Short Stories!! They Must Be Short, Please! The Shorter the Better!! Around 80,000 Words!! 短篇！！一定要短谢谢越短越好！！八万字左右！！

1. 2301 重 Reborn as a Fallen Noblewoman, I Become Empress 重生之落魄嫡女做皇后 Wen Wan Qie Qie温晚切切Ancient Romance19k WordsCompleted Reborn: The Fallen Noble Daughter Becomes Empress —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   If you're looking for short stories, you absolutely can't miss these!

2. 2302 一 One Man, One Minister 一人臣 All of You, Get Out of My Sight都给朕退下Ancient Romance88k WordsCompleted In everyone’s eyes, Ji Ya was a brutal, debauched empress. To the great general Mo Lengzun, she was also a scheming, selfish, and sinister villain! But none of them knew she was terminally ill and had little time left... Everything she did was for the people of Donghao. Even as she died, everyone still hated her... 254Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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   It's a short story of over 80,000 words, and even after her death, many people still hated her. This story has a really strong aftertaste…

3. 2303 我 I Don't Think This Is a Normal Game: An Erotic Novel Heroine Enters an 18+ Otome Game 我穿的好像不是正经游戏：po文女主进入18＋乙女游戏 Strawberry Yogurt草莓酪酪Anime Fanfiction25k WordsCompleted A female protagonist with a talent for steamy stories transmigrates into an otome game to raise affection levels, leading to heart-racing, blush-inducing encounters with three high-quality men of very different types, and then some... 94Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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   A very short post [facepalm][facepalm][facepalm]

4. 2304 重 Back to 1992: The First Thing I Did Was Send My Uncle-in-Law to the Crematorium 重回92，第一件事就是把姑父送进火葬场 Liu Hongyi, Who Loves Toast and Eggs爱吃吐司蛋的柳红衣Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted Back to 1992: My First Order of Business Was Sending My Uncle-in-Law to the Crematorium 1Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 2305 欢 Enemies in Love: The CEO’s Daily Face-Slapping 欢喜冤家：总裁的打脸日常 Xin Yu Xinyue昕屿芯玥Completed A Bickering Couple: The CEO's Everyday Face-Slapping —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 2306 全 The Whole Family Sells Braised Snacks, and We Don’t Take No for an Answer 全家卖卤味，专治不服 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted The Whole Family Sells Braised Delicacies, and We Don't Take Any Nonsense 5Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 2307 与 A Love with the CEO, Five Years Too Late 与霸总迟到五年的爱情 Wen Wan Qie Qie温晚切切Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted A Love Five Years Late with the CEO —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 2308 哎 Huh? What's Wrong with a Washed-Up Star Going Off the Rails? 哎？我一个糊咖发癫怎么了 A Yu Yu阿鱼瑜Modern Romance87k WordsCompleted "Huh? So What If This Washed-Up Star Has a Meltdown?" A tangy-sweet, spicy heroine × a powerful love-struck man who talks himself into everything [A goofy story set in the entertainment industry. The heroine relies on reckless antics to stay alive.] After transmigrating into a book, Xia Yichu becomes a nobody destined to be cannon fodder. Her agent tells her to show more personality. Xia Yichu: “What personality does a corpse need? Should I play a zombie?” Her rival gives her a hard time. Xia Yi 69Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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   Short stories!! Short stories! A collection is here! [Kissing emoji] The first one is set in the entertainment industry, the female lead is desperately trying to survive, a hilarious story hahaha "If you don't eat it, you're a fool, if you eat it, you're a fool" 😂 The second one is about meeting the one you love on the operating table for hemorrhoid surgery, okay, okay, okay, God, I'll never call you grandpa again, you never treated me like your granddaughter at all [almost crying emoji] Both are super good, go for it, sisters!

9. 2309 无 Getting Closer and Closer 无限接近 Wen Shu温纾Modern Romance156k WordsCompleted Strong-willed, resilient good girl × heaven's favorite young master. One-on-one romance, both devoted to each other. As close as can be, with only one person in each other's hearts. At his first glance at Wen Jing, the proud young master Su said, "I don't like good girls." But Wen Jing fell for him at first sight. All fate gave her was a grand, unrequited love. In a bar's secluded corner, Su Hengbing wraps an arm around Wen Jing's waist and whispers in her ear, "Wen Jing, have I really not made 102Reads6.8Score—Shelves
10. 2310 杀 After They Killed My Grandma, They Made Me Repaint Her Corpse 杀我外婆后，他们让我给尸体重新“画皮” Liu Hongyi, Who Loves Toast and Eggs爱吃吐司蛋的柳红衣22k WordsCompleted After They Killed My Grandma, They Made Me Repaint the Corpse's Skin 1Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 2311 满 My Daughter-in-Law Announced at the Full-Moon Banquet That She Wants to Be Child-Free? No Matter, the Rich Never Lack for Good Wives 满月宴儿媳当众选宣布丁克？没事，豪门从不缺贤妻 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted My Daughter-in-Law Announced at the Full-Moon Banquet That She Wants to Be Child-Free? No Problem, the Wealthy Never Lack for Virtuous Wives 16Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 2312 后 My Stepmother Is Actually the Same Age as Me? 后妈竟然年纪和我一样大？ Wen Wan Qie Qie温晚切切7k WordsCompleted My Stepmother Is the Same Age as Me? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 2313 强 A Forceful Claim 强势染指 Xiangqiao香巧Modern Romance394k WordsCompleted [Roguish, Rugged Hero] [Daddy-Type Boyfriend] [ oozing hormones] [Guiding Lover] [Sweet Romance] [Nine-Year Age Gap] [Food] [Kissaholic] [Both Pure and Inexperienced] I'm currently working on signed editions for publication. If you're interested, you can check them out at the usual place. This is part of the same series as Jiang Baichuan and Hai Tian's A Soldier in Uniform, Rose in Hand, Dedicated to the Princess. (The male lead cooks, talks dirty, and fusses over every last detail like a dad. T 62.6kReads9.4Score6.9kShelves

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    💐"Come here, let's make a statement." Chen Mo said to Song Zhiyi. "Okay." Song Zhiyi obediently followed him into the interrogation room. Wow, just the two of them. 😎Chen Mo poured Song Zhiyi a glass of water, 💥💥💥sat down and opened his notebook. "Name." "Song Zhiyi." "Marital status." "Married." "Spouse's name." Song Zhiyi's hand holding the water glass paused slightly, her big eyes full of doubt, "Can I say this?" Chen Mo tapped the notebook with his pen, "Why not?" Song Zhiyi whispered, "Chen Mo." But he wouldn't write it down, humph, are you kidding me? 😒"Home address." "Your home!" Song Zhiyi said irritably. "Don't go home if you don't cooperate." "Ugh, you're so mean." 😉Song Zhiyi looked at the time, it was ten o'clock, and she reluctantly gave in. 🌈

14. 2314 青 Green Hills Like Jade 青山似玉 Agate Squire玛瑙员外Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available) [Love after marriage, age gap, slow-burn everyday sweetness] *A gentle beauty from a family of scholars × a refined, fatherly man *A comic artist with a billion in assets × an influential Beijing aristocrat and chamber of commerce chairman Chu Shuang knew from childhood that she was promised to the Sheng family of the imperial capital, but she had never met her fiancé. Later, by a twist of fate, she moved into the Sheng residence and met her friend’s older br 140kReads9.5Score16.1kShelves

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    These are all short stories I've personally read and found to be of high quality!!! [Heart][Heart][Heart] Especially the fifth one [Heart][Heart], "Joy with You" [Already hooked][Heart][Heart], a marriage alliance spanning thousands of miles, a power struggle and emotional battle! The princess of the Great Qi Kingdom is married off to the new ruler of the Yong Kingdom, but behind it lies a secret unknown to others. Instructing maids, courtesans, blindfolded transactions… the undercurrents surge deep within the palace; who can see through the truth behind it all? 💬 If you enjoy palace intrigue, power struggles, and complex relationships, this book will absolutely captivate you! Every chapter is full of suspense, making it impossible to put down!

15. 2315 割 I Ran Into My Ex While Getting Hemorrhoids Removed 割痔疮偶遇前男友 Boat Crossing the Wu River舟过吴江Modern Romance173k WordsCompleted Adorably goofy girl × proud, sharp-tongued guy Lu Yunzheng was the brother Jiang Lanyue got as part of a bargain. Their parents had both remarried, and the siblings didn’t get along. Lu Yunzheng couldn’t stand Jiang Lanyue’s freeloading father, so he picked on his stepsister too. Then, somehow, he started developing feelings for Jiang Lanyue... 1.7kReads8.9Score186Shelves
16. 2316 年 The Young Shaman Doctor Prescribed This: Kiss Him Every Day 年轻巫医给我开了个方子：每日和他吃嘴子 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted The young witch doctor wrote me a prescription: kiss him every day. 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The plot is fast-paced, and the jokes are frequent—it's great!

17. 2317 午 The Midnight Restorer: The Money for This Family Tree Is Too Hot to Handle 午夜修复师：这本族谱的钱，烫手 Liu Hongyi, Who Loves Toast and Eggs爱吃吐司蛋的柳红衣24k WordsCompleted The Midnight Restorer: Money from This Family Tree Is Too Hot to Handle —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 2318 重 Reborn to Become an Antique Mogul 重生逆袭成古玩大佬 Nan Qingye楠青叶13k WordsCompleted Reborn and Rising to Become an Antiques Tycoon —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These all lasted no more than 30 minutes.

19. 2319 晚 At Dusk, I Met the Wild Geese Returning Home, and Found Peace Year After Year 晚渡逢归雁，岁岁得心安 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted At Dusk, I Meet the Returning Wild Geese; Year After Year, My Heart Finds Peace 6Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 2320 素 My Boss, Whom I’ve Never Met, Is My Husband 素未谋面的上司是我老公 Drunk in the Cold Winter醉酒寒冬Modern Romance398k WordsCompleted Her fiancé, whom she was about to marry, cheats on her and tries to have it both ways. Furious, Ji Qiushang turns around and marries the man her grandmother picked for her. She only meets her husband once, on the day they register their marriage. After collecting their marriage certificates, they go their separate ways. She never imagined that her new husband would turn out to be her own boss, Fu Shiyan. Ji Qiushang keeps her secret identity under wraps and works diligently, avoiding her husban 14kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
21. 2321 不 Unawakened 不悟 Ze Mu则慕Ancient Romance157k WordsCompleted The disgraced minister Gu Hongjian died in battle at Huzhou. After death, a wisp of her ghost returned to the side of her king, Lin Sizhe. Everyone called her a treacherous minister who deserved to be reviled. Only she knew that she had spent nearly her entire life living for Lin Sizhe. But even she never expected that she wouldn't let Lin Sizhe go, even as a ghost. She was supposed to watch him enjoy the spoils of victory she had won for him, then carry on sweet-talking another woman. Gu Hongji 1.6kReads9.2Score145Shelves
22. 2322 消 The Tears That Vanished Without a Trace 消失殆尽的泪滴 Liqi's Autumn Foamflame荔彩柒的秋日沫炎Modern Romance246k WordsCompleted [Satisfying wealthy-family drama + stand-in + large supporting cast + secret crush + equally matched leads + angsty romance] “I’m a woman, and you want me to be a man’s stand-in? Have you lost your mind? You might be willing to believe I’m a man, but do you really think anyone else will? Do I look like I have an Adam’s apple or an elegant swan neck? How am I supposed to fool everyone?” Zhan Xinan had no idea what this was all about. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In the short story, Zhan Xi'nan says, "I'm a woman, and I'm a body double for a man? Are you crazy? You might believe I'm a man, but do you think people will believe I'm a man? Do you think I have an Adam's apple or a goose neck? Can I fool everyone?" Zhan Xi'nan is extremely puzzled by this whole thing.

23. 2323 误 After Wandering into the Changing Room, I Had a Cool Coach Chasing Me Down to Teach Me to Swim 误闯更衣室后，高冷教练追着教我游泳 Moonlit Night with the Wind月夜随风Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted After Wandering into the Locker Room, the Ice-Cold Coach Keeps Chasing Me to Teach Me How to Swim 569Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A collection of short stories, each one taking ten minutes to read, and every single one is wonderful!

24. 2324 他 He Tore Off His Scales to Protect Me for a Thousand Years, Yet Said, “It Was Just a Favor” 他撕鳞护我千年，却说"只是顺便" All Plants Keep Their Word草木皆有信19k WordsCompleted He tore off his scales to protect me for a thousand years, yet said, “I was just helping out.” 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Favorite short story

25. 2325 夜 Horror on the Night Bus: The Passenger in the Back Seat Isn't Human! 夜班车惊魂：后座的客人他不是人！ Liu Hongyi, Who Loves Toast and Eggs爱吃吐司蛋的柳红衣26k WordsCompleted A Night Bus to Terror: The Passenger in the Back Isn't Human! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 2326 废 A Good-for-Nothing Cultivator Transmigrates Through Time to Protect a Ruthless CEO 废材女修穿越时空守护霸道总裁 Nan Qingye楠青叶Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted A Good-for-Nothing Cultivator Transmigrates Through Time to Protect a Domineering CEO —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 2327 网 My Online Boyfriend Livestreamed to Publicly Humiliate Me for Being a Voice-Controlled Lamp. I Bet He’ll Regret It 网恋男友开直播公开处刑我这个声控灯，我赌他会后悔 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted My Online Boyfriend Is Livestreaming to Publicly Humiliate Me, His Voice-Activated Light. I Bet He'll Regret It —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 2328 穿 Transmigrating into Strange Tales to Save Spirits: My Divination Board Can Change Fate! 穿聊斋救精怪：我的卦盘能改命！ Souls of the South, Spirits of the North南魂北魄Female-Channel Fanfiction6k WordsCompleted Crossing Into Strange Tales to Save Spirits: My Divination Plate Can Change Fate! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all quite long, part of the Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio divination plate series!

29. 2329 军 Military Marriage and Sweet Rewards: The Fierce, Pretty Army Wife in the 1980s 军婚发糖：彪悍俏军嫂的八零年代 Cute Little Mango可爱小芒果Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Complete] (Period Setting + Military Marriage + Building a Fortune + Loving Wife + Multiple Children + Daily Life) Modern career woman Shen Yiyi transmigrates into a book, becoming the beautiful but otherwise useless female side character who marries into a family to bring good luck to a sick man in this period romance! Her birth family is the sort that would bleed her dry and leave her with nothing! Shen Yiyi: What a joke! Watch her put those spoiled brats in their place and crush the villains 15kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves

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    This one doesn't have many IWs either, you can take a look.

30. 2330 那 The Childhood Friend Who Tore My Old Belt That Year Spent the Rest of Her Life, Twenty Years, Making It Up to Me 那年扯我旧腰带的青梅，耗尽二十年余生赔我 Moonlit Night with the Wind月夜随风14k WordsCompleted The childhood friend who tore off my old belt that year spends the rest of her life, more than twenty years, making it up to me 23Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 2331 那 That Night, I Buried a Cat for the Souls Lost in the Fire Twenty Years Ago 那晚，我给二十年前的火灾亡魂埋猫 Liu Hongyi, Who Loves Toast and Eggs爱吃吐司蛋的柳红衣29k WordsCompleted That Night, I Buried a Cat for the Ghosts of Those Who Died in the Fire Twenty Years Ago 2Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 2332 重 Reborn, This Time I'll Love You 重生归来，这次换我来爱你 Nan Qingye楠青叶14k WordsCompleted Reborn, This Time I’ll Be the One to Love You 1Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 2333 降 After Taking a Pay Cut and Slacking Off, a Starlet’s Cannes Gown Fell Apart 降薪摆烂后，女明星的戛纳礼服崩了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted After My Pay Cut, I Started Slacking Off, and a Female Star's Cannes Gown Split 2Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 2334 霸 The CEO’s Cat Says He’s a Simp 霸总家的猫说他是舔狗 Rainbow Cotton Candy Without Sugar七彩棉花糖没有糖11k WordsCompleted The Tyrant CEO’s Cat Says He’s a Simp —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 2335 那 You Were Still There Back Then 那时，你还在 A Little Scatterbrain一只小迷糊Modern Romance88k WordsCompleted Sometimes I think love is close, yet it feels so far away. Perhaps this is how time has arranged things, our fate. I never expected that three years later, when I was at my wit's end... —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short story, super engaging! Enough said, let's start reading! [Eating popcorn emoji]

36. 2336 穿 Transmigrating into Strange Tales to Save Spirits: My Divination Board Can Change Fate! The Painted Soul Calamity 穿聊斋救精怪：我的卦盘能改命！之画魂劫 Souls of the South, Spirits of the North南魂北魄Female-Channel Fanfiction6k WordsCompleted Crossing Into Strange Tales to Save Spirits: My Divination Plate Can Change Fate! The Painted Soul Tribulation —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 2337 三 I Quit My Job at Thirty to Study Abroad, Only to Find My Sharp-Tongued Professor Is the Ex Who Dumped Me 三十岁辞职留学，毒舌教授竟是把我甩了的前男友 Sleepy Little Immortal睡仙小阿眠Urban10k WordsCompleted I quit my job at thirty to study abroad, only to discover that my sharp-tongued professor is the ex-boyfriend who dumped me. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A 10,000-word story about a sharp-tongued, aloof professor and a sunny, straightforward mature woman.

38. 2338 救 Help! My Husband, Who Married Me for Good Luck, Is Actually My Professor! 救命！冲喜老公竟是我教授！ Ci Bu La Ha Tang Xing Xing次卜拉哈糖星星Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted [The short drama is now streaming] [Print edition forthcoming] [Both leads are each other's first and only + married first, love later + sweet romance + six-year age gap + no misunderstandings] [Ascetic university professor vs. lively surfing student] When Hua Yu was little, she met a fortune-teller. The old man told her that when she turned twenty, she had to find a partner born in the year of Ding Chou, the month of Ding Wei, and the day of Geng Xu. Otherwise, a terrible disaster would befall 24.1kReads9.6Score3.2kShelves
39. 2339 撞 Caught Them in the Act, Then Scalded Someone with Boiling Water 撞破好事，滚水烫人 Moonlit Night with the Wind月夜随风Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted Caught Them in the Act, Got Scalded with Boiling Water 729Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 2340 在 After Seeing Three Betrayals Outside the Hotel, I Completely Lost My Mind 在酒店门口看见三次背叛，我彻底疯了 I Want to Write Light Novels我要写小白文9k WordsCompleted After Seeing Three Betrayals Outside the Hotel, I Completely Lost My Mind 27Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 2341 为 I Faked My Death for Three Years to Test My Wife, Then Scattered My Son's Ashes on the First Day Back 为考验我妻子假死三年，回归第一天扬了儿子骨灰 Liu Hongyi, Who Loves Toast and Eggs爱吃吐司蛋的柳红衣Marriage & Romance30k WordsCompleted I faked my death for three years to test my wife. On the first day I returned, I scattered my son's ashes. 139Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 2342 学 Senior, Come a Little Closer 学姐，请再靠近一点 Nan Qingye楠青叶50k WordsCompleted Senior, Could You Come a Little Closer? —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 2343 我 The Top Planner I Spent Eight Million on Is Planning My Husband's Wedding 我八百万养的顶级策划师，在给我老公筹备婚礼 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted The top-tier planner I paid eight million to hire is planning my husband's wedding. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 2344 我 My Diary Was Secretly Read by My Archrival 我的日记被死对头偷看了 Rainbow Cotton Candy Without Sugar七彩棉花糖没有糖23k WordsCompleted My Arch-Enemy Read My Diary —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 2345 穿 Transmigrating into Strange Tales to Save Spirits: My Divination Board Can Change Fate! The Underworld Calamity 穿聊斋救精怪：我的卦盘能改命！之地府劫 Souls of the South, Spirits of the North南魂北魄Female-Channel Fanfiction7k WordsCompleted Crossing Into Strange Tales to Save Spirits: My Divination Plate Can Change Fate! The Underworld Tribulation —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 2346 她 She Paid Me Back 20,000, with an Extra 500 她还我两万块，多给了五百 Moonlit Night with the Wind月夜随风Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted She paid me back 20,000 yuan, then gave me 500 extra. 142Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 2347 与 Joy with You 与君欢 Moonset月落Ancient Romance657k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming + Marriage Before Love + Mutual Devotion] A young king and queen join hands to bring peace to the realm, brimming with ambition! A sinister, calculating ruler versus a clever, decisive queen: evenly matched, they win the world together! Jiang He, daughter of an envoy from Qi, was forced to enter the palace as a servant after her mother died and her father disappeared. Then, just before the marriage alliance, the princess of Qi died a tragic death, leaving 27kReads9.5Score3.5kShelves
48. 2348 师 My Master Helps Me Cultivate 师尊助我来修行 Nan Qingye楠青叶37k WordsCompleted My Master Helps Me Cultivate —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 2349 妻 My Wife Cheated with a College Student, So I Took My Revenge in a Frenzy 妻子出轨大学生，我疯狂报复 I Want to Write Light Novels我要写小白文9k WordsCompleted My Wife Cheated on Me with a College Student, So I Took My Revenge in a Frenzy 143Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 2350 嗯 Huh?! A Woman in White?! Little Dragon Girl?! 嗯嗯？！白衣女子？！小龙女？！ Jing Ling镜翎Male-Channel Fanfiction31k WordsCompleted Huh?! A woman in white?! Xiao Longnu?! 29Reads—Score—Shelves

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