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Checkmate by Dorothy Dunnett
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFor the first time Dunnett's Lymond Chronicles are available in the United States in quality paperback editions.Sixth in the legendary Lymond Chronicles , Checkmate takes place in 1557, where Francis Crawford of Lymond is once again in France, leading an army against England... -
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Ponniyin Selvan- Whirlwinds : Part 2 by Kalki
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsWhirlwinds, the exciting second part of Kalki R Krishnamurthy's historic magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan, our hero Vallavarayan Vandhiyathevan's adventures continue as he rides into marshy quagmires, befriends a mysterious girl, becomes the object of intense suspicion by the wily Pazhuvettarayars - and meets the hero of his dreams... -
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![Whirlwinds by Kalki]()
Whirlwinds by Kalki
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsWhirlwinds, the exciting second part of Kalki R Krishnamurthy's historic magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan, our hero Vallavarayan Vandhiyathevan's adventures continue as he rides into marshy quagmires, befriends a mysterious girl, becomes the object of intense suspicion by the wily Pazhuvettarayars - and meets the hero of his dreams... -
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Sword of Slaughter by Kalki
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsKalki Krishnamurthy’s Ponniyin Selvan is a masterpiece that has enthralled generations of Tamil readers. Many authors have written phenomenal books in Tamil literature after Kalki Krishnamurthy, but Ponniyin Selvan remains the most popular, widely-read novel... -
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Ponniyin Selvan-Part 1-Fresh Floods by Kalki
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsPonniyin Selvan is Kalki’s magnum opus based in the 10th century and presents the early life of Raajaraajan and the kings of Chozha Empire. Though written more than 60 years ago this saga is timeless, reeling the readers in its gripping plot which is interwoven with intrigue, conspiracies and romance... -
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The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 68 ratings#1 New York Times BestsellerAn Amazon Best Book of 2020 The thrilling and addictive prequel to The Pillars of the Earth--set in England at the dawn of a new era: the Middle AgesJust as transporting as [The Pillars of the Earth] . . . A most welcome addition to the Kingsbridge series. --The Washington PostIt is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages... -
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Two Dragons by Octavia Randolph
Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsTwo DragonsDragons are said to guard treasure with their lives...Ceric, beset with madness from the trauma of the losses he has suffered, wanders the forests of Kilton. An urgent need to stave off the hunger of his folk calls his younger brother Edwin, Lord of Kilton, to the Kingdom of Mercia, and though he fulfils his mission, finds the greater prize he sought out of reach... -
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Troy by Stephen Fry
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsThe story of Troy speaks to all of us - the kidnapping of Helen, a queen celebrated for her beauty, sees the Greeks launch a thousand ships against the city of Troy, to which they will lay siege for ten whole years. It is a terrible war with casualties on all sides as well as strained relations between allies, whose consequences become tragedies... -
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The Blood Debt by Duncan M. Hamilton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsA blade fit for a hero. An army for a tyrant. A reckoning long awaited, and a tale reaching its end. The riveting conclusion to the Wolf of the North trilogy by Duncan M... -
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Aztec by Gary Jennings
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsAztec is the extraordinary story of the last and greatest native civilization of North America... -
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The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 72 ratingsA lost child: On the eve of the First World War, a little girl is found abandoned on a ship to Australia. A mysterious woman called the Authoress had promised to look after her - but has disappeared without a trace. A terrible secret: On the night of her twenty-first birthday, Nell Andrews learns a secret that will change her life forever... -
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Jorundyr's Path by Duncan M. Hamilton
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsBook 2 of the Wolf of the North trilogy. Jorundyr's Path is walked only by the brave. It is survived only by the strong.As Wulfric pursues Adalhaid's Blood Debt, he soon learns that the path to revenge is never easy, and the desires of men and the will of gods rarely meet. Aethelman seeks answers to questions long ignored. Rodulf chases power and wealth... -
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The City of Tears by Kate Mosse
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFollowing on from the Sunday Times number one bestseller, The Burning Chambers, Kate Mosse's The City of Tears is the second thrilling historical epic in The Burning Chambers series, for fans of Ken Follett and Dan Brown... -
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Dovetail by Karen McQuestion
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of Hello Love comes a spellbinding new novel of enduring love, family secrets, and mysterious death.Joe Arneson’s ordinary life is upended by troubling dreams of himself as a different man in another place and time. It isn’t until he visits his estranged grandmother, Pearl, in her Wisconsin hometown that a startling connection emerges... -
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Beyond the Horizon by Ella Carey
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsSuddenly, it became hard to breathe and the sound of the engine throbbed in Eva’s head. The plane crashed and skidded. She heard the wail of sirens. The last thing she remembered was pulling her body across the tarmac an inch at a time—before her world went black.Sweetwater, Texas, 1943. Eva has always wanted to fly away... -
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Heretic by Bernard Cornwell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsWith Calais in English hands, hostilities are suspended, but Thomas' quest to find the Holy Grail continues. His cousin Guy of Vexille still pursues him with deadly purpose, convinced that there is a link between Thomas and what he covets... -
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Birds Without Wings by Louis de Bernières
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsIn his first novel since Corelli’s Mandolin, Louis de Bernières creates a world, populates it with characters as real as our best friends, and launches it into the maelstrom of twentieth-century history. The setting is a small village in southwestern Anatolia in the waning years of the Ottoman Empire. Everyone there speaks Turkish, though they write it in Greek letters... -
![The Sands of Ammon by Valerio Massimo Manfredi]()
The Sands of Ammon by Valerio Massimo Manfredi
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsTHE BESTSELLING EPIC OF THE GLORY AND THE GRANDEUR INTRIGUES AND PASSIONS OF ANCIENT GREECE...AND THE WARRIOR KING WHOSE CONQUESTS BUILT AN ETERNAL LEGEND.ALEXANDER Volume THE SANDS OF AMMONA thousand years after Agamemnon fought the Trojan War. Alexander, the king of Macedonia and descendant of Achilles, follows in the footsteps of Greek legend... -
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She Walks in Majesty by MaryLu Tyndall
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDanger around every corner. Intrigues in everyone’s past. And a romance that’s swoon worthy. She Walks in Majesty is all that and more, with a plot that twists and turns and truths that are hard-hitting... -
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The Condemned by Irina Shapiro
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings2015. Dr. Quinn Allenby thinks she’s seen it all, but when the remains of a young woman and her newborn are discovered in a cave in Cornwall, the only clue to her death is a smooth-edged hole in the top of the skull and the indisputable evidence that the victim was still alive, and possibly in labor, when the coffin was sealed... -
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On Mother Brown's Doorstep by Mary Jane Staples
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe big event of the Walworth year was to be the wedding of Sammy Adams, King of Camberwell, to Miss Susie Brown. Everyone was looking forward to it, and Susie was particularly overjoyed when her soldier brother suddenly turned up on leave from service in India in time for the approaching 'knees-up'... -
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Ticket Out by Michelle Diener
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s the summer of 1963 and Gabriella Farnsworth is a newly-minted London traffic warden. She’s used to temper tantrums, swearing, and threats, but finding a dead body is an entirely new low... -
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The Eagle and the Raven by Pauline Gedge, Donna Gillespie
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSpanning three generations, this historical novel tells the tale of Boudicca, the most famous warrior of ancient Britain, and Caradoc, the son of a Celtic king, who sets out to unite the people of the Raven and lead them against Rome. Caradoc's objective is not easily accomplished as the Roman army advances into Britain, raping Celtic women and burning villages to the ground... -
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女将军和长公主 | Female General and Eldest Princess by 请君莫笑
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratings为了在乱世中活下去，为了给至亲复仇，为了给全村一百一十八口枉死的人讨回公道，林挽月拿了龙凤胎弟弟林飞星的户籍去参军，励志杀尽天下匈奴人。宫廷中皇后仙逝，留下了十六岁的长公主和八岁的太子相依为命。几位年长于太子的亲王对皇位虎视眈眈，姐弟俩的地位岌岌可危。In order to survive in troubled times; in order to revenge for the dear; in order to claim justice for all 118 people, who died undeservedly, in the village... -
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![The Premonition at Withers Farm by Jaime Jo Wright]()
The Premonition at Withers Farm by Jaime Jo Wright
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn 1910 Michigan, Perliett VanHilton is a self-proclaimed rural healer, leaving the local doctor, George Wasziak, convinced she practices quackery. It doesn't help that her mother, Maribeth VanHilton, is a Spiritualist who regularly offers her services to help others speak to their dearly departed... -
![Vagabond by Bernard Cornwell]()
Vagabond by Bernard Cornwell
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the sequel to The Archer's Tale—the spellbinding tale of a young man, a fearless archer, who sets out wanting to avenge his family's honor and winds up on a quest for the Holy Grail.In 1347, a year of conflict and unrest, Thomas of Hookton returns to England to pursue the Holy Grail... -
![The Golden Wolf by Linnea Hartsuyker]()
The Golden Wolf by Linnea Hartsuyker
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe fates of Ragnvald and his sister Svanhild unfold to their stunning conclusion in this riveting final volume in The Golden Wolf Saga, a trilogy that conjures the ancient world with the gripping detail, thrilling action, and vivid historical elements of Game of Thrones and Outlander... -
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Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 33 ratings“Last Wednesday he had been engaged in moving an audience of Rennes to anger; on this Wednesday he was to move an audience of Guichen to mirth...”Once he was André-Louis Moreau, a lawyer raised by nobility, unconcerned with the growing discontent among France’s lower class—until his friend was mercilessly struck down by a member of the aristocracy.Now he is Scaramouche... -
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The Wall by Adrian Goldsworthy
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBritannia, AD 117: Roman centurion Flavius Ferox is trying to live a quiet life of dignified leisure, overseeing his wife's estate and doing his best to resist the urge to murder an annoying neighbour – until someone else does it for him... -
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Poison Genius Consort by 芥沫 (Jie Mo)
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEasily cowed and bullied, she was the useless, ugly woman with no talent in medical skills. Supported by millions, he was Tianning’s most respected duke with the power to move all under Heaven. On their wedding day the bridal sedan was carried to the front doors, but the Duke of Qin’s gates were shut tight.They told her, ‘Come back tomorrow... -
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Island of Ghosts by Gillian Bradshaw
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAriantes is a Sarmatian, a barbarian warrior-prince, uprooted from his home and customs and thrust into the honorless lands of the Romans. The victims of a wartime pact struck with the emperor Marcus Aurelius to ensure the future of Sarmatia, Ariantes and his troop of accomplished horsemen are sent to Hadrian's Wall... -
![The Half Life of Valery K by Natasha Pulley]()
The Half Life of Valery K by Natasha Pulley
From the author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street and The Kingdoms, an epic Cold War novel set in a mysterious town in Soviet Russia... -
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The Watchmaker's Daughter by Dianne Haley
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsHiding the worn piece of paper among her father’s watch deliveries, her eyes fill with tears at the memory of her brave friend walking towards the Nazi soldiers, and the sharp sound of gun fire. Her friend sacrificed herself so that she could deliver this message... -
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A Place Called Freedom by Ken Follett
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Scotland, 1766. Sentenced to a life of misery in the brutal coal mines, twenty-one-year-old Mack McAsh hungers for escape. His only the beautiful, highborn Lizzie Hallim, who is trapped in her own kind of hell. Though separated by politics and position, these two restless young people are bound by their passionate search for a place called freedom... -
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![The Circus Train by Amita Parikh]()
The Circus Train by Amita Parikh
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsAt the World of Wonders, Europe's most magnificent travelling circus, every moment is full of magic, and nothing is as it seems--especially for the people who put on the show Lena Papadopoulos has never quite found her place within the circus, even as the daughter of the extraordinary headlining illusionist, Theo... -
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The Swift and the Harrier by Minette Walters
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDorset, 1642. England is on the cusp of civil war.Jayne Swift, a daughter of the Dorset gentry, has resisted all offers of marriage and instead trained as a physician, using her skills to tend to her Royalist father's tenants and the local population. When civil war sweeps England she vows to remain neutral and aid the injured whether they be Royalist or Parliamentarian... -
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A Year of Ravens by Ruth Downie, Stephanie Dray
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBritannia: land of mist and magic clinging to the western edge of the Roman Empire. A red-haired queen named Boudica led her people in a desperate rebellion against the might of Rome, an epic struggle destined to consume heroes and cowards, young and old, Roman and Celt . . . and these are their stories. A calculating queen sees the sparks of revolt in a king’s death... -
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Of Daggers and Deception by A.L. Sowards
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter years as a soldier and mercenary, Rasheed has retired from battle to run the bathhouse in Thebes with his friends Gillen and Eudocia. The simple life suits them, so when Venetian strangers come to town looking to hire the renowned crew, their answer is no... -
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The Ghost Ship by Kate Mosse
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Barbary Coast, 1621. A mysterious vessel floats silently on the water. It is known only as the Ghost Ship. For months it has hunted pirates to liberate those enslaved by corsairs, manned by a courageous crew of mariners from Italy and France, Holland and the Canary Islands.But the bravest men on board are not who they seem. And the stakes could not be higher... -
![다정한 그대를 지키는 방법 2 (Saving My Sweetheart (Manhwa) #2) by Yujeong Han, Jiei Kim]()
다정한 그대를 지키는 방법 2 (Saving My Sweetheart (Manhwa) #2) by Yujeong Han, Jiei Kim
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratings마지막 순간까지 날 위해 준 사람이번 생에는 반드시 내가 당신을 지킬게요정말 과거로 돌아온 걸까.모든 것이 기억과 같긴 했다.그녀가 입고 있는 흰 웨딩드레스, 풍성한 수국 부케, 신부 대기실 벽에 걸린 액자까지.급히 소매를 걷고 자신의 팔 안쪽을 살피던 레티샤가 숨을 멈추었다.상처를 내려다보는 그녀의 눈에선 기쁨의 눈물이 흘렀다.“신이시여, 감사합니다.”그녀는 무릎을 꿇고 신께 기도를 올렸다.“그 사람을 살릴 수 있는 기회를 주셔서, 감사합니다.”사랑하는 남자를 잃고 모든 걸 포기한 순간, 모든 걸 돌이킬 기회가 주어진다면?서로를 지키기 위해 무엇이든 할 수 있는 두 사람 사이에 켜켜이 쌓이는 다정한 오해. 그 속에 담긴 설렘과 감동! 서로를 향한 마음은 끝내 이루어질 수 있을까... -
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Boudica: Dreaming the Eagle by Manda Scott
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsDreaming the Eagle is the first part of the gloriously imagined epic trilogy of the life of Boudica. Boudica means Bringer of Victory (from the early Celtic word "boudeg"). She is the last defender of the Celtic culture in Britain; the only woman openly to lead her warriors into battle and to stand successfully against the might of Imperial Rome - and triumph... -
![Wait for Me: A Novel by Santa Montefiore]()
Wait for Me: A Novel by Santa Montefiore
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom #1 internationally bestselling author Santa Montefiore comes a gripping new novel of enduring love and devastating secrets, sweeping across England during WWII to Australia five decades later, based on a true story.Rupert promised he was going to come back. All Florence had to do was wait... -
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Dawn of Empire by Sam Barone
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsFive millennia ago, on the eastern bank of the river Tigris, the course of human history changed forever . . .The people of Orak cherish their peaceful village and the life they have made. Though not proficient with the bow or sword, they possess a weapon far stronger: the ability to coax food from the ground. This is why the barbarian leader Thutmose-sin hates and fears them... -
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The Smoke Hunter by Jacquelyn Benson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Indiana Jones meets Lara Croft in Benson's engrossing action thriller."-RT Book Reviews, Top Pick THE DEBUT OF A CAPTIVATING VOICE AND RIVETING STORYTELLER!Frustrated suffragette and would-be archaeologist Ellie Mallory stumbles across a map to a city that shouldn't exist, a jungle metropolis alive and flourishing centuries after the Mayan civilization mysteriously collapsed... -
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![The Bloody Throne by S.C. Emmett]()
The Bloody Throne by S.C. Emmett
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Intricate, elegant and sharp as a blade―sweeping political fantasy at its finest." ―Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine ThroneA richly detailed epic of ambition, honor, and sacrifice, The Bloody Throne is the masterful conclusion to Hostage of Empire, a medieval East Asia-inspired fantasy trilogy. The great Zhaon empire is in turmoil... -
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The Clockmaker’s Wife by Daisy Wood
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe world is at war. And time is running out…London, 1940. Britain is gripped by the terror of the Blitz, forcing Nell Spelman to flee the capital with her young daughter – leaving behind her husband, Arthur, the clockmaker who keeps Big Ben chiming. When Arthur disappears, Nell is desperate to find him... -
![The Burning Chambers by Kate Mosse]()
The Burning Chambers by Kate Mosse
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsCarcassonne 1562: Nineteen-year-old Minou Joubert receives an anonymous letter at her father’s bookshop. Sealed with a distinctive family crest, it contains just five words: SHE KNOWS THAT YOU LIVE. But before Minou can decipher the mysterious message, a chance encounter with a young Huguenot convert, Piet Reydon, changes her destiny forever... -
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Dreaming Death by J. Kathleen Cheney
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn the Novels of the Golden City, J. Kathleen Cheney created a “mesmerizing” (Publishers Weekly) realm where magic, history, and intrigue combine. Now, she presents a new world ruled by psychic talents and fatal magic... Shironne Anjir's status as a sensitive is both a gift and a curse... -
![When We Were Gods by Colin Falconer]()
When We Were Gods by Colin Falconer
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsCaesar, Antony, Cleopatra, Augustus. Only one can rule. Only one can live.Alexandria, 51 BC: When Cleopatra VII assumes the throne of Egypt, the Roman empire rules the Mediterranean with an iron fist. But Cleopatra has an audacious plan to change the course of history. Allied first with Caesar and then with his protégé Marc Antony, she dares to challenge the might of Rome... -
![The Dollmaker by Morgan Shamy]()
The Dollmaker by Morgan Shamy
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“A tour de force that has it all.” —Annelise Ryan, USA Today bestselling author of A Death in Door County “You will devour this book.” —Barbara Conrey, USA Today bestselling author of Nowhere Near Goodbye and international bestselling author of My Secret to KeepNo one is safe. Not when the Dollmaker lurks in the shadows...
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