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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Taking this opportunity to mention for the first time in a while that our debut novel, The Major Arcana, is available everywhere you buy books ❤️ we’d love it if more folks picked up a copy! The digital version is available as cheaply as $2.99, & the Linktree is in my bio 🤗 #booksky #TheMajorArcana

The Major Arcana (J. Marbach & R.W. Meadors) is available now wherever you buy books!

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Calla is unimpressed by this poor example of these new, strange critters called "humans." But at least she does get one pertinent piece of information from him. #TheAlluvion #booksky

Excerpt (unedited) from "The Alluvion," an upcoming novel from Jason Marbach & R.W. Meadors

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

#booksky The genuine reaction when @rwmeadors.bsky.social told me that @hopeengel.com ‘s favorite character in #TheMajorArcana is my boy, Michael Ray “T-Mikey” Collins:

The text message exchange between myself (Jason Marbach) and my coauthor, R.W. Meadors, when he told me another author friend of ours (Hope Engel) has a character I created and love dearly as her favorite character, when I never expected anyone but me to care about him. Exchange reads as follows:

Me: No way

R.W.: Way

Me: THE AGE OF T MIKEY SUPREMACY HAS BEGIN

R.W.: I definitely should not have told you that

Me: Bwahahahahaha!
Me: I winnnnnnnn
Me: All wrongs in the world have been made right

R.W.: Well, I was still right about the cover

Me: Class warfare is gone. Cancer is cured. All politicians are benevolent

R.W.: Rockies win the World Series

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Ol dude has a big white pet bird in the car with him and I was SO CLOSE to getting the greatest candid “people watching” picture of all time. Bird was on his lap and it looked like the dude was a human with a bird head

If you zoom in, you can see the tail feathers of the bird as it’s climbing back off his lap

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

The anxiety this fills me with should be studied

My notifs were out of control when I logged on for the first time today, and that gives me a very odd sense of anxiety

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Last but CERTAINLY not least for this thread, the nearly peerless Margot Martindale is our favorite choice to play quirky shop owner Jodi Cahill. #TheMajorArcana #booksky (11/11)

Actor Margot Martindale would be a perfect fit to play Jodi Cahill.

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The venerable Bruce McGill is the general archetype in mind while writing Sheriff Clarence Daubront in #TheMajorArcana. #booksky (10/11)

Actor Bruce McGill would be an ideal candidate to play Sheriff Clarence Daubront, in our estimation.

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The incredible Laura Dern would be our top choice as a fan cast to play Captain Cecilia Harris. #TheMajorArcana #booksky (9/11)

Actor Laura Dern is who we’d love to play Captain Cecilia Harris.

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Now, a couple more minor/background characters, as a bonus 😅 Actor Bill Camp has always been who I personally envision as Terry LeFleur while writing him. #TheMajorArcana #booksky (8/11)

Actor Bill Camp would bring the rheumy, peptic acerbic nature of Terry LeFleur to life beautifully, we believe.

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Elijah Wood is our fan cast pick for Danny Jacobsen. #TheMajorArcana #booksky (7/11)

Actor Elijah Wood, our fan cast for Danny Jacobsen

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Very talented actor and director Zoe Kravitz has always been Layla Wallace, to our way of thinking. #TheMajorArcana #booksky (6/11)

Actor Zoe Kravitz, who would be the perfect casting for Layla Wallace in our minds

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Jackie Earle Haley is who we tapped to play Lincoln Baxter, the recurring “Bayou Phantom” serial killer who appears in the book. #TheMajorArcana #booksky (5/11)

Actor Jackie Earle Haley, who Jason Marbach and R.W. Meadors would fan castings to play Lincoln Baxter onscreen.

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Mos Def is R.W.’s preference to play Calvin Henson, but I have to say, I can definitely see the vision now. #TheMajorArcana #booksky (4/11)

Actor/Rapper Mos Def is our pick to play Calvin Henson

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

For Fitzgerald “Fitz” Greene, Donald Glover is the only name we ever even discussed. In our minds, he’s Fitz. #TheMajorArcana #booksky (3/11)

Actor Donald Glover, our preference to play Fitzgerald “Fitz” Greene if The Major Arcana were to become an onscreen production.

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Josh Holloway is our fan cast to play the main character, Eric Riley, in #TheMajorArcana. #booksky (2/11)

Actor Josh Holloway, the fan cast from authors Jason Marbach and R.W. Meadors to play protagonist Eric Riley

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Yeah, telefascists? I’m the only local “Democrat”…in Houston…you selected for your scam, huh? 🤣

A bullshit autoprompt telefascist bot claims I am the ONLY local Democrat…in Houston…selected for…whatever scam this is. My response reads:

“The level of disdain you temu fascists have for my intelligence remains hilariously embarrassing. For you.”

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Imagine being this absolutely feckless numpty 🤣

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Authors, post the last line of dialogue before they smooch. What can we say? Stevie and her quotes found the sweet spot with Ana, intended or not. We hope y’all will read #Projekt, our second novel, when it drops in a few months! #booksky #amwriting

Unedited excerpt from “Projekt”, the upcoming second novel from Jason Marbach & R.W. Meadors. The prompt in the post was “post the last sentence before they smooch,” and this excerpt reads:

“…the counter, and giggled as she said, “If you keep on drinking rum, the world will soon be quit of a very dirty scoundrel!”

She turned to share the laugh with Ana, but instead found Ana standing stock still and staring at her in unmistakable amazement. Stevie’s smile faltered on her face.

“I, uh...sorry, it’s from...Treasure Island. Me and my silly quotes, I guess, I…”

And suddenly Ana was there, firmly entwined around Stevie. The only thing in the universe was the taste of her lips on Stevie’s, the feel of Ana’s palms pressed urgently against the small of Stevie’s back, the blonde hair and the dark hair mixing with one another.”

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Donatello and Michelangelo were just ahead of the times

Donatello, Michelangelo, and Keno gather over a pot of a chemical concoction meant to reverse mutation of Tokka and Razar in 1991’s TMNT 2: The Secret Of The Ooze

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

I got a copy of #Blacksad for my birthday yesterday (huge shoutout to my favorite YouTube channel, matttt, for bringing its existence toy attention) and I am absolutely over the moon in love with it. Just LOOK at this art. Look how expressive the characters are, and the detail!

A page from the first volume of Blacksad showing (in the biggest panel on the page) a detailed cityscape resembling 1950s New York City. It’s truly exquisite artwork

A page from the later pages of volume one of Blacksad illustrating how expressive and beautifully articulated the characters are.

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

National day of disruption = Don’t buy the book today, buy it tomorrow. But! It’s also Beltane, & @rwmeadors.bsky.social & I want to send a class-conscious well-wish to you & yours on behalf of Jodi Cahill. May you live in abundance, love, & harmony! #TheMajorArcana #MayDay #Beltane #Booksky

An excerpt from The Major Arcana (by Jason Marbach & R.W. Meadors) from a scene introducing Jodi Cahill and her shop, The Bellafontaine Apothecary:

“He shook his head in amazement.

There was a sizable display of beads in what Eric guessed must be every imaginable color and a large selection of candles, some depicting various Catholic saints on their containers. Another wall featured an assortment of framed photos and posters. One poster depicted assorted astrological formations and a chart of zodiac symbols, and he recognized in another the visage of the infamous Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin. A photo framed beneath the Rasputin poster seemed to be nothing more than an ordinary white rabbit. Eric tilted his head, trying to make sense of that. He couldn’t help but notice that the window display that caught his eye earlier was already gone, with a new display replacing it. Baskets of candles and laurels in green and red and orange colors were strewn about haphazardly near the window, with select pieces arranged in a display now bearing a sign that read Beltane Bonanza.”

Excerpt From
The Major Arcana
Jason Marbach & R.W. Meadors
https://books.apple.com/book/id6759012228
This material may be protected by copyright.

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

“Free me from the gulag, comrade.” - der floof

One of my cats is very snuggly under a blanket

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

@rwmeadors.bsky.social and I are proud to present this excerpt of the #Kirkus review for #TheMajorArcana, which has been published as of April 17th on their website. If you haven’t picked up your copy of THE MAJOR ARCANA yet, do so today! Linktree pinned in my bio for your ease of purchase. #booksky

Kirkus Reviews has posted their review of The Major Arcana, and this excerpt of it reads as such:

“The narrative deftly shifts back and forth between 2001 and 2020, doling out intriguing tidbits of information on murders both past and present. It’s a curious mess to unravel; as one character points out, “at least with serial killers, you always have something to look forward to.” Readers can certainly look forward to many pages filled with bloody tension.” — 𝘒𝘪𝘳𝘬𝘶𝘴 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

My coauthor and I released our debut novel - #TheMajorArcana - today. I've put together a linktree of all the places folks can check it out (for those among us who have a strong aversion to amazon, for example) if they'd like to support. Thank you! #booksky linktr.ee/chaoscatcrea...

The cover of The Major Arcana by Jason Marbach & R.W. Meadors, available today everywhere!

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Our debut novel, #TheMajorArcana, is out everywhere today & if anyone is interested in a crime thriller w/ strong literary fiction elements & chaotic paranormal flavor, we think they’d really enjoy it. Here’s a Linktree w/ everywhere it can be picked up. Thanks! #booksky linktr.ee/chaoscatcrea...

The cover of “The Major Arcana” by Jason Marbach & R.W. Meadors, on sale now everywhere!

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Yup, this is us...figures. Folks, we know the world is on fire & it's scary. We're sorry to ask. But our debut novel, #TheMajorArcana, drops today. We think it's quite good & worthy of your time. Here's a linktree with all the places you can buy it. Thank you all! #booksky linktr.ee/chaoscatcrea...

"The Major Arcana" by Jason Marbach and R.W. Meadors, available today wherever you get your books!

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

If *I* ever have to be sworn in for some official position, I am using this book.

The cover of “Men At Arms,” Terry Pratchett’s 1993 novel which features the legendary Sam Vimes’ “Boots" Theory of Socio-Economic Unfairness.

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

“Crikey! Lookit the pair’a huntahs as they stawk theyuh prey”

A photo of my two tabbies staring wistfully at something in the backyard. Caption (badly) imitates the late Steve Irwin:

“Crikey! Lookit the pair’a huntahs as they stawk theyuh prey”

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Joey is Zionist garbage. Just block and ignore

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Ahhh, I see, I see *taps nose*

Excerpt of note reads: “EU is likely to increase energy imports from Russia.”

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Fuck, the way this hits so hard

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

When you disturb the past, sometimes the past disturbs you back. The Major Arcana is a blend of literary fic, crime thriller, & urban fantasy. It follows Detective Eric Riley during two different periods of his life hunting the Bayou Phantom. #WSPit #P #CS #A #C #F #M #T #IN Releases April 7, 2026

Excerpt from The Major Arcana (by Jason Marbach & R.W. Meadors) reads as follows:

“As they meandered towards the benches, Calvin said, “Boy, Jude Acers taught me all there is to know about this here game, and that’s why your shiny ass ain’t never beat me once.”Fitz laughed now. “Old man, I beat you not two weeks ago and you know it.”Calvin harrumphed. “You cheated yo’ black ass off.”“I didn’t cheat you, I just baited you. Come on now, don’t be bitter.”Calvin grumbled but said no more as the two men settled on the powder-coated black bench. The paint looked magnificent from a distance, sleek and shiny, but once you got close enough, you could see the rust underneath the flaking paint, and the bird shit and leaves peppered it thoroughly as well. A bolt was missing, and the whole thing seemed to groan and shift slightly as Fitz and the older man eased themselves down onto it. In a way, the bench was a bit of a perfect microcosm of the Crescent City itself, Eric thought: beautiful to behold from a distance but mired with imperfections when examined closely.”

Excerpt From
The Major Arcana
Jason Marbach & R.W. Meadors
This material is protected by copyright.

The cover of The Major Arcana by Jason Marbach & R.W. Meadors, available for pre-order now and releasing everywhere April 7, 2026!

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

What *actually* happened is they invented a phantom $150 charge to punish us from dropping from 3 lines to two. It’s all I can figure, anyway, obviously they won’t say that. Long story short, I let them know what I thought of that and yeah, now I’m moving to ANY OTHER cell carrier. Fuck #att

A conversation between myself and Russel at AT&T. He was doing his best, not his fault. 1/2

A conversation between myself and Russel at AT&T. He was doing his best, not his fault. 2/2

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

My coauthor ( @rwmeadors.bsky.social, a #Reds fan of a certain age) is texting me (an #Astros fan of a nearly identical age) as he watches a Reds-Astros game from July 25, 1994 🥰

My coauthor, Ryan, is texting me while he watches a Reds-Astros game from 1994.

Ryan: “Hal Morris just knocked an oppo field single to push his average to over .350”

Me: “That sounds like Hal Morris lol”

Ryan (wrongly, dumbly, also jokingly): “Hal Morris > Jeff Bagwell”

Me: “Calm down. Lol”

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Gonna “proud dad post” for a minute: my 12 year old kiddo drew this while we were at D&D today. The bg is stock, of course, but I sat and watched them draw this, shade it, and drop it on the bg, all between rolls and RP. I’m very proud 😅 #jjk #jujutsukaisen #art #yuji

A character portrait of Yuji Itadori from Jujutsu Kaisen, as drawn by 12 year old kiddo, who goes by Yumi.

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

No amount of “but muh private equity!” or “but landlords!” is ever gonna square these two numbers in my head

Official US Govt data showing that there are currently ~15,000,000 vacant houses in the US, far more than there are total unhoused peoples

A screenshot from endhomelessness.org showing that on a given night in Jan 2024, there were 771,480 unhoused people in the US.

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

I can’t resist. You reminded me of this so strongly, I had to post. It is I, Chaos Man! (Excerpt from our third book (titled “God, Complex”) that’s in progress currently)

Excerpt from “God, Complex” by Jason Marbach and R.W. Meadors. Excerpt reads:

“Wendy continued to stare into the void as an unearthly wind howled around her, and for a frightening instant, her distressed mind perceived that she saw within the vortex the very face of God. She fell to her knees as though some unseen hands compelled her to do so, and she shouted into the nothingness with all the force she could muster the one thing she knew to be the Truth.

“I NEED A MILKSHAKE!” she informed the vortex. The vortex responded by popping out of existence as suddenly as it had appeared. Most of the tree was still gone, as were the hamsters and the bubblegum.”

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Roxie is the brightest, most chaotic ray of sunshine you’re likely to ever meet, so it’s fitting that she likes things that are yellow. (Unedited #wip excerpt from “God, Complex” by myself and @rwmeadors.bsky.social, the third book in our series of novels which begin their publishing lives soon)

Unedited first draft excerpt from “God, Complex” by Jason Marbach and R.W. Meadors. Excerpt reads:

“She turned off the water and
toweled herself off before putting on
pinstriped pajama pants and a top with a
picture of a little yellow bird on it. She
liked things that were yellow. She
danced alone and arrhythmically in her
living room to the sounds of her upstairs
neighbors arguing over, as near as she
could tell, whether or not a hot dog is a
sandwich. Soon enough, Toby was
ringing her doorbell once more, and she
persuaded him to dance with her for a
bit before she sat him on the couch and
thoroughly had her way with him. An
hour later, she let her exhausted eyes
rake his snoring form and allowed a
small smile to gather like dew at the
corners of her lips.

*The poor lad. He's out of his depth
here.*”

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Jason Marbach @marbach.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

You can’t blame Calla. Nothing made by elven hands in her world has ever been this color before, they’ve never named it. Plus, I mean…YOU try talking to Hartford Ricks for more than 90 seconds & keep your cool. These newcomers called “humans” are weird critters. Unedited #wip excerpt: #TheAlluvion

Excerpt (1 of 4) from the unedited first draft of “The Alluvion” by Jason Marbach and R.W. Meadors. Reads as follows:

“The captain smiled at her. “You will go far in this world, young warhorse.” Then he clapped her on the shoulder again and moved off toward the gnomes. As Calla watched, Atrola herded the human, gnome, and reluctant elf contingent together to begin briefing them for their journey. Calla made to move closer to them so as to hear their conversation better, but instead found her way blocked by a dazzling flash of the familiar but unnamed color she’d seen previously…

*…Oh.*

She leaned backwards and blinked rapidly as the face of the male human who’d attempted to accost her before swam before her sight once more.

“Hey there, gorgeous, glad to see you again! Couldn’t help but notice you…”

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Excerpt (2 of 4) from the unedited first draft of “The Alluvion” by Jason Marbach and R.W. Meadors. Reads as follows:

““Hey there, gorgeous, glad to see you again! Couldn’t help but notice you volunteered to go. Sick, very sick. I didn’t bother to volunteer because I already know I’m too valuable here, but I admire your spirit. Name’s Hartford Ricks, how are you?”

Calla felt the onslaught of the words peppering her face. She could swear her hair blew slightly in the breeze as they passed, and she was more than sure some of the human’s saliva reached her cheek as he spoke. She flicked her finger in some annoyance to wipe away the spittle and allowed her eyes to drop like disdainful stones to glare for the briefest of moments at the hand he’d extended toward her. She suddenly regretted, for the briefest of moments, the language spell which allowed her…”

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Excerpt (3 of 4) from the unedited first draft of “The Alluvion” by Jason Marbach and R.W. Meadors. Reads as follows:

“…extended toward her. She suddenly regretted, for the briefest of moments, the language spell which allowed her now to understand the useless words of this miscreant, and she endeavored with all her considerable will to mortar every venomous moment of her gaze with the greatest levels of contempt.

When she was confident she’d glowered enough, she raised her eyes fiercely back to his and saw the confident smile falter briefly, wilting under the furnace blast of her derision.

“What did you say your name was?” She kept her voice as steady and calm as fathoms-deep waters.

A worthy male would have sensed danger, but this one simply attempted valiantly to reclaim some of his swagger with a renewed grin.”

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Excerpt (4 of 4) from the unedited first draft of “The Alluvion” by Jason Marbach and R.W. Meadors. Reads as follows:

“A worthy male would have sensed danger, but this one simply attempted valiantly to reclaim some of his swagger with a renewed grin.

“Why, the name is Hartford Ricks, little lady, and if there’s anything you require…”

“What color would you say that your tunic is?” she interrupted him pointedly, and he looked momentarily confused.

“My…my shirt? Uh…orange?”

She nodded perfunctorily. “Orange. I see. That is the only thing I shall require of you. Ever.” With this, she made a show of stepping past him and crossing her arms to continue watching the briefing in front of her. She felt, more than saw, him slink away, and felt a savage pleasure at his expense.”

(end of excerpt)

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