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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🎨🔥 It's October, so I thought a dark fantasy #visualnovel would be appropriate for the weekend to ease us into the spooky~ We'll be painting with emotions in this one! 🎮 STARCULT Night Twisted Age by @notacatstudios.bsky.social 🔖 twitch.tv/ricebits @ 10PM, GMT+8 #IndieGame #PsychologicalHorror

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

⚜️🪶 I couldn't resist this #Lovecraftian cosmic horror of a #visualnovel. Look at how gorgeous its visuals are! I want to date all the pretty boys. >.< Still only a demo, but I'll be sinking my teeth into it tonight~ :> 🎮 灰烬溪 AshCreek by Pigeon Studio 🔖 twitch.tv/ricebits @ 8PM, GMT+8 #IndieGames

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🦊🐸 Were you one of those kids that made stories out of your blocks & random knick-knacks around your home? I grew up with a bunch of wood furnishings and aaaa, the nostalgia~~ :> Cannot waittt. 🎮 Woodo by @juliaprokhorova.bsky.social 🔖 twitch.tv/ricebits, 22 SEP, 8PM GMT+8 #SliceOfLife #IndieGame

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

⚔️🪄 How well do you think you know your partner? :> To celebrate its launch, I'm going live tonight with this bondmaking or bondbreaking cooperative game~ 🎮 Duo Quest by @1plus1studios.bsky.social 🔖 twitch.tv/ricebits @ 19 SEP, 8:15 PM GMT+8 #Co-Op #DeckBuilder #Roguelite #IndieGame #IndieDev

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I will leave this scene without context, but the pokemon-esque evolution stack of these three was the highlight of my stream tonight. (Also looks like Boyd is bullying Rolf. xD)

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🔥 GOING LIVE 🔥 Others are diving into Fortune's Weave, but since I don't have it, I'll be diving into #FireEmblem: #PathOfRadiance for the first time. :> Feel free to share your stories with me, though, because I'd love to hear about your experiences! 🔖 twitch.tv/ricebits

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🌻🐾 Having the sudden pocket of time to check out this #Cyberpunk #BLVN yesterday on stream was such a treat—the music was a bop, designs are gorgeous, and Satya is precioussss. Can't wait for the release next year! ✨ 🎮 TEKNOKRAT by @vertebrae.rip #FallInLoveFestival #VisualNovel #IndieGame

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🌺🦋 Breaking my plan to wait for the full release so that I can wrap up the #FallInLoveFestival with a #TimeTravel #VisualNovel! I will never turn down one of these. Can you? :> 🎮 The Retrospection of Tomorrow by @cherishfan.bsky.social 🔖 twitch.tv/ricebits @ 9 SEP, 8PM GMT+8 #Otome #IndieGame

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

🍀✨ Wanna watch me claim a himbo in my penultimate #FallInLoveFestival stream~? My healer's going to survive this 90s-shonen-anime-inspired #VisualNovel if it's the last thing she does!! 🎮 Nozomu School Daze by @marooninkstudio.bsky.social 🔖 twitch.tv/ricebits @ 8 SEP, 8PM GMT+8 #Otome #DatingSim

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

⌛🃏 We can do better than Alice in Wonderland, can't we? Checking out the demo before the English translation releases in Nov! :> 🎮 Re.dive Wonderland by @tmpiacere.bsky.social 🔖 twitch.tv/ricebits @ 7 SEP, 8PM GMT+8 #FallInLoveFestival #VisualNovel #Otome #PixelRPG #IndieGame #RediveWonderland

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

🎎🍵 Closing up the weekend stream with a cosy hand-drawn horror set in a little idyllic Japanese village! What secrets lie buried? 👀 🎮 The Doll Shop by @ateliersento.com 🔖 twitch.tv/ricebits @ 5 SEP, 10:30PM GMT+8 #FallInLoveFestival #VisualNovel #PsychologicalHorror #IndieGame #TheDollShop

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

🐙🦗 It wouldn't be a #FallInLoveFestival without at least one #MonsterDating #DatingSim, would it? :> Look at these cutie-piessss. Going live soon! 🎮 Welcome, Dear Human by @ronkad.com 🔖 twitch.tv/ricebits @ 5 SEP, 8:15PM GMT+8 #VisualNovel #PointAndClick #IndieGames

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

💐👰 Who brought the dead guest to my wedding?! GOING LIVE to start my weekend with a psychological mystery! (Yo, that lady's wedding outfit is gorgeous.) 🎮 Siren's Call: Second Wind by @thepensword.bsky.social 🔖 twitch.tv/ricebits #FallInLoveFestival #VisualNovel #Mystery #PsychologicalHorror

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🗡️🦇 I've been blessed with a sneak-peek at this #Vampire #GothicRomance before it releases on Steam later this year! Come check out the pretty with me. :> 🎮 Bonded in Darkness by @natashaluna.itch.io 🔖 twitch.tv/ricebits @ 3 SEP, 10PM GMT+8 #FallinLoveFestival #VisualNovels #BLVN #IndieGame

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🌸🍒 I couldn't resist a slice-of-life, coming-of-age (bildungsroman!) journey of students living like their lives are about to end. 🎮 The End of the World Club Demo by @tomotoad.bsky.social 🔖 twitch.tv/ricebits @ 3 SEP, 8PM GMT+8 #FallInLoveFestival #VisualNovel #BLVN #IndieGame #TEOTWC

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🌠⭐ Starting the #FallInLoveFestival with a rom-com that features an MC cursed to spout dad-jokes and puns. Tonight, the new demo! (Is that the secret route sneaking into the remade art?) 🎮 Jest Messters by @elsethgames.com 🔖 twitch.tv/ricebits @ 8PM GMT+8 #VisualNovels #Otome #IndieGames

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🌺💐🌺 It's that time of the year again! Super excited to be part of the #FallinLoveFestival hosted by @vnstudioelan.com, where I get to dive into a bunch of glorious #IndieGames and #VisualNovels. :> Stay tuned for the BLVNs & horror mystery adventures coming up in this week of romance~ 🌷💐🌷

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🪶⚔️ There's now demo for this pretty, pretty game and I'm going to get my grubby, grubby hands on it later tonight on stream. :> Come enjoy it with me~ 🎮 Dinghai: The Ocean Pillar by Justdan 🍵 twitch.tv/ricebits 📆 8PM, GMT+8 #shenmo #xianxia #arpg #chinesemythology

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

My terrible photography doesn't do the artwork justice, but I'm utterly in love with the quality and the amount of lore/info I just learnt from flipping through the artbook. I can't wait for the full release of the game (and the hinted at TTRPG!! :>) 🎮 #ImperialGrace by @synstoria.bsky.social

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

🍵🧐 I had to, I couldn't resist a time-travelling supernatural mystery. Anyone getting Vertin vibes from #Reverse1999? Going live tonight to check out the second game in the Staffer trilogy! 🎮 Staffer Retro by Team Tetrapod 🔖 twitch.tv/ricebits #VisualNovel #Supernatural #Mystery #IndieGames

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

🌙✨ It's another game from the creator of CABALL, this time a sci-fi/cyberpunk venture into a world with more pretty, pretty beings. :> Join me tonight in checking all these gorgeous lads~ 🎮 SIGILLVM: RESONANCE by Levistok/BRXKENVN 📍 twitch.tv/ricebits #SIGILLVM #VisualNovel #Otome #IndieGames

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

🌺✨ I'm so proud to see yet another indie VN complete its journey! It might have been half a decade, but it was half a decade worth waiting. Come join me on Thursday for v1.0~ 🎮 Alaris by @crescence-studio.itch.io 🔖 22 JUL, 8pm GMT+8 📍 twitch.tv/ricebits #Alaris #VisualNovel #Amare #IndieGames

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

🎩🚬 Can you believe it's finally launched~?? Can't wait to press start on the full game in 10 minutes and counting. :> 🎮: Celestial Return by @metaphor-games.bsky.social 🔖: twitch.tv/ricebits #CelestialReturn #CRPG #Cyberpunk #IndieGames

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

✨ Was MIA for some family matters this weekend & missed out on some of the games that launched, so we'll be streaming them this week! :> 🤍 SIGILLVM: RESONANCE (Levistok) 💜 Celestial Return (@metaphor-games.bsky.social) 💗 Hell Maiden (@hellmaidengame.astralshiftpro.com) 💜 Alaris (Crescence Studio)

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

🌱🏰 I knew the full game felt different the moment I clicked into it, but it's only through my demo screenshots that I see how different the vibes are. :3 Come check out the full game with me later! 🦖🐤 🎮: Momento by @playmomento.com 🔖: twitch.tv/ricebits 🕗: 16 JUL, 20:15 GMT+8 #SliceofLife #Cosy

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

🔮🧩 "You're in luck, darling~ For the low, low price of 13.99, I can help you craft the romance of your dreams~" *terms & conditions apply, life not guaranteed. 🎮: Fortune Fragments by @runoigames.com 🔖: twitch.tv/ricebits 🕙: 2 JUL, 22:00 GMT+8 #Puzzle #VisualNovel #IndieGame

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

🌿🌺 Come join me tonight as I grow my plant babies, because if you can't find the veggie of your dreams, you obviously have to make your own, right? 🎮: TELLURICENE by @deadlinestudios.bsky.social 🔖: twitch.tv/ricebits 🕗: 2 JUL, 20:15 GMT+8 #VisualNovel #IndieGame

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I loved checking out the demo in Jan and now it's out! Insta-bought~~ 🎉🎉 Look at all the changes! I'm super psyched to see how things have changed. :3 The demo ended on such a cliffhanger. 🎮: TELLURICENE by @deadlinestudios.bsky.social #SciFi #VisualNovel #IndieGame 👇 NEW vs OLD 👇

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

🍻📜 Whenever I really enjoy a game, I never expect there to be another. So to hear that #TavernTalk has a prequel launching today has me itching to press 'PLAY'. :> 🎮: Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker by @gentletrolldevs.bsky.social 🕗: 9 Jun, 8pm GMT+8 ❄️: twitch.tv/ricebits #Cosy #DND #VisualNovel

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

🔎👻 "Ah yes~ let me lick that strange candy you're offering me~" Ngl, it's been a while since a game reminded me of licking hands in Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters :> Let's go! 🎮: Duppy Detective Tashia by @spritewrench.com 🕥: 9 Jun, 22:30 GMT+8 🍵: twitch.tv/ricebits #PointAndClick #DetectiveMystery

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

🕊️🌳 "Cook for 3h, enjoy for longer~" Somewhere between a visual novel and a point-and-click is a hidden indie gem with NieR vibes. Explore with me tonight! 🎮: Nobody Nowhere by Tag:hadal/ 深渊标记 (CHN solo dev) 🕗: 8pm, GMT+8 🍵: twitch.tv/ricebits #IndieDev #IndieGame #SideScroller #NobodyNowhereGame

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

I launched the game and the dear looks so sad and despondent. >.< But at least it looks like revitalising the garden will help the little necromancer(/witch?) out, if the first preview image is anything to go by. :> #GreenhearthNecromancer

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

I checked out the quiz before playing the game since I was curious, and I have to say that the result might be painfully on point, especially the second paragraph. If you'd like to check it out yourself! 🎮: Greenhearth Necromancer by @silverstringmedia.bsky.social 🍀: uquiz.com/quiz/bLYryN/...

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

🌱💀 Feeling overwhelmed? Need a break? Come join me tonight as I attempt to save an inherited dying garden! Freshly launched last week, it looks like such a vibe for a Monday. Green thumbs, plspls. >.< 🎮: Greenhearth Necromancer by @silverstringmedia.bsky.social 🕗: 8pm, GMT+8 🍵: twitch.tv/ricebits

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

I treated myself to some quiet time for my birthday—putting on an audiobook before pushing up my sleeves to sort books. Feels like getting a life back together, one book at a time. Also the first time I've seen Cantonese as a language setting. 🎮: Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library! by ArtRising

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

With the number of screenshots that I've taken of one LI, you'd think it a single-LI #otome game. But I will be shameless in my staunch support of him—no rumours will dissuade me, not even my lack of rank, hoho. My mama has taught me the value of fighting for what I desire. :> 🎮: Fate's Masquerade

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

🩰✨ We tried out so many demos during the #OtomeGamesCelebrations, but if I had to pick a favourite? 🎮: Fate's Masquerade by @smallserenity.bsky.social Loving parents? An MC skilled with both wit & blade? Gorgeous ladies you can flirt with? Blushing love interests~?? 🤩 #Otome #VisualNovels

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

💘🐲 Come join me tonight as we wrap up the #OtomeGamesCelebration by taking on the role of a dragon commander who might or might not become the future lover of a king! 🎮: Love the Guard, Be the King by @ligianunes.itch.io 🕗: 8pm, GMT+8 🍵: twitch.tv/ricebits #VisualNovel #ChooseYourOwnAdventure

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

🎀🍫 What better way to start your weekend than with a cosy visual novel that has you looking at yummy desserts~? :> Come curl up with me tonight! 🎮: Sweet Valentine Chocolatier by @veryfatcatz.bsky.social 🕗: 8pm, GMT+8 🍵: twitch.tv/ricebits #OtomeGamesCelebration #VisualNovel#SliceofLife #Otome

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

🏰✨ Who knows of Donkeyskin? Or perhaps the tale of Cinderella? Tonight's journey is a fairy tale inspired otome & you know I'm a sucker for those. 🎮: Chronotopia: Second Skin by @traumendesmadchen.bsky.social 🕗: 8pm, GMT+8 🗓: 9 May, Sat 🍵: twitch.tv/ricebits #OtomeGamesCelebration #VisualNovels

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

☠️⌛ Stuck in the afterlife. Can we ever make it out of purgatory? Time to see if this demo will bring us to back to the beginning pitstop game. Join me tonight~ o7 🎮: Poetry in Purgatory Demo by @tymedust.bsky.social 🕗: 8pm, GMT+8 🗓: 8 May, Fri #OtomeGamesCelebration #VisualNovels #Purgatoryverse

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

⚔️🔥 Guess what we're playing tonight on stream? :3 The demo just dropped in preparation for their Kickstarter, so let's see what's what~ 🎮: Scarlet Hunt by @softpoisonstudio.bsky.social 🕗: 8pm, GMT+8 🗓: 8 May, Fri 🍵: twitch.tv/ricebits #OtomeGamesCelebration #Otome #VisualNovel #DarkRomance

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

🪷👓 super powers + high schoolers = nostalgia?? look at this art; it was "just 5 more minssss~" every scene. Looking forward to continuing our adventures on stream for the #OtomeGamesCelebration. I hope more people play it. :3 🍵: twitch.tv/ricebits 🎮: Chrysanthemum: On the Way to Sweet Dreams

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

🏹🌟 Second day in the #OtomeGamesCelebration and a freshly updated demo! feat. new literal sparkles to already pretty scenes. I'm really looking forward to the woman we become when the full game launches. :> 🎮: Saintess of the Golden Bow by @transparentgames.bsky.social 🍵: twitch.tv/ricebits

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

I've been super taken by the manga-style aesthetics and the incorporation of such lovely and peaceful vibes contrasted with what is essentially domination of a kingdom. Don't miss out on a new #otome game during the #otomegamescelebration! 🎮: Your Crown is Mine by @lyyycaena.bsky.social

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

👑⚔️ I am a terrible, terrible villainess—I went in expecting to woo all the pretty boys & have them grovel at my feet in repentance, but alas, I, too, was no match for the golden halo of one Rosalie. >.< 🎮: Your Crown is Mine by @lyyycaena.bsky.social 1st game we played for #OtomeGamesCelebration!

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

👹🔮 We started our occult adventures in CABALL last week, and I had so much fun I'll be continuing the other routes/endings this week! 🎮: CABALL by Levistok 🕗: 8pm, GMT+8 🗓: 13 Apr, Mon 🍵: twitch.tv/ricebits #CABALL #VisualNovel #Mystery #Supernatural #IndieGame #IndieDev ⤵️

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

I love my friend who gives me space while I grieve. I love my mother who still stays strong for me even though she has lost her own mother. I miss my grandmother both in-game & IRL. I remember the emptiness of living alone. It's Alo's story and my story. 🎮: Fishbowl by @imissmyfriends.bsky.social

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

My absolute favourite part so far? That we have a friend who has our back, ships us, & accepts us for who we are. How is this lady not an option for us to hug forever? I'll be checking out full routes on stream from April 14th. :> Join me. 🍎: twitch.tv/ricebits #TeachersWithLoveAndPassion (2/2)

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a wild ricebits: @ricebits.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

📚🍦 I cannot believe that we're getting the full revamp next week! Played the demo this weekend - there's so much to love I forgot my screenshot key. >< 🎮: Teachers. With Love and Passion. by @honeybunnyof.bsky.social & @neoclassicgames.bsky.social #VisualNovel #Otome #IndieGame #IndieDev (1/2)

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