a curse that has ruined the entire country. The Bornan wizard that accompanies him has a vested interest in Jack’s latest errand and warns him that the buckle has been lost for two thousand years and won’t be easy to find... -
![The Family Name by Christopher G. Nuttall]()
The Family Name by Christopher G. Nuttall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHouse Rubén and House Aguirre had been rivals for centuries even before the discovery of the Zero Talent and a plot to take control of Shallot plunged them – and the entire city – into war. In a desperate attempt to end the fighting, Akin of House Rubén was betrothed to the only known Zero, Caitlyn of House Aguirre... -
![Bennett Turns Into a Cat by Ireen Chau]()
Bennett Turns Into a Cat by Ireen Chau
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis illustrated novella can be read after The Herbwitch Princess.Beauty Without Brains: How Will Lady Narcissa Wear the Crown?When the most notorious gossip columnist in Olderea releases a scathing article about her, Narcissa is desperate to upkeep her image of a diligent princess-to-be, even if it means moving to the palace and leaving her kittens behind...Categorized as:
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![The Cure for Drowning by Loghan Paylor]()
The Cure for Drowning by Loghan Paylor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEvocative, magical and luminously written, The Cure for Drowning is not only a brilliant, boundary-pushing love story but a Canadian historical novel that boldly centres queer and non-binary characters in unprecedented ways...Categorized as:
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![Janua Vera by Jean-Philippe Jaworski]()
Janua Vera by Jean-Philippe Jaworski
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsChaque nuit, Leodegar le Resplendissant se réveille en hurlant dans son palais... -
![The Drow Will Leave by Martha Carr]()
The Drow Will Leave by Martha Carr
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCheyenne is leading the Drows at last. But there’s still a lot that could go wrong. Bianca is still cursed and could bring the blight down on them. The Nimlothar forest could burn and all the Drow with it. But wait, there’s more…The O’gúleesh in Hangivol blame her for destroying their livelihood when they should have thanked her for destroying the blight. Cheyenne’s not a fan either... -
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![Песни Петера Сьлядека by Henry Lion Oldie, Генри Лайон Олди]()
Песни Петера Сьлядека by Henry Lion Oldie, Генри Лайон Олди
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsИдет по путям-дорогам лютнист Петер Сьлядек, раз за разом обреченный внимать случайным исповедям. Кружатся в безумном хороводе монах и судья. Джинн назначает себя совестью ушлого купца. Сын учителя фехтования путает слово и шпагу. Железная рука рыцаря ползет ночью в замковую часовню. Несет ужас солдатам-наемникам неуловимый Аника-воин... -
![Traveler by P.S. Power]()
Traveler by P.S. Power
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow many times have you read a book that truly changed your life before?Called to a far-off kingdom, Anders Brolly must protect his friends and family from the greatest threat any land has ever seen... -
![Cave of the Wind by Avery Kloss]()
Cave of the Wind by Avery Kloss
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTorn between two men, Peta fears Greggor’s wrath, begging Ronan to flee to a safe place. With Peta pregnant again, they seek shelter with a clan over the mountain, until tragedy strikes. Alone and terrified, Peta encounters a group of people who claim to know her, the women there similar in appearance...Categorized as:
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![With Shield and Ink and Bone by Casey L. Bond]()
With Shield and Ink and Bone by Casey L. Bond
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA hard-earned shield. Days before she is to take her place as a shield maiden, like her mother before her, two deaths alter the course of Liv’s future. One belonged to a witch who called her by name, the other a chieftain from the north. Vengeance for the chieftain’s death comes in a wild fury that burns her village and slaughters her family...Categorized as:
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![Chamber of Bears by Avery Kloss]()
Chamber of Bears by Avery Kloss
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUnited with Ronan and Enwan, Peta is surrounded by the beauty that is the green valley, the trio happily preparing for the arrival of a baby. While she forages, three hunters kidnap Peta, intending on handing her over to their leader, a man by the name of Greggor. Upset by this prospect—Greggor being responsible for so much heartache—Peta secures her freedom, intending on returning to Ronan...Categorized as:
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![Hand of Fire by Judith Starkston]()
Hand of Fire by Judith Starkston
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA legendary war, an invincible warrior, a woman forced to defend her family and realm--and her independent spirit. Will she become the captive or the captor?Briseis struggles to protect her city, an ally of Troy, from marauding Greeks and her husband's arrogant violence. She finds strength in visions of a handsome warrior god until he appears before her in flesh and blood... -
![Return of the Paladin by Layton Green]()
Return of the Paladin by Layton Green
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"An extraordinary new series" - Book Reader's HeavenThree incredible journeys in the shadow of a revolutionDistraught by the slaughter of his loved ones, Caleb embarks on a mission of revenge to the Tower of Elarion, a forgotten outpost on the Barrier Coast said to exist outside of time and space--and which Caleb believes holds the key to unlocking his inexplicable new powers... -
![Bílá věž by Juraj Červenák]()
Bílá věž by Juraj Červenák
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKníže Svjatoslav v dychtivé touze posunout hranice kyjevského velkoknížectví a otevřít národům na severu přístupové cesty k bohatým jižním zemím a k Hedvábné cestě vyrazí proti Chazarské říši. Ta byla až doposud hlavní mocností v oblasti Kaspického moře, v povodí Volhy a ve stepích u Donu... -
![The Gwendy Collection: Gwendy's Button Box / Gwendy's Magic Feather / Gwendy's Final Task by Stephen King, Richard Chizmar]()
The Gwendy Collection: Gwendy's Button Box / Gwendy's Magic Feather / Gwendy's Final Task by Stephen King, Richard Chizmar
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe complete collection of the New York Times bestselling trilogy from Stephen King and Richard Chizmar!In Gwendy's Button Box, twelve-year-old Gwendy Peterson's life is forever changed when she is given a mysterious wooden box by a stranger for safekeeping...Categorized as:
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![King of Alchemy by Simon Archer]()
King of Alchemy by Simon Archer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat do you do when you follow a strange girl through a wall into a world where Alchemy is real? You move in with her cousin, become a magic barista, and try your hand at higher education one more time.Only instead of Biochemistry and Physics, you're taking Elixirs and searching the school grounds for secret chambers and long lost spells... -
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![The Vengeance of Indra by Shatrujeet Nath]()
The Vengeance of Indra by Shatrujeet Nath
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVENGEANCE IS A CAGE. FORGIVENESS IS FREEDOM.In their greed to possess the deadly Halahala, the devas and the asuras have employed every dirty trick against Vikramaditya and his Council of Nine. But the humans are still standing, bloodied but unbowed... -
![4 Years Trapped in My Mind Palace by Johan Twiss]()
4 Years Trapped in My Mind Palace by Johan Twiss
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDiagnosed with a rare form of meningitis, a teenage boy is paralyzed from head to toe--trapped in his own mind. To cope with his imprisonment, he retreats to an imaginary world called his Mind Palace, but the lines between reality and time blur into wild adventures after he gets a new roommate--an old, outspoken, Jewish jazz musician with dementia...Categorized as:
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![Measure of Strength by C. Faron]()
Measure of Strength by C. Faron
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPublicly, Jason Wadsworth is a young steel magnate. Privately, he is slowly unraveling. Gripped by depression, he is haunted by the memory of Kale, the slave he sold and the man who still holds his heart. Jason clings to his only source of comfort: the belief that he sent Kale away to a better life.As grim as Jason’s life is, Kale has fared worse. Each day is a brutal struggle... -
![Witch Fall by Amber Argyle]()
Witch Fall by Amber Argyle
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here.Supreme in their dominion over seasons, storms, and sea, the witches have forgotten the unmatched destructiveness of mankind. And among the weapons men seek are the magical songs of the witches. Born of witches but raised among their enemies, Lilette searches for a way to heal the rift between mankind and the witches...Categorized as:
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![O Guerreiro-Lobo by Sandra Carvalho]()
O Guerreiro-Lobo by Sandra Carvalho
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNa sequência dos dramáticos acontecimentos que encerram o primeiro volume desta saga, A Última Feiticeira, Catelyn é levada com os seus captores para a Terra Antiga. Aí, a jovem feiticeira descobre os fios que entretecem o seu próprio destino com o daqueles que agora a acolhem... -
![Verbannt ans Ende der Welt by Rainer M. Schröder]()
Verbannt ans Ende der Welt by Rainer M. Schröder
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEngland 1804: Abby Lynn ist gerade vierzehn Jahre alt, als sie an einem kalten Februarmorgen in den Straßen Londons in einen Taschendiebstahl verwickelt wird. Angeblich der Komplizenschaft überführt, verschwindet sie hinter den Mauern des berühmt-berüchtigten Gefängnisses von Newgate...Categorized as:
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![The Moonlit Cage by Linda Holeman]()
The Moonlit Cage by Linda Holeman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDary�'s simple life in mid-nineteenth-century Afghanistan is torn apart when a hateful curse by a jealous tribeswoman leaves her an outcast in her small Muslim village...Categorized as:
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![The Catch Trap by Marion Zimmer Bradley]()
The Catch Trap by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTommy Zane hates lions, a major obstacle in a family of lion tamers. But Tommy's dreams, and talent, fly higher, up in the rigging with the trapeze. When rising star Mario Santelli offers him flying lessons, it looks like the start of wonderful new life, and to Tommy's surprise, his relationship with Mario deepens even as his skill soars in the rigging... -
![Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang]()
Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA dazzling debut novel set against the backdrop of the Chinese Exclusion Act, about a Chinese girl fighting to claim her place in the 1880s American WestDaiyu never wanted to be like the tragic heroine for whom she was named, revered for her beauty and cursed with heartbreak... -
![Olde Robin Hood by Kate Danley]()
Olde Robin Hood by Kate Danley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRebel. Outlaw. Hero. Exiled for an unjust crime and forced to use whatever means necessary to survive, a figure of hope emerges from Sherwood Forest. But what most people know about Robin Hood (the enemy of Prince John and nobleman loyal to King Richard) was an invention of a playwright nearly three hundred years after Robin Hood died. However, there are older stories about the real Robin Hood...Categorized as:
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![The Hidden Secrets Saga: Complete Series by W.J. May]()
The Hidden Secrets Saga: Complete Series by W.J. May
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Complete Hidden Secrets Saga in one collection! Seventh Mark - Part 1 & Part 2 Beautiful, quiet Rouge is trying to figure out who she is and what she wants to be. With little knowledge about her past, she has questions but has never tried to find the answers. Everything changes when she befriends a strangely intoxicating family... -
![The Edge of Darkness by D.K. Holmberg]()
The Edge of Darkness by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey called him the Volatar. He came from nothing. Found his power. Became a legend, then lost it all. Now he has all the power in the world but can't touch it. With war growing, an old enemy on his heels, his best friend by his side, only the north holds the secret to reconnecting with his lost power. But war has a way of pushing old heroes aside...Categorized as:
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![Zlato Arkony 2 by Juraj Červenák]()
Zlato Arkony 2 by Juraj Červenák
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsZlato Arkony 2 je epické vyvrcholenie dvojdielneho románu, ktorým pokračujú dobrodružstvá Čierneho Rogana a vlka Goryvlada. Juraj Červenák, najúspešnejší autor historickej fantasy na Slovensku a v Čechách, vás pozýva na ďalšiu výpravu do sveta slovanských hrdinov, bohov a démonov.Nad Rujanou hučia vojnové rohy... -
![Wyvern by A.A. Attanasio]()
Wyvern by A.A. Attanasio
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHeadhunters, sorcerers, pirates and Indian princes thrive in this exciting and poetic tale of a young outcast in Borneo. Born in 1609, son of a native woman and a Dutch sea captain he never knew, Jaki Gefjon grows up in the jungle as a sorcerer’s apprentice. Later kidnapped by pirates, he befriends his captor, Trevor Pym, notorious for his dreaded man-of-war, Wyvern... -
![Beside the Ocean of Time by George Mackay Brown]()
Beside the Ocean of Time by George Mackay Brown
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this novel set on the fictitious island of Norday in the Orkneys, George Mackay Brown beckons us into the imaginary world of the young Thorfinn Ragnarson, the son of a crofter... -
![Broken Stone by Kelly Walker]()
Broken Stone by Kelly Walker
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUNABLE TO AVOID HER DESTINY ANY LONGER, Emariya has become the leader her mother always envisioned. Before she can focus on embracing her gifts to unify her three lands, she must first stop her own land from dissolving into civil war. Spurred by her brother’s devious policies and thirst for power, the people of the Uplands have surged into revolt...Categorized as:
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