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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
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 Posted - 16 Feb 2012 : 03:43:29
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Ok, I finished "Ephemera - Dark stories from the mind of Paul S. Kemp"
Not sure what I'll read next...
If you are looking for something new, within the fantasy genre, and open to suggestions then I would recommend Scott Lynch. Just finished his first 2 books and the were both fantastic.
The Lies of Locke Lamora
Red Seas Under Red Skies
Thanks for the recommendation. Both books are on my shelf and my 'to read' list, so I will hopefully be getting to them soon. For now I decided to go with Lord of Souls by Greg Keyes. This is the second (and final) book in his Elder Scrolls duology. First book was really good, but a little hard to follow in a few spots if like me you know nothing about the Elder Scrolls games/world.
You should definitely play the Elder Scrolls games!  |
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Tyrant
Senior Scribe
USA
586 Posts |
Posted - 17 Feb 2012 : 03:23:51
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I just finished reading Stranger In A Strange Land and I enjoyed it along with the other 2 Heinlein books I read recently. Before that, Realms wise I read Prince of Lies and Crucible. I liked both of them as well, though parts of both left me with questions because some parts seem to contradict other parts. Mainly the idea that maintaining the balance is presented as being absolutely paramount, but that apparently doesn't apply when some gods conspire to overthrow Cyric. And I'm honestly not clear on how he lost the Death domain and how Kelemvore just kind of became a god out of nowhere. It would be nice to see Malik more beyond the Return of the Archwizards series though. He and Cyric make quite a pair and I can easily see Cyric making it so Malik can't die so it shouldn't be any problem to have him in the present. Maybe he is "lucky" and he is Cyric's Chosen.
Now I'm on to The Masked Witches and enjoying it so far. |
Peace is a lie, there is only passion. Through passion, I gain strength. Through strength, I gain power. Through power, I gain victory. Through victory, my chains are broken. The Force shall free me.
-The Sith Code
Teenage Sith zombies, Tulkh thought-how in the moons of Bogden had it all started? Every so often, the universe must just get bored and decide to really cut loose. -Star Wars: Red Harvest |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
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Posted - 17 Feb 2012 : 14:46:39
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Glad you're liking Masked Witches, Tyrant.
If you like Heinlein, have you read Magic, Incorporated? I was thinking about that story the other day. Heinlein may receive credit that I've never noticed anyone giving him for inventing urban fantasy. |
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Tyrant
Senior Scribe
USA
586 Posts |
Posted - 17 Feb 2012 : 19:26:16
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Glad you're liking Masked Witches, Tyrant.
If you like Heinlein, have you read Magic, Incorporated? I was thinking about that story the other day. Heinlein may receive credit that I've never noticed anyone giving him for inventing urban fantasy.
I haven't read that book. The other two that I have read were Starship Troopers and The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress. Once I work my way through part of my current stack of books he is on my list of authors that I am going to try to get more of their books. I will probably try to get through the pile of Asimov books my cousin just sent me first, but thanks for the suggestion. |
Peace is a lie, there is only passion. Through passion, I gain strength. Through strength, I gain power. Through power, I gain victory. Through victory, my chains are broken. The Force shall free me.
-The Sith Code
Teenage Sith zombies, Tulkh thought-how in the moons of Bogden had it all started? Every so often, the universe must just get bored and decide to really cut loose. -Star Wars: Red Harvest |
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swifty
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
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Posted - 18 Feb 2012 : 17:52:50
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| after some time away from the realms ive just read sentinelspire.great book.im moving onto the gossamer plain next. |
go back to sleep america.everything is under control.heres american gladiators.watch this.shuttup. BILL HICKS. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 19 Feb 2012 : 04:35:43
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I am now at Chapter 5 of Raymond E. Feist's A Crown Imperilled, the penultimate book of the Chaoswar, which is the culminating series of the Riftwar Cycle. My asset in London bought it for me in Kindle edition. But it seems like Harper Voyage has temporarily stopped selling this edition due to the readers' comments on it having too many typos.
Spoiler Alert:
The Prologue sets the mood right. I wonder how many more resurrections/incarnations of lost races we would see before the series ends.
Finally, there's a (somewhat expected) explanation as to how Miranda and Nakor got reincarnated as demons. Their voyage and prolonged stay at the mortal world slowly erased their memories as demons and reasserted their "old" selves.
Feist previously humanized the moredhel and even certain types of demons. Now, guess what he humanized in this book? The Pantathians, no less. Hard to believe at first, but the explanation is quite plausible. So in the end, I'm fine with it. Enemies becoming allies---nothing new. But in the context of extreme hatred between humans and Panthatians, it's still a surprise.
If you're hungry for magical battles in its predecessor, A Kingdom Besieged, (as there were hardly any in that book), you will most likely sate that here. Pug, Amirantha, and Sandreena give a taste of that in Chapter 4.
I'll devour the rest of the book later. I just hope the hardbound edition will have less typos. [But I'll still buy it even if there's any.]
I'm now at Chapter 13. Still don't see the bigger picture. The main villain is yet to be revealed, but his/her/its main servants are rather too obvious. You don't even have be a fan of this series to figure them out.
It's been fun seeing Nakor in his usual self. You'd love (and laugh out loud at) what he did during the siege in Ylith.
Finsihed it today. So many questions were answered, but so many more emerged. In the game that would decide the fate of all universes, the reality itself, new players had awaken and arose to challenge each other. And the Dread chuckled at the first hint of victory…
A lot died. And I’m hoping (or rather expecting), that two of those who were thought dead survived…somehow. I don’t think Feist can afford to lose them before the culmination of the final battle begins…
I enjoyed reading this novel nearly as much as I did Magician. Out of 10 possible stars, I give it 9.
I can’t wait for the next book. Given that it’s the last book in the series, I hope Feist makes it really thick, prefarably 800-1300 pages. |
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Blueblade
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 19 Feb 2012 : 18:09:51
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Must agree with you on Crown Imperilled, Dennis. I loved Magician and enjoyed its two immediate sequels and the Jimmy the Hand first solo book, but have been disappointed with most of Feist's other books . . . until this one.
Having met both men, I'd be REALLY interested if Ed and Feist ever collaborated; each seems to have strengths where the other has weaknesses. Looking over all their output, Ed's definitely the more versatile writer, which suggests he'd have the flexibility to make such a collab work. Intriguing thought . . .
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 19 Feb 2012 : 20:06:36
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That's possible. Feist had collaborated (in the not so distant past) with some of the best names in fantasy/sci-fi. He and Ed should write at least a trilogy each for the Realms and Midkemia. |
Every beginning has an end. |
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DragonReader
Senior Scribe
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 23 Feb 2012 : 16:34:02
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Finished "Lord of Souls" by Greg Keyes. Great book!
Next up, "The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger: The Battle of Tull" graphic novel. |
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Jeremy Grenemyer
Great Reader
USA
2717 Posts |
Posted - 23 Feb 2012 : 17:03:51
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Finished up The Burnished Blade by Lawrence Schoonover and have moved on to The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis.
I've listened to this book in audiobook format, but have never read it until now. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 23 Feb 2012 : 22:14:40
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Finished Kay's Tigana and found it rather bland. I enjoyed the first half because it seemed like so much was going to build up through the story and make for an epic conclusion. Sadly most of the book is the characters whining and crying all of the time.
Starting Running with the Demon by Terry Brooks now. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Jorkens
Great Reader
Norway
2950 Posts |
Posted - 24 Feb 2012 : 12:30:23
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| Best to keep this to fiction and Rpg materials. Then its Burroughs, The Son of Tarzan, GURPS Atomic Horror and Adventure Tales#3 from Wildside press. |
No Canon, more stories, more Realms. |
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Jeremy Grenemyer
Great Reader
USA
2717 Posts |
Posted - 24 Feb 2012 : 18:04:00
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You know, I just realized this scroll is for 2011 and we're firmly caught up in 2012.
Time to start a new one or should we just keep on keeping on? |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 24 Feb 2012 : 20:38:05
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Doesn't matter to me - staying here is fine.
Just started book 2 of the Fire and Ice series. George R. Martin for the win. 
Also, because of my current circumstances, I am reading WAAAAAAY slower then ever before - not even a book a month.  |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36968 Posts |
Posted - 24 Feb 2012 : 21:33:02
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Originally posted by Markustay
Doesn't matter to me - staying here is fine.
Just started book 2 of the Fire and Ice series. George R. Martin for the win.
Also, because of my current circumstances, I am reading WAAAAAAY slower then ever before - not even a book a month.
Ditto that. I'm still on book 3, and I started reading these back in November... I did take a break between books 2 and 3, and read a couple of BattleTech novels, but still... |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 25 Feb 2012 : 00:18:27
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I did take a break between books 2 and 3, and read a couple of BattleTech novels, but still...
Speaking of BATTLETECH fiction... since I know other scribes aside from both myself and Wooly also read them, I'll note that Catalyst Game Labs has launched a new initiative for BATTLETECH e-fiction, known as "The Blitzkrieg."
You can find the pertinent details here:- http://bg.battletech.com/?p=4072 |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 25 Feb 2012 : 03:59:40
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Now on Chapter 6 of The Masked Witches by Richard Lee Byers. I'm loving it so far. Aoth, Jhesri, and Cera are amazing. I like how Richard gives life to Rashemen and its "hidden" rulers.
Jhesri is already at archmage level. I wonder if she'd retire soon...
The references to Thay and The Haunted Lands are quite good. I'm dying to know who exactly is behind the chaos in Rashemen, though I have some plausible guesses as to who.
I would like to think that the Witch War didn't annihilate all the durthans, that some still live somehow, somewhere. |
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DragonReader
Senior Scribe
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 25 Feb 2012 : 16:34:45
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| Now reading Circle of Skulls by James P. Davis |
Edited by - DragonReader on 25 Feb 2012 16:36:15 |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 25 Feb 2012 : 17:16:40
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Markustay
Doesn't matter to me - staying here is fine.
Just started book 2 of the Fire and Ice series. George R. Martin for the win.
Also, because of my current circumstances, I am reading WAAAAAAY slower then ever before - not even a book a month.
Ditto that. I'm still on book 3, and I started reading these back in November... I did take a break between books 2 and 3, and read a couple of BattleTech novels, but still...
The good news is that reading 1 Martin book is like reading a Realms trilogy. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36968 Posts |
Posted - 25 Feb 2012 : 17:27:28
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Originally posted by entreri3478
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Markustay
Doesn't matter to me - staying here is fine.
Just started book 2 of the Fire and Ice series. George R. Martin for the win.
Also, because of my current circumstances, I am reading WAAAAAAY slower then ever before - not even a book a month.
Ditto that. I'm still on book 3, and I started reading these back in November... I did take a break between books 2 and 3, and read a couple of BattleTech novels, but still...
The good news is that reading 1 Martin book is like reading a Realms trilogy.
Also true. His books are massive! |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 26 Feb 2012 : 01:31:12
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by entreri3478
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Markustay
Doesn't matter to me - staying here is fine.
Just started book 2 of the Fire and Ice series. George R. Martin for the win.
Also, because of my current circumstances, I am reading WAAAAAAY slower then ever before - not even a book a month.
Ditto that. I'm still on book 3, and I started reading these back in November... I did take a break between books 2 and 3, and read a couple of BattleTech novels, but still...
The good news is that reading 1 Martin book is like reading a Realms trilogy.
Also true. His books are massive!
It usually takes me about 6-to-8 months to finish just one of his books. And that's largely because I almost always have to take a break during reads as well. But that's only due to the fact that there is usually so much going on in every book, that I need to stop and take note of everything that's happened before I proceed further. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 26 Feb 2012 : 02:19:19
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by entreri3478
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Markustay
Doesn't matter to me - staying here is fine.
Just started book 2 of the Fire and Ice series. George R. Martin for the win.
Also, because of my current circumstances, I am reading WAAAAAAY slower then ever before - not even a book a month.
Ditto that. I'm still on book 3, and I started reading these back in November... I did take a break between books 2 and 3, and read a couple of BattleTech novels, but still...
The good news is that reading 1 Martin book is like reading a Realms trilogy.
Also true. His books are massive!
It usually takes me about 6-to-8 months to finish just one of his books. And that's largely because I almost always have to take a break during reads as well. But that's only due to the fact that there is usually so much going on in every book, that I need to stop and take note of everything that's happened before I proceed further.
This is true. I am wondering how many crucial details I will have forgotten when i get around to reading A Dance With Dragons. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 26 Feb 2012 : 03:29:16
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Originally posted by entreri3478
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by entreri3478
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Markustay
Doesn't matter to me - staying here is fine.
Just started book 2 of the Fire and Ice series. George R. Martin for the win.
Also, because of my current circumstances, I am reading WAAAAAAY slower then ever before - not even a book a month.
Ditto that. I'm still on book 3, and I started reading these back in November... I did take a break between books 2 and 3, and read a couple of BattleTech novels, but still...
The good news is that reading 1 Martin book is like reading a Realms trilogy.
Also true. His books are massive!
It usually takes me about 6-to-8 months to finish just one of his books. And that's largely because I almost always have to take a break during reads as well. But that's only due to the fact that there is usually so much going on in every book, that I need to stop and take note of everything that's happened before I proceed further.
This is true. I am wondering how many crucial details I will have forgotten when i get around to reading A Dance With Dragons.
When I read series such as "A Song of Fire and Ice," I always make a concerted effort to re-read the previous books again just before the release of the latest volume.
Take my recently re-started re-reading of the "Wheel of Time" series, for example. I had originally begun at the beginning of this year, based on the rumours that the final book -- A Memory of Light -- would be released, supposedly, around November 2012. Now that the release date has been "officially" set for early next year, I'm inclined to put the re-reading on hold [or, even possibly re-start again in June/July], until I know for certain just when the final book will be released. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 27 Feb 2012 : 14:08:50
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| Finished up Running with the Demon and diving into A Knight of the Word. The first book was very enjoyable and i am curious to see how this pre-Shannara trilogy pans out. |
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DragonReader
Senior Scribe
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 27 Feb 2012 : 15:18:13
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| entreri, I think you will enjoy. I thought the Word and the Void trilogy were some of Brooks finest work. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 27 Feb 2012 : 16:08:16
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entreri, I think you will enjoy. I thought the Word and the Void trilogy were some of Brooks finest work.
I think i will too. I am not really a fan of "Urban Fantasy" but Terry Brooks is one of my favorite authors and i have put this series off for far too long. After this i will jump straight in with the Genesis of Shannara series. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 28 Feb 2012 : 01:09:44
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I gave up urban fantasy since high school. I don't think I'd ever read any, even if it's penned by my favorite authors. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 28 Feb 2012 : 02:00:15
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Originally posted by Dennis
I gave up urban fantasy since high school. I don't think I'd ever read any, even if it's penned by my favorite authors.
Terry Brooks' Word and Void series is really great so far, but that doesn't mean i am going to dive into other selections of Urban Fantasy. I prefer my fantasy to be lacking of any type of modern technology at all. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36968 Posts |
Posted - 28 Feb 2012 : 03:53:57
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| I'm not a huge urban fantasy fan, but I've read a fair amount of it. Faerie Tale, by Raymond E Feist, was my intro to urban fantasy, and it remains a favorite. Elaine has penned some that I enjoyed, and of course there's the Dresden Files (which Elaine first got me interested in). I've also enjoyed Simon R Green's Secret History books, though those are a mix of urban fantasy and James Bond, with some weird history thrown in. |
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