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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 7h

Only 5 more days until The Supernatural Adventures of Lady & Lord Riven are complete! If you haven't caught up yet on the first two cozy-spooky novellas in the trio, grab them now: books2read.com/undeadInconvenience books2read.com/honeymoonGrave #romancelandia

The cover of A Marriage of Undead Inconvenience shows an ominously closed entrance-gate at the top of the cover and a bat with its wings outspread at the bottom, all framed by climbing roses. Above and beside it is this snippet from the story:
“I am not suffering from dementia, Miss Dunhaven.” Red swept in a sudden, sheening wave across the vampire’s brown eyes, making Margaret suck in a breath, as he sliced out his words with a lethal edge. “You gravely misunderstand me if you think me de-fanged.”

“And you mis-name me, my lord.” Her hand tightened around the handle of her teacup. “As I believe you are fully aware, my name is ‘Lady Riven’ now.”

Lord Riven’s red-sheened eyes narrowed.

She bared a ferocious smile in response.

The illustrated cover for A Honeymoon of Grave Consequence, by Stephanie Burgis, shows the silhouette of an elegant traveling carriage over the title and a bat with wings outstretched underneath, all of it framed by apples and with mirrors at the top and the bottom of the image. Above and beside the cover is this snippet of text:
A scorching kiss against the sensitive nape of her bare neck made her gasp and instinctively arch her back against him, and his voice deepened into a low rumble against her skin. “My dear, you may never care for small talk, but when you talk about your passions, you glow.”
“Now you’re being absurd.” Her words were breathless. The scene in the mirror before her—her mouth opening in a soundless moan, her body arching tautly against what appeared to be nothing but air behind her, even as physical sensation overwhelmed her—was so fantastical that it felt dreamlike, as if she really were being ravished by an invisible spirit...or merely imagining this whole vivid experience.
But her husband’s hands were solid and real as they slid down her back to curve around her waist, and his breath caressed her skin as he worked his way around the base of her neck. “Just look at yourself now,” he murmured. “See the woman I see.”

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Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Anyone who sells you a tool that promises to outsource the work of your relationships, or the loving tasks of connecting to our friends and family, is someone who is trying to rob you of your own humanity. For god's sake. Say no to this. Say no to all of it.

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Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social · 4h

It's a new story day!!! 🎉 "In the Time of Tenebrae" is out now with @hellitself.bsky.social. Come for the vampires. Stay for the spiritual crisis! 🧛

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In the Time of Tenebrae – Hell Itself

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 2h

Ahhhh it was so lovely to see this photo taken by a friend at the @redballoonbookshop.bsky.social ! I'm so happy that The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart is still showing up on shelves (& in wonderful shelftalkers!) 9-1/2 years after publication. 😍 www.stephanieburgis.com/books/the-dr... #booksky

This photo shows two shelves of children's literature in a bookshop, including two copies of Stephanie Burgis's The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart, accompanied by a beautiful dragon-shaped shelftalker for the book, which reads: Aventurine is a dragon transformed into a human and she is not happy about it. On the other hand, humans eat chocolate... - Lily.

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Olivia Waite @oliviawaite.com · 26/09/2026

This time in the #RomanceColumn it’s all about roommates! One of them is invisible (and gay), one of them is a mild-mannered botanist (and kinky online dom), and one of them is the reborn god-emperor you’re engaged to but who knows you betrayed him to his death! (Gift link) #Romancelandia

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Sizzling New Romance Books (Gift Article)

Our columnist on three books worth your time.

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Frank&Stein @brandtandstein.com · 9h

We’re honoured that the #WorstManOGN is one of @bookriot.bsky.social’s Best Graphic Novels of October! Only a few days left to preorder, North American chums!

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Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Friends, allow me to (re)introduce you to... ...my new website and newsletter! 🎉🎉🎉

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Catherine Tavares

Speculative Fiction Author

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 8h

When all of your orders from your local bookstore come in at once... :) Honestly, my biggest challenge is going to be holding off on reading/unsealing the Twelve Love of Christmas stories until the appropriate days in December! #romancelandia

Three paperbacks are laid across a steel-grey woollen blanket: Ali Hazelwood's Bound/Unbound: A Novella Duology, the Twelve Loves of Christmas anthology (with the description on the front reading Count down to Christmas with twelve sealed love stories) and Anna Kopp and Gabrielle Kari's graphic novel The Marble Queen.

This photo shows Steph holding open her copy of Twelve Loves of Christmas to show the page header that reads Day 1 - and the angle of the photo shows that Day 1's story is sealed with a sticker, as are (separately) each of the other twelve stories, so that the reader can un-seal and read one per day for the twelve days of Christmas.

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Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 14h

Time moves inevitably on. Procrastinators and anyone who needs a deadline, it's creeping into sight. Be sure to take a moment to read the guidelines.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 19h

People in California who are facing a terrible ICE surge: remember that if you need whistles, we are still sending them out for free. In fact, we just passed 1.7 million whistles sent out. linktr.ee/3Dwhistles

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3D Printed Whistles | Linktree

We ship community protection whistles for free. Need some? Click the email link below & tell us how many you need (between 100 - 3000) & where to send them.

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Kameron Hurley @kameronhurley.com · 10h

I think a lot about what a different world we'd have if the algorithms rewarded heartwarming stories instead of rage bait. As I recall, they DID find people respond to happy/inspiring content ("I saved this dog!") very strongly. Rage bait just performed a *fraction* better. And they made a choice

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Lola | Third Vault & Johnson Ofair @thirdvaultyarns.com · 12h

I got some great mail! 📫️ Really excited that these arrived in time for Glasgow School of Yarn. I enjoyed designing these autumnal stitchmarkers & this very cute pumpkin cat! It took me back to playing conkers as a kid and jumping to crunch fallen leaves. 🍂

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Jordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · 06/10/2026

heck yeah!!!!!! happy release day to this terrific anthology of trans cosmic horror, featuring new stories and reprints! it is out now and as gorgeous as you are

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Only 6 more days until A Waltz of Sinister Import arrives in every online shop to complete The Supernatural Adventures of Lady & Lord Riven! Preorder now: books2read.com/waltzSinister Or subscribe to my Patreon as a Dragon Ruler to read it today: patreon.com/stephanieburgis #romancelandia

Against a background of sinister, foggy woodland is the cover of A Waltz of Sinister Import, by Stephanie Burgis, which shows a pair of late nineteenth-century dancing slippers hanging over the title and a bat with outstretched wings underneath the author's name. Framing the cover's text are branches with golden leaves. Above that cover is this snippet of text: In times of trouble, her natural instinct was always to seek out a library.

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Javier Lazaro - scientific illustration @lazaroillustration.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Unfinished piece for a current commission. The client has requested a modification that will take this illustration to a different direction, but I wanted to shred this one before moving to the new version. #birds

Illustration of blackbirds catching berries in a snowy landscape

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Olivia Dade @oliviawrites.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

This review captures exactly what I wanted to do with this book! The story is, in fact, both "brazenly, joyfully silly" and "about what it means to live in community and how we can (and should) show up for each other," and Hamilton's recognition of that duality is immensely heartening for me. 💕

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K.A. Doore @kadoore.com · 08/10/2026

As a parent of a Kid Who Reads and a Kid Who Is Starting to Read, I 100% believe that publishing could put even a little more effort into MG and be rewarded for it. Kids *are* reading. I see it among 9yo's schoolmates, I see it among 5yo's. They love the school library. They love being read to.

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I'm halfway through reading this and it's ever bit as delightful as I was hoping and expecting!

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Oh, no, this is really worrying. If you can help out at all, please do.

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I am SO impatient to read this book!

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

It's Book Quote Wednesday! This week's word is push. Here's a snippet from A Waltz of Sinister Import, in which Margaret has been gifted a mysterious cloak from an unknown benefactor...and you can preorder the ebook now to have it in just 1 week! books2read.com/waltzSinister #romancelandia #bookqw

The cover of A Waltz of Sinister Import, by Stephanie Burgis, shows a pair of late nineteenth-century dancing slippers hanging over the title and a bat with outstretched wings underneath the author's name. Framing the cover's text are branches with golden leaves. Above, beside, and below that cover image is this snippet of text: She whirled the cloak around her shoulders, fastening the silver laces around her throat.
“Good God!” Lord Riven lunged forward, uncharacteristic panic contorting his patrician features.
Margaret clasped his closest reaching hand reassuringly in hers. “I’m fine,” she said firmly. “What do you see when you look at me?”
“Nothing.” His voice steadied, but his brown eyes still looked wide and half-wild. “Absolutely nothing! I can feel your hand now, but otherwise...” His grip tightened. “I would swear the chair was empty and I had lost you.”
“Astonishing.” Keeping his hand in hers, she stood and pushed her chair away from the table, turning in as much of a circle as she could without releasing him. “And now?”
“Still nothing,” he said grimly. “If you wouldn’t mind removing it, my love? Rather quickly, if you please, for the sake of my nerves.”

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“E.C. Horror” Myers @ecmyers.com · 07/10/2026

The first Ellen Poe book is brilliant, and I just ordered the brand-new sequel, Ellen Poe for Evermore, with free shipping from @bookshop.org 😘

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KikiDoodle & Purrmaids @ BLFC @kikidoodle.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

If you look closely, there are signs that the weather is getting colder👀 #cats

Four cornish rex are curled up ona blanket in someone's lap

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Michael Iantorno☔️✊ @michaeliantorno.com · 07/10/2026

"Currently, if an employee makes anything creative in their free time, with their own resources, Hasbro can claim ownership. What we do in our free time should not be dictated by the company, and what we make in our free time should belong to us.“

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The workers at Wizards of the Coast are teaming up

Workers at Dungeons & Dragons and Magic the Gathering demand ownership of personal work made off the clock.

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Patrick Samphire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @patricksamphire.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

It's book quote Wednesday. Today the word is "push", and we're back with Nik Thorn in his least-favourite and yet somehow also favourite bar. From Nectar for the God. #bookQW books2read.com/NectarGod

Promo image for Nectar for the God by Patrick Samphire, showing the cover of the book and the accompanying text:

I made my way down the steps, pushed the door open, and stumbled into the poorly-lit interior. To say Dumonoc was cheap was like saying that a volcano was warm; it wasn’t wrong, but it didn’t exactly capture the essence of the situation. The interior was almost entirely dark, other than the bar and a couple of flickering candles at shadowed tables, and Dumonoc didn’t provide those. If you wanted light, you brought your own. Most people didn’t bother. Probably so they wouldn’t have to see what was floating in the beer.

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

they always show their asses eventually because the thing is that you cannot truly, sincerely care about women if you don’t care about trans women. the minute you carve off any one subcategory of women you claim are “lesser” in some way, you’ve declared women’s rights to be conditional by definition

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Ahhh it was so lovely to open up @jessiemihalik.com 's latest blog entries (I'm subscribed, so they always land in my inbox) and find this lovely review of A Waltz of Sinister Import included! ♥️🦇 www.jessiemihalik.com/blog/septemb... It made me really happy! #romancelandia

I’ve been deep in a reading slump and have barely read anything. The one exception is Stephanie Burgis’s latest novella, A Waltz of Sinister Import, which busted through the slump like the Kool-Aid man. I adore this series so much, and this book is the perfect capstone. <3

It’s a Victorian-esque cozy, romantic fantasy with magical creatures and a female main character who is one of my all-time faves. She just wants to do her research and avoid people and admire her handsome vampire husband and yet she keeps getting pulled into these Situations™. Delightful! It comes out next week, so get your preorders in!

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American Medieval Podcast @americanmedieval.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Oooooooooo new episode perfect for spooky season! We’re joined by curators from the @metcloisters.bsky.social and @metmuseum.org to talk about the exhibition CREATURES OF MYTH! Medieval hybrids, monsters, & more… Enjoy! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

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Creatures of Myth with Julia Perratorre and Joanne Pillsbury

Podcast Episode · American Medieval · October 7 · 54m

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

If you've ever wanted to ask me about books, writing, publishing, or any other shared interests, you can subscribe to my Patreon at any level from $1.99/month upwards to leave your questions for this month's Patron Q&A video now! patreon.com/stephanieburgis #romancelandia

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Stephanie Burgis — Creating Stories and Book Recs

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CBHC / RCAHMW @rcahmwales.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Wales’s archaeology from the air! Discover this summer’s remarkable drought discoveries with @drtobydriver.bsky.social in Current Archaeology and the Time Team Podcast. 📖 zurl.co/vrp3d 🎧zurl.co/s7ff7 #Archaeology #Wales #hanescymru #yagym

Image of Caerhun Roman fort, near Conwy (Crown Copyright: RCAHMW).

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Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Out today! Accompanying Brian Froud's paintings is a wonderful line-up of writers, and includes my tiny stories “Saint Witchmother”, “Lady’s Companion”, “Sickle-throat” and “Thistle-spit”. www.abramsbooks.com/product/bria...

Words and stories of fantasy and myth from acclaimed women writers around the world
Brian Froud's Green Women
With provocative portraits from the "grandfather of faerie art," Brian Froud

Sharon Blackie, Maria DeBlassie, CSE Cooney, Carolyn Dunn, Sarah Beth Durst, Amal El-Mohtar, Kate Forsyth, Wendy Froud, Claudine Glot, Theodora Goss, Elizabeth Hand, Frances Hardinge, Joanne Harris, Kat Howard, Angela Mi Young Hur, Ai Jiang, Kathleen Jennings, Alaya Dawn Johnson, T. Kingfisher, Ellen Kushner, Katherine Langrish, Carolyne Larrington, Karen Lord, O.R. Melling, Jeannette Ng, Sofía Rhei, Lisa Schneidau, Delia Sherman, Angela Slatter, Shveta Thakrar, Tiffany Trent, Lisa Tuttle, Catherynne M. Valente, Kris Waldheer, Jo Walton, Kit Whitfield, and Terri Windling, who wrangled us all!

About the book:
The long-awaited new book—with gorgeous, all-new art—by Brian Froud, the "grandfather of faerie art"

In this compelling collection, acclaimed women writers from around the world share words and stories of fantasy and myth alongside Brian Froud's provocative portraits of more than 70 Green Women. There are a range of voices, some humorous and witty, others nurturing and maternal, others dark and threatening.

New York Times bestselling and award-winning artist Brian Froud, who brought to life Trolls and Faeries, is also beloved for his conceptual design work with Jim Henson on the classic films The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. With Green Women, his gorgeous art illuminates an entirely new universe.

Open the pages of this gorgeous gift-ready book to meet the Green Women.

"While the Green Men peer down from their church roof bosses, and through their tendrils of oak and ivy, the Green Women move among us. Brian Froud has met more than a few of them. It's their eyes—deep wells of wisdom, stories and the slow, ancient song of the forest." —Alan Lee, artist and concept designer of the film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I just backed @tansyrr.bsky.social 's The Season of Dragons - Deluxe Special Edition @kickstarter.com and you can, too: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tan... I adore this witty, imaginative take on P&P in a world ruled by dragons, with Caroline Bingley's analogue as the heroine! #romancelandia

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The Season of Dragons - Deluxe Special Edition

A cozy, romantic fantasy retelling of Pride & Prejudice in a society of matchmaking dragons and ruthless fortune-hunters...

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Iain Clark But In The Fog @iainjclarkart.com · 06/10/2026

Went out to restock our Hedgehog feeding station, bumped into two hogs (neither one 'ours'). One big, one small, so I assume adult and hoglet? #Hedgehogs

Top view of two hedgehogs on grass, one big one much smaller following behind.

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Only 8 more days until A Waltz of Sinister Import will complete The Supernatural Adventures of Lady & Lord Riven! If you haven't read the 1st 2 cozy-spooky romantasy novellas yet, grab them in ebook & paperback now. Start with A Marriage of Undead Inconvenience: books2read.com/undeadInconvenience

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United Wizards of the Coast - CWA @uwotc-official.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Curious how you can help? We ask that you sign our petition for Wizards to voluntarily recognize our union, share it with your communities, and keep an eye on this account for future updates! actionnetwork.org/forms/uwotcp...

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Stand with Dungeons & Dragons and Magic Workers Forming a Union!

The Dungeons & Dragons team and Studio X (Magic: The Gathering; Duel Masters) are forming a union! We are joining the ranks of United Wizards of the Coast - CWA (UWOTC-CWA) and following in the fo...

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Patrick Samphire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @patricksamphire.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

And since you asked (you probably didn't ask), you can find all my books on Bookshop.org and so take advantage of their free shipping. bookshop.org/beta-search?bkshp-astro=t&keywords=patrick+samphire

Covers of books by Patrick Samphire. The Mennik Thorn series (Epic fantasy mystery). The Secrets of the Dragon Tomb series (Middle Grade adventures). The Casebook of Harriet George series (Murder mysteries on Mars). And my short story collection, At the Gates and Other Stories.

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Judith Lynne @judithlynne.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Ooo, it’s ANTI-Prime Day at Bookshop.org, the bookstore that’s actually a bookstore; free shipping and btw, they carry all my books too.

Free Shipping Oct 6 & 7 Anti-Prime Day Bookshop.org Support Bookstores, Not Billionaires

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Chace Verity @chaceverity.com · 06/10/2026

It's October 6, 2026, and Chace Verity is back. It's October 6, 1946, and Ike Irving is back. Radio Silence, a full length standalone 1940s historical m/m romance about two radio stars reuniting after five years apart, is available now. chaceverity.itch.io/radio-silence payhip.com/b/ZoVOE

Cover for Chace Verity's Radio Silence done in black and white typography with blood splatter along the title. At top, it reads: How far will they go to protect each other?

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RJ BaHarker @rjbarker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

IT'S SPACE CATS DAY TODAY! Only £3.73 for a wild ride, taking in trauma and the ethics of uplift and of course, cats in giant mechs! (And bears, and rooks) So come join humans Min, Glor and Sam, the cats, Hinder and Oz, the bear, Sitka Pete and the Rook Yawns-Too-Much out in the Wild Black.

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Beasts of the Wild Black: A Deep Space Novella: Beasts of the Wild Black, Book 1

Beasts of the Wild Black: A Deep Space Novella: Beasts of the Wild Black, Book 1 (Audio Download): RJ Barker, Clare Corbett, Vidish Athavale, Podium Audio: Amazon.co.uk: Audible Books & Originals

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