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Check out one of our 2026 Poetry Selections, “After Practice, A Black Boy Goes Supernova” @gphibbett.bsky.social (@adroitjournal.bsky.social), selected by Cyrus Cassells on bestofthenetanthology.com/2026-2/2026-poetry/after-practice-a-black-boy-goes-supernova/ #bestofthenetanthology #poetry

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“of an upward motion. Turning as he rises, blooms.
His head clears, then his torso, then his calves. He
clips it with his heels, his kick a millisecond slow,
but it’s clear this height belongs
to him. Given time, given another run, another jump
like that. His. His body and the bar start falling, then
they stop midair. Something in the fabric of the
evening splits open. Time implodes,“
After Practice, A Black Boy Goes Supernova
Gustav Parker Hibbett (The Adroit Journal)

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bestofthenet.bsky.social @bestofthenet.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Congrats to 2027 Best of the Net Fiction judge @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social on the publication of her new novel, The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman (HarperCollins, 2027). You can purchase a copy here: deeshaphilyaw.com

The wife of a popular and powerful megachurch pastor upends her charmed “rags-to-Rolex” life when her secretive past comes roaring into the spotlight—in this much-anticipated, splendidly unruly debut novel from Deesha Philyaw, author of the award-winning hit short story collection The Secret Lives of Church Ladies.
Available Now!

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bestofthenet.bsky.social @bestofthenet.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Check out one of our 2026 Poetry Selections, “Selfish Girl” by @suzchef.bsky.social (@turningleafjournal.bsky.social ), selected by Cyrus Cassells on bestofthenetanthology.com/2026-2/2026-poetry/selfish-girl/ #bestofthenetanthology #poetry #finalist

Suze Kay (The Turning Leaf Journal)

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“When I was five the world was good
and mortgages flowed like water. Didn’t matter
to me: I hadn’t yet learned to fear the bursting
of bubbles in slow stories told by graphs, but
I would.”

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bestofthenet.bsky.social @bestofthenet.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Nominations for 2027 Best of the Net are closed and a huge thank you to everyone who participated!

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-ette review @ettereview.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Congratulations and best of luck to -ette’s 2027 Best of the Net Anthology nominees! @bestofthenet.bsky.social Lauren Camp Theodore Heil @yukondawn.bsky.social Marc Kaufman @rachel-kowalsky.bsky.social @bybethhahn.bsky.social

2027 Best of the Net Anthology
Nominees

POETRY
Lauren Camp "A Spell Addressed to a Friend"
Theodore Heil "Rubbing Elbows"
Dawn Macdonald "Leaf Rust"

FICTION
Marc Kaufman "Speak of the Woman"
Rachel Kowalsky "Dear Dolores"

ARTWORK
Beth Hahn, cover -ette Issue 6: "Roulette"
Beth Hahn, illus."Speak of the Woman"
Beth Hahn, illus. "When Do Dahlias Bloom?"

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The Pinch @pinchjournal.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The Best of the Net is here!!! Check the nominations out on PJO!!!

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MSU Roadrunner Review @roadrunnerreview.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Congratulations and good luck to our Best of the Net nominees for Creative Nonfiction and Fiction!

Creative Nonfiction Nominations for Best of the Net: Sarah Lada and Nadine Sinno
Fiction Nominations for Best of the Net: Jordan Cagle and Huina Zheng

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MSU Roadrunner Review @roadrunnerreview.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Congratulations and good luck to our Best of the Net nominees for Poetry!

Poetry Nominations for Best of the Net: John Dos Passos Coggin, Jonathan Fletcher, J.M.C. Kane, Paul Ragonese, Laura Ann Reed and Cheyenne Dakota Williams

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Claudine: A Literary Magazine @claudineliterary.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Excellent humans of the interwebs, we are so thrilled to announce our Best of the Net nominations. Congratulations, everyone!! Fingers and toe beans crossed! 🤞🏼🐾 ✨🐈‍⬛✨ @aniking.bsky.social @ambusypoeming.bsky.social @kathrynreese.bsky.social @ezhang77.bsky.social

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Solstice Literary Magazine @solsticelitmag.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Check out our nominations for this year's Best of the Net awards!

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Delighted to announce our Best of The Net nominations 2026. You lot are on 🔥! www.frazzledlit.com/p/best-of-th... @jmcm.bsky.social @lenaozge.bsky.social @deirdmault.bsky.social @demimondaine.bsky.social @tracierenee.bsky.social Congratulations to our writers!

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Metachrosis Magazine (Subs open from 12 Dec - 01 Mar) @metachrosismag.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I'm delighted to announce our Best of the Net nominees, selected from issue 5! John Mackey, Naoual Peleau, Tallulah Howarth, BA Didcock, Christopher Coryat, Shannon Frost Greenstein, Ría Allen, Kuo Zhang, Eden Chicken, Kali Joy Cramer, and Tallulah Howarth. metachrosislitmag.com/metachrosis-... ⭐🌌

Our Best of the Net nominees

John Mackey
Naoual Peleau
Tallulah Howarth
BA Didcock
Christopher Coryat
Shannon Frost Greenstein
Ría Allen
Kuo Zhang
Eden Chicken
Kali Joy Cramer
Tallulah Howarth

Metachrosis Magazine

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poetose.bsky.social @poetose.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We’re delighted to nominate these poems and creative nonfiction pieces for Best of the Net: www.poetose.com/nominations.... We are grateful to all our wonderful contributors! Keep writing and putting beautiful things in the world 💚

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New Writers @newwritersuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Here are our nominations for the 2027 Best of the Net Anthology, all of which are prize winners in New Writers competitions. To read these and other prize-winning entries, check out our results page: newwriters.org.uk/competitions... Congrats to the nominees and good luck! #bestofthenet

New Writers Best of the Net Nominations 2027

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Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Announcing the Stanchion Magazine Elegant Variations 2027 Best of the Net nominations! Read all these great works (& more) at www.stanchionzine.com/elegantvaria... @justinkarcher.bsky.social @lmbayley.bsky.social @amulderwrites.bsky.social @mrevanspoetry.bsky.social

Stanchion Magazine Elegant Variations
2027 Best of the Net Nominations

POETRY:

The American Dream
by Michael R. Evans

French Pears
by Hanna Karras

After Hearing the Owner of OnlyFans Was Dead
by Justin Karcher

BYE
by Cletus Crow

FICTION:

ONE SAFE ROUTE THROUGH THE PSYCH-BELT GHOST-HOUSES
by Allison Mulder

Just the Kid Who Throws the Ball
by Linda M. Bayley

stanchionzine.com/elegantvariations

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Fahmidan Group @fahmidangroup.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Join us in celebrating our 2027 Best of the Net Nominations

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Flash Frog @flashfrog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Big congrats to our Best of the Net nominees!! ✨Kailum Graves & Mary Anne Griffiths✨

Green flier with photo of two green frogs hanging onto a plant. Text is listing the Best of the Bet nominations: Kailum Graves and Mary Anne Griffiths

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ONE ART: a journal of poetry @oneart.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

2027 Best of the Net nominations close tomorrow which makes this a fine opportunity to once again share ONE ART's 2027 BotN noms 🎉 oneartpoetry.com/2026/08/14/o...

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ONE ART’s 2027 Best of the Net Nominations

Kelli Russell Agodon – Poem to the Future Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer – Fact Checking Abby E. Murray – Political Love Poem David B. Prather – Bullet Ant Grace Alvino – H…

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Whale Road Review @whaleroadreview.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We're happy to announce our nominations for Best of the Net and Best Small Fictions! You can read them all here: www.whaleroadreview.com/nominations @barlowadams.bsky.social @nataliamartinez.bsky.social @emilyrinkema.bsky.social @caseyreiland.bsky.social and more!

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Thirty West Publishing @thirtywestph.com · 29/09/2026

TW-Afterimages Best of the Net 2027 Nominations @sundresspub.bsky.social Congrats and good luck to all 10 writers! @ascoomer.bsky.social @ezhang77.bsky.social @shomedasgupta.bsky.social @swethaamit.bsky.social

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The Icarus Writing Collective @icaruswritingcollective.com · 30/09/2026

The end of September means it's Best of The Net time! From our latest issues, we are so proud to champion these members of our Collective for the upcoming award season. Congratulations! 💛 And if you haven't yet, make sure to check out each issue and see exactly what you're missing out on.

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Re•mediate Lit Mag @remediatelitmag.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It's #LitMagWeek, and we've submitted our Best of the Net nominations!! Visit [Next Realities], [MachineWitness], and Issue•6 to revisit the works! (FYI BOTN has a strict no-AI policy, so several experimental works that we published last year that are ineligible for consideration. Love y'all tho!)

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SWWIM @swwim.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Congratulations to our 2026 Best of the Net nominees! Tammy C. Greenwood “Soldier’s Heart” Laura Last “Canción“ Eggie “efucke“ Heather Swan “History with Fire” Rachel Becker “Audiometry” Erika Meitner “Are You Making the Most of Summer? / Looming Heat Spike” @bestofthenetanthology

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Best of the Net Nominees 2026

Tammy C. Greenwood
“Soldier’s Heart”

Laura Last
“Canción“

Eggie
“efucke“

Heather Swan
“History with Fire”

Rachel Becker
“Audiometry”

Erika Meitner
“Are You Making the Most of Summer? / Looming Heat Spike”

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Washington Writers’ Publishing House @wwph.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Our Best of the Net nominations!! 💓 And WWPH WRITES, our bi-weekly lit mag, is open for submissions -- free to submit to--free to subscribe to -- more at www.washingtonwriters.org #dmvwriters #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity

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Black Bough Poetry @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🔥The all new #fragmentsfriday 'Best of the Net' #poetry nominations 🔥 Congratulations to ... @secretsoliloquies.bsky.social @heavycloud.bsky.social @ella-b-winters.bsky.social Tim Green Ashley Linkletter @elizafevwrites.bsky.social (nomination period up to June '26)

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Black Bough Poetry @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Silver Branch series - 'Best of the Net' #poetry nominations: @jakkybankong-obi.bsky.social @rhonagreene.bsky.social @helenlaycock.bsky.social @rotherwrites.bsky.social Kate Vanhinsbergh @victoriaspires.bsky.social 🍾🥂🍾🎉

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Stone Circle Review @stonecirclereview.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I am delighted to announce Stone Circle's 2027 Best of the Net nominees. You can find links to their poems here: stonecirclereview.com/awards-and-n... Please take a moment to enjoy their work again. And please join me in congratulating them and wishing them the best of luck. #BotN #BestOfTheNet

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ballast journal @ballastjournal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Best of the Net noms 2026!

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Minyan Magazine @minyanmag.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We are thrilled to announce our nominees for Best of the Net! Check out our nominations page, where you can find links to all the nominated work. www.minyanmag.com/nominations....

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Identity Theory @identitytheory.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Submitted our nominations for this year's Best Small Fictions and Best of the Net anthologies tonight. You can see/read the nominees here while we work on a more formal/fancy announcement graphic:

identitytheory.com

Award Nominations - Identity Theory

We have nominated the following Identity Theory pieces for anthologies and awards in recent years.

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We're happy to announce our nominees for Best of the Net! For art: Jennie Cao, Jaina Cipriano, Adedeji John Oluwaseun, Sholanke Boluwatife Emmanuel, and Amuri Morris. For fiction: Jeannette Barszewski, Delaney Kelly, and Fendy S. Tulodo. Stay tuned for our nonfiction and poetry nominees!

An envelope that says The B'K and All My Relations nominees for Best of the Net are... and lists the creatives and their works.

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Viridine Literary @viridinelit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Congratulations to our Best of the Net nominees! Selected from across four issues (Identity, Contagion, Refuge, Magic), it was incredibly tough to narrow it down from so many amazing pieces of work.

Text on a purple moonrise background:

Best of fhe Net 2027
Nominations

Poetry
I AM THE DEER AND THE DEER IS ME - Lauren "Prophet" Girod
Please Don't Kill Shadow - Gunilla T. Kester
Memoirs of a Goddess - Colleen S. Harris

Fiction
Show Me Your Skeleton! - Clay Waters
Short Movie - Rab Green

Art
Dictionary definition - Julia Biggs

Viridine Literary

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Dog Throat Journal @dogthroat.com · 01/10/2026

Okay, rolling out our Best Of The Net @bestofthenet.bsky.social nominations. Here they go. Check em out, and thanks everyone for helping make DTJ a great place for great reads! #writing #micro #writingcommunity #fiction

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Best Of The Net Nominations by Victor D Sandiego

Here at DTJ HQ we announce our nominations for Best Of The Net

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Outlook Springs @outlooksprings.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hey hey it’s the @bestofthenet.bsky.social nominations! Congrats y’all!

Graphic poster for Outlook Springs announcing its “Best of the Net Nominations.” Large hand-drawn OUTLOOK SPRINGS lettering sits above a list of nominated fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, with handwritten category labels and arrows. Black-and-white cartoon monsters and a mutant plant emerging from a radioactive barrel decorate the poster, over rough mint-green crayon-like scribbles. Nominees include Maya Beck, Lis Anna-Langston, Josh Orr, Rolli, Sarah Aziz, Gia Clark-Grillo, Vince Montague, Philip Jason, and Carlota Gamboa.

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bestofthenet.bsky.social @bestofthenet.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Check out one of our 2026 Art Selections, “Clover” by Jaqi Howard (@expositionreview.bsky.social), selected by Octavio Quintanilla on bestofthenetanthology.com/2026-2/2026-art/clover/ #bestofthenetanthology #comic #finalist

Clover by Jaqi Howard (Exposition Review)

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Not Quite Write @notquitewrite.com · 28/09/2026

Congratulations to our nominees for the 2027 'Best of the Net' anthology! @athena-law.bsky.social & @elisescott.bsky.social Please join us in wishing each of them the very best of luck in the selection process! @bestofthenet.bsky.social

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bestofthenet.bsky.social @bestofthenet.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Our 2027 Best of the Net nominations are open for three more days! The deadline is September 30th, so make sure to have them in before that. For more information on how to submit, go to bestofthenetanthology.com/submissions/ or use the link in our bio. We look forward to seeing your nominations!

2027 best of the best anthology

Open Until September 30th

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bestofthenet.bsky.social @bestofthenet.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

From their website: WWPH is the longest continuously operating nonprofit, cooperative, literary organization in the US. Established in 1975 in our nation’s capital, we have published over 100 volumes of poetry, as well as, in more recent years, fiction, nonfiction, and works in translation.

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The Washington Writers' Publishing House (WWPH) is the longest continuously operating cooperative nonprofit literary press in the United States. Based in our nation's capital, WWPH was established in ...

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bestofthenet.bsky.social @bestofthenet.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Each week, BotN randomly selects a journal from the previous year's Participating Journals list to highlight on social media. Check out @wwph.bsky.social

This week's Participating Journal Spotlight is Washington Writers’ Publishing House. From their website: WWPH is the longest continuously operating nonprofit, cooperative, literary organization in the United States. Established in 1975 in our nation’s capital, we have published over 100 volumes of poetry, as well as, in more recent years, fiction, nonfiction, and works in translation.

Visit them at washingtonwriters.org

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The Woolf (Official) @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Happy to nominate these fab contributors of words & art for the next @bestofthenet.bsky.social anthology. Fingers crossed for Atiqah Ghazali-alKashif, Carolyn Schlam, @jen-bryant.bsky.social, @kerstenak.bsky.social & @kdawn999.bsky.social. Check out their nominated work here...

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RABBLE REVIEW (RR No.10 Available 9/7!) @rabblereview.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

RABBLE REVIEW is proud to announce our nominees for the 2027 Best of the Net Anthology (@bestofthenet.bsky.social) : rabblereview.com/best-of-the-...

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bestofthenet.bsky.social @bestofthenet.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Check out one of our 2026 poetry Selections, “Jockey” by Meghan Miraglia (Arkana), selected by Cyrus Cassells on bestofthenetanthology.com/2026-2/2026-poetry/jockey/ #bestofthenetanthology #poetry #finalist

Jockey
“That night, I dream of you. That night, I strip the saddle, melt the bit to silver. I watch you stumble through the dark, head low, your exhalations parting the clover that grows between sidewalk slabs. I kiss the air: a sound you would have known.”
Meghan Miraglia (Arkana)

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bestofthenet.bsky.social @bestofthenet.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

You can find her compulsively posting on her IG stories @jeez_ballen.

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bestofthenet.bsky.social @bestofthenet.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

She is a senior editor at Small Harbor Press and a guest editor for Frontier Poetry and Palette Poetry. Her work appears or is forthcoming in Iron Horse Literary Review, Okay Donkey, SWWIM Every Day, and Shō Poetry Journal, among others.

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bestofthenet.bsky.social @bestofthenet.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Join us in welcoming our new Poetry Coordinator, Jessica Ballen. Jessica Ballen is a Pushcart Prize–nominated poet and a 2026 Variant Lit Poetry Prize shortlistee as well as a 2025 RHINO Founders' Prize finalist. She serves as Development Director at Sundress Academy for the Arts (SAFTA).

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bestofthenet.bsky.social @bestofthenet.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Here’s our 2027 Judges for the Best of the Net Anthology! Check out all our judges at bestofthenetanthology.com/2027-judges/ Submissions are open until September 30th. For more information on how to submit, go to bestofthenetanthology.com/submissions/ or use the link in our bio. #bestofthenet

2027 Judges for the Best of the Net Anthology: fiction
Deesha Philyaw

2027 Judges for the Best of the Net Anthology: nonfiction
Mitchel s. Jackson

2027 Judges for the Best of the Net Anthology: poetry
Diane Seuss

2027 Judges for the Best of the Net Anthology: Art
Leticia Sánchez Toledo

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bestofthenet.bsky.social @bestofthenet.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This week's Journal Spotlight is Flash Fiction Online. From their website: First published in Decembet 2007, FFO is a digital, professional magazine that celebrates brief, beautiful, & dynamic flash fiction—complete stories told in 500-1,000 words. Visit them at flashfictiononline.com

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bestofthenet.bsky.social @bestofthenet.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Each week, BotN randomly selects a journal from the previous year's Participating Journals list to highlight on social media. Check out @flashfictiononline.bsky.social

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