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TheDaysGoBy

TheDaysGoBy

Joined January 2017

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I enjoyed the stories of the four women highlighted in this book that helped the war efforts on both sides - Union and Confederacy. A slower read but most nonfiction is for me. It was definitely interesting but I think I‘m ready for some fast paced fiction for my next read

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@Avanders I just received my book from your giveaway! Thank you so much! You picked well - definitely been on my TBR for a while and not one I own. Look forward to reading it! πŸ™‚

Avanders Yay!! I hope you love it! 😘β™₯️ 3w
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks It‘s so good!! πŸ§‘πŸ’™ 3w
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Received my #LitsyLove giveaway package. Thank you again @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @StayCurious

You guys are the best! πŸ™‚

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks You‘re welcome!! Enjoy!! ❀️ 3w
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I liked this one. For some reason though it wasn‘t my favorite and I‘m not sure why. I liked the characters. Maybe the story moved a bit slow at times? I feel like I usually devour stuff from this genre rather quickly and this one seemed to take longer. Can‘t put my finger on it exactly but this was just a like, not a love for me

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Was this my favorite celeb memoir I‘ve read? No. I did enjoy it though. I never knew much about his addiction and rehab stints - even back when I was watching Friends just because I don‘t keep up with celeb gossip. I think the book could‘ve done with some editing or been laid out better as some parts felt repetitive, particularly with some of the interludes. Still thought it was interesting though

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This is how I‘ll be spending my lunch hour on this cold snowy Thursday. Much better than working out…though I‘ll probably force myself to do it after work πŸ˜‚

ETA: except today is Wednesday. Can you tell I‘m exhausted and brain dead? πŸ˜‚ Thank god for a nice, easy read that requires zero thinking

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Finally finished this one up. I enjoyed it! In some ways I wonder if it would‘ve been better as an audiobook but it did give a very unique perspective on WWII. Not any kind of retelling of events/layout of what happened but rather oral accounts from various women who served in the military for Russia

Daisey I listened to the audiobook of this, and I think it emphasizes the oral history feel of the writing. Yet, I also found an ebook copy so I could easily check quotes and names as well. 2mo
TheDaysGoBy @Daisey Yeah that‘s probably the route I should‘ve taken. Still good though 2mo
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In A New York Minute | Kate Spencer
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I enjoyed this one. I liked a lot of the characters and the way things kind of evolved. A cute story!

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Catsandbooks Woo! πŸŽ‰βœ¨ 3mo
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@MaleficentBookDragon Thank you so much for everything! I feel like you spoiled me, and I know I was no help as far as picking out books go leaving it as wide open as I did πŸ˜‚ Both books sound interesting and maybe not something I would‘ve picked up myself so I love that - I enjoy moving out of my usual genres more. Fallen in love with some surprises that way

Thank you again! Happy Holidays!

#jolabokaflod #jokabokaflodswap

MaleficentBookDragon Yay! I‘m so glad. 🀞 you like them. 3mo
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Received my #jolabokaflod package. Can‘t wait to open! πŸ™‚

@MaleficentBookDragon

MaleficentBookDragon Yay! That‘s from me. 3mo
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The Friend Zone | Abby Jimenez
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Spent my lunch finishing up this one with my Chris Evans bookmark and my kitty Sam. I liked it. I‘m not sure I was always in love with Kristen as a character but overall I did enjoy it

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I felt the same!! 3mo
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The Friend Zone | Abby Jimenez
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Look at the bookmark I made myself to go with my next read. I‘ve only become a fan of Chris Evans in the last year but man what a time for it to happen.

It‘s a larger bookmark than I typically go for, but considering the eye candy involved, I‘ll live πŸ˜‚

Read4life Love the bookmark. And Chris Evans πŸ€“πŸ’™ 4mo
OriginalCyn620 I love Evans so much! He‘s the best, IMO! Love the bookmark. 4mo
TheDaysGoBy @Read4life Thanks! He‘s a hunk for sure, but also seems so human/down to earth. It was super easy to fall in love with him 4mo
TheDaysGoBy @OriginalCyn620 Thank you! I completely agree. I watched all the Marvel movies for the first time ever so my love kinda started there but I recognized by the end how amazing he‘d done as Captain America and evolving the character that I sought out his other stuff. Pretty much watched everything he‘s been in and he was a delight in each one. Such a good actor! 4mo
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This was so fascinating! A look at how the US worked to get books to those serving in WWII - with a large degree of success. The evolution of it all was so interesting. Highly recommend

Monica5 Sound interesting. Going to have to see if my library or the Libby App has it 😊 4mo
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I mailed my #jolabokaflod package today but forgot to take a pic of it so here‘s my post office. I love this tradition/swap!

@MaleficentBookDragon

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The Escape Artist | Jonathan Freedland
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What an incredible story of survival of a man who would be one of the first (and only a handful of) Jews that escaped from Auschwitz. It‘s amazing how resilient he was and utterly heartbreaking what he had to go through - not just during his time there but after his escape as well. Well written and laid out well

#nonfiction #NFnovember

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The Escape Artist | Jonathan Freedland
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That feeling when your book does not auto-renew and you have a couple days to finish it and you‘re only halfway through 😬

Not that I can‘t do it because I definitely should‘ve had it read by now but I need to make it a priority now or else deal with some fines πŸ˜‚

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Penpal | Dathan Auerbach
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Mehso-so

So I definitely got spooked a bit with this book, but the way things pieces out and kind of jumped around was a little confusing at times. It was an interesting premise and like I said, did give me chills at time but I think ultimately it was the structure of the story that just made this a so-so for me

It was my #bookspin for September though so that‘s another off the list

@TheAromaofBooks

OutsmartYourShelf 😻 5mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 5mo
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I listened to this on audio. Overall I enjoyed it. I‘ve always had an interest in cults so the discussion was often engaging. I was particularly interested in some of the MLM stuff as I‘d had exposure to that thanks to my sister trying several of them for a while

#nonfiction #NFNovember

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Ok Litsy fam, I‘m reaching out to see if anyone has some great Civil War or WWII recs. I used to be crazy into history in school which has fallen to the wayside for years but a recent Gettysburg trip sparked my interest again. I‘d love to hear your suggestions! Just nothing too dry please!

#nonfiction

Bookwormjillk Have you read 5mo
EclecticBookLover For Civil War, I remember Batlle Cry of Freedom by McPherson was a good general history. Also This Republic of Suffering by Drew Gilpin Faust was also interesting. It focuses on death and the Civil War. Not a book, bit I highly recommend the History Channel's miniseries Grant, very well done. Ron Chernow has a book on Grant, but I haven't read it. 5mo
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TheDaysGoBy @Bookwormjillk I haven‘t. I‘ll add it to the list. Thank you! 5mo
TheDaysGoBy @EclecticBookLover Awesome! Thanks so much! I‘ll have to look into those 5mo
TheDaysGoBy @Addison_Reads Sounds great! Thank you! 5mo
jlhammar This oral history was so good. Really anything by Alexievich is. 5mo
jlhammar This is a new release (in the US). I haven't read it yet, but my copy is on the way and I am really looking forward to it. Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize. 5mo
TheDaysGoBy @jlhammar Those all sound really interesting! You‘re the best! Thanks so much! 5mo
jlhammar This one is excellent. I've heard it is a great on audio as well. 5mo
TheDaysGoBy @jlhammar Ooooh, I love a good audiobook. A lot of the time it‘s my go-to format for nonfiction 5mo
Kimberlone Long but really comprehensive and unexpectedly engaging history of the Civil War 5mo
Kimberlone Memoir by one of the soldiers featured in The Pacific 5mo
Kimberlone Not books but The War and The Civil War documentaries by Ken Burns are amazing 5mo
TheDaysGoBy @Kimberlone Those all sound great! Thanks so much! 5mo
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False Witness | Karin Slaughter
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Mehso-so

Just getting around to posting this after the craziness of last night. Talk about finishing it in the final hour lol

Overall, this was just a so-so for me. It kept my interest but I‘ve read more gripping thrillers with better characters. I do appreciate the detail the author put into the characters though

#scarthlon #TeamSlaughter @Clwojick

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Only one that stumped me was #16 on the left. Finally getting around to posting this

#scarathlon #TeamSlaughter @Clwojick

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Some of my weekend watches. I‘m still as in love with Coco as I was the first time I watched it. Both of the Hocus Pocus movies were fine - I didn‘t get that much nostalgia out of the first one because I‘m certain I only saw parts of it growing up. Some of the jokes I thought were funnier in the sequel. Fun bit of lighthearted spooky watching though

#scarathlon #TeamSlaughter @Clwojick

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The Oath | Frank E. Peretti
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1. Tagged book. I haven‘t read it since high school but I remember reading it late at night and being freaked out by parts of it. And I‘m a wuss with horror movies - just about any of them make me want to sleep with lights on πŸ˜‚
2. Fantasy isn‘t my go-to genre so the only thing I can really think of is Harry Potter. Maybe How to Train Your Dragon - there‘s some magic/witch elements in that
3. Black or navy

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

Eggs Thanks for playing πŸŽƒπŸ§‘πŸ 5mo
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Watched The Rite. It was pretty good. I‘ve never seen the exorcist but I did enjoy the story with this. It had some tense parts but overall wasn‘t too scary which is good for me lol

#TeamSlaughter #scarathlon

@Clwojick

OutsmartYourShelf Is that other guy the one who plays Hook in OUAT? 5mo
TheDaysGoBy @OutsmartYourShelf Yes, he is! Not gonna lie - big part of the reason I watched this πŸ˜‚ OUAT turned me onto Colin O‘Donoghue in a big way 5mo
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Sunshine | Alex Garland
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Watched Sunshine last night (based on the tagged book apparently). It‘s listed as a sci-fi thriller which I‘ll agree with but can I add horror? At least for me πŸ˜‚ As interested as I am in space, things going wrong in space and people dying out there gives me so much anxiety. And boy do things go wrong πŸ˜‚

2057 and the sun is dying so a crew is attempting to reignite the sun as earth is freezing over.

#TeamSlaughter #scarathlon @Clwojick

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1. Both! Vanilla is my go-to scent year round for everything (lotion, body wash, etc) but I love cinnamon too. Hell I put cinnamon *on* my vanilla latte
2. Bread
3. Smores

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

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I love this game. Could‘ve gotten more I‘m sure but decided to stop with 336 words for 3,360 points for #TeamSlaughter

#scarathlon @Clwojick

Clwojick Way to go! 5mo
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Week 1 points: 377 for #TeamSlaughter

#scarathlon

@Clwojick

Clwojick Way to go! πŸ–€πŸ¦‡ 6mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ» 6mo
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Few more movies I watched this week. One horror/scary and two that fell into more thriller and/or mystery. All of them were enjoyable…well Scream was a bit of a trip because I‘m kind of a wuss πŸ˜‚ but I made it through and gave my sister a good laugh at my reactions

#scarathlon #TeamSlaughter @Clwojick

Clwojick Woohoo! ☠ Way to go!!! 6mo
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Watched Fresh from Hulu for the first time. I‘m usually a wuss when it comes to horror/scary movies but I do love Sebastian Stan and wanted to give it a try. I will say it was pretty tame - still disturbing but no jump scares or anything. Even when the movie turned and you understood where it was going, I got nervous I wouldn‘t be able to handle it but nothing was gruesome

@Clwojick #scarathlon #TeamSlaughter

Clwojick Way to go! 6mo
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This was just a so-so for me. The premise was interesting - a woman gets pulled over with her kids in the car on a trumped up charge. What happens after to her and her kids is something to unravel. Wasn‘t bad, just wasn‘t my favorite either. But this did get my June #bookspin off the list

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 6mo
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My watchlist for #scarathlon - it‘ll be my first time watching Scream (and The Rite). My sis will be joining me for Scream - horror movies were always more her thing so I think she‘s excited to watch with me

@Clwojick #TeamSlaughter

Clwojick It‘s always fun to watch with someone else. Enjoy! 6mo
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Penpal | Dathan Auerbach
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My TBR for the month of October and #scarathlon

Looking forward to some spooky reads! This‘ll be fun!

@Clwojick #TeamSlaughter

readingjedi Ooh, I just love that pumpkin! πŸŽƒπŸˆβ€β¬› 6mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I love your pumpkin πŸŽƒ 6mo
Clwojick I love this photo! πŸ¦‡πŸ–€ 6mo
TheDaysGoBy @readingjedi @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Clwojick Thank you! My best Rite Aid find ever I think πŸ˜‚ 6mo
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Halloween | May Harte
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Still time to sign up if youβ€˜re interested in some spooky fun for October!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScrAKF_4P5QR-kJDU9lrhzW7PQata8xPbqkHpE7...

@StayCurious @Clwojick

#scarathon

Clwojick Thanks for the repost! 6mo
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Imaginary Friend | Stephen Chbosky
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Finally finished my May #bookspin and I really enjoyed it! My reading has really taken a hit this year; I need to get back into a rhythm with it again which is why this chunkster took me even longer than normal.

That said it was creative and it had some interesting twists. I loved a lot of the characters and all the nods to the Pittsburgh area was fun being that‘s my hometown

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 7mo
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Imaginary Friend | Steven Chbosky
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I‘ve been MIA on here but I have still been reading. Got out on my lunch hour today reading the tagged book, and it was extra peaceful because literally no one was in the pool. Made it extra hard to come inside and go back to work πŸ˜‚

#poolreading #WFHdays

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The Last Flight | Julie Clark
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A nice, quick read that I finished poolside on my lunch hour today. The story was interesting. A couple things I saw coming but a few twists - particularly at the end - I didn‘t. The idea of two women swapping tickets in an airport was definitely interesting

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I love your lantern πŸ§œβ€β™€οΈ where did you find it? 9mo
TheDaysGoBy @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Just took a family trip to Rehoboth Beach a couple weeks ago and my mom found that in one of the shops down there. Think they might have an online shop too - I‘ll ask my mom and let you know if she remembers the name. It is very pretty. Thank you! 9mo
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This was an interesting read. Some of it rang true and I did get some insights in reading this. It‘s not meant to be a true guide but makes some suggestions on typical behavior/personality traits depending on birth order. Definitely could relate some of it to me/my family

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Will | Will Smith
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I listened to this one on audio (as I usually do in the case of celeb memoirs/biographies because I find it much more entertaining hearing them read it). I always loved Will Smith and he told a lot of stories I had never heard before. It was interesting getting a read on his philosophy on life. The audio was a highly entertaining experience and I recommend going that route

LoverOfLearning This is on my shelf legit staring at me haha begging me to read it! ha 11mo
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My reading has really been slow going this year so far so I‘ve only just finished my #bookspin from January. I did enjoy this one a fair bit - wasn‘t my favorite but it was interesting for sure. The characters felt fresh and unique

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 11mo
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The Writer's Idea Book | Jack Heffron
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A friend bought this for me years ago when I first started writing (like literally 20 years ago now) and while I‘d used a handful of prompts before, this was the first time I went all the way through. I‘ve been stuck trying to figure out what my next writing project should be. Some prompts/advice were helpful, others not as much. But it got me thinking which is always good

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I‘ve literally been the worst about reading since the new year started. Some of it is just general life getting in the way but honestly a lot of it is tv 😬 πŸ˜‚

My goal is to finish at least one of the two books I have in progress. Completely doable. And hopefully move further along in the other

@Andrew65 #marvellousmarch #readathon

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Sorry for the non-bookish post but where are my NSYNC/JC fans at? A group of fans got a hold of an early release of JCβ€˜s second solo album from 2006, The Story of Kate. They put it up on YouTube to share with everyone - JCβ€˜s team is aware this is happening and doesnβ€˜t seem upset about it. So this is how Iβ€˜ve been spending my evening - coloring while I listen to this amazing album

https://youtu.be/uHIB-7ymzjI

TheDaysGoBy I encourage everyone to give it a listen even if you‘re not/weren‘t a fan. It‘s an incredible album and JC is the most talented singer ever. His range is unreal 1y
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Goals | Tracy
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My goals for the month:

- Read 2 books (not counting the one I just finished)
- Workout 2x a week
- Hit daily step count of 8,000 (see if I can get consistent with that and then work my way up to 10,000. So hard to get even close to any of that working from home)

@wanderinglynn #BFC2022

wanderinglynn Great goals! πŸ™ŒπŸ»πŸ‘πŸ» 1y
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So it‘s after midnight here and I‘m turning my points in before I forget like I did last week πŸ˜‚

As always this was loads of fun! I love sharing holiday fun with everyone on Litsy - you all are the best!

@Clwojick #mistletoemaniacs #wintergames2021

Clwojick ❀ You did amazing! Thank you so much for joining us this past month! ❀ 1y
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In a Holidaze | Christina Lauren
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I‘m not usually huge on romance novels but I really enjoyed this! The characters were great and I could relate a lot to Mae. Particularly the bit where she recognized how doing things for tradition sake isn‘t always the best - that it‘s great to have some spontaneity sometimes too. Such a fun, quick read

@Clwojick #mistletoemaniacs #wintergames2021

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Watched a couple Holiday things last night. Love Actually and it just so happened the next episode of Walker on my dvr was a Christmas one

@Clwojick #mistletoemaniacs #wintergames2021

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The Shadow of the Wind | Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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Finally finished this one. It‘d been on my TBR for a while and I did enjoy it. I probably would have stronger feelings about it if life hadn‘t kept getting in the way creating long pauses between reading sessions. But the story was intriguing and I enjoyed unraveling the mystery. It was very involved

@Clwojick #mistletoemaniacs #wintergames2021

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