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The End by Charlie Higson
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe end is coming.The sickness struck everyone sixteen and older. First it twisted their minds; next it ravaged their bodies. Now the sickos—crazed and hungry for young flesh—are gathered in the center of London, lying in wait.It’s time for all of the survivors—kids spread out across the city—to unite...Categorized as:
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Damned Nation by N.C. Reed
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPost-Apocalyptic Fiction by N.C. ReedSo far, the Apocalypse has not gone according to plan. At least, not according to the plan Clay Sanders and his friends had laid out. Things are finally changing, though for better or worse remains to be seen... -
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Resurgence by Adrienne Lecter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNot so lucky anymore… Civilization is on the brink of crumbling—and this time not just due to the zombie apocalypse. The roads have become dangerous, and what havens have been established are no longer safe. Murmurs of unrest—or maybe even a brewing civil war—are getting loud. No longer are zombies the only thing preying on those that think to brave the world outside the settlements... -
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Extinction by Adrienne Lecter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf you need some zombies killed, who do you call? The Lucky Thirteen. A few weeks have passed since the events in Aurora, and Bree, Nate, and the gang are back on the road. The odd mall to raid, cattle to herd, provisions to deliver—all no match for our trusty group of scavengers. The world is yours for the taking when killing zombies becomes routine... -
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![Brotherhood of Fire by N.C. Reed]()
Brotherhood of Fire by N.C. Reed
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBy the most ludicrous of means, Special Ops Soldier Clayton Sanders had a warning that something was going to happen to the world. Clay prepared for the worst, but just because you're well prepared doesn't mean everything is going to be okay. Clay has faced some of the worst humanity has to offer in all parts of the world, but now he is faced with something much worse than terrorists. His family... -
![Escalation by Adrienne Lecter]()
Escalation by Adrienne Lecter
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIs anybody out there? After a long winter spent hunkering down in Wyoming, Bree, Nate, and the gang are back on the road. The harsh temperatures up in the northern regions might have decimated the undead scourge somewhat, but soon they have to face reality: it’s not just zombies that are out there to hunt people down and kill them...Categorized as:
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The Sanders Saga by N.C. Reed
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsPost-Apocalyptic Fiction by N.C. Reed Clayton Sanders left home the minute he had his high school diploma in hand. He waited that long only because the Army wouldn't accept him without one. Now, ten years later, he's home. Home with no warning, no advance notice, no anything after being gone ten years with almost no contact with his family... -
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Fourth Quadrant by W. Michael Gear
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFROM WESTERN WORD-SLINGER AND ANTHROPOLOGIST W. MICHAEL GEAR, COMES THE SEQUEL TO THE BESTSELLING CONTEMPORARY APOCALYPTIC WESTERN, DISSOLUTION.Lauren Davis is closing on her twenty-first birthday when a cyberattack leads to the collapse of the American banking system...Categorized as:
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![Three Parts Dead by Glynn James, Michael Stephen Fuchs]()
Three Parts Dead by Glynn James, Michael Stephen Fuchs
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA world fallen - under a plague of seven billion walking deadA tiny island nation - the last refuge of the livingOne team - of the world's most elite special operatorsThe dead, these heroes, humanity's last hope, all have...Alpha team, the world's best and last surviving Tier-1 operators, are adrift on Lake Michigan - and fast drifting into what looks like a damned hostile shoreline...Categorized as:
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![The Stones of Angkor by Sam Sisavath]()
The Stones of Angkor by Sam Sisavath
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe war for survival continues. The fight for Song Island is over. Despite suffering losses, Will and his group have claimed the island as their own and achieved the safe haven they’ve longed for since The Purge. Months later, Will makes contact with another group of survivors, and travels to their base in hopes of striking an alliance and gathering much-needed medical supplies... -
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Through the Dark by Alexandra Bracken
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsDon't miss this breathtaking collection of stories set in the world of the New York Times best-selling Darkest Minds trilogy. Featuring ebook original novellas In Time and Sparks Rise, and a gripping, brand-new novella, Through the Dark is a must-have for fans of the Darkest Minds...Categorized as:
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![Twisted Memories by Kate L. Mary]()
Twisted Memories by Kate L. Mary
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwenty years ago Angus James woke to find himself in a sterile room. On the other side of the locked door, doctors worked to manipulate a virus, using him as their ultimate pin cushion. He was supposed to be dead - and there were moments over the next two decades when he wished he was - but despite his torturous existence, he remained a fighter...Categorized as:
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Ashes by N.C. Reed
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIts Thanksgiving on the Sanders Farm.Clayton Sanders and his collection of friends, family and even a few strangers have managed to keep themselves moderately safe in a vicious new world, brought about by the most massive Coronal Mass Ejection ever seen or recorded. Anything electrical and not protected from the surge of power has been completely fried... -
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Contamination: The Complete Post-Apocalyptic Series by T.W. Piperbrook
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Best-Selling Post-Apocalyptic Series, Contamination - The complete series Books 0-7, available for the first time in one special box set! Over 1,200 pages of reading! The infection has begun, ravaging the American Southwest and leaving chaos in its wake. In this new world, there will be no last meal, no dying wish. The only reward left is to survive another day..Categorized as:
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![Mountain Man: Prequel by Keith C. Blackmore]()
Mountain Man: Prequel by Keith C. Blackmore
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter a long day of prepping a house for painting, all Gus Berry wanted was the night off, to spend some time with his girlfriend, and relax before having to return to work the next morning. But that isn’t going to happen. Because Gus’s co-worker Benny has found a one-night job at the local Mollymart East, a job that has to be done by morning...Categorized as:
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![Dark Recollections by Chris Philbrook]()
Dark Recollections by Chris Philbrook
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFor the first time, the internet phenomenon is now in print!Beheading a zombie isn't easy in a world where you're more afraid of the living than the dead.Adrian Ring's simple life is thrown into chaos when the world is ripped apart by a plague of undead and legions of desperate survivors...Categorized as:
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![The Gates of Byzantium by Sam Sisavath]()
The Gates of Byzantium by Sam Sisavath
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMan is no longer at the top of the food chain. The Purge has devastated the globe, turning much of humanity into night-dwelling, bloodthirsty creatures (dubbed “ghouls” by the survivors), while small pockets of remaining humans have managed to carry on. With the loss of their sanctuary, Will and his small band of survivors are forced to seek shelter elsewhere... -
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Bits & Pieces by Jonathan Maberry
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBenny Imura’s journey through the Rot & Ruin is well known, but who were the others navigating the ravaged, zombie-ridden landscape? Jonathan Maberry returns to fill the gaps in what we know about First Night, surviving the plague, and the land of Rot & Ruin... -
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Awakening by John O'Brien
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAwareness grows...The gathering commences....The world has changed. Jack Walker and the other survivors must adjust with it if they are to have a chance. They've managed to stay one step ahead so far but the gap is narrowing. The night runners are growing and adapting. The rules are changing.The deadliest threatsAre those that build unseen.. -
![Lost and Found by Trish Marie Dawson]()
Lost and Found by Trish Marie Dawson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Review from Michele Wesselman - "Sucked me right back in to the story and wouldn't let me go! I love post-apocalyptic stories and this has been one of my favorites. Not too many have a woman as the main character and Riley is everywoman,so very easy to identify with. I will be wondering about her fate till the next book...Categorized as:
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![Dissolution by Michele Notaro]()
Dissolution by Michele Notaro
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOh god, no! Oh god help me… how am I going to save them? There’s just so much… blood… everywhere… I was supposed to protect them. I was supposed to keep them safe, but wherever I go more and more people are losing their lives, and nothing I do can save them. After so much loss, my family is breaking apart at the seams. The Taoree Legion is winning this war... -
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Dead Instinct by T.W. Piperbrook
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan be read as a standalone or companion to the Contamination series...! Don't trust what you eat. Don't trust what you drink. The infection is spreading... In a world plagued with violence and infection, Ken and Roberta Smith want nothing more than to find their son. Having been on the road for four days, they must now cross the remaining three hundred miles of desert wasteland to get to him... -
![Grip of Evil by Sam J Fires]()
Grip of Evil by Sam J Fires
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBefore, there was ordinary life. Now, every minute is a fight to survive.Finally, Isaac pours his heart out to Cass about his troubled childhood.Larger than life personalities clash in Meadowview, and tragedy strikes again...Categorized as:
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![Dead Spring by A.L. Masters]()
Dead Spring by A.L. Masters
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA sudden outbreak of violence at a local superstore leaves an eclectic group of people stranded. The isolation from the outside world and news of the devastation forces them to band together to survive. The survivors must adapt to the new rules of the world and seek comfort where they can...while they can... -
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![Dawn by S.J. West]()
Dawn by S.J. West
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the finale to the Harvester of Light Trilogy, Skye learns the depths to which Lucena Day, self-proclaimed Queen of the Eastern Kingdom, will go to in order to bring her back by her side. With Jace as her constant, Skye meets the challenges the queen places in her way as she fights to bring life back into the world with the first dawn...Categorized as:
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Siege & Survival by T.W. Brown
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe first winter has come, and with it, new problems. No longer are the zombies the biggest threat to survival. With the global infrastructure gone, people are forced to do whatever it takes to survive...even the unthinkable. Steve faces his toughest decision yet as he tries to lead his people through one nightmare after another...Categorized as:
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Talented by Alexandra Moody
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Elle Winters gave up everything for one shot at saving her closest friend. But though she may have escaped the ARC and found her way to the surface, Elle is no closer to finding Sebastian and stranded in a world where she doesn’t belong...Categorized as:
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The Last Refuge by T.W. Piperbrook, Bobby Adair
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNot all ancient secrets are lost. Father Winthrop’s insanity and eloquence turn a rabble of starving militiamen into an army with a new purpose. With the spore eating away at William’s humanity, he finds a new place in the world as the survivors from the Ancient City expeditions discover a remnant of the past that could change everything...Categorized as:
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Survival by T.W. Piperbrook
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEver since leaving the salvage yard, Noah Chambers has been plagued by the infected and hunted by the men who patrol the streets. In order to survive, he’ll need to summon strength he never imagined...Categorized as:
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The Last Conquest by T.W. Piperbrook, Bobby Adair
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe final book in The Last Survivors series! The Final Battle for Brighton. Winthrop's army is on the move as Jingo and his crew rediscover an ancient secret that might change everyone’s fate. Amidst the chaos, Bray vows to fulfill a promise made in the blood of a dying mother...Categorized as:
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![Apocalypse Machine by Jeremy Robinson]()
Apocalypse Machine by Jeremy Robinson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTHE HUMAN RACE STARTED THE SIXTH MASS EXTINCTION ON EARTH. A chain of subglacial volcanoes erupt in Iceland. The melting ice floods the countryside. Poisonous gas descends on Scotland. A tsunami devastates the Norwegian coastline. An ash cloud rises into the atmosphere, blotting out the sun across Europe, ushering in a new Ice Age...Categorized as:
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![The Last Humanity by T.W. Piperbrook, Bobby Adair]()
The Last Humanity by T.W. Piperbrook, Bobby Adair
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFear reigns in the realm of THE LAST SURVIVORS… With death running through the forest on demons’ feet and humanity bleeding dry in the hearts of men, does the deadliest evil already live within Brighton’s...Categorized as:
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![The Last Command by T.W. Piperbrook, Bobby Adair]()
The Last Command by T.W. Piperbrook, Bobby Adair
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDeath is inescapable in the wild. Blackthorn’s army marches toward the Ancient City as power struggles ensue in Brighton. Several outcasts gather in the collapsed world of the Ancients...Categorized as:
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![Hellifax by Keith C. Blackmore]()
Hellifax by Keith C. Blackmore
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA Red Adept Select – “Voted Outstanding in Genre”A serial killer stalks the ice-glazed streets.Half-frozen deadheads choke the avenues.Infected vermin rise from the labyrinth of sewer systems, hungry for warm flesh.And a handful of survivors struggle to escape and find someplace safe. In his hunt for Tenner, Scott discovers he must contend with all of this, before things truly get worse.Welcome...Categorized as:
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![Taken by John O'Brien]()
Taken by John O'Brien
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsDark clouds gatherA storm is breaking...With the sanctuary built, there is a respite from the nightly night runner assaults. Jack Walker and the group of survivors have bought themselves a little breathing room. Or have they?A peaceful daytime outing turns into yet another nightmare sweeping Robert and Bri up with it. The world has changed. Another danger has emerged...Categorized as:
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![Advent by D. Gideon]()
Advent by D. Gideon
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRipley and her friends have escaped the University’s lockdown and started their journey home on foot. They’ve found an opportunity to get supplies they sorely need, but the risk is high. Marco insists that the world is already far more dangerous than it seems, while Ripley’s not yet convinced. She’s about to get a very bloody wake-up call...Categorized as:
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![What Survives of Us by Kathy Miner]()
What Survives of Us by Kathy Miner
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsB.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree and Winner of National Indie Excellence AwardNaomi sees her first corpse in a Colorado Springs grocery store, but it won’t be her last. With devastating speed, a plague sweeps first the city, then the state, then the world, leaving less than 1% of the population to go on...Categorized as:
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Feral by P.J. Post
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s just a teenager, hollow and lost, looking to keep the past buried, to forget. He surfs the backwash of the westward migration across a dead America; a war-torn desolation devoid of electricity, infrastructure and civilization. It has become a strange and unrecognizable land, rife with the worst of humanity. And his is a life without hope, equally dark and solitary. Until he meets Feral...Categorized as:
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Resistance by T.W. Piperbrook
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE ONLY WAY TO SURVIVE IS TO RESIST After freeing Dan and Quinn, Sandy Duncan must fight to escape the lumberyard while protecting the others she came to save. The infected lurk outside the gates... -
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Meteor Storm by D.F. Capps
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings63,000 years ago, an ancient civilization existed far advanced over our own, but it was destroyed by a natural cataclysm. Now that same cataclysm is about to strike our modern world… When Carl stumbles upon an unknown robot’s head, he manages with some effort to get it working. From the robot, Carl learns that it was created by an ancient civilization 63,000 years ago in northern India... -
![Grip of Madness by Sam J Fires]()
Grip of Madness by Sam J Fires
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBefore, there was ordinary life. Now, every minute is a fight to survive.Isaac and Cass continue their harrowing journey, and are forced to perform an act they'd never dreamed they would ever have to do in their lives.Meanwhile in Meadowview, tensions are rising as tragedy hits the community...Categorized as:
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Awakening by J.D. Demers
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter a contagion engulfs humanity, zombies rise to feast on the few survivors that are left. But they are not the worst monsters to come from this plague. There is hope, though. Christian Hunt is immune...Categorized as:
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![Anarchy in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone]()
Anarchy in the Ashes by William W. Johnstone
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the aftermath of germ and nuclear warfare, of plague and pillage and bloody anarchy, the fate of a divided world hangs by a slender thread. Ben Raines and his SUSA Rebels are on one side. . .the enemies of freedom are on the other. There's only a slim chance America will make it, but it's a chance that wasn't there before... -
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Rise of the Dead by Jeremy Dyson, John R. Crosthwaite
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBlake was never one for taking chances. He lived in a world of statistics and probabilities where everything could be controlled. That world disappeared the day the dead got up and began attacking the living. Now he must struggle to survive and to make sense of a new and chaotic world that is quickly spiraling out of control...Categorized as:
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![Outage Super Boxed Set: Books 1-5 Plus Epilogue by T.W. Piperbrook]()
Outage Super Boxed Set: Books 1-5 Plus Epilogue by T.W. Piperbrook
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFOR A LIMITED TIME, SAVE 50% OFF BUYING THE BOOKS INDIVIDUALLY! OVER 500 5-STAR REVIEWS ACROSS THE SERIES! ____________________________________________ Contains: *Outage *Outage 2: The Awakening *Outage 3: Vengeance *Outage 4: The Reckoning *Outage 5: The Change *EPILOGUE STORY Control ABOUT OUTAGE:When an early snow ravages the small town of Plainfield, the residents are stripped of heat,... -
![Fog by Annelie Wendeberg]()
Fog by Annelie Wendeberg
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSixteen year-old Micka is rumoured to be the key to humanity's survival. But there's no time to care about hearsay when the Brothers and Sisters of the Apocalypse commence global genocide. Micka's world is ruled by terror, her friends are dying. All she can do is aim, fire, reload.Warning: This book does not attempt to prettify war...Categorized as:
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![Journey by D. Gideon]()
Journey by D. Gideon
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn immense coronal mass ejection, the likes of which the modern world has never seen, blankets the Earth and destroys the power grid worldwide. Ripley Miller's a tomboy at heart who has never met a stranger. Her plans were to finish her veterinary studies and take her family to the country, where life wouldn't be such a struggle...Categorized as:
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![Deadlocked by A.R. Wise]()
Deadlocked by A.R. Wise
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPart two of this series picks up immediately after the end of the first. David's wife, Laura, is forced to take over the protection of their family as the boat travels out into Hailey Bay, away from the zombies. However, the boat's pilot plans to dock back in the overrun city to rescue his own family, which will put Laura's in jeopardy...Categorized as:
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Ghost Run by J.L. Bourne
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe acclaimed and eagerly anticipated fourth thriller in the zombie apocalypse series from the author of Day by Day Armageddon and Day by Day Armageddon: Beyond Exile, for fans of the smash hit show The Walking Dead.In a desperate bid to survive as hordes of bloodthirsty undead now dominate the ravaged U.S...Categorized as:
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![Taking it Back by Joseph Talluto]()
Taking it Back by Joseph Talluto
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTAKING IT BACK: BOOK TWO OF THE WHITE FLAG OF THE DEAD ZOMBIE SERIES Around every corner, they are waiting. In every dark alley, they are lurking. Behind every door, they are hiding. For each survivor of the Upheaval, every day brings the same grim reality: the dead are coming. For every community that managed to survive, for every band that came together, questions nag their minds...Categorized as:
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