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  1. 1 The Bug-Hating, Timid Human Male Zerg Was Reborn 厌虫又软弱的人类雄虫重生了 Two Male Leads264k WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [New setting: insect race] [Beloved, seemingly frail male lead] [Reborn] [A touch of Lovecraftian horror] [Revenge] [A little angst] * Leon never imagined he’d go through something as absurd as transmigrating. He never thought he’d have to pretend to be a male insect just to survive, and marry a malformed Nesi insect with terrifying wings and foul-smelling bodily fluids. But as a human, there was no way he could love an insect. So after marrying the insect, Leon simply s 4.4kReads8.5Score399Shelves
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  2. 2 System: This Cannon-Fodder Male Insectoid Doesn’t Want to Work 系统:炮灰雄虫不想干 Two Male Leads166k WordsCompleted Illustrated BL novel [male-male leads + mutual firsts + one-on-one + seme protagonist + System] Qin Shuang transmigrates into a minor cannon-fodder character in an insectoid novel. He becomes Foluo Li, the sickly male offspring of the male-insect protection association president in the central city of the home planet. His sole purpose is to rescue the beautiful, strong, tragic female insect protagonist from a female-slave trading post, take him home, then die at the right moment. Meanwhile, the 1.8kReads8.6Score155Shelves
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  3. 3 The Insect General's Male Lord Has a Bad Temper 虫族上将的雄主脾气不好 Two Male Leads348k WordsCompleted A top-led story. The author personally leans a little toward the top. This insectoid story has a lot of original worldbuilding. There is no gender equality and no groveling pursuit after a breakup. Please don’t relate it to real life. The top is a native male insect. He has a very bad temper and can be ruthless. The bottom has no limits when it comes to fawning over the top. If that bothers you, don’t read! Xiao Huai, a male insect who does nothing all day for the Federation, spends his time eat 2.2kReads8.7Score179Shelves
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  4. 4 Insectoid: The Male Lord Is Mad, but Impossibly Beautiful 虫族:雄主疯癫,但实在美丽 Two Male Leads416k WordsOngoing [Anthology + insect world + two male leads + 1v1 + push and pull] Story One: World-weary, blind, and deranged top Lu Chiguang x Reborn, brooding military female major general bottom Eric (open ending, complete) Lu Chiguang was bound by a shady System and sent to the insect world to redeem a villain. But because of severe homophobia caused by childhood trauma, the insect world felt like hell to him. Unable to get himself killed, he chose to kill the villain and ruin the mission. After failing s 1kReads8.7Score121Shelves
  5. 5 The Master's Loyal Canine Male Insect Suppressant 主上的忠犬雄虫抑制剂 Two Male Leads417k WordsCompleted [A secret guard story in an insect world] [Two couples, neither is more central than the other] [The couples are not equals] [Masters will always be masters] [A group transmigrates] The first couple to appear: A master transmigrated as a female insect, top × a shadow guard transmigrated as a male insect, bottom Wu Lingxiao: My little shadow guard found another male insect to soothe him? What was he thinking? A warning after his punishment: “Mo Yu, if necessary, I will use you.” I’ll give him a c 82Reads—Score—Shelves
  6. 6 Insectoid: The Fourth Prince Is Overbearing and Unreasonable 虫族:四殿下他强势不讲理 Two Male Leads154k WordsOngoing [Two male leads / Zerg / Top-focused / Both leads are each other’s first / Plot has no logic] A top who seems gentle but is actually domineering and cruel X a bottom who looks aloof but is actually softhearted and obedient Jiang Si, the much-admired heir to a powerful conglomerate, transmigrates one day into the body of the fourth prince of the Zerg, a good-for-nothing who lives off his family. He is also the empire’s only 2S-grade male Zerg, making him exceptionally prestigious. As a pampered y 570Reads6.6Score107Shelves
  7. 7 What Should I Do If My Male Lord Is a Brooding, Unhinged Younger Man? 雄主是阴湿疯批年下怎么办 Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Insectfolk + younger love interest + mild coercion + anthology + native-born male insects + possessive] Story One: Crown Prince Male Insect X Military Female-Insect General (younger love interest) Saint Ellis, a native-born male insect of the royal family, forced an S-rank general, Amit, into a match. The moment the match succeeded, the judgmental comments appeared: “How can there be such a disgusting villain? Can’t you see Amit doesn’t want this?!” “That’s how these stories go. Once the bottom 12.1kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
  8. 8 Across the Sea of Stars: The Insectoid Race 虫族之跨越星海 Two Male Leads468k WordsCompleted This novel is complete. Bonus chapters may appear whenever the author feels like it. [Mutual firsts, one-on-one: cultivation male lead x military female Zerg lead] A little story about Shi Yubai, an immortal heir raised in the mortal world, who is brought to the Zerg by his bonded divine artifact, the Mirror of All Beings, where he meets, comes to know, and falls in love with Jia Wen, a young Zerg major general. There’s no gender equality here, no gender equality. The population disparity is too 3.3kReads9.3Score316Shelves
  9. 9 The Cannon-Fodder Male Insect Is Frail and Unhinged, but His White Moonlight... 炮灰雄虫病弱又疯批,但白月光 Two Male Leads218k WordsCompleted [Insect world + male lead pursues + male-lead fan + unequal society + love grows over time] A native male insect: cruel but good at pretending. One-on-one romance. Only after Lin Yuan died did he learn he was the wicked male insect who served as cannon fodder in an insect-world novel. The male protagonist had transmigrated from another world, and his gentleness deeply attracted numerous female insects. Lin Yuan was the wicked male insect who fought the protagonist for mates. In the end, he was l 5kReads9.1Score586Shelves
  10. 10 The Charming Male Zerg Wants Only to Lie Flat 诱系雄虫受只想躺平 Two Male Leads339k WordsCompleted [Complete + Male Insect Protagonist + Female Insect Love Interest + Political Intrigue + One-on-One, Both Devoted Exclusively to Each Other] Have you ever seen a male insect kneel before a female military insect? Have you ever seen a male insect submit to a female military insect? But what if that male insect was disguised as a subfemale? Wouldn't everything make sense then? Why would a male insect be foolish enough to disguise himself as a subfemale? Shou Patrick: I don't fucking want to preten 1kReads5.9Score105Shelves
  11. 11 My Humble, Loyal Male Consort, Don't Be So Aloof 雌君卑微又忠犬雄主别高冷 Two Male Leads303k WordsCompleted [Written from the seme's perspective] [The seme is the master] [Almost no romance early on] [A few peculiar tastes] “Stop kneeling.” He said, “A female insect is supposed to kneel while serving her male master.” “Eat something.” He said again, “Female insects aren't allowed to eat natural food.” “Eat!” Ci Feng's voice carried a hint of anger. Natural food was precious and hard to come by. Ai Neville couldn't understand what the male insect was after. So he remained kneeling, neither moving nor s 3kReads9.0Score335Shelves
  12. 12 I Became a Psycho Male Insect in an Insectoid Novel 穿成了虫族文里的疯批雄虫 7k WordsCompleted Reborn as the crazy male insect in an insectoid novel 133Reads—Score—Shelves
  13. 13 Help! I Transmigrated into a Useless Male Insect 急!穿书成了废物雄虫怎么办 Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted Researcher Zhou Zhijian never imagined he would one day transmigrate into an insectoid novel and become the lowest-ranked male insect in the interstellar insectoid empire. His original body was ugly, with an insect lower half and a violent temper, yet he had married a dual-S-grade female soldier from the empire. But this female soldier was a traitor to the insectoid race, despised by every insect. Only because Zhou Zhijian was the lowest-ranked male insect had she been assigned to marry him as h 1.5kReads8.3Score175Shelves
  14. 14 Madly Falling for Him: The Sharp-Tongued but Soft-Hearted Jerk Husband Drops the Act 疯狂沦陷,嘴硬心软的渣夫不装了 Two Male Leads317k WordsCompleted [One-on-One, Dual Male Leads + Top + Devoted, Pitiful Male Supporting Character Successfully Wins His Place + Insectoid World] Wen Yan was bound to a System that required him to use malice to prove just how deeply someone loved him. The System called it: True love cannot be defeated by malice. Wen Yan completed his tasks. The hatred value remained at zero. The System was numb with disbelief, yet couldn't find fault with his work. This made no sense. No... has the target gone crazy? 1.6kReads7.1Score100Shelves
  15. 15 Insectoid: I Came for You 虫族之为你而来 Two Male Leads190k WordsCompleted [Humanity's Core Male Zerg & Silver-Haired Military Female Zerg] [The “I Thought We Were Just Bros” Series] Synopsis: Lin Huan is a newly arrived male zerg with little understanding of his own identity. He unexpectedly saves a pitiful (and scheming) female zerg. He originally intended to team up with her for a while, but ended up tied to her for life. I believe in doing things yourself and having enough to eat, and I also have a few ideas about the zerg, so I got excited and started writing. (Pe 662Reads8.7Score106Shelves
  16. 16 After I Landed in the Insectoid World, They Spoiled Me Rotten 穿到虫族后,宠上天 Sci-Fi & Apocalypse360k WordsCompleted Alpha Chu Junfeng died heroically while serving as a federal marshal in the war to protect humanity. To his surprise, when he opened his eyes again, he had transmigrated to an insectoid world, becoming a highly celebrated male insect, and a rare S-rank one at that. There was nothing wrong with becoming a male insect. But why were male insects in this world expected to be beautiful and pampered, while female insects had to earn money and support the family? Chu Junfeng was iron-willed and refused 12.4kReads8.7Score1.7kShelves
  17. 17 The General of the Insectoid Males Encased in Amber 琥珀中的军雌上将 Two Male Leads342k WordsOngoing [All-native bugfolk] [Multiple powerful pairings] [Feudal patriarchs] [Not one-on-one] Volume One: [Overwhelmingly controlling, puts interests first, pretends to be devoted but is truly arrogant Bug Emperor seme × Strong-willed and enduring, formidable in battle, complex and seemingly emotionless general uke] Married to the Bug Emperor from the start, a female general begins at the very top? The Bug Empire is rebuilt after a great war. Is the butterfly-race Bug Emperor, Paiyi, marrying An He, a 447Reads—Score101Shelves
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  18. 18 The Yandere Female Zerg Fell in Love with Me 疯批雌虫爱上我 8k WordsCompleted A Mad Insect Falls in Love with Me 1.7kReads—Score114Shelves
  19. 19 The Guilty Female Insect’s Male Lord Is the Insect Emperor 罪雌的雄主是虫皇(虫族) Sci-Fi & Apocalypse8k WordsCompleted The guilty female insect’s male master is the Insect Emperor (Insectoids) 190Reads—Score—Shelves
  20. 20 Just a Slave. So What If He Dies? Why Are You Crying? 奴隶而已,死就死了,为什么哭 15k WordsCompleted Just a Slave. So What If They Die? Why Are You Crying? 2.4kReads—Score—Shelves
  21. 21 After the Prince Read His Mind, the Laid-Back Shadow Guard Got Sweeter with Every Punishment 王爷读心后,摆烂小暗卫越罚越甜 13k WordsCompleted The Prince Can Read Minds, and the More He Punishes His Laid-Back Little Shadow Guard, the Sweeter He Gets 397Reads—Score—Shelves
  22. 22 The Forgotten Planet 被遗忘的星球 12k WordsCompleted Forgotten Planet 1Reads—Score105Shelves
  23. 23 Sparse Moon 疏月 Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted I loved the Regent for ten years. He praised me as the finest blade among all his hidden guards. But when his enemy kidnapped me, he never came to save me. He said that if a hidden guard couldn't escape from the enemy, then he was a useless piece of trash. So I endured countless torments, my meridians completely shattered and my martial arts ruined. I was thrown back to the gates of the Regent's manor, as useless as a piece of trash. At last, I saw where I stood in his eyes and decided to leave 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  24. 24 This Assassin Boy Is a Little Cold 这个杀手弟弟有点冷 12k WordsCompleted This Assassin Boy Is a Little Cold 611Reads—Score—Shelves
  25. 25 Forced Love: From Shadow Guard to the Prince’s Most Cherished One 强制索爱:从暗卫成为王爷的心尖宠 14k WordsCompleted Forced to Love: From Hidden Guard to the Prince's Cherished One 759Reads—Score—Shelves
  26. 26 The Cool CEO Is Actually My Servant 清冷总裁竟是我的家奴 10k WordsCompleted The Aloof CEO Is Actually My House Slave 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
  27. 27 My Top-Student Deskmate Is Still My Slave 学霸同桌还是我的奴隶 8k WordsCompleted My Top-Student Desk Mate Is Still My Slave 470Reads—Score134Shelves
  28. 28 My So-Called Brother, Lu Jinghuai, Personally Had Me Locked Away in a Sanatorium 被我名义上的哥哥陆景淮亲手关进了一家疗养院。 13k WordsCompleted I was personally locked away in a sanatorium by Lu Jinghuai, my brother in name only. 358Reads—Score—Shelves
  29. 29 After My Snake-Spirit Master Bent Me 被蛇夫师尊掰弯后 8k WordsCompleted After My Snake-Demon Master Made Me Fall for Him 1.1kReads—Score111Shelves
  30. 30 I Drank My Merman Roommate's Milk Tea by Mistake, and Lost It 误喝了鲛人室友的奶茶后,我疯了 8k WordsCompleted I Went Crazy After Accidentally Drinking My Merfolk Roommate’s Milk Tea 2.3kReads—Score114Shelves
  31. 31 I Treat My Roommate Like a Bro, but He Treats Me Like His Wife 我把室友当兄弟,室友把我当老婆 10k WordsCompleted I Treat My Roommate Like a Bro, but He Treats Me Like His Wife 3kReads—Score237Shelves
  32. 32 Seriously, My Master's So Irresistible, What Am I Supposed to Do?! 谁懂哇,师尊太带感了怎么办! 20k WordsCompleted Who gets it? My master is just too irresistible! 2.1kReads—Score117Shelves
  33. 33 Why Is My Roommate Always Like This? 室友为何总是这样 10k WordsCompleted Why Is My Roommate Always Like This? 1.3kReads—Score112Shelves
  34. 34 After Reincarnating as the Villainous Male Lead in a Yandere Novel 穿成病娇文里的恶毒男配后 14k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn as the Villainous Male Supporting Character in a Sickly-Sweet Romance —Reads—Score356Shelves
  35. 35 Discipline: Bai Ye (Whump Version) 训诫:白夜(虐身版) 23k WordsCompleted Discipline: Bai Ye (Angst and Abuse Edition) —Reads—Score119Shelves
  36. 36 How a Mage Turned Insectoid Society Upside Down 看魔法师如何在虫族掀翻社会 Two Male Leads37k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads, Bottom Lead, 1v1, Both Pure, Summoning, At First He Only Cares About the Mission, Later He Truly Falls for Him and Changes His Ways Top × Sharp-Tongued Superhero and Mage Bottom Who Occasionally Breaks the Fourth Wall] Ravina was originally a character in a superhero comic. Before the comic was rebooted, he was a superhero's best friend and a mage with unparalleled magical power. He had traveled to many parallel universes and had countless fans in the real world. But after the r 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  37. 37 My Lord, I'm This Delicate, and You Want Me to Be the Top? 雌君,我这么娇你让我当1? Two Male Leads208k WordsCompleted The book has only just started getting ratings, so the score is low. It should rise later. [Insectoid society + no gender equality + double secret identities + versatile top and bottom + devoted to each other] Xu Jiawen was the only son of a traditional southern family. Before he could work up the courage to come out to his family, a plane crash sent him into an insectoid novel he had just read. The good news was that he no longer had to worry about coming out. The bad news was that he had becom 1.8kReads8.1Score186Shelves
  38. 38 The Rough Military Female Insect Is Pampered Day After Day by a Young Man from Miaojiang 粗糙军雌被苗疆少年日日宠了 Two Male Leads560k WordsCompleted [Two Powerful Leads + Top + Young Man from Miaojiang + Sweetheart Wife + Sweet Romance] Mo Qi was twenty-two, the age when it was customary to marry. At the ceremony, the Insect God descended and asked him if he wanted a wife: someone gentle and considerate who would love him with all her heart. Of course Mo Qi wanted one. Who could turn down a beautiful love story? And then Mo Qi arrived in a new world! Male insects, female insects, and hideous monsters... Every last one challenged everything h 6kReads9.0Score730Shelves
  39. 39 Insectoid: Reborn as My Archrival’s Male Lord? Bring It On 虫族:重生成宿敌雄主?干就完了 Two Male Leads218k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + insect world + seme lead + rivals + gender swap + push and pull] [Reborn, unstable and possessive seme × secretly in love, taciturn and restrained uke] Taylor died in battle, only to be reborn as Owen, a useless male insect who, in his previous life, married both Taylor and his archenemy. The moment he opens his eyes, he sees his former rival, once locked in bitter opposition with him, kneeling meekly at his feet and begging for mercy. Worse still, a useless System binds its 14Reads8.1Score—Shelves
  40. 40 Insect World: The Native Male Insect Is Cruel and Heartless 虫族】本土雄虫他性格恶劣且无情 Two Male Leads648k WordsCompleted Dual male leads + unhinged fiction + face-slapping + an author with a bad temper (This story has multiple gong partners. If you only read strict one-on-one romances, this one isn't for you.) Is he the prey or the hunter? Was it all planned from the start, or did love grow over time? “Male Lord? General Lance, are you really that eager to become this Count's female insect?” Faro crossed his legs and lounged back in his seat, leisurely patting the rather pleasing face of the female insect. “Please 2.2kReads8.8Score210Shelves
  41. 41 The Male Lord Isn’t a Scumbag. Saying One Thing and Meaning Another Is Just Who He Is 雄主不渣,口是心非是本色 Two Male Leads169k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + Insectoids + two powerful leads + top + one-on-one] Yandere, flirtatious long-haired bottom VS apocalypse-transmigrated top Feng Yi died, then came back to life. No, more accurately, he was half-dead. He has to complete missions as the System demands to scrape by, with the hope of returning to his original world and living there again. System: Pick up your little whip and give the villain a good hard beating. Feng Yi: All right. The little whip gently lashes the villain. The vi 128Reads—Score—Shelves
  42. 42 The Ugly Beastwoman Strikes Back: Winning Over a Gorgeous Beast Husband Gone Dark 丑雌逆袭,攻略黑化绝色兽夫 Ancient Romance262k WordsCompleted Multiple Male Leads + System Space + Healing Skills + Winning Their Affection After accidentally transmigrating from the apocalypse to ancient times, Ling Mumu gets a disastrous start. She's dark, ugly, fat, and smelly. Even though she's a candidate for the tribe's sacred female, everyone avoids her. She thought the System's reward would be five drop-dead gorgeous men, but every one of them hates her to the bone. Bad-tempered and unreasonable, she's known for throwing her weight around. As the t 266Reads7.3Score113Shelves
  43. 43 The Male Zerg Lord Is All Bark and No Bite, and the Aloof Major General Falls for Him 雄主他嘴硬心软,清冷少将沦陷了 Two Male Leads310k WordsCompleted "Two male leads + insectoid race + top pursues + military female bottom + one-on-one + transmigration" Cen Li is bound to a scumbag-top System. When he opens his eyes, he finds a female insect kneeling before him. He has to follow every scenario the System assigns, or face punishment. Cen Li: “I’m supposed to insult and humiliate him, then earn humiliation points from the protagonist?” The System nods. The next second, Cen Li hooks a finger in the major general’s collar and leans close to whispe 6.7kReads9.0Score809Shelves
  44. 44 Pampering a Female Insectoid Major General 娇养一只雌虫少将 Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted [Insectoid + Sweet Romance + Unequal Rights + System] A sharp-tongued, kind-hearted, scheming male insect versus a naturally flirtatious male spouse After transmigrating, Meng Xiuyuan finds himself in the body of a dirt-poor insect living in a bare-bones home, and unexpectedly gets bound to a System. For the System's missions, and to make life a little more interesting, Meng Xiuyuan brings home a battered female insect. The female insect looks like a rag doll torn to pieces. Her back, arms, calv 6.2kReads8.4Score734Shelves
  45. 45 Insectoid: Why Is the Male Lord Like That? 虫族:雄主他为何那样 Two Male Leads320k WordsCompleted [Insectoid race + top who dotes on the bottom + love that grows over time + no gender equality + 1v1] Scheming, extremely controlling, sadistic male lead vs. cold, sickly, self-effacing female lead Jian Chi transmigrated into an insectoid novel, becoming the male protagonist’s foil. The System told him that if he followed the original character’s storyline as a criminal and completed a hundred scenarios, he could return to his original world and come back to life. System: Tell your female monarc 19.7kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves
  46. 46 The Male Zerg Is Absolutely Devoted! The Blushing Female General Begs for Kisses 雄虫他超爱!雌奴上将眼红求亲亲 Two Male Leads301k WordsCompleted [Insectoid world, one-on-one, two powerful leads, sweet romance, both devoted, male insect lead] Gu Heng transmigrates to the insectoid world, billions of light-years away. When he wakes up, he discovers he has been forcibly matched with a female slave. The female insect always kneels in silence, enduring everything, and bares the vulnerable nape of his neck. Later, Gu Heng discovers that this insect isn’t an ordinary female. He’s actually a former double-S-class general of the Empire! Gu Heng i 19.9kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves
  47. 47 After Becoming a Cannon-Fodder Big Shot, I Saved the Pitiful Little Villain 穿成炮灰大佬后,救赎小可怜反派 Two Male Leads150k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Episodic Stories + Top’s POV + Healing a Beautiful, Tragic, and Helpless Beloved] There’s always a group of unlucky people in this world. By the time they transmigrate, the story is already nearing its end. The protagonists are reunited, and the villains have gotten what they deserve. These unlucky people are the protagonists’ final golden fingers, powerful figures who help them take revenge on the villains. They’re also a bunch of minor characters, little more than cannon fodd 3.3kReads8.8Score381Shelves
  48. 48 Reborn: The Scum Attacker Isn't a Scumbag 【重生】渣攻不是渣攻 Two Male Leads244k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, so it’s very low.) [Two male leads + top POV + episodic stories + redeeming pitiful, tragic beauties] After a scumbag realizes he’s a scumbag and is reborn. One: Male Zerg who learns from Blue Star × beautiful, tragic female Zerg Lu Yan always thought he was a good Zerg. He never hit or scolded Yi Er without reason. Then, somehow, he ended up in a place called Blue Star. Only then did he realize: I’m not good at all. Two: Flirtatious, spoiled young master × general fro 7.1kReads8.9Score713Shelves
  49. 49 Who Gets It? The Cool, Aloof Male Zerg Lord Keeps Flirting Without Realizing It 谁懂啊?清冷雌君总是撩而不自知 Two Male Leads285k WordsCompleted [Insect race + top-focused + both are virgins + healing + no gender equality] College student Shen Yan unexpectedly transmigrates into an interstellar insect world. The good news: he’s an exceptionally rare, highly coveted SSS-rank male, the center of everyone’s attention. The bad news: he’s being pressured to marry the moment he comes of age. Every day, the instant he opens his eyes, he’s sent on a blind date, but all his dates’ true forms are insects!!! No, absolutely not. Please let me refuse 10.1kReads8.4Score1.6kShelves
  50. 50 Quick Transmigration: Saving My Loyal Little Junior Brother 快穿之捞捞忠犬小师弟 Two Male Leads602k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + Quick transmigration with the top as protagonist + Mutual pampering, one-on-one + Both virgins] The top is a gentle immortal lord who descends to the mortal realm; the bottom is a sensitive, insecure, self-effacing devoted dog. The war between good and evil across the six realms was over. Just as Ye He, the senior disciple of Tianqian Mountain, was losing his physical body, he heard that his junior Qing Li's soul had shattered, and he had been reborn in a small mortal world as 822Reads8.4Score101Shelves
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