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The Hermit of Lammas Wood by Nathan Lowell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSome journeys take you where you need to be. Tanyth Fairport makes her way through the Lammas Wood to discover the last of the Old Witch Women isn't exactly what she expected. When greedy businessmen from the mainland threaten those she loves, Tanyth must put aside her fear and give herself over to her gifts... -
![The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton]()
The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsJo, Bessie and Fanny take their cousin Rick on an adventure he'll never forget to the magic Faraway Tree, where he meets Moon-Face, Silky the fairy and Saucepan Man, and visits all the different lands at the top of the Faraway Tree...Categorized as:
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![Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Boxed Set (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #1-3) by Ransom Riggs]()
Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Boxed Set (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #1-3) by Ransom Riggs
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe New York Times #1 best selling series Includes 3 hardcover novels by Ransom Riggs and 12 collectible peculiar photographs. The movie adaptation of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children is in theaters December 2016... -
![Serafina and the Splintered Heart by Robert Beatty, Битти Роберт]()
Serafina and the Splintered Heart by Robert Beatty, Битти Роберт
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe storms are coming.... Something has happened to Serafina. She has awoken into a darkness she does not understand, scarred from a terrible battle, only to find that life at Biltmore Estate has changed in unimaginable ways. Old friends do unthinkable things and enemies seem all around... -
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![Back in Time by Geronimo Stilton]()
Back in Time by Geronimo Stilton
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsReturn to the past with Geronimo Stilton in this fabumouse special edition!Imagine my surprise when I, Geronimo Stilton, was offered the chance to travel back in time again! Professor Paws von Volt entrusted me to lead my family on a secret journey in his new time machine...Categorized as:
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![The Enchantress by Michael Scott]()
The Enchantress by Michael Scott
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsThe two that are one must become the one that is all. One to save the world, one to destroy it.San Francisco:Nicholas and Perenelle Flamel have one day left to live, and one job left to do. They must defend San Francisco. The monsters gathered on Alcatraz Island have been released and are heading toward the city. If they are not stopped, they will destroy everyone and everything in their path...Categorized as:
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![Tower of Thunder by Chris Heimerdinger]()
Tower of Thunder by Chris Heimerdinger
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn a world where the great patriarchs of the Bible still reign, Rebecca and Joshua Plimpton face a terrible struggle to save not only themselves, but a small baby from a power-hungry king, a mighty hunter of the souls of men - Nimrod. Meanwhile, Harry and Steffanie Hawkins must face the warriors of Shinar - and another villain whose objectives are the most chilling of all... -
![4: Fantastic Novels by Daniel Pinkwater, Scott Simon]()
4: Fantastic Novels by Daniel Pinkwater, Scott Simon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFour-fantastic-books-in-one by the popular author of The Hoboken Chicken Emergency: Borgel Yobgorgle The Worms of Kukumlima The Snarkout Boys & the Baconburg... -
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Magic Elizabeth by Norma Kassirer
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEight-year-old Sally faces an entire summer trapped in a creepy old house with no one for company but her spooky Aunt Sarah and a black cat named Shadow. But soon Sally uncovers a mystery about a beautiful old doll in a portrait -- and a little girl who looks just like Sally herself! In search of clues, Sally is drawn toward the attic and the old mirror that sits there... -
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Magic Tree House: #1-28 [Magic Tree House Library] by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOffers Jack and Annie's first twenty-eight time-traveling adventures...Categorized as:
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The Warlock by Michael Scott
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 48 ratingsThe twins of prophecy have been divided—the end has begun.AlcatrazAlthough their ally Dr. John Dee has been declared utlaga, Machiavelli and Billy the Kid will follow the plans the Elders have laid before them: they will loose the monsters of Alcatraz on the city of San Francisco, thereby triggering the end of the human race...Categorized as:
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![Balto of the Blue Dawn by Mary Pope Osborne]()
Balto of the Blue Dawn by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPack your snowshoes! The magic tree house is taking Jack and Annie to Alaska in this NEW adventure in the New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series! The magic tree house has returned and it’s taking Jack and Annie back in time to Alaska, 1925. There they meet Balto, a jet-black Siberian husky destined to save victims of the diphtheria epidemic... -
![World at War, 1944 by Mary Pope Osborne]()
World at War, 1944 by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe first Magic Tree House(R) Super Edition--and Jack and Annie's most dangerous mission ever in the scariest time the world has ever known--World War II...Categorized as:
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![Soccer on Sunday by Mary Pope Osborne]()
Soccer on Sunday by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGoal! Jack and Annie have tickets to one of the most exciting soccer games ever--the 1970 World Cup! They are sure the famous soccer player Pele will tell them a "secret of greatness." The game is nonstop action and the stands are packed...Categorized as:
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![A Perfect Time for Pandas by Mary Pope Osborne]()
A Perfect Time for Pandas by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJack and Annie are ready for their next adventure in the New York Times bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! Time-traveling brother-and-sister team Jack and Annie have to find a certain kind of food—the fourth thing needed to save Merlin’s beloved penguin, Penny... -
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The Puppets of Spelhorst by Kate DiCamillo, Julie Morstad
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA New York Times bestseller!“Kate DiCamillo's dazzling first title in the Norendy Tales trilogy is brimming with wit, whimsy, and heart as it follows five puppets fulfilling their thrilling shared destiny.” – Shelf AwarenessShut up in a trunk by a taciturn old sea captain with a secret, five friends—a king, a wolf, a girl, a boy, and an owl—bicker, boast, and comfort one another in the dark...Categorized as:
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![The Sorceress by Michael Scott]()
The Sorceress by Michael Scott
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 58 ratingsBook Three in the New York Times bestselling series.Nicholas Flamel's heart almost broke as he watched his beloved Paris crumble before him. The city was destroyed by Dee and Machiavelli, but Flamel played his own role in the destruction. Sophie and Josh Newman show every sign of being the twins of prophecy, and Flamel had to protect them and the pages from the Dark Elders...Categorized as:
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![Saturday, the Twelfth of October by Norma Fox Mazer]()
Saturday, the Twelfth of October by Norma Fox Mazer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter spending almost a year with cave people from an earlier time, a young girl is transported back to the present greatly changed, both by her experience and by the fact that no one believes her... -
![Blood Gifts by Becca Andre]()
Blood Gifts by Becca Andre
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Ian is used to pressure. Born into a necromancer family, he and his twin brother Lex exhibited uncommon magical potential at an early age that led their father to expect great things—from them both. That is until Lex’s blood gift fails to manifest. Or so everyone believes. For the past five years, Ian has been keeping a secret... -
![The Necromancer by Michael Scott]()
The Necromancer by Michael Scott
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 53 ratingsSan Francisco:Josh and Sophie Newman are finally home. And they're both more confused than ever about their future. Neither of them has mastered the magics they'll need to protect themselves, they've lost Scatty, and they're still being pursued by Dr. John Dee. Most disturbing of all, however, is that now they must ask themselves, can they trust Nicholas Flamel? Can they trust anyone?Alcatraz:Dr...Categorized as:
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![The Changeling by Zilpha Keatley Snyder]()
The Changeling by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIvy Carson belonged to the notorious Carson family, which lived in a run-down house in suburban Rosewood. But Ivy was not a typical Carson. There was something wonderful about her. Ivy explained it by saying that she was a changeling, a child of supernatural parents who had been exchanged for the real Ivy Carson at birth. This classic book was first published in 1970...Categorized as:
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Apex Magazine Issue 80 by Jason Sizemore, Ursula Vernon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsApex Magazine is a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction from many of the top pros of the field. New issues are released on the first Tuesday of every month... -
![Hurricane Heroes in Texas by Mary Pope Osborne]()
Hurricane Heroes in Texas by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJack and Annie are caught out in the rain in the most dangerous Magic Tree House mission yet!Jack and Annie are on a mission! When the magic tree house whisks them back to Galveston, Texas, in 1900, they find out that a big storm is coming. But even though there is rain and wind, no one believes there is any danger. As the storm grows, seawater floods the city... -
![Shadow of the Shark by Mary Pope Osborne]()
Shadow of the Shark by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJack and Annie are diving into danger when the magic tree house whisks them away to shark-infested waters in this NEW adventure in the New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series! It’s a dream vacation for Jack and Annie—or is it? When Teddy, a young sorcerer, offers to send Jack and Annie on a dream vacation, they can’t wait to go... -
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![A Big Day for Baseball by Mary Pope Osborne]()
A Big Day for Baseball by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMeet Jackie Robinson and solve a mystery in the #1 bestselling Magic Tree House chapter book series! PLAY BALL! Jack and Annie aren't great baseball players . . . yet! Then Morgan the librarian gives them magical baseball caps that will make them experts. They just need to wear the caps to a special ballgame in Brooklyn, New York... -
![The Time of the Fireflies by Kimberley Griffiths Little]()
The Time of the Fireflies by Kimberley Griffiths Little
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCritically acclaimed author Kimberley Griffiths Little spins a thrilling story of one girl's race to unravel the curse that has haunted her family for generations. When Larissa Renaud starts receiving eerie phone calls on a disconnected old phone in her family's antique shop, she knows she's in for a strange summer...Categorized as:
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![Tales of the Peculiar by Ransom Riggs]()
Tales of the Peculiar by Ransom Riggs
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsBefore Miss Peregrine gave them a home, the story of peculiars was written in the Tales. Wealthy cannibals who dine on the discarded limbs of peculiars. A fork-tongued princess. The origins of the first ymbryne...Categorized as:
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![Stallion by Starlight by Mary Pope Osborne]()
Stallion by Starlight by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIf kids get hooked on Magic Tree House, they're hooked on reading! This is one series that kids, teachers, librarians, and parents all agree on...Categorized as:
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![Hurry Up, Houdini! by Mary Pope Osborne]()
Hurry Up, Houdini! by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMagic Tree House #50 features Jack and Annie and legendary magician, Harry Houdini! If kids get hooked on Magic Tree House, they're hooked on reading! The Magic Tree House books, with their fiction and nonfiction books, are perfect for parents and teachers just starting to get into the "Core Curriculum... -
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Magic Tree House: #5-8 by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratings- Night of the Ninjas - Afternoon on the Amazon - Sunset of the Sabertooth - Midnight on the Moon Books 5-8 of the "New York Times" bestselling Magic Tree House series boxed together for the first time These four titles are the perfect gift for a Magic Tree House fan or any child who loves a good adventure... -
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Magic Tree House: #9-12 (Collection) by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Magic Tree House adventures continue in books 9—12. Morgan the magical librarian of Camelot challenges Jack and Annie to discover the answers to four riddles as they travel under the sea to the Wild West, the African plains, and the frozen Arctic... -
![A Crazy Day With Cobras by Mary Pope Osborne]()
A Crazy Day With Cobras by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series is back!But with the magic tree house comes terrible news: Merlin’s beloved penguin, Penny, has been put under a spell! Jack and Annie must find four things to break the spell. The first is a rare and precious emerald... -
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Magic Tree House: #1-4 by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMagic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 1-4: Dinosaurs Before Dark, The Knight at Dawn, Mummies in the Morning, and Pirates Past... -
![A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time by Mary Pope Osborne]()
A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA spirited holiday mission!The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie back in time to the foggy streets of Victorian London, where they must help Charles Dickens. But the famous author has everything he could possibly want. How are they supposed to help him? It's not until Mr. Dickens rescues them from being thrown in jail that they discover his secret past and the sad memories that haunt him... -
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![Moonlight on the Magic Flute by Mary Pope Osborne]()
Moonlight on the Magic Flute by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsJack and Annie head to 18th-century Austria, where they must find and help a musician by the name of Mozart. Decked out in the craziest outfits they've ever worn--including a wig for Jack and a giant hoopskirt for Annie!--the two siblings search an entire palace to no avail. Their hunt is further hampered by the appearance of a mischievous little boy who is determined to follow them everywhere...Categorized as:
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![Eve of the Emperor Penguin by Mary Pope Osborne]()
Eve of the Emperor Penguin by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsJACK AND ANNIE continue their quest for the secrets of happiness--secrets they need to save Merlin. This time, the Magic Tree House takes them to the one continent they haven't visited before: Antarctica! What can they hope to learn about happiness in such a barren place? Only the penguins know for sure . .Categorized as:
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![Mary Poppins Opens the Door by P.L. Travers]()
Mary Poppins Opens the Door by P.L. Travers
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom the moment Mary Poppins arrives at Number Seventeen Cherry-Tree Lane, everyday life at the Banks house is forever changed. This classic series tells the story of the world's most beloved nanny, who brings enchantment and excitement with her everywhere she goes. Featuring the charming original cover art by Mary Shepard, these new editions are sure to delight readers of all ages...Categorized as:
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![Monday with a Mad Genius by Mary Pope Osborne]()
Monday with a Mad Genius by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsJACK AND ANNIE are on a mission to save Merlin from his sorrows! Charged with finding the second of four secrets of happiness, the brother-and-sister team travel back in the magic tree house to the period known as the Renaissance. This time, Jack and Annie will need more than a research book and a magic wand. They'll need help from one of the greatest minds of all time...Categorized as:
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![A Map of Days by Ransom Riggs]()
A Map of Days by Ransom Riggs
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsThe #1 bestselling series returns with a thrilling new story arc set in America!Vintage photographs reveal the never-before-seen world of peculiar America with a stunning addition—full-color images.Having defeated the monstrous threat that nearly destroyed the peculiar world, Jacob Portman is back where his story began, in Florida...Categorized as:
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![Tonight on the Titanic by Mary Pope Osborne]()
Tonight on the Titanic by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsJack and Annie are in for an exciting, scary, and sad adventure when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the decks of the "Titanic...Categorized as:
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![Dogs in the Dead of Night by Mary Pope Osborne]()
Dogs in the Dead of Night by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsJack and Annie are ready for their next adventure in the New York Times bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! Beware of avalanches! When the magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie back in time to the highest pass in the Swiss Alps, they discover an ancient monastery filled with monks and Saint Bernard dogs. Annie can’t resist offering to train a wild young dog named Barry... -
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The Time Garden by Edward Eager
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 29 ratings"Anything can happen when you have all the time in the world" says the frog-like Natterjack in old relative Mrs Whiton's thyme garden. Cousins Roger, Ann, Eliza and girl-crazy Jack ride for American rebels, bow to Queen Elizabeth I, and even rescue their own parents when they were children...Categorized as:
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![Abe Lincoln At Last! by Mary Pope Osborne]()
Abe Lincoln At Last! by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsJack and Annie are ready for their next adventure in the New York Times bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! Are you ready for a presidential adventure? Jack and Annie are! They are trying to get a special feather that will help save Merlin’s baby penguin, Penny. When the magic tree house whisks them back to Washington, D.C... -
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Akatsuki No Entaku by Ralf Isau
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBorn in 1900, David Camden lived for 100 years, and this series of four fantasy novels uses his life to recount the achievements of the 20th century through fantasy worlds, ancient myths, sagas, and legends. Camden's life mission is to oppose The Twilight Circlepica de un hombre contra fuerzas antiguas y poderosas...Categorized as:
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![Der weiße Wanderer by Ralf Isau]()
Der weiße Wanderer by Ralf Isau
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBorn in 1900, David Camden lived for 100 years, and this series of four fantasy novels uses his life to recount the achievements of the 20th century through fantasy worlds, ancient myths, sagas, and legends. Camden's life mission is to oppose The Twilight Circlepica de un hombre contra fuerzas antiguas y poderosas... -
![The Blackened Soul by Candace Osmond]()
The Blackened Soul by Candace Osmond
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSail to England. Return the enchanted heart. Save the devil’s soul…Dianna’s in over her head.The Queen is her ship now. Hers to sail, and a crew to keep safe as they voyage across the Atlantic to stop Maria’s evil plan of killing her mother. The stress of responsibility, her pregnancy, and helping Henry deal with his PTSD has become a nightmare from which she has nowhere to run... -
![The Bookshop of Dust and Dreams by Mindy Thompson]()
The Bookshop of Dust and Dreams by Mindy Thompson
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThis moving story about a magical bookstore explores the way war can shape a family and is perfect for book lovers everywhere, especially fans of Pages & Co., Pax, and Wolf Hollow.It's 1944 Sutton, NY, and Poppy's family owns and runs, Rhyme and Reason, a magical bookshop that caters to people from all different places and time periods...Categorized as:
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![Warriors in Winter by Mary Pope Osborne]()
Warriors in Winter by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTravel back in time in the magic tree house with Jack and Annie in this #1 bestselling series and meet the greatest warriors of all--the Romans!We are warriors! Jack and Annie have met knights, pirates, ninjas, and Vikings, but they have never met the most fearsome warriors of all: Roman soldiers... -
![The Circle of Gold by Guillaume Prévost, Guillaume Prévost]()
The Circle of Gold by Guillaume Prévost, Guillaume Prévost
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSam rescued his father from Dracula's castle, but that doesn't mean their troubles are over. Now Allan Faulkner lies in a coma in the Sainte-Mary hospital, tossing about and muttering aloud about saving Sam's late mother. Sam has no choice but to go back in Time to see her...Categorized as:
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![American History Quartet Set (Magic Tree House, #21-24) by Mary Pope Osborne]()
American History Quartet Set (Magic Tree House, #21-24) by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBooks 21-24 of the "New York Times" bestselling Magic Tree House series boxed together for the first time! These four titles are the perfect gift for a Magic Tree House fan or any child who loves a good adventure...
![Magic Tree House: #1-28 [Magic Tree House Library] by Mary Pope Osborne](https://48f-1.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/books/small/6254b795cd17c18e90c2873c.jpg)
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