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William Beck @thatwilliambeck.bsky.social · 17h

Each day of October, I try to watch something to countdown the spooky season. Day #1 I kicked it off with some Hammer horror. Great concept, excellent performances both elevate a lame script to being engaging but predictable. Could have been great, but came out just the good side of okay

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William Beck @thatwilliambeck.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Been AWOL as I've been travelling to take little miss to a big dancing comp. But I certainly got a nice inspiration for a new short horror story, as we turned off-road, arriving at a small, cash only cafe, surrounded by dismantled cars & an outdoor toilet with no light & lock on the outside...

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Courage the Cowardly Dog: I Have a Bad Feeling

Alt: Courage the Cowardly Dog: I Have a Bad Feeling

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Stephanie Ellis @stephellis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#HorrorWritersChat loved the questions \m/ Still waiting on pub date for Mother's Night so just want share previous books in this universe.

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James Ryan @jamesryan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#HorrorWritersChat Nothing new, just the Substack for now, but some stuff is coming up there and elsewhere shortly. In the meantime, for everyone (anyone?) curious about the quotes, the songs they were sourced from are in this Spotify playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/4mj...

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HWCQuotes

Songs quoted in the 9-30 #HorrorWritersChat

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Anthony Isaiah @ospiritsarise.com · 30/09/2026

I'm technically a horror-comedy cartoonist, but writing is writing, yeah? Make silly comics about demons, witches, and haunted roadside inns. Hammer Films meet the Sunday funnies. Listen to a lot of James Bernard soundtracks. Oh, and Annie Lennox, David Bowie, Kate Bush... #HorrorWritersChat

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vert ⚡️🪶 MELT: REFRAIN OUT NOW @subvertebra.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

thank you for hosting #HorrorWritersChat this week, fantastic topic! i released a horror novel this week about queer corporate vampires making each other worse at every turn. the disparate music vibes are somewhere around NIN, arctic monkeys, and… fiona apple? take a peek on itch and payhip!

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MELT: refrain by subvertebra

A T4T corporate vampire polycule reinventing what it means to be alive; to live.

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FenrirKin | ᚛ᚈᚆᚓᚔ ᚈᚆᚓᚋ᚜ @fenrirkin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Oathsworn: The Nameless is part 1 of an urban fantasy/folklore horror, where Fae are a distant memory. When all signs point to the Fae returning, can Ainsel and Rowan figure out why... and survive? In-progress, available for just £1 per month! www.patreon.com/collection/1... #HorrorWritersChat

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Oathsworn: The Nameless | Collection from Winters Tales | 28 posts | Patreon

The first book of my in-progress trilogy. NOTE: Oathsworn is a horror/urban fantasy work intended for adults, and as such will contain themes and scenes…

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Anna Orridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Thanks for the great questions, James. Would be churlish not to show off this visual by our very own @marywyrd.bsky.social PHENGARIS, with the electro fan MC, available here: payhip.com/b/58paC Parch Marks, my newly released novel, here: www.gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-p... #HorrorWritersChat

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Eco horror - Phengaris
Cli Fi - Parch Marks.

Phengaris has a cover image of a, butterfly made of rusted parts

Parch Marks features markings of ferns on dried earth.

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Nora Shear @norashear.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Thank you, James, for a great series! I'm currently promoting the 2nd book in my series, No Sky Like Midnight, in which an immortal & a human flee an evil secret society... & sentient honey that eats people. Pre-orders are up on Amazon & Kobo! www.amazon.com/dp/B0H4FQ4X4H/ #HorrorWritersChat

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No Sky Like Midnight (The Descendants Book 2)

No Sky Like Midnight (The Descendants Book 2) - Kindle edition by Shear, Nora. Paranormal Romance Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

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𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙿𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝙱𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚐𝚜 🖊️ 🎥 #𝕎𝔾𝔸𝕨 @thepeterbriggs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I'm a screenwriter, best known for co-writing the 2004 "Hellboy" movie, although Random House published me in a "Predator" anthology novel a year or so ago, which was fun. I curate playlists of film scores when I'm writing. You can't beat Goldsmith's "Alien" for creepy vibes. #HorrorWritersChat

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Artemis Quinn 🏳️‍⚧️🎨📚 undead & thriving 🦇👻😱 @vampireantihero.com · 30/09/2026

Thanks, #HorrorWritersChat! This comes out tomorrow! You can pick it up on Amazon, Kobo, and some other places! I have two stories - one horror, one sci-fi horror - and I drew the cover. Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0HKKGBXCF/ All Other Retailers: books2read.com/u/bxKnlJ

Uncanny and Uncouth anthology project

7 authors
10 stories
Multiple genres
Gothic elements
Forward by Vanessa Perry

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Queen Anna V 👑 🫜🫜 @annavernerauthor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Thank you James! Very cool and interesting questions today! #HorrorWritersChat You'll find everything you need on my Itch page. A fantasy horror with Zombies? A story with a Ouija board? A sci-fi horror in space? Or something fun and spicy perhaps? Got you covered! anna-verner.itch.io

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Anna Verner

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Bradley Ramsey @imagine2create.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Tomorrow marks the start of The Second Indulgence: a sequel to last year's massive Substack horror writing challenge I hosted. Daily prompts, scoring brackets, and an exclusive podcast interview on the line! Here's all the info: bradleyramsey.substack.com/p/a-new-horr... #HorrorWritersChat

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A New Horror Writing Challenge is Coming…

Learn more about the next major writing challenge from The Writer’s Journey

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Mitch Miller ☆ 📼 @astramachina.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Thanks for hosting, James! And thanks, #HorrorWritersChat, for yet another killer Wednesday! My webnovel is still a ways off and will be free-to-read when the time comes. However. In exactly a month I'm crowdfunding to pay my editor to polish my upcoming novel about mad scientists in the 70s! ⬇️ ⬇️

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A Book About Queer Workplace Situationships and Other Strange Phenomena

From Mitch Miller - A Book About Queer Workplace Situationships and Other Strange Phenomena

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Bert Piedmont author and editor @bertpiedmont.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Submissions for Queering Cthulhu are OPEN a few hours early. Please spread the word to your #LGBTQ+ writing brethren. obsidianbutterfly.com/qrcthsub.html #horrorwriterschat #cthulhu #subcall

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Theo Transcendragons @theodoresnapdragon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Check out some of my published horror shorts linked on my website! There’s some podcast stories you can listen to for free! Here: theodoresnapdragon.com Support me on KoFi if you like what I do: ko-fi.com/transcendrag... Follow me on BlueSky for writing, art, and random tidbits! #HorrorWritersChat

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Support Theodore Snapdragon

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Trish Wilson @trishcwilson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#HorrorWritersChat But wait! There's more! I'm doing a book reading Fri Oct 9 at 6 PM EST. Reading from 3 short stories at a witch shop in Gloucester, MA. Signing & selling my books. One story is based on the Lizzie Borden ax murders. Here's the dirt: trishwilsonauthor.blogspot.com/p/samhainhal...

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Samhain/Halloween Book Reading - Oct 9, 2026

Are you a true connoisseur of the macabre? Do you crave stories that make your skin crawl and keep you up past midnight? Join me October 9, ...

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The Last Something @thelastsomething.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Thanks for a great #HorrorWritersChat, James This week, I'm inviting everybody to enjoy the best tunes of the 80s on a terrifying, endless drive down a road headed straight to your worst nightmares. Buckle up, it's going to get weird Stay spooky, y'all ko-fi.com/post/We-Took...

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We Took the Long Way Home [Part 1]

The Last Something published a post on Ko-fi

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C.M. Black @foucaultu.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It's me. I write weird gothic fiction with Victorian vibes. I listen to a few genres, but tend toward much of what would be called goth or goth-adjacent (hi, I'm goth). Lyrical content matters to me more, so I like profound stuff in music, which you can find in a lot of places. #HorrorWritersChat

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Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#HorrorWritersChat Need help with work in the Backrooms of your book business? I can help 👋 And you’ll get more time to work on all those WIPs ⬇️

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anita@escrevendo gays 🌈 @anakidd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

thanks for hosting #HorrorWritersChat ! I'll share my free horror short story that is spiritually inspired by Perfect Blue and Phantom of the Opera - naturally, one or two POTO lines slipped into the narrative 🤭 link: anakidd.itch.io/the-color-of...

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The Color of Illusion by anita

how far would you go for your perfect reality?

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Vincent Lore [Coffee] @vincentlore.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#HorrorWritersChat Great chat today, super fun! I'm not promoting anything specific story wise but here's my latest newsletter in case you want to sign up buttondown.com/VincentLore/...

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Monday Catch Up

Hello world! Mood music I’m still trying to pin down the best day to send these. I want to send them once a week, but life hasn’t been very accommodating...

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"Hello, Amanda. I want to play a game." 🪚🪚🪚 @amandamblake.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Can't comment on the post. Must be limited. I'll be starting on Quill & Crow's edits of MASQUE within the next few weeks, to be released in 2027, when you can finally enjoy my alt-Victorian gothic pandemic novel inspired by Phantom, Poe's Red Death, Jack the Ripper, and Scream. #HorrorWritersChat

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Phantom of the Opera: Gerard Butler in Red

ALT: Phantom of the Opera: Gerard Butler in Red

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Oli Jacobs - Author @olijbooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Thanks @jamesryan.bsky.social & #HorrorWritersChat! Soz couldnt be more engaged but multitasking… … coz I have a new book coming out! My haunted house horror Witten Hall is available to pre order on Kindle. Over 4 generations, all sort of terror occurs… Order now: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0HL...

Book cover for Witten Hall by Oli Jacobs. The cover is black save for a monochrome image or a manor behind some trees in the centre.

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J.D. Buffington @jdbuffington.com · 30/09/2026

Check out #HorrorWritersChat every Wednesday for your next favorite books and authors! The titular story of my most recent collection includes karaoke leading to both death and forgiveness. Plus more tales of the strange and ephemeral. (Cool cover by the rad @stinasdemons.com!)

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Nothing But The Willows & Other Things That Are Not There

Perception is reality. But how much can you trust with only two eyes? Cracks in the fabric of the universe reveal facets of a prism. Worlds where gods and monsters are real, houses are haunted, and ti...

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HD Beird @thebeird.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Thank you James Check out my wares They are fun, sexy & horrific all at one Go Wang Chung with 'em! NO HEROICS, ONLY HORRORS NO REASON, ONLY RECKONING NO SAVIOURS, ONLY SYSTEMS WELCOME TO THE COLONIES OF THE TWAINEARTH #HorrorWritersChat #Booksky #Authorsky www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08W9KRT1...

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Twainearth Tales

Visit Amazon's Twainearth Tales Page and shop for all Twainearth Tales books. Check out pictures, author information, and reviews of Twainearth Tales

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Amber Hathaway, Little White Flowers author @amber-hathaway.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

For fans of Shirley Jackson's slow-burn New England horror and Stephen King's "Children of the Corn," I present my Little White Flowers trilogy. Pick up a copy of Book 1 today from your favorite book retailer or borrow it from your local library. books2read.com/LittleWhiteF... #HorrorWritersChat

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Available now at your favorite digital store!

Little White Flowers by Amber Hathaway

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AC Cross @aaronccross.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#HorrorWritersChat Comments are disabled so I'll say thanks for a great week of questions! Starting tomorrow, there's a free horror story every day in October here: www.aaronccross.com I also have a Patreon: www.patreon.com/c/aaronccross and two horror books here: www.amazon.com/stores/A.C.-...

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Hazel E. Baumgartner - HELIRUNA OUT NOW! @hazelebaumgartner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I'm Hazel, I write weird gay cryptid horror, and as luck would have it I'm also a musician! I occasionally stream over on Twitch under the username Hazelbee95. I listen to (and play) a lot of pop punk, folk punk, punk in general, and folk/country standards. #HorrorWritersChat

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Elliott Dunstan -- GROTESQUE Oct 13th! @fiversdream.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#HorrorWritersChat Q1: Hi! I'm Elliott Dunstan and I write gothic horror with a sprinkle of cosmic/eldritch (or anti-cosmic as it were?) and funny you should mention Lestat because the music from the #TVL show is FIRE That said, I'm a huge music nerd and I listen to almost everything. Recently I've

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vert ⚡️🪶 MELT: REFRAIN OUT NOW @subvertebra.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

sliding in a touch late—hello, #HorrorWritersChat! i'm vert, i like queer psychological, gothic, and folk horror (amongst many, many other subsets and themes), and my music tastes are equally vast and varied. lately i've had a lot of rabbitology on repeat?

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Jez Conolly @jezconolly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#HorrorWritersChat Replies are disabled James. So let me quote post. Following the theme… I Co-host my local Shut Up & Write group, plus I post its Instagram, and have compiled this playlist on YouTube youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Shut Up & Write! Aberdeen City - YouTube

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Viva La Vivian @vivalavivian.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#HorrorWritersChat, thank you! I tried to post in the post, but it wouldn't allow me to, so..... Please do think about picking up my collection and getting down with the sickness. My sickness. 😘 mybook.to/AllsWell

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All's Well That Ends Well

Read it now

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Eve Harms, Orph Understander @eveharms.com · 30/09/2026

I'm a writer of bizarro and exploitation horror and love to listen to Russian Dark Drum and Bass when I write! #HorrorWritersChat

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Theo Transcendragons @theodoresnapdragon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hello all! Theodore Snapdragon, artist and writer of speculative fiction including spec horror I’ve got some horror shorts published and my unpublished scifi horror “Unintended Designs” My music tastes were cemented by the pop and indie rock of my 2010s high school emo phase lol #horrorwriterschat

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Clover S. Laurel 🍀 @tea-and-mushrooms.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I’m Clover, and I write experimental horror. My playlist is full of prog metal and drone, which fits the isolating atmosphere in my stories. #HorrorWritersChat

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Nora Shear @norashear.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hello lovely #HorrorWritersChat folks! I'm Nora Shear and I write horromance. My favorite music to listen to generally is shoegaze & ambient, but when I'm writing, I add goth metal, industrial, & a healthy dose of Heilung.

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Bert Piedmont author and editor @bertpiedmont.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I'm Miss Bert, I write horror and weird stuff. I like my music hard and loud. The soundtrack to my upcoming novel Leet-Z was In This Moment's song "The Purge." The soundtrack to my next novel (sequel to Leet-Z), Tick, is DeathByRomy's "HellHound." #horrorwriterschat #music

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Ell Huang ♠️🩶🤍💜 @nocturnalxlight.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hello #HorrorWritersChat! I’m Ell, I write ace horror & retellings of dark, weird, lesser-known fairytales. I love movie soundtracks and indie folk and pop. Currently have Rabbitology, The Crane Wives, Mollie Elizabeth, The Hound + the Fox, and Malinda on repeat. Need to check out Chasing Abbey.

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hello #horrorwriterschat I’m Kimberly, I write horror that sneaks up on you (when I’m not writing humor) and I live with two teens so I have not been allowed to make a music choice in years. If I’m listening to something of my own choosing it’s usually an audio book.

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Spooky Pickle 🧚‍♀️Beware the Fairy Seasons🧚‍♂️ @spookyxpickle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Oh wow! I made it #HorrorWritersChat! It's been a busy while. I am the dead internet's favorite SpookyxPickle. I tend more towards cozy and absurd horror when writing, but I dabble in all kinds. As for music? Oh boy. Soooo much. Metal is my fave, but I am quite polyjamorous.

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James “Vamp” Fleet @horrorfilms101.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#HorrorWritersChat I’m my handle, I write a lot of types of horror but skew slow-burn supernatural. Just generally, love Motown and rock and roll, but need classical or ambient while writing. Hecq, Hammock, and NIN’s “Ghosts” 5 and 6 get a lot of spins.

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Queen Anna V 👑 🫜🫜 @annavernerauthor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#HorrorWritersChat Hey, I'm Anna and I enjoy writing sci-fi horror, I have a couple of stories I am finishing atm. I like all kinds of music and often switch around. My favourite atm is AJR, their lyrics mixed with upbeat tempos are very good.

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A. McAnarney-Castro @deusexmaquinarney.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#HorrorWritersChat: Greetings wildcats! A.M. Castro, writer of spec fiction and cosmic horror here. I loved "Longface" in AMCs The Vampire Lestat. Amazing proto glam rock vibes by way of T Rex, which I can see the brat prince including on his Playlist. I could also see Dax Riggs or Lera Lynn.

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Anna Orridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hey. I'm Anna. I write eco-horror and cosmic horror. I think I tend to go towards the acoustic/blues/folk end of the spectrum. But I'm perfectly happy to sit in a classical concert. I've got a horrid habit of listening to certain songs until I kind of break them in my own head. #HorrorWritersChat

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Thea O'Ryan Files @theaoryanfiles.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#HorrorWritersChat My name's Thea, and I write supernatural horror. Like most people, my favourite music to listen to fluctuates, but if I look at my playlist, there's a lot of generically "alternative" music from the 90s and early 2000s 😂

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