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Dark-Hunter 3 Book Box Set by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsKenyon's bestselling backlist heats up the night and is now available in a sizzling boxed set. The Sherrilyn Kenyon Dark-Hunter Boxed Set #1 contains one copy each of "Night Embrace," "Dance with the Devil" and "Night Pleasures... -
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Vicious Souls by K.C. Kean
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThey say the Gods don’t give you more than you can handle, which is probably why I’m sinking in drama. As a God myself, I guess I’m not included in that little speech. But it’s about time they address me as who I am. Rhea. WIth my intentions questioned, and my battle far from over, the list of my enemies continues to grow. The Hex, Zellus, and what seems like the entire supernatural world... -
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The Dragon King by Heather Killough-Walden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMillennia ago, in the time of dragons, love and hate colored the very air monsters breathed. Ancient sorcery coursed through powerful wings like blood, pumped by hearts of magic, and timeless beasts of lore soared over the landscape, terrible and wondrous. Amidst these beasts of yesteryear, a forbidden love bloomed. A child was born of this love... -
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Stitched by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsNOTE: ***This novella falls between Wounded (#8) and Rising Darkness (#9) and should be read BEFORE reading (#9).*** "My name is Rylee, and I am a Tracker."When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I'm the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot... -
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![The Rise by Z.W. Taylor]()
The Rise by Z.W. Taylor
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt takes more than a bite. Charlotte has gone from being a broken human to a strong she-wolf and a damn Thorne, but now she and her mate, are standing on the edge of deliverance or doom as they grapple with a revelation that changes everything... -
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A Kingdom of Ruin by K.F. Breene
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsNever sell your soul to the Demon King.Too late.In an effort to save all that I love, I have to finish the job Nyfain started… and ruin myself.I've made a trade with the most cunning creature alive.Me for them.The dungeons will be my new home. Dolion's destruction will be my new goal.I just have to get out of here and back to my golden dragon. Preferably alive... -
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Damaged Souls by K.C. Kean
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe prophecy declares the darkness that once brought the world to its knees will return. The timing is no coincidence and I can’t help but fear it all points back to me. With my heritage revealed, I finally know where I fit in. It’s not what I expected, but I can’t change it, just like I can’t change who I am drawn to. A shifter, a demon, a vampire, an angel... -
![The Dark-Hunters, Books 4-6 (Dark-Hunter Novels) by Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
The Dark-Hunters, Books 4-6 (Dark-Hunter Novels) by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 13 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon has entertained millions of readers with her extraordinary Dark-Hunter series. Here together for the first time in a convenient eBook bundle are her popular Dark-Hunter novels: Kiss of the Night Born of a cursed race, Cassandra and her family have been hunted to extinction... -
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The Wicked by L.A. Banks
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNew, deadly enemies of the Vampire Huntress join forces with the old in the battle that will lead to the Armageddon in The Wicked, the eighth installment in L. A. Banks's hot Vampire Huntress seriesDamali and Carlos have finally tied the knot, but there is no happily ever after on the horizon... -
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Stitching the Talisman by L.A. McBride
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSome women settle for charm bracelets. I get a murder of crows tattooed on my body.And that's the good news. After sending a demon back to hell, I thought I'd have a few weeks to kick back with my girls, go on that hot date with a certain stony-eyed enforcer, maybe even catch an outdoor concert or two... -
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The Thirteenth by L.A. Banks
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe entire Neteru Guardian team is on the run, having now been labeled as America’s most-wanted terrorists following the gruesome demon battle that felled the Washington Monument and crashed the front doors of the White House. The Antichrist is positioned for emergence, the powers of darkness have released the pale horse of the apocalypse, and half of the Neteru team is pregnant... -
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The Shifter King by Heather Killough-Walden
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSam saw him enter the club at the opposite end of the room. Everyone did. He was a dark shadow against the night, no small feat but one he accomplished with frightening ease. His suit was expertly, precisely tailored, black and expensive, and it hugged every intended curve of his six-foot-five frame... -
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The Cursed by L.A. Banks
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe Chairman has been killed and now Lilith, Satan’s Consort, sits on the vampire throne as the Vampire Council’s new Chairwoman. She raises all the dark covens, calling every major dark witch and warlock to do her bidding. Her goal is to distract the team members while the unborn heir to the Dark Realms awaits his own birth. All Lilith needs now is Damali’s newly discovered angelic powers... -
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The Darkness by L.A. Banks
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAfter the battle at Masada, the Neteru team returns to San Diego believing forty-thousand demons had been eradicated and that Lilith's spawn has been killed. But somehow the treacherous little creature got away. Just as had been prophesized at the dawn of the Armageddon, the anti-Christ has been born and will soon rise to power... -
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![Castle of Nevers and Nightmares by Lana Pecherczyk]()
Castle of Nevers and Nightmares by Lana Pecherczyk
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen winter comes to the Court of Dreams, the war against the Subterranean of Nightmares freezes. To celebrate, the faerie queen holds a tournament where mortals compete for the prize of a dream come true. For outsider Willow Nightstalk, it’s the only way to break the curse making her as ugly as she feels... -
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The Shadows by L.A. Banks
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe Dark Realms are taking cover after an angel onslaught from On High. The Antichrist has been injured and the fourth biblical seal has been broken. Yonnie and Val, a strange combination of a daywalker and an angel hybrid, have joined Damali and Carlos's team. And the two new Council-level vamps, Elizabeth Bathory and Lucrezia Borgia, are still in recovery from their last mission... -
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Kingdom of Lies by Debra Dunbar
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA gemstone might destroy the world before I get the chance to do it myself.Interdimensional rifts are opening, spilling supernatural creatures into the world of the humans. Locating and closing the gateways takes two—an angel and a demon. It’s the opportunity I’ve been waiting for, the common goal that might allow demons and angels to put aside nearly three million years of hate... -
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The Forsaken by L.A. Banks
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Chairman of the Vampire Council is dead, and Lilith, the consort of the Unnamed One, and the Unnamed One himself are out for revenge against Damali Richards, the Vampire Huntress, and her lover, Carlos Rivera. A ruthless and carefully planned strategy---one that not even Damali will anticipate---has been developed... -
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Under a Cursed Moon by Riley Storm
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFated mates until the end. Together forever, he said.He lied.He dotes on me right up to the day a powerful curse transforms my sleek wolf body into something horrific. There was no chance to explain. He turns on me in a beat of my broken heart, ordering the pack to kill me.On the run from my pack and the man I loved, my only hope is in reaching the Library of Avalon and ending my curse... -
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Death and the Last Vampire: A Complete Vegas Immortals Series by Holly Roberds
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife as a newly made vampire? Complicated. Being the target of Death himself? Outright bonkers. I woke up with fangs, a thirst for blood, and no memories of my past. To add to my confusion, the Grim Reaper is inexplicably hell-bent on ending me... -
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The Dark-Hunters, Books 7-9 by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 10 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon has entertained millions of readers with her extraordinary Dark-Hunter series. Here together for the first time in a convenient eBook bundle are her popular Dark-Hunter novels: Sins of the Night Alexion and Danger will have to untwist a tangled web of lies and deceit or watch the world of the Dark-Hunters fall apart... -
![Thorn (Chosen #4C) by Charlene Hartnady]()
Thorn (Chosen #4C) by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPART 3: Bonus Length Final Installment (Elf/Vampire Serial) Reading order - 1#Chosen by the Vampire Kings 2#Stolen by the Alpha Wolf 3#Unlikely Mates 4#Awakened by the Vampire Prince SPOILER ALERT: King Katar takes a turn for the worst making things infinitely more difficult for Esral and Xavier... -
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Autumn Whispers by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWe’re the D’Artigo sisters: savvy half-human, half-Fae ex-operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. My sister Camille is a wicked-good witch with three sexy husbands. My sister Menolly is a vampire married to a wildly hot werepuma. And me? I’m Delilah, a two-faced werecat and Death Maiden... -
![The Mark of the Vampire Queen by Joey W. Hill]()
The Mark of the Vampire Queen by Joey W. Hill
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen he becomes Lady Lyssa’s full servant, Jacob crosses the threshold into a darker relationship with her than he’s known before. His time as a vampire hunter certainly hadn’t prepared him to embrace a world where humans are sexual commodities, but he adapted. Now he finds the integrity of his soul challenged as he serves his Mistress’s needs as fully as he services her desires... -
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Fearless Souls by K.C. Kean
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen your soul is torn apart and your heart feels empty, how do you breathe?When the flames of hell burn bright and all hope seems lost, how do you survive?When war is coming for those you love and darkness prepares to strike, how do you face the wrath?When truths are awoken and the supernatural world is brought to its knees, how do you rise back up?The time for questions has passed... -
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Stalked by Seduction and Shadows by Maggie Sunseri
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA dark obsession fantasy romance in a city of warring vampire clans, perfect for fans of Haunting Adeline, From Blood and Ash, and Gild.ScarlettI am an object of desire. My powers of seduction are my survival, my weapon, and my curse. I’m no stranger to obsession, but for the first time, I crave it. I love when he watches me, follows me, hunts me.In the mortal lands, I was safe from him... -
![Kingdom of Lies by Debra Dunbar]()
Kingdom of Lies by Debra Dunbar
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA gemstone might destroy the world before I get the chance to do it myself.Interdimensional rifts are opening, spilling supernatural creatures into the world of the humans. Locating and closing the gateways takes two—an angel and a demon. It’s the opportunity I’ve been waiting for, the common goal that might allow demons and angels to put aside nearly three million years of hate... -
![The Damned by L.A. Banks]()
The Damned by L.A. Banks
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe only way to Heaven is through the gates of Hell…Damali Richards knows all about a blood rush. The kind that happened when she first went skin-to-skin with former vampire Carlos Rivera. Or the kind that happened on the streets of Philadelphia, when her crew took on the devil’s own... -
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Elementally Priceless by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 26 ratings"My Name is Rylee, and I am a Tracker" This is the story of my first salvage, seeking out a missing child that my mentor has warned me away from.What I find is more than one child: I find my destiny. "They call me the Destroyer." I've been banished to the desert for years after saving a life I should have let the darkness take... -
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The Bitten by L.A. Banks
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe Bitten is the fourth daring and pulse-pounding book in L. A. Banks's Vampire Huntress Legend seriesThe vampire civil war has been averted, deadly were-demons have been beaten back, and now it Damali Richards and Carlos Rivera (now a Council level vampire) will finally have the chance to settle in and explore their deeper, sexier love... -
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The Forbidden by L.A. Banks
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe Body of a Goddess...with the Heart of Hell itself.The devil is a dead-beat dad and his consort Lilith couldn't care less. A stolen embryo stirs in Lilith's womb and a plan pulses through her veins: To unleash her child from the gates of hell--as soon as she destroys the only two vampire hunters who can possibly stop her.. -
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Soul of a Demon by Jamie Begley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo appreciate the light, you must first live in darkness… Hades has been alone for so long that seeing Grimm’s newest acquisition for him has him making several mistakes with Zerina.The beautiful daughter of Fate should have never been let inside his domain. He should have thrown her out the first time she lifted her lovely gaze to his. He didn’t. That was my first mistake... -
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Claimed Beauty by Meraki P. Lyhne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDaniel was an Untouchable destined to be trained as a companion to a high-ranking Cubus. A red-eyed Incubus screwed all that up at a dinner party, and Daniel is now a confused Changeling with a libido far exceeding anything he could ever have dreamed off. Seldon failed in keeping the Untouchable under his care safe, and he accidentally dosed the too young human... -
![The Men of Otherworld: Collection One (Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon) by Yasmine Galenorn]()
The Men of Otherworld: Collection One (Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon) by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA collection of short stories from New York Times, USA Today, and PW Bestselling Author Yasmine Galenorn, starring the men of Otherworld. In this collection: The Hunger: What really happened to Rozurial and Fraale when Zeus and Hera showed up at their house? Blood Ties: Roman's brother is coming to town, and it's not a happy family reunion...Categorized as:
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![Beyond the Veil by Nicole R. Taylor]()
Beyond the Veil by Nicole R. Taylor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Collection of Urban Fantasy Adventures Beyond the veil lies a world of magic, mystery, and adventure! From author Nicole R. Taylor comes five full length novels, each a first in a series... -
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Wicked Edge by Nina Bangs
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author Nina Bangs once again tempts readers to enter the Castle of Dark Dreams where private pleasures and devilish fantasies come true, and where the men who breathe life into women’s ultimate desires burn with their own supernatural fire… After another attempt to enliven the heavenly halls, the angel Passion is sent to Earth to tame her naughty nature—by bringing... -
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Wicked Whispers by Nina Bangs
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll Ivy had ever wanted was a safe, secure life with no drama. Now she was working in an adult theme park where visitors came to role-play their wildest imaginings. She reminded herself to stay focused on her job and to ignore everything else. The reminders didn’t work. One man drew her... -
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Come Hell or High Water by Sharon Hannaford
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIS IT WRONG TO FEAR SHADOWS WHEN THOSE SHADOWS HAVE THE POWER TO DESTROY YOU?The City’s supernatural community is still in mourning, but there’s no time to spend licking their wounds. The face of the City has changed forever and now her citizens must keep up or risk succumbing to the darkness... -
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Dark Magic by Cheyenne McCray
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratings**Author note below Jake Macgregor, San Francisco's head of the Paranormal Special Forces Unit, has his hands full. He and his team face a powerful enemy threatening to bring down the City by the Bay. With the weight of the world already resting on his broad shoulders, and after a long, hard day's fight against evil, the last thing he has time for is romance... -
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Flower (Chosen #4B) by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPART 2: Elf/Vampire Serial Reading order - 1#Chosen by the Vampire Kings 2#Stolen by the Alpha Wolf 3#Unlikely Mates 4#Awakened by the Vampire Prince SPOILER ALERT: True to his word, Brant sends Xavier to Pulamor with strict instructions to improve relations between the two species. Brant is sure that this will result in Xavier mating with the lovely Esral. It couldn’t be further from the truth... -
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Rosebud by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPART 1: Elf/Vampire Serial Reading order - 1#Chosen by the Vampire Kings 2#Stolen by the Alpha Wolf 3#Unlikely Mates 4#Awakened by the Vampire Prince SPOILER ALERT: King Katar is gravely ill. Esral must go back to her place of birth, to be at her father’s side, during this difficult time. She is relieved when her protector, Xavier, is not permitted to accompany her... -
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Undead on Arrival by L.A. Banks
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJust one month ago, secret government operative Sasha Trudeau thought she'd tasted victory. Orchestrating détente between the warring factions of the supernatural world had nearly cost her life—but it also opened the door to a future with Max Hunter, her mate and fellow Shadow Wolf.Until now. A poisonous virus is wreaking havoc on Hunter's immune system... -
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Their Lethal Pet by Lexi C. Foss
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRun. Hide. Fight.It’s Monsters Night, the annual event where the portals to other realms and realities open, and monsters flood the streets to search for their potential mates.And I’m one of the candidates.Why?Because I broke all the rules. I fought back against the elitist system hellbent on enslaving humankind. And f-ck if I’m going to let one of these monsters claim me... -
![The Damned by Laura Thalassa]()
The Damned by Laura Thalassa
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsTaken. Whisked away to hell. Forever bound to a monstrous god. This is seventeen-year-old Gabrielle Fiori's fate. It's everything she's ever feared, and it has all come to pass. Only ... the devil isn't the monster she remembers. At times he seems gentle and, most unnerving of all, she's drawn to him. He wants her for all eternity, and if she gives in, everything he has to offer can be hers... -
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![Last Blood by Kristen Painter]()
Last Blood by Kristen Painter
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the final showdown between the forces of dark and light, Mal and Chrysabelle face not only Tatiana, but the ancient evil that now controls her: the Castus Sanguis. Chrysabelle gathers her friends and family around her, forming a plan to bring an end to the chaos surrounding them. But the Castus is the most powerful being they've ever come up against... -
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The Forsaken by Laura Thalassa
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSince her Awakening, seventeen-year-old Gabrielle Fiori has known the devil wants her as his own, and that when she dies, he’ll finally lay his claim. Evading death should be easy. But when a prophecy linking her to the lord of the underworld is leaked, supernaturals—both good and bad—come together for one purpose: to kill her, the girl they believe is the anti-Christ... -
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Shadow Rising by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWe’re the D’Artigo sisters: savvy half-human, half-Fae ex-operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. My sister Camille is a wicked-good witch with three sexy husbands. My sister Delilah is a two-faced werecat and Death Maiden. And me? I’m Menolly, a jian-tu turned vampire in love with a wildly hot werepuma... -
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Curse the Dawn by Karen Chance
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsCassandra Palmer may be the all-powerful Pythia now, but that doesn’t mean people have stopped trying to kill her. Most of the supernatural power players don’t want the independent minded Cassie as chief clairvoyant—and they’ll stop at nothing to see her six feet under... -
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Immune by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsAlternate Cover Edition: B00BPD5BY6 “My name is Rylee, and I am a Tracker.” When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I’m the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. Underestimating demons is a bad idea, and it’s a mistake that may cost me not only my own life, but the life of a missing child... -
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The Faceless Woman by Emma Hamm
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOnce upon a time… A town will only suffer the presence of a witch for as long as she is useful. Aisling watches the flames lick her thighs and prays for a quick death. But when an Unseelie prince appears through the smoke, she does what any self respecting witch would do. She curses him. Bran should never have traveled to the human realm, and is shocked when a witch binds them together...
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