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Death Chasers MC #1

Property of Drex #1

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EVE

What’s the most selfless thing you’ve ever done? What price tag would you put on the ability to save the ones you love?

They say the worst decisions are made by the desperate or the fools.

I was desperate enough to make a foolish decision to save my family. The cost? Me.

They may be a motorcycle club, but in all honesty they’re really an elite unit of criminals who just happen to drive motorcycles. They’re a business. An organization. A fully functioning army…

What I’ve learned? They work in the gray area; life and death is real; and everyone wants everyone dead. Okay, so maybe that’s dramatic… No. No it’s not. It’s legit.

I prepared for the worst, fully anticipating hating my new life. Turns out, I finally found out where I belonged. Oh, and I discovered I’m a little twisted or crazy. Maybe both.

Drex Caine, the man without a conscience, didn’t ruin me the way I thought he would. Instead, he made me feel like I was living instead of just waiting to live. And I can never go back to the way things used to be.

*Graphic Language
*Sexual Content
*Dual POV
Please note: Book 1 does end on a cliffhanger, but book 2 has the conclusion and will be released March 28, 2016. After book 2, the rest of the series can be read as stand-alone novels without cliffhangers and will have different main characters featured.

Cover Model: Derrick Keith Shane Meacham
Photographer: Eric Battershell Photography
Cover Designer: Book Cover by Design

133 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 14, 2016

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C.M. Owens

65 books8,911 followers
C.M. Owens only writes romance, but she's a sub-genre whore.

She has two other pen names that she writes under.
Kristy Cunning for Reverse Harem and S.T. Abby for her darker/stabby books.

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Profile Image for Val ⚓️ Shameless Handmaiden ⚓️.
2,088 reviews36.1k followers
March 14, 2017
5 Smutty Biker Stars.

So, let's be honest.

Just because I am reviewing this 5 stars...I must preface this review by saying the following:

This was not the best thing I have ever read.

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But wut, you say?

That doesn't make sense.

But, despite the confusion, I just wanted to throw that out there.

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Because - if you read it - it probably won't be the best thing you've ever read either.

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I enjoyed the fuck out of this thing.

I have been in the weirdest mood and the weirdest book funk ever lately.

Seriously, nothing was sounding good.
Nothing was hitting the spot.
And, as a result, I just plain didn't feel like reading anything.

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And then I started this book on a frustrated whim and, well...


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*angels singing in the background*

This book just ticked all my boxes.

- MC Club (without all the usual sweetbutt BS I get sick of, "realistic" or not)
- Dubious consent - the H "owns" the h
- Super possessive Alpha male H
- Interesting (though sometimes tenuous) plot line
- Damsel in distress scenarios

All of that^^^ combined with me really liking both the H and the h - and really feeling their connection - just made this a win for me all around at a time when I really needed it.

Therefore: FIVE HUGE STARS.

Now, this DOES end on a cliffhanger; however, book two is already out (and I'm already 85% into that one).

Also, I realize that all of points I listed above - while potential spank bank material for moi - are other people's trigger-ous "no-go's..." so there's that...

Other than that, I am just really happy to have had a good read that I truly enjoyed after what felt like a really long slump...

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1,166 reviews5,126 followers
February 12, 2019
Clearly I'm in the minority here.



I was super excited to start this book because I love MC books and this book sounded promising. So I dove into it full force but my expectations soon crashed and I was left with disappointment.

I didn’t hate this book. It was an okay read. The writing was okay and the story was okay too (though nothing new).

My biggest problem were the characters. I couldn’t relate to them no matter how much I tried. They seemed flat and uninteresting and I felt indifferent towards them.

I hated the heroine. She was annoying, naive and juvenile and she drove me nuts with her stupid and obvious conclusions.

Maybe I just wasn't in the mood for it or my high expectations ruined it, I don’t know.



Profile Image for ⊱✿⊰ Alicia ⊱✿⊰ .
675 reviews466 followers
March 15, 2017
4 He Never Owned You Like I Do Stars

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That was utterly satisfying and DAMN HOT!!!

If you like the owned by a hot sexy alpha story line (who doesn't) then you'll love this little hottie.

Drex is fucking gorgeous, powerful and dominating just the way I like' em.

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I like how the book started and the story line that led to Eve being 'owned' by Drex, I would have liked a little more of the MC side to be more prominent throughout the whole book. It read half as a quick smut and half as a MC so in other words it seemed a little confusing at times just like I am being now *lol*. Nothing can take away from the chemistry that Eve and Drex have though and when they are together the sparks are flying. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

Beware of the Cliffy and have book two on stand by as you are going to want more of my man Drex.

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4,057 reviews2,868 followers
August 21, 2017
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This one was OK. Wasn't really a fan of Drex's for most of the book. Not only was he a giant douchecanoe, but he makes the heroine sleep on his sofa for like 70% of the book (and it wasn't even a pullout couch!!). I mean, DUDE, be an ass but give the chick a bed to sleep in already! That bothered me more than the whole rapey sans condom first sex scene!

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1,287 reviews133 followers
June 25, 2017
DNF @ 70%

I'm beginning to suspect Owens thrives best with romantic comedy rather than intrigue; between Drex and Eve, I must have eye-rolled a dozen times.
Profile Image for Carol.
1,387 reviews262 followers
November 13, 2020
4.5 stars.
Love this author even more since I found out she also wrote the "Mindf*ck" series under the alias S.T. Abby....thanks Val for that little nugget....
This was such a totally fun ride...it was sexy with great chemistry between the main characters and even though I am not as familiar with the whole MC biker-romance genre that much, unlike many of my other goodreads friends .........I absolutely floved this book❤💙❤
So very hot🔥and the storyline drew me in super fast as well.
I simply couldn't one-click fast enough when I reached the end of this book (which is a cliffhanger!!!) to start reading book no.2 which is the conclusion to Drex and Eve's story but happily is not the end of this extremely compelling and entertaining series. I do plan on reading Axle's story soon (Death Chasers MC #3).
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1,381 reviews332 followers
March 22, 2017
4.5 Well, well well, what do we have here!


I'm always surprised when I find a great MC book and let me tell you, this is a great one!
I'm so glad I only read it now, when the 2nd book is out already. I'd have gone crazy if not!

I loved it all, the characters, the plot, the writing. It was even a bit surprising at times!
If you're into MC books, then you've found what you're looking for!

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250 reviews132 followers
November 15, 2020
3.25 stars ⭐️

did i get an unedited version of this or sumn? listen, i’m no English professor or the Queen of England but i swear there were a lot of grammatical errors in here?? honestly i shouldn’t be the one to critic on this because if i were to ever publish a romance book...this type of book would be it (not in a flattering kind of way) — very simple writing, predictable plot and too many grammatical errors that’ll get your left eye twitching. 🥰

despite all that, i’m weirdly obsessed by how the characters reacted to certain things or the decisions they made?? it all felt so realistic and convincing, even if some were a tad bit annoying.

that being said, the characters were well flashed out although i must say the heroine got under my nerves with all that ‘ yea i’m a freak and twisted for liking how he touches and fuck me’ when honestly.....those scenes were just mediocre🥴 (i’m blaming ALL the dark romances i’ve read! y’all ruined me💀)

Anyway, i know it’s not cool to tell a guy how i’d like their hair just as how i wouldn’t like a guy to tell me how he’d prefer me to dress BUT...the Hero’s haircut WAS NOT DOING IT FOR ME BRO. NOPE



unless you’re Thomas-fucking-Shelby, then yea i’d sit on your lap in a heartbeat.
let’s be real, only he can pull that hairstyle. fight me
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1,657 reviews532 followers
July 30, 2021
3,5. I thought the bad boy really bad with his manners around her. It was entertaining…
Profile Image for Deborah.
3,836 reviews496 followers
March 28, 2016

Wow 4.5 to 5 stars.

I'd delayed downloading and therefore reading this book until the second and final one was available since I don't cope well with cliffhangers and I'm so glad I did because I can move straight onto book 2.
Eve is desperate for money, her father committed suicide leaving her mother working two jobs with no chance of keeping her head above water, with twin brothers as well they're about to loose everything so Eve does the only thing she can think of, she approaches her best friend Ben, his father Benny is the president of the Hell Breathers MC but the only way he'll help her is if she basically signs her life away.
Eve sees no other options but things don't go the way she expected and instead of belonging to the Hell Breathers she finds herself gifted to the Death Dealers.
Ok that's all you'll get from me I'm not going to spoil this I'll just add that Drex is wonderful, sexy, amazing and I think I'm more than a little in love with the guy.
I enjoyed this book so much which is the reason for my higher than usual rating and I'm moving straight onto 'Property of Drex 2' now.
I don't give 5* often or lightly but I came very close with this book.
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1,993 reviews276 followers
November 6, 2025
UPDATED review and additional read date.

I really enjoyed this one. It’s not a serious, deep read – it’s got some drama in it, but it doesn’t feel heavy – if that makes sense. For me it was hot and fun. It receives 4-stars for two specific reasons.

I called hell, Satan answered, and I sold my soul for my family’s security in less than ten minutes.

Eve Marks (20, not a virgin) needs a large amount of cash to save her family from the debt left after her father’s suicide. She decides the best way to get it is to sell herself to her BFF's father's MC (Hell Breathers). They decide to trade her to another MC to gain some secret info, and to gain favor.

….. desperate and stupid go hand in hand, it seems…….

Drex Caine (28, VP of the Death Dealers) isn't sure why his dad has agreed to this exchange, but he goes to collect the girl who is intended to be his dad's new sex toy anyway. When he sees innocent Eve for the first time, he decides maybe she should be his sex toy instead.

He’s everything bad for me rolled into one hard-to-ignore body, presenting himself in the sexiest package the devil could create.

Lots of MC stuff happens, traitors, hot fucking sex, FBI visits, leaks, strippers, questionable feelings, explosions, and then a cliffy!!!!

This all started off with me wanting her more than I should have. It started with me lying to myself, telling my stupid, fucked-up mind that I wanted to make sure Pop was safe. When in reality, she’s been mine since I saw her.

SEX: Fuck yes! This is one of the main reasons this got 4-stars. In about 90% of the fics I read where the FMC sells herself to save someone, once she gets with the MMC she starts fighting and refusing to have sex. Like WTF did you think you signed up for?? So, this one gives us what we paid for!!! Once Drex gets her back to the clubhouse, it’s on! First time is at 18% and guess what…. NO CONDOMS!!! Yess….. You know your girl loved that! She has already had her tests and they’re clean and he’s clean and neither of them are with anyone else. They have some really good sex, and plenty of it! The one at the club was fire! I’ll go ahead and tell you now, there is no surprise pregnancy.

EVE: The second reason this got 4-stars! I really like her. She doesn’t do anything stupid. The author puts her in some stupid situations, but Eve is pretty fucking reasonable, all things considered. I love that she cusses, she goes along with her situation without fighting, she doesn’t act like a petty bitch, she’s pretty strong, and she’s totally down to fuck her man.

FEELINGS: They’re slower to develop than I would have liked. Actually, that’s one thing that pissed me off. They don’t confess any feelings in this book. It's not until the end of the second book before they even say the “L”.

OW DRAMA: Naw. There are two scenes where a stripper tries to dance for him, and for me, he’s not nearly fast enough at telling her to fuck off, but still, he never touches anyone else. Of course, Eve gets pissed when she sees other women around him, I would too. But it doesn’t cause a break-up.

TRIGGERS: She’s nearly raped. There’s some killing. She gets kidnapped a lot. At one point she’s “tortured”, but honestly, I was like naw – that’s not torture. I wanted something more dramatic.

Most of my thoughts come from the second book.

SERIES INFO :

THIRD ACT: It actually comes in the second book and lasts for a long time. Drex feels guilty for taking Eve from her life and we get the, “give her up to save her” trope. They’re apart from the 23% mark to the 65% mark. I loved how badass Eve was during this time.

SIDE PIECES: There are several characters you want fics for, but we only get one for Axle and Rush. Sadly, the author has passed away so you won't get the story for Snake/Sarah or one for Drake.

I still recommend this if you like a good MC series with some smoking sex.
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387 reviews57 followers
March 28, 2021
A smutty motorcycle club read that is under 150 pages???

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Property of Drex would be the antithesis of a slow burn romance. The story jumps right into Eve promising to be ‘property’ of some MC gang FOR LIFE, then gets ‘gifted’ to some other MC gang as property FOR LIFE and then she immediately hooks up with her guard/owner/possessive-VP and goes ga-ga for him.

Oddly enough, none of that caused me to roll my eyes.

What did give me pause was innocent Eve’s inability to dwell on any of the shit she was in. Her ability to roll with it (and the 'it' being A LOT) was just ya know...

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But, like Eve, I rolled with it and read the whole book pretty quickly.

The book was entertaining enough. Though I could have done without all the long excerpts where Drex inwardly explains the clever innerworkings of his MC club and how they sneak around with secret tunnels, and high-tech dog whistles.

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All in all, this was a decent smutty read and because it ends on a cliffhanger, I plan to read the next one in this series.
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3,712 reviews1,122 followers
September 10, 2024
My Review:
This was originally recommended to me by RomanceSass on Instagram and I absolutely had a blast with this book. It was perfect ....no....but it was addictive and felt close to Joanna Wylde in the setup of the story. I really liked this type of theme in romance (have no clue what that says about me....probably all those johanna lindsey I read as a teen lol) I was intrigued about this one because I love a softer FMC and mixed with a badass tough alpha male was just what I was looking for and I was so consumed by this story. This is definitely for readers that need a palette cleanser and just something that will easily sweep you away and this author definitely does that here. There is also plenty of hot smexy times, and super gritty MC culture and I actually didn't mind that. I have really missed some dark gritty MC, many coming out recently are so tame in comparison. I really was curious to see where the author would take this one but what a CLIFFHANGER! Yes it has one, but the second one is all ready to go.

The romance was addictive and I became so hooked on their story and what was happening with the plot. The author definitely keeps you questioning until the end. Definitely a keeper here.
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2,714 reviews718 followers
December 14, 2019
Propert of DrexDreck.

Hard to believe that this is the same author that wrote S.T. Abby's The Mindf*ck Series



Same author: different writing. Where MF was a little gross but a fast paced, unstoppable thriller, this one just tossed out the same old MC tropes.

The hero:
A manwhore, who like Vivian from Pretty Woman doesn't kiss. His reason? Kissing leads to sex, and they are going to have sex anyway. Be still my heart.

The heroine:
Sells herself to a gross, GROSS MC Prez (her ex/BF's dad), but ends up passed off to another MC gang Old Man Prez who hands her off to the hunky and tatted H. This is all to save her mother and her two twin brothers because her dad ....

Awesome sex:
Even without any kissing, foreplay and the trauma of selling herself into sex slavery the heroine is enthralled with the H's nether parts.

He, in turn, is enthralled with her innocent ways and winsomeness.

Ending was a plot hanger so I ended up reading Death Chasers #2.
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1,316 reviews38 followers
October 12, 2022
I think Eve and Drex's story is one of my Top 5 MC Romance Books! I seriously enjoyed reading this one, even if it ends in a cliffhanger! It was a perfect match for my mood!

Re-Read: 07/2020
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789 reviews164 followers
August 9, 2021
The beginning was slow and I almost DNF it.
But damn, i'm glad i kept reading it 🤩🤩🤩
Full review in the second part of their story!
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11k reviews179 followers
May 15, 2024
I Needed A Bit More

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3.5 Stars.

It was a decent read but I really needed a bit more story. If all of this had been like the ending and the beginning it would have been at least a 4 star read for me. Maybe even higher.
I understand Eve's position in Drex's life and she is basically his toy. But if just one of the sex scenes had been replaced with a bit more investigation into the WHY of what was behind the Hell Breathers gifting her to the Death Dealers I would have loved this.
It does end on a cliffhanger. I might buy the next book in this series to get more of the story but I haven't made my mind up yet.
It's only 2.99 and the 3rd book is about Axle which is also only 2.99.
Looks like 4 books total in this series.
I'm also a little worried about how the series ends on #4 considering the author has passed. So I'm not sure if #4 completes the series or not.
Maybe someone can let me know?
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1,781 reviews236 followers
October 29, 2017
4.5 stars

I really loved this book! I held back 1/2 star because Drex was a big jerk in the beginning to Eve and I hated the strippers harassing him even when told to BTFO! Plus he pushed her away ALOT! For a MC book it had remarkably little to almost no OW issues. Actually no exes around or discussed. He was more discriminating than others. Thank god!

Eve, for being pretty naive and sweet, was not TSTL. I am not sure I could have been as brave as her to save my family.

I liked he plot and the overall story will keep me reading.

Safety gang >spoiler>
There was some blood and gore.
Many may consider their first time dubious cosent (since she sold herself to the MC). She consented but not because she liked him. She got off, but that caused a host of other regrets.
Public sex but not so folks could watch. Nor could they see anything.
Profile Image for Julie.
750 reviews158 followers
February 7, 2017


KICK ASS BOOK! I think I want to say this is my favorite biker read. Drex is hot as hell, Eve is a lovable character! It has everything.




**NOTE... I love to use pictures/gifs to make it fun for me, as you can see, there is nothing but IMAGE ERROR's! I'm giving up unless someone has any input. I've been off for months and come back to changes. Using my cell doesn't even make a difference!
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1,074 reviews395 followers
May 4, 2017
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Beware of Spoilers!

Star Ratings:
Heroine (Eve): 4/5
Hero (Drex): 4/5
Plot: 4/5
Grovel: none
Cheating: none
HEA: cliffhanger (I waited for the second book to be released before starting this one as I hate cliffhangers)
Triggers: dubious consent in the beginning, almost-rape of heroine (not by hero)

Average score: 4/5

Best Lines: none that stood out to me

Worst Lines: “I’m Drex Caine, baby. I’ll touch whoever I want, whenever I want.”

Personal Review:
This was a very captivating dark romance between a young woman who needs money and a young motorcycle club (MC) vice president who takes one look at her and claims her as his.

Overall Feeling:
I want to know what happens next….
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1,568 reviews1,405 followers
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January 31, 2017
I’m probably completely out of place with my moral compass here,
but I just can’t find a criminal hero who deals with drugs romantic. I thought of all the people who die every day/every hour/every second of drugs, especially children – their addiction, their fight and giving up, their pain and death throes.

I have high respect for people on the other side - right side of law, who sacrifice their lives for our peace and security.

Hell, I’d rather have sex-scenes with OW/OM than a murder of federal agent!
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357 reviews73 followers
November 4, 2017
2.5*

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It's painful to say this, but I didn't like anything about this book apart from no cheating/OW drama/love triangle and that it was fast-paced.

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I'll just stick to The Wild Ones series!
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266 reviews112 followers
July 4, 2023
⭐️ one star -

One spare yourself from this nonsense star.

I wasn’t even going to write a review about this poor excuse for a mc erotic genre read, but guess what’s compelling me? No, not the power of Christ 😂

“might should” page 17

“might could” page 65

Enough said.

I can’t with this book, and may never try this author or any variations on this author’s works again. If this is a good indicator of what’s on offer here (this author apparently has at least two other pen names), then I see no reason to try and suffer through another load of this nonsense.

Besides the glaring use of unfortunate American English dialect, the story is rubbish and belongs in the bin.

Not even the smut (which was also awful by the way) makes up for “might could” for me 💁‍♀️

One misguided star, and even that’s pushing it.
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698 reviews
May 16, 2016
I liked this book although i found Eve fucking spineless, therefore 4 stars.
“So you want the usual DD on her inner wrist?” Drake asks, snapping me back to the moment.
Ahhh, so that’s why she stuck out her wrist. She must have noticed the other girls sporting the DD tat.
“Nah. She’s not Death Dealer property. I want something special for her.”

I was expecting a tattoo on my wrist, not on my shoulder.
Just under my shoulder is a very easily read tattoo that proudly says, “Property of Drex” in some really neat font over the top of the Death Dealer grim reaper with a skull. Insulted is how I should feel. Relieved is how I actually feel.

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693 reviews142 followers
March 26, 2016
5++ stars!! This was an amazing MC book! I originally planned to hold off reading it until the next book was released due to the cliffhanger, but I couldn't hold out. It was edgy, gritty, had lots of MC action and smoking hot sex! It was crazy, but I loved every minute of it. I can't wait for the conclusion of Drex and Eve's book in a few days.

So the jist is that Eve willingly sells herself to a local MC in order to get money for her struggling family. Circumstance have left them in awful shape and she feels like she needs to do this for her mom and little brothers so they can live without fear of loosing everything they have. The president of the club is makes a deal with happens to be her best friend/former boyfriend's father. He is a major asshat and passes her over to another MC as a peace offering. Luckily, that clubs VP is the one to take her in. Drex, the Death Dealer's VP is much better than what was originally planned for Eve, but he's still a tough biker. There are secrets revealed to Eve along the way, the DD club members do not trust Eve but eventually Drex warms up to her. There is one hell of a cliffhanger but it's definitely worth the read. I've pre-ordered the next book which is the conclusion for this couple. There will be a third book about another couple. The writing was sleek and the story was addicting! If you are ok with a gritty MC story with a darker theme then you'll be all over this one!!
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