A Book That Makes You Examine Human Nature and Desire 人性和欲望你不得不研究的一本书

1. 151 等 The Happiness We Waited For 等来的幸福 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance51k WordsCompleted In this blended family, the male and female leads grow up calling each other brother and sister. After her mother dies, the heroine goes abroad with her biological father. While overseas, she and the male lead begin a relationship. 761Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 152 老 My Lord, the Young Lady Has Sneaked Over the Wall to Go on a Date Again! 老爷，小姐又翻墙偷跑去约会啦！ Common Flowers Sent to the Sea凡花寄海Ancient Romance626k WordsCompleted [The heroine makes a worldly, shallow wish before the Buddha, then is crushed to death by a beam in the temple. Her soul enters the body of an ancient tycoon's daughter, and she begins a deliciously unconventional life as a spoiled rich girl!] Male Lead 1: Chu Ci, fresh and clean as a lotus just beginning to bloom. Male Lead 2: Yi Hanzhou, a gentle, considerate beauty with long lashes. Male Lead 3: He Yichen, a bewitching, seductive fake monk. Male Lead 4: Jiang Huaiyuan, the refined, aloof crow 2.5kReads8.7Score127Shelves

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   What high-level stuff are you all researching?! I'm researching romantic relationships, especially this kind of straightforward stuff. [Eating popcorn][eating popcorn]

3. 153 春 Spring Waters Flow 春水泛泛 Common Flowers Sent to the Sea凡花寄海Ancient Romance430k WordsCompleted The sweet everyday life of a quirky, spirited girl and a cold, aloof crown prince. The heroine, Lin Shuang, crosses through time and space to form a fated bond with the male lead, His Highness the Crown Prince. Their hearts flutter, just as destiny intended. Sometimes love is like that: nothing earth-shattering, just you looking at me as spring waters ripple, and me happening to be looking back at you. 2.6kReads—Score191Shelves

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   I've been studying this book recently, it's incredibly addictive and so interesting! [Admiring][Admiring]

4. 154 兄 Brother, You’re Really Something 兄弟，你可真行 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊13k WordsCompleted Bro, you really are something. 360Reads—Score—Shelves

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   "Sweet and satisfying romance × Hilarious plot twists × Wife-chasing fiasco" My childhood friend of ten years and my inseparable brother—they got married, but the groom handed me a letter. A fake wedding, a real disaster. The bride is crying, the groom is laughing, and only I look like a fool. He didn't switch jobs for a higher salary, but to steal my woman? No, he did it so I could win her back.

5. 155 莞 Sister Meng of Guancheng 莞城孟姐 Fragrance-Chasing Youth追香少年Urban901k WordsOngoing [Turn of the century + Dongguan City + multiple women] That year, I headed south to find work. My goal was to earn enough to build a house back home, marry a wife, and have a chubby little boy. Sister Meng said that a real man should make a name for himself, keep several women by his side, and return home in glory. So I moved from one wealthy woman to another, searching for a way to climb my way up in life. 3.5kReads7.4Score206Shelves

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   These are all books that severely test human nature.

6. 156 短 Short Story Collection: Ninety-Nine Kinds of Women 短篇集：九十九种女人 Big Brother Xiao Mo小莫哥哥Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Short Story Collection] Each chapter is a standalone story about a different woman. Among them are a landlady, a female coworker, a female boss, and a neighbor. There is deception and devotion, true love and sweetness. The world is full of every kind of person. No two are alike. 5.8kReads7.3Score668Shelves
7. 157 休 Hand Over the Divorce Papers 休书拿来 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Ancient Romance30k WordsCompleted Hand over the divorce papers. 74Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 158 娱 The Dirty Secrets of Showbiz 娱乐圈的那些脏事儿 Fragrance-Chasing Youth追香少年Urban370k WordsCompleted [Also known as: The Power Broker Behind the Star] [First Person + Talent Agent’s Perspective] I’m Xu Chen, manager to the second-tier actress Xiaodie, and the mastermind behind everything she does. I’m not exaggerating when I say she owes everything she has to me! I built her image, took down her rivals, found her a powerful sugar daddy, and got her into the A-list! My methods are complicated and ruthless. From my point of view, I’ll tell you about the dirty side of the entertainment industry! ( 3.2kReads—Score197Shelves
9. 159 他 The Day He Died, She Put on Her School Uniform 他死的那天，她穿上了校服 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊8k WordsCompleted The Day He Died, She Put on Her School Uniform 15Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 160 开 From the Start, One Pot of Brine Took Out Five Demons 开局一锅卤水灭了五只妖 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊16k WordsCompleted From the Start, One Pot of Brine Wiped Out Five Demons 24Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 161 相 Blind Date System: Get Stronger by Taking Down Gold Diggers 相亲系统：打击捞女就变强 Big Brother Xiao Mo小莫哥哥Urban259k WordsOngoing [Matchmaking System + Taking Down Gold Diggers + Positive Energy] Jiang Yun, twenty-two, was dating a woman eight years his senior. Their May-December romance ended when she dumped him for not showering her with money. After obtaining a Matchmaking System, he can expose matchmaking lies and take down gold diggers. The System rewards him with cash each time. His very first match is an epic-level challenge: a female teacher, one of the Three Types of Women You Should Never Marry! “Female teacher, 3Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 162 流 Stranded on a Deserted Island with Her 流落荒岛，和她 Big Brother Xiao Mo小莫哥哥6k WordsCompleted Stranded on a Deserted Island, With Her 13Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 163 联 After Our Political Marriage, the Sect Master Began His Wife-Chasing Road to Ruin 联姻后，宗主他追妻火葬场 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊15k WordsCompleted After Their Political Marriage, the Sect Master Chases His Wife to the Crematorium 65Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 164 十 Ten Socializing Techniques 十神社交术 Philosopher Cat哲学猫Urban130k WordsCompleted This is an unconventional guide to the art of social interaction, inspired by the author’s insights into “Daoist Eight Characters fortune-telling” and “Western pickup artistry.” It is completely different from the books on relationships you see in everyday life: not only is it easy to understand, it is also highly practical. Let’s look at the true nature of human beings in social interactions from a different perspective… 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ideology, human nature, philosophy, psychology!

15. 165 三 The Principles of Ternary Consciousness and Memory Mapping 三元意识与记忆映射原理 Philosopher Cat哲学猫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse102k WordsCompleted This book deciphers the secrets of human longevity through philosophical reasoning. Tomato's number one original philosophical masterpiece, The Threefold Consciousness and Memory Mapping Principle, explores ideology, human nature, the secrets of human longevity, the truth behind ancient history, the origin of the moon, the mystery of the Great Flood, reasoning about past-life memories, an analysis of homosexuality, depression, multidimensional worlds, the differences in how men and women are att 1.5kReads9.2Score487Shelves
16. 166 采 Trying to Drain My Essence? You Just Lost Your Cultivation 采补我？你修为没了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊14k WordsCompleted Trying to drain my energy? You’ve lost your cultivation now. 42Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 167 背 I Can’t Carry On Anymore. I’m Calling Off the Wedding 背不动了，不结了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance19k WordsCompleted I Can't Carry This Burden Anymore. I'm Calling Off the Wedding 7Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 168 闺 My Best Friend Tricked Me into a Demon’s Den 闺蜜骗我入魔窟 Xi Fengche溪凤澈25k WordsCompleted My best friend tricked me into entering a demon's lair 787Reads—Score—Shelves

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    High-scoring short stories about human nature and desire

19. 169 妻 My Wife Went to Her Date Looking Radiant and Came Home Shattered 妻子光鲜赴约破碎归来 Xi Fengche溪凤澈8k WordsCompleted His wife left for her date looking radiant, then returned in pieces 759Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 170 隔 The Creaking Next Door 隔壁的吱呀声 Xi Fengche溪凤澈21k WordsCompleted The Creaking Sounds Next Door 12Reads—Score134Shelves
21. 171 说 I Thought I Was Here to Pick Up Girls, So How Did I End Up Cultivating Immortality? 说好泡妞，怎么修了仙 Xi Fengche溪凤澈Urban866k WordsCompleted [Wish fulfillment + multiple female leads + dual cultivation + System + urban cultivation + no mindless decisions] (The rating just came out and will rise.) The last female Emperor of the Immortal Realm perishes. Her remnant soul drifts for thirteen thousand years before transforming into the “Love-and-Wealth Tycoon System” and binding itself to the destitute Lin Xu. The System alternately pressures and persuades him to approach one beautiful woman after another, tempering his cultivation throu 15.5kReads6.9Score1.6kShelves
22. 172 守 Alone in an Empty Room, While the Factory Director Next Door Holds Me Close at Night 守空房，隔壁厂长夜揽小蛮腰 Milky Pear Boba奶梨啵啵Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Rugged Hero + Both Pure in Love + Sweet Romance + Traditional Story, No Rebirth or Transmigration] [Pretty Widow + Untamed Steel Mill Director, With a Striking Difference in Build and Skin Tone, and Chemistry Through the Roof] After her husband dies in an underground accident, He Xiaohe becomes the “jinx widow” everyone at the steel mill thinks they can bully. Her vicious mother-in-law wants to seize her house, then sell her off to the countryside for a bride price. Her shamele 2.2kReads—Score102Shelves

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    Recommended reading: Human Desires

23. 173 他 He Went Wild with a New Lover, So I Married into the Elite 他寻新欢放纵，我嫁顶级权贵 Milky Pear Boba奶梨啵啵16k WordsCompleted He chased a new lover and lived it up, while I married into the most powerful family. 50Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 174 末 I Became His Woman in the Apocalypse, but His Wife Came Back 末日里我成了他的女人，但他的妻子回来了 Milky Pear Boba奶梨啵啵6k WordsCompleted I Became His Woman at the End of the World, but His Wife Came Back 8Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 175 迟 A Love That Comes Too Late Is Worth Less Than Grass, and the Boy Next Door Is No Exception 迟来的深情比草贱，邻家哥哥也不例外 Milky Pear Boba奶梨啵啵7k WordsCompleted Love that comes too late is worth less than grass, and the boy next door is no exception. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 176 下 Sent to the Countryside: I Bring My Sister to Save the Five Tibetan Beauties 下乡知青，带妹救赎藏族五朵金花 Jiuyexi九叶溪Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Two comic adaptations are in production] [Ensemble cast + multiple heroines + treasure hunting and inheritance + instant revenge + rural comeback + fiercely protective and scheming + everyday family life] Lu Chuan is reborn in the capital in the 1960s as a capitalist's son, despised by everyone. With his family in shambles, he quickly takes his younger sister to the grasslands to join the rural resettlement program and start his life over. He only meant to get by and look for the treasure his a 16.9kReads7.3Score1.6kShelves

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    This light novel is worth reading.

27. 177 下 After Moving to the Countryside, the Capitalist Young Master Becomes the Village Favorite 下乡后，资本少爷成村里的香饽饽 Amazing Fried Rice厉害了炒饭Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [No AI, Entirely Handwritten] Don't pay attention to the newly posted rating (period setting + educated youth + hunting + sent down to the countryside + treasure hunting + space + multiple female leads) Li Wu's soul travels to the 1960s, where he arrives in the capital. Because his grandfather was a capitalist, his uncle and cousin reported him and had him denounced, leaving Li Wu no choice but to go to the countryside. Before leaving, he strips the treasures his grandfather left him bare, and t 18.2kReads7.6Score1.6kShelves
28. 178 下 Moving to the Great Grasslands: From the Start, I Keep the Mongolian Sisters Fed 下乡大草原，开局养活蒙族姐妹花 Jiuyexi九叶溪Urban2.2M WordsCompleted [Moving to Inner Mongolia] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Educated Youth] [Cultivation] Wang Tiejun transmigrates to the capital in 1968, only to discover from the start that he has become the biggest sucker in a dysfunctional family. He dated his ex-girlfriend for three years without even holding her hand. He cuts ties with his family and heads to the countryside with his friends, leaving the courtyard house behind. He takes on spoiled villains, battles bandits, and meets a pair of Mongolian sister 14.1kReads7.5Score1.6kShelves
29. 179 资 A Capitalist Scion Lands in the 1960s: Taking His Pocket Dimension to the Countryside in Search of Treasures 资本少爷穿六零，带空间下乡寻宝 Amazing Fried Rice厉害了炒饭Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [No AI, entirely handmade] Just got a rating, don't pay attention to it (period setting + educated youth + hunting + sent down to the countryside + pocket dimension + treasure appraisal) Wei Wu transmigrates to the capital in 1968 with a pocket dimension. When he learns that his older brother reported their father, leading to his tragic death in a labor camp, he retaliates by exposing his brother's embezzlement at the machinery factory and gets him locked up for good. Then he clears out the fami 24.6kReads7.6Score1.7kShelves
30. 180 雪 The Snow Canon, the Mist Canon: Chronicle of the Twins 雪典，雾典，双生纪 Bo L Tang波l棠Ancient Romance748k WordsCompleted “The first snow between heaven and earth fell atop Kunlun Mountain. Back then, snow did not yet know what melting was, and mist did not know what it meant to disperse. They thought everything in the world would last forever.” “Later, the snow melted and became water. The mist dispersed and became nothing. Only then did they understand: what was eternal was not themselves, but the person who paused in the snow, and the eyes that glanced back through the mist.” 54Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Night Walk

31. 181 下 Sent to the Northwest Countryside, I Hunt to Feed Uyghur Triplets 下乡大西北，狩猎养活维族三胞胎 Amazing Fried Rice厉害了炒饭Urban331k WordsCompleted [No AI, entirely handwritten] (period setting + educated youth + hunting + sent down to the countryside + pocket dimension + antique appraisal) Modern office worker Yi Xin is furious when a friend borrows money and refuses to pay it back, so he decides they should die together. Unexpectedly, he is reborn in 1968 in the body of a man in the capital with the same name. From the start, he is reported for associating with an old Taoist and is thrown into a cowshed. At his lowest point, he awakens a 6.4kReads7.3Score410Shelves
32. 182 雨 The Rain Canon 雨典 Bo L Tang波l棠Ancient Romance387k WordsCompleted When rain falls upon the world, it is no longer just water. It becomes a bridge between two people meeting, tears of parting, the sorrow of waiting, and a promise to stay together. How many bonds of affection between heaven and earth last only as long as a passing shower? And I am merely the passerby holding an umbrella. 34Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 183 课 Spring and Autumn in the Textbooks 课本春秋 Bo L Tang波l棠Modern Romance212k WordsCompleted Seasons in the Textbook A Republican-era classroom, with one teacher and several students [Volume One] First School Year (Autumn 1932–Summer 1933): The Beginning of Learning Opening Note: In the autumn of 1932, the ancestral hall in Qingxi Town opened its doors as a school. Five children walked inside. Over the next six years, they would see the whole world from here. A Poem for the Opening The ancestral hall’s threshold stands three inches high. The children lift their feet to cross, unawar 25Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 184 世 Everyone Avoids the Troublemaking Girls, but I Take Them All In 世人皆避精神小妹我尽数收留 Mo Mi莫羋Urban400k WordsOngoing Spiritual little sisters, yoga pants: which one can make you stop in your tracks? ...Stop looking, this is the one! To give everyone a good show, I spent 6,000 yuan to live with a spiritual little sister for a month, together around the clock. What? You say that's still not enough? Then how about adding a System, too!? Gu Xingchen transmigrates back ten years and uses his System to turn his life around. Every spiritual little sister in the county follows him... Their world is on guard against th 44.1kReads6.1Score2.8kShelves

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    The first book is good; it's a system novel with multiple female leads and has been adapted into a manga/TV series. The second book is a completed, angsty novel, so you can read it without worry.

35. 185 百 The Ancestor's Parody of Versailles: A Lecture Hall of Laughter 百家笑谭老祖宗的凡尔赛讲堂 Bo L Tang波l棠583k WordsCompleted Emergency report! Emergency report! The Chinese cultural heritage system has triggered a Level Three Red Alert! The meeting room at the Heavenly Dao Administration was in chaos. Three curves plunged on the holographic display: The first line, labeled [System Comprehension], had fallen from 85% in the Tang Dynasty to 32% in the 21st century. The second line, labeled [Integrity Index], had gone from the dazzling galaxy of the "Hundred Schools of Thought" era to today's scattered "quotes from fa 14Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 186 女 Women, Don't Go to Northern Myanmar. There's No One There. 女人不要去缅北那里没有人 Mo Mi莫羋Urban323k WordsCompleted The world is beautiful. I won't be coming back in my next life. Bailu (a pseudonym) said something after returning from northern Myanmar that I still can't forget. She said: "When Heaven was taking me apart, it got the balance just right. Any harder, and I'd have died. Any gentler, and I might have had a decent life." My so-called best friend tricked me into going to northern Myanmar. That's when I learned that women here aren't even treated as human beings. Beatings, imprisonment, being drained 21kReads7.4Score1.2kShelves
37. 187 都 The Happy Life of a Blind Massage Therapist in the City 都市神医之盲人推拿师的快乐生活 Little Leaf Wearing a Cloud小叶子穿朵云Urban474k WordsOngoing [Multiple heroines] [Comedy] [Mindless fun] Lin Chen is blind. He's also a massage therapist, as well as a miracle doctor. He is determined to safeguard his clients' health. 132Reads5.9Score314Shelves

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    I highly recommend these two books with multiple female leads. Both are incredibly detailed and vividly written, creating a strong sense of immersion. They're so addictive, you'll want to read them carefully! Every female lead is captivating. Absolutely fantastic!

38. 188 他 He Pulled Me Back from the Abyss 他从深渊拽回我 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊18k WordsCompleted He Pulled Me Back from the Abyss 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [#BrokenMirrorReunited #WifeChasingAfterTheCriminalDeath #ScumbagReturns #AdultLove] I endured nights in an urban village for him, but he left me penniless for a young model. Three years later, he suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized, having lost 400 million yuan of his assets. I walked into his hospital room with my bar exam notes, not to forgive him, but to seek justice for my two hundred employees. Now he kneels and begs for remarriage, but I only say: "I'll drink the porridge, but I won't take you in."

39. 189 两 Collection of Two Forgettings: Records of an Unknown Daoist Couple Among Clouds and Waters 两忘集——无名道侣云水录 Bo L Tang波l棠44k WordsCompleted The Collection of Two Forgotten: The Unnamed Daoist Couple's Record of Clouds and Waters 7Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 190 都 The City’s Divine Doctor: My Older Sisters All Have a System 都市神医之合租的姐姐们都有系统 A Little Tree Sprout一点小树芽Urban116k WordsOngoing (Divine Healer) (Multiple Heroines) (Original System) This novel features an original System. The protagonist is a college student who has just graduated from medical school, and is determined to become a divine healer devoted to the health of countless ordinary people. 4kReads—Score187Shelves
41. 191 活 Alive! As Long as She’s in This Town, She’s Alive 活性！只要她还在这座小镇就活着 Bo L Tang波l棠Rural Life114k WordsCompleted You are alive. Your body is alive. But are you still human at heart? Did you see someone today? Did you make a choice today, not because it was easy, but because it was right? Did you do something today where no one could see, something only you would ever know about? It was small, so small you’d feel embarrassed even to mention it. But you did it. That is your humanity. That is your vitality. To be alive, you need humanity. Even if you mutate, you can still be human. Without humanity, you’re no 11Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 192 上 The Ancient Powerhouses Have Arrived 上古大佬团驾到 Bo L Tang波l棠Eastern Fantasy108k WordsCompleted The ancient supreme gods Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi, long since retired and all but legendary, were bored one day. They decided to take their wives, Xihe and Changxi, on a “business trip” that was really a “government-funded vacation,” visiting the Heavenly Court and the Underworld, both under the administration of the current management, the Jade Emperor. When word got out, the officials governing the Three Realms fell into unprecedented panic and chaos. They mistook a simple family outing for 11Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 193 发 After I Discovered My Wife Was Cheating 发现妻子出墙后 King Revolver左轮王13k WordsCompleted After discovering his wife was cheating on him 7.1kReads—Score106Shelves

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    Excellent! A highly-rated classic short story! [Salute][Salute]

44. 194 倒 The Tycoon's Sugar Baby 倒贴首富 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊21k WordsCompleted Throwing Herself at the Billionaire 49Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 195 门 Between the Door and the World Outside, My Fiancée Regrets It Like Crazy! 门里门外，未婚妻她悔疯了！ King Revolver左轮王10k WordsCompleted Inside and outside the door, my fiancée is consumed with regret! 6.8kReads—Score—Shelves
46. 196 糖 Candied Hawthorn Inn 糖葫芦客栈 Bo L Tang波l棠Fantastical Romance133k WordsCompleted Pure dialogue, a novel told entirely through lines of speech. The martial world can be a little bitter, so why not try a candied hawthorn? The first bite is tart, but the sweetness lingers. Another one, dear guest! Welcome to the Candied Hawthorn Inn! 11Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 197 逃 100 Days on the Run from My Wedding, and the CEO Became My Dance Partner 逃婚100天，霸总给我当舞伴 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊17k WordsCompleted A Hundred Days on the Run from My Wedding, and the CEO Became My Dance Partner 16Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 198 你 You Chose Your First Love, So I Let You Go on the Spot (Late Love Won't Save You) 你选白月光，我当场成全（晚情不渡） King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted You chose your first love, so I let you have him right then and there (Late Love Finds No Ferry). 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
49. 199 血 The Blood-Red Wedding Dress: My Five-Hundred-Year-Old Ghost Girlfriend 血色嫁衣我的五百岁女鬼女友 Bo L Tang波l棠Mystery214k WordsCompleted A female ghost in a blood-red wedding dress! A sinister plot that extinguished all humanity! A meeting five hundred years in the making: she came back in this life for you! Young Gu Linchuan secluded himself in Jiangnan to prepare for his exams, only to encounter Rong Qianlu, a five-hundred-year-old female ghost dressed in a blood-red wedding gown. Her family was slaughtered when she was alive, turning her into a vengeful spirit, but Gu Linchuan’s gentleness brought out her vulnerable side. The 10Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 200 对 I'm Sorry, I Once Loved You Deeply 对不起，我曾经深爱你 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance19k WordsCompleted I’m Sorry, I Once Loved You Deeply 6.5kReads—Score—Shelves

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