The Year I Never Gave Up on Husband Culture 我从未放弃过夫郎文化年

1. 1 乖 The Good, Obedient Little Husband 乖乖小夫郎 Cha Chacha茶查查Danmei (BL)780k WordsCompleted Lu Gu was promised in marriage and forced to take his older brother’s place as the bride of a fierce-looking hunter in Qingxi Village. No matter how wronged and unwilling he felt, he was beaten and threatened until they put him in the bridal sedan. The Shen family couldn’t possibly let such an outrageous substitute marriage go unchallenged. After an uproarious fight that tore the family apart, Lu Gu was taken back to the Shen household. He had braced himself for a life of fearful hardship, but 156.2kFavorites261kClicks/ch225.9kGifts

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   My husband's enlightenment novel, I've read it twice, I love the substitute marriage trope.

2. 2 天 The Little Husband of the Ill-Starred Man 天煞孤星的小夫郎 Cha Chacha茶查查Danmei (BL)926k WordsCompleted Gu Lanshi’s family arranged a match for him with Lin Jinpeng, a handsome, tall young man from their village. They were on the verge of setting the date when Gu Lanshi had a dream. In it, Lin Jinpeng was having an affair with someone else. He had the same dream for more than ten days. Half-convinced, he secretly followed Lin Jinpeng to the hills behind the village, only to catch him in the act. Gu Lanshi cried so loudly the heavens could hear him. As he ran up the hill with his family, he sudden 99.4kFavorites122.9kClicks/ch234.7kGifts

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   I love this book... I'm planning a second read. It's incredibly cute. "You ignore me today, but I'll be back tomorrow." I'm reading this about a poor, cool guy (top) and a discerning, charming wife (bottom). This poor couple will fall in love after an arranged marriage and live a good life! (Actually, the bottom isn't that kind of person, but I'll ship them in a very vulgar way—purely a rumor, please refer to the novel's content, hehe). I saw some comments criticizing the top's name, Pei Yan, which is ridiculous, but considering his older brother Pei Sheng, third brother Pei Hu, and fourth sister Pei Chunyan, his name isn't bad at all; it makes him seem less like a country bumpkin!

3. 3 我 My Husband is a Villainous Male Supporting Character 我夫郎是恶毒男配 Duan Yu端瑜Danmei (BL)1.1M WordsCompleted Zheng Shanci transmigrated into a book, becoming the cannon-fodder husband of the vicious male supporting character, Yu Lanyi. By a twist of fate, the original host married Yu Lanyi. After they moved to a small county town, Yu Lanyi constantly mocked and looked down on his husband. In the end, the husband could no longer take it and joined forces with his male confidant to kill Yu Lanyi. Now, at a banquet, Zheng Shanci has been caught alone in a room with Yu Lanyi, secretly meeting in full view 98.7kFavorites130.2kClicks/ch232.2kGifts

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4. 4 双 After the Twin Husbands Swapped Lives 双生夫郎互换人生后 Yu Chun羽春Danmei (BL)2.2M WordsCompleted [To keep things harmonious, the marriage swap has been changed to take place before the wedding. Here's the revised synopsis.] The Lu family was poor in the early years and sent one of their children away. Eighteen years later, both brothers are old enough to be matched for marriage. The older brother is forceful by nature, and the hunter he's been matched with is just as hard-headed. They clash at their first meeting, pounding the table and glaring at each other. They nearly come to blows over 91.8kFavorites113.6kClicks/ch208.9kGifts

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   I've chosen this book as my antidote for March 2026. How bad could someone be who's willing to write 223 chapters of the main story and 313 chapters of bonus chapters and still writing? She's even willing to write 90 chapters of bonus chapters for free; she has the protagonist and readers in her heart. I hope the author stays healthy. Reading the main story to the end of this book really got to me. Although everyone has their own lives, when I think about the part where the older brother went to the capital and the younger brother took their two fathers to meet his older brother again, all I could think of was: "Life is so long, and the thought of us never meeting again makes me choke up." TT I know they will meet again, and they're all doing well, but the thought of only being able to count the days they can meet again makes me sad!

5. 5 夫21+ The Young Lord's Inn 夫郎小客栈 Island World岛里天下Danmei (BL)525k WordsCompleted 57.3kFavorites59.5kClicks/ch113.2kGifts

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   Ah, my favorite pairing is Bai Zhantang and Tong Xiangyu [not really]. The way they talk is so interesting! The only regret is that they didn't write enough about the business aspect. Our shop was finally renovated, how come it's almost finished already?! I could read another 800 chapters.

6. 6 夫21+ The Husband Is a Frail, Beautiful Cannon Fodder 夫郎是炮灰病美人 Island World岛里天下Danmei (BL)510k WordsCompleted 38.7kFavorites45.5kClicks/ch35.1kGifts

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7. 7 农 Three Meals in the Countryside 农野三餐[种田] Fennan汾南Danmei (BL)315k WordsCompleted *The novel will be revised and typos corrected later. *My next ancient-style danmei farming novel, Meals for Every Day, is available for pre-release collection. No transmigration, no golden finger. Two locals simply eat and save money, living a quiet, peaceful life in the mountains. Ye Xi, a young man from Shanxiu Village, gets scalded on the face by boiling water. The wealthy family in the ne 32.6kFavorites40.4kClicks/ch18.9kGifts

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8. 8 我 My Husband is a Drama King [Book Transmigration] 我夫郎是个作精[穿书] Duan Yu端瑜Danmei (BL)636k WordsCompleted Song Changxu transmigrates into the story as the cannon-fodder Xu Zhizhou's fiance. Xu Zhizhou is the younger brother of the protagonist shou, who is gentle, kind, hardworking, and able to endure hardship. Xu Zhizhou has just one defining trait: he's spoiled and difficult. In the original story, the original Song Changxu fails the county-level imperial exam. Unable to accept it, he squanders his family's fortune trying to pass the exams, eventually falls into poverty, becomes addicted to alcohol 31.5kFavorites37.4kClicks/ch50.7kGifts

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9. 9 四 A Splendid Year Through the Seasons 四季锦年[种田] Three Coins for Wine折酒三钱Danmei (BL)292k WordsCompleted [The full novel costs just as much as a cup of Mixue Ice City. Coming soon: Tea Creek Village Tales [Farming]. Blurb below. Gu Liu is the beloved young man of Gujia Village, praised by everyone. He is hardworking and gentle, but his wicked stepmother, all for a little money, plans to marry him off as a concubine to a local thug from the neighboring village. After all his attempts to resist come to nothing, Gu Liu loses all hope. He takes a strip of white cloth 27.8kFavorites31kClicks/ch16.4kGifts

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10. 10 小 The Young Widower 小寡夫 998Danmei (BL)538k WordsCompleted Luo Xiu's husband died the second year after they married. His husband's family drove him out, and his eldest brother wanted to sell him to a blind man for money. With no other choice, Luo Xiu went to the old house in the village, heavily pregnant, and lived on his own. Life in the village was hard. He was a young widower without a man to back him up, and anyone could walk all over him. Later, he met a man who had left the military camp. He was fierce-looking and burly, but at least he could 20kFavorites18.7kClicks/ch17.1kGifts

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11. 11 府 The Young Husband from the Prefectural City 府城来的小夫郎 The Mountain Wind Is Silent山风不语Danmei (BL)400k WordsCompleted A city boy came to Liushan Village. The young man was exceptionally handsome, with sparkling, smiling peach-blossom eyes and skin as delicate as white jade. Yet he was so poor that he could only live in the Zhong family's dilapidated old house, and he had a sick mother to care for. The villagers all said that the Zhong family had kicked him out for some misdeed. No one wanted anything to do with him, and the eligible young men were warned by their families not to let him seduce them. The firs 17kFavorites15.7kClicks/ch7.1kGifts

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12. 12 换 The Groom I Married Into Another Family 换嫁小夫郎 The Plumpest Plum Rain最肥梅子雨Danmei (BL)414k WordsCompleted Zhao Jingqing, the young man who sold tofu in Shanyang Town, got married. He was wed to a scholar from Leming Village as his husband. People said he was lucky to have such a good match, and that one day he would enjoy the life of an official's wife. But when he entered the bridal chamber and his veil was lifted, the person before him was a rugged, muscular man. Jingqing had seen him once from afar: Yuan Mu, the husband his stepmother had picked out for her younger brother. Only then did Zhao Jin 15.5kFavorites17.4kClicks/ch9kGifts

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13. 13 小 The Little Widower [Farming] 小寡夫[种田] SeelightDanmei (BL)353k WordsCompleted Coming soon: "Everyday Life in Xiqiao Town" Chen Qing has had a hard life, drifting from place to place until someone bought him for three taels of silver to be a husband. But on the very day he was bought, his husband was forcibly conscripted. They never even met, and Chen Qing ended up marrying a chicken in his place. Five years later, the war ended, but the news Chen Qing received was that his husband had died in battle. He was now a widowed husband. His mother gave him half the compensation 15kFavorites18.8kClicks/ch5.8kGifts

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14. 14 落 By the Fallen Plum Blossoms [Farming] 落梅边[种田] Five Clouds五朵云Danmei (BL)466k WordsCompleted Blurb: Gu Nanfeng was plotted against by both his birth family and his husband's family. He broke ties with his birth family and divorced his husband. After the divorce, Gu Nanfeng settled in Mei Village. A family there had once taken him in for half a year, and everyone in the household had treated him wonderfully. With their help, and through his own efforts, he built a house, bought land, raised ducks, and opened a tofu workshop. As life gradually improved, he was thinking about repaying th 7.9kFavorites12.4kClicks/ch4.5kGifts

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15. 15 秀 The Scholar’s Substitute Bridegroom 秀才家的替嫁小夫郎 Taking Shelter from the Rain Beneath the Trees林下躲雨Danmei (BL)374k WordsCompleted [Complete. Thank you all for supporting the official release.] [The cover uses a template.] Everyone in the village said Wen Liu was lucky to have such a fine match. His husband's family was well-off, and Yan Feng'an, the man he was betrothed to, was not only a licentiate but handsome, too. Wen Xi, however, had no good opinion of his future brother-in-law. This licentiate Yan was polite on the surface, but in private he was a sharp-tongued, petty man. He often joined Wen Liu in mocking Wen Xi 5.9kFavorites6kClicks/ch3.9kGifts

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16. 16 屠 The Butcher's Sweet, Gentle Little Husband 屠户家的乖软小夫郎 Seven Mile Rapids七里濑Danmei (BL)345k WordsCompleted [Rugged, fatherly top x beautiful, pitiful bottom] Fang Xia was sold by his mother for twenty taels. He was "sold" as a husband to a butcher who was ugly and looked ferocious. His father died when he was young, and the grandmother who loved him most passed away early, too. All he had left at home was his own mother, who treated him like a stepmother would. After deceiving and swindling him, she sent him off in a bridal sedan. He thought it would be the same wherever he went. He'd just be bea 3.7kFavorites4.8kClicks/ch2.9kGifts

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17. 17 呆 The Sweet, Simple Young Husband 呆呆小夫郎 Five Clouds五朵云Danmei (BL)493k WordsCompleted Blurb: Bai Chao got separated from his family, and when he was on the verge of starving to death, someone rescued him. He willingly married his benefactor, but on their wedding night, his new husband told him it was only a pretend marriage and they wouldn't consummate it. Once they had saved enough money, he would send Bai Chao home. Bai Chao tilted his head and asked cautiously, “Then will you give me food?” “I will! If I have food, you'll have food. Even if there's only one bite, I'll give 2.8kFavorites1.7kClicks/ch6.8kGifts

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18. 18 山 Four Meals in the Mountains 山间四食 Wang Rere汪惹惹Danmei (BL)160k WordsCompleted [A slice-of-life farming story] [My next farming novel, What Is There to Do in the Mountains? If you’re interested, feel free to take a look. A bow of thanks] [Blurb] Cen Ning, a young man from the Cen family, marries Lu Yunchuan, a farmer from the neighboring village, and becomes his husband. A few little houses by the mountains, a few mu of fields, and the everyday farming life of two people, living on firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and tea. Four seasons in a year, three meals a 68.1kFavorites110.8kClicks/ch45.8kGifts

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    It's a very good and heartwarming book. Who is this Wang Rere? How can she write so well? In Chapter 17, some readers discussed the plot. My understanding is relatively simple: after seeing others suffer during the pandemic, one's empathy and hoarding tendencies kicked in, making one reluctant to eat or use anything. But actually, I think it's a case of one willing to give and the other willing to receive; when the protagonist does something wrong, the other comes first to comfort and soothe him. So cute!

19. 19 猎 The Hunter's Lovely Village Girl 猎户家的俏村花 Fatly Boiled Young Deceiver肥煮幼骗Danmei (BL)260k WordsCompleted Taciturn hunter gong (Liang Chuan) x beautiful village belle shou (Chen Xiaoyao) Rural ABO erotic romance . Synopsis: Old Liang brought his whole family to settle in Shangqiao Village. They had a dilapidated house and two mu of poor farmland, and were so broke they could hear the wind whistle through their pockets. His eldest son, Liang Chuan, was old enough to marry, but still hadn't found himself a wife. Liang Chuan was tall and strong, with plenty of muscle. He was a bit dull, but with his l 28.1kFavorites50.5kClicks/ch12.3kGifts

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    The synopsis said it's a story of a beautiful but dim-witted protagonist, so don't expect too much from him. I did have some expectations, though, because I thought he was a little dim-witted, but he's actually a big dim-witted one! For the first time, I felt that casting a fool was a bit too cruel (just kidding). Anyway, if you like this kind of story or are interested in the synopsis, you can click to read it. This kind of story is like three chapters or so; if you don't like this type, you won't be able to finish it at all, but if you do, it'll feel incredibly satisfying. I finished reading it very calmly... And even a little sad, because I didn't quite understand the part about finding his family. I always felt that no one had told the protagonist about his parents' love story. When they parted, his blood relatives couldn't help but cry their eyes out, but the protagonist didn't even know why they were so sad. It was so heartbreaking. Then I opened the comments section and saw a negative comment that made me laugh: "I was fooled by the author. The synopsis even emphasized that the protagonist wasn't mentally challenged. It turns out the author's definition of mentally challenged is so low."

20. 20 溪 A Record of Country Living and Meals in Xicun Village [Farming] 溪村山居食事录[种田] Three Coins for Wine折酒三钱Danmei (BL)507k WordsCompleted [Complete! My upcoming novel, Tea Creek Tales [Farming], is listed below. It was only shortly before his parents passed away that Jiang Yunling learned they had arranged a marriage for him: to the Huo family of Yangxi Village, whose daughter-in-law had been his mother's childhood friend. After his parents died, Jiang Yunling faced a pack of relatives eyeing his family’s belongings. He promptly packed a small bundle and set off to seek shelter with the Huo fami 18kFavorites21.2kClicks/ch13.8kGifts

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    You can tell from the synopsis that the author's basic skills are so solid they could pierce the earth [doge emoji]. It's a very good book.

21. 21 在 By the Willow, We Farm 在柳边[种田] Five Clouds五朵云Danmei (BL)972k WordsCompleted Blurb: Liu Qishuang has his eye on the village bully and is determined to marry him. Liu Qishuang's father married into the family. Over the years, he has nearly stripped the Liu family of everything, abused Liu Qishuang's grandfather, and even tried to marry Liu Qishuang off to his nephew, who has a broken leg, so Liu Qishuang can serve him. To stop his father from getting his way, Liu Qishuang sets his sights on the powerful Wan family, the biggest clan in the village. He wants to marry thei 17.7kFavorites16.9kClicks/ch18.9kGifts

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    [Thumbs up] I wish I could forget everything and read it again... I will definitely reread this book, sob sob. It's an exceptionally good farming novel, definitely one of my top picks. This one leans towards everyday family life and fighting with awful characters. The plot is fast-paced, and the protagonist and antagonist are always vengeful. There are many characters, but none of them are just stereotypical tools, especially the protagonist's entire family, each with a distinct personality. The author is quite suited to this style. The various little interactions between the protagonist and antagonist made me so happy, I love their characters so much. I really enjoy seeing age gaps in farming novels; whether the older man/younger woman dynamic is strong or not isn't important, but it's just so satisfying if it's there, doesn't it? Thank you, Five Clouds, for writing such a wonderful story. Some comments felt the slap-in-the-face scene wasn't satisfying enough, but I honestly thought it was fine. That's how things are in rural areas; people tend to run into each other all the time, and unless something is extremely serious, people won't escalate to the point of never speaking to each other again. They just had a fight and that was it. [Doge emoji]

22. 22 跛21+ The Lame Young Master’s Substitute Groom 跛公子的替嫁小夫郎 Little Fish Biscuit小鱼饼干Danmei (BL)196k WordsCompleted 15.5kFavorites19.7kClicks/ch9.2kGifts

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    I can't resist any novel about a substitute bride; I'll read it twice.

23. 23 打 The Blacksmith's Handsome Husband 打铁匠的俏夫郎 Bu Mie不乜Danmei (BL)572k WordsCompleted My other book, The Spoiled Young Master Opens a Restaurant. So What?, is now underway! Qing Mu'er grew up surrounded by cheap rouge and face powder, learning by osmosis all the tricks of swaying hips, leaning against pillars, and curling his fingers as he giggled coquettishly. Those were the only things he knew how to do. When he was fifteen, a beautiful married man at the brothel stuffed a bundle into his hands and told him to run. Qing Mu'er ran ahead in a daze, dodging pursuers along the wa 11.9kFavorites12.2kClicks/ch10kGifts

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    So good... [Poor face] It's another one of my favorite trope of a substitute bride. At first, you might find the protagonist's personality and behavior a little off-putting, but it really gets better and better the more you watch it. I'm definitely going to rewatch it! There's one setting I found really funny: the bottom's "orchid palm" [doge emoji]. I thought it was the "orchid finger" gesture, and I thought, even if you're holding something with your pinky raised, it's fine, why are you so afraid of others seeing it? Until I searched for "orchid palm" poses, I was like: OMG! It's so obvious, our village has produced a dance student! The author gave everyone a happy ending [poor thing]. It's clear the author has a soft heart and couldn't bear to torture anyone, hehe.

24. 24 觉 After Awakening, My Contrast-Group Husband Decided to Lie Flat 觉醒后对照组夫郎他躺平了 Golden Wine for Peach Blossoms金酒酒换桃花Danmei (BL)541k WordsCompleted Xia Qingtao and the boy from the neighboring family had been compared by the villagers since birth. Xia Qingtao had always been fiercely competitive. He could cook, sew, and do needlework, and even knew how to read, all so he could outshine the boy next door, marry into a good family, and finally hold his head high. But just as people were starting to arrange a match for him, he had a dream. In it, he was a supporting male character in a novel, while the boy next door was the protagonist. The o 5.8kFavorites6kClicks/ch9.5kGifts

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    It's hard to imagine that a book with a great plot, a great romance, and great writing is completely free. Author, am I stuck? Why is this the only book I see when I go to my author page? (Just kidding.) The protagonist has a very likable and straightforward personality. The interactions between the main characters are adorable, making me smile. I especially loved their first meeting and their subsequent discussion about marriage. It seemed like they only met briefly, but they were both thinking, "I still remember how my heart fluttered when I first saw you," and the background music automatically started playing in my head. Some comments felt the pre-wedding plot was a bit drawn out, but I thought it was just right. To be honest, the backstory plot that started in chapter 158 did have a slight mishap, but not really. It was more like the author chose a slightly lazy writing style, but the powerful backstory was a bit overwhelming. I interpret this as the author's writing style kicking in. No way, this is a farming story, no palace intrigue or bloodline drama (just kidding). Overall, the flaws don't detract from the overall quality; it's definitely worth reading. I hope the author's real life goes well, and I look forward to her new work.

25. 25 嫁 After Marrying a Hunter Said to Bring Bad Luck 嫁给克妻猎户后 Everlasting Joy, Night Without End长乐夜未央Danmei (BL)197k WordsCompleted New upcoming novels: Marrying Up and A Survival Journal in the Beast World. Please add them to your reading lists! Blurbs are at the very bottom~? Zhou Yan is tall, sturdy, handsome, and an excellent hunter. Anywhere you go, he would be considered an ideal husband. Unfortunately, he is famous across the surrounding villages for bringing death to his wives. His first betrothed drowned in an accident just two days after the engagement gifts were sent. The day after meeting his second betrothed, 2.8kFavorites3.3kClicks/ch1.2kGifts

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    I'll read this and then burn it immediately. The only problem is there's a bug in the imperial examination section. Our cheap and excellent scholar knew a thousand characters at three, could recite Tang poems at five, was well-versed in the Four Books and Five Classics at seven, and was proficient in poetry and prose at eight. He only passed the imperial examination in his forties! [Pity] The twelve-year-old scholar is practically a protagonist with a dragon-like overpowered destiny! It's a bit too much for our farming novel. [Dog head] Author, keep it up in your next book!

26. 26 田 The Tian Family Through the Four Seasons [Farming] 田家四季［种田］ A Fish's Life Entrusted to the Vast Sea鱼生寄沧海Danmei (BL)166k WordsCompleted This novel is complete. Thank you all for being here with me! My next novel will start in a couple of months! Please add my other farming novel in the same series, "Ask the Stars," to your collections. Blurb: Li Mingchuan of Qiaoxi Village is tall and capable, and his family is well-off. He used to be a popular topic of inquiry among matchmakers for the girls and gebi from the surrounding villages. After carefully considering her options, his mother chose the Yu family's young gebi for him an 2.4kFavorites3kClicks/ch831Gifts

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    The couple created a happy life together [poor thing], but the early stages were really tough, and I really wanted to see an "if" storyline.

27. 27 解 The Disarmed General's Little Husband 解甲将军的小夫郎 Zha Zha Tou渣渣透Danmei (BL)209k WordsCompleted Reposting an older story. The bottom is the main character. I hope you enjoy it! Sharp-tongued, direct transmigrated bottom × doting, reborn general top. Yu Ping transmigrates and immediately finds himself in a disastrous situation: his husband is about to divorce him. His husband, whom he'd never even met and who was far away on the northern battlefield, received several letters of complaint from his younger brother. He rode home through the night, intending to send Yu Ping back to his paren 117Favorites233Clicks/ch20Gifts

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    It's good [poor thing]. The author has a bright future.

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