Short Angsty Novels! They Must Be Short And Complete 短篇虐文！一定要短。完结。

1. 351 公 He Flirted Openly With a Rising Star, Then Regretted It Only After I Dumped Him 公然和小花暧昧，分手才知道后悔 Lin Feiyue临非月12k WordsCompleted He openly flirted with the rising star, only to regret it after we broke up. 20Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 352 重 Reborn, I Made My Childhood Sweetheart and His Illegitimate Daughter Stick Together 重生后，我让竹马和私生女锁死 Lin Feiyue临非月Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, I Made My Childhood Friend and His Illegitimate Daughter Stay Together 54Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 353 第 The Twelfth Second 第十二秒 SunnessMystery274k WordsCompleted Nine years ago, she vanished without a trace while pregnant, leaving him only one clue: an eleven-second phone call to his police station, and a longing she never got to express. Nine years later, a strange warning call and two photographs of her set ablaze the longing he had buried for so long. As the police investigate and he makes inquiries of his own, a flood of astonishing secrets and buried memories comes to light. Through layer upon layer of mist, her face gradually emerges... Once, t 4.8kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves

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   There are short stories and novellas, no novels. Some are set in wealthy families, some in school. There are stories of unrequited love, of separation due to illness, and even of love-hate relationships. All are completed, highly-rated, and excellent works. They're very good. There's bound to be one that will make you cry. [Crying][crying][crying] It's really good.

4. 354 被 After My Cheating Ex Dumped Me, My Best Friend and I Faked Our Deaths 被渣后，我和闺蜜死遁了 Lin Feiyue临非月12k WordsCompleted After I Was Betrayed, My Best Friend and I Faked Our Deaths 65Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 355 我 I Don’t Want the Bellflowers Anymore 我不要桔梗花了 A Cheng MS阿程MSModern Romance119k WordsCompleted Yu Nianxu, Wei Mu is still here, still protecting you somewhere else. Wei Mu, don't go! Yu Nianxu, wake up! I'm still here. Wei Mu, I'm awake. Where are you? Wei Mu, I'm willing. Wei Mu, goodbye! I'll live well from now on. 156Reads7.3Score—Shelves
6. 356 逃 The Day I Fled, My Villainous Nemesis Went on a Rampage Online 逃遁那天，反派死对头在线发疯了 Lin Feiyue临非月Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted The Day I Fled, My Archrival, the Villain, Went Crazy Online 94Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 357 我 Only After I Gave Up on the Abusive, Unhinged, Disabled Prince Did He Finally Regret It 我不要受虐疯批残王后，他才悔悟 Lin Feiyue临非月Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted Only After I Refused to Stay with the Abusive, Deranged Prince Was He Filled with Regret 344Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 358 在 The Day He Married His Childhood Sweetheart, His Little Cousin, I Disappeared 在他娶青梅小表妹那天，我消失了 Lin Feiyue临非月Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted The Day He Married His Childhood Sweetheart, My Little Cousin, I Disappeared 4.9kReads—Score—Shelves
9. 359 亿 A Billionaire Boss Goes Broke and Starts Selling Egg Pancakes 亿万老总破产后卖鸡蛋饼 Author Daiwa作者呆娃8k WordsCompleted Billionaire Boss Goes Broke and Starts Selling Egg Pancakes 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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   First, read angst-filled stories; second, read stories with understated elegance. Look for stories that hit rock bottom.

10. 360 当 I’m Done With the Man I Couldn’t Warm Up After Three Years of Slaving Away for Him 当牛马三年都捂不热的人我不要了 Lin Feiyue临非月Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted I’m Done with the Man I Spent Three Years Trying to Warm Up 235Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 361 2 In 2034, I Became the World's Richest Man with Just One Game 2034年，我成为了世界首富，只用一款游戏做到的 Author Daiwa作者呆娃9k WordsCompleted In 2034, I Became the World's Richest Person with Just One Game 6Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 362 只 I Only Wish We’d Part Ways in the Next Life 只愿来生与君绝 Drunken Glazed Moon醉琉月Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted She was determined to die. That night, she set a fire and killed more than a hundred people. The Emperor ordered, “Execute her at once.” She was dragged to the execution ground, where she gave him a faint smile. As the white silk fell and her life slipped away, the Azure Dragon jade pendant appeared in that very instant. At that moment... he went mad! 610Reads5.3Score101Shelves
13. 363 重 Reborn at the Marriage Registry, I Let Him Marry His One True Love 重生民政局，我让他和白月光领证 Lin Feiyue临非月11k WordsCompleted Reborn at the Civil Affairs Bureau, I Let Him Register His Marriage with His First Love 2.1kReads—Score—Shelves
14. 364 3 A 37-Year-Old Man's Dating Diary 37岁老男人的相亲笔记 Author Daiwa作者呆娃Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted A 37-Year-Old Man's Dating Diary 10Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 365 老 My Wife Chose the Green Tea Bitch, and I Awakened the Divine Doctor System 老婆选择绿茶，我觉醒了神医系统 Old Fart, What Are You Looking At老登你瞅啥Urban210k WordsCompleted My wife dumped me for a gold-digging tea girl? I awakened the Divine Doctor System on the spot! Silver needles cure incurable diseases, pills decide the fate of the world, and I crush scumbags with face-slapping victories! My ex-wife regrets it to the point of despair and begs to get back together? Sorry, you’re not worthy! My wife and her gold-digging friend stabbed me in the back, but I awakened the Divine Doctor System in my darkest hour! My cheat-level medical skills sweep the city, the weal 722Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Then let this cold heart feel the pain again! Just once more! [Crying]

16. 366 如 If There Is Love in Heaven 如果天堂有爱情 Jiang Qi'er姜婍儿Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted Even though falling in love with Gu Yu was a disaster, Xia Yisheng never regretted it. 36Reads5.5Score—Shelves
17. 367 你 Your Childhood and Mine Were Actually the Same 你的童年，我的童年，其实都一样 Author Daiwa作者呆娃7k WordsCompleted Your childhood and my childhood were really just the same 11Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 368 妻 My Wife Cheated, So I Married Her Archrival 妻子出轨，我娶了她死对头 Falling Leaves Flow Like Heartless Water落叶如流水无情Marriage & Romance33k WordsCompleted My Wife Cheated, So I Married Her Archrival 7Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 369 娘 My Family Is Getting Ten Homes in a Demolition Deal, and My Fiancé Says They All Have to Be My Dowry 娘家拆迁十套房，未婚夫说都得当陪嫁 Explosively Spicy Mint爆辣薄荷10k WordsCompleted My Parents’ Home Is Being Demolished, and We’re Getting Ten Houses. My Fiancé Says They All Have to Be My Dowry —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    All short stories are very good

20. 370 大 The Heiress Disguises Herself as an Intern, Only to Be Pinned Against the Wall and Kissed by Her CEO Ex 大小姐伪装实习生，被总裁前任摁在墙角亲 Falling Leaves Flow Like Heartless Water落叶如流水无情18k WordsCompleted The Young Lady Disguises Herself as an Intern, Only for Her CEO Ex to Pin Her Against a Wall and Kiss Her —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 371 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Heroine Strikes Back 快穿：炮灰女配反杀剧情 Quieted Down 1102安静了1102Fantastical Romance552k WordsCompleted Quick transmigration | Everyone's favorite | Female-lead romance | Portable space | 1vN Nan Zhi lost both her parents as a child and grew up dependent on others, without a sense of security or enough love. More than anything, she longs for someone to choose her, again and again, without hesitation. Then one obsessive, unhinged man after another comes along, all vying for her, going mad for her and bending to her will... The men suffer, not the woman. There's just a bit of setup at the beginnin 17.6kReads8.2Score2.4kShelves

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    Ye Nanzhi, a cannon fodder female supporting character, awakens with memories of her tragic past life. Bound to a system, she decides to let go of the male lead and use a precognitive business opportunity to make money and save her life. However, Fu Yanzhou, who should be in love with the female lead, finds relief only when he's near her, thus beginning a tumultuous pursuit of her. Driven by a deep-seated hatred from her past life, she resolutely rejects love, ultimately winning over the powerful second male lead with gentle charm. A very good watch, highly recommended.

22. 372 植 After Waking from a Coma, She Wrote a Plea for Help Before Her Husband Pulled the Plug 植物人苏醒后，在丈夫拔管前写下救命字条 Falling Leaves Flow Like Heartless Water落叶如流水无情12k WordsCompleted After waking from a coma, she writes a desperate note for help before her husband can pull the plug. —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 373 一 My Husband Will Be in a Coma in a Month? Why Am I Still Here? 一个月后老公成植物人？不跑路还在等什么 Explosively Spicy Mint爆辣薄荷10k WordsCompleted My husband will be in a vegetative state in a month? Why wait around instead of running away? —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 374 穿 The Transmigrator’s Journey Begins as a Live-In Son-in-Law 穿越的我从赘婿开始 Falling Leaves Flow Like Heartless Water落叶如流水无情8k WordsCompleted I Transmigrated and Started Out as a Live-in Son-in-Law —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 375 买 On the Day We Bought a House, My Mother-in-Law Wanted Me to Adopt Her Nephew 买房当天，婆婆要把侄子过继给我 Explosively Spicy Mint爆辣薄荷11k WordsCompleted The day I bought a house, my mother-in-law wanted me to adopt her nephew —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 376 纵 I Let My Sister Become His Mistress, and Now I Regret It 纵容妹妹小三上位后，我悔不当初 Explosively Spicy Mint爆辣薄荷10k WordsCompleted I let my younger sister steal my place as his mistress, and now I regret it more than anything —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 377 来 Betrayed by My Wife 来自妻子的背叛 Falling Leaves Flow Like Heartless Water落叶如流水无情Marriage & Romance21k WordsCompleted Betrayed by My Wife 5Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 378 幸 Happiness Begins with Meeting a Rich Woman 幸福生活从邂逅富婆开启 Falling Leaves Flow Like Heartless Water落叶如流水无情24k WordsCompleted A Happy Life Begins with an Encounter with a Rich Older Woman 3Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 379 闺 Bestie, I Stole Your Man Right from Under Your Nose 闺蜜，你男人被我钓成翘嘴了 Explosively Spicy Mint爆辣薄荷10k WordsCompleted Girl, your man has taken the bait and fallen for me 1Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 380 死 After I Died, He Began to Love Me 死后，他开始爱我 Mu Shuilin木水林Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted Sang Yuan never expected that, after an accident, her husband Gu Yuhui would have his memories sent back to when he was eighteen, a time when he loved someone else. Every night, Gu Yuhui would regain a month’s worth of memories. In those dreams, he fell in love with his unrequited love all over again. He was convinced there was no love in his marriage to Sang Yuan. Then Sang Yuan died, and his memories returned to the moment they first met. She had been a ray of light that illuminated his world 6kReads9.1Score407Shelves

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    A car accident caused the male protagonist to regress to his eighteen-year-old self, regaining a month's worth of memories each night! His love for his first love reached its peak during this time. The female protagonist, who was newly pregnant, accompanied him as he tried to recover his memories. However, the amnesiac male protagonist's feelings were completely elsewhere. After many trials, the female protagonist said, "You're not the 36-year-old Gu Yu Hui. You can't, as the 18-year-old Gu Yu Hui, bully the 36-year-old person I love most." In the end, the female protagonist died during childbirth, her dying wish being that the male protagonist would never regain his memories! Finally, the male protagonist regained his memories, falling in love with the female protagonist at first sight. The person he had finally won over was lost by his 18-year-old self! I really cried!!

31. 381 攻 After Successfully Winning Over the Tyrant, I Chose to Leave This World 攻略暴君成功后，我选择脱离世界 Explosively Spicy Mint爆辣薄荷Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted After successfully winning over the tyrant, I chose to leave this world 2Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 382 开 An Engagement Banquet from the Start, and My Fiancée Abandons Me 开局订婚宴，未婚妻弃我而去 A Struggling Student Who Wants to Be a Top Scholar想当学神的学渣Urban296k WordsCompleted After a night of heavy drinking, orphan Zhao Lin unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of another orphan named Zhao Lin in a parallel world. He discovers that he is at an engagement banquet, and the groom is none other than himself. He has barely had time to feel happy when his fiancée, Liu Ruyan, takes a phone call and announces that the engagement banquet is off and will be held again on another date. Then, ignoring everyone’s pleas, she drives away. A real man lives between heaven and eart 1.7kReads5.5Score100Shelves

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    🌿🌿①Extremely heart-wrenching, ②On the day of the protagonist's wedding to his childhood sweetheart, he goes to see his white moonlight, whom he has only known for less than ten days. Heartbroken, the protagonist chooses to divorce his wife to let her be with him. By the time the female lead realizes what's happening, ④it's already the pinnacle of both tragic and happy endings, a classic "chasing after husband" scenario. 🥰

33. 383 重 After Being Reborn, I’m Done Caring for My Paralyzed Father-in-Law 重生后，瘫痪公公我不伺候了 Explosively Spicy Mint爆辣薄荷10k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, I Won't Look After My Paralyzed Father-in-Law Anymore —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 384 订 On the Eve of Our Engagement, She Went to KTV with Her White-Moonlight Love 订婚前夕她跟白月光去了KTV Nine Wonders Knight九奇骑士Urban1.6M WordsCompleted At the engagement ceremony. Ye Qingyu, drunk, took the microphone and openly confessed her feelings for the man she had always loved, right in front of all the guests. Everyone turned to look at Jiang Cheng, the groom-to-be. They all wanted to see him make a fool of himself. But Jiang Cheng started clapping. “Charging ahead for love takes courage. I respect it! You two should just make it official!!” … 12.4kReads6.7Score583Shelves
35. 385 又 Still Pretending to Be a Noble Lotus, I Watch Coldly After Being Reborn 又装人淡如菊，重生后我冷眼旁观 Explosively Spicy Mint爆辣薄荷11k WordsCompleted Still Pretending to Be Cool and Detached? After Being Reborn, I Watch Coldly from the Sidelines 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
36. 386 订 The Engagement Is Off? I Turn Around and Marry a Rich CEO 订婚取消？我转身和千金总裁领证 Rain Weeps Unseen雨泣无人知Urban408k WordsCompleted [One heroine!!! Super sweet!!!] On the day of their engagement, Lin Nan’s fiancée of five years stayed with her old flame just to put him in his place, humiliating him and turning him into a laughingstock. Unable to take it anymore, Lin Nan decisively cut ties with her. But on the night he drank himself into a stupor, he unexpectedly spent a passionate night with a rich heiress. Jiang Rou: “You have two choices. Either come with me to the civil affairs bureau and get married, or I’ll ruin your r 8.5kReads7.8Score464Shelves
37. 387 抛 I Dumped My Faithless Army Youth and Returned to the City 抛弃负心男知青，大小姐回城了 Explosively Spicy Mint爆辣薄荷Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted The Heiress Returns to the City After Dumping Her Two-Timing Educated Youth 33Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 388 订 My Girlfriend Abandoned Me at Our Engagement Party to Find Her One True Love 订婚宴女友抛下我，转身去找她的白月光 Proud as the Light傲的像光一样Urban652k WordsCompleted On the day of our engagement banquet, my fiancée left me standing there in front of everyone and ran off with another man. I took the microphone and walked onto the stage. “Today’s also a celebration of my promotion. Everyone, eat and drink your fill.” Later, she asked me to hold another engagement banquet, but I handed her an invitation instead. “Let’s skip the engagement banquet. If you’d like, you’re welcome to come to my wedding.” 146Reads5.2Score155Shelves
39. 389 老 My Husband Faked His Death, So I Rushed Him to the Crematorium That Very Night 老公假死，我连夜送他去火化 Explosively Spicy Mint爆辣薄荷11k WordsCompleted My Husband Faked His Death, So I Had Him Cremated That Very Night 1Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 390 异 A Long Journey in Another World 异界旅途漫漫 The Mountain Moon Knows Not of You山月不知君Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Original Story + Ensemble Cast + No Brain-Dead Characters + Fast-Paced + Pure Romance] I’m dedicated to creating a different kind of world and bringing everyone a fresh new thrill, along with a more realistic experience! The rain fell without letup, day after gloomy day. Beneath the curtain of rain... Travelers from another world, I’d like you to finish this terrible game of chess for me. Anyone can be a chess piece, anyone can be sacrificed. All living beings are players in this ga 5.8kReads—Score325Shelves

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    How about giving this a try? It's absolutely divine! The more you read, the more captivating it becomes! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai (another world) novel to my family—a truly amazing read. The thrilling plot, logically sound plot twists, and exquisite aesthetics make it an absolute must-read this year.

41. 391 订 After We Got Engaged, She Went Looking for Her Ideal Man, So I Married Her Student 订婚后她找白月光，我娶了她学生 Hawthorn Who Loves Candy爱吃糖的山楂Urban474k WordsCompleted [He won’t look back]+ [A wife chasing her husband to the crematorium]+ [campus belle] Everyone envied Ji Qingwan. Everyone wanted to be Ji Qingwan. It was common knowledge that Ji Qingwan had a Gu Bei who loved her more than anyone. Gu Bei had supported her through five years of graduate school entrance exams and graduate studies. He went from juggling several jobs to building a business from scratch that earned ten million a year. His feelings for Ji Qingwan never changed, and he cherished her 2.8kReads7.6Score115Shelves
42. 392 订 On the Day of Our Engagement, She Offered Herself to Her White Moonlight 订婚当天，她将自己送给了白月光 Sesame Paste Vegetarian Tripe麻酱素毛肚Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Reborn at his engagement banquet. Lin Xiaoran insists that Xu Mo first invest in the man she secretly loves before they get engaged. In his previous life, Xu Mo transferred the money, and they got engaged without a hitch, but the ending was tragic! Reborn, Xu Mo lives by three rules: don’t pursue, don’t reject, don’t take responsibility. His principle is that good girls deserve not to be let down, while bad girls shouldn’t go to waste. “I’m a traditional sort of guy. If I invest, it means I’m co 5.4kReads5.5Score215Shelves
43. 393 爱 You Want a Male Best Friend? I’ll Make It Happen, So Why Do You Regret It? 爱找男闺蜜？我成全你们又悔什么 One Whale一鲸Urban294k WordsCompleted [Urban]+ [Power Fantasy]+ [School Beauty]+ [Lighthearted]+ [Face-Slapping]+ [Reborn]+ [Scheming]+ [Emperor Ruyan] Childhood sweethearts can’t compete with someone who appears out of nowhere. Qin Ran finally manages to beat the newcomer, but still loses to the green tea guy who’s his fiancée’s male best friend. On the day of their engagement party, the green tea guy calls, and Qin Ran’s fiancée leaves again. “Qin Ran, Feifei’s sick.” “Qin Ran, Feifei got hit by a car.” “Qin Ran, Feifei cut his wr 2.4kReads7.1Score100Shelves
44. 394 连 I Worked Late and Arrived After Curfew, So My Wife’s First Love Ordered Me Beaten Fifty Times 连夜加班而迟到，妻子白月光要杖责我五十 Southern Dynasty Tingzhou南朝汀州14k WordsCompleted I worked overtime all night and ended up late. My wife’s first love wants to have me caned fifty times. 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A new level of cremation for those who chase after their husbands.

45. 395 未 My Fiancée Sought Love While We Were Engaged, So I Married Her Sister 未婚妻订婚寻爱，我娶了她的姐姐 The Beginning of the Rainbow天虹始间Urban100k WordsOngoing On the night my fiancée got engaged, she had a candlelit dinner with her first love. I turned around and married her older sister!!! A bizarre fiancée, a vicious stepmother, a greedy father, and a helpless man! Jiang Yang was once a renowned CEO, but he fell in love with someone he never should have. For five years, he gave her everything he could, obeying her every wish without complaint. Everyone thought they were made for each other, a perfect match, but in the end, it was all one-sided on Ji —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 396 陆 President Lu, Stop Acting So Arrogant. Miss Jian Is Engaged to President Gu 陆总别傲了，简小姐和顾总订婚了 Just a Water Bottle就是一水瓶Modern Romance467k WordsCompleted [Love after marriage + regret and groveling + sweet romance + devoted to each other] Three days before their engagement, Lu Chengze leaves Jian Yao to visit a delicate beauty and announces he might not make it back in time for the ceremony. After drinking herself senseless for a night, Jian Yao stops the young heir of the capital’s most powerful family as he passes by. “Get engaged to me.” Everyone knows Lu Chengze means everything to Jian Yao. They assume she’s only acting out in a fit of anger 6.8kReads9.1Score758Shelves
47. 397 别 Don’t Leave Me in a Hell on Earth Without You 别把我丢在没有你的人间炼狱 Its Leaves Are Lush and Green其叶青青Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Don't leave me in a living hell without you. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A good book, a couple of drops of rain, a few close friends. With your presence, I've taken another step closer to my beautiful dream.

48. 398 女 Matriarchy: The Villain Starts by Improving Her Looks to Redeem Herself 女尊：反派从提升颜值开始洗白 Owl of the Night黑夜的猫头鹰Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted System novel The protagonist transmigrates into the childhood of a villain in a matriarchal world. The heroine is reborn and knows the male lead is a villain; the male lead knows the heroine knows he's a villain... The protagonist can gain skill cards and improve his own abilities and talents by raising his targets' favorability. Target favorability raised to 80. Host awarded a white skill card: Swordsmanship Insight. Target favorability raised to 90. Host awarded three white experience cards, w 12.2kReads9.0Score985Shelves
49. 399 凶 The Murder Happens in Chapter Four 凶案发生在第四章 Against the Dustlight逆倒尘光啊23k WordsCompleted The Murder Takes Place in Chapter Four 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The short stories are good, and several of them are quite heart-wrenching!

50. 400 我 I Once Promised You a Golden Age of Joy 我曾许你盛世欢颜 Flirtatious Little Bottle风流小瓶子Modern Romance44k WordsCompleted Ye Chen waits for his Mrs. Ye, from the days when youth was like a dream until her hair turns white as snow. But he will never know that his Mrs. Ye was buried long ago in that rotten, muddy grave... 1.7kReads6.6Score270Shelves

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    Both of these are short, heart-wrenching stories. I cried while reading them both 😭, especially the first one, which really broke my heart.

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