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  • Grave Measures by R.R. Virdi

    Grave Measures by R.R. Virdi

    12 ratings
    What do shadows darting across the walls, cryptic writing, black fog, and a little girl who can see ghosts have in common? Paranormal investigator and soul without a body, Vincent Graves, has forty-four hours to find out. To make matters worse, his years of body-hopping and monster-hunting are catching up with him. He’s losing his mind. An old contact has shut him out...
  • The Green Witch by Wendy Wang

    The Green Witch by Wendy Wang

    12 ratings
    For psychic Charlie Payne, gruesome visions of death are just a normal Tuesday—but when she investigates the murders of two green witches, her usual methods lead nowhere. With her options to save the next victim dwindling, she must test a dangerous new form of astral projection to find the killer.Meanwhile, Charlie's cousin Lisa has her own set of problems...
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    crime  ghosts  paranormal  suspense  adult  book  fiction  mystery
  • The Ghost and the Church Lady by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre

    The Ghost and the Church Lady by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre

    8 ratings
    When autumn arrives in Frederickport, it brings surprises—some welcomed.Meanwhile, the residents of Beach Drive learn there are some things more frightening than ghosts...
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    crime  ghosts  paranormal  adult  book  cozy  fiction  horror
  • Delayed Departures by Terri Reid

    Delayed Departures by Terri Reid

    12 ratings
    Mary O'Reilly has absolutely no plans to meet with anyone on Black Friday as she sets up her office for the annual Christmas Walk that is to be held the following weekend in downtown Freeport. So, nearly eight months pregnant, she dresses for comfort-sweats, thick socks and a flannel shirt...
  • Treasured Legacies by Terri Reid

    Treasured Legacies by Terri Reid

    14 ratings
    Was it raining outside? Dale Johnson wondered as he woke up. It was dark and he could hear the sound of rain hitting the roof. Suddenly, he was pelted with something small and hard. He opened his eyes and sat up, nearly fainting in the process. His head was pounding. What the hell happened? He was pelted again and realized he was being hit with small pieces of corn...
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    crime  female-mc  ghosts  paranormal  suspense  adult  angels  book
  • Missing in Mudbug by Jana Deleon

    Missing in Mudbug by Jana Deleon

    16 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jana DeLeon, a new release in the bestselling Ghost-in-Law series! After an eventful first week on the job, Game Warden Jadyn St. James is happy the small bayou town of Mudbug, Louisiana, seems to have fallen back into its normal routine...
  • Chaos in Mudbug by Jana Deleon

    Chaos in Mudbug by Jana Deleon

    16 ratings
    The sixth book in the New York Times bestselling Ghost-in-Law series. Jadyn St. James hopes that the two-week quiet period in Mudbug means things in the small bayou town are back to normal…whatever that is. But when a fisherman finds a sunken shrimp boat, and the boat captain is missing, Jadyn wonders if the damage to the boat was caused by a storm, or if something far more nefarious happened...
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    crime  female-mc  ghosts  paranormal  suspense  adult  audiobook  book
  • Secret Hollows by Terri Reid

    Secret Hollows by Terri Reid

    16 ratings
    The man smiled at Timmy. “That would be nice of you. Why don’t you lead the way?” Timmy moved past the man and started back up the hill. He heard the whoosh of something moving quickly through the air, but it hit him before he had time to react. He felt the impact against his head and his whole body flew sideways through the air...
  • Old Acquaintance by Terri Reid

    Old Acquaintance by Terri Reid

    10 ratings
    The spirit from the asylum has followed Mary O’Reilly home for the holidays. But there are no chestnuts roasting on the open fires he’s creating...
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    crime  female-mc  ghosts  paranormal  suspense  adult  angels  book
  • Stolen Dreams by Terri Reid

    Stolen Dreams by Terri Reid

    12 ratings
    “But Sol, it ain’t haunted like you thought,” Marty argued cautiously. It wasn’t a good idea to get Sol too angry. “We’ve tried everything, séances, Ouija boards, mediums—everything. This place is just an old, empty house. A creepy, old house.”Sol shook his head, disregarding Marty’s words, and started up the tall staircase to the second floor. “It just has to seem like a haunted house,” he said...
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    crime  female-mc  ghosts  paranormal  adult  book  cozy  fiction
  • The Haunting of Winchester Mansion by Alexandria Clarke

    The Haunting of Winchester Mansion by Alexandria Clarke

    12 ratings
    In the small town of Black Bay, a vacant, forgotten house sits atop an overlooking bluff. When Bailey and Bodhi Taylor move in and begin renovations, the house seems perfect. But things move on their own, screams echo from the basement, and Bailey sees a shadowy figure out of the corner of her eye...
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    crime  female-mc  ghosts  kidnapping  paranormal  suspense  adult  book
  • The Ghost Who Came for Christmas by Bobbi Holmes

    The Ghost Who Came for Christmas by Bobbi Holmes

    12 ratings
    It’s Christmastime at Marlow House Bed and Breakfast, and Danielle has a full house. When a woman, stranded far from home, shows up on the doorstep and begs for a room for the night, how can Danielle tell her the inn is full and turn her away? After all, it’s almost Christmas. The woman makes quite an impression on the other guests, especially when she mysteriously disappears...
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    crime  ghosts  paranormal  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  cozy
  • Haunted Tales by Terri Reid

    Haunted Tales by Terri Reid

    12 ratings
    The death of a beloved fourth-grade teacher has haunted Andrew Tyler his entire life. Was it really an accidental death or was she murdered? And if it was only an accident, why did her ghost haunt the hallways of the old, abandoned school in Polo, Illinois? Andrew calls on Mary O’Reilly to solve the mystery and catch a killer who is still on the loose in the small town...
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    crime  female-mc  ghosts  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  cozy
  • Deadly Circumstances by Terri Reid

    Deadly Circumstances by Terri Reid

    12 ratings
    The bedroom door flew open with a powerful crash. “What the...?” Mary exclaimed. Mike nodded. “Yeah, well see, that’s the problem,” he said with a sigh. “You brought someone home with you tonight.” “What?” “And it looks like she’s not real happy about your relationship with Bradley,” he said. “I have a jealous ghost in my house?” Mary asked, astonished. Mike shook his head apologetically...
  • Crawl by H.P. Bayne

    Crawl by H.P. Bayne

    6 ratings
    Four years ago, seventeen-year-old spelunker Carter was killed in a cave collapse. The coroner deemed it an accident.Sullivan Gray knows better.A camping weekend with his brother Dez takes an unsettling turn when Sully sees Carter’s shattered spirit, a sighting that reveals the teen’s death was, in fact, murder...
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    crime  ghosts  paranormal  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  fiction
  • The Dule Tree by H.P. Bayne

    The Dule Tree by H.P. Bayne

    6 ratings
    How do you find someone who no longer exists? Two years after the supposed death of his brother Sully, Dez wakes up six feet under and six inches from death. With no air remaining, he is pulled back from the brink—by Sully. The reunion is short-lived. Sully is kidnapped by a pair of masked assailants, leaving Dez desperate to find him...
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    crime  ghosts  paranormal  suspense  adult  book  fiction  horror
  • Spirit Caller by H.P. Bayne

    Spirit Caller by H.P. Bayne

    6 ratings
    One night. One last enemy. One chance to stop him forever. It’s all come down to this. More than two years after Sully took desperate measures to escape his enemies, he finds himself headed for an inevitable showdown with the most dangerous of them. Years of murder and deceit are catching up to Lowell, and the ghosts of those he killed are not about to rest until they’ve watched him fall...
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    crime  ghosts  paranormal  suspense  adult  book  fiction  horror
  • Hollow Road by H.P. Bayne

    Hollow Road by H.P. Bayne

    6 ratings
    For years, the legend of Faceless Flo—a young woman who disappeared in the 1920s—has drawn people to Hollow Road in search of her ghost.Some were never seen again.Among the missing is a young banker who vanished thirty years ago. Dez is called in to help solve the decades-old cold case, and when a connection to the Faceless Flo legend comes to light, he enlists Sully’s help...
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    crime  ghosts  paranormal  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  fiction
  • Darkness Exposed by Terri Reid

    Darkness Exposed by Terri Reid

    16 ratings
    Jeannine appeared in the room across from Mary. Her face was streaked with tears and she was visibly trembling. “Mary, I remembered,” she cried. “I remembered and it was awful.”The time has finally come for Mary to investigate Jeannine’s murder...
  • The Unexpected Hero by Michael C. Grumley

    The Unexpected Hero by Michael C. Grumley

    16 ratings
    TRUE COURAGE IS FIGHTING FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO FIGHT FOR THEMSELVES...EVEN WHEN YOU HAVE EVERYTHING TO LOSE.The measure of a young man can be a funny thing, especially when the results are not what anyone expects. Eighteen-year-old Evan Nash doesn't look like a hero. Nor does he feel like one. He's not trying to be anything. But what Evan is..
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    crime  female-mc  kidnapping  paranormal  suspense  book  cozy  drama
  • Broken Promises by Terri Reid

    Broken Promises by Terri Reid

    16 ratings
    Clarissa yawned and rubbed her eyes. “Will I ever meet an angel, Daddy?” she asked, as she snuggled into her pillow.He leaned over and kissed her on her forehead. “I’m sure you will, sweetheart,” he said. “You just have to watch for them.”She nodded sleepily. “Night Daddy, I love you.”“I love you too,” he whispered, to the already sleeping child...
  • Natural Reaction by Terri Reid

    Natural Reaction by Terri Reid

    16 ratings
    The last few students climbed through windows, black smoke billowing out of them. The teacher turned to his student. “I’ll let you down first.”“But Coach, whose going to help you?”“Hey, you’re my best fielder, I expect to jump right into your arms,” he said. “Just promise not to whip me over to Smith for a double play.”The young man, his face streaked with soot, grinned at his coach...
  • Death's Refrain by Terri Reid

    Death's Refrain by Terri Reid

    8 ratings
    A distinct chill went up Professor Elaine Wright’s spine. She slowly turned around and her heart dropped when she saw the ghost of a young girl standing near the road. Like the other ghosts Elaine had encountered, the girl was translucent. Elaine could make out her features, but if she looked closely she could see through her to the woods beyond...
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    crime  ghosts  paranormal  suspense  adult  book  dark  fiction
  • The Medium Place by Erin Huss

    The Medium Place by Erin Huss

    8 ratings
    My name is Zoe Lane, and I see dead people.Sure, being a medium isn’t easy. Things like dating, working, and even sleeping are all hard to do when there’s a ghost hovering nearby, demanding your attention. But it’s not all bad, and I’d like to think I’m getting pretty good at it…most days.Except for today, when twenty-one-year-old Penelope Muffin appeared...
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    crime  female-mc  ghosts  paranormal  adult  book  cozy  fiction
  • Taming of the Tabby by Kathi Daley

    Taming of the Tabby by Kathi Daley

    10 ratings
    A murder, a wedding, and a teenager in danger, all collide in this fast paced mystery set on magical Madrona Island. Cait is in a terrible accident resulting in a temporary loss of memory. She can remember the events leading up to the accident but cannot remember what occurred or how she came to be on a remote part of the island in the middle of the night...
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    crime  female-mc  ghosts  paranormal  suspense  adult  animals  book
  • All Things Slip Away by Kathryn Meyer Griffith

    All Things Slip Away by Kathryn Meyer Griffith

    10 ratings
    Ten years ago Frank Lester, a Chicago homicide detective, thought he had rid himself forever of the Mud People Killer who’d kidnapped and murdered six people. Frank had shot him as he’d fled through a snowy night; had killed him, he believed, though a body was never found. But the killer wasn’t dead. He’d only been waiting to take his revenge on Frank and those he cares about now…ten years later...
  • The Ghost Who Stayed Home by Bobbi Holmes

    The Ghost Who Stayed Home by Bobbi Holmes

    10 ratings
    Left alone at Marlow House with Sadie and Max, Walt expects Danielle and Lily to return by the end of the week. When they don’t, he begins to wonder what happened to them. The ghost of Marlow House doesn’t scare six-year-old Evan MacDonald. When the child sneaks into the house in the middle of the night, seeking Walt’s help, the resident spirit learns something has happened to Danielle and Lily...
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    crime  ghosts  paranormal  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  cozy
  • Foretold by Laura Spinella

    Foretold by Laura Spinella

    12 ratings
    Laura Spinella’s Ghost Gifts trilogy continues as Aubrey’s otherworldly talents—and a visit from a former lover—threaten to tear apart her family. A mysterious death in a muddy swamp, missing children in different states…psychic Aubrey Ellis and her partner, investigative reporter Levi St John, have their hands full...
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    crime  ghosts  kidnapping  paranormal  suspense  adult  audiobook  book
  • Path of Bones by L.T. Ryan, K M Rought

    Path of Bones by L.T. Ryan, K M Rought

    14 ratings
    A murderer's victims haunt Cassie QuinnThe clues lie in shadowed whispersDeath holds no boundary for justiceTo shine truth's light Cassie must walk through the darknessThe debut novel in the Cassie Quinn Series from USA Today bestselling author L.T. Ryan & K.M...
  • Bumpy Roads by Terri Reid

    Bumpy Roads by Terri Reid

    14 ratings
    Hurrying to the old bridge that crossed Yellow Creek, Courtney stepped to the side as a car came up behind her. The bridge was only wide enough for one car and even foot traffic had to climb up on the narrow ledge for safety. The car slowed and the driver's side window rolled down. A familiar face greeted Courtney. "Hey, Courtney, how about a ride?" he asked. She shook her head...
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    crime  female-mc  ghosts  paranormal  suspense  adult  angels  book
  • Twisted Paths by Terri Reid

    Twisted Paths by Terri Reid

    14 ratings
    Gloria Foley turned off the light in the hallway and made her way slowly upstairs to bed. She paused at the doorway of her daughter’s bedroom and shook her head. It had been such an emotional day for all of them. She prayed she would have the strength to get them both through these treacherous teenaged years...
  • Designs On Murder by Gayle Leeson, Jani McClure

    Designs On Murder by Gayle Leeson, Jani McClure

    6 ratings
    What if you discovered your lively new friend wasn’t really…alive?Amanda Tucker is excited about opening her fashion design studio in Shops On Main, a charming old building in historic Abingdon, Virginia. She didn’t realize a ghost came with the property! But soon Maxine “Max” Englebright, a young woman who died in 1930, isn’t the only dead person at the retail complex...
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    female-mc  ghosts  paranormal  adult  audiobook  book  cozy  fiction
  • Praying for Peace by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

    Praying for Peace by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

    6 ratings
    Ghost talking can be murder… Castleberry Historical society manager Chantilly Adair is excited to finalize the proposal plans for the old Baptist church just outside of town, officially marking it as a registered historic property. But that excitement turns to confusion when she finds a dead body hidden in a janitor’s closet in the basement, and the former pastor’s spirit hovering nearby...
  • Deader Still by Jordaina Sydney Robinson

    Deader Still by Jordaina Sydney Robinson

    6 ratings
    Bridget Sway has survived the first week of her afterlife – but only just. Working a job that still doesn’t pay, wearing a uniform that’s still a fashion disaster and now facing a week-long assessment, things can only get better … right? Wrong. And there’s another dead ghost in her locker to prove it...
  • Not Quite Gone by Lyla Payne

    Not Quite Gone by Lyla Payne

    6 ratings
    Life in Heron Creek is looking up for Graciela Harper, despite the fact that every ghost within a fifty mile radius seems intent on sticking to her like glue - and not the weak Elmer's kind, either But with a sexy boyfriend, her old friends back in her life, and a great job prospect at one of the oldest plantations in the country, it's hard to complain..
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    female-mc  ghosts  paranormal  suspense  adult  book  cozy  fiction
  • A Medium Education by Erin Huss

    A Medium Education by Erin Huss

    6 ratings
    My name is Zoe Lane, and I see dead people.Over the last year, I have confronted criminals, solved murders, saved lives, had multiple brushes with death, looked into the eyes of a serial killer, and stared down the barrel of a gun. I thought I knew stress. I thought wrong. In all my life I have never experienced anything as stressful as the pickup zone at Trucker Middle School...
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    crime  female-mc  ghosts  paranormal  adult  book  cozy  fiction
  • Cursed by Elise Noble

    Cursed by Elise Noble

    6 ratings
    Rania Algafari never asked to be different, and when she escaped the war in Syria and moved to the UK, her only goal was to live her life in peace. Get up, go to work, avoid talking to the dead—that sort of thing...
  • Ghosts are People Too by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

    Ghosts are People Too by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

    6 ratings
    When her best friend Gen comes from Birmingham for an extended visit, psychic medium Chantilly Adair can’t wait to show her Castleberry, Georgia. Excited to introduce her to what makes her hometown so unique, Chantilly plans to throw a party the size of Atlanta’s Mercedes Stadium...
  • Uncharted Territory by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

    Uncharted Territory by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

    8 ratings
    Grab a latté, a box of Kleenex and a clean pair of panties. Carolyn Ridder Aspenson has done it again. —Lynn/Two Girls & a Book Suburban housewife Angela Panther didn't want to communicate with the dead, but the universe had other plans..
  • The Evil That Was Done by Michele Pariza Wacek

    The Evil That Was Done by Michele Pariza Wacek

    8 ratings
    The shocking conclusion to the award-winning Secrets of Redemption series. It’s happening again—people are disappearing. And just like before, the finger is pointed at Becca. She knows how it looks … and that she’s being set up. Someone is following her. Sneaking into her house. Planting evidence to make her look guilty. The problem is, she has no idea why...
  • Garden of Sorrow by Dale Mayer

    Garden of Sorrow by Dale Mayer

    10 ratings
    Her world is in chaos. His world is in order. She wants to help the innocent. He wants to catch the guilty. But someone is trying to make sure that neither gets what they want. Alexis Gordon has spent the last year trying to get over the loss of her sister. Then she goes to work on a normal day...and reality as she knows it...disappears...
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    ghosts  paranormal  suspense  adult  book  fiction  mystery  psychics
  • Deadly Brew by Karen MacInerney

    Deadly Brew by Karen MacInerney

    12 ratings
    It's Halloween in Buttercup, Texas, and reporter-turned-farmer Lucy Resnick is up to her ears in more than goats and wayward cows. Not only has her well dried up, but it turns out the old house Lucy recently moved to the farm has a reputation for spooks... and they are disturbingly active. Then a Tarot card reading at a local mead winery foretells death..
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    crime  female-mc  ghosts  paranormal  adult  animals  audiobook  book
  • Dead & Buried by T.K. Eldridge

    Dead & Buried by T.K. Eldridge

    12 ratings
    Detectives Kennedy and Donovan were partners for years. Then one of them died. And yet, they're still partners. Kennedy has to solve Donovan's death while his partner's ghost helps him. Sort of...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  crime  ghosts  suspense  romance  mystery  fantasy  fiction
  • Veiled Passages by Terri Reid

    Veiled Passages by Terri Reid

    14 ratings
    A famous mystery writer drowns in a hotel bathtub… an accident or foul play? His ghost thinks it was murder. His mystery writer colleagues want to help Mary solve the case. Gary Copper is still on the loose and gunning for both Bradley and Mary. And, in between all of the murder and mayhem, Mary and Bradley are trying desperately to finally walk up the aisle...
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    crime  female-mc  ghosts  paranormal  suspense  adult  audiobook  book
  • Lowcountry Bonfire by Susan M. Boyer

    Lowcountry Bonfire by Susan M. Boyer

    14 ratings
    Private Investigators Liz Talbot and Nate Andrews have worked their share of domestic cases. So when Tammy Sue Lyerly hires them to find out what her husband is hiding, they expect to find something looney but harmless. After all, this is the guy who claims to have been a DEA agent, a champion bull rider, and a NASCAR driver...
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    crime  female-mc  ghosts  paranormal  adult  audiobook  book  cozy
  • Darcy Sweet Mystery Box Set One by K.J. Emrick

    Darcy Sweet Mystery Box Set One by K.J. Emrick

    14 ratings
    Get books one to six in the Darcy Sweet Mystery series altogether in a Box Set.Death Comes to TownMists of the PastFrom the AshesThe Ghost of ChristmasThe Stolen ValentineHiding from Death.Get the first six books in the series for a very low price...
  • Magic Without Mercy by Devon Monk

    Magic Without Mercy by Devon Monk

    18 ratings
    Allison Beckstrom’s talent for tracking spells has put her up against some of the darkest elements in the world of magic, but she’s never faced anything like this.Magic itself has been poisoned, and Allie’s undead father may have left the only cure in the hands of a madman...
  • Retribution by C.M. Sutter

    Retribution by C.M. Sutter

    18 ratings
    The violent drug-related murders of two prominent attorneys have the homicide division of the Chicago Police Department scrambling for answers, but without clues, a motive, or a suspect, not even the FBI can track down the killer...
  • The Broken Clock by P.T. Hylton

    The Broken Clock by P.T. Hylton

    6 ratings
    Frank Hinkle and his friends must stop Zed from achieving his ultimate goal: saving the world. In King's Crossing, Wisconsin, lives a nine-year-old girl who can pull on time. Residents of the town know odd details about the future, and there's a twisting tree growing in a park near the center of town...
  • Charmed Ever After by Rose Pressey Betancourt

    Charmed Ever After by Rose Pressey Betancourt

    6 ratings
    Things have changed for Halloween LaVeau now that she’s no longer the leader of the Underworld. Her witchcraft skills are seriously lacking and she’s been kicked out of LaVeau Manor. Plus, now that the groom is missing the wedding plans have come to a screeching halt. The new leader has big plans for the Underworld, but none of them involve Hallie...
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    female-mc  ghosts  paranormal  suspense  adult  book  cozy  fiction
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