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Kitten Marlowe ➡️ Shadows in the Smoke S2! @kittenmarlowe.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Our flagship show, Shadows in the Smoke, won a CRIT Award last weekend! Thank you to those in the Kitten Marlowe community who voted for us! Editing and Sound Design are a vital part of our show, but it’s also a very long, very lonely part of the production process. Thank you for celebrating it!

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NullZer0Null @nullzer0null.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Oi, listen up plebs! Get this in your lug 'oles right now. Binge the whole prior season if you must. If you are not on the Kitten Marlowe Train yet, what are you even doing with your life?

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Kitten Marlowe ➡️ Shadows in the Smoke S2! @kittenmarlowe.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A new playbook, a wholly original Kitten Marlowe threat, and other things that I'm not supposed to spoil! S2E4 of Kitten Marlowe's Shadows in the Smoke, our AP of The Between, is live! Get caught up, because keeping secrets is killing me. kittenmarlowe.com/episode/shad...

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Shadows in the Smoke S2E4 - "Safe as Houses" | Kitten Marlowe - actual play tabletop rpg podcasts, and more

In which our hunters seek solace among the sinners. Ms. Douglas spends some time at the Hotel Palais, while Dr. Branford and her associate introduce Ms. Thanero...

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Kim Dalton @kimdalton.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

If signing up for another subscription is not your thing (I feel you!), a listener recommended that we start a Ko-Fi! Raising $63 means that we'll have covered one month of production expenses, which would be pretty darn cool. ko-fi.com/kittenmarlowe

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Support Kitten Marlowe

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Kim Dalton @kimdalton.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

If you'd like to join these radical individuals in supporting independent, thoughtful, 100% human made storytelling, I'd love to direct you to our Patreon! We are 56 patrons strong, and I promised I'd start work on something especially silly if we ever get to 69 👀 www.patreon.com/KittenMarlowe

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Kitten Marlowe — Telling stories through games

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Kim Dalton @kimdalton.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

A moment to hype those on the Kitten Marlowe Patreon, if I may. I literally couldn't be doing this without their support. Getting someone to listen to your show feels like a Herculean effort sometimes. Getting someone to listen AND throw you $2-7 a month? Outrageous! Awe-inspiring! Lifesaving!

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Kitten Marlowe ➡️ Shadows in the Smoke S2! @kittenmarlowe.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

After a sunless summer, our hunters reckon with their Pyrrhic Victory, and welcome a returning hunter to Hargrave House... Shadows in the Smoke, our AP of The Between, is back for Season 2! Listen at Kitten Marlowe wherever you get your podcasts. Transcript below⬇️ kittenmarlowe.com/episode/shad...

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Shadows in the Smoke S2E1 - "A Long, Cold Summer" | Kitten Marlowe - actual play tabletop rpg podcasts, and more

In which we rejoin our hunters as they deal with the aftermath of their Pyhrric Victory. Mses. Douglas and Thanero breakfast together and welcome a returning...

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Billy @callmebilly.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The pinnacle of The Between APs, be sure to tune in, and check out Season 1 if you haven't!

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Wes Franks @carrion-comfort.com · 01/09/2026

It's the most wonderful time of the year.

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NullZer0Null @nullzer0null.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Time to dive back into the grime, and the smog, and the blood, and the horror, and the angst, and the death, and the hunt. London awaits, beneath it's morbid, sunless shroud. And Hargrave House will rise to meet it's call.

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🦇⚰️DracuLevi⚰️🦇 @likethejeans.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

WE ARE SO FUCKING BACK!!!

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Kitten Marlowe ➡️ Shadows in the Smoke S2! @kittenmarlowe.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Kitten Marlowe cordially invites you to return to Hargrave House this Tuesday, September 1st. Please accept the following gift, a trailer for Season 2 of Shadows in the Smoke, in anticipation of our reunion. kittenmarlowe.com/episode/shad...

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Shadows in the Smoke Season 2 Trailer | Kitten Marlowe - actual play tabletop rpg podcasts, and more

It's time to return to Hargrave House, and face the shadows that stalk the foggy streets of London. Join the hunt on September 1st...

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Kitten Marlowe ➡️ Shadows in the Smoke S2! @kittenmarlowe.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

There's still time to vote in this year's CRIT Awards! Our show Shadows in the Smoke is up for: Best Upcoming Podcast (2 Years or Less), Best Audio and Sound Design in a Podcast, and Best Utilization of Accessibility Features and Safety Tools in an Actual Play. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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CRIT Awards Finalists

**PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION PANEL IN ITS ENTIRETY BEFORE VOTING!** ALL OF OUR FINALISTS ARE TAKEN FROM THE SUBMISSION FORM AND COMMUNITY NOMINATED CATEGORIES BY OUR VERIFICATION TEAM USING OUR PRE-...

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7orsten @7orsten.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

First time listening to @kittenmarlowe.bsky.social and I really like it! :) Give ´em a try :)

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Kitten Marlowe ➡️ Shadows in the Smoke S2! @kittenmarlowe.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Glad our vamps are alive in your heart, even if they are undead.

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NullZer0Null @nullzer0null.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Those poor, poor fools.... If you want to see how CfB can do short-form, or just want to see doomed explorers die in the frozen north... check out Kitten Marlowe's haunting foray into the deadly white in pursuit of dreams, fears, and a wayward captain.. The Isigaruk is watching.

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Kim Dalton @kimdalton.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Once again, I have to applaud the efforts of Vyn, Madeline, and Robert. This is some BLEAK, "play to lose" storytelling, and they are handling it so expertly. We actually had a blast recording this! The more stressful the game, the more secretly giggly they are off-mic.

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Kitten Marlowe ➡️ Shadows in the Smoke S2! @kittenmarlowe.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Ep4 of The Strangford Expedition, our AP of By Endurance We Conquer, is here! The Gather move is finally on display! An opportunity for our explorers to show vulnerability, share dark secrets, and make their final requests in case they don't survive the night... kittenmarlowe.com/episode/the-...

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The Strangford Expedition Ep 4 - "Never to Be Seen Again" | Kitten Marlowe - actual play tabletop rpg podcasts, and more

Beneath the icy crust, in labyrinthine caverns, the remaining members of the Fang's crew struggle just to survive. --------------------------- Content Warnings:...

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Wes Franks @carrion-comfort.com · 12/08/2026

Also bonus: it's a perfect entry point for shadows in the smoke because it's a standalone prequel to their Second Season, so you have plenty of time to dive into the first season to get caught up and you'll have more context for the greater cosmology of the series!

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Wes Franks @carrion-comfort.com · 12/08/2026

The Strangford Expedition is a fucking gnarly, bleak audio actual play that feels like an audio drama. That's the Kitten Marlowe guarantee with every session you listen to. Shout-out Kim Dalton, Vyn Vox, Robert Merkel, and Madeline Harsh for some excellent Arctic Horror.

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Kitten Marlowe ➡️ Shadows in the Smoke S2! @kittenmarlowe.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The players IMMEDIATELY split up in the most perilous of locations, and we couldn’t be prouder. Ep 2 of The Strangford Expedition, our AP of By Endurance We Conquer, is at Kitten Marlowe wherever you listen to podcasts, or at the link below – with transcripts! kittenmarlowe.com/episode/the-...

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The Strangford Expedition Ep 2 - "Just Beneath the Ice's Crust" | Kitten Marlowe - actual play tabletop rpg podcasts, and more

While searching for the captain, the crew of the Fang splits up and comes face-to-face with strange and horrific sights. --------------------------- Content...

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Kim Dalton @kimdalton.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Toronto Webfest selections are coming out, and I just wanted to share a convo I had with someone on the TO Webfest team back in February. I can’t help but wonder if any other AP shows also didn’t submit because they felt (or in my case, told directly) that there wasn’t a place for them this year?

An Instagram DM conversation between Kim Dalton and Toronto Webfest.

Kim writes on February 12th, 2026: “Hi there! I emailed, but I’m just reaching out to see if you’re accepting Actual Play Podcasts in this year’s festival? Your Film Freeway page only has sections for Fiction Podcast and Unscripted Podcast. Thank you!”

Toronto Webfest writes back on February 20th, 2026: “Hi Kim! Unfortunately, we will not be accepting Actual Play Podcasts for this edition of the festival. We thank you for your interest, and please let us know if there’s anything else we can help with.”

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Wes Franks @carrion-comfort.com · 30/07/2026

We've blown past 22k and 300 backers. I wanna see 600!!!

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Kim Dalton @kimdalton.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Oh, how I missed GMing horror! My brain is already swimming with ideas on how to make this series tie into Shadows in the Smoke Season 2, even more than it already will!

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Wes Franks @carrion-comfort.com · 28/07/2026

Once you listen to The Strangford Expedition, be sure to check out the Backerkit campaign where you can pick up the game this crew is playing: ttrpg.link/KMB3

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The Brindleverse Triptych

A set of three horror roleplaying games, based on the popular Carved from Brindlewood mystery system, each playable in 2-3 sessions. Brought to you by Plus One Exp & Gauntlet Publishing.

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Kitten Marlowe ➡️ Shadows in the Smoke S2! @kittenmarlowe.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Introducing… The Strangford Expedition, a 5-part miniseries of By Endurance We Conquer. This series is GMed by Kim Dalton and features @vynvox.com, Robert Merkel, and Madeline Harsh as the Fang’s doomed crew. The first episode is now available at Kitten Marlowe, wherever you listen to podcasts!

A black and white photograph of a sailing ship, moored in the ice. Text reads, “Kitten Marlowe presents: The Strangford Expedition - a Shadows in the Smoke story”

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🦇Ziggy_1031 is HALLOWEEN!!!🦇 @ziggy1031.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Yo new Kitten Marlow, with thee @vynvox.com ? I'm locked in

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Plus One Exp @ 🔜 Metatopia @plusoneexp.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

We have 2 more goals raise this up even higher at 600 & 1000 backers. If you believe that Actual Play is an important part of helping support indie RPGs & a valuable form or art, please help spread the word & back at any level to help unlock these goals. If you run APs keep an eye out. 10/x

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1000 backer actual play scholarship circled in red and on a spread of yellow documents.

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Plus One Exp @ 🔜 Metatopia @plusoneexp.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Every campaign we host has at least one stretch goal designed to support established & emerging actual play creators. At 300 backers we will allocate $500 to supporting channels looking to create Actual Plays of CFB games. That's just 15 backers away. 9/x

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Kitten Marlowe ➡️ Shadows in the Smoke S2! @kittenmarlowe.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

So excited for this! All of these games are on our list to play one day at Kitten Marlowe (some *very* soon indeed 👀…) The first few stretch goals have already been smashed! We are especially excited for @chaoticblade5.bsky.social’s Brindleverse deep dive and the Kingdom Vistas.

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Lady Xoc @ladyxoc.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

A few of my good friends and amazing content creators are up for the CRIT awards! @kittenmarlowe.bsky.social for Shadows in the Smoke (three categories) and @iamatrex.com for Sprigs & Kindling (one category). #thebetween #gauntletgames #Sprigs&Kindling #CRITawards linktr.ee/CRITAwards

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critawards Official: TikTok, Instagram, Twitch | Linktree

The CRIT (Creator Recognition In TTRPG) Awards: a peer driven TTRPG award show.

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Kitten Marlowe ➡️ Shadows in the Smoke S2! @kittenmarlowe.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I do believe our show Shadows in the Smoke and @iamatrex.com’s Sprigs and Kindling are the *only* CfB representation at the CRIT Awards, so it would be huge to get the Gauntlet community and the CfB sickos to show their support. More love for Carved from Brindlewood, please 🙌

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Kitten Marlowe ➡️ Shadows in the Smoke S2! @kittenmarlowe.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

We are nominated thrice over for our flagship show, Shadows in the Smoke! Thrilled to be on the shortlist for Best Upcoming Podcast, Best Audio and Sound Design in a Podcast, and Best Utilization of Accessibility Features and Safety Tools in an AP! Our little show would appreciate your vote!

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Monsterhearts BACKERKIT FUNDED 450%! @ludiclemur.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

🩸ENDING @ 9 PM PT🩸 This is your final chance to back #Monsterhearts Welcome to Drowned Lake! 🐺Horror #IndieGame 🎲Spin-off of Monsterhearts #TTRPG 🃏Strategic #Deckbuilder 📖Narrative #VisualNovel elements 🧑‍❤️‍💋‍🧑8 Love Interests 🌈LGBTQ+ rep 📕TTRPG Supplement Add-On 🔁 Please RT & Share! 🔁 Back it here! ⬇️

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Monsterhearts: Welcome to Drowned Lake

Monsterhearts: Welcome to Drowned Lake. Get messy. 🤯 Get magical. 🪄 Get monstrous. 🦇 We are crowdfunding to add controller support to this queer narrative horror deckbuilder.

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Kitten Marlowe ➡️ Shadows in the Smoke S2! @kittenmarlowe.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

This month, we are bringing you an AP of an ORIGINAL Carved From Brindlewood game! Join us for Flight of the Kingfissher, a blue collar space opera featuring Robert Merkel, T. Wade, Natalia Montgomery Fernandez, and Wes Franks! kittenmarlowe.com/kingfissher

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Flight of the Kingfissher | Kitten Marlowe - actual play tabletop rpg podcasts, and more

"Flight of the Kingfissher" is an actual play miniseries using "Adrift on a Sea of Stars", an original Kitten Marlowe tabletop role-playing game. It is about a...

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Radiant G🌈 @radiantg.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

🩸ENDING SOON🩸 Monsterhearts: Welcome to Drowned Lake, a horror narrative #deckbuilder spinoff of the #Monsterhearts TTRPG, ends its #BackerKit campaign Thursday evening! We have ONE stretch goal left & we’re only $889 CAD / $628 USD away from hitting it! #IndieGame #VisualNovel Back it here! ⬇️

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Monsterhearts: Welcome to Drowned Lake

Monsterhearts: Welcome to Drowned Lake. Get messy. 🤯 Get magical. 🪄 Get monstrous. 🦇 We are crowdfunding to add controller support to this queer narrative horror deckbuilder.

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Kim Dalton @kimdalton.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I think this is the first time my picture and by-line has ever appeared on anything outside of Kitten Marlowe's Patreon! That's pretty cool! I'm honored to kick off the issue with an examination of personal beginnings, professional endings, and making something great out of failure. Thanks, S+K 💜

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Kitten Marlowe ➡️ Shadows in the Smoke S2! @kittenmarlowe.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

We open and close this edition! Check out Kim’s intro at the beginning, and a preview of our ttrpg A City in Eternal Twilight at the end! Thank you for featuring us, S+K! (Want more playbooks, threats, and content for ACiET? We’ve got all of that and more on the Kitten Marlowe patreon!)

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Wes Franks @carrion-comfort.com · 07/07/2026

Proud to announce I'm a featured performer in @kittenmarlowe.bsky.social next interstitial series, Flight of the KingfISSher, using a brand new CfB game designed by @tvsrobert.bsky.social. An especially great series for fans of Cowboy Bebop. pca.st/episode/59a0...

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Flight of the Kingfissher Ep 1 - "Hello Spacers"

We meet our heroes, scrambling to action, as their gig at at Camp Sophia goes all SNAFU. Another day, another crisis. --------------------------- Content Warnings: Sci-Fi Action, Innuendo, Threat of…

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Kitten Marlowe ➡️ Shadows in the Smoke S2! @kittenmarlowe.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

The Shadows in the Smoke S1 Q&A is right around the corner! If you've got questions about any aspect of the show, please feel free to send them on over via our Contact page! Deadline: Thursday, July 9th. kittenmarlowe.com/contact

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Contact Form - Get in Touch Easily | Kitten Marlowe - actual play tabletop rpg podcasts, and more

Get in touch with our team—use the contact form to reach us for support, quotes, or inquiries.

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Kitten Marlowe ➡️ Shadows in the Smoke S2! @kittenmarlowe.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

The dark woods of Talbot Falls hold many secrets, but nothing stays hidden for long. Double-check to make sure you're alone, the Walls of the Stalls has eyes everywhere... Ep 3 of our Monsterhearts AP is available at Kitten Marlowe! Warning: things get MESSY. kittenmarlowe.com/episode/heml...

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Hemlock High Ep 3 - "Girl Trouble" | Kitten Marlowe - actual play tabletop rpg podcasts, and more

The dark woods of Talbot Falls hold many secrets, but nothing stays hidden for long. Double-check to make sure you're alone, the Walls of the Stalls has eyes...

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Kitten Marlowe ➡️ Shadows in the Smoke S2! @kittenmarlowe.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Spotted: Is a certain cheerleader considering an agricultural career change? Because the chickens have come home to roost. Ep 2 of our Monsterhearts 2 AP is available at Kitten Marlowe wherever you listen to podcasts, or on our website with transcripts ⬇️ kittenmarlowe.com/episode/heml...

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Hemlock High Ep 2 - "It's Not Cheating" | Kitten Marlowe - actual play tabletop rpg podcasts, and more

Spotted: Is a certain cheerleader considering an agricultural career change? Because the chickens have come home to roost. --------------------------- Content...

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Radiant G🌈 @radiantg.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

We’re sponsoring Kitten Marlowe’s Hemlock High #Monsterhearts AP! Be sure to give it a listen👀🎧

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Kitten Marlowe ➡️ Shadows in the Smoke S2! @kittenmarlowe.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Kitten Marlowe’s Hemlock High is sponsored by @ludiclemur.bsky.social’s Monsterhearts: Welcome to Drowned Lake, an upcoming deckbuilder video game! Please follow their Backerkit campaign so you can support it the minute it goes live, and check out the demo on Steam! ludiclemur.short.gy/backerkit

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Get Ready for Monsterhearts: Welcome to Drowned Lake

From Ludic Lemur - Get Ready for Monsterhearts: Welcome to Drowned Lake

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