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  • Night Broken by Patricia Briggs

    Night Broken by Patricia Briggs

    35 ratings
    An unexpected phone call heralds a new challenge for Mercy. Her mate Adam’s ex-wife is in trouble, on the run from a stalker. Adam isn’t the kind of man to turn away a person in need—and Mercy knows it. But with Christy holed up in Adam’s house, Mercy can’t shake the feeling that something about the situation isn’t right...
  • Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs

    Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs

    27 ratings
    Mated werewolves Charles Cornick and Anna Latham must discover what could make an entire community disappear — before it's too late — in this thrilling entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling Alpha and Omega series.In the wilds of the Northern California mountains, all the inhabitants of a small town have gone missing. It's as if the people picked up and left everything they owned behind...
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    alpha-mc  crime  fae  gods  magic  myths  paranormal  shapeshifters
  • Blood of the Lost by Shannon Mayer

    Blood of the Lost by Shannon Mayer

    18 ratings
    The conclusion to the Rylee Adamson series!"My name is Rylee and I am a Tracker."When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I'm the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot.My final salvage, and this time I’m playing for the survival of the entire world...
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    alpha-mc  demons  dragons  fae  magic  myths  paranormal  shapeshifters
  • An Echo in the Sorrow by Hailey Turner

    An Echo in the Sorrow by Hailey Turner

    14 ratings
    Forgiveness is a hollow prayer you only hear in your dreams. Patrick Collins has spent years handling cases as a special agent for the Supernatural Operations Agency, even as his secret standing in the preternatural community has changed. He should have confessed to his role as co-leader of the New York City god pack when he and Jonothon de Vere took up the mantle months ago, but he didn’t...
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    alpha-mc  crime  demons  dragons  fae  gods  law-enforcement  lgbtq
  • Rylee by Shannon Mayer

    Rylee by Shannon Mayer

    16 ratings
    My name is Rylee and I was a Tracker.The final battle is over and The Blood of the Lost was spilled. In the aftermath, the humans still have mysteries they call upon me for. Except I can no longer Track, and my new abilities terrify me. A salvage is offered to me, and with it a chance to redeem myself. A missing girl, her brother desperate to find her...
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    alpha-mc  demons  dragons  fae  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  urban
  • The Witch with No Name by Kim Harrison

    The Witch with No Name by Kim Harrison

    28 ratings
    At long last... The final book in the New York Times bestselling Hollows series by Kim Harrison!Rachel Morgan's come a long way from the clutzy runner of Dead Witch Walking. She's faced vampires and werewolves, banshees, witches, and soul-eating demons. She's crossed worlds, channeled gods, and accepted her place as a day-walking demon...
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    alpha-mc  demons  fae  gods  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters
  • On the Wings of War by Hailey Turner

    On the Wings of War by Hailey Turner

    14 ratings
    Remembering the dead will always give them life.The coveted Morrígan’s staff is up for sale on the black market to the highest bidder, and SOA Special Agent Patrick Collins will do whatever it takes to ensure the Dominion Sect doesn’t get their hands on it. Returning the weapon to its rightful owner is another step on the long road toward clearing Patrick’s soul debt, but he won’t walk it alone...
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    crime  demons  dragons  fae  gods  law-enforcement  lgbtq  magic
  • Once Broken Faith by Seanan McGuire

    Once Broken Faith by Seanan McGuire

    22 ratings
    Politics have never been October “Toby” Daye’s strong suit. When she traveled to the Kingdom of Silences to prevent them from going to war with her home, the Kingdom of the Mists, she wasn’t expecting to return with a cure for elf-shot and a whole new set of political headaches...
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    alpha-mc  crime  fae  law-enforcement  lgbtq  magic  myths  paranormal
  • Glimmer of Deception by Heather G. Harris

    Glimmer of Deception by Heather G. Harris

    16 ratings
    I’m Jinx, a private investigator, a truth seeker and a wizard. You'd think of all those skills would make it so easy for me to get to the heart of things. And honestly? I thought I knew what had happened to my parents that night - I thought I finally knew the truth about how they'd died. But I've taken a tumble down the rabbit hole and everything I thought I knew was topsy turvy...
  • Ashes of Honor by Seanan McGuire

    Ashes of Honor by Seanan McGuire

    25 ratings
    It’s been almost a year since October “Toby” Daye averted a war, gave up a county, and suffered personal losses that have left her wishing for a good day’s sleep...
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    alpha-mc  crime  fae  law-enforcement  lgbtq  magic  myths  paranormal
  • Love Springs Eternal by S.J. Himes

    Love Springs Eternal by S.J. Himes

    12 ratings
    Apprenticed to the infamous Necromancer of Boston, Daniel Macavoy has seen a lot of upheaval in his life since that fateful day. Rescued from an abusive father and the monster he was once enslaved by, Daniel has struggled with every trauma that scarred his heart and mind.Yet with the love and support of his found family, Daniel has become stronger than he ever imagined...
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    crime  dragons  fae  lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters
  • Dark Arts and a Daiquiri by Annette Marie

    Dark Arts and a Daiquiri by Annette Marie

    27 ratings
    When I found myself facing down the scariest black-magic felon in the city, practically daring him to abduct me, I had to wonder exactly how I ended up here.It all started when I accidentally landed a job as a bartender--but not at a bar. At a guild, populated by mages, sorcerers, alchemists, witches, and psychics...
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    alpha-mc  crime  demons  dragons  fae  magic  myths  paranormal
  • Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs

    Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs

    31 ratings
    For once, mated werewolves Charles and Anna are not traveling because of Charles’s role as his father’s enforcer. This time, their trip to Arizona is purely personal--or at least it starts out that way...Charles and Anna soon discover that a dangerous Fae being is on the loose, replacing human children with simulacrums...
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    alpha-mc  crime  demons  fae  magic  myths  paranormal  shapeshifters
  • Familiar Beginnings by Alice Winters

    Familiar Beginnings by Alice Winters

    14 ratings
    Smart men quit while they’re ahead—they lay low and hope disaster blows on by them. Not me. Especially when disaster seems to follow me and my soulmate Havoc, a demon I bound to me three hundred years ago with my magic.The dark mage Geoff is back from the dead and creating chaos by devouring the hearts of people with magical abilities, giving him overwhelming power as his followers grow...
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    crime  demons  dragons  lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters
  • A Crown of Iron & Silver by Hailey Turner

    A Crown of Iron & Silver by Hailey Turner

    16 ratings
    Never promise a life that isn’t yours to give. New York City is decked out for the holidays, and Special Agent Patrick Collins is looking forward to a reunion with his old team when he gets assigned a new case. A human child is missing, and the changeling left in her place causes a prominent witch family to demand justice from the fae...
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    crime  demons  dragons  fae  gods  law-enforcement  lgbtq  magic
  • Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire

    Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire

    25 ratings
    October "Toby" Daye, changeling knight in the service of Duke Sylvester Torquill, finds the delicate balance of her life shattered when she learns that an old friend is in dire trouble. Lily, Lady of the Tea Gardens, has been struck down by a mysterious, seemingly impossible illness, leaving her fiefdom undefended...
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    alpha-mc  crime  fae  law-enforcement  lgbtq  magic  myths  paranormal
  • One Salt Sea by Seanan McGuire

    One Salt Sea by Seanan McGuire

    25 ratings
    October "Toby" Daye is finally doing all right—and that inevitably means it's time for things to take a turn for the worse. Someone has kidnapped the sons of the Duchess Dianda Lorden, regent of the Undersea Duchy of Saltmist. To prevent a war between land and sea, Toby must not only find the missing boys, but also prove that the Queen of the Mists was not behind their abduction...
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    alpha-mc  crime  fae  law-enforcement  lgbtq  magic  myths  paranormal
  • Wounded by Shannon Mayer

    Wounded by Shannon Mayer

    18 ratings
    "My name is Rylee and I am a Tracker."When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I'm the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. The clock is ticking and I can feel the weight of the final battle with the demon hordes looming over my head. The puzzle pieces are becoming clearer, but the casualty list is growing...
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    alpha-mc  demons  dragons  fae  magic  myths  paranormal  shapeshifters
  • Rootbound by Shannon Mayer

    Rootbound by Shannon Mayer

    18 ratings
    My name is Larkspur, and I am an Elemental.My people use the power of the earth to sustain life and defy our enemies. I am the half-breed bastard child of a king. I was not meant to survive the trials cast my way. Yet, here I stand. The world has deteriorated in the years I was banished. The Elemental families are rife with deception, violence, and madness more than ever before...
  • Magical Compass by Jaymin Eve

    Magical Compass by Jaymin Eve

    18 ratings
    Tyson Compass, as one of the famed Compass quads, is not a wizard used to living with regrets. Except for one: Grace Carter. Grace is a healer witch he rejected many years ago. After completely disappearing from his life, she has returned, and turned his world upside down. The attraction between them flares strongly, but she has not forgotten or forgiven his callous rebuff when they were teens...
  • The Oak Wood Throne by Kai Butler

    The Oak Wood Throne by Kai Butler

    10 ratings
    A new case won't solve Parker's old problems...Parker Ferro needs a vacation. His boyfriend is MIA on a high profile murder investigation, the fae courts have him on call at all hours, and he’s still cleaning up the mess from his last big case. Of course that’s nothing compared to the demands of the debt he owes the spirit of San Amaro...
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    crime  demons  fae  law-enforcement  lgbtq  magic  mlm  myths
  • Tainted Blood by K.N. Banet

    Tainted Blood by K.N. Banet

    10 ratings
    I’m Everly Abbott, and I work for one of the most dangerous vampires in the world.He’s known as Alexius, the Hunter and he’s also one of the oldest.We’ve been invited to a gathering of ancients like him, and we can’t pass on this opportunity...
  • Resurrection Reprise by Hailey Turner

    Resurrection Reprise by Hailey Turner

    10 ratings
    Possession is nine-tenths of the law.Spencer Bailey has spent his entire life under government oversight for something he can’t change: his magic’s affinity for breaking souls. After surviving the end of the world, Spencer joins the Supernatural Operations Agency with the intention of keeping his head down and his hands clean...
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    paranormal  vampires  mlm  magic  shapeshifters  demons  lgbtq  dragons
  • Dark Heir by Faith Hunter

    Dark Heir by Faith Hunter

    20 ratings
    Shapeshifting skinwalker Jane Yellowrock is the best in the business when it comes to slaying vampires. But her latest fanged foe may be above her pay grade…For centuries, the extremely powerful and ruthless vampire witches of the European Council have wandered the Earth, controlling governments, fostering war, creating political conflict, and often leaving absolute destruction in their wake...
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    alpha-mc  crime  demons  fae  magic  myths  paranormal  shapeshifters
  • Addict by Lexi Blake

    Addict by Lexi Blake

    12 ratings
    In order to destroy a legendary monster and save the royal family, Kelsey must make a deal with a devil…When Kelsey Owens returns home to Dallas, she is a changed woman. After months of training with Marcus Vorenus , she has more control over her abilities. She’s ready to start her new job, even if it means dealing with the King of All Vampire and his partner, Devinshea Quinn...
  • A Killer's Kiss by Helen Harper

    A Killer's Kiss by Helen Harper

    12 ratings
    A twisted killer is making his mark in London, leaving a trail of blood and devastation in his wake. It’s not only humans who are being targeted. Vampires, werewolves and pixies are in mortal danger too.I’ve been called in to help with the investigation but I can’t shake the feeling that there’s more to the murders. Someone is playing a very sick game - and it’s up to me to put a stop to it...
  • Aleron by Macy Blake

    Aleron by Macy Blake

    12 ratings
    Aleron Eastaughffe is a billionaire griffin who knows what he wants…Namely, a gorgeous city penthouse, a life of luxury, and the respect and admiration of his peers-–all the things he’s come to expect as one of the Eastaughffes...
  • A Vigil in the Mourning by Hailey Turner

    A Vigil in the Mourning by Hailey Turner

    14 ratings
    The devil you know is never the one you should trust.Special Agent Patrick Collins is dispatched to Chicago, chasing a lead on the Morrígan’s staff for the joint task force. Needing a cover for his presence in the Windy City, Patrick is ordered to investigate a politician running for mayor...
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    crime  demons  dragons  fae  gods  law-enforcement  lgbtq  magic
  • Deadly Vows by Keri Arthur

    Deadly Vows by Keri Arthur

    14 ratings
    Evil comes in all forms… and sometimes it wears a human mask. When the body of a newlywed is discovered on the reservation, Lizzie Grace throws herself into the investigation, needing a distraction from what she fears is coming not only for her but also Belle—her best friend and witch familiar...
  • All Souls Near & Nigh by Hailey Turner

    All Souls Near & Nigh by Hailey Turner

    16 ratings
    You can’t bargain with death if you’ve already sold your soul.Special Agent Patrick Collins has been reassigned by the Supernatural Operations Agency to New York City. Navigating his new relationship with Jonothon de Vere, the werewolf he’s now soulbound to, is nothing compared to dealing with territorial disputes between the vampires and werecreatures who call the five boroughs home...
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    crime  demons  dragons  fae  gods  law-enforcement  lgbtq  magic
  • Heart of Fire by Lisa Edmonds

    Heart of Fire by Lisa Edmonds

    16 ratings
    Join Alice. Private Investigator of the Supernatural. It has been a rough month for mage private investigator Alice Worth. Alice hasn’t had a decent night’s sleep in weeks, her relationship with werewolf Sean Maclin is on the rocks, a federal agent hounds her every step, and a powerful vampire whose ulterior motives have ulterior motives watches her every move...
  • The Necromancer's Dilemma by S.J. Himes

    The Necromancer's Dilemma by S.J. Himes

    16 ratings
    International bestselling hit The Beacon Hill Sorcerer series continues with Book #2, The Necromancer's Dilemma...Even love can die without trust.Angel’s brother, Isaac, has returned home, and the pair begins to make slow and awkward attempts back to each other...
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    crime  demons  dragons  fae  lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal
  • The Unyielding by Shelly Laurenston

    The Unyielding by Shelly Laurenston

    18 ratings
    Stieg Engstrom, Angriest Viking Ever, has got big problems. The human Viking Clans of earth are in danger of being obliterated—along with the rest of the world—and the only one who may be able to save them is a super pain-in-the-ass Crow...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  demons  dragons  fae  gods  magic  myths  paranormal
  • The Heart's Blood Arrow by Kai Butler

    The Heart's Blood Arrow by Kai Butler

    8 ratings
    An old nemesis is out for blood…Parker Ferro’s life would be easier if his enemies stayed gone. When the man responsible for the death of Parker’s mother breaks out of prison, Parker finds himself in the crosshairs of the Bureau of Paranormal Threats when he tracks the criminal down...
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    crime  dragons  fae  law-enforcement  lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal
  • Saffron Wilds by Kai Butler

    Saffron Wilds by Kai Butler

    8 ratings
    Someone’s cat is missing and Parker Ferro, San Amaro’s best paranormal PI can’t find it.When Parker goes looking for the wayward feline, he finds himself facing witches’ familiars, dead bodies, and shadows that move. The further into San Amaro’s underbelly Parker goes looking, the more he realizes that he is heading somewhere completely new...
  • The Enchanter's Heart by Michele Notaro

    The Enchanter's Heart by Michele Notaro

    10 ratings
    The long-lost magic brings doom… We’ve been living in the shadow of the enchanter prophecy since my magic was released, and it seems that the darkness is finally closing in. There’s chaos everywhere; Brinnswick has become a war zone. The human and magical communities are doing everything in their power to save us, but it isn’t enough...
  • Darkness Raging by Yasmine Galenorn

    Darkness Raging by Yasmine Galenorn

    12 ratings
    The New York Times bestselling author of Panther Prowling returns to the Otherworld where one of the D’Artigo sisters faces a terrifying challenge that’s more personal than she ever could have imagined.  We're the D'Artigo sisters: savvy half-human, half-Fae ex-operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. My sister Camille is a wicked-good witch...
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    demons  dragons  fae  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  urban
  • Malicious Midpoint by Alice Winters

    Malicious Midpoint by Alice Winters

    12 ratings
    Nothing can go wrong with being in love with a demon and having a dragon familiar whose idea of a fun time is watching me plummet to the ground, right? Now that things have settled down, I’m hoping to finally get some peace and quiet to spend with Havoc...
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    demons  dragons  lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  suspense
  • Queen’s Gambit by Karen Chance

    Queen’s Gambit by Karen Chance

    13 ratings
    Dorina Basarab is a dhampir—the feared and hated cross between a vampire and a human—or so she has always believed. She spent most of her life on the fringes of her two worlds, yearning to belong to one or the other, but despised and distrusted by both...
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    alpha-mc  demons  dragons  fae  gods  magic  paranormal  urban
  • Mind Magic by Eileen Wilks

    Mind Magic by Eileen Wilks

    14 ratings
    FBI agent Lily Yu’s mind is a dangerous place to be in the latest Novel of the Lupi…Thanks to the mindspeech lessons she’s receiving from the black dragon, Lily is temporarily benched from Unit Twelve—until her brain acclimates and the risk of total burnout passes. At least she has her new husband, lupi Rule Turner, to keep her occupied...
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    alpha-mc  demons  dragons  fae  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  urban
  • Whatever for Hire by R.J. Blain

    Whatever for Hire by R.J. Blain

    14 ratings
    Warning: This novel contains excessive humor, action, excitement, adventure, magic, romance, and bodies. Proceed with caution. Fetching a cat out of a tree should’ve been a quick, easy fifty bucks in Kanika’s pocket. Instead, following one stray thought, the devil pays her a visit and leaves her with a debt to repay...
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    demons  dragons  fae  magic  military  myths  paranormal  shapeshifters
  • Wicked Wings by Keri Arthur

    Wicked Wings by Keri Arthur

    14 ratings
    In a reservation where magic has been unrestrained for entirely too long, there is no rest from the wicked…After dealing with the fallout of a shape-shifting, fire-throwing demon, Lizzie, Belle, and Aiden are hoping the reservation will finally catch a break from the constant influx of evil...
  • Mortal Ties by Eileen Wilks

    Mortal Ties by Eileen Wilks

    16 ratings
    Eileen Wilks' novels of the Lupi have drawn readers into a seductive world of action, suspense, and passion...
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    crime  demons  dragons  fae  gods  law-enforcement  magic  paranormal
  • Ritual Magic by Eileen Wilks

    Ritual Magic by Eileen Wilks

    16 ratings
    In Eileen Wilks’s new Novel of the Lupi, FBI agent Lily Yu is about to confront a power even darker than magic… On her 57th birthday, Lily’s mother suddenly loses all memory beyond the age of twelve. Lily knows her mother was attacked by something more than magic. More . . . and darker...
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    alpha-mc  crime  demons  dragons  fae  gods  law-enforcement  magic
  • Black Hat, White Witch by Hailey Edwards

    Black Hat, White Witch by Hailey Edwards

    16 ratings
    Remember that old line about how the only way out of the organization is in a pine box?Well, Rue Hollis spent ten years thinking she had escaped the Black Hat Bureau, no coffin required.Then her former partner had to go and shatter the illusion by showing up on her doorstep with grim tidings...
  • Bold Mercy by Laken Cane

    Bold Mercy by Laken Cane

    17 ratings
    It's hard to concentrate on work when you've just moon-shifted with your alpha...But the council that recruited me doesn't waste any time handing me my first assignment--and it just happens to be personal to me.I have to slay the warped evil that is Avis Vine--a human servant so twisted and changed by her former master's bad blood magic that she's no longer really human...
  • Death Magic by Eileen Wilks

    Death Magic by Eileen Wilks

    18 ratings
    DEATH MAGIC opens with Special Agent Lily Yu in Washington, D.C. with her fiancé--lupi prince Rule Turner—to testify before a Senate subcommittee about her role in the magical collapse of a mountain last month...
  • Infernal Enchantment by Helen Harper

    Infernal Enchantment by Helen Harper

    18 ratings
    A gruesome case of grave robbing lands on Detective Constable Emma Bellamy's desk. But is there more to it than meets the eye?Being the sole police detective in London's Supernatural Squad is no easy task. I have to navigate my way through a world teeming with supernatural creatures, from vampires to werewolves and everything else in between...
  • Betrayed: Days of the Rogue by Nicky Charles

    Betrayed: Days of the Rogue by Nicky Charles

    18 ratings
    His mate killed in a horrific explosion, ex-Enforcer Damien Masterson now lives as a rogue werewolf...
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    alpha-mc  crime  fae  magic  myths  paranormal  shapeshifters  suspense
  • Sun Broken by Yasmine Galenorn

    Sun Broken by Yasmine Galenorn

    6 ratings
    Life isn't easy when you bear the mark of the Silver Stag... Typhon, the Father of Dragons, is rising, and in his wake so are throngs of the departed. Amid the fallout, a serial killer emerges, targeting necromancers, psychics, and anyone dealing with the dead...
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    alpha-mc  demons  dragons  fae  gods  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters
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