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coffeeandcalligraphy · 4 years

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Hi! I love your youtube channel & I think you're super cool! I'm a newer follower and was wondering if you could give a summary of the concept of Fostered---it sounds like a really interesting series!

Aww thank you!

Yes I can!! Fostered is too thicc for me to give extensive summaries (unless y’all want this) and there is very little you need to know from the earlier books to understand the current ones! That’s because as myself and the series have aged, its genre, age category, and plot points have changed!

Here’s a small outline of the main characters:

Reeve

Protagonist + narrator for all “main” Fostered books

Sister of Lonan

Will write salty breakup songs about people she was never in a relationship with

Bi as fuck!

Foster

Was once Reeve’s boyfriend?? no??

Best friend of Harrison

Will write love songs about tofu

Ace as fuck!!!

Harrison

Best friend of Foster

Also Reeve’s best friend!

Sort of love-interest of Lonan (we’re getting there lol)

Will write love songs about waffles

Gay! as! fuck!

Protagonist of Moth Work

Lonan

Reeve’s brother!

An antagonist for a good chunk of this series

Will not write love songs he has no heart (he does I am just mean)

Also bi as fuck!! Everyone is bi in that family lol we love it

Here’s a breakdown (CW: there’s a lot of violence/convo about mental illness/potentially triggering content in these summaries, so tread with caution):

Fostered (book 1) to Resisted (book 3):

These books (Fostered, Hunted, Resisted) are probably the most harmonious out of the 6 (7 including Moth Work) so far! That’s because for a long time, I believed Fostered would end at three books (initially a standalone, then duology). They’re all closely linked through the “foster homes” plot (hence the name of the series) and are obviously the most dystopian of the books (all three are also YA). You can feel the 2014 dystopian vibes in this book lol. I wrote this summary 5 years ago for my first ask ever and it sums up that idea:

The book takes place in the not-too-distant future where children who’ve committed crimes, are neglected, or have chosen to, are sent to behavioural detention centres – what everyone else that’s not the government like to call ‘foster homes’. The story revolves around a fifteen-year-old girl named Reeve who’s lived two years in a ‘foster home’ after being accused of her sister’s murder. Following an accident that she caused which subsequently led to her escape of her foster home, she stumbles across a group of kids, who like her, have gone through the lifestyle and also have escaped. She makes an alliance with them and everything seems in its place until she finds out that a team of hunters are searching for her because of the same accident. Unable to remember anything that happened from the event, she then learns that maybe all things don’t point to her – what really happened on the day she escaped?

(props to 14-year-old me for writing this)

I wrote these three books so quickly (though at the time, as a thirteen-year-old, it felt like drafting took forever). I started Fostered in October of 2014, and by May of 2015, I was halfway through Resisted :))))). How?? These books are all above 85k??? I could never!!!

FOSTERED (book 1 - YA dystopian):

Follows the above plot. What isn’t mentioned above is how this book starts. We start with Reeve (15 at the time–a baby!!!) chillin in an abandoned storage unit she was hoping to use as shelter. HOWEVER, plot twist of the season–there are already people there!

She’s semi-ambushed by these people who she later learns are our good ol’ pals Foster and Harrison. The boys are also taking care of a 6-year-old girl named Essie who they love fiercely!! They’re sketched out by Reeve, which we later find out is because–they! know! her!

Foster, Harrison, and Reeve were actually all the closest pals in a ‘foster home’ they called WAFFLE. Reeve forgets that during the disastrous accident she causes that separates them (she blows up the foster home lmaooo) but lookie here–the squad is reunited! Eventually everyone comes to love each other (though it ain’t like that in the beginning) + Foster and Reeve have a romance which I find so bizarre now?? They would never.

The squad is being “hunted” by a group of “chasers” (I LOVE dystopian lool) headed by a woman named Red who is actually?? a badass? She tries to kill them a bunch of times, Reeve kills Lonan’s sister by using her as a human shield, Essie dies, I’m awful!

HUNTED (book 2 - YA dystopian):

After Essie’s death, the group is shook! Harrison especially as he is *soft* and the “leader” of the group. To protect his other ducklings who are now the most sought after people in America lmao (Foster and Reeve), he does something SCANDALOUS and joins the *government* AKA all the evil people putting innocent children in these awful detention centres. What a 180! Essentially, he does this to purposefully manipulate investigations into Foster and Reeve away from them, but Reeve doesn’t know this so she’s cheesed when she finds out (she feels #betrayed)!

Harrison’s departure of the group triggers the group’s breakup. Harrison joins an *elite* section of the government that *I believe* tries to wrangle runaway foster kids?? This group is lead by our other good pal Lonan and this is the first book he appears in! He takes Red’s place as antagonist in this book.

The group also includes Holly, a badass who is also Foster’s older sister (and also Lonan’s first serious girlfriend)! She’s scary! She also dies by hanging in a blood-drinking cult mid-way through this book! don’t! ask! Margo is this group’s tech analyst, and she’s a mentally distant hippie (and Harrison’s first and last serious girlfriend which obvi didn’t work out lol he’s gay!) Idk what Harrison’s job was here, but he learns techy stuff from Margo!

This book is important because it establishes Lonan, who continues to be a pivotal character as the series progresses. It also establishes Lonan and Harrison’s relationship. Obvi Lonan is the antagonist in this book and won’t make his redemption arc for another 1book lol, but him and Harrison have a bit of a bizarre relationship. Though they’re almost rivals, they almost adore being each other’s rivals (but don’t tell them that)? After Harrison leaves Lonan’s team, the squad essentially is *hunted* by them, hence the book title lol.

By the end of this book, a few important things happen! Lonan kills Margo (remember, Harrison’s first and last girlfriend lol, we could say Lonan was killing his competition lol is that too much), this obviously reinforces his role as bad guy! After the book’s events, Lonan eventually overtakes the group and they’re all imprisoned! Love it!

RESISTED (book 3 - YA dystopian):

This is my favourite Fostered book because there’s just so much tea! We start in “headquarters” AKA Lonan’s pride and joy! After he kills off his old boss so he can be Ultimate Antagonist (actually because she essentially killed his girlfriend ahaha), he’s the Man in Charge and power trippin like crazy.

Reeve is separated from Foster and Harrison who are also in HQ because she’s mentally unwell. Lonan has given her the job of executing people (because he is evil) which she ain’t diggin! so Lonan takes it upon himself to address her mental health concerns (which obviously isn’t helping because they mutually hate each other).

Eventually, Reeve barters with Lonan for what she wants by using Holly’s death (which only she and Foster witnessed) as leverage. As I mentioned above, Lonan essentially kills/drives away his entire *elite government squad* which means! He needs another one! Reeve uses this as an opportunity and says WELL you COULD hire Foster and Harrison. Lonan does and VOILA we suddenly have a new squad!

This is really where we build a relationship between Lonan and Reeve who have previously done nothing but try to kill each other! They actually bond in this bizarre kind of way. While they still don’t like each other, they mutually understand each other more than Foster and Harrison do as in many ways, Lonan and Reeve have both done the same awful things (lots of killing people :))).

This all builds up to the epic reveal that they are actually half siblings (they share a mother) and oh DOES THE TEA START BOILING. This news causes major tension in the OG squad (Reeve, Foster, Harrison) as Foster and Harrison think Lonan has done too many irredeemable things to be forgiven, despite the fact that he and Reeve are related. They are right! However, Reeve isn’t so quick to decide.

She and Lonan go through a lot together (including kidnapping! attempted murder! An explosion! Reeve pretending to be a corpse!) which are still some of my favourite things to re-read and the reason I love this book the most out of all the books I’ve written. This is where #redemption arc occurs!

This book is too long for me to cover everything, but essentially their relationship is the most important! The book ends when the squad (now joined by Lonan) is forced out of hiding because Reeve is injured and actually needs real medical attention! This leads to ANOTHER separation, with Reeve heading back to a foster home for the first time in a few years!

Hollowed (book 4) to Rewired (book 6)

HOLLOWED (book 4 - YA (?) dystopian (?))

Book four is my least favourite book of the 6 and that’s because it’s melodramatic and I was finding my writing style! It’s not quite appropriate for YA because of its violent subject matter, but wouldn’t appeal to adults, so it’s a bit category-less. Dystopian elements still exist, but are less relevant, so it’s also a bit muddled in term of genre.

All you need to know in terms of events are that Reeve meets someone named Lincoln in the foster home she’s put in (see previous) who ends up being a horrifically abusive person. He sort of shifts into the role as antagonist, though from this book on, the lines between good guys and bad guys blur. Hollowed also introduces a new character–Glenne! Glenne is Lonan’s second serious girlfriend and remnants of this relationship still show up in current Fostered spinoffs (tho she will be irrelevant in Houses With Teeth most likely).

SPLINTERED (book 5 - YA?????)

The genre and category of this book are impossible to define. We continue almost where we left off in book four, and this book is pretty unremarkable in terms of events lol. The squad remains the same, except toward the end, we’re introduced to Darren, a dude from California who hears about Lonan’s *elite government squad* (before the government disowned him) and hopes they can help him locate his missing brother (tho he don’t reveal this until book six).

This book is mostly about Lonan’s declining mental health that still has not gotten better. Some hints of Lonan and Harrison’s relationship getting closer are also dropped in this book.

REWIRED (book 6 - Adult (???) literary fiction sometimes???)

The category of this book is bizarre. It begins as weirdly maybe almost YA, but dips into adult literary fiction at some points. This book is where I really grasped my style and so the genre and category reflect that transition.

What you need to know about Rewired is the progression of Darren and Reeve’s relationship as it goes from acquaintances to PALS to MORE THAN PALS to I don’t! want to be! your! pal! This book is so weird and disjointed because of this transition away from YA dystopian and into adult literary fiction. We also get even more Lonan and Harrison relationship development as Reeve meddles her way into business that is not hers!

MOTH WORK (spinoff - no categories anymore I have no idea)

The most recent Fostered book! We finally get to see Lonan and Harrison’s relationship on the page and oh boy! Is there tea! As Lonan struggles to grasp trauma from childhood, and Harrison struggles to help him, their relationship goes to places it ain’t never been before! This eventually leads to a much needed separation where Lonan explores a new relationship with Eliza (his father’s ex oooooof) and Harrison figures out what he needs in order to live a healthier, happier life. MW is a bridge between book six and seven.

HOUSES WITH TEETH (book 7 - adult literary fiction *I’m hoping*)

I have yet to write this book, but we’re back in Reeve’s head! Here’s a synopsis I’ve shared before:

After escaping a toxic relationship, twenty-year-old Reeve disappears for the second time in one year. She’s drawn to Wicker, a mealy town outside New York City, whose disappearances of affluent girls has caught her attention. The day she arrives, a sinkhole buries one of them in the front yard of her new home, a fixer-upper she shares with estranged friend, Foster. Quickly she falls prey to speculation by herself and others, who try to connect her to the tragedy. And even stranger, false recognitions as the girl in the ground, and the many other missing Wicker girls make her feel more and more like one of them–these alluring, unknown women.

This book is very much my vibe now as a writer, however, it’s been difficult to re-integrate back into Reeve’s head with all Fostered’s dystopian elements removed! I don’t have much else to share about this book since I know so little about it, but it is essentially my current project.

So I hope that was helpful! There’s a lot of unexplored territory that I worry might be impossible to get into because I legitimately do not remember a lot @sarahkelsiwrites calls me a fake fan lol (I genuinely am), but if y’all ever want to know more, I am 100% down to share whatever! This was also a lot of info so if y’all have questions, send ‘em in!

Enjoy this abridged version of Fostered!

–Rachel

#fostered #amwriting #writeblr #writerblr

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ivybucky · 6 years

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accidents happen (b.b.)

A/N: College Bucky?? i live for it Also this is based exactly on my University and what I call the Liberal Arts Field i’m in texas lmao figure out my college lets goooo. I had to start form scratch with this fic cause i had no idea where i was going with it but now i got it lol

Title: accidents happen (or do they lol)

Words: 1402, ayyy

Song I’m Listening to: uhhh tbh I’m listening to Down Under by Men at Work?? its a bop, not just a meme

The field by the Liberal Arts and Humanity building was one of the best found gems of the university. The field was surrounded by 4 main buildings all with their own personality, all of them beautiful in their own way. And while the field was far from any major roads or areas of traffic, anyone on the field could still hear the horn of the train or the intense howls of the wind straining against the taller, more modern Oceanography building.

The field itself currently housed a small amount of students scattered across the plot of land. Towards the center of the field, one of the girls intramural soccer teams had just started their daily practice, their shouts echoing in the makeshift plaza. Off to the right, one of the squadrents were going through drills, their grunts and incantations also ricocheted off the buildings. There was a group of guys playing a game of frisbee near the Architecture building. Aside from those two main groups, there were pairs and lone students on blankets scattered around the edges.

Y/N sat between the edge and the center of the field drawing in her sketchbook, her blanket of old t-shirts was barely enough to allow her to lay out in all possible positions. Her music was kind of loud, but with the mixed yells across the field, she didn’t think people would mind. In her sketchbook were multiple doodles of the land around her. A silhouette of a robin and cartoon grass leaves dotted her pages. Even in an open space like this, she felt secluded in a comfortable way, like she wasn’t there for the world to see. She sang along with the song that was currently flooding her phone speakers when she was hit in the head with a frisbee.

Bucky didn’t mean for her to get hit on the head but it’s his fault for asking Steve to throw it in her direction.

Bucky Barnes was entranced by her. For the past couple of weeks whenever he and Steve decided to take a break from studying and go outside, you would be found somewhere on the field doing the same thing. She’d be sitting on her blanket with a book open and she laid down singing along to whatever music she was playing that day. He found Y/N adorable. The way she knew every lyric to every song that came on, and her voice was the most wonderful thing he had heard in a long time. He adored the way she bit her lip and scrunched her nose when she concentrated on her book.

Bucky Barnes was desperate to talk to her. Every time he convinced himself to talk to her, he chickened. Somehow, she had broken the smooth resolve he had when it came to girls.

Steve had noticed his best friend was distracted. Bucky had always been more physically able than he, so when Bucky had started missing his frisbee throws, he knew something was off. He had caught his friend staring off into the space behind him on the field and that’s when he noticed her. Steve threw the frisbee to his best friend, aiming for his gut, with a knowing smirk. Bucky clutched his stomach in shock.

“What the hell, punk,” Bucky mumbled. “Is your aim really that bad?” he mused.

“You woulda caught that if you had been paying attention, jerk,” he teased. “Why don’t you just go talk to her?” Bucky shuffled, throwing the disk back towards his best friend, trying to stay concentrated on the task at hand.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Steve scoffed.

“You’ve missed more passes in the past couple weeks than our wide receiver,” he poked. “Don’t act like you haven’t been distracted by her over there.”

Bucky looked back over at her, watching her feet tap in the air to the song she was playing. He smiled, looking down at ground. He could practically hear the smirk on Steve’s face.

“Just shut up and throw the damn thing already.”

The next day when he and Steve went to the field. She was nowhere in sight. His face dropped in disappointment, sad he would be missing her voice that day. His game with Steve started off normal, finally able to catch the frisbee, but it wasn’t enjoyable. He just kept thinking about her whereabouts.

In the middle of a pass to Steve, she walked onto the field, huffing in frustration when the wind kicked up her blanket. Bucky smiled widely, unashamed of his excitement since she had shown up. That’s when an idea struck his mind.

“Hey Stevie,” he called to his friend, breaking him out of his concentration as he was about to throw the disk. He eyes, flickered up to Bucky. “Would you mind switchin’ places with me, pal?” Steve quirked his eyebrow up at his friend but agreed nonetheless.

“Hey Stevie,” Bucky called again, causing Steve to give him a look. “Why don’t you aim a little further behind me?” Bucky inquired, smiling wide.

Steve paused his actions, moving to look behind his friend in confusion. He noticed her sitting up on her blanket, intently focused on the book in her lap. Steve looked back at Bucky, eyebrows raised. If this was how he was finally going to talk to her, he was glad to help.

Steve took his stance aiming to throw the disk in your direction, hoping for it to land in front of her. He hurled the frisbee, Bucky moving out of the way to allow his plan to work out. But as the disk flew, both of the boys took note of its speed, mumbling curses on impact.

“What the fuck,” she groaned, hands flying to her forehead. She heard the crunch of grass as two sets of feet ran up to her.

“Holy shit, are you okay?” a rough voice asked rushed. She looked up to find a pair of steel blue eyes pouring in to hers and the owner of the voice crouched down on her blanket.

“I’m fine, it just hurts like hell,” she laughed, not able to stay mad at such a concerned face. She watched as the man who spoke to her turned back to punch the man who stood behind him in the shoulder. “Nice going, Steve. You trying to give the poor thing a concussion, punk?”

“I’m so sorry ma’am,” Steve said to her in embarrassment. “I didn’t mean to be such a clutz.”

Y/N giggled at the pair, finding their banter humorous. “Steve?” he nodded. “It’s fine, really. Look, accidents happen all the time. This was just one of them.” She smiled at the blonde. She stood,missing the knowing look shared between the two boys, brushing herself off and picked up the frisbee, a “JBB” written neatly in the middle. “I believe this is yours.”

The one with blue eyes like ice took it and stuck out his hand for her to shake. He smiled widely when she took his metal hand in hers. She smiled widely back to him. “I’m Bucky Barnes.”

“I’m Y/N,” she giggled. “I gotta say Bucky, you guys are throwing that thing around every day, never missing a beat, I’m surprised you guys dropped the ball today,” she teased. Steve scoffed from behind Bucky and mumbled “yeah me too.”

Bucky shoved a laughing Steve and he ran back to where they were, calling back a “Nice to meet you, Y/N.” You waved. Bucky looked back at you smiling widely.

“Look, Y/N, I feel really bad about what happened,” he started.

“Bucky, it’s honestly fine, it was just an accident,” you interrupted.

“I know, but I wanna make up for my friend’s mistake,” he looked at you with a smirk. “Let me buy you dinner. Please?” Your face flushed, looking down.

“Really?” you asked, shyly. He nodded. “Okay.” His break broke out again into that wide smile.

“I’ll pick you up at seven?” he asked. You nodded and exchanged information.

“I’ll see you later, doll,” he called walking away back to where Steve was waiting.

“Bye, Bucky,” you waved.

The both of you turned away from each other with wide grins, anticipating for the evening to come.

Bucky reached Steve, clapping his hand on his shoulder as they left the field. “Come on, punk,” he teased. “You incredible aim got me a date tonight.”

Oh shit I liked this fic a lot lmaooo

Tag List: @srgntbarnes @i-like-tubs, @shamvictoria11, @blaackpanthr, @avengers-do-it-better, @fab-notfat, @with-a-hint-of-pesto-aiolii, @captainrogerss @sebbies @seabassbarness @4narniand4aslan @captain-brns @hdthdthdt @heliosparadox

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goldenscript · 6 years

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soft bias tag.

tagged by the loveliest petals: @tendershepherd / @gukyi / @guksheart / @gukhopes <3 thanks, my loves!

1. Who’s my bias?

I have many, but if we’re talking the ult of ults, then that would be Jeon Jungkook.

2. What made you notice them?

my high school friend introduced me to BTS October of 2015, I believe. I just know it was during one of my close friend’s birthdays where we were sleeping over at her house, and he pointed out all the members to me during their dance practices, and Jungkook stood out the most. I just gravitated toward him somehow. perhaps it was because he was up in the center or maybe it was just the way he moved but I honestly couldn’t take my eyes off him as cheesy as that sounds lmao

3. What’s your favorite thing about them?

one thing for sure is his voice. I’m a sucker for voices and how they sound when singing. Jungkook’s in particular just knows how to make me feel, whether that’s sad, happy, or sentimental. I feel like I could talk about how he is able to make me want to listen to one of his covers over and over again for days on end, just because of how it can make me feel. not only that but I adore how thoughtful he is of others. I know it must be a burden to have others around you try to take care of while taking care of themselves, and having that drive and passion to somehow repay them and prove that you can now hold your own is so incredibly commendable to me. he has such a bright fire of passion in him that I can see in his performances and there’s this care for those that he loves and respects that continues to grow and capture my heart. I really adore him. god, I really do.

4. Who would initiate skinship more?

I feel like it would be me, just because I can tell he’s on the shyer side. even if he were to be comfortable with me, skinship seems like one of those things that he would overthink, so I wouldn’t mind being a little more affectionate than usual just for him.

5. Who would hog the blankets more?

him because I won’t fight anyone for the blanket lmaooo. (seriously my friend slept over and she took my blanket so I just grabbed my extra one at the foot of the bed and was content with that.) I don’t really get that cold easily either, but I will say that I keep more than one blanket on hand so even if he does take the blankets, I’ll have a back up.

6. Who would be more clingy?

er, me maybe? I’ve noticed that I really like the attention of my loved ones so him being my s/o would definitely make me want attention. I think he’d want it too though. so probably equal? we’d also know when to back off one another, giving us some balance~

7. Who would say I love you first? Who easily be more flustered?

I would. I just know it. I’m a lot more forward when it comes to expressing my feelings to significant others, so when I know I love him I’d want to tell him immediately. therefore, I believe he would be more flustered LOL. I think how he responds would fluster me as well, since I imagine he wouldn’t suffice for just a simple “I love you too.” at least not in the way I say it. I’d give him an entire dissertation (’:

9. What cuddling position would you two have?

probably depends. I like being the big spoon, but I won’t oppose being the little spoon every now and then. I envision he wouldn’t mind switching either. he seems like he would like to be cuddled~

10. Which colors remind you of him?

he reminds me of muted shades like periwinkle and even soft shades of yellow. I’d even argue to say that I can see him as vibrant as red, but not cherry red. something muted and subdued like a rusted shade or brick color.

11. What season would you like to spend with them?

...can I say all the seasons? I’m not picky. I like the heat of summer, I love the cold of winter, and even spring isn’t too bad when I’m not sneezing up a storm. and obviously, fall is perfect. that’s his birthday season!

12. Who would bake the cookies and who would steal the batter?

I’d definitely bake the cookies and Jungkook would steal the batter. it’s okay though. I’d just make him help me, and I don’t think he would oppose that much either.

13. Which one of you would make bad puns and how would the other react?

I’d make the bad puns and Jungkook would either laugh because I’m being a dork or he would facepalm himself because he really chose to be with me loooool. I wouldn’t do it too often tho, just when the time feels right

14. Who would want to adopt 50 cats and dogs?

jkdfhskjdfhjksh yo that’s too many! I’d be good with 2 or maybe 3 tho. either of us would want that. I definitely want a few dogs (’:

15. Which one of you would nearly burn the kitchen down trying to microwave a pop tart and who would come to the rescue?

Jungkook, maybe? maybe. I trust that he wouldn’t start a fire or anything, but accidents happen. even I might be a suspect. it’d be rare tho

16. Who likes to lean over trail railings and who pulls them back?

I’m not a fan of looking down if I’m in a really high up place, so definitely not me lol. maybe him since he seems to like heights, but he’s not the stupidly reckless type to where I need to be yanking him away from ledges I’m sure

17. What would watching a horror movie with them be like?

awesome LOL. probably trying to scare one another when either of us leaves to the restroom. I’m a big horror movie fan, and I know he can sit to watch them as well so it’s perfect tbh. we’d probably scare our pals during movie night too. alternatively, if it’s somehow a little too scary even for us, then we can make commentary on how dumb the characters are being because I love to do that to diffuse anyone’s discomfort during a scary movie

18. Who would be the cheesy flirt and who would be the smooth flirt?

I would be both. mostly cheesy because I don’t have the capacity to be super smooth all the time. I think he could be smooth when he wants to be, but I see a lot of cheesy from him too. Jin probably taught him those looool

19. Who would be more competitive?

I guess it depends for me personally. I’m competitive but only with certain things like games and whatnot

20. Who would have to be given constant reminders (to eat, sleep, drink water, etc.)

Jungkook. I’d have to remind him to take care of himself while he’s practicing because I know he’ll overwork himself. he’d do that with me sometimes, but he would have to confront me if I keep brushing off my own issues

21. Who sends memes and who sends cute “i miss you” texts at 3 am?

Jungkook would send memes and I would send “i miss you” texts at 3 am because I don’t sleep and I’m lowkey needy for attention... I just won’t admit it often

tagging: @jungnoir / @boosoonhao / @kafkani / @workofteaguk / @taesthetes

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