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Andrea Marcusa

@andreamarcusa.bsky.social
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Gettysburg, Citron, Moon City, Cleaver, Ghost Parachute, Milk Candy, Centaur Lit. Best Microfiction. Semi-finalist Smokelong. Chapbook: "What We Now Live With." Writers Studio Faculty; Flash Editor-Cleaver

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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Thank you @MISTERBULLBULL for featuring "Floaters" in your publication. mrbullbull.com/newbull/
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Jessica Klimesh @jekwriter.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
@andreamarcusa.bsky.social in Issue 4 of Hot Flash Literary!! Read all of "Inheritance" here: hotflashliterary.com/inheritance/ #flashfiction #microfiction #InstantKarma
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MrBullBull @mrbullbull.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"After twenty years of nursing, lying’s as automatic as 'Happy Holidays,' every December. It’s how I survive the medical trenches. 'It’s only a pinch.' 'The doctor’ll be here soon.' 'He didn’t suffer.'" @andreamarcusa.bsky.social mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Thank you Hot Flash Literary editors Tina and Jessica for featuring "Inheritance" in your latest issue. The issue is a great read! hotflashliterary.com/inheritance/...
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Inheritance - Hot Flash Literary
He was always a stealth nose picker. That’s how I recognize him, this man I pass each day during my walk around the Harlem Meer. I see him in rain, sun, snow, and fog, along with the greedy geese look...
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Christine H. @csquareh.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Thrilled to have "When I Met Ah Ma in Purgatory" published in Hot Flash lit. Check out work by by Mikki Aronoff, @francesgapper.bsky.social @andreamarcusa.bsky.social @emilyrinkema.bsky.social et al. Many thanks to EiCs @jekwriter.bsky.social and Tina Carlson hotflashliterary.com/when-i-met-a...
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When I Met Ah Ma in Purgatory - Hot Flash Literary
“What about my African violets, my jade plants, my burro’s tails? Are they all dead too?” she asked when she saw me. The look on my face gave her the answers. “Shame! They would’ve thrived here,” she ...
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Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
“I committed murder last night when I shoved the writhing mouse into the porcelain bowl and held it there until it stilled.” @andreamarcusa.bsky.social gooseberry-pie.com/bait/
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Bait - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
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Christine H. @csquareh.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
"Samantha, wide-eyed and trusting, still young enough to believe her mother can do no wrong" by @andreamarcusa.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social gooseberry-pie.com/bait/
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Bait - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Thank you @jhhwriter.bsky.social for featuring "Bait" in the latest issue of Gooseberry-pie.com gooseberry-pie.com/bait/?fbclid...
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Bait - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
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Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Read today’s issue @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social with work by @jacqdoyle.bsky.social Jinjia Grace Hu Lynn Kozwolski @benstarr.bsky.social Fortune Cookie @andreamarcusa.bsky.social @judydarley.bsky.social @semurphy.bsky.social Kathleen Latham Nasta Martyn gooseberry-pie.com/issue-44/
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Issue 44 - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Why Not? by Jacqueline Doyle Midsummer Reverie by Jinjia Grace Hu Out of the Blue by Lynn Kozlowski The Robin by Ben Starr Butcher Babe by Fortune Cookie Bait by Andrea Marcusa Three Strangers on a Co...
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
@travisflatt.bsky.social Travis..you Cadillacs story is awesome!
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Vestal Review @vestalreview.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
A sisterly rivalry that gets out of hand.
 Read “Win,” by Andrea Marcusa.
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Thank you editor David Galef for featuring "Win" in the June issue of @VestalReview.bluesky.social I'm thrilled to be there with so many great writers among them: #MegPokrass #AvitusBCarle #TravisLFlatt #KipKnott & others www.vestalreview.net/win #flashfiction #ShortStory #WritingCommunity
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Win — Vestal Review
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Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
ICYMI today we have stunning #story for you—Not Yet by Andrea Marcusa #flashfiction #readingcommunity #writingcommunity @andreamarcusa.bsky.social. Please click on the link below and enjoy
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Thank you Fictive Dream editor Laura Black for featuring "Not Yet" in the most recent issue. I have always so admired this publication. fictivedream.com/2026/05/29/n...
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Not Yet
by Andrea Marcusa I HAVEN’T VISITED my daughter in months. I spot her exit ahead and tried to ignore it. I’ve succeeded the last few times. But something about the gray sky reminds me of her …
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Thank you Bret Pribble for featuring my story "Spin" in your latest issue! ghostparachute.com/issue/may-20...
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Spin — Ghost Parachute
It’s raining. The woman and her sister are walking the High Line anyway. To their left, the black Hudson River. Beyond the dim lights of New Jersey, a sailboat light’s flicker. Fog, drizzle, the city’...
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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Congrats @brettpribble.bsky.social and @genevievetyrrell.bsky.social at Ghost Parachute! Gary Fincke, @lumchanmfa.bsky.social, @francinewitte.bsky.social, @andreamarcusa.bsky.social, @amymarques.bsky.social, @itssonoemi.bsky.social, @courtneyb77.bsky.social. ghostparachute.com/issue/may-20...
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May 2026 Issue — Ghost Parachute
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Thanks Brett Pribble for featuring "Spin" in the most recent issue of Ghost Parachute. Amazing to be included with so many greats in the Flash Fiction World! ghostparachute.com/issue/may-20...
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Spin — Ghost Parachute
It’s raining. The woman and her sister are walking the High Line anyway. To their left, the black Hudson River. Beyond the dim lights of New Jersey, a sailboat light’s flicker. Fog, drizzle, the city’...
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Thank you Lynn Goodwin for publishing this interview with me in Writer Advice. writeradvice.com/interviews-s...
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Interviews — Spring 2026 - Writer Advice
Ideas and tips for writing Flash Fiction. "I believe a compelling flash story works best when it uses compression, narrative, language, imagery, details specific to its story and character(s) that are...
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
We have new six-week classes starting in March. Don't miss this chance to use our effective method to find a narrator to the stories that only you can tell. Check out these new upcoming classes: courses.writerstudio.com/collections/... #fiction #flashfiction #memoir #creativewriting
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Thank you Gooseberry Pie editor @Jeff Harvey for including the flash, "Small Change," in the February issue. Great to be here with so many familiar names! gooseberry-pie.com/small-change...
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Small Change - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Photo by Erik Gjester on Unsplash by Andrea Marcusa Mom pulled into a gas station with rusting pumps, cheap prices, and a guy in a grease-stained uniform, the stink of oil and gasoline seeping into ou...
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Brett Pribble @brettpribble.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Read "Small White Flags Of Surrender" written by @andreamarcusa.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social. "It had something to do with the dryer. We’d been playing Russian roulette with it." tinyurl.com/449y8wer
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Small White Flags Of Surrender — Ghost Parachute
It had something to do with the dryer. We’d been playing Russian roulette with it. Each load a spin of the chamber, rippling and clanking so loud the baby would stop, stare, and point, as if warning u...
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Rawhead @rawheadjournal.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Featuring a powerful piece of flash fiction today by @andreamarcusa.bsky.social from Issue One of Rawhead. Check it out! rawheadjournal.org/issue-one/an... #andreamarcusa #rawheadjournal #flashfiction #shortfiction #flashfictionwriters
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Francinewitte @francinewitte.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
This Saturday, 2 pm Eastern. Readers: Katherine Plumhoff, Jose Hernandez Diaz, Andrea Marcusa, Court Harler, Thaisa Frank, Brett Pribble, Jenn D’Alvia, C.Christine Fair, Jason Lee Norman. Register here for zoom link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Thank you Unbroken Journal Editor, Ken Chau, and other UJ editors, for featuring my prose poem, "My Mother's Last Promise," in your latest issue.
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Thank you editors of @LunchTicket1 for including "Waiting In Line..." in your fall issue! lunchticket.org/waiting-in-l...
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Waiting in Line for a Bathroom at Lotfi's Wedding in Sidi Bou Sid, Tunisia - Lunch Ticket
The creative non-fiction work by Andrea Marcusa tells a moment-in-time story that speaks to women everywhere.
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Thank you editor @keithpowell1955.bsky.social for featuring "The Things You Will Do" in today's issue of @doesithavepockets.bsky.social yourimpossiblevoice.com/the-things-y...
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The Things You Will Do | Your Impossible Voice
By Andrea Marcusa — "You will see your mother’s number calling and a strange cardboard voice will strike your ear with She’s passed, and you’ll hang onto your mind, save it from falling into dead air,...
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Your Impossible Voice @yourimpossiblevoice.com · 09/09/2025
Tuesday #flashfiction: The Things You Will Do—a breathless moment of grief and guilt by @andreamarcusa.bsky.social!
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The Things You Will Do | Your Impossible Voice
By Andrea Marcusa — "You will see your mother’s number calling and a strange cardboard voice will strike your ear with She’s passed, and you’ll hang onto your mind, save it from falling into dead air,...
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Francinewitte @francinewitte.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
So thrilled and grateful to be in this!
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Thrilled to be shortlisted in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social 's six sentence story competition. Thank you editor, Jeff Harvey! gooseberry-pie.com/heat/
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Heat* - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
*Shortlisted for Gooseberry Pie’s 2nd Annual Writing Contest Photo by Ben McLeod on Unsplash by Andrea Marcusa After a long overnight shift cleaning up shit and dispensing meds to cantankerous dowager...
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Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Barbara Westwood Diehl Mikki Aronoff @sudhab.bsky.social @bonniemeekums.bsky.social Kate Faigen @andreamarcusa.bsky.social @maxiejanef.bsky.social @chrissystegmanpoet.bsky.social
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
@annietan.com nice meeting you on the #6 train!
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
So thrilled to finally receive my issue of Moon City Review. Thank you @MichaelCzyzniejewski for including my story along with so many other great names in flash fiction.
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Francinewitte @francinewitte.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
ICYMI. FBOMB Global Flash reading. Hosted by Francine Witte, readers @megpokrass.bsky.social Mileva Anastsiadou, @kiklodge.bsky.social, @swethaamit.bsky.social, @sudhab.bsky.social, Mikki Aronoff, @andreamarcusa.bsky.social and JT youtu.be/b7tgLsBerfQ?...
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FBOMB Global Flash Reading May 9 2025
YouTube video by Francine Witte
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Barlow Adams @barlowadams.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Nothing will hold you back as thoroughly as the fear of not being good enough. Confidence and a willingness to fail top talent most days of the week. Do it now. Try. Whatever it is. Or I guarantee you will watch people less prepared and not as skilled live your dreams while you wait for perfection.
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SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Yay!!!!! We are beyond thrilled!
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Thank you Sunlight Press editors Rudri Patel & Beth Burrell for featuring "Saltwater Taffy" in your latest issue.
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Saltwater Taffy - The Sunlight Press
We gobble Mom’s candy like we haven’t had a meal in days, and like we are doing it behind her back and could be caught at any moment and spanked.
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Thank you Hooghly Review editors,Tejaswinee & Ankit, for featuring my story, "Mourning Doves" in your current issue.
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Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
“F-Word” by @andreamarcusa.bsky.social “I lived for that table, for the moments when I slipped ice cubes into boys’ pockets…” gooseberry-pie.com/f-word/
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F-Word - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
By Koolshooters: pexels.com by Andrea Marcusa Thank you, Mom, for always yelling “FUCK” in traffic, teaching me the power of a word that, during my tenth summer, rescued me from the name “Loser,” when...
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Thank you, Gooseberry Pie editor, Jeff Harvey, for featuring my six-sentence story, "F-Word" in Issue 30 gooseberry-pie.com/f-word/ @jhhwriter.bsky.social
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F-Word - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
By Koolshooters: pexels.com by Andrea Marcusa Thank you, Mom, for always yelling “FUCK” in traffic, teaching me the power of a word that, during my tenth summer, rescued me from the name “Loser,” when...
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Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Box opening! New @mooncityreview.bsky.social!
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Does It Have Pockets @doesithavepockets.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
"I feel them needing something from me that I cannot give." A study of grief, communal loss, memory, and the power of joy, new in #fiction from @andreamarcusa.bsky.social : www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/andr... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Thank you, editor Cami Griep of Does It Have Pockets, for publishing "The Slide" in your March 2925 issue! www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/andr...
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Andrea Marcusa — Does It Have Pockets
The Slide As the cluster of greying dowagers shift uneasily in the reception hall after Mom’s funeral, their muffled chitchat rises beside the photos I’ve gathered and displayed of my mother. Few not...
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
So thrilled to be part of this gorgeous issue!
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Moon City Review @mooncityreview.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Presenting the cover of Moon City Review 2025, due out at AWP at the end of March! Featuring a dope painting by @courtneyb77.bsky.social and this sharp design by Shen Chen Hsieh. Complete author list and pre-order link coming soon!
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Just received copes of my new chapbook, What We Now Live With, available at Bottlecap Press! Thank you editor Craig Mullens for believing in my work. bottlecap.press/products/liv...
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Thank you National Flash Fiction Day Anthology editor Diane Simmons for nominating the flash piece, "Something New to Worry About," for Pushcart Prize. Wishing the best of luck to the other nominees. www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/ne...
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National Flash Fiction Day
Save the Date: we're celebrating the next National Flash Fiction Day on 14 June 2025!
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Francinewitte @francinewitte.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
ICYMI Fbomb flash reading youtu.be/HgkwmPXkLtk?...
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FBOMB Global Flash Reading - December 6, 2024
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Andrea Marcusa @andreamarcusa.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
@francinewitte.bsky.social Another fun night! Thank you Francine!
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Best Microfiction @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Our Founding and Managing Editor Meg Pokrass is also here on Bluesky. @megpokrass.bsky.social
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Dzanc Books Author. Best Microfiction Series Founder. Electric Lit, Flash Fiction America (Norton) Best Small Fictions 2023. Scotland
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