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Courts & Kings #4

Court of Heathens

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There are many things that go bump in the night, and I am one of them.

Witches are supposed to be good, powerful, and omniscient, but unluckily for me, I seem to lack all of those qualities.

I have been battling the darkness that lives within me since birth, destined to eradicate goodness from our world, but one day, I have no choice but to embrace who and what I am.

In order to stop the destruction of the world as we know it, I must put my trust in not only myself, but also my unlikely companions.

When all is said and done, and all that is left is dust, can I go back to how I was, or will I be lost in the shadows forever?

Welcome to the Court of Heathens, where darkness conquers all.

320 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 25, 2024

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K.A. Knight

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K.A Knight is a Romance author from a little town in England. She writes the monsters you love to hate. The crazier the better.

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618 reviews296 followers
February 24, 2025
not my fav but the demon is cunty asf
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202 reviews5 followers
October 23, 2024
Arc review: Court of Heathens by K.A.Knight

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

If K.A Knight writes it, im going to read it, and I haven't read many monster romances, so I definitely wanted to give this a ride and what a ride it was. Best monster romance I've read hands (or claws) down!

The banter and sarcasm between the characters really made this book for me. It reminded me so much of how I am with family and friends that I just fell into this natural camaraderie with the characters. I became so invested in what they were doing and how it was going to all pan out.

And damn, the things that demon does with his tail 🥵

I loved that despite what Freya is, and what Phrixius was supposed to do upon finding out what she is, he protected her and tried to find a way around it.

If a monster or two are enough to get the juices flowing, I recommend this one! 👌🏻
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560 reviews374 followers
October 25, 2024
Banter, spice and all things witchy and nice! I'm a huge fan of the Courts and Kings series so couldn't wait to read Court of Heathens, and guess what, it was everything I expected and more! I love a sexy demon and some monster escapades 👀 Freya was a fiesty FMC , a world cloaked in dark magic and shadows lurking in every corner this was atmospheric and spooky, Katie excels at multiple POVs that are easy to follow despite there being quite a few, I mean I suppose thats a given because she is the queen of reverse harem right 🤭 they propel the plot forward and the banter between characters had me doing that weird laugh thats not quite a laugh but a snort of amusement because who laughs out loud like a maniac at a book? 👀 😅😅 seriously, if you want to laugh and also blush furiously, then this is your book,
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1,076 reviews22 followers
April 27, 2025
I just don’t think this woman can write fast enough for me. Katie is. By far. My favorite author. Her FMCs are always badass and the communication is on point. The grovel - if needed- is well done and the sass and banter is perfect.

Her monsters are always so fun to read and the spice is SPICY.
Ughh. I love this woman.

Kate. WOMAN. This book is so. So funny. So. So damn good. It’s like if you took my two fave KA MMC (Kenzo and Diesel) and made them into one demon!!
Just. Yes.
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1,972 reviews218 followers
October 27, 2024
4.4 stars.
It was good. I liked the first half more than the second though.
The demon is my favorite, obviously. He’s very entertaining. I love him.
Profile Image for Kate V.
1,840 reviews364 followers
August 3, 2025
3.25 - 3.75 stars!

“There are shades of grey within the dark…”

Freya is special and powerful. Within her lies a darkness that she’s about to discover will change the trajectory of her entire existence.

Luckily she won’t be alone. Phrixius is a god that finds a zest for life again after meeting her. Demon has been her shadow and protector since she can remember and Sha is a creature she creates that lives only for her. Beings that were never meant to fall in love but Freya is theirs.

“Love is the most dangerous thing in this universe,” my demon says, sounding serious for once, his eyes on me. “It makes even the strongest creatures do things they ordinarily would not. It is unpredictable and wild, like magic. Love is the most dangerous thing this universe has ever created. Even more than hatred.”


But a force such as Freya wasn’t meant to be alive and it’s a race against time when she learns her future could take many paths.

“…Freya. It’s not all black and white like this world would have you believe. We can still choose the type of person we want to be, even if we cannot change how that happens. You were born into great power—dark but great power. You choose how you use it.”


I enjoyed this. The storyline was a bit confusing and I didn’t read the previous book in this series so maybe that would have filled in some gaps. I liked that it was a RH with no MM. The ending definitely had me tearing up but luckily the HEA came swiftly. I didn’t really love that 8% Freya was with a gargoyle. It was a short escapade and her Demon was there but it felt cheating like. It gave me the ick. I liked all the characters and their personalities and the banter was pretty funny. The smut was smutting as well 🥵.

“You feel so good above me, taking me like this. Fuck, Freya, I pride myself on being a good man, a good god, yet you make me depraved as fuck. I want you chained to me at all times, pumped full of me.” His voice is little more than a snarl now. “You make me a wicked god, Freya. I’d fall for this pussy and lose everything to be here forever. Don’t you see what you do to me? You ruin me. You destroy me. You taint me, and I fucking love it.”


Overall, a great smutty read with plenty of paranormal elements. I likely won’t read the next one because it has elements I just don’t prefer but I enjoyed this!
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2,345 reviews131 followers
October 25, 2024
The god of magic and the moon sure knows how to leave an impression. I've been curious about what Phrixius has been up to ever since I came across that scene in CoD. Let me tell you, it was better than I imagined. Court of Death was marvelous.


Freya is a little troublemaker, and despite the darkness in her, she tries really hard to be good. She was also living in denial about a lot of things. I liked her and her dramatic reactions. She has managed to find herself a little mixed bag of a harem. A god, a demon, and other. One is like the little angel sitting on her shoulder, always believing in her. Another is the devil egging her own with his playful behavior. The third's utter devotion is unbreakable. They all fit, I liked that they need her just as much as she needs them. Very little angst in this group.


Oh, this was a good one. The backdrop was fabulous. It was very witchy, I could feel the magic in the air. My favorite part was the description of the village and night market. Knight paints a very vivid picture. This book was a strange composition of light, dark, and every shade of gray there is. There was the dark stuff like dark magic and death, but then that balances out with some humor, banter, and the togetherness Freya has with her guys, she's found her family in them. Freya's journey of self-acceptance was tough, but I loved seeing her accept who she is, not letting one thing define who she is. The mystery around Freya drew me, but that was easy to figure out. It was the villain and all the weird stuff that kept me guessing.


The last several chapters stunned me into silence. Stuff was going down. It was like one shocking moment after another, where I couldn't even catch my breath. Just. Wow. Court of Heathens was the best! I loved the ending, especially that mysterious epilogue. Oh, I can't wait.
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971 reviews59 followers
October 28, 2024
“𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆,” 𝒎𝒚 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒂𝒚𝒔, 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒆. “𝑰𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒕. 𝑰𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒅, 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒄. 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅. 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒅.”

I seriously don’t know how KA Knight keeps doing this… every book is even better than the one before and this one was no different!! The way I could not put this down, the monster spicy scenes had me meltingggg 🔥😮‍💨🥵 Freya and her monsters were the best way to spend my weekend, the way her monster, god and demon worship her was everythinggggg!

“𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒄 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑*𝒔𝒔𝒚, 𝒔𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒎𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒚 𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒂𝒓.”

“𝑵𝒐 𝒘𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖.” 𝑯𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕 𝒎𝒚 𝒄𝒖𝒏𝒕. “𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔. 𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒍𝒂𝒚 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒕.”

𝑯𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒍, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒔 𝒔𝒐 𝒅𝒂𝒎𝒏 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒎𝒆.

I absolutely loved this book, the whole series is amazing to read and it definitely changed my mind about monsters/paranormal romance, I’m definitely a spicy monster romance girlie now, give me all the tentacles lol 🤣😏
So so good!! And I can’t wait to see what comes next, that epilogue definitely left me wondering… 🤔

Tropes:
- Enemies to lovers
- Paranormal Fantasy
- Monster sp!cy romance
- Why Choose
- Obsessed MMCs
- Touch her and ☠️
- Burn the world for her
- She’s a badass
- Witch FMC
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2,171 reviews4 followers
March 14, 2025
Because of the content, this book is not for everyone but I am enjoying the series. This one had necromancers, gods, demons, and witches. I look forward to reading the next book in the series
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108 reviews2 followers
December 3, 2025
Honestly, it was just smut. Was there even a plot? Any kind of plot at all? No, this one just wasn’t for me.
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351 reviews
October 30, 2024
The characters all felt so similar to me. Also, this was labeled a standalone, but I feel like I was missing a lot.
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48 reviews1 follower
August 18, 2025
I've DNF'd way better books. Truly just so terrible, I don't even know why I finished it.
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134 reviews
October 24, 2024
Book Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I received this book as an ARC and my review is honest and my own. *screams that I received an ARC from the one and only KA Knight!!!*

I will always be completely obsessed with KA Knights reverse harems and this did not disappoint. I can’t tell you how much fun I had reading this.

In this book we follow Freya who is outcasted witch that has had a demon following and protecting her since she was born. However, no one else can see the demon expect her. The demon isn’t Freya’s only issue though, Freya has been fighting a darkness inside her for just as long. This demon honestly had me laughing so damn hard!

Of course it wouldn’t be a KA Knight without some top tier banter, spice and everything else in between.

We also follow Phrixius who is the god of magic and Sha who is a monster that Freya created. So we have a demon, a god, and a monster and let me tell you I loved each and every one of them! I can’t tell you how gripping this story was right from the start.

I cant wait to read the rest of the courts and kings series because I need me some more KA reverse harem and monsters please and thank you.

Thank you again to KA Knight for giving me this opportunity to read this as an ARC!

Happy reading xx
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440 reviews20 followers
October 27, 2024
Court of Heathens is the fourth book in the Courts & Kings series, but it can be read as a standalone. And damn me this book was another masterpiece by the hand of K. A. Knight! 

In this book we follow Freya, she is a witch but right from the first chapters you'll know there is more to her. What it is you learn to know further in the story. Freya is not alone, she has a demon following her everywhere and I have been laughing so hard with the banter between those two! I really liked how the demon pushed Freya to the edge with everything! When a spell goes wrong we meet the god Phrixius and he was just perfect! Sha is a monster she created and he completed her little harem of beings. 

This story was put together so well, just when you think everyting is perfect and well, Knight throws in a twist and has you on the edge again. And it would be a K. A. Knight book without the yummie spicy scenes! She knows how to write them and she really knows how to ballance spicy with the storyline. Near the ending she gave the reader a twist that just made me devour the last part. I can't wait to read the next book! 

Thank you K. A. Knight for this ARC to read and review. 
Profile Image for Morgan Constantin.
86 reviews7 followers
October 30, 2024
5 ⭐️ 5 🌶️

Man oh man this book will have your brain turn to mush. It is a roller coaster! One minute you are falling in love with the characters, then you’re 💦 💦 💦 and then you’re in agony getting your heartbroken. @katieknightauthor knows how to take you through all of it; happiness & joy, angst and surprise, heartbreak and celebration, but most of all, love. You can feel it through the pages!

KA Knight creates characters that stick with you. The MMC truly support and complement the personality of the FMC. In order for her to be well rounded she needs each of the personalities brought forth by the males and I just adore how well they are written.

You have a god with an existential crisis, a demon with an obsession, and a newly created monster who’d do anything his Mistress told him. These men create the perfect trio for our little witch and I wish I had them. The demon is by far my favorite and he will live in my heart forever right alongside Diesel. 🫶🏼

Highly recommend this book for a great and exciting PNR read, but PLEASE check your trigger warnings!
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871 reviews6 followers
November 11, 2024
Freya, Demon (Adder), Phrixius (God of Magic), and Sha (Random entity that she spawned that only cares about her). Freys is known as the black sheep in her coven. She leans to the darker magic, and she has a demon constantly annoying her. In order to banish the demon she tries a spell, but the spell goes wrong and she ends up summoning Phrixius, the god of magic. Phrixius is intrigued by her because he knows what she is, but her nature is not what he expects. Darker things are happening which leads the demon and Phrixius to help Freya figure out what is going on.

I loved this book. The banter between Freya and the demon, or just any other banter with demon was entertainment to say the least. I loved the interactions between Freya and her men. She is definitely a monster lover if you know what I mean. Also, the spice in this was delicious I loved every min of reading this book. All of the characters were a pleasure to read and the epilogue with a snapshot of what is going to happen next. I am so excited to say the least.
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42 reviews1 follower
November 4, 2024
☆☆☆☆ ½ !!!

when i got the opportunity to arc read Court of Heathens by K.A. Knight, i screamed ~ i absolutely LOVED the first 3 in the courts & kings series..but let me just say, this monster romance did NOT disappoint

freya and demon reeled me in from the start ~ their dynamic and banter was EVERYTHING…i must have a thing for fmc witches because freya….i need her to be real and i want to be friends with her IMMEDIATELY ~ the way K.A. writes internal feelings will always have me in a chokehold ~ demon and the way he cares / helps freya ~ i absolutely cannot talk about these two or else i sob ~ the mystery / trying to figure freya out kept me on the edge of my seat ~ between them all, the coven (agatha) included, i couldn’t figure anyone’s motive out and HONESTLY? smut aside, i LOVED it 🙂‍↕️✋‼️
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158 reviews19 followers
April 30, 2025
This was so fun.
I read this in two sittings!

If you love RH/why choose romance, lots of spice, witches, monsters & really fun character banter, this is such an easy book to binge read!

I lived for the laugh out loud banter between Freya and the Demon. It also had super sweet quotable moments 💕

“Love is the most dangerous thing in this universe,”

“It makes even the strongest creatures do things they ordinarily would not. It is unpredictable and wild, like magic. Love is the most dangerous thing this universe has ever created. Even more than hatred.”


I hadn’t read the other books in the series beforehand, but they seem to follow different characters, so that didn’t affect my reading experience.

Do check your CW because this book has themes and situations that may not be for everyone.

This was like a 3.75 for me
I’ll be reading more of her books!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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49 reviews1 follower
July 28, 2025
I really enjoyed the theme of Freya's story; that we have the capability of choosing whether we are good or evil, and that life is not in black and white.

"Life is not so straightforward. If there’s anything I’ve learned from my long years here, it is the ability to adapt and keep moving. Just because you make a choice doesn’t mean you’re stuck with it forever. You can always change, you can always go back or choose a different way." - Phrixius

The struggle that Freya faces throughout this book is so relatable and applicable to anyone's life story; and I really appreciated K.A. Knight's creating this character. I loved that the Demon, who was a thorn in her side and instigating nuisance ended up proving that despite his "faults" and "shortcomings" he was also her biggest champion and supporter. The combination of self-discovery/acceptance, spicy spice, valuable life lessons, and relatable themes wrapped up in the intriguing package that is this book is so addicting that I devoured the story in a single day.

I highly encourage anyone who is considering any of the five standalone books in this series to read them immediately because K.A. Knight is a master storyteller!
Profile Image for Sara.
688 reviews20 followers
October 20, 2024
Wow, wow, wow.

I'm a monster lover and Freya have a true Monster from darkness, a hot Demon and a fricking GOD?!
Jealous isn't a strong enough word for my feelings.

My only meh part is that Freya surpressed her powers all along. Other than that, loved every second of this book. This world, the characters and the stories are awesome.

Many thanks to the author for letting me read before release.
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173 reviews25 followers
October 25, 2024
If KA Knight has no fans, I am 💀. Haha

I loved this book so much! The banter, jokes and sarcasm really made this book. The way all the characters interact has me giggling the entire time or ya know gasping because the 🌶️ is soooo good.

10/10 read perfect for spooky season! If you like things that go bump in the night, try this one out.
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1,312 reviews195 followers
November 4, 2024
Court of Heathens

I Give this Book a 4-4.5/5 Star Rating, Listing as High 4.

HEA(?): Yes
Relationship Type: RH>Reverse Harem: MFMM
Romance: 4/5
Heat: 4.5/5
Pacing: Mid
Drama: 4.5/5
Suspense: 4.5/5
Dark(?): No.


Loved the character development and the plot was well thought out, I don’t want to give any Spoilers on this on. Gosh I love this series, I can’t wait to read the next one.
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359 reviews4 followers
July 14, 2025
4🌶

listened to this as an audiobook

It's not my favourite in the series, but I still enjoyed it.

What does it say about a person when the demon was their favourite character? asking for a friend, obviously 👀
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243 reviews8 followers
November 12, 2024
I simply can't get enough of KA Knight and this fully lived up to the high expectations I had.
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522 reviews37 followers
October 19, 2024
I freaking love the way K.A. Knight is able to grab your attention so quickly and hold onto until you reached the end of the book and you didn't even realize you were close.
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87 reviews2 followers
October 28, 2024
My Thoughts:

I love a good monster romance and this one was perfect. The things that can be done with a tail🥵 and a god to complete it? Yess! I loved everything about it I can't wait to read more from the author!

Thank you so much to K.A. Knight and Wordsmith Publicity for the free Arc.

I am voluntarily leaving this honest Review
Profile Image for Villanelle Morningstar.
9 reviews
December 11, 2025
I thought to myself, I'm fine! everything is fine, not gonna say a word. but you know what, no! I did not sign up for this rollercoaster of emotions! would I watch this? heck yeah, 11/10! but also, how dare you! to write something so cute (well...and spicy)
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131 reviews
August 8, 2025
This was an okay book. Had me laughing a few bits but I just couldn’t really get into it.
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