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2001: A Space Odyssey
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2001: A Space Odyssey

by Clarke, Arthur C.

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First
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First UK edition, first impression. Published shortly after the iconic Stanley Kubrick 1968 film adaptation whose screenplay was co-written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke.

Publisher's original black cloth with silver lettering to spine. A fine book with a small Foyles bookseller label to bottom corner of front paste-down in a near fine dust jacket with just a small mark to upper panel, a couple of isolated spots to verso and a little mild rubbing to corners.

An excellent copy of a science fiction highlight.
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Animal Farm
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Animal Farm

by Orwell, George

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  • very good
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Used - Very Good
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First Thus
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Hardcover
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First Illustrated edition, first impression. Issued shortly before the releaase of the full-length cartoon film adaptation of the book and illustrated by the same illustrators that made the cartoons, John Halas and Joy Batchelor.
Original cloth with lettering and motif to spine and upper board in silver. A very good copy with some dustiness to top edge and a slight spine slant. Clean and free from names and inscriptions.
The original and unclipped dust jacket has a little rubbing and a few small nicks to edges with an associated crease to bottom edge of upper panel and a couple of creases to corners of upper flap and slight fading to spine panel, very good indeed otherwise.
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Atonement
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Atonement

by McEwan, Ian

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  • very good
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Used - Very Good
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First
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Hardcover
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First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page.
Original black cloth with silver lettering to spine. Very good with a slight lean, some traces of toning to edges and a couple of very minor knocks to top corners of boards. The original and unclipped dust jacket has a couple of small nicks to spine head and mild traces of edge wear, otherwise very good.
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A Bear Called Paddington - Inscribed by the Author
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A Bear Called Paddington - Inscribed by the Author

by Bond, Michael

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Used
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First
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Hardcover
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First edition, first impression (Collins Clear-Type Press: London and Glasgow, 1958). Signed and inscribed by the author to the front endpaper: "To Nina, with best wishes, Michael Bond". The dedicatee is Nina Froud who was a personal friend of the author and worked at his literary agency. The first book in the Paddington series where one of the most iconic and beloved British fictional characters first appeared, later going on to form the basis of several ongoing TV and successful film adaptations. Publisher's original red cloth with silver lettering to spine containing illustrations by Peggy Fortnum. A beautiful, fine and pristine book throughout, save for a touch of off-setting to endpapers. Appears unread. The original complete dust jacket is not price-clipped and is in unusually superior condition with a chip to spine head - not affecting any lettering - and a closed tear to top of upper panel fore-edge with a couple of tiny and inconspicuous nicks to the top edge of lower panel. A very rare… Read More
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The Book Thief
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The Book Thief

by Zusak, Markus

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  • Fine
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Used - Fine
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First
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Hardcover
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First UK edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Precedes the first children's edition published by Bodley Head.
Original black cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A very small and unobtrusive ding to head and foot of spine, else fine in a fine dust jacket. A fantastic example.
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Carrie
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Carrie

by King, Stephen

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  • very good
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Used - Very Good
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First
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Hardcover
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First English edition, first impression, published by New English Library in 1974. Featuring the beautiful dust jacket artwork by Ray Feibush.
The first US edition was published in April 1974 with a print run of 30,000 copies. The print run of the English edition, published the following month in May 1974, consisted of only 600 to 1000. A number of these were given to libraries, making copies in good condition very scarce indeed.
Original purple cloth with lettering to spine in gilt and gilt motif to upper board. Some toning and spotting to edges with a little isolated rubbing to edges of boards in places, but very good indeed otherwise and free from names and inscriptions.
The original and unclipped dust jacket has a little of the often-encountered fading to the spine panel with a couple of shallow chips to edges and isolated instances of rubbing. Closed tear to top corner of upper panel with associated and inconspicuous tape repair to verso and a crease to bottom corner of lower flap, otherwise very… Read More
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The Cat in the Hat
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The Cat in the Hat

by Dr. Seuss

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  • good
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Used - Good
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First
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Hardcover
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First UK edition, first impression (Collins Clear-Type Press, 1958). Originally published in the US the previous year. Signed and inscribed by the author to front endpaper verso: 'for the children of Battersea with Best Wishes... Dr Seuss'. Rare thus.Publisher's original turquoise pictorial boards. Rubbing to edges and to spine with some bumping to corners; very slight bowing to upper board; contents clean and free from names and inscriptions.A good copy of an edition that is rare to find bearing a unique inscription from the author.
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A Charlie Brown Christmas
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A Charlie Brown Christmas

by Schulz, Charles M.

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  • near fine
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Used - Near Fine
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First
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Hardcover
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First edition, first impression.
Original pictorial boards with maroon endpapers and paste-downs. A little rubbing to board edges, else near fine and free from names and inscriptions, in a very good and unclipped dust jacket with a couple of small nicks and shallow chips to edges with some rubbing in places and a crease running down the spine panel.
A very good copy indeed. Rare in the dust jacket.
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A Christmas Carol
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A Christmas Carol

by Dickens, Charles

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
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Used - Very Good
Edition
Fifth
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Hardcover
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Fifth edition (Chapman & Hall, 1844). Issued the year after the first edition, which was published in December 1843. Hand-coloured etched frontispiece and a further three plates by John Leech with four wood-engravings by W.J. Linton. Two pp advertisements at rear. Gilt edges with publisher's original cinnamon vertically ribbed cloth stamped in blind and gilt. Previous owner name to half-title dated 1844. Small stain on page 25 and one plate detached. A little light soiling/spotting to leaves here and there with some rubbing to edges. Hinges starting and binding a little exposed towards the rear of the book, but all pages, save for the one aforementioned plate, still firmly in place. A very good example.
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The Death and Life of Superman - Inscribed by Jerry Siegel
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The Death and Life of Superman - Inscribed by Jerry Siegel

by Stern, Roger

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Used - Very Good+
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First
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Hardcover
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First edition, first impression, published by Bantam Press in 1993. Signed, inscribed and dated to the half-title page by Jerry Siegel, the comic book writer who created the Superman character along with his friend Joe Shuster: 'The infant from the planet Krypton who, on earth grew up to become the man of steel! 11-20-94'.
The book is additionally inscribed to the front endpaper by Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill and Jack Larson. Kirk Alyn and Noel Neil were the first actors to play 'Superman' and 'Lois Lane' in the characters' first ever live action appearance in the 1948 15 part movie serial from Columbia Pictures. Jack Larson played 'Jimmy Olsen' in the first TV series 'The Adventures of Superman' that ran from 1956-1958. Roger Stern, the author, has also signed the book to the title page.
Original black cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Some toning to edges with a touch of pushing to spine ends and very minor knocks to corners. Nice and fresh internally and free from writing, aside from the… Read More
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Doctor Sleep
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Doctor Sleep

by King, Stephen

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
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Used - Near Fine
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First
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Hardcover
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First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page with the ticket to the signing event included as provenance. The sequel to 'The Shining' and the basis for the popular 2019 film adaptation.
Quarter-bound in black cloth with silver lettering to spine and red boards. A near fine book with slight bend to bottom corner of lower board.
The original and unclipped dust jacket has a little edge wear, but is otherwise near fine, bright and sharp.
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East of Eden
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East of Eden

by Steinbeck, John

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  • near fine
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Used - Near Fine
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First
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Hardcover
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First edition, first impression and first state with 'bite' for 'bight' on page 281. The title described by the author himself as his magnum opus.
Small pinhole to spine with a small and faint stain to bottom for-edge of text block. The original and unclipped dust jacket has a couple of closed tears and small nicks to edges with some shallow chipping to spine foot. Some of the usual toning to spine panel. A very good copy indeed.
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East of Eden
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East of Eden

by Steinbeck, John

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Used - Very Good+
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First
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Hardcover
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NZ$905.33
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First US edition, first impression and first state (The Viking Press, 1952).Green cloth with black lettering to spine and upper board. A better than very good copy with a little toning and a couple of spots to edges and a minor knock to bottom corner of upper board. The original and unclipped dust jacket is very good with an area of loss to top edge of upper panel and a few nicks and chips to edges that have been repaired with tape to verso. A very good copy.
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East of Eden: Chapter 34
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East of Eden: Chapter 34

by Steinbeck, John

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  • near fine
  • Paperback
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Used - Near Fine
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Paperback
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Two variants (no priority) containing Chapter 34 from the novel 'East of Eden', privately printed and limited to only 125 copies. The first ever appearance of an extract from the novel, issued prior to its publication in 1952. These copies were mailed by the author to his nephew-in-law, David Heyler. Both housed in the original envelope signed and addressed by Steinbeck. From the Mary Steinbeck Dekker Family Collection.
Very faint traces of soiling to rear cover of one booklet with a little peripheral toning to the covers of the other, else near fine.
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Enduring Love
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Enduring Love

by McEwan, Ian

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
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Used - Near Fine
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First
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Hardcover
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NZ$127.81
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First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page.
Grey cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A near fine book with some pushing to spine ends and very slight fading to spine, in a very good and unclipped dust jacket with some fading to spine panel and wear to spine ends with a few light marks to lower panel.
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For Whom the Bell Tolls
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For Whom the Bell Tolls

by Hemingway, Ernest

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  • near fine
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Used - Near Fine
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First
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Hardcover
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First edition, first impression in first issue dust jacket.

Original publisher's cloth. Some rubbing to label on spine with toning to edges and a small area of browning to edge of of paste-downs and endpapers. Contents beautifully clean throughout otherwise.

The original and unclipped dust jacket has a little soft crease close to fore-edge of upper panel, else in beautiful, fine condition.

A fantastic example of one of the author's highlight titles.
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Foundation
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Foundation

by Asimov, Isaac

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  • near fine
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Used - Near Fine
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First
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Hardcover
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First UK edition, first impression (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1953). Originally published in the US in 1951. The first book in the Foundation series, which won the Hugo Award for Best All-Time Series in 1966 and forms the basis for the 2021 Apple TV series.Publisher's original black cloth with silver lettering to spine. A near fine book with some of the usual moderate spotting to edges and off-setting to endpapers and half-title; light pencil impressions to top of front endpaper. The original and price-clipped dust jacket has a little bit of minor rubbing to edges in places and a couple of very tiny chips to corners. A near fine example of a rare edition of an iconic and influential work in the science fiction genre.
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A Game of Thrones
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A Game of Thrones

by Martin, George R. R.

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  • near fine
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Used - Near Fine
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First
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Hardcover
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First UK edition, first impression. True first edition, preceding that of the US. Jacket illustration by Jim Burns.
Original red cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Some toning and spotting to edges and opening pages, else near fine in a fine dust jacket. A lovely copy.
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God Emperor of Dune
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God Emperor of Dune

by Herbert, Frank

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
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Used - Near Fine
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First
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Hardcover
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First UK edition, first impression. The fourth book in the Dune series. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page in the year of publication.
Original orange cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A near fine book with a little pushing to spine foot and a couple of very small, faint and inconspicuous marks to upper board.
The original dust jacket is in beautifully sharp, fine condition with the slightest hint of fading to the spine panel and minor creasing to top corner. Rare in such good condition.
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Goldfinger
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Goldfinger

by Fleming, Ian

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  • Hardcover
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Used - Very Good+
Edition
First
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Hardcover
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First edition, first impression. The seventh novel in the James Bond series and the basis for the popular third film released in 1964. Cover art by Richard Chopping.
Original black cloth with lettering to spine in gilt and embossed skull to upper board with gold coins in the eye sockets. A very good copy indeed with a little spotting to edges and to front and rear endpapers and paste-downs. Small area of tape residue to front and, far less conspicuously, rear paste-down. Contents beautifully clean otherwise and free from names or inscriptions.
The original and unclipped dust jacket is unusually bright with none of the often seen toning to the spine panel. A few tape marks to verso and mild traces of wear to top edge, otherwise excellent.
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