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  1. 51 The Yin-Yang Dao Pact: My Senior Brother Is a Sword Immortal 阴阳道契:我的师兄是剑仙 26k WordsCompleted The Yin-Yang Dao Pact: My Senior Brother Is a Sword Immortal —Reads—Score—Shelves
  2. 52 On the Day We Divorced, I Wished Him and His Mistress a Forever of Shattered Diamonds 离婚当天,祝他和小三碎钻永流传 Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted On the Day We Divorced, I Wished Him and His Mistress Shards of Diamond, Forever —Reads—Score—Shelves
  3. 53 The Romance-Chasing Program Has Gone Rogue 追妻程序叛变了 Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted The Ex-Wife-Winning Program Has Gone Rogue —Reads—Score—Shelves
  4. 54 Shattered Shadows of the Inner Palace: Every Step Blooms, Yet Brings Danger 《深宫碎影:步步生花亦生危》 Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted Shattered Shadows in the Deep Palace: Every Step Brings Blossoms and Danger —Reads—Score—Shelves
  5. 55 After I Was Cast Aside, I Could No Longer Hide That I’m a General 被休后,将军身份藏不住了 Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted After Being Divorced, I Can No Longer Hide My Identity as a General —Reads—Score—Shelves
  6. 56 The Tyrant Heard My Inner Thoughts, So I Gave Up! 心声被暴君听见后我摆烂了! Ancient Romance33k WordsCompleted The Tyrant Heard My Inner Thoughts, So I Gave Up! —Reads—Score—Shelves
  7. 57 A Former Employee Makes a Comeback and Acquires Their Old Company 前员工逆袭收购前公司 9k WordsCompleted A Former Employee Makes a Comeback and Acquires Their Old Company —Reads—Score—Shelves
  8. 58 After Our Divorce, My Ex-Husband Knelt in the Rain and Begged Me to Remarry Him 离婚后,前夫跪在雨里求我复婚 Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted After the divorce, my ex-husband knelt in the rain and begged me to take him back —Reads—Score—Shelves
  9. 59 I’m Not Even Worthy of Being a Substitute. I’m Just His Organ Bank 连替身都不配,我只是他的器官库 Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted I wasn't even worthy of being his substitute. I was just his organ bank —Reads—Score—Shelves
  10. 60 Doppelgangers Across the Three Realms: Ye Wudi’s Path to Godhood 分身三界:叶无敌的封神之路 22k WordsCompleted Doppelgangers Across the Three Realms: Ye Wudi's Road to Apotheosis —Reads—Score—Shelves
  11. 61 Special Forces Emperor: Liu Bei’s Rise to Power 特种兵帝王:刘备的逆袭人生 Historical354k WordsCompleted Special forces soldier Liu Fei finds himself transported into the body of Liu Bei, bringing modern tactics and foresight into the turbulent final years of the Han Dynasty. He avoids a trap by refusing to join He Jin, uses a brilliant fire attack against Cao Cao, wins Ma Chao over with psychological warfare, and foils the White-Clad Crossing with his warning System. Watch as he trains the Flying Tiger Guard with special forces methods, builds defenses and organizes farming settlements, turns enem 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  12. 62 Special Forces Lu Bu: Beating Up the Three Kingdoms’ Greatest Heroes 特种兵吕布:直接暴打三国群雄 19k WordsCompleted Special Forces Soldier Lu Bu: Beating the Heroes of the Three Kingdoms to a Pulp 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  13. 63 From School Uniforms to Wedding Gowns, He Loved Me All His Life 从校服到婚纱,他宠了我一辈子 7k WordsCompleted From School Uniforms to Wedding Gowns, He Loved Me All His Life —Reads—Score—Shelves
  14. 64 The Celestial Master Is Here: Qimen Feng Shui Shakes the World 天师在此,奇门风水震天下 Mystery6.3M WordsCompleted [Several short dramas have been adapted from this novel: Feng Shui Heavenly Master, The Grand Master of Qimen Feng Shui, The Heavenly Master Is Here, Qimen Feng Shui Shakes the World, Notes of a Folk Feng Shui Master, and others] Everything in this book is fictional. Just enjoy the story, don’t take it seriously, and don’t get too caught up in it... 248.3kReads9.1Score59.8kShelves
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  15. 65 The Last Paper Effigy Maker 最后一个扎纸人 Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted The art of paper effigies can bridge the worlds of yin and yang, perform rites for the dead, and summon the King of Hell. Cut yellow paper, weave bamboo strips: paper horses travel a thousand miles, and paper figures summon spirits. With one stroke to paint their eyes, the King of Hell appears, striking terror into all directions and sending ten thousand ghosts into hiding! By the time the art of paper effigies reaches Chen Mo, he is its last practitioner. He assumes this ancient, mysterious cra 16.7kReads8.5Score1.7kShelves
  16. 66 I'm a Fortune-Teller (The Original Novel of I'm No Master, Starring Li Xian and Li Yitong) 我是个算命先生(李现、李一桐主演《我不是大师》原著) Mystery547k WordsCompleted The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Li Xian and Li Yitong, I'm No Master The highest level of fortune-telling isn't predicting the heavens. It's reading people. During the Republican era, a secretive group called the Jiangxiang Sect operated in the underworld. They called themselves fortune-tellers, but made their living through fraud. From secret agents of the Military Statistics Bureau and bandit chiefs to scholarly households, sheltered women, and children, no one could escap 13.8kReads9.6Score1.9kShelves
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  17. 67 Give Me Back My Soul 把老子的魂魄还给我 Mystery644k WordsCompleted My name is Lin Zhou, and I'm a security guard. After I lost my job, my childhood friend Erwa found me a high-paying security job at a hotel. I soon discovered that everything about the place was strange. There wasn't a soul around during the day, but at night it was bustling, sending chills down my spine. I tried desperately to escape the hotel, but no matter how far I ran, I couldn't get away... 101Reads6.5Score—Shelves
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  18. 68 A World Out of Balance 人间失衡 Mystery94k WordsCompleted [Mind-bending suspense + short stories + no overarching plot + crime + criminal investigation + shocking twists + stories of ordinary people] The deepest wounds are often inflicted by those closest to us. A bloody case at an old family home, shrouded in mystery. Who is the real killer? After her father dies of illness, her sister-in-law sells her to northern Myanmar! The body of a baby girl is found in the woods. A kidnapping case turns into a murder investigation. Who would target an innocent i 203Reads8.3Score—Shelves
  19. 69 The Loop 循环 Mystery133k WordsCompleted From losing everything to striking it rich overnight, Wang Hao wins at the gambling table for five days straight. But there are no free lunches, and in the end, his greed will make him pay a terrible price! In a single night, Wang Hao vanishes without a trace. Awei, Wang Hao's friend, reports him missing to the police, then secretly investigates his whereabouts. Unexpectedly, one eerie incident after another follows! Someone who died more than twenty years ago reappears! As he digs deeper, he di 246Reads8.3Score—Shelves
  20. 70 Out of Control 失控者 Mystery100k WordsCompleted [Anthology stories + supernatural horror + folk customs + feng shui and mysticism + subtle scares + jaw-dropping twists] Open a paper box sealed away for many years, and one terrifying incident after another begins to surface. The massacre that wiped out an entire family in Nanhua Estate, and the deaths of everyone connected to the case! A bride in a red qipao appearing by your side in the dead of night! Strange legends circulate through a dilapidated high-rise, where hands reach out of the dark 35Reads—Score—Shelves
  21. 71 I Was a Detective in the Republic of China 我在民国当侦探 Urban146k WordsCompleted [Republican-era investigations + Anthology stories + Male leads + Strong leads + Folk customs] Gao Ren has been having an awful run of luck lately. He accidentally offended a rich young master and nearly got thrown in jail! Luckily, while making his escape, he ran into a gullible little Taoist priest. The little priest wasn’t just good-looking, he was also willing to be Gao Ren’s money tree! He could perform rituals and solve baffling cold cases, too! Gao Ren stuck close to the little priest, se 242Reads8.9Score—Shelves
  22. 72 Spirit-Seeking Case Files 3: The Grudge of the Wronged 访灵笔录3:冤亲赋 Mystery195k WordsCompleted [Mystery] [Supernatural] [Strong Duo] [Lighthearted] [Episodic Stories] [Ghostly Tales] [Ensemble Ghost-Hunting] "Love gives rise to sorrow; love gives rise to fear." "An evil spirit lives inside my body. I don't know when it will devour me." A naked woman's corpse is discovered in an underground parking garage, her chest stuffed with weeds and her organs missing. A string of murders throws the entire city into panic! Quan Ning accidentally gets caught up in this bizarre case. As clues gradually 38Reads7.9Score—Shelves
  23. 73 Spirit-Seeking Case Files 1: The Road to the Yellow Springs 访灵笔录1:黄泉路 Mystery202k WordsCompleted [Mystery] [Supernatural] [A Powerful Duo] [Lighthearted] [Episodic Stories] [Ghostly Tales] [Ensemble Cast Hunting Ghosts] "The road to the Yellow Springs stretches for thousands of miles. The living and the dead are separated, with only fate to reunite them in another life." Quan Ning got into a car accident on a mountain road. As he lay on the brink of death, a man claiming to be a ghost judge from the underworld offered him a chance to live. "I'll lend you ten years. Interest is three percent 83Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  24. 74 Dark Tales 5: The Power Game 恶谭5:权势局 Mystery243k WordsCompleted [Mystery + Criminal investigation + Deduction + Case-by-case mysteries + The depths of human nature + No romance + Focused on solving cases] [Beneath the power, there is nothing but desire] A dismembered body is found in an alley, its bones and flesh mixed with pork. The brutal method of killing is appalling, and the victim’s wife has vanished without a trace! A popular young star dies mysteriously in a luxury hotel. The crime scene is covered in blood, but a malfunctioning surveillance system l 131Reads9.2Score100Shelves
  25. 75 Dark Tales 4: Tides of the Sea of Hate 恶谭4:恨海潮 Urban175k WordsCompleted [Mystery + Criminal investigation + Deduction + Case-by-case mysteries + The depths of human nature + No romance + Focused on solving cases] [Love and hate are poison. In excess, they consume flesh and blood and devour the soul.] A student at a foreign studies university carries explosives into a classroom, causing a tragedy that shocks the entire city! A wealthy boy vanishes on a rainy night, and his body surfaces in the river the next day. But the circumstances of his drowning are riddled with 246Reads9.3Score103Shelves
  26. 76 Dark Tales 3: The Abyss of Desire 恶谭3:欲望渊 Mystery209k WordsCompleted [Mystery + criminal investigation + deduction + episodic cases + the depths of human nature + no romance + solving cases] [Desire is a wildfire, hard to contain once it spreads. It burns away reason, leaving only ashes behind.] Young Jiang Tingxu was presumed to have died by suicide, but years later he suddenly reappears and mercilessly kills the family members he once knew. A bizarre family history begins to come to light... The shocking discovery of several skeletons brings Longxue Village, a 184Reads9.2Score109Shelves
  27. 77 Dark Tales 2: The Fame and Fortune Circuit 恶谭2:名利场 Mystery267k WordsCompleted [Mind-bending mystery + criminal investigation + deduction + episodic stories + the depths of human nature + stunning twists + hard-core sleuthing] “Where fame and fortune reign, disputes are sure to arise.” A woman's corpse hidden inside a Buddha statue in an ancient temple, a mysterious online celebrity, and a group of suspects with tangled connections: Tan Zheng takes on a baffling murder case. As the investigation deepens, he discovers that the case is far more complicated than it first appe 257Reads9.3Score104Shelves
  28. 78 Record of the Spirit Seekers 2: Farewell to the Mortal World 访灵笔录2:入世辞 Mystery196k WordsCompleted [Mystery + supernatural + powerful partners + lively humor + episodic stories + ghostly tales + an ensemble cast hunting ghosts] “Nothing brings greater joy than meeting a new friend; nothing brings greater sorrow than parting from a loved one.” A chance encounter with a beauty on Ghost Wasteland Mountain turns out to be a deadly ghost's attempt to claim a soul! Karmic ties from a past life and entanglements in this one: whose mistake is it, and whose fate? Quan Ning and Yin Cangyi are accidenta 45Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  29. 79 Notes on Folk Spirit Mediums 民间出马仙笔记 Mystery95k WordsCompleted [Spirit Mediums + Chinese-Style Horror + Episodic Stories + Supernatural Mystery + Karma + Mind-Blowing Twists + Feng Shui and the Occult] "Unraveling one strange and unpredictable tale of karmic retribution after another" In a remote suburb of the city lies a cemetery. Few people know that a shop dealing in the supernatural stands there, run by a spirit medium who can communicate with the dead and the living. The owner specializes in paranormal cases beyond ordinary people's understanding, but 467Reads9.3Score—Shelves
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  30. 80 The Yin-Yang Hot Pot Restaurant 阴阳火锅店 Mystery806k WordsCompleted I took over a hot pot restaurant from my second uncle. He told me never to serve customers a yuan yang hot pot after midnight! After I took over the place, everything I believed in began to crumble... One night, I wasn't paying attention and served a couple a yuan yang hot pot. The next day, I saw in the newspaper that the couple had died! They'd jumped to their deaths together! After that, every night at midnight, a strange couple would appear in my restaurant and ask me to make them a yuan yan 676Reads7.7Score—Shelves
  31. 81 I Might Have Changed the Wrong Fate 我可能改了个假命 Mystery808k WordsCompleted When I was little, my mom asked a Taoist priest to tell my fortune. He said I'd face a calamity at 26, and that he'd come help me get through it the day before my 26th birthday. When the day finally came, the priest really did show up to change my fate. He even gave me a “Fate-Changing Ruler” and told me I had to change the fates of seven people with different destinies to survive the calamity. Otherwise, I'd only have five years left to live. So much for changing my fate for me! Did he only cha 76Reads8.9Score—Shelves
  32. 82 The Midnight Ghost Market: Living People Keep Out 午夜鬼市,活人回避 Mystery592k WordsCompleted [Mystery + supernatural + ghost market + narrow escape from death] My name is Tang Chao. I’m a broke young man scraping by in the antiques business, with hundreds of thousands in debt hanging over me. An ordinary porcelain-buying deal led me to pick up a strange Jun ware bowl at an unexpectedly low price. I thought I’d found a bargain. Little did I know, it was the beginning of my nightmare... On a bus, I met a burly man calling himself Jue Mingzi, who warned me that “a calamity is sure to befal 3.5kReads9.1Score217Shelves
  33. 83 The Netherworld Inn 阴间客栈 Mystery814k WordsCompleted My name is Qin Yu. While on a business trip, I checked into a uniquely styled inn called the Yin Room Inn. It even offered “special services” in the middle of the night. Little did I know it was an inn from the underworld. I began having nightmare after nightmare, and my friends kept getting into trouble... 2.7kReads9.0Score152Shelves
  34. 84 My Years as a Buddhist Nun 我当师太的那些年 Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted I was born a girl with a Pure Yang fate into a family of feng shui masters. For generations, my family had practiced feng shui in the countryside. My grandfather had hoped his eldest grandchild would be a boy, so he could pass down his skills to the eldest son and grandson. But I turned out to be a girl. Grandfather never took a liking to me, so my parents could only take me to live in the city. No one expected that, during the Ghost Festival in the year I turned twenty-five, Grandfather would s 420Reads8.7Score—Shelves
  35. 85 I Run a Paper Effigy Shop 我有一间扎纸店 Mystery806k WordsCompleted I Have a Paper Effigy Shop tells the story of the protagonist, Liu Dabao, who runs a shop making paper effigies. One day, a guy named Li Xunhuan asked me to burn him a villa and gave me a jade pendant, saying someone would come to collect it later. That evening, a woman came to pick up the pendant and gave me a thousand yuan. But who could have guessed that the next day, the money vanished and turned into a pile of white paper! Was it ghost money for the dead? Were Li Xunhuan and that woman both 134Reads8.7Score—Shelves
  36. 86 It's All the Haunted House's Fault 都是凶宅惹的祸 Mystery907k WordsCompleted I'm a mystery writer. In search of inspiration, I moved into a house rumored to be haunted. Every night, a horribly disfigured face appeared in the window, and outside, the rotten corpse of a woman hung from a tree. I realized then that this really was a haunted house! Gradually, my family began acting strangely, and we even found a mummified corpse sealed inside the wall for years! As I investigated further, I came across something even more terrifying… 71Reads8.7Score—Shelves
  37. 87 Corpse-Walking Notes 2: The Myriad Forms Celestial Palace 《赶尸笔记2》万象天宫 Mystery112k WordsCompleted Corpses driven along by corpse herders are known in the martial world as "corpses traveling ten thousand miles." It is said that in the Xiangxi region, some people make a living herding corpses. The Corpse Sect is one such group. Qin Shuang runs a funeral business; Brother Jiu has ties to both the underworld and the police; Haozi has just gotten out of prison; Baldy makes his living robbing and relocating tombs; and mute A-Wu is a skilled fighter shrouded in mystery. What kind of extraordinary s 122Reads8.7Score—Shelves
  38. 88 Little Ghost of the Underworld 冥界小鬼 Mystery9k WordsCompleted Little Ghosts of the Underworld —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  39. 89 The Sobbing Maitreya 哽咽的弥勒 Mystery408k WordsCompleted A truly thrilling horror fantasy, with a master like Lin Zhenying guiding you through terrifying adventures, slaying demons and monsters, exploring forbidden arts, and cultivating as a demon immortal. Once you start reading, you won't be able to stop. It's pure exhilaration from beginning to end! 15Reads—Score—Shelves
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  40. 90 The Ghost Wedding on the Fifteenth Day of the Seventh Month 七月半,鬼娶亲 Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Mysticism + Devoted Husband + Ensemble Cast + Revenge] A short drama of the same name, July Half: The Ghost's Wedding, is now available. Its companion story, Marrying a Ghost Husband, Subduing a Hundred Demons, is currently being serialized. My mother said that the year I was born, strange signs appeared in the village: thunder and torrential rain, while all the ghosts wailed. Grandpa invited Seventh Granny, who delivered me herself. Only then was I born. Seventh Granny rea 13.4kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
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  41. 91 The Eighteen-Year-Old Great-Grandma Has Arrived! Restoring the Family’s Glory 十八岁太奶奶驾到!重整家族荣耀 15k WordsCompleted Great-Great-Grandma Is Here at Eighteen! Restoring the Family's Glory 52Reads—Score—Shelves
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  42. 92 The Strange Records of Tang Cases: A Forensic Beauty and an Iron-Faced Magistrate 唐案奇录:法医娇娘与铁面县令 Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted An unidentified woman’s corpse is discovered in the wilderness, with blood-written words on her forehead that make for a shocking sight. County Magistrate Shen Yan furrows his brow. “Suicide? Then why are the words written so neatly?” “Murder! The killer held the knife in their left hand, and the victim struggled for at least half an incense stick!” Forensic pathologist Lin Lan, who has transmigrated from the modern era, makes a startling declaration. The whole hall erupts in an uproar. Shen Yan 14Reads—Score—Shelves
  43. 93 Detective Di Renjie: The Case of Crown Prince Zhanghuai’s Return from the Dead 神探狄仁杰之章怀太子还魂案 Historical1.0M WordsCompleted During Wu Zetian's reign, strange omens appeared in the divine capital of Luoyang. The late Crown Prince Zhanghuai suddenly returned from the dead, leading a powerful Black-armored Army in an assault on the palace and the murder of court officials. The divine capital was thrown into panic... Wu Zetian reinstated Di Renjie, who had retired from office, and ordered him to unravel the bizarre case! The Crown Prince's faction, the Prince of Liang's faction, the eunuchs, and Wu Zetian's own forces... 2.8kReads8.3Score358Shelves
  44. 94 Forensic Bone Evidence 法医骨证 Mystery164k WordsCompleted A torrential downpour triggered a landslide, and a young woman's hip bone was swept into a vegetable garden in Dongjia County. Su Tianyi, a forensic bone-evidence expert with the Public Security Department, discovered marks indicating the body had been dismembered with a chainsaw. Alongside Miao Xiaoyu, a local female forensic examiner from Dongjia County, he dug up three more bags of remains at the scene, but found no skull. The garden's owner, the prime suspect, suddenly hanged himself. The ca 8.5kReads9.4Score962Shelves
  45. 95 The Real Heiress from the Countryside Is Actually a Feudal Ancestor 乡下来的真千金,竟是封建老祖宗 Modern Romance541k WordsCompleted Originally titled The True Heiress from the Countryside Is Actually a Feudal Ancestor When Sang Ning opened her eyes again, she found herself the real heiress who had been left behind in the countryside by a wealthy family. She had been born the legitimate eldest daughter of a distinguished family, raised from childhood to become its matriarch. But when she opened her eyes, she had arrived in a strange new era. Fortunately, she was still the legitimate eldest daughter. Her fake sister thought 30.5kReads9.3Score3.6kShelves
  46. 96 Under the Skin: The Obsessive 猎罪图鉴:痴狂者 Two Male Leads100k WordsCompleted A dried corpse discovered inside a thatched hut… A bloody tragedy sparked by a forbidden love… What secrets lie behind a mass suicide… The real Li Miaoqing… A father’s debts passed on to his son… Who, in the end, is truly innocent? Who becomes the devoted lover in this game of human nature? And who becomes a madman? 312Reads8.4Score104Shelves
  47. 97 The Horror Livestreamer 恐怖女主播 Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted My name is Yuan Junyao, a name that doesn't suit me at all. I've had a chronic illness since birth, and I'm so hideously deformed that tumors started growing on my face when I was little. My father left me when I was just three months old. At fifteen, I was blamed for my mother's death. Only my grandmother raised me and my stepbrother, who shared neither parent with me. But after an accident, I was offered up to a man who should never have crossed my path. To get revenge and see justice done, I 18.3kReads9.1Score2.3kShelves
  48. 98 A Collection of Horror Stories from the Yin-Yang Spirit Medium 阴阳领仙人之恐怖故事合集 Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted Have you ever been to any of these places? Abandoned hospitals, school dormitories, morgues, funeral homes, factories, shops that make paper offerings... There are many places like these along life's journey. Perhaps all sorts of unclean things are right beside you, and you have no idea. This book has seven volumes, each with 100 stories, taking you into a world unlike any other... Readers from every corner of the world, if you have the courage, come on in! —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  49. 99 The Mystical Art of Spirit Communication 玄之通灵 Mystery268k WordsCompleted This is a novel made up of short stories about supernatural events. Some are true, some are false, and some are exaggerated, with humor, comedy, horror, and all manner of paranormal happenings... 6Reads—Score—Shelves
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  50. 100 True Tales of the Spirit Mediums: My Ten Years Serving at a Ghost Hall 出马仙纪实:我供奉鬼堂的那十年 Mystery3.1M WordsOngoing My name is Zhou Tie. In this book, I'll tell the true story of my ten years running a spirit hall and serving ghosts. You've heard of spirit mediums... but have you heard of a ghost spirit hall? At eighteen, I established a ghost spirit hall and served ghost immortals! The presiding master was the sister my grandfather said had gone mad and died! This book has no female lead. It's not fantasy, and it's definitely not a cultivation novel! It's the true story of how I, born with an ominous yin con 84.7kReads9.6Score8kShelves
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