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A New Reign #3

Finders Keep Her

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She might be able to hide from the rest of the world, but she'll never escape me.

I am unworthy to even look at her. The first time I did, it sent her running, but my little fox is always on the run. Besides, I tend to have that effect on everyone. The difference is, this time there will be nowhere she can hide that I won’t find her.

My little fox isn’t just running; she’s watching. I’ve piqued her curiosity. She may think she’s hiding behind her computer screen, but I know she has eyes on me. I”ll do everything in my power to make sure her attention stays there.

Cold. Ruthless. Unfeeling. Monster.

A few of the tamer things people have called me.

They say I’m a monster, and maybe I am. But if that’s true, then I want to be her monster. I want to be the reason she stops running from all the things that go bump in the night.

There’s this overwhelming need inside of me to take care of her. To love and protect her. Most of all, to show she has nothing to fear from the rest of the world. You see, my girl is brilliant, special, and unlike any other.

The world should fear her as she sits upon her throne, my lap. They will all learn that if you come for my little fox, the real monster inside of me will come out to play.

They say I don’t have a heart… but I only want hers.

This is the third book in the A New Reign series. No cheating, no OW drama, and an HEA is always guaranteed! Each will be standalone.

It features a possessive alpha male, heavy stalking, obsession, steamy scenes, a witty heroine, and a criminal empire.

219 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 30, 2025

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Profile Image for Jen ♥.
1,753 reviews967 followers
August 31, 2025
3.5 ⭐

This is probably my favorite in this series. I looove how Ronan and Ellie/Marks are so obsessed with each other that they ended up stalking one another as if their lives depended on it. 😂

It was definitely insta-something, and since then Ellie has become so obsessed with Ronan that she tracks him every time and whenever he goes. 😅 I'd probably say this feels like a "she falls first, but he falls harder" situation. I'm not saying he didn't feel something for her the first time they met, but I think it only became stronger when he found that she was stalking him. 🤭

Obviously, he found out where she's hiding despite all her efforts to stay off the grid. And when he showed up to her dad's house, it was basically game over. 😂

Ellie did run away because she thought she'd be putting him in danger. But Ronan has made up his mind, and like he said, "If you run, I'll chase. And I always catch. Always.” 🤭

There was a drama/suspense caused by another hacker that's also into Ellie—actually, there are two men who wanted her. That nearly gave Ronan an aneurysm. 😂 But in the end, they were dealt with accordingly.

Anyway, it's a cute read, and also I love the epilogue. They decided to have just one kid because Ronan is so obsessed with his wife that he doesn't want to split his attention with anyone else, except for their daughter.

Book info:
- Insta-love
- Stalking 😉
- Dual V! 💖
- Suspense
- Violence (a bit)
- HEA (6 yrs later, married, and with a daughter)
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439 reviews46 followers
September 10, 2025
Dual Virgins! (He doesn't tell her he has never been with a woman which was my main gripe)

Safe
No cheating
No OW
Unwanted OM (a marine on the compound wants Ellie, but both she and Rowan shut him down and there is another mystery man as well who stalks her online; the crux of the story is her on the run because of this second unwanted OM)
Separation? several months (they first lock eyes after the incident in the first book, for months they stalk each other; she stalks him online and he stalks her his way)
No gross condom use
No stupid third act break up
HEA

List of quotes on heroes status:
Quote,
Masturbation has always been a tool. One that I have controlled most of my life. I didn’t want any vices or my dick to rule me. That hadn’t been hard; Ellie changed that.
end quote.

Quote,
“How are you still hard?” “You.” My dick has fully come alive since she entered my life. “Your pussy is magic.”
end quote.

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She has given herself to me, and I’m more than willing to show her my utter devotion. It’s better she understands it now that I have given myself to her completely, but that means never letting her go.
end quote.

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We just happen to know the flowers and heart that belong to us. If you think about it, it's how we have been our whole lives. We are either in or out, and there has never been a woman that lured any of us out before, because we can't be tempted. Temptation would mean we question it. Each of us knew the second it happened. It’s our nature.
end quote.

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“You’re growing soft,” War says when I enter his office. Tova is perched in his lap. The last thing Ellie makes me is soft. I just fucked her against the shower wall, and I could go another round or two. I never get enough of her. I’d gone from never giving much thought to sex to now it’s every other thought.
end quote.

This is the story of Rowan, Ro to only Ellie, and their cat and mouse stalking game they play. After they lock eyes in the first book and she disappears, they both stalk each other. He knows and enjoys her eyes on him and she likes to watch him. He is getting impatient and wants her in his life, but he doesn't want to spook her, so he sets a trap to lure her out. He is a giant, silent enforcer who is incredibly observant and very matter of fact. He extracts information from his enemies with ease, and this meticulous, intense, obsessed giant, is determined. He will do anything to have his little fox in his life, and once he does they are together like glue. She is a runner, so he lets her know that she can run, but he will chase and catch her locking her in his arms. He does not embellish his words for effect as he is a direct man, literal in the few words he does utter and he stuns her into silence with the intensity of his gaze when he tells her words of love and devotion. 'I cannot live without you' are not empty words. He means it as matter of fact, and those exchanges were the most romantic part of the book. It had me swooning!
Ellie is flighty, smart, confused by her feelings, misses her two friends, loves her father who she stays with and she is being hunted by a dangerous mystery man online. She is feisty, funny, clever, incredibly tech savvy, has such great chemistry and natural banter with Rowan, but she is also vulnerable, scared, and folds into herself to protect herself from the scary world around her. Online, she is queen as she types furiously on her keyboard outsmarting those who deserve it as she is a veritable Robin Hood. She is inexperienced when it comes to the opposite sex, same as Rowan and even thinks that men are too "ick". Rowan is the same. He never felt attraction until he sees Ellie, and both individually knew, the moment they locked eyes was the moment they saw the other half of their soul.
The story revolves around finding out who this dangerous mystery man is and stop him, coupled with Rowan showing his little fox, his Ellie that she is no longer alone. She has a giant, bear of a man willing to kill anyone trying to hurt her maybe even offer her the eyeball of her enemies in a pretty box. Just a thought that crossed the mind of a man madly in love. Of course, many things happen, we get the two other couples in the story as well, which was nice to see Tova, Cosima and Ellie finally all together. It was nice to see the three brothers bond over how deeply in love they all are to their respective goddess. Rowan trying to figure out why he feels the way he does is endearing. I enjoyed it for the most part, but my enjoyment was hindered slightly by two things.
Firstly, Rowan went to a brothel, NOT TO DO ANYTHING! WORRY NOT! He never even made entry to the building and his intention was not sexual. He knew Ellie followed his every move so he wanted to make Ellie jealous in order to lure her out desperate to have her contact him. It was a stupid thing to do though. She was so hurt because she thought he went there to fuck. I HATED that he for any reason, decided to have her believe that he was in there fucking, and the response he gave when he cleared the air was that he went there knowing she stalks him to get a reaction out of her and lure her out of hiding. He could have found another way. That was in poor taste. We know he is a virgin like her and was never interested in any woman, which is why I forgave this stupid choice of his as I read on. The second and main gripe is we never get the satisfaction of Ellie knowing her man is all hers. He never tells her that SHE is HIS first last and only. I was waiting for him to have that exchange, but it never came, which hindered my enjoyment.
I did like when his inner monologue said that since he laid eyes on Ellie, his dick woke up and he cannot get enough of her. All of his inner monologue tells us without doubt, that his body along with the rest of him awoke to passion, love and lust for her, and that matters to me above all. I love that it is all new to him as much as it is new to her but what was missing was him TELLING Ellie all that. He knows she is his only, so I wanted her to know that her man is all hers. That is my main complaint.
Aside from that I always love dual virgins romances, and I am glad our hero belongs to our heroine completely same as she. The fact that he made her think he went to a brothel to fuck as a last resort to lure her out and that he never tells her that he belongs to her completely, having never given what belongs to her to others in the past, is what dulled the romance for me and this is why I don't see myself rereading it. That little bit of magic is missing because whenever he would say, 'say you are only mine''say that I am the only man who knows you in this way', I kept YELLING in my head 'SAY THAT SHE IS THE ONLY WOMAN YOU HAVE EVER BEEN WITH! TELL HER SHE IS YOUR FIRST LAST AND ONLY!' Hélas, we never get that.
I guess I recommend it, but it was bit of a let down compared to the other two in the series. The first book remains the best because War tells Tova many times that she is his first, last and only everything. I wish Rowan did the same for his Ellie.
The next series is going to be the second generation of this now large Marino family. I am looking forward to it!
Happy reading
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1,598 reviews473 followers
September 4, 2025
i can’t believe this!!

Lucy Darling has been a fave, one-click, 5 star author for me since she first came out! I can’t believe this, but this one let me down!

It dragged in parts, and I didnt really care for the ending. It was too weird.

Safe. Possible virgin hero. It might’ve been mental but if so, it was a blip and i missed it. Heroine is a virgin and belongs only to her hero. No ow/om. No cheating or sharing. Hea with epilogue and only one child
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393 reviews
September 14, 2025
- She stalks him (and he knows and stalks her back)
- OTT hero
- Hacker / killer
- Dual virgins (see note)

The third book, and just as good as the rest. She’s a hacker and is stalking him, they met months ago and both have been obsessed with each other since.
H knows she stalks her, and does everything just to make sure she keeps stalking him.

H is over possessive and just super, really like this series.


Safety:
- Dual virgins. He never tells her this, but his inner monologue gravely confirms it. How she’s awaken his di*k and how he never gave much thought about s*x before h.
- No owd: they have problems getting in contact with the h, but since he knows she stalks him, he goes inside a strip club / brothel just to lure h out of hiding, he tells her he never pays for s*x. He could have told her that she was his first and only.
- Some omd, two men are interested in her and causes some action, but she’s all in with H.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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5,097 reviews624 followers
November 4, 2025
“Finders Keep Her” is the story of Ellie and Ronan.

I really love dual stalker stories where both leads are obsessed with one another- and this was a good one. The heroine is a sassy queen and the hero is a big protective pookie bear. We get lots of drama and previous lead couples show up to give us interesting family dynamics, but overall an enjoyable read.

Safe
4/5
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1,009 reviews39 followers
September 11, 2025
creo que ha sido el mejor de los tres y me gustó la personalidad de Ronan. aunque sí creo que Ellie estuvo un poquito estereotipada pero bueno. además fue cute que los dos fueran sus acosadores jajajaja.
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811 reviews12 followers
December 22, 2025
5/5 ⭐️

Why was this one so short 😭
I love Ronan and Ellie, I wanted more of them.
I love the idea of Ellie being the one stalking him, it was honestly adorable.
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4,298 reviews37 followers
September 6, 2025
Finally we get Marks(Ellie) and Ronans story 😍 Marks saw Ronan and instantly fell obsessed, so she stalked him online at a safe distance. What she doesn't know is that Ronan became just as obsessed with Marks. So they both kind of stalk each other. When Marks is being threatened, Ronan instantly intervenes. He finally has his woman where he wants her and now nothing and nobody can stop him from getting his woman😏 Insta love, sweet, steamy, romantic , fun to read, totally safe (both of them were virgins 😏) with an awesome HEA and a bit of action too. 😍😍😍😍😍
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660 reviews3 followers
October 3, 2025
2025:

-Trama de la historia: 🖤🖤🖤

-Protagonistas: ♥️♥️♥️

-Escenas Spicy: ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

-Autora: 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

-Tropes: Hacker - Mafia Romance - Obsesión - Celoso - Posesivo - Spicy - Venganza - Crimen - Libro Corto.
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230 reviews2 followers
September 25, 2025
Possible Dual V (Mmc’s status is only very briefly mentioned in inner dialogue, and not explicitly mentioned).
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1,061 reviews10 followers
August 30, 2025
This series just keeps getting better! I loved this couple so much because of how good of a match they were together. They were both hinted at ending up together in the first two books, and let me say they were so worth the wait. An easy five star read😍right here folks! I was in love from that first kiss and the rest was icing on top of the cake.
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151 reviews
August 31, 2025
She runs every morning, barely eats, manages to get in and out of ceilings but she *checks notes* is insecure about getting naked because she’s chubby? Either this is a plot hole or she’s spreading a bad message for women who do all those things but still find themselves “chubby”. Something to fix.
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2,344 reviews196 followers
August 30, 2025
It's a rewarding feeling to read about a new couple in a series. I got to see how their story would pan out and also meet the other couples again all working together in harmony and banter. Cute!

Ellie is a heroine in the shadows. She hacks in the name of justice, but her life is not as full as it should be. When her obsession leads her to stalk Ronan, he's more than willing to play.

Those two! Their game of cat and mouse is filled with excitement, possessiveness and heat to spare. I enjoyed this couple's interactions.

They are sweet to each other. At first she's very leery of his intentions even though she likes his thighs. Her weak spot, I guess :-D However, his calm demeanor, his complete devotion and his attunement to her needs convince her that he's all in. Also, a hero in his own right. Apparently, this sneaky girl has a stalker of the dark variety and Ronan is going paladin to save the hacker in distress.

I had a good time, no doubt. This couple shares a sweet kink, devise how to trap bad people together and don't give much thought to legal limitations. I liked how the author combines falling in love between outlaws, tender and strong family bonds, and that girlie energy that's celebrated among all the couples.

The epilogue is my favourite extra chapter to look forward to. Happy to see more of the Marinos in the future!
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1,460 reviews417 followers
September 5, 2025
𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒎𝒆, 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒙, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰'𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒆.

Oh, how I adored Ronan and Ellie’s story.

𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑😻𝒔𝒔𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒄.

These two crazy stalkers truly loved each other, even though Ellie was such a flight risk, never staying in one spot for too long. I loved how Ronan let her be herself and never tried to change her. He loved her just the way she was, even if she was overcritical of herself.

𝑰 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒂 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑰 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒊𝒕. 𝑰'𝒎 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖.

Ronan is an unhinged psycho who unalives people for his family, but oh my, with Ellie, he was such a sweet, lovable, gentle giant. I loved how all he wanted to do was take care of her. He wanted to learn her routine and do it for her. This man washes her hair and braids it. Talk about SWOON!

Ronan loved the idea of her carrying his baby. I loved their silly banter and just how obsessed they both were with each other.

𝑰𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒓𝒖𝒏, 𝑰'𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖.

I am going to miss this series—these characters have been such a fun time to read. Tova and War are still my favorites from this series, but I have also loved reading about the other couples.

I can’t wait for the next generation of Marino’s!!
198 reviews6 followers
September 3, 2025
If you’ve read the previous stories, you know who Ronan and Ellie (Marks) are. They have been circling around one another playing cat and mouse and I loved it! Ellie has gone off the grid hiding at her father’s compound because she knows someone has targeted her and she doesn’t feel safe. While she is hiding, she is basically stalking Ronan’s every move. When she is silent, he goes on a mission to draw her out and set a trap for her as well as the man behind the computer that is stalking her as well.

I loved, loved, loved, loved, loved this couple most of all and what a great epilogue we got to tie this series up nicely. But I am mostly looking forward to the next generation series that was mentioned in the epilogue.

If you haven’t read this series start at the beginning to catch up and be ready for the new generation.
107 reviews2 followers
November 14, 2025
3.5⭐
A los 3 libros les di el mismo puntaje, me gustaron los 3, son diferentes pero caso uno tiene su esencia y me gusto que sean de los hermanos, fue muy lindo todo.
Amo el dark romance, por eso me interesó este, por este libro empece a leer la trilogía completa, ya que hablaba de que ella lo acosaba a él pero él ya lo sabía y se dejaba acosar.
Fue muy intenso y lindo a la vez, me gusto mucho, los personajes me encantaron.
Ronan es tan... Nose como explicarlo, fue muy lindo con ella, con los demás es un diablo en persona, pero con ella no, le enseño muchísimas cosas y además tmb le enseño a valorarse y a no huir.
Elí (marks) es increible, ver a una chica hacker, jamás había leído un libro así y me gusto mucho, y pues ver que ella era la acusadora tmb me gusto, por que siempre había leído libros donde el protagonista es el acosador, nunca al revés.
La trilogía me gusto mucho.
204 reviews
October 24, 2025
Okay, worth reading to finish the series

I thought I'd like this one the most because it's actually the reason I read this series. I thought this book looked interesting and then realized it was part of a series, so decided to read them all. I'm not sure if they just got old or if my interest was lagging, but this book seemed long and I ended up liking it the least. I didn't hate it, but it was just okay. I do like how Ellie was super smart and Ronan completely supported her and helped her grow in confidence. I'm glad I read it to finish the series, but I don't really feel the need to ever read it again.
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654 reviews5 followers
September 1, 2025
Ronan and Ellie

This is just a feel good, mutual obsession, made for each other book. The chase built throughout the series and I was not disappointed in the conclusion.

Ronan is the quiet scary one. Ellie aka Marks is the elusive one. One isn't scared of the other and the other isn't able to hide. Their characters are perfect for each other truly. The side characters (family) is wonderful and adds to the story seamlessly.

I can't wait for the next generation, and would love a story on Frank.
80 reviews2 followers
August 30, 2025
I have been dying for Ellie's aka Marks book and Lucy did not disappoint. Ronan definitely had her locked down and she didn't even know it. Some of the techy language used went over My head but I got the jest of it.

Book is full of action, intrigue, bunkers of torture and excellent sexy times. We also got interactions with our beloved previous love interest as well.

Awesome book as always!!
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556 reviews
August 31, 2025
Wow! I loved Ronan and Ellie. I can’t believe how amazing this whole series was. I devoured all three of these books and will be revisiting the slightly unhinged Marino’s many, many times in the future. Ronan and Ellie - both obsessed with and stalking the other … loved it!! It’s not often your soul finds the other crazy half of the heart of you. I’m really looking forward to the next generation.
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1,698 reviews11 followers
September 1, 2025
Ellie and Ronan

I'm always a sucker for a good romance where the man is a goner for the fmc. Ronan was obsessed with Ellie, in a good way. The man was invested in their relationship from the start. I loved how he made her feel comfortable in her own skin and would accept all of her quirks. They were hot together. I liked them! I just felt that it kept droning on and on sometimes. However, it's a good story!
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3,181 reviews26 followers
September 2, 2025
If you’ve read the other stories in this series then you’ve already met these characters and are rooting for their happily ever after! Or you should be - just saying!
Ronan already has his eyes on Ellie. He’s watching and waiting and then setting a trap to catch her.
He knows she wants to be caught…
She may not know it yet, but he sure does….

I enjoyed these characters and am happy with how it concluded.
Great insta love mini series!
79 reviews
September 10, 2025
3.8?

no seee creo que esperaba mucho masss, hubo partes en las que ni siquiera logré creer del todo que si se gustaban y que se amaran.

lo que más me gustó fue que ellie fuera tan increíblemente tesa, me encantó que fuera toda friki y supiera literal hacer absolutamente todo!

en general disfruté la serie, no es espectacular, pero es adictiva y bueno me declaro culpable de los hombres que están obsesionados con sus mujeres.
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118 reviews4 followers
August 25, 2025
I feel like I have been waiting for this book since I read the first one in the series. I absolutely love Ronan and Marks. When Ronan turns the tables on Marks (Ellie) the stalker now becomes the stalkee. He just needs to find out who she is running from so he can take care of the problem and bring his girl home where she belongs. If he gets his way she will never have to run again.
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273 reviews8 followers
September 1, 2025
“I press my mouth to hers in a possessive kiss, making it clear she will be my little fox, my wife, my everything… and I knew it from that very first day.”

Hacker FMC
Equally Obsessed & J/P MC’s
Stalking
Dual Virgins
No OWD
No real OMD (Unwanted attention from 2 OM)
No third act breakup
No condoms used
Dual POV
HEA
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2,446 reviews4 followers
September 2, 2025
Loved Roman and Ellie

This is the third in the New Reign series and it seems that Ronan has met his match in Ellie aka Marks. Or is it Ellie has met her match? Fast and intriguing read with an unknown yet known hacker trying to get to Ellie. But Ronan will definitely keep her safe. Steamy and hot read, well written, great characters and I loved it. Great story.
172 reviews
September 7, 2025
Mutual Obsession!

The mutual stalking was a Lucy Darling twist I didn’t know I needed. It was cool to see the FMC show some obsessive traits. I was expecting more from the Cyberius showdown. Like a big confrontation between him and Ronan and Marks. Overall, I enjoyed the series. The books also seemed longer than the author’s usual so that was a noticeable change.
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2,345 reviews28 followers
September 28, 2025
Ellie and Ronan

Finally! I have been dying to read Ronan and Ellie's story, and it did not disappoint.
Ellie is a skilled computer hiker with an obsession called Ronan.
Despite her fixation in him, she goes into hiding to keep him and his family safe. What she doesn't know is that she is not the only one with an obsession problem.
Highly recommended
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2,522 reviews20 followers
October 23, 2025
Ronan & Marks

The obsession is real - on both sides. And I’m here for it. Marks is stalking Ronan and Ronan is stalking Marks (Ellie). It’s a win-win situation when they were made for each other! And they are able to take out the bad guy(s). This is short and steamy with a very protective male lead!
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