Angst, Short, Brutal, Painful 虐文，短，狠，痛。

1. 601 失 After Losing My Job, I Left with Nothing. Now My Ex-Wife Begs Me to Remarry Her 失业后，我净身出户，前妻跪求复婚 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅10k WordsCompleted After Losing My Job, I Left With Nothing, and My Ex-Wife Begged Me to Remarry Her 7Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 602 向 Always Coldhearted, How Could I Ever Speak of Deep Love? 向来凉薄，何言情深 A Little Nutty神经西西Modern Romance39k WordsCompleted The day Lu Yanqian jumped to her death, Huo Jincheng was lost in a world of wine and lights. She loved him, giving everything she had without hesitation. He hated her, destroying everything without hesitation. Later, in a life without her, he grew used to being alone. Through the long years, he had no one but himself to walk beside him. I once thought loving you was only an act, but it turned out I was already incurably ill, loving you to the bone. Lu Yanqian, I regret it. 2.7kReads8.2Score112Shelves
3. 603 同 After the Class Reunion, She Knelt and Begged Me Not to Divorce Her 同学聚会后，她跪着求我别离婚 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅12k WordsCompleted After the Class Reunion, She Begged Me on Her Knees Not to Divorce Her 34Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 604 超 Super Mutant Clown's Hilarious Upgrade AI System 超级变种小丑搞笑升级AI系统 A Method Has Emerged方法产生了Sci-Fi & Apocalypse178k WordsCompleted Lin Guanyin: a name that seems to radiate the Buddha's light, yet he's a super-genius who can turn a laboratory into a fireworks factory. One day, while pulling an all-nighter to tune an AI, he accidentally jammed his ancestral clown mask into the mainframe. Congratulations, the world's first "Super Mutant Clown Comedy Upgrade System" has officially bonded with him! From then on, the life of this physics genius went completely off the rails. To unlock "Quantum Fluctuation Speed Reading," he firs 6Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 605 鲸 Whale Fall into the Abyss 鲸落深渊 The Evil Dragon Blows Bubbles恶龙吹泡泡Two Male Leads39k WordsCompleted Little fish, little fish, may you swim out of the abyss soon. His younger brother, whom he had raised by hand despite no blood relation, sent him to a detention center for two years to “set him straight” and told him to come out once he was normal. Those two years were a nightmare that devoured him, one he could never wake from. His body and mind were tormented, his feelings worn away, and he was trained into numb, hopeless submission. “Knowing you raised me makes me sick. Why don’t you just die 23.4kReads8.1Score4kShelves

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   134 Features two male protagonists and is very short.

6. 606 三 The Three-Coin Tea Grows Cold, While Hatred Burns 三文茶凉，恨字滚烫 Anke of Bamba Island奔巴岛的安可Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted The Tea Has Gone Cold, but the Word 'Hate' Still Burns 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The torture was so-so.

7. 607 出 I Regret Studying Abroad 出国留学我后悔了 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅25k WordsCompleted I Regretted Studying Abroad 3Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 608 量 Heartbeat Code in Quantum Stardust 量子星尘里的心跳代码 A Method Has Emerged方法产生了Sci-Fi & Apocalypse103k WordsCompleted As the nanoscale "Light Particle Clan" raises fluorescent tides across a sea of atomic clouds, and virus messengers carry love letters written in base pairs through cell membranes, Lin Guanyin, the phosphorus-atom god of war, has already glimpsed the fateful foreshadowing of this microscopic epic in the faint glow of electron transitions. Wild and unruly, he shields the silicon-based girl from the crystal-cell fortress behind him. Facing an out-of-control army of free radicals, every broken chem 4Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 609 我 I Spent 100,000 on My Girlfriend, and She Went to School as a Study Companion 我给女友花了十万，她去学校做伴读 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅8k WordsCompleted I Spent 100,000 on My Girlfriend, and She Became a School Companion Reader 14Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 610 清 The Broth Boiled Dry, and the Dead Man She Awaited Came Back 清汤滚尽，她等的死人回来了 Anke of Bamba Island奔巴岛的安可10k WordsCompleted The Broth Boiled Dry, and the Dead Man She Was Waiting for Came Back 2Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 611 人 Artificial Intelligence: A More Perfect, More Human Robot 人工智能更完美更人性化机器人 A Method Has Emerged方法产生了Sci-Fi & Apocalypse438k WordsCompleted In 2025, artificial intelligence is advancing rapidly, and robots have become part of everyday human life. Yet most have limited functions and lack human warmth. The protagonist, Lin Guanyin, is a genius engineer who dreams of building robots that are more advanced, more capable, and more humane than the products currently available. Lin Guanyin begins his research in a cramped laboratory, short on funding and working with outdated equipment, while skepticism surrounds him. But driven by his pas 12Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 612 追 After Winning Over the Campus Heartthrob, I Started Acting Up Again 追到校草后，我又开始作了 Gardenia Berry栀子莓莓14k WordsCompleted After Winning Over the Campus Heartthrob, I Started Acting Up Again 3.4kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Short, brutal, and painful! Puppy abuse

13. 613 怦 My Heart Beats Only for You 怦怦只为你 Elk Seventeen麋鹿十七Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted She pursues him at first, then he chases her later (many high school scenes have been removed, so read with caution if that bothers you!) Proud, aloof doctor × glamorous cellist “Xia Jiang, I like you. Have you decided if you’ll be my boyfriend yet?” Jiang Xia, beautiful and wild, fell for the arrogant, cold illegitimate son of a wealthy family, Xia Jiang. But Xia Jiang was sick of her, and everyone at Xuncheng No. 3 High School knew it. * Jiang Xia, the only daughter of a wealthy family in Xunc 2.1kReads8.6Score101Shelves

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    🌸The female lead has a heart condition that she hadn't had in over a decade, until that day when she overheard a conversation between the male lead's friends at a bar.💔 But the night she actually left, he frantically grabbed her wrist...

14. 614 超 A Super Genius's Study Notes 超级天才学霸笔记 A Method Has Emerged方法产生了Urban165k WordsCompleted In the cutthroat world of campus life, there was one incredibly overpowered figure: Lin Guanyin. This guy started out with a genius-scholar persona, a brain better than a supercomputer, and an absolutely phenomenal talent for studying. He blazed ahead at full speed. His story of growing up was downright hilarious. While other students were still floundering in a sea of practice questions, he was already soaring through the universe of knowledge in a rocket. He could even dream of solving world-c 18Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 615 她 She Wielded a Blade for Ten Years, Then Drove It into His Heart 她打了十年刀，最后一把捅进了他心口 Anke of Bamba Island奔巴岛的安可7k WordsCompleted She wielded a blade for ten years, then plunged it into his heart. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 616 我 I Work as a Matron in the Imperial Palace 我在深宫当嬷嬷 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅Ancient Romance16k WordsCompleted I Work as a Matron in the Imperial Palace 3Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 617 到 This Is Where It Ends 到此为止 Xu Zhimeng许织梦Modern Romance123k WordsCompleted [Angst-heavy story. Read with caution. The male lead is not chaste.] “Ru Yi, when you act like this, it makes me think you still can’t let go of me.” All the pain and torment must have begun with those words. Or perhaps it was “You haven’t been able to forget me, Ru Yi.” Much later, when Ru Yi thought back on her tangled history with Pei Shiyu, that was what she believed. He would remember the scent from deep in his memories, carried on a gentle breeze, but he wouldn’t remember how much he h 4.1kReads8.5Score200Shelves

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    The first book features a long-awaited reunion between the male and female protagonists, only for the male to cheat on her. The female wants a divorce, but he refuses and forces his love on her. The second book, needless to say, sees Fu Zongxian sentenced to a lifetime of loneliness by his love.

18. 618 十 158,000: The Most Expensive Lesson My Daughter Will Ever Learn 十五万八，是我女儿这辈子最贵的一堂课 Anke of Bamba Island奔巴岛的安可16k WordsCompleted 158,000 yuan: the most expensive lesson my daughter will ever learn. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 619 闺 My Best Friend Got Pregnant by a Black Man, Then Blamed Her Ex-Boyfriend 闺蜜与黑人交往意外怀孕，赖上了前男友 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅11k WordsCompleted My Best Friend Accidentally Got Pregnant by a Black Man, Then Tried to Pin It on Her Ex —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 620 月 Moonlight No Longer Shines on Dreams of the Past 月光不照昔时梦 Xu Zhimeng许织梦Modern Romance189k WordsCompleted [Angst Warning] Qu Zhao: “Are you afraid…” “Afraid of what?” “That someday, your daughter will meet a man like you, just as I did.” Even the sun will one day die. The Milky Way and Andromeda are expected to collide in three billion years. Everything has an end. What about her and Fu Zongxian? Surely this madness would end someday. In his thirty years of life, Fu Zongxian had never asked for anything for himself. But at that moment, gazing at the photograph of his mother, he couldn’t help praying 2.9kReads8.9Score203Shelves
21. 621 隔 Red Eyes Across the Street, Vermilion Outshines Snow 隔街红眼，朱砂胜雪 Anke of Bamba Island奔巴岛的安可11k WordsCompleted Red eyes across the street, cinnabar brighter than snow. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 622 封 Mr. Feng, Your Wife Is Really Leaving This Time 封总，太太这次真的要走了 Golden Armor黄金甲甲Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Mr. Feng, Your Wife Is Really Leaving This Time 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Some good short stories

23. 623 退 After He Called Off the Engagement, He Became Someone I Could Never Hope to Marry 退婚后，他成了我的高攀不起 Anke of Bamba Island奔巴岛的安可Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted After Our Engagement Was Called Off, He Became Someone I Could Never Hope to Reach —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 624 知 Zhiyi Is Twelve, Chengyu Has Never Cherished Her 知意十二岁，承宇未惜 Golden Armor黄金甲甲Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted Zhi Yi Was Twelve, Cheng Yu Didn't Cherish Her 1Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 625 白 A White Dove Brings Spring 白鸽衔春来 Le Yi Junzi乐依君子8k WordsCompleted A White Dove Brings Spring 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short. "I too once rode a fat horse with a carved saddle, returning home with the wind, overlooking countless banners. Morning and evening, I walked alone, the border grass withered, and by the stream, I suddenly saw frost on my temples. Now I wish, my iron armor mottled, my halberd dusted, to laugh as I watch the sunlight before my hall." South of the vast sea, there is no war; camel bells ring, and green grass sprouts naturally in spring.

26. 626 你 Hello, Ghost Bride. I Think We've Met Somewhere Before 你好阴婚娘子，我好像在哪见过你 Spear Through the Mist雾渡长枪Mystery21k WordsCompleted [White Moonlight + Local Legends + A Dream of Yellow Millet] Jiang Chen was born in the yin year, on the Ghost Festival, at the yin hour. He was born with an ill-fated destiny and a heavy yin aura. Rumor had it that he had caused his parents' deaths. To ward off the calamity fated to befall him when he came of age, he had no choice but to enter into a ghost marriage. But the bride from this ghost marriage looked more and more familiar to him. It was as if he'd seen her somewhere before. 1.7kReads—Score109Shelves

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    The final chapter's suicide note showed the knife had gone mad [crying].

27. 627 霸 The Bullies Are Having a Field Day 霸凌者在狂欢 Eh Ai Ai诶爱唉Modern Romance22k WordsCompleted “Hey, have you heard? That unlucky kid from Class Nine pissed off Qi Suo. He pinned them down and slapped them around until their nose was bleeding everywhere.” He used to squeeze glue into my wounds, take nude photos of me to make money, and kick me into a cesspit. Now the school bully who did all that has fallen in love with me? Should I be grateful, or should I be devastated? Later, he admitted to my face that he loved me. He was determined not to let anyone bully me, a pitiful wretch covered 560Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's very heart-wrenching; you can tell from the synopsis. [Almost crying]

28. 628 分 The Video Tape After the Breakup 分手后的录像带 Pure Butter Hot Pot Base纯牛油锅底9k WordsCompleted I broke up with my boyfriend during the year he was at his poorest. A year later, he was a huge success and married a sweet, lively girl who was prettier than me. On a variety show, the host asked him whether, after winning every major award at such a young age, he still had any regrets. He put an arm around Xiao Yue’s waist. “I want to know how she’s doing after breaking up with me.” The host paused. “She’s... not doing well at all.” Pei Si finally smiled. “Then I can rest easy.” “But Ms. Qin l 23.1kReads—Score993Shelves

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    The last one [crying][crying][crying][crying]... I don't know how to say it [crying]

29. 629 十 Seventeen Minutes of Battery Life, Burning Through the Rest of My Ten Years 十七分钟的电量，耗尽我十年的余生 Anke of Bamba Island奔巴岛的安可15k WordsCompleted Seventeen Minutes of Battery Life, Burning Through the Rest of My Ten Years 2Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 630 重 Reborn to Break the Deadlock: Back from Hell, I Became a Beacon 重生破局：从地狱归来，活成光 Golden Armor黄金甲甲Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted Reborn to Break the Deadlock: Returning from Hell to Become a Beacon —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 631 她 She Is Like the Deep Sea 她似深海 The Strange One at Midnight夜半的诡Modern Romance629k WordsOngoing [A love story about growing up.] She was like the deep sea. After knowing Su Nian for twenty years, and loving her, then hating her, that was the most accurate way I could describe her. My name is Lu Chen. Ten years ago, she left me and returned to another man. I built a company and a respectable life without her. Ten years later, she sent her resume to my company. A contract full of schemes bound us together once again. This time, was she here to come ashore, or to sink with the ship? 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "She Is Like the Deep Sea" — A reunion that begins with revenge, a story of substitution, misunderstanding, and a love as deep as the sea. When ten years of hatred collide with ten years of silent protection, when the hunter believes he has everything under control, little does he know that he has already stepped into that seemingly calm but potentially all-consuming deep sea...

32. 632 你 You're a Good Person, and That's All You'll Ever Be 你是个好人，也只能是个“好人” Anke of Bamba Island奔巴岛的安可23k WordsCompleted You're a good person, and you'll only ever be a "good person". 3Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 633 遥 The Distant Starlight and Stars 遥不可及的星光星辰 Golden Armor黄金甲甲Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted The Stars Beyond Reach 3Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 634 下 Next Chapter 下一章 Wan Fusu畹扶苏Two Female Leads32k WordsCompleted [Two female leads + short story + final rally before death + mutual salvation + not a rebirth story + based on real events + tragic ending] Ni Sisi: “I don’t care what other people think. I only care how you feel.” Zuo Qingshu: “I’ve always been happy, and it’s all because of you.” Those who don’t love each other torment one another, while those who do are separated by life and death. They overcame every obstacle and should have made it to the altar. But on the eve of their wedding, a mentally 1.1kReads8.8Score276Shelves

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    It's good! The first two have two female leads, the last two have two male leads, oh my god, it's killing me! 😢😢😢

35. 635 春 A Spring Breeze Brings Beauty 春风渡佳人 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted Spring Breeze Carries a Beauty Across 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommended short stories

36. 636 唯 She Was the Only One Who Refused to Settle 唯独她不肯将就 Anke of Bamba Island奔巴岛的安可7k WordsCompleted She Alone Refuses to Settle 2Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 637 再 Goodbye, With Tears in Our Eyes 再见只能红着眼 Tavern Keeper Jiu'er酒家玖儿Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted [A Tearjerker of the Highest Quality] He was a poor student who fell for a well-behaved girl with perfect grades. To give her a happy life, he worked hard at his studies. He tried, and he struggled, but in the end, the happiness he had fought for was forced into someone else's hands. When the two lovers met again, they should have blushed, but all they could do was look at each other with tear-filled eyes. Standing by the roadside, he cried like a child, more like a madman: “I don't want anythin —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is really heartbreaking. The male and female protagonists like each other, but they are arrested by the head teacher (in their senior year of high school). The female protagonist transfers to another school. Eight years later, the male protagonist is forced to marry and have children. The female protagonist suddenly returns and accidentally sees the male protagonist's family of four. The female protagonist later dies from severe depression. The male protagonist only finds out 30 years later and dies at the female protagonist's grave.

38. 638 爱 Long Live Me: This Widowhood Marriage Ends Here 爱我万岁：丧偶婚姻，到此为止 Golden Armor黄金甲甲7k WordsCompleted Long Live Me: This Widowed Marriage Ends Here 1Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 639 十 Fourteen Letters 十四封信 Mo Wen Sheng墨文笙Modern Romance33k WordsCompleted Ruan Shengsheng × Zhou Mingsen (The contents of the fourteen letters are on Weibo ♥) Ruan Shengsheng had already come to accept death in peace, but his arrival made her begin to fear her own disappearance. He said, “Shengsheng, don’t cry. I’ll always be by your side.” She said, “I went to the temple to pray for your safety for the rest of your life.” At the very end, he held her hand tightly. Tears slid down his cheeks and fell onto their clasped hands. Summer in Yuncheng ended, and their s 1kReads8.4Score338Shelves

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    This forces me to bring out these seven treasured books! The first one has four chapters and 20,000 words, full of plot twists, and everyone should read the extra chapters after finishing it!! The second one is about a girl eagerly anticipating tomorrow, but there is no tomorrow. The third one is about two female protagonists in a school setting, with a focus on flashbacks. The fourth one is about two male protagonists in a contemporary romance, and the male protagonist who writes in his diary is a real jerk. The fifth one is about youth in a school setting, with fourteen heart-wrenching extra letters. The sixth one is about a female protagonist who dies, and the person she likes only vaguely remembers that her surname is Zhou. The seventh one is about a female protagonist who chases after the male protagonist, so it can be considered a "happy ending" (HE).

40. 640 自 Since Ancient Times, Forbidden Affairs Have Ended in Death: A Fateful Bond 自古奸情出人命之孽缘锁 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭8k WordsCompleted A Fateful Bond: Where Forbidden Affairs Have Always Led to Bloodshed 8.7kReads—Score137Shelves
41. 641 容 Rong Ci's Metamorphosis: The Hunt for Hearts 容辞蝶变，猎心 Golden Armor黄金甲甲8k WordsCompleted Rong Ci's transformation, a heart-hunting game 4Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 642 三 After Three Scumbags, I Married the Honest Man Next Door 三个渣男后，我嫁了隔壁老实人 Anke of Bamba Island奔巴岛的安可Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted After Three Trash Men, I Married the Honest Guy Next Door —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 643 野 Untamed Bones 野骨 A Koi Fish一尾锦鲤Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Obsessive love, unhinged, both leads are each other’s only love, the husband’s groveling redemption arc] After an accident left Huo Hongchu’s beloved unconscious, everyone believed Shen Ranran had caused the car crash. Huo Hongchu had her forcibly committed to a psychiatric hospital, where she suffered inhuman treatment and torment day and night. To stay alive, she had no choice but to endure it all. After finally holding out until his beloved woke up, she thought she would regain her freedom. 74Reads5.5Score—Shelves

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    Two books that were so heart-wrenching they made my lungs ache and I cried my eyes out!

44. 644 山 Classic of Mountains and Seas: A Bestiary of Strange Beasts 山海经.异兽录 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Mystery6k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Record of Strange Beasts 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
45. 645 烙 A Scar Etched Into My Heart 烙在心底的伤疤 Bamboo Heart Reflecting Snow竹心映雪7k WordsCompleted The Scar Etched Into My Heart 11Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 646 容 Graceful Words, Deeply Sealed Courtyard, Lush Ink and Merit 容辞封庭深郁墨勋 Golden Armor黄金甲甲Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted Rong Ci, Feng Ting Shen, and Yu Mo Xun 293Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 647 藏 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 84.5kReads9.6Score14.8kShelves

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    The first book is the shortest, only 4 chapters, but it's really tear-jerking, with an unexpected twist. I cried for over an hour after finishing the second book 😢😢 It's the kind of book that makes me cry every time I read it; it's sweet at first, then heartbreaking. The third book is also short, only 8 chapters, and it's another very tear-jerking read. The fourth book only has 17 chapters, and by the end, I couldn't stop crying, my heart was pounding 😢😢 It's an eight-year love story 😢😢 Wenwen, you must be happy 😢😢

48. 648 我 Those Years I Spent in Dongguan 我在东莞那些年 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭6k WordsCompleted My Years in Dongguan 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
49. 649 我 You Were in My Dreams 我的梦里有个你 Bamboo Heart Reflecting Snow竹心映雪8k WordsCompleted You’re in My Dreams 3Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 650 千 The Millennium Bachelor and His Top-Tier Star Bride 千年寡爷的顶流小娇妻 Golden Armor黄金甲甲8k WordsCompleted The Thousand-Year-Old Bachelor and His Top-Tier Star Darling Wife —Reads—Score—Shelves

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