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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This Thursday 1st Oct, we're thrilled to be welcoming land justice campaigner Nick Hayes for the Edinburgh launch of The Medicine Tree - an extraordinary exploration of the battle between ownership and belonging, and a tale of community, exploitation and recovery.

A pile of books outside on top of a blanket.

A blue banner that reads "The Medicine Tree: Repairing the Rotten Roots of England" by Nick Hayes, Edinburgh, Thursday 1st October"

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

An events platform that shall remain unnamed has deemed our Queer Literature Showcase “adult explic!t content”. If you don’t think queer literature should be censored, maybe you want to join us this Wednesday 7pm for 🌈 Queer Showcase: A Night of Northern Talent? 🌈 Info/tix link below!

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

There is some incredible literary talent in the North and we love to celebrate it - join us in toasting not one, but THREE queer novels from (4) Northern writers! Experience a hot Edinburgh summer, an eerie haunted ship in the Atlantic and a few years at university... 7PM next Wednesday!

Mairi holds up three books and smiles inside the bookshop.

A grey banner which reads "Queer Northern Talent Showcase, 7PM Weds 30th Sept". There are images of MK Hardy, Alessandra Thom and Chloe de Lullington next to images of their books.

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Did you know that we run 3 bespoke subscriptions? BEACON is our current affairs box SMOL is small press fiction (Small, Mighty, Original, Loud). HOPE IS THE THING is our poetry box Sign up at: lighthousebookshop.com/shop

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Rachel Plummer @smaychel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The most gorgeous poems tonight from @jaygao.bsky.social, @agatamaslowska.bsky.social and Jennifer Lee Tsai at Lighthouse. Poems that you'd want to roll around in. Thanks to @lighthousebks.bsky.social for organising such beautiful and well curated events 💚

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

We’re big poetry lovers here at Lighthouse - from our regular bookstalls at poetry festivals to our monthly HOPE poetry book subscription, there’s rarely a moment that one of us isn’t reading a poetry collection and telling the rest of us about it.

Text which reads:

On being 'British'
My Chinese name -
said aloud, sounds nothing like the English transliteration on my birth certificate.
My Chinese name -
a secret? One that only my people know, and only some of them.
As a child, I played in the neighbourhood until the sun dropped low and my mother called me home.
My English friends rejoiced in my musical name.
My English birth - certified by my father.
This is England, the country where I was born.
This is my home.
A glance at the past -
this country has no memory of me being here.
The present moment -
do you see an image of someone like me, seen as English, up on screen?
JENNIFER LEE TSAI

Text which reads:

"Bark, archive, splinter
You relish the entire interval of him, his ethos of satiety and enoughness
Through certain dialects and angles of native light the leaves across all these trees are pointing as if unionised
In a nearby village, a meat-eater's carnival
Supposing rusted pitchforks freak the contaminated crows"

Text which reads:

A BIRD IN FLIGHT
After 'A Chair in Snow' by Jane Hirshfield
A bird in flight should be
like any other animal in motion & in its element
yet a bird in flight is always freefluent
more than a butterfly
more than a frog or a leopard
a bird's bones are made for just one thing
the breath of the sky and its quick changeable shapes
not to hold marrow
not to hold time

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

We’re a little late… but we want to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who joined us over Book Fringe in August! We’re so grateful to have hosted incredible authors and publishers, hosting hundreds of people and traversing from the centre to the margins of bookish topics, subjects and expertise!

A banner that reads "We just want to say...thank you! for supporting Edinburgh's indie bookshop festival."

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Many of our customers come to us asking for queer joy in lit. We're always ready with recs, but it's such a delight when new books are added to the queer joy canon. We are therefore so happy to be hosting a queer voices extravaganza celebrating Queerphoria on Thursday next week - join us!

Pao holds three books outside of the shop next to the Look After Each Other sign.

A green banner which reads "Queerphoria" Thursday 24th September, 7-8pm at Lighthouse.

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

British South Asians have a long tradition of radical political activism. @tajali1.bsky.social tells the inspirational story of how they organised against racism in the past and how they continue to fight in the present. Join us at @lighthousebks.bsky.social: lighthousebookshop.com/events/come-...

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Dr Rosie Hampton @rosiehampton.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Couldn’t be more excited for this!

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We've been waiting to bring you the amazing Emma Warren in conversation with @rosiehampton.bsky.social for Up the Youth Club and it's finally time. The book is a searching look at the rise and fall of the youth club, highlighting the seismic impact they have had on UK culture. 23 Sept at 7pm!

Mairi holds three copies of Up the Youth Club and peeks out from round the side of them.

An orange banner which reads "A bookshop evening with Emma Warren" followed by the copy of Up the Youth Club and various images from the book cover. At the bottom, there is an image of Emma and text which reads "7pm, Wednesday 23rd September."

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This is tonight! Very few tickets left - come join us for radical discussions about women outdoors. 7-8pm at the bookshop.

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This is today! Come join us at the bookshop for an evening of mythological creatures and illustrations - 7-8pm tonight.

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

We're so excited to be bringing you award-winning writer, illustrator and land justice campaigner Nick Hayes for the Edinburgh launch of The Medicine Tree! The book is a stunning, deeply felt exploration of the struggle between ownership and belonging. See you at the Pianodrome on the 1st October!

Noor holds up a copy of The Medicine Tree in front of her face.

On a blue background sits a portrait of Nick Hayes, with tousled hair and a beard, looking in the camera. In pink letters the title of the book sits to Nick's right, The Medicine Tree.

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Paul 4Jags @paul4jags.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Picked this up at random when I was browsing @lighthousebks.bsky.social recently. Medea visits modern day Mexico and reflects upon how complicated motherhood is (she should know). Punchy stuff.

Cover of Medea Sang Me a Corrido by Mexican author Dahlia de la Cerda.

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

There's nothing we love more than a poetry night here at Lighthouse, and we're delighted to be bringing you not one, not two, but THREE incredible poets as we welcome Jennifer Lee Tsai and Jay Gao's new collections in the company of Agata Maslowska. See you on Tuesday 22nd September at 7pm!

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Bridget and Gabe Are Not Okay brings back the perfect concoction of queer Arthurian legend and witty rom-com. Inspired by it, we went off on a very enjoyable tangent and curated a Lighthouse list of queer historical love stories.

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

To celebrate the arrival of the gorgeous and mesmerising The Fairy Spotter’s Guide, we asked its author @elizadearnley.bsky.social for a list of some of her favourite books and films that have inspired her work on fairy tales and horror. Check it out and get your tickets on our website!

Hannah holds up a pile of books while she looks away.

A cream banner which includes an image of The Fairy Spotter's Guide. At the bottom it says: "Tuesday 15th September, 7pm. Fairies and fabulous creatures with Elizabeth Dearnley + Sarah J Coleman."

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

@lexcroucher.bsky.social is one of our favourite authors here at Lighthouse. You can imagine our excitement when we found out that Lex would be celebrating the Edinburgh launch of ‘Bridget and Gabe Are Not Okay’ with us! Join us at Nicolson Square Venues - Thursday 17 September, 7-8PM.

Pao holds a copy of Bridget and Gabe Are Not okay while she smiles in the shop.

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We could not be more thrilled to launch the latest anthology from Kerri Andrews, bestselling author of Wanderers: A History of Women Walking. Women, Walking is an agenda-setting, contemporary exploration of women setting foot outdoors now. Wed 16 September, 7-8PM in the shop - see you there!

Hannah holds up a copy of Women, Walking up to her face in the bookshop.

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Autumn is here, and with it some glorious events! We’re so pleased to be bringing you Palestine solidarity, fairies and illustration, women and nature, queer Camelot, three poets, youth club histories, queer joy, South Asian resistance and queer northern authors - there’s something for everyone.

An image of all the upcoming events at Lighthouse Bookshop until the end of September.

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The ‘environment’ is everything, including us. So it follows that environmental writing should be the most sprawling, transgressive and boundary-breaking kind of writing, putting into focus the place of humans in our worlds. Check out our latest events (and book lists) on these topics below!

Pao holds up a pile of books outside of the shop. She is blurry in the background.

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

As the month begins, our booksellers have compiled a list of all the great reads of August - from Scottish romances, to memoirs on motherhood and contemporary fiction, we managed to get some reads in throughout our busiest period. Check out the list on our website!

Zozan holds up a bunch of books outside of the shop while she smiles and wears a blue shirt.

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Dr Alfredo Carpineti @drcarpineti.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

What a privilege and pleasure being part of the @lighthousebks.bsky.social Book Fringe, talking about Invisible Rainbows and even showing the launch of the next big infrared observatory the Nancy Grace Roman space telescope.

Me and our corgi outside the lighthouse bookshop

Me being very gesticulating with our corgi lying at my feet

Me reading from my book invisible rainbows

Me showing the launch of Roman on an iPad

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Dr Alfredo Carpineti @drcarpineti.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Come along tomorrow and let’s end the Edinburgh Book Fringe with a (Big) Bang!! 💥 🌈 📚

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Our last event of Book Fringe 2026 is tomorrow and we're delighted to share it with you! Bookshop regular @drcarpineti.bsky.social will be wrapping up a gloriously queer Book Fringe with an hour dedicated to science through a queer lens. It's sure to be a popular one so reserve your tickets now!

Nic holds a pile of copies of Invisible Rainbows while standing outside the bookshop.

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Only two more Book Fringe events to go! We're so pleased to have Fatima Bhutto with us tomorrow at noon to tell us all about how caring for her wee dog helped influence her other other (human) relationships. Hour of the Wolf is a beautiful memoir and we can't wait to share it with you!

Hannah holds up a wee pile of The Hour of Wolf - the rest of the photo is blurry.

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

We're so pleased to be welcoming friend of the shop @kojokoram.bsky.social to Book Fringe at noon tomorrow! His latest book - the spectacular The Next Fix - looks at the monumental changes taking place in the world of drugs, and the future these point to. Book your ticket now!

Zozan holds The Next Fix up in front of a book case and smiles.

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

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Lee Randall @leerandall.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This will be terrific. And if you're based further west in Scotland, Robin will be with us in Wigtown on 28 September.

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Dr Alfredo Carpineti @drcarpineti.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

A few more days and a few more tickets for my Invisible Rainbows chat at the @lighthousebks.bsky.social this Sunday (and hopefully the weather will be ok enough on Friday and we get to see the Northern lights up in Scotland) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-fring...

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Book Fringe: Invisible Rainbows: our diverse universe w/ Alfredo Carpineti

What better way to wrap up a gloriously queer Book Fringe than with an hour dedicated to science through a queer lens?

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Just 4 more Book Fringe events left, join us while you can! Tomorrow we welcome @fancyhistorian.bsky.social for a long-anticipated event about a party like no other - the 18th century masquerade. See you tomorrow at noon for a journey through time!

Mairi stands in the shop holding two copies of The Masquerade and smiling.

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

We may be reaching the end of August but Book Fringe continues! @qunfuz.bsky.social joins us with The Blood Between Us tomorrow. If you're interested in Syrian history, Robin's event will bring first-hand reporting and interviews from across the country for a fascinating account. See you at 12pm!

Noor holds up The Blood Between Us up to her face.

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

One for our fiction lovers - tomorrow's Book Fringe event will bring @amyabdelnoor.bsky.social and her beautiful novel Ever Land to Lighthouse. Discover a novel of belonging and identity, of devastation and displacement and – ultimately – of the enduring universality of humanity and love. 12pm!

Pao is blurry in the background as she holds three copies of Ever Land.

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Interested in cities, home and built environment - and how they affect us? We have an event for you! Next at Book Fringe, @palebackwriter.bsky.social joins us with How to Build a City: Journeys into the Urban Future. See you tomorrow at noon to reflect & imagine new concepts of cities and homes!

Christina holds two copies of How to Build a City outside of the shop by the chalk writing that says "Look After Each Other."

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Book Fringe continues to be a joy despite the weather, and tomorrow we're so happy to welcome friend of the shop Mai-Anh Vũ Peterson to tell us all about Beyond Belonging. Through personal stories, the book looks at identity, representation, migration, activism and more. See you tomorrow at noon!

Mairi holds three copies of Beyond Belonging while she smiles.

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

What a delight to welcome Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translator @linkinglionking.bsky.social and our friends at @andotherstories.bsky.social to the shop yesterday to sign copies of Taiwan Travelogue. If you didn't get tickets for their @edbookfest.bsky.social event, we still have some signed copies left!

The author and translator of Taiwan Travelogue stand in front of bookshelves holding copies of the book.

The author and translator of Taiwan Travelogue stand in front of bookshelves behind a big pile of the book.

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

One for the queer nature lovers among us - for our next Book Fringe event, we've invited @frankyfrancescannon.com to tell us all about her new anthology - Queer Flora, Fauna and Funga - in the garden tomorrow! Expect to be equally inspired and delighted by queer ecology. See you there at 12pm!

Pao stands outside in the garden holding a copy of Queer Flora, Fauna and Funga.

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

*LAST MINUTE CHANGE!!* The fabulous @sofiehagen.bsky.social sounds like a car that won't start this morning & we need to give the talent a chance to recover for all their Fringe madness - so our event today is RESCHEDULED for next week, Tuesday 25th at noon! lighthousebookshop.com/events/sofie...

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

We are so excited to have the one and only @sofiehagen.bsky.social with us for a Book Fringe special on bodies, sex and pleasure - TOMORROW! Sofie is an award-winning comedian *and* also a brilliant author who's written two books. Come join us at noon for 45min of bookish comedy delights.

Hannah stands next to the sex and relationships section inside the bookshop holding a copy of Will I Ever Have Sex Again.

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Molly Tie @mollytie.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I had an amazing day at @lighthousebks.bsky.social yesterday as part of their Book Fringe events! I was in the shop to talk about all things Rebel Grrrls and Punk and it was a LUSH day! 😍

Woman standing on a busy street in Edinburgh with the cathedral in the shot behind her.

A woman reclines on a chair holding a copy of a book called Rebel Grrrls. She is positioned in front of a fully stocked book shelf.

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

As the Fringe frenzy continues, we've had a day of folklore and history in the shop, with more tomorrow. @jeansthoughts.bsky.social and Tazmyn-Mei Gebbett will join us to talk about Jean's latest book, Aphrodisia - a fascinating look at women, sex and desire in the ancient world! See you at noon!

Christina stands in the yellow arch holding three copies of Aphrodisia and smiling with teeth.

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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Our author @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social has gone on a mini book signing tour & you can now find signed copies of her debut horror novel HOME SICK @typewronger.bsky.social @lighthousebks.bsky.social @argonautbooks.bsky.social & Toppings Books Edinburgh! Grab your own member of the creepy sheep flock!

A compilation of four photos with author Rhiannon Grist and signed copies of her novel HOME SICK outside indie bookshops.

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

We've been so looking forward to our Book Fringe event with @scottishfolkmagic.bsky.social and it's finally TOMORROW! If you're into ecology, history, spirituality and want to view it through a Scottish folk magic lens, this book is for you. Join us in the garden at noon for a magical hour!

Mairi stands outside the shop holding a copy of Mill Dust and Dreaming Bread on top of a wee pile of the book.

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

We're two days into Book Fringe 2026 and the crowds keep coming! Tomorrow we'll have one for the music lovers as @mollytie.bsky.social brings us Rebel Grrrls - the *real* story of women and punk. No need to book. See you at noon for 45 free minutes of musical history delights!

Jim holds up a copy of Rebel Grrrls in front of the music section.

A banner announcing Molly Tie's event at the Lighthouse Book Fringe.

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

"The fiercest battles over gender today aren’t just about identity or womanhood - but about punishment, fear, and control." For our second Book Fringe event, we bring you Sarah Lamble with a brilliant book on trans rights and prison abolition. See you tomorrow at midday!

Pao holds a copy of Unsafe while they stand outside in front of a sign that says “Look After Each Other.”

A cream backdrop with a photo of Lamble wearing black-rimmed, circular glasses and a book patterned top. At the top of the banner, it reads "On Trans Rights and Prison Abolition with Lamble" and there is an image of their latest book on the topic, titled 'Unsafe: The Carceral Roots of the Anti-Trans Backlash". At the bottom left, the text reads "Lighthouse, 12 noon - Saturday 15th"

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