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Msg# 7636
Reviews for 20 November - part 1 Posted by Rhapsody November 20, 2006 - 14:01:43 Topic ID# 7636Title: For the Moon to Lead, and All the Stars to Follow · Author:
annmarwalk · Genres: Romance: Gondor · ID: 200
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-11-15 15:59:34
I was so glad to see her give in at last and dance with the son of the
man she loved in vain. Perhaps this is the first step to allowing
herself to feel again. Boromir was also well depicted. Lovely work!
-----------------------------------
Title: Remembrance · Author: Acacea · Genres: Romance: Gondor · ID: 73
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-11-15 16:12:56
I thought that the author depicted Denethor so well here. His
politically motivated courtship of Finduilas was well written, as was
the knowledge that he actually did like her as a person. As we see, that
did change to love of a sort, the kind of love that one would expect of
Denethor.
It was lovely to learn the story behind the mantle that Faramir would
ultimately gift to Eowyn.
The ending caught me completely off guard and I was almost sorry for
him; wife and elder son dead, younger son dying. While he had been
emotional just moments before over his lost love, his lack of emotion at
the end spoke volumes of the madness that had taken him.
-----------------------------------
Title: For the Moon to Lead, and All the Stars to Follow · Author:
annmarwalk · Genres: Romance: Gondor · ID: 200
Reviewer: Branwyn · 2006-11-15 16:55:26
We don't often see this side of Boromir, but he must have well-schooled
in courtly graces and a veteran of long and dull social affairs (like
this one).
I like this OFC's independent streak; every other woman in the room was
probably clamoring to dance with him, but she holds herself aloof. She
seems more resigned than resentful, but I found myself feeling
resentment on her behalf that she was married off in an arranged match
at a young age. In this drabble, every woman is carefully defined by her
marital status and by the wealth and power of her male relatives. I
wondered if the anonymous narrator refused to join the dance because she
did not want to assign herself to the category of [silver-haired
dowagers]! But I was glad when, in the end, she stopped letting past
disappointments deprive her of joy in the present. As another reader
mentioned, it is a shame that she and Denethor couldn't have shared a
quiet friendship after so many years.
A lyrical and bittersweet drabble.
-----------------------------------
Title: The Beauty of Memory · Author: pipkinsweetgrass · Races:
Cross-Cultural · ID: 652
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-11-15 17:01:26
True, Boromir will never sire a son, but he will live on in the memory
of his brother and friends, and this story brilliantly captures that truth.
I enjoyed very much the way that Pippin, in the manner of a hobbit, told
Faramir of his memories of Boromir in such a loving and matter-of-fact
way, dwelling on happy memories rather than grim ones as a Man might
have done. This style of telling did much to ease Faramir's heart, and I
think that Aragorn, familiar with hobbits, would have known that Pippin
would recount his memories in this way. A good healer does not just heal
physical wounds, and it was perfect that Aragorn should worry over
Faramir's mental state, and it was spot on that Pippin would notice it
too and worry about him.
I liked the way that Pippin had picked up some of Boromir's mannerisms.
I wonder if Merry had too, though he is older and perhaps less
impressionable in that way.
This is a really enjoyable tale!
-----------------------------------
Title: Night Rain · Author: permilea · Races: Cross-Cultural: With
Hobbits · ID: 792
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-11-15 17:11:26
I loved Frodo's joy here, and could really imagine this happening.
-----------------------------------
Title: A Creature Of Fire · Author: daw the minstrel · Races: Elves:
Featuring Mirkwood Elves · ID: 956
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-11-15 17:19:04
This well written story has something for everyone no matter what their
genre of preference. The characters and descriptions are very well done
and I particularly like the the description of the devestation of Smaug.
A very impressive work!
-----------------------------------
Title: A New Age · Author: Marta · Races: Elves: Fixed-Length Ficlet
Featuring Legolas or Thranduil · ID: 685
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-11-15 17:27:43
I liked very much that Thranduil was able to help Celeborn simply enjoy
the moment for once, to distract him from his politics and see what is
really important. Thranduil and Celeborn's different personalities were
portrayed very well here. I clearly understood that the newly budding
tree was symbolic of all that they had fought to save from the Dark yet
the symbolism was in no way forced. Very nice drabble!
-----------------------------------
Title: The Tracks of Time · Author: Raksha the Demon · Races: Elves:
Fixed-Length Ficlet Featuring Legolas or Thranduil · ID: 60
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-11-15 17:34:05
I have always felt badly for Legolas, seeing his mortal friends grow old
and die. This piece sums up his emotions very well. I very much liked
the thought that long after Faramir has died and Legolas has sailed that
the trees they planted together would continue. [He will wither while
the cypress trees we planted grow slowly skyward.]
-----------------------------------
Title: On the Fair Hill · Author: Imhiriel · Times: Late Third Age:
Fixed-Length Ficlet · ID: 946
Reviewer: Lindelea · 2006-11-15 17:36:07
There is poetry in this prose. In the reading, the words paint a vivid
picture on the inner eye. [Beams of sunlight reached through the leaves,
turning the scene into a dazzling vista of green, gold and silver. Dust
motes shimmered, flickered, danced in the warm breeze of a Midsummer
evening. Swaying branches created dappled spots of light, forever changing]
The rhythm of the narrative is perfectly balanced, from start to
concluding line. Well done!
-----------------------------------
Title: A Shirt for Legolas · Author: Lady Aranel · Races: Elves:
Fixed-Length Ficlet Featuring Legolas or Thranduil · ID: 285
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-11-15 17:39:11
Legolas is such a loving big brother here. I can just imagining him
telling those he meets in Rivendell that his sister made his shirt, and
I can see him drawing comfort in his knowledge of who made it. This
piece has caused several bunnies to pop into my head, always the mark of
a well written tale!
-----------------------------------
Title: The First Sip · Author: Glassadar · Races: Hobbits: Merry &
Pippin · ID: 985
Reviewer: Lindelea · 2006-11-15 17:39:38
Hi, Lovey! Actually beer doesn't taste all that good. At least *I* think
it tastes bad. Funny story!
-----------------------------------
Title: But the Scent Still Lingers · Author: Imhiriel · Times: The Great
Years: Gondor Fixed-Length Ficlets · ID: 947
Reviewer: Lindelea · 2006-11-15 17:39:50
How true it is, that a scent can stir long-forgotten memory! Very
skilfully woven, and in such an economy of words. One can almost smell
the lingering scent of roses and see the misty swirl of dancers.
-----------------------------------
Title: Return Journey to the Mountain · Author: Dínossiel · Races:
Hobbits: Children · ID: 984
Reviewer: Lindelea · 2006-11-15 17:42:43
Hi, Sweetheart! Love the story. Very promising beginning, quite
exciting. How's the new one coming along?
-----------------------------------
Title: Two Snippets · Author: Glassadar · Genres: Humor · ID: 983
Reviewer: Lindelea · 2006-11-15 17:43:36
Hi, lovey! Hope to see more stories from your pen soon! Pretty soon
you'll be reading LOTR aloud to *me*! (hugs)
-----------------------------------
Title: In a Heartbeat · Author: Piplover · Genres: Drama: Featuring
Pippin or Merry · ID: 928
Reviewer: Lindelea · 2006-11-15 17:44:05
Gorgeous, at times very poetical. It is perfectly reasonable that Pippin
would take a knife to shield Elessar, and the h/c is well done.
-----------------------------------
Title: A Meara for Me! · Author: Súlriel · Genres: Non-Fiction · ID: 893
Reviewer: Lindelea · 2006-11-15 17:44:46
This sort of article, with its wealth of detail, is so helpful in the
attempt to infuse realism into a story. Sulriel certainly knows horses!
I recognised several "old friends" in the character quirks and
descriptions to be found here.
-----------------------------------
Title: Always a First · Author: Dana · Races: Hobbits: Fixed-Length
Ficlet series · ID: 757
Reviewer: Lindelea · 2006-11-15 17:45:04
This is just a small sampling of Dana's drabbles; she has an amazing
economy of words while establishing a world of emotion.
-----------------------------------
Title: The Decoy Hobbit · Author: storyfish · Races: Hobbits: War of the
Ring · ID: 257
Reviewer: Lindelea · 2006-11-15 17:45:31
I love this author's sense of timing, skill with description, and wry
humour woven into a dramatic narrative. Very nicely done!
-----------------------------------
Title: All The Moon Could See · Author: Dana · Races: Hobbits:
Fixed-Length Ficlet series · ID: 756
Reviewer: Lindelea · 2006-11-15 17:47:14
Dana's usual superlative writing; a set of four drabbles, from Merry's
POV. Atmospheric, moody, poetical.
-----------------------------------
Title: Dark Appetites · Author: Elena Tiriel · Races: Villains:
Fixed-Length Ficlet · ID: 833
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-11-15 17:48:47
This was wonderfully creepy! This drabble really gives us insight into
her brooding evil intelligence. Shelob will be even nastier once she
repairs herself, and woe to anyone that comes nigh her then. She won't
have failed to learn from her encounter with Sam.
-----------------------------------
Title: Antiphon to Light · Author: Thevina Finduilas · Races: Dwarves ·
ID: 155
Reviewer: Cuthalion · 2006-11-15 21:44:26
This is one of the most amazing tales I've ever read, and certainly the
best Gimli-story I know (and there are a handful of very good stories
out there). Not only does the author manage to give the readers a deep,
astonishing insight to Gimli's thoughts but also a decidedly "dwarvish"
perspective.Thevina gives "her" Gimli a wonderful voice:
" "Vrâlsfire," Gimli repeated. "Diamond. Galadriel," he said, smoothing
over the syllables as if polishing the very gem."
I don't know what Tolkien had in mind when he created the dwarves, but
whatever it was, I have the distinct feeling that this particular Gimli
comes very, very close.
Beautiful and stunning. BRAVA!
-----------------------------------
Title: Gandalf returned · Author: Rabidsamfan · Genres: Drama: General
Fixed-Length Ficlet · ID: 990
Reviewer: Cuthalion · 2006-11-15 21:52:36
I said it before and I say it again: Rabidsamfan is the uncrowned
Mistress of drabbles, and this is one of the most astonishing examples.
I've certainly never thought about what Gandalf might have felt and
thought when he lay on top of Moria, returning to life after his
agonizing fight with the Balrog. But Rabidsamfan shows us the situation
in a blinding flashlight, the second birth of a Maia, captured in a
language that took my breath away when I read this for the very first time.
When Gandalf returned to life to fulfill his task, it must have been
exactly this way, even if Tolkien never wrote it. Period. What a small,
wonderful masterpiece!
-----------------------------------
Title: Perspectives · Author: illyria-pffyffin · Races: Hobbits:
Post-Grey Havens · ID: 991
Reviewer: Cuthalion · 2006-11-15 22:17:33
Illyria is one of the authors who is able to handle Tolkien's universe
with nearly poetical skills - "Perspectives" is no exception. In three
scenes taking place in the Undying Lands, Frodo meets legendary heroes
of the first age - Finrod, who sees the war of the Silmarilli again
through the hobbits' eyes and gains his forgiveness, a witness of the
beginning of Frodo's healing. Then Celebrimbor who discovers the wonders
of Valinor anew through the joyful amazement of Bilbo and Frodo... and
last but not least Eärendil who takes Frodo sailing on board of
Vingilot. The last one is the most beautiful one, with a language like
music and wonderfully lyrical descriptions.
Amazing.
-----------------------------------
Title: A Length of Haradric Silk · Author: annmarwalk · Times: The Great
Years: Gondor · ID: 69
Reviewer: GamgeeFest · 2006-11-15 22:56:24
Sam's voice is perfect here and the details bring this delightful piece
to life.
-----------------------------------
Title: The Princess and the Horse Lord · Author: Oshun · Genres:
Romance: Incomplete · ID: 425
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-11-15 23:06:02
This is a very different sort of Eomer/Lothiriel romance, beginning
before the ending of the War. I really like the characterizations in
this--this Lothiriel is intelligent, passionate, and knows what she
wants. I do have to confess to one disappointment--the author had set up
what could have been a delightful interlude of Lothiriel and a friend
visiting the hobbits in Cormallen, but did not follow through with it.
Still, I suppose it was more important to move the plot along. I always
want more hobbits.
There are also some very intriguing complications in train, and I would
like very much to know how they turn out!
-----------------------------------
annmarwalk · Genres: Romance: Gondor · ID: 200
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-11-15 15:59:34
I was so glad to see her give in at last and dance with the son of the
man she loved in vain. Perhaps this is the first step to allowing
herself to feel again. Boromir was also well depicted. Lovely work!
-----------------------------------
Title: Remembrance · Author: Acacea · Genres: Romance: Gondor · ID: 73
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-11-15 16:12:56
I thought that the author depicted Denethor so well here. His
politically motivated courtship of Finduilas was well written, as was
the knowledge that he actually did like her as a person. As we see, that
did change to love of a sort, the kind of love that one would expect of
Denethor.
It was lovely to learn the story behind the mantle that Faramir would
ultimately gift to Eowyn.
The ending caught me completely off guard and I was almost sorry for
him; wife and elder son dead, younger son dying. While he had been
emotional just moments before over his lost love, his lack of emotion at
the end spoke volumes of the madness that had taken him.
-----------------------------------
Title: For the Moon to Lead, and All the Stars to Follow · Author:
annmarwalk · Genres: Romance: Gondor · ID: 200
Reviewer: Branwyn · 2006-11-15 16:55:26
We don't often see this side of Boromir, but he must have well-schooled
in courtly graces and a veteran of long and dull social affairs (like
this one).
I like this OFC's independent streak; every other woman in the room was
probably clamoring to dance with him, but she holds herself aloof. She
seems more resigned than resentful, but I found myself feeling
resentment on her behalf that she was married off in an arranged match
at a young age. In this drabble, every woman is carefully defined by her
marital status and by the wealth and power of her male relatives. I
wondered if the anonymous narrator refused to join the dance because she
did not want to assign herself to the category of [silver-haired
dowagers]! But I was glad when, in the end, she stopped letting past
disappointments deprive her of joy in the present. As another reader
mentioned, it is a shame that she and Denethor couldn't have shared a
quiet friendship after so many years.
A lyrical and bittersweet drabble.
-----------------------------------
Title: The Beauty of Memory · Author: pipkinsweetgrass · Races:
Cross-Cultural · ID: 652
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-11-15 17:01:26
True, Boromir will never sire a son, but he will live on in the memory
of his brother and friends, and this story brilliantly captures that truth.
I enjoyed very much the way that Pippin, in the manner of a hobbit, told
Faramir of his memories of Boromir in such a loving and matter-of-fact
way, dwelling on happy memories rather than grim ones as a Man might
have done. This style of telling did much to ease Faramir's heart, and I
think that Aragorn, familiar with hobbits, would have known that Pippin
would recount his memories in this way. A good healer does not just heal
physical wounds, and it was perfect that Aragorn should worry over
Faramir's mental state, and it was spot on that Pippin would notice it
too and worry about him.
I liked the way that Pippin had picked up some of Boromir's mannerisms.
I wonder if Merry had too, though he is older and perhaps less
impressionable in that way.
This is a really enjoyable tale!
-----------------------------------
Title: Night Rain · Author: permilea · Races: Cross-Cultural: With
Hobbits · ID: 792
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-11-15 17:11:26
I loved Frodo's joy here, and could really imagine this happening.
-----------------------------------
Title: A Creature Of Fire · Author: daw the minstrel · Races: Elves:
Featuring Mirkwood Elves · ID: 956
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-11-15 17:19:04
This well written story has something for everyone no matter what their
genre of preference. The characters and descriptions are very well done
and I particularly like the the description of the devestation of Smaug.
A very impressive work!
-----------------------------------
Title: A New Age · Author: Marta · Races: Elves: Fixed-Length Ficlet
Featuring Legolas or Thranduil · ID: 685
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-11-15 17:27:43
I liked very much that Thranduil was able to help Celeborn simply enjoy
the moment for once, to distract him from his politics and see what is
really important. Thranduil and Celeborn's different personalities were
portrayed very well here. I clearly understood that the newly budding
tree was symbolic of all that they had fought to save from the Dark yet
the symbolism was in no way forced. Very nice drabble!
-----------------------------------
Title: The Tracks of Time · Author: Raksha the Demon · Races: Elves:
Fixed-Length Ficlet Featuring Legolas or Thranduil · ID: 60
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-11-15 17:34:05
I have always felt badly for Legolas, seeing his mortal friends grow old
and die. This piece sums up his emotions very well. I very much liked
the thought that long after Faramir has died and Legolas has sailed that
the trees they planted together would continue. [He will wither while
the cypress trees we planted grow slowly skyward.]
-----------------------------------
Title: On the Fair Hill · Author: Imhiriel · Times: Late Third Age:
Fixed-Length Ficlet · ID: 946
Reviewer: Lindelea · 2006-11-15 17:36:07
There is poetry in this prose. In the reading, the words paint a vivid
picture on the inner eye. [Beams of sunlight reached through the leaves,
turning the scene into a dazzling vista of green, gold and silver. Dust
motes shimmered, flickered, danced in the warm breeze of a Midsummer
evening. Swaying branches created dappled spots of light, forever changing]
The rhythm of the narrative is perfectly balanced, from start to
concluding line. Well done!
-----------------------------------
Title: A Shirt for Legolas · Author: Lady Aranel · Races: Elves:
Fixed-Length Ficlet Featuring Legolas or Thranduil · ID: 285
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-11-15 17:39:11
Legolas is such a loving big brother here. I can just imagining him
telling those he meets in Rivendell that his sister made his shirt, and
I can see him drawing comfort in his knowledge of who made it. This
piece has caused several bunnies to pop into my head, always the mark of
a well written tale!
-----------------------------------
Title: The First Sip · Author: Glassadar · Races: Hobbits: Merry &
Pippin · ID: 985
Reviewer: Lindelea · 2006-11-15 17:39:38
Hi, Lovey! Actually beer doesn't taste all that good. At least *I* think
it tastes bad. Funny story!
-----------------------------------
Title: But the Scent Still Lingers · Author: Imhiriel · Times: The Great
Years: Gondor Fixed-Length Ficlets · ID: 947
Reviewer: Lindelea · 2006-11-15 17:39:50
How true it is, that a scent can stir long-forgotten memory! Very
skilfully woven, and in such an economy of words. One can almost smell
the lingering scent of roses and see the misty swirl of dancers.
-----------------------------------
Title: Return Journey to the Mountain · Author: Dínossiel · Races:
Hobbits: Children · ID: 984
Reviewer: Lindelea · 2006-11-15 17:42:43
Hi, Sweetheart! Love the story. Very promising beginning, quite
exciting. How's the new one coming along?
-----------------------------------
Title: Two Snippets · Author: Glassadar · Genres: Humor · ID: 983
Reviewer: Lindelea · 2006-11-15 17:43:36
Hi, lovey! Hope to see more stories from your pen soon! Pretty soon
you'll be reading LOTR aloud to *me*! (hugs)
-----------------------------------
Title: In a Heartbeat · Author: Piplover · Genres: Drama: Featuring
Pippin or Merry · ID: 928
Reviewer: Lindelea · 2006-11-15 17:44:05
Gorgeous, at times very poetical. It is perfectly reasonable that Pippin
would take a knife to shield Elessar, and the h/c is well done.
-----------------------------------
Title: A Meara for Me! · Author: Súlriel · Genres: Non-Fiction · ID: 893
Reviewer: Lindelea · 2006-11-15 17:44:46
This sort of article, with its wealth of detail, is so helpful in the
attempt to infuse realism into a story. Sulriel certainly knows horses!
I recognised several "old friends" in the character quirks and
descriptions to be found here.
-----------------------------------
Title: Always a First · Author: Dana · Races: Hobbits: Fixed-Length
Ficlet series · ID: 757
Reviewer: Lindelea · 2006-11-15 17:45:04
This is just a small sampling of Dana's drabbles; she has an amazing
economy of words while establishing a world of emotion.
-----------------------------------
Title: The Decoy Hobbit · Author: storyfish · Races: Hobbits: War of the
Ring · ID: 257
Reviewer: Lindelea · 2006-11-15 17:45:31
I love this author's sense of timing, skill with description, and wry
humour woven into a dramatic narrative. Very nicely done!
-----------------------------------
Title: All The Moon Could See · Author: Dana · Races: Hobbits:
Fixed-Length Ficlet series · ID: 756
Reviewer: Lindelea · 2006-11-15 17:47:14
Dana's usual superlative writing; a set of four drabbles, from Merry's
POV. Atmospheric, moody, poetical.
-----------------------------------
Title: Dark Appetites · Author: Elena Tiriel · Races: Villains:
Fixed-Length Ficlet · ID: 833
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-11-15 17:48:47
This was wonderfully creepy! This drabble really gives us insight into
her brooding evil intelligence. Shelob will be even nastier once she
repairs herself, and woe to anyone that comes nigh her then. She won't
have failed to learn from her encounter with Sam.
-----------------------------------
Title: Antiphon to Light · Author: Thevina Finduilas · Races: Dwarves ·
ID: 155
Reviewer: Cuthalion · 2006-11-15 21:44:26
This is one of the most amazing tales I've ever read, and certainly the
best Gimli-story I know (and there are a handful of very good stories
out there). Not only does the author manage to give the readers a deep,
astonishing insight to Gimli's thoughts but also a decidedly "dwarvish"
perspective.Thevina gives "her" Gimli a wonderful voice:
" "Vrâlsfire," Gimli repeated. "Diamond. Galadriel," he said, smoothing
over the syllables as if polishing the very gem."
I don't know what Tolkien had in mind when he created the dwarves, but
whatever it was, I have the distinct feeling that this particular Gimli
comes very, very close.
Beautiful and stunning. BRAVA!
-----------------------------------
Title: Gandalf returned · Author: Rabidsamfan · Genres: Drama: General
Fixed-Length Ficlet · ID: 990
Reviewer: Cuthalion · 2006-11-15 21:52:36
I said it before and I say it again: Rabidsamfan is the uncrowned
Mistress of drabbles, and this is one of the most astonishing examples.
I've certainly never thought about what Gandalf might have felt and
thought when he lay on top of Moria, returning to life after his
agonizing fight with the Balrog. But Rabidsamfan shows us the situation
in a blinding flashlight, the second birth of a Maia, captured in a
language that took my breath away when I read this for the very first time.
When Gandalf returned to life to fulfill his task, it must have been
exactly this way, even if Tolkien never wrote it. Period. What a small,
wonderful masterpiece!
-----------------------------------
Title: Perspectives · Author: illyria-pffyffin · Races: Hobbits:
Post-Grey Havens · ID: 991
Reviewer: Cuthalion · 2006-11-15 22:17:33
Illyria is one of the authors who is able to handle Tolkien's universe
with nearly poetical skills - "Perspectives" is no exception. In three
scenes taking place in the Undying Lands, Frodo meets legendary heroes
of the first age - Finrod, who sees the war of the Silmarilli again
through the hobbits' eyes and gains his forgiveness, a witness of the
beginning of Frodo's healing. Then Celebrimbor who discovers the wonders
of Valinor anew through the joyful amazement of Bilbo and Frodo... and
last but not least Eärendil who takes Frodo sailing on board of
Vingilot. The last one is the most beautiful one, with a language like
music and wonderfully lyrical descriptions.
Amazing.
-----------------------------------
Title: A Length of Haradric Silk · Author: annmarwalk · Times: The Great
Years: Gondor · ID: 69
Reviewer: GamgeeFest · 2006-11-15 22:56:24
Sam's voice is perfect here and the details bring this delightful piece
to life.
-----------------------------------
Title: The Princess and the Horse Lord · Author: Oshun · Genres:
Romance: Incomplete · ID: 425
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-11-15 23:06:02
This is a very different sort of Eomer/Lothiriel romance, beginning
before the ending of the War. I really like the characterizations in
this--this Lothiriel is intelligent, passionate, and knows what she
wants. I do have to confess to one disappointment--the author had set up
what could have been a delightful interlude of Lothiriel and a friend
visiting the hobbits in Cormallen, but did not follow through with it.
Still, I suppose it was more important to move the plot along. I always
want more hobbits.
There are also some very intriguing complications in train, and I would
like very much to know how they turn out!
-----------------------------------
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