For Middle-Aged Readers: Smart Characters, No Goody-Two-Shoes, Decisive and Ruthless, Highly Rated 适合中年人看，智商在线，不圣母，杀伐果断，高分

1. 1751 我 I Have a Portable Women's Prison 我有一座随身女子监狱 Mr. Fengzhu风竹先生Urban307k WordsCompleted Shen Chi, a 20-year-old laid-back college student, has one great ambition in life: to coast along peacefully until graduation. Then his chest suddenly grows hot, and he gets bound to a "Sin Containment System." The System's voice is obnoxiously smug: "Congrats, bro! Starting today, you're the warden of the Abyss Prison, where you'll be locking up gorgeous female criminals." Shen Chi: "Can I quit?" The System: "Nope." His first inmate is Lin Wan. By day, she fails him in class; at night, she snee 113Reads—Score—Shelves

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   These novels are good

2. 1752 路 Don't Pick Up Men on the Side of the Road, Unless He's a Clingy CEO at Night 路边的男人不要捡，除非他是夜里粘人的霸总 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深9k WordsCompleted Don't pick up men you find on the roadside, unless he's a clingy CEO at night. 145Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 1753 我 With Divine Eyes, I'll Claim Both Invincibility and Women 我有神眼，无敌和女人都要 Mr. Fengzhu风竹先生Urban372k WordsCompleted Li Yifeng is 23 and has just five yuan to his name when he casually buys a fake antique stone bead. Then the thing slips into the space between his eyebrows! From that day on, he can see through things. He checks out beautiful women, makes 30 million a day finding hidden treasures in jade, and exposes a show-off ex-boyfriend at a class reunion. Li Yifeng’s women are even harder to deal with than his enemies. Su Qingyue announces in public, “He’s my boyfriend,” nearly making him choke on a chicke 564Reads—Score130Shelves
4. 1754 师 After My Master Blamed Me for Her 800,000 Yuan Year-End Bonus, She Regretted It Like Crazy 师父把80万年终奖的黑锅甩给我后，她悔疯了 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深8k WordsCompleted After my master pinned the blame for an 800,000-yuan year-end bonus on me, she regretted it so much she went mad 199Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 1755 乌 Black Gauze and Rouge 乌纱与胭脂 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted Human nature is like the sun: impossible to look at directly. Many people appear charming and refined on the surface, but strip away the facade and you’ll see human nature laid bare. By portraying the real chaos of society, this work exposes the evil and filth within human nature and calls on people to choose kindness and uphold social decency. 4.3kReads—Score298Shelves

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   The IQ is online, the logic is normal, the plot is shocking and exciting, and the writing is exquisite and high-quality.

6. 1756 随 A Portable Women's Prison: Taming a Goddess from the Start 随身女子监狱，开局驯服女神 Mr. Fengzhu风竹先生Urban337k WordsCompleted Fresh out of college and already a corporate drone, Lin Yi is more exhausted than a donkey. Then he awakens the Beauty Prison, a portable prison! The rules are simple and ruthless: it only holds stunningly beautiful female villains who have committed all manner of wicked deeds. Cold-blooded romance scammers, icy and heartless female CEOs, ruthless top assassins, gods who control life and death... Any peerlessly beautiful woman who breaks the rules gets thrown in prison overnight for reform! Wh 4.9kReads—Score411Shelves
7. 1757 老 My Husband Declared at Our Wedding That He Only Loved His White-Moonlight, So My Parrot and I Joined Forces to Ruin His Moment 老公在婚礼上宣布只爱白月光，我和鹦鹉联手拆他台 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深8k WordsCompleted My Husband Announced at Our Wedding That He Only Loved His White-Moonlight. My Parrot and I Teamed Up to Ruin His Moment 348Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 1758 末 In an Apocalypse Prison, I Train Goddesses Into Warriors 末世监狱，将女神驯服成战士 Mr. Fengzhu风竹先生Sci-Fi & Apocalypse541k WordsCompleted My name is Zhao Linyu. Before the apocalypse, I was a low-ranking prison guard. After it began, I awakened a System, and now I manage a base with more than 3,000 people. My daily routine: an AI nags me into going to all sorts of places to rescue beautiful women: universities, hospitals, film studios, research institutes. It's like collecting stamps. My problem: the women always want to rebel when they first arrive. The professors talk to me about human rights, the celebrities talk to me about th 2.9kReads—Score223Shelves
9. 1759 郡 The Commandery Princess Is Reborn and Back for Revenge 郡主重生杀回来了 Yi Shuang宜霜Ancient Romance277k WordsOngoing Zhang Jiayue, the Princess of Yufang, was talked into visiting the Sure-Win Gambling House by her half-brother and the Third Prince. She brought along her childhood friend Jiang Yunzhao. After winning at first, she began to lose and got hopelessly hooked, borrowing a million taels of silver. The gambling house came after her to collect, bringing down both the Prince’s and Marquis’s households. She was killed, too. Unable to let go, she was reborn on the road as the gambling house’s collectors cl 320Reads8.1Score100Shelves

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10. 1760 浮 The Strange Tales of Mortal Life: Li Longbiao 浮生乱象之李龙彪 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Urban253k WordsCompleted I'm the scum at the bottom of society, the trash you all talk about. I don't have much education, money, status, a house, a car, or a wife. I'm a single man, just some hoodlum. It's not my fault I ended up this way. When I was a kid, I had big dreams and ambitions, too. I wanted to study hard, get into a good university, then find work in the city and become a respectable office worker. But the cruel realities of life shattered every one of those beautiful dreams. Through its portrayal of Li Lon 993Reads—Score108Shelves
11. 1761 凌 At Two in the Morning, My Son Called Out to His Father at the Wardrobe, but His Dad Had Been Dead for Five Years 凌晨两点，儿子对着衣柜喊爸爸，可他已死了五年 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深8k WordsCompleted At Two in the Morning, My Son Called Out to His Dad at the Wardrobe, But His Father Had Been Dead for Five Years 233Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 1762 魂 My Soul Transmigrated into the Mountains, Where I Picked Up an Empress as My Dao Companion 魂穿大山，捡个女帝当道侣 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼Eastern Fantasy632k WordsCompleted Lin Chen transmigrates to the Hundred Thousand Mountains, where he encounters the female emperor Ling Qinghan in a cave after her failed ascension. Ling Qinghan enters Lin Chen's dantian to nourish her soul and reshape her immortal body, and becomes his Dao companion. 6.5kReads6.8Score617Shelves

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13. 1763 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, the Young Lady Became Unstoppable 退婚后，大小姐她飒疯了 Cloud Brocade云锦上Ancient Romance426k WordsCompleted A strong female lead story, with a little brains, though not much. The heroine judges people by their actions, not their intentions. She’s brave and bold, and once she’s made up her mind, she charges ahead, even if everyone condemns her or points fingers behind her back. She believes that as long as she’s strong enough, she can change her circumstances. The hero plans several steps ahead and is a little scheming. He never treats the heroine as something that belongs to him. Instead, he respects 127Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    The main heroine has some brains, but not much. The heroine does things regardless of her heart, and is brave and courageous. She will act recklessly when she believes in it. Even if a thousand people criticize her, even if she is poked in the spine, she will still go her own way. As long as I am strong enough, I can change the environment. The male protagonist is an ascetic prince who grew up in a Buddhist temple.

14. 1764 黑 Blackmail in Hand, I Start with the Campus Goddess 黑料控制，开局从校花女神开始 Mr. Fengzhu风竹先生Urban320k WordsCompleted In the parallel world of Blue Star, Zhao Qingyang gets a rather shady System. Its functions: dig up people's dirt, treat their illnesses, teach them everything they need to know, and bind them for life. After-sales services include dealing with loan sharks, handling a professor's sexual harassment, providing an illegal laboratory, treating terminal illnesses, and covering up hacking... All it costs is “a little” freedom and dignity. And so the strict counselor starts practicing how to peel apple 1.2kReads—Score103Shelves
15. 1765 胭 The Rouge Spinster 胭脂剩女 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance117k WordsCompleted Through the emotional journey of Yang Jingjing, a single woman past the age traditionally considered ideal for marriage, the story offers glimpses of every facet of society and the warmth and coldness of human life, exposing the ugliness and greed of human nature. Full of twists and turns, it paints a penetrating portrait of the realities faced by women like her. 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
16. 1766 昭 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [This novel has been contracted for publication] [Strong female lead + high-IQ palace intrigue + heroine schemes against the entire harem + psychotic villain personality] Song Zhao has always been a woman who stops at nothing to achieve her goals, and she is also more clear-headed than anyone. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was perfectly clear: “I’m entering the palace to become Empress. Otherwise, what would I go there fo 85.7kReads9.5Score9.6kShelves

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    These two books are a must! My heroines all have super online IQs, and they have climbed to high positions step by step. All the supporting characters are also online. Go watch it [Thinking]

17. 1767 看 Seeing Through Half a Lifetime 看破浮生过半 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance170k WordsCompleted Life is a journey of self-cultivation. As we keep moving forward, we correct our mistakes in time and gradually become better versions of ourselves. Life is full of suffering, and we can only save ourselves. If only we could live our lives over again. At the very least, we could avoid a lot of detours. 421Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 1768 黄 Yellow Weasel's Blessing: A Bond Between Human and Immortal 黄皮讨封：人仙羁绊 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼Eastern Fantasy101k WordsCompleted When a weasel begs for a title, it is not only a chance for a spirit creature, but also a trial in which the Heavenly Dao tests the human heart. Only those who are utterly good and sincere can break through the shackles between yin and yang and relieve the obsessions of all living beings. Lin Yan endures trials of the human heart, of karma, and of the Heavenly Dao. With every choice, he stays true to himself. He neither covets a chance at immortality nor fears calamity. Defying Heaven and changi 67Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 1769 九 Ninefold Brocade 九重锦 Evening Breeze Under the Moon月下晚风Ancient Romance715k WordsCompleted Household and palace intrigue, with the leads not both being each other's first. A fictional setting, with all ranks and titles made up. A heroine who grows over time and isn't blinded by love. After being suppressed for more than a decade, a concubine-born daughter has her fate rearranged overnight. Entering the prince's manor only fuels her ambition. Her birth father ignores her, allowing her stepmother to torment her and her mother for half their lives without ever offering them the slightest 34.2kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves
20. 1770 风 Chen Jiuchen, Feng Shui Master 风水大师陈九尘 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼33k WordsCompleted Chen Jiuchen, Feng Shui Master 3Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 1771 发 After I Discovered My Wife Was Cheating 发现妻子出墙后 King Revolver左轮王13k WordsCompleted After discovering his wife was cheating on him 10.2kReads—Score128Shelves

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    1: The day we found out that Su Ya had cheated was our daughter's third birthday. She was wearing the custom-made dress I gave her, making lunch for another man in the kitchen, and the hickey on the side of her neck was faintly visible. The person who once said he would love me forever smiled and said on the phone: "Baby, I will feed you tonight at the same place." I took off my wedding ring and threw it into the cake, my eyes as cold as ice in the cold winter of the twelfth lunar month! # Short story #Tomato short story #square#Realistic emotion#Family#Divorce#Current words #Chasing husband crematorium#Chasing wife crematorium#Cheating#Revenge Bai Yueguang#Shuangwen#End [Adoration][Admiration][Cool][Cool]

22. 1772 青 Chen Xuan, Heir to the Green Satchel 青囊传人陈玄 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼82k WordsCompleted Chen Xuan, Heir to the Green Satchel 42Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 1773 替 Stand-In for the White Moonlight: Whoever Wants the Role Can Have It! 替身白月光，谁想谁来当！ King Revolver左轮王Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted The Stand-In White Moonlight: Whoever Wants the Role Can Take It! 54Reads—Score—Shelves

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    1: The day we found out Su Ya had cheated was our daughter's third birthday. She was wearing the custom-made dress I gave her, making lunch for another man in the kitchen, and the hickey on the side of her neck was faintly visible. The person who once said he would love me forever smiled and said on the phone: "Baby, I will feed you tonight at the same place." I took off my wedding ring and threw it into the cake, my eyes as cold as ice in the cold winter of the twelfth lunar month! # Short story #Tomato short story #square#Realistic emotion#Family#Divorce#Current words #Chasing husband crematorium#Chasing wife crematorium#Cheating#Revenge Bai Yueguang#Shuangwen#End [Adoration][Admiration][Cool][Cool]

24. 1774 十 Awakening to the Dao in the Ten Thousand Mountains, Returning to the Mortal World 十万大山悟道归凡尘 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼72k WordsCompleted After gaining enlightenment in the Ten Thousand Mountains, he returns to the mortal world. 254Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 1775 分 You Want to Split 60,000 with Me? I Started Out Worth 50 Million! 分我六万？我开局身价五千万！ King Revolver左轮王13k WordsCompleted You Only Want to Give Me Sixty Thousand? I'm Worth Fifty Million from the Start! 355Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 1776 至 The Supreme God Arrives: Ruling the Skies Above the City 至尊神临，都市镇苍穹 The Sun's Sheep烈阳的羊Urban1.9M WordsOngoing On a stormy night, a video of university student Lin Yun catching a sniper's bullet with his bare hands sets the internet ablaze, making him the center of attention and a target for all kinds of powerful forces. The local Zhao family makes the first move, but Lin Yun exposes the foundation of their power with a single remark: they have been stealing fortune with an evil formation. He then triggers a backlash from the earth's ley lines, bringing the Zhao family's century-old legacy crashing down 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Counterattack cool article! Bottom-level killer textbook

27. 1777 离 After the Divorce, My CEO Ex-Husband Is on His Wife-Chasing Road to Ruin! 离婚后，总裁前夫他火葬场了！ King Revolver左轮王Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted After the Divorce, My CEO Ex-Husband Is Desperate to Win Me Back! 23Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 1778 半 Half the City in Drizzle, Half in Frost 半城烟雨半城霜 The Sun's Sheep烈阳的羊58k WordsCompleted Half the City Veiled in Mist, Half the City Coated in Frost 1Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 1779 这 These Days, Who Doesn’t Want to Eat Well and Sleep Soundly? 这年头，谁不想吃好睡得香？ The Sweet Sea清甜的海Modern Romance329k WordsCompleted [Traditional Chinese medicine wellness + healing + older woman/younger man romance + the good life] “These days, who doesn’t want to live well?” Shu Qing returned to her county town and opened a traditional Chinese medicine wellness clinic. Every client who came through the door had their own troubles, not just physical ailments, but emotional ones, too. A sleepless CEO, an entrepreneur crushed by marriage, a sister-in-law whose drinking had damaged her liver, a brother-in-law with cancer... T 62Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It is suitable for middle-aged people who live a dull and boring life, or even those who are depressed and want to keep healthy. Among these many stories, you will always find yourself. In a traditional Chinese medicine health center, the stories that happen to different customers will tell the principles of health through storytelling. It's a good book. You won't lose anything after reading it.

30. 1780 校 Summer Confession on Campus 校园青上之夏日告白 King Revolver左轮王Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted A Summer Confession on Campus 4Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 1781 试 A Trial Romance with My Contract Husband 试爱我的合约老公 King Revolver左轮王Modern Romance14k WordsCompleted Try Falling in Love with My Contract Husband 40Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 1782 白 The White Moonlight Is Great, but I'm Taking the Baby and Running! 白月光虽好，但我会带球跑！ King Revolver左轮王Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted The Moonlight Is Lovely, but I'm Taking the Baby and Running! 41Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 1783 他 He Actually Stole My Wife 他竟偷走我的妻 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted He Actually Stole My Wife 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
34. 1784 柳 Liu Ruyan's Bewitching Captive Love 柳如烟的蛊心囚爱 King Revolver左轮王Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted Liu Ruyan’s Enchanted Captive Love 57Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 1785 婚 She Ran After Her First Love at Our Wedding 婚礼上她追着白月光跑了 King Revolver左轮王8k WordsCompleted She ran after her first love at our wedding. 200Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 1786 女 A Female Doctor’s Murder Diary 女医生谋杀日记 20/100 Vision视力零点二一Mystery565k WordsCompleted The print edition has been published. Search for A Female Doctor's Diary. I'm a doctor, an obstetrician and gynecologist. I have only two goals: Make someone disappear, And have a child. But he reeks of medicine And stands in my way! 18.3kReads9.5Score3kShelves

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    These three books are all good-looking. In the first one, the heroine carefully planned to avenge her sister. This book is more realistic. The criminals are highly intelligent, cunning, and ruthless. The heroine battles wits and courage with them. It's super interesting to watch [Adoration][Adoration][Adoration][Adoration]

37. 1787 谍 Trail of Shadows: The Mastermind 谍影迷踪之幕后玩家 King Revolver左轮王14k WordsCompleted The Spy’s Trail: The Player Behind the Scenes 32Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 1788 双 Twin Sins: I Expose My Brother's Conspiracy in the Morgue 双生孽：我在停尸房揭穿哥哥的阴谋 King Revolver左轮王10k WordsCompleted Twin Sins: I Expose My Brother's Conspiracy in the Morgue 31Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 1789 我 I’m Trapped in the Marquis of Loyalty’s Estate, Reliving My Life for the Seventh Time 我被困在忠义侯府轮回七次 Copper Coin Lion铜钱儿狮Ancient Romance17k WordsCompleted I Was Trapped in the Marquis of Loyalty’s Residence, Repeating the Cycle Seven Times 21.2kReads—Score523Shelves
40. 1790 她 She Cares Only for Love and Romance 她只关风月 Jiang Liuye姜六耶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Heaven was fair to Li Shu. It gave her the most stunning beauty, then gave her the humblest origins. Because of her beauty, she caught the eye of the capital's most powerful young heir. Because of her background, she fell into the mud. "A woman who doesn't even know who her own father is thinks I'm going to marry her?" He thought she was a rose with thorns, and that if he pulled out those thorns, she could remain his secret lover forever. But she wasn't a rose. She was wild grass, impossible to 15.6kReads8.5Score1.6kShelves
41. 1791 无 Betrayed Without Mercy, I Tore Apart the Illusion of Happiness with My Own Hands 无情背叛，我亲手撕碎幸福假象 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Betrayed without mercy, I tore apart the illusion of happiness with my own hands. 283Reads—Score—Shelves

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    High score, short story, recommended [adoration][adoration][adoration]

42. 1792 痛 A Kiss of Pain: Healing Your Revenge with My Life 痛吻：用命治愈你的仇 King Revolver左轮王Modern Romance7k WordsCompleted A Kiss of Pain: Healing Your Vengeance with My Life 14Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 1793 快 Quick Transmigration: A Guide to Turning the Tables 快穿之逆袭指南 Hoping for Glory盼生辉Ancient Romance1.6M WordsOngoing Liu Xiaoman, a 28-year-old woman, died with regrets and bound herself to a quick-transmigration System, beginning a journey of turning her life around and getting revenge through face-slapping. In every small world, there are innocent people who get caught up in the turmoil. They did nothing wrong, yet meet tragic ends. Liu Xiaoman's mission is to become one of them and help them turn their lives around. World One: Palace Maid's Comeback √ World Two: Educated Youth's Comeback √ World Three: Nobo 3.9kReads8.9Score215Shelves

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    The heroine is calm and rational, not a virgin, she has brains, quick to read, there is true love in the world now, acting in the ancient world

44. 1794 不 An Imperfect Crime 不完美作案 King Revolver左轮王11k WordsCompleted An Imperfect Crime 10Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 1795 第 The Seventeenth Night 第十七夜 King Revolver左轮王Mystery11k WordsCompleted The Seventeenth Night 12Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 1796 血 A Blood-Oath Journey 血誓征程 Yu Yangzi渔阳子Urban1.8M WordsCompleted This book follows the protagonist Yang Yi as he grows through combat during the Red Army's campaigns, the War of Resistance against Japan, and the War of Liberation. It unfolds like a magnificent panorama, as stirring as a grand anthem. In those years of raging flames and bloody battles, countless outstanding sons and daughters of China gave their lives with honor for national liberation, and for the peace and security of their country. They fearlessly fought the despicable enemy, defending the 8.7kReads9.1Score713Shelves

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    It's very interesting to write a physical novel without cheating on the time travel cheat system.

47. 1797 我 After I Chose Divorce, My Wife Regretted It 我选择离婚后，老婆她悔疯了 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted After I Chose Divorce, My Wife Regretted It Too Late 239Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 1798 草 A Nobody's Rise Begins with an Acceptance Letter 草根逆袭从录取通知书开始 Yu Yangzi渔阳子Urban1.3M WordsCompleted As Heaven moves with vigor, a gentleman strives tirelessly to improve himself; as Earth is broad and steadfast, a gentleman bears all things with great virtue. At eighteen, a poor country boy from the mountains got into college with a stroke of luck. Through sheer grit and relentless hard work, he endured and overcame one hardship after another: poverty, hunger, a weak educational foundation, contempt from others, and misunderstandings from his superiors. Though he completed four years of colleg 7kReads8.8Score642Shelves
49. 1799 皇 The Emperor Wants to Kill the Mother and Spare the Child, So I Rule from Behind the Curtain with My Son 皇帝欲去母留子，我携子垂帘听政 King Revolver左轮王Ancient Romance21k WordsCompleted The Emperor wants to kill the mother and spare the child, so I take my child and rule from behind the curtain. 80Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 1800 中 After I Won the Lottery, My Wife and Daughter Forced Me to Leave with Nothing! 中奖后，妻女逼我净身出户！ King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted After I Won the Lottery, My Wife and Daughter Forced Me to Leave With Nothing! 258Reads—Score—Shelves

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