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Welcome to this, the second special issue of the Skull’s favorite maga- zine. What, you may ask, was the first special issue? While it is marked with the word SPECIAL on its masthead in place of a number, it is known in some circles as Issue 0, and it contained all the essays written for the first Kickstarter of Tales From the Magician’s Skull as well as the first tale of Hanuvar, reprinted... [click here for more] |
Outland Entertainment |
$8.00
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WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH…
Former hauptmann Ronan Carlyle and his sister Isobel are soldiers without a nation. After their commanding officer left the Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces entirely, the pair returned to Lyran space for reassignment. But their senior officer branded the remaining troops traitors and cashiered them, stranding hundreds of former LCAF soldiers and technicians. With... [click here for more] |
Catalyst Game Labs |
$4.99
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Have You Found the Yellow Sign?
"I was turning to go into the dining-room when my eye fell upon a book bound in serpent skin, standing in a corner of the top shelf of the last bookcase." —Robert W. Chambers, "The Yellow Sign"
The King in Yellow. Robert W. Chambers’ unearthly book has inspired millions of shivering readers since the death of the Gilded Age. This beautiful edition... [click here for more] |
Arc Dream Publishing |
$29.99 $19.99
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This collection of Greg Stolze's recent short fiction is packed with retired rock stars, psychic assassins, puzzling aliens and gritty crimes. You get techbros behaving badly alongside zombies behaving predictably. Among these 19 tales there is horror and hard laughs and curious truths about humans and our values. Check it out! ... [click here for more] |
Greg Stolze |
$6.50
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FOUR SECRET AUDITIONS…
Fixer BlotterBabe must have exactly the right actors for a production that requires very specialized talent. The actors must not only be skilled, they need to have the right attitude and an ability to adapt to extraordinary circumstances. A Kiss to Die For: Kintsugi and Sartorial choose love over duty, but their respective families will do everything... [click here for more] |
Catalyst Game Labs |
$4.99
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Remember those nice stories they told you about what’d happen after you died?
They were wrong.
There is no Heaven and there is no Hell. There’s only the Underworld, with the ravening maw of Oblivion at the bottom and the impossible dream of Transcendence at the top. And, somewhere in between, are scores of Restless Dead.
Are you ready to join them?
This collection of stories is inspired by... [click here for more] |
Onyx Path Publishing |
$2.99
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A collection of gothic romance short stories by emerging writers from around the world
Edited by Sersa Victory
Illustrated by Kayla Cline
Immerse yourself in dark, haunting, and romantic short stories celebrating the beloved, enduring genre of gothic romance. Written in the style of mid-century pulp fiction, these stories embrace the genre’s familiar tropes and... [click here for more] |
Storytelling Collective |
$8.99
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IT IS THE DAWN OF A NEW AGE…
At the beginning of the 20th century, the world was forever changed by the discovery of electroid, a strange liquid that allowed for lighter-than-air travel. Militaries around the world rushed to develop new vessels based on this amazing invention, resulting in a class of flying ships unlike anything ever seen before…the leviathan.
Now, the skies are... [click here for more] |
Catalyst Game Labs |
$5.99
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Death is not the end.
You learned that firsthand when you died. In that darkness, you made a deal that brought you back — with something else. Now, bound inextricably to a geist — a shade, a monster, a tragic, broken soul — you stand between the world of the living and the world of the dead.
This collection of eleven stories inspired by Geist: The Sin-Eaters Second Edition... [click here for more] |
Onyx Path Publishing |
$2.99
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WHERE NOBODY KNOWS YOUR NAME…
Things don’t rise to gutters, they fall there. Same with back alleys and dumpsters. Same with graves. Running the shadows comes with ups and downs, but you never know where those rises and falls will take you. What someone else might call rock bottom…you might call Tuesday.
Collected here for the first time, read Russell Zimmerman’s Shadowrun... [click here for more] |
Catalyst Game Labs |
$4.99 $3.49
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Saudade. This Portuguese word doesn't translate easily to other languages; it has deep cultural roots and meaning among the Portuguese people.
The closest definition in English is: A feeling of longing, melancholy, or nostalgia. Wishes, hopes, and prayers. Yearning for something lost, something forgotten, something that wasn't ever really there but feels like it was.
Collected here are tales from... [click here for more] |
Critical Mass Rocketworks |
$15.00
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Step back into the Dark Ages...
...into a time when the clans, high and low, battle for blood and power.
Welcome to The Cainite Conspiracies
This collection of short stories inspired by the 20th Anniversary edition of Vampire: The Masquerade Dark Ages features tales by Vampire developers such as Justin Achilli, Eddy Webb, David A. Hill, Jr., and... [click here for more] |
Onyx Path Publishing |
$4.99
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Before we were six. Now we are one. We differ on many points, but on these we agree: Always trust our instincts, always reward loyalty, and always pounce upon minions of the Unseen. Without these tenets, we are no longer worthy of the adoration of Man.
Monarch Trillani Persian von Mau, deceased
Cats have inherited the world, unifying their six fractious monarchies after untold... [click here for more] |
Onyx Path Publishing |
$2.99
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Passion. Loss. Laughter. Fear.
Truth is a paradox, especially when magick is involved. To get beyond illusions of reality, then, a person must reach beyond what we think is possible and find what’s really there.
Set in the award-winning world of Mage: The Ascension, the 17 tales featured in this collection span from the bizarre humor of “The Theogenesis Gimmick”... [click here for more] |
Onyx Path Publishing |
$6.99
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A COST IS ALWAYS PAID…
Nikolai Reed is a trader on a Lyran JumpShip plying the space lanes…
Chloe Mason is a hot-shot tech with the Hsien Hotheads mercenaries…
Leaving the Northwind Highlanders, MechWarrior Ryana Nikol fills a billet with the Eridani Light Horse…
Disparate lives, but a unified dream that will bring them all together on a fateful course that will span decades,... [click here for more] |
Catalyst Game Labs |
$3.99
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DARKNESS EVERYWHERE
The Sixth World is a dangerous place, with deadly hazards lurking around every corner. Everywhere shadowrunners go, from the top of the world to the deepest, darkest Sprawl neighborhood, someone’s always looking to make their rep by taking you down. World of Shadows is the second anthology of original Shadowrun short stories, each one showcasing some of the most far-flung, treacherous... [click here for more] |
Catalyst Game Labs |
$4.99
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WELCOME TO THE YEAR 2072…
…And a world unlike anything you’ve ever imagined. A world where magic and machines exist side-by-side. Where cybernetics can replace organs or entire limbs with ease, and arcane spells can make the impossible happen. Where the Matrix has become an artificial world of its own, filled with all kinds of pleasure, treasure, and trouble. Where dwarves, elves, orks,... [click here for more] |
Catalyst Game Labs |
$0.99
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TRADITIONS RUN DEEP…
Most mercenary units fly flags on two flagpoles at their headquarters: one with their unit’s flag, and other bearing the flag of their current employer. However, the Third Regimental Combat Team—a.k.a. the Eridani Light Horse—leaves one flagpole bare, as a reminder of the death of the Star League, and the other pole flies the Light Horse’s unit and regimental... [click here for more] |
Catalyst Game Labs |
$5.99
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Be a good dog. Protect your home. Be loyal to those who are true. These are the words of the Code of Man.
- Sister Picassa Collie, Shepherd of the Church of Man
Dogs have inherited the world, building the kingdom of Pugmire untold centuries after the Ages of Man are over. These dogs have been uplifted to use tools and language, and they seek to rediscover the ruins of the Old Ones.... [click here for more] |
Onyx Path Publishing |
$6.99 $4.89
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ENnie Award Nominee for 2018: Best Writing
Lovecraftian cosmic terror meets modern-day conspiracy in these 33 brief tales of horror and personal apocalypse.
The Key
The Junk Shop
Into the West
Inside
At the Shore
In the Back Seat
Kay’s Voice
The Witness
Dear Cind
The Phone Man and I
The Lady of the Rock
Between Here and Forever
It Was Not Her
Words
End of the World of the End
What the Voice Said
Water... [click here for more] |
Arc Dream Publishing |
$2.99
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What does the Technocratic Union agent see through those reflective lenses? How many hours of interrogation footage, archives of dossiers, gone over one more time, again and again? What song of Enlightened trigonometry beams before their eyes the trajectory of the reality deviant, or the fastest route to cover in a firefight? Imagine vast mugshot archives of unmutual hackers, “magick” grifters,... [click here for more] |
Onyx Path Publishing |
$3.99
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Twenty-five years of Vampire: The Masquerade Twenty-five years of storytelling, adventure, and exploration. In celebration, we bring you eighteen authors that explore the evolution and development of the world of Vampire. From tales of wanton diablerie to the fulfilling of centuries-old religious vows, lover’s sacrifices, and searches for truth. Peel apart the layers and discover... [click here for more] |
Onyx Path Publishing |
$6.99
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Vagabond mages and Technocratic minions. Roadhouse kin and Wyrm-tainted Garou. Anarch Archons and Kindred smuggling crews. Plus the return of a beloved Lasombra from times past. They're all here in this Year of the Road exclusive anthology featuring the best the World of Darkness has to offer!
Featuring stories of the road from WoD favorites and newcomers alike, including Brandon Steward, Aaron Rosenberg,... [click here for more] |
White Wolf |
$5.99
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FIVE RUNNERS. ONE JOB.
And a Whole Lot of Trouble...
It should have been a simple walk in the corp. Stroll into a mid-level corporation disguised as a nameless mid-level manager in a suit, deliver an unknown data package to an isolated network, and stroll out again.
But nothing is ever simple in the shadows.
Now five shadowrunners are... [click here for more] |
Catalyst Game Labs |
$4.99
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This volume assembles no less than 40 stories set in H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. Ranging from Lovecraft's own tales (including classics such as the novel At the Mountains of Madness, "The Shadow Over Innsmouth," and "The Colour Out of Space") to works by his friends and contemporaries (Clark Ashton Smith, Robert E. Howard, Frank Belknap Long, and Robert Bloch), to later followers (Henry Kuttner,... [click here for more] |
Wildside Press |
$0.99
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MEAN STREETS? YOU HAVE NO IDEA…
The Sixth World is a dangerous place, and nowhere is that more obvious than in Seattle, the so-called Emerald City. Surrounding its neon-drenched heart is kilometer after kilometer of Sprawl, where millions of people scratch out a living among hazardous, slowly decaying neighborhoods and even more dangerous neighbors.
Sprawl Stories contains four... [click here for more] |
Catalyst Game Labs |
$4.99
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DREAMS OF ’MECHS AND MERCS…
Katie Ferraro dreams of nothing more than being a MechWarrior. Orphaned at a young age, she learns everything she can about ’Mech repair from her mentor and adoptive father. On the distant planet of Jerangle, though, her chances of fulfilling her dreams are slim.
But when she finds an abandoned Kit Fox in the jungle, she realizes her dreams might... [click here for more] |
Catalyst Game Labs |
$5.99
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BLASTS FROM THE PAST…
The Sixth World has always been a grim, violent place, where your life can be measured in heartbeats from one minute to the next. And whether you’re an experienced shadowrunner, or someone who’s entered the shadows looking for safety, or to hide—or perhaps start a new life altogether—well, they can be dark, deep, and dangerous, no matter how well-prepared... [click here for more] |
Catalyst Game Labs |
$4.99
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ALL OR NOTHING...
On 1 May 3052, twenty-five Galaxies from seven Clans clashed with twelve armies of ComStar’s Com Guards on the pastoral planet of Tukayyid. For twenty-one days, one of the largest campaigns in BattleMech warfare unfolded to decide the fate of the Inner Sphere.
The Battle of Tukayyid is one of BattleTech’s most pivotal conflicts. Now, explore this crucial campaign... [click here for more] |
Catalyst Game Labs |
$5.99
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In the Age of Sorrows heroes were chosen by the gods to stand or fall as champions of Creation. Whether they narrowly escaped death, struck a death-bargain with the goddess of sharks, or faced hellish aberrations, their heroic deeds ring throughout the ages.
Tales from the Age of Sorrows gathers a dozen tales about the Solar Exalted, Chosen of the Unconquered Sun, and their mighty foes.
Stories are... [click here for more] |
Onyx Path Publishing |
$2.99
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What hope has a humble adventurer when faced with a fight against Cthulhu himself? No matter; the true swordsperson cares only for the bite of steel against flesh, whether that flesh be eldritch or more conventional. So, grab your khukuri knife, your iklwa spear, or a legendary blade and journey with us from ancient Rome to feudal Japan, from the Dreamlands to lands there are no names for in any of... [click here for more] |
Pelgrane Press |
$6.40
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This celebration of Chinese Science Fiction — thirteen stories, all translated for the first time into English — represents a unique exploration of the nation’s speculative fiction from the late 20th century onwards, curated and translated by critically acclaimed writer and essayist Xueting Christine Ni.
From the renowned Jiang Bo’s ‘Starship: Library’ to Regina Kanyu Wang’s ‘The... [click here for more] |
Rebellion |
$6.99
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A gong shivers… the mists part to reveal a grisly visage lying upon a mound of rubble, dead but for one glowing, malefic eye… It speaks, in a voice of cold command:
Silence, mortal dogs! It is time now for Tales From The Magician’s Skull #7!
Praise me, Mortal Dogs, for once again I bring tales to terrify and delight in equal measure! Oh, great was my pleasure when these... [click here for more] |
Outland Entertainment |
$8.00
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The world of the Chronicles of Darkness is a strange place...
For the human masses, it is terrifying and brutal, full of monsters waiting to drink the blood and taste the flesh of those foolish enough to delve into forbidden corners.
For the Begotten, though, it is home, and those who transgress serve to feed the Horrors within.
The Primordial Feast contains nine new stories... [click here for more] |
Onyx Path Publishing |
$2.99
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Collected here for you, a sampler of stories & poems set in or related to the “Cthulhu Mythos,” as conceived by H.P, Lovecraft, expanded on by the “Lovecraft Circle” and endlessly expanded on by current writers up to the current day.
Included are:
INTRODUCTION, by Shawn Garrett
DREAMS OF YITH, by Duane W. Rimel (Poem)
OUT OF THE AEONS, by H. P. Lovecraft and Hazel Heald
FISHHEAD, by... [click here for more] |
Wildside Press |
$0.99
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COMBAT IS THEIR BUSINESS…
And business is good in the 31st century as the Third Succession War rages on battlefields ruled by the almighty BattleMech: ten-meter-tall humanoid machines of pure destruction. Continuous warfare between the five Great Houses of the Inner Sphere has led to a steep technological decline, forcing the nobility of these vast interstellar empires to rely... [click here for more] |
Catalyst Game Labs |
$2.99
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Upside Down: Inverted Tropes in Storytelling is an anthology of short stories, poetry, and essays edited by Monica Valentinelli and Jaym Gates.
Over two dozen authors, ranging from NYT-bestsellers and award winners to debut writers, chose a tired trope or cliche to challenge and surprise readers through their work. Read stories inspired by tropes such as the Chainmaille Bikini, Love... [click here for more] |
Apex Book Company |
$4.99
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"What will you discover when you meet this gallery of fools and villains and dreamers?"
—Joseph S. Pulver, Sr.
The Necronomicon. For centuries, scholars of the occult have sought out the darkly fabled tome, hoping to gain insight into the secret workings of the universe—or unbridled power. Instead, the book rewards their pursuit with madness and devastation.
Under the guidance of Shirley Jackson... [click here for more] |
Chaosium |
$8.49
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100 years after Karel Capek coined the word, “robots” are an everyday idea, and the inspiration for countless stories in books, film, TV and games. They are often among the least privileged, most unfairly used of us, and the more robots are like humans, the more interesting they become. This collection of stories is where robots stand in for us, where both we and they are disadvantaged, and where... [click here for more] |
Rebellion |
$6.99
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Return to the epic fantasy realm of Rokugan's samurai and magic in the collected Legend of the Five Rings novellas, featuring an all-new story of the Lion Clan. Includes these incredible tales: Deathseeker by Robert Denton III – a shamed Lion Clan warrior finds a chance for redemption when she discovers a foundling with magical ancestry, whose secrets could change everything.... [click here for more] |
Aconyte Books |
$14.95
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For over a decade, the Bards and Sages Quarterly has been a showcase for both new and established authors to share their speculative works. The short stories presented in each issue serve as a delightful sampler of the speculative genres. Whether your preference is sword and sorcery, time-travel, space exploration, gothic horror, urban fantasy, or any of the speculative genres, you are sure to find... [click here for more] |
Bards and Sages |
$4.99
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PEACE MAY SELL…BUT WHAT IF NO ONE’S BUYING?
On 21 May 3052, the seemingly unstoppable military juggernaut of the invading Clans was defeated in a pitched campaign on the quiet world of Tukayyid. This astonishing victory bought the weary armies of the Inner Sphere a fifteen-year stay before the invasion can resume. But despite the truce, the fire driving the Clans’... [click here for more] |
Catalyst Game Labs |
$2.99
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Octavia E. Butler said, “There’s nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns.”
New Suns 2 brings you fresh visions of the strange, the unexpected, the shocking—breakthrough stories, stories shining with emerging truths, stories that pierce stale preconceptions with their beauty and bravery. Like the first New Suns anthology (winner of the World Fantasy, Locus, IGNYTE,... [click here for more] |
Rebellion |
$6.99
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The Ancient Ones are coming to consume our world, and only the bold investigators of Arkham Horror stand in their way, in this chilling collection of eldritch novellas. Includes the following stories:
Hour of the Huntress by Dave Gross – the mysterious disappearance of dilettante Jenny Barnes' beloved sister triggers a frantic search through Arkham's darkest shadows. ... [click here for more] |
Aconyte Books |
$14.95
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COMRADESHIP. HONOR. REBELLION. JIHAD.
A Star League Gunslinger fights against overwhelming odds during a rebellion. A dauntless warrior faces his most painful trial yet, far from home and all but alone. Mercenaries, betrayed from within, lash out at all who threaten them. And the Word of Blake, always present, plots and schemes and maneuvers allies against each other.
Thirteen stories... [click here for more] |
Catalyst Game Labs |
$4.99
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NEVER BET AGAINST THE KELL BROTHERS…
The Kell Hounds are one of the most storied mercenary units in the Inner Sphere. NowThe Way-bestselling author and Kell Hounds creator Michael A. Stackpole goes back to the Hounds’ beginnings in these three short novels, when Morgan and Patrick Kell were just two smart, ambitious brothers—with a plan to revolutionize the world of mercenaries... [click here for more] |
Catalyst Game Labs |
$4.99
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Warring samurai clans fight with swords and magic for the Emperor's favor with these collected Legend of the Five Rings novellas, including a brand-new novella of the Crane Clan. Ice and Snow by Katrina Ostrander – a surprise attack and courtly machinations challenge the untested heir to the Crane Clan to keep the peace and prove her value to her family. The... [click here for more] |
Aconyte Books |
$14.95
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HONOR. DESPERATION. JIHAD.
Inhuman cybernetic soldiers invade a peaceful world, bringing terror and misery in the name of a new flag. A young soldier, part of the most maligned military machine in history, struggles to find meaning in his service. And the prince of a star-spanning empire discovers that not even he can protect the people he loves.
Ten stories of combat, honor, betrayal,... [click here for more] |
Catalyst Game Labs |
$4.99
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In churches and convents and other religious communities, sisterhood takes many forms, forged and tested by such mundane threats as disease and despair, but also by terrors both spiritual and existential—Satan’s subtle minions and the cosmic nightmare of the Cthulhu Mythos.
Sisterhood: Dark Tales and Secret Histories presents sixteen horror stories by some of the genre’s leading female... [click here for more] |
Chaosium |
$8.49
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REDEMPTION. RESISTANCE. RESOLVE.
A young Davion MechWarrior seeks to repay a debt incurred by the misfortunes of the Fourth Succession War. A tightly-knit farming community bands together to repel vicious pirates or risk losing their livelihoods…and their lives. A Kurita MechWarrior given a final chance to serve the Dragon stands alone against renegade mercenaries. And the survivors... [click here for more] |
Catalyst Game Labs |
$4.99
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