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Friday, February 20, 2015

How to Find a Critique Buddy Dana Delamar

A critique partner, or critique group, is an essential part of taking your writing to a publishable level. Critique partners provide honest, constructive feedback on your work. They also help you develop your characters and your plot. They help you spot when either one has gone off the rails, and they help you get back on track.
Critique partners can also help you improve your writing chops, whether in terms of point of view, pacing, style, and so on. They’re essential sounding boards to any writer, and they can save you a bundle by helping you polish your work as much as possible prior to hiring a professional editor.
So how do you find this mythical person or group?
·         Take classes at your local college, local writers’ groups, or local writers’ conferences. The Internet will help you find many of these groups. Meetup.com is one place where you can find hundreds of writers’ groups in your area.
·         Try to find local writers who write in your genre. While feedback from any writer will probably be helpful, the best feedback is likely to come from someone writing in the same genre. For example, if you’re writing romance, another romance writer will understand that a Happily Ever After (HEA) ending is mandatory.
·         To find writers in your genre, you can look for writers’ organizations on the Internet. For romance, Romance Writers of America (RWA) is a key resource, with local chapters all around the United States. Other genres, such as science fiction, fantasy, thrillers, mysteries, and so on, also have writers’ organizations.
·         Once you’ve found your tribe, be sure to attend meetings and get to know your fellow writers. Make friends. At some point, you’ll find someone you click with, and that someone might be a good match for you in terms of a critique partner. Or they might know someone who is.
·         Preferably, your critique partner will be at a similar place and skill level in their career. If you choose someone who’s an experienced pro while you’re an unpublished newbie, the relationship may end up becoming more of a mentor/mentee kind of relationship, rather that one of equal partners. That may not be a bad thing, but such relationships can end up with an unbalanced power dynamic, or the mentor may feel that they are not getting as much out of the relationship as the mentee.
·         Preferably your critique partner will be writing in the same subgenre(s) as you and preferably you will both have similar preferences when it comes to the heat level of your stories. For example, if you’re writing erotic romance, you will want someone who’s very comfortable with sexuality to be giving you feedback.
·         Preferably your critique partner will have a complementary skill set to yours. Maybe one of you is great at developing characters, and the other has top-notch grammatical skills. You can take advantage of each other’s strengths and learn from each other.
·         Above all, your critique partner must be someone who is constructive, supportive, helpful, and not afraid to give and receive honest and candid feedback. Both of you must be open to other opinions, but at the same time not offended if the feedback doesn’t resonate with one or the other of you. And remember to point out what’s working great, as well what needs work. We all need a pat on the back sometimes… especially when we still haven’t got things quite right!
·         Trust is the key ingredient in the critique partner relationship. While you may be able to develop this with someone you know only online, it’s much easier to develop this kind of relationship with a local writer you can meet with on a frequent basis. Being able to read each other’s nonverbal cues and discuss sometimes sensitive or difficult issues face to face is vital to building the level of trust and support that makes a critique partnership so invaluable.
 Dana Delamar is the author of the "Blood and Honor" romantic suspense series, which is set in Italy among the Calabrian Mafia. An avid traveler who loves to learn about different peoples and cultures, Dana often sets her books in exotic locales. She grew up in the Midwest and Pacific Northwest, and today makes Seattle her home. She's an omnivorous reader with overflowing bookshelves and a passionate love of "Supernatural," "Firefly," "True Blood," "Mad Men," and a zillion other TV shows. Where she finds the time to sleep is a mystery.

When she's not writing, Dana is zipping off to visit new locales, dreaming about her next trip to Italy, or narrowly avoiding car accidents while she conjures up exploits for her characters. You can visit her at http://www.danadelamar.com.
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Dana Delamar is the author of the "Blood and Honor" romantic suspense series, which is set in Italy among the Calabrian Mafia. An avid traveler who loves to learn about different peoples and cultures, Dana often sets her books in exotic locales. She grew up in the Midwest and Pacific Northwest, and today makes Seattle her home. She's an omnivorous reader with overflowing bookshelves and a passionate love of "Supernatural," "Firefly," "True Blood," "Mad Men," and a zillion other TV shows. Where she finds the time to sleep is a mystery. When she's not writing, Dana is zipping off to visit new locales, dreaming about her next trip to Italy, or narrowly avoiding car accidents while she conjures up exploits for her characters. You can visit her at http://www.danadelamar.com. Author Links: Website: http://www.danadelamar.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanaDelamarWriter Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanaDelamar Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/DanaDelamar Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/danadelamar/














Sunday, November 17, 2013

Forget Me Not By Sarah Daltry Spotlight

 Forget Me Not by Sarah Daltry 





Forget Me Not Flowering Series Book 1



This isn’t a sweet and innocent coming of age story. If dirty talk, bedroom toys, and threesomes offend you… this is not your book. There are also no billionaires, strippers, or virgins. This is just the story of typical college kids trying to connect to each other. 
“No one tells you when you start school just how homesick you will be, or how hard it will be to start life over with no direction and no friends or family. No one says that becoming your own person is terrifying.”
Lily had a crush on her brother’s best friend, Derek, for years – which led to their steamy night ten months ago in her bedroom. Now, she’s off to college and she and Derek are still going strong. However, when school starts, Lily realizes it’s hard to maintain a relationship, while also trying to live her own life. She and Derek find themselves falling apart and she has no idea where to turn.
Enter Jack. Everything about him is wrong for Lily and she knows it, but she can’t stop herself from being attracted to him. When things implode with Derek, it’s Jack who’s there to pick up the pieces – and to show Lily an entirely new set of experiences she didn’t know she was missing.
Of course, Jack has his own problems and once Lily gets to know him better, she starts to wonder if she can handle all of Jack. When Derek reappears on the scene, Lily is forced to decide between two guys and herself. Can she find herself without losing the people who matter in the process? .
This is a work intended for readers 18+ as it features explicit sex between people in college. See where it began in the short story, “Her Brother’s Best Friend.


Excerpt:

He moves closer and already my body is responding. He smells like cigarettes and leather, two smells I never thought were sexy until now. I want to fall into his body, to be wrapped in his arms, and I fight it. It’s wrong and it makes no sense. I have everything I could ever want. Jack is just a distraction.
“I’m not that kind of girl,” I tell him.

He steps closer still and kisses my neck. His lips are soft, which is unexpected, and it sends a shiver through me. Jack brings me in to his chest. I can feel his heart beating; it’s quickening and it matches mine. I feel his tongue sliding down along my collarbone. There is nothing like this, but I need him to stop. And yet, I never want him to stop. “I’d love to know exactly what kind of girl you are.”

Almost as if they are not my own, my hands slip between his jacket and his shirt. The heat of his skin burns me even through the fabric of his clothes. His lips continue to travel downward, but as they reach the curve of my breasts, something in me wakes up. I tear myself away from him and back up a few inches.

“I have a boyfriend,” I repeat. “I can’t do this.”

“Where is he?” Jack asks. His eyes are burning.

“What?”



“Where is your boyfriend? You’ve mentioned him before, but you run into me a lot for someone who’s so in love.”



Buy Links:   Amazon           Barnes & Noble    Smashwords      Amazon Print 



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Lily of the Valley Flowering Series Book 1.5

This isn't a sweet and innocent coming of age story. If dirty talk, bedroom toys, and threesomes offend you... this is not your book. There are also no billionaires, strippers, or virgins. This is just the story of typical college kids trying to connect to each other.  



"No one tells you about pain. They tell you that it hurts, that sometimes it's consuming. What they don't tell you is that it's not the pain that can kill you. It's the uncomfortable numbness that follows, the weakness in your body when you realize your lungs may stop taking in air and you just can't exert enough energy to care. It's the way taste and color and smell fade from the world and all you're left with is a sepia print of misery. That's when the shift starts - the movement from passive to active. I fall asleep, hoping that the morning will bring back the pain. At least the pain is a thing."


Plagued by a dark past, Jack sees college as a way out. Desperate to escape the area where he grew up, the people who know his secrets, and his own family, he deals with his problems through alcohol and meaningless sex.


When he first sees Lily, she's the epitome of everything he hates. Yet something about her makes Jack rethink everything he knows and assumes about other people. Now, with the help of his best friend and lover, Jack has to decide if he wants to pursue something that he knows will only end badly.  


Can Lily be one of the few people who can see Jack for who he really is - or will his darkness be too much for her to handle? 

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Sarah Daltry writes erotica and romance that ranges from sweet to steamy. She moves around a lot and has trouble committing to things. Forget Me Not is her second full length novel, although she also has several story collections and two novellas available. Her other novel, Bitter Fruits, was available shortly, but is now in the contract phase with a major publisher. When Sarah isn’t writing, she tends to waste a lot of time checking Facebook for pictures of cats, shooting virtual zombies, and simply staring out the window.

Author Links:   Website    Facebook   Twitter  


Sarah is giveaway the first two Flowering novels in print and eBook copies of both books!

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Enchanted Waves, The Forsaken Series Book 6 by Ciara Lake





Enchanted Waves by Ciara Lake


Tabitha Lock's mundane life changes when her future walks out of the sea into her arms.

Attorney Tabitha Lock has put her career before everything, including her love life. Exhausted from too many late nights, early mornings, and endless days spent in court, Tabitha is at the end of her rope. Add to that the sensual dreams and voices that haunt her sleep, and she's driven to the edge of her sanity.

Jax Aquila, Mer prince and son of Poseidon, is ordered to locate a mortal female in the twenty-first century. Although this woman is unaware of it, she has vampire heritage, but her immortality was forsaken to her due to the sins of her ancestor. Old hatred and prejudice toward vampires push Jax toward pursing his own agenda and avoiding his assigned task.

When Jax meets Tabitha, he has no idea this enticing woman is the one he was sent to find. The magic of their attraction drives him to pursue the beautiful woman. When he discovers the truth, can he accept Tabitha for what she is? And can Tabitha accept herself? As they struggle with the issues at hand, an ancient evil stirs, waiting in the darkness to reclaim their lost position among the immortals. When the evil ones make their move and Tabitha's life hangs in the balance can Jax find her in time, or will she be lost to him forever?




Content Warning: graphic sex, some violence

Excerpt: 

A wisp of air blew Tabitha's curls around her face. The urge to scream boiled up within her. "Leave me alone. Don't talk to me while I'm wide awake too. Give it a rest." She gritted her teeth. "This is only my imagination." She watched her lips say the words.

Unexpectedly, a buzzing rang out, and she jumped, her heart fluttering.

"I'm going to faint from fright." She leaned against the counter top, breathing heavily. She pointed at herself in the mirror. "Get a hold of yourself. The buzz is only my cellphone alarm." Tabitha shook her head, tossing her hair all over her head. "I look like a mad woman. Oh yeah, I am one." She laughed almost hysterically.

Going back to her nightstand, she checked the time on her cellphone.

"Oh no, it's after eight AM already. Damn, I didn't hear the first alarm." I'm going to be late, again.

She tossed the phone toward the bed. It bounced off. She moved to catch it, but missed. It nearly hit the floor then without her touching it, it stopped, moved midair, and landed on the bed.

Tabitha stared at it for several seconds. "No way. That didn't happen. I prayed for these crazy things to end." She buried her face in her hands and sat on the edge of the bed.

I've got to get to work. Pulling her nightgown over her head, she tossed it to the floor. Her energy drained, she plopped back down on the bed.

"I've gotta focus on work. I must be strong." She stared at a painting on the wall. "Not again. I won't go through this stuff again." She allowed her mind to relax, and as she studied the beautiful colors of the painting, her eyes shut.

A cool breeze blew across her heated skin. "My child, all is not forsaken to you."

"Shut up! Do you hear me?" Tabitha put her hands over her ears and shook her head wildly. "Just shut up." The thunder rumbled again as if to emphasis her words.

I have to get up now, I'm late. Tabitha rushed to the shower. The glass door slammed behind her. She turned the water on then leaned against the tile wall and closed her eyes.

The hot water and steam was soothing—it felt wonderful. As the water washed over her, she thought of the reoccurring voice and the dreams which felt too real. The voice had spoken to her on and off all throughout her life, but for the last three years, it had been silent. The dreams, however, had continued throughout the years, and as of late they'd been more intense, more sensual. The dreams were far more disquieting than the voice.

Suddenly, her shower stopped, and her world went into a spin. She was falling, hurtling to the ground. She reached out, desperate to grab hold of something to stop her. There was nothing to catch onto before she hit bottom.

Complete darkness made her blind. The smell of the damp earth surrounded her, filling her lungs. No longer was she in her bathroom. "Help me, let me out of here. Help me, dear God help me," Tabitha screamed. She pushed at the ground above her, the walls next to her. "No, this can't be happening."

She hit the hard, damp ground. It hurt her hands but she continued to slam against the hard earth. I hate dark, cold places. Her fingers bled, the coppery smell filling her prison. This place could be her grave. Am I dead?

Then an overpowering smell of salt water mixed with her blood took over her senses, making her gag. "What's happening?" In a flash, she was back in her shower, on the floor with the hot water running over her. Stunned, she got up and sat on the shower's bench. Her legs were wobbly. "God help me." She moaned, rocking back and forth to soothe herself.

Reluctantly, she stood to rinse herself off. Shaking, she stepped out of the shower as if in a trance. What am I going to do? I can't tell anyone this is happening to me. I'd be committed. She picked up a towel and dried herself. Again, her world went dark, and she fell, hitting the tile floor. Her head slammed into something hard.

Silky sheets entwined between her legs. A fire crackled nearby. Warm, strong arms embraced her, pulling her tight. Wake up, I've got to wake up. Her mind grasped for reality.

"What troubles you, my love?" A man kissed her shoulder. "I need you, my mate, you make me whole." The man whispered soothing words to her. His voice, his words, made her tingle to her very core. Her womb ached with the need to have him fill her. He spoke to her with such love it made her yearn for more of him.



Buy Links:  Beachwalk Press





About the Author:

Reading and writing is a wonderful diversion from an often-difficult world. I love to create my own stories and have control over how things will end. It's exciting to create brand new worlds and characters. My imagination can come alive.
In sci-fi, fantasy, and paranormal stories, I can invent wonderful places and people. Anything is possible in these genres, it's limitless. I'm able to create an escape into a special world filled with unique and fantastic things and there is always a happy ending.
A high school teacher inspired me to write. However, instead of initially pursuing my writing career I became a lawyer. I work in divorce court, so erotic romance is a great escape. There can be true love and happy-endings, at least on my pages.
My two children and I have two good-humored dogs that share our home and ease our stress. I have traveled and lived all over the world, and these experiences have given me great creative ideas. I look forward to creating many more adventures in romance.

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Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Seeing Light by Michelle Warren


Book Info-
Title- Seeing Light
Series- Seraphina Parrish Trilogy # 3
By- Michelle Warren
Expected Publication Date- October 10th, 2013
Genre-YA/Fantasy/Time Travel/Romance

Blurb-
As the corruption of the Society intensifies and the questions surrounding her mother mount, Seraphina Parrish embarks on a journey to find Terease in the terrifying Wandering city of Nocturna. But the information she learns there only sends her team on a dangerous mission to fulfill an ancient prophecy. Delving deep into the disturbing secrets of their world, the revelations quickly unravel, revealing shocking truths about the Society and Sera’s life. In the end, power and courage clash in a mission for freedom that may shatter the Wandering world completely.

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About the Author-

Michelle Warren is the author of Wander Dust and Protecting Truth, the first and second books in The Seraphina Parrish Trilogy. She didn’t travel the road to writer immediately. First, she spent over a decade as professional illustrator and designer. Her artistic creativity combined with her love of science fiction, paranormal, and fantasy led her to write her first YA novel. Michelle loves reading and traveling to places that inspire her to create. She resides in Maryland, in a historic Baltimore row-home, with her wonderful husband.

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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Owning Sarah by Julie Sherlton


It’s been a month since Sarah Marshall was kidnapped and held at knife-point by her ex-fiance.  But Jesse Colter and Adam Sinclair, her two loving Doms, know that there is an even deadlier threat still out there—Ryder Malone.
He blames both Sarah and Jesse for sending him to prison eight years ago for attempted rape, and he’s determined to make them pay.  So, he begins a systematic campaign of terror and intimidation against them.  But the danger he poses doesn’t end there.
Set against the deepening love and commitment between Sarah, Jesse, and Adam, Owning Sarah is more than just a sexy, sensual, BDSM love story.  It is a harrowing race against time for Jesse, Adam, and a team of former SEALs to stop one of the biggest arms-for-drugs deals in U.S. history.  And to rescue Sarah before Malone sells her to a human trafficker and she’s lost to her men forever.

Saturday, September 14, 2013

Passion in the sky by Diane Thorne


 Book One in the Diary of a Free Woman series.


Passion in the Sky
Book One in the Diary of a Free Woman series
Blurb, Book Details and Buy Links

She's a single woman starting her dream vacation. He's a sexy billionaire stuck on her flight. The mile high club is accepting new members.
Gwenevere is a free woman for the first time in her life, and she's eager to fulfill a life-long dream of travelling across Europe. She kisses her two grown children goodbye, then boards a plane to London. By accident, she bumps into Phillip Connor, a sexy billionaire, and he quickly takes a keen interest in her. During the long flight, he seduces her with his bluntness and charm. She teases him with her spicy words. The roller coaster of sexual tension drives each of them insane with lust. When Phillip begs Gwen to meet him privately in one of the facilities, she will have to decide if she's ready to join the mile high club with one hot and playful billionaire.
Reader Advisory: This book contains language, graphic sex. This story is part of a series about a woman’s sexual journey and is therefore erotica rather than erotic romance. The rating reflects the erotica content only.


ISBN: 9781781844342
Length: Novella
ePub pages: 57
Formats: pdf, epub, mobi, html
Price: $4.81
Heat Level: 2
Erotic rating: Total-e-taboo, Sexometer 2
Genres: Contemporary

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EXCERPT #1 (230 words):

        Gwen powered on her Kindle sitting on the tray while she held her cup. Knowing how playful Phillip seemed, she expected to see a message from him. After her screen illuminated, she went to her inbox and discovered she’d guessed right about him.

          Phillip.Connor@… A big heart is not the only BIG thing I have. How are you feeling now?

          Gwen typed her response.

          I didn’t get a chance to see if you had something else big. Perhaps you can show me sometime. Thanks to you, I’m feeling quite hot, but the water and ice are helping. How are you feeling?

          Phillip.Connor@… I would gladly show you how big my something else is if you venture this way again. Only hot? How about wet? As for me…I’m hard and ready to explore your gorgeous body. I couldn’t take my eyes off your ass when you bent over. A woman should never tempt a man with her ass, especially when it is as divine as yours is. I can’t wait to get my hands on it. By the way, I sneaked a peek down your blouse. You have a mole on your right breast.

          Gwen glanced down at her chest. Sure enough, she could see the mole down her shirt since she’d unfastened the top couple of buttons. He must have looked when he whispered in her ear. Crazy, sexy devil.


Excerpt #2 (343 words):

          Phillip.Connor@… Still awake?
          Gwen quickly sent her reply. Yes. How is work?
          Phillip.Connor@… Aggravating, as usual. The chaos never ends.
          Sighing, she wondered if his playful nature had died since he seemed occupied on work. The tone of his text seemed to hint at it.
          Sorry to hear about your trouble. I hope you get it resolved.
          Phillip.Connor@… You can help relieve my frustration if you take a stroll up here. I can’t promise I won’t touch.
          The message brought a smile to her face.
          Shouldn’t you be focused on work?
          Phillip.Connor@… Difficult to do when I can’t get you and everything I want to do to you out of my head.
          Excitement rose within her. So he couldn’t get her out of his head. Perhaps she had a chance to make those thoughts turn into reality after all.
          Flattery will lead you to trouble.
          Phillip.Connor@… Trouble began the minute I laid eyes on you. Seeing your red panties only encouraged my trouble. What’s a single man to do?
          She grinned at the screen, glad to discover his playfulness was still intact.
          Hmm…good question. What should a single man do?
          Phillip.Connor@… This single man waits and plots what he wants to do, which is rip your clothes off, touch you and then lick every inch of your body. Then, he wants to have wild monkey sex with you.
          Her temperature climbed. She silently chuckled at his last line.
          That kind of trouble sounds like fun. Single woman likes his plan.
          Phillip.Connor@… Single man wants single woman to visit. His eyes, among other parts, hunger for her.
          If single woman visits, single man may lose focus of his work.
          Phillip.Connor@… Focus lost a long time ago. Single man seeks single woman to seduce.
          A soft laugh slipped from her. She glimpsed at her neighbours. Since they hadn’t moved, they must not have heard her.
          Sounds like an advertisement in a singles column.
          Phillip.Connor@… LOL. Not interested in this single man?
          Oh, I’m interested.
          Phillip.Connor@… Then come up here. I’ll make it worth your while.


Excerpt #2 (358 words):

            “I, uh…” She stepped to the side, placing her back against the door.
            He cocked a brow. “Yes?”
            His blue eyes mesmerised her as they had the first time she met him. Suddenly, she lost her train of thought. She didn’t want to feel any more like an idiot than she already did, so she went with the first thing that came to mind.
            “I’m Gwen.” She held her hand up for him to shake.
            He lowered his gaze and released a soft chuckle. “Beautiful Gwen…” He took her hand and the other and lifted them. “You’re warm.”
            “So are you.” The words shot from her mouth since she’d noticed his heated flesh the second he touched her.
            He slid his hands to her wrists and pinned them above her head as he moved closer but kept his body from touching hers. His face was maybe an inch away. “Pleasure to meet you.”
            His warm breath tickled her lips. He stood a mere inch away as if tempting her. Moisture between her legs soaked her panties. Her body tingled with the need. Why couldn’t he just kiss her now?
            She slid her tongue between her lips. If he wanted to play, so would she. “Hi.”
            His gaze lowered to her mouth. “Hmm…interesting.” He nudged her legs farther apart as he pressed his body to hers.
            She inhaled and held her breath. A rigid object touched her navel. She presumed it was his cock.
            “How’s that pussy?” he asked, still staring at her lips.
            “Very, very wet.”
            “Perfect.”
            He kissed her gently once, and again. The third time he delved into her mouth and stroked her tongue. Her body came alive as electric zings raced through her and to all her sensitive areas. Her nipples ached against his chest while her moist pussy quivered. Intense desire gnawed within her. She wanted to melt and let him do as he pleased with her. Yet, at the same time, she wanted to hop on him and ride him hard and fast. It had been too long since a man had kissed and touched her. She hoped she wouldn’t come too soon.



Author Biography:

Diane is an erotic romance author living in Indiana. She writes in a variety of genres such as Contemporary, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Erotic Romance and Menage a Trois. When she's not slaving away at her day job, she creates erotic adventures with hot and seductive men. Reader beware, she is not responsible for any titillation, increased temperatures, or hormonal stirrings. Blame her characters and read responsibly. Besides writing, Diane enjoys sunny days, strong coffee, traveling, shopping with her daughter, laughter, and red wine. She dislikes taxes, slow drivers, cold weather, and cranky people.


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Other books by Diane:
Destined For Love
Demon in Disguise (Playful Demons 1)
Demons in Disguise (Playful Demons 2)
The Deadly Stripper (Sexy & Damned 1)
The Complicated Stripper (Sexy & Damned 2)
Nikki's Story (Sisters of Lonewood 1)
Kate's Story (Sisters of Lonewood 2)
Heather's Story (Sisters of Lonewood 3)
Penny's Story (Sisters of Lonewood 4)
Alison's Story (Sisters of Lonewood 5)
Lisa's Story (Sisters of Lonewood 6)
Brenda's Story (Sisters of Lonewood 7)

Passion Blooms in Paris (Diary of a Free Woman 2, December 2013)

Passion Sails at Sea (Diary of a Free Woman, 3, February 2014)

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