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"I wanted to show how history enters the private sphere, how it transforms families, friendships, marriages, and even the way people remember themselves."
@annelllopez.bsky.social interviews María Elena Morán about The Winds of Maracaibo (@aaknopf.bsky.social).
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@annelllopez.bsky.social interviews María Elena Morán about The Winds of Maracaibo (@aaknopf.bsky.social).
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September 15, 2026 at 9:01 PM
"I wanted to show how history enters the private sphere, how it transforms families, friendships, marriages, and even the way people remember themselves."
@annelllopez.bsky.social interviews María Elena Morán about The Winds of Maracaibo (@aaknopf.bsky.social).
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@annelllopez.bsky.social interviews María Elena Morán about The Winds of Maracaibo (@aaknopf.bsky.social).
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"He rests his palms on my shoulder blades. He breathes audibly through his nose. He believes the silence was his hands. He has decided to be of further use."
From "Off the Books," new fiction by @ausiastsel.com.
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From "Off the Books," new fiction by @ausiastsel.com.
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September 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM
"He rests his palms on my shoulder blades. He breathes audibly through his nose. He believes the silence was his hands. He has decided to be of further use."
From "Off the Books," new fiction by @ausiastsel.com.
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From "Off the Books," new fiction by @ausiastsel.com.
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"the play : acting surgically : cuts / the conceit : i am / some thing / alive : maybe"
From "definition towards a cripple’s lexicon," new poetry by Benjamin J. Larner.
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From "definition towards a cripple’s lexicon," new poetry by Benjamin J. Larner.
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September 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM
"the play : acting surgically : cuts / the conceit : i am / some thing / alive : maybe"
From "definition towards a cripple’s lexicon," new poetry by Benjamin J. Larner.
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From "definition towards a cripple’s lexicon," new poetry by Benjamin J. Larner.
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"Feeling unexpectedly bereft, I decided to make a new companion, to do just one small thing and see what rippled outwards."
From "A Seafarer's Trifle," new fiction by @shelleyr-j.bsky.social.
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From "A Seafarer's Trifle," new fiction by @shelleyr-j.bsky.social.
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September 14, 2026 at 1:02 PM
"Feeling unexpectedly bereft, I decided to make a new companion, to do just one small thing and see what rippled outwards."
From "A Seafarer's Trifle," new fiction by @shelleyr-j.bsky.social.
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From "A Seafarer's Trifle," new fiction by @shelleyr-j.bsky.social.
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"Every one of those songs, somehow, to my mind, was about us, the 4 of us, my sisters and my brother and me, when we were us, before they broke us in half."
From "A Postcard From Dolly," new nonfiction by Lauren Hough.
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From "A Postcard From Dolly," new nonfiction by Lauren Hough.
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September 12, 2026 at 3:01 PM
"Every one of those songs, somehow, to my mind, was about us, the 4 of us, my sisters and my brother and me, when we were us, before they broke us in half."
From "A Postcard From Dolly," new nonfiction by Lauren Hough.
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From "A Postcard From Dolly," new nonfiction by Lauren Hough.
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"More and more, I’m interested in relinquishing the need to belong. Sometimes the desire to belong asks you to ignore parts of yourself in order to fit somewhere."
Drag as Storytelling: Amanda E. Scott interviews @hieuminh.bsky.social about Staying Still (@tinhouse.bsky.social).
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Drag as Storytelling: Amanda E. Scott interviews @hieuminh.bsky.social about Staying Still (@tinhouse.bsky.social).
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September 11, 2026 at 9:00 PM
"More and more, I’m interested in relinquishing the need to belong. Sometimes the desire to belong asks you to ignore parts of yourself in order to fit somewhere."
Drag as Storytelling: Amanda E. Scott interviews @hieuminh.bsky.social about Staying Still (@tinhouse.bsky.social).
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Drag as Storytelling: Amanda E. Scott interviews @hieuminh.bsky.social about Staying Still (@tinhouse.bsky.social).
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"There are too few places, especially in the US, in which a commitment to liberation and life for all oppressed peoples rings with such clarity."
From "Singing History, Speaking Liberation: BlackStar Film Festival at 15," a new culture essay by Yasmina Price.
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From "Singing History, Speaking Liberation: BlackStar Film Festival at 15," a new culture essay by Yasmina Price.
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September 11, 2026 at 6:01 PM
"There are too few places, especially in the US, in which a commitment to liberation and life for all oppressed peoples rings with such clarity."
From "Singing History, Speaking Liberation: BlackStar Film Festival at 15," a new culture essay by Yasmina Price.
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From "Singing History, Speaking Liberation: BlackStar Film Festival at 15," a new culture essay by Yasmina Price.
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"This kind of stepping outside of capitalism isn’t so much an act of radical liberation as it is a way to keep your father alive."
From "God of My Father," new nonfiction by Lizz Huerta.
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From "God of My Father," new nonfiction by Lizz Huerta.
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September 11, 2026 at 3:01 PM
"This kind of stepping outside of capitalism isn’t so much an act of radical liberation as it is a way to keep your father alive."
From "God of My Father," new nonfiction by Lizz Huerta.
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From "God of My Father," new nonfiction by Lizz Huerta.
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“More and more, people are considering what kind of homes they want to live in, who they want to be near, and what makes sense.” — @samanthapaigerosen.bsky.social on @therumpus.net buff.ly/98VLBf6
A Literary Case for Intentional Communities: A Conversation with Samantha Paige Rosen - The Rumpus
“n this very tumultuous present cultural moment, there is the thought that the more we depend on each other, the more we have control over that turmoil. We don’t have control over who makes…
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September 10, 2026 at 5:22 PM
“More and more, people are considering what kind of homes they want to live in, who they want to be near, and what makes sense.” — @samanthapaigerosen.bsky.social on @therumpus.net buff.ly/98VLBf6
"No one saw or spoke to her besides me. Her eyes, almost black, were filled with muted light whenever she looked at me."
From "Their Clear Unobstructed View," new fiction by W.S. Gong.
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From "Their Clear Unobstructed View," new fiction by W.S. Gong.
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September 10, 2026 at 11:00 PM
"No one saw or spoke to her besides me. Her eyes, almost black, were filled with muted light whenever she looked at me."
From "Their Clear Unobstructed View," new fiction by W.S. Gong.
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From "Their Clear Unobstructed View," new fiction by W.S. Gong.
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"Everything is brightly illuminated, categorized, narrativized, and increasingly public, especially experiences that once belonged to the murky realm of private desire."
From "Heaven, Hell, and Nowhere: Gregg Araki’s Changing Los Angeles," a new culture essay by Lucia Ahrensdorf.
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From "Heaven, Hell, and Nowhere: Gregg Araki’s Changing Los Angeles," a new culture essay by Lucia Ahrensdorf.
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September 10, 2026 at 8:00 PM
"Everything is brightly illuminated, categorized, narrativized, and increasingly public, especially experiences that once belonged to the murky realm of private desire."
From "Heaven, Hell, and Nowhere: Gregg Araki’s Changing Los Angeles," a new culture essay by Lucia Ahrensdorf.
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From "Heaven, Hell, and Nowhere: Gregg Araki’s Changing Los Angeles," a new culture essay by Lucia Ahrensdorf.
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"...it has narrowed to the point where it can imagine survival almost only through force, borders, separation, and control."
From "The Missing Word," new nonfiction by Moshe Sakal.
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From "The Missing Word," new nonfiction by Moshe Sakal.
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September 10, 2026 at 4:02 PM
"...it has narrowed to the point where it can imagine survival almost only through force, borders, separation, and control."
From "The Missing Word," new nonfiction by Moshe Sakal.
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From "The Missing Word," new nonfiction by Moshe Sakal.
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"You don't get it, Randy. It's different when you earn something."
From "Randy & Lee," a new comic by Angie Kang.
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From "Randy & Lee," a new comic by Angie Kang.
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September 9, 2026 at 8:01 PM
"You don't get it, Randy. It's different when you earn something."
From "Randy & Lee," a new comic by Angie Kang.
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From "Randy & Lee," a new comic by Angie Kang.
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"...what makes Widow’s Bay work so well is how it perfectly balances the chills and the laughs."
From "Why Widow's Bay is Truly Peak Television," a new culture essay by Robert Edelstein.
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From "Why Widow's Bay is Truly Peak Television," a new culture essay by Robert Edelstein.
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September 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
"...what makes Widow’s Bay work so well is how it perfectly balances the chills and the laughs."
From "Why Widow's Bay is Truly Peak Television," a new culture essay by Robert Edelstein.
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From "Why Widow's Bay is Truly Peak Television," a new culture essay by Robert Edelstein.
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"he swims beside the boat, laughing mouth an inviting cove. / My sister worries he’ll drown; / instead his legs curl freely, like a sturdy child’s, mid-leap."
From "My Dad Hopes to Stroke Out Mid-lecture," one of three new poems by Marianne Kunkel.
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From "My Dad Hopes to Stroke Out Mid-lecture," one of three new poems by Marianne Kunkel.
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September 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
"he swims beside the boat, laughing mouth an inviting cove. / My sister worries he’ll drown; / instead his legs curl freely, like a sturdy child’s, mid-leap."
From "My Dad Hopes to Stroke Out Mid-lecture," one of three new poems by Marianne Kunkel.
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From "My Dad Hopes to Stroke Out Mid-lecture," one of three new poems by Marianne Kunkel.
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"I wanted...these moments in history to be hanging over the present, as foundational stories, a mythos that helps to illuminate who these people are and how they behave right now."
David Y. interviews Stephanie Soileau about Should the Waters Take Us (@doubledaybooks.bsky.social)
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David Y. interviews Stephanie Soileau about Should the Waters Take Us (@doubledaybooks.bsky.social)
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September 8, 2026 at 8:00 PM
"I wanted...these moments in history to be hanging over the present, as foundational stories, a mythos that helps to illuminate who these people are and how they behave right now."
David Y. interviews Stephanie Soileau about Should the Waters Take Us (@doubledaybooks.bsky.social)
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David Y. interviews Stephanie Soileau about Should the Waters Take Us (@doubledaybooks.bsky.social)
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"...they could walk through walls now, how had she not known that? They melted through the wallpaper, fingers grown sharp like talons."
From "The Problem with Trans," new fiction by @someofourstars.bsky.social.
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From "The Problem with Trans," new fiction by @someofourstars.bsky.social.
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September 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
"...they could walk through walls now, how had she not known that? They melted through the wallpaper, fingers grown sharp like talons."
From "The Problem with Trans," new fiction by @someofourstars.bsky.social.
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From "The Problem with Trans," new fiction by @someofourstars.bsky.social.
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"She would get a terrible, terrible glimpse of the pain she’d forced onto me every day. And after that? I could not say that I cared."
From "My Ma’s Hatred Grows Cavities Every Summer," new fiction by @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social.
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From "My Ma’s Hatred Grows Cavities Every Summer," new fiction by @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social.
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September 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM
"She would get a terrible, terrible glimpse of the pain she’d forced onto me every day. And after that? I could not say that I cared."
From "My Ma’s Hatred Grows Cavities Every Summer," new fiction by @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social.
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From "My Ma’s Hatred Grows Cavities Every Summer," new fiction by @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social.
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“After a lifetime of other people telling me what my desire means, I want to be the one who gets to decide.”
Keep up with the correspondence between Rebecca Woolf and Monica Danielle as they tangle and disentangle female friendship, desire, and "the fucking guy in the band."
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Keep up with the correspondence between Rebecca Woolf and Monica Danielle as they tangle and disentangle female friendship, desire, and "the fucking guy in the band."
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September 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM
“After a lifetime of other people telling me what my desire means, I want to be the one who gets to decide.”
Keep up with the correspondence between Rebecca Woolf and Monica Danielle as they tangle and disentangle female friendship, desire, and "the fucking guy in the band."
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Keep up with the correspondence between Rebecca Woolf and Monica Danielle as they tangle and disentangle female friendship, desire, and "the fucking guy in the band."
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"Our brains want to find the 'right' frame, the comfortable and certain pattern, but that’s not what the world offers."
Queering Taxonomies: Celeste Lipkes interviews Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn about I Have This Thing for Flowers (@flatironbooks.bsky.social).
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Queering Taxonomies: Celeste Lipkes interviews Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn about I Have This Thing for Flowers (@flatironbooks.bsky.social).
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September 7, 2026 at 2:02 PM
"Our brains want to find the 'right' frame, the comfortable and certain pattern, but that’s not what the world offers."
Queering Taxonomies: Celeste Lipkes interviews Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn about I Have This Thing for Flowers (@flatironbooks.bsky.social).
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Queering Taxonomies: Celeste Lipkes interviews Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn about I Have This Thing for Flowers (@flatironbooks.bsky.social).
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"...I learned to take my hands off the grief steering wheel, and to know that it could hit me anytime, anywhere, and would. Grief is out of our control."
From "Seven Days in August," new culture nonfiction by Elissa Altman.
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From "Seven Days in August," new culture nonfiction by Elissa Altman.
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September 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
"...I learned to take my hands off the grief steering wheel, and to know that it could hit me anytime, anywhere, and would. Grief is out of our control."
From "Seven Days in August," new culture nonfiction by Elissa Altman.
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From "Seven Days in August," new culture nonfiction by Elissa Altman.
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"I was beautiful once / the way everyone is: dumbly / & briefly, eyes catching / at every bright thing / but the ice beneath my feet."
From "After the Fall," new poetry by @pdkindig.bsky.social.
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From "After the Fall," new poetry by @pdkindig.bsky.social.
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September 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM
"I was beautiful once / the way everyone is: dumbly / & briefly, eyes catching / at every bright thing / but the ice beneath my feet."
From "After the Fall," new poetry by @pdkindig.bsky.social.
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From "After the Fall," new poetry by @pdkindig.bsky.social.
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"If the body is a temple, I’ve spent my life profaning, / damning the brain’s flawed wiring / with word and bottle"
From "Stranger in a Strange House," one of two new poems by Zoe Boyer.
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From "Stranger in a Strange House," one of two new poems by Zoe Boyer.
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September 4, 2026 at 9:00 PM
"If the body is a temple, I’ve spent my life profaning, / damning the brain’s flawed wiring / with word and bottle"
From "Stranger in a Strange House," one of two new poems by Zoe Boyer.
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From "Stranger in a Strange House," one of two new poems by Zoe Boyer.
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Our fourth installment of the relaunch The Rumpus Book Club* will be on September 25th at 7pm ET. Host @debbiemillman.bsky.social will be speaking with Emily Wilson about her New York Times Bestselling translation of The Odyssey.
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Register and join us on September 25th at 7pm ET: buff.ly/f27X42T
September 4, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Our fourth installment of the relaunch The Rumpus Book Club* will be on September 25th at 7pm ET. Host @debbiemillman.bsky.social will be speaking with Emily Wilson about her New York Times Bestselling translation of The Odyssey.
Register and join us on September 25th at 7pm ET: buff.ly/f27X42T
Register and join us on September 25th at 7pm ET: buff.ly/f27X42T
"...the fate of the beautiful was to belong to the rich, to help upgrade their genetic pool till an army of their rich and beautiful offspring ruled the world."
From "When a Tree Falls," new fiction by Ashni Mohnot.
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From "When a Tree Falls," new fiction by Ashni Mohnot.
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September 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM
"...the fate of the beautiful was to belong to the rich, to help upgrade their genetic pool till an army of their rich and beautiful offspring ruled the world."
From "When a Tree Falls," new fiction by Ashni Mohnot.
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From "When a Tree Falls," new fiction by Ashni Mohnot.
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