{Erotic Romance} Tell Me a Story Blog Tour Sign Up

Tamara Lush will be touring April 4-29 with her erotic romance, TELL ME A STORY. We are looking for reviews (PDF only), interviews, guest posts and book spotlights/promo (html provided). Thank you! Inside the Book: Title: Tell Me a Story Author: Tamara Lush Publisher: Independent Pages: 102 Genre: Erotic Romance Bookstore owner Emma Chase attends a sexy literacy fundraiser called Story Brothel in Orlando, expecting a few raunchy jokes and a chance to show off her writing. She’s intrigued when Caleb King, a successful real estate developer in a custom tailored suit, pays to listen to her read from her erotic novel. Later, the mysterious Caleb with beautiful eyes
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{Memoir} Am I Going To Be Okay? Blog Tour Sign Up

Debra Whittam will be touring March 25 – June 24 with her memoir/women’s psychology book, AM I GOING TO BE OKAY? WEATHERING THE STORMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS, ADDICTION AND GRIEF. We are looking for reviews (paperback U.S.), interviews, guest posts and book spotlights/promo (html provided). Thank you! Inside the Book: Title: Am I Going To Be Okay? Weathering the Storms of Mental Illness, Addiction and Grief Author: Debra Whittam Publisher: Turning Point International Pages: 253 Genre: Memoir/Women’s Psychology/Applied Psychology Am I Going To Be Okay? is an American story with a universal message. Ms. Whittam traces her history in the form of stories about her all too human, and
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{Cozy Mystery} Braking for Bodies Book Blast Sign Up

We invite you to Duffy Brown’s BRAKING FOR BODIES Book Blast April 3.  Duffy is giving away a BRAKING FOR BODIES Cinch Tote & Notepad to be given away at 12 midnight.  HTML will be included for this tour.  Thank you! Inside the Book: Title: BREAKING FOR BODIES (Book 2 Cycle Path Mystery Series) Author: Duffy Brown Publisher: Penguin Berkley Prime Crime Pages: Genre: Cozy Mystery No one knows why Peephole Perry came all the way to Mackinac from LA, but when he winds up dead things are looking bad for Evie’s BFF who once worked for the jerk.  Now Evie has to gear up and get a grip
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{Domestic Suspense} Sister Dear Blog Tour Sign Up

Laura McNeill will be touring April 4 – 29 with her domestic suspense, SISTER DEAR. We are looking for reviews (paperback U.S./PDFs) or interviews. Thank you! Inside the Book: Title: Sister Dear Author: Laura McNeil Publisher: HarperCollins/Thomas Nelson Pages: 336 Genre: Domestic Suspense All Allie Marshall wants is a fresh start. But when dark secrets refuse to stay buried, will her chance at a new life be shattered forever? Convicted of a crime she didn’t commit, Allie watched a decade of her life vanish. Now, out on parole, Allie is determined to clear her name and reconnect with the daughter she barely knows. But Allie’s return to Brunswick, Georgia,
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  • March 1, 2016
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First Chapter: The Bipolar Millionaire by John E. Wade

Title: The Bipolar Millionaire Author: John E. Wade II Publisher: Sunbury Press Pages: 164 Genre: Memoir John E. Wade II, retired CPA, author, investor, television producer, and philanthropist, reveals in his memoir, The Bipolar Millionaire, his personal struggle with bipolar disorder and how he has succeeded in living a balanced and blessed life, despite his mental illness. Wade takes the reader through his family experiences, political aspirations and beliefs, spiritual journey, relationship trials and errors, all while battling mental illness. Through his religious beliefs, personal perseverance, and the help of friends, family, and his mental health professionals, Wade lives an active, creative, and successful life. His memoir doesn’t end
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First Chapter: The Carrington Prophecy by R. Lawson

Title: The Carrington Prophecy (Book 5 of The CIA International Thriller Series) Author: R. Lawson Publisher: Independent Pages: 298 Genre:  Thriller/Espionage Biff Roberts, the CIA’s counterterrorism director, receives actionable intelligence that a rogue regime is planning a sneak attack with the goal of exploding a nuclear device above the United States, triggering an unnatural Carrington Event. The cosmic storm of the Carrington Event’s electromagnetic pulse waves released by the explosion would cripple all electronic systems and power grids in the U.S., leaving the homeland defenseless and vulnerable to conventional warfare. With North Korea looking to be the most likely suspect, Biff is tasked to intervene and prevent this attack
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First Chapter: Existential Threats by R. Lawson

Title: Existential Threats (Book 4 of The CIA International Thriller Series) Author: R. Lawson Publisher: Independent Pages: 345 Genre:  Thriller/Espionage The CIA’s incoming Director of Counter Terrorism, Biff Roberts, is inheriting a multitude of challenges. For starters, there is the existential threat of a nuclear Iran. Added to that, the Middle East has become enmeshed in a surge of radical religious extremism ranging from fanatical Muslims of the Islamic State to the Taliban, groups who commit unspeakable atrocities using violence to pursue their atavistic goals. Syria’s civil war could result in Assad’s weapons of mass destruction getting into the hands of the splintered groups of Islamic Jihadists fighting there.
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{Science Fiction/Political Thriller} The Hidden Reality Blog Tour Sign Up

Stephen Martino will be touring April 4 – June 30 with his science fiction/political thriller, THE HIDDEN REALITY. We are looking for reviews (paperback U.S./PDFs), interviews, guest posts and book spotlights/promo. Thank you! Inside the Book: Title: The Hidden Reality Author: Stephen Martino Publisher: Light Messages Pages: 318 Genre: Science Fiction/Political Thriller In the year 2084, the brilliant inventor, Alex Pella, finds himself at a precarious crossroad between the pursuit of justice and preservation of his own sanity. While attempting to undermine an international New World Order government created by the financial juggernaut known as The New Reality, he must also face the hidden truths about his own genetic
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  • February 24, 2016
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The CIA International Thriller Series Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you R. Lawson’s THE CIA INTERNATIONAL THRILLER SERIES virtual book tour March 1 – 31! Inside the Book Title: Existential Threats (Book 4 of The CIA International Thriller Series) Author: R. Lawson Publisher: Independent Pages: 345 Genre:  Thriller/Espionage The CIA’s incoming Director of Counter Terrorism, Biff Roberts, is inheriting a multitude of challenges. For starters, there is the existential threat of a nuclear Iran. Added to that, the Middle East has become enmeshed in a surge of radical religious extremism ranging from fanatical Muslims of the Islamic State to the Taliban, groups who commit unspeakable atrocities using violence to pursue their
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  • February 23, 2016
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Not Quite So Stories Virtual Book Publicity Tour & Two Book Giveaway!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you David S. Atkinson’s NOT QUITE SO STORIES virtual book tour March 1 – May 27! Inside the Book Title: NOT QUITE SO STORIES Author: David S. Atkinson Publisher: Literary Wanderlus LLC Pages: 166 Genre: Absurdist Literary Fiction The center of Not Quite So Stories is the idea that life is inherently absurd and all people can do is figure out how they will live in the face of that fact. The traditional explanation for the function of myth (including such works as the relatively modern Rudyard Kiping’s Just So Stories) is as an attempt by humans to explain and demystify
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Unicorn: Addiction, Guilt and a Decision That Would Change Her Life Forever Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you L.E. Get’s UNICORN: ADDICTION, GUILT AND A DECISION THAT WOULD CHANGE HER LIFE FOREVER virtual book tour March 1 – 31! Inside the Book Title: Unicorn: Addiction, Guilt, and a Decision That Will Change Her Life Author: L.E. Get Publisher: Telemachus Press Pages: 240 Genre: Women’s Fiction/Literary Fiction/Drama Scarlet has the life most only dream about—she travels the world, she makes plenty of money and she has the best friend anyone could ask for. But, piece by piece, her world is falling apart because of her damaged family, years of resentment and her sister’s drug and alcohol addiction. Scarlet tries
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Changing Teams Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Jennifer Allis Provost’s CHANGING TEAMS virtual book tour March 1 – 31! Inside the Book Title: Changing Teams Author: Jennifer Allis Provost Publisher: Limitless Publishing Pages: 36 Genre: Contemporary Romance Britt Sullivan, part time model and full time aspiring artist, is sick of living alone in the city… Taking lame jobs just to make ends meet is leading Britt nowhere, and she knows something has to change. She needs some excitement, and when she meets blue-eyed Midwesterner Sam MacKellar at a photo shoot, she realizes he’s perfect for her in every way—well, except for the fact that he’s gay. A
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First Chapter: From Ashes Into Light by Mouw Gudrun

Title: From Ashes Into Light Author: Gudrun Mouw Pages: 240 Genre: Literary/Visionary Fiction Publisher: Raincloud Press From Ashes into Light is a transpersonal tale of epic tragedy, spirituality, family, and personal redemption. It is told through three distinct voices: the haunting story of Ruth, a Jewish adolescent during Kristallnacht in World War II Austria, Saqapaya, a stalwart Native American from coastal California during the time of the Spanish conquest, and Friede Mai. Friede is born during WW II to a Bavarian soldier and an East-Prussian mother. As those around her struggle with the inevitable chaos and paradox of war, young Friede opens her heart to gruesome enemies, at times
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Perfect Tear Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Connie Lansberg’s THE PERFECT TEAR virtual book tour March 1 – 31! Inside the Book Title: The Perfect Tear Author: Connie Lansberg Publisher: Rockit Press Pages: 320 Genre: YA Fantasy The Perfect Tear begins with the Singers of the world who, during their initiation by a multi-dimensional being, are given a magical three-pronged hair comb to use as tuning forks to help keep the world in harmony.  They are a special breed of women, able to connect their voices to the vibration of the earth in order to create this needed balance and equilibrium for all. The story follows the
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  • February 20, 2016
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Networking Karma Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Gail Tolstoi-Miller’s  NETWORKING KARMA virtual book tour March 1 – April 29! Inside the Book Title: Networking Karma Author: Gail Tolstoi-Miller Publisher: Consultnetworx Pages: 160 Genre: Business/Self-Help Are you Awkward? Uncertain? Even jittery at networking events? Author Gail Tolstoi Miller, an award-winning entrepreneur and successful CEO, feels your pain. In fact, she spent years experiencing the same emotions when networking. An avowed introvert, Gail discovered a powerful and universal law of connecting, she calls Networking Karma. And when she embraced it, Gail put those anxious, apprehensive interactions behind her to become a career coach and owner of a networking event
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{Inspirational Contemporary Romance} Cupid’s Quest Blog Tour Sign Up

Lori Soard will be touring April 4 – 29 with her inspirational contemporary romance, CUPID’S QUEST. We are looking for reviews (paperback U.S./PDFs), interviews and guest posts. Thank you! Inside the Book: Title: CUPID’S QUEST Author: Lori Soard Publisher: Grace Nicole Books Pages: 201 Genre: Inspirational Contemporary Romance The only life Gracie has ever known has been the nursing home and the residents who are like family to her. Now, she risks losing it all and her friends scattering to different homes if she can’t come up with the money to save the business. Between caring for his ailing mother and running the family farm, Brandt is stretched thin.
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{Romantic Suspense} Banished Threads Blog Tour Sign Up

Kaylin McFarren will be touring April 4 – June 30 with her romantic suspense, BANISHED THREADS. We are looking for reviews (paperback U.S./PDFs), interviews, guest posts and book spotlights. Thank you! Inside the Book: Title: Banished Threads (Book 3 – Threads Series) Author: Kaylin McFarren Publisher: Creative Edge Publishing LLC Pages: 258 Genre: Romantic Suspense A valuable art collection disappears turning a treasure-hunting duo into crime-stopping sleuths committed to vindicating family members in Kaylin McFarren’s action-packed suspense novel, Banished Threads. While vacationing at the stately Cumberforge Manor in Bellwood, England, Rachel Lyons and Chase Cohen attend an elegant dinner party hosted by her uncle, Paul Lyons, and his aristocratic
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  • February 18, 2016
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Bipolar Millionaire Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you John E. Wade’s THE BIPOLAR MILLIONAIRE virtual book tour March 1 – May 27! Inside the Book Title: The Bipolar Millionaire Author: John E. Wade II Publisher: Sunbury Press Pages: 164 Genre: Memoir John E. Wade II, retired CPA, author, investor, television producer, and philanthropist, reveals in his memoir, The Bipolar Millionaire, his personal struggle with bipolar disorder and how he has succeeded in living a balanced and blessed life, despite his mental illness. Wade takes the reader through his family experiences, political aspirations and beliefs, spiritual journey, relationship trials and errors, all while battling mental illness. Through his religious
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Book Marketing Videos: Six Figure Success Self-Publishing Non-Fiction Books With Steve Scott

Who doesn’t want a six figure income from writing non-fiction books?  Here’s an example of someone who did just that.  Love his tips – extensive email marketing, having more than one book out and being consistent.  Don’t waste your time on the inky dinky stuff and concentrate on the stuff that really matters and leveraging that.  There is no big secret to selling books – you just do the same stuff regularly for years.  Study what other nonfiction authors are doing who are making a huge success and study what they do and you’ll find they are being consistent – that’s the big secret.   I especially like Steve’s idea
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Pump Up Your Book Presents If…Lost or Found Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Jackie Mae’s IF…LOST OR FOUND virtual book tour March 7 – 11! Inside the Book Title: If…Lost or Found Author: Jackie Mae Publisher: Independent Pages: 72 Genre: New Adult/Contemporary Romance/Paranormal Traveling abroad, Sabrina’s grand adventure is about to change. Needing to go home and rectify the wrongs that are hovering ever constant around her, she finds herself thrust into a whole new set of truths she must confront. What if she had chosen differently? What if she had followed her parents’ guidance? Acceptance, freedom, being a worldly woman, had all seemed so important. Now, however, her path will lead her
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  • February 15, 2016
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Dark Money Virtual Book Publicity Tour – Win $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Larry D. Thompson’s DARK MONEY virtual book tour March 1 – May 27! Inside the Book Title: DARK MONEY Author: Larry D. Thompson Publisher: Story Merchant Books Pages: 420 Genre: Legal Thriller DARK MONEY is a thriller, a mystery and an expose’ of the corruption of money in politics. Jackson Bryant, the millionaire plaintiff lawyer who turned to pro bono work in Dead Peasants, is caught up in the collision of money and politics when he receives a call from his old army buddy, Walt Frazier. Walt needs his assistance in evaluating security for Texas Governor Rob Lardner at a
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{Legal Thriller} Dark Money Blog Tour Sign Up

Larry D. Thompson will be touring March 1 – May 27 with his legal thriller, DARK MONEY. We are looking for reviews (paperback U.S./PDFs), interviews, guest posts and book spotlights.  Larry will be giving away a $25 Amazon Gift Card, so don’t forget to leave your Twitter handle or Facebook link on the form below Thank you! Inside the Book: Title: DARK MONEY Author: Larry D. Thompson Publisher: Story Merchant Books Pages: 420 Genre: Legal Thriller DARK MONEY is a thriller, a mystery and an expose’ of the corruption of money in politics. Jackson Bryant, the millionaire plaintiff lawyer who turned to pro bono work in Dead Peasants, is
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Blissful Business Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Gabrielle Pelicci, Ph.D.’s  BLISSFUL BUSINESS: A GORGEOUS GUIDE TO CREATING YOUR DREAM CAREER virtual book tour March 1 – 31! Inside the Book Title: Blissful Business: A Gorgeous Guide to Creating Your Dream Career in Health & Wellness Author: Gabrielle Pelicci, Ph.D. Publisher: Independent Pages: 94 Genre: Health/Wellness/Careers You started your health and wellness practice because you love what you do, have a passion for helping others, and you wanted to make a positive impact in the world.  But as good as all that sounds, passion is not enough to make you truly successful. The opportunities for Health and Wellness
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{Business/Self Help} Networking Karma Blog Tour Sign Up

Gail Tostoi-Miller will be touring March 1 – April 29 with the first book in her business/self-help book, NETWORKING KARMA.  We are looking for reviews (paperback U.S./PDFs), interviews, guest posts and book spotlights.  Thank you! Inside the Book: Title: Networking Karma Author: Gail Tolstoi-Miller Publisher: Consultnetworx Pages: 160 Genre: Business/Self-Help Are you Awkward? Uncertain? Even jittery at networking events? Author Gail Tolstoi Miller, an award-winning entrepreneur and successful CEO, feels your pain. In fact, she spent years experiencing the same emotions when networking. An avowed introvert, Gail discovered a powerful and universal law of connecting, she calls Networking Karma. And when she embraced it, Gail put those anxious, apprehensive
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Pump Up Your Book Presents WINGDOG: Soul Pup, A Magical Mutt Memoir Cover Reveal!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Janelle Jallbert’s WINDOG: SOUL PUP, A MAGICAL MUTT MEMOIR Cover Reveal!  Please stop at the blogs who will be hosting her on February 16! Inside the Book Title: WINGDOG: SOUL PUP, A MAGICAL MUTT MEMOIR Author: Janelle Jalbert Publisher: Synchron8 Publishing Pages: 359 Genre: Memoir It’s love at first sight…for both of them. An abandoned yet tenacious pup with one blue eye and one brown eye beats the odds and is enlisted as one woman’s WINGDOG. It’s a role he takes seriously, but he knows that his human needs more than just another set of eyes and ears. He must
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{Romantic Suspense} Wild Within Blog Tour Sign Up

Christine Hartmann will be touring April 4 – June 30 with the first book in her Wild at Heart series, WILD WITHIN. We are planning a huge launch and are mainly looking for reviews (paperback U.S. and PDFs). The author has asked for as many reviews as possible during the month of April and May.  If you plan on not reviewing, can you choose a May or June date? Thanks! Inside the Book: Title: WILD WITHIN Author: Christine Hartmann Publisher: Limitless Publishing Pages: 274 Genre: Romantic Suspense A year after a family tragedy, Grace Mori embarks on the journey of a lifetime… Two thousand, six hundred miles of blistering
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{Women’s Fiction} Unicorn Blog Tour Sign Up

L.E. Gett will be touring March 1-31 with her women’s fiction, UNICORN: ADDICTION, GUILT AND A DECISION THAT WILL CHANGE HER LIFE. We are looking for reviews (paperback U.S. and PDFs), interviews, guest posts and book spotlights. Inside the Book: Title: Unicorn: Addiction, Guilt, and a Decision That Will Change Her Life Author: L.E. Gett Publisher: Telemachus Press Pages: 240 Genre: Women’s Fiction/Literary Fiction/Drama Scarlet has the life most only dream about—she travels the world, she makes plenty of money and she has the best friend anyone could ask for. But, piece by piece, her world is falling apart because of her damaged family, years of resentment and her
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Book Marketing Videos: Why I Turned Down A Book Publishing House To Self Publish My Book!

I simply loved this video on several points and I knew I had to include it in my Book Marketing Video Showcase today.  This guy makes a very strong point(s) on why he decided to self-pub.  If you watch the video and have been down this road before, I’ll probably see you nodding as you’re watching.  One strong point I got out of this video is that in order to sell your book, it really helps if you already have an audience.  If you’re just starting out and haven’t gotten that far yet to achieve a substantial amount of an audience, then you’re going to have a rougher time
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{Memoir} WINGDOG: Soul Pup, A Magical Mutt Memoir Cover Reveal Sign Up

We are seeking blog hosts for Janelle Jalbert’s newly redesigned memoir, WINGDOG: SOUL PUP, A MAGICAL MUTT MEMOIR for a cover reveal on February 16.  We would love for you to sign up to announce her brand new cover! Inside the Book: Title: WINGDOG: SOUL PUP, A MAGICAL MUTT MEMOIR Author: Janelle Jalbert Publisher: Synchron8 Publishing Pages: 359 Genre: Memoir It’s love at first sight…for both of them. An abandoned yet tenacious pup with one blue eye and one brown eye beats the odds and is enlisted as one woman’s WINGDOG. It’s a role he takes seriously, but he knows that his human needs more than just another set
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{New Adult/Contemporary Romance/Paranormal} If…Lost or Found Blog Tour Sign Up

Jackie Mae will be touring March 7 – 11 with her new adult/contemporary romance/paranormal novella, IF…LOST OR FOUND.  We are looking for reviews only.  Review copies will be sent to the blogger from the Kindle store. Inside the Book: Title: If…Lost or Found Author: Jackie Mae Publisher: Independent Pages: 72 Genre: New Adult/Contemporary Romance/Paranormal Traveling abroad, Sabrina’s grand adventure is about to change. Needing to go home and rectify the wrongs that are hovering ever constant around her, she finds herself thrust into a whole new set of truths she must confront. What if she had chosen differently? What if she had followed her parents’ guidance? Acceptance, freedom, being
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