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  • LastRock by Phil Tucker

    LastRock by Phil Tucker

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Scorio has won his vengeance. His foes lie vanquished, his skeptics silenced. Yet, as the powers of hell watch eagerly, Scorio and Naomi spurn those who would recruit them, and venture into the untold depths of hell in search of the enigmatic Herdsmen...
    Categorized as:
    magic  monsters  fantasy  dark  time travel  demons  horror  paranormal
  • Fire by Charlene Hartnady

    Fire by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 20 ratings
    Fire is the third book in a series about monsters of all kinds. If you enjoy fated mates, forbidden romance, sassy heroines and swoon-worthy beast kings who are almost untamable, then this is the series for you."To avoid spoilers, I will not be writing a blurb for this book. If you have read Ruin, you will know that this next story is about Thor...
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  • Sword of the Tyrant by Cebelius

    Sword of the Tyrant by Cebelius

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    NEVER split the party ... Tyrfing is both the key to success in Terry Mack's quest to destroy the Dust Lord, and a death sentence for any template foolish enough to go after the cursed blade...
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    magic  monsters  fantasy  harems  poly  demons  dark  paranormal
  • Token of the Blessed by Cebelius

    Token of the Blessed by Cebelius

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    It is the mettle to proceed that matters ... The Labyrinth behind him, Terry and company arrive on the Eastern Steppes in the midst of a carnival, and a fateful decision puts him under a dire curse. Stripped of his bond powers and exiled to the dreamlike Wildervast, he must find and free the ultimate witch, then kill an invincible man...
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    magic  monsters  fantasy  harems  poly  dark  paranormal  length-medium
  • House of Fae and Mist by Meg Xuemei X

    House of Fae and Mist by Meg Xuemei X

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    I have no intention of being anyone’s bride, let alone fighting tooth and nail to get there.All the vicious catfights in the school nauseate me. I have bigger things to worry about, like being hunted by my father, who’s getting closer every day.Yet no one leaves me alone. The princes believe I’m playing hard to get, so they pursue me fiercely...
  • Bewitching Her Monsters by Yve Vale

    Bewitching Her Monsters by Yve Vale

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 15 ratings
    A werewolf, a gargoyle, a phoenix, and a demon walk into the bar…Yeah, it sounds like a set-up to a bad joke. But this is my life, and it just got weird. Jade :As a hopeless romance author, I go out to a local bar, looking for something to cure my writer’s block. When I discover four of the hottest guys I’ve ever seen in real life, this forty-year-old homebody finds all the inspiration I need...
  • The Dead and the Not So Dead: Completed Trilogy by M. Sinclair

    The Dead and the Not So Dead: Completed Trilogy by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What’s better than being Queen of the Dead? Having four really attractive best friends that aren’t romantically interested in you.I’m joking—it sucks.I couldn’t fully blame them though. I mean, why would two powerful vampires, a century-old demon, and a lethal wolf shifter be interested in little old me?Although, I couldn’t discredit myself completely, because let’s be clear—I’m awesome...
  • Détraquée by Hystaracal

    Détraquée by Hystaracal

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "All her growth was the conveying of a corpse of hope."(From 'The Rainbow', D.H. Lawrence)It was definitely the worst of times...
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    magic  dark  fantasy  paranormal  length-epic
  • Monsters Above by R.L. Caulder

    Monsters Above by R.L. Caulder

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    The fight for our lives is upon us. Running to a new realm that could hold vital information is our only chance. With that comes closing the distance between me and the godly powers that wish to use me for their own gain. What we need is time to uncover secrets and unlock the powers that reside within me, but that’s a commodity we aren’t granted...
  • Heart of Deceit by May Dawson

    Heart of Deceit by May Dawson

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I’ve won the bride trials and married my dragon shifter prince. But happy endings aren’t that easily won in the Ice Fae kingdom.His best friend, Thorne, tells me that he keeps the prince’s lost memories of our past life together. That through those memories, he’s fallen in love with me.And that Kaelan is about to kill me.He's under a dark enchantment...
  • Prayer of the Fallen by Cebelius

    Prayer of the Fallen by Cebelius

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "We are all monsters here ..." Celestine is a land of beauty and horror where the heroic souls of men are tempted to fall from heights mere mortals were never meant to attain.Terrence Mack has managed to survive in this brutal world, gathering bonds of great power and ability, passing trials and tribulations that would crush lesser men...
    Categorized as:
    magic  monsters  fantasy  harems  demons  dark  poly  paranormal
  • Devil by Kat Blackthorne

    Devil by Kat Blackthorne

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 26 ratings
    From international bestselling author Kat Blackthorne comes the highly anticipated and epic conclusion to the worldwide sensation The Halloween Boys. Book four, Devil, is an occult reimagining of Hades and Persephone with all the Halloween charm and heart readers have come to expect from this hit series...
  • Dragon Emperor 2 by Eric Vall

    Dragon Emperor 2 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Now tested in battle, Evan aims to become the heir of Hatra. Once that he’s a lord, Evan has even more on his plate, from rebuilding the city’s aqueducts to fighting demonic hordes. On top of all that, the King of Rahma gives Evan a quest to prove his worth: to find the lost Sword of Hatra, which was last seen a thousand years ago...
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    magic  shapeshifters  fantasy  harems  medieval  dark  poly  paranormal
  • Herald of Shalia 4 by Tamryn Tamer

    Herald of Shalia 4 by Tamryn Tamer

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Sebastian Frost created a territory where demihumans lived peacefully.Whether they were a snake-haired gorgon, a colorful slime woman, or a fifteen foot tall Oni, they were free to live peacefully in Pluma Territory. For many of the creatures, living peacefully was something they never dared even dream of so it was only natural that they traveled from all over the continent to reach his territory...
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    magic  monsters  fantasy  harems  dark  poly  paranormal  length-medium
  • Feral as a Cat by Kendra Moreno

    Feral as a Cat by Kendra Moreno

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Weapons don’t weep… Calypso is only trying to make it through life, raising her little brother and taking care of her ailing mom. She doesn’t have time for fairytales or pipe dreams, so when two men show up at her door talking about Wonderland, she sends them on their way.But life has a way of taking trips down rabbit holes…Cal gets dragged to Wonderland and told she’s the savior of their world...
  • House of Secrets by Darcy Coates

    House of Secrets by Darcy Coates

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Sophie and Joseph’s escape from Northwood is short-lived. The beast survived, and attached itself to Joseph’s young cousin, Elise. Garrett writes to beg for their help. Joseph and Sophie travel to meet him at Kensington, a long-abandoned mansion that overlooks a dead town. The house offers a small hope: its original owner had dedicated her life to researching the monster that possesses Elise...
  • Broken Beasts of Beauty by Loxley Savage

    Broken Beasts of Beauty by Loxley Savage

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I thought I’d die in the dungeons.My father is a terrible man. He claimed a demon lived inside me and imprisoned me for months in his torture chamber. Then, one fateful day, he found himself on the bitter end of a curse, and he offered me in exchange for his freedom.I thought my life was over, but I was wrong...
  • Shadowborn Prison by G. Bailey, Scarlett Snow

    Shadowborn Prison by G. Bailey, Scarlett Snow

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The shadows are my prison… and I can’t escape. I’m Izora Dawn, and I’ve been locked away for something I didn’t do. But that’s what they all say, right? When rumoured only the dangerous survive Shadowborn Prison, I know I have no choice but to fight for my life. Luckily my short time at Shadowborn Academy, home to those with dark magic seducing their souls, has taught me how to do just that...
  • To Kill a Nightmare: The Complete Series by Rory Miles, Harper Frey

    To Kill a Nightmare: The Complete Series by Rory Miles, Harper Frey

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The 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 a power grab...
  • Lost and Stolen Gods by Debbie Cassidy

    Lost and Stolen Gods by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Gods aren’t born, they’re made.I should have died the same night that a monster murdered my grandmother, but I was saved, stolen from my world, and thrown into a realm ravaged by an endless war between ancient gods called Asura.I’m told that I’m a demigod, that there are others like me, brought to this world to replenish their dwindling numbers...
  • Darkbeam Part III by Adrienne Woods

    Darkbeam Part III by Adrienne Woods

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The Third part in the Darkbeam Novels: The Rubicon's Story. Blake Leaf is fighting against the Dent. He truly believes that the Dent is an enslavement spell. One where he would loose himself and that the bond is not natural. He takes extreme measures with the help of Sam and Dimitri, a very dark sorcerer, that might cost him his life, if he caves...
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    magic  fantasy  paranormal  dark  length-long
  • Empty as a Scarecrow by Kendra Moreno

    Empty as a Scarecrow by Kendra Moreno

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Emerald City yearns for blood. . .Cinder had no idea what she was getting into when she fell into Oz, but the devilishly sexy Scarecrow was as unexpected as the glass shards in her feet. He’s dangerous, that much she knows, but despite his penchant for villainy, Crow is nothing compared to what she’s running from...
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    magic  fantasy  dark  paranormal  length-short
  • Necessary Evil by Harper A. Brooks

    Necessary Evil by Harper A. Brooks

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    A great evil waits for me…And it won’t stop until it swallows me whole.I’ve been ripped from Dark Castle, thrown back into the mortal world where I don’t belong.Here, they think I’m crazy. They’ve locked me up and forced pills down my throat, telling me I’ve lost my mind.And maybe I have…I’ve fallen for three monsters after all...
  • Warrior of the Drowned Empire by Frankie Diane Mallis

    Warrior of the Drowned Empire by Frankie Diane Mallis

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Warrior of the Drowned Empire is the highly-anticipated fourth book in a sensational romantic series. Perfect for fans of Jennifer L. Armentrout, Danielle L. Jensen, and Rebecca Yarros. The Guardians have returned. As Moriel's reincarnation nears, Lyr is determined to fulfil her harness the power of the red shard and defeat him...
  • Oracle Among Hounds by Lola Glass

    Oracle Among Hounds by Lola Glass

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    FATE BELONGS TO MEBut it turns out, there's more to being Fate than just seeing visions and changing things every now and then.When I took the old god's power, I also took its responsibilities.Add in my newfound immortality, which requires proving myself to Serberus the way he proved himself to me… and my vow to the unicorns on top of that, and my life just got more complicated...
  • Hunt Me by Heather Hildenbrand

    Hunt Me by Heather Hildenbrand

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    I’m at a bar trying to poison a mark like the professional I am when I see him.Straight from Tartarus, they say the shadow dragon called Legion has slayed entire armies single-handedly, and the intense way he looks at me suggests every rumor I’ve heard about him is true.I should be terrified. Instead, I’m drawn like a moth to a flame.The moment he touches me, everything changes...
  • House of Igarashi: part 1 by Crea Reitan

    House of Igarashi: part 1 by Crea Reitan

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    There is beauty in a perfect storm – even in its violent destruction.I’ve always been a part of the world of monsters. Storms thrive on the energy of other storms. In many ways, all monsters are perfect storms.That’s why they’re hunted.Content with a life of work and friends, I somehow find myself falling for the eleven gorgeous storms of House Igarashi...
  • A Requiem for Fallen Stars by Hazel S. Wilkes

    A Requiem for Fallen Stars by Hazel S. Wilkes

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    Lyra Izacalli does not clutch onto the jagged remnants of her past—she buries them deep beneath her skin.To feel is to give power to the past—to let grief and memory carve through her like a blade. But Lyra refuses to let them win. She will not let the sharpened words of men who call themselves nobles and kings cut deeper than they deserve. If they cannot wound her, they cannot control her...
  • Primal Territory by Adrian Blue

    Primal Territory by Adrian Blue

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Lorna has tracked and studied wolves all over the world. But this trip is different. This time she is the one being tracked. The one being studied. Something massive and savage has claimed this territory, and tonight it will claim her...
  • Claiming the Beast by Holly Roberds

    Claiming the Beast by Holly Roberds

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I’ll claw down the walls around her heart, if it’s the last thing I do.My angel of death succeeded in killing me, but I didn’t count on her bringing me back to life. My resurrection unleashed every monster and god ever slain by the Blade of Bane, including my immortal enemy...
  • Seer by Hettie Ivers

    Seer by Hettie Ivers

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ten years ago, seers across the globe were wiped out, thrusting the supernatural world into figurative darkness. When word spreads that the first new seer in a decade has been found, powerful forces will hunt her. The dead will unite to defend her. And a repressed sadist werelock will abandon his century-long vow of celibacy to claim her as his own...
  • The Future Aesolina by Leona Sure

    The Future Aesolina by Leona Sure

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She fell in love with the charming lord. Now, she has to learn to live with the dragon.The revelations of Wylhier have Cera questioning the nature of her relationship with Isael. Meanwhile, Isael finds himself reevaluating his priorities as a figure from his past reemerges.Esryian Tales is a serialized romance that debuted on Kindle Vella in 2021...
    Categorized as:
    magic  fantasy  fae  dark  paranormal  length-medium
  • Lost Girl by Dee Garcia

    Lost Girl by Dee Garcia

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Wendy I was just a normal girl in a normal human world. I’d loved. I’d lost. I’d grieved, and after some time, I moved on. Then, and quite suddenly, he returned. He—Peter Pan, my first love; a monster in disguise. In the end, he paid the ultimate price, but his demise wasn’t enough...
    Categorized as:
    shapeshifters  fantasy  paranormal  dark  fae
  • Darkest Sin: Books 1-3 by Mila Young, Harper A. Brooks

    Darkest Sin: Books 1-3 by Mila Young, Harper A. Brooks

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    They say never make a deal with a demon…but what if I didn’t have a choice?On my eighteenth birthday, my soul was traded to three sin demons as payment for my foster-father’s gambling debts.Little did I know that being with them would unleash my own desires and Hell on Earth.Literally.But these tempting devils aren’t the only ones with ungodly powers because I’m no angel myself...
  • Warrior Hearts Academy: Centaur Bolt by Ellie Horn

    Warrior Hearts Academy: Centaur Bolt by Ellie Horn

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 7 ratings
    My tall, dark, and gorgeous ex-Centaur warrior is not only broken, but he needs a hero.Thanks to my newly discovered talent, it seems like I’m the only one who fits the bill. But it turns out the Dragon who is keeping him company is more than just an ordinary kind of trouble.It’s a good thing that I’m no ordinary hero..
  • Wicked Reign by Harper A. Brooks

    Wicked Reign by Harper A. Brooks

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The darkness is closing in... And I’m the only one who can stop it. They say I’m the key. The Chosen One. They say I have the power needed to restore Prince Airic to the throne and save the Dark Castle. If only I knew how to use it. My monsters are helping me learn, but it’s their bodies that I crave the most. They are the spark that always sets me ablaze… and my magic too...
  • The Sheep in Wolf's Clothing by Rune Hunt

    The Sheep in Wolf's Clothing by Rune Hunt

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A war is on the horizon, and it won't be good. Long before my birth, a war between supernatural creatures raged while a silent enemy watched with a smile. When the clans were weakened, the enemy stood and took over most of the country. That enemy was the human king that trapped me all my life. He was worst than the creatures that lurked in the shadows...
  • The Elysean Trials by D.N. Hoxa

    The Elysean Trials by D.N. Hoxa

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    Elyseans are so wise… Elyseans are so beautiful…. Elyseans are divine…Elyseans are power hungry assholes with a god complex. Yes * gasp * I said it. Sue me and bring out your pitchforks. Unfortunately for me, the deadly Elysean Trials are right around the corner...
  • Cruel as a Queen by Kendra Moreno

    Cruel as a Queen by Kendra Moreno

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Fall down the Rabbit Hole one last time. . . Four stories. Four adventures. The past will meet the future in this final companion installment of the Sons of Wonderland. CRUEL AS A QUEEN Villains are made, not born. Alice knows that better than anyone, her story starting with an accidental fall down a rabbit hole...
    Categorized as:
    magic  fantasy  dark  paranormal  length-medium
  • The Barbaric Fae's Soul by Lola Glass

    The Barbaric Fae's Soul by Lola Glass

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I formed a temporary mate bond with the unseelie king… but he wants to make it permanent.And with the klynnas now hunting us down, we don't have time to worry about a relationship.Friends with benefits?Maybe.But now that the klynnas are attacking and our world is changing, I can't risk falling in love again...
  • Midnight Monsters by Rory Miles, Harper Frey

    Midnight Monsters by Rory Miles, Harper Frey

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    You're going to lose.Those four words meant nothing when I first heard them, but now they feel like a dark prophecy.My power has been bound, my mate bond broken. My mother demands Dane's death, while the witches call for Bastian's head. Valen is the only one who might be safe, but the threat from his father looms over us like an angry storm cloud...
  • The Wolf in the Watchtower by Sue Wilder

    The Wolf in the Watchtower by Sue Wilder

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Before my mother died, she warned me about these things.Werewolves would always hunt me.Sentinel Falls held a trap I wouldn't see.And I should not - no matter how romantic or inevitable I thought the idea was - believe in fate.Because Grayson Devante believed in fate.And if he has his way, I'll probably end up dead...
  • Primal Igniting by Melody Rose

    Primal Igniting by Melody Rose

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Something wicked this way comes…With the help of the Cintamani Stone, things are almost back to normal for my mates and me. Well, as normal as the five of us were ever going to get...
  • Their Reaper by Lacey Carter Andersen

    Their Reaper by Lacey Carter Andersen

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Have you ever said you’d die for someone you loved? Well, I actually did.In my new life, no one knows my darkest secret. No one knows what I became after death. I doubt the charming male nurse would give me a second look if he knew the truth. I doubt my dominating boss, who I made the mistake of sleeping with, would be quite so possessive of me...
  • Craving Madness by R.K. Pierce

    Craving Madness by R.K. Pierce

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    It'll take luck, strength, and madness to rid this wondrous land of its current nightmare. I'd written off my trip down the rabbit hole as a fever dream until the Hatter sends me a plee for help. Wonderland is in trouble, and everyone's counting on me to save them.Only this isn’t the Wonderland I remember...
  • The Sheep in Sheep's Clothing by Rune Hunt

    The Sheep in Sheep's Clothing by Rune Hunt

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Freedom is earned.Right? Except for the past twenty-one years of laying low, keeping my head down, and doing what the human king of Angevin requested of me, I've received nothing. Freedom is a far cry from what he gave me, flipping everything I've come to know upside down.A mother figure betrayed me. Snatching the soft rug called freedom from underneath my feet alongside the king of all people...
  • The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter

    The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 58 ratings
    Angela Carter was a storytelling sorceress, the literary godmother of Neil Gaiman, David Mitchell, Audrey Niffenegger, J. K. Rowling, Kelly Link, and other contemporary masters of supernatural fiction...
  • Make Her by Cassie Alexander

    Make Her by Cassie Alexander

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    The final book in the Transformation Trilogy, an intense fantasy romance retelling of Beauty and the Beast: Rhaim produced a key from somewhere upon his person. “The collar has a lock.” He tossed it out onto the table. “If I cannot solve the Deathless, I will become your loyal servant, until the end of my time.” I was suddenly in danger of fainting...
  • Liberation by Stella Rainbow

    Liberation by Stella Rainbow

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 9 ratings
    A wyvern who doesn't trust humans. A human who implicitly trusts him. AmellI knew what monsters looked like, because I'd been raised by one, afraid and unable to get away because he was the strongest thing I knew. Until the day our village was attacked by a mythical beast and it almost made the monster wet himself...
  • The Beast & His Beauty by Willow Winters

    The Beast & His Beauty by Willow Winters

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 19 ratings
    They don’t go to the brick wall. No one in the village does. Ever since I was a little girl, everyone has warned me not to go or even to look at it. And if you happen to find yourself close to the wall, run as fast and as far away as you can. The magic from the beast creeps beyond the wall, but not by much.No one who values their life approaches the enchanted area, let alone searches out the gate...
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