Older Love Interests Are Awesome 年上牛逼。

1. 1 太 May the Crown Prince Live for a Thousand Autumns and Ten Thousand Years 太子千秋万载 Li Wenjiu李温酒Danmei (BL)876k WordsCompleted [Complete] As a child, Ying Fusheng was hated by his mother and had no one to love or care for him. Only after he was framed and imprisoned did he realize that the absurd life in which he had been ignored and used was all part of a “prince swap” scheme. The fake Crown Prince was cherished by the Emperor and adored by the Empress. Backed by the illustrious Xu family, he became famous across the land at a young age, basked in everyone’s attention, and ultimately ascended to the throne. But Ying F 237.1kFavorites197.3kClicks/ch989.1kGifts

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   Older man + sickly! The romance aspect isn't prominent, but it's very engaging.

2. 2 被 My Ex-Wife’s Mother Claimed Me by Force 被前妻姐的母亲强取豪夺了 Spring Mountain Coconut春山椰Baihe (GL)385k WordsCompleted You Tan is pregnant. The good news is that this is the child she and her wife have been longing for. The child should have been born into love. ...Should have been. The bad news is that their company has gone bankrupt and is drowning in debt. Her wife, Shen Xiayun, has abandoned her and their unborn child, fleeing overseas with her lover. Only then does You Tan learn that her wife had been cheating for a long time. The sweet words that had touched her and softened her heart were words Shen 17.8kFavorites15.3kClicks/ch18.9kGifts

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   I've almost never seen a yuri ABO story where the main character is an older man and the other is a younger man; this one even has a cannon fodder male lead [doge head with rose in hand], it's really delicious.

3. 3 偷 Steal the Wind, Not the Moon 偷风不偷月 Bei Nan北南Danmei (BL)490k WordsCompleted Over 20,000 new words in the extra chapter "Stealing Rain, Not Snow". See the author’s notes in Chapter 126. Transmigration (body transmigration), happy ending, one-on-one romance In the spring of 1945, Shen Ruozhen secretly sent out the final batch of anti-Japanese currency and shut down Fuhua Bank, but was caught in a shipwreck while being evacuated to safety. Before he lost consciousness completely, he thought he was sure to die. … Later, he heard someone speaking nearby, apparently recitin 712.9kFavorites791.5kClicks/ch1.1MGifts

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   This should be considered an older man/younger woman story [loading] The author's writing is excellent; the part where Shen Ruozhen was injured was both painful and satisfying to read [doge head with rose in mouth]. But I don't think it's biased.

4. 4 万 Gravity [Infinite Flow] 万有引力[无限流] Riding a Whale South骑鲸南去Danmei (BL)1.3M WordsCompleted The globally shared, open-world interactive game Gravity went live and quickly took the world by storm. With a perfect ecosystem, a physics engine that mirrored reality, and dungeons that bridged dimensions, there was something for everyone. The supernatural dungeons, in particular, received rave reviews. Almost everyone thought they were playing an ordinary game. Until one day, millions of people saw a dialogue box appear on the horizon. [ sun.exe is not responding. If you continue to wait, the 689.1kFavorites915.7kClicks/ch1MGifts

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   It's a very long, infinite flow novel with a strong older man/younger woman vibe. The plot is good, but I don't seem to remember the sickly/weak trope. Warning: Both the top and bottom characters are attractive; there is no bias towards the bottom.

5. 5 臣 I Am So Frail 臣好柔弱啊 Ma Hu Zijun马户子君Danmei (BL)365k WordsCompleted Originally titled "The Treacherous Minister Is Like a Delicate Flower". “Treacherous minister” just doesn’t work, so I’ve temporarily changed the title. ■ Audio drama now available on Manbo App, complete first season ■ For updates on the print edition, see @Zonggong Mahuzi_lvz [I recommend enabling author’s notes: every chapter has a silly little skit, and the story is full of foreshadowing, running jokes, and punchlines that pay off much later. The author’s notes point out the callbacks. Hearts 651.9kFavorites1.1MClicks/ch939.8kGifts

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   I watched it a long time ago. It had a very strong older man/younger woman vibe, and it was quite silly. I prefer the bottom character.

6. 6 小 Little Fish and Mint 小鱼薄荷 Jiji's Cat唧唧的猫Romance312k WordsCompleted Xu Yitong had a cousin who was cocky and loved showing off. Later, her cousin went pro and “accidentally” got on the wrong side of a famous player in the scene. Unfortunately, that player was no pushover, and his fans were fiercely protective. For a while, Xu Yitong's cousin was hunted down all over the internet and torn to shreds by the comments. Xu Yitong sighed. “What kind of people like him, anyway? Don't they have enough homework?” Later, in the middle of the night, Xu Yitong messaged 606.7kFavorites642.9kClicks/ch468.7kGifts

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   Wow, the female lead is so cute! It seems like a lot of chapters in this book were locked. I was following the updates, so I didn't miss a single one. [Doge emoji with rose in hand]

7. 7 薄 Thin Mist [Infinite] 薄雾［无限］ A Little Breeze微风几许Danmei (BL)436k WordsCompleted [For publication information, see Weibo @TheWindIsTooLoudToHear] [Please don't spoil the earlier chapters. I see some readers are about to explode] People with hyperthymesia can clearly remember every detail of their lives, from world-changing events to every thought that has ever crossed their minds. They never forget what they see and have an insatiable thirst for knowledge, making them exceptionally likely to become geniuses in some sense. Legend has it that Ji Yushi is one such genius. Ther 591.9kFavorites708.6kClicks/ch452.2kGifts

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   Beautiful bottom!!! The logic is sound, the age difference isn't huge, I think it's about two months. The older man/younger woman dynamic is so-so, but the fact that the top is older than the bottom makes me feel at ease. [Milk tea emoji] I think the submissive type is worth considering.

8. 8 旧EN Old Stories, New Beginnings 旧故新长 Poetry Without Tea诗无茶Danmei (BL)110k WordsCompleted The print edition goes on presale April 3 at 7:00 p.m. Please don't post dream-ship comments in the comment section. - "After My Wife Died, I Suddenly Returned to the Time When He Had a Crush on Me and I Didn't Know It" Li Chishu had tried and failed to kill himself for years, thanks to me repeatedly pulling him back from the brink of death. But I never imagined he was so determined to leave this world. In the end, on a night when I wasn't keeping a close enough eye on him, he jumped from the 410.8kFavorites475.8kClicks/ch201.5kGifts

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   I forgot whether this one is older or younger [loading], but I think it's slightly older, very touching, and I'd recommend it if you prefer the younger protagonist.

9. 9 替EN The Stand-In Bottom Has Awakened 替身受觉醒了 February Bamboo二月竹Danmei (BL)546k WordsCompleted Yan Heqing awakens. One second before signing a contract to be someone's stand-in. It turns out he's a sacrificial stand-in character in a novel. In the story, he spends three years as Lu Muchi's stand-in for the love of his life. Lu Muchi's lover slaps him while nestled in Lu Muchi's arms. Lu Muchi sends him to seduce a rival, where he's nearly assaulted. Lu Muchi chokes him, nearly killing him. And yet he keeps fawning over Lu Muchi, willingly loving him to the bone. In the end, he even volun 399kFavorites610.5kClicks/ch336.5kGifts

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   The plot feels a bit slow-paced. This book would be better if it were only 300,000 words long. It has a strong older man/younger woman vibe, so it might be worth reading if you prefer the younger man/older woman type.

10. 10 谁 Who Says an Old-School Otaku Can't Get Married! 谁说老二次元不能结婚！ Crocodile Hikes鳄人行山Danmei (BL)544k WordsCompleted [The audio drama is coming out! Go listen on Maoer FM! Ahhh, it's so good and so satisfying!!!] [My next book, "Whose Ridiculous Anime Thoughts Are These?!", is expected to launch next year. It's about two unlucky students in Teacher Song's class, hehe.] Song Fuzhi is a teacher. A composed, handsome man in his early thirties, with an elegant air. Yet his students run away whenever they see him. Nobody would guess that the strict Mr. Song is actually an old-school anime fan. He watches anime, re 316kFavorites533.5kClicks/ch927.6kGifts

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    Teacher Fufu is the cutest in the world [pat on the head]. She's two years older than me, and it's a very lighthearted and sweet story. I consider myself a neutral author.

11. 11 冒 The Impostor Prince 冒牌王爷 Childe Yu Ge公子于歌Danmei (BL)457k WordsCompleted [Mad Emperor Top × Beloved Prince Bottom, also known as “Your Majesty, Why Are You Looking at Me Like That?” and “How to Pose as the Tyrant’s Brother Right Under His Nose”] In the twelfth year of Tianyun, the capital fell, scattering the imperial clan across the land. Fourteen years later, under the new emperor’s iron-fisted rule, the chaos of Great Zhou finally gave way to peace. Just then, a young man traveled thousands of miles to the capital, claiming to be the emperor’s younger brother, the 307.7kFavorites323.8kClicks/ch256.9kGifts

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    It's an older story, it has a system, but the system isn't very noticeable; it's the kind of story you'll forget as soon as you read it.

12. 12 藏21+ Evening Stars of Southern Tibet 藏南晚星 Jing Feng境风Danmei (BL)263k WordsCompleted 303.3kFavorites229.7kClicks/ch260.9kGifts

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    Top! Four years older than the protagonist, incredibly sweet, especially for the submissive character [doge head with rose in hand]

13. 13 二 The Second Master's Sparrow Has Become a Spirit 二爷家的麻雀成精了 Ting Yuan听原Danmei (BL)368k WordsCompleted Coming soon: Reborn as the Real Young Master and Taking Up Wellness. Please add it to your collections, and thank you all~ Li Feifan transmigrated into a book, becoming the canary kept by Second Master Huo of the wealthy Huo family. He was lazy and useless, knew nothing about making a living, and the only reason he managed to stay by the big shot’s side for three years was that he looked exactly like the man’s unattainable white moonlight. The canary truly loved his sugar daddy, but he wasn’t th 249.9kFavorites339.9kClicks/ch147.6kGifts

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    I forgot how many years apart they were, but it got more and more exciting as I read on. The protagonist (uke) had a slightly sickly side [doge head with rose in hand], which was so satisfying. I especially liked the uke.

14. 14 他 He Came from 1945 他来自1945 Ting Yuan听原Danmei (BL)429k WordsCompleted Save the Date: My Frail Young Master Husband Can't Take Care of Himself. Zhou Sheng came from a family of scholars, but was born into a chaotic era and saw his fortunes rise and fall time and again. After transmigrating and being reborn, he woke to find himself in the so-called twenty-first century, secretly married to a man through a business arrangement. His husband in name, Chu Qinbai, came from an illustrious family, but had left the f 231.8kFavorites363.9kClicks/ch258.7kGifts

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    I'm still not sure if this counts as an older man/younger man relationship, but the bottom always calls the top "brother," and he gets a bit younger later on. I'd recommend it if you're a bottom.

15. 15 绿21+ After the Green Tea Gets Seen Through by a Ruthless Rich Guy 绿茶被狠辣富哥看穿后 Su Xingchuan宿星川Danmei (BL)751k WordsCompleted 211.8kFavorites187.4kClicks/ch649.5kGifts

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    The age difference is four or five years, and the submissive role is acceptable, but the dominant role is too stubborn in the early stages.

16. 16 k Kiss Maniac Syndrome kiss狂魔综合征 Gift Socks礼物袜子Danmei (BL)456k WordsCompleted [Publication rights secured. Updates on Weibo: @Liwu Wazi] Lu Xiping is a laid-back international student who gained hundreds of thousands of followers by filming a day in the life of a shut-in mouse-person. His mouse-person foil is his childhood friend Wei Shengyang, an unstoppable human dynamo who has had way too much energy ever since he was little. Fans love watching both the ultra-low-energy mouse-person laze in bed and the ultra-high-energy dynamo go shopping. But the account’s videos on 198.9kFavorites198.4kClicks/ch168.9kGifts

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    Although it's an older/younger relationship, the seme always calls the uke "brother," the uke is sickly, and the kissing scenes are well-written [doge head with rose in hand]. The first few chapters have a lot of description of the seme, but it seems to stop later. It's more about the uke.

17. 17 月 Beyond the Reach of Moonlight 月光照不到 Winter Night Star冬夜星Baihe (GL)206k WordsCompleted *Cover art by Guoren, with thanks. Synopsis: A story about two girls raised together who have no blood ties. Six-year age gap. They reunite right from the start. Bold / sincere / loves but can't have her X gentle / obsessive / afraid of losing her Chen Jinyue (24): Chen Jinyue has always been the sort of person who would do whatever it took to get what she wanted. She has her mother and Lin Yunsheng to thank 152.7kFavorites153.7kClicks/ch194.1kGifts

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    To be honest, I don't quite understand the male lead. The romance in this book is very bittersweet, with an older man/younger woman dynamic. It's a balanced read.

18. 18 明21+ It’ll Rain Heavily Tomorrow 明天雨很大 Jing Feng境风Danmei (BL)146k WordsCompleted 125.2kFavorites120.2kClicks/ch95kGifts

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    I forgot the exact age difference, but it's an older man/younger woman story. It's my favorite kind of story of a broken mirror mended, not angsty at all [milk tea emoji], and I especially like the protagonist's character.

19. 19 顶 Top-Tier Devotion 顶级偏爱 Arakawa Dai荒川黛Danmei (BL)414k WordsCompleted A cool, abstinent, ultra-controlling daddy-type pursuer x a flirtatious, timid, romantic little artist Older man/13-year age gap Xu Qing'ai caught his boyfriend cheating and was so furious that he had a hyperventilation attack. A kind male escort from the club took him to the hospital. His vision was too blurry to focus. All he remembered was the escort's long fingers covering his mouth, and the man's faintly discernible, cool and chaste air. On impulse, Xu Qing'ai booked him for two months o 109.4kFavorites147.6kClicks/ch88.2kGifts

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    The older man/younger man pairing and the weak, sickly bottom were both parts I didn't like. I felt the top was too controlling.

20. 20 或 Perhaps Spring Knows 或许春天知道 Night-Blooming Flowers at Dawn明开夜合Romance296k WordsCompleted [Slow burn / slice of life / happy ending] He fell for him earlier than he thought. Maybe spring knew. / Three years ago, on a spring day washed by a sudden downpour, Meng Jingnian drove Lin Ping home. He opened the back door and held up an umbrella, only to unexpectedly meet a pair of tearful eyes. When he asked what was wrong, she said, “I think I’ve fallen for someone I can never be with.” · Three years later, it’s raining again. Lin Ping writes on the fogged-up window, and Meng Jingnian sudd 103.1kFavorites111.4kClicks/ch58.8kGifts

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    My favorite older man/younger woman/fake boner combo [milk tea emoji], it's so delicious!

21. 21 沙21+ Early Moon Over the Sand Dunes 沙山早月 Jing Feng境风Danmei (BL)238k WordsCompleted 95.7kFavorites71.2kClicks/ch156.4kGifts

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    The older man/younger woman dynamic is very strong, and the bottom character is extremely, extremely, extremely, extremely, extremely cute. It's a sweet little story, and those who prefer the bottom character may enjoy it.

22. 22 赤21+ The Equatorial Calm Belt 赤道无风带 A Little Breeze微风几许Danmei (BL)265k WordsCompleted 85.4kFavorites80.2kClicks/ch93kGifts

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    This is a sweet, older man/younger man romance novel, the kind you read and then forget. The male lead is very pure and easy to please.

23. 23 港 Rain in Harbor City 港城有雨 Caramel Pomelo Tea焦糖柚茶Baihe (GL)560k WordsCompleted [Scheming Yandere Heiress x Cool, Alluring Male Canary / Third-Person Narration / Extensive Revisions + Bonus Epilogues for Full Subscribers. Pirated Versions Are Incomplete; the Full Version Is Only on Jinjiang] In my third year as a kept canary, I fell in love with her. My boss was elegant and beautiful, gentle and considerate, and a graduate of a top university. Her office offered a distant view of Victoria Harbour at night. She was every inch a Hong Kong heiress. But she had a fiance. - The 79.4kFavorites70kClicks/ch105.1kGifts

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    I think the older sister conquered most of it. I didn't finish reading the rest of the book. I've read a lot of straight female characters in the yuri section, and this seems to be the best one I've ever read.

24. 24 越 Crossing the Line 越界 Ning Yuan宁远Baihe (GL)536k WordsCompleted The night Lin Ji returned to the country was also the night of the birthday banquet for Song Ti, Jiang Siyi's arranged-marriage match. Jiang Siyi had carefully chosen a huge bouquet of cinnabar bowls for the occasion, but Song Ti ignored her. When he saw Lin Ji's car, Song Ti immediately got up to leave, knocking the flowers to the ground and scattering them everywhere. Song Ti eagerly opened the car door for Lin Ji and followed after her, calling, “Cousin!” Lin Ji stayed on the phone and didn' 73.1kFavorites68.9kClicks/ch186.5kGifts

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    I like this book; it's a sweet little story with no major setbacks [doge head with rose in hand]. I especially like the protagonist (uke).

25. 25 鲸 The Whale and the Unfinished Rain 鲸鱼与未尽雨 Gu Lai Yi顾徕一Baihe (GL)533k WordsCompleted Coming soon: The Alley Was Longer Than I Thought. Blurb at the bottom. A quiet, reserved piano tuner & a glamorous, larger-than-life pianist 1, In their senior year of high school, Wen Ran and Xu Xiyan met for the first time. The eighteen-year-old had naturally curly hair and a face like an early-blooming rose. That was when Wen Ran first learned that allure had nothing to do with age or experience. Xu Xiyan only had to stand there to become the center of the world. Xu Xiyan was a prodigy wh 62.3kFavorites50.8kClicks/ch117.5kGifts

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    The author's writing is excellent; the stories are mostly about older women being the dominant one, and it's quite bittersweet.

26. 26 恭 Congratulations and Prosperity 恭喜发财 Slowly Plot It Out徐徐图之Danmei (BL)197k WordsCompleted The CEO is dating an ordinary guy. One day, the CEO discovers that his boyfriend’s pocket change is worth more than his own annual salary. *The CEO is the top. *There’s a 12-year age gap. Theme: Develop a healthy attitude toward money 61.2kFavorites62.9kClicks/ch60.6kGifts

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    "12-Year Age Gap" is good, quite silly, and I laughed while watching it. There's a little bit of angst towards the end, but it ends very quickly. Suitable for those with a balanced taste.

27. 27 和 After a Blind Date with My Secret Crush 和暗恋对象相亲后 Week Ten星期十Danmei (BL)323k WordsCompleted [Recommended by a friend: “Bro, You’re Not Allowed to Hit My Husband!!” by Liu Chu] Before the blind date, Sang Yan only planned to go through the motions. He was even prepared for the other person to look nothing like his photos. After the date, Sang Yan thought: The other guy is actually the campus crush he’d fallen for back in high school! Sang Yan was honest. “Sorry, I’m only doing this to humor my family. I assume you are too...” He thought they’d part ways there, but Pei Yi said earnestly 38.5kFavorites30.4kClicks/ch19.4kGifts

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    He's biased! No more words needed.

28. 28 小 The Young Master and the Beauty of the Opera Troupe Are Living Together?! 小爷和美人花旦同居了？！ Young Master of the Zhu Family竹家少爷Danmei (BL)483k WordsCompleted Original title: The Young Master Got Pinned by a Famous Dan Performer?! [Note] This story is set in a modern city, not the Republic of China era. The main story is 380,000 characters, the slice-of-life extras are 70,000 characters, and the childhood-friends alternate-universe bonus story is 30,000 characters. Everything is clearly labeled, so choose what you want to buy. Thanks to everyone supporting the official release! Please leave a good review now that the story is complete! [Character se 30.6kFavorites17.7kClicks/ch41.4kGifts

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    Mine clearance: US attack Overall, it's about keeping things balanced, and making little cookies easy.

29. 29 蝶 Butterfly 蝶 Shuwei殊娓Romance256k WordsCompleted [Complete.] [Next up: Fifteen Dusks.] Before they began working together, someone warned Jian Xin: Lin Yutong had spent years raising butterflies in the mountains. He was solitary, cold, and didn't like to talk. For the first half month they worked together, they didn't say a word to each other. One night, half a month later, Jian Xin stayed up in the greenhouse waiting for the chrysalises to emerge. She accidentally fell asleep, and when she woke up, she found a man's jacket draped over her. 27.7kFavorites28.8kClicks/ch14.5kGifts

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    It's a good book to read in your spare time, but also one you'll forget as soon as you read it.

30. 30 F F637: The Inspectors' Girls' School F637纠察女校 Today's Mountains Are Lovely今朝山好Baihe (GL)1.3M WordsCompleted [The next story I'll be working on is "NPC's Fox-Raising Handbook". Lin Fushui's home has a room that can never be opened. As the heiress to a famous pharmaceutical company, Lin Fushui had enjoyed an easy life for the seventeen years since her adoption. Her adoptive mother was busy with work, but every time she came home, she would repeat, “Don't open that room.” There was nothing Lin Fus 23.6kFavorites13.1kClicks/ch102.5kGifts

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    The beginning was okay, but the plot slowed down in the middle. Overall, it was alright. It's a story with a female lead who is dominant, but those who prefer a more submissive role might enjoy it.

31. 31 世 The World Is Going to the Dogs 世风日下[GB] Wu Xuanqing武玄青Romance415k WordsCompleted Female pursues male: My Ice-Cold Male Assistant, My Rival’s, Has Been ‘Taken’ by Me is now underway. [Powerful, ruthless, high-society career woman x brooding, green-tea, gorgeous male college student] Both each other’s first | Pure female-led romance | Plenty of female-gaze description A year ago, Bian Shengyan received news that her family had arranged a marriage alliance for her. Without batting an eye, she tore up the marriage contract sent by the Yuan family, then found herself a sweet, ha 14.4kFavorites12kClicks/ch5.4kGifts

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    This one is considered average among GB's books, right? [Laughing and crying with facepalm]

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