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The beast that keeps on keepin on ~ Hurricane Sally

Posted: September 15, 2020 in Alert!!
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I wanted to give you an update on Hurricane Sally. I live on Mobile Bay and she’s paying me a visit. It’s really starting to ramp up here and the power has went off and on a few times. Not sure if it will last. It’s been raining for hours. I have a covered porch that runs the length of the house and it started leaking badly. I also found a drip coming from the top of my bedroom window. Had to pull down the ceiling of the porch in several places to let the rain water drain out. Looks like that roof repair was put off for too long. At least the window leak is finally tapering off now that the water has a place to drain out more easily.. Sally is moving so slowly that we will be feeling her for days. They sent us home from work last night at 8 PM and we are off today. Probably tomorrow too as Sally won’t even be on land until late tomorrow or early tomorrow. She is crawling along at 2mph so we will have long lasting affects from her. I guess my luck ran out as we are right in the path of this beast.

If my power stays on, I’ll keep you updated.

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Flash Sale! This weekend only ~ A.M. Hargroves Delicious New Release ~ Tragically Flawed

Posted: September 28, 2013 in Alert!!, Contemporary Romance, New Release
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A quick FLASH SALE of Tragically Flawed this weekend!! The book will be on sale for just .99 cents for 2 days only!

Click on the cover below to get yours!

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Buy Links: Amazon / B&N / Smashwords

Riviera Benson’s past has been nothing but horrific. It’s filled with  secrets that she intends to keep tightly locked away…terrifying  secrets that keep her awake at night…that prevent her from getting  close to anyone…anyone that is, until her work as a muralist drives  her into the arms of the hot and sexy Shan.
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Benjamin Shandon, owner of Shandon Homes, works like a thousand  demons are chasing him…because perhaps they are. His business has  boomed, ever since the forest fire swept through the canyon and  destroyed hundreds of million dollar homes. He demands excellence in  everything…from his employees to his women. He slows down for nothing, keeping a schedule that no sane person would want. But Riviera  interrupts everything, twisting his guts inside out, and wedging her way into his heart, destroying a promise he made to himself.
Will they let their pasts control their future, or will they decide to let go and allow their hearts to discover each other’s?
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So, what ya waitin for? Go get yours while they’re hot!

I’ll be posting my review and giveaway for Tragically Flawed on Wednesday, October 2nd. Come on by!

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A.M. Hargrove

A.M. Hargrove

One day, on her way home from work as a sales manager, A. M. Hargrove, realized her life was on fast forward and if she didn’t do something soon, it would quickly be too late to write that work of fiction she had been dreaming of her whole life.  So, she rolled down the passenger window of her fabulous (not) company car and tossed out her leather briefcase.  Luckily, the pedestrian in the direct line of fire was a dodge ball pro and had über quick reflexes enabling him to avoid getting bashed in the head.  Feeling a tad guilty about the near miss, A. M. made a speedy turn down a deserted side street before tossing her crummy, outdated piece-of-you-know-what laptop out the window.  She breathed a liberating sigh of relief, picked up her cell phone, called her boss and quit her job.  Grinning, she made another call to her hubs and told him of her new adventure (after making sure his heart was beating properly again).

So began A. M. Hargrove’s career as a YA/NA and Adult Romance writer. Her books include the following: Edge of Disaster, Shattered Edge and Kissing Fire (The Edge Series); The Guardians of Vesturon series (Survival, Resurrection, Determinant, reEmergent and Beginnings); Dark Waltz and Tragically Flawed.

Other than being in love with writing about being in love, she loves chocolate, ice cream and coffee and is positive they should be added as part of the USDA food groups.

Author Links:

Blog: http://amhargrove.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Amhargrove1

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AMHargroveAuthor

Author Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5338829.A_M_Hargrove

TRAGICALLY FLAWED Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18271624-tragically-flawed

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Freebie Alert! Spooky Short Stories by Kathryn Meyer Griffith

Posted: March 10, 2013 in Alert!!, Creatures, Freebies!, horror, otherworldly, Paranormal or fantasy, Romance, Short stories and collections
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By now, most of you know how much I love short stories and collections.

Kathryn Meyer Griffith has her Spooky Short Stories free to download from Amazon  right now through March 13th.

Go here to get yours. I got mine!

Spooky Short Stories

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Description

It’s a collection of four romantic horror/horror short stories about ghosts, werewolves, a banshee and a witch. Author of 18 novels, 2 novellas and 12 short stories, Kathryn Meyer Griffith rdgriff@htc.net
Four contemporary spooky short stories:
Ghost Brother…
So what happens after you die? Do you go to heaven, or hell? Or do you go to a special place fashioned just for you based on the life you’d lived in the real world? Based on how you treated people? What you did to them?
And do ghosts exist? Do they roam the earth and plague the living, persuade them to do things they shouldn’t do?
Two brothers and their tale follow; their journey through life and death.
Do you believe in ghosts? Some do.

The Banshee and the Witch…
What would you do to live forever, stay young forever? To find true love again?
And if you were a white witch with the magical powers to make it happen…and the secret of how to do it, would you?
So when the banshee comes calling for you one rainy dark night you’ll do what you have to do to get what you desire the most. More time.

Running with the Train…
Sarah has always been lonely. Searching for a love she’s begun to believe will never come. Her family and friends depend on her, need her…but they can’t give her what she wants. True, eternal love. Like the wolves have.
So she goes on an adventure of a lifetime to the Grand Canyon; rides the train from Williams to the South Rim and sees these huge wolves running alongside in the evening twilight; scurrying unbelievably below on the Canyon’s ledges among the trees. She’s told there are no wolves but she hears their haunting cries. No one else sees or hears them. Just her.
Has her loneliness made her crazy?

Too Close to the Edge…
Artist Penelope had been looking forward to going with her husband, sister and brother-in-law to see the Grand Canyon…even though she was terrified of heights and, when she got there, couldn’t bear to get too close to the edge. She watched people balancing on one foot, acting foolish, taking photos, oblivious of the death waiting below them. It scared her.
Especially when a woman relates a story of a small child that fell into the Canyon the day before. Over the edge.
Then she sees a young girl go over the rim and no one will believe her.
For there was no child that had died–that day anyway.
Was she seeing things that weren’t there, or was there another explanation?***

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I’m currently reading another of Kathryn’s books, Human No Longer.

Hooked me good:)

Human No Longer

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Jenny and Jeff Sanders become victims of a bizarre crime; leaving Jeff dead and Jenny in a temporary coma. She returns to her children. With Jeff’s death she must move back to her childhood home, a haunted farmhouse, in Summer Haven, Florida, where once they destroyed a family of vampires. Jenny has no appetite. She’s edgy. Her eyes hurt. She thinks it could be trauma or grief. Until one night she can’t resist the night woods or the overpowering urge to drink warm animals’ blood–and accepts the truth. Her attackers were vampires. Now she’s becoming what she once reviled. She can’t abandon her children but must find a way to live in the human world. At night she hunts, hides what she’s becoming and attempts to fit in. Then townspeople begin dying. Like years before. With her blackouts, she fears she may be the killer, or is it her vampire attackers? They find her and demand she joins them–or her family will die. She resists until they kidnap her children. Then she has to find a way to outwit and ultimately destroy them.

Can’t wait to finish it and tell you all about it!

I just recently read and reviewed another of Kathryn”s books.

You can read my review of Dinosaur Lake here.

Dinosaur Lake (once titled Predator)

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Enter at your own risk. There be a huge freakin dinosaur here.

Kathryn has written many books. I couldn’t post all of the books in their covers. Would have taken so long!  Go here to see more.


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Best Selling Reads ~ Kindle Fire and $25 Gift Card Giveaway

Posted: March 9, 2013 in Alert!!, Contests, giveaways
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This month’s giveaway

The best authors in New Fiction at BestSellingReads.com are celebrating the arrival of Spring with a March promotion:

BestSelling Reads Kindle Fire Giveaway

Prize for winning reader entry: Kindle Fire 7”, LCD Display, Wi-Fi, 8GB

2nd & 3rd place winners: $25 Amazon gift card

Enter at Best Selling Reads

or this Rafflecopter.

Winners will be chosen March 26th by Rafflecopter. No purchase necessary but always welcome.

Good Luck Everyone!

****For all of my giveaways go here****

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Freebie Alert! Four Tales for Midnight by Lee Enderlin

Posted: March 9, 2013 in Alert!!, Freebies!, giveaways, Mystery, Short stories and collections, suspense, thriller
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I just love short stories and collections. They are a challenge to review!

Lee Enderlin has his collection Four Tales for Midnight free to download from Amazon March 9th thru March 13th.

Go  here to get it now. Got mine!

Four Tales for Midnight

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Four tales of extreme suspense and mystery aimed at getting the heart pumping. Hard. A soldier on D-Day finds an enemy soldier acting very strangely indeed; a jilted husband creates a grisly scavenger hunt; a marriage reconciliation service ABSOLUTELY guarantees positive results—the question is, how? And more!

Turn out the lights and enter a bizarre world, but remember—don’t go in the basement!

At only around 57 pages it should be a fast and fun read!

Psst!  Scary Sherry, it has a tree on the cover:)

For more about Lee Enderlin and his books you can find him here:

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Here’s Your Chance To Catch The Storm For Free!

Posted: March 1, 2013 in Alert!!, Freebies!, giveaways, otherworldly, Paranormal or fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction, Series, suspense
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I just received some wonderful news!

R.E. Sheahan is offering Storm of Arranon for a free download on Smashwords ~ March 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.!

Storm of Arranon

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You can read my review here.

Description

Beneath Erynn’s petite build, curly red hair, and startling blue eyes, lies a deeply hidden secret.If the truth about her were revealed, her life would be in danger. Her dream to be a fighter pilot would tailspin,crash, and burst into flames. Jaer’s wise brown eyes reflect his smoldering strength. An enigma, charismatic and moody, he is a physically powerful warrior who defends his world. A warrior afraid to love because of mistakes in his past. When the presence of a marauding alien society is discovered on their planets, a struggle of life and death begins. Both Erynn and Jaer’s worlds face annihilation. A mysterious force plunges Erynn into Jaer’s cold, dangerous, and beautiful world with its magical essence and living consciousness. Both the alien enemy and this strange inexplicable power purse Erynn.

*****The author is very busy right now writing books 3 and 4 and there will be a 5th! Yep, more of Arranon and it’s cast of characters will be revealed******

Click on the link below, enter the code, and it’s yours!

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Just enter this code:  UB73J

If the code says it’s expired, wait and try again. It is being a bit twitchy:) The author is working with Smashwords to fix it.

It’s good for March 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.

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Once you’ve read Storm of Arranon, you can now get Fire and Ice, Book #2

The battle of good vs.evil continues.

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Description

A dark evil rises. A world on the threshold of destruction. A crossing into a mysterious realm. The journey begins.

Newly commissioned Interceptor fighter pilot, Erynn Yager, knows sacrifice. Her battle against a brutal alien enemy intent on destroying her two worlds set her on a journey of self-discovery and empowerment, all while struggling to gain control of her secret abilities. With the alien threat crushed, Erynn believes the worst is behind her. She settles in to experience first love and a changed life on a hidden military base deep inside a glacier covered mountain on Arranon.

Her peaceful existence can’t last.

Dhoran, the evil sovereign of Arranon’s underworld has risen from the dead to possess an unwilling human. Dhoran’s powers grow while he plots a war that may plunge Arranon onto a path of destruction neither realm will survive. Arranon is pulled into chaos as violence spreads across the planet.

Drawn first in visions, Erynn enters a diverse world beneath Arranon’s surface, a realm teeming with danger, mystery, and beauty. The battle thrusts her into an uncharted kingdom, intensifying her connection to the heart and soul of the living Arranon.

My Review

About the author

R.E. Sheahan

Before I wrote, I read. Voraciously. When I wasn’t able to read, I listened to audio books on tape or CD. Still do. Hi. My name is Robynn E Sheahan and I live and write from the Cascade Mountains of the Pacific Northwest.

I started to dabble in writing while working as a Paramedic/Firefighter in Northern California. Trust me, it’s not like it appears on TV. There was plenty of time for books. Ideas from dreams follow me into warm sunny days or the quiet of falling snow. What ifs feed a vivid imagination. Even miss-typed phrases may lead to an aha moment. Brain storming sessions standing in windy, dark parking lots with fellow writers release thoughts that pry at the corners of my mind, grasping for purchase. Sometimes the ideas pursue me, with persistence. About three years ago the dabbling became serious when worlds and characters screamed for, no, demanded attention. So I wrote my first manuscript. Critiques and rewrites filled the next two years. I now had STORM OF ARRANON, the first book in the series.

Contact links

www.RESheahan.com

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/…

http://www.facebook.com/AuthorRobynn

https://twitter.com/#!/RESheahan

http://www.ruleofthreepress.com/

http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005O1KE7O

Click on the images to purchase the books.

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Listen Up! Sneak Peek ?Dragonfly?

Posted: February 20, 2013 in Alert!!, Book Promos, Creatures, Fantasy, otherworldly, Science Fiction, Series, wizards
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That’s right! I have some cool news.

I’ll let Charles tell ya!

Project X: DragonFly

It’s been quite awhile since I last posted. I apologize for that. The principal reason is that my new ‘Project-X’ has been extremely time consuming and blogging has taken a back seat. Last time, I said I was writing a new series but left you guessing on what its genre was. I said it wasn’t a mystery or a thriller like my Scott Forrester FBI novel, Tiger Paw. But other than that I was quite vague. So here is the first inkling of what Project-X is all about!

I’m calling it… DragonFly (and yes, the F is capitalized!)

I wouldn’t be a mystery writer if I gave out all the clues at once! This name is not the complete title of the series. If I added just one more word, it would give too much away. Yes, you’ve probably guessed that it will be a combination of science fiction and fantasy. But I can assure you there will be even more than that. Yes, it does have a dragon in it, but nothing like what you imagine a dragon to be! Yes, it has an evil wizard, but again like no other wizard I have heard of before in a fantasy work. If I’m saying that I’m trying to develop something VERY unique, in its own sci-fi & fantasy niche, then the answer is… yes, I am! (or else why do something that has been done before?)

It is a very ambitious project and because of that I’m going to need a lot of help.

DragonFly already has two very important collaborators… two artists whose talents are at the top of their respective fields. Coincidentally, they are both based in Europe. For the science fiction aspects of DragonFly, I have engaged a computer graphics artist from Spain whose code name  is ‘Mr. C’. For the fantasy elements, including a very unique creature spawned from the evil mind of my wizard, I have commissioned work from a fantasy artist from Belgium who I will call ‘Mr. J’. In due time, their identities will be revealed and their work on DragonFly will be published here on my blog, on a new website I’m creating, and as illustrations in the first novel of the series.

Work on Lucifer’s Key, the sequel to Tiger Paw continues, but at a reduced pace. DragonFly is easier to write and I plan the first draft to be complete by the end of May. At that time I will go into revision mode and when ready I will be soliciting beta readers for DragonFly before it is published. Several of you have already volunteered, so I thank you in advance!

I expect the first novel in the DragonFly series to be published before Sept 1 and will have a website launch party this summer!

I’m very excited about DragonFly. As an author it has special writing challenges beyond the genre bending aspect of it, which in itself is a bit of a risk. I can also reveal that it will be written in first person from the perspective of a heroine whose quest will define the destiny of her country and will change the course of history. Be patient, you will meet her shortly!

Regards

Charles

“But it is one thing to read about dragons and another to meet them.”
―    Ursula K. Le Guin,    A Wizard of Earthsea

Cool isn’t it! I can’t wait for this one! Charles is a wonderful, talented writer and an all around great guy.

You’re going to want to read this book(whatever it is?)!!

Have you read Tiger Paw yet?

It will blow your mine!

Tiger Paw

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As a serial killer wreaks havoc on Wall Street, dismantling a corrupt financier’s empire one body at a time, FBI profiler Scott Forrester uncovers the deadly secret of a demon-worshipping Hindu cult that is determined to change the very fabric of society. Firmly in their assassin’s crosshairs, Scott Forrester is forced underground to stop the killing spree. But will he survive the deal he must make with the Devil to thwart their satanic plan?

Royal Palm Literary Award Winner for Best Thriller of 2012 –from the Florida Writers Association
Best Indie Thriller Nominee – Kindle Book Reviews

Go here to read my review.

You can read my exclusive interview with Charles here.

The Tiger – a poem by William Blake

Tiger, Tiger burning bright,

In the forests of the night;

What immortal hand or eye.

Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

In what distant deeps or skies.

Burnt the fire of thine eyes?

On what wings dare he aspire?

What the hand, dare seize the fire?

And what shoulder, & what art,

Could twist the sinews of thy heart?

And when thy heart began to beat.

What dread hand? & what dread feet?

What the hammer? what the chain,

In what furnace was thy brain?

What the anvil? what dread grasp.

Dare its deadly terrors clasp?

When the stars threw down their spears

And watered heaven with their tears:

Did he smile His work to see?

Did he who made the lamb make thee?

Tiger, Tiger burning bright,

In the forests of the night:

What immortal hand or eye,

Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

For more about the Charles:

http://www.CharlesACornell.com

http://www.facebook.com/CharlesACornell

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5768487.Charles_A_Cornell

Click on the image to purchase Tiger Paw.

Free Horror Anthology ~ Yep. I said free!

Posted: January 31, 2013 in Alert!!, Freebies!, horror, otherworldly, Short stories and collections
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It’s no secret, I love every story Evans has written. In Stories, Inc. , Dark Tales from the Light side, you’ll get some of this and some of that.

The great news is the Stories, Inc. collection is having a promotional giveaway on Amazon starting today through Sunday, February 3. Now everyone can have their own copy!

Just click here to get yours now!

Stories, Inc.

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It is a five-story collection, and currently the only place to get a copy of the short story PAY BACK.

Description:

Lingering lovesick ghosts and wives hellbent on revenge, along with sinister demons, forgotten campgrounds and malintent friends populate this collection of original and compelling short stories and novellas, each as complete and satisfying in their conclusion as a small novel.

Includes:
PAY BACK
BLaCK DooR
CRAWLSPACE
Whatever Possessed You?
Dark Curtains (with alternate ending)

I’ve read all of these and just finished reading Evans newest release ARBOREATUM! I’ll be posting my review soon.

Arboreatum is only 99 cents and it’s free to borrow for Amazon Prime Members.

You can go here to get your own copy!

ARBOREATUM

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Horror on the lonesome plains!

When a band of westward pioneers – lost, starving, and desperate – stumbles upon an unlikely oasis in the middle of a barren prairie, Micah wonders if his family has finally caught a lucky break…or does this new Garden of Eden hide a forgotten terror behind a veil of earthly delights?

ARBOREATUM is a novella of horror, young lust and delusions of grandeur, a unique and thrilling vision by new master of modern horror, Evans Light.

“If you love writers like Joe Hill, Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson or Joe R. Lansdale, you owe it to yourself to give Evans Light a try…this new voice on the scene packs enough inventive storytelling twists to delight even the most jaded fans of horror and suspense.”

The Light Brothers have been very busy.

They’ve set up their own Q & A on Goodreads

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Evans and Adam have been working on setting up a Goodreads Q&A group, which can be found here: http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/8…

I’m thrilled to join this group. Goodreads is where I met Evans and Adam and discovered their awesome stories.

I’ve read many of their books and am making my way through all of them. They can’t write them fast enough!

******Also, now through the month of February you can download Crawlspace and Dark Curtains for free. Go here to check it out******

Author contacts

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You can find all of Evans books here .

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Books written with Adam Light

When It Rains It Pours! And It’s Raining Money ~ $1000 Cash Giveaway!

Posted: January 28, 2013 in Alert!!, Contests
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Raining Money

It’s Raining Money Event

Hosted by: Mom Powered Media

Prize: $1,000 Cash {paypal or visa}

Event dates: 4/1 – 5/1

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Lots of Winners!

Posted: January 19, 2013 in Alert!!, giveaways, Winners!
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I have a lot of winners to announce today!

Put on your happy faces:)

First up is The Crimson Hunt by Victoria H. Smith

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The winner is:

Shar Simms

And now for the winners of Blood is Heavier by Ella Medler!

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The five winners are:

Scott

Patricia

Stephanie Anne

Kristen

Pragya

And  The Lady of Chains and Other Stories by V. Shaw!

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The winners are:

Marianne

Sherry

Jo-Anne

Reneava

Heather

Congratulations!

All winners have been notified.

Thanks to everyone for your comments.

I do love reading them and hope you continue to visit fuonlyknew!

Thanks so much to these awesome authors for their wonderful books and for letting me host their giveaways.

For all of my giveaways go here.

I’d love to keep telling ya’ll about some really great books.

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