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Avid reader, tea drinker, opinion haver. Fledgling book talk-abouter. autumnisforreading.blogspot.com

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Autumn is for Reading @autumnisforreading.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Reviews should hopefully start up again next week. Once it's cooled a little, and once I've recovered.
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Autumn is for Reading @autumnisforreading.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
The heat wave might have been melting my brains, but at least I found a copy of an intro to linguistics textbook at the second-hand shop, so hurrah!
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Run Away It’s The Womble @runalongwomble.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
It’s the Weekend! Yes you deserve it and so here is this week’s Wombling Along with reviews and other things I saw online - grab a cuppa and relax! www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/7/...
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Wombling Along — Runalong The Shelves
Helloooo! Welcome to Wombling Along! The blog’s weekend supplement where I gather up the reviews and other things that caught my eye online. Grab a cuppa and get booktempted. It’s been another busy ...
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Autumn is for Reading @autumnisforreading.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Jul 4th 2026 (Hard), in 04:21 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com Probably my best game to date!
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Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!
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Autumn is for Reading @autumnisforreading.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Jul 1st 2026 (Medium), in 03:00 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com
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Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!
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Autumn is for Reading @autumnisforreading.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
So, does one need to actually be a ginger to be a Ginger Nut of Horror, or is any hair colour okay? @gnofhorror.com
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@gavreads @gavreads.co.uk · 30/06/2026
As it’s the last day of Pride 2026 I have two things to say, well 3. 1) I didn’t read as many of these as I wanted to. 2) Queer books are only for June, so I’ll pack them up and try again next year. 3) Actually, F— that. Read queer books with pride any day with a y at the end. Where’d you start?
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Nerds of a Feather @nerdsofafeather.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Obsession, Backrooms and the rise of the YouTube movie Can saving Hollywood be as simple as this One Weird Trick? NOAF co-founder @scifiromance.bsky.social has a detailed piece at the blog has, to use a phrase, a new hope... www.nerds-feather.com/2026/07/obse...
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<i>Obsession</i>, <i>Backrooms</i> and the rise of the YouTube movie
Can saving Hollywood be as simple as this One Weird Trick? Movies created by YouTubers are having a moment. A very, very lucrative moment. ...
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Autumn is for Reading @autumnisforreading.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The year is officially half over! How many books have you read so far? For me, it's 27, which isn't as many as some of you, but I'm pretty happy with that number!
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Autumn is for Reading @autumnisforreading.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
June's reading list is in! 6 books, which I'm pretty happy with! Exit 8, by Genki Kawamura A House With Good Bones, by T Kingfisher The Lost Apothecary, by Sarah Penner The Raven Tower, by Ann Leckie The Bewitching, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Magic for Liars, by Sarah Gailey (reread)
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Autumn is for Reading @autumnisforreading.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
A terrifying and informative look about the global rise of anti-LGBTQA+ censorship. (@fansplaining.bsky.social) fansplaining.com/the-global-c...
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The Global Crackdown on Creativity
Governments around the world are censoring—and criminalizing—the currents in which fanworks flow.
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Run Away It’s The Womble @runalongwomble.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
it’s the Weekend! You deserve it and so here is the latest Wombling Along and a shout out to all UK bloggers working without air con this week! Their tempting awaits you here and a fee orher things www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/6/...
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Wombling Along — Runalong The Shelves
Helloooo! Welcome to Wombling Along - the blog’s weekend supplement where I share the reviews and other interesting things online that caught my eye in the week. Grab a COLD drink and relax with it ...
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Autumn is for Reading @autumnisforreading.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
@silviamg.bsky.social's The Bewitching is "a story that crosses time and cultural boundaries and strikes to the heart of what makes us shiver when the dry leaves whisper and the shadows grow long." autumnisforreading.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-... #bookreview #horror
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The Bewitching - Silvia Moreno-Garcia
About the book “Back then, when I was a young woman, there were still witches”: That was how Nana Alba always began the stories she told h...
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Autumn is for Reading @autumnisforreading.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
@silviamg.bsky.social's The Bewitching is "a story that crosses time and cultural boundaries and strikes to the heart of what makes us shiver when the dry leaves whisper and the shadows grow long." autumnisforreading.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-... #bookreview #horror
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The Bewitching - Silvia Moreno-Garcia
About the book “Back then, when I was a young woman, there were still witches”: That was how Nana Alba always began the stories she told h...
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Autumn is for Reading @autumnisforreading.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
What a fantastic read!
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Autumn is for Reading @autumnisforreading.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Laptop barely has Internet access right now (it's 2nd hand, and has been having problems since upgrading to Win11), so if I vanish entirely, just know that I'm probably still alive, still reading, and still writing reviews that I will upload whenever Internet deigns to bless me.
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Mallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 26/06/2026
People really forget the way that the visibility fight Laverne Cox won was being able to portray a trans woman as a whole fucking human being instead of dead hooker number 5 in CSI Miami.
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Brenna Clarke Gray @brennacgray.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Ok I have an idea. You ask me a question. Any question you like. I chug 500 mL of water and then tell you you’re very pretty before I make up a random answer, untethered from reality. In return you give me a billion dollars AND I’ll come to your house and leave the fridge door open.
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Renay⁷ @renay.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
I wrote about The Language of Liars by S.L. Huang by contrasting my love of it with a critique of its worldbuilding. Ro is my fave new protagonist of 2026 and it's not even close. He's the most cheerful thing in a cascading revelation of Horrors. 🔗 ladybusiness.dreamwidth.org/2026/06/15/l...
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Autumn is for Reading @autumnisforreading.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Jun 24th 2026 (Medium), in 03:52 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com
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Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!
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Tammy @ Books, Bones & Buffy @booksbonesbuffy.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
2026 Reading Challenges – Mid-Year Check In It's time for a mid-year challenge check in! This is my first check-in of the year, and I'll share my final challenge results in December or January. How have I done so far? Keep reading to find out: 1. 2026 Goodreads goal: I'm hoping to hit 50 books by…
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2026 Reading Challenges – Mid-Year Check In
It's time for a mid-year challenge check in! This is my first check-in of the year, and I'll share my final challenge results in December or January. How have I done so far? Keep reading to find out: 1. 2026 Goodreads goal: I'm hoping to hit 50 books by the end of June, and I still have about a week, so we'll see how close I can get.
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Autumn is for Reading @autumnisforreading.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Lovely rainy day, with a lovely rainy week ahead. Will this lead to more reading, more horror movie watching, or more hunkering down in my bedroom playing Final Fantasy X for the umpteenth time?
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Ginger Coffee Creams of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 23/06/2026
Hey me lovelies, my recent issues with my hands made me realise that I don't have many years left in my job so I need to start looking towards the future. SO I have updated and revamped the Patreon page check it out and share please new fun perks www.patreon.com/gingernutsof...
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Fawn - The Devil Knows Her Name by C.N. Vair's Debut Is Appalachian Feminist Horror at Its Sharpest | Ginger Nuts of Horror
Fawn - The Devil Knows Her Name by C.N. Vair's Debut Is Appalachian Feminist Horror at Its Sharpest by Ginger Nuts of Horror on Patreon. Join Ginger Nuts of Horror's community for exclusive content an...
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Autumn is for Reading @autumnisforreading.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Tried smoked tofu yesterday. It was pretty good, and the flavour actually penetrated rather than just staying on the outside of the tofu. 7/10, would eat again.
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Earthling @ziyatong.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
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@nluewmist / I’m finally reading Dune. This quote which in the first few pages hit hard; “once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only let other men with machines to enslave them.”
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@gavreads @gavreads.co.uk · 21/06/2026
"Ultimately, it is the story of how life doesn’t like people who want to live outside the boxes that society puts them into, making sure they toe the line, which is literal in the case of three devils." Carey's take on Hans Christian Andersen's The Tinder Box is out this week.
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Review: The Tinder Box by M.R. Carey [2026]
Spoilers: Mild (themes and setup onlyGenre: Fantasy Format: e-ARC Source: NetGalley (in exchange for an unbiased review) Rating: 3.75–4.25★ This is Carey's take on Hans Christian Andersen's short story, unsurprisingly also called The Tinderbox. He tells the tale of a soldier and a witch whose existence has been put at risk by their rulers' deeds.
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Tammy @ Books, Bones & Buffy @booksbonesbuffy.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
THE SIXTH NIK by Daniel Kraus – Review The nitty-gritty: A masterfully written and plotted sci-fi horror story, The Sixth Nik combines grotesque imagery and body horror with unexpected depth and emotion. One thing I’ve come to expect with a new Daniel Kraus book is that I never know what to…
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THE SIXTH NIK by Daniel Kraus – Review
The nitty-gritty: A masterfully written and plotted sci-fi horror story, The Sixth Nik combines grotesque imagery and body horror with unexpected depth and emotion. One thing I’ve come to expect with a new Daniel Kraus book is that I never know what to expect, and The Sixth Nik is yet another great example of Kraus’s versatility as an author. This book isn’t going to be for everyone, though.
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Autumn is for Reading @autumnisforreading.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Today I have reviewed @annleckie.com's "The Raven Tower." Loved it! "A rock's eye view of change that came slow and steady, but nevertheless caused untold strife among humans, and even other gods. [...] The whole book was politics all the way down." autumnisforreading.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-...
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The Raven Tower - Ann Leckie
About the book For centuries, the kingdom of Iraden has been protected by the god known as the Raven. He watches over his territory from a...
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Autumn is for Reading @autumnisforreading.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Today I have reviewed @annleckie.com's "The Raven Tower." Loved it! "A rock's eye view of change that came slow and steady, but nevertheless caused untold strife among humans, and even other gods. [...] The whole book was politics all the way down." autumnisforreading.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-...
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The Raven Tower - Ann Leckie
About the book For centuries, the kingdom of Iraden has been protected by the god known as the Raven. He watches over his territory from a...
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Archangel Beth @archangelbeth.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
@ravensnpennies.com Punctuation. It's Important.
A tweet (or maybe skeet) by Lincoln Michael @TheLincoln:

Sending this to my students to explain why you put titles in quotes...

Quoted post is by Manley @LordManley, who is saying "That took me a moment."

And finally, the image of a woman with blond hair dyed scarlet at the ends, wearing a black leather and lace top, and a "Happy New Year" tiara, posted by AvrilsCult. The caption is:

Avril Lavigne singing Bite Me On The Dick [carriage return]
Clark Rockin New Years Eve 2022 Show.

(The carriage return is very visually important.)
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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
We are all owed some Main Characters of the Day who are notable for having said something insightful or created something great.
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Autumn is for Reading @autumnisforreading.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
More glad than ever that I kept the AR features off whenever I played.
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Coleen Murphy @ctmurphy1.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
one anecdote: I was searching for a link to one of my old papers on Google, and the automated Gemini summary attributed all of my lab's work to my husband
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Ginger Coffee Creams of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 18/06/2026
India-Rose Bower's debut WE CALL THEM WITCHES is folk horror that gets under the skin: eldritch monsters she won't fully name, pagan ritual as the only weapon, a sapphic heart in a ruined Britain. gnofhorror.com/we-call-them... @inkyrosey.bsky.social
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Nerds of a Feather @nerdsofafeather.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Book Review: This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me Ilona Andrews expands their fantasy and romance talents into the burgeoning realm of isekai in English @princejvstin.com has our review at the NOAF blog: www.nerds-feather.com/2026/06/book... #bluebooks #booksky
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Book Review: This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me
Ilona Andrews expands their fantasy and romance talents into the burgeoning realm of isekai in English Isekai. Portal fiction. The very Ja...
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Autumn is for Reading @autumnisforreading.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
In case nobody can tell from my last few reposts, I'm pretty much against how a lot of LLMs and AI are being used at the moment, and how they came to be this way. No, you will not change my mind on the subject. Don't even try.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 16/06/2026
"Ben owns a farm. He employs 100 workers. His total payroll is $10 million/year. One day, he buys a mule, which provides the worker who uses it with a modest 10% productivity gain. Ben fires 99 of his workers and purchases 99 mules, expecting a 1,000% productivity gain..."
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AI Economics for Dummies
“Xavier owns an apartment that he rents out at a loss of $1 billion/month. Seeing this success, he decides to make financial commitments to construct $850 bi...
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Autumn is for Reading @autumnisforreading.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Jun 17th 2026 (Medium), in 02:51 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com
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Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!
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Autumn is for Reading @autumnisforreading.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
I'll definitely have a new review written by Friday. Still in a mood where I'd rather be reading than writing about what I'm reading.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 17/06/2026
“A.i.” reproduces all the sexism and racism and bigotry of its inputs. If you use it uncritically, you’re accepting and furthering all that bullshit.
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Crystal Fleming is on sabbatical @alwaystheself.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
I'm attending a digital humanities event in Montreal. There was a keynote on AI and something about the talk made me wonder if it had been written by Claude. I said as much in the Q&A. As I posed the question, the speaker shifted, looking slightly uncomfortable. What he said next shocked the room +
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Autumn is for Reading @autumnisforreading.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
#booksky, do you keep lists of the books you've read over the years? How long have your lists been running, and how many books have you managed to read in that time?
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khōréō magazine @khoreo.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Today’s the deadline! We’re looking forward to your applications for the Fiction Editor role by the end of the day
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Run Away It’s The Womble @runalongwomble.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
ICYMI - here is this week’s delayed Wombling Along with reviews and other things that caught my eye this week www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/6/...
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Wombling Along — Runalong The Shelves
Helloooo! Welcome to the blog’s weekend feature where I gather reviews and other things that caught my eye online this week. My week has been very much work focused as a lot of things have erupted a...
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Autumn is for Reading @autumnisforreading.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
#booksky, do you keep lists of the books you've read over the years? How long have your lists been running, and how many books have you managed to read in that time?
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Autumn is for Reading @autumnisforreading.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
T Kingfisher's "A House With Good Bones" was a great story that suffered from awkward pacing. I still enjoyed it a lot, but as for stories with similar elements, I think I prefer "The Twisted Ones." autumnisforreading.blogspot.com/2026/06/a-ho... #bookreview #booksky #horror #southerngothic
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A House With Good Bones - T Kingfisher
About the Book "Mom seems off." Her brother's words echo in Sam Montgomery's ear as she turns onto the quiet North Carolina street where t...
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Autumn is for Reading @autumnisforreading.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
T Kingfisher's "A House With Good Bones" was a great story that suffered from awkward pacing. I still enjoyed it a lot, but as for stories with similar elements, I think I prefer "The Twisted Ones." autumnisforreading.blogspot.com/2026/06/a-ho... #bookreview #booksky #horror #southerngothic
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A House With Good Bones - T Kingfisher
About the Book "Mom seems off." Her brother's words echo in Sam Montgomery's ear as she turns onto the quiet North Carolina street where t...
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Autumn is for Reading @autumnisforreading.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Definitely a day for a third cuppa.
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Autumn is for Reading @autumnisforreading.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
The problem with wanting to write reviews is that most of the time I want to read more than I want to write.
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Autumn is for Reading @autumnisforreading.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
MC started waxing poetic about the boobs of the murder victim whose chest was ripped open.
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