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  • The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis

    The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 60 ratings
    An enchanting novel about fate, second chances, and hope, lost and found, by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Last of the Moon Girls.Soline Roussel is well schooled in the business of happy endings. For generations her family has kept an exclusive bridal salon in Paris, where magic is worked with needle and thread...
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    war  magic  mystery  paranormal  fantasy  length-long
  • The Path of Ascension 6 by C. Mantis

    The Path of Ascension 6 by C. Mantis

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Don't miss Book 6 of this action-packed fantasy adventure that blends everything you love about LitRPG with Xianxia.About the This is a mix between LitRPG and Xianxia. It's like a car that looks like a LitRPG with dungeons and skills, but the interior and engine are all Xianxia...
    Categorized as:
    magic  m-f  fantasy  fae  paranormal
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  • The Path of Ascension 4 by C. Mantis

    The Path of Ascension 4 by C. Mantis

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    After participating in the Empire's vassal war, Matt, Liz, and Aster now have a fire nipping after their heels. Or rather, their new manager, Luna. And she demands their best at all times, or she will drive them off The Path of Ascension...
    Categorized as:
    magic  m-f  fantasy  paranormal
  • Monster's Mercy by William D. Arand

    Monster's Mercy by William D. Arand

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    An existence spent being forced to kill others to satiate a Monster. Where the only thing to look forward to was the blessed, if brief, period of time between paying that bribe. Except that very same Monster is and isn’t Rene. It just happened to live inside his own mind and force him to do what it wanted. Rather than being an actual Monster...
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    magic  new adult  m-f  fantasy  harems  paranormal
  • Neutral by Jane Washington, Jaymin Eve

    Neutral by Jane Washington, Jaymin Eve

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 38 ratings
    Sometimes, the end is only the beginning. Emmy was born a dweller and she expected to die as a dweller ... until Willa changed everything. Now she has no idea of her path, and she certainly wasn't prepared for what would happen after her death. Caught in the middle of a war that threatened to prove much more significant than anyone had ever expected, there is only one person who can help her...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  magic  m-f  humor  fantasy  paranormal  poly  open-door
  • Into the West by Mercedes Lackey

    Into the West by Mercedes Lackey

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    The long-awaited founding of Valdemar comes to life in this second book in the new series from a New York Times-bestselling author and beloved fantasist.Baron Valdemar and his people have found a temporary haven, but it cannot hold all of them, or for long. Trouble could follow on their heels at any moment, and there are too many people for Crescent Lake to support...
    Categorized as:
    magic  war  fantasy  paranormal  length-long
  • The Lore of the Evermen by James Maxwell

    The Lore of the Evermen by James Maxwell

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    The Lord of the Night is coming. The future of civilization is at stake. Miro, high lord of Altura, is in the Imperial capital to prepare the Empire for the onslaught. He knows his homeland lies directly in the enemy's path but struggles to form the alliances he needs. As the high lords bicker, Ella seeks the help of the newly crowned emperor, Killian...
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    new adult  magic  fantasy  paranormal  length-long
  • Stand Against the Rising Storm by Tessa Cole

    Stand Against the Rising Storm by Tessa Cole

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 19 ratings
    A terrifying vision of a deadly future…I’ve risked everything to save my brother and taken his place in the Black Guard, and now my vision of his death has changed. I’m the one who’ll be murdered.I don’t know when it will happen, but I’m magically bound to the Black Tower and can’t leave...
  • Custodian by Montana Ash

    Custodian by Montana Ash

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Max has finally found everything she never dared dream of; family, friends, and love with a man who does terrifying things to her independence. She has more to lose than ever before. With lines being drawn in the sand and sides being chosen, the future from her nightmares seems set in motion. Max is terrified – feeling the weight of her Order’s lives on her shoulders...
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    magic  m-f  humor  fantasy  paranormal  length-medium
  • Incantations & Insomnia: A Paranormal Women's Fiction Romance by Lisa Manifold

    Incantations & Insomnia: A Paranormal Women's Fiction Romance by Lisa Manifold

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Two weeks ago, I logged my first failure as an Oracle. Two days ago, I learned that magic is a fickle thing. Two hours ago, I unleashed a posse of the undead.Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse, they did.Not only did I need to figure out how to free Nina, I had a new consultant. Double booked is an understatement...
  • The Path of the Storm by James Maxwell

    The Path of the Storm by James Maxwell

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Two years have passed since the war, yet without essence the Empire's economy has collapsed. Trade is at a standstill, famine sets in, and, with no food and no essence, the people begin to riot. In the midst of the growing unrest, Miro struggles to balance his life with Amber against his resolve to keep threats to the Empire at bay...
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    new adult  magic  fantasy  paranormal  length-long
  • Empress of Fae by Briar Boleyn

    Empress of Fae by Briar Boleyn

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 26 ratings
    Divided by Oceans but Eternally Bonded Morgan Pendragon has another name now: Morgan Le Fay...
  • The Girl Who Cries Colors by Raven Kennedy

    The Girl Who Cries Colors by Raven Kennedy

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    David Beck is the fourth son of a poor baker. There is nothing special about him. Until he picks up a paintbrush. Willow Collins has a secret. She keeps it hidden by covering her skin and following The Rule. Because while her eyes may be gray, her tears are in color. It’s no wonder why fate pushed them together. She saw color and understood its pain; he saw color and portrayed its beauty...
  • Mated To The Werewolf Next Door: Howls Romance by C.D. Gorri

    Mated To The Werewolf Next Door: Howls Romance by C.D. Gorri

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She's on the run from her ex-husband to protect her half-Shifter daughter. He's trying to clear his name after being falsely convicted of a crime. Fate has brought them to the same seaside town, but the rest is up to them...
  • Master of Tomes by Honor Raconteur

    Master of Tomes by Honor Raconteur

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The final book to the Tomes of Kaleria series...
    Categorized as:
    magic  m-f  fantasy  paranormal  length-short
  • Pet Project by Caeria

    Pet Project by Caeria

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hermione overhears something she shouldn't concerning Professor Snape and decides that maybe the House-elves aren't the only ones in need of protection...
  • Defeating Wicked Blaze by M. Sinclair

    Defeating Wicked Blaze by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I couldn’t remember what life was like before Wicked Blaze Correctional. The place had left a permanent imprint on my brain. A bloody, savage tattoo that seemed to shade everything in dark, cynical colors. Jaded. That was the lens I viewed the world through. Any rose-colored glasses I once owned had been dropped and stepped on, ground into the cold, hard floor of my cell...
  • The Hidden Relic by James Maxwell

    The Hidden Relic by James Maxwell

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    The second book in the epic Evermen Saga. With the fate of their homeland still in jeopardy, siblings Ella and Miro must face the Primate’s evil as he discovers a new technique: a way to extract essence from human blood. The Primate has been temporarily defeated, but his home was once inhabited by the Evermen, and their ancient secrets still remain there...
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    new adult  magic  fantasy  paranormal  length-long
  • Burn of the Everflame by Penn Cole

    Burn of the Everflame by Penn Cole

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    "Thrones will shatter, knees will bend. What was forgotten will rise again..."War has overtaken Emarion. In the north, Ophiucae and his army of bloodthirsty mortals seek to eradicate all Descended from the continent. In the south, the Guardians of the Everflame lie in wait, plotting a rebellion generations overdue.In Lumnos, Realm of Light and Shadow, the Crowns are gathering...
  • Hexed and Vexed: A Paranormal Romance by Rebecca Royce

    Hexed and Vexed: A Paranormal Romance by Rebecca Royce

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The worst witch in school, Ava Blakely is the girl no one forgets—she’s a Blakely, she’s a potion maker, and her fiancé left her at the altar the year before. When Enforcers whisk her away from her sister’s wedding, she finds herself in the company of Lawson Abramowitz—the hottest, nicest witch she’s ever met. Weirder still—he seems interested in her...
  • Broken by Layla Frost

    Broken by Layla Frost

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author Layla Frost… You know the deal by now. Fated mates. Nefarious baddies. Grumpy-sunshine. And all the spicy tension. I’d been called a lot of things.Cold.Cynical.Jaded. An antisocial basta—You get the point.I’d say it came with being an overworked doctor, but that wasn’t the case. In my own personal purgatory, I’d lost touch with what I was meant to do—who I was...
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    magic  m-f  paranormal  fantasy  insta-love  contemporary
  • Fulfilling Fate by M.A. Frick

    Fulfilling Fate by M.A. Frick

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 9 ratings
    The thrilling conclusion to the Fate Unraveled Trilogy! The Wild Rider. The Man Eater. The Mad General.Avyanna is forcing down roots, claiming Leeds as her home. Rafe gave up his life in the military for her—for love. Settling in a village where he is a commoner and not the commanding officer comes with growing pains.Love might be enough for them, but it’s not enough to keep the Shadows at bay...
  • Fire Bound by Kayleigh King, Najla Qamber

    Fire Bound by Kayleigh King, Najla Qamber

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Remington Weylyn is burned and broken. She made a choice and now she’s paying the price. The girl she once was is gone, replaced by someone she no longer recognizes. What once was her home now feels foreign and the people she was closest to feel like strangers. And it’s all his fault.  Jax Whitlock is dangerous and damaged. With no home or family, his place in the world is unknown...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  m-f  paranormal  shapeshifters  demons  fantasy
  • The City of New Aphros by L.B. Benson

    The City of New Aphros by L.B. Benson

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Warning: The City of New Aphros is the second book in the Andromeda's Account series and this description may include spoilers for book one, The Bartered Soul. After eight years in hiding as a prostitute, former priestess Andromeda never thought she would find love...
  • Rage/Killian by Alexandra Ivy, Laura Wright

    Rage/Killian by Alexandra Ivy, Laura Wright

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Get Wild in the Wildlands From New York Times Bestsellers, Alexandra Ivy and Laura Wright, the heat of the bayou is back with RAGE/KILLIAN in an all-new duel 'tail'. Enter the Wildlands where a new, volatile danger threatens the sizzling hot Pantera...
  • Sacrifice of the Brave King by Eliza Raine, Rose Wilson

    Sacrifice of the Brave King by Eliza Raine, Rose Wilson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The Poseidon Trials have never been more deadly, and it’s not just my life at stake. Poseidon, my sister, and the whole realm of Aquarius are just as likely to die as I am if we don’t stop Atlas.But the revelations coming my way are so much worse than anything the insane Titan can throw at me...
  • Angel/Hiss by Alexandra Ivy, Laura Wright

    Angel/Hiss by Alexandra Ivy, Laura Wright

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Books 13 & 14 of the USA Today Bestselling Series! ANGEL Dr. Angel Savary is dedicated to his skills as a Healer. After the death of his mother, he’s determined never to fail another Pantera. But when he’s kidnapped by a human female, he discovers that her brutal past offers the answers he’s been seeking. Even more astonishing, she stirs his cat with a ruthless need to claim her...
  • Poseidon by Carly Spade

    Poseidon by Carly Spade

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Oceanographer and professional gamer, Cordelia Bourne, has had an unexplained connection with water and aquatic life for as long as she could remember. With days spent taking photos underwater and nights spent streaming her live game play of videogame Tides of Atlantis, even as an adult she surrounds herself with anything aquatic...
  • A Game of Veils by Eva Chase

    A Game of Veils by Eva Chase

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    Play for a husband. Don't fall for his enemies...As the second-born princess of a kingdom conquered by a brutal empire, I'm nothing but a pawn. Little do I expect my parents to arrange my marriage to the most powerful bachelor of the son of the emperor himself...
  • 루시아 1 (Lucia (Novel) #1) by Skye, 하늘가리기

    루시아 1 (Lucia (Novel) #1) by Skye, 하늘가리기

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Lucia grew up not knowing she was a princess.But when her mother died, she entered the palace and had the chance to see her entire future in a dream.In her dream, when she reached 19 years old, she was auctioned off to the bidder who offered the highest dowry. Her life became miserable from then on...
  • Knight from the Ashes by Shari L. Tapscott, Jake Andrews

    Knight from the Ashes by Shari L. Tapscott, Jake Andrews

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    With single-minded determination, Henrik has worked toward gaining his knighthood so he may rise above the lowly station in which he was born. But just when the coveted position is within his grasp, he’s tasked with a mission that proves to be far more difficult than expected—secretly keeping a watchful eye on Lady Clover, a nobleman’s daughter with a sharp tongue and a knack for starting fights...
  • Sunrunner's Fire by Melanie Rawn

    Sunrunner's Fire by Melanie Rawn

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Andry, the new Sunrunner Lord of Goddess Keep, must master potentially deadly magical knowledge before he can confront the ancietn foe who nearly destroyed the Sunrunners ages ago.  But the enemy is mobilizing to strike again, drawing on forbidden lore to play an ever-shifting game of treachery and betrayal...
  • Charred Hope by Lizzy Ford

    Charred Hope by Lizzy Ford

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Skylar struggles to save both the shifters and the slayers, but falls prey to the mastermind behind the disappearances of both. With a price on her head and her allies dwindling, she will survive only if she trusts Chace once more. She loves her dragon but fears the man inside will betray her again...
  • Reign of Ash by Meg Anne

    Reign of Ash by Meg Anne

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    “You will damn us all.” Kiri Helena Solene thought her trial was over. She was wrong. Prophesied to be the strongest of her kind, Helena is still coming to terms with the depth of her power and what it means to rule. Unfortunately, there’s little time to learn. “Without the tether you will fracture.” As her soul mate, Von is Helena’s balance. Too bad he’s missing...
    Categorized as:
    magic  new adult  fantasy  paranormal  length-short
  • InkBorn by Kenna Bardot, Tove Madigan

    InkBorn by Kenna Bardot, Tove Madigan

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I thought limping through a year at InkHaven as an unprepared, unmagical noob would be the hardest thing I ever did. I was wrong. Returning to InkHaven after a summer spent in domestic bliss is a kick to the teeth, especially when I have to leave two of my men behind to do so. But that’s nothing compared to what the Academy has in store for me in the coming year...
    Categorized as:
    magic  new adult  fantasy  paranormal  length-long
  • Forsaken by E.M. Moore

    Forsaken by E.M. Moore

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Rejected Mate Academy is back in session.Unwanted. Dismissed. Forsaken.As if it’s not bad enough that I’m the OG at Greystone, Lydia has decided that the school’s apparent generosity is running out. I have two weeks to get my mate to accept me—or I’m out. Left to die. Feral.With the odds already stacked against me, I return to Daybreak for the Winter Solstice festivities. One last chance...
  • Wolf in the Woods by Skye Jones

    Wolf in the Woods by Skye Jones

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "Don't miss this exciting new shifter series from Skye Jones," Michelle Fox. When a sexy shifter and a curvy human female meet, the sparks fly. A camping trip in the Scottish wilderness is exactly what Izzy needs to nurse her bruised heart. But danger lurks in the isolated woods where she pitches her tent. Wolf shifter, Louis, catches Izzy’s scent and is immediately drawn to her...
  • Tempt Me When the Sun Goes Down by Lisa Olsen

    Tempt Me When the Sun Goes Down by Lisa Olsen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “There are times when you should respond to a crisis with dignity and a level head. This was not one of those times.” Whether it stems from love or a sense of responsibility, Anja will do whatever it takes to break the curse and set Rob free, but the price might prove too high...
  • Forged of Fire by Stacy Von Haegert

    Forged of Fire by Stacy Von Haegert

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Legends are not born. They are forged of fire...Long revered as one of the realm's most lethal warriors, Ashdon LaGoryen now prefers a solitary life. Far removed from his volatile past, he has no interest in returning to the station of his royal birth...
  • The Rose in the Shadows by Arcadia Rayne

    The Rose in the Shadows by Arcadia Rayne

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "I was not created to back down"When you’re the last Descendant of the most hated God in all the realms, who can you trust?Theadora Moore, with no memories of her past life, arrives at the Athenian Palace with magic in her veins and a mark on her chest branding her the last living Descendant of Hyrax, God of the Dead...
  • Wick by Megan Derr

    Wick by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Four tales of men who refuse to be molded... Swordwick is the story of a prince who dares to wield both blade and wick—until he must pretend to be something else for the sake of his sister. Odd Wick tells the tale of a wick of extraordinary genius who wants nothing more than the ordinary Captain serving as his escort...
    Categorized as:
    age difference  royalty  magic  m-m  fantasy  abuse  paranormal  queer
  • Heir Of Sun And Moon by Jenessa Ren

    Heir Of Sun And Moon by Jenessa Ren

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    Forced into isolation by the ruler of the Mortal Kingdom, Princess Rhea Maxwell spends her days in the company of her pet fox, Bella, dreaming of an existence outside the confinement of her tower. As the rightful queen, she knows that there must be more to life than the endless monotony she's been forced to live...
  • The Midnight King: A Cinderella Retelling by Rebecca F. Kenney

    The Midnight King: A Cinderella Retelling by Rebecca F. Kenney

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    Bound by magic, Celinda serves her step-family night and day with little hope of escaping the drudgery of her life, and even less hope of attending the upcoming series of royal parties hosted by the Crown Prince, who is seeking a bride. When a family heirloom summons a handsome Faerie, Celinda sees a possible avenue for escape...
  • Knightfall by Ann Denton

    Knightfall by Ann Denton

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 41 ratings
    Want to kill my sister? You’ll have to go through me first. I will stop you. Even if it means I have to go back to the palace. Even if it means I have to take back the crown I left behind. Even if it means I have to face the four men I left at the altar. I will take on them and their anger. I will take on anything to save Avia. Because the kingdom needs her. The kingdom needs a good queen...
  • The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman

    The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 47 ratings
    Blends mythology, magic, archaeology and women. Traces four women, their path to the Masada massacre. In 70 CE, nine hundred Jews held out for months against armies of Romans on a mountain in the Judean desert, Masada. According to the ancient historian Josephus, two women and five children survived. Four bold, resourceful, and sensuous women come to Masada by a different path...
    Categorized as:
    magic  war  contemporary  paranormal  fantasy  length-long
  • Ash and Feather by S.M. Gaither

    Ash and Feather by S.M. Gaither

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From the Ashes, a Goddess Must Rise… After proving herself through a series of harrowing trials, Karys has found a home among the gods, alongside the Marr of Fire. Her new divine family and magic have allowed her to ascend from the rebellious, dangerous life she once led. Yet the ghosts of past mistakes and betrayals linger...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  magic  fantasy  fae  high fantasy  paranormal
  • Creeping it Real by Albany Walker

    Creeping it Real by Albany Walker

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Do dead men tell tales?Before the ink is dry on my last case, I get pulled onto another, and away from what could be a new beginning with the guys.The murder of a high-profile coven leader is being kept a secret, only his inner circle knows. Problem is, they just may be the reason he ended up with a femur through his heart...
    Categorized as:
    magic  m-f  paranormal  fantasy  witches  length-short
  • Vengeance by Anna Carven

    Vengeance by Anna Carven

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    They took my world from me.It wasn't much of a world to begin with, but the forest village where I was born and raised is everything to me.They took me away from there, wrapped me in silks, and pierced my flesh with their glittering trinkets.They made me an object of desire, to be given to a man who has terrorized and subjugated my people.He thinks he can defy the gods, but I have other ideas...
    Categorized as:
    magic  m-f  fantasy  paranormal  alpha male
  • The Relic Bond by Jasper Alden, D.K. Holmberg

    The Relic Bond by Jasper Alden, D.K. Holmberg

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Dragons will rise again...The Dragon War has raged for years, but ancient relics of power may be the key to stopping it for good.When the discovery of a rare relic awakens a long lost power within Hal, he learns a truth of the war that challenges all that he believes.Mastering his new connection may bring about peace-or it might fully destroy the kingdom...
    Categorized as:
    magic  war  fantasy  paranormal  length-medium
  • Blood of the Mage by D.D. Chance

    Blood of the Mage by D.D. Chance

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    At the academy, everyone's playing a little dirty...   Up until a few weeks ago, the only dirt I dished at the Twyst Academy of Magecraft came from scrubbing its floors. Now I’ve learned that deep within these hallowed halls, sinister secrets hide everywhere...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  magic  fantasy  paranormal  reverse harem  poly
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