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Dialogue

The Art of Verbal Action for Page, Stage, and Screen

by Robert McKee ...

Narrated by Robert McKee ...

Unabridged

11 hours 10 min

**The long-awaited follow-up to the perennially bestselling writers' guide Story, from the most sought-after expert in the art of storytelling."Dialogue is a masterwork. There's nothing harder to teach. Now this book exists. McKee has written an essential book akin to The Elements of Style for all writers." —Margaret Nagle, winner of the Writer's Guild Award, Emmy, NAACP, Golden Globe, and Pen* ... Read more

$27.99 USD

**The long-awaited follow-up to the perennially bestselling writers' guide Story, from the most sought-after expert in the art of storytelling."Dialogue is a masterwork. There's nothing harder to teach. Now this book exists. McKee has written an essential book akin to The Elements of Style for all writers." —Margaret Nagle, winner of the Writer's Guild Award, Emmy, NAACP, Golden Globe, and Pen*
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Save the Cat!

by Blake Snyder ...

Narrated by George Newbern ...

Series series Save the Cat! Series
Unabridged

5 hours 22 min

Here's what started the phenomenon: the bestseller, for over fifteen years, that's been used by screenwriters around the world! Blake Snyder tells all in this fast, funny, and candid look inside the movie business. Save the Cat is just one of many ironclad rules for making your ideas more marketable and your script more satisfying, others include these: •The four elements of every winning logline ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Here's what started the phenomenon: the bestseller, for over fifteen years, that's been used by screenwriters around the world! Blake Snyder tells all in this fast, funny, and candid look inside the movie business. Save the Cat is just one of many ironclad rules for making your ideas more marketable and your script more satisfying, others include these: •The four elements of every winning logline
... Read more
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Immersive Storytelling for Real and Imagined Worlds

A Writer's Guide

by Margaret Kerrison ...

Narrated by Margaret Kerrison ...

Unabridged

5 hours 15 min

The emerging discipline of immersive storytelling recognizes the power of creative works that put the viewer at the center of the action. Theme-park designer Margaret Kerrison shares tips and tricks for writers on teams tasked with bringing a narrative to life. How do you take an idea from inspiration to manifestation? How do you move from telling a story to creating a world? In this book, the ... Read more

$24.99 USD

The emerging discipline of immersive storytelling recognizes the power of creative works that put the viewer at the center of the action. Theme-park designer Margaret Kerrison shares tips and tricks for writers on teams tasked with bringing a narrative to life. How do you take an idea from inspiration to manifestation? How do you move from telling a story to creating a world? In this book, the
... Read more
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The Science of Storytelling

by Will Storr ...

Narrated by James Clamp ...

Unabridged

6 hours 51 min

How do master storytellers compel us? There have been many attempts to understand what makes a good story, but few have used a scientific approach. In The Science of Storytelling, Will Storr applies dazzling psychological research and cutting-edge neuroscience to our myths and archetypes to show how we can tell better stories, revealing, among other things, how storytellers—and also our brains ... Read more

$24.99 USD

How do master storytellers compel us? There have been many attempts to understand what makes a good story, but few have used a scientific approach. In The Science of Storytelling, Will Storr applies dazzling psychological research and cutting-edge neuroscience to our myths and archetypes to show how we can tell better stories, revealing, among other things, how storytellers—and also our brains
... Read more
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How To Write A Screenplay

Your Step By Step Guide To Writing Screenplays

by HowExpert, Travis Seppala ...

Narrated by D.G. Chichester ...

Unabridged

1 hour 28 min

Do you have a Big Movie Idea that you're just dying to write, but aren't quite sure how to do it? Don't know how to compile and organize your ideas in a cohesive manner? Are you unsure of the "rules" of screenwriting, but are willing to learn?HOW TO WRITE A SCREENPLAY, by Travis Seppala, may just be the book for you. In it, Travis outlines very clearly the dos and don'ts of writing a screenplay. ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Do you have a Big Movie Idea that you're just dying to write, but aren't quite sure how to do it? Don't know how to compile and organize your ideas in a cohesive manner? Are you unsure of the "rules" of screenwriting, but are willing to learn?HOW TO WRITE A SCREENPLAY, by Travis Seppala, may just be the book for you. In it, Travis outlines very clearly the dos and don'ts of writing a screenplay.
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The Festival

by Sarah J Naughton ...

Narrated by Karen Cass ...

Unabridged

9 hours 9 min

FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR'Dazzlingly inventive'Sunday Times'Gripping and powerful'Cara Hunter**********FOUR WOMEN.Orly, Lenny, Mel and Thea have been best friends since school. But now it is 20 years later and inevitably they have drifted apart.ONE WEEKEND.It is Lenny's 40th birthday, plus Orly and ... ... Read more

$24.99 USD

FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR'Dazzlingly inventive'Sunday Times'Gripping and powerful'Cara Hunter**********FOUR WOMEN.Orly, Lenny, Mel and Thea have been best friends since school. But now it is 20 years later and inevitably they have drifted apart.ONE WEEKEND.It is Lenny's 40th birthday, plus Orly and ...
... Read more
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Forgive the Bride

A Parody of Kill Bill Volume 3

by Dr. Stanley Quincy Upjohn ...

Narrated by Nikki Belle ...

Unabridged

3 hours 1 min

What if the most important story in the Kill Bill universe was never told? At just four years old, Nikki Belle witnessed her mother, Copperhead, killed by The Bride. Decades later, the child left in the kitchen returns as a woman carrying trauma, questions, and the weight of legacy. This is not another revenge tale—it is the emotional, psychological, and spiritual finale to the Kill Bill saga. ... Read more

$11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

What if the most important story in the Kill Bill universe was never told? At just four years old, Nikki Belle witnessed her mother, Copperhead, killed by The Bride. Decades later, the child left in the kitchen returns as a woman carrying trauma, questions, and the weight of legacy. This is not another revenge tale—it is the emotional, psychological, and spiritual finale to the Kill Bill saga.
... Read more
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Fast, Cheap & Written That Way

Top Screenwriters on Writing for Low-Budget Movies

by John Gaspard ...

Narrated by Jim Cunningham, Andy Morantz, Ash Steel, Nathan Taber, Margaret Mikkelson, Chris Clyne, Lauren Gobes, Josh Wallace, Nick Preston ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Fast, Cheap Filmmaking Books
Unabridged

8 hours 43 min

Write Your Screenplay with the Help of Top Screenwriters!It’s like taking a Master Class in screenwriting … all in one book!Discover the pitfalls of writing to fit a budget from screenwriters who have successfully navigated these waters already. Learn from their mistakes and improve your script with their expert advice."I wish I'd read this book before I made Re-Animator."Stuart Gordon, Director, ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Write Your Screenplay with the Help of Top Screenwriters!It’s like taking a Master Class in screenwriting … all in one book!Discover the pitfalls of writing to fit a budget from screenwriters who have successfully navigated these waters already. Learn from their mistakes and improve your script with their expert advice."I wish I'd read this book before I made Re-Animator."Stuart Gordon, Director,
... Read more
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Screenwriting for Hollywood

by Michael Hauge ...

Narrated by Michael Hauge ...

Unabridged

2 hours 56 min

Voted Best Screenwriting Seminar– Freelance Screenwriters' ForumStep right up and write your best screenplay. Here's your step-by-step guide to writing AND selling to the movies and TV. SCREENWRITING FOR HOLLYWOOD offers the highlights of Michael Hauge's acclaimed two-day, intensive screenwriting seminar. Finalist in AudioWorld's Golden Headsets Awards for Best Self-Help/Inspirational Audio. ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Voted Best Screenwriting Seminar– Freelance Screenwriters' ForumStep right up and write your best screenplay. Here's your step-by-step guide to writing AND selling to the movies and TV. SCREENWRITING FOR HOLLYWOOD offers the highlights of Michael Hauge's acclaimed two-day, intensive screenwriting seminar. Finalist in AudioWorld's Golden Headsets Awards for Best Self-Help/Inspirational Audio.
... Read more
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Основы экранизации. Преврати свой роман в сценарий

by Пол Томлинсон ...

Narrated by Амир Шакиров ...

Series series Пиши и сочиняй. Книги по сценарному и писательскому мастерству
Unabridged

9 hours 21 min

Книга «Основы экранизации: Преврати свой роман в сценарий» — это практическое руководство по адаптации литературного произведения для кино и телевидения. В ней раскрываются ключевые различия между форматами и даются конкретные инструменты для переработки текста в сценарий. Книга служит структурированным сборником знаний, которые в разрозненном виде присутствуют в профессиональных блогах, лекциях ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Книга «Основы экранизации: Преврати свой роман в сценарий» — это практическое руководство по адаптации литературного произведения для кино и телевидения. В ней раскрываются ключевые различия между форматами и даются конкретные инструменты для переработки текста в сценарий. Книга служит структурированным сборником знаний, которые в разрозненном виде присутствуют в профессиональных блогах, лекциях
... Read more
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Mars Attacks Memoirs

Narrated by Jonathan Gems, Mila Pop ...

Unabridged

6 hours 38 min

Mars Attacks! screenwriter Jonathan Gems has finally been released by the Martian Commander to share his memories and the inner secrets of the movie. These confidential documents have been leaked directly from Area 51, and it’s all here! Studio politics, Hollywood stars, fun, laughter, friendship, mayhem, and the genius of the extra-terrestrial Tim Burton.Ack! Ack! Ack! ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Mars Attacks! screenwriter Jonathan Gems has finally been released by the Martian Commander to share his memories and the inner secrets of the movie. These confidential documents have been leaked directly from Area 51, and it’s all here! Studio politics, Hollywood stars, fun, laughter, friendship, mayhem, and the genius of the extra-terrestrial Tim Burton.Ack! Ack! Ack!
... Read more
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Gentlemen of the Shade: My Own Private Idaho

by Jen Sookfong Lee ...

Narrated by Andrew Joseph Perez ...

Series Audiobook 7 - Pop Classics
Unabridged

2 hours 22 min

Gus Van Sant’s film and the ’90s cult of the alternative Gus Van Sant’s 1991 indie darling My Own Private Idaho perplexed and provoked, inspiring a new ethos for a new decade: being different was better than being good. Gentlemen of the Shade examines how the film was a coming-of-age for a generation of young people who would embrace the alternative and bring their outsider perspectives to ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Gus Van Sant’s film and the ’90s cult of the alternative Gus Van Sant’s 1991 indie darling My Own Private Idaho perplexed and provoked, inspiring a new ethos for a new decade: being different was better than being good. Gentlemen of the Shade examines how the film was a coming-of-age for a generation of young people who would embrace the alternative and bring their outsider perspectives to
... Read more
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ANATOMY of Stories, The: Transforming Genres for Everyone

"Elevate your storytelling skills! Dive into our engaging audiobook, transforming genres for all readers."

by Quinlan Vesper ...

Narrated by Alan Winnigton ...

Unabridged

2 hours

Audiobook Description for 'The ANATOMY of Stories: Transforming Genres for Everyone'⭐⭐ Simplified Guide & Explanations Included ⭐⭐Are you eager to advance in your career and deepen your understanding of how literature reveals truths that shape our perspectives?In search of an all-encompassing guide that includes everything you need to grasp the nuances of literature?Your quest ends h... ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Audiobook Description for 'The ANATOMY of Stories: Transforming Genres for Everyone'⭐⭐ Simplified Guide & Explanations Included ⭐⭐Are you eager to advance in your career and deepen your understanding of how literature reveals truths that shape our perspectives?In search of an all-encompassing guide that includes everything you need to grasp the nuances of literature?Your quest ends h...
... Read more
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Books To Film & TV: What Every Author Needs To Know

Smart Author Guide

by Maggie Marr ...

Narrated by Maggie Marr ...

Unabridged

2 hours 3 min

Books To Film & TV: What Every Author Needs To Know is the penultimate overview and guide of how to get your books into the film & TV market. Books To Film And TV provides the reader with the three primary discovery methods that executives in the film and TV industry utilize to find new books to turn into film & TV.*Organic Discovery*Submission Process*Outlier EventBooks To Film And TV: What Every ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Books To Film & TV: What Every Author Needs To Know is the penultimate overview and guide of how to get your books into the film & TV market. Books To Film And TV provides the reader with the three primary discovery methods that executives in the film and TV industry utilize to find new books to turn into film & TV.*Organic Discovery*Submission Process*Outlier EventBooks To Film And TV: What Every
... Read more
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Get Your Hero Up A Tree: How to Write a Movie (That Doesn't Stink)

by Mark Achtenberg ...

Narrated by Eric Cator ...

Unabridged

3 hours 1 min

Created for the college classroom, and intended for aspiring screenwriters, Mark Achtenberg’s Get Your Hero Up a Tree: How to Write a Movie (That Doesn’t Stink) is a surprisingly refreshing and entertaining how-to book that tackles the medium of film. A long-time educator and respected expert in the field, Achtenberg approaches his topic from a position of deep understanding, producing a guide ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Created for the college classroom, and intended for aspiring screenwriters, Mark Achtenberg’s Get Your Hero Up a Tree: How to Write a Movie (That Doesn’t Stink) is a surprisingly refreshing and entertaining how-to book that tackles the medium of film. A long-time educator and respected expert in the field, Achtenberg approaches his topic from a position of deep understanding, producing a guide
... Read more
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The Movie Musical!

by Jeanine Basinger ...

Narrated by Erin Bennett ...

Unabridged

24 hours 20 min

Irresistible and authoritative, The Movie Musical! is an in-depth look at the singing, dancing, happy-making world of Hollywood musicals--an essential audiobook for anyone who's ever laughed, cried, or sung along at the movies.Leading film historian Jeanine Basinger reveals, with her trademark wit and zest, the whole story of the Hollywood musical--in the most telling, most incisive, most detailed ... Read more

$32.99 USD

Irresistible and authoritative, The Movie Musical! is an in-depth look at the singing, dancing, happy-making world of Hollywood musicals--an essential audiobook for anyone who's ever laughed, cried, or sung along at the movies.Leading film historian Jeanine Basinger reveals, with her trademark wit and zest, the whole story of the Hollywood musical--in the most telling, most incisive, most detailed
... Read more
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Психология в кино: Создание героев и историй

by Татьяна Салахиева-Талал ...

Narrated by Дарья Пуршева ...

Unabridged

10 hours 9 min

Книга, написанная автором уникального курса «Психология для сценаристов» Татьяной Салахиевой-Талал, знакомит с концепциями некоторых психологических школ и направлений, переосмысленными с точки зрения кинодраматургии. Среди них теории Фрейда и Юнга, оказавшие громадное влияние на киноискусство, гештальт-подход, которому в книге уделено особое внимание, а также новейшие мировые исследования в ... Read more

$10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Книга, написанная автором уникального курса «Психология для сценаристов» Татьяной Салахиевой-Талал, знакомит с концепциями некоторых психологических школ и направлений, переосмысленными с точки зрения кинодраматургии. Среди них теории Фрейда и Юнга, оказавшие громадное влияние на киноискусство, гештальт-подход, которому в книге уделено особое внимание, а также новейшие мировые исследования в
... Read more
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Adventures in Screenwriting

How One Writer Navigates the Dire Straits

by Selin Sevinç ...

Narrated by Selin Sevinç ...

Unabridged

5 hours 16 min

Honest, raw and very funny, Selin Sevinç's musings on the art of screenwriting shine light on the illusive craft which plays such a pivotal role in the movie making process. Inbetween recollecting on her efforts to make unique stories in a industry seemingly interested only in identikit movies, Sevinç blends in darkly amusing tales of homelife and motherhood in Oregon, US, and reminisces on her ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Honest, raw and very funny, Selin Sevinç's musings on the art of screenwriting shine light on the illusive craft which plays such a pivotal role in the movie making process. Inbetween recollecting on her efforts to make unique stories in a industry seemingly interested only in identikit movies, Sevinç blends in darkly amusing tales of homelife and motherhood in Oregon, US, and reminisces on her
... Read more
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The Marketing Edge for Filmmakers

Developing a Marketing Mindset from Concept to Release

by Russell Schwartz, Katherine Macdonald ...

Narrated by Rachel Perry, Daniel Henning ...

Unabridged

12 hours 36 min

Written for working and aspiring filmmakers, directors, producers and screenwriters, The Marketing Edge for Filmmakers walks through every stage of the marketing process—from concept to post-production—and illustrates how creative decisions at each stage will impact the marketability of a film.In this book, marketing experts Schwartz and MacDonald welcome you behind the curtain into the inner ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Written for working and aspiring filmmakers, directors, producers and screenwriters, The Marketing Edge for Filmmakers walks through every stage of the marketing process—from concept to post-production—and illustrates how creative decisions at each stage will impact the marketability of a film.In this book, marketing experts Schwartz and MacDonald welcome you behind the curtain into the inner
... Read more
Audiobook

Copyright Law: Protecting Authors and Writers

by David Ewen ...

Narrated by David Ewen ...

Unabridged

1 hour 4 min

Copyright Law: Protecting Authors and Writers is based on an 11-year tour in the seven states of New York and New England that included copyright protection. The tour called the “Professor Lecture Series” included copyright law for publishing, broadcasting, filming, and content creation. A long-term veteran of book publishing, filming, and radio broadcasting, author David K. Ewen, M.Ed. has ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Copyright Law: Protecting Authors and Writers is based on an 11-year tour in the seven states of New York and New England that included copyright protection. The tour called the “Professor Lecture Series” included copyright law for publishing, broadcasting, filming, and content creation. A long-term veteran of book publishing, filming, and radio broadcasting, author David K. Ewen, M.Ed. has
... Read more
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Memo: Секреты создания структуры и персонажей в сценарии

by Кристофер Воглер, Дэвид Маккенна ...

Narrated by Иван Литвинов, Дмитрий Креминский ...

Unabridged

7 hours 6 min

Эта аудиокнига — результат многолетней работы Кристофера Воглера и Дэвида Маккенны. Будучи профессиональными экспертами, они проанализировали в общей сложности более 40 000 сценариев самых разных жанров. Свой совместный труд Воглер и Маккенна рассматривают не просто как полезный инструментарий сторителлинга, они считают его «спасительным» и для начинающих, и для активно пишущих авторов. Своим ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Эта аудиокнига — результат многолетней работы Кристофера Воглера и Дэвида Маккенны. Будучи профессиональными экспертами, они проанализировали в общей сложности более 40 000 сценариев самых разных жанров. Свой совместный труд Воглер и Маккенна рассматривают не просто как полезный инструментарий сторителлинга, они считают его «спасительным» и для начинающих, и для активно пишущих авторов. Своим
... Read more
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You Talkin' To Me?

How To Write Great Dialogue

by Linda Seger, John Rainey ...

Narrated by George Newbern ...

Unabridged

5 hours 17 min

Unlike the chitchat of everyday life, dialogue must express character, advance the story, suggest a theme, and include a few memorable lines that audiences will be quoting for decades to come. The best stories have dialogue that sparkles, but it’s easy for inexperienced writers to fall into common pitfalls like creating dialogue that’s wooden or too on the nose. Other writers end up with ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Unlike the chitchat of everyday life, dialogue must express character, advance the story, suggest a theme, and include a few memorable lines that audiences will be quoting for decades to come. The best stories have dialogue that sparkles, but it’s easy for inexperienced writers to fall into common pitfalls like creating dialogue that’s wooden or too on the nose. Other writers end up with
... Read more
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لقاء مع الكاتبة إنجي علاء

by إنجي علاء ومصطفى شهيب ...

Narrated by إنجي علاء ومصطفى شهيب ...

Unabridged

16 min

هنالك دومًا مواقفٌ وحكايات في كواليس المبدعين. جمعناها لكم من داخل معرض القاهرة الدولي للكتاب تستمعون لها لأول مرة في #بودكاست_المعرض من إنتاج كتاب صوتي تعرّف إلى مشاريع الكتّاب الجديدة وطقوسهم للكتابة. والتحدياتُ التي تواجه دور النشر وكيفية اختيار إصداراتهم. وما هي أصعب الكتب التي تواجه المترجمين وما المترجمات التي يرشحونها. برفقة بسنت عز الدين ومصطفى شهيب نتحدث مع ضيوفنا ونستمع إلى قصصهم الملهمة ... Read more

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هنالك دومًا مواقفٌ وحكايات في كواليس المبدعين. جمعناها لكم من داخل معرض القاهرة الدولي للكتاب تستمعون لها لأول مرة في #بودكاست_المعرض من إنتاج كتاب صوتي تعرّف إلى مشاريع الكتّاب الجديدة وطقوسهم للكتابة. والتحدياتُ التي تواجه دور النشر وكيفية اختيار إصداراتهم. وما هي أصعب الكتب التي تواجه المترجمين وما المترجمات التي يرشحونها. برفقة بسنت عز الدين ومصطفى شهيب نتحدث مع ضيوفنا ونستمع إلى قصصهم الملهمة
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Hollywood Animal

by Joe Eszterhas ...

Narrated by Eric Bogosian ...

Abridged

5 hours 40 min

He spent his earliest years in post WWII–refugee camps. He came to America and grew up in Cleveland—stealing cars, rolling drunks, battling priests, nearly going to jail. He became the screenwriter of the worldwide hits Basic Instinct, Jagged Edge, and Flashdance. He also wrote the legendary disasters Showgirls and Jade.The rebellion never ended, even as his films went on to gross more than a ... Read more

$12.99 USD

He spent his earliest years in post WWII–refugee camps. He came to America and grew up in Cleveland—stealing cars, rolling drunks, battling priests, nearly going to jail. He became the screenwriter of the worldwide hits Basic Instinct, Jagged Edge, and Flashdance. He also wrote the legendary disasters Showgirls and Jade.The rebellion never ended, even as his films went on to gross more than a
... Read more

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