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Behind The Veil by B.L. Brunnemer
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratings***This is not a story!*** Over the last three years, our facebook group has grown immensely. As the group has grown, we've celebrated with voting for different Point of View scenes; scenes that were never shown in the books or scenes that were from another character's perspective. All P.O... -
![The Wolf Vs The Vampire by Lauretta Hignett]()
The Wolf Vs The Vampire by Lauretta Hignett
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEveryone thinks I’m sweet and innocent… but I’m the one who ate the big bad wolf. I’ve been searching for a place that feels like home my whole life, and I think I’ve found it. I’m in the big city, on a mission to save vulnerable supernatural kids — just like I used to be — in my new job as an Otherworld Child Protection caseworker...Categorized as:
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![Familiar of the Witch by Heather G. Harris]()
Familiar of the Witch by Heather G. Harris
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI may be down – but I’m not out. When I’m arrested for killing a member of the Coven Council, I’m pretty sure we’ll get things straightened out quickly – after all, my victim was a black witch and she was trying to kill me too. Like most things in my competitive life, I just got there first.Separated from my alluring bodyguard Bastion, I order him not to rescue me by any means necessary...Categorized as:
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![Broke Bones by Lauretta Hignett]()
Broke Bones by Lauretta Hignett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Beast has awakened.Word has reached the mortal realm, sending shockwaves through the supernatural community. The Beast is stirring, and gathering his dark troops towards himself with a single-minded destroy all the magical creatures on Earth. He's awake, and promising bloody, furious vengeance.Her mom was the witch who sent the Beast to sleep in the first place, and she's in a coma...Categorized as:
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![Summer Reign by John Conroe, James Patrick Cronin]()
Summer Reign by John Conroe, James Patrick Cronin
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFaced with writing college papers, prepping for tests, and teaching testy witches, Declan O'Carroll has enough on his plate. Not to mention the magical withdrawal of leaving his very own magical kingdom behind on Fairie. But when he and his friends are attacked from creatures out of folklore and fable it seems the Queens of Summer and Winter aren't done with him yet... -
![Evildoer by Dannika Dark, Nicole Poole]()
Evildoer by Dannika Dark, Nicole Poole
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBetrayal. Vengeance. Loyalty. Dark forces are at work in the epic conclusion of the USA Today bestselling Crossbreed series.Raven has come a long way since joining Keystone. She embraced her Vampire side, learned to work with others, and even fell in love... -
![Demon Gambit by Debbie Cassidy]()
Demon Gambit by Debbie Cassidy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIf you play with fire, you’re sure to get burned.The Powers that rule Morningstar believe death is a game, and my siblings and I are the unwilling players.The only way to be free is it to destroy the ascension contracts.So, I’m headed into the demon realm to convince the princes to do just that.I won’t be going alone... -
![Muted Voices (Broken Ashes) Book 1 by Nikita Parmenter]()
Muted Voices (Broken Ashes) Book 1 by Nikita Parmenter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI can constantly hear them, the voices. It doesn’t matter if I’m in a crowded room or the middle of a desert, I hear them, indistinct voices. I can never really work out what they’re saying, and I’ve long given up trying.Everything changes when my life is threatened again, and the voices quiet, one strong voice telling me to run, so of course, I listen...Categorized as:
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![Dating with a Vengeance Demon by Lauretta Hignett]()
Dating with a Vengeance Demon by Lauretta Hignett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA mysterious supernatural assassin is loose in D.C. – a man made of marble, hell-bent on murdering the most popular senator the country has seen in years... -
![The Vampire and the Case of the Perilous Poltergeist by Heather G. Harris, Jilleen Dolbeare]()
The Vampire and the Case of the Perilous Poltergeist by Heather G. Harris, Jilleen Dolbeare
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis academy’s secrets could get you killed – if the poltergeist doesn’t get you first… I thought going back to school would be fun. After all, we’re adults now – no angst-ridden teen dramas here – and we’re all law-enforcement recruits training to become State Troopers. Surely we’ll work together like professionals, right? Wrong.One of my fellow recruits has it in for me...Categorized as:
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![Don't Cheat Me by Jackie May]()
Don't Cheat Me by Jackie May
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOne month after Nora's violent induction to the dangerous supernatural side of Detroit, she's finally settling into her new life as the underworld's token human. All she wants to do is mind her own business, enjoy her new friends, and stay safe. But that's easier said than done when she's such an enigma to everyone around her...Categorized as:
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![Venery: A Why Choose Alien Romance by C.M. Stunich]()
Venery: A Why Choose Alien Romance by C.M. Stunich
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’ve been abducted by an alien in a cowboy hat.He needs me to play the role of fake fiancée to appease his family of tentacle-tailed cops.I’ll keep up the charade as long as I need if it means being reunited with Abraxas and Rurik.Shouldn’t be too hard, right? To play pretend …My life force is now inextricably tied to handsome, gun totin’ Officer Hyt...Categorized as:
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![What The Hex by C.M. Stunich]()
What The Hex by C.M. Stunich
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy demon ex has me trapped in a devil’s bargain.My mother is dying, and I need the help of my soulmates to save her: all four of my soulmates. That means I’ll have to rescue the half-witch, Hex Sorciere, from his evil coven before the clock runs out on Mom’s curse...Categorized as:
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![Gray Tidings by Hailey Edwards]()
Gray Tidings by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCorpses are vanishing from New Orleans morgues, there’s talk of a sea monster in Lake Pontchartrain, and Hiram Nádasdy is turning the French Quarter upside down in search of a witch with the power to bring the dead back to life.When the director assigns Rue the case, she suspects he’s sending her hunting all right. For her father, not the creature... -
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![Ember's Claim by Jillian West]()
Ember's Claim by Jillian West
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe North American Pack was always meant to be Ember’s birthright, but she grew up far away from shifter culture in a sanctuary city for monsters.Her wolf yearns to scout pack lands and socialize with other wolves, but Ember understands the risks, especially considering female shifters are nearly endangered nowadays.So, she keeps her distance, even if she has to fight her wolf at every turn.. -
![King of the Shadow Fae by Amelia Hutchins]()
King of the Shadow Fae by Amelia Hutchins
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsNew from USA Today Bestselling Author Amelia Hutchins comes a new Dark Urban Fantasy that will have you begging for more. Spellbinding, action-packed, mystery, and romance.I’d trained my entire life to take over the hunter guild. When the unthinkable happened, my father was taken, and I was forced to step up. The moment I took control, everything began to unravel around me... -
![Bloodline Secrecy by Lan Chan]()
Bloodline Secrecy by Lan Chan
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA wraith from supernatural legend walks into a shifter banquet and tries to kill the alpha. Of course I'm the idiot who gets in the way and cops the blame. I am still Alessia Hastings. My world is still insane.It's semester two at Bloodline Academy and these are the things I know:1. They still can't figure out what's wrong with my magic. At least they've ruled out I'm not a demon.2... -
![Immortal Games by Lauretta Hignett]()
Immortal Games by Lauretta Hignett
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsImmortality sucks.Just ask Imogen Gray: Over two-hundred thousand years old and teetering on the edge of total insanity. Strong as a shifter, faster than a vampire, Imogen's walked the earth forever, always alone, never growing, never changing.Never learning, either. Her smart mouth and quick temper get her into trouble far too often.When that happens, she gets hurt...Categorized as:
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![Practical Hexes by Kim Richardson]()
Practical Hexes by Kim Richardson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsNever in my thirty years did I think my new normal would be a gig as a soul collector’s assistant—slave really—where I help stockpile souls from the miserable mortals who sell them to him. The demon thinks he can control me, but I plan on doing things differently… my way. But we all know it’s never that easy or that simple, especially in my life.Surprisingly, things get off to a good start... -
![Lost to the Moon by Meg Anne, K. Loraine]()
Lost to the Moon by Meg Anne, K. Loraine
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s the end of the world as you know it…At least it will be, if my dear despicable mum gets her way. I, however, happen to be quite fond of some of the toys I’ve discovered on this plane. Ma petite monstre, for starters. But the plague is spreading, taking no prisoners, and I’m trapped and at the mercy of a deal I made with Rosie... -
![Devil's Dream by Shayne Silvers]()
Devil's Dream by Shayne Silvers
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe greatest trick the First Vampire ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't exist.Before the now-infamous Count Dracula ever tasted his first drop of blood, Sorin Ambrogio owned the night...and now he's back...Categorized as:
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![The Monster's Desire by Jillian West]()
The Monster's Desire by Jillian West
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe picturesque town of North Falls is as beautiful as it is deadly. When Nadia is called to help deliver a human woman's little elven babies, she knows she can't say no. After all, she's masquerading as a fertility witch since blood witches were hunted out of existence several generations ago...Categorized as:
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![Ebony's Legacy: Year One by M. Guida]()
Ebony's Legacy: Year One by M. Guida
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWant more Legacy? This is Raven’s sister’s story! Watch the legacy continue!!!Ebony: I’m stuck at Legacy Academy, trying to live down my big sister’s reputation.I’m not Raven. But try telling this to the other girls who want my head on a platter. I’m not special. In fact, I’m a big, fat mess. I didn’t want to go to school. I wanted revenge, but like my sister before me, I can’t control my powers... -
![White Raven by Kel Carpenter, Aurelia Jane]()
White Raven by Kel Carpenter, Aurelia Jane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn alpha wolf, a seductive vampire, and a dominant fae all walk into a bar. What do they have in common?Being mated to me, apparently.My dreams of retirement crashed and burned when the rogue shifter bit me. Not only have I changed into something neither world has ever seen before, but my mission just became even more impossible...Categorized as:
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![The Dragon's Choice by Roxie Ray]()
The Dragon's Choice by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThere’s more magic in this world than I ever thought possible. Money means everything when you grow up with nothing. Posting risqué videos online may not be everyone’s ideal career, but it’s given me everything I need. I’m free. The hotshot lawyer Porter may not get it, but I don’t care. He can think anything he wants to… Until the jerk tries to steal my house.Sort of... -
![The Monster's Den by Jillian West]()
The Monster's Den by Jillian West
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEmerson Parker is exhausted. She spends her days chasing around her high energy, half-shifter toddler and her nights working full-time trying to make ends meet....oh, and add in the absolute cluster of a situation her ex dumped in her lap on his way out?Well, that's just icing on the cake.With virtually no options left, Emerson heads for Haven, a sanctuary city for monsters and humans alike... -
![Twilight Rebel by Annabel Chase]()
Twilight Rebel by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Wild has always had its share of threats. For most of us, that threat involves a dental deformity, a hankering for juicy veins, and a superiority complex.But that all changes when one of the villages is brutally attacked.Once again I find myself tackling the region’s problems, along with my merry band of werewolves and powerful new allies... -
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Shattered Pack by Aileen Erin
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author Aileen ErinMeredith Molloney never thought she’d find a mate, let alone someone like Donovan Murry—one of the most powerful Alpha werewolves alive. Now that she’s no longer cursed and the evil Luciana Alvarez has been taken care of, she thinks life will finally settle down. Boy, she has never been so wrong...Categorized as:
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Mating Monsters by M. Sinclair
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy monsters had found me… and they weren’t letting me go.The institute, also known as ISS, housed the most terrifying nightmares that existed in this world… but the true monster was the one that tortured me day in and day out. The one that had made me feel worthless and question if I could even call myself a monster. My mother... -
![Well of Souls by Linsey Hall]()
Well of Souls by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWelcome to the City of Secrets & SinI never imagined that owning a haunted bookstore in New Orleans would be my future, but here I am. For the first time in my miserable life, I’m happy. I have a home.But when my closest friend is cursed by an unknown spell, I realize there’s something far darker going on in New Orleans... -
![Black Arts, White Craft by Hailey Edwards]()
Black Arts, White Craft by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsAfter a black witch pitched a hissy fit in Hollis Apothecary, Rue got stuck cleaning up his mess. That was the easy part. Repairing the damage he inflicted on Camber and Arden? That makes Rue wish she could bring him back to life just to kill him again. Slower this time... -
![Fallen Stars by John Conroe]()
Fallen Stars by John Conroe
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSometimes discretion is the better part of valor. Sometimes it's just best to get the hell out of Dodge. After turning an ancient vampire to dust and stirring the Coven into a mob of pitchfork- and torch-bearing vampires, Chris Gordon thinks it might be time for a road trip. So, leaving Tanya to calm the troubled masses, he heads south to help a North Carolina Pack with some demon troubles...Categorized as:
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![Speak of the Demon by Stacia Stark]()
Speak of the Demon by Stacia Stark
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsI hunt demons.I don’t work for them.And I promised my mom one thing before she was murdered: Under no circumstances, would I ever go near the high demons.But I’ll break that promise over and over again if it helps me avenge her death.When my only lead winds up dead in the middle of demon territory, I’m suddenly in deep shit. Violence in Samael’s club is a death sentence… unless he can use you...Categorized as:
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![Brutal Asset by John Conroe]()
Brutal Asset by John Conroe
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsBook 3 of the Demon Accords. Partnered in an uneasy alliance with federal law enforcement, Chris Gordon has been hunting down the outlaw gang, Loki's Spawn, who attacked his vampire girlfriend. But when he finds unexpected hostages who trigger his baser instincts, Chris is thrown into a search for answers to dark questions...Categorized as:
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![Otherworld Nights by Kelley Armstrong]()
Otherworld Nights by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRare and never-before published short stories featuring fan favorites from the New York Times bestselling seriesIt’s been more than ten years since Kelley Armstrong began the Otherworld series and drew legions of fans to a realm roamed by witches, werewolves, necromancers, vampires, and half-demons...Categorized as:
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![Duel Nature by John Conroe]()
Duel Nature by John Conroe
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsChris and Tanya have been assigned as Coven Rovers, traveling the country and trouble shooting the supernatural community. It's a job that's part cop and part auditor, one that should be long periods of boredom mixed with small parts of action...Categorized as:
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![One Knight Stand by Annabel Chase]()
One Knight Stand by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsI’ve spent a lifetime hiding my identity just to survive. I’ve concealed my true nature from our vampire overlords, including the one who’s captured my heart, and I’ve kept my friends at arm’s length to protect us both.And now I stand to lose them all because of it... -
![Behold Her by Emily Antoinette]()
Behold Her by Emily Antoinette
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA woman who dreams of more…I’m having a hard time. And no, that's sadly not an innuendo. Depression is slipping back into my life like a toxic ex, and I know I need to do something before it consumes me. So when I run into the man of my dreams on my first attempt to get out of the house, it feels like fate.But he turns out to be a nightmare, following me home and lurking outside my apartment... -
![Monsters Within by R.L. Caulder]()
Monsters Within by R.L. Caulder
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHave you ever lost yourself in a fantasy world you created?That’s how I’ve survived the years alone in a reality where humans cower in fear of supernatural creatures hiding behind the veil.All I’ve ever had is my pen, my notebook, and the world I created to make it through the days as a ward of the state, suffering at the hands of the real villains of the world...Humans... -
![Rock and a Hard Place by Maggie Mayhem]()
Rock and a Hard Place by Maggie Mayhem
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy Fake Gargoyle FiancéSo, this is rock bottom. Not only did I lose my job and my apartment, but now, an ultra-secret snow leopard shifter group wants me to marry a guy I never met and have babies to save our species. And they’re coming in three days to take me away. Cue me getting smashed alone on a Thursday night... -
![Wicked Savior by Stella Brie]()
Wicked Savior by Stella Brie
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the archangel Gabriel sends his angels to eliminate a woman, Lucifer knows she’s the critical pawn in his quest for revenge. Intent on pushing Gabriel to the edge of his sanity, he assigns himself as her protector.A scientist, Evren is focused on two things: finding her mother and helping the nearly extinct Druids... -
![Devotion: A Mate Games: War Novella by Meg Anne, K. Loraine]()
Devotion: A Mate Games: War Novella by Meg Anne, K. Loraine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSPOILER THIS NOVELLA TAKES PLACE APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF YEARS AFTER THE EVENTS OF TEMPTATION AND INCLUDES SPOILERS FOR THE MATE PESTILENCE AND DEATH. IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THOSE SERIES, YOU MAY WANT TO STOP HERE AND DO THAT FIRST.Turns out happily ever after isn’t what the storybooks promised.We thought it was over, that we’d earned a peaceful life filled with love and tender moments... -
![Night Wedding by Lisa Carlisle]()
Night Wedding by Lisa Carlisle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy vampire boyfriend is acting strange.Is it the seven-month itch?We’ve passed that milestone, but maybe our relationship has become routine. My best friend thinks I should spice things up. That might be easy for a half-siren, but I’m a witch. I can master spells, not seduction.My awkward attempt proves it. I'll stick to dancing in clubs rather than my bedroom...Categorized as:
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![The Knitter's Guide to Banishing Boyfriends by Kathryn Moon]()
The Knitter's Guide to Banishing Boyfriends by Kathryn Moon
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA Stitch Witch trapped in a cage, a Demon in search of a challenge, and old enemies creating unlikely allies.June Byrne, stitch witch and unofficial leader of the Sweet Pea coven, just wants a little peace and quiet. She has everything under control, even the demons of Hell’s Bells MC, until a stranger steps into her knit shop asking for help... -
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![Shadow Slayer by Rory Miles, Harper Frey]()
Shadow Slayer by Rory Miles, Harper Frey
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe best way to ruin a rogue slayer's day? Force an arranged marriage on her.Despite being the best of the best, my parents–who run our region's slayer council–decide it's time for me to get married. Apparently, being the wife of a high-born slayer will finally make me respectable. Or so they say. I see the arrangement for what it really is: a power grab... -
![Perfectly Perplexing Zombie: Wendall's Story by M.J. May]()
Perfectly Perplexing Zombie: Wendall's Story by M.J. May
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBlessed with eternal fire, Hellfire Rayburn is Fairy Queen Silvidia’s most trusted and feared warrior. In a world living under fairy rule, Ray’s accustomed to serving his queen by upholding the law. Now, Queen Silvidia wants more.Wendall Galen never expected to wake up reanimated as a zombie. Then again, he never expected to be murdered either... -
![Dancing with My Elf by Lisa Carlisle]()
Dancing with My Elf by Lisa Carlisle
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA delusional dragon shifter thinks I need his help.Ha. I'm a detective. Why would I need help from an exotic dancer on a case that involves dark magic? We're searching for demons, not dollars.Lucas is persistent, as if he’s burned his brain flying too close to the sun.But I don't need this scaly shifter's help solving crimes. Or his all-too-personal attention...Categorized as:
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![Into The Dragon's World by Brittany White]()
Into The Dragon's World by Brittany White
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA woman who needs protection. A dragon who fears he won’t be able to save her.CASEYStuff like this never happens to people like me.One day I’m studying for my PhD, the next I’m running from a stalker.But not just any stalker. Oh, no. It’s my English professor. And he’s a bear shifter.Just my luck.When my best friend Jasmine tries to help me, she introduces me to her boss. To him.Brady Markonian... -
![Dirty Deeds by Cate Corvin]()
Dirty Deeds by Cate Corvin
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThings I’ve won in Libra Academy: An expensive education. A vampire sworn to me forever. An incubus on a leash. A man who’d give up everything to save me.Things I’ve lost: My dignity. My honor. My mortality. My blacklist has been narrowed down to two: the king of the vampires, and the slayer who helped him... -
![Legacy Academy: Year Two by M. Guida]()
Legacy Academy: Year Two by M. Guida
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhew, my first year at the academy is over--what a ride.I found a magical orb that showed me Mom is alive, but I don't know where she is. The only way to find her is for me to master my powers, but I'm failing. If I don't pass, I'll be kicked out of school. Without my powers, I won't be strong enough to defeat the Dark Demons and rescue Mom. My two handsome princes are still with me...
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