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Breakdown
Breakdown | B A Paris
Named One of the Most Anticipated Thriller Novels Of 2017 by Bustle!THE NEW CHILLING, PROPULSIVE NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLING BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.If you can't trust yourself, who can you trust?Cass is having a hard time since the night she saw the car in the woods, on the winding rural road, in the middle of a downpour, with the woman sitting inside--the woman who was killed. She's been trying to put the crime out of her mind; what could she have done, really? It's a dangerous road to be on in the middle of a storm. Her husband would be furious if he knew she'd broken her promise not to take that shortcut home. And she probably would only have been hurt herself if she'd stopped.But since then, she's been forgetting every little thing: where she left the car, if she took her pills, the alarm code, why she ordered a pram when she doesn't have a baby.The only thing she can't forget is that woman, the woman she might have saved, and the terrible nagging guilt.Or the silent calls she's receiving, or the feeling that someone's watching her...You won't be able to put down B. A. Paris's The Breakdown, the next chilling, propulsive novel from the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors.
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Gabbymags123
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Interesting read fill of twists

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SilversReviews
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Thanks to these Litsy folks for today‘s prompt:

Books with # INDELIBLE MOMENTS
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Today‘s Prompt: BREAKDOWN

THE BREAKDOWN had me turning the pages as well as being nervous for Cass, but it was nothing like the tension and terror of her first book.

REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/2w6wa3py

@baparisauthor

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Eggs
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I think I read it, but I don‘t remember it 🤪 2y
SilversReviews It‘s good. We used the same book. 😀 (edited) 2y
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DieAReader
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Panpan

#BookNookBuddies2022 #ReadMyRoom #BookSpinBingo

#UnpopularOpinion

We‘ll, that was…boring, predictable & very much a disappointment.

AmandaBlaze I couldn't finish it. 2y
DieAReader @AmandaBlaze I don‘t blame you😆 2y
CoverToCoverGirl Off your TBR pile..👏👏 I‘m generally not a fan of the 30 something psychological thrillers genre, and I‘m very picky if I pick one up. This author is super popular in store, can‘t keep her in. 🤷🏼‍♀️ I haven‘t been inspired to pick any of her‘s up. (edited) 2y
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Andrew65 After the first one by B A Paris have found them very formulaic and a let down. 2y
DieAReader @Andrew65 that‘s a shame🥺 I just hope I there are no others hidden on my e-reader 🤞🏻 2y
TheAromaofBooks At least it's off the list!! 2y
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AmaniX
The Break Down | B.A. Paris
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It was a great read

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myellenbee
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A quick, suspenseful read. Cass drives past a broken down car on the way home during a fierce storm. The next day, she learns a woman was killed there. Cass is tormented with guilt. She fears someone is watching and calling her, as her world falls apart. Will she get her life back? Can she be safe?
The opening of this book scared me so much that I almost didn't continue. I'm glad I did!
First of two books done for February! #bookspin

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myellenbee
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February #bookspin I got 2 spooky/ scary books. 5. The Breakdown by B.A. Paris and 10. My Soul to Keep by Tananareve Due. 🙀

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OutsmartYourShelf
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Panpan

I loved Bring Me Back by the author, but this one is very disappointing. The writing style is still up to par, but the main character was irritatingly passive, & the plot was so obvious, I figured it all out after 2 chapters & only read to the end to see if I was right about everything. 2⭐

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2043867137

656 points #WinterGames2021 #MistletoeManiacs #TBRReads

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RenePenn
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This one has been on my shelf for a while but the audio version was available so I opted to listen instead. This is the second book I‘ve read by here and enjoyed both. This is about as intense as it gets for me though. 😂

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Booknerd222
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Arvena
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Mehso-so

The story was slow and dragged. Repetitive scenes of Cass being afraid and constant over-the-top worry made the book monotonous and whiny. They were all dislikeable characters to me 🙄

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I read this and can‘t really remember much about it… I loved 2y
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Amoon
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This book really takes you on a wild ride. A slow burn that gets more and more intense as Cassie is realizing she may have early onset dimentia. Little by little she is losing touch with reality. Her husband Matthew and best friend Rachel are supportive when Cassie becomes obsessed with a recent murder in her own neighborhood, causing terror.

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Laughterhp
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I don‘t know what happened in June but I got like 5 bingos! I did bail on 3 books so that may have helped.

The tagged book was my #bookspin but I bailed on it. I picked it up and just knew I wasn‘t in the right headspace for a thriller. When I was already annoyed that she was so stressed out about telling her husband that she drove home on a specific road, I knew I just couldn‘t.

#BookSpinBingo

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Great month!!! And yeah, sometimes it just takes a few pages to know there's NO WAY I'm willing to deal with a certain person for an entire book haha 3y
AudiobookingWithLeah I bailed on 6 books this month. I pretty sure that's a new record for me. 3y
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SilversReviews
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Thanks to these Litsy folks for today‘s prompt:

#CURIOUSCOVERS
@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

Today‘s Prompt: ORANGE

THE BREAKDOWN was very tense, and did have me thinking someone was purposely doing all of these things to stress Cass to the point of losing her memory and deciding to not go back to work.

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/3reum2fh

@baparisauthor

Eggs Enjoyed this book - suspenseful! 🧡📙🧡 3y
SilversReviews @Eggs Yes. Very suspenseful. 3y
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Eggs
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Cass was apprehensive of just about everything-is she having a breakdown? Is she paranoid? Should she take the sedatives?? And how will this story END...

#apprehensive #springsentiments @Eggs

#begin #oppositeday @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TheKidUpstairs

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I have this one!! 📚 3y
TheKidUpstairs 💜❤ 3y
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Jgacreations
The Breakdown | B A Paris
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Pickpick

It was good but not a huge surprise as to who the “bad guys” are.

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j.rye
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Mehso-so

⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Laura.Gillespie
Breakdown | B A Paris
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The ending was not what I expected! I couldn't put this book down, I just had to know which characters were trustworthy.

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ElleSkel
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Mehso-so

I think I just expected too much from this.
@TheAromaofBooks #bookspin #doublespin finished January 2021

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 3y
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ElleSkel
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Hopefully starting off 2021 well with this lineup. Thanks to @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft and @BarbaraTheBibliophage for hosting #Booked2021 , @TheAromaofBooks for #BookSpin / #BookSpinBingo ,and @BookishMarginalia for #LitsyAtoZ 2021 . I started off the year by reading The Only Good Indians, the first book to check off my TBR and add on to my A to Z list! Next up for me is The Breakdown. Happy Reading!

TheAromaofBooks I love your layouts!!! 3y
ElleSkel @TheAromaofBooks thanks! I am trying these out for January to see how it goes 3y
Cinfhen Me tooooo @TheAromaofBooks I totally get #BuJoEnvy Happy Reading @Elle_Skeldon 💕 3y
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa Looks Beautiful! 3y
ElleSkel @BookishMarginalia I signed up for the Litsy A to Z but have not gotten an email so I can log my reading. I thought I should check and be sure I did not mess up the form somehow. It wouldn‘t let me submit at first,so I tried again and I thought it worked, but now so am not so sure. That is the only way to log books right? 3y
ElleSkel @BookishMarginalia figured it out, never mind! Sorry! 3y
BookishMarginalia Glad you found it! 3y
Cinfhen Your #BuJo 🙌🏻♥️🥰 3y
Gissy That planner is so pretty!!! 3y
ElleSkel @Gissy thanks! I love this one because it is a regular planner but it has BUJO pages in it to use however I want in each month/section. Now I have all my stuff in one place. 3y
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AvidReaderandGeekGirl
Mehso-so

Way too predictable!

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Laughterhp
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Doug! Thank you so much for everything! Those socks are going to be perfect on cold fall mornings!

The books all look so good! I‘ve never heard of Cold Bath Street. It seems like a perfect October book. I can‘t wait to read all of them!

Thank you so much! #LitsyLoveFallSwap

Laughterhp My dog already thinks the slippers are a chew toy.. he‘s tried to chew on them multiple times 😂🤦‍♀️ @BibliOHIOphile 3y
Bookgoil Those slippers look so cozy!!! 3y
Pageturner1 love the cat slippers 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beatriz 💚💚💚 3y
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Andrea313
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I have had this audiobook in my collection for ages and still not listened! Does anyone else acquire books and then ignore them? I have too many of these "someday" stories waiting for me! #BAParis #AugustAuthors
@OriginalCyn620 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

OriginalCyn620 I do too! 🙋🏻‍♀️ 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks All the time!!! 4y
Curiouser_and_curiouser Lol, almost as soon as I acquire them I'm moving on to acquiring new ones! 4y
Buechersuechtling 🙋🏽‍♀️ More often than not … Because, first I feel I need to “save” the story, to make it last longer and then some library books drop … and then I postpone my “newly boughts” and gradually kind of forget about them. 4y
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Reading_Beyond_The_Book_Cover
The Breakdown | B A Paris
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3.75 ⭐️ this book...🤔. It‘s funny how conflicted I am. If I had to choose, it would be between So-So and Pick. ‘So-So‘ b/c a majority of the book felt like being in and out of a nap on an international flight. You feel good but you keep wondering “are we there yet?”. ‘Pick‘ b/c the last 30% of book had me thinking, wanting to pick up the book and practically flew by. Give it a try. I read the physical copy along with the audiobook. 👍🏾

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Miss_Gilmore
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It‘s a cold day here. Time for a good book and some tea.

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Inkblotsandcoffeestains
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What a good, quick read! This book made me so angry! It was definitely not what I expected, and I‘m so mistrusting of people. The end was fairly satisfying though!

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candc320
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While I didn‘t enjoy this audiobook as much as the previous by this author (Behind Closed Doors) I did find that it held my attention and kept me guessing with at least some of the mysteries. My biggest “issue” was with the main character and how easy she was to manipulate, terrify, and make weak. All said it was still a fun listen and had a satisfying ending. 🌟🌟🌟 1/2.

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Nikki15
The Breakdown | B A Paris
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I find it really frustrating when I can‘t quite remember if I‘ve read a book before or just the blurb! The case was true with this one, I have definitely read it before 😂 but I hate stopping a book once I‘ve started so I persevered. At least I can‘t possibly forget reading a book twice, can I??
I guess it helps that I actually enjoy Paris‘ style!

cathysaid I've heard of SOME people (surely not *me*) who have checked out and read a library book and then less than a month later have bought the same book on Kindle. 😳 4y
Nikki15 @cathysaid At least it‘s not just me 😂 4y
eraderneely I forgot reading The Picture of Dorian Gray twice! And hated it every time 😂 It‘s why I eventually got Goodreads, so I could keep track of what I had already read. 4y
Barbie.Hudson This is SOOO me!!!! This is exactly why I found this app, so ai can keep track. 🤦🏻‍♀️ 3y
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DaniRey
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Readathon is complete. 5.5 books read during it. 27h 43m. Heck yea!#mbcreadathon #mbcfrogsread13 #24b4monday

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TheRiehlDeal
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Mehso-so

This book kept my interest throughout, but it definitely wasn't the best book I've read. Mainly, Cass being a bit too paranoid for the average person when she is constantly thinking the murderer is making the silent calls. Plus, she seemed to be taking Jane's murder a little seriously. I'm sure I wouldn't be an emotional wreck if I met someone only once and they got murdered shortly after. All in all, this was an enjoyable read.

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TheRiehlDeal
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A couple chapters in and I'm loving this so far!

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Loric
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If you read and enjoyed Behind Closed Doors by this author you should give The Breakdown a try. Fast paced, this suspense filled psychological thriller was an addicting treat that kept me guessing until the end.

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Allthingsbooks
Mehso-so

Just so so for me.

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SW-T
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Mehso-so

Plenty of suspense and drama, though a bit repetitive and predictable in places, and the characters sometimes seemed a bit flat. Fast read, and it continued to hold my interest.

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TEArificbooks
The Break Down | B.A. Paris
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#downphoto challenge entry @Litsy

julesG Oh. That's awful, but also a perfect picture 5y
Litsy Ha! 5y
jessinikkip Love it! 5y
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CouronneDhiver Oh zut! 😱😱😱 5y
LibrarianRyan Love it 5y
hermyknee Hah this is a good one! 5y
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corkymariee
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Currently reading 🖤

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Madison91
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Amazing. Finished in a night and loved every minute

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haileyerinn
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READ READ READ!

This was so good. I couldn't put it down because I needed all the answers asap. So brilliantly and patiently written out. 💕

Crazeedi I'm going to have to look, the blurb with this book makes me think I read it. I'm just not sure 5y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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#TbrShelfie #1
#LiteraryLuck

The struggle is real!! 🤣📚🤣📚

vkois88 I know the feeling! I love your shelf though 😍😍 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @vkois88 thank you!!! ❤️❤️ 5y
Jee_HookedOnBookz Love love your shelves in pic 1 and 2! I wanna so participate but my TBR books are everywhere not even properly stacked 😭😭I just now they have to be read. I have a serious problem😞 5y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Jee_HookedOnBookz thank you!! Girl, it‘s an addiction with no cure!!! 🤣🤣🤣 5y
janeycanuck You have such gorgeous bookshelves!!! 😍 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @janeycanuck thank you!! 💗💗 5y
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Victoriahoperose
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I really liked this one by BA Paris. It was definitely full of suspense and got deep into my head while reading it. It had a superb twist to it and a really interesting plot. I definitely didn‘t figure the ending out in this one and would recommend if you like a good psychological thriller.

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wallacereads
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12 books for a 10 day vacation plus my kobo seems about right.

wordzie Super 😎🎉📚 5y
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Slajaunie
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@Loric
Amazing book! After I have put a book on my tbr and then read it, I do not go back to review what it is about. I go in blind. I did that with this book. The story was edgy and made me feel as if I were sinking into dementia with her. I have downloaded the other books by this author already. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Loric I loved Behind Closed Doors so cant wait to start this! Thanks for the update 5y
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Slajaunie
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Started this tonight.

Loric Oh this is on my tbr! Can‘t wait to hear your thoughts 5y
Slajaunie I will let you know. @Loric 5y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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Is this book trying to cause me to have a breakdown?! Cass is driving me crazy?! Is she crazy or does she truly have dementia? What in the world is going on?! 🤯😫😳 I loved Behind Closed Doors, but I need something to happen in this book!!

cathysaid What a terrible feeling when you look forward to your second read and find it to be a letdown. My condolences 😓 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @cathysaid I know!!! I‘m still waiting for something to happen, but I‘m over halfway finished! 5y
eanderson This book was kinda crazy! I really enjoyed it but she made me panic. 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @eanderson I just want to give her a Valium or something!! 🤣🤣🤣 5y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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I thought I would start this one today... I needed a little something different! If I can stay awake long enough... Have you read it? I loved Behind Closed Doors!

Mimi28 Hope you feel better!! ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Mimi28 just weak and staying in bed mostly sleeping! Hope you are too! 5y
TheBookgeekFrau Sending get well wishes your way! 🙏💕 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @C.Perone thank you 💗 5y
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